From Birth to Ruin

So, you finally found us!

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                                                 side A / side B

a double playlist about Vaniku, uninspiringly named after the poem anthology by Richard Siken from which the titles are taken ft. a poorly-made gif by yours truly. the gif artefacts hide the shoddy shading :p

(you are encouraged to look up the titles of each songs as they are written on the back of the cassettes, as well as their lyrics. for authenticity lmao)

@argentum-archives and I were discussing my fave boi, and somehow this spawned.

He’s the oldest brother, with three younger triplets who drive him nuts. Hes got a greenhouse in the back yard, and the whole town thinks he grows weed, but really he’s just a soft flower boy.

“Vani can I come in?”

A Concept: Two spiky boys finally give an old man what’s coming to him.

Blood is burning in my veins I wanna feel the pain You’re still healing Every moment, every day Is a gift you gave I can’t believe I’m still breathing

I think my new computer actually might be too good like Photoshop has never been so kind to me. And in exchange, Vanitas.

~Pulvis et umbra sumus~ (We are but dust and shadow.)

Aaaaaaaaa its finally finished. I was pushing 40 hours spent on it, but I think it was worth it.

A commission for @cuonalpinus who requested Vanitas chillin after battle. Thank you for your support and your help with getting my new computer. It was an absolute  pleasure to work on this piece for you.

Happy birthday, @paopunova!!! I doodled your favorite boy!!!!

Doodled even more characters who will never actually wear the Kingsglaive uniform hahahahaha

Sora was the original doodle, but I knew I had to sneak in a Kingsglaive!Vanitas for my buddy @paopunova. P.S. @geek-kie’s Kingsglaive!Vani is 10/10 and helped inspire this doodle so definitely go check their art out here!

A grumpy and therefore proper Vanitas for @novallion. I am going through serious caffeine withdrawal symptoms and needed to channel my icky physical state into something positive (?)

(Part 2/3 of my revenge for Nova’s art that is Beautiful and Evil all at once because she tricked me into picking my favorite child.) 

Vanitas Explains It All.

And Literally No One Understands.

(Part of the FFXV x KH crossover where Vanitas, Ven, Roxas, and Xion still exist in Sora’s heart. Something in Eos causes Vanitas to… occasionally awaken and take over. People are Pranked.)

(Part 3/3 of my revenge for @novallion‘s art that is Beautiful and Evil all at once because she tricked me into picking my favorite child.)

Don’t ask me why I doodled Vanitas wearing Jubilee’s outfit, because I don’t have the faintest idea.

I did come up with a punchline for this, though, as I was adding the detail to the zipper pull on Vani’s sleeve: As an entity of darkness controlled by Xehanort… I guess Vanitas technically counts as one of the 13 X-Men…?

…I’ll show myself out.