#ahahaha.

they left him behind. they left. him behind. most players have a home world and when they move on from it they do so with others. some stay there forever. some wander.

this was his first world. this was an untouched realm, an unknown server. they had only just made contact. they had only just discovered the wider universe.

and everything around him died, while he tried to save it. and now, and now, he finally could. he could finally save it. he did it!! he made the cure!! hes worthy of being loved now. they won't die, so they have to stay.

this isn't their world. they didn't even choose to come here. heroes or martyrs or saviors stolen from their actual duties, this was a detour. and they had fun but now there's no reason to be here. the world is saved.

he couldn't save them and they died. he saved them, but that was the only reason they were there. now they live, but without him. they left. he's alone, again, and now for the sin of desire.

this realm is empty, now. he can't tell if they forgot that he was new to all this– that this was his world, not just a detour– or if he never even mattered in the first place. when all the outworlders leave, where does that leave the one surviving native?

he saved them and they were going to leave, so he agreed to doom them (so he could save them), and he sacrificed himself and he's become the martyr and the sacrifice and the lamb and the fox so many times that he can do the ritual on his own. nobody asked but this is what hes good for, this is all hes good for, all anyone ever asks of him so if he fulfills his purpose surely they'll return.

oh. he forgot. his old friend, with the face and hands and voice and eyes and morals and actions and history and choices as the ones who tortured him. sorry. he didn't mean to forget again.

i really liked the design of this shirt but 1) too many dollars 2) i wasn’t about to stand in that merch line for an hour and 3) it’s not on the website anymore??? idk

anyway i have decided to embark on a fun project in which i recreate this design but instead of the city names it’s the 8 ball from that show, which means it won’t be done until april! so i’m gonna post progress updates as i do them. graphic design is my passion or whatever

here is the current draft updated through 3/4: