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Taylor Schultek (American, 1990) - Seance (2025)

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Franken - denoting a modified version of something that is seen as unnatural or grotesque.

Stein, Furter, Hooker

Frankenstein (1931) Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) Frankenhooker (1990)

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That Butler, Revision

Lineart and coloring: Nami (namisiaa.deviantart.com) Original art: Toboso Yana, Kuroshitsuji: Chater 138

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pulling her strings

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sebagni doodles

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- “𝑺𝒖𝒄𝒉 𝒂 𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒚 𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑴𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓.”

Posting my old header image, because why not?

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Do you have any kinks?

peace and quiet

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Reigniting my quest to draw Ciels wardrobe

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I understand some of you are 19 but that is not an old man, he's 32.

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"I can't believe [media] was actually about _____ the whole time!!!"

[one possible interpretation, yep]

[literally the main theme??]

[worst take you've seen in your life]

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⚠️kuroshitsuji spoilers⚠️

I’m sure this is a stupid idea, but while I don’t care about O!Ciel’s “real name,” (because he is Ciel by all accounts of the story), I do have my personal headcanon:

Ciel means sky, and can even be translated as “heaven.”

So, what if the other twin was named after the earth?

Now, here’s my reasoning:

The sky (especially birds) is reoccurring imagery throughout Kuroshitsuji. Sure, it’s a frequent motif in a lot of media but, given the context, I do find it especially interesting.

The sky and birds (as a unit) are definitively present through some of the ops/eds in the anime. Think ‘Atonement’ (the Public School Arc ending theme), where Ciel and Sebastian are literally floating through the sky towards the ground.

The most obvious example of this is ‘Bird’ by Yuya Matsushita

Not only is this song breathtaking, the (loosely translated) lyrics paint a story similar enough to support my HC.

Like the flowers and the trees, we are pitiful,

all we can do is grow upward towards the sky.

Looking down, once in a while, reminds of us,

but then we look back up again.

Granted, this is probably not a very concrete and reflective translation, but read it from the perspective of O!Ciel and you’ve got yourself crumb of evidence to support my silly little theory.

O!Ciel has done everything possible to pass in his position as head of the household, including besmirching his own name and faking his death in the process. From what we know, he views himself as disposable. Dirty, tainted. Grounded by his past and held back by illness.

There’s an obvious theme throughout the story so far of him attempting to soar as much as possible. Like a bird, born for the sky. Though images of his reality slip through; asthma, a sinking ship, a walking cane (though more likely a nobility indicator).

Trying to forget where we come from, attempting to grow past it to reach a vast and impossible sky.

To reach Ciel.

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Attempt to re-create this: https://www.tumblr.com/theresaviolett/781922538021388288/inspired-by-the-painting-weightless-by-denis?source=share with acrylic paint/mixed media on canvas (small format).

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NOTICE: As more and more fanfic writers are using generative AI for their works (you uncreative dweebs), I hereby swear on everything I hold dear that I have not and will NEVER use generative AI in ANY of my written work. Everything I post will be organically and creatively my own.

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I keep forgetting to share this one that I did last year. I challenged myself to only use a handful of colors so here's a BeetleBabes one with cyan, yellow, pink and black

Please don't repost

This is a screenshot so quality ⤵️

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good things will happen 🧿

things that are meant to be will fall into place 🧿

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Very late to the party, but here's Day 1 - Dancing with the devil. Tried to capture a moment from my AO3 fanfiction when they were dancing in her room on prom night in 1992.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/63522586/chapters/162777649

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