Lucifer: you know i can't say no to you when you look at me like that.
Mc: that's why i look at you like that.
Asmo: Mammon, your advice didn't help at all!
Mammon: That's cause ya didn't FOLLOW my advice!!
Asmo: THAT'S BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW HOW TO FOLLOW YOUR ADVICE!!! BUT YOU'RE THE DIRECTOR SO IT'S STILL YOUR FAULT!!!!
The fact that this seems to be an Asmo focused lesson is awesome. Also, we're learning that Asmo doesn't know how to be himself or express who he really is on the inside and thus only can express himself through aesthetic and physical, outside means, is pretty. Idk I feel like that explains some things.
Asmo represses everything about who he might be inside because he can't control that stuff as much. The idea that someone doesn't want to see him being beautiful, cares about what's inside, that that's something he should show to be loved, he's completely skeptical about it. He doesn't believe Mammon when he says it--and even if he did he doesn't know how to express the Asmo inside or, hell, even the Asmo outside that isn't just the most attractive being there is. He can't follow the advice because he doesn't think that that's what anyone wants to see and thus he never learned to show or express that.
Even earlier when Belphie asks if he's okay he brushes it off with a smile--bring unhappy isn't attractive, being worried isn't attractive, people won't love him if he has concerns and feelings. He has to be confident and people can't know he has problems.
He understands how relateable that can be when it's others but he sees the expectations for himself as different. So he doesn't show anything less than perfect--except his perfect is so apperance based he hides any feelings or individuality that isn't expressed by his looks deep in his walk-in closet in a locked chest behind the strongest magic barrier he could get Solomon to make for him.
Hell, in the Proud Brothers Devilgram he wants to hide his brothers' quirkiness and oddities from Solomon lest they reflect poorly on him and tries to only present them as cool, powerful demons. He wants him to meet his family but his family is full of weirdos--if they're seen Solomon will think he's weird too. And he can't have that.
Basically he probably doesn't realize it right now but he's the worst kind of perfectionist and his own harshest critic. And he presents himself in such a way that there isn't a personality to judge--because if there's nothing to fault he cannot have faults.
It's pretty sad when you get down to it. I'm looking forward to seeing him sort it out.
My most recent sketchdump posted on twitter. I always end up drawing everything on one page because can you imagine having a separate file for everything
Do you love me?
These two kids are Hamza (the oldest) and Qusai (the youngest).
Their mother shares this video and bids them goodbye. They were both killed by Israeli bombardment 5 days ago. She says:
[Two days before Hamza and Qusai were killed, hamza asked me: "mom, when we die, where will I go?" And I told him: "you will be a bird in heaven, my love." He said: "and Qusai?" "Just like you inshallah."
And indeed, two days later, he left and took his brother with him. It's like he was preparing me for saying goodbye to both of them. Heaven is more beautiful than any place on this Earth, habibi. We will meet and be reunited one day, me, your dad and you two].
Our kids don't deserve to die already thinking about what will happen to them, they don't deserve to die already terrified, anticipating their death because the world failed them and decided their lives mean nothing. We are not numbers. Remember their names and their stories.
They are- they are in love, your honour
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Mc: WHAT ?! Oh my go-
Simeon simplicity being there
Mc: .... gosh... Oh my gosh.
Diavolo: Yes, because *saying one of the most strange things on the 3 world*
Mc: Seriously ? What the Hel-
Diavolo: ?
Mc: Heck... What the Heck.
*Cuddling with one of the brothers*
Mc: It's so nice, I fell like I'm in heav-
Mc: ...
Brother: Fell like ?
Mc: Nothing.
*Some day after*
Diavolo: It's just me or MC change their sentence at the last second ?
Lucifer: I noticed the same thing
Solomon: *laughing*
Every one else: ?
Solomon: Oh nothing. It's just a human problem.
*In another room*
Solomon: Hello MC.
Mc: Oh my fucking God. Oh Jesus Chris. For the love of God.
TELL ME HOW TO SWEAR, SOLOMON!
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glass coffin dance
This is how I see in future Yuuken dealing with overblot situations
Like listen, he didn't get isekai'ed with his kendo sword for nothing
Later everyone is sent to the therapy ofc
Edit: yeah yeah, click for better quality.
Thank you all for your continued patience! Chapter 4 is now out, and oh no… what have these three (four…?!) gotten themselves into… Please expect a release of the first chapter of the Twisted Wonderland Anthology: Volume 2 very soon!