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the people yearn for the story and who am i to deny them. first off here's the whole shirt:

now for the actual story: as some of you might know, i work gallifrey one which is a pretty famous doctor who convention. the reason i work gallifrey one is because my mom has been working it since before i can remember

another fun fact about me is that my birthday is about a month after the convention. so every year, my mom buys me a ticket to an evening reception meet & greet with the guests

it just so happens that this year, my childhood celebrity crush is one of the guests. this is maybe the second ever gallifrey he's attended and i am stoked to finally meet him. he's kind and he's funny and he's... kind of hitting it off with my mom?? but that's totally normal, my mom is super charismatic and can't help but make friends

so i go back to my con shift and move on with my life cause it's not like it really matters

and then the con staff afterparty rolls around and he shows up. and it turns out my mom specifically invited him. but i'm sure it's fine, we've had guests come to the staff party before. so i get a little drunk partying and try very hard to not think about the fact that he has spent the entire night at my mom's side

so it's all totally cool and i definitely won't need to think about it later

and then we're in the car, driving home from con. and my mom says "i have something to tell you". so i reply "yeah mom?". and she starts with "if it makes you uncomfortable, i'll stop", which is never a good sign. and then she says "i've started a relationship with someone who is technically closer to your age than mine"

and i freeze, because we've been at con all weekend. so it HAS to be someone she met at con. so i look her dead in the eyes and ask:

"mom. did you sleep with tommy knight?"

and she lets out the biggest sigh i have ever heard from her before responding:

There is something heartbreaking about watching such a beautiful sunset while wondering what tomorrow will bring.

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𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘮𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘮𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯

i think this might be the longest a painting has ever taken me, so please stop and take a look at it!! i spent 3 whole months on it. no AI whatsoever, just painted with my hands and my heart.

this work is about the contradictory messages within cults and high control groups--about searching for love and truth, and being given hell in return.

i hope you like it! please tell me what you think!