#echo!ko

[ask-echo-ko]

Therapy time..

[lornaka]

If you ever need us, we'll be there.

[vapolis]

I pulled you closer to my chest and you asked me to stay over - echo x mc

You use the key they gave you when you arrive at Echo’s door; the novelty of having something – a physical reminder of your sense of belonging in the form of a key to the sanctuary they call home – hasn't worn off yet. Might never, with how you cradle it close to your body now, exhaustion weighing heavy on your mind but not managing to overcome how giddy you still are.

ko-fi

[jokerdotjpeg]

good luck, babe! came on at work and an entire kopix fic flashed in my head. i need more people to be insane about them immediately.

[sakuraluna01]

LU x Oshi no Ko

I just finished season 2 and I really enjoyed it so i doodles sm stuff for an au with Wars as Ai (genderbent cause thats the only way i can make the single bio mom thing work without making it weird) and Tune and Mask as his kids.

(lots of oshi no ko spoilers)

they were in their original lives terminally patient Wind and her doctor Time. Wars was a very popular idol, actor and reality tv star.... before her untimely death at the hands of a crazed fan orchestrated by the kids bio father. Mask swears revenge on him for the death of his beloved idol and mother.

Warriors as Ai Hoshino <3

doodling the death

the speedpaint

i swear to god this next chapter is cursed cause like wtf?

my hands have been going numb, my right shoulder is very painful, i've injured my right hand, making it incredibly hard to draw, post is being complicated, then on week fucking 2 of college I got sick.

like wtf? needless to say the comics been put on hold, promise its drafted and scripted tho, just need to ink it.

so take this oshi no ko au doodles i did while in recovery

(if you saw this yesterday shhh no you didn't)

[themusesof75]

Pride all year

Robeccax Venus: Monster High: Didn't get a comic but they're a great ship.

Annabel Lee& Lenore: Nevermore Webtoon: AB would offer to murder to prove her love, Lenore really doesn't want or need that.

Ballister+ Ambrosius: Nimona: What I would give to see/hear them in a romantic animted duet.

Dr. Venomous+ Lord Boxman: OK-KO: They are canonically married, and just adore each other so sweetly.

Hera+ Echo: Lore Olympus: I imagine so many side comics of them having grand, sarcastic adventures.

Micky+ Cordelia: Th Micky Knight Mysteries: A very queer book series I like that more people should look into!!!

[quartarcade]

speaking of heights from earlier I got curious and added echo to a height chart for team dark (also added the icons in the corner jfc)

[echo-bleu]

I'm going to open some slots for full commissions soon but in the meantime I just created two kinds of "cute" commissions listing on my ko-fi: cute animals (like my signature dragons) and chibi characters.

I've been struggling to find work lately (I'm a freelancer) and honestly a bit extra income would be welcome. These are fun and fairly low spoons for me and so far everyone who commissioned them loved the result!

[dakotaawolven]

The moment they step foot into Mount Weather, Emori notices the physical reaction of her friends. Ash steps closer to Clarke, practically crowding the younger blonde, but Clarke just reaches out and takes Ash's hand. It's then that Emori remembers that Ash was a prisoner here in their last life, locked in a cage and drained of blood. She shudders at the thought and moves closer to her friend, just as she watches John get closer to Clarke. Her houmon also wraps an arm around his seken's shoulders to keep the boy close. Maya and Keenan walk at the front of the group, and Maya keeps glancing back, obviously checking on them while Indra and Kane walk shoulder to shoulder at the back of their group.

They are all relatively quiet as they step into an elevator and descend deeper into the mountain. Emori reaches out when she can and touches John's side, drawing his attention for a minute, trying to offer him a supportive look. He flashes her a tiny, strained smile in return, but it's obvious he's on high alert. She is very aware of the fact that at the moment, she is the only one of her family that does not have any terrible memories of this place, old or new—well, besides Grev. But that just means she is all the more determined to reassure them and make sure they know she's here for them.

— Chapter 59 of Taim kom hod in au te kos(when love becomes the reason)

Or start from Chapter 1!

[intern-ko]

delta isn't Going to Adopt You

…?

That’s not… what the gifts are about?

[yinerincore]

Character designs of my short interactive comic as a class project "The Eco of the Ancestors" ✨

BOOK COVER

You can read it here on Ko-Fi for free and it also includes the Artbook with the design process + extras!!

It is only available in Spanish tho 😭 But idk if anyone is interested, I can translate everything :]

Preview ☝🏻

[ask-echo-ko]

ummm... bye

[realfuurikuuri]

See this super cool mega-awesome video?

You should click it

[jokerdotjpeg]

This is a Pyke song to me, I can't explain why just vibes

no, you literally get him. this man listens to alt and pop music. bro trains to fall out boy and fights to madonna. he found chappell roan and had to hold back a "yippee." i hate him

[emmy-the-dragoness]

The eyes from Echo!TKO was... interesting to try and figure out, but I think I managed okay! Never done an AU KO/TKO that's partially alien for an artfight attack, so this is very cool for me! 😊

Background credit over here

This TKO belongs to @here-to-cause-suffering / @aus-full-of-suffering

[badedramay]

i also feel like the yumna situation isn't really comparable bc the anger stems from the fact that yumna built her image on being the indie darling who did the thought provoking projects that were markedly different from what was mainstream, only to end up trying to justify working in a project as egregious as tere bin. like when you have something like dil nah umeed toh nahi in your repertoire, in which a focus on violence against women and the horrors of it are so pronounced to the point you risk being banned by pemra, it's hard to justify your own integrity as an actor when you switch to something like tere bin once mainstream success is more immediately accessible to you (and the same goes for wahaj). obv plenty of pakistani actors have starred in projects ranging anywhere from mid to trash. it's an unfortunate reality if staying consistently employed is the goal esp when you're starting to build your career. but when you're a veteran with a reputable resume to boot you have a choice and people are going to notice what you choose and how you wield the influence you've developed. you don't see sajal or kubra or ramsha or mawra interested in starring in the same trash simply bc they're more famous now than they were before. some of their projects may have shortcomings (eg hum kahaan kay sachay thay or for a more recent example neem) but the social statements of their works are clearly important to them and that's what people are criticizing yumna for lacking at present. even moreso when she's taking active steps to defend herself from criticism rather than hearing out and acknowledging what worthwhile criticism there is. i hate it when actresses are lectured on humbling themselves but listening to her comments at the round table recently was alarming for me. there's all too many actors including her who feel entitled to shrug off criticism bc if they know they acted well then that's seemingly all that matters. i can't imagine living in a state of unreality like that

but Tere Bin isn't the only mainstream drama that she has done though? Raaz e Ulfat is right there. Guzaarish was also a soapy melodrama. so it's not like her repertoire is only made up of the artsy dramas. Pukaar too, if I'm not wrong, had her as a damsel in distress for the most run-time of the show. frankly, I don't mind Yumna doing more proper mainstream dramas because let's face it..the on-ground popularity come from such dramas only. TB's success led her to gain more commercials and more campaigns which mean more money for her. actors already have a limited shelf life..why wouldn't she want to make the most of it now that the opportunity has struck?

TB was a mess. no arguments there. it was problematic and probably the worst character Yumna had to give life to. I agree. but how does that mean Yumna has fully switched to these roles? afaik her next confirmed project is a movie Nayab that's taking her back to her character-driven narrative roots. who knows what her next project is going to be? I'll reserve my criticism for her if she chooses to do another TB because yeah, then this becomes a choice. but until then..this girl has done more than enough projects in her career as an actor to warrant at least one project where she gets to relieve herself from social responsibility and just have fun. acting in Pakistani drama industry is already hard enough, it doesn't need to become a platform for activism all the time especially when all the responsibility is thrust on the shoulders of the actors when they are the most dispensable pawns of the game and the real power lies in the hands of the executives and makers. I find it unfair if all the work Yumna has done over the years gets dismissed because of one bad project (that I personally believe she didn't expect to blow up in the way it did) or that her previous conscious choices of project be seen in a suspicious or dubious light.

not every actor has the same circumstances so expecting them all to make similar choices or have the same career arc is not wise. we can't disregard the fact that acting is also a job for these people and sometimes as an employed adult you gotta suck it up. Yumna has power, Yumha has a voice; and she has used it plenty in some very powerful projects. but like every adult she has the right to not be defined by being just one kind of actor. as I type this I am reminded of how Maya had said that Yumna mostly gets cast in these heavy character roles when she can do something completely different if given a chance and she should be given a chance.

if Yumna is facing criticism for defending TB then she's also receiving immense love for this project in real time. expecting her to denounce the project that continues to give her love and acceptance sounds rather...foolish, no? i doubt Yumna is dumb enough to not know where TB went wrong with her character likewise she's not dumb enough to not acknowledge that TB is her biggest success. she's stuck in a catch 22.

honestly I don't see how being part of projects that almost get banned by PEMRA or barely get any ratings or views are some matter of pride and only they should be an actor's standard. even the biggest actors in the most stable industries want to have a balance of artsy and mainstream projects to satisfy both the artist and the actor in them. if Yumna is doing that as well..so what? being an "indie darling" has barely promised her guaranteed acknowledgement. her performance in Parizaad was phenomenal and what did she get in return for it? just a measly "best couple" nomination alongside Ahmed Ali Akbar. and this wasn't her first snub btw, she's been snubbed many times. with the body of work she has..she should have more awards to her name because that's what the indie darlings are supposed to have at least, right? but will anyone in their right mind deny Meerab a nomination if not a win? that's the whole game here.