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( Set in the Measure of Worth universe - you don't need to have read that fic to understand what's going on, but it will give context.)
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If you follow my main you had to know this was coming… anyway. Enjoy these bloodweave doodles :)
#bloodweave#gale x astarion#astarion x gale#baldur's gate 3#bg3#baldurs gate more like baldurs gay amirite folks?#yeah sorry the themes of hunger abuse and power got to me. I’m not immune to thematically mirrors#I have so many thoughts about the it’s not even funny anymore#oh you mean to tell me that canonically gale would offer up his blood if asked and that astarion can’t even do that bc of the orb ??#tasteful irony that the guy who would want to help can’t do that bc of a mistake he made for love.#especially devastating for someone who measures his self worth in usefulness#oh they are so fucked up and they could understand each other in ways hardly reachable to others#once I start an origin run it’s over for you guys I will be so insufferable. even more than usual
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Tech is tall. He discovered it can be a tactical advantage in the affairs of the heart
Reference image for first drawing under cut
#mydoodle#I was going to throw this into my scheduled techphee art compilation post but I still have some drawings to finish for that#I am. so enamoured by them right now#techphee#tech tbb#phee genoa#the bad batch#I drew these when I had a day left to do two week's worth of finals work because my brain works like that... h#I'm a 6'4 Tech truther by the way. He was hunching when they measured him again later trust me
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I cannot express enough that if your reaction, as a hobby artist, to not getting that many notes on your art is to say "maybe I should just stop doing art altogether" you need to stop posting art to tumblr
not necessarily forever, not even for long, but just stop putting your art on here and start doing it for you again, remember why you enjoyed doing art in the first place and stop relying on the attention of faceless people on the internet for your enjoyment of your hard work
believe me, I get it, nothing crushes the artistic soul quite like labouring for hours on a piece only for it to get like 10 notes, so you need to find your own source of joy in the act of creation and a lot of the time that means making art and not showing it to anybody
#not art#listen#for real#this is not about any one person because i've seen posts about it from a bunch of people#you think i post everything here? buddy i dont even post half my stuff here#every drawing you see is preceded by five more just like it#that never see my cursor close to the save button#i have a sketchbook i draw in regularly that i do'nt show to a single goddam person#i make cutout art from gels i steal from work and stick them to my windows and do paintings in my living room just for me#because that it the only way you are ever going to be able to retain your original love of art#is by doing it for the sake of doing it#not for the sake of seeing how many people stop and stare#anyways i'm sorry if this sounds terse#but i'm so sick of seeing artists put all their self-esteem and happiness in the hands of a blogging website#stop selling yourself short by measuring your self worth by how many reblogs you get and what people say in the tags#your artistry and your happiness are worth more than that#if you're an artist for a living that's another story#but even then#even then#anyways sorry i'm done ranting
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Zenos viator Galvus and him trying to deal with actually feeling things for once (Even if he doesn't really understand how to handle the comfort he receives from others for it)
I am also giving this man a dad that actually cares, because this brainworm have gotten me and there is no saving me from them.
#ffxiv#sketch#zenos yae galvus#adventurer zenos#durante#zero#local man learns how to feel again... and is regretting it immensely-#as his old habits of “ignore” or “shut down” dont work that well anymore#because#at least from what I've personally looked into#unironically zenos' method of reaper contract was the smartest way to go about- he wouldnt have had the context that they used to be people#but I also write Zenos with the thought that he would abhor becoming anything like Varis-#and I dont think he'd like being directly responsible for turning another person into a weapon or a tool like how he was- intentional or no#and I think its just a neat point of tension between adventurer zenos and zero#and it just ends feeding into what I write one of his main hurdles being#his resignation that he may never change- or that he isnt worth compassion because of the circumstances he grew up in#and him being so ready to take blame and resign the possibility of apologizing because (given context) i dont doubt#that Varis had constantly blamed him for Carosa's death#and it also just gives me a bit of reasoning why him being called a monster (specifically thinking of the scene with Krile) sets him off#I also just like the idea of Durante taking him in as a hesitant mentor and accidently bonding with him- even beyond the theories I have#(and this is totally me being biased because I ADORE durante as a character)#but I think helping Zenos and the way Zenos and Wol would later interact with each other would give him a measure of peace#of being able to guide someone and be there for someone like it seemed golbez was for him#I also think zenos deserves at least one warm fatherly hug#and who better than the strange old ass voidsent who could honestly probably rotate him any moment his guard is down
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OHHHH my god I just got my latest GibsonGirlDress order and it’s a dream!!! this set is my new favourite 😭 look at it!!
#I keep ordering these vests in different colors they are so good!!#I ordered custom measurements for this one and it fits way better than my old ones I'm so happy!!#I have to take in the others but I'm too scared to ruin them..my sewing is not at that level yet ;;#but now I can use the measurements of this one for reference#the boots are from American Duchess#this set came with petticoat and stockings#also I'm wearing a corset! I'm built like a plank so it's worth mentioning that any shape is understructure#this is all linen and the blouse is cotton cambric#🥺❤️#personal#nips photos#nips blogs
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#i surprisingly spend 6 hours on this#but it's okay#it was worth it for his stupid ahh(affectionate)#lashes for good measure#felix fathom#felix graham de vanily#miraculous felix#miraculous argos
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2024 reads / storygraph
Those Beyond The Wall
sequel/companion to The Space Between Worlds, set a decade later
character-focused sci-fi set in an area divided in two, the rich protected city on one side and everyone else in the post-apocalyptic desert
follows a woman who works under the Emperor in Ashtown, keeping the peace
when mangled bodies start showing up with seemingly no murderer, she’s tasked with finding the cause, and finds out that it’s the result of corruption spanning both cities and multiple worlds
explores oppression and messy revolution, police violence and apartheid
bi & polyamorous MC
#Those Beyond The Wall#aroaessidhe 2024 reads#space between worlds sequel!!! honestly I’m not entirely sure how I feel about it….. In general I enjoyed it and I think it had#a lot of important things to say but also maybe highlighted some weaknesses(?) in both books?#or - I guess just the fact that the sff stuff (which skews a little more magicy here) is kinda small scope relative to its potential#and more there to serve the plot and characters. Which actually maybe is the point. idk- there's def mixed reviews lol#it has a messy unlikable MC (like actually - when half the weak ass reviews are saying the MC is annoying you know they are Actually a#complex character) and some interesting relationship dynamics#it is pretty solidly a sequel - I wouldnt read this without reading TSBW#cara does show up in here& tbh her characterisation felt quite different to me? unsure how I feel about that? but maybe it's the biased POV#also to be clear: polyam MC; not a polyam romance or anything#(there's - kinda a romance? or various feelings floating around and she 'ends up' with someone. feel like i would have liked that to end#more subtley but that's probably my personal taste lol)#man some of the 1 star reviews of this are kinda.....just racist though. can we get some measured critique in here#as I said i am not entirely sure how I feel about it but not quite in a way I can articulate.... idk! i think it's worth the read tho#it's maybe one of those revolutions that feels solved a little too easily in the end - but then also is it solved or is it just that the#narrative has to end at a certain point
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jerry jones saying “she’s a great face for our game in the NFL” when asked if he’s proud of his daughter (the highest ranking woman in football)
typical patriarchal misogyny
#america’s sweethearts#dcc#dallas cowboys cheerleaders#patriarchy#misogyny#like her worth is measured by her looks#HER FATHER ONLY VALUES HER BEAUTY??#it’s primordial
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it's month 7 of pants research and this is the scene of the latest fashion cryptid sighting unsuspecting civilians were subjected to at the local charity shop this morning
#pants#fashion#men's fashion#cryptid#cryptidcore#da me#((the shop doesn't have a fitting room so I was measuring with my measuring tape instead to make sure it was the correct fit))#I bought FOUR pairs of pants for under 20 quid TOTAL!#(and two huge bed sheets worth of fabric for less than 10 cause this specific charity shop is my fave cause they got curtains & bed sheets)#and then 3 more at tkmaxx that did cost about 20-25 each but apparently that was like 50 quid less than rrp#and all 7 of them fit appropriately in the hip/crotch area and I'll only need to shorten the legs 🙏#cause I finally figured out what measurement to fit men's pants for the other week#cause unlike women's fashion which just fits to existing body shapes (eg waist for pant waist crotch for pant crotch etc)#men's fashion ignores basically all existing body shapes which makes it so much harder in so many ways#for someone this short I sure am crouching in public surprisingly often
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I think one of the great problems that faces people who are in the industry – within which they have to express themselves – is learning to ignore entirely anyone else’s opinion, especially complimentary opinions because the luxury with being assaulted is that you know instinctively that you’re not to take that onboard because that would affect – in a negative way – what you’re doing. But the same thing could be said for compliments, but they come in sheep's clothing. They invite you to give your sense of self-esteem to someone else because as soon as you start relying upon compliments, then you are giving away your own... I can’t think of the word, but you should be the crux of your own opinion. –Grian Chatten from Fontaines D.C. on Live with KEXP [x]
#every time i hear him speak in an interview i gain a new level of appreciation for him and the band#they are truly refreshing in their outlook and approach to things#his analogies and metaphors are so visceral. comparing compliments and criticism to an 'assault' of sorts is very interesting#that seems to be the age-old question about art though isn't it?#is it good because people like it and connect with it and that's how you measure its success?#or is it successful to you because you're proud of what you've created regardless of how it's received?#people will be quick to praise when they like something that you create but they'll be even quicker to criticize when they don't like it.#and then get angry when you don't do what they want or expected of you#like in the interview he did with nme when he said when people start to think they know you creatively - it feels like flies settling on yo#idk i find it good reminder for everyday life. you can't let people's perceptions & expectations of you dictate what you do#cause it's true. then you start relying on other people to determine your value and worth.#grian giving me life lessons and not even knowing it. thanks babe#fontaines d.c.#grian chatten#interview#kexp 2019#mine
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crybaby phantom angel OC
#animal jam#jamblr#ajpw#animal jam play wild#I over traded like crazy for that flower headband btw#I bought it for 4k AND I traded the person a moonlight tiara on top of that#bc they would NOT let the damn thing go and i had to take extreme measures to get it#because it fit this little girlie perfectly I was fighting for my life to get it guys#and now I am broke#worth it tho I love her so much#I wish I got white ducky shoes with pink beaks#but we cant always get what we want I guess#these are still cute so who cares
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very important psa
#idk man#ekuoto#make the exorcist fall in love#exorcist wo otosenai#this was not worth the effort i put in#i thought i wouldn't eyeball symetry and stuff for once and actually make sure everything is equal#except instead of going by the measurements that gimp provides i was too lazy to do maths#and just counted pixels instead#anyways enjoy your slop#i love pouty beel#yes i know this is technically full size bel but we haven't met actual baby bel yet and i don't wanna wait till we do#looks plenty baby to me#mtefil
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So I was looking at waiter Yakumo and noticed that he had wavy hair. His hair straight normally so who was the one who curled his hair? DOES KLEIN EVEN HAVE CURLING IRONS???? Anyways all of this is to say please imagine Eiden helping Yakumo get ready and that involves putting those old timey curlers in Yakumo's hair before he went to bed so he can have curls the next morning
uhdisomFINMF u are making me IMAGINE!!!!!! yakumo about to apply for the job and wondering if he should present himself a certain way eiden going ;))) you look sexy with your hair pushed back ;))) (but before yakumo can stutter out his embarrassment) eiden gives him the very encouraging "but for real i think you look great as you are!! <3" then aster crashes onto the scene and announces that he will not have his servants treasured colleagues looking anything less than PEAK presentable!!!!! *whips out the old timey pink hair curlers*
#aster asking if a uniform is gonna be provided and if it's not up to his standards he will get it TAILORED for yakumo or smth#he'll get the custom made snake brooch ready within a day LOL#aster's generosity of spirit gives Master Eiden more eye candy#and anything that makes Master happier is worth the time and money <3#idk why but i just imaged aster being the only one in the mansion to own hair curlers#'but mr aster!! i... i haven't gotten the job yet!!'#'pishposh this is you we're talking about of course you're gonna get the job NOW STAND UP STRAIGHT n lemme get a look at u'#not like aster needs to actually look at yakumo to get his measurements. that lil vampire has everyone's measurements memorised LOL#after aster establishes yakumo's beauty routine and uniform standards ahahah he leaves it to eiden to enforce#so eiden does indeed end up putting curlers in yakumo's hair every night before work#not for too long though! one time yakumo did it himself but fell asleep reaaally early and the next day he was extra wavy#like.... full on princess curls... how did he accomplish that... how dense is his hair actually......#i imagine blade hustling in during aster's demo and going#OH!!!! you know what!! i got better at drawing maps on people!!! darling got a little lost last time#but for little yakumo i'll make sure to draw the MOST helpful map for you!!!! i've been practising!!!#*draws a compass on yakumo's wrist*#eiden in the background: heaves a silent sigh of relief that blade didn't actually stick-and-poke tattoo yakumo#puzzling invitation#nu carnival yakumo#feesh answer
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zorry if this comes off as a little venty but im feeling so discouraged to post art here or... at all
#ik i cant always do big numbers but my art isnt doing aswell as it used to in the past 3 years n its making me self concious#maybe its just cus i dont post every day of every week like i used to or smth but man#& ik i shouldnt use notes as a measurement for self worth but its hard sometines idk#cand posts#delete later#i should prolly start doodling requests to get out of this artblock or smth
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Some little fandoodles xp
We have Vale from Lives worth living
As well as an interpretation of changling Loop from to cut you open- before I realized they had an already drawn design. Ooopsys~~ x3c
If interested you should read em, both are amazing
#isat spoilers#two hats spoilers#lives worth living au#Changeling loop au#fanfic fanart#isat loop#I assumed loop would keep the skirt short so they could run easier in it#but the length was probably mentioned and I didn’t notice#so now they just have a new skirt#>:3#also Vale is trying to phase through a wall#they don’t wanna be there#avoidance is a Siffrens natural defense measure#fight flight freeze or avoid#and vale still has it#spoilers
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