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(Updated May 5, 2025)

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Big reunion

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commission for lovely @etoilesbienne wielding a scythe is the new style

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He's a lil' sad

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soul vultures

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im the modern day justgirlythings except not even remotely at all

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Do you wish to set things straight again?

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Some Adrien fashion doodle

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moment of unspeakable beauty today when one of my coworkers called another coworker "judas" for not splitting a can of white monster with her, and i got to watch the guy who sits next to me open a new google tab, type in "jeudis," and say quietly to himself "french thursday...?"

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I thought it's best to upload them together again since I wanted to make clear the POV on the picture is from the other person's eyes. Marc noted Nathaniel's lineart and dynamic poses back in Reverser. He is a writer, so I stuck to the main features that stick out on Nathaniel, those you would describe first in fiction (his hair, his eyes, his freckles and the splotches on his clothes.) While the rest is monochrome, his pose is still dynamic and strong. I still kept a messier lineart style in some places for Nathaniel's lack of impulse control haha While I think that Nathaniel would obviously see all the colors radiating from Marc, typical rose-tinted glasses view. Idk if it was on purpose, but the moment Marc and him became friends and started to work on comics, Nathaniel's comics were suddenly in color opposed to just lineart. Idk if it was meant to mean smth, but I'll headcanon it as such. All in all, I wanted Marc to look soft and gentle and warm <3

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разлёгся....тюлень

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long time no jack

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Marcaniel redesign because what do you mean they've been wearing those damn skinny jeans since 2015

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Em' gays have occupied my mind for long enough, they get to become sketchbook stickers. (+ bonus sketch)

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Nath freckles origin story

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I forgot about miraculous for 2 years just to get jumpscared by not only julerose kissing but also this

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I love them 😭❤️