#avm short

[sammy8d257]

that post you made about purple being free to express anger at ko reminds me of the abuse cycle (in which a victim becomes an abuser) but in a comparably more healthy way. it's so good ☆

Anon I am tucking you gently into bed with your favorite midnight snack and drink /pos

I think it's less of Purple is perpetuating the cycle of abuse in a healthy way and more that they're unlearning some unhealthy habits regarding the expression of negative emotions

Because something that I've definitely had to relearn is that having anger, being sad, being scared, all these "negative" emotions are natural and normal. And having them is not a bad thing and you are not a bad person for feeling them

The issues arise with how these emotions are expressed and handled

So in my headcanons,

Purple learned to express anger through aggression from their father, but they also learned that you must always respect figures of authority, so that that anger can never be directed towards said figure. Additionally, they probably learned it'd be a death sentence if they showed any "weakness".

Similarly, when their mother falls ill, Purple was given the role of caretaker (probably while they were still in their teens btw) and a whole new sense of responsibility is put on their shoulders. But they can't show that they're stressed, or that they're sad, or god forbid they're angry. Because what kind of monster would have these feelings about their sick mother?

So the logical conclusion (in Purple's mind) is suppression. Just keep everything inside. It'll be fine.

That's why it's such a big thing when Purple finally does express these emotions in front of King because it's like, confirmation that Purple sees them as equals and that they trust him enough to be vulnerable.

(man if someone reminds me, I would LOVE to do a deep dive on my headcanon on how Purple's trust with King is different from their trust with the Color Gang. Because there is a difference. These 2 relationships are not the same)

And of course, Purple will eventually learn better coping mechanisms to handle their emotions because like I said above, the harm is not from having these emotions but from how they're being expressed.

But I do think there's something beautiful about how messy it must be when Purple finally cracks and lets their raw emotions out

[flowerbarrel-art]

[doodleempireofsticks]

The matador

YESSS I ACTUALLY FINISHED SOME ART!!!!! And not long after the short uploaded too!

The matador outfit was so difficult but it paid off because my green design has swoopy hair (like some old composers) and it goes so well with the fancy outfit

[p1op166]

I GOT IT DONE

[spase2axolotl]

How they met :]

-next-

[demontamerarts367]

I honestly like the headcannon that Second has the "Pac-mouth" like Chosen he just doesn't know...

just like the rest of his powers- so there are just moments were...

and second has no idea what any of them are talking about afterwards...

[itslilacokay]

days old art ft green's channel

[inksandpensblog]

Okay but Alan’s electric bill must be through the roof imagine having your computer on ALL THE TIME—

No wonder he has a new setup every other video that machine never gets a break—

[nesiclor]

[robix9]

When Corn Dog Guy got serious

[themisscuy]

Mmmmm...I like to experiment with the artstyle that I use for the sticks ngngn

NTNNGNGGN

[sammy8d257]

How old do you think gold was when they died?

HMMM!!!

My gut is telling me 17/18 years old!

I know a lot of people make them a lot younger but at least in my headcanons, it feels weird for me to headcanon ANY of the sticks, younger than 18

Maybe it's just because I'm in my early 20s and I want the sticks to reflect my own experiences, who knows

Also

Funny thing about this, I know some people assume Purple is roughly around the same age as Gold, but in my headcanon, Purple is a few years older! I actually have a one page comic I'm working on about that!

So look forward to whenever that gets done

alskdgljs

[flowerbarrel-art]

Y'all have seen the new short of Alan? If you look at the part where Purple is walking in the street, you'll see a poster of Chosen (*’(OO)’*) probably a small tip on what is going to happen in AvA 6. We'll see (Gawd also some small lore about him)

I saw! That was cool! Not that Chosen was wanted but it would be awesome if we saw him again in person.

That’s why Reconfigured Dark Chosen wasn’t eager to go to Stick City. And now canonically the poor guy is wanted (I think, unless it was just an Easter egg). I wonder if that means there’s a wanted poster for Dark somewhere…

All the Shorts are fun but I love the Stick City ones. So many cool details!

Little Stick family!

Headphones Stick! Wonder what music they were listening to.

Stick with a bow tie going to work. (I love putting bow ties on Sticks)

Larry Ipsum VS Lorem (Dolor? Sit? Amet?)

[doodleempireofsticks]

*hastily starts doodling after watching the new short*

I'm gonna call the villager Chef in my drawings but the temptation to dub them Gordon Ramsay was immeasurable

[p1op166]

I’ve hit artblock

Here’s the skit that art block would not get me to draw

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Red: we need sticks, a lot of sticks

Blue: don’t forget the note blocks! We’ll need them!

Yellow: ey, ey, craft some concrete powder blocks,

Blue: yes! The base will sound fantabulous!!

Green: aight I’ll craft that too

Red: craft the glow stone!

Orange: I’m in a room of fucking sadists

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[hryxd]

Yeeey, new art!!