#concept dump

[necromosss]

armored ocs sketch/concepts. Pikehead and Caroline should meet tbh (i said as if im not their author) (boom sfx)

[halfbaked00q]

Is there a fic where, like, Bond and Q are together but maybe not TOGETHER-together, and Q says something one day that is like flippant or dismissive and accidentally hurts Bond's feelings slash lowkey breaks his heart.

But like Bond doesn't get all stormy and angry about it, he gets kind of. like still and quiet and seems to accept it but then clearly Q has fucked up because going forward Bond is perfectly cordial, but markedly more... impersonal. And Q realizes oh, shit, he fucked up. And has to try to make things up to Bond, so he sets off on courting Bond- basically, he has to put the work into winning Bond back and convincing him he's serious and sorry for breaking his heart and won't willfully do so again

If not, then, man, I want a fic where Q and Bond are together but like Bond is rather serious about it and Q thinks it's casual, and makes some unintentionally cruel comment about their thing dismissing its seriousness, the concept of Bond being serious about it, Bond's capacity for seriousness and/or etc. It's a very *gets quiet* is that really what you think about me? kind of moment.

And when Q realizes he blunders he expects James to push back or even get angry and verbally retaliate, but instead he gets very quiet and puts his agent face on and is like, my apologies Quartermaster it seems like I was the one here who didn't quite understand what was happening, if you will excuse me- and then leaves before Q can tell him to wait or call him back.

And then Q kind of waits for the other shoe to drop or like, what if Bond will try to avoid him- but he doesn't, it's as if nothing had happened between the two of them. The next time they run into each other at Six it's maddenly normal and casual, but impersonal, exactly like what an encounter with a familiar and friendly - but not intimate - work colleague would be like at work.

Q finally is like. Wait, Bond. James. Do you want to... go back to my place after work? To which James pauses, but gracefully and noncommittally demurs, like. well I'm not sure about tonight, perhaps some other time. And bows out of the encounter smoothly and seamlessly (maybe they were in an elevator or something and oh ah this is my floor, have a good day, Quartermaster.)

Q abandons whatever he was doing and beelines it to Eve's desk for a crisis talk and she takes one look at him and drags him to some empty conference room or sth. And the whole story comes out. Can't decide if Bond would have talked to Eve about it or not- I'm kind of inclined to say no. But maybe this has been going on a while at this pt and she's noticed the weirdness between the two of them.

Anyway Q knows he's fucked up but he doesn't know how to fix it, and Eve is like, well what do you want out of all of this, do you really want to fix it? And I think Q should realize no yeah I do want something serious with Bond and also I did take him for granted/as a sure thing but really I should be doing more proactively to show I want to be serious but also to make up the ground for how I hurt him. (And I think there should be a moment where Eve tells him just make sure to be careful with Bond, don't hurt him more, and Q is like yeah no I realize that now and I fucked up and that's on me and I don't want to hurt him, I want to be careful with his heart and his trust (distinction made here that this trust is like, trust with his heart, cuz like they still work great together like they still trust each other professionally- it's the matters of the heart that got tricksy).

And so he sets off trying to woo Bond. First off they probably need to talk so Q probably is like, hey can I talk to you. And then lays out that he's realized some things and he realized he blundered and he may not have meant to do it but he did hurt him and in a sense violated a sort of implicit trust Bond entrusted to him, and that he wants to make things up to Bond. So he's gonna properly woo him. (which I'm thinking will leave Bond rather bemused but he's like, well all right) (but like yes, just saying sorry is not enough, whether he intended to or not his actions broke Bond's trust so now he has to show that he IS serious about this and will take it seriously and etc)

So then cue all of the corny romantic gestures that Bond maybe isn't used to experiencing but which are, like, those little gestures of love. He plans a series of thoughtful and lovely dates, gives him meaningful little gifts and treats, maybe some lovely bouquets of soft fragrant flowers, that kind of thing. Just like, all sorts of thoughtful careful tenderness that I think Bond wouldn't have had much occasion to experience or indulge in in his life. And Bond does go into it rather bemused and thinking it's not necessary, but then part way through he's like oh no yeah this really is really nice and it IS healing the part of me that had been kind of emotionally at arm's length waiting for the sort of return to form.

But yeah lol I am wanting something were, like, Q is the one who fucks up emotionally and then is the one to woo Bond, and Bond gets to experience some love and tenderness and be the one pursued romantically for a change.

Edit: here are some more

[your-ne1ghbor]

Star Boy Angst Idea (non cannon?)💀💀💀

Bonus!

WAHHHHHHHH

Also I think the concept of being a shape shifter but hates shape shifting in general is a interesting concept 💀🙏🙏🙏

But like- WHAT IF HIS GOAL IS TO FIND A FORM HE LIKES??? LIKE- AHHHHHHHH

Is this cannon? Idk yet.

Btw, all true forms are very feathery. Most true forms, like the Blue Fairy even has wings, extra limbs + eyes, horns, ect. This is because I think the idea I have mentioned about star being seen as a monster could be because of these unnatural features. Even in the world of mythical creatures, there isn't many that has so many limbs, so many eyes, ect. So it comes off as terrifying to the human eye. One of my friends said it looks like "Do not be afraid" creatures and I honestly see it 😭

No wonder Maggy is afraid of stars. THEY'RE HORRIFYING-

@signed-sapphire @oh-shtars @spectator-zee

@rascalentertainments @chillwildwave @tumblingdownthefoxden

@dangerousflowerpanda

THE ANGST ANGST ANGST POTENTIAL IS INSANE AHHHH

[alias-eah]

Concept dump! Read more to have actual context lol

Still just fucking around and finding what works so these are all considered drafts

I’ve decided to fiddle around with the ages of the characters so some of them might be a year younger (the eah cast being sohphmores so some are freshmen)

Darling and Dexter never vibed as twins (might be my bias but they gave me middle child and youngest closeness)

So sprinkle in more sibling angst I made Daring and Dexter twins instead (darling being a freshman)

Dexter I don’t like on my rewatch (he’s okay but he doesnt do anything for me as a character) so I spruced up his design and gave him a lip piercing(?) idk it felt right to me

Next page is me fiddling with the og designs and I really liked the idea of everyone from wonderland having more formal clothing even in casual situations

Which led to the latest sketch of kitty getting a design overhaul ( again I just didn’t vibe with her og one)

The mask idea was actually from my best friend. So all credit to them cause its actually really cool

The masks essentially act as their smiles do in eah: putting it on enables them to travel in between and teleport (the rounded on is kitty’s,the angular one is her mom’s) really the whole design could be credited to them lol

Wanted to add more diverse body types, Lizzie already has genetic factor of her mom being more chubby plus it’s cute for her personality to be so aggressive but her body type is so round

Bunny blanc I actually did not like even in my first watch of eah as a child

So overhaul of her design which led to me giving her a suit cause I think she’d look cool in one

The mask is to continue the theme of animal type characters from wonderland / her body type is supposed to be the human equivalent of a hare/rabbit mixing cause my friend thought it’d be funny to make the hare/rabbit gay and have kids

I’m not questioning their logic cause it made actually like bunny blanc lol

[breachy-breeches-creation]

Trio Goddess

Sometimes I wish I can wish draw; like "advance" art or something I have this idea stuck in my head that my 3 main DA OC protagonist aka Warden, Hawke, Inquisitor are portrayed as the Greek Trio Goddess : either as the Horae: the Hours (gen 2) Dike (justice) Eirene (peace) Eunomia (order of law)  or as Moirai: the Fates Clotho (the weaver) Lachesis (the lot-caster) Atropos (the inevitable)--- (maybe I can come back to this later when I have extra money to commission art)

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Horae (The "Seasons”) [2nd Gen]

The idea starts off with my Warden who's a Cousland The Cousland's family crest is of green Laurel with blue background "With Justice and Temperance" motto; (although in all honestly idk if it is canon or someone’s HC since I only can find the “common saying, but I digress) At first, I want to associate Cordelia with "Lady Justice" herself but that would be a bit over the top (?) Still like the idea of Cordelia holding a scale in one hand & (family) sword in another so I look up the goddess; The Titaness Themis represent "divine law"; but Cordelia is only human (and non-mage also) Which bring me to "Dike": goddess of justice and the spirit of moral order and fair judgement based on immemorial custom, in the sense of socially enforced norms and conventional rules.* She is depicted as a young, slender woman carrying a physical balance scale and wearing a laurel wreath. (Wikipedia); TL;DR, the mortal justice but not  Astraea (another justice goddess but also purity & innocence)  bc Cordelia (the irony of it) is literally tainted (Grey Warden)

Eirene (Roman equivalent: Pax) the personification of peace and wealth . Often depicted in art as a beautiful young woman carrying a cornucopia, sceptre, and a torch or rhyton. Shown gazing maternally at Plutus, who is looking back at her trustingly. The statue is an allegory for Plenty (i.e., Plutus) prospering under the protection of Peace; it constituted a public appeal to good sense. >> Thea Hawke. Although this one is rather ironic due circumstances, rather I was thinking more of the feminine, "almost motherly" nurturing side of Thea herself

Eunomia ( "Order", governance according to good laws) was the goddess of law and legislation >> Jacquelyn bc being the Inquisitor

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The Moirai (The “Fates”)

Clotho: the spinner Responsible for spinning the thread of human life. Made major decisions, such as when a person was born, thus in effect controlling people's lives. This power enabled her not only to choose who was born but also to decide when gods or mortals were to be saved or put to death. Much like the Warden (aka Cordelia) I suppose?  also being the first DA game It also represents the "past", as Grey Wardens/Darkspawn are like the reminder of the "sin" that is committed thousands of years ago due to hubris of man.

Lachesis: "to obtain by lot, by fate, or by the will of the gods" She measured the thread of life with her rod. represent by Thea Hawke  since Hawke (in general)'s story serves as an interlude between DAO & DAI and yet story wise it stretches the longest (7 yrs). Hawke seems to little to no "control" over their life where their decision doesn't seem to have that much impact to DAI (compare to DAO > DA2, or DAO > DAI even) But rather it is already it is *decided*. It is fate, it is **Destiny** (Flemeth chimes about becomes Greatness by /embracing destiny/ and does not show fear )

and last but not the least Atropos: known as "the Inflexible One," or "inevitable". She who chose the mechanism of death and ended the life of mortals by cutting their thread with her "abhorred shears. Death? (Jacquelyn's association with spirits & also a member of the infamous Nevarran Mortalitasi ((although in-game I play as Rift mage since it's something 'new' to her also closer to the Fade. I digress) or "The beginning of an end" (Breach; Torn Veil; direct connection to Solas) The "judgement", the executor of destiny > being the Inquisitor.

[aserose]

alsooo have a collection of sketches/concept work for my story that i’ve been chipping away at. if i stay at this pace, i could actually have several chapters done this year???

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also feel free to ask me questions about my story! it actually helps me piece the information in my head together.

[halfbaked00q]

thinking again abt codename theory (which I don't love cuz I like Bond's personal history too much) buuut I think a way we (I) could make it work is that yes 007 is historically "James Bond." but also our guy (Craig!Bond, ig) actually is also named James Bond. cuz it's, like, also a normal name that people have. like the ornithologist which was the original namesake of the guy.

this then also works for working in a "Bond is a guy brainwashed into the role" framework, which also apparently is a wider theory than I'd originally thought cuz I've encountered it on reddit, and also now To Remain, by horse_nephew has it.

so, Bond is a real guy, but when signing on to MI6 and the Double-Oh division thinks he knows what he's getting into by agreeing to be(come) the next 007 but I lowkey feel like it's something that, like. maybe ppl aren't really fully able to prepare for or consent to...? like... I guess this is sort of that Dollhouse fic (Did I Fall Asleep?, hypatia) thing, how do you meaningfully consent to something which then removes your ability to enforce or revoke consent. I wonder if Six also kind of obfuscates what's involved due to probs security/secrecy concerns, I almost feel like there's no way they could do full informed disclosure ahead of time cuz if they do, then it's already too late, you either agree (and have your past self "killed") or they have to kill you to keep the secret secret. idk

anyway, this concept compels and fascinates me. If movie-verse Six had their own Sir James Molony figure, who is in charge of this kinda thing and possibly also does maintenance sessions? Like we kind of see introduced/talked about in Dr No, as well as in Man w the Golden Gun.

This still works with canon Casino Royale though cuz I imagine the torture Bond went through, and its parabola of agony (sexual twilight, masochistic infatuation, etc) acts as a disrupting force of whatever conditioning there is, temporarily shattered his armor to let Vesper in - but also I'd either posit or propose, created a crack in his chassis that is a future weak point of the programming.

actually... hm. a brainwashed/programmed guy adds an interesting dimension to the mandatory retirement age question. what does happen then if one of the James Bonds somehow makes it... do they send him on a suicide mission as a send off. Or do they quietly (try to?) deprogram him and then farm him out... could be an interesting question to explore within this framework.

Anyway, I wonder if Q knows that Bond is a persona issued with the role as much as the 007 moniker. Or if, like in To Remain, he thought he knew but only when faced with a new one did he realize parts he thought were the guy (the original guy? the "real" guy? is it real if that's not who he is anymore, if that person has been unmade? Is the "inserted" personality less real just because it was lab-grown and not naturally mined? Especially if that is/becomes the reality the body is living?), were actually also standard-issued from Six?

for MY purposes tho, lol. in order to eventuate a happy ending. I do like the idea that the Le Chiffre torture and Vesper did leave a "scar" so to speak on the current James Bond. and created the apocryphal "crack in his chassis." which allows peeks of individuality to seep through. So like... in a way sort of synthesizing my typical James Bond TM as a role vs James Bond the person stuff. which is yes it's a heightened version of himself, but it's also still him, too, in a way. It's not going to be exactly the same in the brainwashed-verse cuz there's an element of constructed guy, vs like a persona Bond has constructed for/around himself. But I do think that esp also as time goes-. wait. lmfao. wait there WAS a second big thing. that could let Q in. How could I forget, fuckin.. he gets shot off a train and "dies," lmao. And then there's no time to recondition him, Silva's situation is imminent. oh okay this concept works and complicates itself (positive) in fun ways.

the other idea I kind of was bandying is, what if this Bond (Craig!Bond) is a sort of experimental model. It would explain the differences in vibe, demeanor, maybe behavior? vs the previous cinematic Bonds. and it could also be another interesting aspect cuz the experimental nature could contribute additionally to his volatility. and also from an angst/whump standpoint (I love whump) it could require additional maintenance sessions, of varying and questionable effectiveness and duration. We maaaay have to finesse in our Q earlier into the timeline to make this work concurrently with him, though - I don't really see it happening much after M dies.

This also works with Spectre /could work with a Spectre fix-it. M dying and Mallory not ordering more maintenance sessions could explain why Bond is the way he is in Spectre - more... "Bond-like," if it makes sense? More rotely what people expect of Bond. like a watch that hasn't had proper servicing he's not able to run smoothly, but still attempts to follow its set pre-programmed patterns.

I have more posts on this than a single one so just gonna redirect back to the tag at large lmao, but. and yes 00q can still win! Q can either take over M's crown, or in a situation/'verse where M is still alive perhaps Bond imprints on Q. and so Q becomes the guy responsible for handling him, or perhaps even starts getting trained/groomed to take over for the Sir James Molony figure and to do maintenance sessions on Bond (and perhaps only Bond vs more generally), Smoking Remnants (fic series)-style.

[halfbaked00q]

im thinking abt Q and shibari like I think he would be into shibari. the intricacies of it and etc. the like, meditative ritual of it. also, sexy.

anyway this led to me noodling with a funny-to-me idea of, like.. Bond helping Q "relax" by letting him practice shibari knots/rigging on him, lol. so probs early days/they are not together, but Q is stressed out and Bond is like well what's your usual outlets? and Q probs has other stuff too but shibari is probs on his mind and maybe he blurts it out or maybe he's like ......haha nothing.... (surely I cannot tell 007 James Bond about this...). But Bond either needles it out of him or whines and cajoles until Q is finally like FINE..... I rly want to do some shibari rn but like... well....

and Bond is like 🤔 I can do knots and I've seen shibari but idk it exactly..? And Q is like noo like. *I* do the tying lol. And Bond is like •••💡❗️ ooooooh actually yk that tracks lol. 🤔🤔❗️😊 okay, do me!

And Q is like. ....like guess what you do to decompress? cuz I can draw on like xyz data points of your post mission decompression tactics-

and Bond is like, no, I mean,. do your knots on me! 😊

anyway so ofc this leads to Q bemusedly doing rope shit on Bond,. but then/and then ofc they both start getting into it :3

maybe Q is trying to remain Professional or like not get too too worked up cuz like, this is Bond his good friend(?) and major pain in the ass colleague Bond... who so generously volunteered to help a lad out, lend a hand (body) so to speak...

but then Bond is maybe just like. *provocatively and steretypically* that was good for me, was it good for you? ;) he is like, semi-joking but also not joking, yk the tone

ive run out of stuff the hero frame here was "Bond being a bro and letting Q 'practice his shibari riggings' on him to like destress or etc" lmao and the rest kinda flowed out but now that is it. okay send post