#Fr. Basil

[adventism-atheism-orthodoxy-me]

Posting so as to remember, for awhile.

These kinds of cautions, I feel, are more sobering then the "hellfire and brimstone", messages that so many people like to give.

This sliding backwards is the real danger of someone who acknowledges that they're on a path, they have purpose, and direction, but that "wants to take a break".

As father Freeman might remind me - people don't take breaks from their marriages.

Lord have mercy upon me. A sinner.

[ziekkfreak2-0]

Pls go play "In Stars and Time".

[basilpaste]

YOU.

ARTIST.

REBLOG YOUR OWN ART.

im being so serious. this is absolutely my sagest advice for any artist posting on tumblr. reblog your own art. do it at whatever arbitrary time you set up for yourself, once or twice a day, a few times throughout the week, randomly and whenever you remember to. it does not matter.

things can get flooded in the tags, you could post at a time that no one who would want to see the art would, your art could even just get eaten by tumblr itself because it is prone to doing that.

if you want people to see your art, youre allowed to wave it in front of their face and say "HEY LOOK!!!! LOOK I MADE THIS! ME! I MADE THIS!!!!!"

it might feel disheartening, especially if youre the only one reblogging your own work, but i swear to god it is worth it i cannot tell you how many times i have bumped one of my posts only to get someone in the tags going "HOW DID I MISS THIS??????"

it is not wrong of you to want to show off the work that youre proud of. reblog your own art.

[lilac-gold]

i know that this is just a part of how omori's fight system operates, but i find it very interesting that we are able to make memes like the one pictured below considering all we know about hero's character throughout omori, both in the real world and in headspace

this meme is made by using hero's "smile" skill as well as a rain cloud, sad poem or anything else that inflicts a sad emotion on him. hero's skills are primarily always either food-based healing (e.g. "cook", "fast food", "homemade jam", "snack time") or some form of charisma (e.g. "captivate", "mesmerise", "enchant", "dazzle"). it's hero's job to be the support of their team, and to use his pleasant demeanor and appearance as a distraction.

no matter which emotion hero has, he can still use every one of those skills. it is of no relevance how he feels as long as he can uphold his designated role as a charmer and a healer.

now, consider real world hero's way of dealing with things, which is that he simply doesn't. when he returns to faraway, he's there for everyone else, appearing on the surface to be completely fine and content, and simply not acknowledging his own trauma. he puts on a constant facade of normalcy and perfection. because to hero, it doesn't matter which emotion he has, he can still use every one of his skills. it is of no relevance how he feels as long as he can uphold his designated role as a charmer and a healer.

hero would bend over backwards to please others. he canonically has depression, but would much rather be someone else's shoulder to cry on than admit he's not okay. everyone puts him on a pedestal, viewing him as a sort of ideal to look up to. sunny does it. kel does it. his parents do it. even hero himself does.

i think that's part of the reason why he's so often overlooked by the fandom: hero's unrealistically perfect, but that's exactly the point. he forces those expectations on himself, forces himself to earn trophies and medals even while he struggles to even get out of bed. he smiles despite wanting to do the opposite, because he's not supposed to be depressed. he's hero.

his charm-based skills in headspace alternate between a) reducing foes' attack with a bonus happy effect and b) acting first with all foes targeting him for one turn. hero either dissolves the situation a little, acting like the mediator he always has been, or takes the blunt of the damage for his friends.

he's constantly in the spotlight, in every world.

headspace hero has done a ridiculous amount to help people, from stopping a wildfire to giving up all of his organs, has made such a profound impact on so many lives through his good deeds, and that's recognised. people in headspace adore him.

the conveyor belts at the junkyard are endeared to him. sweetheart falls in love with him. mr jawsum plans to essentially keep him trapped working at the last resort forever. medusa thinks he's "too pretty to sell". hero's worth something to so many people, even when he doesn't want to be.

and that applies to the real world too. he's the only older sibling left for his friends after mari's death. he has to be strong for them, to be that ideal, because they have no-one else to fill that role. he brings kel and aubrey together, rescues sunny and basil, says that they should have a sleepover like "old times". he's trying so hard for everyone else, he can't afford to let himself crumble.

hero's a performer. and we see canonically that he has at least some stage fright from sweetheart's quest for hearts.

sweetheart's an interesting case. i find it interesting that the image above would be found mostly in the fight against her. sweetheart is one of the bosses with a uniquely heightened emotional state, hers being that of happiness in "manic". due to the way the emotion system in battle works (explained to us, funnily enough, by hero himself), it makes sense to oppose sweetheart's mania with sadness, misery, and depression.

so that's what hero does! he has the depressed effect, he'd otherwise look incredibly morose, but as soon as time calls for it, he's got a smile back on his face. we see how uncomfortable he is about her advances, but he gives her a smile that sets into motion a whole separate stream of dialogue where sweetheart proclaims her that she would like to "make [his smile] mine".

hero's the group golden boy. the charmer, the healer, the protector, the older brother, the pillar for them to lean on when things get tough. he knows that he is, and upholds that image to the best of his ability.

that is, until mari dies.

then, he falls into a deep, serious state of depression in the real world, because he's failed. he and mari have strived for perfection their whole lives, only for her to apparently deem it all pointless and leave them behind. hero feels like he wasn't enough, like he never will be, no matter how much he's tried. the faked grins disappear alongside those which were genuine, for how is he supposed to smile when he's given up on the facade?

he stops talking to people. stops going outside. stops helping. he can't do anything but reflect on his perceived failures, and without his pillar of support, the group crumbles to pieces.

hero stays like that for a whole year, until he argues with kel and remembers the reason why he needs to stay alive. this is hurting his brother as much as it is hero, and kel's depending on him to get better. so he does, in a way.

he earns medals and trophies again, helps out again, lives up to expectations then exceeds them even more. he can't bring himself to do the things he enjoys anymore, or talk to the three kids he viewed as little siblings and he failed, but he's trying. then, he leaves, off to medical school like his parents wanted. it's a fresh start. it's a chance for him to start to move on.

he's been healing, a little, by the time he comes back to faraway. he can talk about what mari would have wanted without breaking down entirely. he can make kel and sunny breakfast. he can bring the group together like old times, and reminisce on all he used to have.

but he's still not better, and it shows. it shows in the tears he spills when alone beside mari's old piano. it shows in his refusal to visit her grave. it shows in all the little ways he can try to hide, can cover up with a smile too bright to be real. depression doesn't go away that easily, no matter how much hero tries to pretend he's fine.

all in all, i think this meme essentially sums up hero's character and arc in a single, otherwise funny image. am i overcomplicating things? oh, definitely yes. was this a blast to analyse nonetheless? absolutely! there are far too few takes on hero out there, and i hope this gave a little bit of insight as to why i adore him so much.

[artoffict]

OMORI fanart, 2022. All dreams are meant to end.

This was a big one but I'm proud of it!! Super fun style to mimic. Absolutely ADORE the Foe Facts and all the enemy designs <3

Also, this game changed me. You should go play it. It's $20 on Steam when it's not on sale.

Go in blind.

Trust me.

(But also trust the content warnings.)

Also Hero why is your hair so inconsistent. Is this what chronic bedhead does to a person?

[please-accept-my-username]

I drew Basil tired with mental fog / not my usual style but whatever!

[macaulaytwins]

you’re in his dms, I’m ghosting him bc he didn’t know what the picture of dorian gray was. we are not the same

[leafy-flowerss]

Feeding my fellow cactiflower shippers

Eat up besties

Lesbianssss

Its a little old, but thats okay. I drew it a few months ago.

Here's the base I used

I dont know who the artist is though :((

Edit: Added a tw tag for healed sh scars cause I just realized it could be a trigger for some and im so sorry it took me so long :((

[jitters-art]

make a wish, sasuke!

i made this as a bday gift for @lostinthesasuke ‘s bday yesterday!! HAPPY BIRTHDAYYYYY ILYYY 🫶🫶🫶🫶 u deserve everything wonderful ever. btw c:

[ ID: a digital drawing of sasuke and mikoto sitting in their dimly lit kitchen at the dining table with a birthday cake. sasuke is 4 years old, and is blowing out the candles on his cake. mikoto looks down at him smiling with her hand on his shoulder. mikoto wears a plaid brown tank top with frills on the straps and brown pants. sasuke wears a blue shirt with the sleeves rolled up to his elbow. END ID. ]

[ask-bad-end-sunny]

GREETINGS

YOU MUST BE.. THE ONE THEY CALL: BASIL.

EXCELLENT

TRULY

EXCELLENT

TELL ME FLOWER CHILD

WHAT MADE YOU NOT GIVE UP YET?

WE BOTH KNOW WHAT YOU WERE TRYING TO DO THAT NIGHT

SO WHAT MADE YOU NOT JOIN YOUR FRIEND?

IS IT PERHAPS BECAUSE YOU FEEL SOME SORT OF.. OBLIGATION? OR MAYBE IT IS YOUR FRIENDS KEEPING YOU GOING?

EITHER WAY, IM UTMOST CURIOUS.

"..."

"...I...I was going to, but, I realized that...after Sunny...stopped me, and I hurt him..."

"And now, after...everyone s-saw him..."

"..."

"I can't do that now! Even if I was going to do it before...I can't now..."

"I-I can't put everyone through more hurt like that, they're already going through so much right now...they have been for a l-long time..."

"...Because of me..."

"And...they're putting so much effort just to be here with me...even after what h-happened..."

"I...have to be here..."

[cecils-dragons]

Didn’t have inspiration to color this, but gave Lucas an update since I’m bringing him, Edvard, and Basil back into lore. Lucas is a shepard and he lives in the out reaches of Ever Autumn and rarely come in to town, him and Edvard are also divorced. Uhhhhhh, brain drawing a blank ;0; nooooooo.

[imytheghost]

Basil

[phantasmalva]

If you're a Basil hater why are you on my blog how did you get into my house... What r u doing here are you lost...

[bluejaygryphon]

For anyone who's missed the year long Autism Moment(tm) that's been happening on my main blog since the release of Splatoon 3, you may now experience a snippet of it through my epic little squits

[oliveo-il]

Hey it’s a Bagel!

[powpowexplosion]

hopping on the bandwagon 🥳

(original art on the right)