The Whiplash To Sentinel’s Joy To Her Ordered Execution Goes Crazy Man

You got this song stuck in my head literally 💔

I had to draw it ahxoajxoajsoqhkshdkabdoaja

fn... FINALLY.. @ninni1oroo1 i didi i. i did it. natori naotir world dominaiton NATORI NATOIR WORLD DOMINATION This is ruining my cool guy facade!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DAMN YOU NATORI!!!!!!

Waow grodybug!

How to Paint Light by jonhuangart

[Roblox] art dump

youre not “bad at art” you just need to find a character to latch onto to where you draw them 1 million times and you improve dramatically

As long as Stan can still get a can of pitt cola, he's fine with this

Character Analysis: Vertin's Deceptive Side

I don't see this trait of her's mentioned much but it is prevalent throughout the story so I think its worth looking at.

Vertin isn't a stranger to deception and lies.

Vertin convinces people to follow her by connecting with them and being honest about her capabilities/motives. Every arcanist we've met follow her knowing exactly what they're getting into.

However, she isn't above lying and tricking people as an end to a means.

She lied to Sonetto in the opening to hide her agenda (secretly recruiting Regulus). She also lied to Tommy to track down Regulus by saying they were “friends” and even used Regulus's records as “proof”. Later, she and Regulus improv together when Sonetto is summoned by the wheel and tries to take Regulus away.

She tried to cover for A Knight in Oliver's story. Oliver seems to have known her for a bit at this point and catches on because it's odd for Vertin to suggest something that she knows directly conflicts with his values.

She lied to Arcana, which makes sense but imagine Sonetto being in this position. She is incapable of lying compared to Vertin. The Timekeeper is able to lie on the spot while Sonetto freezes up when faced with difficult questions.

As a child, Smoltin was going to lie to the teacher to pin the blame (for the note she wrote) on her bullies after they tried to blackmail her. This is an interesting one because it shows she thinks ahead, like with Regulus's records, and manipulates a situation in her favor. It's deeper than a simple lie.

While these are instances driven by a reason, these examples show how comfortable she is with telling lies and she could deceive people if she wanted to. It's a trait she most likely developed in order to deal with the Foundation. Deception is an important tool in a trouble-maker's toolkit.

Aside from that, remember when they told her to be open and honest about questions she had and then threw her in the guard house?

Or how about when she was open with Sonetto about her love for the outside world only to be harshly shut down?

She was brutalized and shot as a child when she tried to be open and direct in a peaceful protest, hoping to be heard during the Parade Ceremony.

She met with Madam Z for help with a plan to help her crew because she didn't want them to end up like her childhood friends. Then the Foundation decided to break her legs and subdue her in a coma. Mind you, she went through the proper channels and was still punished for it.

It makes you wonder why Vertin doesn't lie more often.

On that note, we're lucky that Vertin is a nice person at heart. If she followed Manus or the Foundation's ways, she could use her natural talent at connecting with people to manipulate them into joining her cause. Instead, our Vertin chooses to be transparent…for important things anyway.

Vertin's able to stand on the same field as Constantine and Arcana not because she's authentic, though that certainly helps. It's because she knows how to appeal to people's desires.

Knowing what someone wants means knowing what their motives are. You know what drives them to act. It's a very powerful skill in the art of persuasion/manipulation. 

On one hand you can say Vertin has the power to see into people's hearts. On the other, you can claim she knows how to pick people's brains.

Regardless, it's a talent she has that would be useful to both Arcana and Constantine aside from her Storm Immunity.

Moodboard

this guy ...

I keep rotating the fact that Tikki is asking for nicotine in this au. Rotating and chewing on the lengths that Marinette is going to hide this while also acquiring it.

It is gutting in a certain way how much more the actual risk changes the dynamic and responsibility of being Ladybug.

(which is interesting to contrast against Adrien who is very able to spend daddy's money on expensive cheese(s) but its a weird thing to just, have. and iirc, its smell lingers)

((and further, to contrast against the show, i am just very into the personal risk of the nicotine instead of a very convenient baked good of a normal (professional) quality and quantity (one). Im so interested to see where it continues to go!))

She eats the baked goods as well, don't worry! All kwamis want drugs in addition to the food. Plagg is lucky that he can also bug Adrien for pipe tobacco in addition to camembert, meaning Adrien smells even worse.