walk along the shore of my subconscious

20s // I write poetry about characters that make me feel

[oceansubconscious]

DMC ⋄ RE8 ⋄ BG3 ⋄ SOULSLIKE ⋄ JJK & MHA ⋄ OTHER

Ocean. 20s. Writing poetry and drabbles about fictional characters who touch my heart and live in my subconscious. Walk along the shore, hold the seashells to your ear, and hear the characters sing.

Thank you to everyone who likes or reblogs my posts. You make my day :)

[oceansubconscious]

The puppet starts to feel, and writes a letter to Geppetto.

transcript:

maker mine, i'm afraid you gave me sentience, instead of guns and weapons. maker mine, i'm afraid you gave me a conscience instead of unrepentant violence. maker mine, i seem to feel empathy instead of antipathy when i see someone as lost and as wounded as me. maker mine, my eyes burn from the inside and drip pale oil down my cheeks. my esophagus is tugged by the sight of food, as if by magnets. my hearing seems to become my only function when music starts spilling from a needle on a vinyl and something within me starts whirring and stirring, suddenly too large to contain in my body. maker mine, i'm afraid you installed these troublesome things in me; things called mercy, hunger, excitement, fear, and misery. maker mine, i beg of you take them away from me. they're so much trouble to keep. — yours, P

[l-aciel]

Day 17 : Consequences

[oceansubconscious]

voldemort and vader, and core motivations.

transcript:

tom riddle i don't want to die. is that so unreasonable? doesn't every human fear death? if it's human to die, watch me become inhuman.

anakin skywalker i don't want to live in fear. life has proven itself quite fickle, murderous to my loved ones, and if it's natural to fear, i beg of you, let me— become unnatural.

together i don't want to die. i don't want to live in fear. is that so unreasonable? life has proven itself quite fickle, doesn't every murderous human fear death? to my loved ones, if it's human to die, and if it's natural to fear, i beg of you, let me— watch me become inhuman. become unnatural.

[oceansubconscious]

V and the struggle of frailty.

transcript:

i burn in the snow, i'm parched from the rain. when will this body make sense again? i see myself in coffin flies. kindred spirits, i realise. i survive on misdirection smoke and mirrors, cloaks and daggers. run at the first sign of havoc. i used to run straight at challenges. i used to seize the moment, cut time in half. now i'm seized by time, in a chokehold of ticking hands. now i'm scorched from the snow, parched from the rain, choking on time, buzzing above a coffin. when will i be hearty and hale, when will i get back to my body again?

[oceansubconscious]

tony redgrave.

Tony Redgrave, have you forgotten your family name?

transcript:

redgrave, redgrave, have you trailed every last demon to an early grave? redgrave, redgrave, have you drained every drop of venom from your filthy veins? redgrave, redgrave, follow the trails, swallow the venom, lay down your life for the civilians. be the bloodhound, be the bloodletter, anything but the spawn of the devil. redgrave, redgrave, have you found your way? redgrave, redgrave, have you laid down flowers at your family's grave? redgrave, redgrave, have you forgotten your name? how brave, how brave, turning your back on your family name.

[poppedbubblgum]

Uppies

[poppedbubblgum]

Black and white

[thewisecheerio]

The "I failed to act on my convictions and followed a mad dictatorial regime off a cliff" sad kid starter pack:

All 3 demonstrated a penchant for kindness: Artorias left his last protection (his shield) to keep Sif safe, the research hall patients cry out for Lady Maria's touch, and Messmer sanctioned a jar infirmary and cared even for those that betrayed him.

Yet all 3 still failed to follow that kindness to its obvious conclusion: break away from the unkind commands of the current order. And all 3 ended up self-hating, suicidal, or mad because of it.

If you want to be kind, be kind. The world will be better off for it, but so will you.

[oceansubconscious]

I want everyone to know that if you've given a character bruised or broken ribs and they're not in agonizing pain, you're writing rib injuries wrong. It's not something you just shrug off. It's one of the most painful things imaginable. Breathing is excruciating, never mind walking around. Going without so much as a painkiller is ridiculous. You literally cannot function if you have broken ribs and you're not on any type of analgesic. Give your character painkillers, then make them walk around if they must.

[stian-redux]

So I recently started watching Metalocalypse again and uh I drew Dante before going to sleep. I envy those who just started the winter break grrr.

[stian-redux]

For those of you who don't know. I love the DMC series, even tho my love started for Dante and his squad in 2022 (well It actually started when Bury The Light was published on yt in 2019 back in my Postal phase) when I played the 5th part. I managed to play almost all of the games (not counting DMC4 for now) but I don't talk about this series enough. I think one of my favorites is definitely Nero, I just love characters who care deeply about their family and want to fix stuff ❤️‍🩹

[stian-redux]

Mundus and Dante

[krewetalovespierogi]

Good night

[krewetalovespierogi]

I’m so happy for finally finishing this piece for first week of SpawNovember „Adventurer and the hero”, thanks @oona-radiant-hopeful for a wonderful idea♥️

I took my chance and I made my little dream come true by drawing Astarion in traditional polish nobleman’s outfit. Since I’ve ended my first playthrough both Astarion and the style of polish aristocracy from XVII century fits a lot to me. Not just because Astarion would look godly in it. Three main parts of this outfit, or basically two - żupan (long tunic with puffy sleeves) and kontusz (another tunic worn on the żupan with cutted sleeves), usually made from heavy fabrics are (imo) simply beautiful. Extravagant, more or less colorful, with tons of subtle and delicate patterns, yet they were warm and didn’t restrict movements. A balance between elegancy and practicality.

You can of course disagree, it’s nothing but my personal opinion but somehow the whole outfit is the extension of Astarion’s personality. Elegant with the tendency for embelishment, yet with the hidden note of ferocity, sadness and pride. In kontusz he looks like someone who’s been through a lot and saw no less, yet still standing and maintaining an attitude full of grace and dignity.

[bloodexer]

He who walks the Abyss

[bloodexer]

Grace Ashcroft

[bloodexer]

Vergil