I Gazed Too Long Into The Abyss, And So It Gazed Back Into Me, And It Was Kind Of Like, Intense?? Like

i gazed too long into the abyss, and so it gazed back into me, and it was kind of like, intense?? like should i give the abyss my number? i don't know, i just felt like, a spark there

thinking of light in dead boy detectives

the lantern light of edwin giving comfort to charles, and guiding him through death. the lantern light of charles, offering comfort to edwin and ushering him out of hell.

but there's also the lighthouse episode. angie's light as a lure for people whose hearts ache for love from someone who is distant from them. a guide to a cruel death.

the lighthouse itself casting occasional flashes over the group as charles beats the night nurse into the ocean. echoing the lights going on and off in the devlin house, bright when the horror is at its worst and dark when all is quiet

the lanterns in the forest episode, passed back and forth between them, to see the way apart from each other and back again. the cat king's chandelier, spotlighting him in the darkness, another lure.

in fact, the neon signs in his bachelor pad, the neon lights at the butcher, modern and novel to edwin, moments of forced growth when they are near

niko's colorful lights, demanding attention that will kill her, but also drawing in the best friends she has ever had

the lights of the afterlife, blue and red, one for edwin and one for charles, an invitation, a warning, a doorway.

the glow of kashi's ring on the night nurse's finger, reminding her of the virtue of being flexible, leading her to take a new path

the boys, reduced to their barest elements as two small orbs of light

niko, waiting in some kind of spiritual realm with the northern lights trailing overhead

Should I finally write down my ideas for a payneland fic or should I just keep using it as a scenario I make up in my head before going to bed.

That is the million dollar question.

New story! Soulmate AU in which Edwin and Charles can feel each other's pain. 😱😍

really helpful technique ^ once you know how to divide by halves and thirds it makes drawing evenly spaced things in perspective waaay easier:

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