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Wow. The patience, kindness and calm communication skills. Outstanding.

From raindovemodel

In my humble opinion

the holy grail types of fanfic

Reblog this if you would not only accept, but welcome fan art, moodboards, etc. of your fics

All of these used to be so common for people to show their appreciation of different fics and authors, and I think it’s a shame people don’t do it anymore. I love seeing fan work for my fics!!

I know this isn't ninjago guys but I finished this 17 hour painting for my art class and I was proud of it so...enjoy.

I love Egypt fun fact about me. :)

*thinks up an idea for a silly quick piece* okay haha let's whip something up real quick

*idea gets more complicated*

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oh no

I’m fucking laughing at the way they have to adjust their bodies in order to make it into the room.

Zevlor's Sleep Stories is a non-profit fan project dedicated to creating relaxing tales and guided meditations in the voices and POVs of #Zevlor and #Omeluum. But for that part, we need you! A volunteer team and I are now accepting art and fic submissions. I will be narrating selected fic submissions as #Zevlor or #Omeluum. These recordings, along with art submissions, will be posted for free on YouTube. Repurposed art and fic are welcome! This project aims to elevate fanwork and to share relaxing creations by fans, for fans. For fic, please write in 1st person, so Zev or Omeluum are speaking directly to you, the audience. 1-5k word count is required for now. Please keep the rating G to PG-13. For art, the only requirement is that it features Zev or Omeluum. The vibe should be relaxing and calming. Please email zevsleepstories@gmail.com with your fic/art submissions, and include the name you wish to be credited by, and any social media accounts, if desired. We're using the 9th of June as our first deadline, then we'll see where we go from there! This project is run by myself and fan volunteers. Please be patient as we get things up and running. Thank you!

Listening to Default Durge’s voice (Tav 5) is so soothing especially the romance replies, I wanted to do a highlight of my favorite ones and just imagine how he would speak to Tav if he was romance-able!!

Song: Rain

Singer: Sleeptoken

Pictures: @astarionposting

Thank you for letting me use your gorgeous screenshots for the video 😭

Why I love Rojka 'Kasaan (and you should, too)

If Master Chief blew up a Covenant homeworld, you might look at him differently. You might consider civilian casualties and the cruel calculus of war and wince. His story helpfully side-steps this issue by making it so that it simply never happens. Humanity never found Covenant homeworlds during the war soon enough to target them. Until Glyke.

If we expect cooperation and remorse from ex-Covenant who destroyed human worlds, what do we expect from a Sangheili fleetmaster whose own world was destroyed by Spartans? That's Rojka's story.

Rojka was once a fleetmaster, but was demoted after the Changing of the Guard, sent to a shipyard to repair ships rather than command them. As a result, he was not present for the attack on Reach or the assault on Earth.

When Reach fell, Spartan-II Gray Team was granted permission to target and destroy Covenant homeworlds in what was clearly an act of retaliation. They were cleared to destroy the Sangheili colony Glyke before comms were lost with ONI. Unbeknownst to them, the human-Sangheili ceasefire was initiated just before they decided on destroying the planet, effectively betraying the fresh alliance between humans and Sangheili. Rojka, a Glyke native, lost most of his family.

During the Great Schism, Rojka sided with Thel 'Vadam and the Covenant separatists, taking control of the fleet that he'd been tasked with repairing. Rojka was realistic. Like so many, he faced a crisis of character when he lost his religion. He worried for his species' future and longed for direction. He understood that the Sangheili needed to be allies with the humans to survive. To this end, he learned to tolerate them. But not the Spartans that ruined his life.

Rojka isn't anyone special. He's no Thel 'Vadam, with wealth, influence, and his family behind him. He's no Usze 'Taham, with old-world faith and an impressive pedigree. He could probably be most closely compared to Olabisi Varo'dai, except that she lost her home at the hands of a Covenant accident and not a UNSC attack.

Rojka is a refugee. Anyone in his life who didn't happen to be off-world when the nukes detonated was dead. The fleet he used to have was down to a skeleton crew. But Thel 'Vadam still asked him to lead the refugees to a new world that they called Rakoi. They started to rebuild, with Rojka becoming the kaidon of Rak, the Sangheili capital (nerd sidebar for those who care: I believe he was more accurately the high kaidon). He grows to love his new home, with one complicating factor: unbeknownst to them, Rakoi was originally called Carrow, a human colony that evacuated during the war. When the dust settled, the humans returned to find their new neighbors.

There's irony somewhere in Thel asking Rojka to do something he would never ask of a human: to set aside his anger at losing his homeworld and work peacefully with the people who took it from him. It's something that Thel hopes for, but when humans continue to hate him, he doesn't blame them. But he expects more from Rojka, and Rojka, who is concerned about maintaining support from Sanghelios, is caught in the politics. He agrees to maintain peace with the humans, which leads to a civil conflict led by his own cousin, who disagrees with making peace.

As part of this agreement, he is introduced to the UNSC Diplomatic Corp envoy Melody Azikiwe. At first, he resents her presence, thinking of her as a meddler and someone whose skills were ultimately useless. He considers humans to be a necessary evil rather than allies. He does not believe diplomacy is truly possible, and thinks Melody weak for talking instead of fighting. But when a two-front war breaks out on Carrow and Melody awakens Gray Team to assist, his resolve is shaken. Over and over again, he's reminded of how much both humans and Sangheili have suffered.

Eventually the civil conflict escalates to a point where the entire planet is in danger, and he has no choice but to accept help from the Spartans. The decision to destroy Glyke without clear orders was a contentious one for the team, which broke them once they realized what they'd done. In their own way, they try to make amends with Rojka.

In the end, it's not ships or soldiers who overcome the conflict, but people. Regular people, talking their way out and through problems. Rojka begins to realize the importance of jobs like Melody's and that there are better ways to solve problems than separating heads from necks (although he does do that, too). Having decided to set aside his anger with Gray Team, he returns home to Rak to rebuild. When he gets there, he learns that another kaidon has risen to power in his absence, usurping his title. In what is, in my opinion, his greatest moment of growth, Rojka accepts the new power structure without argument.

I can't overstate how unusual this is. Few things are more important than power and pride in Sangheili culture. Many Sangheili prefer to die than admit to being injured. They prefer to be killed rather than captured. The most honorable way to replace a kaidon is a battle to the death. But Rojka is tired. He wants to go home. He agrees to be an envoy for Rak, having grown to appreciate the power of diplomacy.

Growth!!!!!! That's growth!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

the upside of ADHD is that it makes you a fucking genius

the downside is that you don't get to decide when and for how long you're a genius.

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Halo (Video Games) & Related Fandoms Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Thel ‘Vadam | The Arbiter & Rtas 'Vadum Characters: Rtas 'Vadum, Thel 'Vadam | The Arbiter, Original Characters, Original Male Character(s) Additional Tags: One Shot, Not Beta Read, Based on a Tumblr Post, Inspired by Buzzfeed Unsolved, Probably ooc, I Wrote This Instead of Sleeping, Comedy, Anti-Alien Racism Series: Part 56 of Works by “Prank” (Pseud Series) Summary:

Based on the Goatman episode of Buzzfeed Unsolved, Rtas requests assistance from the Arbiter with the discovered ONI prowler Old Afton and its captain - and very quickly comes to regret it.

Halo 2 Anniversary - Backseat Driver

commission for @halobirthdays for the thel vadam giveaway a while ago!

Fire walk with me.

some messy proportion notes.

WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU MEAN THE LTM IS "???" WITH "Your rockets will blot out the sun." AS THE DESCRIPTION??? WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU MEAN RESPAWN.

raruwu

In need of medical help

I know this is mainly an art blog, but I’m in a bit of a bind right now when it comes to my health and need some help. Currently, I don’t have the resources I need to get checked out by specialists, so I made a GoFundMe. Even if you can’t donate, spreading the word would be appreciated! 

Here’s the link to my GoFundMe

So for a TLDR of all this, I was given multiple antibiotics (five in total) for a UTI, in which it messed up my stomach badly and I have been in pain ranging from uncomfortable to intolerable each day. while I’m UTI free right now, am still having symptoms. Other problems were also discovered and need to be addressed. This was all in a span of about 2 months. 

While I could of done commissions instead, I already have a few needed to be done for friends and want to get them done first. Thankfully all of them are understanding of my situation and have given me time to work on them at my own pace and do more personal art.  Drawing has so far helped me get through the day. Some days are harder than others, but at least on the easier days, I can keep myself distracted. So I’ll still be making art and doing what I can to rest while I wait on the resources I need for answers.

Zelda Tears of the kingdom theories in a nutshell:

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Workout For Daily Life

rest in pieces, Arbiter