[#53] Fear

Posted Feb 21, 2023, 6:45:29 PM UTC

His father told him that when he was younger, before he could even remember, his childish curiosity caused him to fall within a crevice of a seashore cave. He was trapped, and in that time, stuck in absolute darkness. The walls around him leading to narrow, constricted tunnels, with the desperate cries of his father above, begging for him to stay still, for hours. It was a harrowing experience, one which his father didn't like to talk about. Perhaps from guilt. But it was when he was so young, he couldn't even remember.

But since then, a choking fear gripped his heart at the idea entering the deep underground. He would freeze and have a panic attack at the possibility of venturing into the darkness below. It was an intense, powerful fear. That if he dared to step deep, the walls would close in, and choke him breathless. 

Finley has still not been able to conquer this fear of caves. Despite being an adventurer who risks his life and protects his friends, he still loathes himself for having this weakness, and hopes one day he'll have the courage to defeat it.

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I love questions like these. Not just because I'm a sucker for angst, but also because it genuinely makes me think. I didn't really know what his fear was until recently, so I decided to give him a fear of caves that would leave him sobbing! c: (i love my boy i really do i swearsies.) I'm quite happy with this piece! The background and Fin himself seem to juxtapose eachother in not the best way, with one being mostly lineless and the other delicate lines, but ah well! I'm happy with the elements seperately!

now if someone could just get him out of there that'd be great because he's not gonna move himself. whoops.

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  • Mar 1, 2023, 2:50:42 PM UTC
    It;s very minor but the way you shaded part of the rock right by Finley really helps frame him almost which just adds even more to that claustrophobic feeling despite already being in a closed off cave.
    Makes a lot more sense now why he was on team repair orb and not on team tunnel.

    you genuinely been popping off with all his art
    • Mar 8, 2023, 9:13:04 PM UTC
      Ahaha, thats exactly why I didn't want him on team tunnel! My boy would have outright refused, it would have defo been ooc!
      thx ;-; <3
  • Feb 28, 2023, 4:32:50 AM UTC
    Aaaw poor guy! You can really feel the emotion of the piece, great job!
  • Feb 22, 2023, 2:04:29 PM UTC
    Finnnn poor boy it hurts my heart to see him so terrified T^T (Oh yes, what a great way to show him your author-ly love... I'm guilty of that too heheh)

    The darkness of this piece gives me shivers - it does capture that feeling of being closed in on all sides! I'm deploying Paiko to go rescue him - he's very at home in dark caves and he'll be happy to go retrieve Finley (he'll probably bring some glowy crystals with him to light the way) ^-^
    • Feb 27, 2023, 1:34:35 PM UTC
      Awww, thanks, Paiko! He's a gem, bless his kind soul <3
      (And thankyou so much for the kind words, as always it means the world to me!! c: )
  • Feb 22, 2023, 2:18:50 AM UTC
    The atmosphere of this is awesome!!! Love the expression that you gave your character it really completes the piece and shows his fear. AND you did the colors perfectly to make it look dark but still readable as a scene.
    • Feb 27, 2023, 1:26:05 PM UTC
      Thankyou so much! I had a bit of an experiment on photoshop and messed around with layers- glad it came out well! <3

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