anyone who has spent five seconds around me ever: yes, you love Apollo Justice, we know, you love Apollo Justice so much, he's the light of your life, you love him so much, you just love Apollo Justice, we KNOW, you love Apollo Justice you fucking love Apollo Justice ok we know, we get it, YOU LOVE APOLLO JUSTICE. WE GET IT.
Looks like Tumblr’s going a little bit too far with this NSFW ban shenanigans. First, they incorrectly mark my posts as “sensitive”, and now they’re pretty much trying to forbid me from posting personal stuff that is pro-LGBTQ+ (I could also go one about the Article 13 bullcrap as well, but I won’t).
In case I ever end up getting banhammered on here, you can still find me on DeviantART and Twitter. I also have a Discord set up, but I only follow people whom I consider mutuals on there, while I only allow mutuals to follow me.
After thinking long and hard about it, I’ve decided that in order to filter out any future usages of my artwork, I’ve decided to ONLY allow a small circle of friends that I trust and whom are closest to me. Therefore, I’ve decided to make a list. If you’re not on this list, then you have no form of authorization to use my artwork regardless of whether or not you asked for permission beforehand.
Rockruff are born with a special gene written within their DNA. Although the reason why it exists is unknown, scientists conclude that it is what causes Rockruff’s split evolution, depending on the time of day (Midday Form in the daytime, Midnight Form during the nighttime), and as such have dubbed it the “Midnight Gene”
The Midnight Gene has two requirements in order for it to be active: one, it obviously must be at night, and two, the Rockruff has to be under the influence of a full moon (old werewolf cliché, I know, but still). It is always dormant during the daytime or when the moon is waxing or waning (or even if it’s a new moon when night falls)
Because of this, which form Rockruff will take on when it reaches its Evolution depends on how often its Midnight Gene activated, which in turn depends on how much lunar energy it has absorbed. A Rockruff who has been under the influence of a full moon for long periods of time will be more likely to evolve into Lycanroc’s Midnight Form than one who hasn’t had a single drop of lunar energy
When the Midnight Gene activates, the Rockruff’s eyes will turn red and it will enter a feral state, showing no concern for its opponents in battle, much like Lycanroc’s Midnight Form
Fortunately, there is a way to ease the Midnight Gene, even if the Rockruff has been under the influence of a full moon for long periods of time. If a Rockruff in its rebellious pre-Evolution stage was accepted by a friend, then they will be able to evolve into their Midday Form, even if it isn’t daytime, and will swear to never, ever betray that friend
Welp, looks like Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. Which, of course, means that people are gonna end up shipping EVERYTHING. Doesn’t matter which fandom you’re in, if you see two characters of one series together, you just wanna ship ‘em like CRAZY!
Honestly, I used to be that way. I was an avid supporter of a good handful of Pokémon ships: AdvanceShipping, PearlShipping, NegaiShipping, AmourShipping, AlolaShipping...yep, definitely a good handful (even though my most preferred ship is Amour, fight me)
More under the cut.
Back in PMD-E, I was all over shipping. For a while, I shipped Zola and Ashtar, turning them into a couple. But when I started work on Event 3, my brain decided “Nope, fuck that. Let’s give these two some proper dates.” So, I did. I shipped two ships like crazy (one of them a little too crazy). Zola was paired up with a Shinx, and Ashtar with a Shiny Luxio. For a time, everything seemed perfect, and I would dream up these fantasies of them. It was the best way I could keep Zola and Ashtar together without them actually being together.
But as the years went by, I began to ship a little less. I became more picky on which OC of mine I should ship and who should stay a single Pringle. Slowly but surely, my shipping trash vibe began to diminish. Ciela and Roderick, even in their Pokémon forms, were written as childhood friends, never to be shipped as a couple. Yang and Lucina, both being girls, already had their own path of romance laid out before them (I shipped Yachigo platonically, but I also shipped Selina...for a personal reason). I already had plans for Emily when the time would come for her to be shipped, while Otulissa was never meant to be shipped at all. And, of course, Zolashtar was never really meant to be canon (I already made a post about it a long time ago, but I think I deleted it while I was clearing out my old PMD-E blog, so...yeah).
Nowadays, I’m a tad more strict on who to ship and who not to ship when it comes to my OC’s. The very characters I worked my blood, sweat and tears off of, whose personalities I poured my heart and soul into. But I still have plenty of OTP’s: Zolanther, Yachigo, Ashneon and Selina, to name a few. I never lost interest in them, and I don’t plan on doing so anytime soon, even if I will never, ever draw smut. I even have a few ships planned for my future Pokémon story, Seeking Tranquility, but that’s a really big spoiler, so...yeah.
I dunno if I’ll be in any sort of mood to draw any ships under my belt this year, but I would like at least one thing for Valentine’s Day: a cute pic of my Torracat Pokésona cuddling up with Mandernoone (a certain someone’s Linoone Pokésona). That is all.