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[halothanic]

"are you trying to be clever? 'cus it's better if you don't!"

wanted to make those headshots of phoenix and miles' thinking sprites into prints but to be honest, i wasn't a fan of the first ones i did in 2022 so i redrew them today!

i love these two and this trilogy SO dearly. i could wax poetic forever about it, but i won't. just expect more attorney art from me soon. however, for being the #1 edgeworth kinnie, i find him just SO difficult to draw. maybe because he's so sharp and i love drawing round forms. but i'm happy with how he came out here, at least!

[tokillamockingbird427]

Overheard conversations

Gabriel: You know, no one bothered me this much when I was dead.

Elias: Oh, you’re alive again?

Gabriel: Don’t sound so disappointed, I might think you don’t like me.

Au where they actually find Rorke in time post-Caracas.

Elias is so sick of this fucker dying but undying over and over again

[thedeafprophet]

Character Summary: The Vitriolic Thief

Alexander 'Alex' Hastings

Pronouns: He/him

Ambition: Light Fingers

Profession: Silverer /Thief

Main Skills: Shadowy, Dangerous, Glasswork

Main Quirks: Subtle, Steadfast, Magnanimous

They say… “A face seen on wanted posters around the city, and glimpsed in dreams at night. Harsh words for those who cross him, a helping hand for those who need.”

Further Writeup under the cut:

Backstory

Alex was born November 15th, 1872. A troubled childhood, Alex's mother passed shortly after childbirth, and his father passed in a housefire when he was 8. Him and his older sister Adelaide were left to face the world on their own, with the minimal help that came from soceity. Alex ended up falling into crime from a young age and had more then his fair share of experiences with the underhanded parts of life.

Alex was sent to an industrial school when he was 15 years old, where he met and became friends with Jamie and Josephine. 2 years later, he fled from the school with the other two in tow.

His late teen years and early adulthood were spent with a beginning combo of pratical work, Alex working in kitchens, before going further and further into Alex's 'work' with thievery and other crime. He was comitted to not only his own survival, but that of his friends as well. Alex started presenting as a man in his late teen years, and chose the name Alexander for himself when he was around 18.

Most of his crimes were for the purpose of monetary gain needed for survival, but became more and more situations of addrenline and petty venegeance against those 'on top'. Alex also has a history of pyromania, and perhaps a few cases of arson. Suffice to say, he had a considerable police record even back on the surface.

In the end, Alex mainly came down to the Neath because of Josephine's goal of doing so. Prior to the descent , Alex met with a contact familiar with the location in order to gain any potential information on the threats, and things to do there.

The relationship between Alex, Jamie, and Josephine was a bit strained by the time the game began, but that comittment and care still stood.

It was 1898 when Alex came to the Neath, at 26 years old.

Game Timeline Events

Alex's experience in Fallen London began with aquainting himself into the world. He quickly rose among ranks in petty thefts within the underworld's underworld, his experience with crime on the surface giving him plenty of skill to complete the jobs. His storyline consists in part of that of the shadowy Making Your Name questline. Alex toasts to no one but himself.

The crime options of the neath provided far more substainial gain for Alex then the surface did. He found himself an apartment pretty early on, and has refused to leave it ever since. Beyond crime, Alex ended up connecting heavily among the dockworkers in the neath, and often ended up on their side in any form of ongoing strike. Alex knows the bare minimum of right and wrong.

Once he was established in the neath, it was then Alex set out to find a contact from the surface.

Alex's experience with Light Fingers is a whole other post on its own, but to say in short, the experience greatly affected him. He cared quite a bit for the rest of the Light Fingers crew, and the hybrid holds a very important place in his heart. Alex always feared having children for the dread of somehow ending up like the adults who failed him, but that choice was taken out of his hands. He loves his child dearly, and did everything he could to guarantee its safety.

The experiences in Parabola during Light Fingers led Alex to have a great interest in the way of dream weaving, which eventually led to his role as a silverer. He takes on a protective role in dreams, defending against the more violent of nightmares.

Following the end of Light Fingers, Alex was dragged into the Railway Questline at the behest of Jamie, using his thievery skills to help provide resources for the GHR. In his role he met Furnace, of whom he came to greatly respect, and considers her a friend.

The railway also brought Alex to further interactions with a previous enemy, Mr Fires. Events during this lead to further contact between the two, and their antagonistic dynamic took on...more complicated aspects. The exact details of their relationship, well, even they arent too sure about that one....

A few exceptional stories are also canon to Alex's timeline (some spoilers for such stories here):

The Ballad Of Johnny Croak

Alex sided with Johnny and blew up the factory. Following the events of the ES Alex continues to visit Johnny, and occasionally gives the kid a place to sleep if he's ever back in the city. Alex is very protective of the kids, and sees a lot of his childhood self in him

The Icariun Cup

The events of this ES left Alex with the Dawn Burnt affect (this action will have consequences)

and then Adornment and The Queen of Elephants are also considered canon to his timeline.

[honeycookiepie]

When we're talking about losing the context why aren't we talking about Honey Sugarman. Why don't we mention how she can't remember, how she's so fractured but she touches the piano anyways and plays the first note in their song. She's so close so far. She can barely grasp the past but her body moves faster than her mind. Don't love anyone as much as I loved Crackerjack but that love is distant and she can barely understand it. She knows she loved him but she doesn't know how to love? How could you not know she had scarlett fever? How could she remember how to love? How to be. How can she be a mother when she can barely remember her song. Her love. What is she? Who is she?

[sobeksewerrat]

You

yk what?? I genuinely needed this rn. Thanks Stanley ❤

[marsneedstherapy]

pls guys I promise I do write fics, there are all just half finished!

[sharkeaten]

anyway. the capitol’s club music definitely sounds like 00s/10s kesha. like it would be really cunty if they weren’t the worst.

[fierykitten2]

So I was in a depressing mood today - I was thinking about Pokémon that never made the cut. I decided I wanted to draw Robert petting Mikon (baby Vulpix) which naturally led to the most obvious conclusion - I drew Jody petting Koonya (baby Meowth). I’m not happy with how her arm turned out (and I meant to make it muscular because this is X-era Jody not GX-era Jody)

[aspennntree]

cane pose practice because of rwby hyperfixation

[celestial-alignment]

Got stuck on the original story I’m trying to write for NaNo, so I decided to work on a fanfic WIP to meet the wordcount deadline for the day lol.

[radioroxx]

this post but its the deltabunes

(versions w/out text)

[floccinaucinihilipilificationa]

[motherspores]

"average minecraft player makes 3 cults a year" factoid a statistical error. average minecraft player makes 0 cults a year. Cults Joel, who lives in a cave and starts a cult every time he joins a new minecraft server, is an outlier adn should not have been counted.

[sariphantom]

Rise April 2024 Days 1, 2, and 3: Trick, Fashion, and Crossover

Technically... Usagi counts as crossover, considering he's from a different show.

[fortunatelyenchantingtaco]

It always feels a bit ridiculous when I see people characterise Gojo as someone who, just like Geto, sees non shamans as only the reason curses exist and as a bad thing

Like listen i love feral Gojo. I write him feral myself.

But a very interesting part of his personality to me is the fact that he’s not kind. Inherently and due to his upbringing, Gojo is the last person you would call kind or considerate. The special and beautiful thing about him is that he chooses to be kind. He chose to teach kids despite having no social skills and no knowledge of how to teach. He knowingly chose the thing he’s the worst at because he wants to help the next generation, when he could have just stick to his job or clan

He’s annoying and childish but he tries to be kind so badly. He helps lost kids, carries bags for old ladies. Part of it is probably the moral compass Geto instilled in him (who, as ive said before, is kind. They’re a good dichotomy of nature vs will. Geto is kind and chooses to be cruel)

But a lot of it is also just consequences of him trying and trying and failing and still trying to be kind. Is he the best parent for Fushiguros? Probably not. Is he the best teacher? Up for debate but maybe

But no one else wanted the Fushiguro siblings. There are no other teachers at Jujutsu High.

While i get the appeal of edgy cruel Gojo, idk. It just feels so wrong to write him as cruel and petty when he’s anything but. He sucks at being kind, he sucks at being a good friend or a parent. But he’s trying, he actively goes against all that he’s been taught, against his nature, to care for others. That feels important, that feels meaningful. This is the most important part. He doesn’t want a reward or recognition he wants for the kids to have a better future at the expense of his own. Idk what to tell you i can’t in good conscience undermine all his effort in being kind. He’s a walking tragedy but he has been swimming against the current for as long as he lived