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#idk I was in the mood to draw something silly
shapelytimber · 1 year
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I’ve been replaying Pokemon mystery dungeon explorers of sky these last few days with the skytemple randomizer... and this game is so fucking good ;;
Anyway here is my team (Big cat little dog >>>>>>)
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And I drew some little scenes that made me laugh :)c
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Garchomp and Mothim are brothers <3
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What were the odds that team skull’s leader would be a  Mightyena- 
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Thank god these Latias only knew helping hands (everyone clapped)
[PART 2]
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mmm... scribbling is not in the cards today it seems...
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cappydoodle · 1 month
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oc/sona based on some old picrews I made of myself :P his color palette changes depending on the shirt he's wearing
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magician-tactician · 2 years
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Idk why I make everything I draw have some sort of warm color background but whatever :)
Anyways here's some art/quick wips I did of them but...them in spooky month(btw maybe read the tags 👀)
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sunandsatellite · 9 months
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i am not feeling well tonight and i'd kinda like to write cat king shenanigans tbh
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caramelmochacrow · 1 year
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i have one day to make ran and ibuki's drawings help---
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bestbouy · 7 months
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i think i just love the idea of the different universes with their like, styles???
like how Gwen's is totally watercolor and Hobie's is all scrapbookish punk n newspaper, y'know???? and, of course, Miles and Pavitr's are both more "normal" but they still have that... you know... v i b e... they're both normal but they have elements that make it their own. Like how Pavitr's universe is mainly super warm colors?
anyways this got me thinking y'know how it's super obvious Hobie has a different universe style?? not so much for Gwen because hers is a little different, but with the whole. changing skin, the OUTLINE, it's very obvious
I think it'd be super cool if in Hobie's universe, it's kind of like the opposite for anybody who's not from it? They have their own like, radius of... their own dimension???
I'm only comparing this to Hobie's dimension, it's very obvious none of this would happen in CANON so I'm literally just spitballing. Also because Hobie is the only one with the outline and funny overlay thing, and it'd be fun to play around with the other three's possible like,,, vibe!!
Gwen would leave like, imprints of watercolor? like dabbing it on a piece of paper, leaving color that dries out back to normal over time?? it would bleed into the world around her, it might even mimic her emotions with the color!
If she was upset it would be harsh, spread more, it would come out in spiked reds and blacks?
happy would seep in a lot more subtly, and cover a lot more space, but you wouldn't realize how much room it's taking up just because it's so slow to take it up and really is only at about.. idk, 20% opacity, slowly builds up the happier she gets? it would be more visible in puddles, just like with normal watercolor (Compared to anger, which would be very in-your-face and obvious)
It would rely a lot on her emotions, methinks, the stronger they are, the more visible the color!
Miles would have a sketchy, drawing-like atmosphere to him, kind of like what you can see on the spot y'know? and, since the spot came from Miles' dimension, I think it makes sense!
It would be less noticeable, but the things he interacts with would probably turn into a slightly stylized version of itself? A cup he holds or drinks from wouldn't change DRAMATICALLY, but it might copy his look and have sketch-like lines around it. Nothing huge, but enough that you can tell what he's touched in the past few minutes/hours
Pavitr would have a similar vibe to Gwen's, but with warm colors instead! His effect wouldn't change with emotions like hers, but it would probably bleed in the same way as hers. He would leave behind trails of warm oranges and yellows wherever he goes and leaving it behind on what he touches. He wouldn't notice this, but it would be veeery obvious to Hobie or anybody from his dimension.
Actually, I think the way that we can spot Hobie because of his differences in outline/radius effect would highly apply to them in his dimension! Everybody in Hobie's world can CLEARLY tell that Gwen, Miles and Pav aren't from there, and while the common person might not recognize they're from another universe, they might get the same feeling as if you were seeing like.. a skinwalker, or something. They're human, but it doesn't feel like it.
ANYWAYS back to Pavitr
He has a warm, cozy vibe, I think unlike the others his can seep more into emotions, I think he's an empathetic person and that melts into his little area effect. if he's super happy or excited about something the people around him get a tiny bit happier too!! when he's sad (and it's rly hard to make him sad bc this boy is POSITIVE THINKER #1) his colors get a bit colder, but I don't think they would affect other people like his happy ones do, honestly just SEEING such a normally happy guy so sad would do enough to ur mood than some radius effect lol
ANYWAYS that's just a lil thought. they are silly. and this is going into my ideas folder. have a good one n remember to drink water
(I would go on but this is super long already XD)
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art-the-f-up · 4 months
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I have to admit i had that massive urge to write a fic for your Palestine AU, but i feel like i couldn't do it justice. Like, one mistep and the message will be ruined and i will only disgrace the martyred Palestinians. No words can ever describe the horror that's going on there.
On the other hand, i want people to be hopeful as well, and writing is the only way i could do that.
Idk if I'll actually do it. But if i do, I'll let you know. Hopefully, no matter how the fic gonna go, it'll give people hope, even if just a little.
I understand where you're coming from.
When we create characters and storylines and show their grief and their motives it helps us understand them better, but I've also come to a point of how much is too much? I admit most of my motivation for creating this AU was because I got completely obsessed with the beautiful Palestinian culture so much so fast that I just HAD to create an AU for it, but how do I show them suffering, some silly little fictional characters, when we can't even begin to imagine the horrors that are actually happening to the people in Palestine?
But then I think about the Palestinians, and they are just such utterly optimistic people who try to find the good in everything. They grew up learning to smile in the face of difficulty. They basically find something inspiring in what may seem devastating to the world.
I can never, ever, do justice to the real heroic stories of Palestine. I know there's artists out their who are drawing the actual martyrs and their stories with their family's permissions, but I could never actually just cut and paste the actual story of a real Palestinian onto a fictional character, you get me?
However, what I did realize is that I'm a miraculous fan artist who draws AUs of everything, and since everyone is showing solidarity for Palestine in whatever way is possible for them, I personally think showing heroes of someone's favorite show representing their culture could help so much in boosting their mood.
In conclusion, the entire point of solidarity with Palestine is to show it through whatever you're good at. And hell yeah, we're going to show it through fanworks too.
It's free Palestine til it's backwards.
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stupidscav · 4 months
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DNI: zionist, antikin, ableist, lgbtq+ phobic, proshipper, support ai art, general bigotry. sorry once again I am too lazy to make a proper dni
RB > LIKES on art, preferably!
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ok new pinned time finally
hello!! I'm fester, awoo, or scav! feel free to alternate names (aka pls pls pls pls/nf)!! I go by it/they/thing, but I'm also okay with he/him. I am neurodivergent (autism, anxiety, probably adhd, I'm a triple a battery) please be clear about things,, my mental health also is not the best currently so I might not be in a stable mood sometimes. i am also a minor, and I love microscopy, indie music, Fe (EA), and Rain World. :3
I am also otherkin/fictionkin, and my identities are here.^^
about my tw tags: I tag the word itself. if "geko" was a trigger, I would simply tag the post "geko". you can always ask me to tag something!
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#scav finally draws something: drawing that I'm actually proud of! a good amount of art is in misc though
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ohh i made a cohost also
old pinned, for more info (outdated kinda)
btw, I love being tagged! I love being asked! I love getting doodle requests, though idk if I'll get them all! these are basically always open!! unfortunately I am a horrible procrastinator so I might not always answer timely :']
probably gonna add more if I forgot, which is very likely. ty!
notes below!!!
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NOTES:
-if I change my PFP from your art to something else that doesn't mean I don't love it and cherish it forever!!!!! thank you so fucking much for every gift you make I love them!!!!!! seriously why do people keep making me things helppp/pos
-sorry I haven't been answering asks often:(( still don't mind asks though!
-please don't make jokes on my vent posts or anything unless I say you can btw. should have said that earlier sorry
-also, this explains a lot of why I don't respond sometimes
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riewritten · 1 year
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Idk I love every scene you write, mostly Erwin physically touching the Mc, hugging her, comforting her etc. or you can draw one of your favorite scenes
this got nothing to do with what OP was originally talking about (they r talking about dusk in the brightest fanfic btw) but hey. the prompt is suddenly in line w/ my mood.
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𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐈𝐒 𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐄 𝐓𝐎 𝐆𝐄𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐍 𝐀 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐋𝐄?
ERWIN X GEN!NEUTRAL READER, ERWIN X YOU, NO Y/N
WORDS: 1.2k
idk what to tag aside from fluff & comfort bc the author is having an utterly terrible day again. i am scraping every bit of serotonin boost i could get because :( it’s just so :(
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Heap of documents splattered across the table, to-dos that you weren't able to note hence long forgotten, the messages you intentionally leave unopened because it makes you sick, and all your utterances of "Okay, I'll get on to this one once I'm not burdened by the other task," which is, in hindsight, very counterintuitive because you can't even function anymore — because everything makes you sick. And there's this looming worry that, what if, what if this is all I could get?
"Hey,"
What if this is the farthest I could be for the rest of my life?
"Look at me,"
If I can't accomplish more—if I won't be able to finish this all, how dare I say I'll reach places farther than where I am?
What if—
Thoughts were cut off when a warm huge palm took a hold of your cheek.
"I told you to look at me."
"Oh, Erwin, regarding the deadline, I'm currently on it now. Have you seen the email I sent for your approval? A-and—" you panicky roamed at the papers in search of something you can't even mentally grasp as of the moment. 
Only to halt in sheer terror when you hear Erwin sigh as he sat on the table.
Now you can't look at him in the eye, "I'm so sorry. I'll do better next time."
"There's something more important for you to do better right now."
You met his eyes in a hitch. But even before you could respond, Erwin took hold of your hand; his fingers then started massaging your palm.
He first pressed on your thenar—a point just below your thumb. It was an utterly gentle massage, perhaps aware that with wrong pressure, his broad and strong fingers could instead hurt you. "Does your head hurt?"
You think there are lots of questions that are more important to ask right now, but still, "Yes, a bit."
He hummed, then his hands moved a bit. Still below your thumb, but leaning towards its edge. He pressed on it—repeatedly, languidly, while looking at you with features tranquil—perhaps he's trying to pass the same mood to you.
"Erwin, I have lots to do that will become backlogs if—"
"Shh,"
You purse your lips out of instinct.
You could laugh—hell, you would, but that doesn't erase his gentle command. For long you've been with Erwin, you already know that the most serious favors (or orders) are the ones he delivered with sheer gentleness. 
"How about your back? Does it hurt?"
"Uh huh. I've been seated all day."
After a last press, his fingers transferred to the point below your pinky. He silently did his work yet again, and now you feel the effects of it.
"Wow. Where did you learn this?"
"It's called acupressure. I actually already do this to you during the most random of times. Bet you thought I was just playing with your hands."
You chucked; yes, all this time you thought Erwin was just mindlessly fumbling your hands.
"And, for the last one…" He didn't ask a question this time around. His silly giant fingers just automatically shifted to the lower part of your palm, parallel to where your ring finger rests. "Here we go."
"What is this part for, Mr. Smart?"
The question was followed suit with a bell—the signal that the work shift is over. 
Finally, Erwin clicked a warm smile, scooted his head lower and gave your lips a small peck. After all, when the work shift is over, he can go all lovely on you again.
"Thank you," you whispered as soon as he withdraw his lips on yours. "So, what does this part of my palm cure, hm?"
He pressed on that spot again, his smile—while not gone at all—toned down a bit. A slight squint of your eyes and you'd think he turned quite lamentful.
"This part eases anxiety."
Your smile faded, something Erwin already anticipated. 
It's not because he confronted you so subtly, but he also didn't bother asking if you really are before pressing on that part. He saw it so well.
"I'm all fine now," you halted his fingers by squeezing your hand on it. "Let me get back to my work."
"Nuh-uh, shift's done now."
To establish the off-work mood, Erwin worked on removing his necktie. If you weren't so tired you'd gush at how hot the sight was, but then again, he didn't give you time to process everything. He slyly stood up and covered your eyes with the tie.
You are being blindfolded by your man. Why?
"Hey, the hell—"
"Shh," he landed a kiss on top of your head. You heard him roam his pocket, then a opening pop came. Not long after, a strong scent tingled your senses. 
"What is that? It smells like lavender."
"Heh," Erwin proudly huffed. "Levi bought me one. It's an essential oil."
You laughed a bit loudly. Now, despite his eccentricities, you can't help but be endeared. Oh, what were your concerns again? What about staying in the same place for the rest of your life?
Not like the bother would subside just like that, but this is one of the things you'd be willing to stay in for the rest of your life.
"Old fart."
"Am I, now?" Erwin cooed as his finger damped the oil on the tip of your nose—just so you'd smell it more. "Such a handsome old man, am I not?"
You grinned softly. "And all mine."
Despite the constricted vision, you're sure as hell Erwin's smiling from behind too. He genuinely loves whenever you speak of owning him.
"See, your handsome old man wants you to sleep a bit but your mind is not being kind to you right now."
"And what does it have to do with getting my eyes blind?"
"It is so your brain momentarily shuts the fuck up. It would most likely start when it doesn't see anything anymore, no?"
"Watch your mouth, mister."
You felt his lips on yours, teasingly so, with fingers—pleasantly reeks of lavender—gliding over your cheeks. The sweet exchange, soft chapped lips, and little bit of tounge playing at the corner of your lips covered you in utter solace. This is all you could wish for, all you needed. Just the thought of your needs being met at its most tipping core renders you lightheaded.
That's why when Erwin withdrew from the kiss, you were already panting.
"Yeah? What's with watching my mouth, hm?"
"More."
"I'll give your demands once you grant mine."
"What's your demand? Fuck."
"Sleep."
"How can I sleep with this. Please."
Just as if he knew the answer. Erwin grabbed you to stand up, sat on the chair, and had you sit on his lap instead. He urged you to burry your head on the crook of his neck, engulfed your figure to his embrace, and uttered soothing hums.
Indeed, it was answered. Seconds away and you're already lulled to sleep.
What if this is the farthest I could be for the rest of my life?
Well, if you have this lovingly eccentric man on your side, the farthest could never be absolute.
What if this is all I could get?
What is more to get than a love this gentle?
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sorry. i know there are some series u want to be updated more than this, but im just too down and mind fucked to strategize. all i can do is a self-insert. yes, this is the first ever genuine self-insert ive made
bc today i emptied my bank acc due my mom's hospital emergency, spilled coffee on my work laptop, and almost cried with all the work i had to do bc it daunted to me that im not even keeping up with the schoolworks that i missed yet due to the weeklong out-of-town conference we had in work.
and it's seriously taxing questions of what if this the farthest i could get bc of how incapable i am? honestly, i'd rather die than stay in where i am rn.
DILLEMA ASIDE, erwin is the embodiment of my support system in my previous environment! yes, the acupressure and ointment is a habit my ex taught me (hope they’re in a good place rn. theyre such a kind person!!)
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noxiatoxia · 1 year
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Saw your post about hikakao art ideas and: first off I just rewatched Cinderella III: A Twist in Time and I think these outfits from the opening song Perfectly Perfect they'd look great in:
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Or maybe something involving flowercrowns? Or just flowers generally? I think forget me nots would compliment their colorscheme well.
Or like pose wise them just tangled up in eachothers limbs, sleeping or just hanging out? Ya know, because their inseparable and always on top of eachother.
Take what you will, just thought i'd suggest some options because of the Brainrot :)
THANK YOU FOR THE IDEAS I am sorry I have gotten to this so late...and I have other ones I need to get to as well. But we need more hikakao art in the world so <3 it's my sacred duty. or something.
(usually i would post stuff like this to my art blog @dew-creek but uhhh i made the post on my main so. yahoo)
anyways the first suggestion sent me into a fit of mania as anything duhhhh the cinderella related does but it was a cute idea
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TYPICALLY for stuff like this i make kaoru cinderella and hikaru the prince but...it's fun to switch it up. also i thought it would be #silly.
For the suggestion of them being all tangled up, slightly derivative take but I was in the Mood to draw some softer/sadder stuff idfk. anyways something about kaoru and his depression/anxiety issues especially after hikaru dyes his hair darker. but dw, hikaru is there for him, obviously.
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idk, just them snuggling or whatever when the other is sad....it's cute and soft.
and finally for the flower crown suggestion i thought something comical with the little baybe hitachiins would be fun
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they were such cute evil children. i think constantly about that scene of them dressed up in pink & blue dresses, that was Awesome. slaying at age 5 or whatever
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Hey Raven! 👋🏻 I just went through your #my art, and i wanted to tell you that i really really really like your artworks of Miss Raven and Co. You truly put a lot of effort into your artwork, and it shows! With each new drawing, you seem to be getting better! ✏️💕
As i mentioned earlier, i really liked your Miss Raven drawings! they're so cute! especially when you drew Miss Raven in alternative clothing. I also like how much detail you put in your designs for Miss Raven, like the ones for the Fairy Gala or Masquerade Ball are so beautiful 🥺 and still fit her character!
The one you did with her wearing different dorm uniforms from each dorm was such a cool idea! it was interesting to see how she may have appeared if Miss Raven was transferred to said dorms! call me biased, but i liked the octavinelle design the most 😂 but poor Miss Raven. If she had to work part-time in Mostro lounge, she'll have to avoid two predatory Eels 😭 One wants to tease her while the other either wants to squeeze her or dump all his work on her cuz he isn't feeling it today, then there's Azul who takes advantaged of the fact that Miss Raven is close to headmaster Crowley and makes profit 📈 Run Miss Raven Run!!!
Anyway, I think i'm going to steal her away and fight off a certain dangerous and manipulate Eel, a Skilful Hunter, a Lazy Lion, and a dude with the power of christ (idk is Rollo x Raven even a thing?!).
I always look forward to seeing a new artwork of yours truly~
[Referencing this tag!]
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Wehhh 😭 I’m glad you find enjoyment in my silly little doodles! Art is definitely an area I’m less comfortable with, but I do like dabbling in it when the mood strikes.
There’s something therapeutic in designing a new look for your OC! You take the time to consider their individual style, the overall theme, and how you can marry the two to create a cute outfit~ I’m really happy with how Raven’s Fairy Gala Couture came out; it’s definitely one of my favorite looks for her. The Masquerade outfit was also fun for me to assemble, but it seems a lot less cohesive in hindsight (probably because I didn’t line + color it, so it’s harder to distinguish individual elements??).
The NRC dorm uniforms (+ the sequel with RSA and NBC uniforms) was another cool project! I think my favorites from those are the Heartslabyul look (just because I’m a sucker for the Alice in Wonderland aesthetic + Raven is twisted from the raven in its infamous riddle), the Diasomnia look (it gives “fairy tale princess turned knight” energy), and the Noble Bell look (because the extra fabric is nice and flowy). You can see how the environment and the personality of each school/dorm influences her, right? ^^ It’s also interesting to think about how differently Raven might have turned out if each of these places had more of an influence on her life.
Bruh 💀 I think she’d die if she worked at the Mostro Lounge, dealing with customers and shady coworkers and employer… though that’s not to say that any of the other dorms would necessarily be better! Miss Raven would have gripes with or rivals in each of them somehow. It’s the Night Raven College way, I guess??
One of these things is not like the other… Looking back on it, 3 out of 4 of those are basically predatory-prey dynamics there there’s a type developing and I don’t know if I like it/j 😂 I’d say Jade’s the “main” love interest, while Rook’s the “oh, he’s cute” one… L*ona kind of started as a crack ship but now I think it’s more of a one-sided thing?? Like, Miss Raven still sees L*ona as sort of a rival, whereas he’s grown a little fond of her but knows he can’t do much to sway her… It’s the eternally “second place” syndrome… 😔
Rollo has the most complex relationship with her (sure, call it a ship if you want 😂), built primarily on a strange savior complex. He did some heinous stuff and dislikes her because she’s very pro-magic—but I think there’s a part of him that feels like she’s a lost lamb that’s been led astray by Draconia and therefore he needs to “save” and “correct” her. Problem is, he’s bad at Emotions so his anger gets redirected at Miss Raven herself. Meanwhile, Miss Raven realizes the similarities between herself and Rollo, so she wants to be a friend to him. She sort of forces him to be her pen pal (thinking that writing down how he feels will help him cope with what happened). So weirdly enough, Raven wants to “save” Rollo and Rollo wants to “save” Raven (but both suck at communicating well).
Who knows, we’ll see how things play out from here Nd when the whim to draw strikes next 📝
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gribnoyles · 2 months
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idk I just want to post something here, here is my character and my friend’s character, portraits of my friends
I don’t draw much now, I focus more on diy, making my own pants
and also me in my silly goofy mood
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intrusiveinks · 5 months
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Any advice for starting an ask blog? I'm considering making one for my mlp g4 rewrite. :)
Idk man, this is my first one n I'm kinda just fucking around, but i suppose dht email 3 things I'd suggest are
1. Have fun with it, take breaks if you can't handle it or even if you just aren't in the mood. You as a person are far more important than a silly pony blog ever will be.
2. Have a bit more solid planning than I did, I do have a bit of a plan unfortunately I'm just indecisive and trying to struggle between 2 plans rn, I'd suggest having at least a bit of a plot idea in some shape or form if your blog has a story you want to happen throughout it
3. Practice drawing ponies, I need to do that more often bc I took a break since I was forgetting how to do humans and I draw other Fandom stuff for me and my bf solely, but I'm hopefully planning on getting back to it soon and maybe I'll end up posting some practice sheets. I mainly want to practice just so I can do different perspectives, lol.
Bonus:
Maybe watch old YouTube ask blog content! I get a decent amount of my inspiration from classic pony blogs (specifically on the grimdark side of things), even if those blogs weren't the pinnacle of writing or art, the main thing is that you can enjoy them and have fun with them, that should be at the core of any ask blog I think, it being something to enjoy for the creators and followers!
If you make your blog I can't wait to see it! :]
(Sorry if there's typos I'm still tired and kinda sick)
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bubblegum-blackwood · 5 months
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🤲what do YOU get out of writing?
Ah good question. I feel like that's a complicated one that's not so straightforward to answer.
TL;DR - idk I like it :] and I like people
I've been writing fiction since I was nine years old. My teacher had us do some creative writing in class, and I fell head over fucking heels for the concept! It's crazy to see how much I've grown since then 😂 but I kid you not, I've known I wanted to write for a living since I was nine years old. I did it once and was like yeah . . . I like this. Funnily enough, I started out writing fanfiction, although at the time I hadn't heard of that word or that concept. My sibling and I had a game we called "Kid Wars" - essentially, we RPed being Star Wars OCs. My character was a female clone of Jango Fett (how did I come up with that as a small child and then The Bad Batch happened????????? will never get over that) who secretly joined the Jedi Order and fell in love with Obi-Wan 😂😂😂 ah, children. This origin story is never not funny to me. Anyway, over the years since then, it's slowly evolved into something nearly indistinguishable from Star Wars (I've mostly just kept something that vaguely looks like the Force and some OC names and arcs, but the worldbuilding is entirely original, and I had so much fun with it!)
But I digress.
It's ironic to me because even though my writing days largely started with terrible self-insert fanfiction I since then only wrote original works and even railed almost as vehemently against fanfiction as Anne Rice herself! 😂 But I spent some time on Tumblr and I caved and read Burden of my Days by @hekateinhell and have never been the same since. And now I have 36 fics and counting!
What originally drew me to writing as a kid is just the whole idea of making shit up. I've been making up silly lil stories in my head to keep my insomniac ass busy at night since I was in kindergarten, and when I realised I could write them down? When I realised I could get paid money for that shit??? Hell yeah! I can make a career out of doing something I genuinely love doing, and I'm so grateful that it's even an option for me because I have no clue what I would have told people I wanted to be when I grew up otherwise. As I've gotten older, I've understood more about what exactly I enjoy about writing (which allows me to take inspiration from the books and shows I like without copy-pasting every minute detail that I don't actually need) - it's people. I like people, I like knowing what makes them tick, I like watching them fuck up and I like watching them interact with others. It's part of what draws me to psychology and sociology, too. I just genuinely enjoy stories. I could eat a well-done character arc for breakfast, honestly. And that's what gets me about the writing. My books don't need big grand plots, the conflicts largely are not centered around big bads with large armies, it's all about people and the relationships they have with others within the narrative. (Don't get me wrong, though, I have fantastical elements - vampires and ghosts, especially, are quite abundant in my stories).
Plus, there's something about the actual process of writing that just gets me in a good mood. Sometimes the executive dysfunction or general life fatigue makes it hard for me to get myself to pick up the pencil, but when I feel motivated, DAMN, the juices be flowing! Sometimes I get in the zone and I just know what happens next and the words just come to me and it feels good, honestly good. I can agonize over it for hours sometimes, but crafting artful sentences to paint a picture with words is such a powerful feeling. I just can't imagine how my life would have turned out had I not discovered how fun it is to write.
And with fanfiction? To me, it's all about connection. To look deeper at the text, to identify what you like about events or characters or pairings and make it your own, to really know the book you love so much. But not only that, then also you get to connect with other fans! You get to get excited together, be proud together, maybe even make friends through it! You get to talk to people!!! And I think the value of that can never be understated enough.
Anyway. I've rambled plently now 😂 thanks for the ask!
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caramelmochacrow · 1 year
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i managed to write until they meet edgeworth, feeling so so good! >:DD i think i already wrote a thousand words lol
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