#i am very normal about this character

[mekkanicalsol]

ベノム

Based on this: https://youtu.be/oRJBwaZ59fQ

[inkblackorchid]

please let me hug you I'm so sorry honey

[autistic-shaiapouf]

All I'm saying. All I'm saying. We know the day of pouf's debut, roughly the date of his birth, and we know we first see him at night, if I can find the time then it's possible to construct his astrological natal chart

[welcometomyfloor]

*draws the Caleb crumb*

No, but really, the contempt “are you done?” look has reawakened my ability to art.

Come on, I can’t be the only one who sees the face of a disgruntled dad waiting for their toddler to get over their temper tantrum. Which, considering the seemingly large age gap and probably more parent-child dynamic between Caleb and Phillip, is entirely possible. He’s just so fucking over his little brothers shit.

[nhura]

QUICK NO ONE'S LOOKING

(See readmore for thoughts, cope, bonus, etc.)

Anyone else up thinking about Ratio's big, strong, secure arms and how warm and all-consuming they could be in a hug or embrace. :/ Anyway

I just wanted to draw them being cute and seizing a sliver of a moment where they could have some PDA silly time without actually having any eyes on them. They're public figures and working adults with very clear boundaries between public persona and private life (to varying degrees of "in a sad way"), so while it may be in Aventurine's nature to constantly blur lines for various agendas and self-preservation (read: play "the flirt" without an aligned goal), I believe that in an actual relationship they'd be fairly private.

It's kind of fun to break your own rules, though! Ratio would be more upset about the consequences, though. He's a little bit of a hypocrite, which is devastating for someone of such discipline, but nobody's perfect.

I'm of the mentality of, "If you're tired of working on it, then just post it!", so here are some fun peripherals that I didn't feel like adding:

Some staff in the background sweeping up to evoke a blended sense of fragile privacy and liminal time.

A laptop on the aquarium/bar/counter because there's something fascinating about seeing people on their work laptops in public.

The rest of their clothes (casual friday)

[wilchur]

I've seen a lot of people talk about how the game doesn't give you any leeway when you play The Dark Urge, how it makes it very clear that Durge was A Bad Person, but I haven't seen it pointed out that Sceleritas seems VERY well versed in gaslighting the hell out of them and steering Durge away from any doubt or guilt in regards to their actions. Makes me think that they've probably had those types of conversations before because Durge actually always had a soft spot, only it got smaller and smaller in time. I have not had the opportunity to see the Heal cutscene yet, but I've got the butler in my camp now and he had some interesting things to say, like

[Durge: Can you tell me the worst thing I ever did?

Sceleritas Fel: There was one time you gave a beggar some coin while we were en route to the Devil's Fee.

Sceleritas Fel: You didn't kick him or spot on him or anything! I was so shocked I almost fainted!

Sceleritas Fel: I still have nightmares about it to this day. But I'm sure you only did so to lower the suspicions of the Flaming Fist. Surely?]

and it struck me because tossing a coin to a beggar is a bit of a thoughtless act isn't it? You don't put much thought into it, you just see someone in need and you do it. Out of empathy, generosity, something The Murder Incarnate should not be capable of. Sceleritas' uncertainty of Durge's reasoning for it totally convinces me it was NOT intentional. A simple act of kindness that slipped out.

ALSO

[Sceleritas Fel: The only way for a Butler to die is if we are not of use to our Master. But you have always needed abundant assistance.]

They always needed abundant assistance. Why? Because they kept slipping out of Bhaal's grasp? We know they did at least once, with Gortash. Maybe it was not the first time, maybe there are more "Letters of Forgiveness" tucked away somewhere.

To me pre-tadpole Durge is just terribly mindbroken and indoctrinated person hooked onto the sense of safety, purpose and acceptance of their dark side that the cultists and their father give them. Yeah they enjoy murder, gore and all that. That's the curse of their blood, but I don't think they were ever entirely consumed by it. Morality, guilt and empathy have always been there on the edge of their mind. Losing their memories (depending on player choices I know, but bear with me) was what they needed for them to be finally brought forward.

[n0anix]

enjoyed this podcast very much (he is ignoring all the angst)

anyways, doodles

[ramshacklefey]

Murderbot Diaries out here asking the real questions like:

What if you were something that was neither human nor machine and you had only ever been treated as a monstrous object? And:

What if there had never been a single entity in your existence that you could trust? And:

What if you were constructed from the most basic parts of your psyche to be a violent tool? And:

What if any attempt to protect yourself from abuse would result in torture or death? And:

What if you were finally free? And suddenly there were humans who loved you, but you had no way to comprehend that let alone believe it? And:

What if you didn't want to be human, but you had to alter yourself body and mind in order to hide among them? And:

What if you cared so fucking much that you couldn't stand it, and the only way you could express that was through astounding acts of violence to protect them? And:

What if caring was so dangerous and alien to you that you didn't even know you did? And:

What if you were so afraid that looking at anyone was impossible, and you had to stand at the remove of seeing everyone through a third person point of view? And:

What if you were a sarcastic bastard because you'd never been allowed to express anything but groveling subservience? And:

What if you started to want to accept that you cared?

[twigstick9]

pim if he had swag

inspired by this lovely drawing by shlubbiehubbie

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

thinking about Eddie & hyacinths again

[clownsuu]

i do think it’s quite thoughtful that even though all your men are whores, you still don’t draw anything that would make clown uncomfortable. love the aus btw

There is a fine line between sus and normal stuff- it ain’t hard to be able to make conventionally attractive characters and not make them do anything spicy or even allude to it. There is like this weird expectation that if a character is very attractive, they must be a complete sus magnet LMAO

Though idk how (other) clown would feel that iv started the trend of their child Howdy being buff as shid JDHGDDHDJD-

[trustypaladin]

"Good morning, John!"

[mintjeru]

there is no better advertisement than one of your favorite artists drawing art for a fandom you're not a part of. and by that i mean i finally caved and started reading the orv webtoon

open for better quality | no reposts

[queenerdloser]

i just finished dark heir

[bonesjaunst]

Hey gang what the hell is that

[fauxbia]

a moon for your thoughts?