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A trope that gets to me: 'guard dog' character and their partner who are both fully aware of it and honestly don't care/kind of like it. Someone says "call your guard dog off" and their partner does call them off. That person, their 'guard dog', is someone who is unreservedly, irrefutably loyal to them. Someone undoubtedly dangerous who is willing to kill, to maim, to obey, simply because of their love for one another. There's no manipulation involved— it is loyalty, brutal, dogged loyalty. And it goes both ways.

tracle0

@polyaubergine

#keeles....!!!!!

this-old-stomping-ground

#lee valentine

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tracle0

@polyaubergine

#BIG WET EYES PLEASE!!!!!

hello little sparrow

#it's been a HOT MINUTE since i posted art #so here's a DnD Carlisle :)))#he... little bird...#this took forever and my handy hurty big time but???? i am??? pleased???#he...#sleepy brain has no thoughts just... yeah #carlisle al zahir #beautiful boy #please click for quality...

@albatris Logan Rose i,,, have drawn you a Gift,,, BEHOLD, SHE. GRUB.

i??? hope this is? a worthy depiction of her wonderful visage?? i? imagine you can hear her breathe constantly, perhaps she meows like a bullfrog, and mayhaps her purr sounds... like a garbage disposal...

a.... fancy lil man.....

#dear GOD this took forever jesus christ why did i decide i wanted details #why did i decided i wanted that many of them #i was like oh look pretty hair #how about #full details and chrysanthemums and mountains and clouds and and and and and #what is wrong with me #but i am so FUCKING proud of this holy shit #pinks and golds and his lovely face and THAT HAIR #god damn doing that hair in segments and bit by bit for how it folds over #and then giving up for the length because :) what the fuck my dude #IV deserves to be fancy and pretty and have flowers in his hair #one of these times i will have to put down my flats and shades for the ENTIRE piece before i blend them in #so you can see how many colors i work with but that's for another piece #for now... a pretty lil man... in a pretty outfit... with pretty flowers...#ngl the blue accents are making me really happy i think i did pretty well with keeping them balanced?? aa?? and breaking up all the PINK #anyway fun IV fact uhhhh this bitch could either be serenly enjoying his time at whatever event he's at or wanting you dead #and wishing murder was a little bit more legal in your case #the expression is about the same #i had what i wanted to be a parting though but i have forgotten it alas #iv al zahir #apex!

polyacerine

a wip for y'all... and it's a wip not just because it's still only lines. i've been working on the lineart since uhhhhhhh the 23rd and i don't expect to finish it until tomorrow so that's gonna be a week of lineart orz. i just wanted to draw a pretty man with a pretty pattern and then i went :) time to go overboard :)?

polyacerine

update with the colors I will be using! :D!

#finished the lineart early #so i got to plan colors!!!#i am not getting out of bed and still aim to doze but #but!!#colors pwetty

a wip for y'all... and it's a wip not just because it's still only lines. i've been working on the lineart since uhhhhhhh the 23rd and i don't expect to finish it until tomorrow so that's gonna be a week of lineart orz. i just wanted to draw a pretty man with a pretty pattern and then i went :) time to go overboard :)?

#iv deserves to be the most unreasonably pretty androgynous lil man in dress he could possibly be #technically he's an unreasonably pretty androgynous lil man in a kimono but that's because he looks very good in these sorts of garments #first i was like 'oh i'm gonna do his hair in a pretty updo because it's so long :)' which like hey b?? hey b?? why??#and then i was like 'i'm gonna put patterns on the robe' which was okay but then i was like 'and they're gonna be something i will #literally never draw again not because i don't like the design but because it'll take me a full fucking week to draw it all'#and HEY. HEY B. HEY B. WHY.#Trying to stop myself from adding MORE patterns into the mountains when i'm not even done adding the branching flowers above the clouds #or the flowers in his hair #like he deserves it!!! i'm owning that i draw stupidly pretty people!! the hell did I design iv for???#anyway when you're a pretty lil man you don't need to care about gender presentation it's all bullshit and you wear what you want #and he likes feeling pretty. he's old and tired and sad if he wants to look like a walking painting he's allowed #...in reality it's been taking so long because i've actually been STOPPING when my hand starts to feel stiff instead of continuing #and ruining it with pain #handy hurty stoppy time is the official term #anyway #iv #iv al-zahir #a kiss on the hand for the immortal headmaster mwah

divinity comes in so, so many forms

@tracle0, sets this at your feet once more :D?

#your anger is divine! your anger is divine! your anger!! is!! diviiiine!!#it is VERY fun to draw glowing cracks over someone's body and it's fun in THEORY to draw a toga robe but #in practice that toga robe was a bitch and a half #ANYWAY your! Anger! Is! Divine! wouldn't you like to be encouraged?#wouldn't you like your flames to be stoked?#little whispering voice on your shoulder with the encouragement to burn and burn and burn #break apart at the seams darling you :)#see what's left underneath :)#cain darling cain #cain kavon #this is he #at the end of the tags i'm like oh yeah i should name him #cain beloved <3

was pointed out to me, in general, that i don't draw andy steele that much which is like. i do have one (1) picture of him on here but i suppose it doesn't quite do him justice does it

#tw blood #tw knife #tw cold dead eyes jesus christ dude #who's ready for a tag rant because i don't post a lot of andy steele but he is the third remaining steele brother next to john and mew #i have been recently informed that he is technically a serial killer and i cannot deny this HOWEVER most of the time he's just a good chef #these two things are separate hobbies. as much as one may call serial killing a hobby #it's more of a whim #it's like a pragmatism thing where there's this problem that can be solved in maybe two weeks with diplomacy or Right Now with Knife #he often chooses Right Now with Knife. 9/10 times if he chooses diplomacy it's because John's fussing that murder is bad #like HE has room to talk #but anyway that's what his face looks like all the time his expression doesn't change #and he signs and someone has once brought to my attention that facial expressions are important in sign languages and yes they are #but consider there are people who speak in monotone #he SIGNS in monotone #get ready to fucking die the art piece i guess here's andrew micah steele #partner threatened to post this if i didn't :( rude #he's also the kind of guy who expresses his affection by breaking into your home at 3 am to do chores and cook you breakfast #so in short he's just absolute bonkers and we LOVE this goddamn beast

i had much too much fun doing this :) local bastard beckons you closer...

@tracle0 @albatris Logan Rose you are always tagged because mwah

#villain redemption AU beloved #sometimes you follow your whimsy and it leads to an elaborate discord based au where your void gets to live happily ever after #and it includes acknowledging he only has brain cells when in a suit #i need to put him back in flannels and let him be the barely contained feral child he is #find a nice dust patch to enjoy the world he was almost cheated out of #he looks good in blue #he looks good in flashy orange a well don't get me wrong but he looks good in blue #a few possibilities on approach #mara.........

polyacerine

while i'm on IV posting hours (too early in the morning), enjoy this

#hemlo! i drew a pretty little man!#he is sad! previous tags talk a little more! recent post about grief basically on the main blog #long hair look nice i used to be embarrassed to let him have that #not! any!more!#iv apex!

while i'm on IV posting hours (too early in the morning), enjoy this

#still think giving him long hair was a good decision #he is a very pretty little man in a dress #something something decorative and facade something something expectations #i waxed poetic enough about him on the main blog so... kept short #these are flowers of remorse and heartache and love #of memories too #sometimes you get trapped in your grief and close yourself off from the world and then don't know how to open the glass box back up #idk i'm tired now lmao #sleepy...#have a iv he's a doll #apex!#iv al-zahir #farooq al-zahir

ever travel the world to see everything it has to offer with your bro and stop on the side of the road in the middle of the night because there are no lights for miles and miles and the sky is a familiar wonder

@tracle0 @albatris i feel you will also enjoy stars

#i forgot the actual file name was fellas is it gay so i couldn't find it at first orz #blues and purples and stars #reeling and reeling and found very good catharsis in! drawing this #i didn't even hate drawing a van but the environment was so relaxing somehow #take a long moment of silence from your day to appreciate what the world can offer #not even sure what to fully tag this as #very real men for sure

...i went a little overboard...

@tracle0 @albatris @lady-redshield-writes UH ignore me if you do not wish to be tagged for my art ms lady but??? i guess my character cards are going to be tarot cards now and i did this to myself. ANYWAY here is Thatch, Mx. Roper Thatch, beloved...

#i take tarot cards for their upright and reversed position in a way that. i dunno. feels right #the magician is typically a card for someone who has all they need within them and at the ready yknow?#someone who is is able to use their resources wisely to bring things to realization #and then someone who is... struggling for that progress #more so than the literal magic translation of thatch's speech impediment and magic it's.#they're at an impasse with their life where so many things feel like they're on the brink and under their control but it still just sort of #stagnates. stops. resources squandered #idk #but also literally they're a magician with all this power and WHOOPS no access to it #anyway i DID go overboard with this but i had a LOT of fun as well???#i didn't even include any tar! :)#thatch my beloved...#implausible deniability

polyacerine

i thought it would be fun to post my wip for the night since handy hurty disease, but also because it showcases the shading process a lil bit? from there I'll blend in the colors, drag and drop a little extra like. the darker colors to add probably around the mouth and lips and lighten the highlights on the fingers. the orange in there is v good for making a natural look but looking off my tablet it's a wee bit vibrant so tomorrow i'll soften it up. overlay some red, blue, and yellow...

would folks be. interested in progress pics? would people like that?

polyacerine

ugh who cares, wip update anyway

#sometimes you gotta do things bc you wanna and i wanna show people Progress #because my life is hell and i can't power through this in one unhealthy sitting #anyway really pleased with the skin tone and the burn marks?#not quite what i wanted it to be but i'm still pleased #i plan on giving dedication to the clothes i want this to be good and look Rad as Hell #they deserve it <3 #and then Sal gets a Rad as Hell picture #bhhhh #nightnight #implausible deniability #part of me wonders if i should sneak some tar in here...

i thought it would be fun to post my wip for the night since handy hurty disease, but also because it showcases the shading process a lil bit? from there I'll blend in the colors, drag and drop a little extra like. the darker colors to add probably around the mouth and lips and lighten the highlights on the fingers. the orange in there is v good for making a natural look but looking off my tablet it's a wee bit vibrant so tomorrow i'll soften it up. overlay some red, blue, and yellow...

would folks be. interested in progress pics? would people like that?

#casually makes an alphabet for the magic system #thatch is... beloved #i'm really proud for the lines of that hand??? hell yeah me #so Fun Fact time :)#i've been... teasing here and there that Mara likes Thatch!#and that #is a plot point ;)#Thatch does NOT like mara but there are just some things that Mara evil heart eyes over #like the whole competence thing #and then the whole incredibly powerful thing...#but Mara is just ':D!! thatch!' and thatch is just '...i will rip you limb from fucking limb sweetie </3'#sal also like 'D: no??? no??? no?? no touchy talky looky partner???'#but you know. mara's smart. so where. is. thatch.#ANYWAY possible progress pics if people would??? like that. i'll see #implausible deniability

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