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Clayton with a cat!

This is Giselle, a perfectly normal cat that Clayton fed in Vallaki and suddenly started showing up more, she’s seemingly immune to curses.

Shepherd is very weary of her.

A lonely rider stalks the hills of Barovia

Do not confront him, he is far past Redemption

Hot water

Animatic time!

This thing has so many jumps in quality holy hell.

I like putting the COS crew in scenarios that don’t risk their damn lives.

someone said one (1) funny joke in the discord and I ran away with it immediately.

“Long rest”

(Click for better quality)

Got something for you COS fans, I’m a sucker for platonic group cuddles.

Shepherd has been used as a pillow on at least one occasion.

Whoever gets there first gets the best spot. (Sarnax was last this time)

Clayton was writing and then fell asleep.

Kana practically passed out.

Victoria would have slept on Kana but she fell asleep in full armour (ouch)

Icebound Crew meets Technology

Aka Crow's headcanons about old people and social media

Skrimm - has an account on most platforms, but hardly posts on any of them. Likely has a private instagram or private Twitter he uses mostly to complain or make fun of his friends. Doesn't post at all on tiktok, but knows a few too many niche references to pretend he doesn't use it. Prefers shorts or reels but ultimately doesn't doomscroll as often as you'd think.

Queenie - has an account on most platforms like Skrimm, except she does post on a few of them. Mostly her tiktok and Instagram. She posts beekeeping videos and gardening tips, and people love her for her southern charm and raunchy sense of humor. Occasionally posts a hunting video with a really clickbait-y title for fun. Has a Tumblr!

Taishen - has a personal tiktok account he never posts on, and a Serenitea account thats almost entirely managed by Mei Li at this point. In turn, he runs his Facebook like the navy, ALWAYS updating it with new blends and all the fun he's having abroad.

Barnabos - only has Facebook and Twitter, only uses Facebook to keep track of his sailing buddies and Twitter to keep track of Skrimm. Only posts to reply to people, or to post ridiculously dangerous photos of sea monsters he's fighting

Jornir - barely knows how to use his camera app. If he has any social media, it's entirely Queenie's fault, and he never posts on it himself. If you look at his gallery it's full of pictures of birds, plants, the most gorgeous candid landscape shots you've ever seen, and blurry pictures of his friends. He has 4 photos of himself in there: one stealthily taken by Queenie, one properly taken by Taishen, and two accidental selfies that he hates. Has a Tumblr... Which is again Queenie's fault

(foot note: I don't use many of these, I'm basing them on the vibes of the sites back in like 2012 lol)

"You don't insult a man's lobster." ft. Barnabos and Taishen from Icebound ep.23 (50min mark)

treat yourself to a short fic. in 2k or less, your whole day could turn around.

Hi Tumblr, have these two Icebound fics I wrote

I always forget I can post fics onto Tumblr. Anyway, have these two (both Taishen-centric for some reason)

(Spoilers for episodes 14/15-ish of Icebound, it diverges from canon but there's still some spoilers)

Make it up to you - word count: 2,162

AO3 Summary: "Ever since he messed up only a night or so ago by not keeping an eye on that child and falling asleep when he was supposed to be on watch, Taishen was struggling to find ways to make it up to them. It weighed on the back of his mind endlessly, repeating the disappointed statements of his friends' and his own regrets.

Now, however, Taishen realized he had a decision to make, and it wasn’t a difficult one anymore (not that it would have been before). His eyes were keenly watching the action, and could tell when a magical attack was about to strike, headed right for a distracted Skrimm.

He could make up for his mistake here and now. (Even if he almost dies in the process)"

In which I felt bad for Taishen having tried his best to save this child - the one job he was given while they were gone - and then his friends return and basically tell him what a bad job he did and he just forgets that he even tried and so I wanted to do something about it.

Implied character death, but it's temporary

(Spoilers for 27/28 of Icebound, but it diverts very quickly and changes nothing)

I'll Be Fine - word count: 2,679

AO3 Summary: "It’d barely been 30 minutes since they’d come to a decision. Jornir had left with Skrimm and Queenie after seeing something in his vision that he hadn’t elaborated on. Whatever it’d been, it had urged him to join them - though he’d been insistent on Taishen and especially Barnabos staying behind. And Taishen was more than alright with that. He was no medicine man like Jornir was, but he at least wanted to stick around to make sure that Barnabos was alright."

Aka, I needed an excuse to write about Barnabos and Taishen and so I wrote this for some reason. (Featuring more unnecessary canon divergence that changes nothing and is just for plot convenience!)

Im in the middle of waterless shampooing alex and i cant get over how dumb he looks fhfhfbvf my poor clean rat son

Bonus tiny blep

So. I've stared Curse of Stradanya

Clayton is such a damsel in distress I can't even. Like "Shepherd! Get in front me! Kana, save me!"

I've only even watched session 0.

Also why are some of these episodes literally 8 hours long.

Also also Shepherd! He's such a corny cowboy. His guns are named like justice and vengeance or something. I love him.

Spoilers for Once Upon a Witchlight Episode 8 and onward

Currently imagining an AU where instead of having them trade Torbek to get Frost back, Mr. Witch just sends Frost into the feywild to get experimented on. Frost becoming the one possessed by The Other. Frost, who so greatly values his mind and his control of it losing control. The other's reaction to learning Frost is GONE. The Krew going into the feywild to save their friend instead of Zabilna. The Krew having to fight Frosty because he lost control. Frost's guilt after attacking his family. Oh my god

I'm sure someone's thought of this before and maybe even done something with it, but I've had this idea in my docs and want to share - just about the possibility of an AU where the OUAW crew don't turn in Torbek for whatever reason - maybe they just don't do it in time or they just get super distracted by something or other and forget - and Frost ends up taking his place...

Just pondering about how differently things could have gone, how Frost would have dealt with it as opposed to Torbek. He'd probably handle it a lot better (though there is the very interesting possibility of if he didn't handle it any better) and maybe he'd even learn about the witchlight during the process

It could be kind of funny if he came back wayyyyy sooner than expected because of the way the time slowed and he just managed to finish the entire quest on his own before they even got into the feywild

Butttt, there's also the interesting possibility of that not happening and the crew find him disheveled and affected by the witchlight, perhaps more feral than before. Maybe the first indication is the way his eyes glow pink. Maybe they'd attach the witchlight differently, idk, I haven't thought that far. Maybe he'd be more distant than before, maybe he'd be more clingy. Maybe the witchlight affects him all the same and he attacks them (maybe he knows that he's attacking them but he can't do anything to stop it and he just has to watch), Gricko having to try and tame him like some kind of wild animal - I feel like there are many possibilities and they're all interesting.

Maybe I'll write something about this one day, but I don't know if I could do it justice - but hey, there are some thoughts!

The girls leave the rest of the party for a few episodes, and suddenly the boys are like “what if we commit several crimes and almost certainly get our friends killed.”

I absolutely adore Skrimm and Jornir throwing the bouquet at each other!!! I love it when Jornir is all silly!!!!

Maybe vague icebound spoilers for most recent episodes (34-ish??? I can’t remember)

If it’s not obvious from my reblogs today I just finished catching up to Icebound and I am. I don’t know what there is to say but I need it to continue even though it wasn’t that long since the last episode - I am going crazy

Anyway, missing Queenie in the campaign, too, she’s going to be so disappointed when she gets back and learns of what they’ve done, lmao. I wonder what her and Daisy have been up to.

I don’t know why but I love Jornir and Skrimm’s dynamic right now, they’re just so interesting to me - and Taishen and Barnabos, too, intrigue me

I have many a fic I want to write

Anyway, that’s it. I don’t know what else to say I just love Icebound and its crazy cast of characters, I’m so glad I caught up finally - it was so worth it

A ball of rage

[VIDEO TRANSCRIPT:

Derek: Jornir, the calmest person in the universe–

(laughter)

Derek: –that I DEFINITELY chose for this roleplay prompt–

Andy: Just a ball of rage.

Derek: –just a ball of rage, slams the door open.

Taishen: Welcome to the Sereni-t– Whoa, Jornir!

Jornir: Hello, Taishen.

Taishen: Hello?

Jornir: ...

Taishen: Whoa, calm down!

(laughter)

END TRANSCRIPT.]

Scenes that get way funnier when you remember that Taishen still thinks that the 'fishing trips' are an innuendo

[VIDEO TRANSCRIPT:

Ketrastine: ...You are stupid. Dumb, even.

Skrimm: You don't have to look at me when you say that.

(laughter)

Ketrastine: (Stammers) It's just where my eyes went, I didn't mean–

Skrimm: I wouldn't know about that.

Mikey: Barnabos actually laughs.

Skrimm: Hey! Hey, Mr. 'Dreadwake', alright, we're still fighting, alright?!

Barnabos: Aye, alright Mr. Stabbaskotch.

Skrimm: And I want you to know too that I faked every single day of fishing we ever did together!

(Taishen gasps)

Barnabos: No, I know.

Skrimm: You didn't know. You didn't know.

Barnabos: You know how much fishing I've done, Mr. Stabbaskotch?

Skrimm: You didn't know.

Barnabos: ...Alright.

Skrimm (to Jornir): He– He didn't know.

(Mikey cackles)

END TRANSCRIPT.]

Mini comfort comic, I had fun drawing Jornir with swoosh magic hehe

a very eloquent breakdown on my thoughts and feelings about various icebound dynamics I think about a lot bc I love them and I miss them and if I keep these in my head for too long I will blow up:

this one I think is pretty simple. the whole party genuinely means everything to me they r THE family every and make me sob and cry and throw up constantly with how much I love them.

when it comes to ships, I DO NOT FUCK AROUND ABOUT SKRAISY AND JORQUEEN they r seriously everything to me, and then for barnabos skrimm and taishen, I just think they’re silly. all of them have their own moments together at separate parts that I came to each of these conclusions separately.

For a more in depth breakdown of those bc I really like them actually:

Barnabos and skrimm are pretty self explanatory I think. Those two are incredibly endearing together, both in the sillier moments but also just work together really well as a serious relationship and their dynamic is just so so good

Barnabos and Taishen are like, tooth-rottingly cute and I think it’s a crime that they aren’t more popular as a ship. I think barnabos’ maturity and protectiveness combined with taishen’s naivety and sweetness just make for a really cute dynamic and their duo moments together make me smile every time without fail

Skrimm and Taishen are like, the least serious one I have of the three. there is obviously the whole “pumped up” bit that was actually like insane, but they’ve had a couple moments throughout pretty much the whole series that have just made me have my eye on them for a while. I do not know how functional they would actually be together but I like to think that they both at the very least acknowledge that they find the other attractive and refuse to think about it any harder for both of their own sakes

Do not ask me how many times the term “queenie and skrimm/taishen bestieism” has come up in my priv livetweets of icebound (the answer is a lot). seriously like queenie’s friendships with both of them r everything to me they are just so insanely endearing. I like how skrimm and queenie absolutely bring out the worst (best) in each other and are just absolute rapscallions together every time, and I just like queenie and Taishen!!! like I don’t have the full words to put to their dynamic but I love them and I love that they r best friends and love and support each other always I LOVE THEM!!!!

These guys also mean everything to me. Queenie and her boyfriend and her best friend!!! That timestamp is a clip that just shows off the absolute silliness of these three together. I am so obsessed with jornir’s obvious favoritism for queenie and just how much he loves and cares about her and trusts in her and her abilities but is so insanely concerned for her safety and prioritizes it above all else, meanwhile emphasizing how incredibly much he does NOT trust in skrimm or his abilities and how he is there only to help queenie and nothing else. it’s genuinely really hilarious and I love them sm. Jornir and skrimm in general are just really hilarious but when you juxtapose it with jorqueen it’s just that infinitely better. I think also queenie and skrimm’s aforementioned duo dynamic and how insanely silly they are with each other, combined with jornir’s jornirness is also just such a funny dynamic and I love it very much

I dont really know how to elaborate on how much I love them together like you either get it or you don’t. Queenie and her boyfriend and her best friend part 2!!! They r such a comfort trio for me just bc I really like the idea of them all bluetooth syncing to each other and just understanding each other and communicating really well. Also this came to me last night but yk that one tiktok that’s like “‘doesn’t matter what you think, a different gender best friend is a red flag’? I’m sorry Emily, we can’t be friends anymore. and tell your boyfriend I fuckin hate him too”. that’s them to me. (Side note I cannot find this tiktok fucking ANYWHERE now??? it existed at one point I swear)

yeag. that about sums it up I think. queenie’s protective instincts for everyone around her all the time in general make me sob but when it comes to her and Daisy I am genuinely gonna blow up a building about it I love them so much. the way she so instantly jumps to take care of her after honey’s passing and how insanely protective she is over her and is constantly looking out for her I’m just like ooughhhhhhhhh my god. they make me sob I love them dearly

these could’ve been separate images but i didn’t feel like making more separate images lmao

Jornir and barnabos as a duo are really great I love remembering that these guys are like actually awesome and really cool like genuinely. Both of them have different qualities to them that make them so good when they step up into leadership positions for the party and I just think they’re both absolute fucking badasses when they really wanna be and I love when they come together and maximize their joint slay it’s really great.

When it comes to both of them with Daisy, I have the same feeling about it which is oughhhhhhhh my god I love them. Again both of them being some of the coolest and most mature members of the party when they really wanna be really comes out with both of their individual dynamics with Daisy and I just really love how they both take up such a protective and supportive role with her. They r so. I dare say fatherly. I just oughhh I love them I love them lots.

Skrimm needs some hugs 🫂

ep 1 jorqueens that are very important to me

Desperate times call for desperate measures

On todays list of "things I found in my bag while I was in a cleaning frenzy" I offer you doodles of:

Taishen getting a surprise hug from Skrimm

A "slightly less filthy" Torbek

Sketch version of Twig and Torbek baking together

A doodle of Snail No. 2 (because heeyyy Snail lover here 🤠🤠)

Skrimm gets mail

[VIDEO TRANSCRIPT:

Andy (pretending to read a letter): I look at Daisy and I say: (as Skrimm) Barnabos, what the fuck are you talking about?!

(Daisy gestures in equal confusion)

Skrimm: Doesn't make any sense! This doesn't make any fucking sense, there's blood all over this, I can't even read half of it! There's something about 'Ogre-Titles' and– and– and something about going to 'Ogre-Heaven' and–

Daisy (gesturing): Why is there blood?!

Skrimm: You think that's THEIR blood?!

Daisy (gesturing): I don't know!

Skrimm: Oh my god! Oh no!

Mace: There's a chipped golden scale rolled up in the– in the note.

(Skrimm picks up the scale, hands shaking and gasping for air in horror)

(Mace wheezes)

Skrimm: This is– This is Taishen's skin!

Daisy (gesturing): Who's Mr. Bones??

(laughter)

Skrimm: I DON'T KNOW!

END TRANSCRIPT.]

I love the stupid interaction between all the characters and their chemistry. Skrimm acts like such a child with Jornir and its funny and sweet at the same time.

I love the Icebound gang with Daisy so much, but my God the love I have of Barnabos' uncle role in Daisy's life is so unmatched.

Grizzled old sailor who has traveled around the world and meets a young lass who didn't even know there was a world to travel to. Guy who fed her sister and took care of her, only to unintentionally be the reason for her demise and who accidentally calls her by her sister's name repeatedly. Barnabos who came to fight and nearly die for Daisy several times over and yet still unable to protect her from being returned to Ogreton. Who told her harsh remarks to try and get her to stay behind with her family, to avoid being stuck in the freezing cold and starve with the rest of them only for her to tell him fuck you I'm doing it anyways. Who found out they were still alive after months of separation by seeing an absolute gigantic Barnabos fighting a to the death battle in a ring against a Goliath and snapping the man's head off and screaming in victory. Daisy coming back home and patting his head while he slept and being the first to wake up and hug him after he wakes and cooks them breakfast. Barnabos who gives her not a double but a triple portion of food, who reassures her that he didn't say such unkind words just to be cruel but because he wished he could have spared her any more hardships and suffering. Daisy telling him she appreciated it, she knows and him just tussling her hair.

BRO THEYRE FAMILY. THATS HIS NIECE AND THATS HER UNCLE, MAN.

Jornir being big man he is, and how I see him picking up everyone.

I always find it funny whenever Jornir (richie) says something funny, Mikey, Andy, and Mace immediately just start mimicking Jornir voice XD

‘ I have no Hope’

Game night

[VIDEO TRANSCRIPT:

Taishen: I think you were winning.

Jornir: It was close though, you've almost got me!

Taishen: Yeah... I'm just having fun!

Jornir: Alright! Whose turn was it? Skrimm, I think it is your turn.

Skrimm: Okay.

Andy: And you would notice that like, instead of robbing you all blind with my increased, like, crazy sleight of hand I'm like intentionally losing, (rolls dice) just like letting it go.

Skrlmm: Oh no! I've messed it up again! Really Skrimmed that one! Ha ha.

(laughter)

Andy: I pass the turn and like– y'know, just like trying to keep Jornir interested because this is the only time I've ever seen him interested in anything.

(laughter)

Jornir: My pieces are little carved water buffalos! Isn't that cute?

Skrimm: Beautiful, beautiful.

END TRANSCRIPT.]

Hair braiding