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ough please let me explain the concept of a zeroes au !!!
alright so zeroes is a book series (by scott westerfeld) that changed my life but i would never recommend to anyone ever. long story short it's about a bunch of 17yo's with the world's shittiest superpowers and they get into a bunch of hijinks like going to jail, running from (superpowered) serial killers, and the crashing weddings. the usual.
that's irrelevant rn though! the way that zeroes works is that there's i think like seven? different powers that someone can have, each with an opposite or an "inside out" version. some of the powers are also. really hard to explain. but i'll try my best. some powers don't have official names, so i put the characters' code-names instead.
POWERS:
-> Bellwether/Anonymous - BELLWETHER is if "leader" was a superpower. BELLWETHER is basically the power to kind of charm-speak people into trusting you. this power relies on The Curve (AKA 6+ people) to work, and makes surrounding people listen to them and pay attention, as well as swaying them to agree with them. ANONYMOUS is the near opposite of that, and instead of making them the most important person in the room, it renders them near invisible. except worse than that. no one can remember them ever and it's as if there's no object permanence when it comes to them.
-> Maker/Crash - a MAKER is a technopath! only instead of it being vaguely "tech stuff" i think it's electrical pulses. which also includes biological electrical pulses. it's like if technopathy and bloodbending combined. a CRASH does exactly what the name implies--crashes things! much much more destructive than a MAKER, a CRASH can take down entire networks and are incentivized to do so because tech feels like the worst headache known to man to them.
-> Beau/Sight-Caster - BEAU is like if "attention whore" was an ability. everyone's eyes are drawn to them and it becomes very very hard to look away. they're just. so beautiful? so gorgeous? whatever it is, you can't seem to look away. a SIGHT-CASTER is most definitely an invasion of privacy. they can see through everyone's eyes--the only exception being ANONYMOUS.
-> Mob/Swarm - a MOB is a crowd power relying on The Curve and works through an emotional connection to crowds. parties are great, but tests not so much. a SWARM is every negative side-effect to that. they take crowds and turn them into murderous stampedes, often losing themselves in bloodlust.
-> Clarity/Glitch - CLARITY makes you see and understand everything you've ever done in your life. kind of like if you peeled back the layers of yourself to see everything ever. kind of overwhelming imo. GLITCH is the opposite, twisting and warping your perception of everything to give you the worst trip of your life. like if your brain was a funhouse mirror.
-> Scam/Verity - a SCAM is a Voice inside someone that speaks through their mouth to say whatever you want to hear. the super-person has no power over what the Voice says and it usually lies. if the super-person needs to get out of a situation, the Voice has got their back! it will probably get them into an even worse situation but that how the power works. VERITY works the opposite, compelling someone to tell the truth and only the truth; basically if "lie-detector" was a superpower.
-> Coin - COIN tricks your brain into thinking things are what they are not. typically usedto make fake money, but theoretically works for anything.
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#candyland au poster#another tag for you as well? ->#zeroes au post#okay. wow. that's a lot#i do like the whole opposite vibe that's going on though!#i'm gonna throw “sight-caster” out there for grian beacuse of the whole watcher thing but if you're not into that than maybe “mob”?#i'm thinking “scam” for scar because lord knows he's a smooth-talker. also it seems in character for him to be getting into worse situation#controversial but maybe “clarity/glitch” for xisuma? idk i'm getting those vibes from him.#maybe also “bellwether” for scar though...#so tempted to say “maker” for all the redstoners but idk if that's putting them all in a box#i'm going to open the floor here for other people to join in!#this seems like such a cool au and i'd love to read what you write for it :)
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How did Treasure Planet manage to come up with the greatest aesthetic in all human history? Victorian elegance plus space-age flair, with just enough dirt and grime and wear and tear to make it feel real? A combination of traditional and computer animation that perfectly embodies the movie's blend of old and futuristic? How does it get any better than that?
#treasure planet#turned it on on a whim#because sylvia's lovers put me in the mood for sailing ship vibes#and it turns out it fits in really well with the north and south space opera i've been thinking about again#it's really hard for me not to give thornton a giant beautiful space sailing ship#(no you can't do it! the point is that they're industrial and purely functional!)#also i've got another post brewing about how treasure planet is an excellent boy's adventure coming-of-age story#and we need more of those because i feel like the genre doesn't exist in the same way these days#but i'm not sure i could say what i mean without getting folks up in arms#so i'm keeping it to the tags
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Long distance besties. This definitely happened after the third movie (source: trust me bro)
Based on this
#anyways time to yap in the tags 😋☝️#but first ummmm lemme just tag some shit#how to train your dragon#httyd#httyd hiccup#hiccup haddock#hiccup horrendous haddock iii#toothless#httyd toothless#ok i think that its done#anyways this definitely happaned after the dragons left like just trust me bro 🙏🙏🙏🙏#omfg i wanted to make this with hijack as well cause lol. do you get it. they're long distance LOLOLOL#maybe i will make it who knows. is it weird to make the same art trend with different characters??#OH WAIT FORGOT ANOTHER TAG#hicctooth#is this the duo name for them#or is it called#hictooth#doesnt matter. what matters is that theyre literally the definition of platonic soulmates bro#like wtf i love them#sorry for making them look miserable i didnt meant for them to look lile that 😭😭😭😭#omg with that being said#BROOOOOO I AM NOT GONNA DRAW DRAGONS ANYMORE IM DONEEEEE HOW DO YOU DRAW DRAGONS 😭😭😭😭😭🙏🙏#anyways first attempt do you like it. SAY YES RIGHT NOW#if you read this much till the end you need to kiss me rn muah muah muah#also say i did a good job at making them look like cookies like#say it rn#okie bye byeeeeee#I FORGOT TO ADD HIS BRAID IM GONNA KMSSSSSS NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO#omg i failed
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i listen to fog lake too much
#falls through the ceiling with a mighty crash hello#it's been what...8 months?#I was too busy w uni and being mentally ill#thank u everyone so much for the tags on all prev posts.. i re-read them oaccasionally 💗#they make me v happy thank u for giving me a moment of ur time#that means so much#anyway! vashwood!!#i hate them so much#i want to eat them#i want to ugly cry#i want an ideal world where they could've had something for a little bit#im eating drywall and pacing around the room in a cold sweat#so trimax-atypical overt intimacy it is#more coming...in maybe another year#It's a big project!#to me. yeah#my dream is to be put in a terrarium for a while#if only u knew how many wips I have w vashwood..#maybe i'll get tired and pile them into one post all unfinished and no less ok for it yk#whatever u r doing doesn't need to be perfect to make someone happy#didn't u experience a positive little zap from my imperfect colored doodle rn?#what a speedrun of a drawing that was#(<spent 10h on it. that's the minimum for anything ever)#hope today is treating you well! so long stranger!#vashwood#vash the stampede#nicholas d wolfwood#trimax#trigun#tzarrz
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your comic of erik "kidnapping" charles is living rent free in my head... I can't stop thinking of a scenario where somebody didn't get the memo about the vacation/kidnapping thing they've got going on and bursts into erik's Evil LairTM of the week to rescue the poor professor only to be mentally scarred at finding him making out nasty style with magneto
i cant stress enough how fast i went to draw this as soon as i got the chance god help any new x-man to the team
#xmen#xmen comics#cherik#charles xavier#professor x#erik lehnsherr#magneto#im not tagging everyone else. also who's looking for mimic. hes here for me tyvm#snap sketches#this is just a part of initiation. not intentionally but it'll happen to everyone at least once#CRYINGGG thank you for this ask vejalkver#whats funny is that i thought of including mimic in another thing im drawing Hopefully soon#big week for mimic fans. all five of them#ANYWAY i gotta grocery shop with my bro soon. i told yall time is so finite where did the day go its already 1PM#morning well spent tho i tell you that !!!!!! BYE lets see if i can sketch anything else out quick
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doing Mysterion art inspired by a Batman cover just seemed... right
+ closeups under the cut ↴
#kenny mccormick#mysterion#karen mccormick#henrietta biggle#eric cartman#mike makowski#south park#south park fanart#south park art#the fractured but whole#south park the fractured but whole#from dusk till casa bonita#mine#<- very nearly typed my main's art tag instead by accident lmao#also technically it's a 'tec cover not the main batman book but. still. 'tec is basically just another batman book 95% of the time#if u saw me post this before no you didn't tumblr was being weird with tags#ALRIGHT it was kicking back because i was trying to also include the batman cover this was inspired by??? weird??? so well i got rid of tht#it was detective comics 1034 if u are curious
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they had a good birthday and are all tuckered out now <3
#isat#in stars and time#siffrin#loop#?#am i allowed to tag them if it's just their Marketable Plush version#oh well whatever.#attempts at real birthday art went sideways so you get a sleepy sif#it's still sept 1st for another hour and a half where i live so this isn't late. it's NOT late.
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Mmmmmmore silly little videos cause why not
Listen, I am an Adoribull truther, but I love me a good crackship, and Cullen and Dorian have an amazingly interesting premise for a relationship, both romantic or just platonic!
#omg#dragon age inquisition art?#in 2024?#its more likely than you think#im back with another obscure ship only I like#cullen rutherford#dorian pavus#cullrian#I love that that’s a tag#cullen x dorian#that one as well#but you know what’s even better?#cullen x Dorian x Bull#milks artsies#dragon age inquisition
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I've been very curious since ISAT has such strong characterization: what do you think makes a "well written" character? I've asked around in my circles and I've gotten different answers (serves their role in the plot well, 'you can imagine meeting a real person like this', they move the plot along in an interesting way, etc) but I was curious because ISAT is still fresh in my mind.
thank you very much... for me, if every action a character takes can be linked to a specific trait/backstory/whatever, thats a well written character. you dont need to know in the moment, but on a rewatch if you go "omg thats why they did this or said this..." you know thats the SAUCE!!!!!!!!
#ask tag#one that comes to mind rn is beatrice from umineko because im a weeb#ummm sissel from ghost trick is another! once you Know youre like omg he cant read... thats because of The Thing.....#i could write a bunch of examples but you get it. thats the sauce for me#this is also what a well written plot is. to me
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#jumblr#jewish politics#antisemitism tw#personal thoughts tag#brought to you by me going to shel silverstein's wikipedia page#and subsequently being disappointed by yet another article about a person starting with 'born to a jewish family'#you will not die if you say 'this person was jewish and their family was as well!' i promise#recognizing that some people you like or were famous are jews is not a bad thing#jew isn't a bad word. being a jew is not a curse and refusing to even recognize that someone is jewish sends way worse a message#but i was obsessed with shel silverstein's poetry as a kid#which it feels like everything i loved as a kid and now being jewish at a rate higher than chance was an Early Sign lmao
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kainess x rope (1948)
#blue lock#michael kaiser#alexis ness#kainess#ブルーロック#blue lock fanart#blue lock manga#art#fanart#my art#kainess enjoyers do i have a movie for you#i consider the play it was based on a foundational text of toxic yaoi i'm dead serious#ESPECIALLY after 261 this fits them so well if u like kainess go watch rope now NOWWW#(also read the play i'm a useless theatre kid so ofc i'll rec that i directed it last year)#i don't have anything particularly devastating to say in the tags today sorry guys#if u want devastating go read never the sinner it's another play that covers the true story that inspired rope#now THAT one will fuck you up for a good 5-7 business days#happy reading!
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not drawing for others. not drawing for myself either. playing video games. okay? yay
#some more screenshots from my hardcore world <3 it's going good#built that tree from the last two pictures today :3 it's no bdubs level of course but i like how it turned out!#i think im slowly getting better at custom trees and building in general! happy#that building on the uhhh 6th image is my favorite so far! it houses my bee farm and it's so cool and vibrant and funky!!! loving it#the building on the 3rd image is also pretty good. it's an inn with a restaurant on the 1st floor and villager housing on the 2nd!#it's cozy in there but on the outide i think it could do with a bit more dress up. that part of the town is still in development so im sure#it'll come together eventually! like. with another house across the street and maybe some banner lines between them it's gonna look great#i also took that screenshot with my normal playing fov and not the low-good-for-screenshots fov so. yknow#welp. that's it for now i think#mining and building and also crafting#<- made the tag for it finally! check it out if you wanna; there's the previous set of screenshots as well#yagotalk
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I think this is one of my favorite lines from the Wraith route because of (imo) how much the meaning changes depending on if you got there via Spectre or Nightmare. For Spectre, it honestly strikes me as a genuine question. Why are you doing this to her? If you're on the Spectre route, you presumably already know the Narrator can't really be trusted, since you had to reject his reward to get here. What are you hoping to gain from continuing to hurt her? For Nightmare, it honestly just makes me sad. As the Shifting Mound describes her, "She desires only companionship, but the only thing she knows is how to hurt." This line feels like a plea from someone who genuinely doesn't understand why you keep rejecting her. She wants to be with you, but she just can't understand how to do that in a way which doesn't hurt you.
#at the risk of getting put on a list there is something tragic & relatable in nightmare#someone who desperately wants to make connections but just can't understand how#anyway wraith is one of my favorite princesses for stuff like this (and bc tragedy aside her route is a riot)#also im sorry if she doesn't say that line if you got there via nightmare#that's how i got her and i could've sworn she did? But i only found footage of her saying it in spectre#slay the princess#stp#stp wraith#the wraith#stp spectre#stp nightmare#side note archetypal/heart#(slash so i don't accidentally tag them)#pointed out on another post of mine that you get wraith via nightmare by killing her and via spectre by leaving her in the basement#in both cases its a rejection of her (rejection being one of wraith's main themes)#which makes me speculate on spectre's ch 3 (which i think we currently have very little info on?)#Trying to run from Nightmare should technically be a 'rejection' as well#but you get MOC from that (and from choosing to stay with her)#imo bc you're just repeating the same inaction which got you into this situation in the first place#you don't want to slay her. you don't want to set her free. So you just leave her there (again)#and so you get MOC where things have only gotten worse and you have no choice left. Because you chose *not* to take action again#So I wonder if spectre 3 will be a similar 'repeating your past mistakes' type of deal#i was skeptical about it coming from stabbing yourself while she possesses you or trying to crush her bones#but it does make sense with that in mind#im curious if it'll parallel MOC#except instead of having no choice but to free the princess you have no choice but to obey the narrator again#maybe you both end up stuck in the cabin forever again?#idk#sorry i probably should've put all of that tag in the post lmao
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Idk man I just think that mizu/ena5 and its progression was really beautiful actually. I just think that the release of the ena5 song was also really beautiful and kind of the nail in the coffin for me and I haven't been able to get the event(s) out of my head all week and that I kind of want to talk about it, actually.
It's about being hurt so deeply and continuously that any kindness that could be offered to you manages to feel like a sin, that it makes you crumble and shatter but for all the wrong reasons, not because of the newfound safety, not out of relief, but something worse and more deeply ingrained in you than kindness ever was. It's about carefully measuring the distance at which you keep others away from yourself, to ensure that it never happens again ("To save yourself the trouble", if that makes it easier).
It's about realizing that the people you've been spending all this time with are drifting closer, that they just might bump up against the unsightly parts of yourself that you've tried to keep locked away, it's about turning around and sprinting at full speed and slamming the door shut and holding onto the handle behind you to stop it from turning, because you're as frightened of the possibility of another wound being inflicted on you as you are of the possibility that kinder, gentler hands will reach out and smooth over the exposed scar. It's about hating eyes that judge and silently condemn you as much as you hate eyes that simply see you and take all of you in without scrutiny, because no matter what they're looking and they're looking at you and they know that your hand's on that door handle and they know that you're hiding something because, as much as you try to keep it shut, they've seen through the crack that you foolishly left open.
(The prominence of eyes in Bake no Hana, specifically eyes looking and searching, and finally landing on you, the viewer, Mizuki, is so fucking. Visceral in my opinion. Every character in the MV stares at the viewer in a deadpan, almost judging way. Even though Mizuki knows deep down that niigo won't really hate them, won't judge them, she just can't stand their kindness either; any gaze directed at her is a loss, another prick in their skin. It screams "don't look at me" while making sure that you know, with horrific certainty, that they're looking for you, that you're being watched. You can't go outside, can't leave your room, because they're searching for you, and while that should be reassuring, to you it's anything but).
It's about not wanting to be dissected, whether it's with hands that want to pull your organs apart or stitch them back together because no matter what they're there, and they're getting frighteningly close to your heart. It's about blinding yourself and covering your eyes to it all because seeing means exposure and exposure means they're taking something from you and you can't do anything about it, much less take it all back, much less have a say in the matter. Everyone's just taking and taking and taking and you wish you could just be alone. You wish everyone would just disappear and you could live in a world all to yourself, for only yourself (but is that really what you want?).
It's about the way that, near the beginning of the Yoka ni Mitoreta MV, Mizuki and her loneliness is represented as a dark, splotchy stain in the shadows. No colors, no patterns, no way to clean it or wash it all away, just raw ugliness marring a blank canvas. It's about the way that Ena reaches out to it anyway, the way she startles when the glass shatters just when she finally starts reaching forward, the way that the rest of the MV/song represents her searching for and reaching only further out to Mizuki, even if the broken shards of glass will only cut her fingers, potentially leaving scars.
It's about how, in every way, subtly, directly, consciously, and subconsciously, Ena shows that she fucking cares.
It's about the way that Ena lets Mizuki have autonomy, despite the situation being so horribly out of their control. And it's such a delicate thing: If she really wants to, Mizuki can take the opportunity to just run away, keep running forever, repeat the cycle over and over, and maybe she'll just destroy herself with it again, but it can't be denied that it's something important to them, something she can't quite live without just yet, their means of survival. Mizuki's autonomy is their identity, it's her tailoring her own clothes and choosing her own ribbons and styling her own hair the way she does. Ena letting them have that is as much about trust as it is about understanding that Mizuki of all people should have this right, when control was something stripped from her throughout so much of her life. She couldn't control how she was born, how people look at her or why, can't control what they think of her; lacking control has only left Mizuki vulnerable to the cruelties of others, has only caused them to suffer, which is why it's so important that it's given to them now.
She had the control to make the choice to see niigo's welcoming love and run away instead of staying, and she has the control to make the choice now whether she wants to keep things the way they are or take a step forward to be at their side again. She has every right to have it, and I think the fact that Ena realizes and respects that, even if it's subconsciously, is really beautiful (there is an entire fucking Verse about this in the new song and just. God Look at this. It's so caring, unconditional, and for fucking What. I think there is something to be said about how much Ena is willing to put aside for Mizuki, and maybe deep down it isn't healthy, but for now I'm just kind of in awe)
It's about how insanely patient Ena has been this whole time. Mizuki says that she basically lied to Ena's face about telling her their secret, even after Ena said with such conviction that she would wait for Mizuki as long as it takes, and Ena is just kept waiting and waiting and worrying like this seemingly indefinitely. It's about how Mizuki danced around it, avoided it, kept the distance, straight up ran when she was finally pushed, but Ena still chased anyway when she saw that she couldn't wait anymore, kept chasing just enough to intervene and get a straight answer out of Mizuki when she really needed to, but still leaving her enough space to leave if that was truly what she wanted. It's about how relieved Ena is the moment that Mizuki finally says outright how much they want to be with her and niigo, how much she wants to try, how much more light Ena's voice sounds when she grabs her hand, relieved, the way that the relief she feels can be felt through the music, throughout the entirety of Yoka ni Mitoreta, the way that warm colors always follow her when she chases after Mizuki, just to hold onto her and stop her from running away completely.
It's about how that careful combination of Ena's directness, Ena's persistence, Ena's warmth, her patience, her bluntness about her feelings, the way she chases and holds on but not too tight and her regard for how unsafe and exposed Mizuki feels actually works and breaks it all down. It's about how she really did reach through to Mizuki, despite the thorns and broken glass shards and nearly-unfulfilled promises, the way that Mizuki did finally let her turn the door handle and step through to see what she'd been hiding all this time, the way that Mizuki's hand, limp, when Ena first grabs onto it, shifts to hold hers back as they cry in the face of Ena's gentleness.
Despite how harsh Mizu/Ena5, and even Ena herself as a character can be (or at least was in the very beginning of pjsk), everything is somehow gentle and warm in the end, blindingly so. And you know what, I think that's beautiful. And what's even more beautiful than that is how Mizuki allows themself to crumble and shatter under that kindness, that warm light, but this time, finally, out of relief.
On a final note, I just want to say that I also appreciate how all that didn't have to solve everything. The scars haven't disappeared, haven't gone away, and Mizuki knows that their desire to run hasn't gone away forever, and maybe it never truly will. But for now they've calmed it, at least a little. She's learning to allow herself to be seen, learning that when someone's fingertips brush over their scars the way Ena's did that it's only out of care, and that maybe taking in that care and allowing herself to feel kindness and safety is okay. They're safe, for now, somehow. They're learning. They're trying. And I think that's cool :)
#txt#pjsk#project sekai#mizuki akiyama#akiyama mizuki#ena5#ena shinonome#shinonome ena#25 ji nightcord de#niigo#n25#mizuena#i'll tag it for the shippers too bc why not they'll enjoy this#closing my eyes and hitting post because on one hand i want to keep editing this because it's a mess but if i spend another minute on this#I Will explode#physically i have moved on mentally i am still staring at that damn card on my monitor while the music swells and mizuki is wailing out#that damn image has like actually rearranged my brain chemistry it's not even funny#i'm so fucking weak for this specific character dynamic/relationship yeah it might be cliche yeah i'm lame whatever#but like. FUCKKKK THEY DID IT SO WELL. THIS IS ACTUALLY INSANE. they put so much care into mizuki as a character it's crazy#oh mizuki. i hope you find peace and happiness.#i hope you look around you and the people you've surrounded yourself with one day and realize that you've found safety#anyways yeah sorry this is incomprehensible nonsense also sorry if the pronouns were confusing i hc she/they for mizuki#y'know partway through writing this i half considered turning this around into a fic but like. nahhhhh. tumblr text word vomit it is#sorry about the *checks* 1.4K word text ramble. but thanks for reading if you got here B))
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[spite] has entered the chat >:P
#my arts#dragon age#dragon age veilguard#dragon age the veilguard#dav#datv#da4#dragon age 4#veilguard#the veilguard#lucanis dellamorte#cole dragon age#manfred dragon age#dragon age cole#dragon age manfred#cole the spirit of compassion#manfred the skeleton#dragon age veilguard spoilers#<- i guess ?????#also does spite have his own tag...? idk sorry but#heard there was another spirit in the area *twirls hair and kicks feet* I LOVE YOU SPIRITS I LOVE U ABOMINATIONS I LOVE Y#this originally started as a nod to the banter about manfred being “mesmerized by the steam” while making tea#but then i made it about spite as well :] now there are THREE spirit friends (well... probs more like frenemies but yknow) :P#btw i changed coles outfit/design bc i saw the veilguard concept art of him (UGHHH MY BOY HE LOOKED SO GOOD IM DEVASTATED oTL)#also i hc that cole is very picky w food bc he seemed grossed out abt it when talking to blackwall lol#so even tho hes “used” to eating now he has a hard time w weird new things (in this case tea). autistic food aversion :]#which is extra funny in this case bc manfred (and spite) would be like “whats it like” while cole is like “...bad :(”#anyway yeah hope u guys like this one :D im very happy ppl seem to like this series(?) bc i really like drawing them !!! <3
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About Shargon: What kind of compound are their horns made of? Is it the same as his teeth or skeleton? What’s the reason behind their glow? I think it’s really cool so I thought I’d ask
Thank you for the ask!
so, alot of demon anatomy revolves around their demonic heart and its blood (which is concentrated energy/magic- the color of which is determined by their elemental type, Shargon is type lightning, which is generally a mid blue going into greenish, but there are always slight color variations even between the same types) their bones too are made of crystalized demonic blood, its coated in a black layer of depleted blood (so the substance without energy) that acts as a sort of armor and makes the bones more durable and able to withstand even alot of bending (when a demon shape shifts their bones have to decrystalize to some extent to shift into different forms and sizes, its really uncomfortable or even painful depending on how well trained they are or in stressful situations since that process is something that needs to be done right or they end up really messy and vunerable) bones are also hollow and filled with demonic blood, it also aids their flexibility and the shapeshifting process and makes sure that if one is broken its quickly healed again since the bone doesnt have to decrystalize first
teeth and claws are not hollow and lack the black layer bc it eases using magic/energy through them and makes them harder to break, unlike the bones they are as hard as possible instead of flexible; the liquid blood isnt necessary since a broken tooth or claw usually gets discarded entirely and regrown from the ground up
horns are a mix of both, they dont have a black layer but are hollow (at least partly through) and filled with an even more concentrated version of demonic blood, very similar to heartblood (only found in the heart, the most concentrated version with a similar consistency; like a thick floaty liquid) and connected to it (you could see or feel a pulse in Shargons horns) but it lacks the genetic information actual heartblood carries- horns act mainly as a sensing aid ... like antenna in a way, or how whales melons work, it aids in sensing energy nearby, navigation, limited long range communication or if an energy wave that was sent out has hit something like a living demon .. or a dead one if theres still some remaining energy left (works best between demons of the same elemental type, but isnt limited to them and also depends on how skilled or mighty a demon is- for example, Eadrya, type water but extraordinarily powerful, could sent out even a really weak energy wave and they would be able to sense if it hits Shargon while Shargon himself might just feel there was some energy, but not from who or what type) and can pick up frequencies of distress calls that have lost the hearable part
the downside to that is if a horn was to break it might actually be the most painful thing to happen to a demon, even worse so if it draws blood, its like stabbing the most sensitive nerve that goes through their head and spine and heart, depending on the severity of the injury it might be paralyzing or drive a demon temporarily mad- worse than a stabwound into the heart itself
not all demons have horns, they are a very diverse kind of creatures that are each built better for different things (Eadrya doesnt have horns, the extreme amount of energy at their disposal pretty much closes any gap horns could have made in aiding senses- an advantage being less vunerability, a downside though is easy disturbance of anything relating to those senses by other energy types or frequencies .... and a general downside to Eadryas .. overproduction of magic even, is being basically the most detectable demon in the world due to them constantly emitting energy at very high levels if they are in good health)
(since Shargon (he/they) is the main example here, hes a demon that is built for speed and flexibility, for quick strikes out of the shadows, his bones are thin and bendable, his teeth are long, sharp and angled in various ways so if he bites he can lock it down hard without escape, even if the force of his bite isnt the strongest in itself- he can turn his head fully around multiple times (like an owl but worse) and his throat is largely made of pure muscle (the most muscle on him is his throat and to the big primary arms) perfect to bite and pull and twist until whatever he bit into gives out, getting him off of something is rather impossible without doing massive damage to it in the process (unless he lets go willingly of course)
-since i compared him to Eadrya (they/them) already- they are quick but only in water, their sheer size, thick skin, bones and well, body is really hard to damage, their teeth are small and all in the same shape in two rows on both sides, their maw is really wide and their bite force is pretty strong- if they bite it is with the intent to bite clean through, if that doesnt work they would need to let go and go for it again here older art but just to give you a general idea for Eadrya (demon form):
Thor (any pronouns) is another one that is really different- they are massive and armored with thick, hard plates, they are slow and have little mobility but are nigh impossible to take down unless you know exactly how; they dont have alot of teeth, rather small and probably not very sharp either and due to her two big tusks going forward its rather hard to actually get to anything to bite into, if she were though it would be somewhat akin to alligators (i think) that just smash their massive bones together to break whatever is in between with little to no actual 'biting' going on
(rather outdated art that i still, somehow, like- her humaoid form:
and an even MORE outdated ancient doodle of her demon form:
the only somewhat accurate part is the general shape and head, though the mouth isnt accurate anymore either ... barely anything is but something is better than nothing and the roughly lobster inspired design idea is still currently the idea)
OC lore ramble over :3
#ganondoodles answers#ganondoodles#art#original art#concept art#original characters#oc#ocs#oc lore#monsters#............unless i keept talking in the tags#another reason to why shargon is so good ... so much better at shape shifting quickly and even able to have intact mixed forms#might also be bc of his high pain tolerance- shapeshifting is or can very easily be painful#considering they have to .. liquify their bones to do it#and shargon is so used to pain his tolerance is high and he just .. does it anyway#which is probably not what the other demons expect to be the reason#... i keep worrying im making shargon really unlikable bc of all the shit hes been through#but also thats essential to his character#depressed abused and rejected from society demon with a special interest in humans and their world#i really need to study skull anatomy so i can make a better one at some point ... in the far future probably given how slow i am#forgive any weird spelling or something im not feeling well due to the migraines and am also extremely tired#...bc it takes me hours to write and draw anythign i guess#adding alt text tomorrow bc at least on tumblr you can add that later too
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