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Artık hiç kimseye süsleyecek bir sevgim yok. zira neşesini yitirmiş durgun bir deniz gibiyim şimdilerde..
The sound of the dead sea..
#photography#yörüngede#artists on tumblr#cottagecore#my photography#landscape#aesthetic#popular#water#su#dalga#ışık#deniz#sea#under water#light#sun#sun light#sky#mavi#gök#gök yüzü#clouds#bulutlar#cloud#ocean#underwater#under awter#su altı#blue
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Good Morning? January 2018
#sunshine#hope#ray of hope#ray of sun#sunray#light#sun ray#canary wharf#under construction#city never sleeps#urban#city#drama in the sky#drama#clouds#moody#despair#sunrise#sunset#sunrise or sunset#rising or setting#urban sunrise#urban sunset
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Maybe it’s just the fact that I watched Saltburn (2023) the other day and wow freakishly unhealthy expressions of desire are oh so fascinating to me all of a sudden but I find Luka Alien Stage to be a super compelling morally-dubious character. Hear me out.
The meat and potatoes of Luka’s character isn’t exactly spoon-fed to us through either the Round 5 MV nor Hyuna’s MV (which I appreciate because conjecture is fun) BUT. Given the information that we do have. We know that Luka A) feels desire toward Hyuna B) killed her brother with his bare hands and C) took some sort of sadistic pleasure in doing so. I’m thinking that the reason Luka killed Hyuna’s brother in the first place could have been out of a misplaced jealousy he felt toward him; in this frame we can clearly see that the three of them are close, but Luka appears more removed due to the innate bond between the siblings.
Having been born into a dystopian society colonized by aliens, Luka probably doesn’t have a solid understanding of how human connection works and how their bonds are forged. All he recognizes is his own desire for Hyuna’s attention, and how that desire is directly impeded by Hyuna giving most of her love and attention away to her brother. Luka, unable to grasp that this is a normal sibling attachment, becomes intensely upset by this. Which is then spurred on by the fact that Hyuna doesn’t seem to reciprocate his feelings. Conflict ensues. Brothers are murdered.
This unhinged expression on Luka’s face here is what really clued me in on him having zero concept of the realistic consequences of his actions. He eliminated what he perceived to be his “competition” (something he will soon become very good at) so naturally Hyuna should devote her once divided attention solely onto him, right? Yeah no that kind of psychotic behavior would never produce his desired outcome, so now his playground crush is not only repulsed by his actions but forever traumatized by his person.
However he did (in an extremely warped sense) achieve one of his goals. He certainly has Hyuna’s attention now, but it’s not exactly the positive attention he once longed for. By becoming a sort of celebrity on the Alien Stage, he’s constantly on her radar as someone working to dismantle it. His image exists everywhere that Hyuna operates: broadcasted on television screens and reflected in her sunglasses as she moves through life and past her childhood trauma.
Luka finally has her attention now and she can’t seem to escape it. He’s successfully haunting her.
#Man he is such a freak I want to study him under laboratory conditions#alien stage#luka alien stage#alnst#alnst luka#media analysis#character analysis#Ok no the more I think about it the more bro just seems like a textbook yandere#There’s definitely more going on there that I want to explore especially with the way he receives fame and attention from the public#but as soon as the word yandere appeared in my brain it’s like the clouds parted I saw the light
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𝔹𝕃 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟜 ✦ 𝕎ℝ𝔸ℙ-𝕌ℙ
happy new year!! ✨ °˖✧🥂✧˖° ✨
I enjoyed so much BL this year ⸜(。˃ ᵕ ˂ )⸝ thank you to all of the authors, artists, & creators for your hard work and dedication. I promise every little detail you include we see and appreciate ♡♡
For all of the BL stories I’ve read this past year, I have a winner in 13 categories and 5 overall 2024 winners.
Enjoy!
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✰ FUNNIEST
And the nominees are…
Punch Drunk Love (2023 winner)
Killer Crush (2022 winner)
Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi / The World's Greatest First Love: The Case of Ritsu Onodera
Lucky Paradise
Happy Crappy Life
And the winner is…
LUCKY PARADISE
I re-read this one this year and despite some emotional moments in the series, I laugh out loud every single chapter!! This one has ~layers~ to it, it hits so many different types of humor for me. Ho-in and Woojin are absolute clowns (bffs ♡) and Chunwoo is always so deadpan... I love them so much ٩( ᗒᗨᗕ )۶ Idc how many side chapters there are, I'll be reading them all ♡
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✰ MOST INTRIGUING
And the nominees are…
Night Fragments
Gig of the Day
Liveta
Dawn of the Dragon
Scent and Sensibility
And the winner is…
LIVETA
Ahhhhhh ♡ I love Liveta ♡ Despite this one being ongoing since 2021 and being on hiatus a lot of this year, when it comes back -and honestly every single chapter- I'm pulled into this unique world all over again.
I'll definitely be re-reading this series before it ends. I feel like it's one of those where we don't register certain information the first time or understand the meaning of things, like the side characters, characters' history or traumas, context as to what happened when. I've already re-read it twice? three times? and I feel like there's more I missed! I love the complex characters, the inner & outer conflicts, I love the overall tone and balance of soft and dark scenes. This author can do it all!
We're on chapter 76 and I want to see so much more of their world and their stories. I can't wait to keep reading and I hope we still have a long way to go ♡
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✰ BEST SEX SCENES
And the nominees are…
Coyote (2023 winner)
Honey Bear
4 Week Lovers
Pearl Boy
The Ghost's Nocturne
And the winner is…
HONEY BEAR
A very difficult choice... but this year specifically I was drooling over the spicy scenes in Honey Bear ʕ >ᴥ<ʔ
After that amazing author's note at the end of season 1, I knew. (If you haven't read the author's note, please do! These creators are hilarious, I love them so much ♡♡) They teased us a bit in the beginning and then fed us so well!! We got the BAKERY scene! And then they topped that ;) with the dom/sub scene - THE FREAKING BREATHE PLAY!!!! The hot springs scene... literally every single sex scene \(0_0)/
I love when the bottom is so horny, enthusiastic, and desperate for their (future) bf!! And what makes it even better is that they're so cute together and so sweet to each other ♡♡ I love them so much ♡♡
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✰ FAVORITE FLUFF
And the nominees are…
Our Sunny Days
Boyfriends
To the Stars and Back
Sasaki and Miyano
Hirano and Kagiura
And the winner is…
SASASKI AND MIYANO
THE SLOW BURN IS KILLING ME!! I really just melt reading about these two ♡ they're so soft and sweet to each other ♡ I'm obsessed ♡
I want to see them continue to grow on their own and together, I want to see them bond over more BL (specifially I want Sasaki fudanshi moments haha), I want to see more of them happy and in love, and seeing each other's family & friends. I want them to go on a double date with Hirano and Kagiura hahaha ٩(ˊᗜˋ*)و
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✰ FAVORITE BOTTOM
And the nominees are…
Park Seon-Woo | Punch Drunk Love (2023 winner)
Victor Luna | Liveta (2021 winner)
Shin | Shutline
Yeomin | Gig of the Day
Dohu | Between the Lines
And the winner is…
YEOMIN | GIG OF THE DAY
Yeomin!! Oh my god, he's so cute!!
The thing I love about Yeomin is that his character is set up as a stereotypical bottom we see often where he's poor, in debt, has no family/the family he does have is awful and takes advantage of him, and he must work hard just to survive. But unlike other characters, Yeomin is outgoing, cheerful, and surprisingly positive. Even after scary moments, he bounces back pretty fast. We see him smiling a lot with friends, and of course, with Tae-seo.
One of my favorite parts in the beginning of the story that made me fall for this little cutie was when Tae-seo took him out to eat for the first time and Yeomin talked his ear off about school, and other random things in his life (,,>﹏<,,) he's so precious we must protect him (งᓀ‸ᓂ)ง Tae-seo, you better step up and be nice. (I trust this author to do him right ♡)
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✰ FAVORITE TOP
And the nominees are…
Juwon | High Clear
Minwoo | Topsy Turvy
Dooshik | Pearl Boy
Kahyeok | Killer Crush
Jae-hee | 4 Week Lovers
And the winner is…
DOOSHIK | PEARL BOY
I love Dooshik so much ♡ always have, always will. This year he's been suffering... as have I while reading Pearl Boy... but I hope he gets his happy ending ♡
I want to see him carefree dancing in the club again ♡ I want to see him being silly and dorky and singing in the car with Jooha ♡ I want to see him being submissive (haha, just me? I liked seeing him cry tho)
The way this man hasn't wavered one bit and tried to be so strong for Jooha ♡o(╥﹏╥)o♡ he deserves all of the happiness.
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✰ FAVORITE COUPLE
And the nominees are…
Dooshik & Jooha | Pearl Boy (2021, 2022, & 2023 winner)
Skylar & Cirrus | Lost in the Cloud
Sasaki & Miyano | Sasaki and Miyano
Taeman & Kahyeok | Killer Crush
Suyong & Jaehyun | Topsy Turvy
And the winner is…
DOOSHIK & JOOHA | PEARL BOY
4th year in a row ♡♡ I JUST LOVE THEM YOUR HONOR!!!
。゜゜(´O`) ゜゜。I love them both so much - as individual characters and especially together ♡♡ The way they've both had their own and intertwined character development that continues even now, the way they're so ride-or-die serious about each other but also silly stupid in love. They really saw each other at their lowest rock-bottom moment in life and said... 'yup, he's mine'
I don't know how much longer we have left of their story but I hope we get to see them going about their new life together ♡♡
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✰ FAVORITE SIDE COUPLE
And the nominees are…
Sys & Randolph | King's Maker: Triple Crown
Ichikawa & Kikuchihara | Twilight Out of Focus
Minwoo & Norman | Topsy Turvy
Seolho & Hyunshik/boss | Killer Crush
Mi-Rye & Kyungbin | Merry Marbling
And the winner is…
MI-RYE & KYUNBIN | MERRY MARBLING
I don't even know where to start with these two... this author really fleshes out their characters and these two are no exception. It's so interesting to see them from their first interactions together up until now. They're so high school shy silly cute!! The time when Mi-Rye secretly followed Kyungbin to his away practice camp thing (˃ ▿ ˂) Mi-Rye is a fool for him HAHA
One thing I'm dying to know even though we may never find out... is who's top and who's the bottom!! I can't figure these two out. If it was up to me, I would definitely make them vers, pretty equally. That's how I see them right now anyway.
Looking forward to reading more of their story ♡♡
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✰ COUPLE I MOST WANT TO BE IN A THROUPLE WITH
And the nominees are…
Karlyle & Ash | Define the Relationship (2023 winner)
Ye-gyum & Jooin | Lovesick Dog
Taeman & Kahyeok | Killer Crush
Deisel & Ein | Wolf in the House: Nightfall
Joowon & Aiden | Bend over Backwards
And the winner is…
YE-GYUM & JOOIN | LOVESICK DOG
Them ゜・。。・゜゜・。。・゜♡
First, they're so cute and domestic ♡♡ can't beat being lazy at home together. Another couple who are so sweet to each other and care about each other so much ♡♡
Second, the switch vibes are immaculate. They don't actually switch :/ sadly, because I know this author has done that in their past work, but there are side chapters coming out! So maybe there's hope?
Regardless, I've loved these two from the beginning and I would be so happy in this relationship ♡
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✰ FAVORITE MAIN CHARACTER
And the nominees are…
Taeman | Killers Crush (2023 winner)
Park Seon-Woo | Punch Drunk Love
Shin | Shutline
Juwon | High Clear
Yeomin | Gig of the Day
And the winner is…
SHIN | SHUTLINE
I love all of these characters so much (>ω<) but Shin... he just cracks me up. Tough-guy mechanic, smarter than he looks, vers king, self-proclaimed lowlife, and in too deep... I mean, he recognized Jake from his -footsteps- alone. He's so funny without even trying. And these overalls (●//▽//●) finally we get to see him in sexy overalls!!
I love Shin's smile ♡ I hope we get to see more of him smiling ♡
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✰ FAVORITE SIDE CHARACTER
And the nominees are…
Sys | King's Maker: Triple Crown (2023 winner)
Seolho | Killer Crush
Woojin | Lucky Paradise
"the kid" | Our Sunny Days
Kyungbin | Merry Marbling
And the winner is…
SYS | KING'S MAKER: TRIPLE CROWN
I didn't even read any of Kings Maker this year (/ω\) (I'm waiting for the mature version to be complete and then I plan to re-read the entire series) but Sys is such an icon ♡ I haven't read any of season 3 yet but I'm so freaking excited!!!! I want to see him and Randolph, I want to see more of him and his two guards ♡♡ and just Sys being his badass fashionable self ♡♡♡
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✰ FAVORITE BOY
And the nominees are…
Juwon | High Clear (2023 winner)
Sasaki | Sasaki and Miyano
Cirrus | Lost in the Cloud
Yeomin | Gig of the Day
Minwoo | Topsy Turvy
And the winner is…
CIRRUS | LOST IN THE CLOUD
Oh my god Cirrus... I don't know what to say. Honestly, I love how messy this boy is. I love his regular high schooler side, his flirty side, when he was begging for Skylar's attention and was pouty when he didn't get it. I love his silly and innocent side. I love his dark side and his anger. I love everything about him ♡♡
This poor boy has gone through so much. He really went through hell as a child and -then- had to deal with psychological warfare in his own home for years :( I want to see him living on his own with Candy (his dog) again. I want to see him happy and silly with Skylar ♡♡
Despite everything lol I think they're so good for each other.
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✰ FAVORITE TOXIC BL
And the nominees are…
Twittering Birds Never Fly (2023 winner)
Lost in the Cloud
Boss Bitch Baby
Gig of the Day
Jinx
And the winner is…
GIG OF THE DAY
Yay!! Even though Gig of the Day doesn't have a very unique plot, I loved this one from the very first chapter!! It felt refreshing, I think because of Yeomin's character but also because of the overall tone.
When I first started it, I thought that it was going in a slightly different direction... I thought Tae-seo would basically be one of those 'I'm an asshole to everyone but you' characters and Yeomin wouldn't know about his other side as a director (or as an asshole lol) until much later. I thought Tae-seo would fall for him and get swept up in his feelings - even if he didn't realize them yet - and not be able to treat him poorly. Like, he would want to because that's typically what he does, but he would just give in to whatever Yeomin wanted. I got that vibe (just like Yeomin lol) when he stayed the night, took him out for food, etc. in the beginning. But despite doing those things that could be seen as caring, he didn't treat Yeomin the best... haha (although he was honest & upfront about what he wanted so it wasn't completely awful).
Even though it didn't go like how I was imagining, I trust this author with the redemption arc and turning him into a simp (ㅅ´ ˘ `) we're seeing glimpses of that already haha I love it. Plus, I LOVE how Tae-seo is always there at the right moment for Yeomin and is his protector. Idc about practicality, I love all of those scenes.
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✰ SUING FOR EMOTIONAL DAMAGE
And the winner is…
PEARL BOY
... again. I'll stop choosing Pearl Boy when it stops giving me anxiety!! Even though I didn't sob like last year, I'm always on edge reading this one because when they're happy I think something bad is coming and we're already on the side chapters so I don't know how much longer we have until the end! One chapter? Thirty?? They're still crying it can't end yet!! (つ﹏⊂)
Some lucky bastards will discover this a year or two from now and have a whole completed work to enjoy while we suffered and stressed since 2021!!
Worth it tho ♡♡♡
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✰ FAVORITE NEW BL
And the winner is…
A FIRST OF SUMMERS
Oh my god, y'all, I just started this like last month and it's so freaking cute (●//▽//●)
The art is amazing & original, these two are adorable!! An age gap where they both question the age gap?? Unheard of. Younger top x older bottom, younger guitar teacher x older guitar student ♡♡♡ fluffy & smutty (˵ᵕ̴᷄ ˶̫ ˶ᵕ̴᷅˵) my heart is so full ♡♡
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✰ FAVORITE ONGOING BL
And the winner is…
TOPSY-TURVY
AHHHHHHHHH!!!! Okay, if you're not reading Topsy-Turvy or you tried it and you didn't like it in the first few chapters, I'd give it another try if I were you!!!
Starting this, I didn't take it too seriously and thought it was just going to be another little goofy college story. BUT NO. It's a glorious mess of love triangles that I can't get enough of!!! I've already read it twice!!
First, the main couple is FREAKING ADORABLE!!! They're hilarious frenemies? in the beginning and then super sweet ♡♡ switch energy but don't switch (yet. I swear the author is teasing us) I love their dynamic so much ♡♡
One love triangle turns into another ~ it's driving me crazy!!! I ship Minwoo & Norman but I don't know if they're endgame (☍﹏⁰)。 Norman's friend/fwb gives off creepy vibes to me (not in a good way) and now this new guy from the past just showed up in season 3!?! :/
I'm open to the author changing my mind. Whatever they give us I'm thankful for ♡♡ We're getting at least 50 more chapters from here (the korean is at ch. 152 and ongoing, we're currently at ch. 103). I'm happy we still have a long way to go (≧◡≦)
I've had so much fun reading this one so far!! ♡♡♡
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✰ FAVORITE BL THAT ENDED THIS YEAR
And the winner is…
UNDER THE GREEN LIGHT
I'm sad to see this one end, but it was time for them to get their happy ending ♡ Under the Green Light has been consistently amazing since the very beginning and I've had such a great time reading it over the years.
The ending was amazing in my opinion ♡ I would have liked to see a bit more of them happy & living together & obsessed with each other... but that's how I always feel lol
The REVEAL at the end... got me so emotional and when I inevitably re-read it again, it'll make the story even better ♡♡
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✰ FAVORITE BL OF 2024
And the winner is…
CHERRY MAGIC! THIRTY YEARS OF VIRGINITY CAN MAKE YOU A WIZARD?!
I can't stop looking at this volume 11 cover art (⊃//˶̫ //⊂)
Okay, I've loved Cherry Magic for a few years now but this year we got three volumes of them being newlyweds & living their happy life together ♡♡♡
We got the anime series!!! (loved it!!)
And we got the thai live action series (I'm currently watching and will be posting my thoughts later)
♡:.。ღ˘◡˘ற.。.:♡
Watching their story in all of these adaptations just makes me love them more ♡♡ and honestly makes me want to re-read the manga again. We get so many more small insights and moments in the original that I want to see again... one of my favorites is Kurosawa remembering that he wrote 30 songs about Adachi before they got together when he was crushing on him HAHAHA (✿>ꇴ<) omg I will never get over that.
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Thank you for reading!
#wrapped#bl manhwa#bl manga#liveta#honey bear#sasaki and miyano#gig of the day#pearl boy#shutline#merry marbling#king's maker#king's maker triple crown#lost in the cloud#topsy-turvy#under the green light#cherry magic#cherry magic 30 years of virginity can make you a wizard
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𝔹𝕃 𝔾𝕖𝕟𝕣𝕖 𝕃𝕚𝕤𝕥
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List with my favourite BL manhwas of different genres. ·· Names in the description ··
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ᴏᴍᴇɢᴀᴠᴇʀsᴇ (ง'̀-'́)ง - Not a big fan of omegaverse because of the toxicity, but these ones are fine :D
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#bl manhwa#˗ˏˋ ♡ ˎˊ˗#manhwa#Under the Green Light#Shutline#Wet Sand#Love History Caused by Willful Negligence#Payback#Checkmate#Beta Off No Dating#Smyrna & Capri#Love Shuttle#countdown to love#Lost in the Cloud#A Shoulder to Cry On#Taming the Tiger#Mo Dao Zu Shi#eternal covenant#unromantic romance#december#Define the Relationship#Here U Are#between the lines#semantic error#Frenemies: Thicker Than Blood#The Ghost's Nocturne#Anemone Theater#Uncanny Charm#It's Just a Dream...Right?!
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The art style of Cloud Castle is absolute ass bro why are their eyes so big
Idk man it just looks.... off
I wish they brought back the og art style like Blue Scarab Hunt because that was gorgeous
Well if you’re referring to the book's artstyle as a whole, then calm down buddy the illustrations as a whole are pretty good all things considered (believe me some of the illustrations in the later books are waaaaayyyyy iffier)
But if you are referring to Danilo Barozzi’s illustrations in the book then uhhhhh… yeah I don’t blame you, I didn’t like the big anime irises either, she didn’t cook with this one,,,
The interesting thing is Barozzi also did pieces for Secret of the Snow and those looked fine (she did well enough that I have to squint to determine which ones were done by her). My guess is either she did a lot of the illustrations for the latter half of SotS and we just got used to it, or it’s because the artstyle of special editions 2 and 3 were more… experimental? Books 4 onwards developed a very specific… look for the artstyle that adhered very closely to the main book illustrations of Spanish Dance Mission onwards, thus the illustrators had to follow suit, resulting in whatever looks off to look especially off.
(Even with this set of pictures, I’m only about 70% sure these are Barozzi’s because of how alike yet different the styles are from each other in the book. The first one could be Barozzi’s, but it could also be Giuseppe Facciotto’s, since he also did illustrations for SotS and his stylization means he sometimes puts the eyes really close to each other in a way that’s weird but still makes sense somehow.) On the contrary, books 2 and 3 (and I would probably even include book 1 there) had a more experimental look to the illustrations, which seems to be based more on (and this is just a theory of mine) Giuseppe Facciotto’s iconic work for the covers of Mouseford Academy books 2-12, 14, 15 and 17 in the English books (he did waaayyy more covers for the Italian Mouseford books— he was basically the cover guy for the Mouseford books for a WHILE) as well as the books from Spanish Dance Mission to Lost Letters. If you’re wondering why those covers go as hard as they do, then now you know why.
(These aren’t all of Facciotto’s works for the covers we know in English but you can see that he popped off <3)
But yeah as you can see with special editions 2 and 3, the art direction seems to be heavily inspired by Facciotto’s artstyle.
However, when Barbara Pellizzari’s works became the aesthetic poster child of the books’ brand, that was reflected in the illustrations and how their aesthetic changed, as seen in the main books and how they look currently, special editions 4-9, and the Treasure Seekers trilogy.
This new profile thing of the girls? This was done by Pellizzari (coloring was done by Flavio Ferron), and thus it became the main reference for how the girls look in the book’s illustrations.
And it’s not just in the general direction to the artists for how to draw the Thea Sisters, but also in the direction given to the colorists. Alessandro Muscillo was the colorist for the special edition books since book 1 and the Treasure Seekers trilogy, and you can see that the direction for the style varied through books 1-3, like maybe direction was experimenting with the mood the illustrations were to convey, beginning with the cartoony and bright colors of book 1, easing into the more grounded and layered palettes of books 2 and 3
Then book 4 was when they transitioned to using digital art /j
I jest, but seriously book 4 was the debut of the coloring style we end up keeping for the rest of the special editions and for all of Treasure Seekers, which is very… bright :D
(I would show more picture examples but I manually took pictures of my physical copies for the Cloud Castle and SotS illustrations and gwuh I’m too lazy to grab my entire collection just to take pictures,,)
Bright as in like… the colors are very defined and saturated. I dunno how to describe it, but when you see it, you get what I mean. It’s very bright and pretty and colorful and it stands out. There are still variations that happen on occasion (Star Fairies in particular uses a good dose of airbrush for the lighting and shadow effects, and Crystal Fairies looks like someone had a bit of fun using sparkle brushes), but other than that, it’s very bright. I don’t hate it, but I do acknowledge that yeah, if I was introduced to the series when it had fully transitioned to the new style, I never would’ve gotten into the series in the first place, because the older books had something that didn’t make it feel specifically catered to girls. The colors were bright, but not too bright. Colorful, but unified. They weren’t that complicated, and they didn’t have to be because the colorists (plural, there were at least 3 per book once upon a time) were popping the hell off with the colors they were given. But y’know, the newer books’ consistent style did give me a good spot to practice drawing mouse furries so I’m not complaining too much about the newer style, haha.
(Tiny baby E’s (it’s literally from 2020 what’re you on about mate) her first mouse Violet drawing using Barbara Pellizzari’s artstyle in Treasure Seekers 1 as an anatomy guide!!)
With that said tho, yeah I miss the old books -m- dunno if it’d fit the aesthetic of the special editions but m a n we could’ve had it and it probably would’ve looked cool
Also the illustrations go way harder in the older books, like Prince's Emerald? I've talked about Prince's Emerald and how it goes hard before, and I still stand by it and say that it does in fact still go hard
Maybe it won't fit the uh splash of color they gave the hardcovers, but imagine they grabbed Giulia Basile's coloring work for the graphic novels and used that as sort've a basis for the coloring style of the hardcovers. Not exactly the same-- would probably still add a touch of whimsical watercolor and/or paint to the very cel-shaded style, but we could've had something pretty dope -m-
Anyway that's my ramble simultaneously defending the hardcovers' artstyle and reminiscing on what could've been haha
#geronimo stilton#thea stilton#thea sisters#questions with e#rambles#the style of the older books is gorgeous but the main thing I'm wondering is can it pull off fantastical whimsy#that's the main thing i dunno if it can do (i would love to be proven wrong tho)#the style is so grounded that i'm wondering if it can pull off what the hardcovers needed it to do#which is convey the otherworldly fantastical thrill of exploring the fantasy worlds (which uh the newer books were able to do but#my main gripe is that fantasy and reality are near indistinguishable in vibes coloring-wise#sure there are sparkles and stuff is more saturated but the girls' dorm in book 4 still has the same-ish feel of the land of clouds#i dunno what it is. the bright colors just feel mundane somehow and don't take a shift when returning to reality)#looked at my books again and i think it might be the fact that the later books have no grounding color?#compare book 3 to book 5 and you'll see it the most distinctly methinks#the newer coloring style doesn't have a color that grounds the illustrations' palettes and thus everything's always bright 100% of the time#the girls' colors are always at their most saturated#like they're always under broad daylight in terms of lighting#it's not eyebleeding or anything but they don't look affected by the lighting in the setting they're currently in#and the result is it looks.... meh?#we get so used to the bright colors that they end up looking meh somehow#i'm not an art expert by any means this is just my observations as someone with a little too much brainrot
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I feel you after that sonic movie post, not even my friends came dressed appropriately to the movie was It too much to ask?!
I mean who doesn't come completely red and black for the best traumatized hedgehog to the theater?!
exactly!!! I guess my area has the excuse of being rather remote and may not know of the trends or feel dedicated enough; though still everyone managed to dress pink for Barbie screenings. at least I saw a bunch of kids bringing their sonic plushies and knowing what metal sonic is, so there's that
#cloud has been asked#when the credits hit and lights came back up in the room my dad said 'lets go shadow' to me and ive never felt so validated by him#im the only adult autistic sonic fan around here 😔#made red and black eyeshadows. painted my nails black red (right) and blue (left) it might not be visible well in photos#even redyed my hair to make sure the red underlights pop up under the black part#funny how that one started with starchasm nyx veliona and now i do it for shadow
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Pretended to be sick to get out of family holiday stuff and promptly got what I assume is a migraine. Not entirely sure, last time I had a (assumed) migraine was years ago. This is not something I usually get.
My mind is too powerful :|
#now gonna curl up under a blanket cause fuck light sensitivity#still better than being stuck with 10+ people inkl 2 fresh couples#yells at cloud
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live footage of me thinking about hoffman's cheek scar
#mark hoffman#detective hoffman#(his legal name)#reverse bear trap#saw vi#all the art i have in this folder is under “mark hoffman” and it is INCREDIBLE and you should check it out IMMEDIATELY#blaming the cloud i saw today that had a sliver of red light running through it
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if i was capable of being chill about it, it didn’t stink, it didn’t fuck up 90% of my ability to be medically trans, it wasn’t so expensive, AND it didn’t make me feel like i was dying just to walk up a hill… i’d still be a regular cigarette smoker no questions asked
#cruising down the road smoking?#sipping coffee with a smoke?#underrated work break?#standing under an awning listening to the rain and watching each exhaled cloud dissolve in the rain?#honestly miss even just lighting the damn things#lots of my parts haaaaated being a smoker#but a lot of me really really liked it
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oh also just thought about how he has like a sensitivity to the sun (is why he's nocturnal) but w/ my shadow evol i could use that to help shield him from it if the sun's particularly harsh or overwhelming for him
#like in one card the mc specifically is trying to plan things so they do things at night#but like i could make a little shadow cloud maybe?#that just either hovers over his head or smth and blocks the light for him#though also it wouldn't take much convincing for me to become nocturnal with him tbh#like i already prefer staying up late over waking up early...#under the sunset's resplendence 💖🐦⬛
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What Happens When You Let 2018 Google Photos Have A Free Hand, January 2018
#sunshine#ray of sun#sunray#light#sun ray#canary wharf#under construction#city never sleeps#urban#city#drama in the sky#drama#clouds#oversaturated#i don't like the look#rising or setting?#sunrise#sunset#urban sunset
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i have, somehow-by complete fucking accident-gotten into an oob area underneath aviary village
#sky children of the light#i was just flying around and i fell behind a cliff wall hidden under some clouds#clipping out of the map is absurdly easy in this game#anyway now i'm stuck here and can't leave
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shoutout to brian may for constantly coming through with all the Inexpressibly Fucking Melancholy songs we could ever need. long away '39 all dead all dead some day one day leaving home ain't easy... hell even his demos. listen to you know you belong to me and water and tell me you don't feel like ben affleck on bench with cigarette dot png. every band needs one member who is just so sad All the time and Will make it the entire discography's problem and i am so serious
#queen band#sure freddie roger and john have their share of dramatic sad songs too#but brian's oeuvres just really hit the existentially terrified child inside me#the one who's constantly sitting on a beach at night looking up at the stars. good shit#take heart my friend we love you though it seems like you're alone a million lights above you smile down upon your home.#in the year of 39 came a ship in from the blue the volunteers came home that day#and they bring good news of a world so newly born though their hearts so heavily weigh.#don't you hear my call though you're many years away don't you hear me calling you.#all dead all dead but i should not grieve in time it comes to everyone#all dead all dead but in hope i breathe of course i don't believe you're dead and gone all dead and gone.#i'm all through with ties i'm all tired of tears i'm a happy man don't it look that way?#when i was you and you were me and we were very young together took us nearly there the rest may not be sung#so still the cloud it hangs over us and we're alone but some day one day we'll come home.#leaving home ain't easy but may be the only way.#i have to stop and think sometimes let the water roll a while let the days go by under my feet....#you know. lyrics like that. i go fucking INSANE.
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I am looking for a Truth cut in colored glass That will never grow cold - Precious words caught in ice That know to remain light Shining the winter's morn - For this quiet truth That can stay perfectly still, And maybe not grow bitter When I am old or ill.
#poem a day#truths like that only grow more elusive it seems#as i get older#every time you believe you caught one#it was only just a dream#or a play of the light#on your mirror in the evening#but you need to believe in these truths#or they just become sour#or grow dim or dull or turn to ash in your mouth#but every time it gets harder#to remember who you were when you discovered it#to remember how to be sufficiently light#to hold it without breaking it or cutting yourself#on the edge of the glass#and if you wear gloves you cant feel the warmth of the words on your skin#if you place it too far from your bed you just forget where it was#and when you go to look for it#dust has just settled inside the glass#and it is clouded now#clouded#and covered in grime#so you sleep with the truth under your pillow#and every morning you wake with cuts on your cheeks and palms#and if you don't it starts to dim and you'll have to pluck another truth from the branches of the sky#like it's not a fruit growing from your own heart#like it doesn't take more and more effort every time to do this#like you're not forgetting every passing day#forgetting how these truths are born#how they grow
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