#shadow work sucks

[craske]

a continuation of this idea

being stripped of the power of something like the soul jam might mess with you, both physically and mentally. idk if id call it like some sort of withdrawal but it might be similar

[jiiyawns]

yeah im normal. im very normal. so normal. shadow prime amirite guys

i like this one the most so close up (ironically, this is the color palette i was the most scared to deal with bc i don't usually use greens)

[urdreamgirls-dreamgirl]

i made this silly little post and then just did the thing myself :)

“I would say that Steve is… relatively smart. For a human.”

“Hey!” comes an irritated yell from the other room.

Robin turns to face the doorway, turning away from the camera. “Zip it, human! I’m doing my interviews. I have important things to say. People are very interested.” She turns back toward the camera again, a smile plastered to her face. “Now, what was I saying? Oh right, Steve. He’s… passably intelligent. I mean, he’s no Einstein, that’s for sure. That guy could party.” She laughs.

“Okay, and how long has Steve, uh, been with you guys?” Dustin asks from behind the camera.

“Um, maybe a year, I think?”

“I’ve been Eddie’s familiar for ten years,” Steve grumbles as he comes into the room with a cup of tea, which he holds out for Robin to take. He turns to Dustin and the camera. “It’s really just a matter of time before he turns me.” He rocks back on his heels. “He said literally any day now.”

Robin smiles placidly, nodding at him until he leaves the room.

“Between you and me,” she stage whispers to Dustin, “Eddie is never turning him.”

“Could you explain what a familiar is?” Dustin asks.

“Well… usually a familiar takes care of you, you know, does the cleaning, shopping, finds you victims.”

“Victims?” Will, another one of the producers, asks. He looks a little anxiously toward Lucas, the camera guy, who does his best to ignore it.

“Yeah, like. Food. You know.” Robin takes a sip from her teacup, waving her free hand in some vague gesture. “Nancy and I are partial to virgins.”

“Uh, right. Better watch out, Dustin,” Lucas laughs a little nervously, nudging Dustin with his elbow.

Dustin scowls, but before he can respond, Robin says, “Don’t worry. Nancy’s forbidden us from eating any of you.” She smiles again, like that’s supposed to make them feel any better.

~*~

“Okay, Steve, can you tell us a little bit about yourself?” Dustin asks Steve, who’s fidgeting on the couch.

Steve pulls at his collar as he answers. “Uh, sure. I used to be a kindergarten teacher. I actually really loved it? But then I met Eddie at a bar. Thought he was, uh, pulling my leg, you know, about the whole…” Steve rubs his palms on his thighs. “Vampire thing? Is that what we’re calling it?”

“Yeah, being a vampire. Sure,” Dustin responds.

“Right. Thought he was joking. Thought it was a line, you know. So I… this is kind of embarrassing.” Steve scratches at his cheek. “Well, I went home with him, y’know. You’ve seen him.” He laughs a little nervously. “Anyway, I found out that he actually was not lying, much to my… absolute horror really.”

“And… what made you stay?” Will asks.

“I dunno,” Steve shrugs his shoulders, eyes darting to the side of the camera, like he doesn’t really want to answer the question. “It’s an interesting prospect, isn’t it? Living forever? Being immortal?” He shrugs again.

“So,” Dustin starts, drawing out the ‘o’ sound. “Are you guys, like… more than friends?” Lucas visibly cringes at the phrasing.

Steve laughs, bright and surprised. “Uh, no. No. Just, uh. I’m just his familiar.”

“But you’ve been here ten years?“ The way the question comes out of Will’s mouth makes it sound like he hadn’t really meant to ask it. Dustin cuts him a look, scowling again.

“Yeah,” Steve sighs, looking down at his lap. “Yeah, I have.”

~*~

“Tell us about how you became a vampire,” Dustin says.

Eddie, who’s sitting on the couch in front of the camera, scratches at his neck, just under the collar of his shirt. “Hmm. I was turned in the 80s. Can’t really remember most of it. Was at some concert and some guy offered me some coke or something in the back of his van. Next thing I knew, I was waking up in a field feeling like shit. Thought I’d had a bad trip.” Eddie laughs.

“And have you ever turned anyone?” Will asks.

“No,” Eddie tells them, frowning slightly. “Don’t think I’d even know how.”

“But—“ Will starts, but Lucas digs his elbow into his ribs, cutting off his question.

“What about Steve?” Dustin asks instead.

“What about him?”

“He said he’s been with you ten years. That you’ve promised to turn him any day now.”

Eddie smiles, boyish and sweet. “Well. I say a lot of things. And look at him. Who’d give that up?”

Will and Dustin look at each other. “What do you mean?” It’s Lucas who asks this time.

“A pretty little human who does anything I say based on the abstract promise that I might one day make him a vampire?” Eddie grins.

Next to Dustin, Will lets out a long exhale.

[disappointeddyke]

Dude today is such a shit show I knew this was coming but wow I wish I was home rn….unexpectedly had to drive 5 hours yesterday bc of an emergency, slept through my alarm this morning and was late to work, might be getting strep throat or something….I’m feeling like a damn mess smh

[sonicchaoscontrol]

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There’s probably not enough therapy in the world to unpack this suitcase. Let’s crack it open anyway!

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[jrueships]

im going into my new work tomorrow, first time ever😐

[foxc0ven]

Ren/Fox/Announcer: If you behave, I’ll have an expert look at it later.

The expert:

[carlathecat]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY @hyperfixatezz !!!!

Finally drew our wedding :3

i'll be honest it's simpler than the mental image i initially had

and i couldnt for all the tits find a way to draw the eyes and i just gave up. also i wanted to finish it for today and i dont think i wouldve been able to art again today so this shall do

[akkivee]

me, a few days ago: well nagosaka doesn’t have original stories so idk ig they can surprise us without having vaguely manga only story refs :/

me @ me now: WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE FIRST RUN HAD COMPLETELY ORIGINAL STORIES WE GOT AN ORIGIN POINT FOR NAGOSAKA AND WEVE EVEN SEEN THOSE STORIES COME BACK AROUND AND GET RESOLVED WE WATCHED ROSASA GET UP ON STAGE AND PERFORM COMEDY TOGETHER IN THE BLOCK PARTY JYUSHI GOT TO STAND UP TO HIS TRAUMA AND HITOYA WAS ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD FROM HIS IN HARMONIOUS COOPERATION BUT YOU KNOW WHOSE ORIGIN STORIES HAVENT CIRCLED BACK AROUND YET REI AND KUUKOU—

[argentsunshine]

wish i could mod games so i could make akechi's boss fight ai smarter

[kinnoth]

ok so i think actually the thing that offends me most about the DLC story/ending is that ......this doesn't give us any new information? it doesn't give us new context or motivation or anything.

you, player character, set out in the base game to conquer the lands between and become the new elden lord. to this end, you fight and extinguish other potential elden lords.

in the DLC.... you set out to conquer the shadow lands. to this end, you fight and extinguish another potential elden lord

like there are 8 "elden lord" endings already, and 2 "alternate" endings where you a) choose to end all life forever with the frenzied flame or b) choose to leave the planet with ranni. the thing is, the "alternate endings" are NIGH UNIVERSALLY considered "better" or at least the "more complete" endings because they give us an option, a narrative that transcends the cycle of gods and elden lords.

making miquella/radahn yet another cog in the cycle of gods and elden lords gives us FUCKING NOTHING that we don't already have.

It's like, we know the system is corrupt and pointless and the concept of "moral good" is a lie and the concept of "moral bad" is bottomless. So why are we upholding the system. Why not burn it down or abandon it? Why are we returning to the idea that the only way to affect change is within this pointless, corrupt system. Why are we fighting yet another wannabe elden lord when we've established that elden lords are fucking peons and their gods are sock puppets to a formless, ambivalent Other.

We solved this fuckin riddle already!!! It was the giant amoeba what lived in mommy god's brain! How do we find this out and take miquella seriously! He's like fourteen steps behind!

Tldr miquella should have given us a different way of ordering the world that is separate from the established order. I think he should have advocated for the destruction of gods in its entirety. I think he should have been baiting you to kill all his siblings, his mother and father, the amoeba what lives in their brain, and then at the end of it, been like, good, now you kill me. I am the last piece of filth out of the room. Choose my ending and at last the world can be clean. That's ruthlessness. That's the greater good. That's the kindness of a god.

I STILL THINK MIQUELLA SHOULD HAVE BEEN MELINA

[r-adio]

rattling my cage, let me outttt

[mathcs]

shadow of a doubt / @talesofourworlds

When Jude came back, it was waiting for him. 'It' being a familiar feeling, and maybe most importantly, still not gone. Jude hadn't changed in certain regards, after all. But, in a way... it was also Jude who helped 'him' form.

There was no real ceiling above them. This place was the same as ever, with the floor covered in shining purple hexagonal distortions. A relaxed silhouette stood at the center. The light struggled to reflect his features, but a head clearly tilted.

"Welcome back." The voice was unnaturally calm and expectant. Other than that, it sounded exactly the same. "How was your day?" There was no teasing in his tone. The words were terribly out of place, and that seemed to be enough.

With the greeting out of the way, 'Jude' gave him a lazy smile.

"... Don't tell me we're doing the usual. Maybe I should praise you for being so relentless."

[plushee-cant-draw]

The other side of the shadows, Alter, in their full form.

[3ambat]

got overcome by a powerful need to draw garak immediately right now without any time to think or even remember what he looks like

couldnt figure out if i liked it more with or without the overlay so have both

(closeup under the cut for texture enthusiasts or fans of doing random shit)

theres at least four different brushes visible here i love fucking around and having fun

[kazz-brekker]

having my annual "i should never get invested in an ongoing netflix series ever" feelings again, what fun