also, I gotta say, going from Etho POV straight to Martyn POV is quite a whiplash (although I imagine it'd be much stronger the other way around)
like, team renwood mining session is chill, you know right away that they'll stick together, they talk about being old men, Martyn gives Ren a diamond unprompted (at least I don't remember Ren asking? either way it's very chill)
meanwhile there's the B.E.T. team. not only do Bdubs and Etho spend pretty much their whole time on the surface arguing like an old married couple (which also carries on to their mining session), but also their mining session is so wild. every time someone finds loot or, gods forbid, diamonds, they're on each other's THROATS. like, they're acting as if the SECOND there's back on surface they're gonna run off in separate directions
binged the Lamplight AU on ao3 in one night and now coping the only way I know how creating my own AU (at least trying to) here's what my brain came up with
bonus ending under the cut vvvvv
planning to make a fic with it
I just finished watching Pearl's session 2 POV and I just realized something
Pearl kind of takes after Scott in a way
I'm specifically talking about Scott's ally blessing. at the end of her video she was talking to Impulse and was explaining how this time she wants him to win. and it's not even the first time she's helped someone else win, she offered her life to Scar back in Secret Life. and people (including me) say that it was Scott's blessing that helped Scar, but what if Pearl had to do with it also?
I've had a theory for a while that every Life Series curse and blessing has 2 aspects to it. the canary curse means the bearer dies first AND right before many other deaths follow. the ally blessing means the recipient wins AND dies. so what if the blessing is now split between 2 players? after all, in Secret Life Scott was Gem's ally first and foremost, only being allied with Scar for a very short time. he wasn't even on the same side as Scar in the zombie apocalypse. but Pearl was. Pearl went into finale by his side. so according to this theory Scott's part (ensuring the ally dies) worked on Gem and Pearl's part (ensuring the ally wins) worked on Scar
Scott died for his soulmate, so his part is the death. Pearl saw her soulmate die for her, so her part is protection until the win
so yeah, Impulse was one of my picks for the win even before session 1 videos were released, but now he's pretty much my top 1 pick
feels kinda refreshing going from watching wild life finale where I was pretty much rooting for a specific winner to mcc party where I was watching pink parrots with full faith they wouldn't make it to the dodgeball part, very relaxing
although I did start very much rooting for orange by the end there, but still, it was a lot of fun and very chill
guess who procrastinated until the very last minute and had to sit and draw for about 26 hours? (with breaks ofc) ANYWAY, HERE'S MY ART FIGHT CARD
Hermittober Day 9: Moon
moon big, but some thoughts under the cut aren't vvvvvvv
Hermittober prompt list made by @collierose1
honestly, not what I had in mind initially, but I like it anyway. I should probably start planning those ahead tho, especially looking at some of the prompts
oh well, I already have an idea for the next one, but boy will it be a tough one...
Hermittober Day 22: Warmth
you know the drill vvvvvvv
Hermittober prompt list made by @collierose1
the eepiness was strong, but the innate desire to draw block yuri was stronger
I hope I succeeded in translating onto paper the warmth I wish I was feeling. it gets to like 7C here at night nowadays Q_Q
anyways, this one looks less refined than my usual stuff in a way, but I like it. hope you do too
love is in the air... in the form of bullets <3
I'm like, mid chapter 28, but this image just refused to leave my head
if you don't know, this is about TAMN made by @uhohbestie
also thanks to my friend @mischivousvoid for coming up with Pops's line~
Hermittober Day 11: Precious
no mending book under the cut, but a transparent version and some thoughts instead vvvvvvv
Hermittober prompt list made by @collierose1
guess who completely forgot to draw anything until there was only a bit more than an hour left alhflagafgalfd
this is what minecraft does to an mf
no hermittober for 15th and 16th cuz guess what
I can't think of anything yet again
and if I do get a semblance of an idea I can't put it on paper
winner pearl design
closeups and explanations under the cut vvvvvvv
FINALLY managed to make a design I actually like, it took me months I think ;-;
anyway here's my insight:
mostly what's been bugging me about my designs is how the cape would make it less interesting, but there have been other on-spot changes too for example, the hairstyle. idk if anyone noticed, but the hairstyle I give to her depends on the context (so if it's siitw it's short and fluffy and if it's just hc it tends to be long and straight, but honestly it depends on the season lol). and here I was debating on what hairstyle to give her when I went "wait, why not AURORA's hairstyle since running with the wolves is the song I associate with her the most", but I made it wavy from other miscellaneous changes, she now has stars on the ends of shoelaces cuz I thought it'd be cool and moon hairpins for the same reason
this one will actually be relevant even beyond this post cuz I've had the winners have necklaces with their symbols for a while now, but I think I never actually posted anything that would actually show that ajhjdsjgsafkg
and last but not least, a headcannon I came up with pretty much on the spot: under certain circumstances (don't ask what those are) "freckles" that depict the stars in the sky show up and along with her left eye glow purple (normally for a winner both eyes would glow, but since the win was "given" to her it's only one (hopefully I'll make Scott's design soon, but if I don't - for him only his right eye glows))