manytoads: A person in a white sheet, sunglasses, and a crown (tempest)
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Name: So, you come here often?
Story: Tempest
Colors: bittersweet #9 (making a choice), greendale green #1 (The few times you've been a little bad are when I liked you the most.), silver #6 (shine)
Supplies and Styles: modeling clay ("this wasn't my fault" - soprompt.tumblr 06-01-23 )
Word Count: 2,594
Rating: PG-13 just to be safe
Warnings: implied & threatened violence, gun mention
Summary: Zatea is captured by the Captain's crew and ends up in a cell with an annoying masked stranger.

Read more... )

Silver #2

Jun. 1st, 2023 12:37 am
manytoads: a digital painting of a silvery, skeletal robot face with slick, purple hair (zatea)
[personal profile] manytoads

Name: Metallic Exoskeleton
Story: Tempest
Colors: silver #2 (electroplate)
Supplies and Styles: brush (2023-05-31: enthrall), miniature, photography
Word Count: 100
Rating: G
Warnings: may be mild body horror
Summary: Zatea becomes a robot [CONTEXT REDACTED].

I really want to expand on this description at some point, but miniatures are just too fun to make

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manytoads: A person in a white sheet, sunglasses, and a crown (carmine)
[personal profile] manytoads

Name:A Right Way to Be
Story: Tempest
Colors: Cloudy Gray #5, “Mollify”; Silver #1, “Tarnish”; Silver #8, “Filling”
Supplies and Styles: canvas, photography, stain 12/25/2022
Word Count: 616
Rating: PG-13, maybe mature? (see warnings)
Warnings: religious struggles, obsessions/compulsions, neglectful parent
Summary: A short exploration of Carmine's relationship to prayer and ritual, yesterday and today.
Notes: I really need to write some fluff with Carmine one day. So far his stories have been so serious.

stain 12/25/2022, in case the link doesn't work )

A Right Way to Be )

manytoads: A digital drawing of a tired-looking, horned man resting his head on one hand (tiefling carmine)
[personal profile] manytoads

Name: The Morning Routine
Story: Tempest
Colors: Cloudy Gray #10, “Empty”; Greendale Green #2, “It’s not a fresh baked pie thing”; Silver #5, “Polish”
Styles and Supplies: seed beads, photography, miniature Word Count: 100
Rating: G
Summary: Galiel gets ready for the day.
Notes: As long as I'm doing short things, I figured a miniature would be neat. I tried to get it exactly to 100 words.

The Morning Routine )

manytoads: A person in a white sheet, sunglasses, and a crown (tempest)
[personal profile] manytoads

Name: The Captain
Story: Tempest
Colors: Cloudy Gray #4, "defy"; Greendale Green #10, "With all due respect, I have zero respect for you."; Silver #7, "mirror"
Word Count: 825
Rating: PG-13 just to be safe
Warnings: Intrafamilial strife, mild violence
Summary: Swweets is disappointed to find out that his younger sibling was arrested by his guards again.
Notes: I would say this is charcoal, but Swweets isn't technically an antagonist. Just a guy that sometimes gets in the way and sometimes helps.

The Captain )

manytoads: a digital painting of a silvery, skeletal robot face with slick, purple hair (zatea)
[personal profile] manytoads

Name: With Respect to Respect (and Robots)
Story: Tempest
Colors: Greendale Green #19, "I'm not talking to someone who emerges from a bush"; Cloudy Gray #6, "Rectify"; Silver #10, "Currency"
Word Count: 896
Rating: PG just to be sure
Summary: Andris tries to convince his friend Mark that she should be compensated for working a security job at the Park. This is complicated by the fact that Mark is an android.
Notes: Very new to the community and excited to be here. Hello! (On that note, I will need tags for 'author: manytoads' and 'story: tempest') Let me know if there's anything I can improve on, and let me know if you enjoy!

With Respect to Respect (and Robots) )

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Name: Dray
Story: [community profile] everwood
Colors: Silver 3) Sterling*, True Blue 4) Family Friend, Ignition Yellow 18) "There's such a fine line between the things you want and the things you need"
Supplies and Styles: Frame
Word Count: 981
Rating: E Everybody
Warnings: None
Notes: *I JUST COMPLETED MY FIRST COLOUR! IT'S BEEN 100 YEARS BUT SILVER IS DONE, HOPY SHIP!!

Owen's last day in Urdasvale drew up suddenly. )
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Name: Dray
Story: [community profile] everwood
Colors: Iceberg 10) Winter Wonderland, Silver 5) Polish, Ignition Yellow 5) "And you wanted better love, well, it's sleeping in your bedroom"
Supplies and Styles: Frame, Glitter (Jan. 5th, "January" -Helen Hunt Jackson), Glue ("Watching something methodically play out exactly according to plan is a source of pleasure to you on any given day, but even more so today. [...] Bravely step up to the plate when it’s your turn at bat during this Solar Eclipse. You possess all the necessary tools and talents to hit one out of the park.")
Word Count: 1700
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Implicit threesome, drug-use

The mountains were breathing washes of pink-purple light against the sliver of starry sky visible from the balcony of the bed and breakfast. )
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Name: Dray
Story: [community profile] everwood
Colors: Iceberg 4) Long Nights, Silver 6) Shine, Ignition Yellow 20) "We used to be something, I can't remember just what"
Supplies and Styles: Illustration, Frame, Beading Wire (Dec. 24th 2018)
Word Count: 1572
Rating: T - Teen, for cursing
Warnings: Note: Re-written January 1st for clarity.

The road to Urdasvale was a long one, and Owen had spent two weeks by boat and by track getting there. )
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Name: Dray
Story: [community profile] everwood
Colors: Silver 10) Currency, True Blue 14) Sharing, Ignition Yellow 15) "Who we used to be before we became antiques"
Supplies and Styles: Frame, Stain (Dec. 20th 2018 - "The truth is always a compound of two half- truths, and you never reach it, because there is always something more to say."), Beading Wire, Glue ("It might seem as if you have the King Midas touch today. Of course, nothing turns to gold in front of your eyes, but nearly everything you do opens a door into another amazing opportunity. Don’t worry about the final outcomes to your actions now; just revel in your legendary enthusiasm without concern for the future. Your innocent optimism is currently your greatest strength. Although you won’t become rich overnight, you will be richer for the experience you gain.")
Word Count: 861
Rating: E Everybody
Warnings: None

By now, Owen could march his ass all through the Evermarches without much more than a cluck or a few soft words. )
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Name: Dray
Story: [community profile] everwood
Colors: Iceberg 14) Hibernation, True Blue 18) "Ain't Never Had a Friend Like Me", Silver 4) Flatware
Supplies and Styles: Frame, Brush (Dec. 18th, "Millefleur")
Word Count: 1,386
Rating: E Everybody
Warnings: None

Boyce woke with a start, his heart hitching in his chest as the sound of squabbling crows outside forced him out of a deep slumber. )
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[personal profile] dray
Name: [personal profile] dray
Story: [community profile] everwood
Colors: Iceberg 11) Ice skating, Silver 7) Mirror, Ignition Yellow 19) "I like to think I have everything I want from this life"
Supplies and Styles: Sketch, Frame, Acrylic, Yarn, Glitter, Glue (All for Dec. 9th 2018)
Word Count: 1426
Rating: E Everybody
Warnings: None

When winter brought people together up and down the river road, folks like Boyce could get away with coming out from under the bare-branched canopy of the Evermarches. )
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Name: [personal profile] dray
Story: Edilion
Colors: Special Colour: Summertime Blues #4 (Stared at by the book you've been meaning to read), Silver #9 (Anti-Microbial), True Blue #13 (Trust)
Supplies and Styles: Canvas, Feathers (Your character celebrates an important milestone alone.) Glue (Red-hot Mars pushes into your sign today to fire up your emotions. Share your current concerns with a trusted friend, but be careful not to blame anyone in the process. Letting off a little steam lightens the load.); Graffiti (Lint Roller for Summer of Whump), Fingerpainting
Word Count: 2680
Rating: PG
Warnings: Some particularly unthinking comments on topics such as child-rearing, marriage, throw-away comments about soundness of mind; generally some acerbic opinions that might be offensive or close-minded.
Summary: Colette endorses sound decision making policies to prevent later regrets. She is also very dry about it.
Notes: For [personal profile] kay_brooke who asked Colette, "if there is one thing about your life you could change, what would it be?"

The woman reclines upon a tall-backed chair by the crackling fire. )
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Name: [personal profile] dray
Story: Edilion
Colors: Iceberg #6 (The Longest Night), Silver #8 (Filling)
Supplies and Styles: Canvas
Word Count: 1092
Rating: PG
Warnings: Some strict-mother fear-mongering
Summary: Fara keeps a vigil on Jael and gets a visitor.
Notes: Comments and critique are always welcome! I'm actively looking for suggestions on interim pieces to write: between other scenes, of certain characters not focused on here, anything that catches your attention that you'd like elaborated on. Any interest in collaboration for AU stuff is so totally welcome; toss me a PM if interested!


Fara had no idea what time it was, now that the sun had set. )
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Name: [personal profile] dray
Story: Edilion
Colors: Iceberg #7 (Skiing), Silver #1 (Tarnish)
Supplies and Styles: Canvas, Stain (July 8th: "People are, if anything, more touchy about being thought silly than they are about being thought unjust." - E. B. White), Glitter (July 8th One Word Prompt: "Burn"); Portrait
Word Count: 5459
Rating: PG
Warnings: Some in-world cursing, some child-peer cruelty and fighting
Summary: Fara and Jael meet the Cupers and get in over their heads
Notes: Comments and critique are always welcome! I'm actively looking for suggestions on side-storybits to write: between other scenes, of certain characters not focused on here, anything that catches your attention that you'd like elaborated on. I know this one is hella long, but I wanted to challenge myself to a Portrait! Thanks for bearing with me if you decide to read. The next few will be short ones.


Fara didn't expect any place called a 'lodge' to be so huge! )

((I've also got a Lint Roller Request Thread up if you'd like to ask for any secrets!))

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