#thank you for taking an interest though!

[5qui99l3draws]

one fairysona with a pigeon friend for @pfandghoul!

commission info here

bonus thumbnails because they're cute:

#commission #pfandghoul #this one also gets a closeup because I'm very happy with it #I have also somehow become the pigeon guy and tbh I am not complaining #I just think it's very funny #note on the current status of my commissions: #my carrd says I'm on a semi hiatus until the start of next year #which is. kind of true #for those of you who don't follow my personal blog. my employer went bankrupt and I am now finding myself unemployed #so whether or not I can take on more commissions in the foreseeable future depends on how my job search goes #if you are interested in a commission I still invite you to send an order through my form! #I just also ask for patience and understanding in case I have to say no #it will kind of depend on how much energy I expect it to take and whether or not I can bring that energy at that time #no harm in asking though :] #big thanks to everyone who has commissioned me so far <3

[skeletoninthemelonland]

😭😭

#BEHIND THE CODES SPRINGTRAP NOOO #Hi. im posting this here during a break from studying. i'll be back soon though #:] #i plan on making some springdad au animations in the future to better my skills #working on the au helped me get through some stuff irl and honestly im not ready to let go of it so soon #i'd say its different from the aftons suburb one. i had lost interest in it when it became some sort of shitpost #there is nothing wrong in having 'shitpost aus' but ig its not how i wish to view things #i do like ephemeral stuff #things that last for a while and that make you think 'woah. im glad i had the opportunity to see this' are always my favorite #aftons suburb was one of these cases #springdad au is going through the same path. but i trully believe theres more content to come from it #oh and about BTC? #i took a break from it. its been two or three months since that folder was last opened (and if i did open it. i didnt do anything) #its relatively hard to come up with good dialogs when theres also a need to comprehend how different characters express themselves #especially when said characters are older than you. or smarter than you in some way #some of them speak louder. while others will speak through their actions #thought i had to grow up a bit more to understand how these things work. #turns out. that mindset was blocking the whole creative process #anyway. its going to take a while #thank you for your patience

[azuneekun]

Hi! I really love your art! I have a new farmer OC that I've been wanting to show off, but I don't know how to introduce them, do you have any tips? I would draw them but idk how

i hope you have a good time introducing your farmer!

#stardew valley #stardew valley farmer #stardew farmer #sdv farmer #my art #hi sorry i was gone im super busy and also recovering my health because my immune system plummeted lmaooooo #im getting better though. heyo #i wanna answer a lot of u guys asks but im sorry if i take long :( i dont have much energy/stamina #thank you for always enjoying my work i rly appreciate it #ill try to do some more oc stuff other than fanart but idk whod find a bunch of fruit that interesting LMAO

[good-beanswrites]

hii hiii is it alright if I request something with kotoko and haruka?(platonic ofc) their character foils drive me insane with all the weak stuff authngghn icant be normal about them

Oooh thank you so much for the request! I realized that these two actually have one of the smallest windows to talk easily, given Haruka's nervousness and Kotoko's T2 changes. They have such interesting approaches to strength/weakness, and I hope I could capture it a bit here! This takes place immediately following Kotoko's bday timeline after Harrow's release:

“I’ll accept those birthday wishes…” Kotoko gave him a wave over her shoulder as she returned to making her bed.  

She shook her head in awe. It was rather impressive how quickly the boy had changed after his verdict. The others had more subtle differences, but he was someone entirely new. She could rest easy, at least, knowing that her verdict wouldn’t change her much. For as long as she could remember, she’d been like this. She knew where she stood, and neither guilty nor innocent verdict would affect that. This verdict was really only an indicator on whether the warden could be trusted or not. 

Her body tensed up when she turned back around, startled by Haruka lingering silently in the doorway. She decided against chastising him for scaring her half to death. Still, she couldn’t keep the bite from her voice as she asked, “did you need something else?”

“Ah… I just…” He twisted his hands together. “I had a question.” 

He fell silent, but Kotoko could tell he was chewing on his next words. She waited.

“H-how do you do it? All the time? You’re older and stronger and braver and I-I just don’t know how.”

“Give yourself some credit. I’m not that much older, or stronger. I only have, what -- two, three years on you? And you did very well in the arm wrestling tournament the other day.” 

She wasn’t being patronizing. For someone so sheltered, Haruka could do some damage. He stood a few inches taller than her. The others had taken the arm wrestling as a little game, but Kotoko had used the event to measure up her fellow prisoners. After his close match with Mikoto, she had made a mental note to take him seriously. 

“No…” his expression twitched, getting frustrated with the misunderstanding. “Not muscles. I mean… you don’t have someone like Muu. You don’t need someone next to you all the time. But you still talk with everyone… and it looks easy. All the time. You always know what to say, and what to do. You never look scared. You never cry.”

Kotoko’s smile softened. She wasn’t the prideful type, but his words gave her a wave of accomplishment. She certainly was scared. She did cry. But she wasn’t about to show a single crack in her resolve in front of anyone here. Haruka had given her the greatest of compliments by confirming her success.

“Ah, you mean strength of spirit. Well, that doesn’t just appear out of nowhere. It comes with my purpose, with my virtues.”

“Virtues…?”

“I see the injustice around me, and want to protect the innocent. When I see how awful the world can be, when I see the monsters that are hurting those who are weak, I can’t help myself.” She clenched her fist. “The power to do so just comes to me.” 

“Oh…” Haruka looked down at his palms. 

Her heart sank, realizing he didn’t quite understand. It was a shame that not all of humanity could be as righteous as her. That heroic drive had always come so naturally to her; she wasn’t sure she could put it into words to explain to others.

Haruka’s open hands were trembling. “Um. Is there any other way?”

“Hm?”

“All my life… I only cause pain to everyone.” His worry gradually turned to desperation.” I hurt everyone who gets close to me. Especially things that are small and weak. My whole life, I’ve been nothing but a… a curse. So… is there another way? Please. I want to be better. I want to be strong! I want to be like you! Tell me!”

He stepped forward, pleading. Kotoko stepped back. 

His blue eyes widened at her sudden shift into defense. “Ah! I. I’m sorry. I’m-I’m sorry. It’s your birthday. You should be… Have a g-good day.”

“Wait.” Kotoko stopped him before he could flee. She was aware of the massive gap between them, the vastly different backgrounds they came from. Still, she offered the same advice that had helped her in her toughest of days. 

“Don’t worry so much about others’ strength. The quickest way to burn yourself out is getting overwhelmed with the power that’s all around you. Once you start putting all your focus toward honing your own skills and strengths, you’ll realize how much you’re truly capable of. You don’t need anyone else. You’ll realize that you are enough.”

“I… am enough…?”

She placed a hand firmly on his shoulder. 

“So, no need to get all worked up now, okay?” 

“O-okay. I’ll do my best.” He stiffened, trying to appear worthy of her words.

She let out a bitter laugh. “I told the others not to do anything for my birthday, but I don’t think they paid me any mind.” Kotoko still couldn’t fathom how they were so friendly with each other given the situation. “Let’s go see if there’s some cake or something.”

#milgram #kotoko yuzuhira #haruka sakurai #thank you so much! this one was super interesting to write 👀 #the thing is even though they dont have any direct problem between them they would still have a hard time communicating #but once they DO communicate there would so much they could learn from/help each other with!!! #this is leaning into my theory that kotokos murder (like harukas) was a rightful emotion that spiraled out of control #it really puts it into perspective how young kotoko is when you remember shes not too much older than haruka #and theyre both susceptible to strong emotions that stem from feeling weak int he face of the big scary world #but kotokos sees her as some blessing of power to serve her heroic thoughts and haruka sees his as a curse #ty to my pals who helped me find the exact spot in the timeline i was looking for 🙏 #although kotoko doesnt believe she can change that easily she 100% undergoes the exact type of dramatic change as the others #once again referencing the arm wrestling info from yamanaka #between that and the fact that strangulation actually takes a fair amount of power #i just think its very good to remember that haruka is so physically strong #also something something kids looking up and wanting to be like kotoko and her complex emotions on that.... #these two are sooooo interesting AH #drabbles

[wormshirt]

The Doctor needs one of those classes they give to expecting/hopeful parents but for humans. Get their ass enrolled in a parenting course. And everytime they get a new companion he has to retake the course.

#doctor who #dw #the doctor #inspired by the deleted scene of her just pushing amy out of the tardis doors into space #while amy was having an anxiety attack. YOU CANNOT DO THAT! #they have access to all of time and space the doctor has to be able to find a human parenting/caretaker course #bonus points if he ends up taking one for human children. #imgine youre travelling with the doctor and he leaves and comes back one day and says they enrolled themself in a human management course #and youre like 'oh thank god finally' #and then she just starts bubble wrapping the entire tardis and locking off entire rooms and giving you coloring sheets and stim toys #when you get bored #and starts taking you to like. fucking parks to play with other humans. #and starts carrying like fucking snacks like lunchables and shit everywhere and giving them to you at regular intervals #and you're like 'hey what the fuck.' #and you ask them what the hell they're doing and you find out they were learning to care for human TODDLERS. #and you're like. jesus fucking christ. explains so much. mildly disconcerting how much stayed the same though. #and so obviously you ask 'do you see me as a child?' and the doctor is like. ah. interesting question. #you know what else is interesting. OOOOOOO TELETUBBIES LETS LOOK AT THE TELETUBBIES OOOOOO EDUCATIONAL GAMES OOOO!!!! #LOOK AT THE SMALL HUMAN ON THE SCREEN WHICH PAIR OF SHOES MATCHES THE DRESS??? CHOOSE FAST!!!!!! #this could also open the door for an amazing bit though #where you start doing all of the same things back to the doctor and it works even better on them than it did you. #turn their ass into an ipad kid. they start arguing too much put his ass on minecraft pocket edition. #she just sits there for 1-3 hours. dead silence. you walk over like. 'hey. um. you good.' #no answer. you look ove rher shoulder. she has recreated ancient rome in minecraft in exact replica and is the reigning emperor. #they are roleplaying the roman senate with sheep and villagers. okay. can you please save the world now. please. #this is not to infantilize the doctor. he is old as shit. they are an adult. but by god can they be easily entertained. #not to mention that a key factor of the doctor IS their eternal childishness. #but they ARE a fully grown adult. beyond that even. ancient 'were you alive to see the dinosaurs grandpa?' ass motherfucker. #they are just also a masive loser. who would love minecraft pocket edition and lunchables. probably. who doesn't though. #bangers

[awakenthebeing]

Knock Knock

Hiii, I have a new question (and this is for one art for you again,mhm, I think I've got a hyperfixation on Piepoe,help-)

How do Piepoe will react to mirror? Does she will react normally or like a cat/dog (aggressive/with curiosity)? If she react normally - will she like to look at it, maybe to preen a little sometimes?

Actually, they can react both normally, without much reaction at all, or with negative thoughts/feelings toward the reflection. Sometimes she doesn't know if he's looking at himself, or at another clone, or at something else entirely. Mirrors are a bit confusing for it... and rarely can cause feelings of stress for no apparent reasons <:3

I think there are definitely some rare times, when the reaction to the reflection is calm, that Piepoe fixes their outfit or adjusts their hat, etc etc :3!

#Do i really look like that #Or is that a clone? am i looking at me or someone else #...i look fucking weird. #translations for Piepoe thoughts btw #thank you for this very interesting question though!!! it was a joy to figure out the Piepoe reaction ^^ #make sure to take it easy!! be safe and drink water and rest and eat food...!!! sending lots of love your way!! thank you again!! #💘💖💖💘💓💘💖💓💖💘💖💓💖💘💖💓💖💘💖‼️‼️‼️ #Piepoe arts

[aq2003]

so true david

#i am correct about media and i need to stop letting the many takes i disagree with peer pressure me into potentially thinking otherwise etc #thanks david 'the doctor is ace' tennant for saying what i already knew <3 #though i do think ten suspects it once or twice he never really confronts/believes it until the last episode when martha says it to him #also he mentions the first version of the script has him stripping down before getting into the bed and how he thought it didnt feel right #THANK YOU KING for stepping in bc that would have given me fucking nightmares. NIGHTMARES. good lord. #anyway ten and martha my beloveds you make me crazy nd the unrequited romance while central is like the least most interesting thing. To me #dr who #david also says smth like 'the doctor ain't gonna be seduced anyway' later on abt the witch thats like 'my enemy has such a handsome shape' #MY WARRIOR. MY BROTHER IN THIS HARD BATTLE. I KNEW I COULD TRUST YOU. CLASSIC WHO STAN. ACE DOCTOR WARRIOR #aspec doc tag #10 era

[roxannepolice]

hope I'm not late for the ship meme, may I suggest 12/simm 👀

You're absolutely not too late, this unironically helps me get around to write my thesis 😅

Who’s the cuddler? Twelve is very embrace averse in the canon, and I think so is Simmy. However, the Master is willing to make sacrifices to annoy the Doctor, so he keeps plopping himself on his lap like it's free real estate. Essentially, Twelve likes his personal space and Simm also likes Twelve's personal space 🙃

Who makes the bed? The Master is a bit pedantic in this area, but after he made the bed a couple of times Nardole thanked him for sparing him this work, so obviously the Master got very pissed and started going against his bed making instincts. Especially given that Twelve only now found out Nardole has been making the bed all this time rather than it spontaneously rearranging itself against the law of increasing entropy and was very happy the Master would do such a selflessly kind thing. So now the bed is a permanent mess and Bill got popcorn for the daily tense stand offs over it

Who wakes up first? Whenever the Master actually wastes his time on such a trivial activity he gets awoken by Beethoven blasting on a guitar. Needless to say, the TARDIS had to start producing a supply of guitars after each meets its gruesome end in a hydraulic press

Who has the weird taste in music? The Master took up the reverse of the Doctor playing classical music on an electric guitar, so now he's mostly into a string quartet cover of I can't decide and Carmina Burana version of Waterloo

Who is more protective? Twelve is not very happy about it, but still feels obliged to end up with a very pissed wet cat version of Simm fished out of Sea Devils' contraptions

Who sings in the shower? The Master, very loudly and purposefully wasting his actually good voice. Given the TARDIS is not very fond of this regeneration, she takes the opprtunity to turn on only hot or only cold water, which results in the Master singing even louder in definace of blisters and coldbite

Who cries during movies? The Doctor allows himself a few somber tears while watching highbrow gangster dramas that are actually cinematic poems about how an individual with every potential to be a decent person becomes a monster and loses everything, betrayals and broken childhood friendships, but also capactiy for last minute redemption (think The Godfather, Once upon a time in America or Angels with dirty faces). And then ruins everything including Nino Rota and Ennio Morricone soundtracks by commenting on them in a very passionate and grandiloquent way that all the same would fit well a sunday school sermon. The Master can later be found performatively bawling his eyes out at the episode in which teletubbies couldn't make the tubby custard machine work so they sang a special song (lyrics of tubby custard, tubby custard, tubby custard (...) tubby custard) to fix it

Who spends the most while out shopping? They're both absolute absolute disasters shopping, but mostly for cosmetics. Twelve spends hours browsing thorugh hair-floofing products while Simmy needs to scrutinize every beard trimming device and test them on other customers' dogs. The one time they went shopping together each made the other wait with the bags outside and started manipulating the timeflow so the torture can last longer

Who kisses more roughly? Again, Twelve isn't very touchable, so Simmy kisses him Bugs Bunny style whenever he drops his guard for a second

Who is more dominant? Twelve is a bit too tired for that, while Simmy flaunts every triumph like making him carry more bags from the disaster shopping trip or seeing his selection of pizza toppings placed on top of Twelve's

My rating of the ship from 1-10. I really wish we had more of their interactions, because I kind of see them turning every domestic detail into an intense battle of wills. Also, Twelve is just more fun to annoy than self-flagellating Ten. Solid 8 ❤️

#tag games #thank you so much this is fun! #and srsly if anyone wants to throw anything at me i'll always be happy to answer though i may take some time #my academic career genuinely profits from it #i actually made a deep dive into teletubbies lore to give this answer :3 #noo noo uses he/him pronouns in case you're interested #doctor x master #thoschei #twelvesimm

[ifindus]

now that you are almost done with your studies, where do you wanna work?👀 do you think you will take more studies in the future?🧐

I really want a permanent job in a museum 💖 that would be the dream. But I'm not opposed to working as a field archaeologist or other related jobs in the meantime - I'll probably have to anyway 😅 I'm very done with studying right now, so I'm just trying to get any job at the moment - thinking about maybe start taking commissions... 🤔

#thanks for asking 💖 #idk if people would be interested if I started doing commissions #I'd still answer asks and such - but right now I have 142 asks in my inbox #and it will probably take a lot of time to get through them all #I would prioritize commissions though - so that when you commission you are guaranteed to get what you want #we'll see....

[ourpleboy]

it would be interesting to see DAVE cosplaying YOU and YOU cosplaying DAVE can you draw that? sending love

YEAHHH

#ask #my art #dsaf #dsaf dave #dayshift at freddy's #eyestrain #this is such an interesting concept thank you.... #this was a good day to request this because im wearing that gayass outfit from the first image irl today LOL #i look so evil in that second picture though^^&^&&as i should be #anyway #sending you love back okay!!! take care!!

[dreammeiser]

Hey! I was wondering when you started this project and what made you want to pursue puppets?

Hiya!! Make sure you're cozy and comfie while reading this Dream Meiser Lore, okay? So funny thing-- This story started with Earl! I made him back in high school, but liked him so much I gave him a story after graduating! Back then, it was just about him and his silly little friends questing in his Dream Realm! Back then there were Nightmare lads that were also Jesters, I can show you... Really... REALLY embarrassing concept art, and I'm gonna hate that it's on here for the public to see, but people are now interested, so:

Yes, you can already tell the story was black and white Good vs. Evil, hahaha! Good grief! But yes, Dreamalong's origins were in my cringe era! Even my style has changed drastically from then-- back then I had a friend group that valued realistic proportions and I had an interest in High Fantasy, but after graduating from college, I favored more streamlined styles for TV animation instead. As time passed I would juggle this project amongst the many, many others I had whenever I got burnt out from one, and characters like Fiona, Bertie, and Teddy got added in as their stories fizzled out. That's all I can recall right now, but if I can dig up more art, I will show! As for what made me want to pursue puppets! My career actually started with them-- digital puppets, that is, but I got my start at Jim Henson's working as an intern on Sid the Science Kid... I think I joined in the summer after graduating from high school, but I'm not 100% sure as it was a long time ago. But I've been working with Digital Puppets ever since-- On Sid, I got to paint some of the framed pictures in the backgrounds, Gabriella's house in particular! I also modeled random things in Maya for them, like pumpkins for their Halloween special :o) But I've made a career out of designing characters and then rigging them for digital puppetry after graduating from college, too! All of that time exploring different styles paid off as it made me versatile! My dad has also just always been a huge fan of The Muppets and Jim Henson's, so I've always loved them as well. Sadly though, I never really had the confidence to actively pursue Earl's (now Archie's) story until now. Even as recently as college, when I would mention my Jim Henson Days, people would act... odd? Mean, even? Some rolled their eyes, or their eyes would glaze over like I just said the most dumbest thing, haha. So it wasn't something I talked about much unless you were a close friend. It took a lot to get to the point I'm at now where I can share it, and I want to credit Clown for that, honestly. What a trendsetter, he made puppets cool to like again! When I first saw Welcome Home, I got really emotional, not gonna lie. His work brought me back to Jim Henson's, just being there, walking around the studio, admiring the fellas that are just casually sitting around the office (That Skeksis that was right next to the employee kitchen forever, hahaha!). Shows, internships and gigs end, but the fond memories and friendships I made there stayed with me! Clown's work took me to happier times, and gave me the courage to pursue my projects again, and for that, I give him what I can to help his project because I love it and believe in it, too!

#Thank you for the ask! #Sorry it is a long story! But I hope it's an interesting read! #I know people see puppets and immediately associate them with Clown now! #Especially when horror is mixed in! But mascot horror is a really popular trope these days! #I am purposely taking DAWM in a different direction though haha! #DAWM asks #DAWM project

[banchagu]

HI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So I've wanted to participate in Inktober for a really long time now, but always knew I wouldn't be able to finish it to my liking (or at all without dying lbr) in only a month. Still, it seemed like a great exercise in traditional art, composition, and emphasizing quantity + pace over "perfect" – all areas I especially wanted to improve on at the beginning of the year. Around February I decided to Just Do It and simply spread the challenge throughout the rest of 2023, with the deadline being December 1st. And now I have everything done! 21 characters I like from various things and 10 random originals, one to post til New Year's Eve :9

BASICALLY the point of this post is kind of a warning for spam, do what you need if you wanna avoid it! I'll be using the tag bguink2023!!

#also regarding asks about a shop or prints #so sorry for never answering first of all AAAHHHHHHH #and i'm interested but it looks like that takes a bit more space/time/etc (at least the way i'd wanna do it) than i can spare right now #soo -magic conch voice- maybe someday #i really appreciate the support though thank you!!! 😭 #it's starting to get so fricking cold where i am waugh #hope the weather's been decent in other places

[candyredappledragon]

Hello Kieran! Hope your doing great, look if your not busy i do have two questions about Marshadow, How did your grandparents and Carmine react to them, and have you tried using them in battle, i am deeply sorry if they caused you any trouble over the course of you having them, they did want me to give em to you, and i think it was a good choice to do so, they seem to stay at the house at night instead of running off to train and coming back at 3AM, a very free spirited ghost, to put it easy, idk what about you keeps him at bay but never change, your doing great

oh well given the events of what happened to me earlier... well im fine! ( for now )

i cant say based on their reactions because marshadow just vanishes right away if another human comes by. they dont want to be seen i guess. cant blame 'em since you know unfamiliar settings and all. uh marshadow hasnt been much of a hassle or even wants to be involved in antics.

as for using marshadow to battle im not sure.. i will have to study about the mythical to get more understanding of it. though i must say when i look at their eyes they got that glint.. cant put my finger on it. i cant even describe it well either but it has that fiery spirit in a way i guess?

#rotomblr #pkmn irl #thanks for the ask! #trainer kieran #pokemon fanart #marshadow is definitely an interesting pokemon for sure. #i will have to check on the battle stats of it and see what i can do to help them be battle ready. #i have read a bit info about them and it seems they like to train alone and theres another one that is a guardian of ho-oh. #you know whats funny? most mythicals are small and i find that funny. #though getting marshadow readied up is going to take a while.... i need to get necessary stuff for them and experiment things. #....gonna have to write down some plans and see what sticks.

[gertritude-art]

Rusty is peak character design

#thank you! #my ocs #demonvn #doodle #for the prom he is dressed up very fancy but outside of that i personally picture him wearing #like. an unbuttoned t-shirt with perhaps an interesting pattern on it #the hat stays ON though. the teachers have given up on getting him to take it off #SHIT *homecoming NOT PROM

[good-beanswrites]

Your Books drabble was really good! It's great to see another side of Ore. You said you wanted to write more Mikoto, so can I request him and Children? If you're willing to take more than one request, Mikoto and Muu with Fashion would also be pretty interesting.

Wahh thank you so much! :D I definitely want to work with him a lot more, thank you for these! Here's Children with Orekoto (it's from Amane's pov but I mean it's about him), and I also posted Fashion with Bokukoto👍

The next crash against the wall was the last straw for Amane. Prison life was already uncomfortable as it was. Even without her cell neighbor’s constant noise, she would’ve had trouble sleeping given the poor conditions that guilty prisoners faced. With his constant noise, she couldn’t sleep at all. She’d spoken about the disturbance to Es, and some of the others, but no one had done anything to remedy the situation. 

She’d seen the way they all looked at Mikoto. She’d seen the way he’d looked back. Everyone hesitated to stand up against him after what had happened. But Amane had learned not to walk in fear. She had faith that she would be protected, as she was here doing what was right.

She clung to that promise of protection as she marched out of her cell. With as much confidence as she could muster, she knocked on Mikoto’s door. The violent sounds behind it came to a halt. She tried to keep her sleeves rolled up; she hated how the new oversized uniform made her look even smaller. 

The door flew open, revealing a half-destroyed room and an equally torn-up prisoner. Mikoto hadn’t bothered to get his new uniform mended. Amane would have found the behavior slobbish, except he put the clothes under strain each and every night. There’d be no use in fixing it only to wreck it again the following evening.

“What?” His eyes burned in fury. Behind him, what little furniture the cells held had all been overturned. His knuckles were raw with blood. He breathed heavily from exertion.

Amane swallowed. “Kayano Mikoto. I’m here to ask you to be quiet.”

“Excuse me?”

“It’s disruptive at this hour.” He squinted at her, likely wondering if she was serious. She was. “It’s also very disrespectful to your fellow prisoners.”

“I don’t give a fuck about the other prisoners.”

“I think you do.”

“And what would you know?”

“I know you care about me, at least.”

He scoffed. “I don’t. Just ask the warden, you won’t get any special treatment just because you’re a kid.”

He went to slam the door, but Amane was quick to grab the edge. “I saw you that day,” she said hurriedly. “You told Shidou that Kotoko attacked you, but you lied. You struck first.”

Mikoto tipped his head to the side with a sneer. “What are you gonna do, tattle on me?”

“Kotoko attacked prisoner three. Then prisoner six. Next would have been – should have been eight, not nine.” Amane adjusted her sleeves. She said softer, “I’m glad it wasn’t special treatment because I’m a child.”

She lifted her chin. “So, if you still care about my well-being, I ask you to let me sleep. The rest would also do you good. The others, they’ve begun talking about the two of us very similarly. I find quiet meditation works for me, so maybe it’s the same for --”

“We are nothing alike, let’s get that straight. And I can guarantee fucking praying isn’t going to do a thing for me.”

“Why not?”

Mikoto laughed. Amane wasn’t sure she’d ever heard angry laughter before. “Let’s just say the guy I’m talking to isn’t listening.”

“It may feel like that, but that’s why we must believe.” He seemed ready to shut her out again, so she asked quickly, “You love Him, right?”

Mikoto blinked.

“If so, you must have faith He loves you in return.”

“And if he doesn’t?” The way he asked it, he didn’t appear to care about the outcome. He was just curious what she’d say.

Well, he was in luck, because she had the perfect answer prepared. Amane placed her hands over her heart. “He has to. He is a part of you, His spirit living and working in you.”

Mikoto chuckled again, though she hadn’t said anything funny. He muttered something to himself before shutting the door. 

With nothing left to say, Amane returned to her own cell. She fumed that Mikoto still saw her as a clueless, or perhaps naive child. 

But for the rest of that night, at least, the room beside her remained quiet.

#milgram #mikoto kayano #amane momose #i started out with an entirely different convo idea but this happened pretty naturally and i liked it #definitely an... interesting similarity/miscommunication between them #though i havent quite bought into system amane theories yet im really intrigued by the descriptions of her 'not being herself anymore' #in my mind i actually think its logical for kotoko to have attacked mahiru-fuuta-mikoto but i stand by this hc!! #he was protecting her! even if he didnt quite think of it exactly as such - he saw what was going to happen and took action! #im so glad you enjoyed the other one :)) ive been nervous to tackle his character but hes So interesting -- thank you for the requests! #gonna take a little break for dinner but ive got two more drabbles comin >:3 #drabbles

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Tagged by @lazaefair. Thank you!!

Rules: Pick any ten of your fics, scroll roughly to the midpoint, pick a line (or three) and share it. Then tag ten people.

I picked some favourites, but also some lesser known/read ones (all TOG, in order of most recent upload)

Jericho, My Moon

A black stallion is joined by his red twin. They bracket Nicolò, circle him. Their proud riders wear helmets of silver moonlight.

all things pass into the night

They’d found Joe and Andy under a white strobe light, facing each other this time and tossing their heads and hair as they danced. Joe reeled Nicky in by his belt loop and without even having to think, Booker used his tall body as a blockade between the two nose-rubbing, hip-grinding men and some of the crowd, downing his beer. Then again, wouldn’t have it been fun to have had to beat someone up that night? Booker hadn’t been presented with the opportunity, and before long he’d flown to the full toilets and dumped his guts onto the floor.

Axis

The spectre does not move. The fur does not even seem to breathe. It is as if the wind can’t touch it, there in its hiding place. It is fur, Nicolò can see that clearly now. Though of what animal, he cannot discern. A thought occurs to him, then. Perhaps this creature is a guardian of the forest. Perhaps he has angered it.

The Falconer

“You cannot startle me like that, with her here,” he said, and realized how impressively he was failing at sounding authoritative. “In fairness, Nico,” began Andromache, tipping far enough back in the chair Nicolò could already picture her falling and pretending she hadn’t, “how were we supposed to know you’d adopted a feral bird?”

Heard a Joke Once

De Marchi was flattered at the praise, exactly what Sébastien had counted on. Flattery was one thing an artist could simply never resist, no matter their false modesty. Sébastien would know.

Young Man's Game

His mother hummed flatly, which raised the hairs on Yusuf’s head, but she thankfully let him be. For a moment. “Have you put any more thought into Gamila?” she then asked, which was honestly worse.

My brother spits blood.

But before Booker can say anything, Nicky pulls out a key and says, “Come in and get cleaned up. I’ll make you some tea. When Joe comes home, we will see if we can reach Andy.” Wordlessly, and suddenly feeling the weight of the previous night on his shoulders, Booker steps in after him and breathes in the familiar scents of spices and herbs, gun oil and linen.

Primavera

“Can I come with you,” Nicolò asks without preamble. He grips his seat on either side of his thighs as he leans closer to the table. His uncle dazzles him with a fond smile, a proud smile. “Perhaps when you are older. If you go now, who will protect the goats from hungry giants?”

la mer a bercé mon coeur pour la vie

“If you die, I’m gonna kill you,” Joe jokes. Andy laughs to lighten the mood, but she squeezes his arm in reassurance.

Tangerine and Roc

The nightmare returned to Yusuf that night. He stayed awake as long as his body willed it, but inevitably gave into exhaustion at some point deep in the night. He gasped awake, sweaty and shaken by visions of the gnarled beak, his family jumping in. His hand instinctively sought out Nicolò beside him, who remained in his deep, unmoving sleep.

Probably double-tagging a lot of people buuuut I'm tagging @maddielle @captainshakespear @babygirlyusuf @nicolos @the73rdpostscript and @knoepfchen

#thank you friend ;w; this was fun and i really needed a distraction today #cringing so hard at myself though. the self-esteem is in the GROUND today #it is interesting to see where the plot was at at the mid-point of my longer fics! i tend to take a long time with my endings #also i didn't realize just how much i've written from nicky's pov ugh i really thought i'd given all characters roughly equal treatment #he's fun to wriiiiite #god i miss writing #sage writes