#all. laurel

[ablaaze]

" Paint looks different when it's on the wall. There are a lot of factors: room size, room shape, light sources - both natural and artificial. You might bring that sucker home, " he says, pointing at the paint chip in their hand, " And find it looks completely different than standing in here under all these bright florescents. If you grab a couple in the same family, you can find one that works for the vision you have. Dots feeling connected now? "

Laurel looked up from the single, light blue paint chip in their hand, eyes narrowed at the unsolicited advice. They'd barely touched the interior of their house in the three years they'd lived there, but they figured, with the practice expanding, it could do with a few personal touches. "I'm failing to get the 'why' here. Connect the dots for me."

@ablaaze

[getagirlie]

Emperor Caracalla and his laurel wreaths.

[radiocity]

The L Word: Lookbook ↳ 2.01, Life, Loss, Leaving

[efficiiency]

" Oh, darling, please, of course this is on me. It's a business expense. " Bernie pats her purse as though Laurel can see straight through to the Sea Foam credit card inside. It's not like she's hurting for money - as explained by the rather large settlement from said mouth-breathing ex-husband - but if she could sum this up as a tax write-off, she would. Her face only sours slightly at the mention of him, and only because she's thinking of, well, his sister. Bernie takes a long, selfish pull from her cigarette and tries not to bum out the mood before they've even gotten inside.

She does blush, just a little, even though she knows Laurel's just being nice and playing along. Bernie tucks her short hair behind her ear, nearly burning her forehead in the process, and says a too-sweet thank you before throwing her half-smoked cigarette on the ground and stamping it out with her lavender-colored high heel. " But if you're trying to get me into bed, you'll have to try harder. Come on, quit smoking, I want to grill you about your love life over clams and stuffed mushrooms. "

Laurel hummed noncommittally, but the corner of her mouth twitched up into a smile as she looked Bernie up and down. She did look nice, but Laurel was more than happy to play the stick in the mud and not take the bait.

They bit their tongue and kept themself from continuing to rub in the 'Valentine's Day dinner with your divorce lawyer' thing, a basic fact even if their relationship had managed to evolve past that. "Well, I'll take that as a compliment, then. You should also be excited about footing the bill on this one, because I seem to recall that I got the last one, and let's not forget that I know exactly how much money you got from that mouth-breathing ex-husband of yours."

"Wow, another compliment. You're laying 'em on thick today. But thanks." They paused to take another drag before finally conceding, "You look good too. Beautiful, even."

@efficiiency

[brodyfoxxsmassivetits]

oops! all ponies!!

you can tell these r sorta old because jons not MASSIVE HUGE TALL GIANT

But yk just.. pretend..

I really liked drawing pony designs for them I REALLY like ponies...also people liked this one on ig when I first posted it!! rare for me 2 like something and to have it do well

I've got no excuse for why everyone's all cute n gay I think drawing horses just MAKES you make them kiss

Jon doesn't have a cutie mark because uhhhhhh ermm ummm

their all earth ponies also because I kinda didn't...wanna figure out what they'd each be BUT IF I DID....

jon n tom are earth(toms pretty farm pony coded imo)

matt n duin pegasus

edd n mark unicorn?? maybe???

tord unicorn too I guess but I'm not used to including him

also one image being SUPER low quality is so funny to me genuinely but also FHUCK dawg why don't I save my art in high quality....I need to stop not sending people my finished stuff because otherwise it gets posted and is PROBABLY gone from my ibis gallery because........well tbf me clearing my gallery is my fault mostly but...cmon

[restlesskeychains]

Now I’ve got an Artemis design! :D

[heynhay]

and there's nothing i can do, not much i can change, so i give it up to you. i hope that's okay.

[morphestic]

My favourite thing in Ma Meilleure Ennemie is the seemingly auditory illusion at the beginning of the song where no one can agree on the lyrics. some hear je t'aime, je te hais (I love you, I hate you), je t'aime, je t'attends (I love you, I'll wait for you) or je t'aime, je te quitte (I love you, I'm leaving you) which, it doesn't matter which one it is, they all just Fit timebomb so well. and if this is done on purpose it's fucking GENIUS I tell you.

[poppitron360]

If you haven’t checked out the other songs by the cast of epic, take this as a sign.

[anede]

Freddie as Hades

[zaritarazi]

Never give up, the truth of marc guggs groveling on the phone to katie cassidy will ALWAYS come to light

[samposillies]

i had a half baked theory in my head but i didn't know how to describe it so have the pertinent info. in meme format instead.

the head of the laurel wreath galaxy was named aurelius, likely after the roman emperor marcus aurelius. 'veritas' is the name of the roman goddess of truth and ratio's 5th and 6th eidolons are in latin, so it's possible he's from a roman-inspired region (although his design also has greek aspects).

amphoreus having an achievement called 'philosopher king' also might be hinting at a connection to the laurel wreath galaxy since that was aurelius' title. so i'm not saying ratio doesn't have ties to amphoreus, it's just that there might be more to the story

[kevjeanday]

Wait does anyone have any thoughts on what The Golden Raven cover will look like?

We were all convinced TSC would have a sun. And then Nora was like ‘idk why that’s your guys’ vision’ (GIRL YOURE THE ONE WHO NAMED IT SUNSHINE COURT) but anyway do we think it’s going to be a bird at all?

For TSC we got a daffodil, the same one spraypainted on the fence outside Jean’s window. Daffodils represent rebirth.

Like immediate thoughts is of course a golden raven. Could be one made from sunbeams or similar. But maybe it won’t be a raven at all? Some other bird, wings caught mid stride, anything from a vulture to a hummingbird.

A single feather, symbolizing freedom and leaving behind old identities

As a Scandinavian I’m also thinking about two ravens possibly…. mirroring hugin and munin. Not really to mean Kevin and Jean, more to mean Jean and Jean. Like a yin yang kind of deal. One black one gold? They also represent thought n memory and surveillance and control.

Or will it not be a bird at all? Continuing a pattern of pulling symbolism from the book itself. Then it could be anything.

I definitely over analyze numbers so it would be awesome with a 5 pointed star or crown.

I do feel like chess could make a comeback but I don’t think it will be a queen, because that is too Kevin focused? Maybe a knight, because of the Trojans?

[shinyboomboom]

Imagining Dean with Laurel makes me heart sick because I know Dean loves kids, he's that guy who wants to pack up a minivan and go camping with his kids. OR AT LEAST HE WOULD BE. But I just know deep in my soul he absolutely does not trust himself around them. He is absolutely terrified of hurting people in general but a kid? Anyways he makes me sob.

But then I imagine Cassie with Laurel and it gets ten times worse because I know how much Cassie sacrificed for her. Like that line in twelve were she says she can't do the FBI training program because she'd be away from Laurel to long? DIABOLICAL! I know that's not the only reason but God the parentification that she was forced into was crazy. Add that with the guilt she must feel for how Laurel grew up combined with everything that happened in Bad Blood? Heartbreaking.

And then I imagine Laurel. Laurel who never had the mom Cassie had and certainly didn't have the same childhood. Laurel who looks at swings and sees the chains her mother used to be bound with. I see her looking at Cassie and seeing her mom, seeing the woman who always tried to protect her and recognizing that same quality in Cassie. I see her looking at Dean and recognizing that the same part of her that feels like a monster, that sees things she's not supposed to that isn't normal for girls her age and seeing that Dean sees those things to. Dean who reassures her that she isn't a monster, that she couldn't control how she grew up or what anyone in the cult did. Laurel who knows both these people love her because even though it's hard for them they say it to her. Even when she doesn't say it back. I see her escaping to their house where she has a special room just for her. Where she's always welcome when staying at Nonna's is to much. When everything there is far to normal and far to loud.

Then I imagine the Cassie and Dean healing in ways they never thought they could because of Laurel. Cassie taking her on sister dates every month to go get icecream, just like her mom used to do with her. Teaching Laurel the BPD's along the way. Dean eventually getting to do a camping extravaganza with her and all the naturals and he teaches Laurel how to make smores and doesn't judge her when she makes comments about fire she probably shouldn't. Then slowly but surely they all start to trust eachother until Laurel has Cassie, Dean, and Nonna with her for parent teacher confrences and suddenly they look around and realize maybe they've become a family along the way.

[brodyfoxxsmassivetits]

Can we just get a massive mark collection + edu jon edd tom and Matt dog piling him

ty for the ask! will assume you mean literal ACTUAL physical dog piling in which case..

edd AND Jon??????..marks DEAD.completely flat, stuck to da ground, he's done for!!! o7

thank you for including all of my faves Have some EXTRA!!! Not... necessarily related but I hate leaving loose stuff 2 rot in my gallery

realizing you said massive mark collection and I drew him like...once...whoops!

drew the initial doodle at least..soreez

[cosmiicchaoss]

a piece for my art history class [tags for info]