I was tagged by @oliverferrie (go read his stuff !!)
Gonna be using 'Alex's adventures in Wanderwen' for this one; a lil novella that's part of Puppet Club (a 1920s steampunk fantasy series I have in the works).
My words are: panic, defence, trust, and comforting
Only 5 uses of panic (surprisingly!):
They continued the rest of the journey in silence. Silence that was comfortable for Alex, but certainly not comfortable for Vincent. He still continued his nervous checks towards where Alex was sitting and would even sometimes occasionally whistle. Nonsense tunes. Little noticeable jingles from adverts and brands. Whatever was stuck in his head at the moment. It seemed like his internal playlist was on shuffle as he kept getting a new one on loop in there every few minutes. Alex didn't speak, but they enjoyed his panicked attempts to fill the void. They pursed their lips at times, compelled to join in with tunes they recognised; then they remembered they couldn't whistle, and quickly bit down on their lip to stop themself before they did something embarrassing.
Only 1 defence:
They repeated it over and over, under their tongue, slurred violent speech. The force as they limply shook Tommy made the loose bits and bobs in their pockets jangle, and the gun tucked into their suspenders glint. Tommy noticed it. He inhaled sharply. Wrapped in a sweet green ribbon, their revolver. A gift for self defence. The very gift that got them expelled. Hugo noticed it too and frantically pulled Alex off of Tommy; firm hands squeezing so tightly Alex felt like their bones could pop. Tommy slid down the wall.
3 instances of trust:
There was a sickly sense of pleading in his tone; he dropped his arms slightly, extending hands into a slight-shrug, an earnest pose of desperation. Underlining his words, his stance breathed ‘you know me, you trusted me, you still can trust me’.
I used comforting 4 times and comfort 16 times pahaha. That's more like it. Poor Alex. Funnily enough, two of the comforts are used in the excerpt I picked for 'panic' lol.
Alex awoke with a jolt. They’d fallen off the settee in Vincent’s office. They stayed wrapped in the blankets he'd given them and, although the remnants of the dream still choked them, that comfort grounded them.
Anyone who wants to read this its up for free on my toyhouse page ! <3 But be sure to read the warnings as it gets quite heavy.
Tagging @ekhoartworks ; if you wish to join in your words are fight, love, growl and overwhelm !
fav color: hmmgghgghggg it fluctuates. dark grays/greens but also light grays but also every shade of purple and navy or dark blue (i love unsaturated colorz)
song stuck in head: motion sickness (hmmggg phoebe bridgers)
song most recently listened: uhhhhh (chekcs spotify) i dont know what this song is called (its kyoto. by phoebe bridgers)
3 fav foods: chocolate or yogurt covered raisins...........strawbery.....and also um. i forgot.RED VELVET CAKE W CREAM CHEESE FROSTING.
last thing googled: what icjng goes on red velvet cakr (i forgot what it was called.)
dream trip: literally just going anywhere w any of my bestfriends
anything i want right now: a cat and studio ghibli movies and cake
tagging: @ekhoartworks good luck. (FILL OUT THESE QUESTIONZ IF U WANT or pass it on 2 someone else this is just for funsies ^__^ hi mom ily)
An animatic project I made for 2/2 this year. This took over a month of work and a lot of braincells, but I'm incredibly happy with the result and I'm so excited to finally be able to share it with!!
Youtube version (with credits in the description) is under the cut
my sister has dragged me into the project moon games and im specifically fixating on Library of Ruina, i love Netzach so much he's everything to me <33
This piece also has a speedpaint to go with it, which you can find under the cut! I had a blast putting it together, it'd mean a lot to me if you checked it out ^^