Silly gay skeletons. I wish was killer.
Also help this was supposed to be a silly sketch but I can't leave a drawing with fully rendering it šš.
Guys help. I will cry
i have a little question. Would you rather reffer to Ink as a ''soulless being" or 'person who lacks a soul"? (saw this discussion a while ago and apparently there's a different with both terms)
This is weirdly timed due to me working on a video talking about what Inkās soulless identity could be metaphors forā¦nice job anon /gen
I have a small section about this in my video, but I wonāt mind adding it here and expanding on it. The only reference we have of a monster who is soulless is Flowey, but what most people tend to forget about Flowey is that the reason he is who is he is due to the determination inside him as well. Unlike Ink who is capable of feeling genuine emotions, even if they are technically artificial, Flowey feels nothing but animal instincts and a drive to survive. I see some people say Flowey CAN feel some emotions, and while I want to agree with that, itās clear this is through an animalistic way. Flowey āfeelsā fear when his life is threatened. He cries when the last bits of his good memories, the memories his determination latched onto, are brought up due to the influence they have over his remains. He doesnāt truly feel things like love or empathy, so he fits the criteria of a āsoulless beingā a lot better.
Where the problem had risen in the fandom is people using their knowledge of how Flowey acts for a baseline of what Ink is like- using terms like āsoulless beingā to describe him and making him cruel and overly rude. Itās confirmed that Ink is a selfish prick, but itās also confirmed he CAN feel love, and feels love for his dads. He can also mourn and feel genuine connections to people due to his vials and the lack of determination serving as metaphoric survival instincts. He CAN love, and he can cry over losing someone. That requires empathy and compassion- and due to his vials serving as his soul, heās still a person.
Flowey is more of a vengeance spirit in a way- haunting the narrative until Frisk holds him through his turmoil and reveals the soul of Asriel. Though itās hinted he will become Flowey again, I like to think that Asriel REALLY means that his soul can move on, and Flowey will be all that remains, which will be an empty flower. Without his soul and lasting strings, nothing can hold Flowey together. Thatās not exactly the means of a person- just fragments stitched together by determination and past memories.
Ink is a person- even if everyone and himself doubt it. He has the capability of care and love and has a drive that isnāt just connected to survival. Heās able to maintain positive connections and make enemies at the same time, upholding both in a way thatās reminiscent to others. Even without his soul, his vials are his support- almost like how people get mechanical legs after losing one. They are foreign and not in the shape of a soul at all, but they were given to him as a replacement and to keep him going. They will never be on the same par of an original soul, but they hold him together anyways. Thatās the structure of a person who just seems to have a disability- not a completely separate being.
TLDR: I think the term a person without a soul fits- however, basing Ink off of the one other soulless character we know of (even though he isnāt a good comparison due to the immense differences between them and their situations) is what drove so much of his mischaracterization throughout the years, and we need to remember Ink had a artificial soul in a way and shouldnāt be considered a completely soulless and empty person when he has things to support him.
Uhh silly drawing. I love this sewerside obsessed bish.
This is the stupidest thing I've ever drawn I love it . I spent literally 3 hours on this shit I need to go to bed I have to go to a baby shower tomorrow
I made this for my bbg(bestie), so we can have matching profile pics. She loves Purelilly ā”
Ugh I love Yuri shadowvanilla. The dresses fit there personalitys ig.
TRANS PPL HAVE MY HEARTTTT.
Okkkk..... actually my main au dream is transmasc. Soooo yeah.... He was a girl in the past (ofc). So I really wanted draw this after having a mental breakdown(don't ask why).
I never actually came across a transmasc dream personallly.As I mentioned before my dream like to go by any pronouns and he wears all type to cloths and dress.
I will say if u don't like trans ppl who I am I to tell u bro. I don't mind just don't hurt anyone and be chill. Just respect others option.
ā You can Bite your Friends.
It's the smc effect/trust š
The difference in their dynamics is hilarious to me
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