KELSO🪶

Bless you for always making these 🙏 they come in clutch every time!

Why it gotta be like that? 😭

Haha and that is completely valid! You deserve a good break

Always got a spot for you friend

Aloy from Horizon Zero Dawn 🏹
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When you get 80% done with a drawing and realize it’s not working and need to scrap the whole thing.

That’s a profound kind of pain

You get it, unfortunately there is this sub group of ppl who completely ignore all of that bc they have a very toxic viewpoint that Seyloy is the more “pure” wlw dynamic & Talanah is now “tainted” for even having considered a man. They use that to misconstrue her character & erase all you mentioned

I wish I could say this is the first time, but it continuously happens on occasion I get some Seyloy in my comments somewhere. I’m so glad you pointed out the nickname bc that tends to get overlooked and it’s so important to their dynamic

Have the best time friend!!

It does to a lot of ppl apparently. She’s literally reduced to the chick to chased some guy anymore

You’re just speaking truth and this all fits 🤝

Yes exactly. I think a lot of us can agree they should’ve written her whole quest better. Otherwise we wouldn’t still be dealing with this mess all this time later. It’s just really sad how it’s been weaponized

No you’re absolutely right! I like them as a couple but I also respect them as their own individual characters with complex dynamics. It’s fun to see how other ppl come up with pairings too. If anything shit like this just makes me want to draw them more lol. I’m not going anywhere ✌️🫶

excuse to dismiss her bc a man was in the mix and saying Seyka is better bc that’s a more “pure” sapphic dynamic. It’s just really twisted thinking

No? Bc Talanah never threw anything away for a man. She gave him the idea to go seek closure & rushed to help when she felt something was wrong. Wrestling with her feelings through the whole quest until she got clarity at the end. They’re just fishing for an

No you’re exactly right. Talanah deeply cares about ppl and I always saw it as her taking partial responsibility for giving him the idea to seek closure in the first place. She’s always going to rush and help if she can. At no point was she taking advantage of Aloy

If the pot starts to stir when we we get H3 news and the harassment begins again I won’t show anymore restraint then

Seriously 🫠 this should be BASIC knowledge. I’m all for having discussions on my work but not like *this*

I will never know peace Tarm

I genuinely wonder if it ever crosses their mind at all how this makes someone feel. How mature to basically admit you tossed a character aside simply bc you feel they failed some self imposed moral standard of what is acceptable. Wild behavior

Which is hysterical to me bc these are some of the same ppl who will vehemently defend the whole falling fast is realistic argument. And guess what, not sticking with your first crush is realistic too. Especially for someone like Aloy who’s finally in a position to see her relationships in a new way

God forbid there’s ever any character development whatsoever

Late afternoons in Meridian

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And people still refuse to accept that’s an option 😀 The lack of media literacy is painful

And yet people still dismiss all of it simply bc she showed the ever slightest, and confused emotions toward a man. They use that to erase everything.

Also taking this moment to remind why I refuse to draw Seyka ✌️I did it once to honor a promise I made, but never again. If you want artists to draw characters you like, don’t pull shit like this on stuff they made that they like.

It’s giving door to door preacher vibes and major ick. Jesus just celebrate the queer ships and go vibe somewhere else

Literally that simple. I don’t need to hear preferences or reasons why

I’m so damn tired dude. Just let me draw them being happy and silly in peace

Exactly!! Talanah will always step up if she can help anyone. And coming from such a highly misogynistic culture, while also being the last of her house, she probably never gave herself a chance to even consider being attracted to women. Let alone someone she deeply cares about as much as Aloy.