idk how to say this without sounding really boomer-ey, but like, what happened to horror content for kids? maybe i’m using the word “horror” a little liberally but i remember when i was a kid there was SO much out there that existed solely for the purpose of scaring kids in a safe, fun, age-appropriate way. just off the top of my head there’s goosebumps, scary stories to tell in the dark, tales from the crypt (little before my time though), coraline, mirror mask, monster house, dark crystal (more incidentally scary but w/e), even courage the cowardly dog; all these really fantastic books and shows and movies that let kids explore being scared on their own terms.
now there’s idk, those new addams family movies? but those aren’t really scary.
i see people talking about the “kid-ification” of horror games and i can’t help but wonder if part of the reason kids latch onto that stuff so much now is because there’s nowhere else for them to experience healthy, safe fear. a little kid wants to get the thrill of being scared, but their parents won’t let them watch any actual horror movies, so they go on youtube and what do you know, there’s markiplier playing another cheap horror game set in a toy store or whatever, and now that kid’s fear quota is being met. (obviously there’s more to it than that, but it’s a theory i have)
this like, doesn’t really matter probably but idk, i feel bad that ~kids these days~ aren’t getting the experience of something scary made specifically for them with their genuine enjoyment in mind, rather than whatever the next fnaf ripoff is that just wants to sell them merch. being a kid and watching a well-made scary movie feels like you’re finally being taken seriously; you’re not being babied or coddled, you’re being trusted to face the skeksis and the other mother and the nebbercracker house and not back down. i wish people were still making media that respected kids that much.
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I love your LU stuff, makes my day every time!
Glad you like it! I'm having a blast drawing them tbh, even if I'm drawing more Warriors + Mask stuff lately. In fact:
Morning routine!
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“I can offer you nothing,” he said. “Only a song in the shadows.”
“Sing it to me,” I whispered back.
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aro & ace books: ttrpg inspired
novella series with the vibe
Party of Fools (1, ongoing) - aroace & ace MCs
The Chronicles of Nerezia (4, ongoing) - 3 of the 4 MCs are aroace
Catastrophe Incoming (4, ongoing) - one of the MCs is demisexual
D&D players sucked into their game world
The Mages of Velmyra (1, ongoing) - demisexual major character
long fantasy series based on the authors' TTRPG home game
Isandor (4 books) - various ace, aro, aroace & aspec characters
Rook & Rose (3 books) - a major POV character is aro-bi (mostly word of god, but with a few hints)
#aspec books / aspec database / tumblr masterpost
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WOO, finally got this ref chart together! the art's actually kinda old by now (I started this back in february) but I didn't feel like redrawing everything outside outfit changes sooooo,,,,,my apologies 😅 here's the main cast! you can find individual refs in this masterpost
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Strange But True, photocollage by Alexandros Raskolnick
Photography Greta Buysse and Alex Manchev
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