#undershave

[thoughtfulfangirling]

One of the things that has me so invested in The Locked Tomb series is that it's got such a vibrant and active fandom. I just want to take a moment to appreciate the fact that some thick, not technically YA novels with no current visual adaptation has the fandom it does. I'm proud of all of you. That's really fucking cool. And FUN!

[little-red-fool]

Got that DS2 Higgs hair 💪

[vampir3b0yx3]

I’ve been offline for like 3 days I’m sorry 😭😭 have some stupid Lloyd and Morro doodles because I love them

for people who can’t read my handwriting: Lloyd’s shirt says “Destiny’s Favorite” and Morro’s says “Destiny's Dumpster Baby”, above their heads says “not amused”

[rhydart]

Rooftop and chill

Attack on gillyvor's character Maalik Lockewood, and dippsies' character Grim Zaleska

[r-truth]

cut my hair a bit im so free

[luminousjellyfishy]

I’m literally obsessed with any version of human Nightmare

[rachelfaye-art]

Here are my Tiefling twins, Aria and Atlas. They are disgusted by something. I don't know what, but it's probably pretty nasty.

[godblooded]

a bunch of kindergarteners i’m playing hangman with : OUR TEACHER’S A BOY

me : ye....s????

[youtubedotcom]

ITS TOO SHORT. literally my bangs might be longer than any other part of my hair. maybe i just do the twisty bangs and see how i feel. a quarter shave again?????? idk how i feel with a quarter shave. i wont know unless i do it. i dont think i like it though????? mikey what do i do

[micha-lapin]

my mom randomly messes with my hair ONE TIME-

[kardia-library-official]

I think it would be fun to do a picrew chain!

[morningnoodles]

a few months ago i watched this anime called Buddy Daddies and couldn’t stop thinking about a Modern Assassins AU of Bagginshield

i don't think i'll explore this further anytime soon but i'll put all my thoughts/ideas so far under the cut! ☆

the premise of the show is that these two guys are roommates (i know) and they work as on-call assassins mainly targetting big time criminals. in one of their assignments, they stumble upon a kid and eventually takes care of her whilst they look for her parents. hilarity ensues.

i just thought that whole premise is PERFECT for a Parentshield setup where Bilbo and Thorin finds Frodo in a gala in the middle of one of their assignments:

Thorin with his hair down looks like a socially awkward guy (and he is most of the time)

he has a complex family situation as he is born in a mafia family where he got his incredible skill as an assassin

this is also why he's rooming with Bilbo in Bilbo's penthouse apartment

you'd only see Thorin's piercings and undershave if he's got his hair half up and he only does so when working

Frodo loves to stare at the "sparkling stones" on Thorin's ears and Thorin begrudgingly (trans.: happily) allows him.

Bilbo on the other hand looks like your average sociable guy.

this and his highly organised strategizing are what allows them to easily slip underneath the radar of some of the biggest gangs and mafias' advanced security.

outside of work, he likes to cook and bake as a hobby, but baking definitely has a special place in his heart as it reminds him of his deceased mother

when they adopt Frodo, Bilbo arranges himself (lowkey illegally at first) as Frodo's distant uncle and his sole remaining guardian and he is often the one interacting with Frodo's teachers at primary school.

sometimes though when he's busy staking a place he asks Thorin to go instead.

they never really explicitly say anything but the folks at school assumes they're a couple (they aren't... yet 🤭)

during the school's sports festival, both of them were there together cheering for Frodo and were the main topics of the moms group chat haha!

[saa-na]

my friend shaving my neck in 2016

i know shaving your head doesn't really make your hair grow thicker but everyone comments that the hair at the back of my neck is so thick ... triangular undercut ages 16-17.

[the-girl-who-didnt-smile]

Human Alastor (FTM trans headcanon)

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Commentary below:

Here, Alastor is shown at four different stages of his human life:

Childhood - around 12 years old

“Voodoo Killer” - late teenage years

Jazz Musician - early 20s

Radio Star - later adulthood to time of death

His career as a serial killer started when he was around 12 years old and continued up until his death.

The three stages of his adult life are supposed to correspond with different aspects of his demon form’s hairstyle.

During the “Voodoo Killer” stage, he straightened his hair and styled it similarly to his demon form’s hairstyle. However, he did not have an undershave. If viewed from the back, it would look like a simple bob. His appearance is inspired by Clementine Barnabet. I intended for his tignon to be tied in a similar manner to Clementine’s. Additionally, the bandages wrapped around his legs are meant to make him look a little like Voodoo Queen Lala from the 1930s. I gave him bandages instead to make him look like more of an edge lord (lol). The cross worn was originally his mother's. After she died, he painted it black in mourning. He wears it at all times, up until his death, to remember her.

During the “Jazz Musician” stage, he kept his hair short in order to pass for male. This is supposed to correspond with the back side of Alastor’s demon form, which is shaved short. His appearance is inspired by Jelly Roll Morton, one of my favorite Jazz musicians, who also happens to be Creole. Not visible in this pose, but Al wore black gloves that match the color of his hair. 

During the “Radio Star” stage, several aspects of Alastor’s appearance are inspired by the late, great Cab Calloway. Like Cab, Alastor styled his hair in a conk. His suit is also inspired by the iconic white suit worn by Cab Calloway.

That being said, creative liberties were taken with Al’s white suit, which is anachronistic for the 1930s. Cab famously wore zoots, but I don’t think that would be Alastor’s style. Since I know so little about 1930s fashion, I gave up and didn’t attempt to give him a historically accurate suit. Instead, his tuxedo is based on the one he wore in the pilot. There are several anachronisms present in Alastor’s canon design, so it might actually fit his character to wear a suit atypical of the 1930s. This could preserve the otherworldly, “Willy Wonka”-esque presence that he has, even on Earth. Still, it’s a pretty glaring historical inaccuracy. Once we get to see Al’s canon human form, I might redesign him.

Since Alastor would have more than one suit, I didn’t worry too much about the inaccuracies present in his clothing. The one thing I refused to compromise on was his microphone.  In the TV show, Alastor’s iconic microphone is a vintage ribbon mic. However, this “pill capsule” style looks more similar to models that were only invented after Alastor’s death. Here’s an example of a ribbon mic that was rolled out shortly before Alastor’s death: The RCA Type 77-A. As you can see, it’s a lot larger in size than Alastor’s microphone.

My first attempt at drawing human Alastor gave him a ribbon mic, seen here: https://www.deviantart.com/thegirlwhodidntsmile/art/Human-Alastor-ribbon-mic-1035514228

In order to be more historically accurate, I discarded this design. Instead, I gave him a spring microphone, technology that is more iconic of the 1920s/1930s. 

Here’s an image of Cab Calloway in front of a spring microphone, one year after Alastor’s death:

I took some creative liberties with the flag of Alastor’s microphone. Normally, it is supposed to say the radio station. Since I don’t know what radio station Al’s show aired on, I just had it read “ON AIR” in red.

Importantly, Alastor’s suit has to match the design of his microphone, which is an extension of himself.

It’s a little awkward how Alastor is holding his microphone, so here is how it looks from the back: https://www.deviantart.com/thegirlwhodidntsmile/art/Human-Alastor-back-of-mic-1035514255

The backside of the microphone is supposed to look like an eye, and have a bit of an ominous presence.

A headcanon I have is that Alastor had a severe case of stress-induced vitiligo. Because he was very egotistical, this was a source of shame for him, so he hid it with makeup and clothing. Here is how his face would have appeared shortly before his death: https://www.deviantart.com/thegirlwhodidntsmile/art/Human-Alastor-no-makeup-1035514264

Al’s colors are mostly browns, whites, and black, to keep with the deer theme. The black tips of his shoes are supposed to look a bit like deer hooves. I pictured his height as 5’10, one inch taller than Michael Dillon. Since the average male height was around 5’7, Al was still taller than most men, which made it easier to pass for male.

In addition to Clementine Barnabet, Jelly Barnabet, and Cab Calloway, FTM Al’s appearance is largely inspired by the famous biracial drag king Stormé DeLarverie.

I picture Alastor having a darker complexion than Stormé, or Cab Calloway for that matter. Compared to Stormé, his nose and eyes are different (his eyes are supposed to have the same shape as his mother’s. distinctly African, not European at all) but his mouth, jawline, and overall facial structure are similar. He’s basically supposed to be a much less white-passing version of Stormé DeLarverie. Because he was born around year 1900, Al would not have had access to any form of medical transition. He would be physically indistinguishable from a cisgender drag king.

I also picture his physical build being pretty similar, but he’s taller (I’m not sure how tall Stormé was, but I don’t think she was 5’10) and skinnier. He’s supposed to have a really striking appearance, where he’s really slender but really tall for someone born in his time, and he has an androgynous face.

In my more recent drawings, the drag king Alberta “Bert” Whitman has also served as visual inspiration for human Alastor:

Bonus image:

https://www.deviantart.com/thegirlwhodidntsmile/art/Alastor-kill-count-1035514155

[maxbuck]

like WHO is that.

2009-2011 era nick hair is so fucking scary. i think the blonde hair is why his characters were always evil

[mystycalypso]

Return to Ravenbrooks: Biography

Entry 5

Name: Enzo Esposito

Date of Birth: 1995

Gender: M

Current Address: [REDACTED]

Height: 6'0

Hair color: Brown

Eye color: Black

Key Features: Glasses, Undershave, Baby Face

Role: Planner

Abilities: Agility, Stamina, Map making, Quick Thinking

Occupation: [REDACTED]

Status: Fair

Biography:

It was so many years ago now, but God I remember it so- clearly. The way she gathered us in the science club room, telling us all to sit and listen. We were all still so shaken up from what had happened... none of us could've expected what she told us next.

Yeah, the Raven Man was a conspiracy in Ravenbrooks. I even remember seeing kids dress like it for Halloween. It was another spooky story, a cryptid, a monster under the bed. No more or less real than Bigfoot or Mothman. At least, I thought so. Yet her description of it certainly fit, the long yellow beak and body draped in a long flowing cloak.

It broke in so easily... that horrified me, and still does even now. Could it get anywhere that easily?

Despite that meeting, it took much longer for things to form. The formal invitation Trinity handed out, disguised as a sleepover, was the first "official" meeting I was invited to.

I'd been surprised to see Delroy there at the time but, looking back on things I'm glad Trinity invited uim. Although it didn't make hearing the news any less unbearable.

"We've been going out to the Golden Apple amusement park to investigate," He'd explained. My jaw was slack. It seemed- insane. I mean I thought breaking into Mr. Peterson's house was suicidal but chasing after this creature with no help, no defenses, practically no plan at all?!

I know she had reasons for inviting me so- late, compared to the others. But God if anything had happened because of it all...

I suppose it doesn't matter now. We're much more- careful nowadays. Thankfully.