name's Tom and I misspelled opera

current hyperfixation: Scarlet Hollow art style could be called "fuck it, good enough"

[banana-can-do-art]

Always remember that throughout the horrors, Isaacs is having his very own The Summer Hikaru Died experience in the background

[haverst]

Felt this to my core

[btgtournament]

Who is your favorite?

Joan Kelly

Winnie

Remaining time: 2 days 16 hours

[blacktabbygames]

"And you're afraid that your cousin has dipped her cup into Enoch's well of devilry. Isn't that right?"

[btgtournament]

Who is your favorite?

Dustin Mom

Miles

Remaining time: 2 days 16 hours

[nitw]

i really love that we've finally gotten more insight on sybil bc as much of a schemer as she is, she's proven to be extremely interesting, smart and sympathetic. she has reasons for doing what she does, but it's not without pain and regret; what she says makes sense; she wholeheartedly believes that all of this is for the greater good and that the sacrifices are worth it, as painful as they are; she wants you to see things from her perspective; she truly doesn't want to see anyone hurt.

but she's also long past the point of no return. she firmly believes that her way is the only way, so she uses the same manipulation tactics no matter what — those are necessary steps. she's lived too long and seen and endured too much to accept any other perspective. no matter how much she paints it as an act of mercy, the fact of the matter is that kaneeka is the only sacrifice she deems "worth it". there's no possible outcome of ep5 where sybil can be persuaded to let kaneeka exist as her own person, because as soon as the vision begins it's already too late. her plan is already in motion, she's forced you into a stalemate, and the only alternative is what she considers her own defeat.

episode 5 gave us A LOT to read into when it comes to sybil's relationship with kaneeka, specifically the theme of white privilege and the (literal) silencing, consumption and erasure of kaneeka as a mixed black girl in the rural south. AND MILES!! the fact that miles even exists — a younger brother, a failed plan B, also neglected but in a whole different way from kaneeka; one not as immediately obvious because he's still so young and just sees it as his chill mom letting him do whatever he wants (because she has no expectations for him) — there's SO much more weight to this whole family dynamic now.

and as many others have pointed out, it's no coincidence that the first daughter she hesitated to sacrifice in several lifetimes had the same green eyes as her, which kaneeka notably doesn't. they pointed that out for a reason. every new bit of info we can use to establish who sybil is as a person and why she does what she does is interwoven with this underlying theme of bias and black erasure.

like............ it's not subtle. they went goddamn crazy with the subtext and imagery in this one and i applaud that SOOOOOOO HARD

[nitw]

#also hmmmm that for a good while in her narrative. there's a trend of her using her power to amass more power wealth and comfort.#she moves from a small snowy village to a city. she becomes enmeshed with powerful people in maybe Versailles or something similar.#she lets a wannabe dictator spoil her.#like. Sybil can claim it's all been for the greater good but there's also just this expectation and entitlement to nice things#one can even kind of see this with Kaneeka and miles. it's never SYBIL who has to run the shop that provides their livelihood#someone else also suggested she married a black man to better have daughters she wouldn't see herself in. for an easier sacrifice.#she definitely went for a man who could provide for her. a man with his own general store#and yeah. that's my main thrust. Sybil has no interest in being HUMBLE and to me that speaks volumes

VERY good tags here

[nitw]

if you woobify tabitha while antagonizing kaneeka for not being super friendly with you because of decisions that YOU chose to make that directly influence her read on what kind of person your character is i'm fucking stealing something out of your house !

[nitw]

[cal3ris]

is this gonna get me fired you think

[arimakafu]

"You see yourself in her, don't you?"

[claretflowers]

outfit ideas and doodles

Darko's outfit doesn't change much, only the top changes color from monday to friday. If he gets to change he'll pick the funeral outfit on saturday, no need to keep it nice anymore

[orpheuslament]

i will personally never understand that thing people do when theyre like "i thought this was a good piece of art until i realised its fetish/pornographic" like why does art lose value if the artist was a little horny when they made it. why is that so scary. im sure a lot of the old masters were doing portraits of their lovers slightly bricked up & theyre still displayed in museums. why is sexual arousal not an acceptable source of inspiration when like every other emotion is. well i mean i know why sadly but i do not like it so i'll continue to complain about it

[lychgate]

if michaelangelo can paint 644 cock and balls on the sistine chapel u can swallow a few close ups of feet or whatever

[maytheratseatureyes]

Some quick Wayne art from earlier today

[herssian]

the most abysmal, uninspired, technically incorrect, unfathomably incompetent art is still art. by refusing to make it, you deny yourself the art itself, not the fictionalized greatness of it. a what if will never constitute art, let alone a better version of your shitty doodle

[claretflowers]

Darko Scarlet

23 y.o. he/him Powerful Build, Keen Eye, Mystical Lives in a studio apartment, unemployed Matricide Reesemancer

[btgtournament]

Who is your favorite?

Harrison

Charles Shaw Junior

Voting ended onJul 16

[lilium-snow]

You can't bear witness to The Horrors™ if you don't have your glasses on! ᕕ(ᐛ)ᕗ

[btgtournament]

Who is your favorite?

Avery

Julius

Voting ended onJul 16