i had a dream last night in which i vividly imagined this exact comment interaction right before waking up and it was so funny to me that i made a mockup of it in my art program
So. For people who are not Ethoslab watchers, in his most recent episode he showed off these beautiful statues Joel supposedly made of Etho in front of his house.
I figured Joel built them, and it seems Etho did too, because he sent Joel a message via mail about them.
This note... honestly surprised me a bit? I didn't think much of it at first, but the tone of it felt out of place. Obviously these two have this ongoing bit of being obsessed with each other, and they've done nothing recently but yes-and to the sun about it. This note seems to almost shut this bit down, saying "this bit hasn't gone too far yet, because I'm showing this on camera, but it's getting there." Which is a possible explanation for this note! But considering all they've done recently it feels very sudden.
And then. Joel claimed to not have built the statues. "Oh," I thought. "Joel is claiming not to have built the statues because he doesn't want to seem obsessed." Makes sense. Or maybe he *didn't* build the statues and someone is pranking them. That also makes sense.
But it was only when watching Joel talk about it on Impulse's stream, when I heard Joel say "honestly, I think Etho might have done it," that it clicked.
Oh.
This motherfucker.
He 100% did. That's why the message is so weird. Ethoslab built statues of himself outside Joel's base, messaged him via mail saying "that's kinda weird bro" and then DIDN'T EVER REVEAL THAT HE BUILT THEM. Oh my god THIS MAN...
From Etho's audience's perspective it just looks like Joel was continuing being obsessed with Etho, as usual, just another example in a long list. But *Joel* knows he didn't do that and *Etho* knows Joel will figure out who did. This mischievous motherfucker. Oh my godddd I hate them. Listening to him read back the note with that little smile in his voice. I am unwell. Why are they LIKE this
Now that they’ve both dropped over at @valoisfulcanellideux I’m excited to share the covers I was commissioned to create for two fics written by Valois!!
The first is for These Stones Remember, a 175k+ word Empires SMP epic featuring the Copper King and the Ancient Capital and the Vigil and Pixlriffs and history and magic and and and—Valois really said “hey do you want to paint all your favourite things??” I even got to do some hand typography!
The second cover is for an upcoming fic that is currently in the works! No spoilers from me, but between the view of the Vigil in the city below and Valois giving me a ton of freedom to design the Phantom Assassin’s armour, I had an absolute blast 😁😁
Thank you so much for trusting me with these <333
If anyone is interested in commissioning some cool custom art from me, please feel free to reach out! All the info + a link to a Google form is in my Tumblr bio :D
Another completed commission, this time for @wizard-of-docs of their Team TIES AU! This was such a fun one to put together—their designs for all the characters are all so interesting, with Bluejay!Skizzleman being my absolute favourite. Thanks so much for commissioning me! 😄✨
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My commissions are currently open! All the info, prices, and a Google form to fill out can be found in the link in my Tumblr bio :D
Here’s my take on the banners of the twelve empires! Been working on this one for a while, it’s so cool to see them finally all together. They’re all based (at least loosely) on the canon banner designs, along with each empires’ resources and my interpretation of their different aesthetics.
In order we’ve got:
Rivendell, the Cod Empire, Pixandria
Pearl’s Farmlands, the Ocean Empire, Mezalea
The Crystal Cliffs, Mythland, the Grimlands
House Blossom, the Undergrove, the Lost Empire
I recommend zooming in to check out the details - I had a lot of fun deciding on the different materials and shapes that would work best for each kingdom!
Bonus Pearl, because honestly nothing can top this:
was going to make a post about reintroducing the time honoured fandom tradition of making white characters poc to mcytblr because in the few years between leaving in like 2017 and rejoining in 2021 everyone got really vehemently against it. and then i remembered how white this fandom is and got scared
On this, the second anniversary of the Evergiven getting stuck in the Suez Canal, I would like to remind everyone that Joe Hills built a model of the ship in his season 7 base, the Strait of Joebraltar.
It is worth mentioning that Bdubs was once trying to transport a villager through the Strait of Joebraltar and he was not able to get through because the ship was in the way. So yes, it did disrupt nautical trade on the server.
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