Unfinish

Shen Yuan hates the new extra. Obviously. He hates the implications on canon, he hates that his likeness was used, and most of all he hates that the cucumber maiden acts nothing like him.

When Luo Binghe spots Shen Qingqiu in Jin Lang city he’s absolutely shocked to discover a mere 2 or 3 (how much was it) years left on Shizun’s counter. What had happened in the time he was gone? Did without a cure get worse? Was it something else?

Worried to pieces he hurries over to his master. Except once said master lays eyes upon him—while outwardly calm—his counter starts to glitch showing only minutes left, then seconds, then months, zero, seconds again and so on.

Daily Art Reference drop 🎨 ft. Mr. Otto

Doing my best to beat the 6ft tall rumors 💪 They're lies!! I'm actually 9ft tall!

I think I had this in the inbox for a long while but I finally got to it!!

Have a Julian swap redraw of Muriel's illustration with Pepi :)

Julian is lactose intolerant.

Lucio is willing to ignore just about any intolerance if he likes a food enough. Unless it makes him break out.

Muriel sticks to a very limited list of ingredients so he may be allergic to something, but he will likely never find out.

Asra has tried enough foods to know he does not have allergies.

Nadia will say she is allergic to foods she does not want to eat.

Nadia: Les Larmes Sacree Du Thebes by Baccarat 

Asra: Lord of Misrule Lush Shower Cream 

Julian: Leather seats in a rental car 

Portia: Cocoa butter and laundry soap 

Lucio: Fireball, Axe body spray & ass 

binghe's content does a complete 180 after that, moving from michelin-level recipes to 'cooking on a budget' and 'time-friendly' meals. peerlesscucumber occasionally will send another picture of his poor, neglected fridge and ask for suggestions. luo binghe always fulfills his requests!

Guys, right now I am deeply immersed in studying Jungian psychology. My new works will sometimes move in this direction.

1. Eden: Ouroboros

The initial stage is "paradise wholeness." Consciousness is still asleep; the individual does not separate themselves from the world.

In the center is the image of the Fool (Arcanum 0 of the Thoth Tarot). He is an androgyne (in my case, a child), a symbol of pure potential that has not yet awakened. He lives in a "toy reality" given to him by the Mother — a safe illusion that replaces the real world.

The multiple hands around him represent the archetype of the Great Mother. She protects and nurtures, but at the same time engulfs, preventing growth. The gestures of the "three wise monkeys" (see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil) here signify not only protection from evil, but also forced blindness. This is a "golden cage" — there is no pain and no choice here, but the individual self does not exist yet either.

2. Oculus: The Way Out

The moment of separation and awakening.

The central symbol here is the gaze. The eye opens (Oculi), which signifies the birth of the Self and the beginning of consciousness. To see the world, one must break the circle of the maternal hands and step out of the state of "blissful ignorance."