#baby Andalite

[pixelsilver]

Young andalites are born with underdeveloped eyestalks, practically nubs on their head. This is to protect the very delicate budding nerves at the end of each stalk while they're in the pouch. Once out of the pouch, the eyestalks start developing. The eyelids start completely glued closed in a similar manner to a young kitten or puppy. As they grow, the nerves lengthen and grow, causing the very elastic skin to stretch inch by inch while the eyes develop slowly at the ends of the nerves. By four months, they're completely developed. Once they're able to see out of them, the very first thing they seem to always look at is their own faces. If it's just because it's more comfortable to curl the newly developed stalks inward or if they're just fascinated with their newly discovered self, which this is around the time they start being able to recognize themselves in a mirror. But this habit soon stops when they start developing thought speak and an new fascination with the world around them.

#Andalite #Animorphs #Baby Andalite #Andalite Headcanons #Marsupial Andalites

[sarifel-corrisafid-ilxhel]

Somehow, I colored this all the way back in July and completely forgot to share it.

Baby!Sarifel is off on an adventure.

#animorphs #andalites #andalite #sarifel corrisafid ilxhel #Sarifel #baby Andalite #humming #deertaur #centaur #alien centaur

[thejakeformerlyknownasprince]

How would a caregiver stop an Andalite toddler from trying to eat whatever they step on? Do they have a 'get that out of your hoof' phase?

2. Yes.

Booties. Like the dogs wear on the Iditarod Trail. Given how much human toddlers object to wearing shoes, this goes about as well as you might expect.

#animorphs #andalites #babies #so it goes

[if-you-are-tired-clap-your-hands]

Some old andalites model I did. I really tried to make Visser 3 a bit more different than Ax and Elfangor, and I think the result isn't too bad. Though his face expression make him looks like a cartoon villain.

#animorphs #art #traditional drawing #sketch #andalites #aximili #elfangor #visser 3 #if you are tired make art #ax does look like a baby though i need to fix that

[cygnus-is-tired]

#drew a baby andalite a while back #it’s not supposed to be any specific character #i think it turned out good #I gave them little spots like baby deer #animorphs #andalite #art #my art #water color #traditional art

[raydfil]

raaah andalites

#andalite #animorph #the scrimble skrunkle #baby andalite woagh !

[nice-is-neat]

Pathetic beast

#baby andalites are absolute goblins i know it #little beasties with unmatched hubris and a very sharp blade #animorphs #my art #aximili esgarrouth isthill #andalite

[menderash]

david animorphs is the way that he is, an entitled, privileged child who was raised to inherently believe some people are worth less than others, bc he was raised by a cop. ms applegate does not miss.

#jake was raised in a religious jewish household #rachel was raised by a lawyer but shes fucked up for different reasons i think #marco was raised as the brown child of a white single father in poverty #cassie is gestures at her whole domestic life. dope. #and ax IS a military brat and nepotism baby who benefits from his culture's fascism #BUT hes autistic and a freak so it kinda evens out. #i was gonna say HIS MOM IS A POET AND HIS DAD IS AN ANDALITE MINORITY but then i remembered thats cav's fanfiction and not canon

[tomberensonsghost]

When an Andalite is born they fall straight to the ground and the mother kicks them until they get up and try to commit genocide

#animorphs #andalites #aw baby’s first genocide!

[ghostalservice]

13, 14 & 29!!

THANK YOU IDA I ADORE YOU

13. What’s your longest work of the year?

Ahahaha at a cool 176,906 words, that would be wanna fly away! even if you count it as half since it's co-written, it'd still be my longest!

14. What’s your shortest work of the year?

take it slow, hold me close is only 1,666 words (Good Number) but I think it packs a real punch. It's also one of my only canon-compliant fics in this fandom! Something possessed me after the fish kiss scene, I swear. Listen to the podfic instead of reading it, please, it's absolutely a better experience and a great way to spend 14 minutes!!

29. Favorite line/passage you wrote this year?

OH THIS IS DIFFICULT but I'm going to have to pull from WFA, because it's. Special. Putting it below a cut in case you haven't read it and want to go in completely unspoiled, but. I really love this bit. It's from the prologue to chapter 14.

I am an Andalite. I am a human. I am both, and neither, and something in between. I am greater than the sum of my parts, than the flesh that encases me, no matter its form. My body is me, and yet—I am so much more than it, so much more than the things I have been told it should be. So for now, I am figuring out who I am and who I want to be. I am, as Frenchie says, keeping my options open. One day, I may make a more permanent choice. But for now, the fight continues.  Ed says it is okay to want things. I tell him it’s okay to not know what you want, and to seek it anyway.  The relationship I have with myself and who I know myself to be is more important than what I can do with my body, although I honor it for its power, for the ways it can protect this planet I’ve chosen and the people I love—for the way it can feel, the way it can grow, the way it can love. It is a great privilege to have the power to change my body, to shape it into something else, and to remain, underneath it all, myself, whoever that is. I still don’t quite know. And that, I think, is beautiful.

#wanna fly away #fuck i love this fic #i wish i had time to reread it in its entirety #*taps top of andalite* this baby can fit so much gender

[cairavende]

Can a himbo have a high int? I know it seems like a ridiculous thing to ask, but I have questions about my beautiful blue baby alien boy, Aximili-Esgarrouth-Isthill.

See Ax is clearly intelligent. He can build a fake Yeerk emergency beacon out of a few Radio Shack parts. He can explain various technicians and has a decent understanding of Z-space.

But Ax is also like, a complete goddamn himbo. Do we really think every Andalite runs around eating garbage the first time they morph into something with a mouth? And the second time? And the tenth time? (Ok so technically the first time he only ate other people's leftovers, no garbage until later. Which kinda makes it even worse.)

Or that Andalite's don't have the concept of what to do with waste? They build spaceships, they have to end up with left over material, broken tools, things like that. Yet Ax has no idea what to do with a leftover coffee cup, and then not only takes a literal interpretation of "throw it away" but chucks it at some guy's head.

I could go on. He meets all the requirements for himbo. Except that pesky intellect.

I see two viable answers:

1. Sometimes a himbo can be smart in some areas.

2. The vast majority of Ax's foolheadery is done while in human morph. Ax's human morph is also very cute. So Ax the andalite isn't a himbo, but when he morphs into Ax the human, he also morphs into a himbo.

#animorphs #ax #Aximili-Esgarrouth-Isthill #himbo #my beautiful blue baby alien boy #these are the important thoughts one gets rereading Animorphs 25 years later #cairavende rereads animorphs

[pixelsilver]

What if baby ear long

#animorphs #andalite #andalite baby

[theeccentricraven]

Ten Tips to Naming Characters

I’ve seen many aspiring writers express both in person and on social media that they struggle to come up with names for characters. Some have even said, “Why is it so hard?” I, however, have never found it hard to come up with character names. I’ve even been told, “Lucky you!” I wouldn’t say my instinct is just luck. From a young age, names have been fascinating for me, partly because I’m from a big family that had baby name books hanging around. If you’re struggling with character names, there are ten tips that make coming up with a character name a breeze. 

Think of your favorite names

We all have favorite names. I sure do. Sometimes when coming up with a name for a character, especially the protagonist, I use a name that’s always been one of my favorite’s. Presto. My character has a name. 

2. Read baby name books and websites

Baby names books or websites can be your best friend. They can help you find names under certain languages, provide meanings, common associations, popular names by country and region, and a great list you can steal from. 

3. Study name symbolism and meaning in literature 

When you study names used in literature as well as popular entertainment, you can find interesting symbolism that describes the character. For example, in Nathanial Hawthorne's “The Scarlet Letter” there’s a character named Arthur Dimmsdale. “Dimmsdale” in Old English means “gloomy valley”, a description that fits his character. The TV series “Lost” had special meanings behind the name of each character, such as how Jack Shephard takes on the role to be the leader of the group.

4. Consider the vibes surrounding your character

Oftentimes when I come up with a character name, I think about what kind of vibes I feel with that character and ask myself what name goes with those vibes. There might be a feeling or emotion I feel goes with a name that suits the character. If I think of a character who I feel has a strong desire for justice, then I could give the name Justin.  If there is a character who I associate with love and affection or valiance, I might give the name Valerie.

5. For fantasy and sci-fi, mix and mash words

If you’re writing fantasy and sci-fi, you don’t need to be a full on linguist like Tolkien was, unless you passionately want to be. Coming up with elf names, magic names, alien names, etc. can be done just by mixing up existing words. Sometimes I take the halves of words, mix them up, and combine them. Animorphs author K.A. Applegate has said that she came up with the Andalite word “nothlit” by seeing a sign for Hilton Hotel and rearranging the letters. 

6. Name a character after someone you would like to pay homage to or mock

Sometimes I name characters after someone I knew in real life who deserves tribute. I’ve also come up with villain names by naming them after people I don’t like or notable people in real life. Be careful with this technique to avoid getting sued.

7. Study languages

Again, you don’t need to be a linguist like J.R.R. Tolkien, but if you learn another language or study linguistics in general, it’s interesting to learn the characteristics of languages. I’ve studied a lot of Spanish and Irish Gaelic that I like to use for my character name creation.  

8. Take names from other sources, like movies, books, mythology, religious books, history, places. 

In the end, you can just steal names from places, movies, books, the Bible, etc. You wouldn’t want to do this for a unique name the author invented or one that is heavily associated with an iconic character. There are plenty of names that are free for grabs. Maybe you would like to name your character after your favorite movie side character, favorite villain in a book, favorite Bible figure, favorite saint, favorite mythological hero, or favorite historical figure, etc. 

9. Use name generators

I haven’t used these myself, but I’ve seen there are a number of websites that can be helpful name generators. Examples:

www.fantasynamegenerators.com 

www.behindthename.com 

10. Don't overthink it

This might be the most important tip. I think the main reason why some writers struggle is that they overthink it. While the tips above are nice, they aren’t required. You don’t need to have literary symbolism behind the name or allude to some significant historical figure. In the end, it can be as simple as just using a name that you like or just randomly picking from the millions of names in baby name websites and Wikipedia.

I hope that helps. Have fun!  

Photo by Tatiana Syrikova: https://www.pexels.com/photo/crop-unrecognizable-freelancer-typing-on-laptop-during-tea-break-3975677/

#writing #writers #writeblr #writers on tumblr #creative writing #write #writing advice #writing tips #on writing #advice for authors #character creation #character building #original character #character names #character name ideas #fiction writing #writer problems #writerblr #writers block #writing ideas #character development #writing tips and tricks #writing tip #tips for writers #author advice

[thejakeformerlyknownasprince]

What if Alloran and Elfangor switched places?

Okay, you know how I said I wasn't going to write any more Total Party Kill AUs? This would be a Total Planet Kill AU.

Because Esplin 9466 using Elfangor's body is... not too bad. He might be marginally better at tail-fighting and marginally worse at intimidation. But if Alloran is the big hero andalite who has to make a snap decision about what to do if the yeerks are on Earth? Hoo boy, we saw that play out with the hork-bajir. And War-Prince "Butcher" "Abomination" Alloran-Semitur-Hardass is the reason the universe went from having millions of hork-bajir to hundreds of hork-bajir in like 6 weeks flat.

Like, Alloran might even defeat the Yeerk Empire, in this AU. There just wouldn't be any humans (or dogs, or insects, or birds) around to witness it when he did.

#animorphs #andalites #asks #au #anonymous #alloran semitur corass #alloran is my trash baby #genocide mention

[pfeffaroo]

Possible knitted baby clothes for the baby? 🥺 (gosh you draw andalites so cute!!)

They'll have to share

#animorphs

[cygnus-is-tired]

Andalites have weak little baby arms so they probably couldn’t hold obnoxiously big books like dictionaries and encyclopedias (which if I remember right Ax enjoys) for long periods of time, this gave me the idea of them using their tails to hold them up

#Tobias is also there and is very confused as to why ax is reading a while dictionary cover to cover #he’ll get used to it #aximili #aximili esgarrouth isthill #tobias fangor #animorphs #andalite #water color #traditional art #my art