#vague shape of a creature

[vague-shape-of-a-creature]

DIAGRAM OF A WANNABE BUTCH (Transcribed under the cut.)

Hat in hopes of masculinizing a less-than-masc hair cut.

Bro thinks it’s Alison Bechdel.

Can build an Ikea table but wishes it could carry a woman bridal style.

Prominent [Lesbian] flag in case it wasn’t obvious.

What the fuck looks good on [a carabiner.]

Doesn’t realize [the carabiner is] telling the world it’s a bottom.

The only masc pants it owns (it has already worn them to 3 outings in a row).

Docs.

Identifies as lesbian more than woman.

Baby’s first pair of boxers.

Awkward assortment of rings.

”Fuck, I need a tattoo.”

Heart of gold.

Beer disliker; Could never be “three butch friends finish basement for beer, and not even anything fancy.”

No real-world experience; Instead harbors an encyclopedic knowledge of lesbian cinema from 1882-present.

[illufinch]

makings bears! bear adjacent creatures

[melchinafan]

Massive kudos to the South of Midnight team for the attention to detail in environmental storytelling and character design! I know there's still a ton of stuff I can't even begin to guess at, but I've been able to glean a good amount just from the trailers, and it's all got me itching for more.

Some things I've been able to spot, just from these two screenshots:

I'd already kinda gotten the impression from Hazel's tattoo choker necklace and Lisa Frank-esque dolphin-rainbow tank top...but after seeing Lacey's half of a "best friends" heart necklace and jean jacket? I'd be shocked if this doesn't take place in or around the 90s. (Which is a solid choice, since it's a good way to limit having to worry about the question of cell phones.) Plus, if you take a look at their fridge, you can see magnets of the primary mythical creatures we'll run across! I listed most of them in the alt text if you can't tell what they are, but if I had to guess at the mystery cut-off one in the second screenshot...I'd say it's the Altamaha-ha from the announcement trailer. (Which I think is also maybe the purple-pink aquatic creature you can see for a split second near the end of the story trailer.) And...well, it's not visible in these screenshots, but in this scene Hazel also accidentally knocks a handmade mug off the counter. That mug has a bottle tree design on it, as featured in the game's logo and as important in-game magical elements!

Also fun is some of the detailing for Shakin' Bones:

His guitar has a Prospero license plate near the bottom (also seen on a half-sunk taxi that Catfish swims past in the gameplay trailer), which says CROS RDS (or "crossroads"). Below his arm you can see his name "Bones" carved into the face of the guitar, flanked by a couple Fleur-de-lis, and in a couple spots there's decorative blue paint (haint blue, I'd bet). Plus some short bits of bone (femur, at a guess), for both the bottom strap button and the tuning knobs. There's also a broken, rusted sawblade for a pickguard...which curiously has an elegant leafy design carved onto it. There's a similar leafy design carved along the top side of the guitar, too. Bones himself has a lot of different flora growing on him...at least two different kinds of leafy plants (small round leaves on his shoes, larger pointy leaves on his arms and neck), and some small brown mushrooms. And while I don't know enough about plants to recognize what those three might be, I'm pretty sure the flowers on his neck and side are swamp lilies. (The flower on his side is visible near the start of the announcement trailer, when you see him from behind. I'm also pretty sure I spotted some swamp lilies growing around Rhubarb's house in the story trailer, in their standard cluster form vs. Bones' unique singular flowers. Fun fact: for folks who play Secret World and remember a particular painting of some import in the Franklin Mansion, you may be amused to note that one of that flower's colloquial names is "seven sisters.")

There's also...well...these are a bit more spoiler-y, so I'll put them under a cut and try to keep it vague. But there's visual clues hinting at some secrets a few folks seem to have...

Less overtly secret, but still some story spoilers:

The most obvious thing at first glance in the first screenshot is the presence of Huggin' Molly's red yarn inside the broken wall. At second glance, and double-checking the start of the trailer to confirm the yellow paint and window style matches, this appears to be Hazel's house. But looking more carefully, one might notice that the exposed inner boards of the wall seem to have a little faded blue paint...suggesting that the house was protected with a hidden layer of haint blue (possibly in addition to the indoor wall paint that also appears to be blue), which wards off nasty critters. And with that ward literally broken, and Huggin' Molly being known in her real-world mythology to go after folks late at night, well... (Bonus fun fact: Secret Worlders may also be amused that the time on the clock in the first screenshot of this post is 10:10, as with Kingsmouth's clocks. Probably specifically 10:10 pm, not a storm-dark morning.)

And finally, a particular someone who seems to have deeper secrets:

(I linked the story trailer earlier, but the second screenshot is from the half-hour-long documentary.) The subtitles tell us this man is Laurent, and I'm curious about how significant his ear and nose piercings might be, given that he otherwise seems to be giving off airs of "responsible adult" (which typically does not permit such things). I have no idea who he is, exactly...yet his clothing choice and sense of decor are reminiscent of another design, which has shown up in the trailers and some promo/concept art that's been shared by the devs... But I'll let you dig up that connection on your own, if you're inclined to hunt down a bigger story spoiler.

[webparteez]

I ❤️ YoUr wEiRdNeSs

[avoidmint]

Old doodle I did in August. It was actually on the same file I drew Firefighter Gadget on and I don't remember the context at all! Were they related? Who knows? Not me! Even though I drew it! Because my memory sucks and August was kind of a blur of Things Happening. So was September actually.

Anyways, he's gonna bite that gay little finger right off you tease.

[meirimerens]

they need to make swimming goggles with prescription lenses built-in... i want to go to the lakes and the sea. but. what if there is a creature.

[a-scary-lack-of-common-sense]

My favorite character design is when they're in a full suit and they're just. Silhouette.

[clowntomfoolery]

thing??

[ghostlyfirn]

Hey Guys didyou know that i fucking love tulip snakes. what no it's definitely NOT because of my obsession with dragons or vaguely dragon-shaped creatures. and definitely not because of the fact that their scientific name literally has "draco" in it. definitely not . /silly

anywyas because i am a little crazy over these fellers i decided to give them my own little spin on their design. and i am very sure im gonna develop designs in more detail later. not right now because its fuckin 1 AM, but i will soon.

[torchiiko]

Hi I don't know what that was

some sort of Mimic trying to lure me away to be eaten?? being Threatened in my tumblr dot com askbox???

[hana-bobo-finch]

i think I might’ve seen a metric paper wasp earlier but I’m not sure ooohhhhh losing my mind. please tell me it was pls pls pls pls pls pls pls

[vague-shape-of-a-creature]

adventure.

[skyedancer2006]

Wanting to draw Shadow but extra Alien bc we love making characters creatures and Shadow Generations has fueled that 1000%, but we are STRUGGLING on getting his quills right xd

If we can’t even get the quills (or really his head in general) how tf are we gonna do the Doom Wings and other Black Arms traits we want to add xd

Mobian Hedgehogs be easier to draw challenge

Also if anyone knows of creature Shadow art please send us links we want ittttt

[lususnatura]

i needdd a roleplay where blamore finally let's the spines around it's neck grow to full size in front of another muse... because you know that he feels intimidated when that happens as they are quite literally HUGE

[mxldito]

So the San Francisco timeline is slowly coming together and I made Coyote's teenhood bedroom for this timeline. I'm working on the rest of the house as well! I may make a whole reference post for their Havens across a few timelines eventually! But for now, you get this one room!

[worldofgoo]

so ideal sona is like. Looks like me but is also deliberately less anthropomorphized in other aspects