Colours Theory: Choerry’s Mirror And Secondary Colours (Part 2)

i present: natal macabro told through GM noises

"Shark teeth are for WHAT??"

Na minha cabeça Calamidade ep 8 minuto 2:44:00 foi exatamente assim:

Eu nasci de Danthur

"you know you are only supposed to have 1 apprentice maybe 2 not 15." said the wizard council member "well until people stop leaving surprisingly powerful orphans at my doorstep I'll be taking care of my 17 apprentices." The council member snapped their wand "WHERE DID YOU GET 3 MORE!"

AESPA – BETTER THINGS (2023) I was never sure that I loved you, but I was always sure that you would let me down. Wasn't ever sure that if I trust you, but I am so goddamn sure my energy is just too precious to waste. So now you wanna know me? I've got better things to do with my time than you.

The Summer Hikaru Died hit me wayyy harder than I was expecting. I'm not that good at putting things into words, but its depiction of growing up queer in a rural community felt so real.

Yoshiki is repressed, stifled by the community he grew up in. He wants so badly to leave, to go to the big city, to finally be free of all the nosiness that comes from living in a small town. In some panels, the sounds of the cicadas are written in every possible blank space, giving a suffocating feeling.

Something I haven't seen people talk about yet (though I'm sure it exists) is all the discussion about Yoshiki becoming "mixed up" by spending time with 'Hikaru.' At the end of chapter 4, Rie tells Yoshiki to put some distance between himself and 'Hikaru' before he becomes mixed up. And obviously, she's talking in the sense of the supernatural, but it reminded me somewhat of my own experiences. In middle school I was friends with someone that was heavily rumored, but not confirmed to be a lesbian (she was, but closeted.) My parents told me to keep my distance from her, because they didn't want me getting "involved in the wrong crowd" or "influenced."

Just as my only refuge from growing up this way was my small group of closeted queer friends who shared my struggles, Yoshiki was safe with Hikaru. Except now, Hikaru is gone, replaced by a mimic that uses his body and retained his memories. He's gone, but he's not gone.

In TSHD, queerness and the supernatural are intertwined. Just as 'Hikaru' must hide what he truly is, Yoshiki must as well. Just as 'Hikaru' is a monster, Yoshiki views himself as a monster because of his upbringing. Getting involved with the supernatural is dangerous, just as how being openly queer in a homophobic area is dangerous. Both are things that people fear, that must be hidden in order to stay safe.

Anyway this is long and rambly but I just needed to share. I obviously knew that TSHD had topics of both horror and queerness before reading, but I didn't expect it to affect me as much as it did.

Owl Ratio? 👀

Have you considered drawing Aventurine with wings? Or just a wing au in general?

he doesnt need a peacock-esque fashion anymore, he IS peacock

I still don't quite understand why they wear those respirator masks in Kaiju no 8, but what I DO KNOW is that if yours were to break, Gen would give you his, without hesitation.

Just imagine you're injured, cradled in Gens' arms and struggling to breathe from all the toxins and dust in the air, so Gen pulls off his masks, not even wasting a single thought on his well being, and puts it over your mouth, instructing you to take deep breaths while he wates for help to come.