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jet astriak in wonderland doodles <3

+ character design attempts for them all

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idk how to explain brin, but i drew this after barely drawing for months :)

brin's like, yet another background character i've decided to thrust into the spotlight? her existence is due to a writing exercise where i wrote snippets based on bdg's abba covers, and her purpose now is to serve as a vessel to explore zolaen religion in noveia. and noveais colour theory!

(red symbolizes repentence, asking forgiveness, and rebirth. white symbolizes pestilence and death.)

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phone wips dump (feat. one time i drew @multi-lefaiye 's CUDAAS ocs and forgot to post the drawings b/c i got nervous) <3

these are from like mid-march until today

[IDs: The first picture is a simple, gray, digital sketch of a fat man in a tank top stirring food in a frying pan on a white background. The drawing is labelled in the upper left corner as "Madden".

The second picture is a similarly sketched fat woman in a tank top and shorts biting a hair tie off her wrist as she holds up a messy bun with her other hand. The drawing is labelled in the upper left corner as "Rea".

The third picture is sketch, similar to the first two pictures, of an uncertain looking fat ghost with long hair. They’re wearing a t-shirt and their legs are an incorporeal, squiggly mist. The upper left corner of the drawing is labelled "Rome".

The fourth picture is the first three pictures attached side-by-side with "Seeing Ghosts" handwritten in cursive overtop of the image in white and grey. There is a grey blur beneath the words, obscuring the sketchs behind it a bit. It is signed, "- Franklin -", in cursive.

The fifth picture is a pair of cleaned up sketches, coloured in grayscale. A bumpy line seperates the two sketches. The left sketch is coloured with a flat medium gray on a light gray background. It is a queen with her hair up in a braided crown in a revealing, off-the-shoulder dress and one arm crossed, the other poised arrogantly in the air, matching her smirking expression. The right sketch is coloured with multiple grays on a white background. It is another sketch of a queen (the same one), wearing a loosely tudor-inspired dress and her hair up in a braided crown. She is looking off to the side blankly. In both sketches, the queen in wearing a crown, large jewel earrings, and a matching large, jeweled necklace. The drawing is labelled "Giselle" in cursive and signed "Frank L.".

The sixth picture is a sketch of a girl with straight-edged hair on a white background surrounded by a pattern made up of spirals of varying sizes. There is a purple to light blue gradient on the spiral pattern from right to left. The sketch and pattern are unfinished.

The seventh picture is sketches of three of multi-lefaiye's CUDAAS ocs: Alekto, Narkissos, and Hekate. Each is labelled with their name (and a heart beside it). Each is sketched in light blue and lightly coloured. On the left (Alekto), there is a guardian with gradiented blue hair and teal cheek markings wearing a white blazer and teal button-up. Their hands are in fists, neatly rested against each other at the knuckles in front of them, and they look hopeful. In the middle (Narkissos), there is a guardian with tied back white hair wearing a white blazer with a teal button-up and blue tie. He was blood on her face and on her white wings; she looks angry. In the bottom right corner (Hekate), there is a wildling with bright red hair and wings wearing a black button-up with rolled up sleeves. They're smoking and look unimpressed.

The eighth picture is a digital drawing with cold, eery lighting. There is an elven boy in the centre of the drawing (and the light) with silvery-white hair, blue eyes, and three red scratched lines running down either cheek, symmetrically. He is wearing a white button-up underneath a blazer with shiny gray lapels and a star-like diamond pinstripe pattern. On the dark background, darker lettering reads: "Know that it makes none of the difference".

The ninth picture is a flat-coloured, lined drawing of a woman in a strawberry dress. She is lounging on three yellow pillows and looks annoyed; her long, wavy blonde hair is fanned out behind her. Her face is propped up on one arm, and she has strawberry earrings (among many other piercings) to match her dress. It is watermarked "yopsocs" faintly in the bottom right corner.

The tenth picture is a gray digital sketch of the ninth picture on a white background. It is watermarked "yopsocs" faintly in the bottom right corner. End IDs.]

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Writeblr Intro

**edit: moved to @paradisiacalshroud

So, since I'm intending to post more of my writing on here, I've decided to join writeblr.

My name's Franklin. I'm 10 days away from turning 17. I'm trans and aroace. I use he/they pronouns and prefer he/him. Ig I could consider my self a "gifted kid", but I really I just have adhd. I wasn't sure if I should join writeblr honestly, but I do follow a good amount of writers on this account and my main account and I do write more often than I draw, so....

More About Me & My Writing:

I've always enjoyed reading a lot and storytelling. I really want to tell stories, and I'm very passionate about my writing, but it isn't something I could ever do as more than a hobby, even if I want to get anything published.

World building is my jam. I absolutely love world building. Many of my stories explore that world building, as all of them (except one) take place on the same planet, Dirt, in different countries. World building is so fun!!!

My biggest audience in my writing is myself. I do share my writing with others sometimes, but a lot of what I write is written to cater specifically to myself.

My writing style is influenced by how many of my favourite writers go about storytelling. It's hard to describe what my style is like though. I find my writing gets influenced by whatever book/writing I read last that inspires me. It also depends on what sort of vibe I'm trying to create in a piece. A collection of short stories I'm working on, for example, has a more old sort of vibe to the writing, in a way. The stories in it are sort of like fairytales, and I take inspiration from older, fairytale-esque books I read as a child to create that nostalgic fairytale feeling in my writing.

In my writing style, I also really enjoy playing with phrasing and how I use words. I like to create pictures with my writing, and I like placing words in specific orders to evoke a specific feeling in the reader. Especially in my more fantastical and fairytale-esque pieces, I like to play around with unconventional phrasing. (Google Docs hates me for it lol.)

Honestly, I don't tend to write with an audience in mind, or with a much of a genre in mind. I mostly write fantasy and science fiction, sometimes a combination of both. Even in my one piece of contemporary fiction, there are elements of science fiction and fantasy. Fantasy is a genre I cannot live without. There's so much you can do within the fantasy genre.

I try to explore different themes and genres within fantasy and sci-fi settings. Like coming of age, superheroes, murder mysteries, heists, magic, found family, corruption, nature. And like mental illness, abuse, addiction, gender, sexuality, different forms of love, and different societal norms.

I also write the occasional bit of fanfiction. I recently lost like all of my work on one of my fanfic wips, so I haven't been working much on any fanfics recently...

In addition to all that, I write poetry and prose. Mostly to process emotions and events in my life. A lot of it is pretty personal and I don't post it on here. A lot of it is also pretty incoherent and unedited. Currently, the only prose I have posted is a piece I wrote about my mum and what it's been like being out to her as trans.

I'm still exploring what mediums I want to tell different stories in, but I largely work in short stories and novels.

Current WIPs:

(* = I haven't settled on the names of some of these still... but here's what I refer to them as.)

Waldosia: After seven long years at sea, Waldo Fischer returns to the Do:chaut port town of Val:dosja to finds things gave changed just as much as he expected, and the people have changed even more than he expected. There is little time to dwell on it, or how much his ex, the smuggler Shia Grimm, detests him, with the plot that brews on the horizon, however. Waldo and Shia must team up, however reluctantly, and work together with a mysterious woman on the inside of this plot if they want to keep their loved ones (and Shia’s smuggling enterprise) safe and tidy things up before Shia’s wedding turns the corner. | High-fantasy, heists, pirates, forgiveness (or lack thereof), anger, mystery, corruption, queernorm

Timekeeper Kiddos*: After a group of teens stumble upon a VR gaming arena in a cave in the mountainside, the magic of the game begins to bleed into their lives unexpectedly. | Contemporary with elements of sci-fi/fantasy, queerness, drama, friendship, mystery

JMG*: Sora Yazuqi and his brothers learn to live and let go in a world that doesn't wany them with the help of Akira Krikorian and her found family. | High-fantasy, sci-fi, found family, abuse, healing, necromancy, corruption, love, queerness

Double A Batteries: After an accident in his dad's lab, Kesh C. McInke discovered his superpowers, and after three years of avoiding his parents while sleeping on his friends' couches and delivering vigilante justice on the side, his friends force him to get his life back together as a new rival rolls into town. As Kesh, under the name Double A, fights this new villain, he unearths the bigger, more serious plots of a villainous organization and falls unexpectedly for his new roommate. | High-fantasy setting, sci-fi, superheroes, enemies-to-lovers, corruption, drama, queernorm

Of Sea Jewels and Great Lords: A collection of short stories regarding the Astellean legend of a mage trapped beneath the Heart of Astelle and the sorcerer who put him there. And regarding the side of the story untold in Astelle, of a sorcerer and a made-mage fell in love on a journey to the Heart of Astelle. | High-fantasy, fairytale-esque, queernorm, love vs. duty, dragons

Shielda × Dlade*: A young made-mage in the Iroman military, Shielda von Bauble Kate, never intended to become the fated bearer of a high-ranking armare. (I haven't decided the plot beyond that, but this story is an exploration in friendships, love, and Iroman society. Probably some ethics as well because military.) | High-fantasy, queernorm, love, friendship, societal norms, magic swords, military

Rosy*: Rosy's already crumbling life falls apart when she gets turned into a vampire. After being thought dead for months, she works to reconnect with her fiancée and family, and to get her life into some semblance of order. With the help of those around her, she learns to heal and take care of her mental health. | High-fantasy, mental health, queernorm, healing, vampires, hurt/comfort, personal growth

Camilla Marie & Co.*: The life of a young mage coming to terms with her heritage. | No plot (yet), high-fantasy, friendship, queerness, found family, nature, corruption

Bentley*: The story of how a girl found love but not a happy ending, and the tragedies that occurred. Or: Bentley’s villain origin story. | High-fantasy, love, queerness, mystery, rivals-to-lovers, corruption, mild insanity

Finished Works:

The REX Scandal: When the country of Randia opens an easy immigration program, the Randian Emigration Exchange (or REX, for short), Janine Rognue signs up, hoping it isn't too good to be true. Which, of course, it is. She ends up stranded in a new country as part of an emigration program that works as a scheme to get more of Randia's large male population married. However, she is able to find help and safety in a similarly scammed member of the exchange, Turgul Dolx, and maybe a bit of love along the way. | Low-fantasy, strangers-to-lovers, queerness, homophobia

Future WIPs:

Seeing Ghosts*: Realyn Lockworth moves in with a new roommate, Madden Livry, in Calderine City and he’s perfect—kind, caring, gentle, a great housekeeper—but he’s not really Rea’s type. Not that it matters because she’s not in the city for long; once she’s done her practicum as a research assistant for Professor Octem, she’ll be moving on to bigger and better things than a cheap shared apartment. But when Rea begins getting haunted by literal ghosts from the past, her quiet roommate may be her only hope. | High-fantasy, ghosts, some sci-fi, hurt/comfort

So yeah. If any of that interests you, please interact! Tbh I'll probably stalk through your blog if you do. I'd love to find more writers to follow and interact with! :)

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First & Last Line Tag

thanks for the tag @asomeoneperson :)

i'm gonna do lines from a couple of finished pieces i have.

Of Sea Lords and Great Jewels

First:

As long ago as the sun, and as far away as forever... 

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At the foot of a great mountain lay a small village, cordial and hospitable to all who passed through. In the tepid light of mid-morning, a traveller swathed in indigo fabric wandered into the town square, stopping at its center fountain. Lowering their hood and setting down their pack, the traveller shook their wrists and, with a grand sweeping gesture, pulled an immense canteen from their sleeve. 

“Excuse me, you there! Would you happen to be a magician?” 

The traveller turned deliberately from their slowly filling canteen to glance at the man who had spoken. “I would happen to be.” 

Last:

“Here’s to not finding another mountain,” Chad laughed. “I’ll take a bastard over eternal damnation any day.” 

Geo ignored his comments. “We should begin our journey. I hope to make it to the next village before nightfall.” They turned, leading away from the village. 

“So soon? Hey, wait up!” Chad called, scrabbling after them. “What’s your name anyway, O Glorious Saviour?” 

“It’s Geo Bijoux. Refrain from addressing me otherwise.” 

“Man, that’s no fun!” 

Geo said nothing, continuing southward with Chad trailing after. 

The REX Scandal

First:

Janine wasn’t sure why she had signed up for the Randian Emigration Exchange. Maybe she felt pointless and unfulfilled in Noveia; maybe seeing another corner of the world could fix her. 

   The Randian Emigration Exchange (for short, REX) had put out a global call. They were Randia's new emigration organization, and they were offering free and easy emigration to Randia for all eligible for their program. It was hard to find a full list of qualifications— Janine hadn't actually succeeded in finding such a list— but right at the top of all them, one was clear: you had to pass several physical and medical tests to be eligible. 

   Janine applied, went in to be tested, and surprised herself by passing with flying colours. It had been as ordinary as she had expected. What she didn't expect from this exchange was what happened upon her arrival to the aeroport in Motdes, Randia's capital. 

Last:

“How does it feel to be my legal wife-of-convenience?” Janine asked as they stepped out of the aeroport. 

   “I hardly know,” Turgul said. “There is much about you I have yet to learn, but I look forward to it.” 

   “Thanks, again,” Janine said. “Thank you so much for everything.” 

   “Of course,” Turgul said. “You are welcome.” And then, with a small laugh: “Anything for you, my dear wife.” 

   He looked out at the aeroport chaos and distant Randian landscape. “Come, let us return to my home in the mountains. I don’t mean to frighten you, but my mother-in-law will be very excited to meet you.” 

   Janine smiled in return, grabbing his hand. 

As Cherry Wine

First:

Rosy lingered at the garden gate, unable to enter. 

   "Liesel," she started futilely, pleading, pausing in a loss of words. Pushing the hair out of her eyes, she hoped to glimpse something more than disappointment in Liesel's eyes. 

   Out from around the corner of the home's humble entrance room, Liesel's sister poked her head out to assess the cause of such commotion, and so late in the evening on her family's front lawn. She looked young. Far younger than Liesel at any rate. 

   "Betje, go back inside," Liesel ordered, nudging her towards the door. 

Last:

Unspoken words drifted through air as Liesel held onto Rosy's arm. I can't lose you again. 

   "Okay," Rosy croaked out. "I'll stay." 

   Liesel smiled, and her grip on Rosy's arm seemed to lessen ever so slightly. "Come in. We'll get a bed set up for you." 

   "Could I get some food, too?" Rosy asked softly. "I didn't have dinner..." 

    "Of course." If Liesel was surprised, she didn't show it.

I have no clue who to tag lmao..

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jumping on the sailor moon redraw trend a million years late but with akira!!!!! :D

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i have regrets that include me wondering who jungho's future boyfriend would be and my brain replying with kevin day

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i feel silly putting Double A Batteries characters' full names in their oc tags, but then i remember their middle names have significance b/c of how names work culturally in ro-khui alba <3