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i tried embroidery for the first time and did aled and frances from @chronicintrovert novel radio silence

So I drew Lister !! From ‘I was born for this’ by @spacezeros / @aliceoseman​ (if you haven’t read it yet, it’s only the best thing to ever exist.) I can’t draw drums for the life of me, so I like to imagine he picked up electric guitar while his leg healed! And now I can’t get the image of a tiny desk concert of The Ark out of my head

[id: two in-colour digital drawings, followed by a two-panel digital comic. the first drawing shows jimmy and rowan. rowan is wearing purple shorts and jimmy is wearing black flared trousers. jimmy is standing directly in front of rowan, facing the same way as him, and they are both wearing the same jumper at once. the second drawing shows jimmy with one leg crossed over the other and leaning back on one hand. as well as the flared trousers, he is shown to be wearing a fishnet mesh undershirt and a ripped black crop top. the comic shows rowan and lister on sunday in the timeline of ‘i was born for this’. lister is in a hospital bed, while rowan sits in a chair off to the side, looking at his phone. lister’s arms are adorned with tattoos, including one reading ‘die young’. the first panel shows no dialogue, but lister appears to be thinking about something. the second panel shows lister saying, “so the ‘die young’ tattoo’s kind of ironic now isn’t it?” to which rowan says, “for fuck’s sake, allister.” end id.]

I read “I Was Born For This” by @chronicintrovert last weekend and I immediately fell in love with all the characters (as usual with Alice’s characters). And then I had the very strong need to draw these three napping together because they really really need it (also, i like drawing characters napping/sleeping)

[id: an in-colour digital drawing of rowan and georgia. they are both wearing different versions of the same jumper. the jumper has a large fair isle pattern with a mix of dark navy, pale yellow, dark green and muted red parts. rowan’s is normal length, and he is wearing it with dark trousers. he is standing with a calm expression and his arms by his sides. georgia’s jumper is cropped, and she is wearing it with mum jeans. she is standing with a smile on her face and she is adjusting the sleeve of her jumper. beside rowan, there is a screenshot from the john mulaney special ‘the comeback kid’. it shows an incomplete quote edited to say, “this is a rowan grandad jumper.” beside georgia, there is another screenshot of the same special. it is the second half of the quote, edited to say, “could be a cropped georgia jumper.” the background is plain white. end id.]

@chronicintrovert

RADIO SILENCE IS SUCH A GREAT BOOK I’VE READ IT MULTIPLE TIMES. Aled and Frances’ relationship is literally the best, and honestly, this book is the first book that got me really interested in novels about platonic relationships, other than romantic. Also, I love Daniel so much. Okay. If you haven’t read anything by @chronicintrovert , go do it. Your life will be improved.

Universe City quotes [1/2]

in the end, that was the problem with romance. it was so easy to romanticise romance because it was everywhere.

I wonder - if nobody is listening to my voice, am I making any sound at all? - Radio Silence

part II: i was born for this

all art by @spacezeros

[id: a warm monochrome digital drawing of jimmy and lister kissing. jimmy’s hair is curly and lister’s is cut into a mullet. lister is bending down to kiss jimmy, and jimmy is cradling lister’s face. end id.] 

@chronicintrovert​

[id: an in-colour digital drawing of rowan and bliss. bliss is wearing a loose grey t-shirt, black gym shorts and stripy socks. rowan is wearing a dark pink t-shirt and black joggers. his hair is styled in twists. bliss is sitting in bed, leaning against two teal-coloured pillows, and rowan is lying with his head on her chest. his arm is around the back of her shoulders. bliss had one arm resting over rowan’s shoulders, and has her other arm propped up to look at her phone. she has a calm smile on her face. the background is pale pink. end id.]

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