#riven rambles

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Just the idea that Jud had such a calming, welcoming presence, so soft, and caring, that Benoit could go off about all his feelings about religion.

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Body horror warning and also I'm not too familiar with the lore of everything (have only seen the movies three times collectively), but ughhh they make me ill

Idk how it happens but I really love the idea of Grace and Rocky finding Simon somehow, after the events of Iron Lung. Grace having to go out and grab him, spacesuit quickly coated in the red ocean liquid that couldn't possibly be blood. Looking at him and wondering if this was worth it; he's coated in whatever that ocean is made of that he almost doesn't look human. The most obvious injury is the missing arm. Having to carry/drag him to the medical bed, leaving a trail of red that Rocky rolls over and tracks around the rest of the ship, asking if Grace was sure this is a human, how badly is it hurt, is it alive at all. Now Grace can smell it, and he feels it seep into his clothes and drip down his hands; it is indeed blood. How much of it is the stranger's and how much is just from the moon, he can't tell. Cleaning him up the best he can but there's just so much blood. Being as gentle as possible because his skin is loose and peeling, bits of flesh tearing off whenever he applies too much force. Thinking that there's some kind of creature on his face but no, that's just extra mouth that stretches across his cheek, with sharp, exposed teeth. When Grace pushes his hair back to get a better look, he feels air. Somehow, the stranger is alive. He leaves the rest of the care to Armando, but in true Eridian fashion, he spends all the time he can watching over him to see if when he'll wake. It takes forever to clean up the blood from around the ship, the space suit and his clothing is a lost cause, and he washes his hands raw trying to get them clean. The smell lingers though.

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Gen 2 of @poketcg-art 's Pokedex card redraw event! I got Houndoom, I really liked how this turned out, it's hard to do lighting with colored pencils, but I think it's alright :)

Original art by burari!

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Last minute Hoenn redraw for @poketcg-art ! Turned out a lot better than I thought it would, lol!

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I love how dirty Hozier Self Titled feels. Like, actually dirty, despite UUU being the dirt themed album. So many lyrics mention crawling, being buried and dug up again, dying and rotting. The album feels so hot and humid, with air that physically weighs you down and leaves you coated in sweat. TMTC is such a great first track cause it sets up the theme of love being this nasty thing (whether it actually is or not) and rolling in it like a dog. Being in love is like a drug to him. Underneath the harsh light of existing the only relief is being violently in love with someone. And when the singer doesn't have it, it's all he can think about. It doesn't matter if society hates him for it, or if it's unhealthy, or if it's abusive, he doesn't care. All the love he's ever had has been covered in grime, soil, sweat, blood, tears. When that's all he's had, that's all he wants, and he's desperate for it, grabbing at it with needy, dirt caked hands.

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Everyone please please please go see Iron Lung today if you can!!! I don't know movie things too well, but his movie is beating a Disney film for the top film in the US over this weekend I believe, just BARELY, so if you have the time and the money, PLEASE go see it!!!

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I have done another redraw for @poketcg-art 's event! I kind liked how it turned out :)

Original card art by Jiro Sasumo!

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@poketcg-art is hosting a card redraw and I decided to try it out :) Picked the Zapdos out of my collection, in case it's blurry, the illustrator is Ken Sugimori! Turned out better than I thought it would tbh.