#my parents are out of the country

[hairtusk]

thought having the afternoon off work would be nice, but actually it's just left me alone with my thoughts for hours and feeling obscenely lonely

[koko2unite]

morning

[doux-amer]

[ganondoodle]

Kinda in regards to the Empress & BodyGuard 2-

Is Zaphira (sorry if I spelled her name wrong) an elf or do humans have pointed ears in your universe? If no elves, how do the pointed ears happen? Are there different length of ears and if so do they mean somethin?

Love your art & use of colours!

Thank you! and thank you for asking! (this sketch took me way too long .. and the colors still look washed out on my desktop screen but im not editing a third time ..)

Zaphira is human, there are no elves, as such, in this world, though humans tend to live longer than IRL and have differently shaped ears-

the shapes are rather diverse (example above) and culturally (so far) they have no significance, they are merely a trait just like different nose shapes or fantasy hair colors

the worldbuilding reason is that these are extremely diluted demonic influences- in the past demons were frequently in the human world, though largely in secret/disguised, and long time exposure to demonic presences can have varying effects, the most immediate and common being a longer life or wounds healing faster than normal; there might have been other long time effects but the only trait that stayed even after their disappearance is the ear shapes

(there was a mass extinction event of demons that wiped out all above a certain age, since demons generally dont die of natural causes their life neither depends nor revolves around reproduction so there were extremely few left and those were too young to keep most of their knowledge and culture alive, as they rarely wrote anything down; Shargon is of the current oldest generation and witnessed it happen, just like most now adult demons, Thor and Eadrya are both a bit older than him and thus the oldest living demons, which doesnt mean much considering the technically endless lifespans of them)

and to explain me including Shargon in a human appearance- hes the only demon that spends as much time in the human world as at home, largely to escape the others since they are not interested in going there and would otherwise attack him any chance they get (the human world is rather uncomfortable for demons to be in and they have better things to do than to chase him that far), while hes generally very weak compared to them, something he is very good at is shape shifting, mainly the speed of which, being able to shift between full demon and the smaller more humanoid form extremely quickly, or even mid forms that are a mix of both - even in motion! while for the others it takes them quite a bit and forces them to stop which is the main reason he keeps escaping them not able to keep up with his rapid shape shifting (though it does take its toll .. also a reason hes so skinny)

he is the first (only?) one that at some point will learn how to shift into a much more human looking one (depicted in the sketch) too, but its rather dangerous since it involves supressing and compressing his demon heart and system... which is what keeps demons alive (its somewhat like holding your breath for way too long) so the only time he would make use of it is in extreme situations, like avoiding detection by maschines that can pick up demonic energy or escaping shackles made of celestial silver (which drains their energy and can scar/hurt them permanently, like silver to vampires(?werewolfs?) in a way)

....the point is that if he shifts into a human form he has very long ears, meaning that is basically the extreme form that doesnt occur in humans and hints at the origins for those ear shapes being demonic exposure in the past

[bird-likes-to-fandom]

i think kissing a girl would fix me

[sweetnnaivete]

i can’t wait to move out of this goddamn country

[ramshacklerumble]

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[random-fun-polls]

Do you typically celebrate your birthday with friends? (Not milestone birthdays, just normal ones)

Yes, I have a party or outing specifically for my birthday

I get together with friends, but I don't point out that it's on/near my birthday

No, I don't make any special effort to see my friends near my birthday

It changes so much year to year that I can't answer

I don't have any friends that I could see on my birthday

additional nuance / my birthday cake has so much vanilla extract in it

[abyssalcitrus]

Nothing makes you realize how alone you are then when you're having a family crisis

[jazasterr]

When you're obviously autistic but undiagnosed and need extra support in order to function in society but in order to get support you need money and in order to get money you need to function in society but in or-

[camgoloud]

he still has his tonsils. by the way if you even care

[karokawwo]

"it's not the immigrants he wants to get rid of, it's the illegals!" I hope you realize all immigrants are illegal to a xenophobe's eyes

[tarantula-hawk-wasp]

Had a dream about packing up my apartment in Florida and tbh that still feels like my real life and the past 5 months moved back in with my parents in NV have just been some strange aberration or extended summer break.

[jevilowo]

New Headcanon Just Dropped

So u know how Scout's surname is Willis now. Kind of lame. I propose it was actually ORIGINALLY something else more irish sounding that his grandparents changed to fit in more with Americans. As one does.

Scouts Ma is Maureen Whelehan in my heart!! Or Maureen Willis now I guess. Jeremy Whelehan also.

[jewishbarbies]

recent events have me thinking back to a couple months ago when I got into it with my parents over immigration and said “if your family was in danger and you had no other option but to cross into another country illegally in search of help, you would.” that’s it. that’s all I said. both my parents were visibly pissed off and they floundered for an excuse before just replying “that’s not the same thing”, and I did clarify that they meant not the same as a mexican citizen coming into america for the same reason. they think it’s different because they’re white and american. I’ve watched both parents commit crimes in moments of necessity for the safety and health of their family members with my own eyes. it’s not different at all.

[chipped-chimera]

Having to close my chats to anyone I don't follow now, sorry guys. I've been getting communication from people in Gaza and while I feel for them, I'm disabled and struggling to just get on social security for Disability and literally have $30 bucks in my bank right now. All this is doing is stressing me out 🧍‍♀️