So, I never said anything prior about doing character posts so soon! Ah well. (Light spoilers for plot points for the first 2 Acts: a lot of posts will have these, but I plan to not reveal much details)

Here's the first member of Team Strike: Trace the Wolf-Jackal! Around Silver's age (16/17 in the first Saga) and introduced as one of several assassins from Ruby City, circumstances led to him befriending his target instead: this would inevitably lead to Trace questioning the aims of those he looked up to as everything he'd done is called into question.

He has special vision powers which manifested at a young age: activating them allow him to see people hidden either by objects or powers, and focusing lets him see targets' prior positions. This can be boosted by Chaos Energy, letting him see slightly into a person's future actions. When this was found out, his parents (high ranking members of Ruby City, answering only to the leader herself) decided to put him through rigorous training to put his powers to 'good' use. As such he was trained in weapons (primarily Swords and Daggers) and martial arts, as well as skills in stealth, infiltration and tracking. His mother also had him learn tracking skills. His mother also forced him to get cybernetics once he failed to deal with Silver one too many times (even if he was arguably doing it on purpose), as well as having him fit into an experimental suit of armor to fight Silver in a final battle. While the armor got destroyed the underlayer of gloves and boots survived, which Trace kept (especially with the boots' rocket jets on the soles). Cybernetics in this future are based upon Hyper-Go-On energy (HGO), and tend to have secondary attributes of the HGO type. In this instance, while the cybernetics were mainly made to silence movements as well as connect to the prototype armor, the Red HGO lets them warm up. The armor used this to its advantage, boosting this warming effect so that it could be charged into blazing attacks - it can also be used to power the Burst Wispon Blade that Trace also kept. Now, Trace's father was (and still is) an Extreme Gear racer, and Trace like his younger sister learnt the skills required to use them. In comes his personal Extreme Gear, Falconer. Due to its 2-way symmetrical design, either side can be used to stand on - but its main power is being able to split into pieces. This is mainly utilised in two ways: becoming a pair of wings, or becoming a shield. [Trace has a lot of skills! Most of the Sonic cast could probably still beat him as he is around Act 3.]

Trace has a strong sense of loyalty - it took his view on his mother to be utterly shattered (among other factors) that led him to defect, and even then he still regrets leaving his sister behind. His justice however is only moderately strong: while there are lines he absolutely won't cross, and certainly prioritises protecting people, he is for instance not above lying to others if he believes the outcome justifies it. Despite swearing off killing, his love for a fight has only grown stronger, and he is certainly willing to keep a misunderstanding going if it means fighting a strong ally unless it is that serious a matter. He certainly has his problems: while he still keeps up a cool and cocky manner, he is shaken by the realisation he has probably killed well meaning people and was planning to kill Silver, as well as by realizing just how sheltered and caged his life was beforehand. He also gets conscious of his cybernetics, covering up his back ones often and having moments where the others just feel...different. Clothing is a passion of his: this dude loves being fashionable! He'll wear whatever he feels like, and has a whole bag filled with various articles of clothing. While he primarily presents as male, he still enjoys wearing feminine clothing and also responds well to any pronouns used for her. His other passion is for blades: he could go on and on about all the different types of two-handed swords or about different polearms if he wants to! One last major note of his character, which is in regards to his relationship with Silver: while he certainly grew to respect the hedgehog and believe him to be a friend, after being rescued from Ruby City the poor Wolf-Jackal has fallen head over heels for the time-traveller.

(Also look, its Gold Tenrec from my profile picture!)

Trying to sleep with a headache bc work's been demolishing me for the past two days, so naturally Varian pops into my mind calling Thomas darling for the first time in some Situation ("Thomas, darling...") and Thomas kinda freezes for a beat, eyes big on Varian (who is or isn't looking, can't decide rn, don't have to, imagine both), feeling warm all over and trying to deal, and a little while later would try out a "Varian, honey", maybe because of how Varian's eyes look in the (lamp? candle? evening? morning sun?) light in that moment, but I feel like he would also call Varian "My love" a lot.

I’m fine. It’s actually totally chill. 😬

Tonight was decent.

Watched a movie called Rogue Hostage while biking.

Then went on to The Edge of the World.

Here are 2 meals.

I want dessert but I am at my calorie limit.

I haven't heard from my gf this whole evening. She said she was going to charge her phone. And walk her dogs. She must be in a mood?

I am trying not to increase my anxiety about it.

Close to the end of the first movie, I started microwaving our meals. Mom got a Chicken bowl and I got a low carb Tahini bowl, with some added Kung pao cauliflower.

Oh, she just texted now. 10:36 pm.

Focus on yourself, focus on yourself.

I bet when I drop 100 pounds and am smoking fucking hot they will take me seriously then.

I am guessing it won't even take that long.

50 pounds! Bet!

dream wip

guys help there are bagpipes constantly playing in my ear

In my mind palace my tav and Astarion are playing the exact same game of 5D chess and they don't realize it yet

"Katsuki!" You called from the bedroom, lying on your stomach as you read a romance novel. You'd just seen a line you read a handful of times in other romance novels. It was a line that managed to make you smile like an idiot, with butterflies dancing in your stomach.

"What?" He yelled from the living room, where he repaired one of his gauntlets.

"C'mere for a sec," you got up with the book, and Katsuki walked into the room shirtless with a little grease on his chest and arms. Even better for your request. 

"What the fuck? You just called me in, and now yer pushin' me away?" He knitted his eyebrows when you pushed him out of the room.

"Katsuki, can you do this?" You handed him the book, and he took it, looking down at the page in confusion. 

"A lot is goin' on here, sweets. I'm a hero, not an actor." He said, cherry eyes scanning the page. 

"Oh, come on! I'm sure you can do this one." You pointed at the line, and he brought it closer to his face, reading it out loud, his eyebrows raising amusedly. 

"I looked up from my work when I heard the door open to see William. He stood in the doorway, one of his hands on the header above him. "Hey," he greeted-" Katsuki stopped to look at you, "I don't see what you want me to do? Stand in the door and say hi?"

"No, no. You're supposed to do what William did," you explained, demonstrating what you meant by showing him, even though your hand wouldn't reach for the header, "Get it?" 

"Hah? What's so special about it in the first place?" He asked, flipping the book shut and giving it back to you. 

"It's just sexy, okay?" You huffed, "I've read similar lines in many other books, and I just wanna know what it would be like when you do it."

"Fine," he grumbles, "Stand inside."

You happily skipped inside while he stood outside. He took a step closer and stood in the doorway. He brought his hand up and held the doorframe, thick bicep flexing in the process, revealing a few blond hair in his pit. He leaned closer to you, snaking a calloused hand to your back, roughly pulling you closer.

"This what ya wanted, hm?" He whispered into your ear, sending tingles down your spine. He smirked at your flustered state and snuck a peck to your lips. 

He chuckled at your stupor and turned around to leave. He glanced back, a triumphant smirk on his lips, "Let me know if there's somethin' else that William dude does. I can do it better than him anyway~"

It's the fastest and the shittiest fanart I've ever done in my life but I had to make this joke

it's been years but I still can't believe like. he. he really named the protagonist his exact real human name and then named everyone else Michael. that's so funny still why did he do that

Sleeping off

frostflower dew ❄️🪷

Today one year ago one of my favorite shows aired their finale! This show got me to draw fanart again and made me fall in love with so many characters! Happy anniversary to The Owl House!!!

EDIT: Thanks to @anistarrose for typing this out for accessibility purposes! [Image description: digital art of the cast of The Owl House in Watching and Dreaming. Luz and her friends are facing right with confident expressions, with Amity and Willow casting spell circles. King and Eda, the latter in her harpy form, have their backs to Luz, and King's letting out a powerful shout. The background is purple and dotted with stars, with Belos's face looming behind them. End description.]

So… Shady Bug and Claw Noir uh?

Thinking about how Nightmare has 4 mortals and 3 of them are so so bad at taking care of themselves

AU where Leo is trapped in the Prison Dimension for months instead of minutes and the only way he gets by with his sanity intact is through recording himself talking to his wrist comm.

When they finally manage to get Leo back and make him rest up to heal, Donnie can’t help but listen to the recordings left behind.

He’s not sure what exactly he’s expecting, only that his subconscious is screaming at him that it has to be heartbreaking, that it has to be torturous.

Instead, what Donnie is subject to is a full thousand hours’ worth of Jupiter Jim and Lou Jitsu crossover fanfiction. More than one part in the series. Spanning well over a million words.

(The worst part is that it’s actually good.)