#rxtroskull

"Not happening." A dismissive swipe of hand reinforces his decision as he approaches the revonnahgander, verdict made upon first sight. Of the various individuals that had made their way to the Society, his tolerance for non-Spiders automatically defaulted to a low opinion, setting the stage for his expectations to be not only eclipsed, but exceeded.

"Unless..." Hovering on the verge of changing his mind, palms are seen to settle on hips as he hunches his shoulders, gaze occasionally drifting from the alien to the team of Spiders that was... not even close to being ready for departure. Quick to let his frustrations be known, a weary sigh escapes the Society's leader, looking once again upon Rook and how he could be inserted into the mission ahead of them.

(Jake): “Dangit finn you gotta rest your arm! You’ll make things worse if you try to fight in a sling!”

☄️ "Don't worry, I can take the sling off." 🦋

It was strange to see a living person be so ready to trust Phantom even to a small degree. Most people would still be trying to attack him or run from him. Of course, the way he spoke, led the ghostly teen to assume there was still some suspicion placed on him. Which of course, seemed fair to Danny. Given he was a stranger and a ghost.

However, something about what the Ninja said, made Danny think for a moment to himself. He let himself land properly on the ground next to Ninja to put himself on the same level while they talked. Kind of like eye-contact, being a sort of polite thing to do.

"I could say the same thing!"

Crossing her arms, the hero's goggles narrowed as she examined the man. There had been reports of a man skulking around, and with the string of robberies it was a lead the fledgling superhero duo had to follow.

When the girl’s hands and feet swung in the air, there was a matching aura of confidence. That the child had climbed before and jumped all the same. The thought was met with a blunt stop. The creature in front of him landing face-first on the ground, instead of on her feet. Jack blinked at the muffled sound of collision with the dirt, no crackling of rocks or bones to make Jack wince.

Before Jack could even consider being concerned, the girl bounced back up. The momentum from the fall sprang through her body, flowing all the way up to her mess of hair. The strands were sent sailing through the air, proudly showing off the leaves tangled in the blonde mess.

There was relief in his chest. A reoccurring comfort of seeing a child not weighed down by the world. That she wasn’t scared or shy of her surroundings.

The girl crept closer to him, and Jack stayed still. Not wanting to spook her. When her question was posed, Jack could only think it was off. New? New was something bought off a shelf. New was when you moved into town, and your neighbors came over to introduce themselves. New was something that wore off when you settled down—when you were here to stay.

And while time had proven his memory wasn’t a trustworthy tool, Jack knew he had too many responsibilities here to stay.

The girl was near him, face scrunched up into something studious as she looked at him. Jack followed her gaze to his newly branded hand, and he turned it, displaying it clearly to the child. If the stranger in front of him had been at eye level, Jack would’ve been hesitant. Jack knew the shame of your skin displaying status, and the despair of men condemning you for things out of your control.

But Jack couldn’t say no to the little thing in front of him—children weren’t hateful, and if she wanted to see the 94 on his hand, he would let her. “Yeah, I’m not from around here.” Jack couldn’t claim to be from anywhere, really. Home had been a fabricated concept to him. A luxury reserved for the best of the best, not tools. And the city of his birth offered any sentimentality for him.

Some silly sketchbook doodles I drew of Cupid Kirby handing out chocolate/candy/dog treat hearts to various other muses for Valentine's Day.

Top left: @specter-siblings (Phobia, Ghostbusters OC)

Top right: @xscoobysnacks (Scooby + Shaggy, Scooby-Doo)

Center left: @statichidden (Mono, Little Nightmares 2)

Middle: @riiese (Ingvar, fandomless OC)

Center right: @rxtroskull (Poison Mushroom Cookie, Cookie Run)

Bottom left: @randomeeveelutions (Rind, Pokemon OC)

Bottom right: @feralgalaxy (Galacta Knight, Kirby)

I know this isn't all of my mutuals, and some of them haven't even had a chance to interact with my muses yet, but it started to turn into a challenge to see if I could even draw some of these characters. Pretty much everyone here that isn't a Kirby character is a first attempt for me. I'm actually kinda shocked at how well it turned out...

It’d been a while since he’d told this story to anyone- since it happened, as a matter of fact. Everyone on Inkwell knew it already, Cuphead and his brother were widely known because of it. So, on the reassurance that he wasn’t being too much and the prodding, he continued.