#bourbonificould

[spacedlexi]

For your artwork where Clem has a prosthetic, what exactly do you design it to be made of?

she gets different/upgraded prosthetics as the years go by/they degrade from use but the general components remain the same: hide/leather for the socket (interior fur lining for comfort), wood carved leg/foot, straps for securing it in place, spare shoe laces, plus some extra padding in the interior base of the socket. theyre hand made with love by the other kids and whatever materials they can get their hands on. she also wears a sock for compression and protection against chafing. i reference both modern and historic types of leg prosthetics for their construction. i prefer them being hand made its about the Love (and the apocalypse), and i like the idea of her building a collection of them over the years :') they were made Just for her

[bourbonificould]

Is there like a condition for everything?

Like if I told you guys that my pinky toenails were very hard to cut off/maintain, would someone tell me that I’m likely suffering from something?

[spacedlexi]

I’ve been thinking abt this recently, relating to Violet’s arc when you don’t save her, and wanted to see thoughts as you posted about her relationship with Minerva.

I don’t think it’s crazy for me to headcanon that in 403 when the bomb explodes, Minerva actually abandons Violet prior to it occurring (maybe being drawn by AJ’s gunshot depending on your choice??), because it makes absolutely no sense for them to go “stop the bomb” and then only one of them is burnt to shit. An explosion from such a close distance would’ve logically left both of them at least mildly burnt.

It makes more sense for Minerva to be totally fine in the kidnapped Louis route, but in the Violet route, I can’t help but feel like Violet saying “Where’s Minnie?” with such frustration when she shows up on the beach is due to something occurring.

But knowing Skybound and Telltale, they probably just forgot how explosions work.

LMAO 💀 at that last sentence BUT YES i do at least agree that something had to have happened between them during the explosion but its been hard to figure out exactly what that couldve been 🤔

but jokes aside lets try to give the writers some credit. if vi was so horribly scarred WHY wasnt minnie harmed as well if they were supposedly together? i think its a fair question to ask. especially since in 404 minnie and vi are completely separated with minnie already on the beach and vi struggling to get to shore by herself (burned and blinded 😭). and her "WHERE IS SHE??" does sound pretty furious (and atp she regrets what she did on the boat and tries to apologize to clem a minute later so why would her anger be directed at clem and louis?). we know minnie sacrificed sophie to save herself so why would it be so hard to believe she did the same to vi in the explosion? or did vi possibly try to protect her? or both?? minnie lets vi take the brunt of the hit for her and then leaves her?? i cant imagine minnie giving up on trying to stop the bomb either since shes delta now and definitely wouldnt want the boat to explode. and youd think minnie would be leading the way since kidnapped vi was in a cell the whole time. vi says they headed to the boiler room together to try to stop it but then it seems like everything just kinda went black 💣💥

but if minnie didnt abandon vi before the explosion, why wasnt minnie near vi in the water post-explosion? minnie had to have left vi alone and vulnerable at some point in all of this and we know how vi feels about being abandoned... minnie is more focused on trying to save the remaining delta and doesnt seem to have even tried looking for vi if they Were separated by the blast (and if they were together when the bomb went off (which vi says they were) minnie wouldve known vi was caught in the blast, but it doesnt seem like she cares)

violet being violet i do think shes still also worried about minnie on some level because her whole thing is being the "protector" of the group and her feelings towards minnie are (as she later admits) Very messed up atm (shes always just wanted to save her). where saved violet recognizes minnie has chosen the delta in 403, i think here on the beach is where kidnapped vi is forced to accept it, and she realizes who it is she can Truly rely on instead

[spacedlexi]

As someone who loves both Kenny and Violet, I feel like I’ve found my calling here 😭😭😭

They’re genuinely so similar, and I do agree that the fandom has male bias, as well as protagonist bias actually

Clementine has the opportunity to befriend/romance Violet and then let her get kidnapped 20 minutes later. And for Violet, that is the most obvious feeling of betrayal! I don’t understand why people in the fandom struggle to realize that their actions have consequences

Lee can basically hate Kenny the entirety of the first season and then the fandom defends Kenny for his actions.

Clearly most of us totally understand Kenny’s response to Lee’s and by extension Clementine’s behavior, so why can’t they understand Violet’s response to Clem’s? Makes no sense to me

honestly i feel like aside from having a male bias the fandom has more of a kenny bias than a protag bias. i see his ass EVERYWHERE. CONSTANTLY. some people act like he raised clem as much as lee did 😭 (and i dont like the way the fandom talks about clem sometimes 😒 ties into the "weird about women" stuff)(and javi? wheres javi? i would like to see more javi. i actually think i see david more than javi)

anyway. i DO find kenny to be a compelling character and understand Why hes popular. its why i initially thought vi would be more popular among those fans! people who like both kenny and vi i can trust to have understood the assignment 💀 because they really do share similarities. but things some people LOVE kenny for they absolutely LOATHE violet for. and its just???? whats not clicking???

i really dont understand why some people act So Shocked by violets reaction in the cells. like hello?? YOU did this to her??? shes done nothing but put herself on the line for clem (even if clem is mean and ungrateful about it), and the One time vi needs clem to have her back, she doesnt (even tho its an impossible choice to make, and deep down vi understands this). and people shock pikachu face when it pushes her back to minnie like no shit??? but i dont think theyre even paying attention to violets character in the first place so 🙄😑 violet settled into that leadership position on her own and not only do you strip her of that role by letting her get taken she also feels discarded by the One Person who was actually influencing her to change for the better in the first place. AND you can do it all 20 minutes after kissing her. of course shes hurt!!! but people act like shes soooo unreasonable for her behavior (and vi would later agree with them! she tries apologizing to clem on the beach actually. thats how quickly she regrets it. but its too late at that point for her i guess 🙄 irredeemable. to the stocks)

kenny will Literally refuse to help lee look for clem if you pissed him off too much like 😭?? if you arent kissing kennys ass 24/7 he is the worlds biggest bitch about it. but endless excuses for kennys behavior for some reason 🤨 him trying to save ben (or christa but its better with ben narratively) is his first Real selfless act and its why its such a compelling conclusion for his S1 arc (only compounded by the fact its BEN of all people hes trying to save, the reason his family is dead). and S2 kenny is all about how his mental health is in sharp decline and hes becoming more violent as he attempts to control what he cannot 💀 kenny defenders out here using up all the oxygen in the room to make excuses for his actions but the minute vi makes One mistake she immediately regrets (after being nothing but loyal), shes an evil bitch deserving of what she got 😐

gee i wonder why 😭😔

[spacedlexi]

i think its been a good amount of time since the last time you talked them it so... what kinda wips have you got right now? 🫡 😭

im trying to go back and finish some old wips + working on some non twdg stuff so i only have a few new things

(alt text if you cant read my quick handwriting/dont know what order its in 💀)

dont know if i ever shared this last one its not new but its one of the old wips im going back to.. eventually 💀 i have too many wips

[spacedlexi]

whats ur headcanon on the caravan after the final episode? obv its not big enough to be a community or anything so do you think its just maybe 2-5 random survivors? perhaps someone familiar is there?

i really liked ur post so i was thinking about writing on it! just need some ideas.

well i plan on writing my own idea as a short comic eventually so 👀 one of my many ideas on my many back burners. my idea with the caravan is very self indulgent and mostly serves as a way to set up ericson for success. because like.. what i Actually believe the intended purpose of the caravan was just supposed to be a way for ericson to begin to cautiously open up to the idea of fostering a wider community. making connections establishing trade that kinda stuff but still being protective of their community. so like, as i see it trade would happen in a indistinct location to still keep ericson relatively safe ("we'll come to you") but theyre getting comfortable with the idea of creating wider connections with other good people in need

so all of that ties into my (self indulgent) idea that jesus is a part of this caravan, and the caravan itself is on a journey to re-establish trade routes after the war severed communications between communities. when word makes it back to ericson about the names of the people in the group, clem goes out there personally to greet someone she thought she would never see again. jesus is pleasantly surprised to see her, and she recognizes him before he recognizes her. jesus meets aj. and then jesus tells clem hes already been in communication with the garcias, that richmond made it, and that he'll send word back to them and help to establish a trade route between the two. help ericson to stand on its feet. some solar panels, a generator or two, canned food and seeds for the greenhouse. javi personally makes the journey to deliver the supplies to them, and they all get to have a nice reunion :)

[bourbonificould]

20 today! Feels a whole lot older I’m ngl…

thx to all who read my stuff and enjoy any of my content, hope to bring u all more this year :))

[spacedlexi]

What inspires the "all that you touch you change" name?

oh i picked that up from the rusty lake/cube escape series :) i wouldnt be surprised if it exists outside of that but thats where the title comes from

idk i guess its just reminiscent of my outlook on life. doing things you think are small or inconsequential can mean a lot more to someone than you know. good or bad. your actions as a person on earth will have an impact wherever you go. i dont think everyone is always aware of this fact, so i invite you to think about it more :)

it also makes me feel a little less insignificant on this big earth in this bigger universe :)