If you didnt believe Laios was autistic before todays episode i hope it clears that up for you
we were first shown his special interest, a very autistic trait to have. We get to see him indulge in his interest, we get to see him happy.
but this episode contains the scene that makes it clear Laios cannot understand social cues, tone of voice, sarcasm, or subtlety. He actively suffers socially with other humans.
Shuro is pissed Laios didnt pick up on the fact that he hated Laios, because he was being passive aggressive (at best, Shuro bottled up a lot of feelings), and said verbally he was Laios' friend. Laios takes things at face value, if someone says "im your friend" that's what he believes is true.
He hates that Laios "gets to be genuine". I hate the way he says that "gets" as if its a privilege for Laios. It's a privilege for Shuro who is nobility and has his behavior and emotions stifled. Laios doesnt understand that others are NOT genuine. he's not from that world.
that's why Laios asks "why didnt you TELL me?" and Shuro says it should have been obvious.
it was NOT obvious to Laios, not at all.
And also, that was who Laios thought was his FIRST friend on the island. he thought he made a friend, something actively difficult for him to do.
it devastated him to learn that he was wrong the entire time.
The 5 love languages of monster fucker:
Understanding someone so different from yourself
Loving the unlovable
Big
Being turned on and afraid
Freaky inhuman sex
The fight between Laios and Shuro ending with Shuro reminiscing/fantasizing about Falin really did a great job of mirroring what happens in the real world with Autistic Men vs Autistic Women. In my mind, both Laios and Falin are autism coded, and Shuro fights with Laios over how much he hates the autistic traits that Laios has and how annoying he finds them, then immediately goes on to explain he thinks Falin is the most unique woman he's ever met and loves how her mind works. Autistic men are so often thought/depicted of as annoying/cringy/etc while Autistic women are often thought of/depicted as the manic pixie dream girl or the 'not like other girls' girl. It was such an interesting thing to have back to back, cause it really went 'whoa society do think like that so often'.
Don't worry! It's a watergun!!
31 minutos & welcome home
the animation bug…….it got me……
I got inspired by some of the rough I saw for lackadaisy episode 1 and decided to animate a scene from the comic. That thought slowly snowballed into this shot, which—while it technically doesn’t exist in canon—is inspired by Rocky’s demeanour in Breakdown.
I may or may not have been grabbing the air like a baby reaching for a mobile trying to figure out how someone would turn a steering wheel.
time taken: 10 hours
programs: Procreate, Vita, 1 bajillion brain cells (all gone)
Abajo el speedpaint y otra versión
Me encanta que se puede apreciar el momento en el que la idea silly se convirtio en la razon de la migraña de hoy :P
didn't you just get that desktop a month or so ago how is it already that full my goodness
I do a lot of art streams and then Don't Post The Art For A While. where they are all saved to the desktop
the amount of unposted artwork and comics I have is kinda nuts. I think I have 17? comics unposted right now/works in progress. Some quick snippits for you:
↳ pencil tests by james baxter