#thighsa

A bunch of friends and I saw Clay Singer/Riley Noland/Francisco Javier Gonzalez's Masquerade pulse together and were collectively traumatized by this exact moment. This is Clay!Erik looking over his shoulder at me, @ravens-repine, and @poorerik during Final Lair. A sniveling, sweating, sobbing mess of a man. With his world falling apart around him. This brief moment seemed small at the time compared to the grand tragedy unfolding before us. But the grief and terror of this one moment will haunt me for the rest of my days.

Eventually I just said "fuck it" and commissioned Margaret, who I've wanted to commission for a while now, and they were (and still are) in a Masquerade art renaissance. So the stars aligned perfectly. Margaret's art is amazing. She is amazing. So polite and patient despite me being like the most insane individual. They answered all my questions no matter how stupid. Took all my requests seriously so as to ensure I got exactly what I wanted. Made suggestions based off her own expertise, especially in terms of composition and lighting. Was very open about price and other logistics ahead of time so I always knew exactly what was going on.