Hi, I'm Sunny! I'm an illustrator who grew up on Tumblr posts screenshotted and shared to Pinterest, but I'm VERY new to posting on Tumblr so I'm just feeling things out for the time being.
I'll be using #sunnybartspeaks for non-art posts and #sunnybartarts for art posts.
I jump from fandom to fandom very frequently so I won't bother listing them all out here, but whatever I'm drawing or reblogging the most of at any given time is probably what I'm into. I'm also working (sort of lol) on a personal project called New Nymphs, so keep an eye out for that art as well!
It's a pleasure to meet you and I hope you stick around. <3
I see so many people saying shit like "the way fandoms behave makes me really nervous to write the story I want to write, what if my fandom sucks" and I just want to sit down with all of them and be like it's ok, you don't have to worry, you're not going to be famous
reblogging with these tags from @vicholas because it's true and I keep witnessing people kneecapping themselves like this. don't create for other people both because it will be bad for your art and also because you will be severely disappointed lmao
Suddenly thinking of 1989’s The Little Mermaid and you know what, give Eric some props here because he had the weirdest fucking hour of his life—
Wakes up from hypnosis where he was about to marry a woman he’s never seen before with his mystery girl’s voice, the instant he wakes up then the cute girl he’s actually fallen in love with now has that voice. Then she drops to the floor and has a fish tail, and then the first girl is suddenly cackling “too late!” and bursting out of her skin. So it turns out she’s actually an octopus woman who drags herself over to the real mystery girl - who’s a mermaid?! They’re real?! - and taking her back into the ocean. And Eric has no idea what’s going on here but okay, one of these women is clearly evil and he needs to go after his mystery girl.
And all of this happens/he realizes what he has to do within like, a single minute.
Prior to this he was just living out a sweet romance after having a Meet Cute with a shipwrecked girl, but okay, guess he’s involved in whatever the fuck this is. Acting first, questioning later.
I also wanna add that this happens a matter of days after Eric almost dies in a shipwreck, so he's coming out of hypnosis to discover he's on a ship again, and this time it's somehow going even worse. If I were him, I'd just never come within a thousand feet of the ocean ever again- oh my bad that's the plot of the sequel, carry on.
let’s be real the pressure to use AI as an adult is exactly what they said the pressure the do drugs as a teenager would be like but the people that told us that caved immediately for the AI and definitely did not just say no
It's Regal Shield Academy time again! Meet Ricarda Boatswain, twisted from Prince Eric!
Character notes under the cut:
Who is Ricarda Boatswain?
She’s the housewarden of Voyajetty, founded on the Seafaring Prince’s vow of exploration.
She’s 5’ 0”, 17 years old, and her birthday is April 3rd.
She belongs to the Jazz Band Club, and her best subject is PE.
Her signature spell is Wild Waters; she can use her flute to make water move at her command. She can perform dances, execute attacks, or just goof around.
Her mother is the long-time mayor of Ultramarine City, and her father is a bit of a trophy husband. She’s the oldest of 5 children; she has 2 sisters, a brother, and a nonbinary sibling.
She was homeschooled by a private tutor with a lax schedule that allowed her to explore the outdoors, and to sail Ultramarine City’s waters when she got old enough. Her mom and dad “encouraged” her to apply to Regal Shield so she could experience a traditional education with kids her age. Since she’s used to laissez-faire parenting and tutoring, she finds her new schooling stifling, and she has a habit of disappearing during class to wander around outside, which gets her in a lot of trouble.
Is there more to learn from the world than what’s written in a textbook or taught in a classroom?
Extra Odds and Ends
She’s the Jazz Band’s flutist, and it’s the only instrument she knows how to play. She’s tried other instruments, but the flute is the one that her signature spell works on, so why mess with a good thing?
One of the comforts she misses most from home is her family’s Old English Sheepdog, Andy. He’s the goodest boy anybody could ask for, and she begs her parents for pictures of him every day.
She has a bit of a crush on Bertie, but she doesn’t plan on acting on it; even if Bertie wasn’t happily spoken for already, Ricarda knows it wouldn’t be practical. However, her feelings do drive her to take Bertie’s side more often than not, even when Bertie is objectively in the wrong.
Since the merfolk land bootcamp is in Ultramarine City, Ricarda knew a higher-than-average number of Coral Sea residents growing up. Recently, she really connected with a merfolk boy about her age, but now he’s attending RSA and they forgot to exchange contact information, so she’ll probably never see him again.
She’s adept at most sports and athletic disciplines, but the javelin throw is her strength. She credits this to years of practice with harpoons back home.
What’s up with the “Pen Pal?”
After the failure of the pilot Pen Pal program intended to foster camaraderie between Sage’s Island’s two magical schools (most of the letters NRC wrote to RSA should never be read by human eyes, and some of them were literally cursed), Royal Sword decided to pass Night Raven off on-- sorry, introduce Night Raven to its Land of Heroes sister school, Regal Shield Academy, instead. Results have been surprisingly positive, but then again, the bar was so low that it could’ve been a tripping hazard in Ancient City.
Ricarda’s pen pal is Kalim. Their letters are functionally unintelligible to anyone besides the two of them, comprised of scribbles and bullet-point lists about any and every topic they’re interested in at the moment. At some point, it becomes apparent how different their upbringings were in terms of how thoroughly their families kept an eye on them, but it’s more of an exercise in seeing other perspectives than a wedge between them. Ricarda shares stories of her solo excursions and adventures, while Kalim shares the study tips his peers have been teaching him.
also I imagine him having those teeth necklace bins thing to keep your baby teeth (i remember having one with probably at least three teeth but it's gone lol)
