the yawning emptiness

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I heard @laurasimonsdaughter‘s birthday was around this period, so I decided to unearth and finish this sketch that got lost in artblock.

Happy (late?) birthday, Laura! Thank you for sharing with us your fantastic stories and folklore knowledge ❤️ I’m so happy I got to be around to follow your podcast from the beginning, here’s a little illustration of the very first episode of @patchworkfairytales

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I decided to share this version too, I used the red in the wip but ended up really liking the effect. Soooo many pies!

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no colours only chill leafy lines 🌿

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a happy Naïma to lift the spirits in these trying times

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The new chapter of @1001daysgame gave me the final push to finish this, so have a Dreamer! Line-up of all the outfits in the various scenes, with a bonus trinket/most precious treasure.

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ashes | marius | raphaella | toy soldier | nastya | ivy | brian | tim | jonny — crew

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“Baron Marius Von Raum, our ship’s doctor - neither a baron, nor a doctor.“ 

ashes | marius | raphaella | toy soldier | nastya | ivy | brian | tim | jonny — crew

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uh… hmm, Raphaella wins the Mysterious Mech Award I guess!

ashes | marius | raphaella | toy soldier | nastya | ivy | brian | tim | jonny — crew

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“Whoever’s uniform you wear

No loyalties to hold or share

No burning hate, no bitter fear

No heart to break, so shed no tear.”

(spoiler alert, we shed a-plenty, ty!)

ashes | marius | raphaella | toy soldier | nastya | ivy | brian | tim | jonny — crew

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“Fuck the ship!”

“I do.”

“Ew.”

ashes | marius | raphaella | toy soldier | nastya | ivy | brian | tim | jonny — crew

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“Ivy,” said Jonny. “What the hell are you doing?”

“I’m travelling by octokitten!” she proclaimed. “To Storage Bay Three! Maybe.”

ashes | marius | raphaella | toy soldier | nastya | ivy | brian | tim | jonny — crew

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“Brian, that insubordinate piece of brass!”

ashes | marius | raphaella | toy soldier | nastya | ivy | brian | tim | jonny — crew

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He didn’t know the firing codes, it wouldn’t stop him long

For the brutal hymn of gunpowder remained his favourite song

ashes | marius | raphaella | toy soldier | nastya | ivy | brian | tim | jonny — crew

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“Is this her? How do we wake her up?”

“Well, you could try kissing her.”

“I’m not gonna kiss a sleeping stranger, Nastya. That’s really fucking creepy!” 

ashes | marius | raphaella | toy soldier | nastya | ivy | brian | tim | jonny — crew

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“So hand me the matches and the gasoline, ‘cause we’ve got work to do”

ashes | marius | raphaella | toy soldier | nastya | ivy | brian | tim | jonny — crew

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A bunch of old ocs sketches that didn’t make it to the main blog. These are some of my mcs from Ghost’s amazing and super inspiring interactive fictions, @welanom and @omensandrust, go check them out if you haven’t already! (pretty ears a-plenty!)

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Stay still, still… aim, shoot. Unflattering (yet very important) close-ups.

blep  –  sleepy

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‘Man, woman, both or neither: the records are long since lost and the only one of the crew ever to meet them in person will say nothing, save that they were black, beautiful and had a pair of cold blue eyes that couldn’t hide the things they’d seen Eyes that are rapidly swelling shut as the big guy lets loose another punch.’

An attempt at figuring out Ulysses’ appearance turned blending exercise turned slight neon lights extravaganza (within the limits of my abilities) turned Ulysses just bleeds at the fcker because yes.