Nedzu š„ŗ
āI⦠what?ā was all Toshinori could think to say, looking to Nezu with deer-in-headlights eyes. Hell, that was all he could think at all, besides perhaps, āWhere did that come from?ā
Nezuās teeth gnashed. His tail thrashed. His hold on the nameless rat loosened, and God help him, he did it on purpose. To hell with it: it was the time! āToshi, you couldāve visited at any time this last month,ā Nezu and the nameless rat seethed in sync as he shot to his feet, standing on the seat of that bench. āCouldāve called, couldāve emailed, couldāve even sent a letter, something. You didnāt. My message that Tenko was coming home didnāt even get a simple ācongratulations!āā Nezu jeered, complete with a sneering smile and mocking jazz hands. āAnd this week, even though you knew Tenko was with me, I still did not hear a single word from my best friend!ā
Toshinori didnāt notice his jaw was slack until he closed it, only to open it again and fail to form a word, closing it once more to try again. He was like a floundering fish in more than just the motions, flailing and failing to get a handle on where the conversation was going or had even come from. āI⦠Iām sorry I didnāt call, Nezu,ā he finally managed to say. āI could have done that much, I admit. A visit, though? You said it yourself: Iām the greatest pro hero the world has ever known. Iām the main reason Japanās crime rate is less than half the global average.ā He leaned away, glanced to the side, avoided Nezuās angry eyes. Heād seen Nezu angry before, heād seen Nezu far angrier before, but never at him. Heād had people angry at him before, heād had people far angrier at him before, but never Nezu. It made him⦠there was no better word for it: squirm. āEvery hour I would be at your place would be an hour Iām not where someone could need me, an hour I could be finding a clue to lead us to All for One.ā
āSo, what, was your offer to visit Tenko just a moment ago good for less than an hour? āLess than halfā that, mayhaps? Ten minutes, in and out, a cup of tea and a quick hello and off you go?ā Nezu smarmed, not with charm, but with sarcasm so caustic it could eat through steel.
Toshinori shook his head, raised his hands in a gesture both pleading and placating, still too disoriented to be anything other than bewildered and defensive. āI owe it to the world to save every kid in trouble, Nezu! I need to be a hero to everyone, not just those close to me. You of all people should appreciate the sheer scale-ā
āI am well aware of exactly how many millions depend on you,ā Nezu found himself snarling, snapping, lashing. He just couldnāt hear another word, couldnāt control the stress, it was all just too much- āIt doesnāt matter if itās for the greater good or their own good, if it comes from ruinous paranoia or, or neurotic nobility; you are still walking the same path of neglect that she did! Laud her intentions all you want, worship the woman until the day you die, but she left him to rot!ā
To call Toshinori familiar with hope would be an understatement bordering on an ugly lie. It was his heritage, after all. It was closer to him than his own heart, more familiar than his own name. It would be a mistake to say that he wasnāt familiar with other emotions, though. He knew solitude. He knew shame. He knew doubt. He knew dread. He knew fear.
Anger? Anger was a distant memory. Toshinori had not been angry, All Might had not been angry, for over a decade. Not like he was that moment. What bubbled in his emotional bottle was not righteous anger, not the raging desire to protect people that got him out of bed every day, but an ugly anger, a tainted anger, a hurt anger, viscous and vile, roiling and boiling-
āYou take that back.ā
āAll We Might Have Been, Chapter 5 Art by the lovely @secretgaygenttomura!
Writing be like:
"Would he say that? I don't think he would say that... but I need him to... maybe i could rephrase it?"
"What season is it?"
"Wait, are they friends yet? I don't think they're friends yet. REWRITE!"
"What time is it?"
"How would they react to this situation?"
"Was that conversation long enough? Was it THEM enough? Idk..."
"What season is it?!"
"Is she too man-writting-a-women?"
"Wait... he's been in the room the whole time... I forgor..."
"Time lines... what's the TIME LINE!"
"This word was used THREE Times in this paragraph. THESAURUS!!"
"Oh shoot... I forgot to introduce her. She just kinda.... Appears... huh..."
"What SEASON is it!!"
"Is he too women-writing-a-man?"
"What TIME is it?!"
"Am i contradicting myself? Did I change something slighty? Idk time to REREAD ALL OF IT."
"WHAT IS THE TIMELINE."
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Not an ask about your character lore like usual, but do you have any tips or references on drawing hands?
here take these:D
These are prompt 1-100. (I also screwed up the numbering somewhere soo... things may or may not be out of line."
#1 What if your character was in a zombie apocalypse?
#2 What would your character do if they got everything they wanted?
#3 What would your character do if they were evil?
#5 What would your character do if they saw a tyrannosaurus-rex?
#6 What would your character do if accidentally hurt someone really badly?
#7 What would your character do if a cult member asked them to join them?
#8 What would your character do if they met the Grinch?
#9 What would your Character do if a gun was put to their head?
#10 What would your character do if they were kidnapped?
#11 What would your character do if they were deserted on an island?
#13 What would your character do if they met the Batman?
#14 What would your character do if they got reincarnated as a child?
#15 What would your character do if they met the hulk?
#16 What would your character do if someone slapped them?
#17 What would your character do if there was an earthquake?
#18 What would your character do if the world flooded?
#19 What would your character do if the president suddenly showed up at their front door?
#20 What would your character do if they where told āyou canāt come.ā
#22 What would your character do if they owned a Walmart?
#24 What would your character do if they could only eat one food for the rest of their life, what food would it be?
#25 What would your character do if they were a superhero? (And what would their powers be?)
#26 What would your character do if they were forced to perform on stage?
#27 What would your character do if they were a ruler of the world?
#28 What would your character do if time machines existed, what would be the first thing theyād do?
#29 What would your character do if the mailman handed them a baby?
#30 What would your character do if they were homeless?
#31 What would your character do if there was a serial killer on the loose?
#32 What would your character do if their wanted poster went up?
#33 What would your character do if they turned into a monster? (like their body turned into a monster form)
#34 What would your character do if they went to a farm?
#35 What would your character do if during of of the biggest battles of their life their mom called them?
#36 What would your character do if they discovered their sibling/friend was abused?
#38 What would your character do if they could be granted three wishes?
#39 What would your character do if they got magic powers? (or if they already have them, what would they do if they have none?)
#40 What would your character do if they were deaf?
#41 What would your character do if they couldnāt speak?
#42 What would your character do if they canāt feel anything?(physically)
#43 What would your character do if they were blind?
#44 What would your character do if their hair fell out?
#45 What would your character do if they were imprisoned?
#46 What would your character do if every time they said a mean thing a disfiguring tattoo appeared on them?
#47 What would your character do if their best friend died in front of them?
#48 What would your character do if a loved one turned evil?
#49 What would your character do if they got a surprise kiss?
#50 What would your character do if they met Jinx? (From arcane)
#51 What would your character do if they were placed in front of the end of the world button?
#52 What would your character do if they couldn't use their legs?
#53 What would your character do if they where stabbed?
#54 What would your character do, if didnāt have a phone? (Or if they already don't have one;) What would they do with one?
#55 What would your character do if a lost child came to them?
#56 What would your character do if they where shunned?
#57 What would your character do if they where handed drugs?
#58 What would your character do if they couldnāt talk
#59 What would your character do if someone stalked them?
#60 What would your character do if someone had a crush on them?
#61 What would your character do if can't use their arms?
#62 What would your character do if they found treasure?
#63 What would your character do if they met Thor?
#64 What would your character do if they where called ugly?
#65 What would your character do if their car was hijacked? (Or their mode of transportation)
#66 What would your character do if their home was invaded?
#67 What would your character do if they were stalked?
#68 What would your character do if they were treated as property?
#69 What would your character do if they witnessed a murder?
#70 What would your character do if they were paralyzed from the waist down?
#71 What would your character do if they lost an arm?
#72 What would your character do if they were failing at school? (or if they already are what if they suddenly got an A+)
#73 What would your character do if they failed at their goal?Ā
#74 Bird talking to a sea fish goddess and ask to turn into a fire breathing dragon and to have multiple different pastries shops.
#78 How does your character do with a discriminatory world, culture, or home life?
#79 What would your character do if they became allergic to their favorite food?
#80 What would your character do with wings (or without)?
#81 If your character was a ghost who/where would they haunt?
#82 What would your character do with a key that unlocked any door?
#83 What would your character do if (in universe) they found a book written about them?
#84 How would your character react if faced with their greatest fear?
#85 What would your character do if they found out they only have a year left to live?
#85 What are some favorite headcanons and fan theories? or small details about them.
#86 "What would your character do if they met an AU version of themself"
#87 "What would the OC be like without trama (or with trama)?
#88 What would your OC do if a person they knew was dead. Was chilling at a cafe.
#89 What would characters think of Bob Ross?
#90 what would your characters do if they started turning into a tree?
#91 what would your character do if someone told them they looked like an in-universe celebrity/famous person?
#92 what would they do if someone stuck a spoonful of mayonnaise in their face and told them to eat it?
#93 What would they do if they woke up and their hair was a different color?
#94 What would they do if a donkey started following them around (or any other animal)
#95 how would they react to a dancing chicken (with music coming from who knows where)
#96 What if they fell off a very high cliff?
#97 What would your characters do if suddenly they couldnāt understand what each other were saying? Then had to communicate other ways?
#98 what would your character do if they got turned into an animal?
#99 how would your character respond to back hugs?
#100 How would your character respond to scalp massages?
Adorb.
Norlle is nice but I enjoy how Susie is drawn here.
My first instinct would be Nickelodeonās Recess to compare but maybe more Hey Arnold.
Posture wise itās p accurate. noelle standing tall, yet with a small grip on her skirt. If not just a stylistic choice, feels appropriate to her timid nature.
Susie with a bad lean and hands in pockets exudes bad girl energy, like pre-chapter 1 vibes
Got a new brush and wanted to try it out
Not counting Neil, everyone here references someone! Can you guess them all?
Susie is not even this big I just naturally drew her like a large dog šš
I do wish we got a bit more but what we did get was still great!
Ok so definitely this type of thing regarding the show has been talked about before I donāt doubt BUT I still wanna put in my two cents regarding it so letās get this going.
So Bobās Burgers. Great show, adult cartoons done right (once they got their footing since I believe their early seasons felt more Family Guy/Simpsons which considering it was coming out a little late to the game so I assume it believed it needed to be like them but thankfully theyāve grown more confident not saying early seasons are bad their still hilarious ANYWAY OFF TRACK-)
And I really love their character cast. Bob, Linda, Teddy, and of course the Belcher kids (Gene is my favorite but not the topic of discussion).
The two I wanted to point out were Tina and Louise and an interesting thing I noticed regarding the two.
Not so much their relationship (though that itself is would be fun to dissect) but the way they seem to be on complete opposite sides of femininity.
Now to be clear I donāt think anyone, fictional or real, should need to abide by gender norms, but with how engrained it is societally, itās hard to ignore, especially in television.
Regarding the two girls, Tina seems to be what I think most people would assume a thirteen year old girl would be into at that age. Horses, boys, writing, boys, girlscouts, did I mention boys? (though I feel her level for boys kinda goes a step further which we will get into).
Iām no historical expert in regards to feminine normalities, being a male myself, but I wouldnāt be pressed to see advertising primarily push horses, dolls, and boy crushing onto girls at a young age, which Tina seems to enjoy, and that itself is fine of course, no harm done.
Now all of that?
Throw it out the window for Louise because this girl is here to bring gender norms to the back ally and murder it with a bat.
Louise LOVES fire, knives, basically anything remotely adventurous, risky, or dangerous. Literally she wanted to go out in a hurricane storm in hopes to have some fun (and did! But it was boring so they went home). When she got a crush on a Boy band member? She went through a ton of effort to meet them, all to just fucking bitch slap the guy.
She also knows how to lock pick and is a creature of chaos.
She technically does have dolls, but all of them are alien like creatures and her favorite, Kuchi Kopi, is a Japanese figure (which would be less weird if it werenāt for her being in America).
All of these things, plus more, make her very not feminine and I love her for it. Literally her gender in this case doesnāt define her, itās her personality.
This isnāt to say she canāt or doesnāt like predominantly female things, but the ratio def leans toward more neutral or masculine things throughout the shows time on air.
And it stands out even more when we have Tina, who immerses herself in it, to compare to Louise, who barely even interacts with it.
The reason I enjoy this is because itās such a simple way to easily ignore gender norms by having two characters, siblings mind you, be on completely different sides of the idea (And Gene is just Gene, he is his own norm).
Iād pull out episode specific examples but what Iām doing right now doesnāt allow me that kind of time but I assure you dear reader that if you just read this cause you were bored and donāt know a lick of this show that just watching a Louise-centric and then Tina-centric episode you will see my point (hell even when they arenāt the focus you could probably see it).
Also even though Tina does fit into the more feminine side she isnāt completely locked to it either. Her love for boys would be seen as kinda obsessive (which letās be honest if gender swapped would not be nearly as loved from the internet), and sheās willing to help her siblings in their own things of interest (though not without giving her own concerns).
Anyway please watch Bobās Burgers itās a great series ok BYEEEE
So I finally got around to making my commission sheet!!!
Don't be afraid to ask for more information, I'm just a silly lil guy who draws All Might constantly
(+ Some examples of my work down below)