by Bitter-Cherry.
This is both adorable and true… Please read it… and don’t be an ass……… please? =)
\o/
Story of my online life.
SO, hopefully I’m going to a hairdressers tomorrow…
I’ve never really gone with the option of choosing what I want to look like because my usual hairdresser is filled with huge, burly, bald men who wrestle for fun. I know that doesn’t mean much irl, but that’s not exactly a supportive feminine atmosphere from my point of view.
Anyway, I’m getting up tomorrow, washing and brushing my hair, shaving and then, hopefully, go get a do I can be proud of.
However, I’m not sure what I’d like. I have fairly wavy dark brown hair that, when not treated (uh, surprisingly often actually) curls at the ends. Atm it’s pretty long and falls just below my shoulders. I’m going to ask about getting it layered so it’ll sit smoother, but other than that, I’m completely clueless as to what to get done. One friend told me to ask them to help, but I’m not entirely sure, what do you guys think?
BAN’D - My Little SoNNet Nice
Commission for ~chibiachika of his OC, Sonnet.
Commissions are still open!
I have actually done this before, but with Violyre instead. In this case, it’s Sonnet with a banwhip, because apparantly that’s a thing.
a really quick sketch of a ponified me. lllD
I wake up the stars at night?
yah. let’s go with that.
a ref. for:
http://anaceofclubs.tumblr.com/
sorry it’s not interesting. lllD
This is awesome :o
Although I do have to ask, does she have a name? o3o
Someone give this guy a motherfuckin’ certificate.
I reblog every time
this guy deserves more than a certificate
He deserves a certificate for continually making unwanted advances toward a girl who made it clear she didn’t want any of it&then because she didn’t reciprocate his weird obsession she’s being called a dick? Um no.
oh my fucking god,give me a break. The dude was APARENTLY in love with the fucking girl,he was trying to be nice,he wasn’t faking any feelings,he tried and tried and he failed until he realised that this girl was aparently a grade A bitch and now you’re bashing him for trying? Fuck off alright? Your little charade is over i’ve had enough of your fucking bullshit and i won’t take it anymore. I’m taking a fucking stand here.
Sorry, but Imma step in and disagree. This girl is a bitch because this dude is a freaking stalker? Sorry but no. I don’t care how much he’s “in love” no means no. He should have taken the hint instead of stalking her for 3 years. That shit is fucking creepy. There’s nothing wrong with trying to show someone you “love” them, but to repeatedly do it for 3 fucking years after you’ve been shot down multiple times is wrong and shouldn’t be praised.
Dat’s all I gotta say.
I’m not sure which side I’m on after hearing these arguments .w.
May I take a moment for all these other people? You’re looking at it the complete wrong way. This isn’t a matter of ‘I was nice, date me!’
It was a matter of ‘I was nice, please display some sort of common decency in return’. She didn’t have to say yes to him, sure, but the fact is that she didn’t even bother valuing what he’d done for her. Sure, he could’ve wanted a quick-lay, but we can’t judge on what we don’t know from the source.
I could understand backing off when somebody makes unwanted advances, but he got her band tickets and she took them without really valuing what they were for. If she’d had the common decency to at least tell him that she didn’t want to go with him, instead of taking tickets that likely cost a lot of money and not giving him any sort of recognition for that, she would’ve been less at fault.
It’s not a matter of a creeper following a girl around (an assumed 1 thought out advance a year isn’t exactly selfish, obsessed and creepy), it’s a matter of someone going out of their way for somebody else and not getting respected for that.
Not all guys are creepers ladies.
And for the record, no disrespect to anybody. I’m just making do with the source at hand.
So, I came out to my mum
Well, I knew it wouldn’t go well, but it still wasn’t easy. Basically, if I want to pursue transgender treatment, I have to leave home. As it goes, I’m furious that a parent couldn’t put aside her beliefs for just a moment to help her /son/, even if that son was trying to change his gender.
Either way, I don’t want to stay here anymore anyway, so I’m /always/ taking commissions from now on, unless something drastic happens. As for the current commissions at hand, I’m going to be mowing through them as quickly as possible so that I can get onto more work. All money will either go towards transgender treatment or to the funds needed to carry me to the US (along with necessary supplies such as female clothing to actually fit the changed gender, a tablet, just in case I’m incapable of transporting my PC with me, so that I can continue drawing and upload, a phone, and backup emergency funds).
This means a lot to me, so if you could spread the word, I’d really appreciate it. I could really use the help, now more than ever.
(I went to my GP this morning and got a referral to a local psychiatrist. I’ll have to wait 4-8 weeks, which, again, is pretty poor, but whatever, at least it gives me time to get a head start on things.)
EDIT: I forgot to say thank you to all the people that offered support in coming out to my parents. Thank you all, it means a lot to me and I really appreciate it! Also a shout-out to ~Estioarem, who has been an amazing, supportive and accepting friend and companion through this so far.
![A Night to Remember
Okay, I admit, Pearl and Ember’s love life is more entertaining to work with than I first thought.So, #1, I wanted to draw some more romance between these two.#2, I wanted to work with some potentially nsfw, just to prove that I can.But hey, this isn’t a sketchy doodle! It took over a day to finish to my liking and I /still/ decided to cut a few corners. I know the lighting isn’t perfect; heaven knows, it’s far from it, however, I do like the final result. As it goes, I had a lot of fun with drawing a borderline nsfw picture; it was exhilarating to draw something so passionate opposed to having to keep myself toned down.No guarrantees, but I might draw more nsfw at some point or another. Barbie anatomy only though I’m afraid; I’d rather not have to draw genitals if I can do the same thing without them. Remember, I’ve got to keep them tasteful!Accompanying Smutfic (Explicit!) : [link]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/1806fc4a53617f61bec1db846d6524aa/tumblr_mmr95h9clr1rngrqpo1_500.png)
A Night to Remember
Okay, I admit, Pearl and Ember’s love life is more entertaining to work with than I first thought.
So, #1, I wanted to draw some more romance between these two.
#2, I wanted to work with some potentially nsfw, just to prove that I can.
But hey, this isn’t a sketchy doodle! It took over a day to finish to my liking and I /still/ decided to cut a few corners. I know the lighting isn’t perfect; heaven knows, it’s far from it, however, I do like the final result. As it goes, I had a lot of fun with drawing a borderline nsfw picture; it was exhilarating to draw something so passionate opposed to having to keep myself toned down.
No guarrantees, but I might draw more nsfw at some point or another. Barbie anatomy only though I’m afraid; I’d rather not have to draw genitals if I can do the same thing without them. Remember, I’ve got to keep them tasteful!
Accompanying Smutfic (Explicit!) : [link]
So, #1, I wanted to draw some more romance between these two.
#2, I wanted to work with some potentially nsfw, just to prove that I can.
But hey, this isn’t a sketchy doodle! It took over a day to finish to my liking and I /still/ decided to cut a few corners. I know the lighting isn’t perfect; heaven knows, it’s far from it, however, I do like the final result. As it goes, I had a lot of fun with drawing a borderline nsfw picture; it was exhilarating to draw something so passionate opposed to having to keep myself toned down.
No guarrantees, but I might draw more nsfw at some point or another. Barbie anatomy only though I’m afraid; I’d rather not have to draw genitals if I can do the same thing without them. Remember, I’ve got to keep them tasteful!
Accompanying Smutfic (Explicit!) : [link]
![April Showers
You can probably ignore this if you like.Just a sketchy doodle I’ll admit, rain is a fun effect to work with, even if it’s not always the best quality. Anyway, here’s a picture of Pearl and Ember.[[MORE]]
Before anybody wants to point it out, no, they don’t have shirts on. No, they don’t have boobs. No, there’s no reason for them to wear clothes more than like, warmth or fashion. Just because Tales of Equestria is set in a version of equestria where some ponis stand on their hindlegs and wear clothes, that’s not to say that there aren’t quadrapedal ponies like the show. Also, they’re cartoon animals; really, there’s nothing wrong with this.Anyway, tried my hand at a simple background, which is something I can’t usually do for crap, but I think this works okay, right?Enjoy everyponi!~~~It was a glorious evening and the weather in Manehattan was actually quite pleasant for a change. The early summer sky was a bright shade of orange, signalling the coming dusk, although the usual grey rain clouds that were so common in the city could be seen growing in size not far from the horizon. For now everything was pleasant and Pearl was glad for that as she led her fiery haired companion towards a particular spot.“We’ve been walking for quite a while Pearl, where, exactly, are we going?” Ember asked impatiently, easily keeping up with Pearl’s brisk skipping.“It’s just past this hill, you’ll see!” she answered with a giggle, amused by her friend’s words. With this she sped up her pace, jogging around the closest mound in the turf, turning and waving a hoof in indication at Ember to approach. Moving at her own pace, the unicorn followed Pearl until what she had been leading her to finally came into view. Below them, at the foot of the hill, was a rather small public pool, surrounded by benches and fences. Ember frowned slightly, but was jerked from her thoughts when she felt Pearl’s hoof grab hers.“Come on!” She exclaimed and started running down the side of the hill in the quickest manner possible, all the while dragging Ember by the arm with her. Once at the bottom of the hill Pearl took a leap, finally letting go of Ember’s hoof and deftly jumped the fence, despite there being a perfectly usable entrance. Before Ember could say a word Pearl had started pulling off her vest and threw it aside. Watching slightly in awe at her confidence Ember couldn’t help but manage a blush.“Uh, Pearl, w-what are you doing?” She asked, her usual tone slipping a little.“Duh, what does it look like?” Pearl said, snorting in amusement.“B-but you don’t have a swimsuit!” Ember pointed out, trying to stay calm while hiding her increasingly reddening cheeks. “Well, no, but nopony comes here anyway. The mayor was going to expand the city over here, but kinda did a daft job of it. No-one even knows it’s here.” Pearl explained, unfastening her belt and sliding off her shorts.“Isn’t the water dirty by now then?” Ember asked.“Nah,” Pearl answered, turning round to face the unicorn. “It self-cleans itself every night. I’m surprised itwasn’t removed personally.” With one swift movement of her hoof the band holding her mane back came loose and the hair swung down over her back and shoulders. “Come on, swim with me!”“I’m not sure we should.” Ember said, shying her view away from Pearl’s figure.“I’ve done it dozens of times by myself, it’ll be fine.” Pearl said, trotting over towards her. As she camecloser Pearl noticed the slightly reddened cheeks and smirked slightly. “Unless you’re embarrassed to let me see you in the raw.” Ember’s cheeks went even redder and spun her head around to face Pearl again, although she instantly regretted it. Her eyes quickly moved over Pearl’s figure, taking note of the long slender legs, leading up to her beautifully voluptuous hips, the symbolic pink ballet slipper decorating her curvaceous flanks. Ember mentally shook herself to her senses; she’d been staring for far too long.“N-no, that’s not it, I just can’t swim!” Ember retorted, although she almost regretted how pathetic she’d sounded saying it; of course she knew how to swim. Pearl of course didn’t seem to look like she thought so, as she reached forwards and daintily took Ember’s hooves again. “Then I’ll teach you!” She said, pulling at Ember’s arms, trying to bring her closer to the water’s edge,although the unicorn braced herself slightly, her hind hooves scraping against the concrete. There was a few seconds and Pearl kept pulling until Ember scowled and pulled back sharply.“What if I don’t want to le-“ she started before realising just how hard she’d pulled back. Pearl slipped andfell forwards against her, taking them both by surprise. Falling backwards heavily, Pearl was the first one to recover and Ember could clearly see her talking, yet she couldn’t seem to hear the words. She was in a bit of a daze either caused by the shock of being knocked backwards with somepony else landing on her or it could’ve been the fact that Pearl was leaning over her in the bare fur. She could feel strands of her mane touching her face, the sides of her haunches beside hers and she took a moment to appreciate how comfortable the fur on her chest was. Then she felt it, the hoof gently stroking the side of her face, grazing over her cheek very softly. Ember thought to herself how wonderful it’d feel to just grab her and hug into that soft down.Wait.It hit her at once; Pearl had pushed aside her mane and looked at the side of her face. Her hearing came back to her to hear Pearltrying her best to communicate with her.“Ember! Ember! Can you hear me?” she was asking urgently, a slightly panicked expression on her face. Ember nodded.“Yeah, I can hear you.” Ember responded quietly, hoping that, somehow, she hadn’t noticed it.“Oh thank goodness, are you okay? You landed pretty heavily.” Pearl asked, breathing a slight sigh of relief. This time the unicorn shook her head.“It’s okay, I’m fine, don’t worry about me.” She said, smiling slightly to reassure her. Pearl smiled back.“I’m so glad. I’m sorry; I shouldn’t have forced you if you didn’t want to swim.” Pearl apologised quietly, gently running her hoof over the side of Ember’s face that had previously been covered by her mane. Ember closed her eyes and sighed.“I take it you know now?” she asked. Pearl tilted her head slightly.“Know what?” She asked back curiously. Ember raised her hoof to point at what was below Pearl’s hoof; a dark brown patch of fur.“This. I’m a paint pony, that’s why I didn’t want to swim.” Ember admitted, her tone blank.“You didn’t want me to see?” Pearl asked, to which Ember nodded. Pearl was quiet for a few seconds. “But ifyou didn’t want to get undressed, does that mean that you’ve got more patches like that?” Ember nodded again.“…Do you mind if I see? I promise to keep it a secret.” Pearl whispered. Ember blinked for a second, looking up at the mare’s face. She didn’t look like she meant any harm, nor like she’d patronise her for it. Slowly Ember nodded once more. Pearl looked down at the mare below her’s waist and gently used her hooves to slide her shirt up. Almost instantly she noticed another brown patch over her stomach, she kept pushing up the skin-tight shirt, moving it up her arms as Ember shifted to accommodate its removal. Once off, Pearl looked down over her to see that there were large brown patches covering her front. Ember remained silent, waiting for a reaction from the other mare.“…I’ve never seen a paint pony before.” Pearl murmured quietly, running a hoof over the brown fur. “This isbeautiful. I mean, you are beautiful.” Ember simply blinked in surprise; this was unexpected.“I-I mean, you were already beautiful, but this is really something else.” Pearl said, a small embarrassed blush noticeable on her cheeks.“…You think so?” Ember asked after a second of thought. Pearl nodded vigorously in response.“Of course I do!” she answered; she looked like she might’ve wanted to say more, but decided against it, instead opting to give Ember time to think.“Hmm…” Ember said to herself. “You’re absolutely sure we won’t be noticed here?”“Oh, I’m pretty sure. Very few ponies come this away and those that do don’t really pay much attention.” The unicorn was silent a moment longer before nodding. As they looked at each other in silence a loud rumble reverberated through the air; the sound of thunder. A few seconds passed and Pearl could feel drops of rain hitting her fur.“Alright,” Ember finally said. “If you don’t mind your clothes getting rained on, I’ll swim with you, for ashort while.” Pearl beamed and chuckled slightly.“I’d like that.” She said, her ears perked up in a cheerful manner.“Uh, I’ll have to be able to get up if you want me to get in the pool you know.” Ember noted with a chuckle. Pearl blinked for a second before realising what she meant.“Oh, sorry, I’ve probably made you really uncomfortable!” She said with an awkward giggle, turning her head away in embarrassment.“…It wasn’t unwelcome though.” Ember said quietly as she leant up. Pearl felt her face flush slightly and she turned her gaze away from her to try and hide it. Ember slid off both pairs of shorts she’d been wearing and pushed them aside with the previously removed shirt before standing up and beginning to trot towards the poolside. The rain was starting to really hammer down by then and Ember turned to face Pearl, who was still sat, looking awkwardly in the opposite direction.“You coming?” She asked, causing Pearl to look back from her, her expression as if she’d been rudely knocked outof her thoughts. “You’ll get wet.” Ember’s joke was dry humour, as per usual for her, but it made Pearl smile.“I thought you said you couldn’t swim? Or was that just a ruse too?” Pearl asked as she got back to her hooves.Ember smirked, turned around and took a running jump, diving quite deftly into the pool. Pearl couldn’t suppress her amusement and burst out laughing as Ember’s head surfaced with a smug grin.“Come on, I don’t want to have to drag you in after all the convincing it took to get me in here.” Ember said, although this time her tone was quite serious. Pearl smiled again and brushed her mane out of her eyes before following suite and taking a faster and somewhat more elegant jump into the pool. A few seconds passed and she didn’t surface, so Ember rolled her eyes and, with a deep breath, plunged her head into the drink. Taking a moment for her eyes to adjust to the water, Ember finally found the other mare drifting around under the water, a large dorky and somewhat bemused expression painted on her face and with a kick against the wall of the pool Ember swam towards her. It wasn’t long before Pearl started moving, her movements deft and elegant as she swam in spirals around Ember, grabbing her hooves and twirling her too and who was Ember to refuse? It was crazy feeling this way; Ember had never really been one for friends, even if she was supportive of any underdog, but now that she actually had one she felt guilty for being so attracted to her. Why couldn’t she have been normal? Why couldn’t she have been attracted to stallions instead? She hated the idea of potentially losing such a valued friend if she was to follow her own feelings. Yet there she was, performing a carefree aquatic ballet right in front of her eyes. Pearl had beauty, grace, personality and……a larger capacity for holding her breath. Ember had been so lost in her thoughts and in the underwater playing that she’d forgotten to keep track of how long she’d been holding her breath. Instinct kicked in and surely enough a second later she had reached the surface again. Ember held her head high and gulped in the air, even if it was still pouring with rain.“Haha, did you overexert yourself?” came Pearl’s voice. Ember looked back down to respond before realising just where she was. If they’d been on land Ember might have jumped backwards when she felt Pearl’s front pressed up against hers, held there firmly by her own hoof.“O-oh, sorry!” Ember stuttered embarrassedly, letting Pearl go and drifting back a bit. “Oh, uh, yeah, that’sit, I overexerted myself.” Pearl, although slightly surprised at being pushed back, smiled sweetly.“Sorry if I got you a bit flustered.” Pearl said quietly, although this comment caused Ember to go even redder. “But you were so passionate, it was pretty cute.”“Uh…passionate?” Ember asked nervously, answered by a nod.“Yeah, I mean, sorry if I’m wrong but are you…well, you know…” Pearl clearly looked like she was struggling more over how to be polite over finding a proper wording. “…well, are you into mares?” Ember had never felt her face burn so ferociously.“N-no!” she exclaimed defensively, but as she took a look back at Pearl, she looked into her sincerelarge magenta eyes and in that moment felt her bravado melt away more than ever before. “I-I mean, maybe a bit…”“You know, if you’re interested in me, I wouldn’t mind giving it a chance.” Pearl said a bit more timidly,watching Ember’s eyes grow that little bit wider. She couldn’t believe what she was hearing.“Wait, but I thought you were a colt kind of a pony.” Ember pointed out.“Well, I am, kind of. I don’t really mind fillies or colts, as long as they fill out the checkboxes.” Pearl said, correcting her politely.“…and do I?”Pearl couldn’t manage to suppress a giggle at the timid, somewhat uncharacteristically curious comment.“Yeah, I think you fill it out just right.” She answered. Ember’s heart leapt excitedly, but froze in mid-jump.“B-but what about your ex…?” Ember noted how odd it was to call that stallion a normal title opposed to a spat insult of disgust. “I mean, are you sure that you’re willing to go through with another relationship so soon after…that?” Pearl shrugged slightly.“I think that, if you were a stallion I’d be a bit more reluctant, but you’re not and you’re also the onethat saved me from a lot. I don’t think you’d ever do the same to me.” She reassured the unicorn. Ember felt her heart not only continue its leap but manage a double back flip too.“So, uh, where do we start?” She asked impishly as it came to her attention that she didn’t know the first thing about relationships. Pearl laughed softly and shrugged.“Well, it’s raining pretty hard and I reckon it’s only going to get worse. Since my accommodation is closer, why don’t you stay for the night so you can dry off?”](http://25.media.tumblr.com/66ce638dabe93a02c1fddb1fc622e154/tumblr_mmr81trig51rngrqpo1_500.png)
April Showers
You can probably ignore this if you like.
Just a sketchy doodle
I’ll admit, rain is a fun effect to work with, even if it’s not always the best quality. Anyway, here’s a picture of Pearl and Ember.
Just a sketchy doodle
I’ll admit, rain is a fun effect to work with, even if it’s not always the best quality. Anyway, here’s a picture of Pearl and Ember.![Anthroponi - Ember Candescence
Beep! Beep! New Character Alert!Introducing Ember Candescence, the newest addition to the Tales of Equestria family![[MORE]]
You might be wondering, who IS Ember Candescence? The answer, Violyre’s replacement. That’s right, you read that correctly, Violyre is being retired from Tales of Equestria and Ember is her replacement. Ember is a completely different character to Violyre, it should be noted; she has a different appearance, personality and backstory, but is now also Pearl’s wife and Azure and Scarlet’s alternative mother, just as Violyre was.Again, special thanks to ~chibiachika for letting me use his character, Violyre, for so long!~~~Having grown up in the slums of Manehatten, Ember is very much defensive of the little ponies in life. She worked hard as a child to earn the money that she used to get herself into education. Her plan was to get a job and get her mother out of poverty too, however this never came to pass.Having met Pearl in college and both been significant forces in reducing rivalries and bullying between their clashing academies, the two got on brilliantly and their relationship as friends carried on even after education as more than just friends.Continuing her watching out for the little people and wanting to eliminate the threat of bullying, beside her wish for a change to the way Manehatten was run, Ember continued training after college and eventually managed to join the local guard force.Ember is the lone bringer of income for the family, although they do have support from Pearl’s parents, so she’s very serious about their money spent, so as to make sure she, Pearl and their two daughters never accidentally fall into the lower class living style she remembers from her childhood.EXTRA FACTS! Although Ember tries to avoid showing it, she actually has paint horse genes. She has several dark brown patches illustrating her body, but she does her best to hide them from the world, although it’s unclear as to why she’s so ashamed of them. She constantly ensures that the side of her face is covered so as to hide the darkened patch of fur on her face. Ember’s cutie mark is a small spark of flame, perhaps symbolising her fiery spirit and temper, or alternatively it could symbolise her belief of how something so small could make all the difference; a small ember could easily grow into a large inferno. Few ponies have actually seen this cutie mark however as she has a dark patch of fur over her flank that she keeps hidden. Although Pearl is the mother of her children, and they only came to be because of a stallion sperm donor, Ember’s genes were added to the embryos magically, so whereas she’s not technically blood related to Azure and Scarlet, she does still is a second parent. Due to the fact that having two parents being called ‘mum’ could be confusing, the fillies refer to Pearl as ‘mum’ and Ember by her name.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/0e47141524f8581db2354bb1fdc58d4b/tumblr_mmr7r6vrCX1rngrqpo1_500.png)
Anthroponi - Ember Candescence
Beep! Beep! New Character Alert!
Introducing Ember Candescence, the newest addition to the Tales of Equestria family!
Introducing Ember Candescence, the newest addition to the Tales of Equestria family!
