#what price there will be to pay?
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You don't fool yourself thinking he let you go out of the goodness of his heart. He didn't have a heart.
For years you lived accustomed to the notion that he kept tabs on you, because once he considered something- someone his, he would never truly let go. But as long as he didn't have his goons dragging you back to him, you were fine pretending that you're finally free.
Even if at times - rare, empty nights with a bottle of vermouth and an itching so deep in your core - you wondered bitterly, if your sweet freedom was because he had more entertaining projects to warm his bed.
Fleeting thoughts. Quickly replaced with the comfort of little dreams you were working on achieving each day.
But the light of passion and hope could be dimmed not only by the monster that still lurked in the shadows.
Brutal reality of heartless capitalism and injustice were bubbling like a tar. Which other leeches used to their advantage.
Small, sleazy scum, who amped their threats the longer you resisted, the harder you fought. They hurt others and undoubtedly would go for your neck next. Or other parts.
It was despair of a drowning person to reach for that razor blade.
Even if his help would bleed you a little, he had the power to pull you out of the murky depths.
If he chose to do that.
The cold glint in his eyes, as you walked across the polished floors of what used to be your home, filled you with dread. He could so easily say no and throw you out.
A fraction of warmth you felt in your chest was a shallow sense of safety. Just for those few moments no one would hurt you. Not here. Not in the monster's lair.
Only he could.
There were two other men sitting with him in the lavish space of the dark living room. Judging by the tumblers in their hands and pleased smiles, they were celebrating a small business victory.
Small, because even if for them it was a grand project, you knew it was an insignificant chunk for him. A bone thrown to the starving dogs.
"Gentlemen." His voice as he addressed his guests was like a blade to your balance.
Your legs nearly gave out.
It's been so fucking long since you heard that velvet poison of a voice.
"We have to cut our evening short," he declared, without taking his eyes off of you.
"My wife appears to be in need of me."
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Who is he?
#and does he help you?#what price there will be to pay?#Steve rogers x reader#Bucky barnes x reader#Ari levinson x reader#lloyd hansen x reader#Nick fowler x reader#Curtis everett x reader#Andy barber x reader#who is he ficlets
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brighter days ahead
#my art#jujutsu kaisen#jjk#jjk fanart#jjk art#jujutsu kaisen fanart#yuji itadori#megumi fushiguro#jjk spoilers#jjk leaks#nobara kugisaki#jjk manga spoilers#jjk 268#im sobbing about them its 1am and my hand hurts#but ive got more in me i havent been this happy n hopeful in so LONG#HES BACK#THEYRE ALL BACK#we might b okay guys it might all b ok .... :'>>>>>#im ignoring the minor salt abt all of yuuji's scars being Gone#like im happy he has both eyes n all that#but what can i say id gotten a bit attached to the new look :<<<#n my yuuji injury list is out th window hgdfghjkgd everything ive drawn is now inACCURATE CRIES#i predicted megumi having a scar on th Other side....yuuji now has his depth perception back........sighs#shoko is too good at her job gdi#all of this is /lh btw the loss of scars is small price to pay !!!!!megumi is BACK and SMILING and they all r gna b ok i believe :')#home stretch we r in endgame they can make it this is OUR jujutsu kaisen first year believers
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Ranni + Miquella; personal sacrifice
#elden ring#ranni the witch#ranni#miquella#miquella the unalloyed#theres such a profound sense of tragedy here#of going against the order of the world and doing what you believe is right#but having to pay a heavy price
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They're going on a date 👍
#cod#nikprice#cod nikolai#john price#nikolai cod#captain price#captain john price#man this one was a lot of work#what do we think of Nik's suit color#You couldn't pay him to put on a tie#Price probably never wears suits but he wanted to look dapper for his date with Nik :3c#man my brain is fried I worked on this for too long#thank you to everyone who always leave super nice tags in the rbs btw <3#I see them all and they motivate me so much#you guys are lovely mwah#my art
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Animation commission I guess...
Um... ha-ha, okay, it has been stuck in my head for the whole month, but if I will keep it any more I will explode, I need to busy my brain even more I'd like to take an animation commission. Like, a fully colored, shaded, with lightning, with in-betweens, with the clean line (and background). Up to 5 seconds depending on what you want to get I guess the price may start from 250$ and be higher or less depending on complexity of the details, character or movement (<- of course everything will be negotiated) I never took such commissions before so please be patient with me since I might spend even months ha-ha (really wanna beat this fear of taking something more complex) But I will do my best since it will be first experimental time for me 1. Payment via Boosty after acceptance of the sketch animation (very rough idea) 2. I think I can draw mostly anything (but won't 18+, guro and I can decline something if I feel like I will not like to do it) 3. You must have a reference of the character, I'm not ready to work with something that doesn't have a ref to start working right away 4. Please, properly think of what you'd like to see, I will not make 3 different rough animations of different ideas because you suddenly had another idea ;~;; 5. Note me in dms if you'd like to take commission... (I'd like to move to discord later since it's more comfortable in here) Uh... I have only this as a more or less proper example (it was based on amazing storyboard by yeye23)
Okay, I'll just leave it here if someone really will be interested and will delete if it if it will be decided.... I just feel like my brain is dying if I don't have an enjoyable/stressful more complicated work on a side that demands an attention from me. Have a nice day
#I just...#I have what to do#Plenty of what to do#But it doesn't stress me enough to make my brain work#Such kind of commissions give me both a boost of work and enjoyment because of the process#So... yeah ah my brain is very much lacking it right now#And I think it will be interesting to finally do something complicated again but more properly#from the very beginning#I need an experience while I have time to pay attention to it#commission#I'm still not very confident to take money for these kind of works so I need to understand what pricing is okay for what I'm able to do wit#animation...#*opens the door*#*leaves the stage*#hahhh my dear life why did you give me such a lazy brain...
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iceman + his concern for maverick post-hop 31
#icemav#top gun edit#ice is a FASCINATING one to watch post-hop 31 imo because while yes‚ obviously‚ the focus is on maverick and his grief and devastation#ice is there the whole time in the background‚ watching. and he's visibly disturbed by what he's seeing. because yeah -#he and mav had a rivalry going and yeah he called maverick dangerous and reckless to his face and he stands by that - he does.#but the problem is that this time - this one fluke freak accident of a time - it wasn't maverick's fault at all.#an unrecoverable flat spin brought on by a compressor stall from ice's jetwash isn't something that maverick could've outflown#by sticking to textbook maneuvers. it was just shit luck and shitty circumstances aligning to create a tragic mishap.#but now - now ice can see the way maverick is unraveling in the aftermath#and i'd bet that on some level it terrifies him to see that.#he's used to seeing maverick with all that brash cocky confidence with the moves to back it up.#he's maybe even had a bit of fun jockeying against that. not that he'd admit that out loud. (yet)#but maverick's spiraling now - a hollowed out shell of his former self - leaking grief and self-doubt and despair everywhere he goes#and it actually hurts to look at for ice‚ seeing maverick like this. seeing how much maverick really REALLY fucking cared under that facade#and wondering if maverick is finally taking the stuff ice said to him to heart‚ but applying it all wrong.#so he watches maverick and eventually that concern builds to a point where he tries to offer an olive branch in the locker room#you can SEE how carefully he gathers himself - how much he's holding back - he doesn't want to say the wrong thing to maverick NOW#he doesn't want to make this worse than it already is. so it comes out stilted. it's earnest - but restrained. he can't find his footing.#he doesn't know where he and maverick stand now but he's sorry - that goose is gone‚ that maverick's going through this‚#that he doesn't know how to help or what to say‚ and - crucially - for his own part in this.#but he wants mav to stick around and push through this. even though he's dangerous. even though he's reckless. ice wants him to beat this.#so when maverick shows up to graduation‚ ice is encouraged. and he's a little warmer. maverick really might pull through.#but then‚ all too soon‚ it's ice's life on the line in maverick's hands. and it scares the shit out of him because maverick's not ready#and now ice - and slider - are going to have to pay the price for that.#and then‚ against all odds‚ maverick pushes through. he comes back for them. he comes back for ice.#and after that...well.#after that‚ ice does know what to say: a vow.#my amvs#linds original
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Them:
How often do you think about the Roman Empire?
Me, an Israeli Jew spending every single day of my life paying the price for the Roman Empire's actions 2000 years later:
Occasionally.
#i mean#what did the romans do for us#the roman empire#jewish things#we are all paying the price#always blame the romans
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I high key like the idea of Batman going after Danny for whatever reason and while getting info on Danny Cujo is discovered and Damian is like "Father I must help you capture/talk to/whatever this guy you're tracking down".
Bruce thinks Damian is finally warming up to him and this is a way for them to get closer. Damian just wants Danny's dog.
#dp x dc#dpxdc#dc xdp#dcxdp#dc x dp crossover#dp x dc crossover#the idea has prob been done before but I like it#just Batman finally getting Danny and Damian just shouts out “where's the dog?”#bat: what?#Damian: where's the dog. i want it. I'll pay whatever price you ask#bat: of you wanted me to buy you a dog-#Damian: no this dog is special I must have it#Danny: you really tracked me down to steal a dog?!#Damian: i offered you money#Danny: he's not even my dog!#Batman#Bruce Wayne#Damian#dc Damian#Danny phantom#Cujo#dp Cujo#Danny Fenton#Father son bonding time#Damian wants Cujo#Danny wants people to stop assuming Cujo is his and attacking him for it#Danny can't catch a break#and we love that for him
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"Do me a favor and put your arms around me."
#ocs#original character#npcs#for#masks: a new generation#ruth and tony#antonio salvo#tony salvo#ruth blum#i did psychic damage to myself earlier imagining what their worst argument was like before they got divorced#the really nasty kind of arguments where you know just what to say to hurt someone. and you want to hurt them.#anyway then i needed to draw something cute and nice to soothe my soul#we're good#anyway#when ruth was using tony to get an annoying ex off her back#and tony was there to return a book to her. and just to see her.#tony very unused to physical contact because he thinks his super strength will break everything/anything/anyone so he pushes people away#but then!!#oh yeah#superheroes#true strike#truestrike#masks: overlook#masks: overlook city#thumbs up at overdeveloping npcs so they can properly pass their trauma down to the younger generation#went too long without drawing again and now i must pay the price
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[muffled montage music] + gangle's comedy mask only last 2.5 outfits
#my art#artists on tumblr#art#drawing#digital art#fanart#tadc#the amazing digital circus#tadc fanart#tadc jax#tadc gangle#oc art#oc: jitter#tadc oc#.menagerie#.exhibit: jitter#practice is a hard sell but in reality u really do end up drawing the same shit again and again just cause#they never warn u about how much u draw the same things...#sighs happily a small price to pay for da beloveds......#i wonder what they were listening to
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This idea has been stuck in my mind for months, and I'm do glad to have finally made it
This is the most experimental I've ever been with my art. I'm really proud
This was inspired by @beluvbug 's amazing Princess of Gender Dysphoria AU, and all the amazing AUs that came from it. Check them all out!!
Expect a lot more experimental pixel brush art full of symbolism for this jester, because I'm obsessed with him and projected on him to hell and back
Textless version under the cut
#got so so inspired by all the cool pony art full of symbolism#managed to kick away my fatigue and headache to suddenly draw this with just a vague plan in mind at 1 am#i put a lot of little details everywhere#tried to make the fur of his neck look like his poncho#the hole where his body is separated shows the void instead of gore#his ears and tail are like his jester hat#the chaos heart behind him has green for its host#the faded text is his speech right before fighting Super Dimentio#the fox trap is green because Luigi is a fox#the trap was for him#but Dimentio caught himself in it instead#how ironic#a fox and a hare#yet the real danger here isn't the predator#my dear hare in fox clothing#trying so hard to pretend to be something he's not#fighting back so hard#trying desperately to ignore the fact that deep down#the only thing he wants to do is RUN#fighting back against his nature#using his teeth instead of his legs#only to bite off more than he can chew#and paying the price#what a tragedy#but who's to blame really?#HB draws#tw beheading#dimentio#super paper mario#tw eyestrain
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i am sadly one of those people who are super insicure of themselves after any social interaction, I go over and over again in my head and feel irrationally bad bc my brain tells me I was awkward, and probably came off as weird and so on. But you know what brain? I had the social interaction. I did it. I spoke out loud to people and had a conversation instead of freezing and feeling unable to talk. So fuck it if I came off as weird and awkward, I am weird and awkward and it's okay, because I did something that just a few years ago would have been even more of a struggle, and even earlier than that it would have been close to impossible.
#i have to keep reminding myself this thing over and over#brain we are not focusing on the way people percieve us we are focusing on the progress we have made through the years#today my brain is bullying me quite a bit over this thing bc i am stressed and i was at work all morning so i had to deal with people#but you know what? i did it and i did my job and i was much more comfortable doing things a few years ago scared me like#casually talking to people and dealing with money#and you know what? when i didn't know what to do or i wasn't sure i asked for help and it was all okay#and people coming into the shop are never rude if they see i have to ask for support to my mom or my brother bc i very casually work there#so i know basic stuff but not everything and that is fine#and if sometimes i need to use a calculator to sum up the prices of things it's okay#and if sometimes a regular knows the prices of what they have to pay already and i have to check it once or even twice it's okay#wow this turned out to be a longer rand than expected but i might need to reread this in the future#note to self#cris speaks
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completely innocuous vash sheet :) fr practice
#my art#trigun stampede#trigun#vash the stampede#trigun vash#trigun stampede fanart#trigun fanart#vash fanart#STILL dont know the tags gomen ill do research one of these days#anyway . 4 gd days later hes finally done#here is what i am learning . i love his design sm. but jesus CHRIST#all the individual elements r so time consuming i want to tear my face off. im slowly getting more familiar w the arm but God.#im so peeved at how long this took but i am trying to cut myself some slack. remembering tht his design is a 24 hour endeavour#and i drew 4 of him#3 of which being fullbody 2 of which being foreshortened 1 of which being a Maid Dress#the price i pay fr self-indulgence.....the price i pay fr [redacted]#this started out as a treat fr me n it became my purgatory#but it is DONE and now i can look at vash in a maid outfit and tied up and jacket off turtleneck Out and shirtless and- *is shot dead*#anyway huge shoutout to mey rin black butler fr being the og Maid With Gun#stole the thigh bustle from a panel of her it was just too good#anyway take it enjoy the fruits of my labour enjoy him i am . exhausted.
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After still needing to unfollow people because of their smooth-brain takes about Mexico, I'll say it on main:
You have never experienced a driver death, or even a serious injury, and it shows.
Then again, you probably would have been one of the people saying that Jules Bianchi dying is a shame, but the idea that drivers can be killed is what makes F1 exciting. Wait, no, Jules was handsome, you probably would've wished it on someone else. Unless you didn't like him for some bullshit reason, then he would've deserved it, right? That's the type of shit I see in your posts and tags about drivers you don't like. Karma will come for you.
There is no reason for men with this level of talent to do things that intentionally endanger other drivers. It's not cute or cunty or a slay, it's fucking dangerous. At the absolute kindest, it's grossly unsportsmanlike. If you don't understand why things are dangerous, sit down, shut up, and listen to all the people explaining it to you. Maybe listen to the 19 drivers who agreed it needs to be addressed.
I hope you never experience watching one of these men die or get seriously injured, for their sake, not yours. I hope you can grow up and realize great drivers don't need to intentionally put others at risk without needing to personally see someone lose their life on a track.
#formula 1#kinda like how dr chose not to risk killing oscar at cost to himself?#i saw a george fan praising max and like do you even know who george is?#maybe one time lando won't back off and max can pay the price i'm sure that would be cunty and slay too#max verstappen#lando norris#if you can't call out your fave when they fuck up that's a problem with you as a person#lmao i know y'all are only mad at mentioning jules because of charles#you didn't live through the hell that was people excusing what happened to him as part of the sport and exciting
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To keep the goddess on my side She demands a sacrifice Drain the whole sea, get somethin' shiny
#tdpedit#raylaedit#leolaedit#tdp#the dragon prince#she must pay the price#hozier#music#my edits#graphics#thinking about these two again. what a narrative dynamic
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Whoever is in charge of XFinity pricing should be gutted like a fish. Why are you punishing me for continuing to use your service. inshallah XFinity devils get what is coming to you
#not saying I would take fish gutting actions to make this happen. for anyone observing. but what the fuck#and $45 is so expensive period?? like just as a base price?? it's $15 more than what i pay currently for WORSE internet#$90 A MONTH FOR 300/100MBPS ARE YOU KIDDING ME THE HEAVENS WILL RAIN FIRE BEFORE I PAY THAT#i talk
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