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naffeclipse · 4 months

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Finished your latest chapter, and I was at rge ended if my seat from beginning to end. Amazing!

And at the end of the chapter I thought of an inquiry:

What if y/n is a hunter/fisherman instead of a photographer? How would they have met, and what would the dynamics be like? Would they bring each other kills to give to the other to show off? Or in Eclipse's case, courting gifts? Still would figure y/n wouldn't realize what Eclipse is actually doing.

Oh, man, I just flashbacked to Fisher Y/N from Deep Waves but for an AP fisher? They'd be a bit disgruntled and grumpy. Very hard working, set on the task and won't stop until it's done. They've got a shell that rivals crabs. Very gruff but has a heart hidden somewhere under all those brusque layers.

Of course, you're spooked when Eclipse pops his head up (he's a lot more terrifying, not trusting humans on their boats with their harpoons.) Still, once he sees that you're alone and also, well, pretty, he tones it back a bit to actually talk to you while still dangling you halfway off your boat above the icy cold of the sea. You manage to yell at the siren to put you back. While Eclipse does so, he promises to bring you fine fish, the best of the best. You wave him off like "Yeah, yeah, as long as you don't ruin my nets and don't kill me."

The next day, he's got a fat catch. You thought you got rid of him, but like a stray cat that's been fed once, he's back. If he can chat, he can help you push the nets onto your boat so the fish don't flop out and get away. You might pick one cod out (the best one but you would rather die before admitting so) and toss it to Eclipse for his lunch, as thanks, or something like that. Eclipse would beam at the exchange of gifts so soon but you're too busy trying to not slip on the half-frozen, half-wet deck to notice.

You know sirens are bad news, but you have the mindset of 'Eclipse hasn't killed me yet, and there's work to be done, so I better hop to it.' That kind of attitude, however, is what gets you into Eclipse's mandated cuddle sessions as he decides you've been working too long and require a break. Guess who is getting yanked across the deck, forcibly cradled, and persuaded to take a twenty-minute break by a large, touchy siren? You, of course!

It's unusual to endure this kind of attention (and maybe you thought no one would touch you like this, make you feel like you're not just a ghost on the sea.) You put your shoulder to the wheel and get the catch while navigating Eclipse's hands of avarice.

You learn quickly that there's no use trying to get out of his arms once he has you. You also learn that he likes seals, but you try to catch squid and even, once or twice, small sharks for him to snatch on. He returns the favor with a bounty of fish and even guides you to better fishing spots. He's always eager to hand you the fish he catches to you personally. You don't think too much of it when you take it in your gloved hands and his grin widens. (You think he looks infatuated whenever you stumble upon an old seashell or half-plucked feathers or shiny, chipped scales and figure he might think it's pretty, but you don't take it to heart—he probably just likes trinkets.)

One day, when the sea is calm and the fish are nowhere to be found, Eclipse decides you are due for a break. You both lounge on the deck of your smelly boat. You don't even push away Eclipse's hands while precious work minutes slip by, resting your head on his chest to his great pleasure. Eclipse manages to coax a few confesses from your lips with a few slippery musical notes in his voice. You really don't know why you start rambling like this, like a fool. You tell him you don't have anybody, but nobody has you. Sometimes, you don't feel like a person because the only time you talk to another human being is when business over the fish is conducted. You're so used to not having anyone to talk to that when you talk to Eclipse, your voice becomes hoarse and dry, but you don't mind. You don't mind at all, lately.

He tells you in that way of his that is as true as the sun and moon that he has you. You don't believe him, but you pull out a little... gift you've been quietly crafting for the past while you've known him.

Now is as good as ever to give him a simple piece of jewelry you made with a cord and yet another seashell that's so old and pale pink that no one will notice or care for it, but he takes it from you with awe. He ties it around his wrist and shows you how pretty it looks against his black and white markings. He says you need to strengthen your voice. You need to talk to him more. He will listen, and he will listen when you sing, too. The mere thought of you singing of all things jars you enough to finally pull you out of this fancy and get you back on your feet, scouring the sea for fish to catch.

Eclipse is still wearing the seashell when he drops back into the water, and he doesn't let you out of his sights on the sea. You're left to wonder if you're a fool for giving a siren a gift or for feeling pleased that he wears it so proudly.

#y/n: i have to work so don't get in my way #eclipse when he decides it's break time: sorry i can't hear you over me grabbing you for cuddles and rest :) stop fighting #he'd call them fishie instead of birdie #also y/n giving him anything and strictly rationalizing it as junk or needing to repay him but maybe eclipse will find it nice #eclipse getting anything from y/n: oh! our courtship is going swimmingly #apex polarity #amymaleneart #y/n gives him the seashell necklace and internally barfs at their own audacity and expression of feelings #eclipse is swooning because they're now engaged #they are not the same

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itsgonnagetinspiringsoon · 1 month

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ok I was already rooting for mazey before but this is everything

#fantasy high #fantasy high junior year #dimension 20 #brennan lee mulligan #lou wilson #mazey phaedra #fabian seacaster #fabian aramais seacaster #she's so nice!#she sees through fabian's act and she doesn't want him to be lonely #they're both trying to protect each other as a way of expressing their affection #and also straight up telling him that she doesn't like him because he's popular #she likes him because he's him #let's go people #make this happen please

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johnslittlespoon · 19 days

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man someone left a comment on one of my buckbucky fics today that said 'i can feel how much you love them through your writing' and i literally cried lol. why is that like. the sweetest/most fulfilling/validating thing you can say to a fic writer (who is way too deeply invested in his fandom of choice lmfao)? i've never gotten a comment worded like that before and it was so unexpected, i didn't realize how meaningful the sentiment would be to me wahhskdgjg <333

#yeah i'm Normal about them #they're not on my mind 24/7 or anything #i don't dedicate every free moment to creating content for them in some shape or form #also i need to get back to ao3 comments i get so overwhelmed by how nice they are #and then i take weeks to reply bc i never know how to fully express my gratitude they literally make me emotional lol #ik it's 'just' fic but whatever it means the world to me!!#only posting this so i never forget about it :')) <3 #johnslittlespoon yaps

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zaacoy · 9 months

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redrew an old piece from foreeevvvvaaahhhhh ago because the anatomy was all wonky, they dancey dance together yippee yippeeee :D

#Freenoodles is the couple that likes to dance together alone all the time and it STARTS out all formal and nice #but then they get distracted by how pretty the other is and how happy they are and eventually their dancing gets sloppier and less put-#together and they start tripping over their own feet but it's okay because they're so in love and it doesn't even matter #Tang is the type to just start busting out laughing and pigsy melts at his husband's unfiltered joy and they're juST SO.#RRRGHHHH DYing sobbing do you see my vision they are EVERYTHING #This is a redraw of smth from February crazy what 5 (technically 4) months of drawing the same two characters over and over again can do #They're so much rounder and softer and expressive now- improvement!!!! :D yyippppeeeeee!!#lego monkie kid fanart #lego monkie kid #monkie kid #lmk #lmk tang #lmk pigsy #freenoodleshipping #lmk freenoodles #freenoodles #zaacoy art💫

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sysig · 3 months

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Flowey has become my on-theme spacefiller and he’s so happy about it (Patreon)

#Doodles #UT #Flowey #Lol #He's a perfect spacefiller! He's tiny so he can fit anywhere but his text can also be as big or small as needed #He ends up reacting to nearby doodles in inappropriate ways which is fitting lol #Like the UGHHH one was in reaction to babybones lol ♪ They're so cute! And he is tired #Mostly he's just being silly and grumpy normal-style tho haha #He is also a great expression of my frustration with hell boxes ughhh (lol)#It's nice though since lately I've been less bothered with leaving some extra space on the page :)#He can still pop up! But just as an invitation not as a necessity #It's nicer to have a fully filled page of course haha but it's not so bad to have a little extra space here and there #And mostly to not have Worry about it to not be stressed about Having to fill a page #Still - having a little extra with a funny face hehe that I got toss into the mix and make my brain happy - it's nice! :D #Options ♪

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medi-bee · 1 year

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Fortune Amidst Misfortune. my stringbean. big into lizards, if you couldn’t tell. I gave him a major facelift when downpour came out, but ive had him for years lol

Fortune is a rude-ass introvert, and is totally engrossed in his genetic experiments. If asked, he’d tell you that he thinks the local wildlife are ugly beasts, but he’s secretly a huge softy for ‘em and everyone can tell. He would watch the lil babies grow up through the overseers and just be so proud.

Eventually just watching was no longer enough, so he gave his puppet a big revamp, as seen above. lizard-taur-terator? Except he only has minimal knowledge of robo-body building, so it kinda sucks. Lots of little errors that start adding up, which means lots of maintenance, so that big socket in the back is for plugging himself back in occasionally (and it also functions as a weak spot :) ). And he did have to make some concessions when deciding to separate himself from his umbilical. He doesn’t have access to his extremely competent problem solving processes or the entire history of the world, among other things? But he does bring along his lucky 8 neurons. that’s probably enough i guess? Surely nothing bad will happen.

But hey, at least he can pet the animals now! He once raised an entire pack of genetically modified yellow lizards (in the name of science). After they passed, he decided (foolishly) to hybridize lizard and slugcat (again, in the name of science). The little beast continues to haunt him to this day, eating his brain cells and chewing through his wires, refusing to be trained unless there’s a reward in it for her. He named her Nips at Neurons, after the first thing she did when she escaped for the first time. He adores her.

also his antenna do this

#my art #my characters #Fortune Amidst Misfortune #rain world #THE QUALITY? WHERE DO MY PIXELS GO #those aren't extra eyes btw they're just markings. i just use them for expressions #this isnt his 100% finished design. im sure ill be making little changes as time goes on #but this is the happiest ive been with it in a long while #guhh i need to render some sketches #i shouldve spent more time on the doodle page but i wanna go to bed #iterator #i will never get over how nice everyone here has been. the daily dopamine has been doing me wonders #except that I DONT KNOW TUMBLR ETIQUETTE #so many people leave wonderful tags on my post. i wish i could leave hearts on them :(

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wonder-worker · 29 days

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"[Elizabeth Woodville's] piety as queen seems to have been broadly conventional for a fifteenth-century royal, encompassing pilgrimages, membership of various fraternities, a particular devotion to her name saint, notable generosity to the Carthusians, and the foundation of a chantry at Westminster after her son was born there. ['On other occasions she supported planned religious foundations in London, […] made generous gifts to Eton College, and petitioned the pope to extend the circumstances in which indulgences could be acquired by observing the feast of the Visitation']. One possible indicator of a more personal, and more sophisticated, thread in her piety is a book of Hours of the Guardian Angel which Sutton and Visser-Fuchs have argued was commissioned for her, very possibly at her request."

-J.L. Laynesmith, "Elizabeth Woodville: The Knight's Widow", "Later Plantagenet and Wars of the Roses Consorts: Power, Influence, Dynasty"

#historicwomendaily #elizabeth woodville #my post #friendly reminder that there's nothing indicating that Elizabeth was exceptionally pious or that her piety was 'beyond purely conventional'#(something first claimed by Anne Crawford who simultaneously claimed that Elizabeth was 'grasping and totally lacking in scruple' so...)#EW's piety as queen may have stood out compared to former 15th century predecessors and definitely stood out compared to her husband #but her actions in themselves were not especially novel or 'beyond normal' and by themselves don't indicate unusual piety on her part #As Laynesmith's more recent research observes they seem to have been 'broadly conventional'#A conclusion arrived at Derek Neal as well who also points out that in general queens and elite noblewomen simply had wider means #of 'visible material expression of [their] personal devotion' - and also emphasizes how we should look at their wider circumstances #to understand their actions (eg: the death of Elizabeth's son George in 1479 as a motivating factor)#It's nice that we know a bit about Elizabeth's more personal piety - for eg she seems to have developed an attachment to Westminster Abbey #It's possible her (outward) piety increased across her queenship - she undertook most of her religious projects in later years #But again - none of them indicate the *level* of her piety (ie: they don't indicate that she was beyond conventionally pious)#By 1475 it seems that contemporaries identified Cecily Neville as the most personally devout from the Yorkist family #(though Elizabeth and even Cecily's sons were far greater patrons)#I think people also assume this because of her retirement to Westminster post 1485 #which doesn't work because 1) we don't actually know when she retired? as Laynesmith says there is no actual evidence for the traditional #date of 12 February 1487 #2) she had very secular reasons for retiring (grief over the death of her children? her lack of dower lands or estates which most other #widows had? her options were very limited; choosing to reside in the abbey is not particularly surprising. it's a massive and unneeded jump #to claim that it was motivated solely by piety (especially because it wasn't a complete 'retirement' in the way people assume it was)#I think historians have a habit of using her piety as a GOTCHA!' point against her vilification - which is a flawed and stupid argument #Elizabeth could be the most pious individual in the world and still be the pantomime villain Ricardians/Yorkists claim she was #They're not mutually exclusive; this line of thinking is useless #I think this also stems from the fact that we simply know very little about Elizabeth as an individual (ie: her hobbies/interests)#certainly far less than we do for other prominent women Margaret of Anjou; Elizabeth of York;; Cecily Neville or Margaret Beaufort #and I think rather than emphasizing that gap of knowledge her historians merely try to fill it up with 'she was pious!'#which is ... an incredibly lackluster take. I think it's better to just acknowledge that we don't know much about this historical figure #ie: I do wish that her piety and patronage was emphasized more yes. but it shouldn't flip too far to the other side either.

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shimmershy · 1 year

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Here's a little snippet of some out-of-context scenario I wrote about Chara while trying to deal with my own feelings.

Chara recoiled at the memory. Why did they say that? It hadn't even sounded like them, or at least the perfect, well-behaved, never-troubled version of themself that they let other people see. They hated the Dreemurrs. They decided right then and there. Their "new family" was corrupting them, taking what little good they had in them. They never would have lashed out like that with...before they fell. They never would have let anyone see them like that. They squeezed their eyes shut against the rush of their thoughts. Now the Dreemurrs could see what they really were: selfish, and evil, and ugly. Did they even deserve to be here at all?

#POV you're slowly learning to trust your adoptive family but now all your repressed anger and pain is bubbling to the surface as a result #and you don't know it's Normal and Okay to feel these things because you're so used to being scared of showing vulnerability #so you think expressing these feelings (or feeling these things in general) makes you evil #I'm not good at writing full fanfics or anything but sometimes I'll write little parts of things and go 'oh that's quite nice actually'#safeutdr #undertale #chara dreemurr #my writing #note: chara does not actually hate the Dreemurrs. they're having a lot of conflicting feelings at the moment

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thedreadvampy · 5 months

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The thing is I am definitely not happy or chill in the Immediate Sense lately but I am, big picture, so fucking happy with the person I am.

It's like. My brain was made by and for consistent trauma and since that trauma stopped about 5-7 years ago, it is incredible what the amount of resilience and cleverness and flexibility and thoughtfulness I developed to survive can do when it's not being all spent on surviving. like I had a hundred ton weight on me so I had to get REALLY STRONG to stay in the same place and not get 100% crushed, and when that weight came off I found I can use the strength it used to take to stand up and I can leap tall buildings in a single bound.

I was talking to my mum the other day and she said, "you've got the 'fuck it' energy at 30 that most women don't find until their fifties at least" and I'm like yeah man. Imagine how unstoppable I'll be in 20 years.

#red said #i don't know that i can express this clearly but it's the most encouraging thing in my life #my mum's always been proud of me but just lately she seems to actually really admire me #like she's genuinely impressed. she thinks I've surpassed her. i don't necessarily agree but it's a really nice quiet joy.#anyway like this sounds super up myself and it kind of is.#but also it's part of realising just how heavy the weight I've been carrying around with me for 25 years was #like not to be ridiculous but i have realised again this week. that it isn't that everyone's been raped that much and doesn't talk about it #i just have been raped an Unusually Consistent Amount. i have spoken to a lot of people who have had much more horrifying things happen.#I'm not sure I've talked to more than a couple of people who've had a similar level of total consistency of abuse from all angles #and the one is not heavier or harder to bear that the other. but. i think i spent most of my life listening to people's awful experiences #and going ok well nothing i went through looked that bad so it's microtrauma #obviously microtraumas build up but still.#then the older i get and the more i have these conversations the more I notice that stuff which to me is a microtrauma #is a lot of people's defining trauma. and they're reacting appropriately which means i am SO SEVERELY UNDERREACTING #told my friend the other day about a time someone who i still like and respect was having sex with me when i paralocated my hip #and then just kept getting really annoyed with me for not being ready to have sex again while i was literally crying with pain #until i caved and just tried to find the last painful position #and my friend was like pal what the fuck that's horrific #and i was like i mean no that's normal I've had sex with like maybe 3 or 4 people in my life who i haven't had similar stuff with #like i am genuinely thrown when i am allowed to say no to sex and have it be the end of the conversation. and not end up having sex #out of guilt or out of physical coercion or through physical rape. and i have had sex with probably like 40 people at this stage?#and I'm not sure it's as many as 4 i haven't had that experience with tbh #so like. I'm slowly coming to terms with the idea #that i may have actually been doing a hell of a lot of heavy lifting.#like i developed a sense of self that can survive being constantly crushed and at this stage is fucking diamond.

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ocean-waters · 3 months

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I wanted to do a little something for his birthday. Though I may be a tad bit late whoops.

Happy birthday to one of my most beloved characters ever. The shark boy Matsuoka Rin. He means the world to me. It's been so nice to watch him on his journey all these years alongside his friends ❤️🦈

#I relate to him since I'm also a crier hehe #the manjuus were so stressful to color lmao #they're so tiny so it was hard to see what i was doing #i think I've only ever drawn him with a toothy smile on his face #it's a nice expression though. very him #free!#free! iwatobi swim club #free! eternal summer #free! the final stroke #rin matsuoka

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smile-files · 1 year

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pov: you are a little bug or maybe a flower

#dandy's doodles #welcome home #welcome home wally #wally darling #kin #ask to tag #wally is just so nice to draw!!! all of his shapes and colors are so pleasant and fun to play with :)#again i must apologize to ibispaint x for being neglected in favor of my notes app #i don't know why but there's something so fun and freeing about drawing good art in something not meant for art at all #i also like its preset color palettes :) i didn't use any for this drawing but they're very nice to work with and be inspired by #to all of my artist friends out there: try drawing in your notes app! see what beauty you can make out of the mundane!!#anyway. i don't draw creepy wallies a lot so i hope you enjoy this one #he's just kind of looking down at you with a silly expression in the first one #like imagine you're lying on the ground/floor for whatever reason and he walks up to you like this #and is like ''what are you up to neighbor? or should i say 'down to'?'' and then he laughs his silly laugh #but in the second one it's like. he's looking down upon you if you know what i mean #covering everything but his eyes really does change wally's impression huh

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raziraphale · 5 months

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sorry just thinking about how weird people were during 13's era again. remember when Can You Hear Me aired and Graham tried to have a heart to heart with 13 about his cancer fears and she kind of awkwardly brushed him off bc she didn't know how to respond. and people were like up in arms about how mean and out of character she was being. like have you met the doctor ??? remember when clara made empathy flashcards for 12 so he would know what to say to people during a crisis ?? but when the doctor is a woman she has to suddenly be perfectly empathetic all the time and not a bit shit at it. ok

#it was SO weird #like the same scene would play out in similar ways with different doctors?? like they're all different people but they would all be awkward #expressing empathy ''correctly'' the way humans expect them to is not one of the strengths #and that doesn't mean they're not generally nice and compassionate??#reilly.txt #doctor who

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reitheist · 8 months

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I would pay exorbitant amounts to see a live action, adult-oriented show with all the agony, heart, and hilarity of ourgoodshadows surrounding queer women pretty pleaseeeee

#yes i know all about the cartoon lesbians they're excellent #but an explicitly queer show geared toward adults about a sapphic relationship would be nice yknow #theres older shows but they dont really align with the vibe i like #plus im a fan of vamps pirates and demons. sue me.#the only adult woman-centric queer show i know with the same sort of fantastical life-or-death will-they-wont-they vibe is utena #which is excellent but theres only so much utena in the world unfortunately #if anyone has any recs please feel free to share im desperate here #because being a lesbian with my main obsessions almost exclusively surrounding masculine queer expression feels lonely sometimes #dont get me wrong masc queer expression is great!#in fact i tend to relate to it more than femme lesbian stories since im butch/genderfluid/whateverthefuck #i just want a show that examines feminine queerness with the same complexity that o/fmd does #and the women get to try to kill eachother as a treat <3 #tldr; old man yaoi is great but i also if someone did a old woman yuri romcom i would explode on the spot #um. essay over.#personal

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hazeism · 4 months

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Hi!! Since pocketwei just recommended a bunch of your fics, I just wanted to tell you that I think you're the gold standard of dofuwani and mishanks on AO3. Actual inspiration. I need to sit down and devote a day to commenting on your fics because I've read most of them and your writing lives in my head rent free.

AOADFDUKIDUFLJ ??!!!! HOW DO I EVEN RESPOND TO THIS AAAHHA. "the gold standard" aahhadufdgu what the hell, dudedfkdufj. Thank you thank you!!

^^ Live Haze Reaction

Please don't feel like you have to leave any comments or anything, it already means the world to me that you took the time to read my writing, and be so fair and generous with it, (eyes glazing over, maniacal air) bringing it to life inside of you by considering it and letting yourself think about it (normal again), aaaahhaa it makes me so sentimental. We are alive !!!!

That said, of course, I'd be happy to hear anything you want to share in the form of a comment (getting the emaail is like a syringe to the spine for me), but don't overthink it or feel pressured to comment on everything or share in utter Platonic eloquence, blah blah. Just whatever you feel like saying, long or short, critical or flattering, observational or analytical or reactive, or even just an emoticon, it's all good!

(I suppose, too, it doesn't really matter whether you'd like to share them with me in particular--sometimes it's nice to give fixed form to your thoughts, and know they're worth that effort, so there's your explicit permission to simply use my comment sections as a medium to prove you exist, haha.)

but um. tldr. thank you! one million kisses.

#usually I think of akataka as like.. or it least I did (I've been out for a bit) think of it as My Tag because it was so empty ahaha before #I got in there. so haha to hear other people r like haze the akataka guy makes me sooo cheesed. they're so real to me #dfwn is like my bitch wife who I am hopelessly and magnetically devoted to I can't escape them ever so it's nice to know it's true in your #mind also. that we r fucking shackled together. i think i will be writing dfwn until the sun goes out #STOP TALKING HAZE HAAAZE STOP TALKING AAHH #ask #kookoofufu #since this was inspired by mei's fic recs also if u like my stuff i think you should see her beautiful mind scroll through her blog and #get brainblasted. she's so smart and her art is so good and expressive and eloquent and rich it has so many things to say and is so worth #listening to #man i always get embarrassed after I respond to an ask and i just leave the tab open with the reply typed and don't hit post. ok i'll hit #post now my bad.#mine

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dawdlecentric · 4 months

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D3G_Takahashi you are the boniji artist ever 💗💛

Their art really make me feel like this every time