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Anyway enjoy this Shuake art I did a few months back :3

Hello y’all, sorry for not posting so long. I was working on my AS exams and I couldn’t put as much of my time to my art as I intended to. This is a fusion of three different references from Pinterest. I wanted to work with colour contrast and play with the shading of the face.

Despite me generally thinking Mark and Eve are alright together, I think it’s just very lukewarm at best, for a lack of a better word. I have many qualms…

Now I am I aware in the comics Amber has barely any screen time, so I’ll only be referring to the show. I think what made Amber and Mark so endearing was that fact that they actually acted like a couple, Mark would make time to go on dates, he would try to impress her, etc etc. They would act like a couple and less like Mark trauma dumping on Eve every second.

Also there was conflict in Mark and Amber’s relationship. It just felt all the more human? Conflict and disgorgement is natural part of any relationship really, and I think what makes any relationship so strong is being able to be challenged on your own beliefs/morals/ideas and whatnot, which was represented though Mark and Amber!!

The way Amber called out Mark for being a bad boyfriend because he was always so busy, and he just never communicated all that much. However, him being a superhero is what caused this conflict in the first place, and so when he is able to reveal this, they are able to work it out (well albeit, after the whole conflict in between). THATS WHAT MADE IT SOOO GOOD, because it feels earned!! Eve and Mark kinda jus felt inevitable and obvious, we sorta know form the get go they will end up together.

So think this fear to show disagreement is what is making Mark and Eve feel so stale. I genuinely liked that there were disagreements and conflicts between Mark and Amber because they are able to understand eachother better after, make compromises, and all that. However we never truly see this happen between Mark and Eve. She’s made agreeable to a fault, and I really leaves a poor taste in my mouth that she isn’t allowed to be frustrated that she isn’t able to talk about her issues without Mark’s getting in the way. (Not saying I’m dunking on Mark because I gen love him, poor guy has been THROUGH IT), but dear god does the relationship feel so unbalanced.

I think this whole Amber and Mark and Mark and Eve debate is just a product of the poor writing of these two in the show. EVERYONEEE dunked on Amber because she was gen outspoken about her feelings and concerns (which at times felt immature but we HAVE to consider that they’re highschoolers, they’re bound to let feelings override logic. It’s like as if the writers are afraid to let Eve be at fault or be disagreeable as to avoid what happened to Amber, and it realllyy irks me.

I also think Eve was just so much more interesting before the relationship, she had a lot more development I feel, and now this sorta has been sidetracked as her being “just” Mark’s girlfriend.