#my inner portrait

[valentina-lauricella]

[arlenianchronicles]

More from my dark!Mae AU, this time featuring both twins! Originally it was just going to be Maedros and Elros (right), but then I found that the composition worked with Elrond in it too, so I added him on the left! I’m really glad I did XDD

I wasn’t able to get the twins as glowy as I was hoping, but I’m overall happy with how it turned out! Elros, as the one who mainly plots and plans in this AU, is holding two daggers to symbolize that. I imagine one of them is for Elrond, but Elrond isn’t quite ready for that yet ^^;; He’s more often the face of the twins in public, so to speak -- acting as the obedient son who is very sweet and doesn’t get in trouble, which helps to put Maedros at ease.

[sporecringe]

[isablooo]

Orolin Lành Ekman, Archer of Östberg

[zeb-z]

Final girl Timothy Rand

[its-teeem]

The "Dull" Mr. Hallward

You ever mop the floor of your living room only to be suddenly hit by a line from Dorian Gray that just itches away at your brain?

The sadness I felt when I read the part where Henry tells Dorian that "Basil was really rather dull" for the first time is immeasurable. I understand that it's Henry's way of trying to comfort himself over the literal disappearance of his best(probably only) friend, but it's devastating for anyone to be described in such a way by a close friend.

Which adds to the overarching fact that we as the audience know so little about Basil. We only have these three concrete facts about Basil, he's a painter(a really good one), his love(idealized or not) for Dorian along with his fear of it, and that he's the voice of reason between Henry and Dorian. All of which has me wanting more.

Basil Hallward is not "dull". From the beginning, chapter one Basil makes a comment about leaving and never telling anyone. He goes on trips to god knows where, tells no one, and if nobody asks he won't elaborate. Another thing I noticed is his love for secrets which is funny because if you pressure him the slightest bit he will crumble like when Henry asked about Dorian. Basil himself admits to being a romantic at heart. Also, the fact that Basil has a garden so well taken care of that I learned new species of flowers by reading the scenes taking place in said garden shows that Basil has a clear fondness for plants.

All the advice he has given throughout the book has always been solid advice which gives him a thoughtful depth on how deeply he cares about others. He's constantly trying to encourage Henry into being a better husband, a better person because he genuinely views Henry as an "extraordinary fellow". Don't even start me on Dorian, Basil was literally willing to do anything to save Dorian from his own corruption after time and time again trying to knock some sense into him and failing. He looked at Dorian's inner demons and really thought that he could save him.

Furthermore, it has been acknowledged that Basil is in fact actually very popular. Henry says it, the fact that nobles go to Basil to confess the stuff(that is so shameful to the point it could ruin or already has, their family name) that Dorian has done to them just highlights the fact that they really trust Basil. Lord Gloucester(another friend of Basil's) even showed him the receipts.

And the worst part about this entire post is that everything under the 2nd paragraph are my inferences on Basil from the literal scraps of dialogue that so much as mention his name. We can only make inferences about the type of life Basil lived and it devastates me.

Once again, Basil is not dull.

Thinking about all of this got me like that meme of a guy smoking while looking out the window.

Here's Basil as an example of that meme.

[niconomnom]

it was my birthday yesterday so i went all out on the primary colors

[lobster-x]

Obtuse Oscillating Oculi, 2024, acrylic, 12” x 16”. Sometimes the machine seizes up, and some of the pieces fail, shattering into a multitude of parts that look like a cosmic deity.

[vanishingsydney]

It's My Party. Paintwork by Scottie Marsh. Erskineville.

[starryvomit]

“invalidated”

-S

[sporecringe]

Tiny doodles for far away loved ones <3

[hey-chocolate]

Happiness

I'll be happy once I've done this certain thing.

We all say this often, not realizing what it brings.

We look only to the future for our happiness,

Letting life slip through our fingers in its fullness.

Will we really feel complete when the task is done

or look back and see how we missed so much fun?

Self consumed so we can't see anything else,

hurting those we love as well as ourselves.

So many things around us to be grateful for.

When seeking for an answer, willingly open the door.

So often, others see what's in front of our face,

but we're too blind to look as we're snared in the race.

What is this life supposed to be about?

Is it money, fortune, fame, or a big house?

When speaking to a man on his dying bed,

none of these answers are what he said.

Family, love, laughter are what we should seek.

These are the precious things that keep life from being bleak.

[littleaipom]

every time i make art/writing of a character theres always a new opportunity to drastically mischaracterize them and i kind of hate that

but i WILL get gooder at characters and i WILL go through messing things up to get there

[susanaesono]

Feeling well!! Let your energy flow in harmony with the good spirits around u

[samantabrzozowska]

“Eve in her Eden.”

~ Sam

[nickmedoroart]

Inktober Day 27:

Bad Feelings

Been a rough week for me, so I figured I would try to draw that feeling. Not as wacky or goofy as what I usually do, but life isn't always sunshine and rainbows I guess.