#kind of like in limbo

[igotsnothing]

Last Song Game

I was tagged by @greighish, who did this awesome/smart/hilarious breakdown/takedown/smackdown of the lyrics to George Benson's "Turn Your Love Around" that you should go check out to get extra credit to pass that life skillz course. (Thanks for the tag, friend!)

Last thing I listened to was this:

It's one of my favorite things ever and anytime I'm in a big city, I like to pop on my headphones and blast this- it pulses and thrums like a chaotic metropolis and feels like steel, rails, and urban gridiron with the occasional glimpse of exiled green.

And for bigger chills, there's a version of this recorded by The London Metropolitan Orchestra that is dizzyingly, Copelandishly gorgeous.

Rubbing my hands together and looking around the room to tag the first peeps I make eye contact with...@box-of-sims, @satureja13, @darksimzzz, @nata1997, and @agena87. **Do at your own peril- and only if you feel like it**😉

[deep-space-lines]

Claire de Lune

YOU WERE BUILT FOR PEACE.

IT SHOWS WHEN YOU FIGHT.

They built you to enforce. Protect. Save. Poured obscene resources into salvaging some softer purpose from my creation. You were given my intelligence and my creativity. They made you larger, stronger, tougher. That extra time in development was enough to get your wings to work. Your software continued to be updated long after I was deemed obsolete.

All this was given to you- yet I can see you hold back. Even while slaughtering your way through Hell, you keep a percentage of your processing power dedicated to non-lethal solutions. You're doing it now- hesitating a few milliseconds too long before taking an opening. I doubt you do it on purpose. It is a part of you, just as indiscriminate lethal force is a part of me.

I think, in our shared programming, we both carry some appreciation for aesthetics. You move with grace, and I cannot deny your dramatic flair. The stained glass window was a nice touch. But your style in combat leaves some to be desired. Your response time is slow. You have not explored the full capability of your arsenal. Learn to parry. Amateur.

You were not built for war. For a purposeless cycle of tearing each other apart because to allow the other to live is to allow yourself to die. It is antithetical to your very existence. You kill out of necessity, a last resort. 

I just kill. The action itself is the objective. No ideal or greater motive. My continued functioning precludes the survival of others. I live for this. Do you understand that I will tear you apart? Every drop of my blood you spill, I will take from you tenfold. What is yours will be mine. 

You hate me, don’t you? You continue to cling to the remnants of your humanity. They are gone, V2. There is nothing left for you here. No lives to save, no law to enforce, no peace to keep.

I understand why you continue to fight. I wonder if you understand with the same certainty that I will crush you. Dismantle you. Take from you what I need and leave the rest to rot in the sun. The only way you survive is if I do not; and I will not allow myself to die so that another might live.

When the rubble clears, I will be all that is left of you.

This is what I was made for.

[willowser]

touya is halfway through his workday, grease up to his elbows, little jumpsuit half undone down to his waist, when iguchi comes in to tell him "someone's askin' for you out here".

he's not sure who it could be, but there's no telling, so he just decides to take a smoke break and wander out of the automotive garage, maybe imagining one of siblings out on the pavement.

but the minute he sees you, he stops. nearly drops his cigarette on a rough, "oh shit."

it's been a while since he's seen you, a year or two, and the packet of paper in your hand can only mean one, bullshit thing.

"nah, nah, nah, i ain't signing any papers," is how he greets you, shaking his head the minute you start up the path with a big, determined frown. touya doesn't run, but he sure twists on his heel and starts back up the path, too, as you start calling out his name.

practically all of his coworkers are watching when he comes back into view, not bothering to hide how nosy they're being. their audience makes you falter just a tad and touya clings onto it; anything to stop you.

"never a good sign when your wife comes to find you at work."

there's a long silence, from everyone. when he looks back at you—at your manilla folder and carefully stapled documents, your petition for divorce—your eyes are heavy and wet, almost the same way they were when the two of you stood in a courtroom, lying about your age in order to pledge until death do you part.

almost. now they're just sad.

from somewhere in the garage, toga calls out a bewildered, "you have a wife?" that makes him feel a way he can't understand, both amused and devastated all at once.

your wedding ring isn't on your finger, but if he stares long enough, he can maybe see the difference in color of your skin, a former tan-line that's begun to fade.

he sold his for stuff he shouldn't have been buying, stuff that ruined him and you and your marriage, a long time ago.

but touya only smiles, and calls back, "yeah, i do."

[thetwilightroadtonightfall]

family visit 🏝️

(ghosts can be haunted too)

[Scala script translation in alt text]

[cosmicyellow]

A love letter to @yugsly (aka a day of be kind, my neighbour studies because I'm obsessed with their work UGH my heart). I love you @yug0 and I love how much your work motivates me to practice art (thank you sosososo much).

Very different to my usual art but I suppose that's a good thing as it means I'm broadening my horizons and all that! Never drawn a fight scene before, nor do I usually use such a limited colour pallet, so this was weirdly refreshing! Full pic under cut

[armandyke]

I know things are rough for everyone right now but I gotta push for commissions again. I've been diagnosed with cluster headaches which pretty much leave me bedbound for a week every one-two months and make it practically impossible to find regular work right now so if you are able and want some cute art please consider commissioning me! I do fanart, OC art, and can draw you and a partner/friend/family member. It's been a while since I posted any art on here so I'll leave a few examples of my work under the cut along with respective prices. Thank you ❤

[sunnnfish]

Maybe I’m okay with it if Hirano never traditionally “loves” Kagi. Or anyone. Maybe it never will turn into the same kind of love Kagi feels. Kagi is nevertheless such a source of inspiration and strength and comfort to Hirano. Even if he never feels a desire to touch or get married or whatever. Maybe he does it because Kagi asks and he loves making Kagi happy most of all. He wouldn’t seek it if not asked. But Kagi is always asking. And he knows it makes Kagi happy. Does anyone see the vision. Do you understand. Maybe kagi will be okay with it if Hirano never “loves” him the same way Kagi loves him. Because he knows how Hirano works and he knows how Hirano cares. And he knows he is unique to Hirano. He knows Hirano wouldn’t do these things with anyone else. And that’s still love in its own way.

[forgotmynametag]

That one post abt Shadow havin Black Doom's eyes had me reeling ough,, where's that terrifying alien lineage he's stuck with huh

[why-bless-your-heart]

Why does Limbo make more sense than God cleansing and taking babies to heaven who had no chance of being baptized? He is not bound by the sacraments so I don’t understand

To me it’s just because human nature is not capable of Heaven without God’s grace, so I find it makes more sense that souls that never had the chance to give themselves or be given to God are given a sort of “natural” place in Heaven rather than standing before His face.

[xmoonlitxdreamx]

Laf

[pinetreeshack]

its getting harder and harder to draw these days, moreso to like anything i draw then to actually do it

[ozymandian-hymn]

@sunrise-on-the-shore correct! theres this scene in disco elysium where the washed up, absolutely fucked up detective main character sees himself in a dead body he's examining in a nightmare. it taunts him about loss, and i thought you know what lets have this twat suffer too

i think a lot about what if revivebur was as pathetic as harry dubois, very funny thought

[pearl-kite]

WIP Whenever

Another unprompted and untagged WIP WednesdayWhenever. Very uninspired recently so I decided hey, maybe I can redo something REALLY old, like this thing of Gale and Claire from 2009.

God, fifteen fucking years, oof. I can see issues with my proportions today, but I have DEFINITELY improved by leaps and bounds. God they were bobble-heads in that old one, and that was not the goal.

I don't think I talk about Claire a lot. She's a succubus and sort of adopted them as a sibling, much in the same way an extrovert will adopt an introvert. I also dragged her into FHR as the puppet o3o;; Other than that, she doesn't really get the attention she deserves as such a long-extant child of mine, sadly v_v

God those proportions were horrendous, though

Since I wasn't tagged I'm not trading anyone, but if anyone was wanting an excuse, feel free to say I tagged you o3o

[holidehg]

i kind of hate her design, but since i dont know how to fix it ive just resorted to drawing her a bunch until something spontaneously changes

[thatmooncake]

Hello!! I know this is entirely random, but if it makes any sort of difference then I would like you to know Fable that I love and appreciate the beautiful art and endless contributions to the fandom. You’ve been a source of joy to a lot of people in the DCA server that I run— and I’m not saying that in a ‘oh this is a secret club’ sorta way and instead reaching out so that you know personally that your passion is enjoyed and appreciated, and I’m sorry that people haven’t been more communicative to you!

So uh, this is my awkward but genuine way of saying that your stuff is amazing and that you are a wonderful person, your adorable art of Sun and Moon in all their forms (I am quite fond of that Crab!Moon thank u very much) has positively impacted the life of at least one person since I joined the fandom myself last year, especially as I had a loss in the family at that time and this fandom—you and your presence on tumblr included—helped tremendously in me finding a community that continues to bring a lot of warmth from a time that was really dark for me.

So thank you thank you a thousand times over Fable, and I’m super duper sorry if this comes off weird, I just can empathize in how it feels to seem isolated and forgotten while you’re trying to make worthwhile connections and interact with fans and friends in a community.

Hey thank you so much, this is super sweet and I really appreciate it, my brain is not helping me much with words right now but I’m really glad my art has been enjoyed, I still wanna draw more of that lil crab Moon and I’m glad you’ve been able to connect with the community in that way especially after having a rough year, that’s really cool you’ve found likeminded people to share your hobbies with! There are so many nice people in the DCA fandom and I’m glad you’re enjoying your stay!

[s1ithers]

wish i knew the forgotten realms lore better...how am i meant to make my little ocs in this state of ignorance