#ruderubicante

[antariies]

Late Winter in Divinity's Reach

Summary: Winter and Urlae are invited to celebrate the Lunar New Year's festival in Divinity's Reach.

Characters: Winterlayt, Urlae Summer, Lily Summer, Verdanzy

Notes: Winter's POV (2nd person); fluff; 1.2k words; this is my 2024 secret santa red envelope gift for @ruderubicante! happy new year!

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The charr have this theory about humans, that they insist on being so noisy all the time to make up for their dull sense of hearing. You’re inclined to believe it. You’ve only just arrived in the Crown Pavilion and the cacophony of firecrackers and joyous shrieks bombards you from every angle, unrelenting. This was a bad idea.

“This was a bad idea,” Urlae remarks, echoing your thoughts. “We should leave.”

Well, now you obviously can’t leave. That would be letting him win.

“You can leave, if you’d like,” you offer, perfectly cordial. You even give him this sort of sympathetic look you’ve been practicing.

Urlae sees right through it. “You can drop the holier-than-thou act. I know you hate this racket just as much as I do.”

Your reply is as pleasant as spun sugar and just as substantial. “Hm? I don’t know what you’re talking about.” A gaggle of human teenagers rush by, and for some reason, every single one of them feels the need to knock their bony elbows into your legs as they pass like you’re some Dragon Bash piñata. “Ow,” you intone with the same lofty cadence.

Urlae crosses his arms, unimpressed. “Winter, I can see your eye twitching.”

“You should get yours checked then, Doctor.”

“You’re acting like a huge prick right now.”

“And is that your personal or professional opinion—”

“Dad! You made it!” A new voice interrupts your bickering. Urlae turns faster than you, eyes scanning in the direction of the familiar shout until he spots a young charr squeezing her way out of a sea of humans. The tension bleeds from his shoulders as his daughter makes her way over to the pair of you.

“Oh,” he murmurs, a fond smile stretching across his face, “Lily, you look stunning.”

That, at least, you can agree on. Her hanbok is gorgeous in its simplicity, consisting of a pale green chima, an even paler yellow jeogori, and as she gets closer, you spy little white flowers embroidered on the goreum. Combined with her soft, well-brushed fur, she looks like the last frost before spring, in spite of her namesake.

Speaking of spring. Verdanzy is next out of the crowd, the blue-and-orange ribbons of their hanfu fluttering wildly behind them in their hurry. Their beizi is light and delicate, long sleeves billowing around their body like a cloud.

“Hi, Uncle! Hi, Dad!” they cry, and now it’s your turn to smile. Which, to everyone else, looks like an infinitesimal uptick of the corner of your mouth. It seems like a hassle for them, having to constantly dodge lanterns and paper dragons and the occasional stray sparkler because of their height, but when they skid to a halt in front of you, it’s clear that nothing short of an apocalypse could ruin this day for them.

“Wow, Uncle,” they start, breathless, “you look great!”

Pleased, Urlae gives them a short bow. He’s wearing an áo dài himself, a long-sleeved peach-colored tunic embroidered with matching blossoms over black trousers. The whole ensemble is made of silk, and the reflection of the warm lantern lights in the fabric creates an illusion of luminescence.

“Thank you, Verdanzy. I’m glad at least you two understand the importance of dressing well,” he says, shooting you a sidelong glance.

You look down at your extra lumpy sweater. It’s a thing of beauty—in your humble and unbiased opinion—made of eye-catching (though some would say eye-searing) red and yellow wool. “I’m told these are the traditional colors. Very auspicious.”

“But not traditional dress,” Urlae says, picking at a loose bit of yarn on your shoulder. You slap his hand away.

“When did you get here? Have you eaten? Just in case you haven’t, we got something for you!” Lily manages all in one breath. “Here!”

She shoves a paper carton under your noses. Yours, literal, and Urlae’s, figurative. The gentle reminder that you two can’t eat regular food dies on your tongue when you open the container.

“...Is it human custom to eat raw meat during this festival?” you ask instead, staring down at the chilled pile of—you sniff the meat—uncooked pork.

“Nope!” Verdanzy chimes in, “We just asked if we could have some of the, uh, what’s it called?”

“Bánh chưng,” Lily provides helpfully.

“That. We asked for some of the filling before they cooked it. They didn’t even charge us.”

“You’re kind to think of us,” you say, taking the small wooden skewer that Verdanzy holds out to you. The raw pork strips are soft and marbled with fat, yielding under your teeth with surprising ease. Seasoned well with salt and pepper, but unlikely to make you sick later. It’s not bad. Urlae gives you a knowing look as he chews slowly on his own meat skewer. It’s rare the two of you get the opportunity to actually enjoy the food you eat.

“Have you two been enjoying the festival?” Urlae asks after swallowing. 

“Yeah!” Verdanzy nods fervently. “We’ve been having lots of fun at the game tables. I think one of the dealers is using loaded dice, though. I lost a handful of silver there.”

You reach for your gun.

“Dad.”

“That was humor,” you clarify, holstering your pistol. What, did they think you were actually going to shoot someone for your kid? …Hm. Unconvincing even in your own thoughts.

“I liked your joke, Uncle Winter,” Lily reassures. “And you two are just in time for the lion dancers! They’re about to start, c’mon!”

You and Urlae are unceremoniously dragged through a throng of people and all the way to the front of the crowd. Some people glare up at Verdanzy, who can’t help their height, but quickly find other places to look after catching a glimpse of your glower. A crash of cymbals and rhythmic drumming pierces the air, and cheers erupt as costumed dancers bound into the middle of the circle.

They don’t look like any lions you’ve ever seen, but what do you know? Perhaps Canthan lions are much more friendly and colorful than their Elonian counterparts. Admittedly, they’re growing on you. The puppetry is impressive, and for most of the performance you even forget that it’s two human dancers under there, and not one giant, fuzzy beast.

A little ways to your right, Lily urges a reluctant Urlae to offer a cabbage to the lion. “Quick, Dad, he’s coming back around, hold it out! He’s not going to eat it if he can’t see it—”

The lion considers the offering for just long enough that you can see Urlae’s patience wearing thin, then takes the whole head of cabbage into its mouth, making a show of chewing the vegetable with great vigor. Abruptly, it stands up on its hind legs, opens its mouth—

“This is my favorite part,” Verdanzy whispers.

—and begins spitting cabbage leaves back into the crowd. Before you can move out of the way, Verdanzy holds their arm up above your head, protecting you from being pelted by the chewed-up cabbage. To your endless amusement, Urlae is not so lucky. As soon as he peels a cold, wet leaf off his face, he’s immediately hit with another one. And another one.

“It’s supposed to bring good fortune, apparently,” Verdanzy explains, grinning. They look down at you, eyes bright with unrestrained mirth. You would give the world for them to be this carefree all the time.

“Is that so?” you say instead of voicing that thought, “I suppose I am feeling rather fortunate right now.”

“Yeah? That’s good. Happy New Year’s, Dad.”

“Happy New Year’s.”

#gw2 #guild wars 2 #our server had too much goin on in december so we turned out secret santa into secret red envelopes for the new year instead! #my writing #ruderubicante

[ruderubicante]

Twin Shadows

#zorua #pokemon #hisui region #ruderubicante #illustration #hisuian zorua

[chenanigans-draws]

@ruderubicante

I wanted to make them eat that beetle jelly.

#ruderubicante #art fight #art fight 2023 #original art #stuff for others #digital

[corromon]

Dressed to kill

Gift doodle for my friend @ruderubicante

#art #digital art #corros art #anthro #not my oc #bunny #viera #ffxiv

[ogrepoppenangleaksofficial]

STAFF QUESTION

Can you confirm or deny the rumors that Earndil, Alfa, and SpeakerD are all living in the same apartment complex like a bad sitcom while their landlord, RudeRubicante, tries to deal with their constant rent evasion?

#answers

[iraprince]

artfight attack #43, revenge on @ruderubicante!! AF post here!!

#my art #others ocs #artfight #gallery

[dalennaugw]

Went to a CC hangout a while back where we got to chill and swap doodles. Bit like the art parties, but for guildmates who hadn't been able to make those.

I held onto these for a while so I could draw some more from the references I'd gotten... but my brain. Meh.

So here's what I did get.

A gathering of barkfaces to talk shit swap notes about fashion and socializing.

Winter gives no fucks actually. Valyrion is definitely learning something from this.

Commander Valoop has seen far too much and not been able to bite nearly enough people to compensate.

You might be looking like a chew toy right about now. You should probably step back a bit.

Valyrion and Valoop are from @dasozelotvonnebenan and Winterlayt is from @ruderubicante.

#guild wars 2 #gw2 #gw2 fan submission #sylvari #quaggan #art #other's characters #valyrion #valoop #winterlayt #heulwin #got some faster results than i expected with little artist cards and blue pencil and ink #you can't really fuss about getting details just right when the ink goes down and you can't take it back #(well you kinda can with white ink. but only so much)

[hawkepockets]

better late than never, and celebrating 5 years of goofing off together… it’s

🏳️‍🌈[CC]’s Pride March!🏳️‍⚧️

from left to right: my Pepa, @antariies’s Harley, my Prem, @sniperr’s Faehrnem, @starseers-garden’s Feilim & Calach 🏳️‍🌈 @guild-wars-instead-of-work’s Auri, @ruderubicante’s Sarienne, @pact-valkyrie’s Aedira, @aleyannadenton’s Aley, @dukevindication’s Tenlura & Nentres 🏳️‍⚧️ @dalennaugw’s Heulwin & Myrra, @pyroengi’s Teek, @commanderyes’s Snargle, @commander-titania’s Tania, & @dreamersterrace’s Austin

#gw2 #guild wars 2 #tyria pride 2023 #tyria pride #despite all the tribulations of this summer i am so so so proud to present everyone’s hard work !!!! (ㅅ´ ˘ `)♡ #pocket art

[bogkeep]

ART FIGHT 2023 PART 5

Nor and Illaes belong to @woxbirdie

Miquetl belongs to Anaklusmos

Tiberius belongs to @sn0wbat

Poeme Helgazyr belongs to @ruderubicante

Velma belongs to LeMew

Varpu belongs to @mareliini (read @plantcomic)

#art fight #art #digital art #let me know if u want me to post anything separately!!

[commander-titania]

character club art party drawins from t minus like 2 hours ago

ft. characters belongin to @sniperr @pact-valkyrie @antariies @dalennaugw @bjoramarches @starseers-garden and @ruderubicante

#guild wars 2 #gw2 #six pix #scribbles

[yeeshastone]

I really struggled with this one in both making and photographing. Some characters just want you to enjoy the moment and not try to capture their freedom through a lens. @ruderubicante Your character has been stuck in my AF bookmarks for so long I figured id show them a little love off season, hope you still like it.

#fan art friday #mini #sculpt #sculpture #not my character

[ruderubicante]

#art commissions #commissions #signal boost #ruderubicante #illustration #art

[gw2-zine]

For the next month we will slowly be introducing our wonderful contributors!

Rude Rubicante | Sylvari Artist [@ruderubicante]

[ID below the cut]

[Recreation of a gw2 equipment interface, the text has been changed to match the creator] Rude Rubicante +twitter.com/rrubicante +ruderubicante.tumblr.com

Transmuted Quip Junk Sylvari Artist A series of mistakes and stale jokes wrought into the shape of a person. Upon being asked what to write for this section, the response was "Something Witty." Unique Account Bound

[End ID.]

#gw2 #guild wars 2 #gw2 zine #contributor introduction

[starseers-garden]

Another art party, but this time with just my guild, [CC]!

@aleyannadenton @pact-valkyrie @dreamersterrace @ruafaoladh @dalennaugw @hawkepockets @ruderubicante @prismaticaurene

#ccartparty #art party #others ocs #gw2 fan submission #sylvari #charr #asura #human #norn #gw2 #guild wars 2 #feilim of the stars #ink #sketches #copics

[likemesomesalads]

the first some sketches from vsartparty both EU and NA

I don't remember everyone's handles, so sorry about that but I'll tag everyone I do know.

@mabaki @floral-necromaniac @mesmerblossoms @ruderubicante @zhenghuaz @silvesi @scribesofcalamity

#gw2 #guild wars 2 #vsartparty #I'm planning to make more because i got so many screens of so many amazing characters #it was such a blast

[kerra-and-company]

Okay! Didn't get everyone, but I got a lot of you! :D

Happy NA VS Art Party Saturday <3 And thanks so much to @leafofkudzu for organizing this!

(Tagging everyone who I know for sure has a kiddo in here under the cut, but I know there's a couple of you whose names I didn't catch and/or whose blogs I don't know--or am blanking on in the moment!)

@commander-gloryforge @archonarlo @sergeazel @storm-called @ruderubicante @scribesofcalamity @commanderfloppy @kamiporterbridges @vigilbutts @sleepysshadows @silvesi @moonlit-grove @kralkatorrik @zhenghuaz @hawkepockets @dalennaugw @vampiricsheep @the-cash-cache

Thanks so much to everyone for coming out! It was great to see you guys!! :) <3

#gw2 #vsartparty #screens #other ocs #the first draft of this post broke tumblr's post editor alsdjk;f #too many pics of y'all for it apparently #and i am Not an expert editor of photos as you can see #very much still learning (and still trying to acquire appropriate software lmao) #but hopefully you guys enjoy these!!