#posting this to kick stuff off

[fallenlightsif]

Here's an example of a 500-word commission as I finish my ko-fi and patron commissions. They're available on my ko-fi.

“Hand me the bone shavings,” Rowan says, squinting down into the bowl they’re using for mixing.

You survey the assorted jars and bottles and reach for one filled with a powdered white substance.

“No, no. That’s bone powder.” They correct you, reaching across you to grab a jar you’d missed off to the side, “These are bone shavings.”

“Is there an important difference?” Your brows furrow, “And…whose bones?”

“It’s not a human’s bones. Likely deer or cattle.” Rowan gives you a dry but amused glance, “And when it comes to a potion that causes erosion, shavings are a necessity. The powder doesn’t pack the same punch, so to speak.”

You’re perched on a stool next to them, watching them crush and heat and stir. Ingredients are strewn about Rowan’s workspace, and you enjoy seeing them in their element.

“Don’t you crush them up regardless?” You raise an eyebrow, giving the mortar and pestle a pointed look.

“They’re melted, not crushed.” Rowan corrects, lighting a fire beneath the mixing bowl without even snapping their fingers.

Their magical aptitude is…breathtaking. You’d been told you were a powerhouse all your life, and you can only surmise that Rowan is at your level or higher in terms of raw magical potential.

“What do you plan on using an erosion potion on?” You freeze briefly, eyes widening, “People?”

Rowan pauses in their actions, looking at you incredulously, “Really? People?”

“It’s a fair assumption,” You flush red, “I saw you summon a spirit inside a man’s chest one time. He exploded.”

Rowan blinks, “I did do that, didn’t I?”

“Yes, you did.” You huff, crossing your arms, “So I think my question was warranted.”

“You might be correct,” They concede, which is a rarity in and of itself, “To clarify, the use of an erosion potion can be to eat through castle gates, render weapons ineffective…things of that nature.”

“Ah.” You brows raise, “Alchemy is…more useful than I imagined.”

“So it is,” Rowan gives you a small smile, “I’m glad our chats can be enlightening.”

“I come here for more than chatting,” You say, before realizing exactly how that sounds and feeling the heat rush to your face.

“Oh? And what else do you come here for?” Rowan raises an eyebrow, their full and undivided attention now placed solely on you.

“Um,” You swallow, glancing away, “You, I suppose.”

They blink, their face softening just a bit. Their potion is forgotten as they turn toward you.

“And I’m thankful you do,” They admit quietly, “I enjoy your presence, even if you only pester me with questions.”

“I can always go pester Orion.” You offer.

“Perish the thought.” They wave a hand, their smirk bordering on playful, “I’ll keep my inept assistant here at my side.”

“Inept?” You can’t help a quiet laugh, “Apologies if my lack of skill in alchemy is too much of a burden.”

You had meant it playfully, yet all traces of amusement flee Rowan’s face at the words.

“You’re not a burden, never a burden.” They say firmly, golden eyes flashing with some unknown emotion.

It’s clear the words has some baggage, at the very least. So you nod, and they turn back to their work. From your view of their profile, you can see the beginnings of a deep red flushing along the tips of their ears and you know their unintentional vulnerability was not something only you noticed.

When they ask for the next ingredient, charcoal, you pass them the jar with a shy grin. Your fingers brush theirs and they pause for a moment longer than necessary, just staring at the place where your hands touch. 

You feel warm all over from the briefest graze against them, and you aren’t watching their potion for the rest of the evening. Instead, your eyes are locked on their face; the curve of their smirk, the furrow of their brows. You find you’re quite happy to stay exactly where you are.

#fallenlightsif #rowan lozano #commission #posting this to kick stuff off #more content coming in a few ;)

[secretagentspydetectiveninja]

posting this with absolutely no context

#am i a cryptid now? i log on like once in a blue moon to post cringe and then leave again #ace attorney #apollo justice #tikki #random stuff #my stuff #ooookay okay okay okay. anyone reading the tags can have a LITTLE context‚ as a treat #so. sitting on my ao3 currently is an unfinished fic with exactly this premise #i want to finish it so bad. it haunts me every day. people leave such nice comments and everything #but i just have no motivation. trust me i've tried #i thought that perhaps drawing it might finally kick my brain back into gear #i'm so sorry readers i'm sorry i WILL finish it i promise it's not abandoned #it was so much fuuuuun #tikki are you seeing this. cringefail author who keeps playing video games instead of writing lmao #anyway goodbye friends i am gone again. logging off once more

[roominthecastle]

Siegfried x Audrey feat. "Take Me to Church" by Azra.T @ 5000letters

#all creatures great and small #acgas 2020 #samuel west #anna madeley #siegfried x audrey #long post #mine #i dont think i have done a quote set for them yet so it seemed like a good way to kick off the new year #and here's to more good stuff like this coming our way this year #*raises glass*

[kitamars]

hello have another doodle dump

#so eepy………….but the brain rot keeps kicking #i draw so much but im so averse to posting doodles which i need to get over bc i wanna show off stuff dkgjjfj #anyways #yoshida shouyou #sakata gintoki #hijikata toushirou #kagura #ginhiji #gintoki x hijikata #hijikata x gintoki #hijigin #gintama #ok bye

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

In the equineswap au does everyone know that wwx lost his magic bc his horn is gone or does he pretend it's there somehow?

Wen Qing casted her scotch tape spell

#poorly drawn mdzs #equineswap au #mdzs #wei wuxian #wen ning #wen qing #big note here: These are *not* the final wen sibiling designs I want to do better #they really should be red horses but i couldnt find my marker B*( #wen ning carved it with his own two hooves #its a good enough fake unless you closely inspect it which it part of the reason the yllz stays somewhat secluded #they also painted JC’s transplant. He hasnt been swimming (or washing his horn) in *years* so he has no idea #wen ning shows him the can of paint he used 15 years ago and that kicks of the core reveal. Horn reveal #theres an ask burning in my inbox about how thrown together this lore is and FINE you GOT me #its mostly rule of funny. #but yeah wwx post horn loss 100% resorts to acting lazy to avoid showing his broken magic off. Necromancy is separate from unicorn magic #if he pretends he can use magic its gonna be like…stage magician stuff.

[hi-im-kaybee]

the mech brainrot continues

#kaybee #character art #my ocs #art #mech posting #anyways a quick announcement #i don't necessarily wanna leave tumblr cos this is the biggest following i've ever built #but i also want to show my solidarity for the trans women who have been kicked off the platform #so i'll probably set up a few other accounts and slowly migrate offsite over the next few uh #months maybe? #i always do this stuff real slow #thank you all for being so rad for following me #i love each and every one of you #mwah

[cirrus-grey]

For the record, I no longer think Chester (FR3-D1) is telling Sam to stay away from the Magnus Institute. I think the message is more like: go to the Magnus Institute, because something horrible is happening there and the world needs to be warned.

#or possibly: go to the institute because i want to do something horrible to the world and i need you to kick it off #the magnus protocol #tmagp spoilers #9 rolling with it #my magnus protocol stuff #original post #magnus protocol speculation/analysis #fr3-d1 | freddie

[johnbleepingzoidberg]

UNTITLED EVIL LUIGI AU COMIC THING | Page 5 of (???)

the italian says “you’re a loser” i think. i googled common italian insults and that’s what it gave me. i wanted to go with something sharper but i don’t speak italian and i was a little worried about just slapping a harsh italian insult i found on google down and calling it a day without knowing the possible repercussions LOL

i feel like the coloring kinda got away from me on this one. oh well. also i meant to actually put pictures in the frames behind bowser in panel 5 but i forgot. double oh well

little jokes/references i tried to hide in here that may or may not be very legible:

mario’s new coffee cup says marty. because i love the idea of mario being the mushroom kingdoms savior for 20+ years and yet the toads still can’t get his name right at starbucks

the time on the alarm clock reads 10:05 and is a band reference :)

luigi’s doing some research on the paranormal and is reading a book called can you burn a luigi board? a guide to the paranormal because that video truly lives in my head rent free and it’s just. too perfect. because. come on. luigi. ghosts. etc. totally unrelated to the story just wanted to throw it in here Somewhere lmfao

#bowuigi #bowser x luigi #luigi #bowser #super mario bros #mine #evil luigi au #my art #kinda starting to run out of steam on this a bit because works kicking my ass #plus with the whole mr L thing i’m like…….hmm #this isn’t as original as i thought #OH WELL #i’ll try my best to continue on #or maybe start something new who knows #also sorry if the formatting is off #i posted this page on my ipad this time vs my computer #so might be a bit wonky #the band reference is to Coin btw #unrelated but i’m super tempted to get a flip phone #one that can still access like spotify and maps and stuff but like #one that’s nice and simple to help reduce screen time #kinda want a samsung fold too but not til they come down in price and are more durable #anyway. totally random tangent #but yeah

[thedisablednaturalist]

Tw for weight loss mention

The whole exercise will cure your disability thing is a fucking joke. Yes exercise is beneficial for your health, but only if you aren't already on shaky foundations. You need to be on a treatment plan that WORKS before going into the maintenance phase. You wouldn't do regular maintenance on a broken item, you'd work on getting it up and running first. And maybe it would even need specialized maintenance afterwards if it's especially fragile.

I have fibromyalgia and acute degenerative disc disease. My immune system attacks my nerves and discs in my spine are slowly calcifying and causing the bones to constrict and damage my nerves (i think thats how it works). I have days where it feels like my body is on fire from nerve pain and days where it feels like my spine is about to rip from my back. And days where I have both (like today!). I get numbness in my hands and feet. I have horrible migraines. I can no longer walk unaided more than maybe 5 minutes without severe pain. I have something wrong with my knees and hips but the doctors don't know what yet.

You'd think I live an obviously seditary lifestyle correct?

Hell no.

I walk aided on average 6 miles a day over difficult terrain OUTSIDE of regular activity almost everyday. My legs are muscular and strong. I get my heart rate up and a good sweat, like all the gym rats swear on. I am often doing physical labor such as weeding, digging, sample collecting, pruning trees etc.

I'm not saying this to make other disabled people feel bad or prove that they can do anything if they just tried harder. This is an extremely painful lifestyle I've chosen that takes a lot of lifestyle management AND BOUNDARIES to keep up with the work. I also have an extremely forgiving boss who is also physically disabled and knows what I'm going through (deciding between your passion and your health and having to do so each and every day) No one should ever be expected to do what I do. I'm not even sure if I should be doing this myself.

This is to prove that exercise? Has not cured me. My muscles are strong but still hurt as if they're broken and I have to take more breaks than my coworker. I am constantly getting out of breath and I flare up regularly if I'm not careful. I am in excellent physical condition outside of my disabilities. I go to different doctors several times a month to get checked out.

I previously went through a diet program and lost a lot of weight (basically starving myself and got off my depression meds which cause weight gain but are also the only ones that work) and guess what? That didn't do shit either!!! I still felt horrible!!! I've since gained back the weight anyway after switching to focusing on adding more nutrient dense foods than taking stuff away from my diet (also muscle weighs more than fat, and fat helps cushion my aching joints and spine).

The muscle doesn't do shit for my disabilities outside of maybe some stability. Exercising everyday doesn't make the pain go away. Without my medications and aids and nutrition plans and steroid injections and spinal adjustments and physical therapy (that takes my fibro and spine into account) and alternative work methods I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DO WHAT I DO. Exercise alone is like trying to make a car run with no oil. Yes it'll go but it'll get more and more damaged till it can't and will need its entire engine replaced!

And yet I see new doctors and they look at me and the first thing out of their mouths is do I exercise? I should try doing a little every day :) and then i fucking blow their minds when I tell them about my job. No longer can they use that fucking cop out on me. I've been through this rodeo. Ive tried their suggestions. If you are in pain and nothing is helping? Exercise ain't going to do SHIT. You need to get to a point where you can move without severe pain first (if that's even possible). Then and only then should you consider implementing regular exercise if you can. Also weight loss talk is a red flag and a cop out. They made me lose 50+ lbs before they would look into the reasons behind my pain. Weight loss did nothing for me and exacerbated my pain.

I am living proof that all that shit is a lie and a cop out. That is the point of this post. I cannot believe people with serious medical conditions are being forced to put their bodies through extreme duress just to be believed. You are not disabled because of laziness or because you sit a lot. Plenty of people live seditary lifestyles and do not live in constant excruciating pain (they may develop disabilities later in life due to this however, and should be doing preventative exercises to maintain their health)

Please, share my story with doctors. Use me as an example. I am proof that "exercise first treat later" does not work. I should not have had to wait years to have my pain validated. I'd rather hundreds of fakers get (what? A blood test? An MRI?) than one chronically ill person get told to try yoga and go away by a doctor.

#wrenfea.exe #doctors and nurses dont fucking clown on this post #anything you say needs to be backed up by sources with apa citation thrown in for good measure #this is my personal experience dont tell me im exaggerating or just havent tried hard enough #i will kick you with my horse legs and then go lie down for 4 hours #bedbound people i am sending you so much love and will probably be joining you in a few years #chronic disability #chronic pain #spoonie #fibromyalgia #disability #chronic illness #from the field #physically disabled #this also applies to neurodivergent and mentally ill people but pls don't derail #this is mainly about physical disabilities #you are welcome to make your own post and reference mine if you want @ me and ill reblog it #sometimes im like oh i cant be disabled bc i do all this stuff im a faker inflatrating the community #and then i have days like today where i cannot leave my bed #i am so pissed off that people with long covid and ME have to go through that fucking exercise rehabilitation program #that actively makes their mitochondria worse #you wouldnt start using a vase without fixing the cracks first #the water will spill out and the flower will die #degenerative disc disease

[wormontwostrings]

it’s spring yay !

#tbhk #toilet bound hanako kun #jshk #jibaku shonen hanako kun #aoi akane #tbhk aoi #kicking off the new season with fanart for something I don’t post about #it actually has a really special place in my heart and I want to draw more stuff for it

[batwynn]

This is the second time in my life I dreamed that a Not Chris Hemsworth version of Thor showed up and told me something like it would be ok even if the world was ending, and I’m trying not to read any meaning into it but... hmm.

#personal #Batwynn talks #dreams #the first time was in 2013 #I actually posted about it on here #he kicked my water bottle off a bridge lol #I don’t know if there is any #dream meanings #but it is a bit weird #why Thor???? #this time he was showing me some stuff out in the unirvese #places that had already cooled and died #and told me it was ok #that’s the expected ending

[boysborntodie]

It’s just so hard to get a balanced characterisation of Johnny. Like it’s unfortunately really easy to fall into one extreme. Like yes he killed Bob because he never wanted Bob to scare him again but also Johnny is upset at this and wishes it hadn’t come to that. No he is not weak, he’s emotionally strong and his life has probably made him physically tough too but also he is small and considerably less physically strong than the other boys (this is important to his character because these are things he’s insecure of and admires Dally for). Yes Johnny is very much a greaser and this means that he’s not entirely innocent but also he IS law-abiding, he doesn’t like committing crimes and would rather live an honest life, also he has a strong moral centre and disapproves when others cross lines. Johnny has flaws and can be jaded and angry and maybe even mean but at his heart he is someone who values kindness and goodness above all else and strives to be good. There needs to be nuance here

#the outsiders #johnny cade #se hinton #i saw an old post about johnny being barely a good person and while i agree with a lot of the stuff the op had said it’s also like #barely a good person? johnny cade? who spends the whole novel wanting to be good? #the novel kicking off because of johnny standing up to dally for cherry? #johnny wanting to be good to whole novel and being satisfied with his death because he dies doing something good? #johnny who tells pony in his final moment to continue being good? #johnny who wanted dally to see good in the wold and become good himself? #that Johnny?

[crushedsweets]

anon is so real whenever i get a crushedsweets notif i think "what wonderful whimsical thing ab crp is sucker gnna share today" while bedrotting

WONDERFUL WHIMSICAL THING and then its me responding to an anon attempting to use .. rizz...

#LMFAOOOO #ur so sweet #its funny cuz ill be sharing my crp stuff anywhere. #today in my tutoring center i was posting my uni au. #id critique a speech and then type away. correct outlines and kick my feet. sign off on worksheets and giggle about their uni mascot.

[musubiki]

need to think about something taffy and coco can do during the timeskip because i am now thinking it would be awesome if all mochis guild members joined an (at least partially) antagonistic purpose after she left and the timeskip begins with a bunch of missions trying to get them back

#i am still thinking about this as an rpg #gotta do 3-4 quests first getting your guild back before you can actually advance the main quest #lime -> m34th regiment #oscar -> madam springs #coco (and by consequence taffy) -> ???? #mochi would kick madam springs ass to get oscar back on board #its been on my mind to make some kind of overarching organization anyway #something like the adventurers guild in genshin #the people who post the commissions and you sign up for magic community jobs #hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm #i am only now thinking of the possibility of separating coco and taffy................................... #taffy does the (ive been fucked up my whole life and i need to figure some stuff out) trope and fucks off for a while #mayhaps????? eyes emoji????

[icewindandboringhorror]

a quite simple outfit, trying to use the little blue and white apron thing (which is actually a dress I think, that I just leave un-buttoned in the back and added an apron-like tie to lol)

#self #mori kei #jfashion #NOT really but like.. it's.. adjacent I guess.. forgive me .. I may try using tags again though I kind of got out of the habit ghhj #I need to be... Seen to some degree. I want to start selling clothes and sculptures again to recoup the costs of having to euthanize my cat #and stuff . but that won't be very successful if I have like.. 15 people to sell to lol... #the eternal Hermit Conflict where you hate attention and Being Percieved in general yet in todays capitalist society it is nearly #a necessity to have some form of social network or media presence especially in creative fields. etc. etc. ... kicking screaming wailing #sobbing so on and so forth.. tearfully punching the cold mossy stone walls of my evil wizard tower... #I was also thinking of maybe opening a few sculpture commission slots and maybe Tumblr Blazing that post or something #but.. again.... sobbing crying interacting with the general public oughhf ouuch -500 HP #why can't I just be approached by some wealthy 65 year old woman who is nonsensically infatuated with my art for no #reason and gives me like $10.000 a week for food and art supplies and etc. and I can go fuck off into a cabin in the middle of nowhere #in the uk and just be left alone to work on my projects without even needing to build any form of connections or social presence because I' #already set for life and can just get funding and connections whenever lol.. WHICH not to be ungrateful like obviously I still appreciate #anyone who follows and interacts with my posts. I dont mean it in a 'grrr fuck all of you imbeciles I wish I could delete my blog!!!' or #whatever hhjkjk.. I just mean it more in a like.. I am very socially inept and my mental illness gives me severe social issues so any situ #tion where I'm expected to self promote or network or interact with others generally is nightmarish and stressful for many many reasons #and if I could somehow skip that part and just go straight to being a famous author or somethin.. that would be cool. Which I know EVERYONE #hates networking and stuff but I mean like.. on a level most people could not possibly comprehend.. I am not just an 'introvert'. I am like #doctors declare me incapable of functioning in general society very poor mental health prognosis probably should have a caretaker at #some point type Hermit lol.. ANYWAY ghbhj... alas.. I also feel weird about the sculptures in terms of what to charge for them #and always have which is part of why I stopped selling them. If I charged a fair even like $15 an hour many of them would be like #close to $150+. and nobody is going to pay that for a decoration. that doesn't even factor in like.. supplies or time spent communicating/s #etching the concept (if a commission) etc. etc. I thought it'd be better to just auction them then and let people pay what they want inst #d of a set price but etsy doesnt allow auctions and is it weird to just.. link people to an Art Ebay or something lol.. #AAAANYWAY.. the outfit.. I still love these shoes. they're nice and a little Older Style looking. always into pastel florals too lol #(everything is thrifted as usual. excited about the shirt because it's so puffy! it was in the halloween section though ghjhj.. like when i #s october and they make the special aisle in goodwill for 'Costume' clothes even though theyre all just normal stuff I would wear ghg)

[luna-of-ophelia]

interiors of my main house 🍞

#my post #hi hi long time no posts! i'm trying to get back into my own game :'') #i've been in some sort of animal crossing nostalgic kick lately (abt the older games like wild world and city folk) #so i've been wanting to plah more! i also wanna show off my island a bit #i should also post more HHP stuff as well.. i've done tons of those but usually forget to take pics #also idk about the bread emoji. it just felt right LOL #animal crossing #animal crossing new horizons #acnh #interior