"you know, on my first day here, if you asked me what i wanted, i would have said adventure, mystery, true friends - but looking here at all of you, i realized that every wish came true."
IM SEEING AWFUL LOT MORE GENUINE, HEARTFELT, LOVING SIBLING HUGS AND NOT NEARLY ENOUGH "if our parent wasn't taking a photo right this second I would be ripping you into a million bitch-shaped pieces-" SIBLING HUGS-
even when tina was totally freaking out gene was still going to say he loved her too and i think thats very cute <3 i love how often their family (and especially the siblings) say i love you to each other and hug it feels so naturally affectionate and its clear how much they like each other
Askr siblings but what if. They had more of a Dipper and Mabel Gravity Falls dynamic.
AUGHH THIS ONE THOUGH. IS SO PAINFUL. This is the one I held onto for fucking ever and was so scared of fucking up bc it meant EVERYTHING to me, and, well. As you can see. It has Aged, it's pretty janky in some places.
I had already painted a bit before condemning it to the WIP folder, so I kinda went back one final time to scribble in some colors w pencil for some semblance of consistency and also to show how I saw the fits I designed in my mind's eye.
And the fits!!!!! They were SO fun to design. I didn't want to commit to drawing their armor LMAO but also wanted to do something different than canon for a dressed down look.
I actually still have the reference screenshots I took from a compilation on Youtube and yeah. You can date this piece back to November 2021.
I literally found the peachy comic of her stabbing mars like two days ago and I am so invested in what is going on. I just finished all the posts in order and I am excited and confused. (Side note I love how you do the octoling eyelashes they are so shape)
YAAA THANK YOU FOR READING! You joined us at a very fun time haha
Just as she had intended, Alphinaud took her movement as invitation, seating himself beside his twin comfortably in a way that felt all too familiar. For a moment, he reminisced on the many times they had shared meals together, thinking back to how INSEPERABLE they had been where every meal would be done in twos-- driven each other up the wall as often as they did. Despite being a perpetual grate on each other's nerves, they practically shared a wardrobe and went everywhere together.
And now look at them, having grown that much more independent, and yet still capable of sharing a simple sandwich together. No matter how much they would grow, they would always come TOGETHER when they needed each other the most.
It was then that her words caught him off guard, a look of surprise coming over his face before it gave way to one radiating warmth and humor.
"Funny... I was just thinking the exact same thing." He shared his thoughts with her, taking another bite of his own meal. "You've grown much yourself, Alisae." And he wouldn't let anyone, not even HERSELF, deny that.
Sheepishly did he smile, averting his face from hers so as to not face the embarrassment. Why did he feel so self-conscious about it? "I... w-well, yes, I did, in fact. Though, t'would be a lie to say I had done it all by myself. I had some help and guidance. I wouldn't call myself a culinarian by any means, not quite yet." Goodness, she really WOLFED it down, didn't she? Meanwhile, Alphinaud was still working on his own half.
His expression softened after she spoke once more, shifting to better face her as a moment's silence washed over them. Lips tugged into the smallest of smiles, thinking BETTER of his actions and placing down his food on the napkin it was wrapped in. "I've missed you as well, dear sister... proud as I am of your accomplishments, I miss the times we could spend together all the same. They've become brief and far between, it feels." A hand reached out to rest against her arm, a silent form of communication.
Meeting her HALF-WAY, open for something more than a simple shoulder touch or hold of the hand.
read that ppl should be getting 8+ hugs per day (8 for stabilization, or 12 for growth) for the mental/emotional benefits & well... wow. good to know what to aim for over a longer term. i don't think i've ever hugged ppl that much per day on average. if i have at some point, it was so long ago that i can't remember.