#tenebres

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Here is some information about Ténèbres:

・They are a shoe brand: "That brand's so lux, even a fashion noob like me knows about it" - 💀

・"Ténèbres only sells to those deemed worthy of their brand" - 👑

・They do hand-dying and offer custom colors: "These shoes are hand dyed. I wanna get a pair in my own custom colors!" - 🦈

・"Their designer hardly makes any public appearances. Even making contact with them is a challenge in and of itself." - 👑

・Vil met the designer at a party wearing their "mirror heels" and the designer was so impressed that they offered Vil the role of Ténèbres brand ambassador, which he accepted.

・Vil's father heard about Vil being hired as brand ambassador before Vil had the chance to tell him for himself.

・Ortho describes a pair that are black with blue highlights and are being sold for 360,000 madol, possibly inspired by these Berluti shoes?

・Vil says they're known as "phantom shoes*" because they are not available on the market.

*The word "phantom" carries a lot of weight in Twst, but when the characters refer to overblot Phantoms they use the English-language word "phantom" itself. In this scene Vil is using 幻 (maboroshi), the same word used to describe Playfulland:

EN translated this as "illusionary" for the event which I think it a perfect interpretation for 幻 in that context, but in the context of Ténèbres there is a different nuance of a thing that exists but is so elusive that it is practically impossible to grasp.

・Ténèbres has a store in the Fairest City.

・According to Google translate "Ténèbres" is French for "darkness" in a figurative sense as something that is mysterious or hidden in shadows.

In a line that was mistranslated on EN, Jade wishes for the ability to grant Floyd and Azul's wishes during the Wish Upon a Star event.

And Floyd's wish? For a pair of Ténèbres shoes 👀

And it seems as though Jade's wish came half true as he was able to procure a pair of Ténèbres shoes, but he gave them to Vil, instead 👠 Maybe he was only able to acquire the mirror heels and not the custom shoes that Floyd has wished for? 👞 It is a curious and most interesting subplot!

Scully in my AU for my headworld Tenebres is a squirrel familiar. :)

Since it’s officially the day where I am, I just wanna say Happy Birthday to one of my favorite artists, @jigokuhana!

And in honor of said birthday, I felt I had to draw fanart of the work I first discovered her from all the way back when I first joined deviantART in 2011; her Beetlejuice fan comic, Tenebres!

When I tell you that this comic had me by the THROAT in high school, I am not exaggerating! I was utterly addicted to it, and would always eagerly await the next page!

And while the comic’s pretty much dead, unfortunately, I’m pretty sure I’ve reread it over 100 times at this point. 😅

It was a big inspiration for my own art style at the time, and I will forever appreciate how something that was connected to one of my favorite cartoons actually helped me expand my horizons as an artist.

So I just wanna say; thank you for being a huge inspiration to me, JigokuHana. And I hope you have a very happy birthday! 🥳