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trying to get used to drawing the most sculpted elf known to man

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when travis mcelroy said “what if you could just cut out the bullshit and do good recklessly?” and when marc evan jackson said “now go do something good” and when chidi anagonye said “i argue that we choose to be good because of our bonds with other people” and when brennan lee mulligan said “you, mortal beings, are the instrument by which the universe cares. if you choose to care, then the universe cares. and if you don’t, then it doesn’t”

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Weisshaupt mission was insane I still think about it ghghghhg

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If none of them married, how desperate would the Bennett girls actually have been?

Well the only dowry they have is £50 apiece from their mother’s small inheritance, per year; so that’s a total of £250 generated by Mrs. Bennet’s inherited investments per annum.

The Dashwoods (four women) are living on £500 a year when they are forced to live in Barton Cottage (with good-will making the rent presumably ridiculously low thanks to Sir John Middleton’s good nature, to say nothing of all the dinners and outings he invites the ladies to, which will help them economize on housekeeping costs for heavier meals.)

So there would be six Bennet women left to live on half as much as the Dashwoods are barely scraping by on. £250 is roughly considered enough to keep ONE gentleman at a barely-genteel level of leisure (presuming he does not keep a horse or estate or have any major expenses beyond securing his own lodgings/clothes/meals at a level becoming of a gentleman.)

None of the Bennet girls have been educated well enough for them to be governesses to support themselves, so…yes, their situation would heavily rely on mega-charity from others to just help them survive, much less maintain them in the lifestyle they’ve been accustomed to. The Dashwood women have NO social life beyond the outings provided by Sir John and the offer of Mrs. Jennings to host the older girls in London–otherwise they’d be stuck in their cottage, meeting absolutely no eligible men, creating a cycle of being poor and unmarried and too poor to meet anyone with money they could marry.

If the Bennet girls don’t at least have ONE of them marry well enough to help the rest before their father dies, they are really, truly, deeply fucked.

They may joke about beautiful Jane being the saviour of the family, but…it’s true. Mr. Bennet failed his daughters several times over in A) presuming he’d have a son, B) not saving money independently from his income to support his family after his death when it became clear he wasn’t going to have a son, C) not educating them well enough to enable them to support themselves in even in the disagreeable way of being a governess, D) not making any effort to escort his daughters to London or even local assemblies to help their matrimonial chances because he just doesn’t feel like it, E) throwing up his hands and shrugging when faced with the crises of Mr. Collins and Wickham.

Much as we are relieved on a romantic level that Mr. Bennet’s support of Elizabeth saves her from parental pressure to accept Mr. Collins, Mrs. Bennet is NOT A DICK for pushing for the match, because on a material level it very much means they get to KEEP THEIR HOUSE and gain a connection to the powerful patron Lady Catherine de Bourgh, which could be VERY advantageous for the other unmarried girls.

And the scandal of Wickham very nearly scuppers the chances of ANY of the other girls, and Wickham is a further DRAIN on the family finances, not a man who is going to substantially be able to support them. It is SUCH a disaster, and of course there’s not much Mr. Bennet can do until they are found, but he’s away in London and doing…what, exactly? Mr. Gardiner takes over and manages everything and Mr. Bennet seems happy to just let him.

Mr. Bennet does the ABSOLUTE LEAST, and actively damages his children’s futures by his inaction AND by his one action to support Lizzie’s individual needs being prioritized over the collective gain, which…I mean, Lizzie is going to be JUST as homeless and destitute as her sisters when he dies, so much good being Dad’s Favourite is going to do her. :/

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“NOOO it’s TOO CUTE!”

Bogariel Frogariel is my hero and Ayda is the love of my life

Here’s some #Dimension20 Fanart I did

I ADORE AYDA and she makes me feel very seen as a queer autistic person and she’s just amazing aaaa

I am working on more scenes and general work on other characters!

Getting into Dimension20 is getting me through life right now it’s so wonderful I love all the cast and the different campaigns but The Bad Kids will always hold a special place in my heart

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Visual development for Atlantis: The Lost Empire by Ricardo Delgado

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I can be trusted with photo mode

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Icon Commissions are officiall open!

Want to see your little guys as some fun & simple icons? Now's the chance. I'm only taking 10 slots for now, since time is scarce but might do more if things go well (and offer waitlist spots).

Important: These are mostly meant for folks who already have clear refs of characters or are happy to trust my vision. Why? Because I offer basically no revisions unless there's something really off.

Happy to have a go? Send in a request right here:

ORDER HERE

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study buddies!

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Want to play Never Stop Blowing Up at home? You can now download PDFs of the game system from the Dropout Store!

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Gaby Soto is a gift

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Dragon age fan type 1: I'm so happy party members say encouraging things when I'm in the fight

Dragon age fan type 2: I miss when my party used to tell me to kill myself

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I donated today.

It's not much, but it's SOMETHING.

These are my charities/foundations of choice - reply/repost with yours and let's see if we can get some money flowing to those who need it ♥

Palestine's Children Relief Fund

Planned Parenthood

The Trevor Project

The American Civil Liberties Union

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"Shokra toh ebra"

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you have to outlive donald trump