Everyone in Martinaise are miserable, but the mercs are the few that are truly beyond hope: they went through life and death situation did all the dirty works for Oranje to prosper, but Oranje have no place for menaces.
Maybe deep down they know that bravado machismo would vaporise the moment they face (be real to) themselves, sex, drugs and violence are an escape, a way to not feel, a mask for their weakness, an illusion of strength and control. Commit atrocities like it's a pissing contest.
As they sank down well into a place where light could never penetrate, the only people to have walked in their shoes and capable to understand their agony, to share the load with are themselves, and this companionship is the only warmth they can have, their safe space in the world.
Just how they hold onto each other so dearly makes them very yummy okay
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Tool used: Wacom Intuos Small + Photoshop
here's a list of textures I've used on this work:
Brick Wall : https://texturelabs.org/textures/brick_120/
Posters on brick wall : https://texturelabs.org/textures/inkpaint_399/
Sofa 1 : https://texturelabs.org/textures/fabric_147/
Sofa 2 : https://texturelabs.org/textures/fabric_157/
Paint Wall 1 : https://texturelabs.org/textures/grunge_334/
Paint Wall 2 : https://texturelabs.org/textures/grunge_337/
Coffee Table : https://texturelabs.org/textures/wood_171/
Ice Bucket by Jorge Aguilar : https://www.pexels.com/photo/a-bucket-of-beer-10183871/
Plant by Natalie Kinnear : https://unsplash.com/photos/a-potted-plant-sitting-on-top-of-a-wooden-table-Uii3CSyuItI
Bottle Caps by Cottonbro Studio : https://www.pexels.com/photo/bottle-caps-on-yellow-background-5538233/
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