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[iminkandpaper]

I have a thing for Villains in case you couldn't tell.

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"I want her," Villain says, his eyes fixed on Princess, who glances at her father.

The king blanches, his eyes flicking between the two. "You can't-"

"I definitely can," Villain cut him off. "In return for your kingdom back, I want the princess."

She tilted her head to inspect him. Villain, despite his murderous tendencies, was... well, he was rather handsome, if she was being honest. His eyes bored into her father across the table, betraying his mask of indifference. He lounged in his seat while everyone else seemed on the edge of theirs.

Princess wasn't even supposed to be here. She had come only at Villains' request.

"Father," she started, "perhaps Villain and I can talk this through. Alone."

"Absolutely not," he spat. "You will not taint her with your darkness." The King looked to Villain again, jabbing a finger in his direction. "You will not have her."

Villain, with the slightest nod of his head, forced the king into silence. His burning stare moved to the Princess and he addressed her imperiously. "Come. We will discuss."

Not a soul stopped them. Not when he offered his arm. Not when she took it. Not when he led her through to the gardens.

They made their way to the entrance of the spiralling maze before Villain stopped. "You know my request already."

"You want me."

"I want you."

She extracted her arm from his to fiddle with the ring around her throat. "The last time I saw you, you went by Alias."

His jaw clenched. "My name is Villain."

She did not fight him on that. It wouldn't work. Princess stroked the petal of a lily thoughtfully. "You lied to me. You lied to everyone."

Villain remained silent at her back, and she made no move to speak. The silence lingered around them like a thick, suffocating fog. Her willingness to stagnate the conversation thawed at his resolve. Villain would have taken her in his arms and kissed her until she remembered she loved him had she not turned to face him.

"I have conditions," she said finally. He gestured for her to continue. "I will call you Alias. You will cease this ridiculous reign of terror that you have inflicted upon the land. You can keep Kingdom, that land it rightfully yours - but it will be restored to beauty. No more barren land or shaved forests. I want flowers. I want sunshine."

He was silent while she contemplated what else she wanted. He would give it to her. She was worth her weight in gold and more.

"And..." she hesitated.

"Name it and it is yours."

"I want a puppy."

"What?"

"A puppy. Father never let me have one. He said it would only distract me."

His eyes widened in alarm. "I-"

"You said anything," she countered fiercely. When he nodded in agreement, she turned away from him, satisfied.

His lips twisted. "You will have your puppy. And a wedding."

She whirled around, eyes alight.

"You will be my Queen," he said simply. "That is my only request."

"Deal."

They were a breath apart. His fingers reached out to stroke down her cheek, and Princess leaned into the touch.

"I have missed you," Villain murmured, pulling her close to him.

"What, all that power didn't satisfy you?" She taunted. Still, she was in his arms, not pulling away. His hand tangled in her hair, jerking her head backwards. Princess scowled at him. "Don't be mean."

Instead of claiming her mouth like he wished, he settled for a kiss to her temple, cupping the nape of her neck to hold her close.

"I've only ever wanted you," he said. "Everything else was simply an accessory."

She did not respond, cradled in his arms like something precious.

Like something he needed.

[numenskog]

#day28 of #middleearthmonth ! So today's #Faramir He was one of my fav characters as a teen and i needed to pay him a nice tribute. Also! I didnt planned It but It kinda mirror what i did on the second day and i could see the improvement and evolution between both and.... I'm quite happy with It! #cartoon #conceptart #fanart #fantasy #fantasyart #gondor #hero #man #lordoftherings #swordandsorcery #tolkien #tolkienverse #artistofinstagram #art #ink #artober #inkandpaper #art #middleearth #lotr #thehobbit #silmarillion https://www.instagram.com/p/CkROlhmrF9g/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[soulofherkarmaart]

abstract portrait | 2021 @soulofherkarmaart

[samarthisnothere]

"In your possession lie fragments of my being,

And within a letter of mine, embered remains reside,

Dampened days of the monsoon I have preserved,

Extinguish that ember, return my belongings,

My precious possessions..."

- Me

[kat-the-bear]

My first Koro Sensei post: koro-sensei :D

Koro Sensei art now inked!

[thetomeofmasa]

Inktober 28 - Necromancer Overlord (second appearance) . #thetomeofmasa #inktober #inkandpaper #traditionaldrawing #doodle #sketch #characterdesign #swordandsorcery #thethousandth #thethousandthsaga #originalcharacter #oc #swordfighter #bronzeageepic #bronzeageadventure #mask #necromancer #overlord https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck7gvjMrd52/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[pinchinecro]

[roganhazard]

Rogan Hazard, Three Frosted Donuts, New York, 03 18 1996, Brush and Ink on paper 28 x 35.5 cm

[straybatter]

A decorated flowerbed.

[artforwideopenminds]

E.B.A.H. Tech N9ne St Louis #pbolin69 #art #techn9ne #doodle #inkandpaper #blackandwhite #originalcharacter #originalcreation #originalart #sketch #drawing #illustration #cartoon #strangemusic https://www.instagram.com/p/Chkdb1xO1at/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[iminkandpaper]

"Villain killed over twenty people in the last two days," Hero slammed the file down on the table. "He must be stopped."

Sidekick opened the file. Her hometown. Her knuckles turned white.

"Villain did this?"

"Yes. Over the weekend."

Hands in her hair, stroking, petting gently. His mouth against her ear, crooning softly that she's so beautiful, so lovely, such a pretty little thing all for him. She gasps. His hands run up the insides of her thighs.

Sidekick frowned. "Are you sure it was Villain?"

A vein bulged in Hero's forehead, and his pupils seemed to dilate. "Who else could it be? Villain is evil. He must be stopped."

I wouldn't call him evil, she didn't say.

His fingers traced the line of her jaw, the curve of her neck. She let out a breath against his chest, inhaling the smell of his dusky cologne.

"I'm just... do we have any proof?" Sidekick rubbed her knucke against her palm, studying the photos carefully. "I somehow doubt this was Villain."

Hero gripped the edge of the table, manic. "Excuse me?"

His lips on hers.

"It couldn't have been."

Her hands tangled in his hair.

"And how would you know?"

Because I was with him the whole weekend, she didn't say.

Sidekick closed the files, shaking her head. "It just doesn't match his MO, that's all."

"Twenty five people," Hero snarled. He jabbed his finger into the file, denting it with his enhanced strength. The table creaked. "He went in there with his minions and set fire to three houses. Did you read the file, Sidekick, did you? Because if you did you wouldn't even be questioning me."

Sidekick leaned away from Hero, nodding slowly to appease him. "Okay. Okay, I believe you."

"Good." Hero backed off. He tried to smile, but it came off rather unsettling.

"Have you seen the crime scene yet?"

"No. I was waiting for you."

Sidekick nodded. "We should get to it. Stop him as soon as possible."

Hero shook hos head, turning on his laptop, muttering to himself about forgotten passwords which Sidekick dutifully repeated back to him.

"Who knows what he'll destroy next - maybe that little food truck on 6th next."

"Mm." She flicked through her texts absently, nit fully hearing him. She read the newest text with a faint smile. Then- "How do you know about the truck?"

"Pardon?"

"How do you know about the truck. The food truck. It's only there on Saturdays, and even then, Mary's schedule is..." Sidekick's eyes widened in realisation. "It was you."

[numenskog]

Ahoy! It's again that time of the year when i go full bananas doing #inkandpaper #art This year i've chosen to make a #middleearthmonth ! With characters and scenes from #middleearth including #lotr #thehobbit and #silmarillion Today, #day1 is time for #Frodo! #brandywine #cartoon #conceptart #fanart #fantasy #fantasyart #halfling #hero #hobbit #lordoftherings #swordandsorcery #tolkien #tolkienverse #artistofinstagram #art #ink #artober https://www.instagram.com/p/CjLXX1sqF1t/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[musingsofom]

Indian summers

[soulofherkarmaart]

ink on paper a4 folloe my insta to stay in tune  Art Photography Travel Music (soul_of_her_karma) • Instagram

[rinamair]

cocoa pods?

[visionsfrompastrealities]

DREAM TREES & HARBINGER, 2001

Ink, paper

8 1/4 x 11 3/4 in 21 x 29.7 cm

DREAM TREE, 2000

Ink, paper

8 1/4 x 7 1/2 in 20.8 x 19 cm

WOUNDS THAT DON'T HEAL, 2000

Ink, paper

11 3/4 x 8 1/4 in 29.7 x 21 cm

FORGE WOOD, 2021

Graphite on Somerset velvet paper

19 3/4 x 20 1/2 in 50 x 52 cm

EXHIBITIONS

How to disappear completely (2021), Christie's, London, United Kingdom

Thom Yorke and Stanley Donwood never worked together in an obvious way. Instead, they created a different way of thinking about creativity. Two people producing in tandem with each working concurrently and constantly bouncing images and ideas between them – pages torn from sketchbooks shared via fax (in 1999, the internet and emails were still in their infancy). Their drawings, which feed into record covers and Radiohead's expanded website and visual material, are more like diptychs than duets.TEST SPECIMENS brings together 60 works on paper Yorke and Donwood created in 1999-2001, whilst also working on the iconic turn of the millennium albums Kid A (2000) and Amnesiac (2001).