#process mechanization

[rae-butter]

Honestly, I love it when characters relapse. When someone who’s gotten over their anger issues falls into a situation so out of their depth they fall back on their old habits. When someone who’s learned to open up becomes a recluse again in order to cope with something outside their control.

There’s just something so horrible, so toxic, about watching a character grow and then slip back into their old selves in order to cope, bc you know they still care, that they’re the same inside, but watching them hurt so hard they don’t know what else to do brings a sense of catharsis.

[erebus0dora]

something something a chat i am in discussing the loneliness of Armand who needs someone to define him and see him, so

"...it was ghastly and awful and loathsome, and beautiful all at the same time."

and yeah i kinda just want to give ppl hugs with anything i do and talk to them in hushed tones, so there you go

[tanatola]

pathologic 3 announcement made me return to the classic game and finally play it properly! i think my favorite part of the bachelor's route is when he talks to maria kaina (or whoever's in her body at the time) and they explain that their planned Utopia isn’t even supposed to be a 'perfect' place but instead 'the mystical manifestation of a world inscrutable and inaccessible to men' going back to the original meaning of the word irl and instead of despairing Daniil fervently agrees that this kind of unimaginable leap is worth it, no matter where it actually leads

[rookamell]

Bellara and Lucanis both cook for the Veilguard BUT I can say with 100% certainty that they cannot cook for the Veilguard at the same time because deep down in my soul I know Bellara is the most chaotic person you've ever seen holding a kitchen knife and Lucanis Cannot Handle It.

[junebird24]

needs more research

[anarchy101comic]

Mess

Prologue, Episode 2 (i spliced the images so it could load better, let me know what you think!)

Previous -> Next

Previous -> Next

[ahoohahoohahooha]

“Im straight” “Im gay” okay?? There’s no happy endings?? Not here and not now?? This tale is all sorrows and woes?? You may dream that justice and peace win the day?? But that’s not how the story goes????

[velvetwhump]

my baby :(

[sacredfixation]

Loki and the Deeply Valid Fear of Being a Government-Issued Android Without Knowing It

Imagine living for over a thousand years, committing intergalactic crimes, then one random underpaid TVA clerk with a monotone voice suddenly introduces the possibility that, oh, by the way, what if you were secretly a robot this whole time? And Loki, who has always carried himself with the absolute certainty of a god, pauses. Like. “Wait. What if I am?”

He hears that question and immediately does a full mental diagnostic. Have I ever glitched? Ever felt oddly mechanical? Experienced an unusual fondness for oil? Maybe he’s too good at lying. Too good at surviving. What if that’s just the programming?

The TVA worker just moves on. He doesn’t elaborate. no reassurances. theres no safety net. Just the terrifying possibility that he might get instantly vaporized for something completely outside his control.

Id like to note, his hesitation isn’t even just some random existential crisis, it’s trauma-informed. This man already lived through the experience of waking up one day and realizing he wasn’t who he thought he was.

He grew up thinking he was a prince, a god, Odin’s rightful son, only to find out he was actually a stolen relic of war. A Jotun. A creature he’d been taught to hate.

He thought he knew himself before, and he was wrong. What if he’s wrong again? What if theres something else about himself thats been hidden? If he didn’t realize he was a Frost Giant, whats stopping him from not realizing he’s actually some highly advanced synthetic being?

It’s not just a funny existential gag, it’s a callback to one of the most devastating truths of Loki’s existence:

He has never really known who he is.

It’s the muscle memory of having his entire identity ripped out from under him. It’s the learned fear of asking, What am I, actually?

Because the last time he asked that question, the answer ruined him.

[skunkes]

but i appreciate it

[coboldpatrool]

Laz.EE / Physical Kitbash Maquette

[glossoholicc]

"Relate"

[gunkyart]

I only have the energy to colour doodles atm this is so far from finished

[whispersbetweenchapters]

Ponyboy is so me because I too would’ve gaslit myself into thinking Johnny and Dally were still alive.

[seraphinitegames]

so I think I'm one of the few who do t really trust the agency. it's probably just my inherent dislike of shady government things but I was wondering if down the line making our detective distrusting of the agency is going to have an impact? there's been quite a few choices for it but it's not played out too much yet (ngl I love the angst of agency loyal A and agency hater detective haha)

Now you're part of the Agency, it's definite that'll come into effect more.

Though, as a writer, I'm still having an interesting time on how to balance this, lol! Having that distrust show or MCs who want to make it obvious that they don't agree with their methods, etc…while still having them work with the Agency and not just split ways...?

It's certainly something I'm playing with ideas of how to really make an impact and not just be some throw away stat, if that makes sense?

Hope that helps a bit!

Thank you so much for the ask! :)

[friskafriskito]

Six fanarts! My second time :D

Sister Carpenter, from The Silt Verses (podcast)

Lyfrassir Edda, from The Bifrost Incident (album, by The Mechanisms)

Jonathan Sims, from The Magnus Archives (podcast)

Jiji, from Kiki's Delivery Service (animated movie)

The Phantom of the Opera, from The Phantom of the Opera (book version)

Jack Skellington, from The Nightmare Before Christmas (animated movie)

Requested by (in order):

@arianwells , @archivists-plus-one , @thekyuusanna @stephanie568 @princeofbadassery , @pixelferrets

I hope these turned out alright, because a lot of these characters have no official visual design. It was so much fun to come up with them though, I might do these again!