Chekhov

salty mean spirited russian off the streets

[thechekhov]

UPDATE: CHEKHOV IS CURRENTLY ON HIATUS!

If you’re reading this in 2026, please note that I am currently on a sort of indefinite break because...

My partner and I have become parents! We are currently in the newborn trenches, and we will be quite busy for many months to come. I’ll be staying somewhat active, but my presence online will be sporadic at best.

For the same reason, please note that my Commissions are Currently Closed until at LEAST late summer. 

My Patreon is still somewhat active, and all WDAU!Steven comics will be posted there directly, though updates will be MUCH slower than usual. If you’d like to support me while I parent the heck out of this little mammal, please consider subscribing to the Patreon, as I’m on leave from my IRL job as well. 

https://www.patreon.com/TheChekhov

I finally decided to get around to making an FAQ, especially now that tumblr has the pinned posts feature! This should hopefully help out.

🐡 Who are you and what do you do?

I’m Chekhov (not my real name) and I draw things! (Twitter ・ Instagram)

🐡 Where are you from?

I’m from Siberia! Yeah, you read that right. Siberia. That one cold place in Russia. Yes, I do speak Russian. Infrequently. 

Currently, I live and work in Japan. 

🐡 What are your pronouns?

They/them!

🐡 Do you do art for a living?

No, I draw as a hobby, and currently use my Patreon to supplement my income! 

🐡 Where can I find examples of your work?

My art tag is #chekhov draws, and there are sub-categories such as #chekhov-draws-su (steven universe art), #chekhov-draws-critical-role (you can guess), #chekhov-draws-go (good omens art) and #chekhov-draws-rqg (rusty quill gaming podcast art), but you can find my more comprehensive portfolio on my artstation! 

I also have an art-only blog @chekhovdraws but it stagnates. 

🐡 Do you do commissions?

Yes! Please check my commissions sheet for my prices and to check if they’re open! 

🐡 What program/tablet/brushes do you use?

I use a Huion Kamvas 22 Plus for my tablet, MediBang Paint Pro for my art program, and most of my brushes are just the standard default ones on Medibang! 

🐡 How did you learn to draw?

I drew a LOT. I have been drawing for over 10 years pretty seriously now! That means 10+ years of drawing almost daily! It’s the grind that does it, I’m afraid.

If you’d like art help, you can check out some tutorials on blogs like @theredlinestation which is specifically dedicated to helping out beginner artists!

🐡 I have a question about Russian / languages / linguistics!

Please check out my #linguistics, #langblr and #russian tags to make sure your questions hasn’t already been covered before asking!

🐡 I sent you an ask but you didn’t answer it... :(

Sorry! It’s not on purpose and I’m not ignoring you - I get a LOT of asks and I end up not having time to go through all of them. (Currently I have over 3000 in my inbox.) I try to answer at least a few every week, but sometimes I just can’t answer in time. 

Especially if you’ve sent me an ask that requires a longer explanation - there’s a good chance I tried to start it, put it into my drafts folder, and am still waiting for a chance to get back to it! 

I’ll do my best to answer, but please be patient with me!

If it’s something time-sensitive, please try sending a DM instead!

[prose-n-scripts]

Transphobia is about to be signed into law in the UK. We can fight this.

I am begging the UK trans community and its allies to attend the Mass Lobby at Parliament on June 25th, 11am-4pm, organised by Trans Solidarity Alliance.

Mass Lobby for Trans Equality

Last year we broke the record for an LGBT+ mass lobby of Parliament. Will you help us break it again? Join us on 25th June 2026 to demand be

The new EHRC Code of Practice pushes trans people out of toilets, hospital wards, and community spaces. It normalises gender policing based on appearance and stereotypes. It becomes statutory guidance in the UK by the end of June.

Trans people are now legally their assigned gender at birth and must join gendered spaces accordingly, but if they are perceived as their lived gender, they can also be ejected from those spaces. The guidance says: either break the law, or don’t pass too well.

A mass lobby is where you invite your MP to discuss your concerns with you in-person. Ask your MP to:

Demand full parliamentary scrutiny, debate, and use their free vote on the EHRC Code of Practice.

Support any motions rejecting the EHRC guidance. As of June 4th, Labour MP Nadia Whittome has submitted a prayer motion - Early Day Motion 240.

Write to Bridget Phillipson, the Minister for Women and Equalities about our concerns

Your MP does not have to be an ally, they do not have to respond to your email for you to show up and greencard them (details below the cut.) What matters is that as many people as possible show up.

I cannot stress this enough: Showing up in person matters. It is much more effective than petitions, emails, and letters.

It is a horrible, stressful time, and I am so sorry if you're trans and live in the UK. But I was at last year's mass lobby and the line for greencarding alone stretched around the back gates. It was a record breaking mass lobby and made us impossible to ignore. Let's do even better this time. Details under the cut:

Worried about what to say? Bring your personal worries about transphobia being signed into law, and trans friends being excluded from public spaces. You are a living person who deserves dignity. Remind your MP of that. You will also get guidance and brochures from Trans Solidarity Alliance that outlines our demands. This is mine from last year.

Money issues? Trans Solidarity Alliance provides a travel bursary that you can sign up for via the link.

Got a refusal or no response from your MP?  Come anyway! You can request a same-day appointment with your MP through a process called greencarding. They will come and see you if they’re already in Parliament. Even if they don’t, they’re made acutely aware of your cause because you showed up in person. This is my greencard from last year.

Here is the EHRC Code of Practice in full. It's a tough read, but some highlights are:

Organisations can’t provide trans-inclusive, single-sex services, or they risk being sued for discrimination. e.g. domestic violence support for women including trans women, men’s rugby group including trans men (12.68).

Trans people will have nowhere safe to pee. If you’re a trans man, businesses can't allow you to pee in the men's, and you can also be ejected from women’s bathrooms if you’re perceived as a man. Vice versa for trans women. EHRC suggests a ‘third space’ bathroom, which is discriminatory and unworkable for most businesses. (13.130-133)

Sports organisations must exclude trans people from single-sex competitions (13.73).  A women’s only sports competition must exclude trans women because of their biological advantage or face potential lawsuits (13.74), but a trans man who has undergone testosterone treatment can also be excluded based on fairness rules (13.81).

Trans women are stripped of the legal definition of ‘lesbian’, and therefore no longer have legal protections if they’re discriminated against on the basis of sexual orientation. (2.50, 2.92).

Here is the Good Law Project's better explanation of the EHRC Code.

I have also made a PDF printout of QR codes for the government petition, email your MP tool, and mass lobby link to pass around your communities. DM me and I'll send it to you.

[thechekhov]

WHA Quick Reacts - CH37

Aww, what a nice little family. I sure hope they don't fall into forbidden magic due to The Horrors they've both faced.

gurl it's probably an illusion, you probably need some High Level Magic Shit to get over there.

You think the sea-monsters in the deep would be easier to deal with when they're flailing around on dry seabed? Plus you'd feel bad for all the fish.

Called it.

I mean, it WAS incredibly relevant to her interests.

Thank you for your wisdom, Lord Shoulderuit

That's quite the---HMMMM.

Nevermind. Not gonna say anything.

omg Qifrey, are you distracting them with a hotter lake monster? Are you AI-girlfriend scamming them?

I hate to summon some rain on the parade, but I feel like Qifrey WOULD be that idiot to risk his hand for his eye. He's got another hand. The eye, on the other hand........he's fresh out.

¿por qué no los dos?

Something something, Coco hiding in the roots of a tree as a child who was buried underneath one reaches out to her--

Maybe we bury ourselves sometimes.

I firmly believe that there are a lot of things in this manga that draw direct parallels between magic and illustration/arts but I wonder if this one is as easy to untangle from its magic counterpart.

But to try - what if the art we create DOESN'T matter, or make any difference? What if we have to abandon drawing and creating for our own sake, and it fails to save us? Or make any difference in the lives of those we love?

I do wonder, if, in the end, Coco is truly drawing for herself? Or for her mom...?

Qifrey is a good teacher. He saw her problem and gave her a way to solve it instead of trying to solve it for her!

I do wonder if he's partially talking to himself here as well. He also has a problem to solve...

I believe in them.

I will also take this as an aside and say that while many people have issue with how physical Qifrey is with showing his students affection - I personally think it's perfectly appropriate. First of all, not all cultures are as physically distant with children as others.

And also... as an abandoned child himself, Qifrey probably mirrors the things he wishes he had as a child. That might involve some level of physical reassurance from his only safe adult. I doubt Beldaruit was a distant teacher, either.

I hope you believe your own words.

It's okay, it just wants a hug.

Is it because it's just a projection/smoke illusion? I'm assuming he's too far to do any actual magic...

I am LOOKING at that seal of expansion.

Still curious about the sigils in the spells which don't necessarily include an element. Kind of like a noun in a sentence, I suppose they must be a sort of pronoun, or self-referral sigil? Like, whatever you are making larger? Presumably it's a sigil of 'whatever this is written on'.

This makes me think about how reading seals is kinda like decoding a language...

The Coco Special: YEET

more and more, he and Coco feel like narrative parallels

I keep on forgetting, but despite Qifrey explicitly saying he'd get her a new pen that matches her style, she is STILL using the normal one, it looks like? I only mention this because I spied a pen in the anime that seems to be Coco's actual pen, but she still hasn't gotten it yet:

[thechekhov]

WHA Quick Reacts - CH36

You know, I really respect the witches' dedication to their aesthetic. The excessive robes have a function. That's neat.

Why does it feel like baby Olruggio is studying baby Qifrey like some sort of wild animal .

.....I guess he tried, but never got that far, because he decided not to stay in the underwater city.

.........is that. Coco....? Or someone else???

did Lord Beldaruit trap her in a snowball.......?

I JUST realized what made him seem so strange - he hasn't got his glasses!

Eeeeeh. I mean, fair point. He does display some light signs of Morally Dubious Priorities. That being said, he hasn't ever really given indication that he WOULDN'T protect the girls?

Olruggio, at the beginning: I don't care, I'll turn her in myself

Narrator: Olruggio did care. He cared a lot.

Well, sure. He did. He isn't using you as bait, per se.

But he also isn't necessarily..... warding them off, I suppose.

I mean, he's absolutely correct here. Tragic story makes actions make sense, but doesn't necessarily justify them.

It would behoove ME. 👁👁 I'm so behooved I'm about to turn into a fuckin horse.

Okay guys, we get it, the forest is spooky.

;....does.... does the size of the orb determine its potency?

BRO???? holy shit wait they fuckin

they fuckin just left him for dead or what?????

Okay, so now the translation difference feels ever more relevant. Clearly there is no witch with his 'visage'. It's a witch with his EYE.

But why HIS eye?

And why. Why is Iguin's name The Eye Of the World....?

In the end, he's kinda like Coco, then, isn't he? Except that he had even less to start with than she did. But still, it now makes sense that he at least hesitated to erase her mind when it came down to it.

Perhaps that's why the others tolerate his decision, if they know of his beginning.

I wonder. I wonder if that really IS all he had....

I feel like, for someone who has zero memories, such a deep obsession is-- While not UNlikely, it a bit.... how do I put this... intense? Warrants questioning?

He presumably had something to prove, given that he was an outsider. But I can't help but wonder if there is something that not even Beldaruit knows, which presses Qifrey forward.

So. Endgame of Witch Hat Atelier is all of Qifrey's students turning to the Forbidden Magic one by one, right? Right? Anyone?

Everything - and the everything is one very tired inventor, trying to keep their little family together while his husband runs around like a crazed cat collecting kittens and running up walls chasing after a bird he swears once wronged him.

What indeed, Coco.

What indeed......

I wouldn't put it THAT way, but essentially, he's having a very complicated conversation with a very traumatized child. Her mother is basically in limbo, but is very likely basically gone. It's like having to explain to a 12 year old that her brain-dead mom may not wake up from a coma, and there's nothing anyone can do about it..........

.......except like. Necromancy is a thing. And you gotta convince the 12 year old that's not a reasonable option.

.........are the spectacles important, qifrey? Is there a special spell on them, that allows you to locate bespoke orphans that you can add to your atelier?

It's the spell of Find Hot Single Inventor Dads In Your Area

OH FUCK. HE'S GOING BLIND IN HIS ONLY EYE. FUUUUUCK.

guys please don't fight, this is even worse than I imagined

Oh lord. He lost Coco. He told her Realistic Things and she had a breakdown. Urgh, leave it to grandpa........

Oh, now it's a full on family fight. At least Olly and Qifrey are a united front against Lord Beldiot.

Back to her mom...?

Oh, wait, no, the Tower, right.

[ask-whitepearl-and-steven]

Sorry to use y'all like this, but I REALLY need your help.

[ask-whitepearl-and-steven]

[thechekhov]

WHA Quick Reacts - CH35

The door of a thousand knobs. That used to be my nickname back in highsc

ok but what ARE these

The sigil for smoke is HELLA COMPLEX, damn

Also, does this mean she knows/recognizes it? Is it in the primer?

Okay, I did NOT see that coming. I thought it would be Eye Spy or Qifrey or Loroga or whatever.

I NEED TO KNOW WHAT THE SEAL LOOKS LIKE I NEED DETAILS!! STOP HIDING IT FROM MEEEE

I'm still in awe that in all these years, no commoner with a lick of pattern recognition figured out how this shit works completely on accident.

I respect that he's a freak who respects others' craft. Especially given his level, the fact that he took the time to praise their stuff is SUCH a good sign.

What is that up there? 🤔A giant board for him to draw on...? It's curious that it doesn't seem to have a ring around it, since there is a part of the spell that goes outside to the edges?

I thought it was Qifrey, but then... contraptions are Olly's thing, ain't they?

It IS water based though.

Your grand-parent-master, if you will.

Baby Qifrey, why are you SO sad

Everyone wants this ONE peasant girl. Clearly Beldy sniffed out whatever made Eye Spy also be super interested in her, and he also wants his claim. I want to believe his intentions are good, but I still haven't ruled out the idea that he is Eye Spy in disguise.

...........what did Qifrey do?

..............unease multiplying......

YOU get a morally grey motive! YOU get a morally grey motive!

EVERYONE is morally questionable!! >:D

[thechekhov]

WHA Quick Reacts - CH34

I can only assume we're about to cast a spell which will force grampa to do the washing by hand.

Spoken like someone who truly did NOT steal an idea but was traumatized enough by being accused of this to never want to work with others ever again.

As far as I can tell, it's an open book test. He seems like the cool type of guy to do that.

I mean, ISN'T the test about fun? This guy himself is ALL ABOUT FUN. He made a sandcastle for pete's sake. He LOVES fun. The only thing that can surprise him is having more fun than he's already having prancing around as a smoke statue.

Ideas and Originality seem kinda closely related but I'll let it slide.

To be fair, everything is more serious for Agott. She's got her personal ego and legacy on the line.

Well, if you don't have a goal in mind....technique is not going to be taking you anywhere.

She crumbled SO fast, awww. I love it. The power of being a little ray of sunshine! (No offense, Tetia, you're also a little ray of sunshine. Coco just focused all her power on Agott from the start.)

.......who? Wait, come back you never tell us the answer!! WHO?????

Is it Qweef and Old Rugged...?

Oh Sinocia, too bad. You've called in the Enabling Parent.

Wait, no,. Qifrey is also the-- ah damn. There's two of them.

Water.... pushing water in.... and.... huh?

Girls, just make him do a puzzle or something. The most surprising thing of all is when you turn the challenge back on them.

Well if he was about to wake up, he definitely ain't about to NOW. That's a terrifying text to receive on the edge of consciousness.

NOOOOOO NOT THE DIVORCE PAPERS

Sir, do you not...have any other responsibilities? Are you not....busy with anything? I understand you work from home but..... really? Not even a single zoom call?

Also, he's not even like, in an office or anything. There's just children everywhere. 😂 Is he like, an unofficial daycare?

OOOOOhohohohhohoho I get it! Because they're in the ocean, so why would it ever rain there!!! >:0000

AWWW THAT'S SO COOL

Oh, holy shit, they're WINDOWWAYS?? The umbrellas are windowways? Okay, that's dope af. Also, the bags are so cute, what the hell, Agott?

oooooohhhsfghdfghdhfgfgh I'm getting emotional

Aww, gramps is a good one. And he's sincere about it too!

Agott-a be kidding me..... JUST ALLOW YOURSELF TO FEEL THE EMOTION, CHILD. Feel the rain on your skin no one else can feel it for you only you can let it in--

GIRL WHAT NO

AGOTT DIDN'T DESIGN THEM TO DO THAT WHAT ARE YOU DOING

GURL IT'S A TRAP

[queertility]

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[thechekhov]

More and more recently, I’ve begun to get some people coming to me asking for some clarification on LGBTQ stuff. When I was younger, I had to discover many basic identities and labels by myself, through research of various sources, or pieced together from disconnected blog posts. 

In the year 2019 you’d think we’d have a kid-friendly website that describes all of this in simple terms but… I’ve yet to find one that isn’t primed for guardians/parents of LGBTQ parnets and prioratizes them instead of the LGBTQ kids themselves…. 

So I tried to make a quick graphic to organize everything!

Keep in mind - this is based on MY experience and the terminology I have grown up using. Everyone’s experiences may differ - and I tried to simplify in some places to make it easier to read. (For example… I didn’t really go into detail on non-binary identities… but I may make a seperate graphic for that someday because that’s its own box of pears.) 

If you have feelings about this, feel free to go more in depth in the comments! 

[thechekhov]

WHA Quick Reacts - CH33

Nooo, Agott, don't sit on top of the ruins of a magnificent castle meant to be a metaphor for the family name and legacy that has supported you and then crumbled away, you're so cool--

Wow, so you mean they DON'T cut your staffing and increase your work to an incredible degree in order to save on profits when simple tasks are taken over by a convenient mechanic? What a world.

I suppose compared to when magic ran rampant and people were transmuting each other's legs into windmills for fun, this must be kind of a dream scenario, huh.

I still wonder how these doctors can be so close to witch society, and not catch on to ANY part of how magic is done. They sell notebooks and quills at the giftshop, for pete's sake!

I feel like this is the move you pull as a DM called "the monster has however much HP I feel like". You put a task in front of people/students/players that's arbitrary enough that you can decide on a whim when they've passed. And they'll only pass when it's most dramatic for them to do so. Meaning, not at the beginning.

Okay, well, I'm impressed.

For a second I misinterpreted the drawing and thought he was holding a popsicle.

Imagine showing your art professor's art principal your doodles and they whip out a notebook full of like, professional-level works and go "oh, well, not to compare or anything"

I now understand why Olruggio was like "well his MAGIC's great but...."

I'm beginning to think that the thing to do here is to FIND the man first, instead of one of his illusions. Maybe that's what he meant that you had to impress HIM.

Go show him a forbidden spell, ig. Time to go find Euini.

............you know what. Yeah. Because this is also true for artists. I'm constantly fuckin'... .drawing.......in my head. Damnit. This manga, man.

LEAVE HER ALONE, SHE'S NOT A WEIRDO, SHE'S NEW

It's pretty cute that this super important figure is just out here, entertaining the kids. Even if it's another illusion, technically.

Do Coco's sylph shoes have... two sigils on them? Is one for GO and one for STOP?

Who cares? More importantly, why are you wearing thigh-high boots.

....boy, why are you so obsessed with her?

AGAIN, WHY DOES IT FUCKIN' MATTER

Unless you have skin in the game? You from one of these families? You got apprentice'd by a relative? Is that it? You feeling like you gotta bully her because she has it better than you? You secretly harbor feelings of jealousy that she got to escape the toxic pressure that you're under?

Coco when someone insults her: oh... sorry... :(

Coco when someone insults Agott: >:((((((( "wtf did you just say to me you little--"

.........idk man that seems......

I mean, it COULD be true. But Agott isn't acting like someone who's overcome with guilt for past actions. She acts like someone who has been made to feel small, sure, but.........

Also, the fact that it hasn't been alluded to even ONCE in her little tragic backstory flashbacks? No...... no, there's something more going on here.

........okay, maybe it DID happen......

...............I........I don't know what to think anymore.

Agott, stop with the theatrics and just hug her like you clearly want to!

She has a point. Agott would never forgive herself for being so stupid.

Oooooh, yeah. This doesn't sound like someone who cheated. This sounds like someone who was slighted.

Actually, it makes me happy to hear that THIS is her angle. She's not trying to win anyone's love back. She wants to show them up! That's much healthier. Not great for her mental health, but better.

It's a part of her charm.

Alright, well. I've got nothing. I have no idea what she's talking about either.

[thechekhov]

WHA Quick Reacts - CH32

Seriously, someone put this artist and Kaoru Mori in a room together and see if they can drive a tattoo artist to madness.

Wait, so where did the visit the Wise Extra One?

Witch Undersea Bubble Giftshop.

Honey, salted pork and cheese sounds like a killer combo, not gonna lie. I would kill for that.

Oh, interesting.... I can kinda understand being born somewhere like that, if they have what is essentially a hospital wing for witches....but growing up there? Does this mean you just kinda stay in the Great Hall your whole life? Or is that where most people go to live if they have a family???

Actually, how many witches ARE there? I feel like this place alone wouldn't be enough to accommodate a huge population...

👁👁

I'm also eager to hear this story. My best guess is that he was somehow involved with the brim caps, but lost those memories and was able to return to being a regular witch...? That seems far fetched though. idk. Just throwing it out there.

Okay, but actually.

The very first thing we see is Coco utilizing that self-cleaning stream. Why not make these sorts of barrels more commonplace?

It feels almost like it was orchestrated that way, to give you a chance to prove yourself and advance even further into the world.......and closer to more forbidden spells......

The tsundere is SO strong in this little girl, it's incredible. How does she do it?

The trick is to be so busy you take very short baths/showers. Then, the ideas don't come at all!! Hahahahahahahahahaha. .........heh.

Sorry, I have a 3 month old.

You just have a face that looks like it would be great under a bus.

They clearly suspect he's been er.... recruited. And in a way........well.

I'm glad literally everyone else saw this piece of work and thought 'I'm gonna get his ass'. He was clocked immediately.

Mmm..... what about ones that abuse them, like Richeh's other teacher? :/

Olruggio really just leaves like "yeah, I see weird shit but it's not an anomaly, it's just a normal day at the aterlier....."

This is why you don't talk to yourself out loud.

Olruggio lore! Also, another city mentioned!

.......curious that they translated Wunderkind.

I don't know if I follow that logic. What if it's the other way around? What if the fact that they're just Good at what they do is what's attracting the brimmed caps?

Also, what is the other 'first'? Agott? Or Tetia and Richeh?

Author-san, you're drawing Coco in a LOT of really cool outfits that hint at her darker future. Is this because you know you won't get a chance to use them otherwise? Or...?

"Magic and Order" sure doesn't include uhhhh the PEOPLE.

Oh, hm. Running water...

Assuming that's the seal in question......why not just draw it in a circle? Or do the spinny thing you did to pick the apples? The twisting ones? Idk the official words, damn.

Oh, wait, that's actually what she appeared to be doing at first? The little things are going around the sign itself on the righthand side there. But Olly instead just drew a single one? Interesting.

She famous.

Infamous.

Am I about to fight a teen? I might be.

[thechekhov]

WHA Quick Reacts - CH31

He don't look that old. When was this war again...?

Hell yeah, down with the oppressive government.

(I'm assuming it's an illusion.....does Olly know this guy? Was he Olly's teacher or something?)

Sir, first of all - I love your sealchair.

Second of all.... why are you so extra?

I mean, he's giving them an education in being fabulous, that's for sure.

Also, I do admit - as a teacher, 80% of your job is entertainment. You're just a circus monkey, trying to hold their attention and feed them information when they least expect it...

Somehow I thought Lord Yeasties was the top one, but I suppose that's not his title. He's just captain...of... ah, damn I forgot. There was a secondary title there.

you....you guys DID practice your story, right?

0oh, nice they did.

No Circle of Truth spell here, huh 😅

Narratively, it makes sense. Would be a pity to make them level up separately. But this is so funny, because Agott being all "hang on, these mfs didn't EARN it" kinda makes sense.

(ngl, I almost expected him to say that he'd allow them to pass the test if they told him the true story of what happened)

"your mom and my werewolf boyfriend"

......you care not for rigid systems...? You should--you should probably tell someone that. I think there's been a bit of a misunderstanding.

this is just what all PhDs are like, I'm afraid. typical doctorate professor behavior.

Oh? Was he QIFREY'S teacher?

OMG I FORGOT THAT SHE DOES PUNS. I wonder what this is in the Japanese version....

......you probably coulda told him everything, eh.

Agott lies like a pro. Truly Qifrey's best student.

Baths for witches - if she floats, she be a witch! If she sinks--wait a second. Which one was it again?

[thechekhov]

WHA Quick Reacts - CH30

Wearing an awful lot of blue for someone who specializes in fire.

The law does not care about your health, only your obedience.

Qifrey, did you do that on purpose.

Two things: Olruggio IMMEDIATELY takes his Second-hand-Dad duty VERY seriously.

And also - she basically admitted in a roundabout way that she knows her order won't offer them any sort of courtesy.

Tetia, she's NEW. Give her a break!

I mean, fair enough. It kinda all went sideways hella fast.

Careful, Coco. You might go making her care about something other than her ambitions.

Do all the windowways have... different sigils...? 🤔

OH my ass thought they were in an oxygenated bubble! Turns out we're just out here, exposed to the elements!

I'm sure that warning won't be any sort of chekhov's gun at all...

Oh I can just SMELL the backstory.

So I'm assuming she's not like, a witch that can heal. So what's her specialty, just being an apothecary? That said, she's not exactly wearing a hat either.

Hi ma'am. 👀

Right................. ........what, NONE of the doctors? They just keep a staff of regular layspeople in their undersea castle? And what, try to be VERY mysterious?

I kinda get it, because I suppose if you start studying anatomy it might make it easier for you to do more damage with forbidden spells but--MEDICINE in general?

Like, a witch can't know how tylenol tranquileaf works? Not even that?

jk, no one knows how tylenol works

....idk, seems sus. History is written by the victors, after all.

Well, those spells are just a tool. The same shovel that can be used to help dig a garden can also be wielded to kill the visitors. Like.... you gotta think about your priorities.

I really enjoy the fact that the Knights Moralis, for all their status, don't seem to be TOO overlordy over the others. They can be put in their place by a nice doctor and her buff wife.

the simple bubble carriage is so simple it doesn't even have any seats. Or even a floor. You're taking the kids to the city hall in one of these:

are all the watchful eye-aterlier teacher relationships so....homey?

I'm sure Qifrey won't have any feelings about missing out on that.

Okay, I kinda like her.

"...his personality on the other hand? trash. his fashion sense? terrible. his humor? atrocious."

jk, let's find out.

[ohgodohfuckohgeez]

Welp. Google's AI horseshit has arrived. And I'm not complying. They can pry my ID out of my cold dead hands. I will simply go elsewhere. Remember folks, DO NOT GIVE THEM YOUR IDs. Do not comply. Resist, fight it, use other browsers or sources beyond youtube and google controlled services. Call them. Email them. Make noise. Fight back.

[mocrlbmutwwwptth]

I've been using Google as my main mail service since 2006, and every single account or service I've ever signed up for was made with that address. For a long time I thought it'd be impossible to divorce myself from Google.

It took less than 5 minutes to switch to a ProtonMail account, less than 2 hours to download and/or offload every byte of data from my Google account, and less than 3 days to change every single account or service I've ever signed up for to the new address.

As of today, the only single one I have that's still tied to it is YouTube. It's the only thing I'd lose access to if I deleted my Google acount entirely.

They really, really want you to believe that it's a hassle to switch to a different email system. But it's not. Most websites and/or services allow you to change the email address associated with it.

I've been using Google for almost 2 decades and it only took a few days to move everything. It's not a painful sacrifice; it's an easy change that, frankly, has absolutely been worth it.

[twilight-deviant]

Proton Shoutout

You can and should switch to a free, encrypted Proton email account. You also get all of the below perks. For free. There is no trick. It is paid for by the people with paying plans. I am one of them. The (completely functional) free tier is there to entice you into getting a paid account with even more perks. (It worked on me.) But there's no penalty or pressure for staying with the free account.

Also get your stuff off the google drive and put it on Proton's drive. It is encrypted. Only you with your password can access it. Not even Proton can see what you put in there.

[tzikeh]

Switch everything away from Google. It's easy and it's important. Read above, click the link for Proton, download your gmail and switch.

[thechekhov]

WHA Quick Reacts - CH29

That feel when you brush your scalewolf and now there's fur scales everywhere

He gave her a fancy quill and everything.

He? They? Idk man. What was the name again? Penguin?

"Treats......good...!"

....Oh, interesting!

They restored his............mind?

Well, yeah. But they're only not-forbidden until someone realizes what you're doing and forbids them.

Those other guys are fakers, Coco. Wannabes.

I mean, if the possibilities were truly infinite, draw a spell to make Coco change her mind! But you can't. 👀 Even true magic must have SOME limits, for that inspires innovation.

Bro, leave the poor kid alone! He didn't do anything!

aristocratic method of education, huh. Montessori style?

get yoinked, idiot.

curiously, that's not a 'No'.

You might have a better time if you kept it from tattering so frightfully.

Ahhh, right. Ol'Drew-gio IS characterized by fire magic. Like Qifrey is water.

And is Tetia is air, and Richeh is earth........ then perhaps.........

Perhaps Agott is Light.

But that means.........

Uh oh. :)

OH, GOOD JOB!!!! SHE CALLED FOR BACKUP!!

iooooodfghodhfgohgf

................. is he referring to Qifrey....? Or is Olry somehow....?

ehehe......... withDRAW. ehehe... get it?

Olruggio is really doin' his job this chapter.

And aww, a warm reunion!

Tetia, under no circumstances should you tell them what happened.

"They wouldn't do that! ......actually they fuckin WOULD lmfao"

"....your bangs, on the other hand, could stand to be erased just a lil bit"

Richeh is out here casually doing teleportation magic, huh.

"hey, kiddo, I know shit sucks but you'll just have to do some hardcore camping and hide from the authorities. no biggie."

Awww, yaaaay! Maybe that's where she lives?

oh my gods he's precious.

Also, how is he planning to put the pendant back ON though?

hey STOP MAKING ME CRY

the dads are flabbergasted but their daughter's LOCKED IN

Oops. You DID get your story ironed out before you get separated, right?

[thechekhov]

WHA Quick Reacts - CH28

Okay but why is the brimcap outfit so much cooler. (No offence, Qifrey)

Alright, so he DEFINITELY pulled a self-inflicted Nina Tucker with his cat. That's no longer a question.

The more interesting question is - if he didn't start out as a brimcap, and indeed defected to their side like so many others, then why not just do it that way? Why do they need Coco?

MMmmm.... maybe this is why. Because even Agott didn't quite think about it like that. She has a different approach to these matters? Her mind isn't as closed to these spells as the rest?

Okay, that's another jab at the dead mom, but this one feels a little more reasonable given the situation.

Aww, caught red handed!

Errr..... sure? Maybe??????

Man, only kids can be so optimistic. 😂

Okay, so we've got the Light on the left there, but what is this one... It's the Repetition Seal, but that's an interesting thing, because what is it repeating? Presumably it needs to be a self-reference to another spell?

....is...is that what would happen? From a basic seal? Couldn't you accidentally apply that to someone without realizing it, and thus commit a terrible crime? That sounds like murdering someone with a plastic knife type of situation.

I feel like... maybe it's not gonna be that simple. You're only reversing expanding the flame here. I'm assuming the seal of Euini will be hella more complex than that????

And if it isn't, and that ends up working, how come no one else has figured that out as a solution?

..........okay, you know what, nevermind. I can believe it.

It makes sense that it's been occupying HER mind for a while now. But having no one else consider that as a solution seems far fetched. There must be a catch.

Overall, this world of magic feels... idk.... new? How do I put it? It feels like it has JUST struggled to get back on its feet after the calamity of the witches splitting their ideologies. It feels like they're still fumbling to work out basic solutions and ways to run things.

Three local tweens decide to hunt down a wild animal by pretending to be another one of its species and getting really close. Tune in within the next five minutes for surefire disaster.

These kids are definitely getting like, a participation award for this test, right? Because like.

Ooooh, riiiiight. The pipecleaner can smell ink... .

But Euini has fur all over right now. How are you gonna get past that? Shave him?

Oooooh it's on a scale?

You know what that is? GROWTH.

👁👁

I am looking.

Theoretically speaking, didn't Agott also commit forbidden magic by copying it, in a way? Now she knows the seal to transform someone. Will that come up again?

I didn't think it would... I wonder if that seal was for something else?

I think she means that the tattooed magic is stronger than the paper ones, since the source of energy is probably much greater.... is that the implication?

Alright, Linguini. You've got some impressive titles for yourself there.

....right. You just wanted to make some quick cash in an alleyway.

"Yeah, duh."

.....why does he have such a nice ass though.

Coco might be strong enough to resist the urge because she's built different but idk, I'd personally go for it, I think.

[thechekhov]

When do you think you can work on White Steven AU again?

I wish I could tell y'all a specific month or date, but the truth is, until the Baby-Doesn't-Sleep-Much stage is over, I won't know. Babies, famously, don't tell you when they're going to get better about being on a schedule. It's kinda one of life's great mysteries.

When it happens, trust me, you'll know.