#marie is in shock

[darewolfcreates]

The 3s + 1 and 2 of the New Squidbeak Splatoon go under cover to a fancy party. More under cut.

Dah group chat POV Marie's phone.

Behind the scenes designs, and a discarded design for Arson. 3's reverse flower crown was a result of me missing metalsmithing.

3's dress is based off of Linda Friesen's "The Angel" Dress

[biblicalhorror]

Honestly very character fitting that gorgug ended up in weird situationships with both an artificer and a barbarian

[asexual-shelly]

alas, motivation granted me more ponies as was promised yesterday. A joyous occasion this is indeed

[likesummerrainn]

All Out 09.06.24 // Collision 01.18.25

[childofthestone]

rook and solas...narrative foils? rook? a narrative foil? to SOLAS? rook? to solas? ROOK? ROOK????

[superelphie]

no, he'll say to me 'i see who you truly are' a girl on whom i can rely and that's how we'll begin the wizard and i

[videogamepoc]

BŌ: PATH OF THE TEAL LOTUS (2024) • dev. Squid Shock Studios

Undertake a mystical journey as Bō, a celestial blossom (fox tentaihana) descended from the heavens to play a key role in an ancient and mysterious ritual. Use your legendary bō staff to bounce and glide fluidly through an otherworldly realm of hand-drawn, dreamlike landscapes, strange and adorable yokai, and massive monsters summoned from ancient legends of Japan.

[lebanon-wip]

Free my girl, she did all those things but she's 27!!!!

[cyarskaren52]

DC and Marvel black comic characters art by Luciano Vecchio.

[teyrnacousland]

Okay, I'm going to talk about the Illario comment from the AMA. This one:

It frames Illario in a way that feels like he deserves everything that happened because he is Bad. Viago, Teia, and Lucanis (and Caterina????) are Good and Illario is Bad. Illario had to be kept in check, because he is Bad. Lucanis belittles Illario because he is Bad. Caterina never respected or cared for Illario because he is Bad.

The idea that the reason Illario was treated the way he was is because everyone around him could just tell he was just inherently Not As Good As Them in some way is an awful thing to suggest, but it's also a bad storytelling choice, because it's boring? Illario is a tragedy, he's not a kids' cartoon villain. He's a victim of his circumstances, a victim of favoritism, a victim of abuse. It doesn't absolve him of his own choices (crimes), but it does explain them. In a way that is way more interesting, and tragic, and satisfying than just "well he was Bad all along".

BUT ALSO Illario isn't even that bad? Before *this*, what is the worst thing Illario has ever done? His job?? Is his crime not developing an abundance of empathy and altruism in an environment that was literally intentionally designed to turn him into a ruthless killer?? He is pretty selfish and only cares about himself and his family (which is, again, exactly how he was raised to be), but just because he isn't "good" doesn't mean he's evil.

In The Wigmaker Job when Lucanis asks him to, he rounds up the slaves and gets them to safety even though he thinks they should kill them because they're witnesses. Lucanis says he trusts Illario, says he "may be a snob, but he's true to his word", and he IS! Illario could have just left them and made up some excuse, and the only consequence would have been Lucanis being mad/disappointed, but he didn't. Both Lucanis and Teia mention that he is the one who follows Lucanis and helps put out all the proverbial fires Lucanis starts. Illario doesn't have to put up with any of this. He chooses to follow Lucanis, and chooses to help people when Lucanis asks him to. He's not evil, he is very explicitly neutral.

Because while Illario doesn't have empathy for strangers (which is a survival thing! He can't feel empathy for people he has to kill them! Lucanis is an anomaly) he has an abundance of it for Lucanis. He worries about Lucanis, he cares about Lucanis! He resents Caterina's treatment of not only himself, but Lucanis too. He wouldn't send someone he loves out to die on dangerous missions, and part of him resents that Caterina does it to Lucanis. ("If I was in charge, you wouldn't have to do this anymore.")

And, genuinely, if Caterina had spontaneously decided to retire to some remote island somewhere after The Wigmaker Job and leave Illario in charge, what would happen? What horrible crimes would an "unchecked" Illario have unleashed upon the world that Caterina had to protect us all from? Firing Lucanis? Honestly probably not even that, since it's more likely he'd play up his own rashness in an attempt to convince Lucanis that he most definitely should not leave Illario unattended and should instead stay safe and sound by his side, since that's the tactic he uses to convinced Lucanis to join him in this note ("Would you truly leave me to my own devices? What would I do without you!")

Illario isn't a bad person, and Caterina wasn't "keeping him in check" oh my god.

[mylifeingotham]

[thatsamonkey]

uhmmmmmmuhmmmmuhmmm original painting is "woman with a unicorn" by raphael there's no specific reason i picked jt i just wanted to

[ripeteeth]

I need a Frankenstein tattoo SO badly but I truly cannot decide what I want. An image? Definitely not the bolt-necked green-skinned flat-headed creation of the films. Maybe a passage from the book? Maybe just “I will glut the maw of death until it be satiated with the blood of your remaining friends” in big letters

[some-mari-thoughts]

Truth.

Why does it have to be so ugly. We didn't start the fire

I have been completely obsessed with. The fact that they are two Sunny's closest friends but them carrying the truth makes them terrifying and so they are alienated and mangled in his mind.

Stranger can only wait for Sunny to return, but even Mari, who can go wherever she wants and look quite like almost anything, can't look like herself. Yes she can replace Dream Mari but not for long, and that Mari is still not quite her. And she herself will be anything but, she will be SOMETHING or HellMari if she pushes her luck. So she becomes Something. She can also become the shadow creature of the day to chat. She can be a Stranger to show Dreamer the way. She can change up the textures to leave some clues. She can be Dream Mari to lead him further. Finally, she can be herself and show him something. Say hi for once. And then she'll have to leave again.

As for Basil, he stops feeling like himself, the longer he stays in black space. He feels afraid and angry and apathetic and that just keeps layering onto itself to no end. He has the truth. He is to keep it. He is to share it with his best friend. He also has an attack. A monster. It is definitely capable of hurting him. But it is also strong. And all-consuming. Maybe he might win with it if push comes to shove.

[deathdefyinglifeleaps]

Why are they so shocked by this???

Uncanny X-Men (2024) #6

[yolowritter]

Welp...we all knew this was inevitable

Well guys...it finally happened! Lilanette got together. I cannot believe my eyes, but the proof doesn't lie. Marinette took this selfie from their first date! Honestly, they couldn't have picked a better location! I am so happy for them!

Edit by my awesome friend Bei (2bei1), who is awesome!