Boats
Boats
Fanfiction for Day 3: Boats of @donro-week!
Shape of Change
As he pushed his cart down the street, Gyro Gearloose spotted a curiosity in the front yard of 1313 Webfoot Walk.
Donald Duck sat on the grass folding a paper boat.
In fact, he surmised, given the sprinkle of scattered paper boats strewn around him, he had been folding them for some time.
Gyro was of an investigative disposition, so he abandoned his cart of tinkerings and gadgets to uncover the mental mechanisms behind the paper-folding mania.
This sheet of paper had Donald bound in an unblinking transfixation. His tongue stuck out in concentration as he folded it. In this state, the usual nuisances of squirrels chattering above him or the hiss of nextdoor neighbour Jones' lawnmower seemed to roll off his bubble of hyperfocus. He could commit his mind to any little oddity, and that quality always endeared him to Gyro.
He made a cacophony of his entry, knocking the mailbox and exclaiming, "Morning, Donald!"
Donald perked up at Gyro's arrival, as he always did, and waved at him. "Hiya, Gyro!"
“What have we here?” He eyed Donald's fingers pressing a crease into the sheet of paper, folding two symmetrical halves.
With a smug grin that betrayed his bemusement, Donald said, "Why, these things? They are called paper boats."
For the sake of theatrics, Gyro sighed. He joined him in the grass, smiling despite himself. "Very funny. But what for? Helping the kids' with a school project, perhaps?"
Donald's face of cheer unmasked into something morose. "No, I just wanted to get out of the house. A lot has been going on, and it's overwhelming." He flopped backwards into the grass. The paper boat tumbled out of his grasp, joining the rest in becoming bright white lawn ornaments.
Gyro waved a fresh sheet pinched between his fingers and let it rustle. "Shall I take over on boat-making while you rest?"
A single thumbs up popped out from the grass.
So he started folding, flipping, creasing the sheet of paper with the press of two fingers, hearing it schliff. He transported himself to a time of short desks, tall teachers, and recesses spent in the library, all to access the long-buried knowledge of how to fold a paper boat. No memory was perfect, of course, but eventually, he had a crooked paper boat cupped in his two hands. Some corners stuck out in places and others were dulled by fold retakes. Asymmetry defined each face.
He turned to show his creation of irregular polygons to Donald, who had already sat up with crossed arms and a smug look on his face. Presumably, he had made Gyro’s earnest attempt to create a paper boat into a tragic spectacle.
"Hey, you," Gyro grunted. Possessed by a mischievous urge to get back at the little duck, spurred on by whimsy, he balanced the misshapen boat atop his bill.
It immediately toppled downwards.
Donald snickered, and then there they were. Two adults playing in the grass making paper boats. Donald quacked in laughter, and it wasn’t that amusing, really, but he replayed the moment the boat fell off his beak and maybe it was a little bit funny, so Gyro started laughing too. And was there anything better than sharing a little chortle together on a sunny morning?
When the laughter bubbled down, Donald said, "It's alright."
"Hm?"
Donald picked up a blank sheet. "Folding paper shapes is hard. Surprisingly hard. It requires a lot of attention and precision, and at first it felt like I couldn't ever do it well." His hands worked deftly as he continued, "The boat looks so different from a flat piece of paper, and I'm not very good at visualising how each fold affects the shape. But, you know? I took it little by little. Even though I don't see how, I have to trust that each fold matters." Presented in two hands, he held a freshly made paper boat with crisp edges and clean faces.
“I see we’re not really talking about paper boats, are we.”
Donald tilted his head with a smile and looked at him teasingly. “Nah, I was talking about paper boats.” He set the new one down on the grass.
Gyro chuckled. “If you say so.” They were, after all, surrounded by paper boats.
"But… I do feel better. The mess indoors has got nothing on me." Donald flexed an arm for emphasis and winked.
Right then, a curiosity struck at his heart.
Gyro leaned forwards and nuzzled the tip of his beak into Donald’s cheek feathers.
They were soft. Donald leaned into the preening and it filled him with warmth, the kind he felt when they shared a hug, he supposed. The moment passed as quickly as it arose, and mid-morning air filled the gap between them.
Donald moved to stand up, but his legs trembled. For a second, he inhaled, waiting for something to be released, but he only expelled a breath. Then, he smiled brightly at Gyro and extended his hand out to him.
Naturally, he took it.
“I’ll help you clean up the yard.” That was all that needed to be said.
Gyro assessed the task ahead. There were many paper boats littered around the grass. Still, he couldn’t imagine the yard without them after everything that had transpired. It must’ve meant something to Donald, because he kept sneaking glances back at Gyro. He didn’t know the shape of this change, or what it meant. But for now, he simply picked up each boat, one at a time.
QOTD: What's your favourite thing about Donald Duck?
If I had to pick one thing, it's his perseverance. In pretty much every iteration of Donald Duck, he doesn't give up when it's his big moment. He'll come close to it, of course, but at the end of the day he pulls through. He doesn't succeed all the time, but that's what makes him remarkably relatable and admirable. This quality is tied with the fact that he is a family-oriented person. I think Donald is at his most charming and likable when his loyalty and love for family is at the forefront.
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Save the date!
M!Alflear week will commence on January 27th, 2024.
In addition to hosting the shipping week on Tumblr, there will also be an AO3 collection for fanfics. The collection can be found here: AO3 Alflear Week Collection. The collection will be open for submissions on the first day of M!Alflear week.
Guidelines
As this is an M!Alflear shipping week, please submit only M!Alear x Alfred. There is a F!Alflear shipping week running in January here for F!Alear works! @alflearweek
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As this ship week is open to all ages, this blog will only reblog SFW work.
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The prompts are a guide and open-ended. You can create using just one prompt, or you can combine all three. Late submissions are also OK.
Prompts
Day 1 | bed-ridden/sleep/firsts
Day 2 | flowers/training/dragons
Day 3 | embroidery/rings/inseparable
Day 4 | Lythos/Firene/Somniel
Day 5 | "For you, anything"/small joys/family
Day 6 | leadership/hope/lifespan
Day 7 | gifts
This day is different from the others. Rather than follow a prompt, you will create something inspired by or for another person. This can range from gift art/fanfiction for a mutual to making fanart for a fanfic to simply making something you think another person would like. You can also take art requests for this day. It’s up to you! Choose a friend, a stranger, or someone you admire and create a special Alflear piece for them.
I'm very excited to host M!Alflear shipping week! The ask box is open to questions. You can also drop an ask to share Alflear headcanons or share some fic recs.
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who's ur favorite character in the series?
Okay, okay, fine I will be honest...
Despite the fact that I drew many drawings of him I still got very flustered that i got this question... which is incredibly hypocritical because this is something i tend to ask people first regarding this game...
If there's one thing I envy about tumblr folk it would be their utter ability to gush over characters they enjoy the most without filter which is something that I find very hard to do with my favorites even if I really want to. Embarrassment aside I'm actually extremely glad I got this question because it allows me to overcome my own barriers. I am overjoyed.
Nick is just...an incredibly fun character both design wise and personality wise.
The hunt for the anonymous cartoonist who transformed pop culture
Video clip from YouTube related to the analysis of Carl Barks and his comics and the problem of why Disney has denied him and his comics for a long time. Listen to this, it’s very interesting.
¡Bienvenidos! Bem-vendo! Welcome!
...to the Month of the Three Caballeros! In honor of Latin Heritage Month in the United States and the many Independence Days in Latin America that occur, we are kicking off an event to honor our favorite Disney Bird Trio, the Three Caballeros that will span the entire month of September 2024! All canon and fan canon is allowed! Disney IP is encouraged, which includes: Saludos Amigos, The Three Caballeros, DuckTales 2017, The Legend of the Three Caballeros, and even Gran Fiesta Tour at Disney World Epcot! YES, Miguelito Maracas too! If you can join, we would love to have you! If you would simply want to spectate, fasten your seatbelts because YOU TOO can participate! Prompts We are asking YOU, yes YOU!, to send in some prompts to help encourage our would-be artists, fanfic writers, cosplayers, meme creators, and other creatives to create for the day or for the week! Schedule Sunday September 1st - Saturday September 7th - Jose Carioca Week Sunday September 8th - Saturday September 14th - Donald Duck Week Sunday September 15th - Saturday September 21st - Panchito Pistoles Week Sunday September 22nd - Saturday September 28th - Three Caballeros Week Sunday September 29th and September 30th - !!!!!!! FREE FOR ALL Rules - Use the tag: #mesdelostrescaballeros2024 and follow along to see fun cute works from the fandom! - Use Asks to submit your questions! - Use Submit to submit your prompts! - Don't be weird!!! All prompts must be rated PG at least! - Any romantic ships or nsfw MUST be tagged accordingly! - If you see something you don't like, simply mind your business! <3 - This is an art event to have fun!!! SO HAVE FUN!
@donro-week is live!
donro week? :O
hello three people who regularly browse the donro tag, this is an interest check for a ‧͙⁺˚*･༓☾ Donro Week ☽༓･*˚⁺‧͙. rb or reply to this post if you're interested!
if you'd like to help mod/organise the week w me also feel free to send a dm :) one or two extra hands would be helpful.
neocities/indie webmastery resources
since a lot of people are getting into indie web stuff nowadays, I figured I'd post my collection of webmastery resources I've accumulated here!
full list under the cut, you can also view the list and other resources on my resource page (which contains resources for other things too, not just webmastery or programming). This post will probably be updated when I find more stuff too
Font selector code HTML - the HTML portion of code I made to implement a working font selector on my website
Font selector code JavaScript - the JavaScript portion of code I made to implement a working font selector on my website
freeCodeCamp - free coding courses and certifications
The Odin Project - full stack web development curriculum, open source
Developer Roadmaps - community-made roadmaps for self-taught developers
GTmetrix - shows how fast your site loads and gives recommendations on how to improve load times
Cappuccicons - free icons, alternative to Font Awesome
XP.css - CSS framework mimicking the look of Windows XP operating systems
Indieseek.xyz - an indie web directory
Archetype - experiment with font and spacing options and see a live preview of what they'd look like on a webpage
Porkbun - cheap domain and web hosting provider with free WHOIS privacy (not having your private information publicly available and linked to your domain name which normally happens when you buy a domain unless you pay a fee) included with every domain
Whatruns - free browser extension for Firefox that tells you what a website uses to run
Inclusive Components - a blog about designing inclusive and accessible web interfaces, with example code
WAVE Web Accessibility Tool - scans a webpage and identifies potential accessibility improvements
ACA 80x15 web badge maker - make a web badge
Sadgrl's 88x31 button maker - make a button for your website
A Field Guide to Web Accessibility - an informative guide about web accessibility
Web Accessibility Evaluation Tools List - huge list of tools that assist in helping create accessible websites
SCM Music Player - customizable music player for your website
Resources - Bechnokid's resources, tutorials, and code snippets, including making an RSS feed reader for status.cafe and implementing Freezeframe JS (so animated GIFs don't play by default until hovered over or until the user clicks a button, important for accessibility)
Mobile Friendly via CSS - a tutorial by Dannarchy on making your website mobile-friendly
Website Carbon - calculates your website's carbon footprint, recommend pairing this with GTmetrix for specific recommendations as optimizing how fast your website loads will generally reduce its carbon footprint
Native Neocities Hit-Counter - a tutorial by Dannarchy on making a native Neocities hit-counter for your website
Cbox - free chatbox for your website
You Don't Need JavaScript - a collection of ways to do things typically done with JavaScript, without JavaScript
Creating your own website - a guide by 32-Bit Cafe
Zonelets - a simple, free blogging engine
Melonking's intro to the web revival - a series of blog posts on building a website for beginners
Code snippets - useful HTML, CSS, and JavaScript code snippets from Kalechips
Other people's collections of webmastery resources (not all of these are just webmastery):
sadgrl.online
Yesterlinks
Tinytools directory
32-Bit Cafe's massive resource list
awhe's cool links
30 seconds of code (free code snippets)
Milan's ultimate resource list (not just programming)
doqmeat's links
the garden of madeline's web resources page
Okay, I think that's all the links for now! If you have any questions on this stuff feel free to send me an ask btw, I'm happy to help :D
HAPPY 90TH BIRTHDAY, DONALD DUCK!
The day you were made was the start of the Duckverse bursting forth! Who would've ever thought that 90 years later you would have fans who would become part of it?
Sending you all our love, Donald Duck!
Love,
Dio, Shelly O'Chunks, @a-little-birdy-told-me, @stoopakoopa, @donze-trash, Zeke, @momonoki23, @dandyfelines, @polisena-art, @monkey-li, @kiiwiighost, Paw_Draws, Stylus, @flakatita, @daamazingmeepers and @puffywuffy8904
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A special thank you and good job to all of you who joined in this 90th Birthday Donald Duck collab! Despite their differences, our Donalds meshed so well together and this came out beautifully.
Lazy Days
Gamers :0c
QOTD: How did Donald and Gyro first meet? Then became partners?
I don't think there's a canon first meeting for these two. They likely met by being in the same neighbourhood. Gyro went out selling his gizmos on the street, and Donald, new on the block, was captivated by clever inventions he had in his cart. Gyro offered to follow Donald and make sure the gadget worked as intended, and as per usual things don't go as intended. So they get roped into a silly adventure together-- and a new friendship!
You could also go the childhood friends route....
And PKGyro real. I think they get together after working together in the PK-Gyro team. They start to really trust in each other through that, and it's even sweeter that Gyro and Donald share in a secret together. Donald probably asks him out first.
For Day 1: Lazy Days of @donro-week
I spend waay too much time on this, but it's finally done! woohoo
Based on that scene I really liked in the comic when Donald goes shopping for christmas gift
I want old aros so badly. I want a history. I want a future. I want tales of lives that I understand. I want to see myself in a future where I’m happy and comfortable.
But I don’t have that, so I’ll have to build it.
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