#closeups under the cut :3c

[axemetaphor]

I'm Not Okay (I Promise)

[beansprean]

Modern Dating with your Vampire Master...they're so silly actually.

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ID: 1a. Shot of the exterior of the vampire house at night, lit from within. 1b. Wide shot in profile of Guillermo in the foyer, descending from the large front window on a tall teal ladder with a 'verner' logo on the side. He is wearing green chinos, boots, and a white collared shirt with suspenders; he has a blue bucket with a 'blowes' logo on the side full of cleaning products in one hand. From offscreen, Nandor calls, "Guillermo?" Guillermo responds absently with a "Hm?" concentrating on stepping down safely. 1c. Close up on Guillermo as he reaches the floor, looking over toward Nandor with mild curiosity. From offscreen, Nandor declares, "I would like to take you out on a date." 1d. Wide shot, knees up, of both men standing in the foyer, the doorway to the fancy room visible behind them, fireplace lit and glowing in the space between them. Guillermo, incredibly caught off card, shrieks out a choked keysmash of words and reflexively throws the bucket in his hands, sending it crashing into the ladder behind him and toppling it all to the ground. His eyes are comically wide, fixed on Nandor, and his face is flushed red. Nandor stands before him with his hands folded formally behind his back, shoulders back, head high, nervously looking away with flushed cheeks. 1e. Close up of Nandor returning his gaze towards Guillermo with a wobbly frown, chin tucked to his chest defensively as his nerves catch up to him. There are sounds of the ladder and bucket crashing to the floor offscreen. Guillermo stutters out, "You... you what?!" 1f. Repeat. Nandor puffs himself up angrily, baring his fangs as he snaps, flustered, "I am not repeating myself!"

2a. Chest up of them both in profile on a streaky brown background. Guillermo, flushed red and staring hard at Nandor, pushes his glasses up his nose and asks hesitantly, "You...want to go on a date...with me?" Nandor grimaces uncomfortably, shoulders tense as he leans his torso back away from Guillermo, cheeks purple and eyes looking elsewhere. He clarifies, "I said I wanted to take you on a date, that's not the same thing." Guillermo pushes, "But you do want that." Nandor grits out a painful "Yyyeeessss..." 2b. Extreme closeup of Nandor in the foreground, turning his head fully away from Guillermo to glare over his own shoulder, flustered and sweating nervously. In the background, Guillermo tilts his head with a frown, unimpressed, and counters, "Then why do you look like I have a stake to your heart when you say it?" 2c. Waist up of Nandor on an orange and yellow polka dot background as he turns back to face Guillermo, nervous and embarrassed. He twists his fingers together as he says, "Metaphorically...you do. You have for some time, in fact." 2d. Small reaction shot from Guillermo, staring with wide shining eyes and blushing cheeks on a background of pink bubbles. A large pink heart floats next to him, stabbed through with a stake and spurting drops of blood.

3a. Chest up of them both in profile on a streaky brown background. Guillermo is now the one to drop his gaze with a pleased smile, half turning away as he rubs nervously at his neck. He mumbles, "That's either really sweet or really concerning..." Nandor squeezes his eyes shut in frustration and flaps his hands around to shoo away the tangent in their conversation. He snaps, "Enough of this!" 3b. Close up of Nandor from Guillermo's POV on an orange and yellow starburst background. Nandor draws himself up tall, shoulders straight, chin up, and whips his head toward Guillermo, hair flying around his shoulders. He shouts, "Do you want to go on a date with me or not??" His demanding posture is betrayed only by the blush in his cheeks and the pleading shine in his eyes. 3c. Close up of Guillermo on an orange and yellow starburst background as he similarly draws up his shoulders, cheeks flushed, wide eyes meeting Nandor's. He immediately blurts out, "I do!!"

4a. Waist up of them both in profile, the left side of the foyer with the fancy room beyond visible in the background, fireplace lit and glowing in the space between them. Guillermo smiles, pleased and flustered, and looks down to play aimlessly with his fingers. He repeats at a more measured volume, "I...I do." Nandor grins and pumps both fists up to shake victoriously between them, replying, "Great!" 4b. Extreme closeup of Nandor's belt in the foreground as he whips around to walk away down the hall, long coat flapping like a cape. He declares, "You will meet me there at sundown tomorrow in your least-shitty sweater. Guillermo, waist-up in the background, stares after him with a besotted expression, hands clasped together over his chest and hearts floating around his dazed head. He smiles dreamily and replies, "Okay..." 4d. Small closeup on Guillermo on a pink background as he freezes, expression disappearing behind his glasses. His thoughts are expressed in large white letters above his head: "Wait." 4e. High shot of the foyer from the upper right corner, showing the full staircase, doorways to the hall and fancy room, and the ladder toppled over by the front door. Guillermo is jogging after Nandor toward the main hallway, calling after him, "Wait, meet you where? Mast-Nandor!" /end ID

[arobotjester]

Cyn doodles!!

Closeups under the cut :3c

[feeshfries]

big ol canvas !! i need to do more of these :3c closeups under cut

[unpeeled-human]

buncha doodles from last night, i felt like using a more pencil-y brush :3c

closeups under cut

worm gf

[since-times-long-forgotten]

are you still doing hypokits? if so, leafstar x echosong kits? :3c thanks regardless!

Leafstar/Echosong hypokits coming right up! Took longer than I would've liked, but such is life.

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Here we go! Top two cats are Echosong and Leafstar, bottom two are their kits, Flamefeather and Badgerkit!

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Flamefeather - longhaired red silver tabby tom with medium white spotting and yellow eyes

Badgerkit - longhaired black classic tabby tom with medium white spotting and blue eyes (deceased)

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closeups, genetics, and AU ideas under the cut.

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AU Ideas:

Honestly, I don't have a ton of AU ideas.

But in this AU, things go as normal until Sharpclaw starts doing the whole undermining-Leafstar's-leadership shit he pulls in SkyClan's Destiny (he made me so mad) (I kind of hate him), and as he tries to essentially guilt-trip Leafstar into forgiving him, Echosong steps up and puts a stop to it, berating him about his lack of respect for their leader.

She helps Leafstar stand up for herself, and they put him on a sort of deputy-probation until he can prove that he can support his leader's decisions and respect her as a person (cat?).

So anyways, she and Leafstar get together, and they're like... yknow what? we want babies. So they visit StarClan and demand that they grant Leafstar the ability to carry Echosong's kits via StarClan Magic™, and since it's just SkyClan StarClan, they agree- the more future SkyClan warriors the better SkyClan will be able to defend itself. Both Leafstar and Echosong have two X chromosomes, so it would be impossible for them to have two XY babies even with magic, so let's just say that StarClan gave both kittens a Y chromosome. Or something.

So Leafstar gives birth to two kittens, Flamekit and Badgerkit. Flamekit is named in honor of Firestar, and Badgerkit is named for his markings reminiscent of the white stripes on a badger. Unfortunately, when the boys are about 2 moons old, a rodent-borne disease passes through SkyClan, and Badgerkit doesn't make it.

Flamekit becomes Flamepaw, mentored by Plumwillow, grows into an anxious but resilient young cat, and is given his warrior name early- Flamefeather.

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Genetics:

Leafstar- longhaired black tortoiseshell classic tabby with medium white spotting, yellow eyes

A/A (agouti) B/b (black carries chocolate) XO/Xo (red & nonred- tortie) D/D (nondilute) s/s (nonsilver) mc/mc (classic tabby) Ws/Ws (white spotting) l/l (longhair)

Echosong- longhaired black silver classic tabby with medium white spotting, green eyes

A/a (agouti carries nonagouti) B/B (black) Xo/Xo (nonred) D/d (nondilute, carries dilution) S/s (silver carries nonsilver) mc/mc (classic tabby) Ws/w (white spotting carries nonwhite) l/l (longhair)

Flamefeather - longhaired red silver classic tabby with medium white spotting, yellow eyes

A/a (agouti, carries nonagouti) B/B (black) XO/Y (red) D/D (nondilute) S/s (silver carries nonsilver) mc/mc (classic tabby) Ws/w (white spotting carries nonwhite) l/l (longhair)

Badgerkit - longhaired black classic tabby with medium white spotting, blue eyes

A/A (agouti) B/b (black carries chocolate) Xo/Y (nonred) D/D (nondilute) s/s (nonsilver) mc/mc (classic tabby) Ws/Ws (white spotting) l/l (longhair)

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[kursed-curtain]

My stick OCs but in the style of @hammerhead-art 's stickbeasts! (+ one stickperson)

It's more detailed than my normal style :3c which I think was the most fun part! Playin around with details I don't usually add cuz my style is so simple xP

Bonus doodles + Closeups under the cut!

[soursherbat]

some lambs i really liked :3c + repost of a closeup of an important detail

also some info about my lamb, ramzi, under the cut;

[he/they/it for ramzi!]

hard to know where to start, so i guess ill start from the top? ramzi remembers everything before being executed, including having [admittedly murky] memories of his parents.

its mother gave them to ratau because she believed it'd be the safest place for her precious lamb, and her assumption was mostly true

they were left with that adorned handkerchief as a memento of its parents, and he's incredibly attached to it, even if the very sight of it makes him cry

shamura had been the one to catch ramzi in a trap- and despite his pleading he was given no mercy, it causes a rift between them later when it saves shamura from purgatory that will eventually be mended

he refuses to show his grief to anyone, especially the former bishops, and definitely not narinder. they don't wish to worry anyone, though resentment is absolutely a big part of it too, whether the lamb acknowledges it or not...

i'll definitely explain more but after a lot of hard work the lamb eventually enters a polycule and marries all of the former bishops (including narinder) we love toxic yaoi here.

should mention i was listening to 'its been raining' by kimya dawson for the last sketch here and fighting back tears MY BABY LAMB UGHHHHH.....,

[georgekirrin]

Oluwande deserves to feel pretty :3c

inspired/enabled by @thetragicallynerdy and the tealoranges server

closeups under the cut because learning/actually drawing lace and satin took forever so I'm gonna make yall look

[mentallyregarded]

merry crimas! hope u all had fun opening presents and not interacting with your family :3c sorry i havent posted anything of substance here in so long take my ugly christmas art of my shitty rarepair that like 2 people here care about

(closeups under the cut)

[s0larseraph]

🌊DROWN EURYDICE!!! a better guide to resurrection🦋

redraw of the album cover for BURN PYGMALION!!! a better guide to romance by the scary jokes, but with my ocs Vivian and Alex :3c closeups, original album art, and explanation under the cut

WHAT YALL KNOW ABOUT THE SCARY JOKES ‼️‼️🗣️🗣️💯

i went into a depressive slump meaning i listened to burn pygmalion on repeat until i felt better (works every time) and i had the most insane art idea as i listened to the end of death, thrice drawn. you're looking at it right now.

anyway, uhm on my redraw of the album cover i titled it DROWN EURYDICE!!! a better guide to resurrection. i wanted to change it accordingly to suit alex and viv better, as well as the visuals. to assign vivian and alex to greek myth: they are Orpheus and Eurydice respectively. alex wouldn't look back, but more than that, they could not be orpheus because they simply wouldn't go to hell to bring viv back. not because they don't love her, but because they move on, or force themselves to in a manner that is cruel to themself and others. vivian, on the other hand, would go to hell to bring alex back. she doesn't move on from things. not from alex. moreover, she would Look Back. she would look back because she loves alex, just like she looks back on their time together after they're gone. in both instances, it brings her immense pain, and in a way alex dies all over again.

and, its drown eurydice, not just for alex's physical drowning, because of the album contents itself. im fairly certain that "pygmalion" in the album is sylvia, the superstar, when in the context of the song pygmalion (which talks about "Pygmalion" in second person and how she feels about her "sculpture," jeanine. to assign viv and alex to the characters of the album: they are jeanine and sylvia respectively.

im so normal guys.

[greyfalter]

Gee, Vicious, making a small animal do aaaalll the hard work for you, huh?

My Otsukimi piece for the @livingwithsinzine Vicious collab :D

Please check out the full zine here!

Full artwork + closeups under the cut :3c

[beansprean]

Lil comic from chapter 1 of Alethophobia by @jay-auris! Character designs by the incredible @pejntboks!

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ID: 1a. Distant shot from behind a white van parked on a patch of gravel and dirt with its rear doors wide open, pine trees in the distance against a darkening sky. Human Nandor is rummaging around in the equipment in the back of the van, muttering angrily to himself. He is wearing a green flannel with rolled sleeves over a white tee shirt tucked into cut off blue jean shorts, white knee socks, and hiking boots. The side of Guillermo's face appears in closeup in the foreground, looking at him. 1b. Shot from inside the van as Guillermo comes up behind Nandor, both now facing the viewer. Nandor has his graying hair down and hanging messily in his face as he scowls, sweat beading on his forehead. He wears a silver medallion around his neck, orange tasbih prayer beads around his right wrist, has two orbital piercings with silver hoops and a silver conch stud in his left ear, and silver vertical studs on his right eyebrow. He continues glaring at the equipment and shuffling it around with his left hand as he thrusts a camera bag out behind him with his right, snapping, "Leave Laszlo to pack everything like an overgrown child. Here, pull out the extra batteries so I can put them in the actual fucking battery cases we own." Guillermo looks down at the bag in surprise as it is thrust towards him, hands coming up automatically to take it. He is wearing a black tee shirt with a gray symbol on the chest under a sleeveless unzipped dark blue hoodie with red trim, black leggings, red sneakers, a black fidget ring on his right middle finger, and a silver cross around his neck, tucked into the shirt. 1c. Close up of Guillermo as takes the bag and removes the batteries, aiming a concerned look at Nandor as he does so. He asks, "Are you okay?" 1d. Waist up of Nandor from Guillermo's POV as he straightens up and wrestles his hair back into a messy bun with quick, angry motions. Still glaring down at the equipment, he snarls, "I dislike long car rides; I dislike being out of the city;" 1e. Reverse shot, close up of the back of Nandor's head with its painful looking bun in the foreground as he continues, "I dislike laszlo's laissez-faire attitude towards the security of our expensive equipment..." In the background, Guillermo frowns as he observes Nandor's hair.

2a. Repeat. Guillermo interrupts Nandor's venting by pointing toward his hair and asking, "Can I fix that?" Nandor's head in the foreground turns toward him, asking, "Huh?" 2b. Wide shot facing the rear of the van as Guillermo says, "Your hair, just- c'mere." Guillermo takes Nandor by the shoulders, turns him around, and pushes him down to sit on the bumper with a small, unassuming smile. Nandor looks shocked and not a little flustered, shoulders tense under Guillermo's hands. 2c. Close up on Nandor as Guillermo pulls the rubber band from his hair and lets it loose around his shoulders, covering his eyes. Guillermo combs his fingers through the strands and Nandor stills, expression hidden but cheeks going red. 2d. Close up of Nandor's face from the nose down in profile as Guillermo's hands gather his hair behind his shoulders. 2e. Close up of the back of Nandor's head from Guillermo's POV as he pulls all of Nandor's hair together neatly at his crown.

3a. Close up on Nandor's side, elbow to hip, as Guillermo's right hand leaves his head to tap two fingers on Nandor's jeans pocket. Nandor pulls his elbow away in surprise. 3b. Repeat. Nandor's other hand obliges, pulling a second rubber band from his pocket and offering it to Guillermo, who hooks it onto his finger. 3c. Waist up of Guillermo as he steps back with a hesitant grin, hands clasped together at his sternum. He says, "There. Better?" 3d. Close up of Nandor's right hand as it lifts his phone and unlocks it with a thumb. His phone case is a Lisa-Frank-esque close up of a white horse with purple, blue, and pink spots on a backdrop of a blue sky with clouds and a rainbow.

4a. Bust of Nandor as he raises his phone up to take a look at himself in the camera, expression now softened from his earlier frustration. His hair is now twisted up into a neat, round bun at the crown of his head, one stubborn strand loose at his temple. He raises his eyebrows, liking what he sees, and says "Huh. That's very good. How did you do that?" 4b. Zoom out to knees up, Nandor still perched on the bumper of the van. Guillermo stuffs his hands in the pockets of his hoodie and leans back against one of the van doors, flushed and grinning as he aims his gaze elsewhere. With a humble shrug, he replies, "Sister taught me. She said that if I wanted to impress a girl one day, I should learn how to do basic styles." Nandor lowers his phone and drapes that arm over his raised knee, left hand palming the other to balance himself as he turns his torso towards Guillermo with a grin. He says, "Well, color this girl impressed." /end ID

[nights-at-crystarium]

Fragments - episodes 27-30 author notes

You can find similar breakdown posts on older episodes in my pinned!

I make these notes as I work on an episode, however, people have been so attentive and observant with their comments that I started a tag fragments feedback where we dive even deeper into themes and interactions in the comic. These comments are a blessing, often pointing out things that my own brain doesn't register.

Obligatory ShB spoiler warning.

Episode 27 begins with a chat about the original weapons that are merely a stylish-looking convenience for them ic and for me ooc, so that I don't have to draw them lugging their weapons around.

Essentia's just a name for Vivi's spear, not like the whole concept. I introduced it around the beginning of the ShB arc. Alisaie's weapons have no name yet, there's a possibility to do something cute referring to twins.. I shall think of it :3c

Look at this child being all smug for having been able to help recreating something previously thought unique, and, um, flirting.. In her own way.....

Vivi be like, sigh, "ah, back on her bs already... Better indulge her while she's still in a nice mood".

Alisaie's left arm's stronger than both Vivi's. As a dragoon he doesn't only use magic to amplify his jumps, if it works on legs, why not extend it to arms as well? Not unlike what monks do, minus the actual physical training. Basically he cheats with magic in real fights. A casual friendly duel isn't worth expending aether, so he only relies on his actual strength :'>

He also can't do friendly duels because his Echo only telegraphs hostile attacks. A friend would stop before his blade cuts him, so Vivi's kinda blind, only relying on his own average skill. A legendary hero that's no fun to spar with if you're remotely competent.

..Which has no negative effect on Exarch's fanboyism.

Several people said they look forward to said sparring session, and I felt like I failed them because I had no plans to follow through with this. Then I thought some more.. Do we mean every little thing we say or think? Sometimes it's just distracted nonsense. If every action and word were hooks/setups for the story, it'd feel artificial. This's just my opinion, but some scenes have to have idle chatter and musings for realism.

Vivi and Alphi look like door-to-door salesmen, yet the Chais are buying multiples of whatever they sell.

This's a looooooongg post, under the cut we go~

A random thing that thematically belongs here, but didn't make it in the comic: Vivi ended up being more freaked out by Eulmore than Amh Araeng.

Feo "privacy breach" Ul :> They greet each other so casually that it's clear, this's far from being the first time.

One of my personal fav panels so far. People loved the "crystal mystel" so much but I can't take credit for that! My brain's full of soup that's a mix of everything canon and my own generous additions, but I THINK one of the pixies calls him that ingame, sometime post 5.0.

You probably didn't know that you needed more Exarch and Feo Ul interactions till now, I've got you covered. Their scenes will take time to trickle in, but they EXIST and go back as far as their first meeting.

Exactly what happened.

One more episode where Vivi doesn't utter a word, but it doesn't feel like that.

Tank!Exarch fanclub, +1 member. Vivi's pleasantly surprised by the sudden shift in Exarch's demeanor. He genuinely admires him here. "Lead me anywhere daddy".

Ready for a guild wars 1 (one!) joke? No? I'm making it anyway. Lyna casts gaze of contempt (effect: removes enchantments on target foe)

She's such a good daughter with great intuition. She feels uneasy about this way before Vivi feels anything at all. He just looks. Perceives. He has eyes, dammit! And Exarch has those stupid sexy sandals and shiny crystal arm and stylish flowy robes and he's generally kinda cool? It's official, it has begun: Vivi's attracted to Exarch here.

Zooming in super close to bring your attention to his thigh gap <w<

A closeup for the hell of it C: His eyes have a natural faint glow that's just there, it doesn't mean anything, like, genuinely.

Vivi tries to appease Lyna. He has no idea why she keeps glaring at him, probably still not trusting a stranger. He uses his charm as a casual manipulation. Unfortunately, Lyna falls for it. For now.

As per msq, Exarch's kneeling, not collapsing (although that would've been just as fitting tbh). While still not trusting him too much, Vivi slowly begins to respect a reputable ruler and a skilled fighter, and WHY IS HE KNEELING MY LORD GET UP?! Vivi hates being treated like some sort of a messiah. That pushes him further inside the box of being a mythical figure, and denies his humanity.

Normal colors and lighting!! For one episode....

The scene on the left isn't meant to feel cozy and inviting, while the right one is. Sickly, cold, washed out colors vs darker and warmer ones. I'm putting a lot of thought into this, just wanted to celebrate it a lil C:

Episodes 28-29 show Vivi and Exarch's ways of handling unexpected personal hostility. Vivi casually whips out a V and a silly grin, while Exarch.....

He tried, okay?!

A thing on their positioning in this scene that I didn't plan consciously, it just happened: Exarch's framed by the Crystarium, appearing more aligned with it, while the elf pile's surrounded by an idyllic natural frame. Something something about the greenery meaning life, and Exarch looking a bit out of place here.

This's our first, but not last encounter of an imagination theater :>

The dragons are goofy on purpose. Well, sort of. I can count on one hand the amount of times I drew non-humanoid creatures, and the tone here doesn't demand anything super serious from me. Also it makes sense in-character, Exarch probably never saw a dragon up close.

Take a good look at this lil shit. I indulged in illustrating his badass moment before pointing the "camera" away for a while. We're heading into the Il Mheg arc that lasts for months and has no cats ;w;

Vivi's iconic Protagonist Grin >:D

Also, Ryne. Just to keep your expectations grounded: while I personally like her, she has no relevance in this story, and very little screentime. I'm currently having Eden raid brainworms, might write a scene or two related to that, but we're talking many years into the future. Until then, she doesn't do much.

ShB cast's diverse and extremely fun to explore, but if I went on tangents the comic would literally never progress. Gotta be honest, I'm already terrified that some readers might drift away before reaching the wolgraha part of this wolgraha comic. I don't wanna rush OR dilute the main plot too much, if that makes sense. Also, just like in real life, you probably don't form perfect connections with every member of your social circle, some people grow closer than others. Vivi has next to no connection to Minfilia/Ryne, he also stays away from little girls after one of those ended up becoming his lifelong problem *snorts and points at Alisaie*

Desires, and feasting on them? A dungeon meshi nod? More likely than you think.

Feo Ul, sprawled out on his chest like that, visually resembles a burning heart.

Emet antithesis :3c

Imagine loving your pet so much that you let him do this. Feo Ul isn't moved by the physical act AND the joking accusation.

While seemingly slacking for a dozen episodes, Vivi formed bonds with Feo Ul and Ardbert, and thus secured the future of the two stars. Now he has friends that aren't his coworkers first and foremost, that he genuinely wants to fight for. This's what makes him tick as a hero: a quiet plea of a friend, not even asking him directly, a stark contrast to being dragged around and cried at for help. If Vivi's introduction to an entity (person/group of people) is "they suffer, they need help", he shrugs it off. Everyone suffers and needs help, he can't split into thousands of vivis to please them all.

He's only truly motivated to help, or empathizes with those who he gets to know through other means. Take Ardbert, his strange behavior on the Source, then reintroduction that's confusion and companionable snark, but not wailing for help. And Feo Ul, they hang out with him just because, they're safe.

He may not run off to fight the local Lightwarden this instant, but when he gets around to it, he's earnest for a change.

This's all I have for now, thanks for reading!!

[fishlung8877]

yayo

+ Random closeups under cut :3c

[suzanami]

~*~ when violet eyes get brighter and heavy wings grow lighter, I'll taste the sky and feel alive again ~*~

my best girl Estrella again. I'm glad I've been drawing her more often and building the Lore; she's so soothing.

closeup under the cut! :3c