i wish to know the devil / but not hell itself

[luckyzukky]

& then remember whatever loneliness has them in its teeth
& then the fists pull back & swing forward
(hanif abdurraqib)

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also on tumblr.

created for likealighthouse's april drift 2025 event. i chose the "unexpected endeavors" prompt and followed this gradient tutorial for both graphics :)

the idea behind these GIFs was to kind of wink at sonofgodzilla's dark gotchard AU (which i've written for but like, diverging from her stories lol) - rinne admiring lachesis' power and beauty, a hint at what is to come...

Comments

[likealighthouse]

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh these are GORGEOUS!!!!!!! i LOVE the vibrant green and blue!!!! esp with the softness of the rest coloring and the fading you did on the gradient in the green gif is so GOOD!! ugh these are so pretty!!! i simply can NOT stop watching them!! <3333333333

btw do you have to watch any of the other kamen rider shows to be able to understand gotchard???

[luckyzukky]

THANK YOUUUUUUUU THANK YOU OMG i had so much fun with these!!!! coloring was a pain but i think i'm slowly getting better at coloring edits bigger than 100px hahahah! the green/blue was what i set out as my sorta complimentary palette and i'm glad it looks good!!! also so glad you noticed the fading in the green gif omg!!!

most kamen rider seasons are self contained so yes you can watch gotchard by itself! it's utterly delightful it gets a lot of hate from the fandom for frankly stupid reasons (and mostly because it has more female characters in it than kamen rider usually does; for example the initial lead villains are 3 girls, including the girl in the green gif) but i love it so, so much. i need to finish it sometime hahahahah! but i highly recommend it and you can torrent it on nyaa dot si OR i can just share my jellyfin server with you to watch it from if you don't want to torrent :)

[linky]

YESSSS this is so good Melo!!! I love the coloring on these so much! <333333

[luckyzukky]

TYSM LINKY ILY <3 these were such a blast to color!!! even if challenging!!!

[sonofgodzilla]

These are amazing!! I want to apply the look you capture here to the whole show!

[likealighthouse]

yes omg the coloring is great!!!! editing icons vs larger sizes really is sooooo different kfksndfkjdsnfs like the way you go about things w icons to make sure they're readable and bring out the details etc etc

thank you for the website!! i'm trying to dl the Entire series rn but if it doesn't go well i may hit you up on your jellyfin server offer!! <333 i've been meaning to look into watching gotchard for a while just based on you and linky's stuff and like three female villains named after the three fates ????????? i'm so incredibly In !! plus their outfits look so COOL!!!!!!!!!

[luckyzukky]

THANK UUUUU <3

[luckyzukky]

yeah the sizes are REALLY tripping me up but i'm getting through it lol!

also np! yeah getting the whole series can be tough with how people encode it so i'm always down to share the server :) i LOVE the hades sisters they are so kickass and awesome i just loveee their whole vibe and shit

[lovesgaze]

ohhh these are so beautiful and smooth! i love the colours so so much, the vibrance, the blues and greens, muah perfect! between these and your icons + fics, i know this is my sign to buckle in and watch kamen rider gotchard ASAP

[luckyzukky]

AHHH TYSM BONNIE <333 i'm SUPER proud of the vibrance in these ahhh. <333 you'd love gotchard! it's such a fun show i love spreading gotcha-madness

[bluedreaming]

I definitely credit this gifset with finally pushing me to pursue watching Gotchard! (Well, after stumbling into and loving Arc, so I'm not exactly 100% fresh to toku. But two episodes into Gotchard and I'm having a great time!) The colour here is stunning, and with the motion and the framing you've painted such an intriguing picture. So gorgeous!

[luckyzukky]

yoooo my gifset getting you to watch gotchard is crazy omg!!! glad you're enjoying it so far!!!! i'm super proud of this set :D