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consistent artstyle? haven't heard of it

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little wip of Durin 💜

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new ships with Bennett 😋

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AI Abstraction

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what if, with a little bit of humanity...

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made for a Twitter trend about oc's place in the meta;

joke's on you I literally thought about it when making him - Lian my darling is a 4* support Hydro catalyst who could shake hands with 1.0 units because he'd be a BEAST even at C0

he'd take a LOT of pulls to get him to come home tho

here's more about him 💕

(though with lunar crystalize now I think he could work with Geo too - he's an universal buffer for all elements except Hydro BUT has frequent application)

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Beloved of the dandelions 💕

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🐞Miraculous AU

guys I'm so surprised I haven't seen much of this au including Bennett when his eng VA is literally Ladybug AND his jp VA is Cat Noir - like it's the funniest fact

ofc the role of Ladybug fits him best and who else to play the sad blond guy if not Aether?

perfection I say

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Welcome back to Sumeru!

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doodle for the birthday boy 💙

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Mond's pyro boys 🔥

I want them to meet SO BADLY - Bennett is great with outcasts such as Razor (him and Durin would 100% be buddies I can feel it) & Fischl so I'm sure he'd absolutely love Durin as well

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Happy Halloween! 👻

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have some silly meme from twitter ☺️

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about those antlers...

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here's my Genshin OC Rui Lian & brief introduction

I've had him since 2020-2021 & been wanting to post more about him but kept putting it off to perfect him - I'm still not 100% satisfied but at a point where I'm more confident about him

I know ocs aren't that popular, especially without a ship to back them up but I truly love this character as I spent SO LONG crafting his story, I'll post more when I feel up to it

(he might be a 4* but I imagine him as a versatile secret 5* support & buffer we've been asking for also now my comment about how I wanted to introduce him since he's "similar" to Lauma should make sense - both are deer-like

BUT I really hope Lian doesn't come off as a copy due to me only releasing him now as it's just a surface level comparison)

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Um, hello! I just wanted to say, your aethernett art is really really cute to look at! And your artsyle is so soft and cute, and I always feel like smiling whenever I see your art!

oh, sweetheart this makes me SO HAPPY I'M GLAD YOU ENJOY IT THANK YOUU! 😭💕 my style is a mess tho

mind if I yap a little bit using this as an excuse to vent my thoughts? I hope it's alright

it warms my heart that you, and the few people enjoy my Aethernett content but I really do feel like I'm just wasting my time with this ship sometimes...

there's so few people into it (or who even know about this ship?) mostly due to how Bennett was/is only ever relevant in meta talk or when getting shipped with Razor (prior to 5.8 at least, but we'll see how the event's story holds up in people's minds) and Aether has so many ships (duh he's one of the MCs) he has more popular options than a random 4* character who wasn't even relevant outside of events for years...so I get why that is

I'd definitely love to branch out with ships since I have others, with both Bennett and Aether & with others but I still love this ship dearly I wish more people could see the potential since I find them really cute and they're my number 1 ship but I definitely feel like I'm just making content for myself most of the time

I was going to get into some issues I have with the fandom's perception of Bennett and in general characters being shipped - but I don't think this ask is related to that so I think I'll save it for some other time even if it's loosely connected

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whew I'm finally done...

this was supposed to be what Hoyo teased us with but didn't deliver on - Bennett meeting the Pyro Archon

(originally I wanted to touch on the Mare Jivari & Abyss and Mavuika offering him a place to stay too but I didn't see the point in rehasing it)

instead I wanted to highlight Bennett's struggle, the confused cycle he's found himself in - the comic & Mavuika has no answer because he needs to find it himself*

I even thought about the "what does freedom really mean when demanded of you" line when making this because it FITS

Mavuika was really hard to write so I was really careful with her actions here so I hope I did her okayish at the very least

I tried to find a connection between her and Bennett even if their situations weren't the same - she has her own regrets & he reminded her of them

*the conclusion (I know it's wonky I'm not 100% happy with the comic) is basically him being his usual stubborn self where he still doesn't have an answer just knows he'll make it happen because he refuses to let down the people he loves

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tried to do a soft re-design of Bennett's skin

differences; the colors are much more vibrant now, more BLUE splashes here & there, the added "nightsoul" effect would be purely cosmetic (since Hoyo is a coward) when burst is active & only ON his past scars, his bag is looser to allow for more movement during the run animation

the yellow+orange cloth around his waist & the dangling belts are also much longer now for the same reason he's got similar patterns on his shirt like his dad & bandana got a feather(?) similar to his mom's keep in mind this is just a ROUGH sketch for fun & ik it could be better