Copper, 20 years old, it/its (NO they/them, ever). side blog for Sleep Token art and ramblings and such. largely disengaged from the real-life band now, just doing my own shit.
layout matching w/ @fivewholeminutes <3
if you want to support me, consider donating or purchasing from the store (got some fanmade goodies there too): https://ko-fi.com/copper_sands
DNI:
shitty people (racists, queerphobes, zionists, ableists, etc.). you are not welcome here.
unmasking the band members in general, OR talking about past projects if not tagged/warned properly
if you romanticize/glorify incest, zoophilia, sexual depictions of children, etc. (fictional or not, either way it's block on sight)
if you use, support, or in any way condone any form of generative AI (images, music, text, anything at all)
DO NOT REPOST MY ART. if you wanna use it for non-commercial means, ask for permission & if allowed, credit me when used. if you wanna use it for commercial means, at least talk to me first.
my native language isn't english. sometimes i make mistakes! shit happens.
i do not romantically ship the band members themselves or their stage personas and i find it uncomfortable in general (for myself). i DO still depict affection and even flirting between them on occasion, but in my specific case it's strictly platonic, and while i can't control how others perceive it, i would appreciate not seeing any romantic insinuations under my art.
adding onto the previous point, whenever i talk about the vessels in terms of lore & adjacent, i am talking about them as my own characters. always. this blog is not for speculating on their private lives, and if you do so, you will be blocked. also please stop.
i will only discuss any of the sexual connotations in the lyrics with the weight and importance they deserve. while i understand other folks finding their music "sexy", that makes me, personally, uncomfortable; however, i will not disregard the sexual aspect of it either way.
i would appreciate people not leaving NSFW comments on my art, especially the more emotionally heavy stuff, thank you very much! if you really Have to say something, please do it in a separate post or just in a place where i'm unlikely to see it.
even if i might tag my writing as "theories", they aren't necessarily intended as such. if anything, i'm telling a story of my own based on the lyrics. however, if someone else gleans something else from my art, please feel free to talk about it! i love people's takes! yippee yay!
adding onto the previous point (x2), a lot of the time i interpret the lyrics in tandem with my personal life experiences. it will absolutely get a little too real here. if the subject matter is too heavy, it will be tagged with #[subject] and #[subject] tw.
let me know if you want/need me to tag anything specific! either in an ask or in my DMs. don't hesitate to reach out about that :]
in addition to everything, i will be (VERY RARELY) posting about my Sleep Token D&D AU, which is as simple as it sounds and also not at all. it's also very removed from my "main canon" or most of the band IRL, so it's really just me (& @mapleborealis !) fucking around. also, unlike the "main canon", they are a polycule and all kiss with tongue /hj
blog tags:
organization:
#bygone art - my own art
#bygone talks - my ramblings & the more disconnected bits of writing/theorizing
#bygone writes - the more coherent writing/theorizing
#bygone lore - everything related to my version of the lore of Sleep Token, be it art, writing, or anything else
#bygone silly - my memes
#bygone shows - any post of mine related to a personal Sleep Token ritual experience (pics, rambling, etc)
#bygone footage - images/videos/etc of the band, mine or not (credited as much as possible)
#bygone beloved - posts i particularly like and want to archive, mine or otherwise
#bygone off topic - things vaguely related to sleep token or not related at all
#others' [___] - a post of any variety listed above, just made by someone else
d&d au:
#sleep token dnd and #dnd au - general au tags
#dnd au vessel/ii/iii/iv/etc. - character-specific d&d au posts
little clarifying moments:
#espera - tag for the live background vocalists and wonderful women whom i cherish and love (MIGHT be their maskless posts on rare occasions)
#sleep token him - separate tag for whatever Vessel and Sleep were pre-Sundowning. you can learn more on that in my posts about it.
#sparrowverse (thank you @fivewholeminutes for the name) - everything related to the lore of a timeline alternate to my main lore in which each vessel of Sleep has to kill the one before them to assume their place, as outlined in my fanfic "kill the sparrow". there isn't much to it right now but there might be more trust
happy Valentine's day to all folks on the aromantic spectrum & my queerplatonic Sleep-worshiping meow meows <3 and if you're arospec and aren't about this stuff, i hope you enjoy the end of the work week & discounted chocolate in the near future!!
happy birthday, take me back to eden. this piece is a reimagining of this painting (linked again just in case) that i made for the band back when the album just released. the original painting is very special to me, so i saw it only fitting to redraw it now, one year later, reflecting both the band's changes and my own.
it has been a wild ride for me with this band, in this community. it forced me out of my shell, gave me a chance to go to a live show (festival, no less!) for the first time in years. the original painting was made for that show, and Adamross took it to the band after their set was over. me posting it on here later got me noticed by @fivewholeminutes. she then went on to become one of my closest ever friends. generally, it's just been fucking wild, and i appreciate all of you whom i have encountered so far, however small or one-sided the interaction may have been. i love you!
with the recent discussion of official vs fanmade merch, i figured i'd take the opportunity to promote my own stuff. it may not be much, but i've got some keychains (two tbh creature Vess variants & one double-sided with Vess and God Mother/TMBTE character), stickers, and prints of my fanart. i'm also planning to add another art print or two soon, if people are interested :"3
(unfortunately US shipping is still restricted to stickers and prints only; i am very sorry but it's out of my hands!)
