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Your Laios is so fucking correct. Fat Laios my beloved.

hehehe thank you! here, i drew him again. for u

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I don't even watch Dungeon Meshi but I love your version of Laios so so so so much

thank you! he's my emotional support little freak man

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Does your MC character change during Main Quest? Especially during Book 2?

I'm assuming you're talking about Housamo so here I go with my MC ramble hehehehe (P.S. oh god this ramble got a bit out of hand lol)

Before I get into it, two things.

1) I'm close to finishing chapter 10 so I'm not caught up to date. This also means I can't say much about Part 2 unfortunately.

2) my MC's name is Mango and I'll be using they/them, but they don't care much about pronouns.

I think they do change a lot.

The writing tries to show MC having a nearly unshakeable will and clear goal in mind in any situation, but Mango is like, a lot less sure at the start.

Initially, Mango is just going with the flow and going along with the expectations people have of them. Mango doesn't have memories, so they end up feeling like they Are all these people others claim them to be.

Ryota is one of the more important characters when it comes to Mango's growth as a person. In the Aoyama guild arc, Ryota confesses to Mango that he wants to have a special bond with someone, the way Shiro & Kengo have and Maria & Gabriel have. That makes Mango realize that their experiences with Ryota are something more tangible to care about.

From that point on, Mango develops a stronger sense of Self. While they want to honor the feelings others have, they also recognize that they aren't all their past lives – they're the person here and now. Mango allows themself to be more selfish and stop trying to be the person others want. (On a lighter note, this also means they act increasingly more sarcastic when someone starts calling them a different name, "Another one for my list...")

Throughout and after the Roponggi arc is when Mango gains some proper maturity. Toji, even though Mango extensively thinks he has a stick up his ass, does challenge them and whether they're taking this seriously enough. And hell, Mango has to admit maybe Toji does know what he's talking about.

The finale is another point that greatly affects Mango. The more they learn about the loops, the stronger their resolve is to end the Game and live their life. But when they learn about the loop(s) where they were Babalon's family... that really hits them...

PART 2: MANGO HAS DEPRESSION AND PTSD

The start of Part 2 is maybe my favorite part of the story so far, especially in terms of how MC is characterized. HELL, Mango's collapse forces them to confront all their flaws. Mango has let people die! Mango has people who put faith in them! They are confronting their own capacity to harm others and desperately grasping for ways to protect the people they're close to.

This is the peak to everything Mango has been becoming so far. They are selfish and recognize they can harm others. Mango doesn't just jump into action blindly, they plan extensively with the Summoners (and when they don't, they put their whole faith in that Shiro does). In many ways they are similar to how they started, but with the added depth of doing it all intentionally and compensating where they failed.

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Im drawing laios for the first time and I was like hm this is interesting I usually draw characters very canon-appearing

then I just looked at your laois drawings again and just went ohhhhh yeaahh so thats why Im drawing him like this

in other words, your laios is my canon <3

very honored my art would inspire you to draw him like that :D

it's always fun when u find art that changes your vision of a character, it's nice to be on the other end of it too lol

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How long has Agnes distrusted affection?

It's a battle they've been fighting since their pre-teen years really!

Agnes has a fairly affectionate family, but she always knew they wouldn't really approve how she wants to lead her life, and the affection would turn sour very quickly.

So he starts living this life where he's always hiding his feelings from people who show affection. "If they truly knew me, they would turn against me on the spot", or so she believes.

Over time that mindset leads to Agnes often maintaining an agreeable/likeable persona with people they want to be liked by. Which entirely does not help with their issues of already not trusting people's affection for him to last.

Which takes us to Agnes taking a liking to Laios, which develops into, well... "Do you like me, or do you just like that I'm a monster?"

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your art is so so good, it helped meca lot with learning how to draw in general and also bodytypes ^^ hope youre doing well!

this is very sweet, thank you! ive improved a lot over the time ive had this art blog, love hearing that my art helped you too :] hope you're doing good as well!!!

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hi your art is so awesome. i cannot put it into words

thank you very much! :D

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Having a mutual who likes DunMeshi, the Tumblr For You function, the stars and the universe itself have worked together to show me your wonderful art. Today is most fortuitous indeed

i am very glad the stars aligned for you, and that you enjoy my art :] !!

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YOUR RYOTA ART IS SO GOOD I WANT TO DEVOUR IT, C O N S U M E RAVAGE THE PAPER WITH MY TEETH Anyways enough of me being weird, uh... You have any cute Ryota headcanons? I will give you one of mine in exchange: He's relatively cold-blooded so he layers up a lot more than the rest in winter. Extra layers of s o f t

SJDJSDJ THANK YOUU ^^ i love ryota sm he's very fun to draw

i like to put my headcanons in my art a lot, so u can see some of them there! like him painting his nails and having earrings. lots of cute accessories and colorful outfits

i think he'd like to make bead/kandi bracelets, i'd imagine he likes to give his friends some as gifts, so all the Summoners could have matching accessories :]

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I love the shapes and colors you use in your art!! They make me very happy for some reason :D

oh thank you! i do try to work out the colors in my art, so it's great to know someone likes it :]

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EEEEEEEEEEEEEEE I love your art specially all the Equius drawings because not many people like him and he looks so squishy in your style

thank you!!!! squishy and huggable are my goals in art :)

it rlly is a pity there aren't many ppl who like him :(,,, I'll do my best to keep giving him the attention he deserves!

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Let me tell you, that last drawing you posted actually made me jump from my seat when I saw it, also the detail of Tavros using the prosthetics Equius made for him to get a better angle to kiss him is just 👌

thank you!!! its a drawing im rlly proud of :D

and yea the prosthetics add a lot of emotional value to the scene for both characters! glad i could noticeably highlight them with the pose :)