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rubenesque-as-fuck · 11 months
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I remember you saying once that you didn’t feel (paraphrasing) that your art schooling experience was very fulfilling, and I believe you used the word slapdash 🥺
Can you tell us about your artistic journey following that period? How did you get from unknowing to growing?
Ok, so first apologies because this is a long one.
After college I was so focused on surviving that I didn't really have the time, space, or money to focus on making art for a long time. A few months after school ended I was homeless and couchsurfing to avoid living in my car. Over the next 5 years or so I bounced around a lot. Moved across the country and back, ended up homeless again, worked three jobs at the same time to afford a place to live. In this period, the only really meaningful art that I made were a couple of commissions to paint garden sculptures for my friend's mom. Example:
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Anyway, then moved to my current place almost 7 years ago. Still mostly didn't feel like I had the time, space, funds, or fucks to give to do art. Once I got the apartment to myself a couple of years later, I started to feel like I could breathe a little easier and started doing small creative projects like trying out tie-dyeing for the first time. It wasn't until after Covid hit (and I got it bad enough that I truly thought I might die alone in my apartment) and then I left my job that I really started painting for myself again. Once stores opened back up, I bought a bunch of cheap canvases and paints. I've never actually taken a class on acrylic painting (there was never one available during my school time) but it's the medium that works for me most often.
I did a couple of random projects when the mood struck and I had the spoons, the Camp Fuck You I'm a Wizard painting being the biggest example. But rarely worked on a single project for longer than a day or two before losing steam.
Meeting D was a creative catalyst for me. For the first time in over a decade I felt Good, I felt Inspired, because I felt Wanted. I jokingly (or not so jokingly) referred to him as my muse, because his enthusiasm and encouragement made it so easy to fall into more projects and try new things in my art and feel great about all of it. I created more pieces, and importantly more pieces that I was actually proud of, after meeting D than I have in the entire rest of my life combined.
But obviously that didn't work out. He's still an encouraging presence from time to time, but it's not the same. It's getting harder and harder to want to create, to feel inspired lately. I felt good about my last project, but it was a commission and that's probably the only reason I finished it. Most of the dregs of my creative energy currently go into making OF content to keep that small trickle of income coming in. If I weren't getting paid I probably wouldn't have the drive to do that any more either. Turns out intense, soul-sucking loneliness isn't good for the ol' creative flow. I don't know if I'm growing any more.
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bumblingbabooshka · 10 months
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Watched ‘Charades’ - The Vulcan/Human stuff wasn’t as bad as I thought it’d be tbh, very enjoyable episode! Love T’Pring no notes for T’Pring you were so sweet the whole time. Her holding his hand and subtly giving him tips to make the ritual go smoothly...AAA!! Christine/Spock things sooo boring on their own but as angst for T’Pring? Very good. She wasn’t even gone a DAY before they made out. DUMP! HIS! ASS <3 The phone operator please-hold aliens were very cute to me, I liked them! Also Amanda & T’Pring’s dad should chill together, that’s good vibes all around. Also it introduced the concept of a sacred Vulcan familial roast sesh which is honestly so fucking funny and I adore it. Five minutes on the clock to devastate your future son-in-law, better make it count.
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octoooo · 7 months
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Sailor Moon doodles
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Bonus (cursed?) Sabigiyuu
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bitterlyromantic · 1 year
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giving y'all a week to have one if you haven't already. also feel free to tell in the tags!!! :D ik i will
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navyhyuck · 5 months
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i was right i can’t do relationships i am the problem
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gifti3 · 3 months
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Why is it cute when a fictional character does stuff but when a real person does the same things i get worried
I already know the answer but i wanna just talk
Some of the characters i really really like, i know if i met similar people in real life i wouldnt even be able to fully enjoy their company because id be extremely skeptical the whole time
I think grim might be the only one id be willing to seriously engage with and part of me would be worried we are moving way too fast lol
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this is one of my favorite k.yohei moments!!
#he's just so sweet!!#that's my husband right there!!! :D!!! he's such a great guy and i love how kind he is#ash rambles 💚#he's so comforting and sweet and i just wanna kiss him and tell him i love him! and thank him for being the best husband ever!!!#my s/i doesn't always feel great abt herself and pre-relationship he once gave her a whole 'you're worth it' speech#and ever since then she's been so comfortable being who she is around him#and hey clearly he did something right since they got married a few years later but still#my husband!!! he's the best!!! i love him#he's been on my mind a lot today#that and uh. you know how reboot d.ante is my bestie forever? and you know how he has a twin brother that's lowkey evil as shit?#that twin brother also happens to be my s/i's ex! he's a horrible guy but fuuuccckkk he's sooooooo attractive#also i'm so not okay about his dlc. THE STORYTELLING... THE SYMBOLISM... AHJSQHDJQHJEHA#yeah he's been on my mind. one of my fave characters <3 he broke my s/i's heart and has done horrible irredeemable things but he's so l#so well-written and also soooo hot hehe! sorry d.ante but- oh but d.ante's reaction to finding out they dated was so funny ajskajsj#d.ante assumes it was a one night kinda thing since my d.mc s/i does that a lot but. nope. his brother was all 'nope. she was my gf.'#anyhow that relationship ended horribly which is part of the reason why ash is the way she is- anyhow d.mc lore aside!!! once i start#talking about this game i seriously cant stop LMAAAOOO back to my husband!!#he's the best and he makes me feel so safe! i love my husband! kiss kiss kiss! also i really love kissing his wedding ring. he's just the#best! and he's such a great dad to my fankiddo too! i love this fankid <3 she doesnt have a name yet (i call her daughterdota) but she's#so cool! usually wears a hat like her dad! she can come off as kinda 😐 sometimes but she's sweet!! she loves her skateboard and her pet dog#who is a shiba inu named ginger! i love her <3 !#and i love my husband!!#okay it's getting late and i have class tomorrow- goodnight my friends!
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Flufftober Day 21: Alt: Caught in the Rain
Here’s today’s snippet for Flufftober. Today’s prompt was "Kiss for good luck" but I couldn't think of any way to incorporate it, so I went with the alt prompt Caught in the Rain. It comes from @flufftober 's prompt list. I’m using the characters from Syndicate. These scenes are non-canon and written simply to practice with lighter content. Let me know if you want to be tagged in future responses for this event!
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“Walk me home?” Raymond asked, staring from the bench. He swung his scarf around him.
“I’m in the opposite direction,” I pointed out.
“Are you in a hurry to get back?” He asked, raising a eyebrow at me, and of course I wasn’t, but I should be heading back.
“No, but—“
“I don’t want to be done talking, and I’m guessing you don’t want me walking you home.”
“I don’t think you should even be in the Emerald District.”
“Exactly,” he held out a gloved hand to help me up, and it wasn’t like I needed help but I took it just to stand, then adjusted my jacket. I slid my hands into its pockets, and Raymond settled with hooking his thumbs on the pockets of his jeans.
“Do you want to take a bus or something? It’d be faster, if you really have to get back,” he asked as we fell Ito step, side by side.
I didn’t, not really. “I prefer walking.”
“I noticed you always walk,” he said.
I ran my fingers through my hair, a little uncomfortable. “Yeah, I just…”
“Safer?” he asked, glancing at me. His head looked a little small in comparison to the scarf around his neck.
“Safer, and I’m more in control,” I admitted. I wasn’t sure if it sounded dumb, I’d expressed it to jasmine before and she’d countered that it made things take way longer and you wound up exhausted.
“Makes sense. Hey, I was wondering, why didn’t you learn to drive?” I fixed my eyes on the ground ahead of me. “I don’t need to.”
“I wasn’t trying to accuse you of anything,” he said, so I must have spoken sharply. “I was just wondering, because we weren’t really friends back then, and it seems like you’d still be on control.”
There were dots on the sidewalk. I looked up, the sky had turned gray at some point. “Is it raining?”
“What?” Raymond paused and looked up and around. “I don’t think so.”
A drop hit my cheek. “Goddamnit,” I said. I looked back at him. He was still staring at the sky, his face looking concerned. Maybe hurt. “I didn’t mean to accuse you of anything. Maybe you’re right. Zachary drives plenty, anyway.” I took a few more steps. “At least it’s only sprinkling.”
“Yeah,” he nodded and followed, didn’t speak up again. But less then a block later, the rain had gotten much heavier.
I stopped walking. “Great, it’s really raining now.” I lifted my hand to shield my eyes, looked around, but there was no where to duck for cover.”
Raymond didn’t seem to mind it, had kept walking and now turned to face me. “It’s been super dry, it’s kind of a relief,” he said, looking up to the sky. He closed his eyes for a second, letting raindrops hit his face.
My jacket was going to get wet. “I’m guessing you don’t have an umbrella?”
“You mean, you don’t in that jacket of yours?” He shot me a smile. Admittedly, I should keep an umbrella in my jacket. I shook my head.
His smiled faded, he could see my annoyance. “You can just go back, if you want.”
“You wanted me to walk you home.”
“But you can, if—“
“I’m wasting more time in the rain talking about this,” I said, and kept walking. He kept pace with me.
“So, you don’t like driving and you don’t like the rain,” he observed.
I gestured to my jacket. “This thing isn’t supposed to be in rain.”
“It’s fine,” he said.
“It’s leather.”
“You shouldn’t go swimming it it, but it can take a little rain” he thought that over. “Pretty sure.”
The rain had flattened my hair to get in my eyes. I slicked it back, out of the way. I wasn’t looking where I was going and my foot sloshed into a puddle. I cursed.
“Okay, I’ll give you that one,” he gave me a sympathetic look. “Wet socks suck.”
“Rain leaves tracks, and it drips everywhere.” I pointed out.
“I’ve never minded,” he said.
“It’s cold and uncomfortable.”
He was grinning, who knew why. He tucked his own wet hair back. “I like how it smells.”
“It smells fine,” I admitted. “Everything’s wet.” My sock was wet, I could feel it in my shoe, and cold droplets were sneaking down my back.
“You know, a car would protect you from the rain,” he said.
I stopped walking.
He stopped too, looking apologetic immediately. “I’m sorry. I was just joking, it’s fine. Let’s get out of the rain.”
“He didn’t want to teach me,” I said.
“He—“ confusion, then he got it. “Zachary? But— I thought he offered?”
I shook my head. “He offered to teach you.”
He bit his lip. “I—“
“Don’t apologize. It’s not your fault, and I don’t care, I like walking.”
“Except when it’s raining.”
I looked up at the clouds again. “Except when it’s raining,” I repeated.
It was like sticking my face in a bucket of water for how quickly I was getting wet.
“Then it’s get going,” he said, and he reached out and grabbed my hand, pulling me away from looking at the sky.
He started speed-walking, glancing back to give a smile, his hand tight on min, encouraging me to keep up. I had to start a job, my other hand coming out of my pocket to help me along. “Ooh, shelter!” He called a moment later. I squinted through the rain, it was starting to get too gray and foggy to see, and Raymond suddenly changed directions.
He tugged me under an awning, pulling me close to get under the thin covering. It was hardly keeping the rain out, just keeping it out of my eyes, but in order for it to be helping any, I was very close to him.
He was grinning wildly. His hair was back in front of his face, wet and dripping, and his face was spattered with raindrops. He was still holding my hand, but as it was no longer necessary to spur my along, he released it. He glanced upwards again. “I think I’m still getting rained on.”
“Of course you are. You can’t escape it.” I was very, very close to him, which was making me forget about my wet sock.
“Oh my god! There’s a gap!” He pointed accusatorially at the gap between the wall and the fabric giving us limited shelter.
I reached a hand up, feeling droplets sneak their way in, then caught him smiling. My hand was blocking them. I kept it there.
“Okay, you win. Rain bad,” he said. I wasn’t going to contradict him, but at the very least, this was better than being in a car.
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catgirlwizard · 1 year
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#personal#its ridiculous how i was so depressed 2 days ago and then my partner was like. whay if i came over right now even though#its almost midnight. and what if i slept over at your house for 3 nights in a row. and now im sitting here having eaten breakfast for the#first time in like 4 weeks and feeling happy waiting for him to wake up so we can shower together and were#gonna go on a build-a-bear date and i no longer feel like i deserve to d*e with him here#hes just so sweet and i love him a lot and im really lucky to have him in my life <3 ive never been in a relationship where i felt this#safe and comfortable and accepted before and i know he hasnt either and its just nice#definitely helps that were both trans autistic queers with parental trauma so theres a lit about each other that we understand without#needing to explain it in depth#but also he really values communication and even thiigh im so used to shutting all my feelings off and not telling people about them#im trying really hard to not do that with him and its? nice not bottling everything up for once?#he really listens to me when i talk and tries to understand and respect my boundaries all the time and its realy nice to have that#ive been awful at establishing boundaries in past relationships and i didnt feel like my boundaries mattered to at least one ex so its#a nice change of pace to have someone go out of their way to make me feel reapected and valued like thay#and thats not even mentioning all the hot gay transgender sex we have because like. both being on t kind of makes that a necessity dhdjdjdj#its just nice having him in my life and feeling loved and cared for and getting to love and care for him back and im so lucky#that everything fell into place for us to date each other because i really dont know what id have done without him this past half a year#this is so long fhdjsjsjsj im just waoting for him to get up and feeling emotional about how much of a good influence he is in my life <333
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smile-files · 11 months
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what is your fav pokemon game? you strike me as a sun and moon kinda guy
yes yes yes i love sun and moon!!!
i've played pokemon x, pokemon moon, pokemon ultra sun, pokemon let's go eevee, and pokemon sword - and the alola games are definitely my favorite!!!! i love everything about alola - the gameplay, the gimmick (z-moves), the pokemon, the characters, the storyline, the anime... oh, there's just something so inviting yet mysterious about it all!!!! i love it so so so much <33333
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rubenesque-as-fuck · 1 year
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Well damn, today did not go how I expected
#life of faye#woke up normal and actually started to get stuff done#then got distracted texting d#which turned into us having a long deep conversation about our whole situation#like probably more in depth than we've really discussed it since he left portland#or possibly ever#i definitely ended up confessing that I am kinda sorta in love with him and don't know how not to be#and that I feel like a bad friend for still wanting to fuck him but also that I feel like there's been some mixed signals in that regard#and he talked about how he's not comfortable pursuing a relationship with me or anyone else right now#and that he would be open to something fwb-related but he didn't think I would be interested/comfortable with that arrangement#especially considering my own confessed feelings and everything#but I told him I can work with that because at least I would have a chance to occasionally fuck someone I trust#and i already know he fucks like a champ#like fwb fuckfest every once in a while- even if it's only every year or two- is still preferable to ~1 shitty new stranger date per year#and maybe it's pathetic of me to stuff down my love to at least get sex#but fucking a friend that just doesn't love me back is still better than fucking a stranger to me#anyway we haven't really nailed down it all yet but the conversation has finally been started#also he asked for me to make a painting for his bday and it made me 🥹#nobody has ever specifically asked me to paint them something before#my date with sweet d
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peapod20001 · 1 year
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Baby Carolina & new dad Rory is underutilized by me
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!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU CHONGYUN YOU GOOD LAD I WILL TRY MY VERY BEST (thank you for this my dear it really made these last few days easier whenever i saw it <33)
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igotmyhashpipee · 14 days
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I ain't never felt like this abt a guy before im freaked out frfr
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torgawl · 2 months
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nostalgic sweetness is so cute. i'm very in love with zayne love and deepspace
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clemencetaught · 4 months
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ferre makes aesthetics ( 4/??? ): verse one ( the sunset ➜ lee hyuk )
"he was like a sunset- warm, constant, and despite what he thought of himself, so very much ALIVE."
( photos & character does not belong to me. credit for the portrayal of lee hyuk goes to alex @jeoseungsaja! )
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