#tbh if I get more asks about his eye I’m just gonna start gaslighting ppl /nm /j

[gothic-mothic]

I'm not sure if it's an intentional thing or not but

I've noticed that your Stanley doesn't have another eye? It's cool tbh but is there some kinda lore or whatnot that connects it?

I’ve gotten an ask about this before but I’ll answer this one too :3

Yeah it’s intentional, I (almost) always draw him with just one eye, but there isn’t really a lore reason for it.

In 2022 when I first started drawing tsp I characterized Stanley’s lack of identity and speech by only drawing him with one eye —To make him more of a blank slate nobody yk?— But as I started drawing him more and more I decided to give him his mouth back so he could express emotions more. (Basically because it was easier to draw)

But maybe in the context of the post-parable au it could have meaning. He, and anyone else, sees his second eye, while the viewer is an outlier. It could be a visual indicator to show that Stanley, despite his average looks, is not fully human. Because he wasn’t fully human in the parable, why would he suddenly be now?

More subtly, The Narrator also has inhuman traits hidden in him that also serve as a indicator that he is not of this world. Those might be revealed later though