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sometimes someone will casually mention using chatgpt or some other generative ai thing and I can actually feel the little

above my head

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Holy shit this is beautiful.

white winter hymnal (cw blood/death)

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He deserves a big ol hug and this comfort of a stuffed bear ❤

he's had a long day

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i miss charles smith :(

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Happy Valentines day only to them ❤

I love your art so much hell yeah

Happy Valentines day !!!

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Tiktok wasn't a fan of these. Let's see if Tumblr got some 'A Way Out' fans! :)

Had so much fun drawing these two!

'Played Like a Game of Chess. White begins, black wins.'

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This is so true, Eugh this game pains me. Thank you for adding onto this. Its a very great addition and adds so much more to my theory, and gives me more to think about and point out when I play the game again.

I noticed the other day, for whatever reason, it seems like Arthur is normally on the right side of the screen.

I can not stop thinking about this, so beware, this is gonna be a bit of a yapping moment.

RDR2 SPOILERS

(If you saw my message in a certain discord server... no you didn't /j)

Maybe I'm crazy, and reaching. But... I'll show images before I get to the point.

For example, the mission before you shoot up Valentine, he's on the right in that scene.

When Dutch shows up behind Arthur infront of that saloon in Saint Denis.

Now these examples with Dutch probably aren't as important, but these next ones absolutely are.

When Arthur and Mary Linton meet in Saint Denis, and after going to the theater.

And finally, the very last mission in chapter 6, Red Dead Redemption.

Arthur is on the right a lot, at least in cutscenes especially.

We read from left to right, meaning, we move forward, like when we read a book, we are moving forward in a story. Arthur being on the right side could mean he's moving forward, he's moving on, and reaching the end of his story, but also reaching forwards, toward being a good man, and lmfao, his redemption.

He's also moving on without Mary, and John. He never gets to see them again after those scenes. He's on the right side again in the credits, when Mary visits Arthur's grave.

He is finally at the end of his story, and moved on.

Feel free to call me insane ❤

I apologize if some of what I said makes no sense, when I first started writing it I just needed it out of my brain and actually written out.

I'd like to hear what anyone else thinks as well, or if I missed something! 😋

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OUCH 😭

I adore Charles, I hope he got to live a happy life, something he deserves after all the sorrow he had to experience.

Thinking about Charles getting older again. Probably sometime in Canada, maybe at 40, he would look at himself in the mirror and see a grey hair, and maybe even laugh. He never thought he’d live past thirteen, now he was old enough to go grey. Then it hit him, he never saw his mother or father go grey. He thought about his friends: Arthur, John, Abigail, Sadie. None of them got old. He thought about young, 19 year old, Lenny who would be around the same age Arthur was when they first met. Sean, the young, loudmouth braggart would be old enough to start going grey soon as well. They won’t go grey. They won’t get older. It’s another thing Charles has to go through alone.

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I noticed the other day, for whatever reason, it seems like Arthur is normally on the right side of the screen.

I can not stop thinking about this, so beware, this is gonna be a bit of a yapping moment.

RDR2 SPOILERS

(If you saw my message in a certain discord server... no you didn't /j)

Maybe I'm crazy, and reaching. But... I'll show images before I get to the point.

For example, the mission before you shoot up Valentine, he's on the right in that scene.

When Dutch shows up behind Arthur infront of that saloon in Saint Denis.

Now these examples with Dutch probably aren't as important, but these next ones absolutely are.

When Arthur and Mary Linton meet in Saint Denis, and after going to the theater.

And finally, the very last mission in chapter 6, Red Dead Redemption.

Arthur is on the right a lot, at least in cutscenes especially.

We read from left to right, meaning, we move forward, like when we read a book, we are moving forward in a story. Arthur being on the right side could mean he's moving forward, he's moving on, and reaching the end of his story, but also reaching forwards, toward being a good man, and lmfao, his redemption.

He's also moving on without Mary, and John. He never gets to see them again after those scenes. He's on the right side again in the credits, when Mary visits Arthur's grave.

He is finally at the end of his story, and moved on.

Feel free to call me insane ❤

I apologize if some of what I said makes no sense, when I first started writing it I just needed it out of my brain and actually written out.

I'd like to hear what anyone else thinks as well, or if I missed something! 😋

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Explodes with joy. 💥💥

charles sketches

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Tried to paint Arthur and Charles in colter, but I can't do watercolours 😔

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I love each and every one of these.

MODERN AU MACSUMMERS HEADCANONS!!

sean has his drivers license and lenny doesnt, which means he owns the car they take everywhere. he has filled it with so much junk, like toolboxes, ladders, a blender, empty food wrappers, pillows etc that no one can sit in the back.

“sean you gotta clean this car out.”

“why would i do that when it doesn’t bother me? it bothers you so you do it.”

“…no.”

lenny loves to watch all kinds of movies he sees on tiktok and since sean doesnt want to be alone he will lie and watch with him. but then he gets bored and plays on his phone, climbs on lenny, complains etc

“i don’t understand this is really boring…”

“its not boring you just have to watch it to understand-”

“but its just people talking its so boring”

“sean you have to pay attention to actually get it”

“ITS BEEN ON FOR HOURS AND I DONT GET IT”

“ITS BEEN ON FOR FIFTEEN MINUTES SEAN”

similarly lenny loves to go to the theatre/cinema so he can review movies and sean loves to go with him just to be there but then ALSO GETS JUST AS BORED after eating 3 quarters of the popcorn and drinking all his slushy. he says he “needs the bathroom” but lenny knows hes going for a wander around and is glad so he isn’t bothered anymore.

“i can’t get any signal lenny”

“you dont need to be on your phone anyway”

“just checking if my da’s messaged me…”

“sean be quiet”

“this is a bit crap isn’t it?”

“no, its really well made-will you just be quiet?”

“i need a wee.”

lenny makes the foodshopping orders because sean just adds a bunch of random things he likes the look of but won’t even eat.

“i don’t think we need that much oreo cereal…”

“i like it lenny”

“you don’t even eat cereal anymore because your teeth are too sensitive!”

“well what about when jack comes round?”

“…and why would jack eat our cereal?”

sean brought home a cat once and lenny was very annoyed because he thought they didn’t need the extra responsibility. two weeks later and lenny is more obsessed with the cat than sean.

“look sean he’s asleep”

“…oh aye.”

“awwh he purrs in his sleep!”

“yeah.”

“look sean, hes laying on the blanket too!”

“…i thought you didn’t like him!”

their apartment is very small and cramped, but they love it amd don’t ever see themselves moving into a house. sean is actually quite obsessed with the interior because he wants to show his da on his next visit how nice their apartment looks. he loves to go into charity shops to see what they have for decoration.

“so today i bought this wee fella to put on the mantel piece!”

“oh…is it a buddah?”

“aye!”

“lovely!”

“and i got this lady too but i don’t know where to put her because she’s quite big-”

“IS THAT A GNOME?”

lenny works at a convenience store while doing his online courses for college. sean does jobs like fixing sinks and mowing lawns for cash. whenever he’s bored, he’ll come to see lenny at work.

“did you miss me? i’ve come to save you from this shite job!”

“yes, very much, now you need to get out of the queue.”

“can i not come behind the counter?”

“no, i’ll get in trouble.”

“can you get me something for free because you work here?”

“no sean, i’ll get in trouble.”

“i’ll go help some customers for you!”

“do you not have an apartment to be tidying?”

lenny’s gallery is just filled with screenshots of sean on facetime because he’s always pulling faces or angrily ranting. they make perfect snapchat stickers that everyone in the gang ends up stealing.

“erm lenny. why does arthur have this picture of me?”

“probably from when you facetimed him…”

“im never facetiming you again you eejit”

everyone thinks sean is more likely to get into a bar fight but its actually lenny. sean has mastered the art of ignoring stupid drunks in the club from his years of experience, but lenny 3 drinks in takes offense to EVERYTHING.

“he’s challenging me.”

“he just laughed at what you said-”

“it wasn’t even FUNNY. he is ABSOLUTELY LITERALLY challenging me!”

“oh really? and i’m absolutely literally taking you home.” 

lenny has baths that last for at least 3 hours and sean always comes wandering in to sit on the bathroom floor and talk to him. he even brings cups of tea in with him and shows lenny tiktoks.

“you know you’re sat in a puddle of your own filth?”

“oh like you everyday?”

“…your going to look like a raisin when you get out.”

“yeah, probably.”

“…”

“…”

“PLEASE JUST GET OUT ITS BEEN TWO HOURS”

“no”

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their little gang

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I adore them oh my god.

I know the Charthur Bandwagon (me included) never shuts up about this interaction but it's so DIFFERENT guys it's different I swear. There's just some moments between these two that are frighteningly personal and soft.

"...and Dutch was worried" Meaning Charles probably wasn't following Dutch's orders, but instead offered to look for Arthur himself, just mostly on account of Dutch's concern.

Or (and I like this one a lot better) he set out on account of his own worry, not really telling a lie, but still using Dutch's name to prick Arthur's ears and let him know it's time to come home. He wanted Arthur back himself.

"Soon, I promise" is UGH. I honestly think there's enough physical contact just in how they speak to each other. How Arthur's voice gets softer when he says it, like he's pushing Dutch out of the conversation and cupping his hands around just the two of them. Promising— like a vulnerable admission— in the sole attempt to ease Charles and his concern. The shift in his tone is so natural and secure and warm it hurts.

I know it's not canon and never will be, but you gotta admit there's a (arguably intentionally) blurred space in their relationship and it's affections that is terribly intimate, romantic or not.

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Tbh I think the world would be a lot kinder if we all had to listen to Johnny cash for a mandated 30 minutes a day

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I need this, hell yeah.

"The Outlaw and The Bounty Hunter"

Designs from my boyfriend and I's cowboy au.

I've had this in my files forever because I wanted to do a Kickstarter for standees but hooo boy could not figure out how to do that so anyhow I'll be ordering some of these guys in mid January if you want to message and discuss preorders! They'll be separate standees but there will be a bundle deal for both.