The one tiny gesture that is still on my mind is Edwin fixing the collar of Charles' coat when he's trying to console him about being a good person. I always think of Rexstrew talking about in interviews how Edwin would have grown up in a time where any showing of affection would have been frowned upon. He's doing the absolute most for Charles in that scene within the boundaries of what he thinks are still acceptable. No damn wonder he froze when Charles reciprocates the gesture with the most heartfelt, thankful hug.
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eiffel and lovelace have approximately 80% similar personal styles, which would delight him and horrify her. like, tank tops, cargo shorts, flannel jacket, same kind of old sneakers and sandals, etc. lovelace's fashion sense is just a little sportier; some basketball shorts, jerseys, and new york liberty logo tanks in place of eiffel's walmart discount rack selection of pop culture tees. that kind of thing. if hera could dress the way she wanted to, she'd have a very... folk festival woman at a farmer's market type of vibe. colorful, flowy, nature-y patterns. but minkowski is so much harder to imagine in casual clothing. a big part of it is how much she's separated her work life from her personal life, but even then... she just feels like someone who is practical about it to a fault. she doesn't dress badly, she's always put together, she just dresses. kind of like a mom in an old navy catalog.
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Decided to polish some jacket designs!
Emmet originally received a strait from the League after they thought he posed a safety risk to others and mandated him to wear it. Big surprise, they literally just went to a Unovan hospital and asked if they had any of the old jackets lying around. It's ill-fitting and unpleasant, not to mention the hasty edits they made to his uniform to act as a secondary restraint looks awful. As much as he is still operating as usual, having to walk around in the strait is humiliating and dehumanizing, especially because of the stares from other people.
Of course this crime against dignity and fashion had to be corrected, so Elesa called her designers and offered to make the League Council a more appropriate uniform for him. The only rule given was that it must still restrain as well as the original straitjacket, so Elesa ended up modelling the jacket after a vest and the secondary restraint after a double-breasted greatcoat. It's meant to look like clothing, more like everyday wear than something out of an asylum. It also uses hand covers (i.e. socks) instead of a grossly oversized sleeve to keep the hands restrained.
It resolves a lot of the issues Emmet had with the original, namely that it blends in with the crowd rather than making him stick out. It also has an air of professionalism and formality that the original didn't have. He's much more willing to wear it and keep it on, as well as being more comfortable in it.
I'm struggling to describe this in sentences so as for the differences:
League Straitjacket:
actual retired straitjacket from hospital storage
made of old canvas and leather
uses oversized belted sleeves to restrain arms
uses belts and buckles to restrain upper arms and tighten back
can't fit anything thicker than a tank top underneath
Elesa's Modified Straitvest:
bespoke articles custom tailored to Emmet's measurements
made from stiff cotton and fabric staps
uses belted cuffs and hand covers to restrain arms
uses straps and locking slide buckles to restrain upper arms and tighten back
able to fit a collared shirt underneath
Elesa's outfit also has the added bonus of being more breathable, soft, and being able to function as regular clothes.
Anyways bonus sketch comic:
Dignity restored.
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At first Eddie swears is an accident— or more like, he didn't have many options and it just sorta happened.
He's been having a crazy week, with long shifts and then helping Chris with homework and taking him to therapy sessions, hang outs with friends and doctor appointments. Eddie barely had time for himself and maybe he let some things slip through the cracks— like doing laundry.
The pile of dirty clothes bigger than Eddie would've liked and containing the majority of his tshirts and hoodies.
So really, when he sees Buck's hoodies laying on the back of the couch... well, he doesn't have anything else to wear and Buck wouldn't mind, right? They started dating a few weeks ago and this is what boyfriends do anyway, right? Share clothes?
Eddie puts on Buck's hoodie— it's the oversized blue one that's really soft and warm and it smells like Buck. He can't help smiling as he smooths it over with his hands.
And that's the exact moment that Buck walks through the door. He's rambling about a woman at the grocery store or something but stops on his tracks and gets this lovesick look on his face as he stares at Eddie.
"Hey, isn't that mine?" Buck asks as he leaves his keys on the counter and then snags Eddie by the waist.
Eddie moves to wrap his arms around Buck's neck and shrugs. "Maybe it is."
Buck laughs, catching Eddie's lips with his. And maybe it doesn't matter at all that Eddie stole Buck's hoodie, because his boyfriend certainly doesn't seem to care about it.
"When do we have to pick up Chris from Austin's house?"
"We have time." Eddie murmurs against his boyfriend's lips. "Like... an hour, at least."
"Perfect." Buck mutters and kisses him again as they clumsily make their way to the bedroom.
A week later, he catches Buck wearing Eddie's hoodie from the army and smiles to himself— a wave of fondness and possesiveness washing over him.
Yeah, he could definitely get used to sharing clothes.
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I point you all to my ko-fi page once more -> link
my parents, enraged that I didn’t sort a massive mound of clothes yesterday (after doing the other chores they asked), essentially decided they are going to start charging me rent.
So this is just in preparation for that moment when they do start asking. I’m still trying to save up to move out. It’s not a huge deal yet (idk how much they’re going to charge) so there’s no pressure to donate.
I work a full time job so I can’t really give much in return. But I can take doodle requests upon proof of donation! I’ll doodle any DCA you want.
Thanks.
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I'm thinking about the King now and his love towards Vaugarde. Like, I started thinking more about "Why did the King freeze Vaugarde from the edges first?" Normally, if you were going to inflict a curse on something, you'd start doing it from the inside, which is nearer your spot. But the King started farther from him. And I think, in a way, the King was trying to mimic the Change symbol while still connecting that with the Universe. Like how there's a big outer circle that gets smaller and smaller with only a dot at the center. And the Universe being connected with it too like what Siffrin said during around Act 4, I think?
So the King remembers a part of the Vaugardian culture but what Really made that obvious in a way is that the King believes his goal of freezing Vaugarde in time is Also a form of Change AND HE'S RIGHT! I know that as Mira said, being stuck in time is the opposite of Change but the thing here is that Breaking Traditions is part of the Change belief, which is what Mira also said in passing when explaining about the Change symbols on her clothes. Although for Mirabelle who strongly believes in Change, she thinks of that part being only applicable to uniforms. Which is also right, in a way, but the Change God quest confirms that, whether you Change constantly or remain stagnant doesn't matter, Anything can be a form of Change (even with Siffrin's time loop, the Change God, though angry at them, sees it as a form of Change itself (mainly entertainment though)). So yeah, the King does understand the Vaugardian culture and loves it in place of his love for the Country as something he can be part of.
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