Latest Posts by spiky-berry21 - Page 2

AHHHH, Love it! I couldn't stop reading if my life depended on it, good job 👍

Hey there.

I know this isn't mainly a social platform of writing, and if you don't care for reading my long-ass bullshit, you're free to scroll. But I was very eager to post here a summary of my Oc, Marjorie's Ford life since her birth to when she first joined the Marigold Gang, at least for that couple of people who will care enough to bother reading, since I've always left you in the dark about most of her past up until now. I will make a storyboard with actual drawings to make it more interesting to the eye at some point, but it'll take long, so for now, enjoy what I have to offer.

The recurring year is 1894, and yet another baby girl is born under the prosperous (not for too much longer) Kingdom of Italy. But not just any child, falling short of aristocracy in terms of wealth: daughter to the Opera singer Caterina Casiraghi (Ford) and the handsome but opportunist American notary who snatched the Italian beauty as soon as he was her, Christian C. Ford. Second to nobody in her own home but her older brother, Malcom Ford, Marjorie was still spoiled and pampered from all sides, and for a while, they were happy. 

But of course it was too good to be true, and soon enough Christian's misdeeds came biting back to him, after a life time of biting more than he could chew: the notary and most of his official possessions burnt to ashes in a fire, and although the cause was officially concluded to be an accident, his family knew in their hearts it was nothing but arson: between what remained of the man's belongings, in fact, the wife found multiple letters of a minatory nature coming from some unspecified shady client of the man's, that he had evidently proceeded to ignore. The widow, left on her own with a man to bury and two children to raise,  had no choice but to roll up her sleeves, and the broken family spent the next six years of their lives incessantly hopping from place to place, partially for the matron's role she played in different courts across all Europe as a requested and appreciated soprano, partially to avoid meeting the same early end as the late father and husband may his killers spot them if they stop in a single place too long.

Such circumstances weren't the most normal for the youths to grow up in, and the siblings came out as... not any normal really: while the weight of responsibility hung on the eldest's shoulders, stuck in the role of the "man of the house" and becoming gloomier with each day, the younger could only long to receive that much attention. Daughter unsuitable of inheriting anything, too young to get married to another rich man, and with a voice too small to follow her mother's footsteps into the world of Opera, she soon veered towards theater, her frame, just as small as her voice, nimble and agile, her movements graceful, her scenic presence lovely as she had learnt to emulate from her mother. Still feeling the psychological pressure that was truly only inside her own head from being both female and the younger child, where she couldn't follow her mother's footsteps she instead followed her late father's, soon adopting less-than-savory methods to get ahead in her career, eliminating the competition before it even got the chance to become such.

All prestigious careers however have as much of a raise as they are doomed to have a fall, and in 1914, when the Great War officially broke out, the entertainment business collapsed, specially fields as frivolous as dancing and singing, and the next thing which dropped at dizzingly fast speeds was... the Ford Family's bank account.

The Ford widow, ever the loyal mother and wife, used the last funds she had to send her children to their fatherland America like many other immigrants of the time to seek luck and a better life, and we all can imagine what happened to her, next.

The sole survivors of the Ford Family, at this point aged respectively 21 and 23, were soon separated yet again, however: not any more than a few weeks after they had successfully disembarked in Mexico, in fact, the Italian government spotted them, demanding that Malcom  came immediately back to motherland to fight in the army along all other male, able-bodied Italian citizens of age. The boy, after a lifetime of accepting responsibilities, had it drilled into his very subconscious by this point to always answer the call of duty without question, and so he did one last time, taking leave from his sister and all the money they had left. He wrote his sister letters and send her more money for some time, directing them to Mexico City where he had left her. After a while however he stopped receiving answers from her altogether, an no sibling ever heard from the other ever since.

This is because Marjorie after some months of permanence in Mexico, working some gigs here and there, plus the money she was receiving from her brother, finally saw an opportunity to build a new life all for herself, where she would be the sun, the star of the scene, rather than a mere moon in the backlight of not one, but TWO suns in her case, both mother and brother. Having been a nomad all her life Marjorie never learnt to truly form bonds and emotional attachments to people, always knowing she'd lose them as soon as she had to move yet again; hence the loss of her mother and the betrayal she inflicted on her brother never weighted much on her mind, or so she tells herself. She traveled all the way up to Missouri, where she soon started working as a maid at a certain Maribel Hotel, where a "kind", if sorta odd fella by the name of Asa Sweet welcomed her in his den in exchange of a mere few favors which would cost Marjorie nothing but a constant smell of bleach on her person, due a variety of reasons, and the sanity she had already long lost anyways.

Opportunist sociopath born out of heritage, of circumstances and most importantly of the intrusive thoughts of inferiority inside her own head nobody ever bothered teaching her the strength to fend off, the rest is history.

@gentlelass anytime Pookie 😘✨✨✨

Third batch of Lack-ocs done!

Åse/Ace Olaug Årud belongs to @acesandocs

Marjorie Ford belongs to @gentlelass

Elizabeth Scott belongs to @akosisab

And last but not least, Aisling 'Ash' Mayfield belongs to @annlytical

Bonus art of Marjorie and my oc Angelique conversing over drinks (most likely in the Savoy's suite).

As always, have an excellent day/night! ✨

Third batch of Lack-ocs done!

Åse/Ace Olaug Årud belongs to @acesandocs

Marjorie Ford belongs to @gentlelass

Elizabeth Scott belongs to @akosisab

And last but not least, Aisling 'Ash' Mayfield belongs to @annlytical

Bonus art of Marjorie and my oc Angelique conversing over drinks (most likely in the Savoy's suite).

As always, have an excellent day/night! ✨

Y'all are awesome! 😘 And don't stop being awesome for anyone

Thanks for the tag @ahhhh-118 @realbouru and @gentlelass !

Been on repeat in my head the entire day 👍

Tagging: @themissingrainfallkingdom @rudnitskaia @coffeintheface @samantha-and-her-chaotic-desires @bumble-b88 @theunfunctionjunction @annlytical @mivanti03 and @yanci-indigo !

@transfemininomenon tagged me to share my top 5 songs I have on repeat rn!

i'm gonna tagggg @chapst1ckmcdyke @lisanees @paopujuice @saturniidaedyke and @princesspinhead 💖

AHAHRBUXJXSN, FINALLY DONE 😭

Introducing the final member of the trio, Miss Angelique "Angel" Caradine.

Born: 14th of February, 1901

Boston, Massachusetts

Born to Marie and Philip Caradine. Angelique, or "Angel" as she calls herself nowadays, had had a fairly normal upbringing. Well... If you discount the fact her father and older brothers were in a gang. Being the youngest of the Caradine siblings, she had always been told she had a lovely voice. And having been babied from a young age, it came as a shocker when her previously mentioned father and older brothers were murdered during a turf war by an opposing gang. Thrusting her mother and siblings into poverty, and forcing them to become nomadic.

From that point on, Angelique would use the one thing she was told she was good at to try and help her remaining family. That being her voice. She would sing for small crowds in parks whilst her brother played instruments, and her sister danced. Eventually it became a career for her as she reached her early twenties. And at the age of 21, she would leave behind the house her family had managed to secure in Tennessee. Travelling north to find herself settling in St Louis, Missouri. Sure her apartment wasn't... The best. But as long as she kept on moving, things would surely come her way... Right?

Aside from singing, Angel has shown to be quite proficient in dance. Commonly incorporating at least a bit of choreography into her performances whenever the moment arises. She has also shown to be skilled in the art of gossip, making it all the more chaotic due to her rather sociable personality, and the fact that once you get her to start, you can't get her to stop. And, unknown to most people, she does speak the slightest bit of French.

(Colour ref)

As always, have a good day/night! 😘

(a/n: yes, I do ship her with everybody's favourite boy Nico. I was planning to have Calli shipped with a cannon character, but decided that her and Maeve have... Other plans 😈)

Been in a bit of an art block as of recently, but got inspired to try and make a Lacka-oc trio of sorts. I've (almost) fully created the character, though I'm stuck between where I want her to grow up/what kind of accent I want her to have. 🤔

Background information: This character is a small-time singer and dancer, and will perform at any place that will have her. Her family is (or at least was) affiliated with a gang though due to circumstances were forced to flee. She is 26 (born on the 14th of Feb, 1901), and is loosely inspired by Clara Bow. She has a chatty and amiable personality compared to her two companions *cough* Calli & Maeve *cough*, and is into the more modern fashion of the current period (aka 1920s). Though she also has a bit of a gossipy side to her, and will not hesitate to talk about someone behind their back if she feels so inclined.

As always, have a good day/night! 😘

Bored, so why not? 😊

Leaving it open for anyone that wants to join!

Okay y'all let me start my busy day.

Made this picrew here -> " Let me be pls. :) "

AASHDJDKEIIEXNF, SO GOOD! Wouldn't put it down for the world 😉

Finally finished my first ever oneshot comic! Not really too deep of a story since I am again learning to make chapters before I work on Adam and Elizabeth's story ;). I highly recommend reading this zoomed in instead of scrolling.

The beginnings of one of the most dangerous men in early 1900s Chicago. Antonio and his crew are gonna climb their way to the top of the criminal underworld.

This was pretty fun ngl haha, even if it took like a month and the backgrounds were super lacking. Might continue this story or start with Adam and Elizabeth's chapter 1 next.

Got bored so decided to make some Calli and Maeve playlists.

Enjoy 👍

Tsym @mivanti03 for the tag! Really appreciate it 😁

@ahhhh-118 @themissingrainfallkingdom @akosisab @rudnitskaia @samantha-and-her-chaotic-desires @realbouru @acesandocs @coffeintheface @lordofdestructionm @theunfunctionjunction @derpiestdonuts @yanci-indigo @omletch @daringdaisy @bumble-b88 @blood-n-gold @hongduongn120 and @mothgutzxd

Have a super awesome rest of your day/night y'all 😘

SEND THIS TO OTHER BLOGGERS YOU THINK ARE WONDERFUL KEEP THE GAME GOING 💛💛💛

RAHH OKAY‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️

@heyoitseragon @augustbutalsoaugust @yeeravioli @bananaballs21 @themostfangtastic @millkky @dilemma-danger @alchemicalwerewolf @oddvanilla

(Definately did not forget about this in my drafts 😅)

Thanks for tagging me @themissingrainfallkingdom !

Hmmmmmm... Well it's not wrong

(Also did Maeve and Calli because why not)

Maeve's is scarily accurate 🤔, as for Calli... I won't spoil anything.

@ahhhh-118 @rudnitskaia @coffeintheface @bumble-b88 @akosisab and @yanci-indigo

(or whoever else wants to keep this chain going!)

Rude. and very true but still rude 🤨

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Character Headcanon Generator

Tag game cuz I’m bored (don’t feel pressured)

@stickypiratepeach @lee-always-kn0ws @quokkalighthanji @kenia4 @takemeseriouslyanddie @leonchansblog26

@official-hannah-bahng @stayriinaa @silencionyx @azuna-sz @foivestarrsketchez

@hopelessskznatic @2mins-world @channiesmegaverse @softkisshyunjin @skz-fanfic-recs

@psychologybat @jeonginplsholdmyhand

@thek-kraze @mf-rockstar @marie-is-seein-stars @demi0lune @stanskzot8 @skz-lover21

Thanks for tagging me @rudnitskaia and @ahhhh-118 !

Daaaaamn Pinterest, what do you expect of me? 👀

@themissingrainfallkingdom @lordofdestructionm @samantha-and-her-chaotic-desires @acesandocs @coffeintheface and @bumble-b88 ฅ⁠^⁠•⁠ﻌ⁠•⁠^⁠ฅ

how does pinterest see you? search up:

~fashion

~pantone

~mood

~food

and put the first picture that shows up

mine:

tag ur moots!!!!

@batschistcrazy @julia-bonkers @girlbossblog444 @greengirllover @turnerside @ohmanareyoucereal69 +anyone who wants to join<333

Pressed and complete (⁠ㆁ⁠ω⁠ㆁ⁠)

REBLOG if you have amazing talented artist friends!

Pressed and complete (⁠ㆁ⁠ω⁠ㆁ⁠)

REBLOG if you have amazing talented artist friends!

THE RATTLESNAKE AND THE JESTER PAGE 5-6 🐍🍎🎪🎭

Page 3-4 - Page 7-8 (WIP)

G'day, and thank you for the tags @mivanti03 @ahhhh-118 and @yanci-indigo

Both my persona and irl name, so many pastels for the first one 😵‍💫

@acesandocs @withicecream99 @derpiestdonuts @themissingrainfallkingdom and @akosisab

saw this on instagram and thought it was fun!! so let’s do a chain thingy, shall we?

what’s the colour palette of your name?

@paysomeonetopaysomeone @waitingforthesunrise @coffeeforkai @betweenthetimeandsound @27fanficlilies @wishtobefictional @trashmeowcan @ashlakh @malencholic-nyx

Heyy, I have been looking through your art and I LOVE your art style!! I TOTALLY understand if you can't take this request but could you draw Wick? Thanks, stay hydrated!! ❤️

Sure thing!

Tysm for taking the time out of your day to look over my work, I really appreciate it 💖

(note: So sorry for the late response 😭, been really busy the past few days. Anyway, I hope you like the Wick drawing!)

Hi, good day. I just want to say...

...thank you for being moots with me, and I love your art!!!

Take this flower as a gift!

Ahhhh! Tsym! (⁠ﾉ⁠◕⁠ヮ⁠◕⁠)⁠ﾉ⁠*⁠.⁠✧

(note: testing out the waters with a new M00ny persona drawing!)

Thank you 😊

Quick question for Johannes: due to my overwhelming curiosity (and the fact that I'm an Aussie myself), what town/city in Victoria did he grow up in?

Johannes is from South Australia in Victoria, he grew up in Melbourne.

Calliope and Maeve look so adorable!

I love your artstyle.

Have a good day/Night!

Awwww, thank you 🥰🥰🥰

Your artstyle is so pretty too!

Got bored and decided to do more Calliope sketches

Uuuuuhhhh...

Have a good day/night!

Cheers! 😁

Question: What are the Mulligan brothers favourite food/s?

Great question!

All three of them are pretty open to various foods, especially after living in NYC for several years after emigrating, but for their absolute favorites, the following would apply:

Desmond: Smoked salmon on rye with cream cheese, bacon and cabbage, blaa (Irish sweet bread), bread pudding, and more recently spagetti bolgonese 🍝🤌

Edward: A nice, hearty stew, most often coddle with lamb, colcannon (mashed potatoes with butter, cabbage and scallions), black pudding, barmbrack, latkas, and chicken parmesan 🧑‍🍳

Flynn: Shepherds' pie, boxty, soda bread, chowder, farls (a large potato pancake cut into fourths), corned beef and cabbage, thin crust pizza, and pasties 😌

But for all three, its fact that they love desserts, especially spiced apple cake and rhubarb tarts 😄

Questions for Maeve: What kind of books are her favorite? and what inspired you to make her?

G'day, thank you for the questions!

For the first question: Maeve has a certain passion for any sort of romance oriented novel, though she will also dabble in the more mystery-esk titles (specifically Agatha Christie, whom I imagine she idolizes somewhat).

And for the second: I don't exactly have a definitive answer for this one! My inspiration for her was a jumble of things, a lot of which being my love for books, and the many fantasies I had (and still have) about living in a bookshop. And the other side being, and this may sound a bit silly, just wanting a character to dress up in snazzy attire.

Hope this answered you're questions, and as always, have a good day/night!

(Oh, and don't forget your complimentary Maeve illustration before you go 😘)

A quick drawing of Calliope and Maeve to celebrate Mermay!

Calliope is (loosely) based off of a Goldfish and Maeve is based off of a Betafish

As always, have a good day/night!

(note: I also changed up Calliope's hairstyle cause the old style just wasn't doing it for me 😭, you'll see it more in later art of her!)

Thought I'd share a bit of art of one of my other oc's, Maeve Midwinter❄️.

Born: 27th of November, 1903 Salem, Massachusetts

Moving to Missouri when she was just 19, Maeve Midwinter is the owner (and only staff) of a small bookshop in downtown St. Louis. Sporting an ever present demure smile for who knows what reason, and a politeness staggering to those she is forced to associate with, *cough* gangsters *cough*. This mim damsel is quite content leading a (fairly) untroubled life with her books and gramophone.

Living in the attic of her bookshop, Maeve has an affinity for… Shall We say… dark humour, An obsession with all things shiny, nature walks, botany, macarons, and romance novels.

Feel free to ask me any questions about her, have a good day/night!

G'day mates

Finally done with the second batch of Lack-oc/Sona headshots!

Really hope I did everyone justice 🥲

Lola Deluca belong to @blogplutopools

Nikolaus Ostrovsky belongs to @themissingrainfallkingdom

Dina Delancy belongs to @lumineary-arts

And finally, Flynn Mulligan belongs to @realbouru

Go check out their work if you haven't already, and as always: have a good day/night!

Coming up shortly! Lackadaisy Ingenue will premiere on YouTube a little later this month.

G'day mates!

Haven't posted in a while but thought I might as well showcase some practice sketches of other's Lacka-oc's/ Lackasona's!

Maura Venza belongs to @rudnitskaia

Marianne Villanueva belongs to @ahhhh-118

Lacrimosa Ambrose belongs to @samantha-and-her-chaotic-desires

And finally, Calliope Cairns belongs to yours truly

Planning on drawing more Lacka-oc headshots in the near future (hopefully)

Have a wonderful day/night!