Found Out Today That I Am Too Old To Understand The Youth Now 😔

im in trials and tribulations, this is what the game its about, (w)right?

There are a lot of fics about the Justice League finding out about Batman's children via a series of circumstances leading to Nightwing joining the League (usually against Batman's will)

and I LOVE this trope, don't get me wrong, but I'd like to imagine a situation where it doesn't happen like that. I want a situation where Nightwing joins the League, but he and Batman play it off well enough that the JL doesn't put them together. They notice that they work well together, sure, and Batman seems to trust Nightwing easier than the other new members, but no one questions it because Nightwing is good.

And the JL reaches a point where it's been months or even years and they still don't know.

Until Nightwing gets hurt. They've seen him hurt before, but he gets hurt. Bleeding out, affected by fear toxin, whatever, the point is, he's in bad shape. And Nightwing - strong, crooked grin, happy facade - screams. He screams for his dad - a word that he never uses, but that doesn't matter now, because he's scared, and he's hurt, and he just wants to go home.

And nobody knows what to do. Every single League member very quickly realizes that they know nothing about this guy. Everyone wonders about Batman because he seems so mysterious, but Nightwing always seemed so open, and it's only in that moment that they realize they have no actual information on him.

But that only last for a split second, because, of course Batman reacts first. He runs to his side and starts to stabilize his injuries while assuring him in a voice that they've never heard before, a voice that is distinctly not his Batman growl, that he's right there and it's all going to be okay.

And Nightwing... well, he stops calling out for his father. And he doesn't stay in the watchtower infirmary after that. When they ask Batman where he took him, he just tells them home.

Nightwing's back a few months later, and that's when they start asking him if he's really Batman's kid, and he just smiles the same crooked grin and says, Of course. You didn't know?

happy birthday you weird little freak. it's finals season so i can't afford to make a full drawing for u rn but i can at least give you your favorite thing in the world

bonus drawing + og imgs under the cut

cannot believe that crucified!komaeda is the cuntiest i've ever drawn him. call it divine inspiration

BRUSH KIIIIIIIIIIICK!!!!

the only form of protest that worked in the circus.

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Hob and Dream take a break for a bit and finish in the next comic.

fuyuhiko birthday fic

celebrating fuyuhiko's birthday

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this is gonna be posted after his bday is over, but i finished it before 12AM so TECHNICALLY. i am on time.

i adore fuyuhiko, probably expected from my mod name. he's my favorite character in goodbye despair, i kin him so hard and i wanna kiss him all over his stupid rosy cheeks!!!! he's my fave boy ever

if this reads as a bit rushed, it is, i was actually racing the clock. i started this at like 10:30PM and finished at literally 11:59AM, i had to get it done for my bestboy

i hope you all enjoy it!!! and wish fuyu a happy birthday <3

- mod birthday boy

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🗯️ – you knew from the very beginning of your relationship that fuyuhiko wasn't one for big parties. he just wasn't used to them.

🗯️ – growing up, he never had a big birthday party with other kids. no music, no party hats, no dancing. all the other adults in his family would come over, give him his gifts, and socialize while fuyuhiko spent the rest of the day alone with peko.

🗯️ – and while most of your classmates encouraged you to throw a huge party for him, the last thing you wanted was to push him out of his comfort zone on his special day.

🗯️ – the first thing you did was get him a small notebook. it was small, brown leather covering the front and back. it was bound by an elastic band with a little golden ribbon as a placeholder.

🗯️ – you'd gotten yukizome to help you, so she asked fuyuhiko to run an errand for her that'd take a good amount of time. pick up a paper, make a lot of copies of it. simple, but time consuming.

🗯️ – this gave you time to go around the room, offering some assorted gel pens that yukizome gifted you, letting your classmates write individual notes to fuyuhiko in the first pages of the leather notebook. a bit of supervision from yukizome was needed so that no one wrote anything mean.

🗯️ – after everyone wrote their note, you all left your signatures at the very back page of the book. you'd already gotten natsumi to write a note and leave her signature that morning, as well as her friend from the reserve course.

🗯️ – yukizome skillfully stacked all of the gift boxes from your classmates behind her podium so that fuyuhiko wouldn't find them, just in time for him to come back with the papers she asked for.

🗯️ – a few of your classmates were terrible at being subtle, but it helped ease the element of surprise a bit. 

🗯️ – the day of his birthday, fuyuhiko walked in to balloons tied into the legs of his desk. to his surprise– as per yours and peko's requests– everyone was fairly calm when wishing fuyuhiko his birthday. he'd blush a bit, suck his teeth and wave them off with a dismissive, "thanks."

🗯️ – he was just as bad at being subtle though, it was easy to tell the attention was making his day and flustering him.

🗯️ – instead of starting class normally, yukizome wished fuyuhiko a happy birthday and pulled out the gifts everyone got for him. after she told everyone that it was a free day because of the special occasion, she left to go grab the cake.

🗯️ – everyone was teasing fuyuhiko alongside their birthday wishes, making him blush red and get more defensive than usual. he wasn't angry though, the way he would fight back a smile before responding to his classmates gave him away.

🗯️ – the cake was wonderfully made and decorated, thanks to teruteru. after you all sang happy birthday and fuyuhiko blew out his candles, it took a lot of convincing that there wasn't milk in the cake and there were no attempts to punk him on his birthday before he ate a piece.

🗯️ – class ended a bit after everyone finished their cake, akane taking the rest that no one ate for herself before anyone could protest. both you and fuyuhiko bid peko a farewell as he led you out of the classroom toward your dorm. fuyuhiko insisted on walking you back instead of the other way around, despite how much you insisted that it was his special day.

"so…" you started with a smile on your face, fuyuhiko looking at you and raising an eyebrow. "so?" he asked in a similar tone, almost mocking you. "did you enjoy your day, birthday boy?" you asked, taking his hand to swing them back and forth.

fuyuhiko looked away from you, head tilting downward as his gaze fell to the floor. you knew him well enough to look for the way the corners of his lips tilted upwards. "yeah.. yeah. today was nice. i already know you planned all this, so… thanks." he said, squeezing your hand softly to convey his gratitude.

"anytime, fuyuhiko." you told him sincerely, pulling him closer and leaning your head on him. "do you have enough energy for one more gift, though?" you asked, catching his attention as he raised his head to gaze at you once more. "yeah?" fuyuhiko replied, eyes roving over you to see what you could have for him.

the two of you reached your dorm, fuyuhiko moving to stand in front of you the way he always did to bid you a goodnight. you reached into the inside pocket of your blazer, pulling out the notebook. "happy birthday, fuyu." you told him softly, pushing the book into his hands. fuyuhiko examined it, turning it over in his hands before pulling the elastic band off. he flipped through it carefully, skimming the notes in the pages with softened eyes. he flipped faster through the rest of the empty ones before he landed on the last page, a genuine smile growing on his face at the signatures.

"i hope you like it," you started, nervous at his silence despite the smile on his face. "and i hope you enjoyed yourself today. the notebook wasn't expensive and the pens were yukizome-sensei's, so don't worry about repaying me. i'd do this for you any day, but i thought you'd like it especially today."

fuyuhiko merely looked up at you, and that's when you noticed the tears brimming his eyes. "aw, fuyu! don't cry!" you cooed happily, making him scoff as he scrubbed his eyes with his wrist. " 'm not crying! shut up, dammit-" he grumbled, pulling you into a tight hug. you hugged him back, squeezing him a bit and making him laugh a little.

"happy birthday, fuyu." you mumbled softly in his ear, turning your head and pressing a kiss to his cheek. fuyuhiko did the same in return, "thanks. you.. you do too much. you make me too damn happy, you idiot." he told you stubbornly, pulling away and sniffling a bit.

fuyuhiko carefully pulled the elastic band back over the book, gazing at you with a loving look in his eye, "go to bed. i'll see you tomorrow, alright?" he instructed. you nodded, grabbing your room key out of your blazer pocket and unlocking your dorm. you smiled at him as you pushed the door open, "i love you, happy birthday again."

fuyuhiko rolled his eyes fondly, "yeah yeah, love you too. thanks." he mumbled, pulling you into a kiss before lightly pushing you into your dorm. he waved at you, walking away as you closed the door.

looking down at the small notebook in his hand, fuyuhiko smiled.

happy birthday indeed.

Headcanon that Hajime is a big trivia nerd. Does he know how to play an intrument? no. Does he know when Mozart wrote his final symphony? 1788 of course.

I think making this comic made me a Komahinanami shipper. I just think they are neat :)

Horse Girl AU Master Post

just in case, my art tag

Everything else under the cut. I will be updating this constantly.

Horse Girl AU (HGAU)! In which Hob busts a wild and abused centaur by the name of Dream out of the circus and attempts to earn that horse's trust. This is difficult since Dream hates humans and wants nothing to do with them. The two go on an adventure.

I post the comics in somewhat chronological order. On occasion I will jump back to add a new beat or scene I wasn't motivated to do at the time so this master post is nice for me to flesh out previous scenes or moments while still letting everyone read things sequentially. ENJOY!

PSA: longer comics are best viewed on desktop so they can be clicked through like an animatic.

Miscellaneous comics

Height chart

A guide to centaur ears

Satellite dishes

Horse Girl AU vs Centaur AU!

Apples ( This has a nebulous location in the AU timeline. It's the first comic I did of them and it helped me establish their character dynamic <3 )

Receipt

Spoil that horse

Spoon

In the Circus

Posters

Manticori

Jailbreak!

On the Run

Don't know I'm here

Rainfall

The barn

Broom system

Tarp

Warmth

Thank fuck he's eating

Horn

Knife system

Two hearts

One pair of lungs

Bray

Ears

Preferences

Dreams

Animal magnetism

Maintenance

Don't hurt yourself ( Brushing pt.1)

Hasn't been brushed in awhile (Brushing pt.2)

Hot bath

Touch starved

Nightmares

Kick

Expectations

I don't understand

Herd

Neighbor

Convo

Fey

Morning

Dont make me regret this >:(

The Herd

Desire and Death

Foals

Destruction and more foal sketches

The HGAU ask tag

I sometimes drop lore here and I tag it when I do.

Fanart inspired by the AU

I'm gonna fuck that horse by @fishfingersandscarves

Dream horn art by @teejaystumbles

Manticori by @cloudsofcondensation

Horse girl au nsfw by @teejaystumbles

Saddle by @yellobb

Dream Circus Poster by @rexwrendraws

Dream poster embroidery by @embroiderling

Fics inspired by the AU

Old Town Road (AKA The "Hob is a Horse Girl" Fic) by @arialerendeair

Soft Hands by @delta-pavonis

Deep Seat by @delta-pavonis

Levade by @delta-pavonis

Lessons in Not Getting Caught with Your Trou Down by @sleepsonfutons

The Rope by @shadowpuppet-storyteller

All Wound Up by @seiya-starsniper

Expression Practice for when I redraw SDR2 Chapter 2

Things that's consuming my thoughts:

Ibuki was right next to Fuyuhiko the entire time. So she got to hear Fuyuhiko's breakdown the clearest.

The voting at the end of Chapter 2 is sooo delicious. You have Sonia, trying to stop the votes but her pleads are drowned out by Sparkling Justice's laughter. Would she just vote for Peko? Then you have Fuyuhiko who is forced to vote for someone. And Peko LITERALLY has to sentence herself to death.

I was rewatching knd for thanksgiving break and thought of this

Sylveon Cosplay Ears Tutorial

A friend of mine wanted to cosplay Sylveon for an upcoming convention we were attending and asked for my help. As I love making cosplay props and helping others, I worked on making the ears for her and photographed the process for this tutorial to help others. This tutorial ended up a bit longer than expected so bear with me :)

What you’ll need:

-          Craft foam: I had about three sheets lying around that were $1 each and I bought a huge roll at Michael’s for $8

-          Scissors

-          Hot Glue Gun and a lot of refill sticks

-          Pen and Pencil

-          Acrylic Paint: You’ll need white, pink, two types of blues (a lighter one and a medium one), and a light teal/seafoam.

-          Three Pieces of Sandpaper: I believe mine were a 75, a 100, and a 150

-          Headband: I recommend the stiff kind that is covered in fabric. You can buy a three pack at Walmart for about $4

The Process:

           Step One: Pattern Making

The first thing you need to do is draw out your pattern with pencil on paper. I just Googled a picture of Sylveon and used that as my reference picture. Once you have it drawn, cut out the pattern.

           Step Two: Making the Foam Shapes

Now you’re going to trace your pattern onto the craft foam with a ballpoint pen (pencil tends to tear the foam). You’ll need: two of the little hair piece, four of the full ears, and two of the full ears with the center cut out. After you have outlined all of your pieces, cut them out of the foam. I trimmed along the sharp edges of the back of the piece on the bottom of each stack in the second picture, the front of the top piece, and the front of one hair piece and the back of the other to round out all of the edges for sanding.

           Step Three: Gluing

I don’t have a picture for this step, but it’s easy to understand. You need to take your hot glue and glue together the two full ear pieces with the rounded edge at the back and glue the two hair pieces so the rounded edges face out. A word of caution: foam can warp with the heat of the glue gun so just try and smooth it out the best you can.

           Step Four: Sanding

Now you’re going to sand all of the edges that you rounded before. BE CAREFUL! The sandpaper (especially the roughest) will tear the foam, so sand lightly. Start with your roughest (the smallest number) and then use the middle size and then finish with the smoothest paper.

           Step Five: Paint it Pink

You’re going to paint the very front and sides of the ear (the two pieces with the center cut out on the right) and the back and sides of the two pieces you glued together earlier. You’ll also paint both sides of the little hair piece. Leave the front of the glued pieces blank, you’ll be painting them later. Also, foam tends to absorb the paint so it will take quite a few layers to cover the foam fully. I think I used about six layers. Let this paint dry.

           Step Six: Painting the Blue

For this step, I mixed a medium blue and a light blue until I was happy with how it matched Sylveon. This will be the “inside” of the ear. Most of this will be covered by the front piece so don’t worry about having perfect edges while you’re painting. Let this dry before you move on.

           Step Seven: Some More Gluing

First off, I apologize for the terribly picture quality, the lighting wasn’t great so the picture came out a bit orange. For this step, you’re going to glue the front piece over what you just painted blue. Again, the foam will slightly warp with the heat and stay that way once it’s cooled so work fast to smooth it out.

           Step Eight: Bow and Ribbons

Now you’re going to make a pattern and cut out the bow and ribbons (ribbons not pictured). For these you only need one layer, so you’ll end up with one foam bow and two foam ribbons. The center of the bow matches the pink of the ear and the stripes on the ribbons are light teal/seafoam, blue that matches the inner ear, and pink.

           Step Nine: Assembly

Finally, you’re going to hot glue everything together. The bow is glued to the left ear with a little space left on the sides to slide the end of the ribbon under. The ears are then glued to the headband. I positioned them similar to how I saw them pictured when I was Googling reference pictures. Last but not least, slide the end of each ribbon under the bow and position to your liking. As you can see, I wrapped one up around the right ear and glued and the other is just slightly folded and glued to the side of the headband. 

Now you’re done! I hope you guys enjoyed this tutorial, have fun with your new Sylveon ears!

I will be posting better pictures of the set of ears soon, I just need to touch up the paint in places because the pen is showing through.