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proxycrit · 3 months

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(Creaturefies your ponies)

((Refuses to explain))

(((Leaves)))

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critterbitter · 3 months

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I finally got all my brain ducks into enough of a row to send this! I just wanted to say that Tumblr recommended your art to me on a whim, and I am actually OBSESSED now lol. I had no prior investment in Submas or anything tangentially related to it prior to this (aside from liking Pokémon generally lol), but I couldn’t help but tear through everything you’ve drawn for these silly little rat children and I love them so much now!!! I wanna pick them up and shake him around like little action figures! The shenanigans and the heartfelt moments are just,, UGH so good! I have no words! Thank you for the food I am going FERAL over them <3

Your art is also high key goals for me now tbh. I absolutely ADORE your coloring and rendering style, and also they way you draw Pokémon in general?? Very animalistic but still recognizably Pokémon?? Literally galaxy brained. I’m going to SCREAM. I know you already posted a bit of your art process, but I’d love to know if you’ve got any rendering tips and/or how you get that clean but sketchy look. It looks so good I want to eat it lol.

(Also I really love the way you’ve been formatting Elesa’s dialog, with the extra lines around the letters. It really gives the vibe that her grasp on Galarian is currently shaky at best and idk, I like that you’ve managed to find a way to convey that over text. I think that’s pretty cool :D)

I SAW YOU REBLOG A WHOLE BUNCH AND IM,,, (throwing hearts at you)

Thank you so so much! I’m glad you love these terrible little guys wandering Unova just as much as I do, haha!

As a treat, lemme pull out some drafting for the mini illustrations. I usually start every snapshot with a run down of what I remember from the area, possible shenanigans encountered, and then a doodle of ideas to come.

From there, it’s a SUPER rough sketch, followed by lineart and rough color, and then cleanup!

(More thumbs and their finals below!)

At the end of the day, all my lines are VERY sketchy. I’m a lot stronger when it comes to mashing colors. That, and if you set your line layer from normal to multiply, the lines will always be automatically darker then whatever layer is placed underneath. It’s a trick used quite a bit for placing cel shadows in animation, but it’s useful for lineart in a pinch.

For colors, I like to stick to a limited pallet and branch out only after setting my primary colors. This entire series has been very experimental for me though, as you can probably tell.

As for the last bit— YES… YOU GET IT! As Elesa grows, the lines in her dialogue will start appearing less and less. It’s the little things that map the span of time for these guys.

Yippee!

#ask #mailbox #aah… scared to respond to my inbox because there r so MANY asks but #this one’s asking for tips and i love getting on my soapboxes #and also the sheer amount u reblogged??? holy shit okay if ur gonna put the effort so shall i!!#ANYWAYS!#critterbitter screams into the void #critterbitter

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1863-project · 7 months

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Been looking through your blog for a while and as someone who likes Ingo and Emmet but feels alienated from the main fandom for multiple reasons, it's pretty refreshing to see someone who points out the ableism that nobody else wants to acknowledge.

Like, obviously alternate takes on characters exist and there's nothing WRONG with that if done respectfully, but the blatant disregard for their canon personalities in favor of making Ingo a "pathetic little meow meow" or whatever the current phrase is at all times and making Emmet someone dangerous or scary isn't only tiring, it's harmful to people who see themselves in them. (I get wanting to explore the angst around the separation and it can make for good stories, but come on.)

It's also another signifier of how ableism towards real people gets ignored in fandom spaces. The mod of a Submas blog I used to follow regularly got death threats for "faking" their brain damage and personality disorders, which they were not. There was an eating disorder-related harassment campaign that went around. One user I know of deleted their entire internet existence because of being called slurs all the time.

I'm pretty lucky to have carved out a tiny corner with a select few friends who also take issue with this stuff, or honestly I'd just stop talking about the twins altogether. The fic and art isn't enough of an incentive for me to wade through this shit.

Thank you so, so much for this, anon. You have no idea what this means to me.

Ingo and Emmet are more like me than any other characters on the planet, and I'm often left wondering if those portions of the fandom that depict them that way would see me that way, too. I've actually become deeply self-conscious of how I exist in the world - after a period of near-complete self-acceptance because of the two of them. The way a large enough portion of the fandom has treated them has made me really...well, it reminds me a lot of how people reacted to me when I was younger, and not in a good way. I grew up being bullied and socially ostracized because I was an undiagnosed autistic kid (diagnosed at age 20 in 2009), and the reasons people rejected me were the same traits that a lot of these people use to infantilize or depict Submas as "scary" (especially Emmet, oh my God).

All fandoms have a lot of casual ableism in them, because fandom has shifted from being a subculture/counterculture to mainstream culture and therefore reflects society as a whole, which can make it so difficult to navigate them if you're disabled. The racism in fandom spaces is rampant, as well, for the same reason. I'm so glad you've got a good group of friends you do stuff with - I do too, and they're the only people I trust to talk to about Ingo and Emmet at all. In general, all the best fandom experiences I've had have been in either tiny fandoms where everyone knew each other or just in small groups of friends, and that's the approach I recommend to everyone going forward - enjoy things, don't just consume them, and share them with people you like!

If you're interested in more posts about the ableism, I'll point you to @neon-moon-beam, who's done a ton of posts about ableism in fandom, as well. A lot of really good stuff here for you!

#replies #fandom ableism #Pokemon #Submas

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waywardstation · 1 year

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I thought of this concept earlier today and it’s been sitting in my brain, stewing,

You are my favorite submas fic author (I LOVE your works AND your sneasel art it’s adorable!) and so, I wanted to see what your thoughts/ideas on the concept were, if you feel up to it!

What if, when Ingo is sent to Hisui and loses his memory, Emmet somehow ends up with all his memories?

AA!! I’m your favorite Submas fic author?? OP THAT MEANS A LOT TO ME!! ;w; <3 <3 <3 thank you!!!! I’m overjoyed to hear that, I appreciate the kindness and support!!! ^^

Thank you for wanting to share this idea with me!!

I think this would be a very engaging concept, especially if Emmet was not with Ingo when he was sent to Hisui - Emmet would get memories of that event happening despite not being there. (But this is your concept and could go any way you’d want!)

And memories are not perfect, fully-explained narratives of an event, they’re accounts of experiences that might not even be complete if someone doesn’t know what’s going on.

So if Ingo gets sent to Hisui but has no idea what’s happening, Emmet’s going to get Ingo’s memories right before he’s taken away…

Why does Emmet feel like Ingo is suddenly not here anymore? Like here here? He said he was only going to the office to pick something up, he should be back soon… And why did he get such a sharp image in his mind of something flashing blindingly bright? And the feeling of falling downwards? Why is the phrase oh no so vivid in his mind, along with the urge to grab onto something?

When it turns out Ingo’s gone, this is all Emmet has. And he has a feeling it has something to do with what happened to Ingo too, it’s just hard to piece it together, and even harder to convince others it’s something related and important.

WHAT A FUN CONCEPT OP!! Hope you don’t mind what I just churned out based on that haha. It’s very interesting! Thanks for sharing!!

#I LOVE HEARING IDEAS FROM YOU GUYS #they’re always so entertaining and cool!!!!#AND AGAIN THANK YOU FOR SUCH KIND WORDS #it makes me so happy to know you like my work!!!

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sleepingdeath-light · 10 months

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Ahem… hello!

Uhh… don’t mind me! I’ve been reading your fics for a long while now, and I figured it’s about time I say hi! So… hi!

Happy birthday! Since time zones are dumb, I’m 90% sure your birthday has already passed, but… I still hope it was a good one!

Also, this is completely random, but I noticed someone in your blog shared a picture of a drawing someone made. And I wanted to share a drawing I made today! I read your Piers x reader fic and decided to draw this silly little man right after.

The theme was colors and I chose pink! I put more effort into it than I intended to, but I just couldn’t resist after reading that fic you wrote.

I’ll definitely have to request a Piers fic from you (and maybe a Submas fic or two while I’m at it)! Your writing is so… so… 🤌 mwah. Chef’s kiss. Just make sure you’re taking breaks and not overworking yourself!

Hmm… what are your thoughts on Piers? I think he’s a silly, silly guy, with his silly, silly Obstagoon. I love his outfit. And he’s… EMO. 😩 My weakness!

(Bonus points for that sweet, sweet voice acting in Pokémon Masters EX. It’s literally so GOOD!)

Anyways, I hope you have a

✨pretty not bad day!✨

Hi! Thanks so much for reaching out for sending over that drawing — you did an amazing job! ^^

You’re correct that my bday has been over for a little bit but I do appreciate the ‘happy birthday’ regardless — and it was lovely, thank you haha

Though not necessarily sure what fic you’re referring to as I’ve thus far only written hcs for Piers (unless you mean those, which is fair as I’ve only been awake for a total of 12 minutes and my brain isn’t brain-ing properly yet lol).

I’ll look forward to receiving your requests, though! And I appreciate the kind words ^^

As for my thoughts on Piers, they’re as follows:

his attitude towards his home is something that I do relate to as I live in an English city that’s basically been left to rot

his whole aesthetic/design as a character is very appealing

his goals/demeanour are also very reminiscent of plenty of people I know in real life which makes him a much easier character to conceptualise in writing (idk if that makes sense but yeah)

So, to put it briefly, he’s probably my favourite character that I’ve had requested for the franchise so far. ^^

And thank you! I hope you also have a pretty not bad day haha

#sleepingdeath #re: bday #i am so sorry if this doesn’t make sense i am still very eepy right now lol

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manchasama · 2 years

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is there a part of writing that you were surprised came easily to you? what about the same only difficult? what's the MOST fun part about writing stuff? do you get excited to write like you (probably) used to?

also vaguely related but I love your work and I wanted to make sure you had something to come back to. or got something after you got back, I don't know if you managed to make your way home or not yet.

Aw ty so much! :> I am home now yes, just finished eating.

*rubs chin* Hm, let's see. Some of the most fun I ever have writing is when I have a good grasp on the scene, and can just let the characters carry it through. It's almost like you're not writing at all, just transcribing what they are telling you onto the page. It's the most confident I feel in my writing too! It's been a while since I had that feeling for full-fledged writing, but these submas ideas i'm putting out actually have a lot of the same feel! So I've been having a lot of fun lately :>

Specifically I find fight scenes pretty easy to write! In terms of action at least. Keeping track of helmets during the fight is a whole other issue :p

Sitting down to try and write actual story is a little frustrating for me these days, as my brain does not want to focus. It's a little disheartening, but I know it's also a habit I need to retrain myself in. My life has changed a lot this past half year, and I'm still getting used to being my own boss as it were. So I'm content to get back into things at my own pace. Mostly, I'm happy to interact and play with people over my current (or past! I'm always happy to talk about other things too!) blorbos.

#personal opinions ahead #answering asks #ty for sending this!#:>#i cannot seem to stop calling them blorbos now #it is forever in my vocab i'm sorry friends

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tragictrainmen · 2 years

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Hello. I don't post in fandom often but I've gotta put in my two cents. Yes. It is me. The Ingo Hisui team headcanon dude. I made a whole ass side blog. 😔

Ngl I think that Emmet reaching the 'he's dead' closure is a compelling path to take, and one I think a lot of people are just- avoiding because of a fear of grief. But listen ok lemme explain.

Tw: I'm going to talk about real trauma now. Including death (albeit vaguely)

Like- ok. What if it has been 10 years? Let's look at this based on reality. Not some 'Emmet has to hold on!' 'Emmet would go crazy looking everywhere!!' bullshit. Like. Let me put this plainly for those who have been lucky enough not to lose someone you love.

I have lost loved ones. And not just because of death. I don't talk about this. But I relate to the Submas twins because I have personally been separated- abruptly- from my siblings with very little contact. I literally didn't see or talk to one of them for 2 straight years (she still lives in another state miles away to this day.) On top of this, I just watched my mom's best friend lose her husband 6 months ago. I've watched this woman's journey through that grief and trauma. Hell, I lost my grandfather 5 years ago. I'm lucky to still have my grandma in my life at 29.

So...Yes. The pain of losing the person you care about is horrific. The pain of having the world come between you and someone you thought you'd never lose? My sister isn't even dead. But the 8 years of separation have been a permanent and unchanging part of our lives. It hurt. We mourned her like she died. There are 5 of us and I only introduce 4. The 5th one isn't here. She will never be here. I am not exaggerating when I say I know for a fact she will never come back home.

And listen- I'm saying this as someone who's had Eight years to grieve. The truth is.. after that second year... You move on. Whether you want to or not.

Your brain adjusts to the fact that something that big in your life is no longer there. You have a paradigm shift, and the repetivity of the days in which you must exist without them become your new normal. Year 3 and memories are rarer. They don't hurt like they used to. You don't wince anymore. 5 years and the memories are something you hold fondly, but no longer occur without prompt. 10 years? You've reached a new normal. No matter how painful it was. It's old news now. The hurt just. Isn't there.

Like. I can talk about my sister being separated comfortably because I have had 8 years to reach this point. I literally forget she exists. And I'm only ashamed to say this because there are people out there who just. Don't know that this is normal. Who would read that sentence and call me a monster. My grandpa only died 5 years ago and. I just don't even feel anything painful when I say it. It's a fact I've moved past. A benchmark in my life.

So what I want to say is- Imagine it's been 10 years now. An Emmet that's moved through this. Gone to therapy even. Because fuck. I did. Losing a close sibling is traumatic. But he's an adult. He has a job and a life. Maybe this curt, polite, maybe even a little peppy veteran trainer even trained the next successors for the battle subway and has retired. He's talked about fondly and is hugely respected.

(Talk about Ingo adopting Akari what about Emmet being the cool older sensei dude in every coming of age 90's training montage. Hello kinda strict but soft-hearted weird new dad)

An Emmet that's accepted that there's only one now. And he has to be okay with that. He is okay with that. He has learned to be Emmet without Ingo and still be a whole person.

I know it hurts to think about. That for many people, moving on is it's own form of pain. From Ingo? terrifying. But... Can you Imagine that Emmet.... Seeing Ingo again? As two older men who have had 10 years to learn to be themselves confidently without the other for wildly different reasons, finally getting to fill a hole they both accepted was behind a closed door. Locked for good?

Ok like. So for me? That's a concept worth rotating in my head. That has so much potential. For fresh grief, but even better.. imagine the utter disbelief, the joy. There's so much to unpack after 10 years, and they still have the next 40 years of their lives together. Together. Having someone bury the word alone after 10 years of carrying it on your shoulders. The sweet relief of being two halves of a whole after thinking there really was only one. Emmet being emotionally mature about Ingo's memory and having a new goal after all these years of retirement...

I could go on.

Think about it.

Disclaimer: I know about the XX explanation and I don't even personally headcanon Ingo has been gone this long. I just think... It's worth approaching. It's worth letting your brain chew on. Don't shy away from it. Grief can be ok actually. Moving on from grief is not bad. It is a part of life.

#submas #subway bosses #ingo #emmet #ingo pla #ingo and emmet #pokemon emmet #blankshippers dni

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browniefox · 2 years

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this has been me for the last nine hours since I read that update

IT'S ME BOY I'M THE PS5 INSIDE YOUR BRAIN-

So sorry for the brain worms. When I started writing Detours I told myself I'd write one chapter, maybe two to get it out of my system and uh well here we are like >25K words in.

The reactions to this chapter have been soooo nice tho. A lot of people screaming in my comments section about what they think of Volkner and Palmer's thoughts and decisions. I worry sometimes that I move too slowly - I'll want something to happen and then instead the chapter is just, like, a scene of Rei talking with Dawn's mom, but people also seem to like the pacing and don't (as far as I can tell) mind that for an 'Ingo Goes Home' fic, it also focuses on Dawn and Rei's POV.

(Related - if my dearest AA readers are here, I'm so sorry the submas looks like it's terminal. Hopefully I'll update Temsik Turnabout soon. I have Spring Break next week so hopefully something will work out then.)

#pokemon #pkmn #ingo #rei #dawn #submas #warden ingo #detours #pla #pokemon spoilers #browniefox speaks #ask #asks #skitter-kitteruwu

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wardeningo · 2 years

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idk im cringe but im free here’s a submas hc post. no particular order. We love angst we also love projecting lets gooo

Both Ingo and Emmet are autistic, Emmet also has ADHD.

Emmet is a trans bi man and Ingo is genderfluid and unlabeled, though he’s fine with using gay or queer as umbrella terms to describe his attraction.

Their parents intended for their starters to be Klink, however Ingo ended up befriending a Litwick at school and brought it home, and Emmet snuck out and caught a Joltik about a week before their 10th birthday.

Their birthday is May 20th.

Ingo was planned, Emmet was not.

Emmet’s generally a nice person, but if you tick him off he’s going to start throwing rocks. If you specifically target his brother, he’s going to start aiming for the head.

Ingo has brain damage from an incident involving construction work and wild Durants tunneling. Neither of the twins blame the Durants for the incident, Emmet eventually adopting one of them onto his team.

Ingo’s Fraxure evolved into Haxorus during the aforementioned incident.

Emmet will not go to sleep until Ingo does.

Emmet will also check on his brother throughout the night.

Their family has a history of addiction so Ingo has Emmet hold onto his painkillers as a precaution. Problem is Ingo’s stubborn as hell and will put off taking any until he’s incapacitated.

Both Ingo and Emmet are partially deaf, with Emmet’s being train related and Ingo’s being blunt force head trauma related.

Both boys have commitment issues but for entirely different reasons.

Emmet got asked out a lot in middle school as a joke. Had a girl date him for a month in high school but only because she lost a bet. Turns out if you get told repeatedly that someone wanting to date you is “embarrassing” you start to believe you’re unlovable.

Ingo struggles a lot with hypersexuality and being sex repulsed. He’s definitely slept around and has had a few flings, for better or for worse. The idea of someone wanting to stay in a relationship with him is scary.

Both boys have also been called “robotic” as an insult so they’ve internalized that shit too.

Ingo has cried about Daisy Bell and will cry again.

Ingo was a very sickly child but got better by his teens.

Emmet sometimes forgets that he’s the younger twin out of the two of them.

Ingo puts too much thought into how to express himself and it often comes off as ingenuine or strained, Emmet doesn’t have this problem, but he’s really good at repressing his emotions.

Emmet relies on Ingo to know how to respond to a social situation. Emmet only really laughs at a joke if Ingo laughs first, otherwise it just doesn’t occur to him that that’s how he’s “supposed” to react.

Emmet has. many. MANY problems with Clay’s gym layout.

Ingo has eisoptrophobia, which is horribly ironic given that he’s an identical twin. He tends to avoid elevators despite Emmet telling him not to.

Emmet on the other hand is deathly afraid of squirrels. He watched an emolga scurry off with the corpse of a patrat and he has not been the same since. Yes this affects his relationship with Elesa he cannot be in the same room as her pokemon he will v*mit and Cry.

Emmet had to go through speech therapy for a number of years. He's also selectively mute and knows sign language.

Ingo really likes theatre

Ingo also really enjoys fashion.

Ingo skipped a grade as he was the uhh Gifted Kid(tm) and this went well for a while until he had a mental breakdown in high school and his parents had to pull him from the system and essentially force him to drop out (he wouldve worked himself to death otherwise)

During their school years the boys were admittedly kind of distant. They didn't hate each other there just, wasnt really a bond between them at that point.

Both started working at gear station at 16, Emmet started first and Ingo joined him not too long after, which rekindled their bond.

This is all I can think of rn this has been in my drafts for months I'm just gonna post it.

#｢bravo!! ｣ : talk tag #submas #sure why not i'll main tag it.

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waywardstation · 2 years

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So I'm working in the toy department in a small store. We're also selling several Puzzle with landmarks from all across the world. With "Let's get you back to her" in the back of my mind (and a boring day with not many customer on my end) I'd imagine that after Johanna and Dawn took in Ingo to get adjusted to the future again I imagine he comes across a Puzzle of Gear Station. It looks awfully familiar to him. The memories slowly coming back that, yes he knows this place, he used to work there. With someone... someone important!

ANYWAY just wanted to share this thing. It's not very well thought out just something to keep my brain busy on a slow day at work. (we're also selling wooden toy trains and have a small track in the part where we have our childrens books... I've imagined child submas plenty of times playing train on that track (on other slow days... yeah I have plenty of time to imagine plenty of things)) now I've shared two things with you... hope it's okay that I share a few things that keep me busy during slow days at work.

A concept for my fic Let’s Get You Back to Her

Oh that’s so cute Anon!! Puzzles are so fun!!

In the fic, I hint that after Dawn/Akari was brought back to Johanna, she had a fascination with Gear Station. In retrospect I could have been a bit more forward with it, but Johanna recognized Ingo at her door because the emblem on his hat was the same as the button Dawn got from him when she was lost as a child. She noted that Dawn loved that button.

Adding on to what you said, I feel like after that, Dawn had a slight fascination with gear station as she grew up and had a few items relating to the station, besides that button.

One of these Gear Station themed things could have been a puzzle!! (After all in the fic, Johanna mentions she’d like to return to Nimbasa to do more Pokémon shows/musicals…I’m sure she picked up souvenirs from the station for Dawn, if she didn’t go with her mother herself and get something!)

Dawn could show Ingo these few things that she kept and collected as he stays over, but the item that sparks the most recognition would be the picture puzzle box, an actual image of gear station for him to look at and remember, as opposed to a pin with the emblem on his hat, or a battle subway merch shirt.

LOVE THAT THOUGHT ANON!

And the little wooden toy trains concept is so cute ;w; a bookstore I went to as a kid had a play area like that with a toy train/car setup as well! Kids were always playing with it. I’m sure Ingo and Emmet loved going to the bookstore as kids just to play with a set like that while their mom looked at books haha.

Thank you for sharing your thoughts with me Anon!! I don’t mind at all! Slow days are boring, and sharing and discussing concepts you enjoy is a great way to pass the time!!

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