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the smile on my face when i saw her was immeasurable

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Darth Maul had like, the reverse of a spiritual enlightenment trip. Like instead of going into the woods to find inner peace, he went into the trash compactor to find mental illness. 

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“Why Mister Spock, I didn’t know you danced…”

Big inspiration from the super fun novel cover by @beloved-icarus!

#star trek tos #star trek fanart #space gays #spirk fanart #kirk and spock #spock fanart #jim kirk fanart #james t kirk #captain kirk #jim kirk #kirk/spock #tos fanart #kirk fanart #star trek art #star trek aos #digital painting #star trek ships #starship enterprise #tos spirk

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This is so iconic, I love the art SO much! As soon as I saw it I immediately knew I had to draw this:

So my boyfriend and I have a longstanding joke that Sarek would write at least One pulpy Vulcan-Human romance novels that heavily mirrors his relationship with Amanda, and yesterday we found an adequately terrible pulp romance novel with fantastic original art. So why not go the full nine yards.

Behold: the unreleased original cover for Illogical Desires: a Vulcan-Human romance novel

#illogical desires indeed #why mister spock i didn’t know you danced #star trek #star trek tos #star trek fanart #my art #neglecting my star wars followers again #spock #spirk #captain kirk #james t kirk #kirk and spock #jim kirk #commander spock #the original series #spock fanart #spirk fanart #jim kirk fanart

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Luke Skywalker is a hero for people with anxiety

(Contains spoilers from Episodes 4-6).

A lot of people relate to Luke Skywalker. He's down-to-earth, honest, and always strives for the light. Watching Star Wars again for the first time in a while, however, I realized something. When I looked it up on the internet, I was surprised that I couldn't find a lot of discussions about it. What do I mean? That Luke Skywalker suffers from anxiety.

The deleted scene from Tosche station, which I recently saw for the first time, sheds some light on this aspect of Luke's character. In the scene, we learn from Luke's friends that he panics easily. They're all chiding him for ‘again’ thinking that the Empire is coming. Even though he's just seen Princess Leia's ship fighting with Darth Vader's ship, his friends begin gaslighting him.

Someone online pointed out that this scene causes Luke's statement “there's nothing left for me here, now” to be more forceful. Upon finding out that his Aunt and Uncle are dead, Luke doesn't go to his friends for help. You wonder what his friends thought upon hearing that Luke's family had been killed by stormtroopers, right after he'd tried to warn them.

This aspect of Luke's character, and how he is treated by his friends, conditions him to not ask for help. In the ESB, as he's dying on Hoth, he never calls for anyone. If Obi-Wan hadn't shown up, Luke wouldn't have started calling out to him. If he hadn't started shouting, Han Solo wouldn't have seen him. 

This trend continues. Luke panics about things, but doesn't ask for help. Yoda tries to help him, getting him to relax and clear his mind. But, the vision of his friends worries him too much. He makes light of Obi-Wan’s warning that the Empire is after him for his talents. Luke is still holding onto what he told Biggs in the deleted scene from Tosche station–that the Empire will never draft him. 

During the fight on Cloud City, Vader acknowledges that Luke has learned to control his fear. Remember, Luke canonically gets so scared of the Sand People that he faints in the first movie. There's almost a parallel of that first moment, as Vader knocks Luke down and holds his lightsaber to Luke's throat just like the Sand People knocked him down before.

Luke has always gotten through things on his own. But, at this moment, he loses his hand. Losing his hand is symbolic of Luke losing the ability to do everything on his own. His father, who he always idolized and held onto, is evil. He's alone. He realizes that everyone was trying to protect him from this reality. Even his aunt and uncle let him think that his father was a hero, because it helped Luke to hold on. 

He finally reaches out to Leia. He finally forms a real connection with someone, which requires being vulnerable, and overcoming his fear of not being taken seriously. And, Leia rescues him. 

In the ROTJ, Luke tells Obi-Wan that he can't do this alone. He starts working with Han and Leia, and realizing that he is actually important to them. He trusts Leia enough to tell her that she is his sister, and that he has to save their father. 

But, still, Luke is trying to do everything on his own. He goes to face his father, and tries to be calm. He tries to avoid becoming angry. He tries to control the anxiety that got him ridiculed by his friends. The anxiety that led him to destroy Vader in his vision during his training on Degobah. The anxiety that he sees as his greatest flaw. 

But, he panics. He goes after Vader, and cuts off his hand. And, that's when he realizes it. 

All his life, Luke has wanted to be like his father. He praised himself for the positive qualities that are like his father. Being a good pilot. Being a Jedi (before he knew that his father was Vader). But at this moment, Luke looks at Vader's mechanical hand, and realizes that his father is just like him. His father is anxious. His father was scared, and overwhelmed once, just like him. His father didn't have anyone to turn to. 

Luke stands up to the Emperor, but that isn't what causes this scene to be so powerful. It's the fact that, as Luke is dying, he says the words his father once desperately wanted to say to someone.

“Help me.” 

“Please, help me.”

And Anakin, who wished someone would help him, who told Luke that it was too late for him, realizes that he can be that person for someone else. The pain he's gone through his whole life doesn't have to be passed on. He can save his son from the same fate. And he does. 

That's why Luke Skywalker is a hero for people who suffer from anxiety. Because he shows us the importance of accepting ourselves. Of self-compassion. Of reaching out to others. Of not being afraid to ask for help when we need it. And, if we do, we might just be that little spark of hope that someone else needs. 

May the Force be with you, always.

#i’ve always thought anakin and luke had a lot of personality parallels #and this is really getting at the heart of it

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#we all agree the toothpicks are a euphemism right #smoking crosshair #pabu crosshair #the bad batch #the bad batch fanart #clone force 99 #tbb fanart #tcw fanart #star wars fanart #star wars the bad batch #the clone wars #death sticks #tbb crosshair #crosshair fanart

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In the absence of Wet Hair Hunter, I present Wet Hair Ventress

#tbb ventress #ventress fanart #wet hair hunter #the bad batch #the bad batch fanart #clone force 99 #tbb fanart #tcw fanart #star wars fanart #star wars the bad batch #the clone wars #asajj ventress #ventress #copic art #ohuhumarkers #sketchbook

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Entering my Cassian Andor era apparently

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Hi folks! Big-ish Announcement!

I’m starting up a Patreon! I absolutely love creating art for y’all, and my hope is that this will allow me to devote more time to that.

On top of being an artist, I am also a musician and work a full-time job. That means I have a lot on my plate, and not a lot in my bank account lol…

So, check out my Patreon (pretty please)! I’m currently offering two tiers:

$4/month: Access to all my sketchbooks, new paintings, works in progress, and more!

$7/month: Everything included in the first tier, with the inclusion of access to the full post archive and… Monthly Requests! Each member can submit one drawing, sketch, or small painting request at the beginning of each month and I will do them!

Stay tuned for my new commission info and pricing that I will post later this week as well!

#patreon #patreon announcement #the bad batch #the bad batch fanart #clone force 99 #tcw fanart #star wars fanart #fanartist #art commisions #star wars sketchbooking #vetiversart #tbb fanart

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the view of the sunset from here is very nice

#why does hunter always stand so cunty

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Hehehe I’m nothing if not an enabler

Plot twist: Ventress stays on Pabu and they all live happily ever after with Bahama Mamas.

@ve-ti-ver shouldn’t have encouraged me to do this 😂

#just let her have a lil’ margarita #what a vibe

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She’s back…

Much thanks to @freesia-writes for tagging me on @drafthorsemath’s idea :)

#tbb ventress #ventress fanart #the bad batch #asajj ventress #tbb fanart #the clone wars #the clone wars fanart #the bad batch fanart #hunter’s knife getting the treatment i’ve always wanted from her #tbb spoilers #alcohol markers #star wars sketchbooking

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Honestly inconic

#YEET

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Ask, and you shall receive…

@freesia-writes

Not digital alas, since I left my iPad at home

"Tired, yet?" | THE BAD BATCH, S03E09

#asajj ventress #tbb ventress #ventress #the bad batch #star wars #ventress fanart #tbb fanart

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My coworker gave me a bunch of blank index cards, so I had to doodle a Phantom Menace screencap

#the phantom menace #padme amidala #queen amidala #padme fanart #senator amidala #sw prequels #star wars prequels #prequel trilogy #prequels fanart #sw fanart #phantom menace fanart #6b pencil sketch

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#just let him rest #let him be happy #the bad batch #the bad batch fanart #clone force 99 #tcw fanart #star wars fanart #tbb fanart #star wars the bad batch #star wars the clone wars #crosshair fanart #crosshair the bad batch #ct 9904 #pabu #pabu crosshair #vetiversart #the bad batch season 3 #the bad batch s3e8

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Hunter hasn’t gotten a proper break since the squad left Kamino the first time… I feel like he takes care of everyone but forgets about himself, typical eldest sibling in crisis mode :((