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One day I'm gonna grow wings



2018, March
The kitchen was dim, lit only by the soft orange glow above the stove. It was well past two in the morning. Phillip and Mike sat across from each other at the large modern table.
Mike picked at his food with a fork, then looked up.
“Hey, do you like fireworks?” he asked.
Phillip blinked, caught off guard. “What? Fireworks?”
“Yeah,” Mike said casually. “You into ‘em?”
Phillip leaned back in his chair, a half-smile forming. “I mean, sure. I guess. Why though? Seems pretty random.”
Mike shrugged. “Just wondering.”
“Okay… yeah, I like them. Why?”
Mike's eyes fixed on Phillip. “Wanna spend the Fourth of July with me?”
Phillip chuckled. “That’s months away. Why are you already making plans?”
“Just say yes,” Mike said, leaning in slightly.
Phillip raised an eyebrow. “I mean, yeah, sure, I guess I could. But seriously, what’s with the urgency?”
Mike didn’t answer. His tone turned more serious.
“Just you and me. No party. No big crowd. Just us. Watching the city fireworks.”
The intensity in his voice made Phillip pause. “You’re being weirdly intense about this,” he said cautiously.
“Promise me you’ll do it,” Mike said, quieter now. “please...”
“Alright,” he said. “I promise.”
Mike smiled. It was small. Tired. But real.
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July 4th, 2019
The hospital room was still. Machines clicked and beeped faintly in the background. Mike lay silent in the bed, motionless, pale. The steady rhythm of his breathing had stopped hours ago.
Phillip stood by the window, arms crossed, staring out into the night.
Outside, the Los Angeles skyline lit up with bursts of color — reds, whites, greens. Fireworks bloomed over the city, lighting the clouds and reflecting off the hospital glass.
He didn’t speak. Just watched.
Then one golden firework shimmered through the air, trailing down like glittering rain.
That one, he remembered Mike had pointed it out during new years, he said it was called Brocade. Phillip always thought it was funny how Mike had a favorite firework.
He closed his eyes. The memory felt too close, too sharp.
The show reached its finale — loud, bright, overwhelming — but Phillip barely registered it. When the last echo faded into the silence of night, he turned back toward the bed.
The folder with Mike’s hospital papers sat untouched. He reached for it absently and flipped it open.
Michael N.H.
Date of Birth: July 4th, 1999.
Date of Death: July 4th, 2019.
Phillip stared at the page, his breath catching in his throat.
“July 4th … 1999,” he murmured.
This didn't explain the entire story of course. Just the parts in the story I kinda based this scene off of. Anyways I used Let Down by Radiohead as an inspo for this work.
#art#oc artwork#oc lore#oc artist#oc stuff#artist#paper#radiohead#music#let down#radio head#original character#lore#stories#thriller#writing#writer#small artist#alt rock#rock#inspiration#one day im gonna grow wings
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I made this drawing finally. I had this idea for a while with my original character Arora / Aron. But it didn't turn out the way I was hoping. But despite being disappointed I finished it anyways lol. I based it off her lore. I'll tag a post that explains some of the ideas behind this.
I wish I could make it a tad darker. Not my proudest piece but I like the couch and her dress lol.
Here is the post to the backstory and a closeup

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Here is a drawing I made. It took me about two days but I only worked on it for about half the day. The lighting is dark, don't mind that. It kinda adds to it in my opinion
My OC. He's a king in one of my fantasy stories, though I don't exactly have a name for him yet. Iv drawn him before but they weren't quite as good at this one. It took too long for it not to be better but I don't hate it.
Close up

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Henry VIII :D
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Mr J dragon!! (With an annoying lil brother kofu dragon) 🤭
#74 & #75 - 流浪貓 (liúlàng māo / stray cat) & 威脅者 (wēixié zhě / menace) - My two favorite internet cats!!! A master and his apprentice 💖🐈💕🐈⬛💞
@straycatj I turned you into a dragon…I hope it’s ok……
#ask and you shall receive :3#saving-stark#daily dragon drawing#dragon#art#year of the dragon#chinese artist#dragon art#dragons#art challenge#artists on tumblr#chinese dragon#daily drawing#drawing#digital art#straycatj#mr j#kofu#menace cat k#cat#chinese#cat dragon#dragon cat#creature design#artist on tumblr#artwork#fanart#straycatj fanart#drawing every day#drawing challenge
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a dragon but disguised as fruit would be the best shock to stumble upon
#11 - 火龍果 (dragon fruit)- I don't see a dragon here, do you? 🐲🍓🌟
Bonus:
His ass does NOT cost 39元
#ask and you shall receive :3#art#art challenge#artists on tumblr#chinese artist#dragon a day#dragon#dragons#dragon art#dragon oc#daily drawing#daily dragon drawing#daily dragon#chinese dragon#drawing#illustration#year of the dragon#zodiac#fantasy creature#creature design#dragon fruit#dragon fruit dragon
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Huang Yongyu
Rat
Ink and colour on paper
#huang yongyu#contemporary art#animals in art#rats#chinese aesthetic#chinese painter#chinese art#chinese artist#chinese painting#asian art#asian aesthetic#beautiful animals#art history#aesthetictumblr#tumblraesthetic#tumblrpic#tumblrpictures#tumblr art#tumblrstyle#aesthetic#artists on tumblr#tumblrposts
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✨ 👌🏼 TRUST YOUR 菩萨
#art#illustration#original character#dibujo#chinese mythology#sun wukong#guanyin#journey to the west#西游记#孙悟空#观音菩萨#jttw fanart#jttw sun wukong
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#memes#meme#anxietymemes#mental health#relatable#humor#anxietyawareness#mentalhealthawareness#anxietyproblem
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death: transformation, endings, change, transition, letting go, release

#i have the most basic of basic knowledges when it comes to tarot#the card really was picked just to fit wwx's connection with death hahaha#i love the looks of so many decks or tarot inspired art that i just reallyyyy wanted to try making a fanart with a card design#experimenting with the way i color as well. this was funnnnnn i loved doing it#wei wuxian#wei ying#mdzs#mo dao zu shi#grandmaster of demonic cultivation#yiling laozu#fanart#mxtx#tarot#rosi draws
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mo dao zu shi tarot
the tower: sudden change, upheaval, chaos, revelation, awakening
death | wei wuxian
#i am having so much fun with this kind of style#so please let me know is there is a specific card or character you would want to see!!!#i doubt i can make a whole deck before my inspiration dies out#but I would like to make at least 1 or 2 more major arcana#jiang cheng#mo dao zu shi#mdzs#grandmaster of demonic cultivation#fanart#tarot#mxtx#mo xiang tong xiu#the tower#jiang wanyin#lotus pier#rosi draws
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+ ещё один вариант уморительного перевода переводчика для названия данной новеллы: "гроссмейстер демонического выращивания" 🤣

mo dao zu shi tarot
wheel of fortune: good luck, karma, life cycles, destiny, a turning point
the tower | jiang cheng
death | wei wuxian
#another card let's gooooo#thank you all so much for the positive feedback i've gotten on the previous two cards!!!!#it means the world to me and seeing so many people like my art really made me excited to continue#this is turning out to be such a fun project to do <3#again let me know if there is a character / major arcana card you'd want to see me do#and feel free to text me any suggestions and ideas on cards and characters cause i love reading them!!!!#mdzs#tarot#jin guangyao#also shoutout to my boyfriend who helped me figure out how to depict the wheel of fortune card#meng yao#mxtx#grandmaster of demonic cultivation#mo dao zu shi#fanart#wheel of fortune#mdzs jgy#rosi draws#cw blade#cw impalement
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mo dao zu shi tarot
the magician: manifestation, resourcefulness, power, inspired action
wheel of fortune | jin guangyao
the tower | jiang cheng
the hanged man | mo xuanyu
death | wei wuxian
#he is here!!!!!!!!! i love him hahaha#i hadn't drawn for so long but i told you this wasn't the end to my mdzs tarot#hopefully i can draw even more before i give up#nie huaisang#nhs#mo dao zu shi#mdzs#fanart#tarot#rosi draws
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mo dao zu shi tarot
the hanged man: pause, surrender, letting go, new perspectives
wheel of fortune | jin guangyao
death | wei wuxian
the tower | jiang cheng
#i was busy lately with uni stuff and also trying to move out from the dorms#but finally you get the next tarot card!!!!#figuring out how to do the talismans as someone who knows no chinese#but also wanting them to look like messy handwriting#it was a bit complicated ngl#so if you have anything to say about the characters i chose or the way I wrote them pls let me know#at first i was unsure whether to do mxy as the hanged man but ultimately here we are#as always feel free to text me any major arcana cards or character recomendations you'd like to see#or just message me to infodump about tarot since i still don't know much and am learning as i draw and any help is appreciated#mo xuanyu#mxy#mdzs#mo dao zu shi#grandmaster of demonic cultivation#tarot#fanart#mxtx#the untamed#rosi draws
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😮😲😱🤯😵
How I write ”蕭”. 🤣
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Oh no, we're on fire! 😄
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火炎焱燚燚燚燚燚燚燚燚燚燚焱炎火
火炎焱燚 this 燚焱炎火
火炎焱燚 is 燚焱炎火
火炎焱燚 fine 🐶 燚焱炎火
火炎焱燚燚燚燚燚燚燚燚燚燚焱炎火
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#meme#japanese language#Japanese#kanji#漢字#visual poetry#text#japanese text#this is fine#ascii art#chinese characters
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