Fantastic Escapism

The older I get the more I admire people who are earnestly, genuinely into whatever their thing is. I know it sounds like an annoying cliche but unless you're being cruel or hurtful there is really no need to be normal about things. The dude with the bad fake accent at the renaissance faire is having the time of his life. The people having photoshoots with their fashion dolls are loving it. The old lady with a yard unreasonably full of tacky ass lawn ornaments is having a blast, HOA be damned.

Don't waste your time being too cool to have fun, y'know?

The whole self love thing is good and all but some people can’t fathom being loved. They can’t imagine there being anything good about them. So they can’t simply just stop doing unhealthy things, there’s a process.

Before self love you have to invoke self tolerance and self neutrality.

If you can’t say “I love my body!” say “my body gets me from place to place.”

If you can’t say “I’m beautiful,” begin by shutting down the “I’m ugly” thoughts and saying “I’m a person.”

If you can’t say “I’m valuable” begun by shutting down the “I’m worthless” thoughts and say “all people deserve basic respect, and I’m a person.”

If you can’t say “I’m important,” or “I’m kind” say “I am the one who waters my plant every week” or “I am the one who tips the kind barista down the street” or “I am the one who makes sure my dog does not eat plastic” or “I am the one who leaves long comments on people’s fan fictions.”

I’ve genuinely never seen a way to bridge the gap, especially body-wise. There’s loads about self-confidence and loving your body EVERYWHERE, but no one really explains how to get there. It’s great to have the former, but I’m glad this info is out there.

the problem with being creative is that you start to feel very guilty when you haven’t created anything in a while

do you get upset when a field isn't ready for harvest at all times? your seeds are doing mysterious things in the dirt. but you have to leave them hidden in the dirt or they won't grow

VERY well put. I've had ideas percolate for ages and when they finally burst forth, I realized there was no way I could have executed that piece at the time I first came up with the concept.

LET. STUFF. SIMMER.

Inktober 2023, Day 31: Fire.

An “Eikonic” brother duo!

There's just something about Gav in fields and nature, he just belongs there Print

FFXVI | Prince Dion and Sir Terence's wedding

(set in my mind as post game)

FINAL FANTASY XVI (2023) dev. Square Enix

It’s been like four months, FFXVI still lives here rent free and this is first song I’m listening to literally any time the headphones go on

Post-battle tenderness aka I wanted to see Dion and Terence with wet hairs.

Late night doodling, wild is the wind. Should probably link my cliji playlist

Jill sketches. After drawing this I realized we never really got much Jill and Torgal interaction :<

Also obligatory Jill + Clive boob

"Eyes on Me"

Poster(?) I drew for the upcoming Warfield Week :D

I already knew ben starr was gonna win best performer as clive after this scene:

But I’m Not Alone.

These Burdens I Carry,

My Sins, My Pain, My Sorrow-I See Now That They Are All a Part Of Me. - Clive Rosfield.