#i love his markings tho

[brother-emperors]

TRY AGAIN LATER

it's like. well. its several things.

(Plutarch's Crassus, trans. Warner)

and also this

(ibid.)

that compliment sounds like an insult, baby.

anyway, there's a fun kind of eroticism in being given everything, in taking things that aren't yours without any real consequence, in climbing towards becoming a Roman Alexander, only for one man to deny you, over and over and over again, at every turn. Sulla tried, Crassus did it better. who would put a butcher in their place? who else knows you well enough to do it? who else can match you step for step like this? doesn't it feel like a kind of intimacy, a kind of—

it's also about the 'even sulla kissed my sword/so you want me on my knees too?' innuendo was too good to pass up. that was actually the first line I wrote, I figured out the rest of this to justify making a comic with it

and finally! the sword line is referencing/playing off of Lucan's Pharsalia a little bit because it fucks hard

(Lucan's Pharsalia, trans. Jane Wilson Joyce)

EDIT: oh, and that's a public domain anatomical illustration of a heart. you know how it is with love and hate.

#marcus licinius crassus #gnaeus pompeius magnus #tris homines #komiks tag #roman republic tag #drawing tag #its about how many ways i can create situations where i have crassus call pompey a brat #the subtext going on here is that pompey and sulla are in the middle of their political falling out #and pompey is like. okay motherfucker. and crassus is something that sulla had under his hand #but uhhhhhh. its not going that well for pompey. because sulla got there first #and left his mark #dont worry tho pompey you'll get him in the end. your descendants are going to marry each other #and name two of their sons directly after both of you!! fucking wild. LOVE it #can't get much closer than that! altho pompey did try something when he married publius crassus' widow #crassus himself however holds true to his statement of 'no one is ever going to touch me ever again.' #he's like. not alive right either so it'd be hard to pin him down anyway #too haunted. your ghosts your dead your ancestors have escaped your family house buddy

[skitskatdacat63]

2010 Bahrain Grand Prix - Fernando Alonso

#aaaaaahhhh what a good podium!! he looks so good bark bark bark #i love how theres like 2 immensely iconic pictures from this gp #its still so cool that he won his first race with ferrari!! #tho its a shame bcs its mostly due to seb's technical issues :( #not saying i dont think fernando shouldve won but rather that i was excited for a potential vettonso podium sigh #i already made a post w my thoughts abt it ^ but man i rly loved how 3/4 of this race was vettonso playing cat and mouse #and all the discussion post finish were abt comparing thier performances #twas a very exciting moment for me as you prob know ;;;; so its a shame that after all that they didnt end up on the podium together #OH MY SPEAKING OF THAT. it was so hilarious bcs they cut from nando celebrating in the car to seb's car on the side of the road SOBBBBBB #ah at least we got a little webbonso moment. that moment in my race notes literally says 'webbonso???' cause mark came from nowhere #anyways that gif where hes spraying champagne(rose water ig) at the camera makes me FERALLLLL AAKUHDKJAK #ngl even tho its not champagne it sounded pretty tasty. sparkling water/rose water/pomegranate juice i think? #f1 #formula 1 #fernando alonso #we do a little bit of f1 #fa14 #2010 bahrain gp #<- feels rly cool to write 2010 finally

[alpineshepherdbadboy]

it’s been lovely to be on instagram today to see all of the heartwarming stories about mark margolis shared by brba and bcs actors, but my favorite has got to be from vincent fuentes (arturo), who shared some texts that mark sent him:

bonus:

#mark margolis #vincent fuentes #michael mando #better call saul #bcs #hector salamanca #also i hadn’t even heard about mm being cast in a ridley scott production #how could you blow that dude??? #it’s also hilarious bc apparently he’s been replaced with wagner moura #who #(and no shade to michael mando whom i love) #is a much better actor #mando is great! don’t get me wrong! #but wagner moura in narcos is one of my favorite performances of all time #(they both have shaky spanish tho apparently 🤷‍♀️) #all the articles about this are hilarious bc in true hollywood reporting style they keep dropping his age #so they all basically read: #a 41-year-old grown adult man physically fought his coworker

[rustyreveries]

happy autism acceptance month!! i doodled salad to celebrate <3

he’s one of the best unintentional autistic reps imo

#sal is my sugar pie honey bunch <3 #kissing him holding him in my arms. his breath stinks but that’s okay mine does too lmao #he means so much to me .. ​every time i see him i do a little happy stim :3 #btw!! this month marks like… 9 years?? since i first discovered salad fingers! #i joined the fandom last year but i’ve liked david’s stuff much longer than that. i didn’t even know sf had a fandom until recently lol #salad fingers #the pose is kinda awkward but it’s fitting i think #i hate how simple my art style is but i don’t want it to be complex either ☹️ oh well #tho i guess it’s ok cuz i like the more cartoony look. the only thing i wanna rlly improve on is shading #i’m practicing i promise …… #my art #i’m gonna go a bit crazy w/ the tags cause… i think i deserve it #tbh creature #autism creature #ngl the tbh creature would fit right into the sf universe #autism acceptance #autism acceptence month #autistic artist #actually autistic #btw if you’re wondering how i post art so fast it’s bc i have like 500 sketches in my files that i’ve never finished 😭😭 #i’ve been going through them and just. cleaning them up a bit before shoving them down everyone’s throats #ok bye love u guys /p

[jamiethebeeart]

Gore lineart by @tsubaki94 // it was so fun to back to my roots of "how many bruises and cuts can i fit on danny from ghost fighting" (cw: blood, bruises, cuts, cuts on inner forearm, bite bruise, restraint marks, blood/ectoplasm smear/splatter)

(also shamelessly looking at @green-with-envy-phandom-event 's cw tags to use)

#greenwithenvy2024 #danny phantom #the reason i didn't post the first gore colors was because i was worried about forgetting tags but now i have a template! #tw blood #tw ectoplasm #tw bruises #tw bite mark #tw cut #tw bleeding cut #idk if medical supplies would count here? gauze and the scissors #i was gonna give danny stains on his (white) shirt but decided against it..... maybe i should've tho.... #is there a tag for a busted lip??? #just. general cw for danny being Messed Up #if i missed or overlooked a warning let me know... i'm far too desensitized to it and am worried i might've missed one #the bandaids are fentonworks green and jumpsuit blue and orange :))))) because i love the fentons obnoxious branding #dp jbee

[c28hunter]

I actually have pics also with Jan, Bojan nad Mark

But Nace deserved his own post 😌

#joker out #jan peteh #bojan cvjetićanin #joker out Stockholm concert #AND I GAVE THEM THE PENDANTS #jan was watching his very carefully 😭😭😭 #he was kind of tired tho #but i love him #god he is so tall #and hot in real life #AND IM SLIGHTLY TALLER THAN BOJAN WTF?! #i mean im wearing slight heels but damn it #he was so sweet tho #and gave me an autograph for a friend! #AND NACE SIGNED MY PHONE CASE #slay man i love him #and mark was very nice to talk to

[dr-reversebeartrap]

@godlizzza‘s fic 90’s Killer vibes

#mark hoffman #saw #saw movies #saw fanfiction : 90’s Killer #I hope you don’t mind the tag liza #young-ish and wears blue all the time #hes got matching shirts with riggs #i’d give him longer hair on his nape ig but idk it just didn’t happen this time #a wee portrait again #drrbt talks #drrbt art #sawposting #bracing myself for colours being messed up by my screen #THE COMPRESSION HOLY SHIT #we do not have the same vision of the character and its nice #playing with them like dolls #we love angie tho #thats the most important thing #saw fanart

[beautyofthend]

I'm just saying, Benny the boy band member never got to play New Zealand.

#hsmtmts #miss jenn #benjamin mazzara #mr mazzara #jennzzara #jenzzara #jennzara #hsmtmtsedit #kate reinders #mark st cyr #many many thoughts about this scene #her little nod after he says 'we?' #his nod when the camera pans back to him and he mouths something #i haven't figured it out (yet) but <333 #also carlos looking around rather confused #the way they all missed the jennzara chapter except for ej lmao #i just love that they all clap and cheer tho like same guys x #gifs #hsmtmtspoilers #hsmtmtsnet

[gunstellations]

rk800 💙 rk900

#ok hear me out #i think they are blorbo shaped #if nines got a hug. he can be fixed. i know this. give him a chance. give him some connor #rk1700 #???? #i said theyre cute as platonic but i feel the tendrils of shipping lens activation slowly creeping up to my feet.... #nobody asked me to give nines a lil blush there....but i did it anyway......software instability moment..... #its funny how i started out hating his guts i just called him an ugly bitch when he showed up and now i am becoming so soft for him #i just didnt understand why he was so popular then found out yall just want that love hate dynamic with the asshole cop which #i agree is valid and i do dabble in a little now #regardless #i looked at nines and connor for too long and something is stirring in me #i am afraid #hankcon going strong tho i just want connor to be loved by every single person in the game #mark my words one of these days im going to make some terrible decisions with kamski... #on another note im glad for the dbh obsession because its giving me a much needed push to learning a bit of form and rendering with art #usually i wing it and never colour but this is progress im kind of proud of :} #enjoy folks #my art #detroit become human #dbh #i forgot to tag for myself #id apologise for always rambling on in tags but you can choose not to read it #and whenever i see anyone mentioning getting a chuckle out of it it makes my day #you pressed that see all button. youre seeing it all man

[crystal-clovers]

it’s Wednesday!

#jacq pokemon #professor jacq #i figured i needed my own sparkle on motivation to keep me going ✨✨ #with jacq my beloved #i barely made the wednesday mark in my timezone tho #but yeah. here he is!! #i love his silly goober skrunkle face #so mipy #jacqcore

[the-moon-pal]

Thinking of Snake Actor Mark surprisingly and now I'm thinking of running with an idea HDHDH

#damien talks #Markiplier #surprising i know! #actually imma talk about it here- tho also keep in mind i have noooot thought about him in a bit and i may have forgotten stuff about him #but basically.... HSHDJDJ SO.. I don't know much about it but i know cannibalism seen as love is popular these days.. HDHDHD #so adding with how controlling of the narrative is the actor and how y/n could be basically be the perfect [whatever he chooses] #idk why i thought it be neat to have like.. an other mother situation #like wanting the narrative to go so much his way that maybe literally entirely having yn (as a meal lol) would be like the best for well- #a literal snake in this case HDHDHDHD #IDK I FEEL LIKE im doing this more for fun than anything lore related but. also this is the most ive given though over actor mark #i hope this is ok to put in the tag. imagine if suddenly mark came back and saw this HDHDHDHD #anyhow i might draw this.. later maybe HDHDJ #tell me ur thoughts if u see this?? if u want #actor mark #snake actor #ik he had a tag im my blog but i forgor

[moe-broey]

Textpost redraw that only works in a modern setting, so. I gave them silly outfits (and a little bit of lore!)

Some zoom ins on the illusts!

And Lore

Moe is like. A SHUT-IN shut-in. So in any modern setting that isn't "Hey wanna visit my hometown for a sec (events so far have followed canon at least loosely)", it would have to meet Alfonse under Extremely Specific Circumstances.

And finally! Textpost under cut!

#fire emblem #feh #I PUT. SO MUCH LOVE INTO THIS ACTUALLY IT'S INSANE. ESP FOR A TEXTPOST REDRAW LMFAOOO #the vision was so clear to me though. the vibe of the post (struggling). a catastrophic fall from grace. #the idea of alfonse venting about almost losing a social interaction. a performance slipping. #a setting where he isn't performing at all now. there is nothing to perform here bc moe. well. #also the visual. i am imagining a very specific nostalgic shitass swingset in my mind. #one that doesn't exist anymore actually bc they rebuilt it (probably for the best.) but that thing #would leave rust on your hands and arms and leave your ass blue. it sucked but it was awesome #the rust marks don't show up as clearly here unfortunately LMFAO so i had to point em out. #ALSO. I AM ACTUALLY SO INSANE ABOUT THEIR OUTFITS ACTUALLY. bc BOTH of them are hiding #alfonse is trying to blend in. pass as normal. moe is trying to distract you. but also desperately trying to communicate Something. #like do you wanna be seen or not little buddy (the answer is Yes.) #back to alfonse like if not 'normal' then at least 'put together'. will suffice. i think he's also beginning to loosen up here too tho #like. so at the beginning of it that he isn't Really LMFAOO but. he painted his nails black. just to try it. #it was also so fun to freehand the patterns... camo and argyle (the socks) (hardly noticeable but that's the intent!) #'beginning to loosen up' actually i think he's just starting to fall apart. #fe alfonse #moe tag #summoner oc #my art #my comics

[skitskatdacat63]

Prince Jenson of Somerset

+ process & lore

Yayyyyy omg finally have drawn portraits of the four main characters!!!! I'll show the process of Jenson's first and then them all four together. Though it's a shame the Seb/Fernando ones are older, I think it's hopefully obvious how much I've improved since November?

Look at him in all his handsome, princely glory 🥹 It's funny, I'm always happy with the second sketch and initial lineart, and then I start coloring it and I absolutely hate it, and it takes a significant amount of time into the painting for me to like it again. And then I reach a certain point and I'm in love with it again. Ugh though I gotta say, I love drawing the curls, it's just so 18th century, but at the same point, man I always will love my original lineart for the hair the best ah. Also yes I absolutely had to give him a big ass hat with feathers, he really is that kinda guy to me. I originally drew a bicorne and then realized that those don't really exist until basically almost a century later oops, so tricorne it is!!

Okay now omg look at them all together 🥹

Haha wow I have improved a lot! Just like the Seb/Fernando ones, Mark and Jense's were meant to be put together. I think there's a lot of inherent characterization in their poses that highlight the difference between them. Mark is looking up, very wistful, looking up to greater people, greater things. Jenson's head is tilted down, almost looking at the viewer, he is very satisfied with his role and revels in it, he's here to slay!

Okay, yes, lore, characterization, sorry that it is so far down on the post!!

Jense would probably be the fan favorite if this AU was an actual book or show or something. He's the guy you randomly find while browsing Wikipedia and you're like, woah this guy is so cool??? Unlike Sebmarknando, he doesn't really have the same level of angst, he's kinda just chilling. He's a bit harder to write a lore post about, because he's basically that character who is always magically around the corner, ready to witness some crazy thing and just breeze past it.

He is less linked to Seb than people like Mark and Fernando, because he's basically just his personal minister of transportation(read: horse fucker), so he avoids a lot of the relationship complications and drama, but that isn't to say he's completely uninvolved. He really likes Seb, and loves to hang around with him and serve him, but he's not as beholden to him. He's who everyone goes to air their grievances or to get away from the others, and he's very happy with this role. He's generally willing to play any side in an argument, but does tend to have a pretty big soft spot for Seb overall(Seb also gives him cuteness aggression, and he wants to bite him. Especially when Seb puffs himself up and acts super bratty when he gets offended at not being seen as a proper ruler.)

He's royalty from other kingdom, but pledged his loyalty to Seb's kingdom when he was quite young and has served him(his father first) ever since. He started off somewhat low in the military, rose to a pretty high rank, was a renowed war hero, and then ended up retiring pretty early to tend to Seb's horses. That's an oversimplification, but yeah. He liked the military life, was very good at it, but decided he had done enough, and wanted to be involved in more direct service, albeit more laid back. As I mentioned in Mark's post, Mark *really* doesn't understand his choice to do this, because if Mark had been in Jense's position, he can't ever imagine being able to let all that go and living the quiet life.

He is the palace whore, everyone has been with him honestly. It'll be like, some man walks into his bedroom, only to see Jenson in bed with his wife, but instead of being angry, he's like "wow you couldn't even wait for me??" He's just very carefree, and happy to just slut around and tend to Seb's horses.

I think he definitely still advises Seb, and would go to battle if truly need be, but generally seems to be living in a different world than the weird psychosexual homoerotic political drama that the others seem to be living in. But as I said, it's not like he doesn't contribute to it! He loves to goad Fernando, and constantly plays devil's advocate in "debates" between Fernando and Seb. He's also obviously the one that keep "accidentally" locking them in rooms and forgetting where the key is.

Sorry if this isn't very explanatory, I hope it gives a general idea to the type of character he is???? As always, let me know if you have any questions! I kinda struggled on what to write here because I'm finishing this at almost 8 am 😭 so I'm not sure if it's great or not. But basically you need to know: horse fucker who is generally breezy and carefree but also can be a bit of a menace to society every once in a while.

#YAYAAAAAAA PRETTY HAPPY WITH THIS ONE!!!! #lmfao tho not 100% sure about the lore notes because i wrote this at like 8 am #hope its understandable 😭 and that you love jense as much I do #hes probably the funniest character in the AU #and like if it wasn't centered on seb/nando he would be the favorite #hes just often there as my kinda reaction character #tho both he and Mark are reaction characters but on opposite sides of the scale and they play off each other #jenson walks into a room where sebnando are psychosexually glaring at each other from across the room #and hes like hmmm how can i make this worse #and mark is the type to walk into the room. see whats going on. and briskly walk away #so jense absolutely loves to tease him w this kinda thing and just make any situation 100x worse(aka funnier) #well funnier for him probably not the other people involved #but its okay bcs they love him. hes jense!!! who wouldn't love him!! hes our favorite guy!! our jense!!! #I just love to imagine he gets all the sides of the gossip and is like hmm yes yes interesting #but doesnt use it for scheming or evil but rather just to tease and be annoying and make everyone blush :) #okay well anyways wow im not really discussing the art itslef sorry!!!@ #I think he looks so handsome pretty in this 🥺 #hes pretty difficult to draw but i think it came together when i gave him freckles tbh #i hope he gives off carefree but seductive but laidback prince 🙏🙏 #f1 #formula 1 #jenson button #catie.art. #boy king au #*not sure about his title officially yet. i mean hes from somerset but yeah idk its okay

[skimblestrap]

every time ive drawn plato ive changed his design but hopefully this one sticks! (note: i hc him to have some oriental shorthair in him, hence the height and big ears)

#my art #cats the musical #cats musical #plato cats #i find his basic design very pleasant tho i love the mix of white and warm brown #ALSO: note: i draw my cats cats like if they had somewhat realistic cat markings. because i like thinking about cat coat colors and such #and so: plato is a black/brown mackerel tabby with white :)

[getvalentined]

Seem's best friend is a brass crab with no pincers that I got from a consignment shop for $8

#seemblogging #catblr #kittenblogging #suddenly cats #the crab used to be a snuffbox btw #he's probably pretty old #no maker's marks or anything #solid brass #the style was popular from about 1870 to 1930 #the fact that his pincers are gone #and the place where they were has been sanded down #(you can see the tool marks inside) #means someone really loved him #and kept him for a long time #even after he was kinda broken #and i think that's great #no idea why seem is so enamored with him tho #but i can't exactly fault her #i love the little guy too

[mossycobbld]

Proposal; into the Yeuniverse

During the scene with Angstrom Levy when Invincible is placed through numerous portals he falls into different universes that all have Steven Yeun as an actor/voice actor.

So imagine Mark fighting through the Walking Dead while the group watches.

Rick: "He sounds familiar."

Mark in Tuca and Bertie world.

"Things have calmed down. But why did this one bird give me a picture of myself as a gift."

Into Nope:

"Giant threat? Easy target."

Into Voltron

"Owwww"

oooh thats cool :00 imagining steve from trollhunters and avatar wan meeting mark 😭 mark would probably think avatar wan is SO SO SO cool which is understandable cause. Dude is Literally the avatar!!! but mark meets steve and hes like “this steve guy is lame ://“

#invincible #mark grayson #should i tag everyone else thats mentioned ? #i probably wont #but uhhh i think ill just tag #avatar wan #idk how to tag steve tho. i still love him #wait was his name even steve?! #whatver its ntot like i. care. #does anyone even know trollhunters anymore i dont see people ever talk about it anymore #steven yeun