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Early 20th c. Autochrome

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Eustache Le Sueur, Bacchus and Ariadne (1640) — detail

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Skeleton of the Petals [Part Il]

-From Douxie/Claire comic collection Is he in your plan?

"In our sweet side." (Clairxie Hanahaki AU)

((Non-canon attention, thinking twice before reading. Based on alternate-universe/new timeline, scripts written by me so all views are mine. Beyond that pls enjoy~

Part I goes here ① ⬅️ if missed the previous part.

-Fin-

coverart done by damaotizi

artist: haleizixi & moon

⚠️Attention: Any use other than reading is prohibited, commercial/printing is not allowed.🚫❌

((I was supposed to write something here, but I am tired and out of my mind today. I have a lot to say, but I have yet to decide what to write; maybe another day, I will update something here. By the way, this story will be presented as part of the fanbook.

Thanks for reading and hope you hava a good time!

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Skeleton of the Petals [Part I]

-From Douxie/Claire comic collection Is he in your plan?

“In our sweet side.” (Clairxie Hanahaki AU)

((Another comic from my fanbook collection for Douxaire—in progress, it’s the main and the longest one I prepare for them. Again it’s non-canon and was based on an alternate-universe/new timeline, scripts written by me so all views are mine. I’m not here to against anyone’s opinions, but just for personal shipping. Pls thinking twice before reading and be open mind and respect. Other than that, please enjoy~^o^

It’s an exploration of the happy ending they will have in the different new timeline~

-TBC-

Where is the child I was, still inside me or gone? Why did we spend so much time growing up only to separate? Did he know that I’ve never loved him? -From Pablo Neruda (1904-1973) ‹LIBRO DE LAS PREGUNTAS›

Part Il goes here ②

coverart done by damaotizi

artist: haleizixi & moon

⚠️Attention: Any use other than reading is prohibited, commercial/printing is not allowed.🚫❌

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A little business at the dinosaur museum

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Reblog if you've found friendship because of your fandoms.

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Well just really want to share this complete version with ya so yes I made this music video too :)

I got the inspiration from this song — I had it on loop the whole time while drawing. From start to finish, it was there, kinda witnessing the little story come to life.

Please do not report this music to any other platform, thanks.

Music: 中世纪的回音

Artisit: 魔鬼花园（李安健）on Netease Music

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They said there will be an angel who shall spread its wings for me.

他们说有一个天使会为我振翅。

Part 2 of echo of the middle century

① ⬅️ check part 1

original version (version without filters

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complementary piece to @vryfmi's post

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silent boy theory

bringing this theory back because ive been rotating it nonstop

[mild book spoilers!]

skull is characterised by his voice and snarky comments that Lucy has to put up with during their conversations, as well as the whispering tone which is heavily emphasised throughout the series. so when Dulac references to Bickerstaff's servant boy (aka skull) as "that silent Boy" in her confessions it really clashes with skull's personality as we know it.

TL;DR: my theory is that skull was mute or on a verge of losing his voice due to sickness, caused by working conditions and Bickerstaff's abandonment. thus, his ghost can't recall his healthy voice and can only whisper.

[id from alt text: a photo of the passage from the book with line "that silent Boy" being emphasised by image's dimensions./end id]

firstly, it's the whispering skull. not quietly talking skull, not its-voice-sounds-far-away skull. whispering.

‘Because you sure as hell look it.’ It was the lowest, throatiest of whispers; alien, but familiar. I’d heard it once before. (TWS) The hoarse whisper came from somewhere close behind my ear. ‘I say stab them first, ask questions later! That’s your only sensible option.’ (THB)

argument could be made, that silver-glass muffles the voice and it becomes quieter. but here's a thing - whisper is a voice alteration, not a sound quality. when whispering, vocal cords don't vibrate, and produced speech has a different phonation. so whisper and quiet speech are technically two different things.

secondly, skull's work field and conditions. as a young servant, skull was able to see visitors and ward them off Bickerstaff and his master's friends, while they were robbing graves for potential sources. ghosts radiate cold, temperature can drop down to 5 degrees centigrade, that much we know from books, that's why agents are wearing jackets and gloves during ghost hunting cases. and skull's ghost was described as wearing only a shirt and ill fitting trousers, while also being barefooted.

It was the first time I’d ever really looked at him, at the spirit that he truly was. He wore a white shirt and gray trousers that were slightly too short for his bony legs. His feet were bare. He’d still been young when he died. (TEG)

with Bickerstaff's obsession and apparent blindness to anything else that wasn't his device, it's safe to say that he would neglect skull's needs and didn't bother to get his servant any proper clothes, not to mention shoes, which at the time were expensive, since children constantly need shoes as they grow up, and it wasn't uncommon for children from lower class to not have shoes at all and walk barefooted.

that said, my theory is that skull came down with sickness while grave robbing, and Bickerstaff ignored it (mainly because he was a psych doctor, not a medical one), skull's condition worsened and turned into laryngitis. without treatment, his vocal cords got damaged, resulting in loss of voice.

[now, im in no way educated to diagnose a fictional character and there can be mistakes in my logic (like how skull could have lost his voice prior to Bickerstaff), but i went down a rabbit hole and need to share this.]

there's a condition that fits the description of person losing their voice or only be able to talk in whisper, it's called aphonia. there are multiple common causations for this condition, namely psychological, but organic aphonia is caused by damage on vocal cords or throat, that could have happened due to disease or physical trauma. (source)

it's also worth pointing out that any voice disorders in children and teenagers affects the way they socialise and behave. gestures and facial expressions become alternative to communication when voice is too weak for speech or it is painful to talk.

Someone had knocked the cloth off the ghost-jar, and the face had re-materialized. It pulled extravagant expressions of horror and disgust whenever I passed by. (TWS)

‘You know the rules: minimal manifestations, no rude faces, and absolutely no talking.’ The ghost looked wounded. ‘I wasn’t talking, was I? Do you call this talking? Or this?’ It pulled a rapid series of grotesque expressions, each one worse than the last. (THB)

and finally, Lucy. she almost undeniably plays a role of interpretor that passes down what skull says, since others have no way of communicating with him or, more specifically, no way of hearing him. it all does seem to fit perfectly together (at least to me) so i can't stop wondering of how intentional any of that was on Stroud's behalf. then yet again, Stroud did say that that he had a draft for skull's backstory but scraped it in favour of keeping his character as mysterious as possible. some elements could've stayed in the final version of the books, who knows.

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Final Sprint!

...or jump? bear with me, we have a printing deadline and it's uncomfortably close (not telling hope i can still bargain it a bit).

There will be a series of meetings this autumn, defining the details of the comic release. All will be revealed soon i guess!

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my little lucy

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Messing around with a new art program, I liked how this turned out

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❷Today · Selenophile

貳、今日 · 迷戀月亮的人/水想花

「The waves are calm and you are floating on them.

The wind blows the petals that fall to the river and gently kisses the cheeks.」

Elements of the moon and star🌙⭐️

「There is nothing eternal, thank you for leading me to escape from time, old age and death.」

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Artist: taoxier

Concept: moonthrus

*Clare's costume references to Morgana from the Merlin TV series

*The flower in the image is Iris

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