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[throughpatchesofviolet]

Y'know what ... reposting my Mer!Heathcliff here for MerMay.

Going to put some of the lore things under a cut, since I love talking about my Mermaid AU so darn much.

- First of all, my Mer Heathcliff is based on the Irish Merrow! I did a ton of research, and I thought they fit best with his character and arc, what with male Merrow being scorned. This decision was also made because Merrow can assume human form, and that's key for the story I'm writing! - Following him being a Merrow, the glowing object in his hands is a human soul. According to folklore, Merrow collect human souls, and there's a story (although I believe it's been proven to not be a legend or folktale, but rather a made up story) about a male Merrow keeping human souls locked in lobster cages to keep him company. I took that concept and applied it to Heathcliff. - Though you can't see it, here, there's a line of scales that run along the length of his spine, and that's where his dorsal fins grow from. - All of his scars are from either defending his territory from other Mer or from sailors who throw harpoons at him when he gets too close to their ships--ever since he met Catherine when she was sailing on a vessel in the Great Lake, he has swam close to every ship he encounters, hoping she's finally returned to him like she promised she would many years ago. - His eyes work similarly to those of a cat. His pupils dilate and contract in response to light, and also glow faintly in the dark.

There's plenty more, of course, but those are some fun little things ~!

[lno-x]

Its was so nice to draw all new year holydays but my free days is over and the graphic design takes me back to hell

I'll see you in a few months if I survive of course

[dent-de-leon]

playing Astarion's romance and rewatching Vanitas has given me so many vampire writing thoughts--

[ninja-knox-ur-sox-off]

What do you mean by "we haven't gotten to the real breakdown yet"? You see, I'm a big fan of angst, but you're really SCARING ME. Ugh, I just love your work. I can't wait to read more! <3

>:3

Let's just say we've got at least another five chapters of Kai digging his own grave before it all comes crashing down MWAHAHAHAHHA

[florafaunatic]

I come from terrorists and anarchists and men who think they're god

[sneakyfox55]

what i wouldn't GIVE to meet Kan Gao face to face, just to tell him how much i adore every single one of his games; and obviously--if you know me by now lol--i'd specifically mention Impostor Factory out of them.

i've seen people say it's the weakest, and it makes sense they would say that because To The Moon and Finding Paradise were so ahead of their time when they came out, practically novelties in their own right. and i love them to death too, don't get me wrong!! but i think that as a creator when you put your heart and soul into something, and people have expectations of you, and then your latest art goes out into the world. you tried something a bit different and new this time, and it's more of an experiment than the last two but it's still yours, and you still worked to get it out there, and whether you're proud of it at that point or not yet, you want to share it with everyone else.

and then it gets compared to your other, "better" works.

i think that can be so crushing. and yeah, constructive criticism is great, but sometimes it really hurts? when you work so hard and so long to create something new and different, and basically just get told by critics it's good, but not as good as your past works. and maybe they don't outright say it but you can tell what they're actually saying: do something just a bit better next time. regardless of the story you wanted to tell, the experience you wanted to show this time around.

i think part of why i love it so much in the first place, is BECAUSE of that, because it's like. the underdog of the bunch, if that makes any sense?? because it didn't go QUITE the way people wanted it to, because it diverged expectations. people say IF isn't as good solely because of that, i think--and that makes me incredibly sad lol. like, the amount of sadness it brings me that this game isn't recognized for its brilliance like the other two are, simply because the characters aren't the same and the layout doesn't match the other two as much. it just. really gets to me sometimes. because this game is absolutely gorgeous all on its own; but maybe it's just me??

i think of the lines in Finding Paradise, the quote referencing A Bird Story (because A Bird Story in of itself was kind of bashed in a similar vein to IF):

"...But everyone goes into things with their own context, y'know. Maybe it's only fair that they didn't care much for it. Maybe the bird was something different to you than it was to them."

and i feel like this, THIS ENTIRE LINE perfectly encapsulates how i feel about it jhgdjhdsgdhjsgjh. because that's an amazing point! everyone goes into things with their own context, having been through their own experiences. and it's completely fair for one person to not quite enjoy something as much as another person might.

but as for me, this game has genuinely meant the world to me since i first heard about its production and ever since it came out in 2021, i just kinda fell in love with it since the beginning lmboo. i was SO fecking excited when we heard news about it, and when we got bits and pieces of the soundtrack and sneak peeks and THEN when it finally came out! and i wasn't disappointed in the least when i played it, even if it diverged from my own expectations too!!! (also it might be the intense creep/mystery factor mixed with the bittersweet vibe, i'm kind of a sucker for both. ALSO also!!! Lynri kind of, means something to me on a very personal level PFFFT,,,)

i could talk about this game for hours and i STILL wouldn't get across how much it, personally speaks to me as a narrative and experience?? the entire story is something i just, relate to a lot. i think it builds on the previous games' ideas and concepts SO well too, and i've been wanting to make fanart and fanfiction for it but part of what stalls me is, the lack of it from others PFFFFFFT i'm, i need to step up my game like seriously--

i'm not here to convince anyone that Impostor Factory is a PERFECT game, as much as fangirl me wants to say it is kjdfgdjfgdhjghj. i just wish i could tell Kan Gao itself how this game has affected me, cheesy as it sounds. i wish i could specifically TELL him how much i loved this game, how much it personally means to me, even if (from what i've seen) it might not mean the same to everyone else. because it really does mean the world to me, it really might JUST be me, but it instantly became my favorite in the series when i played it. idk jhgdjhsdgjsh i just. wish i could really let him know. cause even if i don't know him and honestly he'd probably be thinking "who is this stranger and why is she so weird about my game", i think that as a creator, as an artist, to hear that just someone was touched so much by your work, that it meant the entire world even just to one person in the entire world, is exactly the difference you wanted to make when you sent it out there.

ALSO IT'S 42% OFF ON STEAM RIGHT NOW UNTIL THE 27TH OF THIS MONTH, IT'S ONLY JUST SHORT OF 6 DOLLARS, HOW CAN YOU GET A BETTER DEAL THAN THAT???????????? IF YOU'RE INTERESTED AT ALL I HIGHLY RECOMMEND YOU PLAY IT OR AT LEAST CHECK IT OUT THROUGH OTHER MEANS >:DDDDDD

[masters-and-magnets]

I made a Sim modeled after Medic (TF2) and I have to show him to someone because I think he's beautiful.

Bask in his glory.

Also, if anyone knows any good kinda retro doctory cc that would suit him, please let me know.

[fatestouch]

"...Hey, kid. You doin' okay?"

"Huh? Oh, yeah, I'm good! Totally!" He laughs, brushing a bit of dirt off his clothes. "I mean... I'm not totally good, but I will be! Every new experience can be learned from, right?"

"Sure it can, I don't disagree. But Jinx... you're allowed to let yourself feel hurt."

"..."

"...I'm gonna go feed Rio and take Pepper for a walk."

"..."

[jjoelswatch]

My controversial Star Wars take right now is that I actually wouldn't be mad if Din and Bo end up a thing. Do I think it will happen? Not really. Am I actively shipping it? Not really. Do I think it could be interesting and messy for both characters? Yeah. And really, isn't that what makes ships interesting?

[throughpatchesofviolet]

I think ... I've settled on the idea that even if Heathcliff's bat has been changed so the word on it is "Remember" instead of "Revenge" (< the thing that upset me, btw--I love his Revenge bat and I miss it), the idea of him remembering Catherine isn't a problem. No, I do actually want him to remember her because, unfortunately, she played a huge part in him becoming who he is. And without that I wouldn't have my Heathcliff.

But I don't think remembering Catherine should wall Heathcliff off from forming new relationships. He can remember her while finding love again.

And I don't have to ever forgive her, either. Her words, even if they were "misunderstood" and only "half of the story," hurt him. And they were rooted in Catherine's selfishness (the fact she feels she has to make Heathcliff "better" before she'll marry him, and she plans to do that by marrying a different man, is absolutely ridiculous. She would hurt two men at once, and she never even asked Heathcliff if he wanted that--also, not saying Linton is a great guy, just that Catherine using him is vile), too.

[sonippep-hohu]

since Pizzelle's wife is unnamed and it's APPARENTLY not Rosette (pissed me off btw /lh) I am making the theory that it's Dynamite Annie. I was thinking, being kind of petty: "Why even make Pizzelle married if you're not gonna make it Noisecouple? Peppino isn't married. ...I guess he's married to Anton, if you count the shitposts?" and then yeah. so. I concluded with my girlfriend that Pizzelle's wife is Annie now. So enjoy my crackship. I think the idea of it is funny.

[wild-moss-art]

my toxic trait is that every time I take my shirt off i pretend to rip it off like the hulk and sometimes I actually rip it on accident

[a-kind-of-merry-war]

Eli Griffiths and Max H. for Wonderland magazine, styled by Way Perry, photographed by Toby Knott. 

[mccncutter]

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[iguessyouregonnamissthepantyraid]

me, putting on my clown makeup, telling myself that because they're continuing the loki show there's still a chance we get a frigga appearance at some point

[mirai-desu]

STEFAN - Seotud käed