#finely-tuned line

[finely-tuned-line]

The rot?

only people who created modified creatures get that

you deserve this

-eternal anomaly

RP:

FTL: My whole purpose (beyond solving the Great Problem, of course) was for genetic experimentation. I am merely doing my job. If I enjoy said job, well then that is just a bonus.

FTL: All creatures are modified. Modifying them further is not going to change that much.

FTL: The Rot is simply a hazard that I must face, whether I deserve it or not is irrelevant.

FTL: And if this time is the time that the Rot gets me? Then I do deserve it, for not being able to handle it. The creatures will be fine, they'll wake back up again. They'll adapt.

FTL: I know what I'm doing.

#FTL BESTIE YOURE PAINTING YOURSELF AS A VILLAIN HERE PLS STOP #ask #rw iterator oc #iterator oc #ask blog #rp #finely-tuned line #eternal anomaly #THE argument

[predictions-of-the-past]

RP:

PRIVATE(?) TRANSMISSION

NSD: ...hey, predictions of the past?

NSD: what do you...

NSD: i really should be asking this to night falls when day comes, but cant really contact them can i.

NSD: youre the second-oldest in our whole group, so i think youd know something...

PotP: Nine Spiders' Dawn, I love you, but please just ask the question already. I'll answer as best as I can, as always!

NSD: right, right.

NSD: what do you know of local group 16?

PotP: Ooh... Hm. Not much! Probably only what you already know. That we would have been part of the same group as them if it weren't for the valley. Something about maintenance's ease, from what I heard?

PotP: I only know vague info about the members, things that I heard from Night Falls When Day Comes. I'm pretty sure that he sometimes talked with Local Group 16's Senior! Where else would they have gotten the information?

PotP: Noooot much else though! Why do you ask?

NCS: right...

NCS: if only i could-

NCS: agh nevermind, comms with the rest of our group are busted, its pointless

NCS: right.

NCS: someone from 16 just sent me a transmission asking for help

PotP: Oh.

#FUCK IT WE BALL #LOCAL GROUP 16 AND 17 ARE GONNA INTERACT #THIS WAS BOUND TO HAPPEN #CACKLES EVILLY #HEHEHEHE #(<- not the evil cackling) #this is so fun #and that is alll the info youre getting for now... #rp #predictions of the past #nine spiders' dawn #chatlogs #... gonna tag ftl too #finely-tuned line

[somerandomdudelmao]

I’m so incredibly sane and normal about @tmnt-turtle-tunes and their new song you have no idea……

#Day be so fine #Then boom #This line stabbed me in the heart 40 times #how do I recover now #istg this fandom #these turtle #these tunes #kdmbdgejejdbdhdkdmmd #cas fanart tag #somerandomdoodles #cas music #rottmnt #rise of the tmnt #riseofthetmnt #leonardo #future leonardo

[pigeonwit]

CAN WE PLEASE HAVE MORE OF DAVEY’S TERRIBLY UGLY CAT I LOVE HERRRRRRRRR

(i'm so glad there's hype for a pet oc i made on a whim. i don't know why this cat is so special to me but she is.)

i honestly wish i had more of her - the most i have for 'davey and his terrible cat au' is a bunch of snippets, most of which i've already posted, and a very vague outline of plot.

the idea is that davey volunteers at a pet shelter between work and school and it's his whole life. he used to volunteer at his hometown shelter in high school, and he got really mad about how some of the volunteers treated the animals who needed more support. no one wanted to go near gollum. and it wasn't just 'cause she's a hairless breed, plenty of people like hairless breeds, to the point where it's kind of a problem. it's because she needed so much work. she was angry, she'd spit, she'd bite, she'd hiss, she wouldn't go near anyone and if anyone came near her it didn't go well. but we know davey has a soft spot for strays. we know he won't give up on things even when he really, really should. so he didn't give up on her - he'd sit in her kennel and read his books, just sitting with her in silence until she got up the courage to come near him. he'd talk to her. he'd wait until she touched him to pet her - and even then he'd stop if she seemed frightened. because that's all she was, FRIGHTENED. she wasn't a bad cat, she was just scared. and eventually, he adopted her.

where the plot ACTUALLY begins is the shelter davey currently volunteers for is running an event they annually run during exam season where people can come in and interact with the more sociable animals. it helps the animals socialize, it helps students destress, it helps bring people in a position to adopt into the shelter and it encourages people in a position to volunteer to do so, so it's a win-win all around. the problem is that jack starts volunteering afterwards, and davey really doesn't think he's cut out for it. volunteering isn't just having a bunch of pets with none of the responsibility, it's hard work that can sometimes be really heartbreaking, and he's just not sure jack's gonna last.

they become friends, davey's hesitations aside, and obviously jack is a little enamoured with him - so when davey mentions an ex-boyfriend off the cuff, jack tries to gage some interest. "ex-boyfriend, huh? wonder what that sucker did to mess that up." to which davey responds lightheartedly "oh, well my cat hated him, so he had to go." obviously davey's mostly joking - yes, gollum is distrustful of everyone but davey, but that ex was also just. not a good guy in general. but jack doesn't know that, so cue jack going out of his way to get the gollum seal of approval so he can date this man.

and a snippet for your convenience:

“Oh, Davey...” Jack tries to hide his cringe. “You put your cat in a sweater?”

Davey flushes beautifully.

“They’re medical!” He insists, hugging Gollum defensively to his chest. “You try going through winter with single-glazed windows and no fur!”

Jack raises a pointed eyebrow.

“So is there a medical reason it's a Star Fleet uniform, or...?”

Davey tries his best to hide his spreading blush behind Gollum’s skinny body.

“The Etsy store was having a sale...”

#that snippet is not my best she's currently in the 'i got two lines of dialogue in my head and had to see where they went' stage #we'll fine-tune her eventually. #newsies #uksies #davey's terrible cat au #david jacobs #davey jacobs #jack kelly #javid #javey #pigeon scribbles #fic thoughts

[didhewinkback]

harrys ability to always choose the right lead off single and opening track for each album is one of his greatest talents like my man has made some inspired choices !!!

#lets get into itttt #hs1 lead single sott & album opener mmith ?!?!?! #fine line is perhaps his best work w this bc lights up is such an exciting and unexpected lead off single & then to open the album w GOLDEN #harrys house too okay as it was is the perfect post 2020 comeback single and then to open the album w ultimate vibe tune sushi wow wow wow #always sets the tone and the vibe

[ekuboo]

Needle felting my boy……

Process breakdown (disambiguation) in tags :)

#i’m out of control #I have no idea how many hours I spent perfecting his head shape #I have to stab him because I love him 😭 #i calculated it… #360 STABS PER MINUTE #6 STABS PER SECOND #21600 STABS P E R H O U R #I’m not stabbing at full speed constantly though #I count 40 stabs per minute when I go slowly and deliberately like laying lines #and then sometimes I pause to deliberate and stare into space #so if we say that over the course of an hour I’m going full speed for 15 mins and low speed for 35 mins and no-stab deliberating for 10 mins #and we say I spent 7 hours on his head so far (that’s not a high estimate… I’ve done way more fine tuning since posting this) #……..15x360=5400 35x40=1400 5400+1400=6800 6800x7=47600 #my god…. my dear boy…….. #OVER THE PAST TWO DAYS I STABBED MY BABY BOY APPROXIMATELY 47600 TIMES IN THE HEADDDDDD 😭😭😭😭😭😭 #is this worth it……? do you feel it…? do you know that I’m doing this to bring you to life???? because I love you?????????? #how can i go on #but i can’t leave him without a body either???? #i am stuck…. no way out but through…… #i must……. finish the job………… #this mob truly is psycho 100 #saint mob of a million needles #needle felting #mob psycho 100 #kageyama shigeo #shigeo kageyama #mp100 #mp100 fanart #fiber art #my art

[starburstsobsessions]

like a kid who just got a recorder (evil)

#I LOVE THIS BOOK!!!!!!! (5) #halt is going to set it on fire #that line abt him sending will up the tree for making the stupid song was on brand #I love this book times 2 #rangers apprentice #will treaty #halt o'carrick #i could talk more but I’m ok for now lol #starbursts art #if u can’t read it the image desc has what it says #a Fine tune #ALSO I LOVE WILLS DOG OK IM DONE #I kinda don’t like the way the text was on here but I am horrible with fonts and ‘graphic design’ I’m doing my best

[iknowwhereyousleepatnight]

have some sketches that i like but will not finish before the main event

dnkinktober day 15: bondage

#death note #death note fanart #light yagami #misa amane #dnkinktober #i liked doodling this but i don’t feel like finishing it (the line art ruined my vibes) #so have these doodles! i like them. sketching people in fun poses is always fun :) #more is coming soon i promise! i have something i’m v proud of today but i need to fine-tune it bc something about it bothers me :/ #but when that’s fixed we can all marvel at it #btw if u remember that one day i was all hehehe hahaha hehehe that art is the one that’s coming so u know it’s gonna be good #my art

[finely-tuned-line]

FTL. It is Upsilon.

I have a few things I wish to say, mostly apologies.

First, I wish to apologize for my previous behavior. I didn't even hang up, simply left the line metaphorically rotyim. Everything about my behavior was incredibly rude. You do not have to forgive me: that you know I regret leaving you like that is enough.

Second, I wish to say I deeply regret the way my... associate, treated you. Spreading baseless rumors to disturb you was quite cruel of him, and I certainly should have attempted to stop him sooner. Do not worry, my friend, he will be punished for his actions.

I do not want to kiss you I swear to all that is holy I do not

Best regards

-Upsolpm @oceanremnants

RP:

FTL: I do not quite think that your apology is necessary. If anything, I should be the one apologising for questioning your statements so much - even if I still think that that research was a heavily flawed concept and a completely redundant research topic. I accept your apology though, and I acknowledge your regret. Thank you.

FTL: Why apologise for someone else's actions? Truth be told, it wasn't all that bothersome, mostly just... I suppose confusing would be the right word. Not for the contents of the message but rather for the question of 'why even send something like this?'. Speculations and rumours such as that have absolutely no point to them, and are made at the expense of anyone involved. Perhaps that's the whole point.

FTL: I will be honest here: I do not care. I do not care whether it's true or not. It's wouldn't change anything either way, so it doesn't even matter. Do not concern yourself over it too much.

FTL: It's... nice to talk to you again, Upsilon.

#ftls last conversation w upsilon was the convo that ended in a pseudo-argument abt upsilons admin right #RIGHT #im not forgetting smth am i #i dont think i am?? #oh well this is what im going with dsfjssf #dsjfsdjkf man i love these two #theyre Silly #upsilons like.. the first proper friend that ftl has had outside of ver local group lmao #which is very cool and all that #ashjlkdas #this whole situation is actually rly funny to me hdfskf #okay enough rambling o7 #rp #finely-tuned line #upsilon

[questing-wulfstan]

@disc0bandit said 'what if Dream owned a comb ?', my brain replied 'you know what would make a great comb ? Hob Gadling's hands !!', inspiration struck and 1380 words ensued ...

Their noses met and slid along one another, the tips of them sinking in the flesh of the other’s cheekbone as their lips collided ; the mechanism of it precise as one engineered for centuries, in spite of the novelty of it between them. Sighs barely escaped the interstice of their mouths, drawn together like lodestones. Their eyes had fluttered shut, leaving it to touch and taste to lead them.

The rest of Dream’s shape remained unmoving, but he did not recoil as Hob tentatively set one hand on the collar of his cloak. Cautiously, considerately, his digits glided up, pluricentennial calluses ー from wielding the guard of a sword to the shaft of a fountain pen ー meeting the unblemished flesh of Dream’s nape. He held it for an instant before venturing higher, until the base of his skull, and the tip of his fingers met the end of hair as soft as a dormouse’s fur.

Dream tilted his face, allowing more than the sole tip of Hob’s tongue into his own mouth, and the mortal took it as an invitation to frankly bury his hand in the dark mane and mold the shape of his skull with it.

They explored each other’s mouths for a moment longer before Hob decided to further his ー so far successful ー tentative exploration of Dream’s figure. He enjoyed his hand where it was, but he enjoyed even more that the other wrapped around Dream’s middle and cradled him against his own flesh, so this one had to ruefully withdraw from his hair, and even more ruefully ー though inadvertently ー pulled Dream’s head back and away from the kiss.

Their eyes thrilled open. Hob curled his fingers and found himself inextricably tangled in the tight knots of Dream’s hair, a meddlesome roly poly caught in cobweb. Hob blinked, Dream mirrored him.

“... well, I would have expected the King of Dreams and Nightmares to have bed hair but you don’t actually sleep, do you ? How is it, your hair is as tangled as if you did ー and did not comb for several nights ? And how does it not look remotely the part ?”

Dream’s response was an enigmatic smile.

“Appearances are in the eye of the beholder, Hob Gadling, mine above any else.”

“Are you saying, that I am actively ignoring the state of bundle of knots of your hair for the sake of my sense of aesthetics , or that I chose for my hand to stay trapped in it ?”

Meanwhile, Hob was cautiously and unhurriedly withdrawing his fingers, detangling the knots in Dream’s hair as he went. The concerned party solely smirked.

“Perhaps you wished for the opportunity to comb my hair and created it for yourself, as I do not innately require it.”

Had he ? Or was it Dream who had created the opportunity ? It mattered little to Hob eventually.

“May I, then ?”

“You may.”

𝄽

They sat on the stairs that led to the throne of the Dreaming, Hob a couple steps above Dream, feet on both sides of him, knees framing him like the armrests of his seat of power. Lucienne had come, bringing with her a bound volume and a task that demanded being seen to by the Sovereign of the Dreaming, and her Lord was now absorbed in reading. Meanwhile, Robert Gadling was carding through the hair of his lover with his bare hands as sole comb, minutely and unabatingly unravelling the knots in it.

“... How ?” came the puzzled exclamation as he let the strand he had been laboring over flutter free of his grasp, now untangled and lithe, and it settled down Dream’s neck and down further in between his shoulder blades. “Are all the knots truly storage for the actual length of your hair when you wish to wear it short ? Is that all the hair you’re allotted for the entirety of your existence and it won’t grow back if you cut it ? Or …” An impish smile stretched his lips and he seized the strand of hair again, pulling it almost taut as he angled himself to whisper directly into the pinna of Dream’s ear. “Or is that really where your power lies ? Would a haircut depose the King of Dreams and Nightmares ?”

Dream emitted something between a huff and a scoff, head briefly tilting back as he found the suggestion both amusing and ridiculous.

“The story of Šīmšōn has already been told, Robert Gadling. It is not mine.”

“No ? Truly ?”

“No.”

Dream’s tone was conclusive, and fleetingly silenced Hob. He straightened up again, eyes riveted to the handful of raven's feather-spun filaments he cradled.

“Has your hair grown long in my hands because I envisioned you with your hair long ?” There was wonder, and reluctance all at once in Hob’s quiet enquiry, as two fingers tackled a new tuft of Dream’s hair.

They fell away as Dream turned to look at him, features a mirror of Hob’s unease. But that fell away also, his expression morphing into reassurance.

“It is my very essence not to possess an appearance of my own, but to reflect what dreamers need come face to face with. I am seldom perceived at all by your kind when walking the Waking. I have no will on the matter upon which you might be infringing, Robert Gadling.”

Hob plucked the instant to scrutinise it : Dream’s cast, and the echo of his words. It was a rare occasion, overlooking the King of Dreams and Nightmares from a raven’s eye as he was now. Dream towered above all and any as a rule, Hob included. That he willed. Hob supposed anybody looking upon Lord Morpheus, whosoever they might be, ought to envisage him with might over them. Perhaps the sole significance to Dream’s appearance was ascendancy.

“You did not choose the visage you were born with either, beloved.”

“Aye, but I am merely human, barely more than mortal. You are Endless.”

“Yet I have no more and no less authority over my own appearance as those under my dominion over theirs. I would have thought you rather fond of the notion …”

Hob laughed. Dream smiled, and took hold of the hand that had been in his hair to bring it up and press lips delicate as moth wings to it, sealing the end of the conversation. Hob dipped to plant a sonorous kiss on Dream’s cheek in retaliation. Then he resumed his task, diligently unravelling the raven-hued strands of hair.

Dream returned to the bound volume in his lap, but the fixity of his neck and the loud absence of pages being turned betrayed his distraction and the shutting of his sight in favor of savoring how tender Hob’s digits in his hair were.

A long time elapsed thus. At last, Hob gazed upon the whole of Dream’s hair rid of knots, supple and silken, and combed his digits through it with as much ease as he would through a lilting brook. As he beheld the completion of his work, he registered that Dream’s attire had morphed the austerity of his customary black robe into lush dreamt velvet, ornately embroidered of black silk. Thicker matt fabric overlay the outline of his cleavage and extended into épaulettes upon his shoulders, leaving vast expanses of Dream’s unblemished neck and chest and shoulder blades exposed.

Hob deliberately draped Dream’s hair over one shoulder and, deliberately still, dipped until his lips were mere inches from the ivory skin, letting his breath warm it before he eventually closed the distance and kissed the offered flesh. His pupil were just above the horizon of his shoulder, and embraced the delight that graced Dream’s traits at the gesture.

The Oneiromancer stood then, escaping Hob’s lips merely to turn back and extend an inviting hand. His new attire was ampler than Hob was used to see him wearing, concealing most of his shape even as it unveiled much of his shoulders and cleavage. A spur to embrace him and regain through touch what had been removed from his sight pricked Hob. His gaze enfolded Dream’s and fettered it as he took hold of the offered hand, was hauled to standing and led out the throne room to wheresoever his lover might wish his presence.

#the sandman #netflix the sandman #dreamling #hobmurphy #écrimûre #< this is my writing tag I've decided #hey you know what everyone says about reblogging art here ? #do apply it to fanfiction as well :) #please PLEASE let me hear all your thoughts either in the tags or the comments !! #I lost so much sleep chiselling this I'm not even sure of how I feel about it anymore but it's #complete #and squirming to be released into the world #I do sincerely hope you enjoy it !! #I may or may not post this to AO3 later #... that would be my longer work published to date lol #I am writing other stuff !! #longer stuff that shall one day be fit to be posted as well !! #so stay tuned for more écrimûre !! #< it's fine if I'm the only one to get the pun in this tag #EDITING THIS BECAUSE I FREAKING FORGOT TO BOLD DREAM'S LINES NOOOOO #an idiot I am

[deuynndoodles]

[id: an uncoloured, 2 page comic featuring wind and twilight from linked universe (and some detail-less thieves).

"We gotta do a couple things, first. Ya like games?" is said offscreen. Wind is sitting in a chair, arms tied behind his back. He chirps, "yeah, lots of games! what kind?" In the background, Twilight is untying his restraints.

Wind says, "I like the game called 'Pirate Fools the Idiots'." The person offscreen laughs and replies, "Never heard of that one."

"Really? My brothers love it. It's when you come up with a ridiculous story and see who believes it." Wind shifts, a knowing smirk on his face. "It's best when you don't know you're playing it."

"And it looks like you've won this round, wind," Twilight says.

Twilight jumps off the rafters over a lackey. He kicks him in the face on his way down, knocking his knife to the floor. Twilight retrieves it. Wind looks like a cat-caught-the-canary as the two people left turn to react. He wiggles his feet and loosens the ropes. He jumps off the chair. One of the thieves turns to him, surprised.

"You're the idiots, you bilge suckin' shark bait," Wind says with a dangerous smile, "and I'm the pirate. I fooled ya." end id]

first action comic! this is for an art trade with @zarvasace, i picked one of my favorite bits from their whumptober compilation. we love badass wind. [read it here!]

check out the snippet this is based on under the cut :]

"We gotta do a couple things, first," Eagle said, leaning in. "Ya like games?"

"Yeah, lots of games, what kind?" Wind asked eagerly.

"Do you have a favorite?"

Twilight got his hands free, and Wind wiggled his feet. 

 "I like the one called 'Pirate Fools the Idiots.'" 

Crane laughed. "Never heard of that one."

"Really? My brothers love it. It's when you come up with a ridiculous story, and see who believes it. It's best when you don't know you're playing it."

"And it looks like you won this round, Wind," Twilight said, right on cue. 

He jumped from the rafters onto Vulture, knocking him right to the ground and snatching up his knife. The others took a second to react, but react they did, with mismatched weapons and frantic yells. 

Eagle turned his back on Wind, which was a mistake that Wind laughed at him for. It took very little effort to finish kicking the ropes off his feet, then jump up and headbutt Eagle right in the back. 

"Hey!" Eagle whirled, gripping a knife. 

Wind smiled at him, using the most dangerous smile he knew. His voice went back to normal, minor accent and all. "You're the idiots, ya bilge-sucking shark bait, and I'm the pirate. I fooled ya."

#doodles #linked universe #wind lu #twilight lu #lu #i cant believe i ended up not liking this #it was looking great all the way up to the lining phase #i guess i was in a rush tho and didnt fine tune as much as i usually do so it lost a lot of its character #darnit :( #painfully using proper grammar in my id this time bc it was hard to read otherwise

[stickbug-made-entirely-of-spite]

If my lines aren't crisper than a granny smith apple, that's been sitting in a tub of ice water in the fridge, on a scalding hot summer day, I don't want them

#yes I will spend hours fine-tuning them pixel by pixel until I'm satisfied #artist with adhd #artist on tumblr #shitpost #lineart #line art

[bunnie-bits]

okay but like. i think I'm gonna start w-wo.. working o. 😨 working ou-🤢

#lol i think im gonna start working out 😳 at least some core stuff #idk if my body in my late 20s is similar to my early 20s but i wonder how responsive it is to working out now 🤔 #it used to be SUPER easy to get abs and a v line and i don't necessarily want them but I'd like to adjust my shape a little :3 #if i can.. I'm not rly trying to overwork myself or push too hard if my metabolisms just slowed down that's fine #but also like. i Haven't been active since covid/wfh started lolol. anyways... stay tuned I'll see if i can make this a habit

[didhewinkback]

its tough to release an entire 2nd album where a lot of the songs are sonically and lyrically far more interesting than songs on the actual album bc now instead of trying to enjoy the music im just sitting here like why did you cut this ?!! why did some of those other ones make the cut?!?!

#one thing always true about harry - my man never overstays his welcome on an album #like the complete story of hs1 is told in different sounds and tunes but it is concisee and youre never feeling like anyhting is lacking? #same with fine line that is just an incredibly crafted album #i have some beef with hs3 but the flow of it! is great! and fun!

[kuroosdarling]

we sick of the dear tetsu fics yet? 🧍🏻‍♀️🫡

#LMFAO PLS #i kinda feel bad for not shutting up about this man. #but.... #also #im having the time of my life writing these fics #they’ve kept me going !!!! #what will i do when it’s done 🧍🏻‍♀️ #*looks at fine line* hm. #or maybe a break is in order lmfao #TUNE IN NEXT TIME TO FIND OUT !!!! xoxo #⁺. ʚ aims lore ɞ ⋆˙

[electric-plants]

i got venti to friendship level 10 and mondstadt’s glider today so then i just ran around taking pictures of him because he deserves it <3

#genshin impact #gi venti #i love him so much #HIS day today #today also marks me finally getting a bit more freedom with resin #so i can finally start working on the boss materials for his last ascension #alongside fine tuning cyno’s artifacts lol #very excited to improve him i want to him to have nice things😌 #i never worked on reputation stuff and only recently got working on dragonspine #so mondstadt’s is my first earned glider :) #deserved though because i love mondstadt #it’s my second favorite area and quest line after sumeru #i can’t help it i’ve just got such a soft spot for it