#Tree-Angles

[zillychu]

Consider this: ghosts are actually exactly what the Fentons think they are.

They're snapshots of a longing so strong, unfinished business so deep it reaches out beyond life. Lingers just a bit longer. And if it happens to meet a dense cloud of ectoplasm (invisible to the naked eye, but omnipresent even in the mortal realm), it coalesces. The ectoplasm fits into the shape of it. Which, when the desire is strong enough, it's got a rough idea of its self-image. This tends to mean a more humanoid figure, though it's more often warped in some way–a self-reflection, skewed by said desire. The warping varies on the dead soul’s perception of themselves, the intensity of their desire, how much time passed after death, and how much ectoplasm was present.

In short… no matter how “normal" a ghost looks or acts, it really, truly isn't human. It's animated ectoplasm with a single goal: an obsession. Nothing else. They're more akin to plants than animals, following a single drive with no emotion. They react to stimuli, recognize threats (including other ghosts), and can even imitate human speech and mannerisms to obtain fulfillment of their obsession.

Not “evil" by any stretch, but they're entirely driven by instinct. A tree doesn't pause to consider the rocks it breaks with its roots. A cordyceps doesn't torture its host for fun, or kill with malice. It just does. It follows code in its DNA to survive and multiply–And ghosts just follow the code in its ectoplasm to fulfill its obsession. The more powerful a ghost, the better it's able to overcome obstacles preventing this–whether through brute force, or manipulation. This power is always directly proportional to the amount of ectoplasm present at the time of formation, and how much time passed since death.

What then, does this mean for Danny? Danny, who's previously come to the conclusion that he's only half-ghost, which surely explains how he retained his mind? His independent thoughts and emotions?

What does this mean for Phantom, who experienced an entire world’s worth of ectoplasm condensed as a singularity, at the exact time of his death? Whose strength only grows and begins to exceed every limit they previously thought possible?

If a ghost was as strong as him… could it mimic a human perfectly? Down to a molecular level?

Could it, in its desire to fill an obsession… trick its own fake mind into thinking it was still human? Or half-ghost?

[nvoc]

TINY GLADE ; small village 03

[zivazivc]

⋆⁺₊❅.･:*:｡𓏲ּ first snow °❆⋆.ೃ࿔*:･

That first year was the hardest for these two, the cold winter months didn't help...

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Leslie's first home (since it's not very clear from the illustration) :

someone hit me over the head with a chair, i can't stop thinking thoughts about these stupid little guys

[arc-hus]

Elion-Hitchings Building, North Carolina, USA - Paul Rudolph

Photography by Iwan Baan

[haciaelmar]

a bamboo ceiling | Leica M3 | Kodak Portra 400 | 2011

[hannesflo]

home ii by hannesflo

[gbiechele]

Crash Zone

Tokina RMC 24mm f/2.8 Sony A7

[dyrkwyst]

other woRld view

[mumblesplash]

there really are limits to how much you should be accounting for ‘he would not fucking say that’ and related sentiments. for instance i will sometimes see a fanart and unironically think thoughts such as ‘he would NOT have that much external shoulder rotation’ which frankly isn’t something i expect or even want other artists to be worrying about. draw or write your favorite little guys however you feel like doing it. the insufferable nerds will live

[inegalite]

[pyralart]

I was planning on having the two next pages ready for tonight so I could keep my 2 pages every 2 weeks schedule but work has been chaotic so instead have an angry Luz. Pretend I just said it's her fault.

Hopefully I'll have the second page done this week-end! I'm halfway done but got a little bit ambitious

[aria0fgold]

Finally done with my version of The Universe's design!

[xraytheredx]

Welcome to the neighborhood~! 🏡✨

I couldn't stop myself from drawing up just the neighbors; I sprinted the whole nine yards for over a month! XD It was worth it though; I even pixelated plant life for the first time, and they came out pretty well! >u<

Would like to give a bit of thanks to @carnivalcarrion for pointing out some hidden details that I wouldn't have thought to look for, especially in the bodega! (Check out their rant about it, and all their awesome art while you're at it! https://www.tumblr.com/carnivalcarrion/727782616285249536/x)

[arc-hus]

Culunco House, Tumbaco, Ecuador - AL BORDE

[haciaelmar]

thin moon | Leica M6 | Fujicolor 100 | 2020 

[hannesflo]

strive iv by hannesflo