Rolling his eyelights, Cash raised his hand, and Twist passed him the mug of hot maple syrup.
“Burnt sugar!”
Slim, smiling, held up a hand for his caramel.
“Actual fire!”
Edge, sighing, snatched the sriracha from his hand. “It’s not that hot, you—“
“Bee vomit!”
Rus choked. “what?!?”
Twist passed him the honey. “‘S bee vomit, darlin’.”
“It—it is not.” He looked at the others for confirmation. Slim looked away, and Cash smirked, amused.
Rus covered his earholes. “you guys aren’t ruining this for me. i refuse.”
Twist hung an arm around his shoulders, asking, “Aw, darlin’. Ain’t anyone ever told ya ‘bout the birds an’ the bees?” Edge stood up. “Where’re ya goin’, darlin’?”
“If we’re going to listen to you try to give the Talk, I need significantly more vodka in this.”
“There’s no vodka in—“
“That’s my point. Don’t worry,” he said, addressing the others, “I’ll bring the bottle.”
might have gotten a tad bit carried away with this sketch 😅
I love everything about this. From the amazing detail in the grass and flowers, to the expressions on their faces, to Rus’s dorky hat. I’m so glad to see you doing art again, Painty. This is just incredible. Thank you so much!
I think this scene has been drawn before but its just really powerful!!! Stretch and Edge sitting in their room, reminiscing about their short time left at Stretch’s last birthday/funeral party…. it’s just powerful!!!! Happy Birthday @alicedragons / @dragonfics !!
T-T Goodness, where do I even begin with this? My heart is just so overwhelmed.
Well, first off, thank you so much, Pentoll. Not only is this incredibly flattering, but I’m just touched by how thoughtful you are. ❤️
And of course, this is just stunning. I’ve always loved your art, and I think your style works very well for this scene. It captures the emotions here perfectly. The foreboding darkness closing in, contrasted with the glimmer of the candles. I honestly can’t stop staring at it. I’m awed.
God, thank you both so much. I’m a little lost for words. Although it’s been almost a year since I wrote this fic, I’m still pretty happy with it—and it’s always so flattering when I hear that other people enjoy it too. ❤️💛
Oh, man, thank you! I am seriously loving that AU, I love the concept of it and @cheapbourbon ‘s art is so gorgeous, it’s hard to resist the temptation to write about it. That last picture of Edge holding Rus just about did me in, I could see a light at the end of a tunnel. Gorgeous.
I needed another series about as much as I needed to cut off my arm, but it’s really awesome to write this characterization of them. For once, Rus gets to be a little sweeter and shy and Edge gets to be the sassy one, LOL! I expect I’ll be writing more about it, I had the idea to get at least a peek at the actual village and Rus’s brother. I’m too lazy to go completely like, 18th century, but there are some great concepts to explore with the community.
It’s a really awesome AU. There’s a lot to explore. I’m definitely tempted to dive into it again.
(And lol. I know that “not another idea!” feeling. But if you’re writing more for this AU, I’m definitely not complaining ^_^)
Oh, man, this isn’t fair. My heart can’t take this, this is so damned gorgeous, the colors, their expressions, the way they are holding each other. I love it, so, so much.
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I couldn’t really find words for this, so I’m just stealing keelywolfe’s comment. This took my breath away and my heart is just overwhelmed.
Notes:So, this has a portrayal of depression in it, so if you need to avoid that,
please do.
Also,
I’d like to say that I do not recommend this as a way to deal with depression.
Everyone’s depression is different, yours isn’t mine, and Stretch is a
fictional character made of magic. Handle yours in the way that is best for you
and take care of yourself.
Spicyhoney works so well for this type of hurt/comfort. They’re so good for each other. I love seeing Edge as a healthy support for Stretch.
This one honestly hurt a bit, because we were just taking a look into how Stretch navigates his “grey days”. And it hits pretty close to home. I think you handled it well. He’s doing his best, even if his best kind of sucks. It’s okay. He’ll make it.
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