#but It was fun to do

[starryyskies]

diversity in clothing is hard. I prefer same outfit every day characters

based on these outfits

[tapedsleeves]

vgk primer gdoc

[forestshadow-wolf]

I'm throwing another hozier song that could be ghoap at u. The thoughts need to go somewhere. First Light by Hozier. TELL ME U CAN SEE IT AS THEM PLE AS E IM GOING BONKERS

First Light - Hozier

Look! I finally answered the ask from @rainerestored. For literally everyone else... this has been jn my inbox since like... October lmfao

I literally wrote everything that I'm about to say down. Like in a physical notebook 💀 the brainrot has literally only gotten a tighter chokehold on me

Ok enough stalling

So just listening to the song, and following along with the vibes. It feels like salvation and damnation at first. And then the first verse ends.

And then it kinda feels like a rising dawn that bathes everything in gold.

Like imagine they're both tired and panting; maybe they were on a mission and it went bad. And maybe it becomes a night-long battle and they're seperated, and fighting just to survive. There's no room for any other thought(s).

Then then fighting ends just as day breaks through the fading night, and they're both tired and bloody and panting, but so very much Alive, and they see each other across the battlefield and they see the other bathes in the golden First Light of the morning sun, and it feels like SALVATION. Like Rebirth. It feels Falling in Love for the First time again.

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And then I looked at the lyrics as I listened and like...

So imagine they'd spent the night before passionately rolling around in the sheets 😏

And then the next morning Simon wakes up slowly, taking a momebt to realize that he's in Johnny's flat, in Johnny's bed, under Johnny's sheets.

And eventually he gets up, and he finds Johnny making himself a cup of coffee, squinting gently into the golden morning sun as he takes a slow sip from his mug.

And simon leans into him from behind, wrapping his arms around Johnny's torso, as he buries his face into his neck. And Johnny leans back into him ans he smiles, pouring Simon a steaming mug of slowly steeping tea

And just- ajhshxhsbgsh

Ugh it reminds me of SOFT MORNINGS and I love it

Photo evidence of my ghoap insanity

(Don't mind my chicken scratch handwriting)

[ombrathefurry]

blehhh

past my prime time is such an underrated song

blood and body horror under the cut

[angelkissedface]

hesterposting again ( this is not what im supposed to be drawing rn but im too into dark urge thoughts )

[stitchlingbelle]

Watching Halo, episode 1

Things I Know About Halo:

The Master Chief is a badass supersoldier who Doesn't Take Off His Helmet.* (I thought it had turned out he was a woman and the fan base rioted but apparently I mixed him up with Samus Aran?) There's a couple AI people, Roland the orange dude and Cortana the hot chick. There's a guy named Arbiter, I think he's an alien? Aliens destroy a lot of planets. There's some sort of mystical Old Ones leftover tech? (Is that the Halo part?) Names I have heard: Miranda Keyes, Dr. Halsey, Makee, Thomas Lasky, Chyler Silva**

That established, let's give this thing a go!

Nice opening scene. The costuming and set design are good, definitely have that Star Wars-esque vibe but are doing some of their own specific things that ground the world. The characters definitely gave you that lived-in-universe feel of established relationships and community right away. (Also I'm delighted by their use of Korean and their made-up alien language. Again, nice worldbuilding.) I am, however, confused. There's also an entire rebelling against the galactic empire thing going on? No one told me this. How do these people find the time with all the aliens?

Oh shit, THEY DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE ALIENS. Oh noooo.

The violence is really well done. The explosion plus blood splatter shot was great. Good use of camera work to minimize the more difficult to pull off FX shots while still getting the brutality across. The helmet-cam shots are a good storytelling choice while also being a fun nod to the games. I do not envy the stunt people fighting in these suits, though. They made them look powerful. They did not make them look dexterous, graceful or effectively designed for hand-to-hand combat.

Noooo they killed the little kid! ...and everybody else. Man, I liked those guys. Poor Kwan. (Is she in the games? Is she this ineffective? She was like, I'm going to help! and then just... didn't.) And then the Spartans just... walk off?

DO NOT TOUCH THE WEIRD ALIEN TECH. You're a Master Chief! I have it on good authority that keeping people from touching things they shouldn't is a major part of your job! Set a good example for your troops! Also, check your six.

It's Dr. Halsey! Mad scientist alert, this woman does NOT seem to adhere to ethical guidelines. Nice lab coat. I don't trust you. Why do you have a person in a pod? (Why do you have them right where your boss can see them if they're not supposed to exist?) Who's Miranda Keyes and why do you have beef with her? Departmental rivalry?

Wow, Miranda is a lot younger than I expected. Also, that was terrible. Take care of the girl, butter her up, THEN ask her for shit. And do it in person, the hologram thing was weird and off-putting. Not sure that Kwan thought this through-- there's a happy medium between agreeing to be their propaganda mouthpiece and openly threatening to lie and say they caused the massacre, sweetie.

Alien homeworld (or homebase, idk)-- very cool design, good effects-- why is there a human here? Oh, THIS is Makee? What is her deal? Great costuming.

HALSEY IS MIRANDA'S MOM??? Wtf. Also I like Miranda, I don't think she knows what she's doing outside of her (own) lab but it sounds like her heart's in the right place. Great parting shot at dad, but also, maybe that's why your parents worked (for however long. Are they still together or not?)

Great scene with Kwan and Master Chief over the meal. Humanize him with a joke and then WHAM, dead mom story. I like how they're not letting you assume that Madrigal's people were just wrong about the Spartans. Nope, straight up, this guy commits atrocities because he never questions his orders. (She implied that she was there? How did that part go down?) Fortunately teenagers question everything, especially orders! Just in time to make you question this one...

From here on out it's action action action, with a lot of quick character bits mixed in (Halsey and Captain Keyes exchanging looks, the Spartans all listening to Halsey above their orders, high command doesn't trust their own creations-- how many different ways of monitoring their own ships do they have? This is taking surveillance state to a whole new level.)

YAY for Kwan getting a useful moment! If human strength does not avail, use guns tools, that's what we invented them for. No, Kwan, this man does not have a plan. I'm kinda sad the alien artifact activated, it would have been entertaining to watch the other Spartans get involved. (John: "This is our new pet. No, we will not be handing her over to be executed. Yes, she hates us all for very specific valid personal reasons. Roll with it.") Aaaand off they go, escaping to where? Not sure they know and I, with approximately 1% knowledge of this universe, certainly do not.

Finally, hopping back to address the One True Issue that divides the fandom: the helmet scene. It depends on how much the Never Remove the Helmet thing is an irl game artistic choice vs an in-universe character choice. If it's not an actual THING for John-117 himself, then I don't have any problem with it. Different mediums and all that. If it's like the Mandalorian thing, then yeah, it felt a little rushed, but still a necessary moment for humanizing him and building trust ASAP with a hostile teenage girl with a gun.

In conclusion: this was much better than I was expecting! I really enjoyed it and will probably watch the rest of the season while I bake today. And honestly it's been so long since I watched scifi on TV that it was sort of nostalgic? I was just ridiculously pleased by things like establishing shots of Reach and futuristic teenager haircuts.

Thanks so much to ATBNL and @sarnakhwritesthings for talking me into this!

*Has anyone done a 'John-117 is a Mandalorian' crossover yet? Someone definitely has, right?

**The last two do not appear in the TV show and also one is dead, except they're actually alive and married because @authortobenamedlater is in charge here.

[mywasasi]

the water form asked

"who the fuck is nya?"

but nothing answered

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I don't know how to make backgrounds

That's a redo of a sketch I did that's somewhere in my posts but I'm too lazy to get rn

Other versions under cut !

(last one has no weird water coming out of her eyes/nose/mouth)

[phoenixinthefiles]

I just wrote an essay…on dismantling aesthetics through subcultures (specifically punk) in less than 3 hours.

Still haven’t touched that WIP pile tho😭

[sileniadream]

Edelweiss - 2024

[haemosexuality]

i wanted to draw marceline with that x taped nipples thing and it spiraled from there

[honey-at]

did i do cover art for a soundcloud rapper?

uh yes i did

[zmorowanie]

day 6. eye(s)!

[the-good-neighbors]

happy birthday to my sweet baby boy, Juniper

ft a very rare traditional drawing

[chickenswithsocks]

adventures in printland

[poorly-drawn-ace-attorney]

today: klavier with fun shapes!

color palette from this post

bonus no background under the cut