#whyyyyyyyy?

[imnobodyuknow]

Sorry, I couldn’t resist.  ; )

(Epilepsy Warning Ahead)

So, after completing CrossCode: A New Home a few months ago (which I meant to do a review of, but didn’t get around to it, sadly), I was thoroughly delighted by the continuation of the game’s story and the extra challenges included in it, both story-related and optional.  That being said, I still think even Masahiro Sakurai would start crying after attempting some of those puzzles.

But putting all that to the side, I especially loved the fact that Lea and her “people,” shall we say, now had their own place to live, work, play, and (ahem) talk with one another.  Searching for the hidden treasure chests in it was also a fun challenge -- one that turned out to be pretty easy after some exploration, in fact, which is one of my favorite things to find in any adventure game.

There was one thing I found strange about Lea’s new house, however.  On the second floor is a big screen TV with a game console and stereo system (a gamer’s dream, in other words):

When you interact with the TV, you’ll discover that it only has one available setting, which I like to call “Super Rave Mode,” with music blaring from the speakers and color-changing lights flashing everywhere.

I couldn’t help but wonder what the reason for this could be.  Is that how the stereo system was designed, is that just how Lea likes it, or is it something else?  We’ll probably never know, but...I do have a theory.

It’s at least a possibility, wouldn’t you say?  You know someone’s a true friend when they take the opportunity to punk you every now and then.  X D

You’ll probably notice a few artistic flaws if you’ve studied drawing (if not, feel free to skip this part).  For one thing, Lea appears to be much taller than the TV in the first two panels, so the next three panels make no sense unless her legs suddenly got a lot shorter.  For another, her head seems a bit smaller in the third panel than in the others.  Proportions are still not my strong suit, apparently, but hey, at least I was able to notice it, right?

The miniature panel inside the fourth panel a little hard to notice, too, but it was still worth doing anyway, I think.  I always love it when comic artists get creative with their panels instead of making them the same every time, so I thought I’d try it out.

And strangely enough, those are all the flaws I can think of at the moment.  How about that?  X )  The tree in the sixth panel might have looked a little better if I hadn’t tried to draw its texture with the colored pencils, but...eh, why sweat the details?

Speaking of the sixth panel, you may notice one of my OCs hidden in it if you look closely enough.

He looks like a bubble with eyes, for reference.

There were a lot of details to figure out for this drawing (especially that last panel, which took me a few days to finish), but I had fun trying to get all of them right.  I used the above snapshot of the second floor of Lea’s house for the first five panels, while Lea herself was made after the picture of her found on the game’s pause screen:

Her facial expression in the first panel came from her “awed” sprite,

the one in the third panel is a variation on her “happy” sprite,

and the on in the fifth panel is based on her “annoyed” sprite (which I’ve only seen when she talks to a very loud Shad).

I also used the picture of her seen on the file menu during the epilogue as a reference for her profile in the fourth panel.

And of course, good old Emilie was made after her “grinning” sprite, with a few wrinkles added to her forehead.

I just have to say, nobody grins like that girl.  It’s not as adorable as Natsuki’s grin, maybe, but it’s still quite lovely.

And finally, the sixth panel was based on the area outside Lea’s house.  Duplicating it was a pretty fun (if time-consuming) challenge.

I have since reached that silver chest on her roof in case you’re wondering.  After a lot of exploring around, that is.

One more thing I should add: Much as I enjoyed drawing this and so many other things with pencils and paper, I’ve lately been considering making a transition to digital art from now on.  It’s not that I’ve stopped enjoying traditional drawing (in fact, I’ll probably continue making it to some degree), but I’ve started noticing of how much time can be saved by choosing digital drawing instead -- no smudges, easily undoing mistakes, easy rotation, zooming, etc., so...I’m beginning to think that may just be the better option for me.  That’s not a final decision, though, so I guess we’ll see how it plays out.  If I can’t decide, maybe I’ll let you all take a vote on it.  You’re my audience, after all, so you may as well have a say in it.  ; ) 

In any case, farewell for now and thank you for indulging in my love and appreciation for CrossCode.  Or as Lea would say, “Bye!  Thanks!”  She’s very good at being succinct like that.  X )

#cuphead #cuphead: the delicious last course #chef saltbaker #crosscode #emilie sophie de belmond #lea #whyyyyyyyy?

[edsbacktattoo]

those little notes of Gnossienne no. 5 as Stede climbs back aboard The Revenge and finds it in a state of disrepair is like a punch to the fucking chest

#like for WHYYYYYYYY #ofmd #ofmd s2 spoilers #ofmd s2 #yes i’m already watching it again

[cupcakeinat0r]

Oh, to be DadBod!Miguel’s trophy wife n only worry abt lounging around, being pretty, spending his money, and devoting all my time to my art and style………………….

#whyyyyyyyy #born to be pretty #forced to “work #😭😭 #dadbod!miguel #miguel o'hara #miguel o’hara x reader #atsv #atsv miguel #miguel x reader #miguel x you

[castieldelamancha]

the fact they took away from us the chance to see dean and castiel sharing one last hug, one with soft smiles and watery eyes and that relief that only their battles being finally over and the promise of a future together could bring to them

#destiel #like whyyyyyyyy

[everythingzelda]

I hate hate hate hate hate hate hate how the Gerudo have been presented as a group of lovesick women and their goal is to snag a man in botw/totk. A society built by women, for women and somehow still centered around men????????? Take me back to OOT/MM where they dropped from the ceiling to kill Link’s ass on sight for being in their fortress.

#cmonnnn #wHYYYYYYYY #they got better shit to do than worry about crusty males #totk #botw

[fiendishartist2]

my tma animation that i worked really hard on but wont post to youtube ^_^

#seething rn #im gonna wolf out #im so madddddd whyyyyyyyy wont you let me POST IT!!!!!! #uuughghghghghgg whatever #my art #artists on tumblr #digital art #tma #the magnus archives #jonathan sims #martin blackwood #jonmartin #tma spoilers #mag 160 #the web #the eye #animation #animatic #little dark age by mgmt #<---- the song #the eyepocalypse

[spirallingstarcases]

HANDSDOWN MOST DEVASTATING ANGLE

#ORZ ORZ ORZ #BAD FOR ME FOB OFFICAL WHYYYYYYYY #VIA FOBSTAGRAM #TRAVTRICK #TOURDUST #SPISPEAKS

[ginpotts]

@userdramas event 12: loss ↳ eien no kinou (eternal yesterday)

no one remembers him as a living corpse. i cried so much, i felt like i was turning into a puddle of tears. in the end, my sadness never went away... and it probably never will.

#eien no kinou #eternal yesterday #userdramas #eien no kino #jdramagifs #jdramaedit #jdramasource #asiandramasource #asiandramanet #asiandramaedit #tobelle #usergooseras #tostrangers #tusermona #&.mine #jtv: eien no kino #the way that i started making myself cry as i was making this #I AM SO EMOTIONAL #i love them so much they deserve all the good things #god whyyyyyyyy ;;;;;;; #ugh this show is so good but it is so painful #also typography is so hard

[blueteller]

Trying to find good fics to read be like...

TCF Fandom: *keeps writing Angst* Me:

#tcf #trash of the count's family #lcf #lout of the count’s family #fanfiction #humor #tcf humor #meme #tcf meme #star wars meme #angst #angst everywhere #why is there so much angst?!?!!? #i mean i like hurt & comfort like any other person but like #why no fluff #please gimme some darn gen fluff i beg of you #i joined this fandom for pure family feels and fluff #and i keep getting shipping and angst instead #whyyyyyyyy

[mel2530]

Images that give me emotional damage 🤗

Big brother live reaction

#evil dead #ash williams #cheryl williams #it's the doomed siblings #it's you should've heard your sister #you didn't believe her and now there's nobody who believes you #nobody talks about themmm #whyyyyyyyy #cheryl my beloved you deserved so much better #finally watched the last season of ash vs evil dead and got around to rewatch the original

[ev4nno5]

UGH i finished Naruto like a week ago and I'm still thinking about why naruto and sasuke didn't end together shitttt😭💔

#naruto shippuden #naruto uzumaki #sasuke uchiha #sasunaru #sasuke x naruto #they were so gay for each other WHY KISHIMOTO WHYYYYYYYY

[iliketoeatplastic]

im to overwelmd for this shit

#hazbin hotel #hazbin #vivziepop #whyyyyyyyy #molly hazbin hotel #:(

[maxwellamus]

guys im thinking about hermies adoptive parents again im upset they dont know

#iv seen people say they probably weren’t real #but like #3 in one scam deal #also #donoh3rm #DO NO HERM #WHYYYYYYYY #dnddads #dndads #hermie the unworthy

[sweeter0da]

Uhm I- he uhm- mine we- I am - me no

#miw #motionless in white #miw band #motionless in white fandom #ricky horror #ricky olson #ricky horror olson #RICHARDDDDDDDD #WHYYYYYYYY #Ricky I’m in love with you #I have so much money to give you

[digoload]

YEAH THATS RIGHT BABEY. im combining my two interests atm, and its QSMP and VLD.

In this AU, instead of two alteans (a magical space princess and a super competent engineer), there's just Foolish. I imagine he was preparing healing pods for the approaching war and accidentally got stuck in one somehow when Alfor decided to send the lions away. Ten thousand years pass, five new paladins appear, and somehow he has to figure out how to get the castle-ship up and running again, as well as how to generate wormholes, AND how to pilot it. That's a lot to ask for from just one altean with no alchemic training! He's like Coran, but younger and also a biiiitttt of a himbo.

I changed alteans to be sort of totem people. Same function narratively, I just wanted to justify Foolish's design lol

#foolish gamers #foolish g #foolish gamers fanart #qsmp foolish #foolish fanart #foolish g fanart #qsmp fanart #qsmp #qsmp au #voltron legendary defender #??? not sure if i should tag that but there we go #tried to include some of cc!foolish's stim toys just cos i think its appropriate #and leo's little charm <3 #even though they haven't met yet!! but rest assured they will #leo + vegetta + badboyhalo will all become central elements eventualy #if i get around to doing that much art LMFAO #also realising how much tumblr crunches up the colours once again #tumblr whyyyyyyyy #my art #qsmp vld au

[felitomkinson]

there comes a time in my life every 5-6 years when i realize how soul-crushing and utterly consuming it is to fall in love with women, how quick i am to lose my mind and i think that as self-care i need to give men another shot. and then i try to and the cycle continues.

#i always fall for the wrong people and deny those who show me genuine love whyyyyyyyy #why is it so ingrained in our nature to want what we cannot have? #is it safer because it stays in a fantasy? #tbd #thinking out loud like my good friend ed sheeran would say