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I made a little desktop buddy! Does anyone remember shimejis? I made one! of RK900! Because I love him!!

I just have no idea how to share him on tumblr because I’m pretty sure linked posts don’t show up in tags!! so I’ll put the link in the reblog I guess???

if you know the owner of picture on the north's magnet, pls let me know

That was the first time Connor laughed. Hank wasn’t even sure he could do that. But there he was, laughing with joy because of that simple Christmas present Hank gave him.

Happy Holidays :) 

It’s Christmas Eve, are y’all feelin’ it yet...? 👀

Gray and I have been working on a Christmas chapter for Equilibrium for #Noriel, but since we’re both overachievers, it’s taking longer than we’d anticipated to even get the first part up, and it probably won’t be ready until Christmas Day or the day after at this rate. WHOOPS!

But in the meantime, we have a sweet little mini-story to share with y’all to go along with this piece.

Now that the first chapter is up, you’ve got a pretty good idea of how badly these two start off, so you’re probably wondering how they get to this point. I don’t have time to explain all of that in detail- and if I did you wouldn’t have a reason to read 😉

Until they get to that point, it’s a long winded struggle for Noah to get Gabe’s attention, and it starts with a request for a kiss under the mistletoe at Christmas.

First year he tries, Noah receives a stern “Stop that”, followed by a strong right uppercut when he doesn’t back off.

Second year, he gets a begrudging kiss on the cheek.

And the third, well... you can see how that turned out.

Commissioned art by @ninalinovna , thank you so much 😭😭

Noah (right) belongs to gray, Gabe (left) is mine

• Both are RK900’s.

• Please do not repost, alter, color, or use this as a reference for your character(s), you do not have my permission, and this is a commissioned work.

• No, that is not Connor.

If Markus is Carl’s son, then he’s a live-in son whose life is devoted to being a caretaker. He waits on Carl, sees to his needs, only goes out to do errands for him… Looking after an elderly relative is draining on several levels in the best of cases, and Markus has no choice in the matter. 

‘But OP, Carl is good for Markus! Carl makes sure he has hobbies, and he encourages him to be a person!’ 

To a degree, yes, but also…? Carl tells Markus to do these things while it’s convenient. If Markus starts dawdling or wasting time outside of the mealtime (like exploring the house while he’s supposed to be pushing Carl around, cough), Carl yells after him to come back and resume his duties. Carl encourages Markus to think for himself and plan for a day when he’ll need to protect himself, but as soon as that day arrives early, Carl tells him not to. Later on in the game, if Carl’s alive and Markus gets angry at Carl, Carl withdraws all approval and support and tells Markus he’s lost himself to hate, when… I’m pretty sure none of this is actually dependent on whether Markus is going pacifist or violent? It’s all about whether Markus is still softspoken about the literal slavery his people have gone through. (A slavery that Carl benefited from and, considering his new android, is still benefiting from, no matter how nice or kindly the situation is. Markus has those symbolic robot birds in a gilded cage for a reason.)

The there’s some of the ways Markus talks about his past:

Check out Markus’ painting when you select ‘Identity, Prisoner’: 

There’s no doubt that Markus also loves Carl despite all this, of course. Markus is distressed by the thought of leaving home, he cries and calls Carl ‘dad’ if Carl dies, and towards the end he always wants Carl’s advice and assurance, whether or not he’s even alive to give it. He loves Carl.