#formless

[dbmartist]

Shallan Davar

[virtualtear00]

Lines of a shattered mind

[suestrellalunar]

awareness is knowing;

not intellectual knowledge, not collected information, not mental certainty. knowing means reality is already actual and complete as it appears. nothing needs to be understood or verified for existence to be real.

desires arise only because they are already included in this knowing. a desire cannot appear unless it already exists as part of the reality being known. its appearance is its confirmation; fulfillment is already embedded in the knowing that contains it. there is never a phase of “almost” or “not yet.” the outcome is present the moment the desire shows up.

the mind does not create proof or progress. it narrates after the fact. knowing precedes thought entirely, so knowing does not rely on thought to validate desire. there is no requirement for mental clarity, explanation, prediction, monitoring, or correction when what is known is already whole.

the desire is the clarity. the desire is the evidence. the desire is the result. nothing appears without its completion being fully accounted for.

the dream, the appearance of reality; is knowing showing itself. reflection is immediate and inevitable because nothing exists separate from the knowing. no force stands outside it to delay, distort, or challenge what appears.

knowing does not move toward form. knowing is already present as everything appearing as form. appearance never changes knowing; it only reveals what is already contained.

there is no distance between desire and fulfillment. no uncertainty. no transition. no pending step.

a desire appearing means it is already included. what is included appears as experience. and there is nothing more to add.

[ace-artemis-fanartist]

Shallan Davar and her multiple personalities.

[cosmerelists]

What Kind of Furniture They'd Turn Into (In a Beauty and the Beast Situation)

Picture it. Somebody (Elkokar, it was Elhokar) pissed off a sorceress in disguise and now all of the denizens of the Cosmere have been turned into furniture, ala Beauty and the Beast! So here is the thematically appropriate furniture I think each of them would turn into.

1. Veil: A (little) knife

If your nickname is also a household item, your magical furniture fate is sealed.

2. Radiant: A fork

What is a fork but three mini swords for stabbing? Anyway, Veil was already the knife.

3. Shallan: A spoon

And thus the set of three is complete. But... sometimes... Shallan feels that there may be another... A perversion of silverware...

4. Formless: A spork

The most evil of silverware.

5. Wayne: Hat stand

The main issue is that as soon as you place a hat upon him, he is off on his little hat stand legs, and you'll never see that hat again.

6. Dalinar: A big stone fireplace

Ah, the hearth. A place of connection. Of reflection. Sometimes, in the dancing flames, you may think you see visions.

Also, you know, it can burn a person.

7. Kaladin: A fire poker

He works for Dalinar, after all. Also, he needs to be something stabby. What is a fire poker other than a sort of heavy, metal, not-very-spearlike spear?

8. The Stormfather: Bellows

Also thematically connected to that Dalinar fireplace. During the invasion of the castle in Act III, Stormfather Bellows tries really hard to blow the invaders away. Sadly, he mostly just messes up people's hair.

9. Tress: A teacup

She knows it's a curse, but she doesn't hate it.

10. Charlie: A teacup

After all, there have to be a pair of two cups.

11. Adolin: A hairbrush

The bristles are shiny and straw-colored, like (parts) of Adolin's hair. He's also going to make sure Cosmere Belle looks fabulous.

12. Elend: A bookshelf

He's not thrilled about it. Bookcases aren't really made to read books.

13. Vin: A silver letter opener

At first, this may seem to be merely a tool, but during the castle invasion in Act III, people realized just how stabby she could really be.

14. Elhokar: One of those big trifold mirrors

When Mirror Elhokar looks into a mirror, he sees the infinite reflections going on forever...and sometimes, he thinks he's sees something in there that doesn't belong.

15. Marasi: A clock

She can control the hands, so sometimes she can make time go really fast. Or really slow.

16. Yumi: One of those serving carts

You know, like that can be wheeled in for mealtimes? Yumi Cart can always stack those dishes really really high.

17. Steris: A feather quill

Elegant. Precise. Good for making lists.

18. Wax: A candlestick

Listen. I know he may want to be a gun, but just look at that man's name.

19. Kelsier: A large desk

It's huge. It has tons of drawers, full of tons of mysterious items...and a lot of secret compartments.

20. Hoid: A coatrack

You knew it was coming.

[lightweaver-naeuri]

Shoutout to Shallan's alters and Elhokar's jester for going: "Hm, what should my moniker be? Why my job of course!"

[shmurg]

been doing a lot of traditional ink work practice! majority of these still need to be cleaned up/finished/scanned but i thought i’d share what i’d been working on

[cf-12]

Rapture, projected in the area