One thing I'm noticing in some of the fandom reactions to this breakup and the aftermath is that the characters have been put on a pedestal and are being judged against some pretty unrealistic standards. They get raked over the coals for every single mistake. I've seen it with both characters but recently I've seen it the most with Tim.

Don't get me wrong, in no way am I condoning his current behavior. He's made multiple mistakes and he's broken Lucy's trust and her heart. He absolutely needs to be held accountable for all of these things and he owes her an apology and that adult conversation and a whole lot more if they're gonna be able to be together again.

But what he's doing right now, his imperfect actions as he navigates this period of his life... it's very human. This is a man who is at rock bottom, and when you're drowning in the weight of your own trauma like he is, you often don't have the strength to see beyond that and understand how your actions are impacting the people around you. He's not being cruel (which, by the way, implies intentionality to one's actions) by breaking up with her or denying her that conversation. He's drowning.

He truly can't see that she's *not* better off without him. He can't see how much he's hurt her, and that he continues to hurt her with his actions. I don't even think he could answer her questions right now about why he did what he did, because he doesn't fully understand it himself. He can't see anything beyond his own lack of self-worth. Right now, expecting him to be able to fully comprehend what he's done and why is completely unrealistic.

Now, does this excuse his behavior? Absolutely not. But it does explain it.

And the thing that's bothering me the most is the posts saying Tim doesn't deserve Lucy's forgiveness. This is a man who has completely fallen apart but is finally taking the first steps toward healing. Shouldn't he be given a chance at redemption before being written off as unforgivable? And shouldn't Lucy be the one to decide whether to forgive him?

Again, I'm not defending his actions. He has a lot of work to do on himself and he has a lot of work to do to gain back Lucy's trust. It's not going to be easy. But to say he doesn't deserve forgiveness without even giving him a chance? That's pretty harsh. He doesn't deserve to spend the rest of his life being defined by his worst moments. No one does.

Idk who needs to hear it, but your favorite character does and should make mistakes.

𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒈𝒊𝒇𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒚 𝒃𝒂𝒓𝒃𝒆𝒓 (45/??)

Playin' around with highlighters

Thinking about

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I also had a go at making some animated emotes!

Idk if these would be anything to anyone but sometimes sharing is caring

HELO ITS MY BDAY TODAY (JAN 14) AND I GOT THESE CRITTERS IM SO HAPPY IM OUT OUGHHHHH THE BABIES

I needed to draw some characters with scales, so I made a few Rebelle 6 brushes to simplify the process! You can download the brush set here (at the Free Assets->Brushes section of the site) or here (in the Brushes forum thread)!

[Image ID: an example sheet of each of the brushes from the set, to show how they compare and give examples of suggested uses.]

These examples use clipping masks, and most are shaded on separate layers with regular brushes. Scale Faded is shaded with itself.

Scale Line is good for odd shapes, filling gaps, or sorting sharp curves, since the other brushes can get wonky at sharp angles.

Scale Random uses Rebelle's scatter function, and being true random, can result in lines of close-together scales. So (for now) Scale Scatter can be easier to get a freckle-like "random" look.

every image of a tawny frogmouth is perfection. i've never seen a single picture of a tawny that dissapoints.

((When I start my second job, my first paycheck, I'm gonna get my mom and dad a Valentine's day gift, a gift card to their favorite restaurant.

I love my mom and dad, but they're VERY tight on money since my dad retired. So they never really get to go out. So I wanna give them a date out.

stuck in the rain.

What a terrible world we live in where you can google wild plants or bugs because you're interested in them and the first results are all "how do I kill this"

Chinese Goose by @mrironbrain

Hope this hasn't been done before 😔​✌️​

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