#just better mirroring i suppose

[bacchuschucklefuck]

she turns, makes direct eye contact with you, smiles,

#dimension 20 #fantasy high junior year #fhjy #fhjy spoilers #kristen applebees #kipperlilly copperkettle #buddy dawn #cw: blood #cw: gore #cw: violence #hello this is the first post on this blog. welcome. I need to offload my art somewhere outside of my usual sphere #anyways yeah. yeah #I just think making direct eye contact with the person your murder victim is supposed to mirror before murdering them is kinda vibe #thinking abt kipperlily and kristen and how kipperlily was meant to be riz's foil but #genuinely kristen works so much better as foil for her instead. like how would beardsley ever not have swooped in to steal this off of #murph's plate. order vs chaos. embracing the rules vs rejecting them for having always fallen through the crack by your nature #so my busted ass brain saw this moment of kipperlily KILLING kristen's foil and I went insane like she took him out of the equation #HE is no longer kristen's foil. KIPPERLILY is now. deranged I need to draw this Immediately #kristen seeing kipperlily with true sight... smiling at her..... the interference that now narratively connects them do you see #can anyone hear me. hello

[eliseliedl]

*huge spoilers for Little Goody Two Shoes + Pocket Mirror*

now that Little Goody Two Shoes is finally out, we know the whole truth about the deal Elise made with the demon, and how she got the Pocket Mirror...

so one of the requierements for Elise's wish to come true was to sacrifice "the good company" which is basically, the love of her life (which she found out too late...). she was too naïve to realize she was being played and so her loved one was fed to the demon.

now, we know the girl who is canonically sacrificed is Rozenmarine (and therefore, the canon girl out of the three you can date in LGTS) because one of the wax records you can listen in Pocket Mirror says this:

and in the ending called "Moira" from LGTS (which is the one you get when you choose to date Rozenmarine and sacrifice her) you get the following dialogue:

and on top of that, this is the only ending that explains how Elise got the Pocket Mirror for Goldia...

which is from her friend Lebkuchen, who is also one of the romanceable girls in the game and unfortunately, it is confirmed their friendship is broken by then :(

so yeah. now we also know who the pocket mirror belongs to.

Elise's backstory is more heartbreaking than i originally thought when i played Pocket Mirror. In that game, the whole deal thing sounded like she did it out of pure greediness without thinking about the consequences of her actions. and yeah, she was an idiot for falling for such an obvious trap, BUT she was also a very young and naïve girl who absolutely hated her life, and so when she had the opportunity to leave that life behind she just took it. and when Ozzy (that is, the demon) told her he would take something else in exchange for that, she just came up with something she was sure would never happen.

it was never her intention to doom Goldia. hell it was never her intention to even have a second kid after she had Henri. but her fate was already sealed.

and thus, that's how Goldia's fate came to be...

also rip Rozenmarine :(

#i wonder what happened to freya she is the only one not mentioned in the canon ending #i suppose she never wanted to see elise again. just like lebkuchen #it's so sad ugh elise whyyyyyyyyyyyy #well at least we have the good endings even if they're not canon #i got my good ending with freya and i loved it. #it's good to see what would have happened had elise decided to build her own life with her loved one by her side #hundred times better than what she actually did... #anyway enough rambling. play pocket mirror is what i'm saying! #little goody two shoes #lgts spoilers #little goody two shoes spoilers #pocket mirror spoilers #pocket mirror

[lizard-dumbass]

They're cutting off their belos induced mullets

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[ID: A digital illustration of Hunter and Raine from the Owl House. They stand beside each other in front of a mirror. Hunter uses a pair of scissors to cut a strand of his hair. He glances over at Raine who stands beside him. Raine runs a razor through their hair with a tired expression. They also have scars from Belos. End ID]

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Image id by: @aromanticreigen

#the owl house #toh spoilers #raine whispers #hunter toh #uhh if its not clear that's supposed to be their reflections in a mirror #i feel like the concept worked better in my head but idk #anyway this is just a silly little thing i drew because im going nuts over ftf and am having many thoughts about it #raine whispers my beloved #for the future #for the future spoilers #belos!raine #belos!hunter #alternatively‚ hunter and raine cutting eachother's hair #but i'll probably draw that at a later date #lizard dumbass's art

[mattodore]

they're the 🐺 and 🐇 emojis

#river dipping #ts4 #matthias evanoff #theodore doe #echthroi #GOD........... PUTTING THEIR CAS HEADSHOTS SIDE BY SIDE MAKES ME FEEL SO CRAZY. THEY JUST. THEY JUST LOOK LIKE THIS....... #NEVER NEEDED [REDACTED] SO BAD IN MY LIFE..... EMBARRASSINGGGGGG. LET'S GET A GRIP. #also i can't wait for when i get better at making scars and can make matthias's chin scar look how it's supposed to #it's meant to be gnarly. like. well there's a lot of real estate on that chin first of all 😭 #but his mother threw a very heavy decanter at his face so. thick glass. it was fleshy and bloody. #in my head the scar's more like a rough edged gouge than a thin line of scarred over skin. like his chin was torn open. #the skin is probably lighter there and raised. ik my glass scars are like that (tho they're from a window so it's different) #and i think i want the scar to be more vertical and kind of... reaching? like maybe it goes down underneath his chin too? #hmmm... #i wish i had a reference for the exact kind of scar but alas </3 #i do have a reference for the scars on his torso from the lung surgery he had in his teen years tho! #...typing ! at the end of that unthinkingly only to sober up like two seconds later bc like. and WHY did he need that surgery exactly? GOD. #matthias's character has so many scars but theo has zero... it really speaks to the different kinds of violence they faced #mirror images but the words are backwards yk....... #no one cared about appearances with matthias or worried about having to hide the evidence..... jesus. god............... well. #christ. #just sat here staring at my screen for two minutes. #well. i do think it's interesting the way the does vs. evanoffs treated their kids. the abuse was so different but it still connects them.. #and that isolating distance vs. suffocating closeness shaped both matthias and theo's personalities in such an obvious way #like you look at their character traits and it's like. well first off THAT'S a symptom! but also. jesus. it all traces back to the crib. #yeah... well let me stop here. bc i realize i'll hit tag limit if i keep talking to myself and i don't want to type something only for it #to delete itself after..... which has happened to me SO many times while rambling abt mattodore in the tags of so many posts 😭 #cw abuse mention

[dizquized]

FOR YOUR OWN SANITY, do not look in the tags, dont do it. its not worth it. a demon possessed me or something, i dont know.

#alastor #alastor hazbin hotel #alastor the radio demon #WHY IS IT LIKE HTAT #every time i see his fuckass bob i break down cry-laughing #EVERY TIME #i legit cant stop myself from just falling to the floor because his haircut is just that bad #hes supposed to be like a super powerful demon #but he chose THAT haircut??? #he put all his points in Vertical and tries to fake horizontalness with his coat and also by folding himself so he's as flat as a table #he knows he is horizontally challenged #he also put all his points in 2014 uber duber scary oc #but he skipped past the haircut one #like #do you not see yourself in a mirror? do you walk past reflective surfaces eyes closed? #maybe he doesnt allow photos or videos because he saw his haircut once and he legit had no idea it was that bad #he doesnt allow photos or videos because he doesnt wanna get embarrassed more than he already has with that stupid bob #its so bad like actually #he can apparently shapeshift (unsure tho) which means that haircut was a conscious desicion #he CHOSE the “kick me!” sticky note life and he better regret it soon #anyways rant aside #yeah alastor's pretty cool #he's very fun to draw (from the front and the front only) #its honestly so fortunate that most times hes facing the camera #which is funny considering his hate for modern technology #yet he very often is facing towards the camera with his bigass smile #ok i think im going off topic oops #hazbin hotel #hazbinhotel #hazbin alastor

[monster-noises]

There needs to be more events where wearing pants, a sick jacket, and no top is acceptable attire... The world is really missing out.

He/him

#creatures features #people #posting pictures to stave off worsening the quivering sense of self-doubt that's been seeping in all day :) #i've been doing so well for so long.. but the last two days just.. little cracks in the armour y'know #i think i just need to take my shot #i was busy the day i was supposed to do it earlier in the week #but i'll be doing it tomorrow #so i should be fine then #get things back in balance #and also if i get some better sleep #that'll help i'm sure #gay boy #trans masc #and GOD i wish i had a better mirror than the ine in my bathroom to take pictures in #literally my place is so cute but i'm forced to use the only room with no natural light

[marsbotz]

probably will delete this in like 0.5 seconds but look at my jumperrrrrr so cute ^_^

#say lovely beautiful wonderful things abt me pls #drawing on selfies is the bestttttt btw so fun #this top is supposed to be cropped im pretty sure but its big on me so its just notmal LOL #and the sleeves r huggeeeee ^_^ which i love #sorry for my dirty fucking mirror?! its toothpaste. #my hair is growing so crazy painfullyyyy slow btw. grrrrr #i look so much better now tho im sad i waited so long to grow my hair back out -_- #effects of family constantly hoping u will change ur mind abt being trans -_- watever #ANYWAYYYY. smiles.

[flufflecat]

does anyone remember that frankly horrendous project i started about a year ago? well great news, im back at it. sorry.

this is ironic this is ironic i do not want to be doing this but i simply cannot stop myself when the urge to (ironically) design markerplier bishoujo figures strikes. dont ask questions.

#markiplier #wilford warfstache #i dont want to tag this #i dont want to have made this #i dont want to be CONTINUING to make this #but i sure am! #this still isnt the final thing #this is just me trying to figure out proper anatomy better and then going overboard #by coloring and shading what was supposed to be a sketch #this is me Suffering #also 'proper anatomy' sure is a Stretch when it comes to drawing anime figures aint it fjkdsla #this thing is not shaped like a human #this thing gives me body dysmorphia every time i try to look in the mirror to figure out how the shoulders will work or smth #still fun to draw tho #in a horrible and soul wrenching kind of way #anyway engineer is next #fluffle art #wip #fluffle regrets everything and blames this on idk. because im poor. oh no my poorness has caused me to make rash decisions. somehow. #and now ive designed many anime girl figures of markiplier characters #(ironically) #if only i was rich so i wouldnt have to be doing this oh sob sob cry #give me money and ill Stop

[flowercrowngods]

on topic of my emotions regarding Idiot Steve…

He should be terrified, but he isn't, not in that moment. In fact, he doesn’t feel anything as he stares at himself in the mirror of his en suite bathroom. He doesn’t know where the panic went, seeing as nothing has been resolved, nothing has changed. Except, well, he has a plan now. A plan that got derailed the very second he saw himself and another piece of reality has settled. Or unsettled. He’s not sure yet.

He gets stuck like this sometimes. Is fully aware of it, but that doesn’t make it any easier to stop, doesn’t make the comments any easier that get flung his way, sniding words from the genius kids or his genius soulmate — Platonic with a capital P. Just one more thing in the Idiot Steve Harrington collection, but this one doesn’t feel like it’s his fault. Actually, it never really does.

this one doesn’t feel like it’s his fault. it never really does

Now, though, it’s staring him in the face. It’s almost comical. We expect you to be great, Mother said where other parents would have written words of love and kindness. 'We expect you to be great. The next few years will leave you traumatised to all hells and back, you will almost die several times and find friends who let you care for them but maybe don’t entirely reciprocate that. We will never hear about any of that and we don’t really care. The last hug you got from me was April 1979, and that was only because I was grieving and you were there. Be great, Steven. And have a pizza for your troubles.'

and find friends who let you care for them but maybe don’t entirely reciprocate that

me writing the time travel au, or just about anything steve-centric:

#it’s time for an essay but there’s so many people who’ve said it before and who’ve said it better #stranger things #steve harrington #time travel au #i’ll try i’ll try #dio rambles #the first snippet he’s half dissociating staring at himself in the mirror and he knows there would be comments abt it if anyone were there #and just. him thinking ‘this one (dissociation) doesn’t feel like it’s his fault. actually it never really does’ implying that it hurts him #every time they call him an idiot or call him out on things outside of his control… gods. sometimes i punch myself in the gut #and ‘friends who let you care but maybe don’t entirely reciprocate that’?? how would he know right? how would he know they appreciate him #for who he is? how would he know they care about literally anything he does or says or that’s actually wrong with him?? he doesn’t talk #about it much because he doesn’t feel like they’d listen or actually care. he’s the one supposed to care. gods just #don’t make me psychoanalyse/literary analysis time travel au steve or we will be here all week

[mhaynoot]

yknow in my final high school years i used to draw these tiny androgynous fem figures trapped into little bottles and objects filled with plants and for my final va project i made this:

its clumsy but i still think about how 17 year old me was trying to express the feeling of being trapped in society and gender roles and unconsciously everything is just relates back to my weird ununderstanding of gender isnt it

#myhart #huh #i am feeling Genders right now #dont ask what the thing in the middle is #i think its supposed to be a bag? #i should jave just made it into a mirror shape akdkkf #wouldve been way better meaning #why did my teachers not help meeeeee

[ivan-fyodorovich-k]

I feel like it would be nice to acquire a cool military antique while I’m here, like a cool compass or pair of binoculars, but also I feel like a fucking moron for collecting army stuff and the feeling becomes more intense with every passing year

#the further that even the fantasy of military service #let alone the possibility #recedes in the rearview mirror of my life #the more I feel like a moron for nursing any interest in it at all #I suppose I should have lied on the recruiting form #to be honest though even if I'd done it the only way to get any respect in that world is to be like a special forces operator #the circles within circles of that life are staggering to me #the rigid hierarchies among the various services #and then the various branches #and divisions #and so on #like you can't just be an operator who operates operationally because if you're a Navy SEAL people give you shit constantly? #Ivan maybe people giving you shit is just an essential part of life and nobody escapes it #you yourself are in a world of byzantine and rigid hierarchies #albeit one without any gunfights #and that is the object of withering contempt among the tribe in which you grew up #unlike the military which is the only unambiguous road to status for a male #other than being a billionaire I guess #if you're a right wing man you better find yourself a uniform or get rich

[archersgaymerblog]

I was trying to find a clothing term that I’ve seen in traditional Ainu wear for the ID for the last lil comic I posted on my art blog (couldn’t find a specific term for the vests I’ve seen Ainu wear in photos!) but it sent me down a hole of looking into more Ainu backstory and the like. Found a really good interview from an Ainu woman, and I think I’ve mentioned the conspiracy theory before, but if anyone’s wondering why canon Volo is. Like that (weirdly… white).

It’s because there’s a literal conspiracy theory that the Europeans colonized Hokkaido first. Heavily disproven, but still taken as fact to some. So that’s fuckin fun I guess (huge sarcasm cannot stress enough)

IDs for the two images:

The first image states: “JD/RD: The Ainu have been depicted as "mysterious proto-Caucasians" unrelated to Japanese people. However, DNA research shows that Ainu are the direct descendants of the Jomon, the ancient people who created Japan's first culture and one of the world's oldest extant potteries. This means that the Ainu and present-day Japanese are biologically related. Would you comment?

The first image states: “JD/RD: The Ainu have been depicted as "mysterious proto-Caucasians" unrelated to Japanese people. However, DNA research shows that Ainu are the direct descendants of the Jomon, the ancient people who created Japan's first culture and one of the world's oldest extant potteries. This means that the Ainu and present-day Japanese are biologically related. Would you comment?

KD: The findings were only new to those who wanted to cling to the myth of a lost Caucasian tribe. Some anthropologists have reluctantly supported the theories that came into question because of DNA evidence. True scholarship is open to change, and the advent of DNA research was threatening for some. Other anthropologists knew DNA would revolutionize the field, and were excited by what that might mean. What has been done so far is only the beginning. I don't think that it is an exaggeration to compare DNA with finding out that the world isn't flat.”

The second image states: “Another origin myth that is losing credibility is the belief that the Ainu are some kind of lost tribe of Caucasians. The myth was created by early European scholars from the mid-nineteenth century, and because this was a respected view of Europeans, the myth can still be found as fact in some textbooks and reference books. There is some legitimate basis for the 'mistake.' The Ainu of the period looked nothing like the Japanese. The Ainu were muscular with skin tones similar to the darker French or Italians. They were very hairy, with thick and wavy hair, luxurious beards, and abundant body hair. Eye color was mostly brown, but could be 'bluish' or 'greenish,' no doubt a Russian influence. Most importantly, the very young were reported not to have the Mongolian 'blue' spot on their lower back. Today, because of intermarriage with the Japanese, the above features are not always present, but I have very thick wavy hair and in the summer I get a very dark tan, my eyes have a more European look, and my body build is somewhat muscular. For all these reasons during my youth I was subject to verbal taunts of "dojin." While the dictionary meaning is “native," it is often used as a pejorative term.”

END ID.]

#I will simply keep my volo redesign thanks a whole lot gamefreak #my dumb textposts #volo #altho learning about the jomon’s given me some new context for pla! #as the clans are meant to be mirrors to the Ainu and the celestica are an ‘ancient’ people perhaps they’re better meant to represent- #-the jomon who the Ainu are descended from? #which. considering Cogita and Volo are Celestica descendants. that would in fact still make em Ainu mirrors #but nah had to lean into the European conspiracy theory 🫠🫠🫠🫠 like bruh #there’s. a lotta issues with depictions of indigenous peoples and colonialism with PLA that many people have made better posts about #to me this is just another layer in what’s… a pretty iffy story. #I love the gameplay of pla. I love some of the themes it plays with. but it falls short in a lot of these discussions #which honestly makes me kinda sad cus I think there was a lot of potential there to really do something subversive. but nah. #colonizer group good and everyone has to follow their orders to a t or else. because they’re the good guys ya know #also the ancestral indigenous people of the land are depicted based on a disproven conspiracy theory rather than. who they /actually/ were. #long tags I’ve have two beers so now I have to hyperanalyze media meant for children I suppose #EDIT tumblr let me copy-paste things from my photos without fucking issue challenge #IM TRYING TO WRITE AN ID HERE!!!!!!!!!

[the-cinnamon-snail]

I look too much like both of my parents and act too much like them as well.

#vent #like. i fucking hate it. #at least people mostly just say I look a lot like my siblings because they are so much older than me #but jeez. every time i bite the skin on my finger tips and my nails #i get reminded that dad does that all of the time and I picked up the habit from him #i fucking hate it. i hate it do much. #i mean #i look in the mirror and i know it's me #but thats not who I want to be. thats not what i want to look like. #I don't know what i want to look like but it's not like my parents and not like a girl and that gets rid of barely anything #i just. don't feel comfortable like this. but what the fuck am I supposed to do about it? #i mean. there's nothing objectivly wrong with how I look. 5'3 and about 145 pounds. green eyes blonde hair. it's fine. #but it's too much like them. and it just doesn't feel like me. I don't want that to be me. #every time i wonder if I'm not trans/agender at all. i get reminded that adding calling myself a boy into pep talks makes me so happy. #along with that. when my hair gets dark in the winter and my hair gets tied back. i look in the mirror and it's a bit better. #but not fully better. i still have my chest and every other bad thing about myself. #and after randomly venting into these tags out of nowhere I've come to the conclusion that this probably isn't normal #snd something else is likely wrong with me. but eh. just add it to the pile I guess.

[emometalhead]

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#having a time so I'm here to rant about a couple things #I'd say I use Tumblr like a diary but I have an actual diary that I don't write this much info for #so like after being sick + concussed I'm doing much better now! no lingering symptoms of either anymore and I'm grateful #caught back up on my school work and I'm feeling in good standing for the rest of the semester #feeling fine thinking about the next couple semesters as well #basically this is just me establishing that I've been in a decent mental state lately. yay! #that's shifting a little. not entirely! I'm fine. just struggling with a couple things so I'm writing them out before they really affect me #I'm upset with my mom's opinions on gay people. she goes back and forth between really supportive and really homophobic comments so quickly #just the other day I was excited because she said something positive in response to seeing cars decked out in pride stuff #today she said lesbians can't have kids and expressed that she'd be disappointed if I 'chose' to be one bc 'there's expectations' #like what is that supposed to mean????? #I am gay and I want kids one day. those statements aren't contradictory to one another but I can't tell her that. #switching gears! #I have driving anxiety and hit and run OCD #basically driving makes me very anxious. I am constantly convinced that I've hit someone/something/caused an accident in some way #going over any bump or uneven road makes me feel certain I've ran someone over #I spend LOTS of time looking behind me in my mirrors to check for bodies/broken things/damaged vehicles or just to check for potholes #this causes further worry that I'll cause an accident by not paying attention to what is ahead of me #I also can't trust my memory. my brain tells me I've repressed memories of the accident I caused. this makes me confused to the point that #I no longer remember my route or even where I am. I'll assume I got off route and make panicked turns that actually get me lost #because of this I'm heavily reliant on visual markers to remind me I am on the right path. unfortunately it is fall now. #the nature on my route looks different than it did a couple weeks ago and it's throwing me off. plus there's new construction. #my usual environment has changed and now I'm back to being as nervous about my school commute as I was at the beginning of the semester #it's all just a lot #okay I'm done now. just needed to get that out before I went into a spiral #hope everyone is having a good night 🖤 #ashley rambles

[deputy-morgan-malone]

What is your OC’s Role in a Tragic Play?

I was tagged by @corvosattano​, @fourlittleseedlings​, @shellibisshe​ and @aceghosts​ to take this uquiz for my OC/s, thank you!

Not tagging anyone since it’s been a while, but if you see this and would like to do it consider this an open tag, and feel free to tag me in on your results :)

Deputy Morgan Malone (FC5)

misunderstood villain

prepare for an onslaught of both the most dehumanizing and hateful takes, and flood of thirst comments. you are chronically misunderstood. whether or not you're actually evil is debatable. you may be acting out for revenge, to defend someone you love, or even just to protect yourself. you're a pretty jaded person. you don't trust or even really like most people. maybe you did at one point. but that part of you is gone, and you don't go a single day without grieving it. you think a lot about what your life could have been. you're stuck in the past. you're angry and maybe you don't even want to be, but this is the only way you can see to survive. you're open, but less in a trusting way and more like a wound. you don't like to let people see you, but the hurt spills out of you before you can stop it. you're impulsive, even as you try hard to plan and prepare. maybe someday your side of the story will finally be heard. until then, you can convince yourself that being hated is safer anyway.

#so this isn't really the role i see for morgan #but it's a similar result to a few i've gotten from uquizzes #and given that i don't really have a canonical ending for morgan's story yet...maybe? #as time goes on and the reaping really only gets worse for her and her patience wears out and she finally snaps #and then - without going TOO far into the darkness because that's not her - refuses to apologise because 'it was a shitty situation and i #couldn't have done any better' #i don't know #she was created to be a bit of a foil to joseph - and developed as i learned more about him #and she has a very similar 'i saw something terrible happening and was i supposed to do nothing? i chose to act' vibe #so taking on a similar role to him - as a lot of fc protagonists end up mirroring their antagonist - wouldn't be completely inappropriate #for her #going further and further to try to protect the people of hope county and just get it OVER with #while less and less people understand her and she's less and less inclined to explain her reasoning #and has less and less energy to try to connect with people #she is a little untrusting of people - has trust issues - but i wouldn't say she doesn't like most people #but anyway - interesting result #and certainly true of her from the cult's perspective #uquiz #tag games