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First time I draw in ages and its this goof. Never thought Id like him so much until I defeated him and realized there was a very real personality behind the bravado. Never thought id like a CHARACTER in POKEMON of all games.

#pokemon #leon #Dande #pokemon ss

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CBC made a good documentary on adult ADHD and part of it really caught me off guard because i swear they repeated verbatim my life story for the past 3 years

full programme here:

http://www.cbc.ca/natureofthings/episodes/adhd-not-just-for-kids

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My ADHD manifested in excellent in-class work. Excellent understanding in discussions. Excellent participation.

My ADHD manifested in piles of homework left undone until the last possible minute, while I stared at them, thinking; “I want to get these done. I understand the theory. It would take 10 minutes. I want to start, why can’t I start?”

My ADHD manifested in fantastic reading comprehension - nigh impenetrable focus on interesting topics the first time I’m reading about them.

My ADHD manifested in a complete inability to focus on reviews or re-reads, mind skittering sideways and away whenever anything was boring or repetitive. I sat down to study, my books open, my eyes on the text, and my brain clawing its way out the back of my head to focus on something else - anything else. Focus, focus! [No.]

My ADHD manifested in Articulating wings half-finished but still beautiful, in beautiful lineart and half-hearted coloring. In stories written passionately for days until I forgot it existed and never returned. In projects started and forgotten and started and forgotten a thousand times until my bins of project supplies piled up and my bank account shriveled down. No, it will be different this time - I LOVE this new thing. This new thing is my world, my destiny, my Everything. I CREATE and CREATE and CREATE and never FINISH.

My ADHD manifested in confusion and surprise as time slithered away, hours passing like minutes and minutes seeming endless by contrast. An inability to gauge how much time had passed, was left, a task would take. An inability to hold dates in my head, because time didn’t feel consistent or even real.

My ADHD manifested in watching someone talk and not understanding a word they said - literally hearing sounds and translating out only nonsense. In thoughts so loud I couldn’t speak coherently. In a conversation across the room shattering an idea I was trying to hold. It’s hard to think when you’re already thinking about everything around you.

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This is me.

Chat Noir practice

#chat noir

Im baaaaack~ and Miraculous Ladybug no less XD I cant get these 2 off my head.

#chat noir #marinette dupen-chang

#genji #Overwatch

Mizu did a thing! After months of obsessing about overwatch I finally pulled myself away long enough to contribute something to the fandom <3

#overwatch #genji

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August 21st: Fanfiction Writers Appreciation Day

It is not surprising news that fanfiction writers are highly underappreciated.

There’s something wrong with the numbers: let’s take a popular fic with almost 4k hits. For let’s say 700 readers, it will get about 50 comments and 300 Kudos (those numbers are just an example, sometimes it’s worse than that). Maybe I’m being too kind, maybe not, but things stay the same; there’s something wrong here. Can you see it?

It takes us days, weeks, sometimes months to write a story for you. We write for ourselves yes, but we also write to share. We write to offer you content about your favourite characters. We write to bring our and your ships to life. It takes you a fraction of second to leave a Kudos, ten seconds to one, two or a few minutes to leave a comment.

And here lies our problem: there’s no proper sharing if there’s no proper feedback. An author not getting comments is generally a sad author. If I didn’t get feedback I’d wonder what’s the point in keeping on writing. A comment makes a writer’s day, most of the time even motivates them to write more.

Another important thing thrandythefabulous and I noticed: why on Earth do so many readers don’t comment (even kudos) if the fic has been up for a little more than a week or two? Why? Your feedback is still welcomed and much appreciated.

We write for ourselves, but also we write for you. And sadly, many readers are being quite… ungrateful, when giving feedback is the least they can do to thank the people offering them stories for free.

So, before we get started on our little day, let’s talk about comments:

It doesn’t matter if other readers already said what you wanted to say, we’ll still love reading it again in your words.

It doesn’t matter the fic has been up for weeks or months or years; comments on those ones are unexpected and so, it makes them ever better.

It doesn’t matter if you don’t have much to say, we’ll be glad anyway.

Most authors leave the comment section open to people who don’t have an Archive of Our Own (AO3) account, which means you can still… comment! How amazing is that.

That brings us to our little Fanfiction Writers Appreciation Day.

The point of this day is simple; on August 21st, writers and readers alike would go on AO3 (or any fanfiction website really), on Tumblr, and leave a comment on their favourite fics (even the fics they enjoyed!) and/or send their authors a message about their works.

It doesn’t matter if you’ve already or never commented. It doesn’t matter if the author doesn’t know about this post. It doesn’t matter if the author already knows how much you love their work.

Just let writers know you love the fics they write for you, simple as that!

And well, don’t forget to keep leaving a Kudos and a comment in the future, and make writers happy!

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please do NOT forget about this! August 21st is TOMORROW. Let’s love on our fanfic authors!

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I’m not an expert but I like hands a lot so hopefully some of this was helpful!

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WE FOUND IIIIIIIIIT OMG Me and some people have been searching for this image for a couple months now xD Woke up to see someone found it and told me! So happy! Thanks @naariel!

To all my artist friends, this one’s for you <3

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It’s very important to keep at it! Never give up.

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Such a helpful, important thing to read.

Been on a huge thing about how discomfort is important for improvement, which has helped me through some tough times trying to navigate my art lately. This explanation is also so very very helpful.

Just keep punching towards that rainbow!

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On a dark night, Mikey and Leo learn there are more things in the shadows than they knew, while Raph and Donnie help April deal with some shadows of her own.

I have been writing Falling for exactly three years as of today, and while sudden illness keeping me bedridden means there’s less of this at the moment than I hoped, I wanted to get something up today, both because it’s the third anniversary of this story, and because it’s Thanksgiving. I know it’s a bit silly to get so sentimental about a piece of fiction, but this story has connected me to some truly amazing people I never would have known without it, and I am infinitely thankful for them every day. My life is a better place with them in it.

And speaking of, this story would not exist without @mizuinu. It’s a highly-modified version of a roleplay between her Mikey and my Leo. I’ve rewritten it a lot to bring it into Falling canon, but the seeds of it were planted with her, and her Mikey’s thoughts and dialogue still exist within the story.

Finally, a huge thank you to everyone who’s still reading along. It’s been a wild ride, but I am truly grateful for each and every one of you.

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I love you so much Fanta ; _ ; You don't even know, seriously. You've been my only steady friend for these past three years. Even though we don't get to talk all that often thanks to my different jobs, you still reach out to me and see how I'm doing and I am so grateful to have you in my life. Thank you so much for being who you are.

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Shu Zephyr Linework, I’ll upload it in color later. I hope someone likes him ; - ;

#zionflight #Shu Zephyr

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Sleepless Nights Inktober 2 by Mizu-Inu

As a child Alis never got any time to herself. Experiments were run on her on every hour of the day except for 8 hours at night were she was given her only two luxuries; Rest and an IV full of all the nutrients she needed to live… Though most times, she preferred to stay awake if only to keep the next day at bay for a little longer. What happened? What’s going on? I won’t explain just yet, but as this month goes on, you might just understand on your own.

#zionflight #inktober2015 #cerridwen

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Breath of Life Inktober 1Breath of Life Inktober 1 by Mizu-Inu

So Neko-chan17 told me about this amazing thing called Inktober! This might just give me the push I need to continue practicing! I decided for all of october I’ll be making little ‘screenshots’ of different scenes from the story I’ve been… THINKING about making and never actually have. So i present Inktober Entry #1: Breath of Life In which Alis saves a drowning Shu’s life. What happened? What’s going on? I won’t explain just yet, but as this month goes on, you might just understand on your own. Let’s hope I get better with time and practice cause I feel like I just RUINED this drawing.

#zionflight #inktober #inktober2015

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Harsh cold climates outside the cities are what usually take down fugitives.

Shu keeps the cold winds at bay, but the temperature is still freezing. He shares his coat with Alis and, as a joke, wraps his long hair around her neck like a scarf. She doesn’t laugh but he understands and pats her back reasuringly.

"It’ll be fine. So long as we’re together, right?"

Alis blushes and smiles.

I am really considering throwing some steampunk influence on this series. Nonono it’s pretty much a given by now.

#ZionFlight #Shu Zephyr #Alis Cerridwen