#Decisions decisions...

[feroluce]

So I spoke somewhat about my thoughts on Emanator Sampo here, but I never really thought of it from a design point of view or what kind of powers he would have until just recently. But I actually kind of love leaning into it from a "stage hand" perspective?

Because like. Aha's body in THEIR official art is completely black, giving attention to all the fun brightly colored things around THEM. And that's so fitting for Sampo! He usually prefers to be a side character. He likes to act from the shadows. His is a much more subtle hand.

So I wonder if as an Emanator, a lot of his clothes are actually very dark? Not necessarily plain, still extravagant and needlessly detailed in things like cut and quality with lots of different fabrics and textures and ornamentation, but dark. Or maybe even his skin itself becomes blackened further down his body; his hands in particular are dark, as a sort of sleight of hand reference.

The motif of a lot of straps wrapped around him like in his canon design is still present, but they're all loose and flowing off of him like paper streamers now instead of restraining him or holding him together. He is no longer contained! Or maybe they're still a bit more rigid/heavy, but just draped more like red stage curtains!

And this is like. Fully self-indulgent, but I love inhuman designs, and there's nothing in canon to say I can't do this, so screw it! Go for broke!! Maybe it's not visible to normal people, but Sampo having a second set of arms would be really cool, as further sleight of hand reference. One set is almost normal looking, but his hands are a bright, attention-drawing white, and the other is dark, set almost in the shadows of the first arms, to act less noticeably.

He also has something of a broken heart design to him in canon (the front of his black shirt with its jagged shape down the middle; his coat looks like a full heart shape in the back), and I actually like him keeping that element as an Emanator, because I think it suits him. Sampo says his taste in aesthetics and views on Elation involve human dignity,

and the story he helps create in Belobog involves the long and winding road of resistance and survival and eventual triumph in the face of some very adverse, oppressing odds. (I'm pretty sure I heard he once called Wildfire "artless" though, plus the man acts like he thinks Shame is some kind of dessert, so like ndkdjzjskkd) But the point being!!

I think Sampo is someone who can appreciate heartbreak and angst and tragedy in a story, because it makes the victory at the end all the sweeter. And this would be another thing he shares with Aha, because I think THEY did bless the Mourning Actors partly just to be a little shit, but also because Aha does recognize tragedy as part of THEIR Path, too, and you can see it in some of the game. So a broken heart motif can still suit him, and I like him having elements of both comedy and tragedy. Like his clothing having a happy sun/sad moon (like the moon in Aha's art) or him having both of the traditional comedy/tragedy masks in his design.

And as Emanator, Sampo can maybe play with the stage settings environment, too. Like lights sometimes behave strangely around him, appearing blindingly bright to someone or dramatically dark. Sampo wills it and suddenly there seems to be a metaphorical spotlight right where he wants everyone to look. And when he doesn't want to be noticed, his face seems to be cast in shadow, he seemingly just fades into the background, no one notices or recognizes him and he sneaks away easily. He can create smoke or fog literally out of thin air without his bombs now, too, the air will just suddenly thicken until his stage is obscured, and Sampo can set the scene as he pleases or disappear without a trace.

And in line with being a stage hand, Sampo can direct attention like no other. He was already extremely good at this as a normal mortal, and becoming an Emanator only took it up to 11, past human limits. Sampo points, and all present feel compelled to follow his fingertip. He looks away, and they all follow his gaze. He can even affect the mood of an audience; he can influence everyone to be calm and placid or he can whip them into a feverish frenzy. Sometimes a crowd will start to become unsettled, agitation stirring until it boils over, until it incites a full on violent mob.

And in the middle of all that chaos will stand one perfectly calm figure, face cast in shadow, until they quietly slip away out of sight.

[andr0nap-02]

BABYGIRL IS BAKING!!

[regret-with-a-u]

There is something wicked in the air...

Making me think about really disturbing things...

Twilight obkk AU

.....vampire Obito would be really hot tho, let's be honest about it for a sec-

[starrstruckcanuck]

I just ordered a mini Djungelskog bear from IKEA (because I have no self control and it was literally only 10 dollars – What was I SUPPOSED to do?? NOT get it???) but apparently Djungelskog just means "jungle forest" and it's the item name for a lot of their stuffed animal toys so now I'm not sure what to name mine. Should I call it Petey or is that. Kind of offensive.

[headslikekites]

girl why are you so animal crossing villager

[swan2swan]

And here's the crew that reunited out beloved characters.

[ibijau]

on one hand, mcdonald is bad for me

on the other hand, it's 1.5km away so going there on foot would definitely count as exercise which is good for me

[mwolf0epsilon]

Me: Man I should really finish all 13 of these artwork WIPS, get to writing that Spencer origins fic I've been wanting to share, edit that one silly Henry dream retelling into a proper fic, and maybe work on some proper refs for my TTTE OCs... Brain: You need to draw Mimic Scotsman like that one post about dogs when their eye-whites show... Me: Brain: You gotta.

[firlachieldraws]

Tagged by @flightofthefaeriedragon to post a gif from 10 favorite films without naming them, then tag ten people.

This was both hard und fun (ah, memories), thanks for tagging! xD

Tagging @meduseld @sugarcoatedrainbows @blublfoo @gefionne @myriel93 @nerd-on-duty @ttp394 @caveofclaeya @solasisms @samuelroukin

No presh, and if you want to play feel tagged!

[queen0fm0nsterz]

Is this a safe space to admit i enjoy cringe media or am i gonna get jumped

[nemiisnemisis]

i need to stop lurking in the leona tags and constantly refreshing it to try and see new posts there

its like opening and closing a fridge, just hoping that food just magically appears

i have an issue lmaoo

i really need to branch out more to other twst character tags but im so used to only staying in the leona ones...

I'll eventually convince myself to branch out, but i like how cozy it is here rn

am also running out of leona content and I'm getting desperate bc ive pretty much seen like 80% of the leona posts and i dont have more

[krenenbaker]

what's the vibe for April?

[agonizedembrace]

to play more yasuo or to love myself and just watch friends play lethal..

[forest-hashira]

i forgot how hard princess mononoke went with the "it's hopeless, everything's over" "nothing's over. we're still alive, we'll figure it out from there" and jfc did i need to hear that

[poovyn]

icel i really miss writing for miguel, i've just been squeezed dry for miguel fic ideas for a while now 😭