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pleased to meet you, kid

name’s cliff. they/them. 22.

current fixations are L.A. Noire and Falsettos. I also play a lot of Stardew Valley.

i write fanfiction and like to infodump. i’ll probably have some other things up here along with my main interests (twdg and oniisama e come to mind) but it will mostly be snippets of fanfics and such.

i’m stefan bekowsky’s biggest fan unfortunately. i am also chronically logainne schwartzandgrubenierre.

carrd // ao3

#la noire #l.a. noire #25th annual putnam county spelling bee #stardew valley #sdv #cliffsfics #stefan bekowsky #logainne schwartzandgrubenierre #it takes two

people like the fishkowsky idea so i’ve added more to it. i also like fishkowsky. we like fishkowsky

#la noire #l.a. noire #stefan bekowsky #fishkowsky #he owns an oranda goldfish #no name yet but she’s the love of his life #he has taught her tricks and he gets mad as hell when people think she’s dumb #like cole goes over and stefan says #cole look at my fish look what she can do #and then she jumps up to eat a pellet off stefan’s finger #and cole goes. huh.#and stefan gets MAD #fine. fuck you cole.

mar00n26

Obligatory B&W version below the cut.

#marie phelps #she’s the love of my life #i think about her so much #they missed so many opportunities with her its not even funny #op’s tag is right they missed so many opportunities with her #devastating

bluemoonzeph

The 17th of May was the 15th anniversary of one of the best games ever (in my humble opinion), L.A. Noire! By complete coincidence I happened to be replaying it right now.

Here's some silly LAN art I made around four years ago now (omg, how time flies). 🕵‍♂️

cole phelps is a dog person in my head and a cat person in my heart of hearts but what if stefan is a fish guy. mostly because i like fish but like. wouldnt that be funny. “keeping goldfish in a bowl is actually bad for them bc they shit so much” “you didnt let the nitrogen cycle do its thing”

#la noire #l.a. noire #stefan bekowsky #cole phelps #its just because i like fish #but like it’d be so funny #it requires like some very simplified knowledge of chemistry #i feel like if he was stupid about everything but then suddenly had a smart moment about FISH???#funny funny guy

mar00n26

Get with the times, old man. Being in sync is all the rage now.

noodlepantsparade

stefcole in the year of our lord 2026

is this cringe???? maybe but girl who GAF (me actually) but i finished this game like idk a few days ago and was inspired to make yaoi slop also reupload cause bekowskys head was 2 smallllll (lowkey it still looks small still) ughh maybe ill finish my other la noire drawing thats #normal

watched the first season of fargo with my best friend and have been thinking a lot about lester nygaard being trapped in a time loop. what a funny man.

#fargo #fargo s1 #lester nygaard #fargo season 1 #time loop #time loop lester trapped on the day he killed his wife #trapped on the worst (best?) day of his life #insane concept. will be writing it #i think lorne will also know he’s in the loop #maybe it’s lorne’s fault #if he is the devil incarnate #like maybe it’s lorne’s little saw trap for lester #idk if he’d want lester to change though #maybe it’d be interesting if lester is kept in the loop until his ego isn’t as big #like he gets away with murder and then is all big and bad about it but like what if he was normal #lorne was sent to kill lester’s ego but kills lester’s will to live instead LMFAO

mar00n26

Hello. I wanted to finally sit down and draw a fully colored and shaded scene. With a background and everything. It was rather scary. However, I'd like to think I did okay.

Grayscale version below the cut.

mar00n26

Bekowsky.

it’s always so weird to have very specific insider knowledge about things in games with characters you care about. kat mikaelsen i will fix it and everything will go away.

#lost records bloom and rage #lost records kat #kat mikaelsen #fanfiction writer #fix it #fix it fic #i’m making it all better #don’t worry

stefan edit bc i <3 him (yes his captions are in his handwriting yes i used his dossier to make the font)

it’s a little messy since i’m still getting the hang of editing but i like it

hes cute i like him

#la noire #l.a. noire #stefan bekowsky #cliffsnotes #cliffsedits #edit #fandom edits #stefan bekowsky edit #la noire edit #lan edit #l.a. noire edit

i have an LA Noire orchestra au because i am a semi professional musician so here’s some stuff from it

Cole

Plays the oboe. It feels fitting as an instrument who is often made to carry their own part and/or lead a section. A well-known sound but still unfamiliar to the untrained ear. They tune the orchestra and frequently carry the melody in romantic and classical music (Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake, Berlioz’s Idée fixe in Symphony Fantastique, etc.) which shows a natural affinity for leadership. It can be slightly grating on the ears but can also sound about as close to a human voice as possible, which I think Cole would LOVE.

He’s not super keen on things changing. So, when Stefan hops from cello to first flute, he does not like it.

Seen by his peers as a “prodigy” of sorts. He’s just a diligent section leader, but he’s also one of the best oboists in the country. He doesn’t like acknowledging it and hates it when other people acknowledge it (ring any bells?).

Played saxophone before being in the orchestra. He still plays here and there, but oboe is his main. Until, of course, Stefan pulls him into it.

Stefan

“Floater” of sorts. He plays piano, but also cello, flute, bass, drum kit, and a few other instruments.

He starts in the cello section, but when the ensemble is needs a flutist, he volunteers. Cole is… less than thrilled.

Is in a small jazz group with some friends in LA. They’re short a sax player, and Stefan finds that to be one instrument he just can’t pick up.

Plays piano in his group but they all hop around. When he finds out Cole plays saxophone, he forces him to come and play with them.

Teaches lessons to some kids in the area. Freelances, and lives with his buddies in his jazz group.

Roy

Concert master. Bootlicker. Bro looooves being the center of attention. He paid his way to first chair first violin and decided to camp out there.

Orchestra hates him. They can’t do anything about it, though. He sends out bowed music and everyone ignores it.

I haven’t put any more thought into him bc I HATE him.

stefan can’t play sax because i can’t play sax. i’ve tried oboe, cello, piano, etc. i CANNOT figure out single reed instruments. i mostly play string instruments (my main instrument is double bass) so it’s been cool to assign stuff to these guys and figure them out. hope this makes sense