#I love the imagery of this

[thatsneakymedic]

October Writing Challenge Day 8 Claws

Pain shot up everywhere all over his body, and his body writhed on the freezing laboratory floor as the cells spreads from his arm throughout his body.

It felt like as if fire, venom, and ice were flowing in his veins and his body starts to shudder as he could feel his chest and lungs hurting as well. His eyes were fluttering and rolling to the back of his head as his vision spun and blurred as everything in the room felt like it was going to crash all onto and around him.

"Not... enough... not... enough.." Were the words that Kabuto repeated and chanted in his head like some holy mantra and whispered in his pale lips.

His body and his hair was completely covered in sweat, he panted and wheezed so much that drool seeped out from the corners of his mouth and his throat got dry and sore, and he felt so weak from the tremors that his body went through that anymore pain on him, he could only groan out weakly.

Disturbingly so, he didn't want the pain to stop. He wanted to know how far he can push his own body for the sake of obtaining his Master's powers. If he were to die right now, then it would prove that he was too weak to ever be worthy of Orochimaru's power and that he deserved to die in obscurity.

He was all alone in his hideout. He didn't dare want to bring his assistants with him to watch over him, and he didn't trust anyone in his vulnerable state. And if he died, no one would know about it and he would just be a mangled, decayed husk of a corpse left behind.

His eyes lay on his scaled arm on the side as he layed on his stomach, and as if his mind was playing tricks on him, his entire scaled arm had become thin, white and looked exactly like that of a dragon's hand.

Complete with black claws that were as sharp and as long as that of a bird of preys with the bits of fur on the ends.

That was all that he remembered before he passed out. His mind delirious and full of vivid images, both frightening and beautiful.

He was however unafraid of the darkness because he knew that the moment he wakes up, he would be pleased with the results and the slow progress on his entire body.

@lunyraartistry (again, thank you for the opportunity to do the story!)

#october writing challenge #dragon verse #I can't believe I got this story down already! #:D #I love the imagery of this #sorry for the unexpected big claw #but I needed the image to let others know what I imagined

[ssalballoon]

Mystra showed him the secrets beneath the veils. The gossamer veils first, draped across the Weave. The delicate veils next, draped across her body. 'Chosen One' she whispered, as she slipped them off completely.

poor gale :'(

- the dialogue is from ea gale's explanation about his folly

- i kinda like that she ended up looking like a mother-of-pearl inlay lacquerware!

- oh this was a subconscious choice, but Gale is sitting in seiza which is a posture for showing respect especially to elders. it's also known to be a painful position to sit in for extended periods of time, which is why it was sometimes used as a method of (morally dubious) punishment. however, experienced people can maintain this posture for much longer. food for thought :-)

- (edit: deleted this point bcs it didn't really make sense + detracted from the art a little;;)

#also had other companion drawings w gale and mystra planned for this but none of them are complete... perhaps another day #mystra #baldur's gate 3 #bg3 #bg3 fanart #gale of waterdeep #gale dekarios #my art #hm i dont have many opportunities to share my mystra thoughts so! #mystra is incredibly difficult to redesign and draw! I want to give her a fantastical element to her while retaining her austere aloofness #(her unassuming design is actually surprisingly effective in making her seem so effortlessly powerful) #I love spiderweb imagery and braids(weave) for her but braids make her seem so... kind? very soft? i'll try again another day... #is this seriously my last post of 2023. goddamn

[drulalovescas]

the parallels between the way their relationship started and ended might actually be the most beautiful in the history of tv

STARTED AND ENDED ON THE DEVIL'S TRAP

STARTED AND ENDED WITH A HANDPRINT

STARTED AND ENDED WITH CAS SAVING DEAN WINCHESTER

#the wings imagery gets me every time #listen i hate how their story ended #but i also believe theirs is the most beautiful love story ever #and i'm a sucker for all the parallels #destiel #supernatural #spn #spn 4x1 #spn 15x18

[bubblingsteam]

Worship

#disco elysium #disco elysium fanart #harry du bois #harrier du bois #harry dubois #kim kitsuragi #dolores dei #dora ingerlund #digital art #harrykim #kimharry #sort of? #the deification of harrys loved ones hffnnsjsjfhsjajfbdioqoqpa.... #i have no idea how to draw lungs if you cant tell #my art #religious imagery #my beloved

[labcoated-lunacy]

eroticism of the machine this, eroticism of the machine that. what about the AROMANTICISM of the machine. what about the electric comfort of looking at a beautiful turbine engine and knowing that it is just like you. what about the urge to cut open your chest to prove your heart is made of wires and your ribs are made of steel. what about that

#but ily eroticism of the machine people I’m glad you are enjoying your machines #anyways. sure ALL aro(/ace) rep shouldn't be robots #but i personally LOVE the trope #my love for robot characters and machinery imagery is intrinsically linked with aromanticism #(asexuality too in my case) #(but ‘aromanticism’ flowed better in the post) #robotposting #machineposting #aromantic

[nipuni]

😔 Oh Crowley..

#good omens #good omens 2 #crowley #ineffable husbands #the sketch got out of hand #this series has so much stuff I love to draw like clouds fabrics historical fashion flowy hair wings religious imagery stars sad old men- #I'll get better at drawing actors at some point just bear with me for now #my art

[ya-boi-alex]

Wanted to experiment a bit with my artstyle. Techno and the voices be upon ye.

#I love the eye imagery but they're the VOICES #haha silly little guys in your head demanding blood. it be like that<3 #mcyt #art #technoblade #technoblr #technoblade fanart

[contakaidigon]

WE ARE GOING TO DIE HERE TOGETHER, RIZ GUKGAK

#saw a buncha fan art interpretations of this scene and I loved all of em #so I had to do my own too #absolutely terrifying scene. incredible visual imagery. no notes. #I’m so glad we got to see baron this season #dimension 20 #fantasy high #dimension 20 fantasy high #fantasy high junior year #fhjy #riz gukgak #baron from the baronies

[tubbytarchia]

The bloodied moon cried for you, but you only heard the stars The weeping moon then bled for you, but you only saw her scars

#I was too motivated to draw this to not outright finish it. More Pearl art upon ye god. oops! All Pearl! #pearlescentmoon #pearlescentmoon fanart #trafficblr #tilly #double life fanart #the blood seeping from the moon is turning her fit scarlet <3 #cw blood #wolf + moon + Pearl imagery... too good to pass up on #god so ill #SO ILL #I LOVE DRAWING ANIMALS SO MUCH #GUYS I LOVE IT SO MUCH #WOLVES. WOLVES!!!! #Wolves are overrated and I like most animals more than that but THEYRE STILL FUN TO DRAW #sorry I wrote the. little poem thing wrong so I privated this for a bit teehee Im a failure #tubby art

[vaenyaa]

apple of my eye

#kinda heavy metal lover core i love my toxic yuri crossed with food imagery #fear and hunger termina #fear and hunger #funger #samarie #marina domek #samarina #fear and hunger 2

[ameliecausse]

Shaka and Māra, the demon King of the Sixth Realm~

#saint seiya #fanart #virgo shaka #buddhism imagery #mara #demon #digital art #the first one was a lot of work ! #i'm really happy with these two #always love to draw shaka with skeletons and dark imagery #the skeleton's skulls are based on tibetans masks #hope i did it right

[arthursfuckinghat]

The sun is your halo, for it is always above you.

Arthur and Weetabix 𑁦𐂂𑁦 Scarlett Meadows

#It's a line from a poem I wrote I love poetry fun fact #oh the poems I could write about arthur but I shall not #<- fears the cringe #but I also just love taking pictures of arthur and the sun #he's perfect #I'm like a sponge for all kinds of imagery I soak that shit up it keeps me going #I'm a real yapper #but alas #I have my silly little blog to yap on #and lovely followers <3 #mwah #rdr2 #red dead redemption 2 #mick squeaks #arthur morgan #weetabix my horse #red dead redemption community #liveblogging

[mirrorhouse]

i wonder how many more people would've vehemently hated gale right off the bat on full release if his introduction conversation had stayed like this or something similar

#i wasn't realy involved in any discussions during ea but i do know a lot of people didn't trust or like gale then #but i always really loved the wind imagery he uses with his phrasing here #and the way he casually walks out of the portal like it's effortless and then stands over you literally talking down to you #in the full release your first impression of him is a guy stuck with no way to free himself without your help #then when you do help him he's very friendly and kind and doesnt come across as threatening at all. and you talk to him on level ground #even his most dismissive remark about the player's magic or lack of it just after meeting him doesn't come across as strong as this one imo #also. i have like no other clips from ea saved other than this one lol #baldur's gate #gale dekarios #gale of waterdeep #★

[fumifooms]

Homegrown

Thistle and Delgal - Dungeon Meshi, Ryoko Kui

^ Fernando Pessoa / Killing Flies, Michael Dickman / A Brother Named Gethsemane, Natalie Diaz / Antigonick, Anne Carson v Oats We Sow, Gregory and the Hawk

#Dungeon meshi #spoilers #dungeon meshi manga spoilers #thistle #sissel #thistle dungeon meshi #web weaving #web weave #Just in case for sake of transparency: in the ‘what a relief everyone’s safe’ panel I erased a bit of dialogue he originally said #‘What a relief everyone’s BODY IS safe’ #But yk. Delusions angst. Dinner table Thistle imagery you are famous to me #delicious in dungeon #Umm go check out my Thistle & Falin fic on ao3 called Slivers maybe idk #Sometimes it does feel like Thistle has an age regression through the manga it’s interesting. Kui what were you cooking #I am a firm believer that Thistle’s an adult and that that doesn’t take anything away from his narrative tho. #He’s the older brother here & that’s the whole point. God dunmeshi family narratives I love youuu #Thistles are a weed… Idk the garden theme for him works great imo. Make that dungeoneum manage that kingdom like an ecosystem

[ruporas]

hotter than hell

[ID: Digital art of Vash and Wolfwood from Trigun Maximum in their alternative universe form based off an angel Vash and Devil Wolfwood illustration Nightow did. The both of them are sitting side by side, exhausted from the heat, Vash has his arms crossed, leaned against his knees and his head against his arms, eyes closed as sweat drips from his face. His wings spreads over the both of them to shield them from the sun. Wolfwood is sitting with his right leg extended and his left leg with the knee slightly up. His eyes are also closed with a clear grimacing expression. He uses one of his small devil wings to fan Vash, the text effect reads “flap flap”. Being in the shadows, the palette is cool, blues and purples. A sliver of light shines on the parts not covered by wings in a bright orange/yellow. END ID]

#vashwood #vash the stampede #nicholas d wolfwood #trigun #trigun maximum #this is such a random piece but i just wanted to draw these versions of them... #usually im a double angel vw kind of guy . i like the imagery of angel ww but his little antenna horns and triangle tail and devil wings #very cute... and frankly vw has duality in this field... of angel and devil. demon and diablo and whatnot #but ultimately the angel motifs suits vash the most if nightows side illustrations and book covers are anything to go by #like the covers for vol 5 and vol 8... he is lovely in wings - both the winged kind and his plant-esque kind #and mortal wolfwood my no.1 forever. the idea of devil ww guiding an angel vash back to heaven is a fun thought though #theres probably like 800 stories with that kind of angel/devil plot but im beaming it at vw #ruporas art

[shorthaltsjester]

the mighty nein - critical role

this is a place where i don't feel alone. this is a place where i feel at home.

#also with softer vibes. i offer They #every silly little brainheart found family deserves a to build a home edit #the mighty nein maybe most of all. thats my family #also the lyrics deliciously well suited to m9. #when jester pulls that. stupid tarot card for fjord. home or traveler. and there's a carnival wagon. and veth says Thats Us! . them #i just think about . the tower is their home the xhorhouse is their home the lavish chateau is their home the balleater. the mistake. #the nein heroez. veth and yezas apartment. the dome. fjord and jesters living room floor. #a bar with a silly name on rumblecusp #also like. the song has stone and dust imagery. gardens and trees. #the inherent temporality of life and love and how that holds no bearing on how greatly people can love. im losin it okay. #ive been making this edit for days straight with my computer screaming at me for trying to shove 143 episodes of cr into a 2min20sec video. #crying becuase. theyre a family do you get it. they were nine lonely people and most of them had given up on seeing their own lives #as something that might be good. something that might make the world a better place. and in the end they're heroes. #and it doesn't matter if no one else knows because They know they're heroes. and they wouldn't've believed that was true when they met. #rattling the bars of my enclosure. to be loved is to be changed #posted on twitter and want to get in the habit of posting here too bc. #general reasons but also bc . i have noticed some of the ppl liking/sharing it are also ppl who shit on my ops by vaguing about my posts #which is in general whatever but does leave a funny taste in my mouth. #critical role #the mighty nein #cr2 #caleb widogast #caduceus clay #jester lavorre #fjord #veth brenatto #yasha nydoorin #beauregard lionett #mollymauk tealeaf #my posts