Hey there Ama! I was wondering if you take or were considering taking commissions?
Also love your Damianya art! Especially what you made for Damianya week last year!
Hiii!! ohh thanks for asking mehehe I actually thought about it, but unfortunately I won't be able to take your payment via paypal.. If you wouldn't mind some other services, or payment methods, I'd be happy to open a price and draw something for you <3
OHH and thank you very much, I'm really glad you like my Damianya art!!! ^3^ <3<3<3 OMG it's been a year since Damianya Week.....what??!!!!
omg damianya version? YEEEEEESS!!!
"can we pretend like it's the first time?" im gonna be sick
sometimes I just suddenly get idea to draw Yor and I get something like this ๐
secret santa gift for @zelliphies based on the prompt "dessert" !!
After the bus incidentโs rumors came out everyone saw the heroes of Edenโs roles as:
Bill the the gentle giant who comforted the fearful students
Becky the leader who organized the other 3
Anya who delivered the fatal blow to Billy
And Damian who purposely crapped himself to stun the terrorist with the smell.
Mamaโฆ
That cliche where the girl gets a haircut after a heartbreak
I drew this sketch a while ago and thought it would go well with the new chapter ๐ผ
Are we finally heading into the long awaited Desmond arc? ๐ It's hard to say yet, but my first thought upon reading the new chapter was that, like, 9 out of the 23 pages was just awkward silence at the dinner table ๐ฌ
Another thing that stood out to me within the first few panels was how different Damian seems at home than at school.
When he's rejected and inconvenienced by Demetrius and Max respectively, he keeps calm and doesn't get mad. On the contrary, he's very understanding and considerate. It's quite different from how he acts in similar situations at school where he's quick to lash out, especially at Anya of course. I'd like to think that what we're seeing in this chapter is more of the "real" Damian; a basically nice kid who longs for a normal childhood with a normal family, but unfortunately was born into the opposite...and because he's not free to openly express his frustration about this due to how uptight and estranged his parents are, he lets out a lot of his negative emotions at school instead. Anya is often the brunt of this due to how often she tries to interact with him in ways that he's not used to.
But anyway, back to the chapter itself, we're also introduced to a new butler at the Desmond house, Mary Jane.
Not sure how prominent of a character she'll be, but the fact that Endo gave her a name (which he doesn't always give to reoccurring characters) makes me think we'll see her again.
We also finally get to see Max and Damian interact. Despite being a German shepherd (I think), I like that Endo made him look distinct from Aaron. Though it seems like he has longish fur...maybe he's a mixed breed? Endo provided this cute illustration along with the chapter release too.
Among all the "Desmond family being awkward at dinner" panels we got, the one that stood out the most to me (and probably others) was this two-page spread.
Showing all of them in separate corners against total darkness, each seemingly in their own little world not looking at any of the others. This is very contrasting to how the Forger family meals are conveyed...
It really makes you wonder - which is the fake family and which is the real family?
A more subtle thing to note about the Desmond dinner is that Melinda never actually eats anything. Throughout all the panels, she's only seen drinking wine and never using her silverware. When she leaves, her plate hasn't been touched.
What I interpret from this based on what we know so far is that she has such an aversion to the Desmond house, and probably Donavan in particular, that she can't even bring herself to eat in his presence.
And lastly, I wanted to touch on the word that Donovan uses when describing the family dinner. In the Japanese version, he uses the word ๆๆ็พฉใช which means "significant," "valuable," "useful," "of interest," etc.
I got the impression that Damian doesn't know what that word means, which is why it's written in katakana when he asks Jeeves. He says "Hey Jeeves, what's ใฆใผใคใฎ?"
The English version makes it seem like he knows what the word "worthwhile" means, but not what Donovan meant by it in this situation, so slightly different nuance between the two versions.
That about wraps up my thoughts on the new chapter! Like I said in the beginning, I think it could be leading to a new arc focused on the Desmonds, or it could simply be a standalone chapter, and we'll focus on something else next time. Gotta wait and see~