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Published: 2011-04-21 08:21:43 +0000 UTC; Views: 72230; Favourites: 5006; Downloads: 1384
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タソガレ Heart (lit. "Twilight Heart")

In the town of Trebuchet, there lived in the clock tower a lonely old poet - bitter and remorseful. Towards the end of his years, he composed a series of letters between an imaginary love interest and a projection of his younger self, and then locked them away in separate cabinets. He never opened those cabinets til the day of his death, fearful that his fabricated romance would disintegrate if the letters ever came together.

Ultimately the old man died and his personal possessions were cleared from the tower. The letters he wrote were discovered by the renovators and discarded in the basement furnace. As they burned, the raw emotion contained in them was released into the air and settled on a pile of old clothes nearby, animating them with the characters of the fake letters. The old man was just that pitiful that it gave the story powers to do that.

Anyhow, thus were born the young man Deegan and his sweetheart Sanpi. Because the true author of the letters they were born from was the same person, the two of them shared the same heart and were drawn to each other. However, for the same reason, because there was only one heart (and perhaps because of the old poet's lingering wishes), only one of the two could exist at a time. During the day Sanpi would be the vessel for the heart, and when night came she would turn back into a pile of clothes and Deegan would take his turn as the next vessel. In this way they continued to look for each other without ever knowing what the other looked like.



Well, I hope you enjoyed some vector art and an emo story! Sorry if it's not in the same vein of humor as some of my other stuff, but I felt like writing something like this for this piece. But hey, if you're unsatisfied with the ending (or lack of ending) of this story, then here's a finisher for you! "Deegan and Sanpi finally meet during a twilight eclipse and exchange e-mails. The End."

Man, the perspective on this piece was tough.

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Comments: 467

Flyingeagle-Fennekin [2017-12-11 00:28:17 +0000 UTC]

woaahh, that's so pretty!

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Riverfox237 [2017-10-09 16:50:23 +0000 UTC]

Oh my word.... I'm so used to your stories being hilarious that I wasn't prepared for this powerful and epicly sad Lady-Hawke-style doomed romance. Also the art is gorgeous.

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Prkate [2017-05-31 22:41:41 +0000 UTC]

!!!  Its so cool! I love the sunset on the right side x3

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Lymmle [2017-05-27 11:09:27 +0000 UTC]

I love this!!   

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moyashisoba [2017-03-16 11:55:23 +0000 UTC]

good job(*´∀`)o∠☆゚+。*゚

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DmTheMechanic [2016-07-01 01:51:17 +0000 UTC]

i would love to play this game if they actually make it!!

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Laugh-Butts [2016-01-06 01:27:12 +0000 UTC]

This looks like it could be a great game cover! 

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Tooru-Hajime [2014-08-18 17:46:06 +0000 UTC]

It kinda looks like Pokemon! XD but it's very cute and great art beautiful!

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thundercracer [2014-07-16 07:21:57 +0000 UTC]

This is gorgeous!!! I Love it!!

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TimeGauntlet [2014-07-11 17:04:39 +0000 UTC]

Nice job drawing the perspective! Your hard work paid off.

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ElizabethHowes2016 [2014-05-07 03:22:11 +0000 UTC]

Whyyyy is this not a game? Someone needs to fund this and make it happen o_o

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jayerror [2014-04-19 10:02:57 +0000 UTC]

I'd play a game like this...

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BenderIsTheBest [2014-04-06 22:20:55 +0000 UTC]

Reminds me of Animal crossing

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meggyville2009 [2014-03-25 22:55:19 +0000 UTC]

Kinda reminds me of that old movie Lady Hawk.
Really awesome job.

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Jac26qq308 [2013-09-02 12:27:48 +0000 UTC]

Love the art and I love the story behind it! Just too powerful!

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WhiteKnightx5 [2013-08-16 18:27:23 +0000 UTC]

Love the art style and the colors!

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francatstein [2013-07-10 18:10:40 +0000 UTC]

;_; strangely touching.....

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thecommonchaos [2013-06-12 20:14:37 +0000 UTC]

I love this with all my heart!

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MangaArtStudios [2013-04-12 18:57:11 +0000 UTC]

Hi, i'm a traditional hobby artist and i'm interested in digital drawings but i am afraid that i won't be using my traditional media anymore, when do you think it's 'time' to start digitally?

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JohnSu In reply to MangaArtStudios [2013-04-20 18:27:02 +0000 UTC]

For me, the time was when I wanted to store and share my artwork digitally, and didn't have the means or desire to translate it from physical media.

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Nienna146 [2013-01-17 01:04:42 +0000 UTC]

HOLY CRAP!!!! YOU WROTE OUT THE CORRECT ROMAN NUMERAL "4"!!!! (fyi, no one ever does ) Thank you! ^-^

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jayerror In reply to Nienna146 [2014-04-19 10:02:27 +0000 UTC]

IV must be far too hard for people to remember! lol

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JohnSu In reply to Nienna146 [2013-01-18 05:09:35 +0000 UTC]

What a world we live in!

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JinkZelda [2012-09-14 22:02:33 +0000 UTC]

when i saw this my mind thought of Animal crossing... i havent played that game for 2 years or so...

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mysticellus [2012-06-08 23:22:50 +0000 UTC]

Wow I love it! Great job with everything

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SuupaaRabito [2012-04-28 16:12:50 +0000 UTC]

So cute yet so beautiful, great colors chosen

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halfwitwonder [2012-04-24 15:03:08 +0000 UTC]

Oh gosh, the story was perfect! I love the idea of two people sharing one heart through one pained old man's stories and I think you portrayed that well in this piece! I like how the composition, though simple, was made exciting by the slightly curved background. I cannot stress how in love I am with this palette too and you made the colors work so well together! Fantastic job! C:

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JohnSu In reply to halfwitwonder [2012-05-14 01:42:57 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! I am muchly encouraged!

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thatupsidedowncookie [2012-04-19 03:43:47 +0000 UTC]

Yes. Email will always connect lovers. XD

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PensivePisces [2012-04-12 19:21:23 +0000 UTC]

i like this.

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DmTheMechanic [2012-03-30 03:02:08 +0000 UTC]

oh snap i realized, this must be a pokemon game where they calls it the Day and Night...
e3e this though popped into my mind anyway..

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theGREATorange [2012-03-20 22:25:57 +0000 UTC]

so pretty *-*

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KirbyGotenksabsorbed [2012-01-15 21:10:46 +0000 UTC]

That emo story was pretty cool, and the non-emo ending was even better.
It seems like one of those unforgettable fairy-tales one often hears about as a child (except no one exchanges emails in those).

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Hokage3 [2011-11-11 01:25:19 +0000 UTC]

really nice art, and an interesting story...

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Michiko-Takahashi [2011-10-07 23:26:20 +0000 UTC]

It's so sad and adorable at the same time

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glowworm56 [2011-10-04 00:21:27 +0000 UTC]

This is cute, yet sad that they can't be with one another.

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ryka-the-fallen [2011-09-16 22:00:28 +0000 UTC]

bittersweet an beautiful. reminded a bit of this animated short: [link]

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JohnSu In reply to ryka-the-fallen [2011-09-24 20:11:41 +0000 UTC]

how depressing!
and also grotesque!

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1-Ace [2011-08-25 04:09:31 +0000 UTC]

love the story and the way the colors work in this piece. ^^
don't worry, this story told me that you make the non-comical work as well!

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AngelSanto [2011-08-19 03:39:01 +0000 UTC]

This is one of the best NOT cliche love stories i've ever read! It is very deep and beautiful! you belong to the god like galery! (arts in there: 8)

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Phenoca [2011-07-28 18:57:42 +0000 UTC]

So deep.

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xDarkXVixenx [2011-07-19 17:41:54 +0000 UTC]

T-T thats such a touching story you are so creative

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Diota [2011-07-11 10:50:12 +0000 UTC]

it

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ShadicTheHedgehog [2011-07-07 16:00:49 +0000 UTC]

The story was very well-written, and the image is as always beautiful and works perfectly with the story.

Fav

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Orbitfreeze [2011-06-30 16:15:24 +0000 UTC]

Aww... It's kinda funny, but it's heart-touching too.

This is wonderful

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RikaNeko [2011-06-26 18:33:37 +0000 UTC]

D: That's...a really sad love story you got there. And the alternate (?) ending is just as sad. In another way.

But, really, I do like the perspective on this! It gives it a kinda snow globe, loopie feeling that fits the story~

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criissa [2011-06-24 11:16:47 +0000 UTC]

the concept is like totally awesome! @_@

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ElouiseVictory [2011-06-15 00:08:09 +0000 UTC]

Awesome story to go with an awesome pic! I love it!

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KTboo1998 [2011-06-10 22:06:37 +0000 UTC]

woahh~ this could be an awesome plot for a manga/anime xD

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ferbal [2011-06-10 05:07:04 +0000 UTC]

that might be the saddest thing I have ever read.

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