#coiled serpent

[quo-usque-tandem]

Coiled serpent - Aztec, 15 century

[hyenafu]

It seems Guardian Snake Rhea can be a bit overprotective 🐍💦

[fluffyxai]

Tene wrapped (animation)

I've been working on this picture for a long time. who knew animation was actually hard you guys x_x; Loops are fun to look at but my god I realised they were harder to pull off than you'd expect. A regular non looping animation would have been easier. But even though it took over a year, I'm happy to have it finished. This is one of my furry sonas coiled and wrapped and falling under the hypno of the snake. It was gonna be 12 frames but it ended up having to get doubled twice just to get the eyes to loop and then to make them 3 colours cus I decided I needed them 3 colours.

[weirdlookindog]

Margaret Brundage (1900–1976) - Coils of the Silver Serpent

cover art from Weird Tales, February 1936

[nighthaunting]

I know some people still follow me for Serpent Well and so I’m making this post to sort of get a sounding board:

I’m feeling inspired for it again but I’ve also got some new ideas that i think will be cool but do sort of necessitate some re-writes (mostly because I smushed the timeline too much and need to un-smush it, naturally necessitating changing stuff).

The question is should I just outright repost the whole thing so the original version stays up? Or just do the edits and rewrites in the currently existing work?

Also mind that this is going to be a pretty slow process no matter what.

[thealphavoidofficial]

Lmk Au cause why not :D

Behold! Snake Demon MK!

[domoz-writes]

currently fighting myself to not draft a (pre) canon rewrite from Shang Qinghua's POV where he transmigrates without a system and lives in increasing denial that he's taken the OG Shang Quinghua's place up until the day he gets named head disciple....!!

[balu8]

Sinbad and the Coils of the Serpent

by Eduardo Barreto

Source: Brian Peck (comicartfans)

Sinbad and the Coils of the Serpent Promo piece, in Brian Peck's In Memory of Eduardo Barreto Comic Art Gallery Room

[hyenafu]

That's what Rhea gets for transforming with eyelids instead of eyecaps 💔🐍

[tomoleary]

Eduardo Barreto “Sinbad, The Coils of the Serpent” concept art for unpublished graphic novel

[aytonai]

Medusa Tower

[cannonfullofcanons]

This is here to clarify that my Gin Ichimaru portrayal is largely divergent from canon, and very much headcanon-based. I know my take on him differs from most. If my portrayal’s a bit odd, this is why!

Spoiler warning! Don't hit the read more if you don't want spoilers regarding Gin!

Gin’s motivations are seemingly shrouded in mystery. Between his shifty demeanor and his expression of seemingly constant amusement, he’s incredibly difficult to read. He has the BEST poker face in the Seireitei. But his motivations are actually much more simple than they appear. He’s not truly evil - but he does commit evil acts, for his own causes. A means to an end. His strongest motivations amount to only three things: one, to protect his oldest (and perceivably ONLY) friend, Rangiku Matsumoto; two, to amuse himself; and three, to survive. Gin is very easily bored, and boredom invites self-reflection. He doesn’t enjoy that. He’s not very fond of thinking on the past, and only does so on rare occasions, when he’s in the mood for it. He much prefers to live in the moment, to have a bit of fun.

Largely going off of what I gathered from his portrayal in the anime, from my best attempt at studying his character, I view & treat him as a jester archetype. Very morally grey. His motivations are as unclear as his loyalties, he himself is the center of his universe. Fun is his biggest motivator, and if something doesn’t interest him, he likely won’t have anything to do with it. He could betray someone at a moment’s notice, or he could put his life on the line for someone he barely knows. He’s unpredictable. And it all boils down to whatever path pulls him the most; normally, the one he perceives as the most enjoyable. But sometimes, especially where Rangiku is involved, he’ll take a more responsible road.

This was why he joined Aizen. This was why he betrayed the Soul Society. To protect Rangiku. To learn Aizen’s true plans, and stop him. Did he do a lot of terrible things along the way? He sure did. And he regrets some of it. But in the end? He puts those ‘useless emotions’ aside. Killing people, following orders, heeding requests from ‘friends’ - all of this is secondary in his mind. Unnecessary, but sometimes fun. They are not top priority, and never have been. Gin is a man who fights under no banner but his own. He may act otherwise...but t’is just that. An act.

The one woman - the only person he’s EVER been truly loyal to, is one Rangiku Matsumoto of Squad 10. Gin would do anything for her if she truly asked. Anything except leave her in danger. Everyone else, to him, is trivial. Either cannon fodder or someone for him to mess with. He does so enjoy pranks. Hence why he so enjoys getting the dumber arrancars hopelessly lost in Hueco Mundo.

Now, with all this in mind? Gin is not a threat inherent. He’s more than happy to keep his blade sheathed and hang out with other Soul Reapers. Be it simple chats, pranks, maybe even going out for drinks - he isn’t against this. He won’t draw his blade if he doesn’t feel provoked, or if he isn’t ordered. He bears no true hatred for anyone except one Sosuke Aizen, whom he has loathed for a long, long time. He’s been playing one very long con, and he’d like nothing more than to leave. But he can’t. And so he keeps that mask on, that sly smile with squinted eyes. Much like a snake, waiting for the opportune time...to strike.

In the end, Gin did survive his attempted assassination of Aizen, if only just. The wound nearly killed him, but left him instead in a catatonic state, not unlike a coma. Squad 4, with a little extra help from Mayuri Kurotsuchi, kept him alive long enough to make it to trial back in the Seireitei; he was sentenced to death, but Yamamoto overturned this decree, given Gin's intentions in his betrayal. Gin was instead left in the jails under Squad 1's supervision for several months. Over time, he was gradually returned a few freedoms, and was allowed to wander, with supervision. Eventually he was permitted to return to active duty, but with serious limitations placed upon him; officially, he acts in an advisory capacity exclusively, but he insists on joining the fray when Squad 3 is in battle. With the restrictions in place, he's now at Lieutenant level in terms of power. He isn't trusted by any in the 13 Divisions - not by a long shot - but he's trying to redeem himself. He's not trying especially hard, but he is trying.

[vvitchgrindergeneral]

Bad bad bad omen in my bacon grease today

[thysia]

Children of the Sun - Ren Escar

[loony-binz]

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