#choices immortal desires 2 spoilers

[livelaughlovecassie]

WHAT THE FUCK WHAT THE FUCK WHAT THE FUCK

1) PB not giving us a proper flashback here was CRIMINAL.

2) So… Cas turned Gabe so close to being confirmed

3) WHAT THE FUCK

[cassieharlowfan]

IM SCREAMING, CRYING, THROWING UP UGHWHWHWHUE- SETH IS DEAD AND NOW WHO'S NEXT? CAS? GABE? PLEASE NO THIS CANT BE REALLLL THIS IS TOO CRUEL 😭😭😭 MY BOY SETH 💔💔💔💔

[hydn-jpg]

redraw of this piece!! i mentioned in that post that i would redraw it at some point and ig that time is now! (i meant to post this before id2 came out but i got really busy so y'know lol better late than never)

i like to think i've improved! still can't draw chairs though haha

side by side comparison under the cut + rambly artist commentary(?):

i still have a long way to go in learning proper anatomy but i think the new pose looks a lot more natural and comfortable! also ~sexier~ perhaps

i tried to make the bg look closer to the actual cg they used in the book, i am arguably better at doing backgrounds now i think! i used to not put a lot of thought into it and just blocked out random shapes and called it a day (okay, i still do that now lol but i put more care into it now !! i try to make the shapes a bit more distinct and actually plan and sketch it out rather than draw some blobs and hope for the best ldkfkhsl). also more colour range(?) to give it a bit more depth!!)

i'd also like to add that i think i'm also better at figuring out compositions now, idk how it is for y'all but when i look at the original my eyes can't help but just fall to the centre, bc there's no focal point(?) or anything that's visually interesting for the eyes to land on. plus with the way it's structured, my eyes just naturally fall to center (+ bottom half bc the skin showing through the rips are bright in contrast to the black) >_> in contrast, in the redraw your eyes are automatically drawn to the face bc it's arguably the most interesting thing on the canvas and thus acts as the visual anchor of sorts (plus there is enough contrast with the background to make cas stand out instead of blend in)

even though i cringe looking at the og i can't help but to also feel endeared bc this was one of the first immortal desires fanart i ever did and also one the first of my posts to do really well! i never expected to get that much attention since i was only posting casually but it really warmed my heart reading all the lovely comments and motivated to draw more :D

it's also really fun seeing how much my art style and techniques have evolved! i don't think i use any of the same brushes i used to use for my old pieces anymore now haha. i also watched the timelapse for the old one and am honestly kind of in awe at how my different my drawing process used to be!!

i still have a lot to learn (esp in terms of anatomy, lighting, shading etc.) but i'm happy with where i am rn! the great thing about being a hobbyist is that there isn't really any pressure for me to improve quickly so i can just take my time haha (except maybe from imposter syndrome but that's neither here nor there)

i think i could've drawn his face and expression a bit better but i think this is a satisfying enough redraw for now!

btw, these are just my thoughts! i am not an art student so the things i said might not be technically correct but this is how i make sense of things in my brain

[mercedesdecorazon]

The Push and Pull of Cas and Gabe (1/2)

(Okay, these guys live rent-free in my head so bear with me. Also this analysis has spoilers and headcanons, be warned.)

So pretty much everyone has been saying that Cas is being sidelined in this book and I think there's a reason for that.

Cas and Gabe are polar opposite people. Gabe is friendly, kind and warm, while Cas is snarky, mean and cold. (That's why people ship them together because opposites attract.)

At the end of Book 1, if you chose the poly route, essentially you're stringing them both along which they both are aware of and so they're competing even more.

While Gabe is competing by pulling you in closer and closer, Cas is sort of distancing themselves from you and I think there's some reasons for that:

They think MC is better off with Gabe in some way. Because if you choose the poly route in the end of Book 1, Cas says "I know you like Golden Boy/Girl but you like me too." Cas thinks that they're MC's second option.

They were hurt when the Venandis thought they were a traitor. When the Crimson Beech trio were on the run in Book 1 and they almost ran into the three of the Venandis, they overheard them saying that "Cas had been spending too much time with that human." Mind you throughout Book 1, Cas has been defending the Venandis to MC and Gabe and to hear that they thought so low and so little of him... it hurt them deeply. Cas thought that the Venandis were the only family they had and Venandis just accused them of being a traitor with no reason or evidence.

This is my headcanon here so bear with me: Cas is used to be abandoned all their life. They thought that the Venandis would have their back but they were wrong and since MC is with Gabe most of the time, they're worried that MC would abandon them next. So they distanced themselves first so that if MC does choose Gabe, it won't hurt so bad.

That's what I think is going on with Cas. The Canon story may not go into it like I did but us Fanfiction girlies can use these reasons. (And if you do decide to use this analysis for your fanfic, let me know and I'll read it 😊)

Gabriel(a) is next!

[aria-ashryver]

hmmm 🤔🤔🤔🤔 HHMMMMMM INTERESTING YES I SEE 👀👀💭😳💖💅💞🩸🤔🤔🤡💖💖💞💯😻

fellas is it gay to get the polyamory symbol permanently seared into your skin with your boyfriend and his boyfriend (who is also your sworn rival who you totally 100% HATE and don't desperately want to kiss on the mouth?)

...asking for a friend

[puredoesnotmeankind]

CAS AND MC WANT TO FUCKING EAT EACH OTHER AND I SAY WE SHOULD LET THEM!!!

[monyrawolf21]

Well, Cas is tall

[farizrz]

Did someone request to make vampire sandwiches?

[milasky]

Minimal spoiler for ID 2 VIP

The ID series might as well be a villain origin story. In my mind MC is one step away from going completely crazy (as she should). I say let her slaughter everyone.

[livelaughlovecassie]

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[ck-is-nvrontyme]

I'm such a sucker for Gas and the idea of the poly trio. I just want to see Cas witnessing Gabe get hurt by the hunters and Cas losing complete control of their witch powers and going apeshit. And the only thing that gets Cas to regain self control again (and not completely destroy the world around them) is mc's gentle grip on their arm and Gabe, wounded but on their two feet, right infront of their eyes. Gabe cups their cheek with so much tenderness and frantically searches their eyes urging for them to come back to the two of them.... I'd live for the uncovering of their deeply suppressed feelings for each other in the most dramatic fashion! UGH! 😩💗

[mercedesdecorazon]

I want y'all to know that I still stand by what I said: I don't care about these covens and if I had a choice, I would watch the hunters cook them up into bits.

But since the story wants us to be Captain-Save-A-Hoe for these people, I want us to have the opinion to gloat and tell these covens that I saved them for the second time in a row and that I should be respected. I want that for us, PB.

And after this, I'm taking my mother, my boyfriends and Seth if he wants to come and I'm out of that nasty town. We could join the Flagstone Cove if needed. I do not want my MC with those covens at all. They don't deserve her.

[aria-ashryver]

Poly or i quit 😤❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

[puredoesnotmeankind]

Me after finding out Cas was turned before Gabe:

[mvalentine]

so….. that latest id chapter huh 🧍🏻‍♀️🧍🏻‍♀️🧍🏻‍♀️