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Commission for Vyruem
Followup to https://www.weasyl.com/~ficus/submissions/1553705/i-guess-he-didn-t-smell-right
Ultimately, Succubats still care about the people they used to care about, the things they used to care about. They don't want to leave them, they just, don't always have the choice to keep their friends.
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These whole parasite series has made me uncomfortable. This last series really captures the feeling I get from them.
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................so I 'm not entirely sure how you're trying to frame this whole phenomenon.
Is being infected a good thing? Bad Thing?
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It's a thing. Succubats are mostly beneficial to hosts, but come with social stigmas against Succubats. Plus any brain change, no matter how minor, is too much for some people.
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This was sad... :(
I still like the succubats though -
I get the metaphor
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I am as subtle as I am straight
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So when you get infected, you're still the same person, just part of you wants to do something the parasite wants, right? Is it possible to ignore the desires of the parasite? Or will they harm the host if they don't follow orders?
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It's an extra set of desires, mainly. It's a pull, a longing to help your hive. You can ignore it, but you're going to feel kinda crummy about it, like you're ignoring familial obligations.
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well, if you see it like that, it's cool, but if you see it like... "It's not the same person, that person changed or something like that" is very sad and... hard, i will look at this whole thing of the succubats like you now becuase your interpretation is not so sad and horrible like mine. haha.
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The parasite thing seems to be more likened to an incurable terminal disease than anything, even more so to people in relationships. I've always felt a deep discomfort from things like this, good art tho.
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Succubats are an allegory for a real thing, but trust me, the things that give you a healthy body you're happy to be in, fix depression, and who form communities with each other to feel safe and welcome, are not an allegory for people dying
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So they're an allegory for something positive, even though they can tear apart relationships and possibly change who a person is? Or am I reading this wrong ^^; Either way, very interesting!
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Yes.
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I can vaguely assume what your talking about but what does that make crown crabs? or queens for that matter.
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Crown Crabs and Queens are elements I added for the mechanics of a hive, and a driving force that explains and develops conflict in setting.
I don't have a real world allegory for Crown Crabs. Hive Queens are really just like, a force of nature.
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What you did there: I see it. Good.
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woah, I just create this account to leave a comment and start to follow Ficus' art but... woah, this are too much feelings. poor guy, I would feel like him... i feel like him right now and it's... agh, he must be thinking something like "she's not like that, that thing is bad" and I see it like that but... when i see the girl is... I don't like how the succubats force the people to like them, to enjoy them, she looks happy when she transforms and... it's disturbing and it makes me sweat and tremble... now I just want a way to make people "normal" again. by the way, I don't speak english and i'm new in all this of the... Ficus' art (universe or fandom) but, I really like the style and the things she draw. I don't think anyone reads this but... woah, I just vent about this here, I hope no one gets mad.
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I'm blonde af so can someone explain the metaphor to me?
Is it sexual orientation? Gender dysphoria? Cancer? Leaving to serve in the military?
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awww :[