My subspecialty, i guess you could call it, is chronic pain - i did my master's thesis on sleep disorders in patients with chronic pain - so i've got a LOT of thoughts about the concept of 'stealing pain' in teen wolf.
The current definition of pain is
"an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with, or resembling that associated with, actual or potential tissue damage"
because pain is not purely a physical phenomenon, it's an experience not necessarily tied to any physical damage.
Of course you can delve into the different types of pain and argue that nociceptive and neuropathic pain is due to biochemical triggers (inflammation/tissue damage and nerve damage, respectively) as opposed to nociplastic pain - but even those are heavily modulated by how we perceive them.
In one of my psych classes we were shown a powerful example: In a segment from a local news station a lady had won a competition and as a reward she got a handful of minutes to 'empty out' a kitchen supply store - after all the excitement was done and she was being interviewed post-haul, suddenly a bystander points out that she's standing in a large puddle of blood. She'd dropped a knife into her foot at some point, resulting in a quite large gash. She'd felt nothing until someone pointed it out - endorphins, adrenaline, the works. (She was immediately attended to and recovered completely).
Studies show that pain perception increases dramatically in young, healthy subjects who were sleep-deprived even just for 24 hrs, and in the same vein stress, anxiety and distress also increases pain perception.
So where does that leave the idea of stealing pain in teen wolf? Rather than taking a physical representation of 'pain', maybe it's more stealing the perception of pain, the fear and distress?
Kind of a romantic notion, isn't it?
Have a wip shot - it’s been a while since I last went on a render bender so I guess it was due lol
Truly doing this on nightmare difficulty trying to draw a relaxed, happy stiles 😂 he mirin’
They are both terrible at this but somehow work it out
Now with updated info courtesy of @occultdaddy!
The funny thing is that the audio is actually not Faerie's Aire and Death Waltz. It's a piano rendition of Final Savage Sister Flandre S (or Last Brutal Sister Flandre S) which is a remix of "U.N. Owen was her?" from Touhou. they've been mixed up due to a mistake from a person uploading the remix to youtube. And yes Stiles would totally listen to it... and probably give the same info-dump I just did about it. srry :P (the actual Death Waltz is a lil less enjoyable to listen to lol)
Here's what an attempt to play the sheet music in the panel actually sounds like (starts around 3:50) ((i hope i got it right this time hahaha))
Thanks for sharing your knowledge dude! Hate to spread a misconception so I appreciate the heads up (:
So while I know Stiles canonically is probably a classic rock guy going by his shirts (although you cannot tell me the kid doesn't jam out to lady gaga's the fame monster), are you really in a fandom unless you project aspects of yourself onto characters?
Specifically an unhinged case of 'will listen to absolutely anything' taste in music - I'm the 'never pass the AUX cord' in my friend group.
The song in question (that i had on repeat enough one year that it was on my spotify wrapped) :
I just quite like the idea of Stiles zoning out to some strange beats :)
It's been so amazing seeing all your gorgeous Sterek art on my dash. What a gift! For prompts, I'd love to see them sharing/swapping something meaningful to the other (e.g. Stiles wearing something iconic of Derek's, or perhaps Derek adding a tattoo that reminds him of Stiles?)
S: What are you doing here? Huh? This is private property. D: I did not stand like that. S: Love to break it to you, big guy - this is a bonafide 1:1 recreation. I remember it very well.
TYSM 😭😭
Your suggestion was really sweet, sorry my brain went in such a silly direction 🥹 I've another one in the works <3 I'm imagining this a few years down the line, i'm just really attached to stiles' buzzcut!
I'm certain this moment is very meaningful to stiles though (and yes derek, you did stand like that, you weirdo)
jumpscare derek hale
Have a half-crop of a panel bc i am taking way longer with this than i intended - i keep going 'alright time to finish up, but first just little more shading, as a treat' (also i spent way too long thinking of stickers to put on stiles' laptop compared to how little they show but heyyy)
the two stages of sketching, there's no inbetween with me (god help me im gonna try to draw stiles without mike-wazowski'ing him as i have been so far LOL)
i was alerted to the existence of the thumbhole sweater (!!!) and while i haven't yet watched far enough beyond S2 to see it, it has inevitably already entered my 'derek hale in comfortable clothing' roster
My 'the way Derek wears his sleeves long is giving babygirl vibes' friend kept showing me Ariana Grande pictures and saying 'this but Derek' and so of course I had to comply for purely selfless reasons :)
Continuing my Derek in soft sweaters crusade
Was inspired by Puzzle pieces by @isthatbloodonhisshirt to draw a snowy landscape!
The Hales own and operate a ski resort, the Beacon Hills teens all go on a vacation there but since Stiles has a torn ACL he ends up spending more time with a certain grumpy employee while his friends go on the slopes ;)
Another huge recommendation - I'm a sucker for domestic scenes, 'you're intruiging in a way I can't put my finger on', and who doesn't love a lil' 'sharing body heat to stave off hypothermia'. The way this author writes dialogue and describes body language especially makes all their works a treat to read!
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(Also - I have more free time on my hands than expected the next while which i intend to fill out with working out and drawing, so feel free to shoot me a request (: and thank you for all the love on my art so far!)
I wasn't finished with the color scheme and scene from my heart boner drawing ♡
Happy Valentine's!
This one goes out to my friend K who pointed out I hadn't drawn them kissing yet lol
with how much this site loves its writer ask games, im astounded ive never seen one for artists, soooo
1. what medium do you use most (if applicable, what software)?
2. most popular piece?
3. your favorite piece(s)?
4. piece you wish got more love?
5. how would you describe your art style?
6. favorite thing to draw?
7. easiest thing for you to draw?
8. thing you struggle to draw?
9. whats something you always come back to when drawing?
10. how do you deal with artblock?
11. do you listen to anything while drawing?
12. describe your process while drawing
13. talk about a wip you like!
14. whats your favorite thing about drawing?
15. least favorite thing about drawing?
16. how do you motivate yourself to draw?
17. what is something youre confident about in your art?
18. something you feel like you need to work on?
19. where do you find inspiration?
20. is your workspace, digital or not, organized (not neat, organized)?
21. what do you think your artstyle would taste like?
22. do you have a favorite color palette to work with?
23. how many artstyles can you work in confidently?
24. whats a compliment about your art that has always stuck with you?
25. what size canvas/paper do you use?
26. what do you physically draw with (pencil and paper, tablet, etc)?
27. do you ever have multiple wips going at once?
28. whats a piece you would like to redraw at some point?
29. do you use a lot of references while drawing?
30. whats something youre proud of about your artstyle?
31. which fandom have you drawn the most for?
32. have you done a lot of collabs?
33. have you taken a lot of classes for art?
34. whats something you still like from your old art?
35. if you had one piece of advice to give your younger artist self, what would it be?
(remember to give the person you reblog from an ask!!)
More of the boys making goo eyes at each other, because it’s what they deserve 💛
I’m really fond of the way just the lines look so you get those as well:
My friend K when I showed her this drawing: damn the man needs a BRA
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