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[botanautical]

i miss you

#soukoku #skk #bungou stray dogs #bungo stray dogs #bsd fanart #bsd #bsd dazai #bsd chuuya #dazai #chuuya #dazai x chuuya #long time no see! may i offer some sad soukoku art in these trying times? #i Am having a trying time. abysmal in fact. but it pushes me to draw at least #putting dazai through the wringer yet again... and i am not projecting onto this at all (lying) #hopefully i'll have more things to share soon #the perpetual mood of 'chuuya my beloved <3' #botanautical

[garfieldkermit]

Just a video essay about the queer content in FE Engage and comparing it to the rest of the series, any feedback or thoughts from fans of the series are much appreciated! :)

Thumbnail art by the amazing @botanautical and @songsofloke helped a lot with the video formatting!!!

#alear #m!alear #fire emblem #fire emblem engage #fire emblem queer #fire emblem gay #gay subtext #queer subtext #video essay #path of radiance #radiant dawn #fe niles #fe alear #fe leon #fe bunet

[botanautical]

'We all yearn for the woods. That's why every fellow on this island wants to settle down near a tree - just one will do.'

#dazai osamu #bsd dazai #bungou stray dogs #bungo stray dogs #bsd #bsd fanart #it's dazai day!! #i wish this insufferable fictional man weren't so beloved to me #but as somebody plagued by silly brain issues he is oddly comforting and makes me feel less alone #and bsd introduced me to actual dazai osamu whose writing is honestly groundbreaking to me and i've barely even scratched the surface #it's something about the confluence of humour and tragedy... the desire to exist to bring joy to others at the expense of one's own #i feel like asagiri imparted this notion well onto bsd dazai - i know a lot of people dislike dazai and question his motivations #but i have faith in him and believe he's pursuing good #anyway excuse the ramble! the caption is from dazai's short story 'monkey island'! thank you to my dear partner for finding it for me!! #i'm really very happy with how this piece turned out - i wanted to depict bsd dazai but really pay suitable homage to his namesake #it's been a while since i've had fun drawing but this one and other recent pieces this month have really brought me back into it #happy birthday dazai #botanautical

[botanautical]

THE DARK ERA - 黒の時代

(textless version below the cut)

#bungou stray dogs #bungo stray dogs #bsd #bsd fanart #bsd oda #bsd odasaku #osamu dazai and the dark era #a little dark era piece inspired by wanderer above the sea of fog by caspar david friedrich #i was intending to do a nice gentle illustration in honour of oda but it has ended up very dramatic as often happens asdffdgsd #and then i thought it would look quite cool as a book/movie cover so i added the text and made a nice mock-up! #i'm always keen to do artwork that has literary influence on the characters' birthdays so i might try to do another small little drawing #but i think i just wanted to represent how cool he is as a character! and how atmospheric and moving this arc is #i think it's the point which heightened my interest in the series - oda is so interesting and lovely #he is so fundamental to so much of the narrative too - it's quite fascinating #...also dazai is technically here but i won't tag him asdfgfdg #botanautical #tw blood

[botanautical]

repose

#my redraw of akimi yoshida's redraw of a still from maurice #ash and eiji hold a special place in my heart #banana fish #ash lynx #eiji okumura #asheiji #aslan jade callenreese #banana fish fanart #botanautical

[botanautical]

"Ah- Karl!!"

#bsd poe #bungou stray dogs #bungo stray dogs #bsd #bsd fanart #it's a national holiday for anxious people.... #almost missed it! i wanted to do something more poetic for him like my other pieces i have done #but it turned into a candid shot of the poor guy having his writing disturbed by a cheeky karl.... #the potential for him writing a gothic thriller has been comically thwarted so perhaps this artwork is a fitting reflection for me asgdfgh #i'm so excited to see him again soon - the perfect crime arc is so good!! #botanautical

[botanautical]

I'VE COME TO THINK IT'S WORTH TRYING.

#i seem to be in an abstract expressionist mood at the moment - it's a very cathartic style #bsd dazai #bsd chuuya #soukoku #bungou stray dogs #bungo stray dogs #bsd #bsd fanart #skk #skk fanart #dazai x chuuya #bungou stray dogs fanart #double black #dazai fanart #chuuya fanart #botanautical #eye strain

[botanautical]

Oh, it was actually a simple trick. You most likely didn’t understand it because it was too simple.

#happy birthday ranpo!! #ranpo edogawa #edogawa ranpo #bsd ranpo #bungou stray dogs #bungo stray dogs #bsd #bsd fanart #the quote is from 'the ghost' from 'the early cases of akechi kogoro' - thank you again bsd-bibliophile asfdhjfk #his introductory episode remains one of my favourites - my beloved lil guy whom i need to draw more fanart for #he certainly is relatable too and it means a lot #botanautical

[botanautical]

The Perfect Crime...

(Darker version under the cut!)

#bungou stray dogs #bungo stray dogs #bsd #bsd mushitarou #bsd mushitaro #mushitarou #his skill is one of my favourites simply because it's so cute #i drew this just before the episode came out so the way i've drawn his ability is how i interpreted it after reading the arc in the manga! #i really like how they animated it though - it looks really cool #he's such a funny guy just walking around being so internally unhinged but dressed and styled so meticulously asfgdkjsfdlk #botanautical

[botanautical]

Thank you, Mob Psycho 100!

#mob psycho 100 #shigeo kageyama #mp100 #mp100 shigeo #for six years this series has held a very very special place in my heart #it will continue to do so for countless more #thank you so much mob psycho 100!! i hope we see more of these beloved characters some day in the future #there are so many moments from this series i would like to explore once again and illustrate #i have shed so many tears the past few weeks because of this lil guy #i cannot even articulate how much his character development and the message of mob psycho 100 mean to me #this is not a goodbye to the series i hold dearest - it will always be a part of me 🌻 #botanautical

[botanautical]

"I don't understand what anyone's thinking! I'm scared! It feels like I'm surrounded by monsters! It doesn't matter what I say - nobody understands me! My parents were the only ones who did, and they're dead!"

#bsd ranpo #bungou stray dogs #bungo stray dogs #bsd #bsd fanart #the untold origins of the detective agency #bsd spoilers #bungou stray dogs spoilers #eye strain #i originally drew this at the start of december after reading untold origins and it has been sitting in my drafts ever since #i can't believe so soon after reading it i am now seeing this story animated!! i hope everyone is enjoying it - they've adapted it nicely #ranpo is so dear to me - his feelings of alienation really hit me where it hurts :( #the quote is from pg. 121 of the english yen press edition of untold origins #botanautical

[botanautical]

May 12th... it's an important day today!!

#happy birthday mob and happy tears of the kingdom release day!! #i'm very excited to play it!! #i hope everyone else has fun playing it too! #mob psycho 100 #shigeo kageyama #mp100 #the legend of zelda #tears of the kingdom #tloz #totk #link tloz #i wanted to celebrate both so figured 'why not combine them?' #i think link and mob would get along well #botanautical

[botanautical]

wisps of youth.

#bungou stray dogs #soukoku #bsd dazai #bsd chuuya #bsd #skk #bungo stray dogs #they're just two li'l guys #this was initially just going to be a rough sketch in order to mess around with a different angle #but as soon as i start adding glowing lights and particles i cannot be stopped asfdhjfdhjk #chuuya is also going 'hah?' by the way.... of course #botanautical

[botanautical]

bad patch

#bsd dazai #bungo stray dogs #bungou stray dogs #bsd fanart #bsd #i desperately want to wade through some long lush grass so i shall do it vicariously through my blorbos #i'm trying to embrace my natural messy style and i've been drawing lots of sad dazais #he's all i can seem to draw at the moment - an unfortunate comfort character asfghdjfds #i often find my instinctive style unappealing but i'm really very happy with this one. i'm looking forward to drawing more things like this #i think i dropped my brain somewhere recently because it's feeling pretty broken but drawing this was very therapeutic for me #botanautical

[botanautical]

flâneur

#apologies for my inability to stick to a consistent style #and for drawing this guy so much #i just think he's neat #bungou stray dogs #bungo stray dogs #bungou stray dogs fanart #bungou stray dogs dazai #bsd dazai #bsd fanart #dazai osamu #dazai fanart #artists on tumblr #botanautical

[botanautical]

Oh, joy.

#bsd dazai #dazai #bungou stray dogs #bungo stray dogs #dazai fanart #bsd #he is the king of masking #and for that he's just like me for real #i feel like this is such baseline edginess but i did it anyway asfdhsjsk #the background was originally going to be bright but at some point i just said 'you know what' and plunged the poor guy into darkness #but i think it turned out well #sorry for using you as an art therapy punching bag dazai - i will do it again #botanautical