#and adjust accordingly

[bobson-dugnut]

I’ve decided i am going to do as much as I can, as well as I can, for as long as I can

#the world is falling apart and nothing is certain and I don’t have much hope for the future #but I feel like I’ve come to a conclusion that doesn’t sugar coat it while also not allowing me to fall into nihilism #so for as long as I can #I’ll do the best I can #and adjust accordingly #I can still make things #I have a job and a family I love and a lot of friends #my life is filled with great people and I’m very lucky #and if I keep myself busy I feel a bit less anxious and depressed #I feel like I SHOULD be a bit depressed #cause look at everything lol #I don’t want to be ignorant to what’s going on #but also if I fully just give up then that’s not fighting either ya know? #the things I care about are still here and they need supporting

[mouthtotheclouds]

The really annoying thing about dragon age (all of them) is how it's got cool lore and history and lots of fun plot shit and complex characters and then.... none of it is ever done justice or kept cogent. Not one single thing.

#i was just thinking about all the main campaign plots #and how much you have to frantically fill in or add context to or ignore aspects of in order to come anywhere close to something reasonable #also how every single woman in da2 is just treated so fucking badly #or the chantry has a female jesus figure and yet it's still so fucking sexist and weird about gender and procreation and marriage and power #like they were so close to Doing Something #also how like #the ongoing conflict of the chantry/templars vs the mages is presented as this moral grey area when literally #the whole thing is 'is it okay to imprison and enslave and emotionally abuse people for their entire lives because we're afraid of them' #bruh that's not a valid conflict to drive three games worth of plot because anyone sane should take one look at the dalish and the keepers #and go 'oh. huh. look at how they deal with nearly zero demons' #vs general society's one in four maybe more (at least how it's presented in the circles for how dangerous the harrowing is) #and adjust accordingly #like please. it just makes EVERY character who's chantry/templar aligned so DEEPLY insufferable along so many lines imo

[muffinlance]

EDIT: The switchover from "Wani" to "Wanyi" has begun! Salvage should be switched; if anyone's re-reading, let me know if I missed any or accidentally borked any formatting during the change.

All crew names will be left the same, because they are Real People Names and I already had different personalities.

Thanks to everyone who helped me decide!

---Ye original post:---

Debating removing the various hat-tips to Embers in my fics due to attempting to re-read that story and finding it far less enamoring than when it was the second fic I'd ever read.

So anyways now soliciting potential new names for the Wani (Zuko's ship), Crewman Teruko, and Helmsman Kyo.

Update: Seems people (at least on this blog) associate those characters with my stories, not Embers. And the personalities are different, and they're legit real world names... So I'll likely leave those two alone.

Still tempted to change the Wani's name, though. My current top contender is Wanyi, which was @tuktukpodfics 's adorable change when they were podficcing Salvage, which I shall just quote here:

Wànyī (萬一): One in ten thousand, Perchance. I realize now that MuffinLance got the name Wani for Zuko’s ship from the author Vathara and it means "alligator" in another language. But when I was reading Salvage, I always imagined it was "wànyī," which literally means "one in ten thousand" and is used grammatically to mean "what if" or "just in case." I think a ship called "The Perchance" is perfect for a boy clinging to false hope.

I think that is a lot cooler and more meaningful than "Alligator". <3

#Embers is a hugely influential fic on the fandom for a reason #But now that I'm not gulping down fics with indiscriminate enthusiasm #I maybe do not want to be casually endorsing a fic that hates on Katara and Aang so hard #the author gave Zuko +10 Wisdom without adjusting the other characters accordingly and boy does it show

[shitouttabuck]

eddie “clothes thief” diaz

#me sending this to my doctor and telling her to adjust my brain meds accordingly for 6b airtime #having a normal time! #911 #buddie #oh realised after posting this that #the scene buck is wearing it in is the same day he meets eddie for the Very First Time #i’ll be putting my head in an oven about it

[broh3m3]

I love your art style, especially how energetic it is! How did your art style get such dynamic lines? Do you have any tips/advice/ideas on how to do that?

Thank you! Um... I'm not sure how to go about it, but I’ll try and give some tips on line confidence. I think my main advice would be to not let your sketch box you in- keeping it at a really low opacity so that your eyes don’t get used to seeing it with your line art when you draw over it (having your sketch opacity too high can give a different impression of your line work), leaving room to exaggerate or play around with fresh lines in the next phase.. It’s easier to do when you’re confident in your subject, so the sketch should be stable enough to convey that, but have fun with the process otherwise! For me, good line art comes out when I’m actively finding ways to build off the sketch’s energy while lining it, not when I’m trying to limit myself to it/already 100% happy with what it provides.

Here's a bit of a visualization! When going from the sketch to the line art, I was thinking that I could improve the flow of the cape, so I made the upper part less flat and balanced its curve with the bottom to keep the energy flowing. The slope of Kalim's pose could balance the curve of Jamil's sarouel, so I leaned into that when putting down the lines for Kalim's. Meanwhile having some areas be more linear helps give contrast. Line of action, straights against curves, etc. (I think this is delving more into gestural talk now) I'd recommend studying artists whose linework you enjoy too! Kaisen_Tobiuo was-and still is- a big inspiration of mine growing up for how expressive their works and line art felt. Also study naruto fanartists they're cracked It ended up being a bit of a ramble, but I hope this could help op!

#ask #will say i was already feeling good that day when doing the line art for the sketch; some days require more information #arts not a linear process so take note of how youre feeling that day and adjust your method accordingly #and looking at the sketch again theres different ways i could have gone about it! dont be afraid to experiment #most of all though have fun! the process is a lot smoother if you enjoy it #and if you dont enjoy it find blorbos that will make it enjoyable for you #sorry for the late response btw!! really wanted to think this one thru; i have a lot of love for this subject but talking is not my forte

[scintillyyy]

if i were to pick tim's two greatest skills, it would be his excellent social skills & his intuition

#like genuinely. the kid understands social sitauations and is able to adapt #like being a social chameleon takes some natural personality but it also takes work #like. these people who think that tim can't read a room? he is always assessing how people respond to him #like he can be abrasive yes he absolutely can be stubborn and dig his heels in when he thinks he's right #but he generally is able to assess and understand how people are responding to him and adjust accordingly #and he does it really well for the most part

[bowelfly]

would u be willing to do a uhhhh props with the bugs for the ko-fi commissions. specifically would u be willing to draw a mafia boss spider (his name is don opilione)??

yeah! my usual thing is $5 for a bug regular style and then you can always pay me a few bucks extra if you want like a hat or whatever on it.

#bug doodles #more $ = me spending more time on it so if you got multiple props then adjust accordingly #or you can pay me extra to make the doodle a little bigger or extra detailed

[galedekarios]

larian: “we’re releasing patch 5 this week!! don’t worry, we fixed the most pressing issue: ast*rion’s kiss! 🤭” my brother in christ you have a whole roster of character’s that need tending to. honestly this is just comical at this point.

so i just came home from work and hoped this message was a pointed joke, but no

it wasn't 🙃

#the absolute tone deafness #yes larian #the most pressing issue is of course finetuning the overflowing content of your writer's pet #of course #not the novel-length list of far more pressing issues including the absolute lackluster act iii and the glaring scene disparity of #other characters (basically everyone that isn't ast*rion) #ngl i'm just so done at this point #sorry for liking the wrong character #next time they should clarify who their fave is in advance instead of pretending to have an equal roster of companions #so i can adjust my expectations accordingly #vg: baldur's gate 3 #series: baldur's gate #text: asks #larian critical #bg3 critical

[notedchampagne]

i need alecto the ninth out only because i need a baseline for how griddlehark reacts sans The Worst Conflict Inducing Settings Ever

#im deep in the pression now i keep accidentally daydreaming about them dying together like its a happy ending #i need to know how theyd go about grocery shopping for one day so that i can adjust my expectations for them accordingly #chat #tlt

[factorialsotherfandoms]

Pac wakes to the sound of someone stumbling into the room. Fit, just the other side of the bed, is awake but not moving; he follows his lead.

"Fuck!" it's Mike, it's only Mike, but he sounds terrible. "Fucking shit!"

There's the sound of Mike kicking the box he just walked into, and that's when Pac acts. He leaves Fit's arms, rolling over and flicking on the light.

"Mike?" he asks, rubbing sleep from an eye. "What's wrong?"

He's drunk. Pac can easily see that Mike is drunk, from the way he sways slightly and the slur in his voice. Richarlyson pops up beside him - Pac gestures for his son to go put himself to bed.

Richarlyson doesn't move immediately, but Mike does.

"Pac?" Mike asks. "Are you-?"

Despite the alcohol, there's a break in Mike's voice; Pac stands, and walks over, and pulls him into a hug.

"You're fucking drunk, bro," Pac says. "What's wrong?"

"He killed me," Mike replies, drunken rage quickly shifting to alcohol-fueled sobs. "He killed me!"

Pac clutches Mike a bit tighter, tugs him over to the bed. Fit has sat up, now, making room for them both.

"Who killed you?" Pac asks, even as he sits and forces Mike to curl at is side. "Mike, who hurt you?"

"Naked Slenderman," Mike hiccups, pulling more wine from his inventory; Pac is tempted to steal it, but knows already how that ends. "We were trying to banish him, but he locked us all in the Freddy Restaurant. Took people out one by one until it was just me, then he put this skull down and then this red axe-"

The shaking and tears take over. Pac himself is shaking too, clutching Mike a bit closer. Fit looks over from his comms, probably reading a surely mangled translation, and raises an eyebrow.

Pac shakes his head - not now.

Fit nods and quietly adds, "you're safe here, Mike; I'll just put Richas to bed."

The boy is not thrilled to be sent away with one dad still sobbing, but Fit herds him out anyway. There's a sign left behind, one reading 'Chayanne got back in and got him up. Ramon and I looked after him.'

Pac makes a note to thank the children in the morning; for now it's better they sleep.

He can't fix this - he can't. He doesn't understand the naked slenderman, for all it stalks and terrified him too. In the lamplight, in the night...

Pac hopes Fit is back soon, because he is definitely also scared.

"I think it's the guard I killed," Mike whispers. "I tried to give him back his badge, and he just sealed me in the sewer."

"The sewer?" Pac asks, before he remembers the teenage mutant ninja turtles area of the lower backrooms.

Mike nods, and whimpers, "once I lined up the photos the exit came back."

"Fuck," Pac replies, because what else can he say. "I won't let him get you Mike."

"I don't think you have a choice," Mike replies. "He's powerful. He's so powerful, Pac, he just dragged us around and not even Dapper's ritual could stop him! Dapper told me to start praying and I did and he killed me!"

"Does it still hurt?" Pac asks, because sometimes it does. He wants to help, to comfort, but his brain feels filled with fog.

A nod against his ribs; Pac pulls the blankets up to hide Mike, and holds him even closer.

"We can try new enchantments on your armour," Pac suggests. "Maybe...?"

Mike shakes his head - still drunk, still inconsolable, "one hit Pac! All my armour shattered and he killed me! We can't win. We can't win. He's going to take us!"

The hopelessness is in Pac's soul too - he pulls the blankets even higher, hiding himself as well.

"Even if he hurts us, we'll come back," Pac promises instead. "We always come back, always get out - no escape is impossible, remember? We just have to work it out."

Mike cries and trembles, and Pac continues to console him. While Mike stays hidden Pac's eyes flicker out, searching every corner of the room. He doesn't see it - there's no white, nothing like that, not again, but he can't help it! Even as he promises Mike they'll be okay his own heart rate picks up, searching out the creature - ghost perhaps - with a vendetta against him and his friend.

The door opens, and Pac shrieks.

Mike's sobs grow more desperate, clinging tighter as he does.

"Calm, calm," Fit uses a few of the Portuguese words he knows. "Just me. Richarlyson is asleep."

"Thank you, Fit," Pac replies on instinct, as he remembers how to breathe.

"You good?" is the reply.

Pac... Pac switches to English, because he wants Fit to understand. "Naked Slenderman is after Mike. It kidnapped him and killed him and kidnapped him again. I've seen it too - at the museum. We think it's after us."

He half expects teasing, but Fit's face turns serious.

"Let's push the bed against the wall. Pac? You go the far side. Mike in the middle. I'll guard the outside - the wall should guard your back."

It's better then just pretending to be a pile of blankets; Pac nods, and quickly translates the plan for Mike. Mike's English is just as good as his, but scared out of his mind... It's better, to be sure; Pac's struggling enough himself, and he's not the one who was stabbed.

It takes less convincing than Pac expected to convince Mike into pajamas. It's only as Pac remembers that, of course, Mike's armour was ruined and so he's just as vulnerable in all states.

Pac slips a few diamonds and enchantment books into Mike's backpack, just to be sure he'll be able to replace it in the morning. It might not be the best as Etoiles would define it, but it'll make something as good as is reasonable.

It is as Mike is being helped into something more comfortable - still clinging to Pac with every opportunity even if he is quieter now - that Fit shoves the bed to the wall, and Pac notices the new scar on Mike's chest.

A giant cleave, from the hollow of his shoulder all the way to his thigh and, damn, that's a painful way to die.

A painful way to die, and a horrific injury to survive.

Pac can imagine Mike on the floor, bleeding and in agony, screaming and calling for help in a sealed up room, pain blinding his senses until only a child can make it through a slowly widening hole to save him, anyone else too large - Mike screaming for Chayanne to get to safety instead, more willing to die than let a child be harmed... As soon as he thinks Mike will let him, Pac pulls him into the tightest hug he can manage, and onto the bed.

Mike stinks of cheap wine and other alcohol, but he's still Mike - he's Mike, he's Mike, he's /always/ Mike.

Fit leaves on the light as he comes to bed, pulling the blankets up over all three of them. Rolling onto his side he reaches across Mike to rest his hand on Pac's shoulder, and curls his body protectively around Mike's back.

Mike's safe now, or as safe as he can be - Pac shields his front and Fit his behind. They both hold him tight, secure he can't be taken.

"I've got you," Pac whispers the promise in soft Portuguese. "He won't take you from me."

Mike just nods against his chest.

"Good night Pac, good night Mike," offers Fit. "Sleep well."

Pac appreciates the sentiment, but doubts either of them will ever sleep again.

#qsmp fanfic #qsmp tazercraft #qsmp pac #qsmp mike #qsmp fic #please assume all dialogue unless specified otherwise is in portuguese #and adjust fit's competency accordingly #alcohol tw #injury tw #spoilers for streams up to end of 6th jan 2024 #based on the bit where mike is very drunk and with ramon then richas #and clearly not okay #pac is trying very hard not to freak out as well #there's an essay in that somewhere but i don't have it in me #4 hour meeting in noisy place has killed me #i'll be fine with actual sleep but a nap wasn't enough #take care y'all

[lavilicious]

@shinyopals so there was this joke i couldnt get out of my head

#tma #Jonathan sims #the magnus archives #meme redraw #Fanart #fanart of fanfiction #sketch #digital #artists on tumblr #laviis art tag #basically my jon designs i guess #see at least i didnt do bgs #i juts love you fic so much #please ignore the messed up glasses #i cant draw those #not sure if oyuu have something post cannon planned #but ill adjust accordingly

[swinging-stars-from-satellites]

my mom for some reason bought a whole spiral cut ham and so it's time for my favorite "low effort quick and easy healthy and delicious dinner with Lu, who just got off a 10 hour shift and is, perhaps, Hangry":

don't talk to me scramble

(so named because when I come home from work and am eating a late supper I want everyone to shut up and let me eat in peace)

YOU WILL NEED:

3 of the biggest eggs you've got - 4 if they're smaller than LargeTM

ham: deli cut works here but I literally just grabbed the spiral cut ham and ripped pieces off with my bare hands until I had a generous handful of Ham Bits (you can probably use whatever lunchmeat you have in your fridge for this tbh)

about like 3 tbsp of cream cheese?? Gordon Ramsay it babey

one(1) slice of pepper jack cheese or whatever kind you like

big handful of spinach (frozen works but I used a slightly wilted leftover salad since it needs eaten soon) or other vegetables of choice. bagged frozen stuff is great in eggs

optional carb (bread, tortilla, biscuits, et cetera)

LET'S CRACK THIS THING.

butter or oil in your pan. crack ya eggs. throw the Ham Bits in immediately or else they will be Cold. once eggs start to cook throw in your SpinchTM or ~vegetals of choice~ so that they'll wilt/heat up. this is the point where you want to toast your bread or heat a tortilla or whatnot, if you're into that kind of thing. once eggs are MOSTLY cooked, toss in your pepper jack and cheem creams and stir it all around until it's melted. it will probably look a bit watery — if this is a texture no-no I suggest making this in omelette form, bc yes, cream cheese is awesome in an omelette. serve with Optional Carb if you wis, or by itself, possibly eaten directly out of the pan you cooked it in. you are adulting so well. your tastebuds and your body think you're the coolest 👍 go forth full, happy, and proud of yourself

#I usually only eat two eggs for a meal like this but I barely ate anything all day so I was like. THREE eggys for me tonight >:) #ham and spinach proportions were adjusted accordingly #I also didn't have bread in the house. sadly :( #anyway :) finally home from work #Lu rambles #adulthood woes #adulthood wins #idk my family usually has the basic components of a very nice and easy egg skillet on hand so. here we are :) #recipes

[crusty]

hiveswap vine compilation ... enjoy :)

#homestuck #hiveswap #hs #vine compilation #animatic #animation #hs animation #hs animatic #im not tagging every single character in here no way #(WARNING SOME BITS ARE A LIL LOUD #please adjust ur sound accordingly) #crustyanimates #vid #im so tired i spent like what must have been 3 hours just captioning it entirely #some of you may remember the few clips of this i did post ages ago #...well heres the finished thing #can u tell where i picked it back up XD #Youtube

[ahalliance]

PEPITO IS A NO PRONOUNS USER BC PEPITO DOESN’T WANT TO BE REFERRED TO 😭😭😭😭😭 me fr fr

#qsmp #jay liveblogs #pierre and étoiles adore them already im so happy #LITERALLY a mini étoiles i adore PEPITO!!!!! #edit: no/any/all pronouns is the vibe i got from that #if pepito re emphasises pronouns or lack thereof then ill adjust accordingly but tbh i think pepito is more interested in being seen as #‘dark and mysterious’ like tio etoiles than anything else lmfaooo

[mercurysketches]

tweaked my reverse omens designs and renamed them. i’ve been influenced by people giving Aziraphale Michael’s full beard 💚❤️

#good omens #good omens au #ineffable partners #reverse omens #aziraphale #anthony j crowley #reverse azazel #reverse anael #will be adjusting their tags on my blog accordingly

[gumjester]

may i request a lizzie or a bunny for the record,,, i just think they'd spill tea about what's going on in wonderland's court

i cant help but be secretive about my bunny now that the rewrite is on a roll..... all will be revealed in time..... however much that actually ends up being....

#eah #ever after high #ask #gum art #lizzie hearts #bunny blanc #did i mention im tipsy doing these................ pls adjust ur expectations accordingly