Briefly Gorgeous

she/they- depressed bitch who's been on the hellsite since 2012 🎀 2025から日本語を勉強します。

[casakhelone]

Achilles & Patroclus (2021)

Of all the art I've made, this is one of my most beloved pieces. I also created a plate version for a double-sided acrylic standee that had one side in the red-figure and the other in black-figure style painting.

Also I've never really spoke about it before, but I always wanted to make a Hector and Andromache piece to pair with this. Never got around to it, but maybe one day I will.

[owlbearwildshape]

Now, shall we go or do you have any other chaos you need to unleash here? | Baldur's Gate 3 (2023)

Bonus Astarion disapproves:

[agoodflyting]

Lines you can hear.

[zmeess]

i'm a big sucker for a diegetic piece of art/literature serving as a mirror to the story's characters, so naturally the illustration of the poem about a silverleaf tree falling in love with a star from chapter 47 of WHA *had* to be redrawn as Qifrey and Oru ✨🍃

tip jar!

aaand a rotated version under the cut for easier Oru appreciation!

[thememedaddy]

[chucktaylorupset]

(via hornedchick)

Kurt Vonnegut wrote: “When I was 15, I spent a month working on an archeological dig. I was talking to one of the archeologists one day during our lunch break and he asked those kinds of “getting to know you” questions you ask young people: Do you play sports? What’s your favorite subject? And I told him, no I don’t play any sports. I do theater, I’m in choir, I play the violin and piano, I used to take art classes.

And he went WOW. That’s amazing! And I said, “Oh no, but I’m not any good at ANY of them.”

And he said something then that I will never forget and which absolutely blew my mind because no one had ever said anything like it to me before: “I don’t think being good at things is the point of doing them. I think you’ve got all these wonderful experiences with different skills, and that all teaches you things and makes you an interesting person, no matter how well you do them.”

And that honestly changed my life. Because I went from a failure, someone who hadn’t been talented enough at anything to excel, to someone who did things because I enjoyed them. I had been raised in such an achievement-oriented environment, so inundated with the myth of Talent, that I thought it was only worth doing things if you could “Win” at them.

[energyprison]

new enemy i came up with called the "false mimic" this is just some guy that hides in chests and bobs the lid up and down like a mimic breathing. he has 1 hp and if you smack the chest he starts begging for his life snot and tears running down his face

[tyrennosaurs]

how tasteful

Now available as a print!

[huckle-robby]

when a brat has locked in to an oppertunity to be a brat

he's gonna fucking do it

HE'S DONE IT

[aquitainequeen]

There is a stranger outside your house. He is old, ragged, and dirty. He is tired. He has been wandering, homeless, for a long time, perhaps many years. Invite him inside. You do not know his name. He may be a thief. He may be a murderer. He may be a god. He may remind you of your husband, your father, or yourself. Do not ask questions. Wait. Let him sit on a comfortable chair and warm himself beside your fire. Bring him some food, the best you have, and a cup of wine. Let him eat and drink until he is satisfied. Be patient. When he is finished, he will tell his story. Listen carefully. It may not be as you expect.

Culmination of Emily Wilson's Translator's Note to The Odyssey

[shitpostingkats]

Olruggio: I specialize in fire magic due to its practical applications as a light source, a heat source, and a way to fend off predators. My signature spells are all about making people feel safe or comfortable, which I suppose could be read as symbolic of my larger character motivations.

Qifrey: I specialize in water magic because I fucking hate it.

[04k96]

[crimson-chains]

Wanted to do another of Monet's pieces ^^ I really love the colors and lighting of this one :D

[aletheyass]

tes THDPSSSSPS 💜

[apas-95]

wgat did u say

[waterloggedsoliloquy]

there needs to be an update to this post that fits the post-2008 period because all his modern songs are like. I wasn't scared of dying for far too long. Stories filled with blood get told to feel alive. There's nothing you won't do when the vampire pulls you. And you're too far gone to question why.

[eternalgirlscout]

my personal favorites

[princesskuragina]

my contribution

[stutter-like-a-kaleidescope]

A Mountain Goats Chronology

Early 90s song called Going to Moldova: (all one word) “hellopeterandmikethisisjohnitsthemorningoffebruarytwentythirdandithoughticouldplaythissongbetterthistime. so. here it is” *microphone immediately peaks* *guitar string breaks* “I woke up on the morning one week after you broke my heart and I felt / kind of bad”

Late-90s song called Alpha Double Indemnity: *whirring of the boombox* *lallitree plunks three notes on the banjo* *john strumming a major chord with one string extremely out of tune* “living on whiskey and pomegranates can only get me so far / down to the darkest depths with you”

Early 2000s 4AD era semi-autobiographical song: *most heartbreaking acoustic guitar riff you’ve ever heard* John, remembering to sing about half the time “I had two twinkies yesterday for breakfast / and met some friends at the abandoned hospital lot” *cello countermelody*

Modern era songs: *funky bass breakdown* *electric keyboard jazz chord* John (happier than he’s ever been) “I’m gonna stick a pencil in your eye and leave your body where the cops will never find you” *name drops character from 1993 cassette-only B-side* *flugelhorn solo*

[snowcrushkiller]

but early goats is like [song title that is connected to the content if you squint] [unrelated audio sample] [john experiences a basic emotion but renders it nearly unrecognizable in an anecdote about daily life] i cant leave my house or perform basic tasks. i am eating food with my hands. [starts to reflect on the unreliability of perception and memory] you are in this song but i dont know who you are. i am in this song but i dont know who i am. i am eating food with my hands.. from a jar or perhaps a can. [strums thrift store guitar no pick for 30 seconds]

[blacksailszine]

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[mykonossalome]

there’s this security guard who always locks up the school after i’m done with teaching my evening class and today i told him about an upcoming trip to turkey and coincidentally i’m going to his hometown so we had this brief moment of shared excitement. this type of exchange with strangers is what life is all about ✨

[redstonedust]

its probably a normal sign for the economy that all of my adulthood fantasies are like "imagine having your own kitchen living room and bathroom to decorate" "what if i could get on a train" "maybe one day i could purchase a sturdy pair of shoes" "i should save and invest in a single bicycle"

[aziracrxw]

— adoration 💫