#So I guess that kinda inspired it?

[crystalchimera]

Originally posted September 29 on Twitter/X.

You've got something on your face.

[misternibbs]

[Jash's Peculiar Excursion]

for the jojo x jash competition. Ok I literally have a blister on my thumb so I'm taking a break have a good one chat THE FUCKING DEADLINE IS SO FUCKING TIGHT FOR US IN THE STATES. CHRIST DUDE AAAAAAAAAexplodes

lineart only :)

[glassrunner]

-- i can't hear myself // through the loudness of my own hurts

[felis-rach]

Been doodling my team and this bunch of guys from pmd2. Have I mentioned this game is perfect

[sideblogdotjpeg]

ive been thinking about the red string superstition recently and also sol bufo always and it makes me sick how uncannily caldwell tanner has made sol to perfectly target me personally

(+ cropped versions !)

[other-floret-friend]

A slightly sillier HDG musing while I'm listening to Casiopea and have been struck with a lightning bolt of inspiration from on high.

Y'know how it's not uncommon for the Accord to mention stuff about Compact propaganda? I can't help but think that must be... difficult to actually make, partially because of floret involvement, but also because of the Affini genuinely struggling to work out exactly how to make the results palettable for the intended purpose.

Picture the scene. A film set of sorts, scaled to Affini-size - and while everything's being managed by Affini, the pedestal in the centre has a little step-stool behind it, atop which the "presenter's" floret is stood - slightly hazy-eyed, a silly grin on her face, looking and waving into the camera.

The camera crew have already failed a couple of takes from some of the operators cooing things like "Gosh, she's so cute~!" behind the scenes, and it's kind of messing up the recording quality, but finally - a quiet take! Her Affini explains what the tape's for, and gets her floret to say the single line she was told to remember...

...and she's forgotten it. So, she ad-libs, in her mindhazed state, and starts rambling almost incoherently about her favourite floret-cut game, and how she's been working on building a lovely little farm and it's got lots of pretty flowers that kind of remind her of Mistress, and that Mistress is super pretty and she feels a little hazy when she looks into her eyes, and then looking upward to see that loving, adoring expression looking right down at her...

The footage is barely usable. Sure, it's broadcasted anyway - the whole thing was far too precious to be hidden away in a film vault somewhere - but it's not exactly comprehensible.

Oh well. Better luck next time. :)

[amogus-real-not-clickbait]

i got oil pastels so here's a meal for yall. enjoy

[sysig]

I think the world is so wonderful... (Patreon)

[wheatormeat]

we're really returning to the mid 2000s with the angel x demon fics

[kelocitta]

In honor of the @rw-ship-showdown I wanted to write about Artihunter as someone who jokingly slapped them together pre-downpour and still thinks they are actually very compelling. Just not in the super soft love wins kinda way (Although I get why people like that more) And the only way I know how to do that is talking too much so heres a far too long slug essay-

Obviously the slugcats don't offer a ton of characterization but theres not nothing to work with. Their stories, whether by their roles in it or the overarching themes do provide a backbone to work with. Even gameplay itself can provide a bit. (for some more than others) Hunter, to me, is ultimately a story about selflessness. The goal is to revive Moon, which is very much an act of kindness from both Hunter and NSH. But the weight of that action is much more significant for Hunter- Hunter is deeply sick. They're on the clock, and for all their skill in combat none of that will ultimately help them to survive longer than their body can hold out. Moon is a close friend of NSH but that means little Hunter- Hunter really gets next to nothing out of helping them, and ultimately pays quiet a bit spending their limited time alive fighting to deliver that neuron so that someone else can live.

To spend ones limited days on helping another, in a game that very much stresses the unwavering cruelty of the world and nature- is pretty notable. (And you could even say that Hunter being the Hardmode of Rain World adds another layer to this)

And then we have Artificer. A storyline that very much stands out to people as more… villainous (so to speak) than the other slugcats. Artificer's story covers a lot of things. Trauma, violence, revenge, etc. Revenge is a bit of a selfish desire- That need to see someone hurt as they have hurt you. A punishment that ultimately does not fix whatever harm was done- but feels good to see because you were hurt and now those responsible share that pain.

Artificer's actions are founded in that need for revenge, their pups killed for overstepping boundaries they didn't know existed. Is it not fair for them to be angry at that, to punish the scavengers for their violence with their own? Why should the scavengers ever be forgiven when they and their pups were not? And that's how you get that loop- Harm for harm over and over.

The original action has been lost in a spiral of violence for violence. And here stands Artificer- their very spirit scarred. Not just because they sought revenge, but because they never ceased trying to scratch that itch for violence as an answer. Artificer only has two paths for their story- killing the scavenger king (Someone who, really, has little to do with the original 'crime' of the scavengers, but represents an important individual to them- as did the slugpups to Artificer), locking themselves as karma one for good and spending the rest of their life chasing creatures that no longer even fight back in a warped sense of closure- or to dissolve themselves in the acids of the void sea because they're too far gone to find any real peace.

They can't meaningfully recover from that state, not alone, twisting in on themselves. Even if they halt their actions, they've been using violence as a feeble defense against their own pain- violence that no longer has any real direction or basis. Artificer gets no real closure from killing the scavenger king. All they can do is continue the cycle, or try to scrub it away. No real peace in a prison of their own making. So you have a creature, who even with a strict timer on their life- a body that will crumble to disease, spends its last bit of time on saving another. And another who was so caught up in the pain of loss that were eaten alive by their own anger, poisoned their own soul on such a deep level even self-proclaimed gods have no solution for them. What peace can they offer each other? For Hunter, its only a fleeting moment of happiness- of selfish love, before their own body fails them. A bit of indulgence in something for themself. For Artificer, its a single, comforting thread to ground them again, something tangible to protect and care about again. But thats a thread that will ultimately be snapped under the cruel indifference of the world. Hunters timer will tick down regardless of if it takes another with it. Its a tragedy- its doomed to end badly. Whatever good it offers to either of them to find each other will only provide the fleeting comfort of a band-aid that will be ripped away too early. But all that can be worth indulging in anyway, if only for the moment. It doesn't change the ending, but the ending was never going to be happy. Its can so yuri

[rosegolddoodle]

had a lot of fun with @myrathefarmer's page for the @coloringwithhermits zine!!

[echo-starflower]

I FINISHED THE GUY!!!!!!

(Pattern by @ghost-cinnamon)

He’s perfect and I love him

But Echo! some of you might ask, isn’t the body supposed to be red like his bones? To that I say! 1: I’m impressed you saw it under the layers of clothes! /silly and 2!

BAH BAM

Embroidery!!!!! (I’m so proud of this hehe it turned out way better than I expected. Also faceless doll jumpscare>:3)

And of course, credit must be given to my amazing little sibling whose immediate reaction to seeing my doll was “ooo he’s spooky! He needs a top hat!!!!”

(She proceeded to make not one but two top hats hehe)

[whollyjoly]

@luztoyeweek 2024 day 1 - i'll be seeing you by billie holliday

[psilliguykai]

soul threatening to turn the car around on the way to McWhole's

Ended up with them at the drive through because I thought having The Whole himself there would be funny lol.

Sorry it’s kinda shitty but uhhh here you go 😭

Same as last time, these requests are still open! If anyone wants to send in any CJ related (HMS or otherwise!) designs feel free to put them in my ask box :]

Scenes are alright too, but I’m less likely to do them since they’re a decent bit more time consuming for me and I’m gonna be busy as school picks back up.

[this was fun, tysm for the art req.!]

[lattuce]

shoutout to media with only one female character that’s just a vessel for a sexual assault and/or pregnancy plot line with very little or no characterization beyond that

[nocterish]

“And he smiles. He smiles like this is the first time he’s ever heard the name and recognised it as his own. Your heart clenches in pain, in unspoken emotions. It only eases up when he reaches out for your hand and suddenly it starts to beat faster than ever before. You close your knife and put it back into the pocket of your dungarees, then accept his hand in your paint-stained one. Once you feel the soft leather of his gloves against your skin, you relax against the window frame” -I Knew Nothing But Shadows: chapter 5 - The Last Line of the Picture

Finally got to draw my favorite scene from @writingjourney's fic because it's just so beautiful- I had to draw it! Please check it out! Worth a read!

Close up of Copia (because it's better seeing it up close with his smile)