omg i was just going through ur babel posts and i was wondering if u had any more details abt the cohortswap au, it looked super interesting! love ur art btw <3

HELLO. I AM SO SO MAD THIS TOOK ME SO LONG TO ANSWER BC I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO ASK FOR MONTHS but i haven't had like a single free hour until now ANYWAY OF COURSE THANK U SM FOR TAKING INTEREST

MAJOR BABEL SPOILERS AHEAD //

cohortswap is basically an au eren @chromathesia came up with where griffin and robin swap places in the story; robin is now the older golden child gone astray, and griffin is now the younger second failure. and the rest of the cohorts get swapped with them!

we have a lore doc that is like over 14 pages long but we are keeping the full thing under wraps for now because eren is writing a massive fic they don't want to spoil too early lmaooo

some foundational deets:

ramy still dies... so sorry. except in this case he and robin planned to run and leave babel for the hermes society together (the um. romantic eloping is implied but unfortunately i don't think either of them get a real chance to act on it), and they plan for victoire to stay behind to keep leaking information out to them. letty finds out and betrays them the same way; calling the cops and barging in with a gun and. yeah. except this time, because it happens outside their dorm rooms, robin manages to escape, and drags ramy's body across half of oxford to bury him in the garden of the old library. he is deeply deeply fucked up from this

professor lovell doesn't die... so sorry. furious about robin's betrayal, he blames it on robin being corrupted by spending too long in his home country, and rips griffin out of china early. but he realises very quickly that griffin isn't fluent in chinese and can barely hold a candle to robin's talent. he never tells griffin about robin but very much takes it all out on griffin, who grows up feeling compared to a ghost his whole childhood. when he first meets robin it all clicks, and he can't help but resent his older brother for the hell he got put through

to save herself, victoire sucks up to letty, tells her that she almost got hooked by hermes and wants out and to put it behind them after everything, and letty is so desperate to believe it that she pulls all her strings to vouch for her and keep her safe. victoire remains at babel and she keeps working covertly with hermes under letty's nose. my comic was about letty and victoire first seeing griffin in babel, and mistaking him for robin. letty doesnt take it well lmao but also in her bullheaded stubbornness starts to treats griffin as her second chance to prevent robin's "mistakes" from happening again lollll

so that's like the general premise! here's some other fun deets:

robin is... severely depressed but is determined to follow through on hermes' work and not give himself an easy out like ramy implied. griffin is so desperately eager for more of hermes when he finds out, but robin keeps him at an arms' length for ages because he's literally been wanting to die for years and is not prepared or willing to have a little brother to look after now. they end up butting heads more often than not and it's a very strained relationship (as griffin and robin's relationship is in canon)

when griffin fails his silver-working test, it's because robin tries to help offhand by giving him a matchpair he came up with. griffin can't get it to work in the exam, but worst of all, chakravarti recognises it as robin's work. he doesn't report griffin for it since he's also a part of hermes, but he tries to give griffin a second chance to come up with his own, and griffin can't, so he fails. up until that point griffin had been trying to hide from robin how little he knew, so the look on robin's face when griffin next sees him is unbearable, like, the mix of pity and anger that griffin didn't tell him, the disappointment that griffin wasn't the connection to robin's culture he wanted, the guilt that robin let lovell rip someone else out of their home, and now griffin knows exactly what letting down an older brother feels like. but it all happens in the half second before robin squashes it all down and gets down to business because there are more important things to worry about and maybe it's good that can't get caught up in griffin's life like this. to quote eren: "i think the worst part to griffin would be that robin just treats it like a setback. like okay, that's one less tool for you to use, you'll have to make up for that deficiency somewhere, moving on, when he wants robin to react as though it's personal to him that griffin doesn't measure up because it should be, because griffin's not good enough for their father (and robin always rolls his eyes when griffin tries to claim lovell and griffin knows why but lies to himself that he doesn't) so he must not be good enough to this tarnished golden child, the prodigal son that lovell tried to recreate. but no, he's just slightly more ineffectual gear within the revolution now, that's a slight hiccup at best and not an entire childhood snatched away from a boy whose clearest memory of canton is the smell of sesame oil in a wok" 

robin warns griffin about recruiting evie very early on, but doesn't tell him about letty or ramy for a long while because the wound is still fresh. griffin still persists, and robin is forced to whisk griffin out of babel after he kills evie. and he's just a mess whispering "you were right you were right im sorry im so sorry" because robin told him this could happen, but he let love and idealism cloud his judgments with evie, and robin has NEVER seen griffin like this, and any angry berating about griffin's stupid misjudgments die on his lips

griffin/anthony is so so very real. anthony is recruited by victoire separately, so griffin isn't even aware for a while and i think anthony actually held off on telling griffin bc of how close he was with sterling LOL. griffin and sterling had something insane going on at first, with sterling trying to be genuinely sympathetic to griffin's plight as an attempt to distinguish himself from his uncle's legacy, before the years drive them apart and griffin becomes aware that everything sterling conceded to him was merely lipservice. anthony and griffin get really close after they realise the other is already apart of hermes and post-evie as well. eren writes sterling as a critique of armchair radicals who see a sliver of violent liberation in practice and easily revert back into believing that the oppressed are savages. evie is a critique of white woman tears <3 i do believe she cries every time someone called her out for saying anything a little racist

yeah um there is way more and we both have comic/fic wips we're working on for the au but i will end this post here because it got so insanely long christ above. thank you so much for the question though i have soooo many thoughts about cohortswap au it's been absolutely taking over my brain

⚔️ CONTRIBUTOR LINEUP ⚔️

Please welcome our full roster of incredibly talented party members! They're already hard at work deep in the dungeon depths! 🍽️

cover: Airi Pan

spread artists: @asteraws | @bigskycastle | hunnyypuffs | jessen | Jimmy Cao | @largeonions | @timestables

page artists: caramoccii | Dee N. | Emi Hartana | Erasable | @eriochromatic | Etcetera | @hanromi | Kai Lysander | Lin | Mari | @mochiwei | @muisketeer | @nikoco11 | @orphetoon | @PimientosDulces | quietvictories | @sighsra

collab artists: @ajihaew | CrashQueenKid | Erinye | @fenkko | @inktho | JoJo Lu | JOU | kueginger | @olibheare | Rita | Saerinn | YUKINNNNNNN

merch artists: @alicenpai | @Alumints | @nappotuna | @miyabau | @poxei | saz | @snowlattes | @soranker

chefs: Ari | Callieopes | @read-watch-sleep | @witheredbouquet | @lemonbrows | Micah | @shibfolio | soojinwen | Soul Starshine

writers: @chromathesia | @nanagoism | @t1meslayer

Hello all! Happy to present a collaborative 18+ D20 fanzine organized by @ribbittrobbit and me titled "All Gore Goes" There will be fanfics, art, and comics with gore and other 18+ themes (everything will be labeled in a table of contents in case there are squicks/triggers you'd like to skip)

It's free and coming out digitally in late February!

Here are the talented artists and writers involved: @cloudmancy @codaattheend @sootchild @dogfennel @eamesie @chromathesia @gilears @supersardineburial @47witchyneurons @lessmouse @yeehawpim @rebe-draws @ribbittrobbit @kindlespark @grasslandgirl

cover by @yeehawpim

"Open the door, your wedding dress dominates the room on a stand next to a large vanity mirror, all of your beautiful gowns and wealth spread throughout the room and you see Sylvester standing by the window, the lights of London outside. 'Well, there's something old and something new, something borrowed and now something blue'"

@d20exchange gift for @chromathesia , i hope you like it. happy holiday ~\(≧▽≦)/~

My pieces for @multidimensionbb ! Based on this incredible fic by @chromathesia ✨

Hats off to you!

eSims for Gaza commission by @chromathesia

Title: and the universe fell silent.

Link: [x]

Rating/Warnings: M; CWs for canon-typical violence, body horror, and unreality.

Characters: GeminiTay, PearlescentMoon, fWhip, Lizzie, Pixlriffs, and the rest of the Empires SMP ensemble

Summary:  

Something whispers in her ears: a new song, one that Pearl could swear she’s heard before, in past lives. It’s a twirling kind of whisper, the kind that seems to weave from one ear to the other with barely a pattern to its rhythm. Now that Lizzie has left, the song sinks into only Pearl, and now that she is alone, Pearl can hear an urge behind its twisting intent. She thinks she dances when she walks.

○○●●

“Have you noticed…” fWhip’s voice trails off.

“Noticed what, fWhip?”

He opens his mouth as though to say something, then closes it again, and then, “Something feels different. Like the world itself has changed, but I don’t know what.”

Gem stares at the dragon egg. “Like the world itself is separate from us now?”

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or: After the battle for Jimmy's Codfather head, the rulers of the Empires realize that the universe can no longer speak to them. As the threat of Xornoth lingers still, Pearl and Gem find two eggs, one of light and one of void, and from them unravels an ancient feud given new form.

Team: E4

Writer: Wren (@chromathesia)

Artist: Sabira (@flowerforlaurelin)

Beta: R (@widowsalliance)

There is silence when she steps out from the nothingness. It is a silence of three parts.

"Partner?” He extends his hand as if for a handshake. Kalina eyes it warily.

Slowly, she reaches out and puts her paw in Riz’s hand and they shake. “Partner,” she agrees softly, swallowing down the dread.

~~

For @chromathesia and @d20exchange!

for the writing thing, ten and thirteen?

10: Do you enjoy sharing WIPs or snippets? Why or why not?

I wish I didn't feel the need to, bc I want everything to be A Surprise, but yeah. My writing process doesn't function without me narrating what I'm doing to The Buddies at every step (although I do try to keep my sharing to DMs and smaller servers)

13: What are some must-read fanfics in your fandoms? Why do you admire these, and how have they impacted your works?

Strongtower Luxury Apartments, Swimming Pool by sulfuric. I like this fic so G-ddamn much I'm putting it above the readmore bc everyone needs to read it. I need to print this out and analyze it so I can write fics HALF as good.

Ok get ready for a LONG ass list because there are TRULY so many good fics in this fandom. I wish I could say good fics encourage me but honestly bad fics do more. I wanna be Better Than People

Fantasy High:

summer fun, something's begun by knightserrand (modern au where they're camp counselors. It's just classic fun

burn you to the ground by knightserrand (Sandra Lynn character study that KILLS ME MURDERS ME KILLS ME)

no better version of me by knightserrand (modern AU where Gorgug is Zelda's son's teacher n then they fall in love. It's DEEPLY cute.)

The Duke Who Loved Me by Myrcellastar (QUINTESSENTIAL fabiadaine. i like it :)

a quiet place to scream (how i love you) by knightserrand (fabian x fig x gorgug hanahaki)

I hope this email finds you on the verge of an identity crisis! by sulfuric (Riz Is Ace story told in emails which I LOVE epistolary fic FTW)

today, i somehow understand the reason i was born by honey_butter (Fabian and Riz adopt a baby)

so big / so small by gczebos (Sklonda thinks her baby is dead. It's so sad i love it)

waning crescent by Chromathesia (Kalina character study)

only the sky (hey, man, isn't it poetic?) by swallowstyx (Fabian character study THAT ACKNOWLEDGED HES ABUSED HALLELUJAH)

I'm Okay (Trust Me) by anonymous (Fabian sickfic)

Light, Refracted by ST4RSTRUCK (Gorgug's birth parents have a baby)

your dungarees and your lace-up boots by mothwrites (Aelwyn character study)

The Unsleeping City:

certified dad vibes by knightserrand (Ricky and Esther acquire a baby)

new perspective by hysteries (I'm gonna be real this is close to smut. But I Likey too much to not include)

and it's warm and real and bright by grasslandgirl (AU meet cute where Dale is a single dad and Sophia is his daughter's favorite hairdresser)

Languages of Love by Nagasha (Rickyesther 5+1, written for me by my good friend :)

Other:

Show Me Already by GoblinNerves (Norman and Skip bonding. Mind the tags.)

Duty by Remidyal (a look at Ruehob far in the future and BOY is it sad!)

Not According to their Fanfiction by AgentStannerShipper (A series of K x Evan fics riffing on fic tropes. SO GOOD)

WRITER PREVIEW by Eren (@chromathesia)

THE DECALOGUE is a charity fanzine about Dimension 20's A Crown of Candy. Coming in April. 🍋🥦

a portrait of the twin princesses of candia, from a simpler time 🍭

this was drawn for @chromathesia :]

👑WINNERS DRAWN👑

Thank you to everyone for participating in our giveaway! Our winners are @/marisaceeee from Twitter and @/b_i_s_u_biko from Instagram, both of whom have been contacted. A special thank you to @chromathesia who has sponsored our second full bundle!

[ID:  A pink graphic with the Calorum Cookbook logo on it and text. The logo is a beige crown made out of food, and a blue knife and fork crossed behind it. The text reads Giveaway Winners Drawn, with smaller text underneath reading: Thank you Wren @chromathesia for sponsoring our second bundle. There is a light pink border text reading ‘The Calorum Cookbook’ at the top of the graphic. END ID.]

this was my d20exchange for @chromathesia! domestic life suits kingston and liz (and bruce!)

hey y’all! a friend of mine is doing fic commissions in exchange for bail fund donations!! they don’t have tumblr so i’m posting this on their behalf. if this interests u check out their twitter for more info and to contact them:

https://twitter.com/chromathesia/status/1267212501114064896?s=21

!! halloween profile pic !!!

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[image desc: a ghoulish representation of uh. me. the character has green-streaked hair and salmon skin. they are wearing a purple jacket and a grey shirt beneath that reads TEETH in white ink. they have pointed teeth and are currently biting into a yellow-and-red striped lollipop with devil horns and wings. they are holding the lollipop in their mouth via what looks like a stream of light blue, white, and yellow arcane energy. they have devil wings and tail and dark red eyes with white pupils. the character is in front of a candycorn colored backdrop with my username, chromathesia, emblazoned on it.]

chromathesia commissions!

as 2017 comes to a close, so does my ability to pay for things like rent, groceries, and gifts for the deserving members of my life. as such, i’ve decided to open up commissions! all prices are in USD, all works will be digital (this time).

i will draw pretty much anything you give me a reference for, including OCs, self-inserts, furries, and humanoids. however, i am less comfortable drawing mechs and reserve the right to decline anything that includes hateful material or full on NSFW imagery.

all images will default have a transparent background. if you want a simple background, there is an additional $2 charge. if you want a complex background (i.e. one that requires a reference picture), there is an additional $5 charge.

avatar: a 250 x 250 px image with cell shading. each additional character costs an additional $1

busts: an image drawn on the equivalent of an A4 piece of paper (300 dpi). character is drawn up to shoulder or collar, whichever is more convenient for me. each additional character costs an additional $2.

fullbody: an image drawn on the equivalent of an A3 piece of paper (300 dpi). character can be in whatever pose you wish. each additional character costs $5.

these should take me a maximum of one week to complete, no matter which piece you choose. i accept payment primarily through paypal, though i am also open to using ko-fi if you are purchasing an avatar. for more details, please email me at [email protected]. thank you for your time!