#well implied...

[tintedswindows]

── ( kaia gerber. 24. cis-female. she/her. ) thank god you’re here, man - have you seen MAEVE SHEPPARD anywhere? i totally lost them after their rendition of room temperature by faye webster last night. no? they’re like, aye - high and go to LANGSTON - i think they’re a JUNIOR level studying FASHION DESIGN? but who knows, these days. all i know is that they’re PRAGMATIC, GUARDED, and a VIRGO. last night they kept going on and on about how they won MOST LIKELY TO OUTSMART EVERYONE AND STILL FEEL EMPTY last year, which is cool and whatever, but i just wouldn’t expect it out of them, considering they’re so, like, RESILIENT AND CYNICAL, you know? anyways - i’m going to check down by the maze garden, i think that’s where they like to hang. text me if you see them, okay? bye! /

ABOUT

full name — maeve amalie sheppard

place of birth — hudson, new york

date of birth & age — september 19, twenty-four

gender / pronouns — cis-female, she/her

sexuality — pansexual

occupation — fashion design student & fashion design assistant

astrology — virgo sun, cancer moon, scorpio rising

traits — composed, clever, mysterious, charming, pragmatic, aloof, performative, cynical

likes —

CHARACTER ASSOCIATIONS

astrid leong-teo (crazy rich asians), beth pearson (this is us) , marissa cooper (the oc), elsa (frozen), dale cooper (twin peaks), daisy fuller (the curious case of benjamin button)

SUMMARY

maeve was born the eldest into a rich family from new york obsessed with image alongside her two brothers, conrad and benjamin. her dad is extremely successful and well known in real estate, owning a ton of properties around the world while her mom is a fancy travel agent (basically retired) turned socialite.. think vanderbilt name also where it is just a case of old money too

her dad is... a real evil asshole truly. he was not cut out for kids but loved having them to maintain a good american family facade. they kind of thrust their kids into school and clubs and academics immediately

maeve learned pretty quickly in her teens to just adapt to the lifestyle, ride under her mother's wing rather than rebel and fight the system like her brother conrad. she saw her compliance in being the "good daughter" as a pragmatic choice and she knew the costs of resistance

her brother conrad was quite the opposite and had been having issues/knocking heads with their parents for so long (especially dad) and when they got into a car accident that cost their dad his kidney, their dad forged his consent of conrad's kidney donation. he made a whole big deal of it and had the entire family go on the news talking about a miracle at the hands of god and the son's sacrifice. maeve was mortified. her dad often taunts conrad with "there will always be a piece of you in me." mans is EVIL

think very marissa cooper of the oc mixed with a little bit of shiv roy.. she isn't heartless but she's been hardened by her circumstances. she resents that she has to conform to protect herself and how others may think her a goody-too-shoes, but it's her version of survival in their home

she gets into the fashion world quite early thanks to her parent's nepotism, getting to not only walk a few shows (not her willing choice) but to work backstage in design assistance. being in the world of fashion is where she can express herself without resistance and control the narrative of how others perceive her; she willingly publicizes herself in that realm where she is more independent and her own person

her youngest brother benjamin eventually caves under the pressure of trying to be the golden child and wants to run away, maeve helps him escape secretly and their parents are so ridden with the shame of the family reputation by him leaving that his dad ultimately fakes his death and kills him off

this causes a lot of self conflict.. she's further perpetuating the lies the family relies on.. her morality.. she isn't sure if it's possible to even be free of the family grasp without literally being buried..

ends up at langston where it's her first taste of freedom in some time <3 there is a sense of peace <3 somewhat <3

she is mysterious and does not give away too much (or at least tries not to) just because she has been conditioned as such. she can be hypocritical in how she carries herself/actually feels for sure.. she has without trying and with her parent's influence been always easily liked and accepted, she has had people fall in love with the idea of her before

"i hate when i get up in the morning and i have to go through the maze" is HER

she's a sweetie really.... just a little broken and cynical.... she's trying... she's the eldest daughter and a virgo idk what else to tell yall that should be enough right there!

WANTED CONNECTIONS

(to preface her parents and roman alexandre's parents kind of arranged for them to be married when they were kids to keep up the family reputation, heir, and funds but that isn't set in stone or binding!)

maybe a friend from a less privileged background.. maeve secretely envies them for being able to be authentic and free... maybe that friend envies maeve's position? or doesn't? idk

a situationship? a casual hook up or one night stand? she came from new york to langston so she wouldn't have any exes realistically here yet

a tough love friend.. understands her family's dyanmic but isn't involved at all. maybe they were raised similarly but have lived differently and could try to push maeve out of her comfort zone?

could be sexy for someone to be seeking the truth about maeve's family.. maybe they knew her siblings or her dad or even saw them on the news and is just.. curious? not sure if it's honest? knows something?

somebody that just hates her bc she's rich. give me envy give me opposition baby

[inkskinned]

the tradwife movement is the same as it has always been - back in the kitchen, back to breeding - it just has better branding.

when i was younger, i hated pink. i was not like other girls. this is now something i'm embarrassed of - this was not me being a "girl's girl."

but it was expressing something many of us felt at the time: i literally wasn't what girlhood was supposed to be. this is a hard thing to explain, but you know when you're not performing girlhood correctly. it isn't as easy as "i liked x when girls liked y" - because there were other girls that liked x, too - but i never figured out exactly the correct way to like x, or to be interested in y.

now there is the divine feminine. this is the same rhetoric it has always been: women are biologically driven to like pink and ribbons and submitting to our husbands.

the problem is that the patriarchy found a better PR team. because yes, actually, i want every woman to have the choice to be a homemaker. i also want her taken seriously for her legitimate home-making labor. i want her to be recognized as also having a job, just unpaid. i want men to have this opportunity, too.

but it is no longer "i made this choice and I love it." instead it is a sixteen-paragraph rant about how selfish it is that my generation isn't having kids. instead it's long videos about how if you feed your children processed foods, you're going to kill them. instead it is "this is what womanhood is supposed to be. i feel bad for any other choices you're making."

the shame spiral is just prettier. it is large houses devoid of personality. it is the implication: if you don't have this, you aren't happy. the solid, everlasting assurance: women are actually supposed to be submitting. this is the default. this is the natural state of things. all other attempts inflict suffering.

but you can no longer say i'm not like other girls. you can no longer reject this image completely. you cannot find it revolting, even if you know that the underbelly is toxic and festering. sure, it is the same repackaged patriarchy. but the internet does not have shades of grey. you should support and reward other women! your disgust is actually internalized misogyny. not because you are seeing a vision of yourself the way they're trying to train you to be. not because you feel her ghost pass within an inch of your earlobe. not because your father will eventually ask you - why can't you be like her?

because they figured out how to make it beautiful: women will sell other women on this idea, and we will find the singular loophole in feminism. sure, she's shaming you in most of her videos. sure, she implies that a different life is obscene. but she just wants you to be happy! you'd be happier if you were listening!

and the whole time you're sitting there thinking: i'd actually just be happier if i had that kind of money.

[technically-human]

He did eventually sign it

[cuppochino]

inspired off of @just-a-joey ‘s jewelry headcanons for itrapped and chance! itrapped doesn’t seem too happy about trading gold for silver…,,, 💔

(some personal hcs below cut!)

partly due to being ridiculously wealthy, I feel like chance’s love language is gift-giving! (platonic & romantic)

although i don’t think he’d realize how he’s giving wayy too much, thanks to itrapped being his closest friend at the time and always acting nonchalant about it….

so it’s a bit of a shock to the other friends he ends up making in future LMAO

(I like to think he’s the one buying all the matching outfits with elliot in-game, even though elliot is more than financially stable himself)

[keferon]

Empurata!Prowl tries to actually communicate for the first time

What if he wants to say something but he can’t. What if he has no voice to speak, no face to emote, no hands to write. What if every attempt to communicate a message is essentially a puzzle of wit and creativity and yet, the first thing he goes through all these troubles for. Is to say “I love you”?

Don’t ask me how did they get in this room. I have no idea. They escaped the battlefield somehow haha

Next->

[gravitcat]

Caitlyn Kiramman

[remynisce]

I may kinda sorta like Noelle can you guys tell

[cj-the-random-artist]

Is this my best comic ever?? Nope. Do I think I characterized either of these two particularly well in this comic?? Not really. Did I spend an unreasonable amount of time on it to the point that it would be a waste to not post it?? Yes, yes I did.

I really committed to this one, spent a lot of time on those backgrounds and treated myself to ample suffering with the perspective, which is not my strong suit but I am happy with how it ultimately looks. Yay perspective and background practice!!

(Tbh I shouldn't talk like I think this one sucks, I think I've just been staring at it for so long that my brain has decided it's not good and it's actually way better than I think it is, and honestly I am quite happy with it. The artistic process really is something, isn't it?)

The inspiration was basically me reminding... myself... to take breaks sometimes... by drawing for several hour stints during my only little bits of free time. Which totally tracks. Probably. But I've been rolling around in my brain this idea that Lambert is a very uptight people pleaser and anxious workaholic, but Narinder, at least since adjusting himself to the circumstances (which probably took at least a century, maybe two) has discovered the joys of self care, and has made an active effort to chill tf out. This has not made him any less terrifying to the cultists (save for Lambert's closest disciples), nor has it made him friendlier to really anyone but Lambert (and maybe his siblings), but he sure has found some serious peace of mind. That said, I can't place what his motivations are here. Perhaps he is secretly concerned about Lambert's sanity, because he doesn't want them to turn into what he was, or maybe he's just trying to steal away some quality time with his one and only friend, but regardless of the reason, I spent too much time on this for nobody to see it, dang it.

That said. Enjoy this silly little comic that I spent way too much time on, and I hope this silly comic brings you some joy today.

[demaparbat-hp]

What am I doing with my life.

Based on this post by @fattuccini-afraido

[chimerafiles]

[hystericalguyy]

He shouldn't have canceled his gym membership card a while back.

So uh, holy fuck i got over 200 notes on the last post, thank you guys! So take this as a treat. Sorry for the rush im doing school work and i lost their color palette, that's why the colors look off. 🥲 Hope you enjoyed!

[shreddheir]

The new Acht art is a parallel of their first album cover I’m gonna CRY.

I’m frustrated that the only posts of mine that get reblogs are low effort. Please go look at my art.

[dreamweave01]

Part 2 ->

*Penguin waddles into room inconspicuously*

*Drops first half of comic with a pat on the head*

*Jazz hands and mystically teleports into thin air before mob arrives*

[comicdez]

two versions cuz i couldnt decide which was funnier

[chocostrwberry]

Luka and Chloe shenanigans!!

[kingworm]

when you eat, will you set a plate for me?