some recent sketchbook stuff; glory and gore fanart :)
i spent hours doing the lines with a 0.05 pen on the first portrait ðŸ˜
im so shakey and apathetic rn bc of my meds but im being so productive its worth it
atp the only way we’re going to get out of this ai shit while people’s brains are still semi intact is to start bribing influencers and tiktokers into saying chatgpt is cringe and it emits a frequency that blocks your divine energy which can only be channeled back by reading a book and talking to your friends
oh my god i’ve been struggling to figure out what song i’d pin to henry
house of the rising sun
quite literally everything about that song is so extremely henry to me
need more cherub faced bunny rep
give that man his rosy cheeks and ridiculously round eyes
i like how mischievous dazai looks here
"I'm gay" "I'm straight " ...okay? I'm nothing in my soul if not obsessive
I have the words 'cubitum eamus' in my phone case and everytime I see a cute guy I hold it so he technically could read it and then I think if it was the one he would get the reference and talk to you.
She dived deeply under the dark waters, rising and falling with the waves, till at length she managed to reach the young prince, who was fast losing the power of swimming in that stormy sea. His limbs were failing him, his beautiful eyes were closed, and he would have died had not the little mermaid come to his assistance. She held his head above the water, and let the waves drift them where they would.
- Hans Christian Andersen, The Little Mermaid
Today I discovered that a couple of TSH characters were based on actual people Donna Tartt knew at Bennington College- amongst them were students Todd O'Neal and Matt Jacobsen, who were the inspiration for Henry and Bunny respectively.
Here's the source
A lot of pop psychology gets thrown around and since I already have a headache, here's preventing you lot from making it worse.
Love-bombing: A manipulation tactic of increasing affection and grand gestures before or after doing something abusive, specifically to weasel one's way out of consequences.
What it is not: A streak of affection and generosity towards friends/loved ones.
Trauma-bonding: Knowingly traumatizing someone to take advantage of their vulnerable state, to then act like the "hero" or the one who cheers them up.
What it is not: Bonding over similar traumas.
Gaslighting: *Knowingly* convincing someone they cannot trust their own perception of a situation in pursuit of one's own narrative.
What it is not: Misaligned perception of events.
Narcissist: Someone afflicted with Narcissistic Personality Disorder, a traumagenic cluster B disorder, that struggles with self-obsession, paranoia, craving validity from the public, delusions of grandeur, and social disconnection.
It is not: Your rubbish ex that cheated on you.
Thank you for coming to my TED Talk.
-Xanthe