#cbn

[tremerefucker]

Coming back to drawing more of my vtm characters in Guy Davis' style- this time Monty gets the treatment a year after the original one with Anya. Super happy with how the shadows turned out on this one ^^

[r1ch-uncle-5keleton]

Toxic trait bingo seemed fun, so here’s Everett! Reluctant Sheriff of New Haven and all around surly, self-loathing vampire ❤️

Character art is of course by the lovely @delborovic YOU SHOULD OF COURSE COMMISSION HER!

[vvhenan]

How the game with @bits-of-a-star-gone-wrong and @tuuliivanovas is going

Also, honorary mention of

[jennywritesworld]

Rest in peace, Jesse Jackson

Jesse Jackson has died. He was 84.

The civil rights notable gave from his heart in many ways, even travelling to Portland, Oregon at least once.

Following Aaron Campbell's death by cop, Jackson spoke at Maranatha Church.

Today, in 2026, we know that all lives matter — rich, poor, Black, white, Asian/Pacific Islander, Native Americans and their tribes and culture, and people with disabilities.

Whatever troubles Jackson and his family had in life, he was a leader, he lived a long life, and many people are sorry he's gone.

⛪✝️

Source: NBC News

Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 1:07 PM

@jennywritesworld 2/17/26

[taciturn-loquacity]

The Lichora started off innocently enough as a force for good in the distant realm of Zunah. Zunah was your typical medieval fantasy world, complete with dragons, unicorns, elves- the works. But eventually as civilizations progressed and the industrial revolution found purchase in society, cities suddenly needed to expand their borders, seizing as many resources as they could along the way.

Upon attempting to raze the mystic woods, the intrepid industrialists stumbled upon the Candorborn; dryads belonging to a fae-like society that worshipped harmony and their love of nature. An ultimatum was issued; surrender the mystic woods, or face total annihilation. The Candorborn were peace loving, but by no means were they pushovers. True to their namesake, they were stern with the industrialists. The Candorborn made it clear that the mystic woods belonged to them and they had no intention of watching their home transformed into fuel for the infernal machines. Yet to the industrialists, "no" was never an option. It was never even a consideration.

The war machines rolled up one day in the dead of winter. It was common knowledge that the bitter cold weakened a dryad's resolve, and this was taken full advantage of. However, the Candorborn were far from naïve and foresaw the return of the stubborn industrialists. Fighting through their frigid afflictions, the dryads churned up the frozen soils surrounding the mystic woods so when the industrialists brought their metal beasts and wrought iron warriors, they sank. The soldiers who survived the ambush abandoned their equipment in the muck and retreated, leaving nature to reclaim it all.

Their defeat would not stand. After licking their wounds, the industrialists devised a cunning plan. They'd poison the Candorborn. So they developed a virus- a bioweapon to wipe them all out. In the dead of night, an acrid fog sailed through the canopy of the mystic woods. Canisters filled with Death itself were catapulted from miles away, fumigating the very forest the Candorborn called home. What was green had now been painted a sickly shade of rusty brown. None were spared.

But the plan backfired. There was a fatal flaw in the bioweapon's formula. Somehow, the Candorborn were able to endure. The bioweapon didn't kill them, no... it changed them. Twisted their biology to embody rot and decay. No longer the Candorborn, the Lichora rose from the ashes and sought revenge on the industrialists.

Their victory was total. The battle was over the same day it began. Not even their finest warriors nor their brutal war machines could stop the legions of decay that swarmed from the old forests. They seized control and issued the industrialist leaders the same ultimatum they gave the Candorborn: surrender, or perish.

White flags shot up all at once. The city was theirs. But their work wasn't done. Having heard tales of the fallen city, neighboring armies saw fit to invade. Surely rotting dryads wouldn't put up much of a fight, and their civilizations could certainly make use of the resources the Lichora had just inherited. But the invasions would fail. It became clear to the Lichora that the industrial gears still turned elsewhere in the world; a global tilting of the scales away from harmony with nature. It was only a matter of time before more showed up.

So they extended their reach, divided, and conquered every last civilization in Zunah. Every living, breathing soul would know the Lichora's resilient might and fall under their total control. Their vengeance was exacted; Zunah was theirs. Its people would obey their every command, but... now what? After all that bloodshed, did the Lichora truly want to perpetuate the same cruelty they had been subjected to? Because they were peace-loving dryads at their core, all they ever wanted was harmony. And now they had the power to change the world- to realize their vision.

In the end, the Lichora chose kindness. The industrial machines were reworked to serve the people rather than oppress them. Society was organized to restore the world to its former beauty rather than pillage it for brutal glory. Everyone would have their needs seen to, regardless of circumstance. Everyone would be brought together. Horrible realities like hunger and war and loneliness became a distant memory. People... genuinely liked the Lichora. And their rule would persist uncontested for hundreds of years.

But then aliens invaded. From the heavens themselves descended war machines unlike any the world had ever seen, but by this time the battle-hardened Lichora had figured out how to properly defend themselves. The aliens were dispatched the same day they invaded. But then more arrived, and more, and more, falling time and time again. They just never stopped coming. The Lichora knew they would need to take to the stars if their world was to ever know peace again.

By persuading the invaders onto their side and reverse engineering their war machines, the Lichora were able to find the alien homeworld. They made it theirs. And connected to that homeworld were dozens of others; a whole galaxy of industrialists that were once again trying to expand into Lichora territory.

No more. One way or another, every planet would fall into the Lichora's fold. Every world would know peace; they had no choice. The Lichora would be proactive and stop the hand before it could strike, choosing instead to steady it.

All would know the beauty of rot, but the cycle of oppression would remain evergreen.

[guedeaoficial]

Hola hermosa dama .. Déjame ser tu protector

[jennywritespdx]

Tyler Robinson Charged in Shooting Death of Charlie Kirk, 31, CEO and founder of Turning Point USA

April 12, 2026: Tyler Robinson has been charged with several felonies, including aggravated murder, in the death of Charlie Kirk, 31.

ABOVE: Charlie Kirk memorial — candlelight vigil in Burlington, Kentucky

Does the bullet match? Key issue emerges in Charlie Kirk murder case

Defense attorneys say law enforcement has not linked a bullet found during Charlie Kirk's autopsy to the rifle allegedly used in the shootin

Charlie Kirk, founder and CEO of Turning Point USA, was killed while speaking to students at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah.

🙏R.I.P. Charlie Kirk 🇺🇸 ✝️

@jennywritesworld @jennywritespdx

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[cedarspiced]

PSA for THC and CBD users:

you can, in fact, overdose on THC or CBD, contrary to popular belief. it's especially easy to do if you're already on a medication that messes with your serotonin levels (SSRIs, SNRIs, etc.). it's even easier to do if you're on an SNRI and also have bad chronic pain that you're trying to manage via CBD and edibles (hi, that's me!).

i found this out the hard way last weekend by using too much of a CBD tincture in combination with having an edible, and had to be rushed to the hospital with serotonin syndrome.

how did it feel? well, not great. i genuinely felt like i was actively dying and needed to get my affairs in order.

i'm going to talk in detail about my experience below the cut. if you don't wanna read all that, i do ask that you please at least look through this link if you use cannabis products.

Serotonin Syndrome: What It Is, Causes, Symptoms & Treatment

Serotonin syndrome is a potentially life-threatening condition that occurs when you take medications that affect serotonin levels. Serotonin

before i go on, i want to be very clear that the symptoms of serotonin syndrome are different for everyone. the link above has a more complete list of symptoms. i'm going to be describing my own personal experience with it.

the first signs that something was very wrong were the severe anxiety and confusion (both of which i chalked up to just being high at first).

then came the tremors and rapid heartbeat. i couldn't stop trembling. i spilled my tea everywhere when i tried to pick it up because i was shaking so badly.

by the time i got to the ER, i was fighting hard not to pass out, because i felt like if i did, i wasn't going to wake up. my skin was so hot it felt like i was on fire, and my heart felt like it was going to explode from how fast it was beating.

they wheeled me into a bare, grey room with nothing in it aside from a window with blinds, a black plastic chair, and a single bed. they asked me to put on scrubs and grippy socks. they gave me an anti-anxiety medication. and then all they could do for the next 6 hours was monitor me.

once the edible and CBD oil wore off about 4 hours in, i began to feel less like i was on my deathbed. definitely, absolutely not back to normal, but better.

i'm used to full body pain, but this was something else. if you've ever wondered what it would be like to be put through a meat grinder full of salt and lemon juice while staying alive through the whole thing, i'd imagine that was pretty damn close. i'm not sure if that's caused by the serotonin syndrome itself, or if that was just my body making sure i was still alive, but by god it was not fun.

i'm ok now, but i've decided that i'm not ever going to use any cannabis products while i'm still on my current medication.

if you made it this far, thank you for reading. i do want to be clear that this is not a 'don't ever use weed!!!1!' post. this is an 'if you do use weed, please please PLEASE be aware of how it might interact with any other medication you're on, lest you end up like me' post.

so please, do NOT end up like me. be smart. do your research. it's a lot cheaper and less stressful than a visit to the ER, i promise.