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2024 is the year of 'Auggie isn't gonna hide from indulgent horror and content' so fair warning to black list the tag [Macabre] -- I'll be tagging things with tw: format tho. (usually body horror/horror etc etc)

For those that don't know I stopped drawing horror content like 5 years ago cause people were hella mean about 'draw fucked up things means ur fucked up' so then I started drawing mlp pretty horses and that stopped.

BUT NAH IM GONNA INDULGE IN MY TRUE LOVE OF MESSY FUCKED UP WEIRDNESS.

(The much more nsfw or graphic content will only be on my patreon, not cause of a paywall but cause TOS on tumblr is wack and I don't use twitter/X anymore)

So yeah, have a pen doodle to start the year.

#[Macabre] #tw: gore #tw: body horror #[augment art tag] #its a Phage [monster] from my novel work in a general sense #but not fully cooked in the tube if y'know what i mean

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A collection

#[more reactions for my collection] #[the amount of people who just send me pikachu things is so funny now] #[my unofficial mascot even irl]

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A christmas present I've made for my sister, in memory of her cat (named Babycat) who passed earlier in the year. Many tears but in that happy way y'know?

Not much to comment beyond a cherished family member.

#[augment art tag] #pet portrait #[was workin on it between comms etc]

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hey btw there’s nothing wrong with shipping your ocs with canon characters. or shipping yourself with a canon character. even if you have a crush on the character. you are hurting literally no one. you can do whatever you want. cringe culture is dead

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Dietrich was a man who always memorized the details, he knew that, he also knew he couldn't hide his mistakes forever; but as he lay there, comfortable and bare, watching the way that stoic brow creased with some unspoken sorrow. He wished he could. Just to keep that pain from his heart. "I was desperate when BAEL first found me...Then... I was left alone, unable to die." A shiver of a whisper crossed his throat, bobbing those violent scars done by his own hand. "It didn't work. Nothing ever did I mean-" "Never again." It was a harsh whisper, a declared vow that interrupted him, the softest touch of genuine affection pushed snowy locks aside as that gaze rose to meet him. It was not pity, it was not judgment. It was earnest and understanding compassion. "I promise Alexander, never again."

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[[Me on my bullshit for my own novel work???? Maybe so. This fuckin book (and these two) are a fucking slowburn so I ain't gonna get this actual scene context properly written till like the summer LOL. So here's me just fuckin around with the draft of it. I'd rant more about the whole of this scene and book things cause Im FERAL but I'll save that for... actually writing it.

I am enjoying writing it though! Sappy as I be!

I'm colorblind so I can't be bothered to color things apparently (its so fuckin hard sometimes so I'm going back to lines) but here's a color layout below cut to save space]]

#cw: suggestive #tw: suggestive #tw: sucidal thoughts #[novel: redacted] #I could ramble about this for hours Im chomping about it but I might as well write it instead #cause ain't got many to listen to that ramble anyhow so instead of shouting to the void ill just work #Catch me on my Gay Agenda as I'm confident enough to be gay online now I guess #[alexander] #[dietrich] #[augment art tag] #[sketches] #confident in posting things I say as I sit here anxiously for like 30m not doing that

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Main love interest for my novel [REDACTED] for Alexander. Long Con Slowburn. I love them very much. Ambrose Dietrich is team lead for BAEL! He usually looks pretty no-nonsense or cold, Really only talks when the thought is fully formed (and cause the setting is pretty 'surveillance state' he's aware of what can't be talked about to stay under the radar) but that makes him seem hard to approach. He's actually pretty funny and will just joke around with people he cares about (the team). Also is a Phage-Bonded, He has to be in dim lighting or have special sunglasses inside cause his eyes are too sensitive, his sense of touch too so he's always wearing gloves! -- Has to have doses of injections to keep his health from Fracturing/Overloaded though; similar to a diabetic counter.

Sorry I can rant about this dude forever I'm biased. There's so much info. Hence the literal book being written.

#[novel: redacted] #[Augment Art Tag] #[Dietrich] #[IM NORMAL ABOUT THIS BOOK OKAY PERFECTLY NORMAL]

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im normal i swear.

Drawing Dietrich next and I am. My Bias is showing. [[the 'love interest' for Alexander in [REDACTED] for the record. He's very fun to write.]]

#[novel: redacted] #[Augment Art Tag] #[sketches] #[Dietrich]

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Drawing Dietrich next and I am. My Bias is showing. [[the 'love interest' for Alexander in [REDACTED] for the record. He's very fun to write.]]

#[novel: redacted] #[Augment Art Tag] #[sketches] #[Dietrich]

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Molly Veska-Salvesen;; The other POV Character for my novel work [REDACTED] (Designed by my wife @hlkproductions who's character visual design never misses) Without gettin into too much, has a nanite AI supercomputer in the base of her skull called The Ivory Queen. Hunts Phages with her own biotic-flesh shifting to make weapons. She's been part of the BAEL team since the early days. Smart, honest, and loyal you can't ask for a better teammate.

#[rebloging for the night crew to THE RIGHT BLOG THIS TIME]

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I think we’re gonna have to kill this guy, Simon Petrikov

#[Your work is always so fun to see on my dash] #[hope you're all doin well!] #[Tay-mun blog]

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Team Fortress 2 is like greek mythology to me. Like yes the characters have certain immutable characteristics but also there are so many equally valid interpretations of them. They can exist in any form because they are rich with personality. They can be extremely serious or extremely silly, both feel true to me. Overtime is canon. Emesis Blue is canon. Unusual Troubles is canon. Team Fabulous 2 is canon. Anything Winglet is canon. They're all video game characters but they're also not. The lore is real but not all the time and the fanwork is more original stuff with an unoriginal background. You can do anything with them and it feels right. If I got abducted by aliens and Heavy was there I'd probably say oh hey Heavy or oh shit it's Heavy TF2! Scout is a gamer. It doesn't matter that the game takes place before the invention and popularity of video games, Scout is a gamer. And the heavy is dead.

#[TF2 was my first fandom and I finally finished my Fanfic after 12 years leaving the mystery unfinished - ppl were still sending me emails] #[Its why im writing my novels now - surgery gave me the kick to finish my works] #[but tf2 and the whole cast will never be hard to write for me I have never had as much fun writing-] #[-as I did finishing that last chapter after 12 years. I wouldn't probably be a writer without it] #[it WAS CRINGE AS FUCK BUT GOD WAS IT FUN] #[and the actual breadcrumb layout for it made sense and I'm startled it was solid enough I couldn't change the ending] #[proud of past me and proud of me now] #[and I know the team would be proud of me too and that makes me happy]

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The King's first decree, was made in fear.

#[I have no context for this but it is beautifully done!] #[Wonderful colorwork and lighting!] #[Not My Work]

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Molly Veska-Salvesen;; The other POV Character for my novel work [REDACTED] (Designed by my wife @hlkproductions who's character visual design never misses) Without gettin into too much, has a nanite AI supercomputer in the base of her skull called The Ivory Queen. Hunts Phages with her own biotic-flesh shifting to make weapons. She's been part of the BAEL team since the early days. Smart, honest, and loyal you can't ask for a better teammate.

#[novel: redacted] #[molly] #[Augment Art Tag] #[honest to god I can rant off about how much I love my wife and how much I love molly for ages she's such a good character] #[Molly also gets 2 boyfriends in a healthy Polyamorus relationship] #[im irl poly of 10+ years so its pretty easy to write] #look at me not cleaning my lines good boy]

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Stone faced and barely moving in the club.

#[Replying to prior tags w wife] #[You're so fucking funny and so right yes] #[Dietrich core im howling]

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Here have a hoard of work spanning 2020 -> 2023 (Top to bottom in that order lol) I haven't really posted all of these in the same place before so It's good to do that.

There's more but these are the more 'finished' things that I'd be wanting to post and not cringe about being unfinished/Forgotten WIPs / studies

#Artwork Examples #Ill add this to my pinned post as a link example so it dont get lost #Augment Art Tag

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reasons why i hate backgrounds and need to work on them more: This. But here have Kalypso. 

#[I like this background very much! Etherial feeling!] #[Also a very pretty pose and layout!] #[Lovely done!] #[Not My Work] #[Others OCs]

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Intimacy is not just about sex. It's having heart-to-hearts, staying up all night talking, sharing childhood memories, thoughts, fears, dreams & hopes for the future. It's uncontrollable laughter, direct eye contact and feeling each other without touching - it's exchanging energy

#[me at my wives I love them so much they mean the world to me]