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Some old sketches (only the best of them, 90% of the time I'm not this good lmao)

The tarvek brainrot is real :3 I love him so much he is peak gender

This was from when I was obsessed with SCI mystery the first time, so like three years ago o.o I have no idea where the burst of artistic talent came from but probably being gay for zhao zhen and shipping baizhen really hard-

A lil Crowley doodle from when I got my first set of alcohol markers:

And silly little doodle I did of myself a few weeks ago :D

I swear I stopped writing before midnight, so here's Day 2 contribution to @girlgeniusevents​ week. Also ... can I just say ... this whole event is eerily timed with the pause of in-universe updates.

Prompt: Sturmhalten / Mechanicsburg / Paris

Summary: Set after time in Mechanicsburg has been restored, Tarvek finally has a chance to return to Sturmhalten and continue his own work.

Words: 1871

Rating: T? G? I’m going with T 'cause I don't want to be responsible for how the young ones get brought up.

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"You don't even like that place! Why are we going back?"

Tarvek didn't even bother turning away from the window at Violetta's outburst. It was a little late to have this conversation now. Besides, for all her complaints, Violetta had been the one who insisted she come without (earlier) question. If his idiot brain thought it was a good idea to go back to Sturmhalten, she was going with him, so she had argued. Even if she was technically now in the employ of Agatha. Of course, he had tried to get Agatha to stop Violetta, but Agatha had unfortunately consulted with Violetta, who had somehow managed to convince her mistress that he couldn't possibly go back to Sturmhalten without a Smoke Knight watching his back. So here they were now on a coach heading back to his ancestral castle -- a coach which started as a joke from Gil who wouldn't bear the thought of Tarvek returning home in anything less than opulently grand, and then Agatha had gone and modified to have three deathrays hidden into the design (even though Otilia would be riding with them). All told, it was an absolutely ridiculous way to travel.1

"Because it's home." He didn't bother saying he didn't hate the place. Didn't bother trying to justify the thing he hated was Family, and the citizens were, well, probably revenants, which meant they didn't count as hateable. But he'd fix that. Just as Mechanicsburg was Agatha's, Sturmhalten and all its problems were his. "You didn't have to come along."

"Of course I did," she punched him in the arm. "If you go get yourself killed, who's gonna make me a pretty dress for Agatha's ball?"

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I think, if Tarvek actually ruled all of Europa, he might let Gil run it. 

However, he would loudly proclaim that everything was incorrect (while it was just the two of them and Agatha and close friends around).

Publicly everyone would think Tarvek was actually running the show behind Gil's back and it’s really just a sham so that Wulfenbach can feel like he’s still important even though Tarvek’s the Storm King.

And privately ... he would be doing just that so that he could take some of the weight of responsibility of Gil's shoulders

... but not because he needed to rule

Just to be helpful.

And then one day Gil would find out

And as retribution, Gil would make Tarvek run the entire show

And loudly critique every misstep. 

While secretly, but really not so secretly, running around being a hero and inspiration to everyone

But really

Everyone's staying in line

Because they're scared of Agatha

And Agatha still doesn't understand why everyone's scared of her

Since she spends most of her time going from place to place

just you know

accidentally improving things

so all the farmers have WAY better tractors and Agatha's coffee machines are all the rage She hates repetitive work, though, so her coffee machines are rare too and one day she stepped in a pile of poo, so now there's an army of clanks that pick up poo and make it into fertilizer and send it to the farms

And at some point the coffee machines start replicating themselves but none of them are quite as good as Van's

and woe-to-the-person who tried coffee from a 5th generation one and couldn't understand why everyone liked Heterodyne coffee so much

but everyone's still somehow scared all these machines Agatha just leaves behind everywhere

is one day going to just take over their souls

(This originally stemmed from wondering if Gil would let Tarvek run the Wulfenbach empire. And the answer to that is most definitely yes and totally by accident. You know, like all those things that are causing Gil to not sleep? Tarvek could probably just handle them in his sleep. And just let the boys rest.)

The first Storm King claimant isn’t even Martellus or Tarvek, and dies shortly after. No one can recall who is was.

Tarvek “happens” to be nearby when the Order makes a move to take out Gil, and "accidentally” fumbles his own part, and keeps Gil alive. Subsequently, Tarvek becomes Gil’s (evil) adviser, a role in which he gets to express his opinions. Gil is very suspicious of Tarvek (and rightfully so), and hates it, but it’s definitely one of those use the tools you have, and in the very short term, Tarvek is being weirdly helpful, and Gil can’t afford to not use Tarvek. 

(They make a game out of how many weapons are trained on Tarvek at all times. “28,″ Gil says entering a room. “31,” Tarvek replies. They argue over if tranqs count. “Obviously. They can still take me out.” They argue over if water guns count. “Obviously. They’ll still ruin your outfit.” They’ve also fought about whether or not water can stain clothes.)

Agatha, Adam, and Lilith go see the Heterodyne show in town. Mostly it’s Agatha who wants to because she just needs a break. As she’s leaving, she catches sight of three jagers hanging behind the backdrop and goes to save them.

Zeetha catches her sneaking backstage (for definitions of sneaking that involve just tromping through and really is just straightforward trespassing). “I am Skifandrian. You dead,” she announces. She’s developed the habit as part of her intimidation act.

Agatha is just confused because, “I kinda always imagined Skifandrians as more, um, poetical?”

Out of shock, Zeetha lets her go. Anyway, she’s got to tell Master Payne before she leaves.

Jenka’s more than a little surprised to find a Heterodyne when all she was expecting was to spring out Da Boyz.

When Agatha and crew depart again for Mechanicsburg, it’s with four more jagers and a jagerbear openly, and a Zeetha sneaking alongside them. It really takes zero time for her to be discovered. The ensuing fight between Zeetha and the jagers is a lot of fun! Until Agatha makes them stop (and they’re all a little disappointed, but everyone tries hard not to let it show). Agatha hears Zeetha out, and the two of them still become Kolee-dok-Zumil.

It turns out Adam understands Skifandrian. Zeetha rejoices in finally having someone she can talk to! Agatha starts to pick it up. (Starting with the words for “whack” and “smack” and “punch” and “kick” and “run.”)

Jenka and Fust go off to spread the word. Secretly.

Wulfenbach battles around Europa start falling apart as their jager army slowly defects.

Tarvek notes this almost immediately and announces his intention to go to Mechanicsburg. Given the whole Storm King / Heterodyne plot, Gil does not trust Tarvek. Not that Tarvek has openly declared Storm King yet, and this makes Gil all the more suspicious. 

Gil orders Tarvek stay behind and goes to Mechanicsburg himself. Tarvek mysteriously develops a disease only the Great Hospital is equipped to cure, and Gil just has to bring him along. Gil refuses to evaluate how much damage Tarvek can do while bedridden because he knows it’s more than he can handle, but he still can’t just let Tarvek die.

Zola’s already gotten to the Castle and is holding the fort. She’s been dismantling and reworking the parts of it that aren’t declaring her Heterodyne.

Castle is barely holding on.

Girl Genius au where Klaus dies in a freak accident/whatever before he publicly acknowledges Gilgamesh as his heir

The Empire declares Gilgamesh Wulfenbach as Klaus’s successor

Gil has many changes mplicatee feelings about this turn of events and he can’t talk about them to ANYONE

Many are skeptical about the legitimacy of Gil’s claim. Rumor and speculation is rampant.

Lots of people see this as the perfect time to rebel! Independence! Seizing the Empire! SHOW THEM ALL!!!!

The Storm King Conspiracy is in a hurry to make their move. It’s a chaos of Heterodyne Girls, Storm King claimants, assassins, and confused propaganda.

Tarvek has OPINIONS about Gil ruling Europa. He also thinks that this explains a lot, and (privately) is less skeptical about Gil’s heritage than some.

Agatha is also having a rough time. She learned her true family origins in in a hectic series of events in which her beloved mentor tried to manipulate and use her to seize power in the wake of the Baron’s death.

She, Adam, and Lilith are now fleeing to Mechanicsburg in an increasingly chaotic Europa. She refused to touch her locket anymore.

They learned just enough from Dr. Beetle to know that being captured my anyone from the Storm King Conspiracy would be VERY BAD, bit they don’t have all the details just yet

Gilgamesh Wulfenbach is Trying His Best

A question: if Gil ruled Europa, would he let Tarvek run it?

Strong maybe.

Probably also like by accident.

Tarvek probably would just naturally take over all the intricate details and make everything actually run.

You know, like all those things that are causing Gil to not sleep? Tarvek could probably just handle them in his sleep.

I mean we’ve already seen it happen before.

Gil would remain the face of the empire barony. The press just loves him.

Of course, the best part of this is Gil would endlessly just complain about the fact that Tarvek has taken over and can’t be trusted and why hasn’t anyone done anything about this.

And then, probably, if anyone actually questioned Tarvek’s administration, they’d have to face Gil.

Wait ... hold on ... why does Gil even want to run an empire? Just ‘cause he inherited it and thinks it’s better than devolving into chaos? 

Girl Genius Fave Characters + Hogwarts Houses

Or, "Two characters you thought were in Slytherin, but aren't, and two you thought weren't in Slytherin (but one of whom actually is)"

Since Tarvek's section is Long and I live on AO3 where you know ahead of time who’s getting written up): the faves are {Bang, Tarvek, Violetta, Zoing}. No, there is not a favoriter much less favoritest among them.

Bang: Gryffindor

She's Gryff in that she has one hammer [well, knife] that she applies to all problems. You might think be tempted to think she's Slytherin because she's willing to kill people to get what she wants, but she's not really ends justify the means. She's more stabbing justifies the stabbing. She has one value system, and applies it to everything. Pretty much Gryffindor in a nutshell. You don't conform to my value system? I will make you conform!

Tarvek: Ravenclaw

Tarvek is the hardest to place. The natural inclination is Slytherin. He's our beloved underhanded weasel of ambition. Smells exactly like Slytherin. But there's something a little off. He wants to rule the world, but rather than it being an ends in and of itself, for Tarvek, this appears to be a means.

Ravenclaw, however, fits, and not just from Sparkiness. He studied the socio-political problem, and believes that his solution is the best solution, not just for his own gain. The world can be a better place, not just "better for him," and the way to get there is to rule it all. And I believe he wouldn't necessarily fight for the title if he thought the world was going to be okay (probably in Gil or Agatha's hands. Maybe not Gil).

Let's take a look at the ways we see he isn't just for himself:

He saves Grandma

He saves Colette

He saves Anevka

He saves Lucrezia

He saves Violetta (by sending her to Mechanicsburg)

He drops onto a Fun-Sized Mobile Agony and Death Dispenser

He saves a jager and a Vespiary Squad member from a burning dirigible

He goes up against a Slaver with a wooden sword (and thank goodness Agatha is there)

Okay, so most of these you can argue are still Slytherin. Saving Grandma wins him lots of Family Points, for example. But grabbing Jorgi on top of Ruxala? Recall, his first and primary goal was to save the weasels. (Wait a second... how does he even know to save the little furballs? Bang, a high-ranking Wulfenbach captain didn't know about them until a few hours ago. I guess that's a question for another day.) He's 2 seconds from death the entire time. You could still argue he wants Ruxala for her knowledge, and the jager wins him points with Agatha. But the wooden sword move is exactly the sort of nonsense you expect from Gryffindors.

So Gryffindor!? Motives are a closer match, but the methods are off (which, you'll note, is exactly the opposite problem he has with being a Slytherin). Tarvek's way of dealing with problems is basically everything but straightforward because he knows if he hits a problem head-on, he's going to die. (And maybe this is why his type is too heroic for their own good.) Also, I don't know how you would do a Gryffindor calculation and think, "Yeah, I should save Lucrezia." (You're about to bring up a Wormtail-shaped argument, aren't you? I love me some Peter Pettigrew character analysis so Bring. It. ON!)

Well, Hufflepuffs are do-gooders, too, so why not Hufflepuff? Tarvek does work his butt off, but have you heard him talk about his family? There's a piece to Hufflepuff that believes in the very best of people, and that is very much not Tarvek. Maybe it's that he believes it of everyone but his family. Which is like, anti-Slytherin (arguably therefore Slytherin). Or something.

It's a little unfair that at this point, we only have one house left standing, especially because, surface level, you could easily place every Spark in Ravenclaw, and no one would really say you were wrong. They're all capable of disappearing into their lab, spending hours (if not days) on their chosen project (or whatever happens to pass under their hands), and operate at a level that is untouched by non-Sparks. But just because they're all able to do that, does not mean we should just lump them all in Ravenclaw. (First of all, that'd have to be one sturdy tower.)

For Tarvek, though, it fits. His approach to the socio-political situation doesn't seem to stem from what do I gain from it and how do I end up on top. Instead, he studied and understood the game, thoroughly thought about each and every possibility and the futures they could bring, decided he hated it, that it does no one a benefit, and the only way to get out is to win it, and to do that, he again leaves no means unexamined in crafting his plans. To him, it's chess. And when Agatha walks into the picture, he does a lot of re-calculating. Suddenly the things he had taken for granted as the only way are no longer the only way, and he's willing to adjust his plans to fit the new reality. He’s sort of an experimental Ravenclaw in that way. Come up with the theory, see how it unfolds, and adjust as you go.

The only "outlier" on Ravenclaw is that Tarvek has amazing restraint for a Spark, and doesn't get lost in his passions and interests. But you could also chalk that up to, he's calculated it out, and this really just is the best way. (I mean, well, it is.)

Violetta: Hufflepuff

By far the most straightforward to place. She knows her family is problematic, but then argues that Auntie Margolotta was awfully sweet for not trying very hard to kill her. She spends her first part of Mechanicsburg hating Tarvek for sending her away, but manages to figure out on her own why he sent her. And at the end of the day, she'll save his ass. (It's her job, she says.) And she works insanely hard. Sure, she also complains about it incessantly. (Just let her have cakes and dresses already!)

Zoing: Slytherin

If Tarvek was the hardest to place, Zoing is probably the most surprising. The obvious easy choice here would be another Puff because wholesome, but it just doesn't feel right. No one's going to argue against Zoing being the purest, but Zoing does not think of everyone as equal or even pretend that some people are more equal than others. Zoing's #1 is Gil. He will be loyal forever and always to Gil first. And Zoing has teeeea ambitions. (Who knows what he would've done if Gil said Agatha was there to make tea. And Zoing probably has a running [one-sided] competition with Wooster as to who can be more helpful to Gil.) 

For all his tea ambitions, not everyone gets Zoing!tea. There are people who deserve tea, and people who don't deserve tea. Othar probably isn't ever getting tea (unless Gil explicitly says Othar gets tea). If you dissed Gil or laughed at Zoing's hat, you're probably not getting tea. I'd have words with you for making Zoing spite you, but it'd be possible. 

You might think of loyalty as a Gryffindor trait, but, let's face it, Zoing is not the bravest.

A full Hogwarts

I swear I didn't pick houses or characters so that I could have a full set, but let's not pretend … I am very pleased by this conclusion. Sorting method a little bit derived from @sortinghatchats, but I didn't want understanding their taxonomy to be required reading (it’s fun though!). And shout out to @circumference-pie  without whom this post would have never existed.

I just want an AU where Gil and Tarvek have to work through their shit to avoid upsetting Zoing

Like, enough shit went sideways back home after Tarvek leaves Paris that he ends up as one of Klaus's Sparks on the Castle. (Albeit much more heavily monitored than most)

And Tarvek meets Zoing, likes Zoing, bonds with this lonely lobster who misses his first friend.

Zoing likes Tarvek, he appreciates tea, and sure, learning that he was a bad friend to Gil is upsetting, but he agreed to let Zoing teach him how to be a better friend. (He was made for this, after all)

Gil comes back from university to find Zoing in much nicer clothes (still violently orange and oversized, simply because the fight wasn't worth it) and enthusiastically dragging him to a heavily guarded lab.

Tarvek is in there and Zoing points an authoritative claw back and forth at them. "Newoldfren!" He declares and starts setting tea for three.

Girl Genius event week day 2: Main Trio, near-modern AU(kinda)

It’s Cyberpunk gg!

@girlgeniusevents

from @calmingpi

like OW?

Tarvek being a princess in all but pronouns is so right. He’s the mad scientist’s beautiful daughter, the damsel in distress, the ingenue, daddy’s little villain (but he doesn’t want to be). He’s quite literally royalty but dependent on Agatha to truly retake his crown. He’s got femme coding to contrast Violetta’s butch vibes and Gil’s dashing heroic masculinity. I love him so much he’s such a fun character. I’ve never sat down to think about his gender in depth but happy pride guess I’m gonna have to.

HE'S SO GIRLCODED. TOE TO TIP THIS MAN IS A GENDERBEND. HE LOVES DESIGNING LITTLE OUTFITS HE'S CONSTANTLY BEING KIDNAPPED HE'S AN ACCESSORY AND A PLOT DEVICE HE'S SPENT AN ENTIRE ARC WEARING NOTHING BUT A BEDSHEET HE'S SLEEPING BEAUTY HE'S A FEMME FATALE HE'S EUROPA'S LOST PRINCESS HE'S THE VILLAIN'S BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER.

Naturally Agatha knows the difference between rats and weasels, it's an important distinction when dating Tarvek.

a second anastasia au animatic! @girlgeniusevents​

30 seconds from Learn To Do It, and i remembered to put the lyrics in this time

mostly wanted to draw agatha sparking out, and some calming pie. the green fizzle is the locket giving up because she is just Too Mad to be held back. 

i’ll probably post the frames for these later in a separate post if anyone wants to check those out

No context Gil and Tarvek from my notes.

Hi, Barbie!

Agatha - NASA Scientist Barbie (2017)

Gil - College Graduate Barbie (1963)

Tarvek - Holiday Barbie (1988)

Krosp - Barbie (1959)

Zeetha - Three Musketeers Barbie (2009)

Violetta - Pretty in Purple Barbie (1992)

THANK YOU SO MUCH TO @brawltogethernow @elliotbizarre @blvdofdiscardart @lyratalus and my sibling FOR YOUR TUESMAY PICTURES I made a little fanart of them all in celebration. I wanted to get this out yesterday but unfortunately I was sick lol

Everyones art was so much fun I was giddy each time I received a new entry to post. AND LOOK AT THE VARIETY WE GOT! WONDERFUL

Here's links to all of the Tuesmay pictures, in case you missed them, or want to see them again! Continue to give them lots of love

Waspeater Onesie Tarvek

Trying to Get Ready Tarvek

Kid Tarvek and His Invention

Fixing a Problem Tarvek

Most Interesting Tarvek in the World

Thank you all so much for participating, and for supporting the event! 💕

I think it would be very funny if, during their schooling in Paris, Gil and/or Tarvek encountered an alleged Time Traveler with the stated goal of "Freeing Europa from tyranny be preventing the Young Baron Wulfenbach, the Lady Heterodyne, and the Storm King from having a threesome."

GOD.

The sheer volume of identity shenanigans being put under stress here. Tarvek previously had no inkling the baron has an heir and would assume any Heterodyne is a convincing fake. Gil is like "with Blorbo from my novels and Blorbo from Tarvek's fairy tales? ? ? ?" Both are put on the back foot by how personally invested the other appears to be in the scenario. Chaos.

@thisarenotarealblog talk about hiding something in the tags!

I DIDN'T REALIZE AND YOU'RE TOTALLY RIGHT.

Gold, blue, red/pink, purple/black. Check.

Oh, that's funny.

...they know what they're doing.

THEY KNOW.

(OP, I don't know your policy on screenshotting tags, so if you want me to take this down, let me know. But I cannot unsee the colors, thank you.)

It's okay Wooster, Agatha can handle both of them. ;)

This is especially funny in light of this post.

the girl genius official romance plot has gotta be one of the funniest ways anyones ever done it

youve got Character A and Character B, who were absolutely set up to be Destined By The Narrative since chapter 1

except the writers accidentally left the door cracked open and a stray boyfriend slunk in and started knocking kitschy figurines off the counter until he got fed dinner, and anyway I guess he lives here now?

https://www.deviantart.com/geekhyena/art/The-Ponce-of-Sturmhalten-213653242

It’s canon.

Thanks for sending this in. I immediately decided a redraw of it was going to be this weeks Tuesday (though the dress works far better in phils style, imo)