#12 months now

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THEY'RE BACK!!!! my childhood manga!!!

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Bless me with your smile

[daily-odile]

sorry i was gone for a while i just got back from the mountains

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12 Months of 12 - September

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TOXIC YAOI WE ARE SO FUCKING BACK BABY!!!!

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this blog is 11 years old now 🎉

I drew the siblings ever to celebrate as usual

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a theomachist in the face of a cruel god, or more reassuringly, something worse entirely

[the-celestial-bitch]

typical asian parents disappointed that their child miraculously escaped the torture school

[coffeeshib]

wait doesn't gloria from barbie have a husband?

he only exists to advertise duolingo

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Brandish redesign!!

+preliminary sketches and some headcanon stuff under the cut!

My version of Brandish is half human and half celestial spirit. I have no idea if that’s possible, but I think it would be an interesting concept to explore, so here we are. Her father was a spirit, I don’t really care who and I don’t think it matters, and her mother was a human who died in childbirth because giving birth to a spirit is kind of an ordeal. Brandish was born in the human realm but had trouble fitting in because of her immense magic power, and because being unable to live in the spirit realm makes her prone to sickness. She doesn’t have a gate to be closed, but she has the same problem Leo did when he was trapped in the human realm, and she’s keeping herself alive with her magic power, like how she keeps Natsu alive in the anime. (If you shrink your problems away it’s almost like they’re not there!!) This overuse of power makes her very tired and unmotivated, and she prefers not to fight if necessary. She’s a smooth talker but can become easily angered. She’s good friends with Dimaria and Wall and balances out their power-hungry war-ready attitudes.

Brandish’s conflict with Lucy stems from how she thinks celestial spirits shouldn’t be used to help people fight and should instead live their own lives in the spirit realm away from humans. Ultimately, her whole thing boils down to: she should not exist, it’s painful for her to exist, and so she resents the relationships humans and spirits have because she believes they can cause nothing but pain. It’s very single-minded of her, but she’s spent her whole life feeling out of place, so it’s really all she can believe. Lucy helps convince her otherwise by showing her the strong bonds she and her spirits have, and Brandish decides to quit the war halfway through to travel to the spirit realm with Lucy’s spirits and live happily ever after, and maybe reconnect with her dad.

Here are some of the initial sketches I did to try and figure out what I wanted for her design—this is super rough stuff with only highlighter and pen:

I wanted her silhouette to be similar to her original design’s, but for her to be wearing something that looks a little more comfortable/movable because she’s too lazy to be wearing chains all the time, come on. I figured one piece underneath everything made sense so she doesn’t even have to change clothes entirely to change up her look! Peak exhausted behavior.

Once I had an okay idea for what I wanted her outfit to be, I copied some manga panels I like in my style with the new outfit, and then freestyled some more doodles to understand her personality a little more.

This was my almost-finalized design that I did in the car one day waiting for my college classes to start where everything became a lot baggier and comfier-looking. For the record, I think the piece under her jacket and pants is more like a leotard than a corset so it has a lot of movement. Adding the tail happened on a whim in my final pieces because I wanted something else to show that she isn’t human besides just the horns.

That’s all, I think!! If you read this far, thank you so much! Who knew I had a lot to say!! I thought about this one a lot!! I’ve been working on it for months!! Very proud of it, though. This is the first time I’ve ever shown my process like this, so if you feel so inclined, let me know if you thought it was neat. Okay bye!!

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happy birthday joule

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Artfight revenge time!! I’ve been gravitating towards pirate characters because I’m biased

(Character belongs to Foxy_trot on artfight)

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And then, Henry is holding them really tight, more for his security than theirs, and he walks out of the dungeon (ep 42)

I cannot be the only one who cried when the twins climbed Henry and sat on his shoulders like two loving pauldrons 🥺

[suntails]

LEFTOVER SALES SOON!!

I'll be doing a last call on my Silver artbook NEXT FRIDAY, JAN 24 at 4PM EST!!! this will be the final sale, as i have no plans to do any reprints in the future.

i have very few charms left, and all will be sold with A grade books. stickers and patches will be included with every sale while supplies last!

don't hesitate to reach out for any questions, and MARK THOSE CALENDARS!!!

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Aurora Borealis seen from West Midlands, England on 01/01/2025.

Photos are mine.