#and may be the listener

[empydoc]

that isn’t me. [a “self-aware” angel concept]

“Angel? Have you seen my jacket?”

it doesn’t take a genius to gather if it is or isn’t themselves when they look in the mirror. at least, at face value. nobody shares your face as much as it is your own.

you might have a twin or a sibling that looks like you. they aren’t you, though. they don’t have your blemishes or your teeth. not your hair or your eyebrows. none of those little details.

some people might wake up and look in the mirror and think ‘wow. i look so different today.’ and go about it.

i can’t. that isn’t me. that isn’t my face.

“Angel?”

he opens the door and i look away from their reflection.

“What was the question?” I smile bashfully. He gives me a faux annoyed look- one that feels like it should be gentle, but in some way there’s judgement there. Is that something they’ve come to terms with? Something I should find endearing?

“Have you seen my jacket?” He appears to repeat, his tone softer. I give a general scan of the room, their fingers playing with the sleeves of my shirt before I shake my head.

“No,” I reply, “I’m sorry. Maybe you left it at work?”

He pauses, giving me a look that holds what I could consider confusion. He’s leaning against the doorframe with crossed arms.

there’s a silence in the pause that i don’t like. what did i say that sounded wrong? what would this person say instead? how do you pretend to be other than yourself?

He then interrupts the discomforting silence.

“That’s definitely possible. I’ll look when I go in.”

I nod, thinking the conversation would end at that point, but it doesn’t. There’s only a short pause before he tilts his head to the side, his eyes softening.

my- or, their- heart is pounding.

“Hey. Are you alright?” He asks.

it’s at this point i realise i don’t actually know this man’s name, but it feels as though it’s on the tip of my tongue. i look back at him almost dumbfounded, looking over his face for an answer to a question i hadn’t asked.

“Yeah.” I lie through my teeth, “when’re you leaving?”

“Five minutes?” He responds, before insisting upon the previous question, “are you sure?”

then is when i realise.

“David,” I smile, “don’t worry. I have, like, a little headache. Not even that.”

David looks at me quietly. He doesn’t seem satisfied, but not because of my poor excuse. Instead, it’s as though he’s heard news he couldn’t hear.

“Okay,” he then says, practically a whisper- “rest up.”

He leaves the room and I blink a few times.

there’s an air of confusion to me. a man who calls me angel. david. a person who isn’t me. angel.

i look back at the mirror. it feels a bit clearer now. not a smudge. my hand reaches out and presses fingertips against the surface, leaving prints.

i pull away and whisper to myself words i don’t speak.

“You aren’t me.”

I then respond.

“Pretend to be so.”

#lowercase & uppercase intentional #redacted audio #less than 300-400 words #redacted asmr #redactedverse #redacted david #redacted angel #empyconcept #redacted fic #📼.txt #notes: #i love self aware concepts #this one plays with the idea that someone who isn’t angel knows they aren’t them #and may be the listener #purely because they know david and angel #but of course it’s also involving angel as a person #lowercase insinuates the listener as a person #uppercase insinuates the listener as a character #one in the same

[mangozic]

archivist be upon ye

#relistening to tma again #i think the last time i’ve drawn anything related to it was like may 2020 #god it’s been a while #have been listening to the magnus protocol and my god it’s so good #but heres good old jonathan as a treat #the interest has been in deep slumber for the past 4/5 years only periodically coming back to life #i’m very normal about this podcast actually #on other note i also started a taz balance relisten #what’s up with me and revisiting my middle school fixations lately #anyways #if you’re still reading these tags i’m impressed i could never with my abysmal attention span #tma #the magnus archives #the magnus pod #jonathan sims #the archivist #tma jon #fanart #my art #digital art #illustration #doodle

[tennant-davids]

LOKI 2x06 Glorious Purpose

#loki #lokiedit #lokius #loki series #lokitvsource #marvelgifs #dailymarvelgifs #usereena #marveledit #mcuedit #*laurengifs #lokiusedit #userbbelcher #chewieblog #loki spoilers #may have let myself cry for another 10 mins when i realised the last thing we ever see in this series #is mobius all alone and miserable without loki #and loki all alone listening to mobius and watching over him #like that properly did me in <3 thanks for asking

[wiltkingart]

THIS TOO SHALL PASS

#arthur lester #malevolent #malevolent podcast #can i interest you guys in another piece of media that will make you insane? may i tempt you? #fanart #digital #original art #podcast fanart #*whispering right in your ear* listen to malevolent.... listen to malevolent...

[esaari]

just Creed things

#oc #creed #this picture sounds like “last legal drug” by korn because thats what ive been listening to #yes i may have cropped some of the original image #my mental health is in free fall but hey at least my son is cute #he sure is ready to make some more bastards!!!!!!! #i wrote the song name wrong at first lmfao ...... no one saw that

[mbohjeezart]

Hermit a Day May: Day 9, Skizzleman, God of Laughter and Spirit of Childhood.

Here's his full portrait :D

#art #hermitcraft #hermitcraft smp #fanart #hermitcraft fanart #hermitblr #artist #hermitcraft s10 #artists on tumblr #skizzleman fanart #skizzleman #skizz #skizz fanart #skizz tag #hc10 #hermitaday #hermit a day may #hermitadaymay #supergiant hades #hades game #hades 2 #hades supergiant #hades ii #hades #Hes such a joy I absolutely love Skizz and everything he stands for #he is so- he's just. a joy. he's a pleasure and he's got the spirit and he tires his best so hard and he's lovely and his voice is so nice #I could listen for hours upon hours to the imp and skizz podcast and never get tired of it that's a threat.

[intotheelliwoods]

he fell.....

#2 arms left #rottmnt #listen. #hes got this real big round shell. #at least according to my artstyle baha #dw hes all good <3 #rise leo #leonardo hamato #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #practicing csp.............................. #I may or may not have started a whole 2 minute animation............. #if you dont hear from me for weeks btw thats why I got sucked into the 2 minute long animation GRIND #that i cant even post..... #when its finished..... #because its spoilers..............................

[51ft]

self indulgence...

#doodle #shadowheart #baldur's gate 3 #listened to spillways like 10 times while drawing thi #things that Could Happen in canon if you do all the worst possible things!! #somebody give her xanax #realizing this may need more context (does not give it)

[drop-dead-dino]

I’m totally normal about these two totally normal dudes :) .

I don’t usually read fics, specially AU related ones, but this one GOT me, holy cow. Check it out if you fancy that sort of thing! 

Love, Death, and Rollerskates by @spadillelicious !

#listen fr I don’t think I’ve ever been this interested in a fic before #the story? the setting?? the drama??? soooo good #I may be a bit bias tho since it involves the blorbos and the 80’s #also Spadille I very much appreciate the way you handle the heavier subject matters #and the way you write in general but yeah! #keep up the good work! #love death and rollerskates fanart #sundrop #moondrop #fnaf sun #fnaf moon #fnaf daycare attendant #my art stuff

[otterandterrier]

@swsource​ Star Wars Week: Day 6 – Light Side | May the 4th be with you!

#sww24 #swedit #starwarsblr #starwarsedit #usergif #starwarsfilms #swcreators #filmedit #moviegifs #filmgifs #movieedit #starwarsotedit #may the 4th #star wars #stuff by me #listen it's not my best but i just made it lol

[triona-tribblescore]

Felt like this one needed no dialogue, (hopefully its eligible ^^'' ) Letting it speak for itself <3 The song Husk plays (This entire thing was inspired by it tbh):

#I dont have much else to say #just plz listen to the song for the ultimate vibes uvu #its a common one so u may even know it!! #mwah <3 #hazbin hotel #angel dust #angel #husk #husker #huskerdust #angel x husk #hazbin hotel comic #hazbin hotel fanart #tribbleart #<3 #Spotify

[hiding-under-the-willow]

Juppet of a man

#atlas.art #artists on tumblr #mcyt #hermitcraft #hermitcraft 10 #joe hills #joehills #juppet #look i. may have committed to the bit a little too hard. i will admit that this may have gotten out of hand #yes this was all for the 'juppet of a man' joke #i've been listening to the song on repeat the entire time i'm never getting it out of my head ever please enjoy this stupid reference #is he a man or a juppet who's to say

[abyssalzones]

uhmm. swap carpet stuff.

#gravity falls #fiddauthor #stanford pines #fiddleford mcgucket #lab creations #caring gradually less and less about what I post publicly as you may be able to tell #listening to that interview made me kind of anxious so I had to draw them. as one does

[bakedbeanz]

I call it mind eraser, no chaser at all (On permanent leave of everything) Law abiding, dick riding, fun police, leave us alone (Dulling the edge of a razor blade) What does it mean when the knife and the hand are your own?

#my art #fallout 4 #fo4 #john hancock #fo4 hancock #hancock #tw: eyestrain #tw: drugs #i am ONCE AGAIN putting lyrics in my art #im a music enjoyer nobody can stop me #hancock may not have a nose but he can still snort coke #life finds a way #anyways them crooked vultures is cool as fuck go listen

[beescake]

back in the day we had pantskat

now we have sagg sollux

#homestuck #hs2 tag #sollux captor #karkat vantas #solkat #sol's still blind but pls suspend disbelief for the sake of cursed pants meta #the contrasting parallels in fan reaction upon each reveal may have amused me more than it deserves #i wasnt there but. i think the general consensus is that pantskat = cute/funny and sagging sol = cool?? hot?? degen????🧍 #lore extended: karkat briefs sollux boxers ????? #vioart #2023 #listen there are very clearly deeply rooted psychological reasonings behind their preferred choice of trouser orientation alright...... #we all see it even if we cant explain it.......

[tabooiart]

Don’t be so formal! We’re all paly-wals here. I mean, look at us. We even hold court in your own tongue and form!

#my art #fanart #npmd spoilers #nerdy prudes must die #npmd #npmd fanart #starkid #the lords in black #pokey #nibbly #wiggly #blinky #tinky #i am not tagging their full government names #i am so simple. i see some silly guys in silly neon costumes i go OOOOOO #wiggly is my favorite in case ur wondering. i am a wiggly enjoyer ngl #also the summoning is the best song in the whole show i have been listening on repeat #i need the soundtrack on spotify NEOW #you may notice ive been drawing a lot lately. well you see im going insane and this is the only thing keeping me from turning to goo