#twst style is kinda hard to draw

[inkymers007]

Valerio in the masquerade event!

Will I make a groovifed card? Idk, maybe. Whenever I get around to drawing in the twst style.

[mushkirbs]

Damn bro in twst

He would get along great with Grim and acedeuce (no, he wouldn't, maybe for like the first five seconds)

[yyokkki]

Hello! Just wondering what you would think Cater would wear in the stardew au? I did complete guesswork with Trey and Riddle lol.

Hmm tbh I think he'd change his style often to keep up with trends but if I had to choose maybe something simple and casual like a red/orange sweater vest with a diamond motif and a collared shirt underneath that isn't fully buttoned

Something like this:

With like black jeans underneath and tons of cute diamond shape accesories

Is my vision visioning TT

[maythearo]

I kinda accidentally been away :(

When I take a hiatus you'll see I don't announce it beforehand because it usually just happens instead of being a planned thing, so I apologize if I made people worry about me (again) but I'm doing fine! A plethora of things happened in the time being, and I feel like it's relevant to mention them here for some clarity. (I didn't intend to make this post so long, I'll crop here so it's easier to navigate)

First I feel like I have been falling out of love with art as a whole. My interest in a lot of stuff has been fading away, I haven't been keeping up with twst for one, and since a lot of my inspiration comes from the stuff I'm hyperfixating on I barely have been creating anything. My uni assigments so far were uninspired at best lol it sucks my mood relies so much on art and vice versa. The only times I feel actual joy is when I'm hanging out with my friends every now and then, I'm mostly alone through the rest of the week.

And it's with this habit of going out that I fluctuated towards using less social media. I don't think I ever liked having a presence online, and that's something I've been doing since highschool for no reason that matters to me anymore. Just quitting isn't something I can do because first, I think it's important getting my news from it; and second, I still want to do commissions, and I'm aiming to turn my socials into something more professional in the near future, rather than the life diary that I had a tendency of building them as. Of course there's nothing wrong with making socials a personal thing, it's just not my style, and with my anxiety of being perceived I realized I can only handle so much of it lol

I also had some personal losses, and it feels like a lot of people around me were having a hard time with theirs coincidentally, so that made me kinda sad too. I won't specify much but I think that's worth mentioning.

The tldr is that I'm lost, I don't know how I got here, and I feel like it only gets worse the longer I stand around doing nothing but I prefer to think that sometimes things get worse before they get better, I know they will get better.

I'm writing all of this from the perspective of how I feel at the moment, the conclusions I'm taking with this kinda depressive state of mind, so I imagine things can still change once I begin to feel brighter again, who knows.

Thank you for everyone who left kind messages on my askbox after all this time, idk if I can reply to all individually but I did read them and I appreciate them very much! I hope everyone is doing well too and staying safe.

And on a side note I'm sorry to the people who asked other things related to my art/blog way before I took this break, I wanted to answer them in a fun way but they've gathered too much dust by now and my inspiration is long gone. I think I'll be cleaning up my askbox since the longer I leave it unnatended the more overwhelmed it makes me feel 😥 I messed it up this time I admit, I apologize again to everyone I kept waiting.

I have a few old drawings I haven't shared here yet, maybe I'll post them if I manage to remember it :)

[crystallizsch]

You draw Jamil so kissable idk what to say <3 (compliment)

AUGSLDKJFSDL THANK YOU 😭💕

idk what else to say either but i'm giggling so much i appreciate the compliment a lot

seeing you say that jamil looking kissable in my style makes me go akdfjkhdlkjlds

also his eyes and his hair are my favorite parts to draw actually 🥺

anyways uhhh that reminds me just for fun i'm gonna take this opportunity to compile some jamiyuu art from a few months ago when i was still getting back into twst and jamil unceremoniously put my heart in a chokehold.

this was with my beloved first yuu :D (now i've kinda moved them on to riddle and the rest of the heartslabyul gang bc i'm handing jamil over to yuusha)

(all of these poses were referenced from mellon_soup on insta!) (specifically 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6)

i'm not that great with coming up with poses so i had fun with mellon_soup's when i was first drawing twst ship art.

sometimes i might still go back and reference because they have some other fun poses i want to try out 🤔

i'm also going to try and go back to this drawing style with yuusha because i think it's more visually appealing to me. my sketches/doodles are hella messy.

but i'm also kinda lazy and this takes more time. and i want to get ideas done before i lose interest in them. augh it's so hard to compromise 😔

but yeah anyways that’s all i have to unnecessarily ramble about. thanks for reading if you've reached this far!

[pantherxdrawz]

Hello all two of you who are fans of my Overblot fan-designs for Twisted Wonderland

I made a Silver

You know the drill, me talking about design inspo + lineart and alts under the cut

(Yes I hc Silver with Silver eyelashes so the eyelashes are colored on the lineart layer) ^Lineart

vAlts

I had the random idea of making an alt where the blot on the face was white/silver (badumtish) because Silver’s one of the characters that use light magic instead of void magic, but that’s kinda hard to see with the skin color so Anyways I based my OB!Silver on a mixture of prince Philip’s sword, Riku from Kingdom Hearts, and the spindle that put Aurora/Sleeping Beauty to. Well. Sleep.

The sword inspiration is also why I color picked from Malleus’ Overblot for the skin color, to make Silver look more like a sword, sounds weird but yeah I did actually attempt that with the posing as well

As for the Riku from Kingdom Hearts inspiration, I meant I took inspiration from the Replica, Dark mode, and Dark coat versions Specifically

I mean. I could base it on Riku in general rather then a version but I honestly think it’d be hilarious to twist a TWST oc out of Riku so you could have them and Silver spiderman pointing at each other

(The tap-dancing rodent appears in Kingdom Hearts so yeah technically you should be allowed to make twists of Kingdom Hearts characters for your ocs or even making background NPCs detailed, I know I’m making a Twist oc that’s Twisted from Axel-)

However my initial plan was actually going to base OB!Silver off of knights (based on the sword), the spindle, and Aurora herself

I actually almost finished the lineart when Riku was knocking at my mind with a Rook style “Bonjour.” reminding me of his existence because when I was looking at the Twisted Wiki earlier to educate myself on Silver’s story

(…I’m only on book 4 okay I just know Silver was adopted by Lilia and is randomly going snork mimimi) and saw a comment mentioning Riku

I didn’t think to use Riku as inspiration until I had Silver’s hair on there-

So yeah this first idea right here

It was scrapped, the only thing that stayed as you can see is the thorns on his limbs

(If you wanna know what the colors where gonna be, it was gonna be have dull pink half dull blue)

And also the spindle wheel with thread like puppet strings, but I didn’t even draw that yet before the outfit overhaul

Speaking of that, it wasn’t really supposed to mean anything, I just thought it’d look neat, but I guess you could spin it to be a representation of Maleficents sleeping curse and the fact he just passes out a lot

Anyways all I have to say about his face blot is I kinda tried to make a mask design based on Riku’s mystery blindfolded man design because Eh the Overblot Silver is inspired by Riku anyways

[boopshoops]

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For Jojo, Shishi, and Ezzie (The Twst OCs ;w;) for the OC Ask meme)

Similarly to the last post!! This is color coded: me/narrator as default, blue as Jocia, and green as Ezra

🥣what's your favorite food?

"So this is some sort of interview? Alright then," Jocia gruffly responded, slouching over in her seat upon realizing the question was actually rather simple. She grinned, "Bulgogi's a fav. It's something my sister showed me when we were kids. Apparently she was trying to learn more about our family history or somethin', did a damn lot of research too."

"It's not something I looked much into myself, but I'm a complete sucker for anything barbecued or grilled. I think... Oh yeah, we tried it out on a camping trip. I stole some of hers off her plate," Jocia chuckled, scratching at the back of her head as she reminisced, "I gave her hell during that trip. Wouldn't be surprised if that's why we never did something like that again. Made it up to her later, though."

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"Ooh! How fun!" The professor exclaimed with a sharp-toothed grin, "Let's see, should I go into detail? I don't see why not. You're supposedly looking into learning more about me after all, little sprout," He cheerfully pondered aloud, politely folding his hands in his lap.

"My favorite dish is Pasta Alla Gricia. It's absolutely divine. With most of the foods I like, they've unfortunately been changing and shifting in ways I'm simply not a fan of with the passage of time. BUT! With this? It's only gotten better since the first time I tried it one hundred years ago! I'll gladly buy you some sometime, little sapling. Oh! Perhaps I can get some for the whole class... Like a day of celebration after one of our competitions! It's important for student's to destress, after all!~" Ezra hummed to himself with a firm nod.

🥰do you think you're attractive?

"Uh..." The woman droned on, crossing her arms over her chest. She offered a casual nod after perusing her own thoughts, "Like, physically? Sure, yeah," She bluntly answered.

"It's not really something I've thought too much of before. I guess looking in the mirror and seeing how far I've come gives me something to be proud of. Especially since I'm... not the best at styling. Everyone else in the family got all that."

"But, hell, I've worked hard on myself. Even if working out and such is more of a chill hobby of mine, I'm still confident in how I'm built. Not to mention I can see little parts of the people around me in myself too, yeah? Like- an old friend of mine regularly helps me dye my hair, and I got my piercings at the same time as my brother. If I didn't like those parts of myself, it feels kinda like a dig on them too. No matter whatcha think anyway, there are gonna be people out there who think you're pretty sick."

"...Eh, I'm not good at getting all sappy."

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Ezra blinked, his drawing his lips into a line. His brows furrowed, "This is a difficult question to be modest about, isn't it?" He awkwardly chuckled, bringing a hand up to massage his temple.

"Oh, I don't know. I have a lot of things I have to work on, truly. It's quite an ordeal. Not that I'm not proud of my appearance! After all, a lot of it was greatly inspired by my late father."

"...Ah! I forgot to mention- I'm a changeling fae, of course. I'm not the biggest fan of shapeshifting, however, so I try my best to correlate my appearance to my adoptive human family. In that way, I suppose topics such as 'attractiveness' are a bit more complicated to someone like me, dear," He finished, dodging and weaving around the actual question through his rambles.

🏘️where's your happy place?

Jocia brightened up a bit at this, smirking as the answer came easily, "With my siblings," she replied briefly.

"They're fun as hell to be around. We got each other's backs. They're a bunch of little shits sometimes, but we know each other better than anyone else," She paused, "At least... most of us. More of a reason for me to get home, as if I didn't need any more of one already."

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"My classroom, of course! Oh, it's so fun!" The teacher excitedly replied, eccentrically taking the time to pop up out of his seat and lean over the table, "It's where I spend most of my time! Working with students in bloom, watching their talents grow, listening to my favorite stars sing broadway, tending to my adorable potted plants..." He babbled on endlessly, happily explaining to no end.

"...I haven't been here for very long, that is true, but it has very quickly become my favorite place to be. So much so I often get caught up in things and forget to attend meetings. I suppose me and the other fae individuals here have that in common... I'm working on that, however! Got to make sure my memory is in top condition!"

"Is that it? 'Kay. Be seeing ya."

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"This was very pleasant! Thank you kindly for inviting me."

Ask Game!

Yuu Shi's responses are here

[spongeofaces]

Hello! I am here for the twst matchup (romantic, please) and no first years or the teachers .Thank you, and have a good day !

**Appearance:**

I'm a 5'5" girl (165cm) (she/her, straight ). I am a brunette with short dark brown hair, round light brown eyes ,and transparent framed glasses. People often say I have a soothing aura when they look into my eyes. I have a round-ish kinda face with big cheeks, a small nose, and defined lips. I'm pale cause I mostly stay at home and avoid getting a tan. I have 8 beauty marks on my face. I have eyebags, which might be due to anemia, and I always look tired unless i use blush , i care about my skin doing skincare and such(i try(i want to be beautiful🥲).people say I am cute and pretty but it's hard for me to believe them (insecurities and self doub go brr...)

**Hobbies:**

drawing (digital and traditional ). I adore all forms of art, paintings , music , sculptures..ect .I enjoy reading, although it's been a while since I found a book that peeked my interest ,I mostly read fanfics recently . Video games hold a special place in my heart, I LOVE the different art styles and plots in each game. I have some sewing skills, mostly for patching things up .I learned to crochet and knit recently as well .Crafting is another hobby I enjoy, I am good with my hands. I love learning new stuff. biology and chemistry r my fav subjects(i like learning about anatomy whether it's animal's or human's +plants in the medical field ). I speak 3 languages: Arabic (native), French, and English. I plan to learn Spanish, Italian, or German next, depending on my mood. I'm a quick learner and adapt easily to different situations(that's something I admire and take pride in) .i hate and can't cook, except eggs and simple stuff.but in baking ,if you give me a recipe, i will make the most delicious desserts you've ever tasted(but I still hate it). Anything involving lemons is delicious (especially lemon tart😋).

Even though I am a good swimmer (I did swimming for 2 years) I have thalassophobia (ironic) but i do like me some facts about marine biology, with jellyfishes, anglerfishes, and Caribbean reef octopuses being my favorites.

**Personality:**

My personality is quite flexible and depends on both the people I'm with and my mood. When I'm outside , I tend to feel anxious, although I do my best not to show it. I come across as calm, chill, and reserved, but I'm friendly and won't reject anyone who wants to chat, although I dislike small talk and feel a bit uneasy around boys I can be quite sarcastic with a sharp tongue at times, kinda(really) annoying. Once I get comfortable with someone, you'll find I'm pretty blunt and honest .I am polite and respectful. I've had trust issues due to past betrayals, so I'm cautious with my relationships now (whether it is friends or family ,no lover tho ,don't get me wrong i can be quiet the romantic but the only man that I would probably get attached to would be fictional for sure lol)

With my close friends, I'm more open, and relaxed and cheerful?. I talk a lot about my interests, sharing random facts . I'm caring and sweet toward my friends . My love languages include gift-giving, physical touch.

I would describe myself as creative, observant, passionate, smart, meticulous and a perfectionist.I can be lazy and unmotivated. I am an INTP-T, Enneagram 5w4, and a Libra. I'm an older sister.

I am a burnt-out gifted kid , but I try to be the best version of myself in all aspects(i admit i do feel down thinking that i am never gonna make it ,but i always try to push these thoughts aside).I often feel I'll never be good enough for my mother (she has high standards for me that I can never seem to meet). I was bullied cause of my looks and weight, which made me depressed and anorexic for a year. Thankfully, I've changed a lot over time, tho it affected me making me antisocial, having trust issues and insecurities(but i am getting better). I like energy drinks. My music taste varies from pop, alt/indie, classical( my fav pieces are moonlight sonata 3rd movement, danse macabre , in the hall of the mountain king and la campanella ) ,jazz, to rock/metal, with a particular love for rock & roll. Comfortable baggy clothes are my go-to(makes me feel good in my own skin) .

***what I prefer in a partner?***

Anything is fine really , smart maybe? ,I can't cook so a good cook ,I just want someone to listen to me and make me feel included ,never getting annoyed by my behaviour and my clinginess , I want someone who I can truly be myself with (flaws and all)

I'm soooooo sorry for taking so long 😭

Tried to add some extra detail to make up for it <3

Hope you enjoy 🙏❤️

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I match jellyfishuuuuu with...

🐍 Jamil Viper 🐍

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You are one of the few people who have gotten to know the true Jamil behind all the walls he puts up. He never puts on a mask around you, always being as genuine as possible.

He adores you quite dearly, you'll often find him just staring at you from afar, even if he doesn't realize it himself. He just wishes to cherish you, and make you see just how precious you are, to him, and to your companions. He needs you to know just how much he thinks you're worth, constantly going to the extra lengths in your relationship, determined to make you love yourself as much as he loves you.

Everyone knows how good of a cook Jamil is, but he gets on a whole other level when cooking for you. He pours his heart and soul into each dish, every time. He'll be by your side as you eat, analyzing every reaction so he can make the next meal even more delicious for you. He's also very willing to help teach you how to cook.

If worry ever shows in your expression, he'll pull you aside to ask after your wellbeing. He won't take "I'm fine" as an answer either, he wants to listen to what bothers you, he wants to help in whatever way he can. He's always there to comfort you, making time even on the busiest of days.

Jamil's constant responsibilities can tire him out. Allow him to lay across your lap, or if that's too uncomfortable, lean on your shoulder, and he'll relax extraordinarially. He'll slowly doze off, fingers intertwined with yours, feeling at peace knowing you're there with him.

You guys swap clothes a lot, seeing as though you have similar styles. If you're missing a hoodie, I'd check his closet.

He's very patient. If you're ever not in the mood to socialize, or don't feel like being around him for whatever reason, he'll respect your wishes and leave you be.

He's impressed by your affinity for languages, even asking if you'd be so kind as to teach him some words or small phrases.

Constant praise. For the big things, for the little things, he wants you to be proud of yourself. You can tell he means every word of it too, by the way he looks at you with such adoration.

Since you like crafting, you could probably give him hand-made gifts. He'd find great joy recieving something from you, always treating you extra, extra special afterwords. The next day, you'll probaby be bombarded with triple the amount of gifts you gave him though, each more heartfelt and thought-out than the last.

Extra stuff as an apology for taking so long:

Before Jamil and you started dating, Kalim would constantly make excuses to have Jamil invite you to Scarabia, only to goof off elsewhere and purposely leave the two of you alone. Kalim was practically the matchmaker for you two, Jamil probably would have had noooo idea how to ask you out otherwise. Kalim was also the first to figure out Jamil had feelings for you.

If you ever wake up to frantic, jumbled texts, Jamil has been found by a bug. Please save him 😔

Your first date together wasn't really 'official' more like Kalim organizing the event then dipping at the last minute. He booked a real fancy restaurant, and only cancelled when both you and Jamil were already seated.

He pokes your forehead and sticks his tongue out at you when annoyed. Kinda childish.

A song for the relationship:

My Love Mine All Mine by Mitski.

Other options: Trey, Idia, Malleus and Ruggie.

[cozymochi]

13 for the art ask game, obviously

i love the “obviously” tacked at the end there. It’s like a lil’ spicy, “see of COURSE THIS is the one we ALL want to know >;) and the one we know YOU want to answer” type of confidence jggffyfhfg

13. What do you wish you could add in your art but can’t because you either forget to or you developed the habit of drawing this way too hard that you just can’t add this detail in?

Question’s a lil’ disjointed BUT!! I think really really fine details aren’t something I’m capable of doing. Deadass you can’t catch me trying to manually create patterns or fur textures. I’m also talking incredibly minuscule stuff, like the threads on a tassel level minuscule. And that does bother me, especially if I’m doing my usual schtick of wanting to adapt to another visual style just because I feel like it. If it hasn’t been clear by now, I don’t really stick to one way of drawing, I kinda want to be adaptable, and to do that- learning other looks is sorta how to do it. (Tho every attempt is approached in a way that works for me).

Twst for example, is a style that is carried by detail-oriented aspects (it’s kinda absurd lol affectionate), but I don’t have a handful of artist assistants to add in extra details like that for me on top of what I already know how to do.

I’m just doing it by myself. And me not being able to do fine-detail stuff like that isn’t really because I draw “one” way (I draw a crapton of ways and with different techniques), it’s def just a skill issue combined with the level of patience required, and tbh, it might be a physical problem. I physically just can’t do that sort of thing without straining to some capacity, and having already injured myself before isn’t something I want to exacerbate for the sake of “aRt.” It doesn’t really affect much, per se, but it’s a weak point I’ve encountered. Excuses, the lot of it. So what now? I still want to keep attempting them.

On that end I’d have to use tools and resources available to me. This isn’t a dig or negative by any means, just a reality of how the process goes. I don’t think pigeonholing oneself into just sticking to one way of drawing is a productive way to learn, especially if they want to. (I’m not saying go nuts and go full chameleon mode like me, that’s just me being my weird self). Visual styles aren’t really an excuse to not do certain things, ya just. Or hell, to do certain things either (like, i def dont have to go fine-detail or w/e to a T, but guess who is just so fun quirky 🫣🤡). There’s thousands of ways to go about these things. Just depends on what u want i guess… or go crazy, that works too.

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Sometimes I still forget where the thumb goes

[prometheanglory]

helloooo it’s not quite new years get over here in america but i have some end of the year sentiments to get off of my chest before 2022 is up 🥸 this is rly long teehee

it’s been !! a really busy year!! oh my god i didn’t realize how little i posted until i saw my tumblr wrapped T_T honestly, at some point i wondered if it’d be for the best for me to formally announce a hiatus — some parts due to university and work, and other parts due to personal conflicts that made it difficult to feel confident or proud that i was creating.

it feels kinda weird missing vinh’s birthday for the first time in a while 😅 (granted, i drew something for it but i didn’t post it bc i didnt finish/i got nervous) .

moreover, it felt weird being so distant from twst and my own tumblr? admittedly i scared myself off from doing as much as i could this year, so i have less to physically show that i’m still around and i still care just as much as i did in 2019. it’s hard to do stuff that you like when ur in the constant process of shoving ur foot in ur mouth or feeling really self-conscious, or well. sometimes it’s just hard to not feel insecure about what you want to make and what you perceive other people expect from you?

i admit that i’m still trying to rebuild my foundations so that i can feel secure and proud of myself. it’s been a really, really long road to take but i have all of 2023 and more to orient myself. i’ve been trying to get into new things and explore new ventures, and that has been… a very nerve-wracking process for someone who’s never done anything before (did you know how many emails and phonecalls i had to make to get anything done/set up just to take commissions….. i’ll tell u what, it’s definitely over 10)…

all in all, i just wanna get back on the horse _(:3 」∠)_ i’ve been a bit of a ghost, but i’m still here. i still wanna thank everyone who still pops in every now and then when i pop up every once in a while 😅 i really appreciate you guys hanging around and everything yall do, especially as a community. i don’t think i’ve ever seen a more vocal oc community before? it’s an environment that i appreciate more than anything and i don’t intend to let my gratitude go unspoken for. you guys are really sweet and supportive, and god, i can’t keep count on my fingers for the sheer quantity of amazing creators that i’ve seen here. i hope that with 2023, i get my hands on a better time management schedule so that i can properly give back into the community T_T

well anyway, i planned to do this many months back — here’s a list of random stuff i’ve been working on throughout 2021-2022 that i meant to announce but i never got around to but hopefully it’ll come trickling out in 2023 🤭

new dorm incoming, and a (pseudo) new dorm project

new ocs approaching :-) some canon, some fandorm

diversify my posts a little…….. cannot promise that i won’t still spam vinhs but i can try 🫡

organize blog a little more

stagrove uniform+chara revamp / sprites

oc design + sprite revamps (sarge / lola / imp twins / holly / edgar /xuehai are the ones i have on hand rn, but everyone’ll get their turn 🤓)

potential new vinh sprite (since the july one was just drawing over the old one 🤡)

stagrove episode is being gradually picked up again

i swear to god i’ll go through my inbox

get into merch production (charms/posters/stickers… u know the deal)

get through commissions faster and more frequently T_T

try to do a new style of commission…? (community votes on a subject/character/etc and when the goal is met, the art gets published for everyone to see or smth)

do a follower milestone celebration (potential giveaway?)

i swear to god i’ll get to that malleus daki design.

if malleus works out i prommy i’ll do leona daki too

oc personality or matchup quiz

more fun/detailed oc reference sheets

oc masterlist + oc profiles on toyhou.se

incoming comic project and more to come hopefully

[chidorichild]

Yeah I completely get what you’re saying. I never thought about the feeling of ‘usefulness’ because I was drawing from my own personal experience. When I finally moved away from those who were bullying me I definitely felt what you described: the feeling of wanting to fit in no matter what.

In my experience, I tried really hard to make sure that I knew all about the interests of these people I wanted to be my friend, only say the things that would be socially ‘okay’ and acting more like a fan than anything else. There wasn’t really a feeling of ‘usefulness’ as much as a feeling of ‘fitting in’.

Although I will admit that the Leech twins probably had some influence in the way Azul developed, and I know that they were in some ways bullied to Azul, I don’t think, at least in the beginning that Azul was too heavily interested in the idea of being their ‘entertainment’. I’m pretty sure at one point he even told them to ‘go away and leave him alone’.

I do recall a few times in the game where Azul talks about eating and he also shows obvious insecurity about the picture of him as a child, and I’m sure Floyd’s comment didn’t help. I’ve also experienced a lot of fat shame even though I’ve never been medically considered fat. It wasn’t TOO extreme, but it changed my style to prefer clothes two sizes too big and such. This is another part that I don’t really like about Azul’s character design; they don’t give him clothes and a style that and ex-‘fat kid’ would wear - which is also based on trauma and insecurity.

It’s kinda clear that no characters in TWST have ever had real therapy before the timeline, but Vil mentions that they all went to therapy after their overblot. Again, this makes it seem stranger that even in Book 6, when it’s been many months since his overblot HE STILL DOESN’T SHOW ANY CHANGES AND NEITHER DOES ANYONE ELSE. However, I totally understand what you mean when you talk about the cycle of trauma and how many bully victims become bullied themselves.

** This is kinda besides the point of bullying but there is another main reason for my blatant dislike of Azul.

One of the main reasons I seriously dislike Azul is this underlying annoyance I have that I can’t really place why. I wanna say that it was when he made the contract with us/Yuu and how clearly he was screwing us/Yuu over.

This definitely reminded me of how often people screwed me over as a form of bullying, and although I’ve never been homeless, the idea of getting put out on the street by teenagers just do they can turn your house into a sister store? Ticked me off.

Azul’s really one of the only characters who ever really went out against Yuu and actively looked for us in hopes of taking advantage of them and screw them over. He had no correlation to them, except for Grim taking his contract. It made me mad that someone would do this to someone with no correlation. Taking advantage of the people you have in your contracts is one thing, but searching for someone JUST so you can take something from them and put them in a hard position: I’m sorry but I can’t ever see that as anything more than cruelty and maliciousness.

My thoughts on Azul:

I haven’t really talked about my feelings for TWST characters but I feel strongly about Azul in the way that I very much dislike him.

- Spoilers for Book 3 and maybe 4

- This is all my opinion really but I don’t think it’s super unfounded.

First off, I feel like his game design could have been better. Yes, he looks fine (in my opinion) but I feel like the game creators had so many options in what to do with him. With Jade and Floyd, even in human form they still somehow resemble eels, but there’s no part of Azul’s design that really shows off more of his octopus merman side. (Side comment: I think that the game designers did Octavinelle dirty with their dorm uniforms. It’s literally just a suit with some accessories. Like come on)

Second off, the part that I really dislike is how his character is portrayed. I know that he is based off of Ursula and therefore has to act like her, but I feel like his backstory that we see after his overblot doesn’t really provide a good enough reason for how he turned out like this and how he acts toward other people.

More on the second point - we see Azul to be bullied which pushes him to want to be better and get back at those who made fun of him. I think that’s a reasonable thing to do - as someone who has been bullied, I have definitely thought about what it would be like to get ahead of them and make them regret being mean to me - not in a violent way but in a ‘they realize I’m so much better and more talented’ kinda way.

But the thing is, Azul doesn’t stop at that

We see that people are having things taken and we see how Azul begins his contract making and such. But he goes beyond that, he starts to make contracts and screw over people who DIDN’T do anything with him. We know from Book 3 that he ran his anemone-study guide stunt last year as well. None of those kids bullied him for his weight, he simply did it to get ahead and be ‘owed’ something.

What I think happened is that Azul felt good after getting the better of those kids when he was young, and then just continued it. His actions in the TWST timeline can’t be justified by him being bullied in the past because he’s already gone above and beyond for that.

That also pulls out another point - but I (don’t hate me for this) think that Azul’s overblot was the most undeserving. Yes, it’s painful to lose something you worked hard and long for. Yes, initially the trauma of being bullied was what got you on this path. But the way that he freaked out, put people in danger, all for bullying as kid? It doesn’t seem justified enough.

One of the main things I’ve seen people complain that they don’t really like about the game is how it doesn’t really seem like the Overblot Boys get enough of a character arc, as their personalities stay the same. This is also true of Azul. In Book 4, he acts exactly the way that he acts in Book 3, and it annoys me that all these people are going through TRAUMATIZING EVENTS and don’t seem to change, while also the player never gets to see what consequences they get.

Also did we ever see the reason why Azul is very ‘I did this now you owe me’ ‘I can’t accept your help because I’ll be in your debt’??

Anyway yeah, that’s my take on Azul. Pls don’t come at me for it.

[ye-local-simp]

Hi! I saw your TWST match-up event and I was hoping to join in?(if not, that's cool too)

Physical apperence:

I'm 5"3 with brown almond-shaped eyes, and shoulder length hair(dyed black to blonde ombre) thats trummed into a wolf-cut looking style. I have a fairly athletic build and have a slight hourglass figure. I also tan really easily so I'm usually some variation of tan/brown.

The way I look can be "deciving". Sense I enjoy dressing in curious aesthetics and styles(ex. Tech wear, dark/light academia, cottage core, cityscape aesthetic), I can have a different vibe where ever I go. And that only get more complicated when I choose to crosssdress. I'm female and usually present as such, but I enjoy having masc-presenting looks or just straight up cross-dressing.

Personality:

When first meeting me, I do my best to be as curtious and polite as I can. Though, that usually comes across as looking very quiet/stoic and formal. Once I'm comfortable with someone and/or with friends, I become much more lively and bubbly. I like trying to make other laugh through jokes, pick-up lines, and small pranks(like spooking them from a door or something). Sociability-wise, I'm a generally more introverted. Most the time, I'm happy to just spend time by myself or with a few close friends. However, if I'm at a party or with the right crowd, I can quickly become loud and friendly around people.

With an S/O, I'm very patient and devoted to them. However, that's only because it's hard for me to become attached to someone enough to see them as a partner. My love languages are quality time, physical touch, and I'm very big on gift giving. Even with friends, I like making them small trinkets, buying little things for them, and making food for those I'm close to. Interests/hobbies:Most of my hobbies are art-bases and I have quite a few: drawing, writing, singing, playing intruments(piano, flute, and lyre), crocheting, sculpting, cooking, baking, fashion, and dance(mainly ballet) just to give you a few examples. Aside from art, I also enjoy sports(figure skating, jogging, and hiking) reading, along with some "uncommon" hobbies. My more strangle hobbies include: collecting animal skulls and bugs, collecting feathers, and tarot readings. My interests are a bit more varied, I love learning about the fine arts(orchestra, theater, ballet, opera, etc.), zoology(nature and biology in general), worldwide mythology, and music from around the world. Of course I also love anime and manga, as well as, horror movies and historical dramas.

Friend(s) input:

First impression-

"You looked kinda scary and put together"

"Slutty big-sister/college student vibe"

Getting to know me-

"You're very creative and bubbly. Generally pretty chill."

"Love-intrest character, trophy-wife"

Thank you if you read all that, and take as much time as you need. Or if you choose to drop this one, that's fine too! Have a good day/evening! :>

I am going to pair you up with...

Vil!!!

-Vil usually doesn't really have anything against people who didn't fit into the society's expectations of a body but in the relationship he does try to give you that "perfect look", even though he doesn't want to seem toxic. But since you have an athletic build and a love for sports, he always makes sure you tag along in his runs, since he knows you are capable of catching up to him.

-As a model, he has to look at different aesthetics and is surprised when you dress up as all of them. Usually people settle with one or two, but you try to dress up as all which makes you unique in a good way. About crossdressing, he doesn't really mind it as long as dont ruin youself to look masculine as you look masculine even with makeup and good skincare.

-Your first impressions are probably what made him think you were perfect for him since he always likes people who are polite but when your liveliness started to show, he asked you to only keep your bubbliness with close friends or just him since he wants you both to look like a perfect and formal couple, even though the relationship is hidden away from his fans and such.But this doesn't mean he wasn't open to protect you from them.

-Lastly is that, if you have a hobby or interest, he instantly loves you even more no matter what it is(of course he will have a problem if it ruins your appearance). It just spares him from feeling pitiful or working hard for you to enjoy something. If he sees you enjoy something, he's happy. But even if you don't have an interests, he will help you find something in his free time.

-In the general relationship, he is sweet, kind and polite with you and as much as he has these old fashioned ideas of what a body should look like, he isn't old fashioned with his partner or women or pretty anything else.

-He is also big with words and affirmation/ physical touch. Even though he is a model and already recieves compliments and hugs on a daily basis, it is different when its with you. If you call him beautiful he replies with a compliment back(believe it or not) and you both will always do pampering sessions and skincare/haircare together.

-The only problems in the relationship is that he may seem too controlling of you since he does want people to look perfect and he is always super busy with his modelling gig so you see him a lot less. On school days, it is in the mornings and evening till night but there are some days where his schedule is completely free though, not to worry.

[by-inky]

yo I'm alive ahJADG

I'll put some explanations because I don't want to be pressured to post;;

firstly; my right hand is seriously injured so I can't draw properly for idk how long. It's healing good tho.

I live in a kinda abusive household and I got into a discussion with my father, who pretty much never liked me drawing because he says I won't get anywhere with it. I know about this, but I keep drawing as a hobby and as kind of a form of venting. Anyways, it got worse and my father like,,squeezed my hand so hard it almost broke. It's not completely broken, but I can only move it a little. I also fell down the stairs not too much time ago so I’m not doing completely ok lately.

Now, I'm not here for venting or for like victimizing myself or whatever. It's just that when people send hate and bad things, I already have more important problems going on.

Moving to another reason that is this previous matter; anon hate. I somehow managed to find two different IP addresses and a blog name, and the blog is someone who I was on a server with. I don't even know them well, we barely even participated to the same convos there and they’re even an adult, so I don't understand why they would send me hate.

I don't want to uncover the IP addresses or the blog name to avoid further problems and public drama. I'm just tired and to be honest I don't even know why I tried to track them, since I never had the intention to call them out or whatever.

I've had this kind of asks for a long time. I'm just tired and I already lack motivation. I'm not even trying to be someone in the twst community, I'm just here to have fun and make friends, and share some of my stuff. That's all I'm asking.

My father also took away my phone. He deleted the Discord, Tumblr, and Amino apps and changed my lock password. I don't know when I'll be able to have it back. I don't have my graphic tablet either. We also moved back a couple months ago, and we don't have wi-fi so far, only internet data. I also don't know when we'll have it back, but it's hopefully soon since I and my siblings will start school in two weeks or so.

I don’t want your sorry or your pity. I’ve been standing up for myself all this time and I’ll get away from them in a year. I’ve been doing okay so I’ll be fine now too.

I sincerely apologize for some of the art trades taking so long, but I have so many things in mind now. I’ll try to finish them as soon as I have my phone or graphic tablet back.

Also, my discord was hacked about two weeks ago, so I put 2FA. Since the authenticator app is on my phone and the pic with the codes to access from anywhere is there too, I can’t use it on my laptop. I apologize for this matter too.

I have 20+ drafts on tumblr by now. I’ll try to post them little by little, just to keep my account alive.

Please, understand this. I’m almost certain of who the haters are, but I don’t want to point a finger at them. If you’re any of them and you’re reading this, hey, please stop. It’s not pog targeting someone who just wants to have fun by drawing and make friends, ok? Just leave me alone already. You don’t hurt me by saying that you don’t like my style, pointing out anything about my ocs, or straight up sending me death threats, I simply delete your asks as soon as I see them. I’ve been through worse. You’re just annoying.

And I’m ok with the rest of asks. I don’t get many, and basically, all of the ones I get are for ask games or fics, but that’s ok. I’m happy that at least someone is interested in my blog. Please, don’t let this message make you see me as someone to pity or anything like that. It’s just an explanation as to what is happening and just some general info. I hope you keep enjoying my content.

Thank you for reading so far.

inky.

[signetxego]

The twst dorm leaders playing gbf, purely for meme purposes, something i spent too much time on. below the cut for long post.

Riddle

⁃ Rank 101

⁃ Plays casually but consistently, riddle is a perfectionist and wants to make his teams good, but he’s also realistic and pragmatic. He knows he’s a busy guy, and can’t join trains all day to bust up all his grids at once

⁃ The type to focus on one team at a time based on a predetermined order. Probably not in a crew (if he is, it’s just him, Cater and some of Cater’s friends) so he doesn’t worry about guild wars and building his teams based on that.

⁃ f2p, he’s responsible with his money. probably mains light since he likes the comfort of a high hp pool + stamina, and the typical light play style is reliable and safe.

⁃ Has only recruited one eternal—funf. Her voice probably drives him up the wall, but he likes the security of her heals to his light team. Is planning on 5*ing her!

⁃ favourite class is doctor. Practical, and he won’t admit it but sexy as fuck

⁃ He plays for the gameplay rather than the story/characters, the one exception is sandalphon, who he is incredibly fond of!!! he reads stories if the plot interests him, however, and if he’s got some spare time.

Leona

⁃ Rank 1

⁃ Leona doesn’t play he’s in it like a collecting game and so ruggie can use his randomly lucksacked mlb shiva as a support summon

⁃ like vil, plays on roulette season

⁃ reads some stories, but on ruggies account bc he cba to unlock them himself

⁃ ruggie made a joke about leona being percival ‘if he lost his sense of honour’ which made leona go and read the dragon knights stories

⁃ bruh he fucking stans percy so hard after reading between frost and flame but he won’t admit it

⁃ frequently throws money at the game just because he feels like pulling in gacha. ruggie is crying. leona don’t buy the scam star draw set you don’t even play the game please

⁃ is always really lucky in gacha

Azul

⁃ Rank 200

⁃ Only started playing recently, but was determined to catch up to Idia and become the best player so he got the twins and some poor unfortunate souls to help him grind and pay his way to instant victory

⁃ Doesn’t care for the plot, is purely driven by competition and wanting to have the best grids at any given time. Mains water for the Octavinelle Aesthetic and bitches about having to play the summer cagliostro crit setup to compete with other elements.

⁃ Likes quatre because they are both driven purely by spite and revenge, and is desperate for him to get a rebalance so he can run him w/ a clear conscience

⁃ Also likes Six, probably cried like a bitchboy during seeds of redemption which is to this date the only story he has read but you didn’t hear it from me

⁃ In a crew with idia and is waiting to overthrow him as captain

⁃ Has a weird spreadsheet showing exactly when to cast a status effect for it to land with the highest success that’s virtually unreadable to anyone aside from him

⁃ Plays chaos ruler as default bc he thinks it looks cool

⁃ sparks for the weapon rather than the character

⁃ hates farming for mats and gets the twins/his slaves to do his dailies when he’s busy a lot of the time god i wish i had slaves to farm ubaha host mats for me rn

Kalim

⁃ Rank 50 but his grids are the best of anyone in the game bc haha money go brrrr

⁃ He is cursed with bad gacha luck, and managed to deck himself out with the sexiest primal grid possible (puts idia’s to shame) thanks to jamils help, and a lot of money spent on trying to get Vikala’s ssr (before realising the spark function existed...)

⁃ He doesn’t favour any element, because he likes all the characters! He has a soft spot for Anila and Vikala though, since they’re so adorable and fun!

⁃ Doesn’t play seriously and mostly just reads the stories, idia wants to cry when he sees his fire grid with four flb ixabas going to waste

⁃ He likes Sarasa, and thinks she’s really funny, so when he does play it’s mostly grinding to recruit her!

⁃ Actually likes Vyrn and doesn’t find him annoying! has actually read the main story.

⁃ solos as soon as he has 300 crystals, he literally can’t save, i hate it here

⁃ his favourite class is lumberjack, but he hasn’t unlocked it yet ;-; ccws are hard to forge for rank 100 and below ;-;

Vil

⁃ Rank 25

⁃ seasonal player, shows up for roulette season and then leaves

⁃ downloaded the game because of the pretty art and the cute character designs, but can’t be bothered to learn how to play—he’s a busy man!

⁃ Europa was his first SSR and is still one of his favourite characters, she’s so pretty! He also loves michael and gabriel, and would start playing properly if they became playable mark my words

⁃ won’t admit it but probably wants belial to smear his makeup a little

⁃ kinda a basic bitch, has only read the wmtsb series cried at the ‘i’ll be waiting’ scene

⁃ criticises the fashion choices of every character he pulls, summons included. Won’t go into raids if the boss is ugly.

⁃ Does his makeup with zero playing in the bg and once parades lust...

Idia

⁃ Rank 275

⁃ that insane player who has soloed faasan hl in every element, has all the eternals 5*ed + the sexy blue skin, and all the evokers

⁃ a legendary figure in the community

⁃ plays as tormentor in every team bc he’s that bitch and also has a damascus knife mh for every element even if he doesn’t always use it

⁃ is both serious abt gameplay and the characters, watches all the gbf channel episodes and keeps up with news

⁃ was probably in a gbfvs tournament

⁃ his favourite character is caim, who reminds him of ortho with his childish innocence! Second is Nio, who is quiet and cute! He’s fond of a lot of characters though, like esser, funf, ferry and narmaya.

⁃ Strictly plays with his faves, but his grids are so good that he manages to make any setup meta.

⁃ Has siero scratcher ptsd bc it didn’t give him his third flb blue sphere but got tempted with it so. many. times.

⁃ Is in a guild w/ azul and ortho + some internet friends and if anyone doesn’t meet the gw quota in a day he screams at them w his hair all red and angry

⁃ owns the gisla body pillow.

⁃ He mains all elements. He has a primal whale grid for every element. His favourite to play with is probably wind, because he thinks it has the most flexibility in its play style. Hes a little mad that winds evoker is not as good as most of the others...

⁃ Idia: “i play for strategy” also idia: ‘gets fraux before alanaan bc the waifu is too strong’

Malleus

⁃ Rank 200

⁃ he can’t play, he’s just been farming tiamat omega raids daily since the games launch

⁃ he downloaded it to get closer to lilia, who is really *really* trying to teach him how to play with... little success

⁃ Still, he doesn’t give up!

⁃ Used his free gold bar uncapping a celeste horn

⁃ forgot to collect his free eternal

⁃ used parazonium as skill fodder (dw malmal i did the same and i live with the guilt)

⁃ uses auto select for his grids

⁃ lilia is crying in the background and often steps in to make the grids himself, but malleus always accidentally deletes them...

⁃ his favourite character is vania, she reminds him of lilia! and also, himself, in a strange way...

⁃ he also likes song, and has worked very hard to recruit her! he almost cried reading about how she was ostracised in her village for her talent at archery, and how lonely she feels, even in the eternals.

⁃ whenever the characters give him a seasonal message, he cries

⁃ gives valentines/white day/christmas gifts to every single character he has