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[hinamie]

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[magnecalliope]

Branzy is not some innocent waif by any means, but I feel like everyone misunderstands the ways in which he matches Clown’s freak. Particularly, they want to subvert what they view as the architypical dynamic between Branzy and Clown without any real regard to how Branzy's personality actually meshes with Clown's. They recognize that Clown’s intimidation of Branzy is surface level, but don’t seem to grasp what’s going on below that to give Branzy his own edge over Clown.

Branzy is a homicidal maniac in his own right, and certainly has aspirations of being the kind of murder machine that Clown is, but he just does not have the fighting skill to back it up, nor was he a particularly skilled engineer when he first joined Lifesteal. At his core, Branzy is a coward. He gravitates towards whichever player or team he thinks is going to protect him, and he'll stroke their ego to get in their good graces. He gets by on his charisma and charm.

Clown, despite having a clear advantage over Branzy, still frequently comes across as uncomfortable with Branzy's attention, while also craving it and seeking it out. He's also a deeply reserved individual. Even when he's emoting he's still very quiet and even tempered. He plays his cards close to his chest. He's a loner. He has his reputation in part because he's unreadable and intimidating. He was coming off of a season where he hadn't died a single time. He’s an unstoppable force without an immovable object.

So here's the scenario: You're a stoic assassin. Usually you like to work alone. Other people slow you down. But you want revenge and you want to execute it in a particular manner that just happens to be outside of your wheelhouse. You have to team up with someone, and it just so happens you know someone with passable talent and a common enemy. You can tell he's afraid of you, and he should be, because he can't even beat Spepticle in a fight, how would he ever take on you?

But he's also... strangely affectionate. You box him in and he lets you, even as he's shaking with fright. You flirt and he flirts back. You're used to letting your reputation speak for itself, but here he is singing your praises to anyone who will listen. He puts all the credit for the collaboration on you, and downplays his own contribution. He sticks around even after you've exacted your revenge, and he still has nothing but good things to say about you, no matter how much you push and prod and scare and tease.

The fundamental difference between Branzy and Clown is vulnerability. Branzy has had no choice but to embrace his, while Clown has done everything in his power to excise it from himself entirely. Branzy allows himself to have big emotions and Clown barely speaks above a whisper at any given moment. When it comes to a fight, of course there isn’t much that can scare Minecraft’s Deadliest Assassin. But Clown has no idea how to navigate emotions, while emotions are Branzy’s greatest asset. People relate to Branzy, they trust him, and he uses it to manipulate them right into their traps. He can trick others’ emotionally as easily as Clown can cut them down with his sword. His relationship with Clown was made on the foundation of betrayal; he sacrificed his alliance with Vitalasy for Clown's protection. It was more important to him to stay on Clown's good side than remain loyal to his previous team, and this is because he felt, with 100% certainty, that Clown offered him more than Vitalasy did. And Vitalasy never saw it coming. 

That’s what makes Branzy so terrifying to Clown. Because he trusts Branzy. He lets his guard down around Branzy. He lets himself be vulnerable with Branzy. What if Branzy’s just manipulating him too? Or worse. 

What if he’s not?

[aquilaofarkham]

Blasphemous II + concept art by Juan Miguel López Barea

[orpiknight]

Looking at the concept art for GO2 and I'm really amused by the Aziraphale and Crowley cut-out reference choices that were made and their silly faces

Matching icons for you and your best hereditary enemy.

(more concept art in this lovely post by @fuckyeahgoodomens)

[chiropteracupola]

girl-shaped thing and thing-shaped girl...

[theechoingasteroid]

trying to figure out how i wanna draw Cole, and also how to draw dreads, this was my first time trying to !! my Lego discord server below the cut :3

i post wips!! i talk!! art is here earlier than tumblr!! and you can post your art too!! be it lego or non lego!!

[indilaras]

Desert Gang Week 2024

Day 1: comfort and trust + showing affection

a silly one to start! (I guess this is also sort of Modern AU?)

ID: a drawing of Candace from Genshin Impact, alongside Cyno, Dehya, and Alhaitham as cats. Candace is wearing dark shorts and a white tank top with a crescent moon and flower symbol; she is sitting on a soft orange surface, right eye closed, smiling. Cyno (white cat with black patterns) is on hanging on her right shoulder, tail up, looking at her and smiling. Alhaitham (gray cat with white on the tips of his ear) is under her right arm, eyes closed and smiling, leaning against her torso. Dehya (brown cat with lighter brown/yellow accents) is on her lap, also smiling with her eyes closed. The background is a sandy-brown square with faint three heart-shapes. End ID.

[aquato-family-circus]

ADDITIONALY re:fat bodies and Psychonauts 2 Art Book Spoilers, I'm posting one screenshot bc it's something I've wondered abt for ages

I can not BELIEVE that i never even once considered the idea Nona could have a rounder/fatter body type under there. No wonder any drawings I tried to sketch with her out of her big coat always felt a little wonky to me. im sorry queen I'mma draw you as a chunkly little bean next time I get around to it I promise.

[scribonia-art]

Family photo! Bonus closeups:

[empyreansentinel]

wip graveyard bc i am physically incapable of finishing anything i start

[cowardlybean]

It’s doodle dump time again!

[digital-media-enthusiast]

[laugtherhyena]

So uh, who's up for suffering in this fine morning?

[thedailyvio]

Day 253

[vilelittlecritter]

The device theory by Molly stars is my lord of the rings.

[callixton]

will simons on julian hawthorne

frank bidart // x // little beast, richard siken // shelby eilleen // forum of julius caesar, c.r. cockerell ra // temple of caesar, wikipedia // these violent delights, micah nemerever // mark antony's funeral oration over the corpse of caesar, robert seuffert // julius caesar, shakespeare // marc antony's oration at caesar's funeral, george edward robertson // requiem, dear evan hansen // julius caesar, shakespeare // x // little beast, richard siken