Solaris/Peppermint

Thought about Shinigamis lately.

I always found it weird that the Shinigami in Death Note were these oddly haptic semi-physical dudes with earrings, wings and gimmicks and stuff. Think about how terrifying these GODS OF DEATH would be if they were these shadowy apparitions, vaguely humanoid, like the sleep paralysis demons some people see lurking in the corners of rooms.

I also like the thought of a Shinigami becoming the shadow of the person they possess or at least acting through it (speaking from a visual storytelling perspective, the shadow has its own life, voice etc and morph back to a regular shadow when another person is present etc, you get the picture). Would have much more of a possession flair, don't you think?

Instead of literally eating apples, maybe a Shinigami can just hover over an apple, making it rot, consuming its life, ykwim? Maybe a Shinigami possession has the same effect on a human but much slower. Imagine Light and Misa ageing unsually quickly, as long as they have Rem and Ryuk attached to them. Both of their health is starting to deteriorate, both showing symptoms of illnesses they can't possibly have caught during the investigation.

Anyone have any thoughts on that? I'd love to hear them.

Thought about Shinigamis lately.

I always found it weird that the Shinigami in Death Note were these oddly haptic semi-physical dudes with earrings, wings and gimmicks and stuff. Think about how terrifying these GODS OF DEATH would be if they were these shadowy apparitions, vaguely humanoid, like the sleep paralysis demons some people see lurking in the corners of rooms.

I also like the thought of a Shinigami becoming the shadow of the person they possess or at least acting through it (speaking from a visual storytelling perspective, the shadow has its own life, voice etc and morph back to a regular shadow when another person is present etc, you get the picture). Would have much more of a possession flair, don't you think?

Instead of literally eating apples, maybe a Shinigami can just hover over an apple, making it rot, consuming its life, ykwim? Maybe a Shinigami possession has the same effect on a human but much slower. Imagine Light and Misa ageing unsually quickly, as long as they have Rem and Ryuk attached to them. Both of their health is starting to deteriorate, both showing symptoms of illnesses they can't possibly have caught during the investigation.

Anyone have any thoughts on that? I'd love to hear them.

L: Light-kun Light, without looking up: Hm? L: I have a question I've been meaning to ask you.

Second panel:

Light: A question? Light, in a thought bubble: Damnit... another test to gauge my likehood of being Kira... What could it be this time? Have I done something suspicious? Darn... The bastard knew just when to catch me off guard...

Third panel:

L: What are your pronouns?

Fourth panel:

Light: My... Pronouns? Light, in a thought bubble: FUCK!!! I wasn't expecting that! What does he mean by this? Do I just say he/him? But that's how we've been referring to Kira! I can't afford any more similarities...

Fifth panel:

Light, in a thought bubble: Should I just leave it ambiguous and say they/them? but Kira is ambiguous! That would raise L's suspicion for sure... What about a neoproun? But I'm only a teenage guy in the early 2000s! That would shatter my cool straight guy persona, I shouldn't even know what a neopronoun is! I'm taking too long to respond... I need to say something, fast! Light: ...

Sixth panel:

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YOU – Oh god oh god oh god what have I done. Did I do this? Who was this guy? INLAND EMPIRE [Medium: Success] – A shadow-and-meat thing. A puppet of the worst impulses of that big blobby mess we call humanity. If a human is an ape that cares for other apes, he was a god. If a living being is something with an unclear future, he was already dead. VOLITION [Challenging: Success] – He was just a kid. But like a really shitty kid. Not really as a call for sympathy.

1.- Wait, did I run over a baby fascist? 2.- The chosen harbinger of the end times! (throw yourself to the ground and kneel) 3.- Oh, so this was *moral* manslaughter. That's fine then! I knew drunk me had great taste.

YOU – Wait, did I run over a baby fascist? VOLITION – Not really a baby. More of a medium grown fascist. But basically. SHIVERS [Godly: Success] – He had a bigger destiny than you. YOU – What? SHIVERS – Nothing. It's probably not important now.

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I did it straight-ahead off some crusty little thumbnails in about five days, on-and-off. It sat there in my files for an additional four months before I posted it.

During the tango scene at the end, they're both trying to lead.

Also during the tango scene: they're supposed to be on some funky red and blue pillars that twist around each other as they dance. i never got around to coloring them because the file was too big and load-bearing to edit

I have never drawn just feet walking around each other and it blew my fucking mind when i successfully did it.

L sets up a fake scene during the instrumental break, and afterwards you can see that both Kira's silhouette and the "patient" are dummies haphazardly thrown across the bench.

I wanted Rem and Ryuk to fade in behind Matsuda. That did not happen.

I used a textured brush for this. Idiot move on my end.

I had a lot of trouble figuring out how to make L pop up behind the bench. It drove me nuts, so I left it.

I think Misa looks like she's in a whole other artstyle. Oh well

Light is disgusted when L steps in the blood barefoot.

Light is dressed as Cheech Marin for "don't cheech my chong". He's also smoking a joint.

I did everything in CSP EX, from tweening to editing to exporting. Bad fucking idea. Do not use me as an example.

Everything takes place within the photo Light holds up near the beginning apart from the dance.

During the instrumental, L's trying to put a broken peanut back together.

I did it straight-ahead off some crusty little thumbnails in about five days, on-and-off. It sat there in my files for an additional four months before I posted it.

During the tango scene at the end, they're both trying to lead.

Also during the tango scene: they're supposed to be on some funky red and blue pillars that twist around each other as they dance. i never got around to coloring them because the file was too big and load-bearing to edit

I have never drawn just feet walking around each other and it blew my fucking mind when i successfully did it.

L sets up a fake scene during the instrumental break, and afterwards you can see that both Kira's silhouette and the "patient" are dummies haphazardly thrown across the bench.

I wanted Rem and Ryuk to fade in behind Matsuda. That did not happen.

I used a textured brush for this. Idiot move on my end.

I had a lot of trouble figuring out how to make L pop up behind the bench. It drove me nuts, so I left it.

I think Misa looks like she's in a whole other artstyle. Oh well

Light is disgusted when L steps in the blood barefoot.

Light is dressed as Cheech Marin for "don't cheech my chong". He's also smoking a joint.

I did everything in CSP EX, from tweening to editing to exporting. Bad fucking idea. Do not use me as an example.

Everything takes place within the photo Light holds up near the beginning apart from the dance.

During the instrumental, L's trying to put a broken peanut back together.

I did it straight-ahead off some crusty little thumbnails in about five days, on-and-off. It sat there in my files for an additional four months before I posted it.

During the tango scene at the end, they're both trying to lead.

Also during the tango scene: they're supposed to be on some funky red and blue pillars that twist around each other as they dance. i never got around to coloring them because the file was too big and load-bearing to edit

I have never drawn just feet walking around each other and it blew my fucking mind when i successfully did it.

L sets up a fake scene during the instrumental break, and afterwards you can see that both Kira's silhouette and the "patient" are dummies haphazardly thrown across the bench.

I wanted Rem and Ryuk to fade in behind Matsuda. That did not happen.

I used a textured brush for this. Idiot move on my end.

I had a lot of trouble figuring out how to make L pop up behind the bench. It drove me nuts, so I left it.

I think Misa looks like she's in a whole other artstyle. Oh well

Light is disgusted when L steps in the blood barefoot.

Light is dressed as Cheech Marin for "don't cheech my chong". He's also smoking a joint.

I did everything in CSP EX, from tweening to editing to exporting. Bad fucking idea. Do not use me as an example.

Everything takes place within the photo Light holds up near the beginning apart from the dance.

During the instrumental, L's trying to put a broken peanut back together.

I did it straight-ahead off some crusty little thumbnails in about five days, on-and-off. It sat there in my files for an additional four months before I posted it.

During the tango scene at the end, they're both trying to lead.

Also during the tango scene: they're supposed to be on some funky red and blue pillars that twist around each other as they dance. i never got around to coloring them because the file was too big and load-bearing to edit

I have never drawn just feet walking around each other and it blew my fucking mind when i successfully did it.

L sets up a fake scene during the instrumental break, and afterwards you can see that both Kira's silhouette and the "patient" are dummies haphazardly thrown across the bench.

I wanted Rem and Ryuk to fade in behind Matsuda. That did not happen.

I used a textured brush for this. Idiot move on my end.

I had a lot of trouble figuring out how to make L pop up behind the bench. It drove me nuts, so I left it.

I think Misa looks like she's in a whole other artstyle. Oh well

Light is disgusted when L steps in the blood barefoot.

Light is dressed as Cheech Marin for "don't cheech my chong". He's also smoking a joint.

I did everything in CSP EX, from tweening to editing to exporting. Bad fucking idea. Do not use me as an example.

Everything takes place within the photo Light holds up near the beginning apart from the dance.

During the instrumental, L's trying to put a broken peanut back together.