#throwing stuff at the wall and seeing what sticks!

[i-heart-hxh]

So, after @subdee's excellent post about doubt regarding the Phantom Troupe's alleged slaughter of the Kurta Clan, I was staring at this image and thinking about Sheila's terribly sad expression here...

This is juuuust a theory, and there's not a ton to back it up but I'm just throwing it out there--make of it what you will!

Here the Phantom Troupe is talking about their grand plans to find out who killed Sarasa and hold them responsible for what happened to her, why would Sheila be heading away from them with that pained expression? It's possible she simply didn't approve of their methods of going about it (though she's not shown as involved in or reacting to that conversation), but the way it's framed makes me think more of her hiding something.

What if Sheila already knows who's responsible for Sarasa's death...because she has some sort of involvement in the kidnappings that have been happening in Meteor City? Wouldn't that explain her expression here and abruptly leaving the situation?

Perhaps she's acting as an informant for the kidnappers or is aiding them in some other way? She's frequently shown as being injured, which characters comment on being as a result of her "clumsiness," but maybe she's being repeatedly injured as a threat/method of controlling her?

(In this case it's entirely probable she didn't intend for Sarasa herself to be killed--Sarasa went outside her usual range to try to find more tapes, and the kidnappers had already met their "quota for delivery" so this may have been an unusual case. It's possible Sheila had some sort of agreement that they would leave her friends alone by sticking to specific areas, for instance, that Sarasa may have gone outside of.)

(This guy's moles are pretty distinctive so that makes me wonder if he'll show up again...)

This note about Sheila's role in the production could be relevant as well--that she's "two-faced."

I think it's possible Tserriednich and/or circles he runs in are involved with this whole operation, which could mean Kurapika and the Troupe have a common enemy. I'm not sure if the timeline supports Tserriednich's involvement due to his age, however, he might be too young. Regardless, it's interesting to me that both Kurapika and the Phantom Troupe have the same root cause of their trauma and desire for revenge: People buying and selling human beings and parts of human beings as trophies and for sadistic purposes, which is what Tserriednich certainly represents. (As I said in another post, I'm all but certain the head Tserriednich has is Pairo's. It sure looks like Pairo's face inside his nen beast...)

Sheila could still be involved with the same people by the time the Kurta Massacre happens, and she uses Kurapika and Pairo to gather information on the Kurta Clan for whoever this group or individual may be--likely the real culprit behind the massacre. Again, potentially Tserriednich or someone he's associated with.

What happened with Sheila and the Kurta Massacre definitely comes across as suspicious (her showing up and communicating with Kurapika and Pairo shortly before the massacre happens), so I feel that lends more credibility to the possibility of her being involved somehow in the Meteor City kidnappings as well.

Again, take this all with a grain of salt. Of course Sheila was previously involved with the Phantom Troupe so it could be that the connection is that simple (though to me it doesn't explain the scene from the beginning of this post nearly as well). But I definitely feel like something more is going on here.

[untitled-tmnt-blog]

I absolutely HAD to draw something for @phoebepheebsphibs's DTIYS (based on this pose)! I decided to mix things up a bit by experimenting with a more limited color palette, which was a pretty fun challenge.

[audipiu]

[danikatze]

[Video description under the cut]

When I was in art school I used to make lots of these "doodle" (aka scratchy/messy without a plan) animations in my spare time and I somehow just sat down and started one last week!

It was super fun, just started drawing Masa with his hair untied and trying to figure out what he was looking at! I happened to have a very-post-canon-hc about Matsu and Yaichi bonding while Masa is away on a trip, and Masa being thrilled to find out when he comes back :3

[Video description: a scratchy animation of Matsu, Masa and Yaichi from House of Five Leaves. They are all shown from the chest up in three quarter's view, apparently sitting down.

Matsu is shown first, facing right. He is writing or drawing, but then stops to look to the left. After a moment he smiles, then returns to his work, still smiling.

Masa is shown second. His body is turned to the left, but he looks to the right, at Matsu, with a bit of a confused expression. He turns his head to the left, but holds Matsu with his gaze for a bit, before fully looking to the left.

Next, Yaichi is shown. He has a cup of hot tea in his hand but seems distracted by something in front of him. He seems to stare at Matsu, smiling, then glances to his left and meets Masa's gaze. Yaichi's eyes go a little unfocused and he smiles dreamily before he takes a sip of his tea.

Masa is shown again, still looking confused, but something seems to dawn on him. He blinks and smiles excitedly. /End video description]

[seb-ussy]

Wrote something

Good dad Vincent who's concerned when his teenage son brings home a grown man to dinner

Vincent looked between his youngest son and his new boyfriend. He knew he wasn’t always the best father, that he hadn’t treated him the same as his older brother in the past, but this…this was too much.

He had heard of who children with daddy issues ended up dating as they got older. But he never would have thought that Ciel would fall into that stereotype. In fact, he didn’t think Ciel had daddy issues in the first place. Clearly he thought wrong.

The man Ciel had brought home had to be about thirty, possibly older. His eighteen year old son had brought home someone who would have been in university while he would be losing his first baby tooth. This was ridiculous!

“Is there a problem, father?” Ciel had a look in his eyes, daring him to say something wrong.

Vincent wanted to voice the obvious that his son’s boyfriend was way too old for him; but he had a feeling Ciel not only knew, but also was counting on him to say something. To start a fight. So instead of voicing his displeasure about Ciel’s boyfriend’s age he shook his head.

“It’s nice to meet you…” Vincent trailed off. He hadn’t been listening when his son had said his boyfriend’s name, if he had said it at all.

The man let out a quiet laugh, clearly amused by the situation. He had most likely guessed what Vincent’s silence had been about.

“It’s Sebastian,” the man all but purred.

What a sleazy bastard. “It’s a pleasure to meet you, Sebastian.” Normally he would give his name, but he didn’t feel like gracing the predatory bastard with info about him. Plus he didn't want to risk the man calling him by his first name

“Come Sebastian,” Ciel gripped Sebastian’s hand tighter, “ I’ll show you where to put the food you made.”

His child and the thirty year old man headed towards the kitchen, leaving Vincent behind.

When he had gotten the news that Ciel had a boyfriend and was bringing him home for dinner he had expected someone closer in age. Not someone Vincent would regard as an actual adult. The boys still hadn’t finished school! He felt like he was losing his mind!

Where the hell was Rachel? He needed to hear her thoughts on this. He headed towards the dining room. Surely she saw how crazy this was.

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Not a question, but I love your blog so much. Makes me so happy :) I'm very excited to see the Yi City trio in your style.

We're getting close to the Yi-City arc! In the meantime, have some behind-the-scenes sketches of me trying to figure out their designs!

[my-insanity-is-an-artform]

Hour 7! Of the Time Loop - Over The Edge And Over Again au.

Skipping to the meat of the AU which is The Last Loop.

By this point, Lamb would be a fantastic Vessel unlike any Narinder has had before. They are charismatic, clever, and a damn good warrior who is devoted on a level he’s never seen before.

Meanwhile poor Lamb is basically pouring everything they are into this loop. They are errecting statues of TOWW, preaching about Death in all it glory, essentially one-shoting all of the crusades they’re going on. They spend time making sure all of the sacrifices and offerings they make are exactly to Narinder’s liking.

And they die. A lot. Mostly on purpose but no one calls them out on it.

Lamb spends time asking their God what He likes, what He’d like to do once He’s free, asking about His disciples.

Narinder indulges them since he’s never had such an effective Vessel before. And this one is so very eager to please him.

Lamb also quietly builds a hut a little larger than the others in a more secluded area near the temple. It is more elegant than the others and decorated to a very specific taste. It has an adjourning hut to house two and lamb forbids any one from going near it.

They do make an effort to be kind to their flock since it’s easier to catch more flies with honey than vinegar and well, they never truly felt comfortable performing the cruelty they knew they were capable of. And they need the cult to be kind in return, kind enough to ease new comers.

Lamb bends over backwards to make Narinder happy to the point Ratau pulls them aside with concerns.

They try to brush him off, any attempt to talk is still jammed down their throat, but the old rat merely looks at them with worry and an open invitation. (They never forgive themselves for the loops where he surrendered him to the Fox as few as they are.)

Then they slay Shamura and they know what is coming.

They make sure to get one last visit in before Narinder summons them to die. They spend it in His palm, shaking and refusing to talk or even think about what is to come. They end the visit with a watery smile and pressing their forehead against His fingertip. A silent apology.

‘Forgive me, My Divine, forgive me.’

They are in tears when they refuse their God. They choke down the sobs when they fight Baal, muffle their cries when they battle Aym and it’s nearly brings them to their knees when Narinder breaks free to face them.

But they keep going. They have too. After so many loops, something is finally different.

They win and they are absolutely miserable for it. They spare their Saviour and send Him to the flock.

They bring Him to the hut they had built especially for Him and beg him to wait, just a few more moments, then they will try to explain the Time Loops.

“Time Loops?!” Narinder looks enraged and dismissive but Lamb freezes.

The Loops are over. They think. Only one way to find out.

“Kill me.”

“You DARE?!”

“JUST KILL ME! I NEED TO BE SURE THAT WE ARE BOTH FREE!”

Their God doesn’t even hesitate and slits their throat.

It’s the first time dying by His hand hurts.

It’s the first time they awaken on the hard floor of a hut that was almost got for a God.

The story that spills out of them comes in between manic giggles and a relief so deep that they remain kneeling before their God. They spill things that He never shared in this loop. How he did not truly care for Ratau’s fate one way or another. How he got bored of the same thing over and over. How the Death He had planned was a sweet gentle Death.

Narinder cannot help but believe Lamb, kneeling before him, begging him to understand that they had tried.

That them overthrowing him was a last resort.

That this was the only way.

But now what?

[odysseus-crewmate-number38]

zeus isn’t my favourite god either but why are there so many comments/posts in thunder bringer or stuff relating to it just straight up lying about stuff just to cash in their i hate zeus points

[dinkdonkjoolian]

𐔌 . ݁ ₊ ❝ ᥲᥡ , іm 𝗍rі⍴⍴iᥒ ᥲᥒ іm ᥣ᥆᥎iᥒ i𝗍 !! ❞

❝ 𝗍ᥱᥣᥣ ᥱm keᥒძrіᥴk ძіძ і𝗍 !! c; ❞ . 𖥔 ݁ .

. 𖥔 ݁₊ . ⊹ 𐔌 ᩧ ຼ ͡ ৯ 𝄢 ໒⁀ ᩧຼ ꒱ིྀ . ݁˖ ݁ . ˖

[onstoryladders]

good news, i think i got over my writer's block and wrote some more vampire!pete/notquitehuman!vegas stuff

bad news, i have actual things to do and cannot write anymore which is a pity because i was getting somewhere

neutral news i'm posting a snippet

Vegas walks up to the silver bars separating them. Pete studies him, hands still in his lap, palms up as the last red cuts close and disappear. There's no fear in his eyes, just a cold careful focus, and it almost makes Vegas laugh – this stupid creature at his mercy, weak and hungry, still searching for a way to cross that barrier and get to his neck. Not to bite, never to bite – his blood is rotten, it would make him sick – but to slash and tear and watch as the blood spills out of him. Yeah, it'd make Vegas laugh if it wasn't so thrilling.

He slips the blood bag between the bars. “Be a good dog and come get your food. You don't want it to spoil”.

“Get in and make me”.

[moregraceful]

Tagged by @soyouwinagain to post 6 photos from my camera roll in the past week, thank you comrade, I was hoping someone would tag me 🫡🫡 except then I had to go back a couple weeks otherwise all six photos would have been my dog at a cocktail garden.

Ivan Fedotov and Erik Johnson at Flyers training camp, Fedotov in full Russian saint mode; a flower outside of an Indian restaurant; Yankees outfielders running away from each other and I'm so mad I only got them running back to position bc they were being SO cute while a reliever was warming up; Keats at the aforementioned cocktail garden, he was sweatin'; giant rotting boat outside of Ikea; boxes containing all of my earthly possessions.

[iris-drawing-stuff]

Amane's victim is definitely an adult, judging by the size difference between her and her victim's hands.

It might be her mom, since this looks like the inside of a house, and I doubt Amane would be able to barge into just anyone's house. Since the shadow in the taser scene has long hair, it would match the vengeful lyrics. I'd want to kill my mom if she did that to me. Although the long hair doesn't guarantee it's her mom, it might be another cult member she lives with.

[thatwolficorn]

New episode, time for a new wild theory! (Y'know, just to see if it becomes canon so we can celebrate lol)

What if Tessa is Cyn?

A few people have this theory already and a few have pointed out that Tessa can't be Cyn because she bleeds actual blood when she gets bitten by the Sentinel

But Uzi has been able to (accidentally) turn things into flesh, and Cyn has very good control over the Solver's abilities. What's stopping her from faking Tessa's bleeding?

She's had plenty of time to improve her acting skills to be more convincing...

Either way, Tessa is shady

[boilbrains]

Cum inside him (Steve cobs) call that creamed corn

[omppupiiras]

I wanted to draw some yellow era käärijä so i tried that in whatever style this is

[alolanrain]

i'm probably going to get yelled at by a bunch of people... but thoughts on kukui/giovanni?