#keeping on hustling

[galacticturnip-art]

“Garak, let go! I can’t see the injury if you’re gonna hold my arm like that.”

“Forgive me, Doctor. I’m just a little nettled by the dynamic imbalance of our professions. You are always having me on my back to take care of the tiniest of scratches. And yet I have you perfectly standing still with every collar alteration or hemming of your pants. I would hardly call that a fair exchange, would you.”

“Hm. And here I thought you always enjoyed the access to my pants.”

- blurb courtesy of Andrew, the bestest creative collaborator 😋

#garashir #Star Trek #deep space nine #ds9 #star trek fanart #still NOT the garashir I have promised #I’m hustling to get the damn bird book inked completely by Jan 1st before I lose my one therapist who is always keeping me accountable #THEN I can ink the damn comic I was so excited about

[sullyfortress]

I had this weird idea of what part time jobs the Sully teens would have in a modern AU and I immediately thought:

Neteyam: Camp councilor or coach

Kiri: Crystal Shop or Hot Topic

Lo'ak: Wendy's

#and he fucken hates it bit boy keeps getti g fired from all his other jobs #au avatar headcannon #tuk hustles fidgit spinners on the playground

[ripplerain]

SAY NO MORE FAM

raised it into a killing machine 🍎

#I was gonna keep it as an Applin bc cute but since Kieran's message I immediately trained it #chose Flapple bc Hustle>Sticky Hold #also I love Flapple #THANK YOU KIERAN #pokemon #pokemon kieran #trainer kieran #applin #flapple #pokemon indigo disk #pokemon scarlet and violet #pokemon sv

[muffinlance]

Prompt: Aang didn't know Zuko was raising a baby dragon

Aang tilts his head. He doesn’t lower his staff, because—because Zuko, but he doesn’t try hitting him again, either. At least, not anywhere near his chestplate, which the other boy is very suddenly defending like there’s a second Avatar inside.

“Do you… have something in there?” Aang asks.

“NO!” shouts Zuko, who definitely has something inside his armor. It makes a kind of scrabbly-paws-on-metal sound and then—

“Do you have a dragon in there?” Aang squeals. 

And maybe in retrospect he should have thought more before bouncing towards the fiery teenager, but in Aang’s defense there is the cutest, tiniest, fluffiest little maned dragon head he’s ever seen trying to peek out of Zuko’s neckline. And anyway, the other boy is way too busy backpedaling and trying to push the dragon’s snout back inside to Capture the Avatar, so. So Aang absolutely shoves a hand at the dragon’s nose for it to smell him, because that’s how you greet them—

—Or is that praying mantis-dogs?—

And then there is a Fire Prince squawking and shoving him away, which is definitely not a bending move, but not before a little lizard tongue tickles Aang’s hand which is so cute.

“Uh,” says Sokka, lowering his club. “I. I am not actually sure how I’m supposed to be reacting, here.”

“We’re fighting,” snarls Zuko, who is cupping protective hands over the dragon, and definitely not fighting. The dragon has wormed one stubby little leg and an adorably oversized wing out, and seems enthusiastically set on more. 

Which is the point where Zuko’s uncle finally catches up to them, at his usual leisurely pace. If he wasn’t with Zuko, Aang would maybe think that the older man wasn’t all that invested in catching him.

“Nephew, do you…” And then he catches sight of the dragon.

Zuko pales.

“Hello, Uncle Backup,” says Sokka, grabbing Aang and Katara’s arms. “And that’s our cue to go go go.”

Zuko chases them. Because he’s Zuko.

Zuko… gets ahead of them. Which is not very chase-y?

Zuko vaults into Appa’s saddle ahead of them and holds his hands up as Katara threatens him with a hovering stream of water. He… doesn’t seem to be leaving, or attacking, and his uncle is running after them way faster than Aang is used to, so. Yip-yip?

Katara and Sokka sit down, once Zuko’s uncle looks very small under them. Zuko keeps his hands up. The baby dragon is flapping its free wing appreciatively in the rushing air. And chirruping really cutely.

“So,” says Sokka, slowly. “You… needed a ride?”

“I don’t—” Zuko starts to shout, before lowering his volume, even if his tone is exactly the same. “I don’t need a ride.”

“Uh-huh,” says Sokka, even more slowly. 

Zuko continues to keep his hands up. His dragon is trying to squirm the rest of the way free, and has decided that gnawing at his chest plate is the way to do this. It’s making pretty good progress against the black and red paint. The metal, not so much.

Aang keeps glancing back from Appa’s head. “You, um,” he says, suddenly realizing that You seemed scared will probably just lead to more shouting. And fire. Which there has been a really noticeable lack of, and Aang kind of wants to encourage that. 

“Did your uncle not know about the dragon?” he asks, instead.

“Uncle is the Dragon of the West,” Zuko says, more quietly than Aang has ever heard him say anything. And also like it’s a full explanation. But judging by the equally confused looks on Katara and Sokka’s faces, this isn’t just another thing he’s missed during the past hundred years. 

The baby dragon huffs at its lack of progress. And flops, like an over-cooked and very dejected noodle, against Zuko’s chest. 

Zuko swallows. And stops glaring at any of them, because he’s no longer meeting their eyes. He lowers his hands, slowly, and works a shoulder strap free. It’s enough for the dragon to puddle limply down into his lap, where it curls into a very alert spring. 

“Do you know how someone gets the title dragon?” Zuko says. “By killing a dragon. Uncle thought he killed the last two. And father was—he was so mad, not that uncle killed the last, but that he killed two. That he didn’t leave some glory for the rest of our family.”

Sokka clears his throat, after the obligatory awkward silence. “Your family is… kind of messed up, huh?” 

“What was your first clue,” says the Fire Prince, his scarred face deadpan.

His very prominently scarred face.

Oh. 

Katara crosses her arms. Which makes her look grumpier, but she’s not able to bend as quickly like that, so Aang knows she’s feeling less going-to-waterwhip-you grumpy and more prove-me-wrong grumpy. 

“If killing it would be so glorious,” she asks, “why haven’t you?”

“It— She— She’s just a child. It wouldn’t be honorable,” Zuko says, straightening his back.

“Uh-huh,” says Sokka.

But Aang. Aang grins. “Hey! I’m a child, too!”

The Fire Prince groans, and drops his face into his knees. His dragon climbs up onto his head and, using his ponytail approximately like a tree branch, stretches both her wings out, and lifts her little nose to the wind.

(You can also read this and other prompts on AO3.)

#Sokka: no but really why are you in this saddle #what is the plan here #Zuko: groaning intensifies #the AU where Zuko joins the Gaang early because he needs to put his dragon into Avatar-protected daycare #also the AU where Uncle keeps trying to get close enough to explain but Zuko is Really Good at hustling the Gaang into the saddle #they make GREAT time to the North Pole #Uncle: I JUST WANT TO TALK #Toph: COME BACK WITH A WARRANT #did she join the Gaang early too? #who knows! not me! #Avatar The Last Airbender #atla #Zuko #Aang #Sokka #Katara #Iroh #ficlet

[bixels]

Rewatching Better Call Saul with my partner (their first time) and man. Jimmy x Kim but as Startrix... So easy to imagine GG20s Stella and Trixie pulling stupid scams and hustles on chumps and running away with their money giggling and kissing.

#personal #delete later #we keep looking at each other during jimmy x kim scenes and going “startrix” #the stupid charming pathetic loser who can't keep herself out of trouble #and the straight edged highly capable lady who can't keep herself from having fun #trixie's a magician too. slight of hand stuff. she totally hustles people when she's low on cash

[azovyon]

1585

#taehyung #kim taehyung #taehyung fanart #bangtan #bts fanart #bts v #vampire taehyung #digital artist #artists on tumblr #my art #rottura acromatico #if u see an extremely similar painting like this floating in the tumblr ether yes it's still mine same artist different name #gotta keep ur bts side hustle on the DL yknow

[dylanconrique]

dreamt that s6 premiered last night and that tim proposed to lucy, and while as far-fetched as it is to get a chenford proposal of all things straight out the gate, i must admit tim bradford circling back to the spot where he first asked out lucy in front of the precinct to pop the big question is so incredibly genius of my brain to come up with during my deep slumber, therefore i have to add it to my never ending list of wips.

#*carly catalogs #the rookie #tim bradford #lucy chen #chenford #otp: you know me so well #EVERYONE IN THEIR FRIENDGROUP AND PM EVERYONE AT THE PRECINCT ALL HAVE A PART TO PLAY IN THE BIG EVENT #like the main ladies (angela/harper/celina/bailey) are in charge of stalling and keeping lucy away from the precinct/that particular area #while the guys hustle to decorate that picnic area out front and make sure things are set up to plan accordingly #everyone who works at mid-wilshire plays a small part in the proposal plans so everyone comes gathering around once lucy arrives #i imagine the main ladies take her out for a little 'girls day out' getting mani pedis and spray tan and other stuff like that #before delivering her back to tim #WHY DO I HAVE TO GO INTO WORK RIGHT AS I WANNA WRITE THIS????????? UGGGHHHH 😩😩 #oh well i'll rewatch 5x08 when i get home that'll light a fire under my ass when i get back

[meggsssart]

My precious blorbo Elden

Typical good boy paladin who is this close to being done with his party's lawless bullshit

#my art #d&d oc art #dungeons and dragons #dnd character #he lives in my head rent free with my other OCs #frankly they would all hate each other #Freiya moved in her sassy vampire boyfriend and he keeps making a mess #Reid (they're not sure if he's even actually a student any more as he's like 36 and never goes to uni) is throwing constant parties #Reva actually dropped out of uni and is running an illegal side hustle and not paying council tax #Elden is sending passive aggressive messages to the group chat about a cleaning rota #whoops ive accidentally created a british uni student HMO au #they're still not paying me any bloody rent

[rubia-peregrinart]

. .._. .. ._.. ._.. .. _.

#kirby #kirby and the forgotten land #elfilin #fecto forgo #still inactive here but monthly discord prompts keep the hustle going #gijinka #nudity// #artistic - neither have any private parts #rubiart

[theokusgallery]

Arsenic with these tbh... 👀

Having normal thoughts that normal people have

#i think i hauve covid #i need to draw something for this but im about to go to class so it'll unfortunately have to wait....... #ask #biocrafthero #arsenic #for later #now im picturing that as like. his assigned preferred weapon #because i keep talking about knives but as ive said before hes more of a 'blunt violence' typa guy #this would be perfect........ #dont look at me im thinking of mutant and omen yomi hustle . #i main mutant because it looks sick and it has Pounce. i love Pounce. mutant also has visible claws #and my friend specifically sent me omen because they thought 'hey thats a nick-like mod character there' #mutant has claws and omen has acid... i think is so mutant-coded... #close-range combat with claws....... #...sorry this wasnt supposed to turn into a rant about the turn-based fighting game #anyway i think it fits him. very much. #and it would also be very practical for- say- removing one's eye from its socket #mmmmmmm...

[studentbyday]

sometimes i make a really long list of things i wanna get done that i wonder if i will just overwhelm myself again, causing future me to give up entirely. but i'm realizing that i shouldn't just accept defeat. i should push myself to get out of my comfort zone and try to get as much done as i can when i can (i.e. when i have the energy, attention, and time). maybe i'll surprise myself, maybe i won't. either way, it will be okay because i'll have learned something.

#studyblr #stemblr #stem academia #stem student #100dop #100 days of productivity #studyspo #study motivation #overwhelm #anxiety #depression #the whole emotional rollercoaster #we ain't doing that #we're gonna try to keep ourselves stable by accepting whatever the results of our best efforts may be #pep talk #for myself #words thrown at the wall #it's not hustle culture #it's just pushing myself out of my comfort zone to be a better person #while prioritizing maintaining my mental health so i can stay motivated

[remyfire]

Klinger knew he was the main character, etc.

#i have borrowed that from zuzia forgive me but it was completely correct #i love how theatrical and big klinger is so often #he's such a hustling showman who is so used to drawing attention to himself so his partners in crime can safely get away from trouble #but also who the fuck keeps giving klinger fire #max klinger #maxwell klinger #m*a*s*h #mashposting #mashblogging #war of nerves #s6e5

[miralyk]

i’m so… i’m so tired, both physically from schoolwork and especially Mentally lately bc of anxiety about the animation industry = having the means to live and sustain myself (i don’t want a job that’ll kill me working in or kill me studying for the credentials or job opportunities for), it’s been hard to try/enjoy new things;; however, there’s some comforting solace in nostalgic old stuff to think about for now until i’m ready/able to keep going

#text #delete later #i want to just do 9-5 fulltime storyboard work to collab w peers and be a part of telling people’s stories #but i’m so exhausted i don’t have the power to hustle grind or do stuff like clout chase and Market Myself Online y’know #i’ve been on the fence to change to be a nurse and keep art as a hobby which Is the pragmatic logical idea but. still. the FOMO and pain

[radiojamming]

Cold boy larping today

#the wind chill is keeping it around -20F but i’m still at work #y’know hustling or whatever keep that grind going

[bionicbore]

I think it’s hilarious just how many abilities/apps Chase has in his roster, mostly ‘cause there’s a lot of them that just leave me wondering why you’d give that to him?

Going through the wiki, it's like almost anything that was needed for plot got thrown onto Chase. And there are a few of them that I think would’ve been better suited for Adam or Bree, considering the skill sets

Imagine if Adam had magnetism instead, and it overlapped with his blastwave ability as an EMP, making the umbrella ability electro-magnetism

Bree’s abilities are about stealth and scouting, so give her the fingerprint and facial recognition to compliment her vocal manipulation

And for things you don’t have to take from Chase, but just give all 3 of them: the senses to a minor degree. Give Bree the hearing for eavesdropping, give Adam the sight for accuracy, while Chase has both at max

‘Cause the thing is, doing this doesn’t devalue Chase at all. His intelligence, and everything that comes with that, makes him immensely valuable to the team

They were designed as a unit of weapons, so I can’t help but think of their abilities divided as such

Adam’s not the muscle, he’s the combatant. Defense and offense are his specialty, and his passives give him the ability to incapacitate at close and long range

Bree isn’t the hustle, she’s the recon. She can get in and out of secure locations undetected with the utmost efficiency and safely bring the intel home

Chase is more than the brains, he’s the support. He can process the gathered information and strategize accordingly. His ability to link with and override his siblings’ bionics can be a game changer in dire situations and makes him versatile

Idk, I just love power dynamics

#Lab Rats #Adam Davenport #Chase Davenport #Bree Davenport #None of this is like 100% or anything I'm just brainstorming rn #I also kinda wanna explore/revise the purpose of the Commando/Triton apps but this is already kinda long #So I guess ask me about that if anyone's interested? I'll probably talk about it eventually 'cause y'know. I can't shut up #ALSO it's not said in the main post but I still think Chase should keep the force field and laser bo. Those fall in line with support #As well as just personal viability #And the molecular kinesis. It overlaps with the mind angle and it's pretty powerful #It really felt like the writers didn't have any faith in Chase though so they just gave him every convenient ''app'' they could think of #Like they didn't find him useful otherwise #Which I guess tracks since half of his plots are just him trying to prove himself #As if he needed to #I think that might be why he wasn't my favorite. They overcompensated and gave him so much #That Adam and Bree felt underutilized in the bionic department #They really were just Hustle and Muscle 90% of the time #While Chase is the living embodiment of the Matrix for some reason

[comraderoscoes]

suggesting they're sabotaging gr for lewis' contract is high-key insane and i actually admire the delusion. you think lewis . a rookie who beat reigning two time wdc fernando alonso even while he was throwing wads of cash around and threatening to blackmail ron dennis. is sitting in those contract talks with his arms crossed saying get him out of q3 and we'll talk

#i respect the hustle #keep them coming #i will read them all