DancesOnBlades

Facing pain, holding on to hope

[taryn40k]

It is maybe a bit wild but... Vampire hunters AU with Nael, Caloch and Mikal?

I don't know where that came from but you scratched my brain with that one, friend! You really hit something!

Caloch as a dour vampire hunter keeping his two hounds in check, anyone? Half-incubus Naël that likes to stick near the scary hunter for protection, and in exchange he shares his knowledge of the supernatural? Baby vampire Mikal who is desperate not to become a monster? Hello??

[dancesonblades]

This is awesome. I need ten books and a movie! Is this the messiest DnD party one could think of? It might be the greatest! Also: Nael drinking tge holy water? He is that kind of little shit, but now I wonder if he uses it to prove that his human side is stronger or if it is a general statement of "this does not work as well as people think". His big cross amulett? Amazing. That's demon counter culture. Punk! I wonder if in spite of everything the holy water gives him a buzz, still acting as amild poison. And Mikal, poor bean! I wanna see their first meeting so bad!

[sorormaior]

If different kinds of Astartes can crossbreed does that mean the Carcharodons are Sev and Rushals fault or is there another Bat and Raven pair out there somewhere causing problems…..

Yes, my bonded pair are entirely responsible for every Carcharodon out there.

I am joking, the Carcharodon successors were bred for the first time in the 80s by professionals to be a working breed.

[dancesonblades]

Well, there are Corvus Corax/Kasati Nuon or Ashel/Kasati Nuon as options...

[areyoudoingthis]

babe wake up ao3 came up with the only funny april fools joke in the history of the world

[justplainsalty]

The blog post is pretty great too.

[taryn40k]

May I request a Nicita?

Nicita of Six Black Birds fame, professional girlboss! :D Staring down a whole-ass Astartes and lifting her chin at him! Damn her fear and damn her anguish, we face the horrors with a straight back in this house! AND I RESPECT THAT!

[a-neru-neru]

took me a while to carve out time but more fanart of @dancesonblades's six black birds series

probably both are a possible future point. the second one i started as the orange scene, but everyone seems a bit more casual so it might be a second try at it

I ended up doing some practice to settle on more specific facial features for coco and kasati as well

[dancesonblades]

Deliverance Returned: Chapter 4 Immobilisation

I finally have stable internet!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/66892612/chapters/204665561

[taryn40k]

He is being brave. He is being so brave. (No context Morgen because I like this doodle! :D)

[dancesonblades]

Deliverance Returned: Chapter 3, The port

So, I finally got to write one more chapter for this, during which it became pretty clear, that three chapters alone aren't going to cut it.

Expect some more chapters in the future, though the speed of updates will probably be pretty low. (I hope not as low as the one for this chapter, though.)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/66892612/chapters/172649176

[dancesonblades]

Six's Sanguinala Gift

Six has of course gotten many different Sanguinala gifts, but there is one that came neither of the hands of Raven Guards nor "Raven Guards".

It is a blue notebook with a gold colored Ultima print on the cover and was send by Guilliman, who was raised too well to ignore his brother's soulmate. (Even though this holiday is a... heavy one, for him and Corvus, both.)

Six of course immediately treated that book as a reliq, never daring to write anything into it, which is why Kasati, after some grumbling, got him a mass produced notebook, which, as even in the grim darkness of the far future licensing is still a thing, is basically Ultramarine merch you can buy far beyond the 500 worlds.

The Raven Guard decidedly has no merchandising line, though Corvus might be considering making an exception for Six.

[a-neru-neru]

A piece for @galahadiant of Octavius!

[dancesonblades]

that Blood Angel geneseed is unfair...

[taryn40k]

I need to get back into the groove of drawing more, to try to at least get to the next important scene! So you guys know the drill! :D And if you don't : Welcome to the Voxbox Time! :D The section of the blog where I open art requests! You may request a doodle, OCs and official characters welcome! It needs to be Warhammer 40 000 related of course. If you send an OC, I'm going to ask for references and a little lore blob about them because I'm NOSEY! :D And you can also volunteer a character for the Wings of Dawn Chapter!

So we have a young in-founding chapter of loyalist sons of Fulgrim. They want to be codex compliant. They've been in the warp for a looong time (great crusade Era, most were born in the warp). And so they need help getting the chapter started in terms of number! :D Want to occasionally see a character that you made in the background of their story when I get to them? You can volunteer them! :D Be it to become a full battle brother of the Wings of Dawn, to hang around and train the neophytes, to spy on them or just to visit, or even chapter serfs or battle barge crewmates! We got plenty of space and we need people-! XD So that is an option that is open to you! You can drop a concept, or a full OC, and if it meshes well with the chapter I will doodle them! :D

[dancesonblades]

Volunteer an OC!

[floralynn-arts]

Corvus Corax looking up, from that one Frieren twitter art trend.

[dancesonblades]

Is this Kassi Jr causing havok?

[dancesonblades]

Chapter 11 of 11: Visitors

And finally the story comes to an end!

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Real talk: nazis are showing up in so many places now. Resist. Have the courage to go to demonstrations. Don't let yourself be scared away from a peaceful protests by social media trolls or sensationalist media that claims the protestors will be violent. They are just trying to make it look as if the "simple people" don't stand behind the goals of the protest by scaring them away. If you are worried, stay with old age protestors or stay at the edge until you feel that you have assessed the situation. Stay brave, refuse to fall to resignation.

[taryn40k]

I don't really blog about politics, but *taps the sign*. Important. And that is the end of the definitely-not-vacations for these two! :D

They are friends your honor- XD

[dancesonblades]

I adore your sketches.

Morgen has maxxed out his charisma, like any good EC! And Six can't resist being genuinely nice to people!

[dancesonblades]

Chapter 11 of 11: Visitors

And finally the story comes to an end!

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Real talk: nazis are showing up in so many places now. Resist. Have the courage to go to protests. Don't let yourself be scared away from a peaceful protest by social media trolls or sensationalist media that claims the protestors will be violent. They are just trying to make it look as if the "simple people" don't stand behind the goals of the protest by scaring them away. If you are worried, stay with old age protestors or stay at the edge until you feel that you have assessed the situation. Stay brave, refuse to fall to resignation.

[dancesonblades]

Chapter 10: Black Sun

The silent knife cuts deepest.

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

[taryn40k]

Hey go read Six Black Birds. For no reason. :)

Anyways bye Morgen it's been a pleasure! :D

[dancesonblades]

Chapter 10: Black Sun

The silent knife cuts deepest.

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

[dancesonblades]

Chapter 9: The Island's Core

We are getting closer to the end, everyone!

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

[taryn40k]

The mystery of the ocean vents is solved, and Morgen gets lyrical!

Can't even tell your friend he'd make a killer painting in this economy! :/