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this multi-muse is transferring to icecurse.
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A short continuation.
Vax and the Raven Queen
I think I posted this on my main blog but forgot to upload it here… WHOOPS
love this car in front of me
teapots by Putu Oka Mahendra
Finally able to share my full piece for the @knymysticzine It was a long ride but I hope you’ve enjoyed the zine!! I had so much fun with this piece, and was really proud of it even tho it’s all purple (for a zine that’s going to be printed, sorry mods ;-;)
I should draw these characters again, to see how much my style has change in more than a year, and they’re my fav with Giyuu & Genya
“When there’s nobody but us we eat in the kitchen, which is maybe the most important room in our house, the room where everything happens, where things begin and take their shape and end.”
— James Baldwin, from If Beale Street Could Talk
A GUIDE TO BECOME BETTER AT PLOTTING & PLOTTING ETIQUETTE.
So, one thing I hear over and over again in my time in the RP community, is the sentence “I suck at plotting.” Understandably, plotting can be difficult. Maybe you don’t know much about the other person’s muse, that muse’s fandom or universe. Maybe you’ve already used all your ideas on other plots and can’t think of any new ones. Maybe you don’t have much practice with plotting or you just automatically default to winging things because it’s easier, so you’ve gotten a bit rusty. Regardless of the reason why you think you suck at plotting though, I definitely believe there are some tips and tricks to learn how to become a better plotter or refresh your plotting skills, and I want to share some of those tips and tricks in this post.
TIPS AND TRICKS.
1) ASK QUESTIONS. This is probably the most important part of plotting if you’re stuck and can’t think of any ideas. If you don’t have any ideas, ask questions. Some examples of questions you can ask:
“What kind of theme are you interested in writing? (angst, fluff, ships, etc.)” or “What kind of dynamics would you be interested in? (romantic, friendships, enemies, frenemies, family, etc.)” or “Should we do a first interaction or something pre-established?”
The above are some questions that can narrow down on the millions of opportunities for plots that is only limited by your imagination, and instead give you a set direction when you try to come up with ideas. Think of it like a painter looking at a blank canvas. Staring a painting is always the most difficult because you have to figure out what to draw, and there are endless opportunities, which can be intimidating. But once you’ve figured out what to draw (for example a flower) it becomes a lot easier to put that painting brush down on that canvas and start painting.
If you’re still stuck after asking these questions, you can also ask questions directly about the other mun’s muse. Some examples: “How would your muse react to x, y,z?” or “.”
Some other questions you can ask. “Would you be up for doing an AU? / Would you be up for making a crossover verse for x,y,z fandom?” (If asking for the other mun to make a crossover verse for their muse, you can also offer to give information about said universe in case the other mun isn’t familiar with it.)
2) DON’T BE AFRAID TO SHARE YOUR IDEAS. If you have an idea, or even a part of an idea, don’t be afraid to share it. Even if the other mun isn’t interested in that particular idea, maybe that idea can spark an idea for them and they’ll probably tell you something akin to “I’m not sure my muse would fit in that setting, but I could see them x, y, z.” Oftentimes, even ideas that don’t work or interest your RP partner can help spark new ideas, maybe in the same direction or maybe in an entirely different, but just as much fun direction. It also shows your RP partner that you’re at least willing to make some effort with coming up with ideas, which will in turn, make them more interested in coming up with ideas of their own.
3) SOMETIMES, LESS IS MORE. A part of why some people seem to fear plotting is because they think they have to come up with intricate plots with lots of details and planning. And while that can definitely be fun, a lot of the time, LESS IS MORE. And by that, I mean, if you can just come up with the most basic of settings, sometimes, that’s more than enough to go on. Maybe that setting is something as simple as figuring out how your muses should meet. After all, if you plot out everything from how they should meet, to how their relationship should form, all the way to the end, there isn’t really a lot left to explore when you are going to actually sit down and write threads together and that can take away from the fun. It can also be that you plot out all these things, and when you start writing, you feel forced to take it in that direction when it just doesn’t flow naturally. So yeah, sometimes less is, in fact, more, and you shouldn’t ever be worried that you have to come up with big, detailed plots.
4) BACK-AND-FORTH / EXCITEMENT. Also what I like to call “Yelling about our muses to each other.” This can be a great way to plot without even thinking about plotting. It usually requires some good chemistry with the other mun, but if you are both excited about your muses and the potential for them interacting together from the beginning and show that excitement in your ooc messages, sometimes, just yelling those excitements at each other can spark a lot of ideas. Just a simple “I can see our muses becoming really good friends!!” will set in motion that back-and-forth yelling about your muses type of conversation that leads to ideas just spilling out naturally. Just the excitement in the messages themselves makes the plotting more fun and makes it come more naturally.
ETIQUETTE / DON’TS.
1) IF YOU’RE THE ONE ASKING TO PLOT / INTERACT. If you’re the one who approaches the other mun about plotting and / or interacting, DON’T leave the job of coming up with ideas to the other mun. If you’ve approached someone for plotting, chances are their muse caught your interest for some reason, and you could see an interaction between that muse and yours. Instead of putting all the job on them, express from the beginning why you could see an interaction between their muse and yours. Trust me, it makes the plotting so much more easier, not just for you, but for the mother mun, too. I can’t tell you how frustrating it is to be asked to plot, and then the person asking never actually contributes to any ideas.
2) PLOTTING IS A GROUP-PROJECT. Kind of connected with the above, but if one mun alone ends up coming up with all the ideas, it can make that mun feel like you’re not really as excited or as willing to put in the work as they are. No one likes to feel like they’re the only one in a group project doing all the work.
3) IF PLOTTING WITH A MULTIMUSE BLOG… Help the mumu-mun out by telling them which of their muses you’re the most interested in interacting with from the get-go. Even if you are interested in all of their muses, it’s usually very helpful for a mumu-mun to have some options to choose between. Or at the very least, you can ask them which of their muses they are having the most inspiration for lately.
4) NON-CONTRIBUTING RESPONSES. If someone writes you multiple sentences with ideas when you’re plotting ooc, don’t just reply with one word sentences like “Yes!”, or non-contributing sentences like “Sounds good to me!” or “I’m fine with anything!” I’ll admit, this is something I’ve been guilty of, and I think pretty much all of us has at some point, and while I do think it’s something you can get away with if you only do it on occasion, if you give these types of responses multiple times to the same person throughout the same plotting session, it can get frustrating to the other mun after a while. It kind of ties in with #1 and #2, that you’re leaving the other mun to do all the work. At the very least, if you feel like you don’t have any IDEAS to contribute with, you can still show your excitement over the idea. For example “That sounds like so much fun! I can’t wait to write that out!” Maybe even ask something akin to “Is there anything else you think we should plot out, or do you want to start with what we’ve got so far?”
There are probably a lot more tips and tricks and do’s and don’ts that could be added to this list, but this is what I can think of at the top of my mind. Feel free to reblog if you feel like this was helpful and/or could be helpful to someone else!
found family but they're all absolutely horrendous people
general headcanons: kaguya kimimaro.
kimimaro is….. not the brightest person. i mean, he isn’t as dense as a rock, but he never really had the chance to LEARN anything. his clan placed zero importance in the outside world and education, and although it would amuse orochimaru to play the role of parent and teacher when it suited them — because i do believe orochimaru is playing, even in boruto. they have always enjoyed being powerful, being loved and sought after, and you can see the evidence of that in how they treat their experiments: in picking abused, desperate children and appearing to them as a benevolent savior, orochimaru positioned themself as a god-like figure who was to be treated with awe and reverence in equal measure. why else would these children remain so devoted even after orochimaru makes them kill each other for amusement and “science”? — there was zero incentive for orochimaru to teach kimimaro anything outside of combat because they planned to take kimimaro’s “perfect body” until kimimaro got sick.
as a result, kimimaro is uneducated. his reading and writing levels are low, his vocabulary is small, and any refinement to his speech has been picked up wholesale from orochimaru and kabuto.
his senses of curiosity, independence, free will, and free thought were warped at an early age.
he retains an almost childlike curiosity, although the sense of wonder and confusion are never displayed on his face.
kimimaro takes things at face value and doesn’t understand much nuance. he understands tone very well, but subtext? hyperbole? adages? all go right over his head. kimimaro begins to regain these attributes only if and when he goes through deprogramming, aka the intense therapy cult members are put through once they’ve been separated from their cult.
when he does engage in deep thinking, it tends to be about abstract things. are the gods real? (he thinks yes.) what is the purpose of this world? his purpose? what is it he is missing about the grand scheme of things? he is reflective, just not…..about himself……or his environment…
the kaguya clan was a battle-oriented band of zealots who offered up carnage and mayhem in their veneration of their goddess-ancestress kaguya. education was a low, or perhaps even nonexistent, priority.
kimimaro was a special class of kaguya — one privy to and born with a natural aptitude for all the wild, watered-down abilities of their bloodline. once the clan leaders found out about this, his life’s purpose was sealed: he would be their ultimate weapon of mass destruction. they kept him in a cage and treated him like a fighting dog: starving him, beating him, and riling him up before dead-dropping him into the middle of battle and hooting as he slaughtered anyone in the vicinity, including other clan members. as a result, he has no concept of family, love, care, or devotion aside from what he witnesses at orochimaru’s hideout, which is….. yeah.
kimimaro is not a naturally violent person. as a child he was very soft hearted and sweet natured and gullible, and he still is deep deep deeeeeep down. (except for the gullible thing. that’s right on the surface.) if you stand against him he will not resort to violence right off the bat. like in canon, he will issue a command — move now. if you don’t, however, he will not think twice about carving a door-shaped hole in you. living in oto means violence is second nature at this point, especially when the opposition in question is getting between him and orochimaru’s goals. once he’s been deprogrammed this instinct will drop somewhat, but it’s still there.
he hardly remembers what remorse feels like.
he loves plants and nature. they make him feel calm and he likes to wonder about the purpose of everything.
horrifically bad judge of character. my god. he cannot read vibes to save his life.
he has horns! not all kaguya have them, just like how not all kaguya have the kkg, but a scattering of them do possess bone horns like the otsutsuki. each person’s horns come in differently. it’s a painful process — remember getting leg growing pains and monster zits during puberty? great. now combine the two and center it in your forehead. it feels Bad, Man. kimimaro’s horns begin to form around age 11. initially they are two straight, two-inch prongs poking out of his hairline that he files to a point to keep them sharp during battle, but after jūgo ( @bredfaith ) compliments them, he starts growing them out. eventually they will begin to branch like a stag’s. if he sits very still, birds and butterflies will sometimes perch on them. he likes that.
he is not a good or natural leader. he is authoritative and demanding, very much a “do what i say when i say it” sort which is precisely why the other members of the sound five did not care for him. he was quick to tell them he would kill them if they failed a mission, brought shame upon orochimaru’s name, or otherwise failed to live up to his expectations. what they did outside missions didn’t matter to him because they did not matter to him. he truly was only nice to jūgo for a long time.
he is a late bloomer in every sense of the word. he is still growing into himself! be patient!
headcanon memes inspired by things i like, part 1. ⤿ inspired by muses i write tw: addiction
send in a symbol i’ll answer the corresponding question about my muse!
[ 🏃♂️ ] does your muse have escapist tendencies?
[ 💄 ] does your muse have an aesthetic? do they adhere strictly to it?
[ 👥 ] does your muse have many friends? do people feel they can rely on your muse?
[ 📚 ] what is your muse’s favourite genre of books, tv, movies, etc.?
[ 💐 ] what is your muse like in relationships?
[ 💍 ] how dedicated is your muse to their job?
[ 🍺 ] does your muse have any addictions?
[ 🍀 ] does your muse believe in luck? do they have a good luck charm or rituals they follow to avoid bad luck?
[ 🎀 ] does your muse have any childhood friends or people that are important to them?
[ 💕 ] does your muse believe in true love? do they believe in love at all?
[ 🧸 ] does your muse have any guilty pleasures or hobbies that make them embarrassed?
[ 🌟 ] is your muse comfortable in their identity? are they insecure or confident?
[ 🧭 ] does your muse know what they want? how well can they advocate for themselves?
[ 🎈 ] does your muse have many regrets? what are they?
[ 🏆 ] is your muse afraid of failure? what do they do when they fail?
[ 💭 ] does your muse have imaginary friends? did they have any as a child?
[ 🩹 ] what does your muse do to de-stress?
[ 🚓 ] would your muse break the law?
[ 🧲 ] is your muse generally flirty, or are they more reserved?
[ 🗾 ] how self-sufficient is your muse? are they more independent, or do they need others around them?
[ 🙏 ] is your muse religious? what do they believe in, if anything?
[ 👻 ] if your muse were a fantasy creature, what kind would they be? why?
[ ⚖️ ] what is your muse’s moral code? what kind of morality do they have?
[ 💥 ] is your muse determined, or do they give up easily?
[ 🃏 ] how does your muse handle being lied to?
[ 🥀 ] would your muse betray someone they love?
[ 🥊 ] how strong is your muse’s survival instinct?
[ 🌼 ] what kind of first impression does your muse leave?
[ 🐣 ] does your muse have anyone they look up to?
[ 🎨 ] is your muse artistic? do they want to be?
Nudibranchs don’t mess around
Cnidarians (jellyfish, sea anemones, etc) have these little stinging cells called cnidocytes that release a barb into their victim after a stimulus. However, some species of nudibrach have pulled an uno reverse card on the Cnidaria and can not only eat these creatures, but also repurpose the stinging cells into their own bodies for self defense against other predators.
It’s one of the reason nudibranchs are usually so brightly colored; it’s a warning for other predators who think this soft and squishy sea slug will be an easy, painless meal (spoiler IT WON’T).
A quick and easy plotting guide
Send me ✔ and I will bold my preferences for your muse!
My muse(s):
Do I know your muse(s): yes | no | a little | tell me about your muse
Setting: our verse | my verse | your verse | modern | alternate universe | other
Pre-established relationships? yes | no | depends on the relationship
Possible relationships: friends | classmate | co-worker | roommate | family, real or adopted | dating or blind date | married | friends with benefits | unrequited love | lending a hand | teacher - student | rivals | allies | partner-in-crime | enemies | protecter - guarded | business partners | spy - infiltrated | manipulator - manipulated | star-crossed | first meeting | other
I’m in the mood for: fluff | angst | horror | romance | humor | crime | hurt / comfort | action | supernatural | slice of life | crack | dark threads | light threads | any genre | multi-para | shorter para | one-line | any length | plotted threads | unplotted threads | other
Feel free to: message me ooc | message me ic | tell me your ideas | write a starter | answer one of my opens | send a meme | reblog this with your preferences - let’s find common interests!
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