⦠⦠⦠Iām actually really proud of this Moombaā¦Ā Iām usually horrible at drawing animals and stuff, so I was very surprised at how well this one turned out (and how fast I drew it!)
Maybe itās because I love big cats (lions, in this case) but, out of all of the Final Fantasy creatures, I always loved Moombas the most. I love their design, even though itās simple.
Gabriel: Blackwatch has always had one purpose. To do the real work of keeping the world safe. I thought you had the stomach for it. Looks like I was wrong
@dontneed-nohealing I finished your piece you requested! I decided to do mermaid!sombra and human mccree. I hope you like it! š
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH SOMBRA LOOKS SO CUTE AS A MERMAID, WTF?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?? Forget McCree, Iām about to steal this mermaid away!!!!Ā ššššššš Look at my adorable babies!!! I love love love love the way you draw!!!!!!!!!!!! They both look amazing in your style!!!!! And I love mermaid sombra so much, I wish there was more mcsombra out there with mer!sombra!!! Thank you so much for the request!!!!! I hope you do lots more Mcsombra art in the future and spread your lovely art around for this underloved ship!!Ā ā¤ļøļøšā¤ļøļøšā¤ļøļøšā¤ļøļøš
Anonymous asked: Requests open you say? OwO Can you slap me around with some chocobro x reader polyship stuff? šš
This is my first time writing polyship, I hope I did it right š
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Being in a relationship with all of the guys means getting the best damn treatment anyone can ask for. This includes getting littered with gifts every now and then.
Prompto often takes you shopping so he can buy you the things you like. He also always likes to stop for ice cream and has a thing for sharing it with you.
Gladio will bring you chocolate treats that he spots in shops around the city. Each time itās a different type of chocolate. You of course share some with him but he always lets you have the last one.
Ignis buys you all sorts of different things, varying from bath salts, books and socks. Yes I said socks. One can never have enough socks.
Noctis however is a little bit less clued in to what to buy you. Donāt get me wrong, he loves buying you things, heās justā¦not very good at it. It can be anything from a new bed to a mop head. He tries.
Of course they all dote on each other just as much but they feel like you need that extra tlc because you are newer to the relationship.
Gladio likes to cuddle with you on the sofa while you watch action movies. Prompto occasionally joins you aswell. You end up squidged between the big guy and the little guy. Itās adorable.
Noctis likes to play computer games with you. He likes you sat between his legs, resting against him while you play. He finds comfort in it and that way he can steal kisses from you every now and then.
Ignis loves to teach you how to cook. He likes giving you small touches as you stir food in the pan and has a thing for kissing the back of your neck. You call it a kink. He calls it dedication.
Prompto will randomly run at you and begin tickling you as he loves to hear you laugh and giggle. But heās never learnt his lesson as you are quite the tickle monster yourself. Payback is a bitch.
When youāre feeling down Noctis will be the first to drag you to bed and lie down with you and just talk sweet nothings with you until you fall asleep in his arms. You always feel so much better when you wake up with him.
Gladio likes to whisk you away and take you camping with him every now and then. He loves to spend alone time with you but there are occassions he brings the other guys along. Much to Noctisā protests.
If youāve had a long day at work the guys will make sure you have everything you need for when you get home. Ignis will have cooked you a hearty meal. Gladio will run you a nice hot bath. Prompto will smother you with affection. Noctis will give you a nice shoulder massage.
If anyone gets a tad jealous seeing you with another bro, itās Noctis. Itās not that heās going all red faced and mad about it, he just feels a little left out, but you can see when heās feeling like that and will make sure he gets your attention at some point.
Sometimes you all have a massive gaming session until the early hours of the morning which leads to you all crashing out on the living room floor. You are almost always in the middle of the gang. Prompto likes sleeping next to you and draping his arm over you. Noctis has a habit of lying on your chest as it helps him sleep better. Ignis and Gladio are the big spoons and keep you three warm.
All of them are amazing lovers. They treat your body like a piece of art and cherish you. Prompto and Noctis are more gentle with you in the bedroom which has earned them the nickname āsoft boysā.
Gladio and Ignis are a bit more fruitious when it comes to making love to you. You put it down to them having a little more experience. Lets just say they teach you some things which you then teach the other two š
Authorās Notes: Thank you so much! Iām so glad you enjoy my writing. š
Sorry for the delay on this prompt, but I hope itās something close to what you were looking for. ā¤
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Fox Fire
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The first time Gladio sees the fox, heās fourteen years old.
Heās in the woods at the time, just one member of a search party combing the area. The princeās advisor-to-be has gone missing; no oneās seen him for two days.
Itās kind of a big deal. Gladioās met Ignis, once or twice. He canāt picture the starched-shirt, straight-backed boy running off to let his hair down for the weekend ā and neither, he guesses, can Noct. The prince is all of eleven years old, and trails the search party to the Citadel gates to see them off.
Gladio overhears his voice, usually a study in practiced nonchalance, kind of tremble when he asks the king how long itāll be before Ignis comes home.
The kidās a brat at the best of times, but he worries for his people, apparently ā and as far as Gladioās concerned, thatās a point in his favor.
So now here they are, tearing Insomnia apart to find a missing boy. There are glaives combing the downtown center, and Crownsguard going door to door in the residential areas. And here they are, in the little wooded plot of land nestled just to the west of the Citadel, a spacious park in the heart of a bustling city. Here they are, and all Gladio can think is: if theyāre having us look here, weāre looking for a body.
Heās not crazy about Ignis, but he doesnāt want to find his corpse. Sure, the kidās kind of a know-it-all; heās stuffy, and way too proper, and kind of a mother hen, even though heās a year younger than Gladio.
But Astrals, he hopes they donāt find a body. He doesnāt want to see that carefully-combed hair all mussed up and matted with blood.
Thank all the gods, a bodyās not in the cards today. Instead, Gladio finds something else.
His first hint is the sound: a low, whining growl. When Gladio turns away, making to ignore it, it gets louder ā turns into a yip, bright and urgent, tight with pain.
Still, thereās a search to conduct; he doesnāt have time to hang out with the local wildlife. But the yip comes again, and a whine so pathetic he canāt help but shove aside the leaves of the bush to his right, trying to get a look at where the soundās coming from.
What he finds is a fox, the fur a sleek, pale brown, like coffee with cream ā matted, and gnarled, like itās been struggling for a while. Itās not fully grown, still gangling and awkward with the early stages of adolescence, and its eyes are an odd moss green, bright with intelligence and pain.
The left rear leg is caught in a hunterās trap, one of those ugly steel monsters with unforgiving teeth. Theyāre supposed to be illegal within the wall, to say nothing of a city park. No telling whether some unlucky kid might stumble into one and lose a foot.
āWell, shit,ā says Gladio.
The fox whines, as if to say it agrees.
He considers it for a long moment, nonplussed. At last he says, āYou gonna bite me, if I try and get this off you? I kinda donāt want rabies.ā
The fox whines again. It reaches with its front paw to touch the trap, gingerly, and stares up at him with those wide green eyes.
āOkay,ā says Gladio, after a beat. āBut Iām taking that as a promise.ā
Astrals be damned, the thing actually doesnāt bite him. It keens like its dying when he pries the steel jaws open, but it doesnāt make a single threatening move.
If he had time, heād take it to a vet and see what they could do for that leg. But heās got a missing person to find, and people take priority, so he says to the fox, āYou gotta be more careful, next time.ā Then, not knowing why he feels the need to explain, he adds: āI gotta go.ā
The fox is just kind of lying there, panting, beneath the low branches of the bush. It twists around to get a look at its leg ā whines, and twists back, and sets its head down. It reminds him a little of the way someone squeamish might get, at the sight of too much blood.
āGot places to be,ā says Gladio. āI canāt take you with me.ā
The fox doesnāt move, and Gladio, frowning, leaves it there to press on with the search.
The night drags on, and on. No one finds a body.
Around noon the next day, Ignis limps his way into the front gates of the Citadel, looking like heās gone a couple rounds with a Jabberwock. Gladio isnāt there, but he hears the story from the Crownsguard on duty.
He hears all about the way Ignis blushes to his ears when he says he stepped on a manhole cover that wasnāt on properly, went down hard, and messed up his leg too bad to walk home. Word is, he apologizes to the king personally, for all the trouble.
Itās kind of a big deal; the legās broken, and he needs stitches. The king passes some new legislation about safety regulations for city property.
They heal Ignis up with magic, so he only spends a week or so on crutches.
And that, Gladio thinks, is that.
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The second time Gladio sees the fox, heās nineteen years old.
Heās had a little too much to drink. Or okay, maybe lot too much to drink. Heās kind of thinking someone at the gala for the new Crownsguard recruits spiked the punch, cause heās a big guy, and heās damn near falling down with it after just four cups.
He figures itās okay, though. Noctās safe in his room at the Citadel, with other guards to take care of him, and Gladio ā well, itās Gladioās night off.
If he wants to get smashed now and then so he doesnāt have to think about the way Ignis looks in formalwear, all starched collar and narrow tie and perfectly manicured hands, well. Thatās his business.
Booze is supposed to be good for that: keeping him from thinking about the way Ignis would look rumpled and undone for once, and how those trim fingers would linger on the buttons of Gladioās shirt.
Itās not helping all that much, though. Before long, Gladioās stepping outside into the cool night air and the lush growing scents of the manorās garden, to calm his head and remind his body that yes, he is past puberty, and yes, he should probably stop perving on someone heās supposed to have a professional relationship with.
He kind of misses being a kid ā those long-ago days back when he thought of Ignis as some kind of stick-in-the-mud mammaās boy. It was easier then.
Itās not so easy now. Not when the liquid courage running through his brain is telling him to march the hell back in and ask. It wouldnāt hurt to ask, right? Best case scenario, he wakes up tomorrow with his arms full of Iggy and all his questions about the kind of noises heād make between the sheets answered. Worst case scenario, Ignis pins him with those deadly-serious eyes and flays him with just a stare, and he runs away with his tail between his legs and drinks some more, until he forgets he made an idiot of himself.
Well. Maybe better not to ask, after all.
Gladioās not sure how long heās out in the garden.
Five minutes, maybe, or ten. Long enough that heās starting to think he ought to go back.
Heās about to ā draws himself up to push away from the wall heās leaning against ā when he becomes aware, almost gradually, of another presence.
It feels the same way it does when someoneās standing too close: that fission of awareness down the spine. Gladio turns, not knowing who to expect.
What he finds isnāt a someone at all.
Itās a slender brown fox, fully grown now, fur the color of creamed coffee. Its eyes are the same piercing moss green, and even in the poor lighting, Gladio thinks he can see the spot on its rear leg where the bone didnāt quite set straight.
āHuh,ā says Gladio. āYou again.ā
The fox just looks at him.
āThought Iād get some air,āā says Gladio, not sure what else to say to a fox. āTry and keep myself mostly sane.ā
The fox tips its head to one side, a curious gesture.
āYou wouldnāt understand,ā says Gladio, accusingly. āYouāre a fox.ā
The fox inclines its snout a little, in a gesture that almost seems to say: try me. It occurs to Gladio that heās much drunker than he initially supposed.
āFine,ā says Gladio. āIām into him, okay? Shivaās tits. Whyās it have to be the princeās damn advisor?ā
The fox makes a ā a squeak, almost. When Gladio looks back down at it, those moss green eyes are comically wide.
The fox stares at him for another endless moment. Then it turns around and disappears into the shadows of the garden, with nothing more than a rustle of leaves and a flicker of tail before itās gone.
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Ignis shows up at the door of Gladioās chambers a week later, heralded by a polite, proper rap of knuckles on wood.
Gladio answers, half dressed and still damp with his shower, dragging a towel through his hair. āYeah?ā he says.
Ignis looks all business. His vest is crisp and black and ironed. The buttons on his high collar come all the way up to the middle of his neck. His hair is sleek and carefully brushed, and his hands are closed around a clipboard as though itās the most important thing in the world.
Ignis takes a slow breath in. He lets it out. His face is smooth and serious, impossible to read.
He says, āPerhaps we could have dinner tonight.ā
Gladio feels one eyebrow climbing. āI dunno about you, but I have dinner most nights.ā
Ignis presses his lips together. He says, āTogether,ā like Gladioās the worldās biggest idiot.
And okay, yeah, maybe he is, but they have dinner together anyway.
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The third time Gladio sees the fox, heās twenty-three years old.
Heās also strapped down to a metal table in the ass-end of some Niff base, waiting for a doctor in a white coat to come and cut him apart. To cut them apart. Because thereās Ignis, halfway across the room, and heās strapped down, too ā looking frustrated, that he canāt squirm an arm out from under the shackles.Ā
Gladio knows the feeling. He canāt break them, either. Heās been trying for the past fifteen minutes, ever since the assholes with the guns hauled Noct and Prompto out of the room and left them hereĀ
āFuck,ā he finally says, with feeling, and slumps back against the table. It isnāt often that he canāt brute force his way out of a situation he doesnāt like. It kind of sucks.
He closes his eyes for a second, and he says, āHey, strategist. We could do with a brilliant strategy about now.ā
āIām aware,ā says Ignis, somewhat pained.
Gladio flexes the muscles in his forearm again, just to be sure. All he gets for his trouble is the way the steel cuts into the skin, leaving behind the first prickles of blood.
āFuck,ā he says again, and kicks the table so hard the room rings with the sound.
When the sound subsides, Ignis says, āI may have something that will work.ā
Thereās something off about his tone. Gladio feels one of his eyebrows quirk as he turns sideways, to take in the expression. Itās grim and unreadable, remarkably pale. He looks like a man about to walk into a bonfire.
āBut?ā says Gladio.
āBut,ā says Ignis. āYouāll have to forgive me for not telling you sooner.ā
Gladio opens his mouth to ask what the hell that means.
Nothing comes out. Because there on the table across from him, Ignis is changing.
Thereās a certain kind of magic to it ā a faint glimmer, the way weapons look when Noct pulls them out of that place granted to him by long-dead kings. Itās golden and pretty, faintly pulsating, and it kind of messes with Gladioās eyes. It seems to get brighter, and brighter, until he has to squint to keep himself from tearing up at the intensity.Ā
When he sneaks a peek again, the light is gone.
So is Ignis.
In his place, there on the metal table, is a fox, the fur a sleek, pale brown, like coffee with cream. Its eyes are that same moss green ā Ignis green, Gladio realizes, years too late. Itās sitting in the discarded pile of Ignisā clothes.
āThe hell?ā says Gladio, as the fox hops nimbly down from the table, disappearing from view.
An instant later, the light returns, less intense this time around ā more of an ambient glow. Then Ignis is standing beside him, calm and composed and entirely naked.
He reaches for the controls that hold Gladioās cuffs, face intent and focused ā unnervingly unreadable, the way he get with diplomats heās trying to feel out a reaction for.
āIggy,ā says Gladio, flexing his fingers as his right hand comes free, and then his left. āSeriously. What the hell is this?ā
āOur way out,ā says Ignis, calmly, but thereās something evasive about the way his eyes wonāt quite meet Gladioās.
āYeah,ā says Gladio, already moving to sit up. āAnd Iām glad weāre not gonna die, but ā a fox?ā
Instead of answering, Ignis turns toward the pile of clothes on the table across from them. He shucks on his pants with more awkward haste than Gladio thinks heās ever seen, except for maybe that one time they almost got caught feeling each other up in the stacks at the Council library.
āItās a wonder that no oneās ever remarked as to the source of my magic before,ā says Ignis at last. He pulls on the shirt and sets to the buttons with nimble fingers. āEven His Highness requires the aid of a flask to master fire.ā
Gladio turns that over in his mind.
He turns it over again.
All at once, he thinks of things he hasnāt thought of in years ā his father, much younger, with decidedly more hair, sitting on the edge of his bed when he was Ā very small child. Tales told in the dark of the night: about creatures of mischief, and magic, and power.
āFox fire,ā he says at last, slowly.
āIndeed,ā says Ignis. He turns toward the door ā pulls it open with a backward glance and a narrow smile. āNow, if youāre quite ready? I imagine Noct and Prompto would appreciate a hand.ā
Ā I did remember telling myself after finishing the fan animation i will have enough good stuffs to put together as my first demo reel⦠;;ā¦inwhichhalfarealmostffxvfananimations,toobaditswhatsmotivatingmenow
hopefully the second i will be able to make a better 2017~2018 ver ^^
Sombraās favorite movie isĀ āLove, HacktuallyāĀ
It didnāt start out that way at first. When the movie released, you could practically hear Sombraās eyes rolling. She thought the concept was ridiculous and made actual hackers out to be nothing more than simple minded fools who couldnāt get the job done withoutĀ āfalling in loveā.
She watched it a few times, even leaving angry, anonymous reviews about every single flaw the film had in its portrayal of her art. She watches it over and over again, intent on finding something new to complain about. Eventually, it feels strange not to watch it. She finds herself reciting quotes like itās nothing. And while she never admits it, Sombra fantasizes of having a sort of Christmas like the one depicted in the movie, as her holidays are usually spent alone and drinking tequila in some stuffy bar.Ā
Admitting to herself thatĀ āLove, Hacktuallyā is her favorite movie doesnāt come until she finds another anonymous review of the film that is completely negative. She spends the next hour writing a counter argument and in the middle of typing a sentence, she realizes that she loves this damn movie.Ā
Fast forward to present day, McCree and Sombra are choosing a movie to watch at an old movie theater on a simple date. The cinema is playing old movies in honor of the holiday season andĀ āLove, Hacktuallyā happens to be one of them. McCree playfully suggests that maybe sheāll like it and they should see it. She seems nonchalant about the choice and doesnāt complain. He swears he even feels her tugging his arm to get them into the theater faster.Ā
Twenty five minutes into the film and he realizes why this movie has its reputation forĀ ārom-com crapā. The dialogue is cringe-worthy, the premise laughable at best, and heās been with Sombra long enough to know half of theĀ āhackingā in the movie is stuff actual hackers donāt do. He turns to Sombra, quite sure sheās just as critical of the movie, if not more so. Instead, he finds her huddled in her seat, eyes focused on the screen, and mouthing every single line in sync with the movie. He leaves her be and sits through the rest of the film, thoughts buzzing.
When they leave, he carefully questions her what she thought of the film. Sombra rolls her eyes, shrugging and insisting that it wasĀ āgarbageā. They head to some no-name diner afterward for a bite to eat. Halfway through their meals, Sombra quietly asks him what he thought of the movie. While he didnāt like the film (he prefers westerns, thank you very much), his curiosity cannot be contained. Carefully, he begins to badmouth the movie, calling it a waste of time and one of the most boring things heād ever seen. He watches her carefully as he brings up flaw after flaw in the movie, seeing her fists flex as he continues. When he finally brings up theĀ āforcedā death of the omnic love interest, Sombra surprises him by standing up, more anger in her expression than heās ever seen.Ā
āYouāre wrong! Benās death wasnātĀ āforcedā – it was a major point for Celesteās development and their relationship – he was taken away from her as a result of her actions and itās that loss that made Celeste realize her actions had consequences, this one being the loss of the one she loved!ā
The diner goes quiet and her cheeks are burning red as McCree merely grins when she slinks back down into the booth.Ā āI knew youāve watched that movie before.ā When she doesnāt reply, he presses on.Ā āItās your favorite, aināt it?ā he drawls, already moving to chase after Sombra when she leaves the diner in a huff. After catching up to her, he apologizes, admitting he finds the situation amusing.Ā
She still seems embarrassed but he reassures her that he finds it endearing, giving her a kiss on the forehead. That Christmas, he gets her a signed poster of the movie, having had to call in a favor or two from a certain director in Hollywood. Sombraās completely ecstatic and McCreeās sure the sight of Sombraās surprised expression makes him fall in love all over again. And while he canāt stand the movie, he doesnāt mind watching it with her, just to make her happy. That and the cuddles during the film arenāt so bad, either.
It becomes a tradition to watch it around Christmas time, but every now and then, McCree will tease Sombra by reciting a few lines, helping her reenact some of her favorite scenes. Seeing her laugh from his awful omnic impression is worth it.Ā
Spiky head Shimadas. Shimada toryo (é é – a leader) and his right-hand man. Their father wanted them to rule the clan together. That might be his only wish. Where did it all go wrong?
@dontneed-nohealing Here is your Cinderella Au request! It was very fun to work on I must say! Feel free to request more! š Also I made her a sarcastic Cinderella.
You see that? Thatās me drowning in my feels over this beautiful thing!!!!!!!!! AHHHHHHH I love it so much! Thank you!! Sombra looks so beautiful and sheās so sassy sheās perfect and McCreeās so handsome and adorable and look at my OTP they are so wonderfully amazing ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhĀ ā¤ļøļøšā¤ļøļøšā¤ļøļøšā¤ļøļøšā¤ļøļøš THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
my kink is fictional couples protecting each other not because one isĀ āweakerā (ie the female character) but because theyāre both completely equal and their first instinct is to protect each other
I call upon the fan fic writing gods to bless you with the perseverance to finish one of your unfinished drafts.Ā
May your fingers dance along the letters upon your device with ease, may the devil of distraction stay far from you, and may your work not need much editing.
I pass this blessing upon every fan fic writer out there.
@dontneed-nohealing Here is your Cinderella Au request! It was very fun to work on I must say! Feel free to request more! š Also I made her a sarcastic Cinderella.
HERE IT IS 5 MONTHS OF WORK AND ITS FINALLY HERE. WHAT YOU ALL HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR: A GREED AND LING, EMPERORS NEW CLOTHES ARTVID.
My great inactivity has been due to this, i worked on it basically every.single.day. There is so much I could say about this but right now I donāt actually have the words. 60 panels, animation, backgrounds, over 560 files. I tried a lot of new thing with this as I have never used adobe after effects but it was so much fun to learn!
I actually hadnāt heard this song until a few weeks after its release and when I saw the music video, it was as if the stars aligned and I automatically knew what I was going to do. And boy, let me tell you it was SO HARD to keep this on the DL and a secret from everyone. The amount of times i wanted to share wips is more than I can count. Keep an eye out for speedpaints of some of the panels that I did, as Iāll put those out over time. Any questions, comments, interested in my process? Ask away! and Iāll be sure to answer.
HUGEHUGEHUGE THANKS TO MY BEST FRIEND @racheltheretrophile who helped me A LOT in the making of this. I couldnāt have done it without you. And to all my mutuals who supported me each step of the way.
Animation done by me Music – The Nights Ā Avicii Ā Fan animation for Final Fantasy XV – Square Enix Fan-work: No copyright infringement intended Please do not repost/upload without permission.
Most likely a 2~3 month working on this, but i had been thinking about making this animation way ahead since I was working on my graduation animation while FFXV was released and being a real fun ride being in the fan community!! this is simply showing my thank to it and hopefully everyone can enjoy this uu
So, I was honestly just watching random reviews by Nostalgic Critic, and I happened to stumble upon the one he did the Sorcerers Apprentice, you know, with Nicolas Cage. The live action one that wasnāt very good. Well, as I stared at it closely, his character reminded me of someone. I couldnāt remember who.
i will never be over the fact that during first contact a human offered their hand to a vulcan and the vulcan was just like āwow humans are fucking wildā and took it
Humanityās first contact with Vulcans was some guy goingĀ āIām down to fuck.ā
Vulcansā first contact with Humans was an emphaticĀ āSure.ā
āsirā¦theseā¦these humansā¦they greet each other byā¦ā *glances around before furtively whispering* āby clasping handsā¦ā
*prolonged silence*Ā āoh myā¦ā
āsirā¦sir how will we make first contact with them? surely weā¦we cannot refuse this handclasping ritual, they will take it as an insult, but what vulcan would agree to such a distasteful and uncomfortable ritual??ā
*several pensive moments later*Ā ācontact the vulcan high command and tell them to send us kuvak. i once saw that crazy son of a bitch arm wrestle a klingon, heāll put his hands on anythingā
Elsewhere, w/ kuvak: āā¦.my day has come.ā
The vulcanĀ who made first contact with humans is named Solkar guys. Yāall just be makinā up names for characters that already have names.
Bonus: hereās a screencap of Solkar doing the āmy body is readyā pose right before he shakes Zefram Cochraneās hand:
I swear Vulcans only come in two types and they areĀ ādistant xenophobesā orĀ āhorny on main for humanityā. Also apparently this guy is Spockās great-grandfather and frankly that explains everything.
Hey so I looked into this at one point and that handshake literally created a lifelong telepathic bond between the two of them, and basically all of Solkarās descendants were later obsessed with humans, including freaking SPOCK, so Iām not saying that handshake was so gay and good that it created an intergenerational telepathic bond between Solkarās descendants and humans, but Iām also notā¦.notā¦.saying that.
i donāt know a ton about star trek but every time i see one of these threads iām just grinning like heck the whole time, star trek canon + fandom is truly a gift
Based on @incorrect-overwatch-quotationsās post! Apparently, Blizzard enjoys giving us adorable mathematical easter
eggs of the gay persuasion, so I had to make this. Because they are.
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This is my first Overwatch drawing (hopefully with more to come!)āplease tell me it didnāt turn out that bad, lol.
Well thanks to ribbons-halos latest AU which Iām currently loving the heck out of, Iāve thought about them a lot! Iād never considered Sombra as a witch, tbh, at least not the typical spoopy Halloween type.Ā
Though after your ask, I was thinking about it for a bit (while stuck on a delayed train for like an hour) and about Mcsombra in general. Itās not headcanons but kinda like a story outline??? sorry if itās longā¦just rambling here b/c I really like the idea ā¤
I imagined Monster Hunter McCree afflicted with the curse of the werewolf and desperately traveling the world in search for a cure. He goes through so much pain and agony with each transformation. He wakes up the morning after each one in deep dread and confusion, wondering if this time will be the time heās slaughtered innocents in his mindless, bloodthirsty nocturnal rampage.Ā
His travels eventually lead him to Mexico, where a few locals point him out toward the tropical forests where an isolated witch lives. They donāt seem afraid when they speak of her but are respectfully distant. He finds her, a woman dressed strangely in elaborate patterns. She seems all too focused on her work but tells him to stop in his tracks just the same, without looking up from her task. She invites him near the doorway of her small home, not allowing him to walk in any further.Ā
McCreeās confused by her odd customs but knows better than to question the authenticity ofĀ āsuperstitionā.Ā
He doesnāt know why, but he feels compelled to tell her everything. Out of all the helps heās sought, this woman seems so detached and concerned with her own work that honesty seems to be best route. As he regales his story, he watches her inspect the bowl of perfect-looking apples that sit near the doorway with an arched brow, only entering when she finally deems him genuine company.Ā
She tells him that his curse is from another land and perhaps the cure would be best sought from those same lands. He says heās tried but each witch heās encountered seemed too eager to help, as if they wanted something in return, despite claiming they could completely cure him. The gnarled, dark forests where he received his curse donāt feel as open and ancient as the bright, humid woods the witch lives. She tells him all corners of the earth are ancient, but some have been more tainted than others.Ā
I imagine that she agrees to help him, only because she feels the turmoil inside of the man and knows he has no ill intention for her. She spends time teaching him about nagual and that the beast within is finely attuned to his spirit, but his anxiety and fear cause the darker aspects to overcome him, thus the painful transformations into a monster.Ā
McCree spends the next few months with the witch, who insists on being calledĀ āSombraā, and learns many new things. Herbs that will help with the pain, remedies that help soothe him when he has night terrors of the day he was cursed and the haunting visions he gets of mauling innocent people. She sends him out into the woods for his monthly transformations, telling him that there will be pain, but it is something he must endure – for now, she says, it is vital that he run, even if heās unaware of where heās going.
He doesnāt see why he should at first, but she sends him out into the forest to walk alone, days at a time, just to think. He questions her sanity and the usefulness of herĀ āhelpā until he notes the intrusive, violent thoughts slowly ebb into calm. At one point, he spots a lone wolf, standing on top of a rock formation. The sight and even mention of the animal used to be enough to send him into panic attacks. He thinks it still does, almost feeling the prickling of one beginning until he remembers everything Sombraās taught him. The two stare at one another before it runs off, leaving McCree with an odd sense of peace.Ā
When he returns, he finds Sombra standing at the edge of the woods with a small grin, arms folded over.Ā āIt seems youāve learned something.āĀ
Heās always found her a bit cheeky but he canāt help but notice that itās just another thing that he finds himself attracted to about her. He feels more like himself than he has in ages, happy that he can now properly appreciate the beauty of her iris colored eyes, the shadowy darkness of her hair, and the rich brown of her skin. But more so, heās grown to appreciate her company, her quirks, and dry humor. In turn, in their time together, Sombraās respect for him has grown, seeing as heās a foreign man who despite a few confused glances here and there, has accepted her help without stabbing her in the back afterward. Heās far more honest than most peopleās she encountered.Ā
Sombra lets him know that the curse is something incurable and sheās been secretly relieved that he never accepted the help of those who promised him as such, as in their relief, would have probably left scars even more incurable than the beast that burdens him. He will still be a monster but the locals will see him as the monster that simply is rather than the one they need fear. When he tells her that it doesnāt feel as much of a burden anymore, she smiles.
āBe free, McCree.āĀ
His coming transformation isnāt so scary.Ā They are still not by his choice but he does not fight it. He lets the process happen and walks the forests, unaware of the barn owl that flies above the tree line in his shadow, watching over him as he wanders in his beast form, this time part of the world rather than stumbling through it.Ā
In the morning, she finds him and hands him a red serape to cover himself. As they head back to her home, she tells him that heās free to leave at any time. Even though his transformations will still occur, being at peace with the wolf within will keep the darker effects at bay, so long as he heeds her teachings. He agrees, knowing he canāt stay forever and itās about time he gets back to his regular life. He chuckles aloud and when she asks him what heās laughing about, he tells her that in his time spent as lone wolf (ironically), heās never appreciated the company of others. He feels saddened at the thought of leaving but confesses that he holds their friendship dearly.
Perhaps it is only friendship and nothing more but there is an understanding of his sentiments in Sombraās eyes when he says this. The day he finally leaves, he seems hesitant but they part with an embrace.Ā āYouāll always have a home here, Jesse.āĀ
Shedding the cumbersome, intricate, and dark attire he once donned, he now leaves with a flap of his serape and tip of his wide brimmed hat. He knows heāll return someday, and the goodbye suddenly isnāt so unbearable. At nights, he can now walk with the moon, instead of running from it, and in the day, sheās with him, in the long shadows that step in time with his strides.
The world is still blurry as he blindly gropes for the alarm clock that rests at their bedside. It takes pressing the clock practically against his nose as his sleep-weary eyes attempt to make out the time.
āSweetheart, itās barely gonna be fiveā¦whatās wrong?ā he finally asks, on the verge of falling asleep once again.
Sombraās fingers press into his bicep, dragging herself closer. āMi amorā¦ā she begins in that sweet voice of hers.
Jesse drops his head back to the pillow with a groan. He already knows what she wants and he really doesnāt want to do it. āReally, darlinā? Canāt it wait ātil a more godly hour?ā
When he doesnāt get an answer, he sighs, slowly shifting so heās sitting, rubbing at his eyes. He already misses the warmth of the blankets and his lover pressed close to him. āWhat’dya want?ā
āPan,ā she says. āY uvas, por favor.ā
āAnything else?ā He stands, grabbing his discarded shirt and slipping it on before looking back at Sombra who sits up against the headboard, rubbing idly at her pregnant belly.
āUn beso?ā she asks, flashing a smile at him.
Jesse shakes his head, the irritation he felt just earlier melting away. He crawls back onto the bed, placing the kiss she requested to the tip of her nose, just to tease her. When she whines, he rests his forehead against hers, looking down into her eyes.
āYa drive me crazy, ya know that?ā
āLo se. Pero a ti te gusta.ā
He grumbles, parting with one final kiss. āYa got me there. Iāll be back soon.ā
Lucky that itās a Saturday morning – he has to drive down to the local farmerās market seeing as how they begin setting up from an early time. Ever since Sombraās too-early cravings started, the vendors have been all too used to seeing his face around. Theyāre nice enough to let him buy even though theyāre not officially open yet.
āYa must really love yer lady to be out in this cold,ā one of the farmers comments, handing him the grapes heās requested.
He shrugs, a small smile tugging at his lips. āCanāt really say ‘noā to a pregnant woman, can ya?ā
They share a laugh before he leaves, picking up Sombraās bread on the way back from their preferred bakery. When he makes it back, he finds Sombra browsing something via her holographic screens.
Jesse grunts. āHere I am, goinā out to get ya yer stuff and come back to find ya breakinā yer promise.ā He walks over, bowl of washed grapes in hand and wrapped bread in the other. āThought we agreed yaād let up on the use of yer implants til the baby came.ā
She rolls her eyes and with a wave of her hand, the screens are gone. āIt was just five minutes.ā Her sights land on the items in his hands and he almost laughs at how her eyes widen.
Knowing better than to keep her from her food, he passes her the bread and she begins to pick at it, ripping pieces off and popping them into her mouth. The grapes remain forgotten and Jesse knows what heāll be having for breakfast later. He slips behind Sombra, nudging her hips with his knees to have her move forward. She takes her place in the space between his legs, letting him rest against her back. He nearly drifts back to sleep, until he feels something prod at his lips. Opening his eyes, he sees Sombraās fingers pushing a grape against his mouth.
āI asked for them because I know theyāre your favorite,ā she says.
Itās a sweet thought and Jesse canāt help but laugh quietly. āBeinā handfed grapes by a beautiful woman. What a morninā.ā
āJust eat it, vaquero.ā
He does, purposefully letting the tips of her fingers slip into his mouth and causing her to squeal in both disgust and amusement. His arms wrap around her, hands resting over her belly as she slowly feeds him. Slowly, the grapes vanish and they sit together, his head resting on top of hers. His arms squeeze her frame every so often, his hands rub at the movement he feels under the taut skin of her belly and her hands lay gently over his. When the rays of the rising sun peek their way into their room, stretching over the floor and their bed, the light finds them huddled close together, sleeping once again.
One unfortunate side effect of theĀ āyour first draft is shitā rhetoric (which is mostly meant to encourage the understanding that you will need to edit and that having problems in your first draft doesnāt mean you canāt write) is that people tend to feel like they shouldnāt like their writing. They should only be critical of it, only see the flaws of it, and so be unhappy with their writing.
Being critical is good, but keep in mind that youāre not only allowed but encouraged to like what youāve written. You should like it because that means itās something people enjoy reading (because you are a person), but also because you will write better if you enjoy what youāre writing. Reread your old writing and smile at the lines that you love. Enjoy your fun scenes, laugh at your own jokes, cry at the tragedies youāve written particularly poignantly. Itāll make you feel better. I promise.
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