#EotV au

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Eclipse of the Valley Chapter 1:

The Eclipse

You are in desperate need of a change of pace, an out of the mentally draining life you found yourself in. With the combined inspiration of a total solar eclipse and letter you probably waited too long to have opened, you find yourself moving to the tiny community of Pelican Town nestled in Stardew Valley.

But what happens when there's more magic to this town than you thought, and you realize that you weren't the only one to move into the farm? With nowhere else for your surprise, animatronic roommate to go, it seems like he'll be staying with you for the foreseeable future and he isn't as alone as he first appears. Hopefully, you'll be able to come to terms with your new roommates and maybe if you play your cards right you might just get them to open up to you.

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(Please ignore how bad the pixel art is it was my first time ever trying it)

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@0nelittlebirdtoldme

So I couldnt stop thinking about EotV Tatttoo AU

By now this silly thought as evolved into: Gabriel is the one doing tha tattoos but Jean is the ones that comes into the studio and the one that has drawn what he wants and Gabriel is blown away by the talent

[kendrixtermina]

(This started as a forum post that happened in response to the common notion that Rei & Kaworu represent some sort of “false illusory hapiness” but it’s a good writeup so I’m posting it here too): 

Personally I'm really critical of the whole "EVA is all traps and ifucks your and ndex finger wagging fingers and cautionary tales" interpretation, from the show itself and the interviews the impression I get is that it's a very personal meditation of the human condition, a record of how someone perceives the experience of & truth about life, a depiction of feelings, & yes, realizations, too, but not from the PoV of the teacher wagging the index finger but someone reflecting their own shortcomings from experience. It's not so much "if you do this you will fail" as it is the experience of parting & failure

Like this is something that got started when EoE first came out & ppl were very much wanting a more "physical"; and then the perception of it was that it was bleak & unsatisfying & incomprehensible,& so the idea crystallized that it was a "fuck you to teach you a lesson". What really happened is that the "public perception" solidified before ppl had enough processing time, as you can tell by the fact that we've more or less completely decoded it by now (so much for "incomprehensible") and that when you get it what happens is that instrumentality was undone (so not 100% bleak either); Satisfaction, of course, will always remain a subjective quality Like this line from shizo/parano for example: "Right. To those on the outside, it looks like an illusion, but when it comes down to it I believe that happiness itself is an illusion. Human beings cannot escape from their solitude. All they can do is forget it. At that moment [of forgetfulness], they will be happy. That’s my recent conclusion. In order [to forget], you can watch anime, or sleep with a girl, and if you can escape from your loneliness while doing it, then perhaps you will be happy. If, when I get totally drunk, I feel like I am not alone, that’s an illusion, but it’s happiness." That sounds less to me like "get off your butt leave behind your illusions & go find your ~real~ happiness" as it is a melancholy meditation on the fundamental human experience, ones own experience. Much of what ppl point at as "teaching ppl a lesson" is really a reflection of self doubt; I don't think the critical voice in the heads of the characters has to be taken for the truth, it's just a depiction of a feeling. Where does meaning come from? If you put away cultural connections and the like you can arrive at the conclusion that it's just what ppl themselves attach meaning to. Yu can use the self knowledge to not be ruled by things you can't have or make you unhappy, but you'll still be assigning meaning to thinks yourself cause that is the only way to feel meaning. So I don't see it as a story of "growth" as it is one of self-awareness/self-knowledge and Nietzschean Amor Fati. It's not linear; It's very, very circular. We have yet to see how Rebuild ends but I don't think either of the existing two endings ended in "change". The breakthrough realization in EoTV was more like a) You also have good & neutral traits & life experiences (that's what the Au sequence is; Shinji's life isn't all pleasant slice of life stuff, but pleasant slice of life experiences are a part of it, it's not all horror either) and b) you don't have to judge yourself EoE if anything goes further like it explicitly ends with that scene where Shinji floats towards the surface after his parting from Yui & reflects on how he will probably continue to ask himself all these questions & have the same ponderings & even the same conclusions over and over again, fear & pAin included, and the moment the first other person demands that's exactly what happens. Shinji winds up in the place that he started; what he gained is awareness, deliberateness. He's here now because he chose it, not because he is a helpless plaything of outside forces, as he used to view it earlier.  So that things end tragically with Kaworu that doesn't mean it was "wrong" to be with him in the first place (I mean just look at the post Q Ogata interview where she interprets his presence as "even if all goes wrong you can still form new bonds"); It just means that tragic endings to nice things happen & must be dealt with; & Shinji as someone with a rather preoccupied attachment style is of course overly concerned with good things ending to the point of avoiding or fearing them, but there is no ultimate permanence to them that you can grasp. We are told explicitly directly 100% to your face that Kaworu (& Rei) represent hope, communication & words of affirmation & for years ppl have just ignored it despite how unambiguous & blatant it is. Ppl sometimes liking you & wanting to be your friend is not unrealistic or coddling, believe me it happens, sometimes, for a while. Like Shinji says, it's a prayer, a hope, something that won't last forever - but so is all happiness. There is no happiness out there that is "realler" or less impermanent. But it's happiness; It's the reason he goes back.

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Eclipse of the Valley Chapter 1:

The Eclipse

You are in desperate need of a change of pace, an out of the mentally draining life you found yourself in. With the combined inspiration of a total solar eclipse and letter you probably waited too long to have opened, you find yourself moving to the tiny community of Pelican Town nestled in Stardew Valley.

But what happens when there's more magic to this town than you thought, and you realize that you weren't the only one to move into the farm? With nowhere else for your surprise, animatronic roommate to go, it seems like he'll be staying with you for the foreseeable future and he isn't as alone as he first appears. Hopefully, you'll be able to come to terms with your new roommates and maybe if you play your cards right you might just get them to open up to you.

To Steal a Butterfly Chapter 1:

The Sun and Moon Caper

You are a thief who steals from thieves and you work alone. You do your best to stop the secret crime organization known as V.I.L.E and return stolen goods to their rightful places but with constant chronic pain and no helping hands things can be a bit difficult.

You are determined to do this dangerous work alone, only being alright with yourself being hurt rather than getting others caught in the crossfire. But when you come across two animatronics mid heist, your usual way of doing things quickly unravels.

Only time will tell if it was for the better or for the worse.

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Consider this a teaser since chapter 6 isn’t done yet

(about halfway done and I already cried once writing it so I’m posting this as a little breath/break before going back to writing in a few minutes)

Chapter 5 & 6 art for Eclipse of the Valley without titles

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Late to this meme but given a certain upcoming scene in Eclipse of the Valley I figured this is appropriate, used my sona design instead of the YN design cause I can 💜 (translation: I drew a ref for my sona one time and got addicted)

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Eclipse of the Valley Chapter 6:

Tell Me

It’s best to talk about things before a breaking point. Will you?

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Might not respond to comments as fast as I usually try to cause this one took me out (I will respond to them all though don’t worry 💚)

You ever just write about an experience from over a decade ago and even though you’re over it you feel like you’re there again :) ???

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I’ve fallen down a pixel art rabbit hole because of Eclipse of the Valley

(Stills below)

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Chapter Art for Eclipse of the Valley without the titles cause I’m still obsessed with them (and hard at work on the third)

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Chapter 3 & 4 art for Eclipse of the Valley without titles. I’m really enjoying exploring pixel art 💖

1 & 2’s art

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Oh, Eclipse of the Valley, the things you do to me.

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Eclipse of the Valley Chapter 5:

Puzzle Pieces

You and your roommates are finally on the same page about just how many roommates you actually have. You have trouble getting the sound of static out of your head, and you’re worried you’ll be hearing more of it before you start hearing less it.

Hopefully looking for clues about the the little apple creatures is enough to distract you from those thoughts.

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Eclipse of the Valley Chapter 7:

Stars

Your talk with Sun and Moon went relatively well, and with the promise of another talk with them tonight you can only hope it goes well too.

But they aren't the only one's to give you new information about where they came.

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Why the fuck is October 10th hard it has never been an issue before why is it suddenly now 10 years after the fact 😭 anyway here’s some Eclipse of the Valley refs of the boys and my sona, will do y/n when I have time (working to try to get the next chapter out today or tomorrow but no promises)

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Eclipse of the Valley Chapter 2:

The Bell

You're moved in and ready to begin your new life. While working on your new land, you run into several issues with the chicken coop and find a lost trinket on the farm. As you try to adjust to your first few days in town, you meet the locals and quickly learn this place is far from ordinary and that there may still be more people around who you haven't met yet.

And some of them are a lot closer to home than you think.

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Eclipse of the Valley Chapter 4:

Caught Red-eyed

You and your roommate are adjusting to your living arrangement. Some of you are adjusting better than others.

You talk down your roommate, and he talks down you.