Theory About Lillith: She Killed Arthur's Parents Because They Were Going To Sacrifice Arthur To Her.

“ough” is such a raw emotion i dont think i could live without it

I Died For You [A Malevolent Animatic]

Voice acting and audio by @malevolentcast , who very generously sent me this audio file to use for this animatic. Thank you for creating such a beautiful show.

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I began this animatic early last year after finding the audio on TikTok. Once I heard it, I was immediately struck with the thought of how those first couple of weeks in the Dark World would be for John immediately after Season 2. It seemed perfectly fitting, how John might be tortured by his guilt and uncertainty if Arthur was even still alive, and that torment would only aid his regression to his more… Kingly qualities.

I began to draft the thumbnails of the animatic in my sketchbook before transferring it to my digital workspace, which was incredibly intimidating at the time. This was my first independent animatic. In last year’s InvictusCon, Harlan popped into my stream as I was explaining my animatic thought process to my viewers, shaking with both excitement and terror. I was stunned when he offered to voice it himself. The next day, he sent me the audio file. To this day, I am still stunned he spent so much time and effort to create something. It was the encouragement I needed to finish a longer-form animatic. It may be only a minute and some change, but this is a whole year of my life condensed - my obsession, my adoration, my passion for not only this podcast but for art in general, both visual and audio.

It’s by happy accident that I finished this right at the cusp of the Season 5 finale. It almost perfectly slots in. So… let’s all pretend that this animatic took me a month to do rather than the year I spent sweating on my couch and complaining about the number of times I forgot Arthur’s wooden finger.

so are they gonna meet just past the mound of dead horses in the dark world or what guys amirite

I hate them

Two doodles based on chapter 16 of For What You Are (by @hauntieannes)

The first doodle is what I picture Arthur’s live reaction to the dumb “comedians”

ALSO neurodivergent aromatic John means the WORLD to me, he’s so relatable (as an aroace nd person myself), he’s written so well <3

I think that, despite recent events and the fact that Kayne has greater power than the King in Yellow, Arthur would still consider the King more terrifying. The King was the first eldritch being to torture him, and while Kayne has done a shitload of stuff to Arthur, the King has tortured Arthur for years.

But I think Kayne would be incredibly jealous and infuriated if he found out Arthur was more traumatized by the King in Yellow than by him.

Kayne: What...what do you mean? I...I mutilated you! I made John lie to you! I manipulated you into killing Matthew! All the horrors you faced in the past are my fault! I...and...those mean nothing to you!?!

Arthur: Not nothing! Of course not nothing! Kayne, I swear to you that at least 30% of my most traumatic moments are due to you-

Kayne: Only 30%!?!

Arthur: M-maybe 35? Look, the Dreamlands were rough, and they happened at a time where I was new to all of this. Naturally, they made a strong impression on me. When I met you, I had already been through the wringer, so-

Kayne: (muttering to himself) Damn it, Hastur, I knew I should have killed you!

i am LOSING IT

another day another reminder that arthur made yellow cold because he was hurting