Blog Slothargy Dollhood Illustrations
When it rains it pours!
Slothargy has used some of his precious Kinktober slots (Day 1, Day 6) to dig into the side characters of Dollhood! Together, we have really drilled into the character and silent motivations of Cushions/Clarice quite a bit together, and she was the inspiration for one of his future characters in Holsom. I don’t know a more invested person in this story than me (and you don’t want to give me a brush!), so this is really rewarding to see!
I’ve included his notes below.
I’m really happy with this one. It’s Cushions (formerly Clarice). From cafterhomme’s amazing story, Dollhood, set in the alternative UK universe developed by davepotter77! She is an older woman, the mother of the main characters, actually. She is also my favorite character, despite having almost no role in the family or really the plot (and that’s exactly the point!!). She gets one major, stand out scene that really contextualizes her inner thoughts (she is mute btw) and makes her stand out despite her silence. I could honestly gush for days about how much I love this character, what she represents in the story, and how meaningful her transformation feels. I won’t spoil either one, but there are two scenes with her that I come back to again and again and again for inspiration.
Annnyway, one of the major features of the AltUK setting is the elaborate costumery which the women and dolls wear. I am by no means a fashion expert, but I did my best to capture the idea of multiple pseudo-Victorian layers, including strict corsets and wide dresses. Like all dolls in the setting, Cushions has a tracheostomy hole to breathe through, which is usually obscured with a flower called a “fleur de cou” and another flower that blooms from her mouth gag called a “fleur de bouche”. Am I the only one who really likes how intimate the trach hole feels in the “naked” image? I think covering it with the fleur helps to give that feeling when its exposed.
I did some fanart of Cafter and Dave’s earlier story, Artist’s Masterpiece, in the same universe waaaay back before I was posting on this account. Lets just say I’ve learned a lot since then, but its still got its merits. Cafter has helpfully uploaded that here.
Starting Kinktober with Bubbles, a lovely lady from cafterhomme and davepotter7. She appears in Dollhood, A Woman’s Choice (Appendix to Book 1), excerpted below.
Completely unexpectedly, during the gathering after our graduation ceremony, the Headmaster announced that we would be joined by a special guest, and into the reception hall was brought none other than Bubbles Aspley, wife of one Dr. Aspley of Nuneaton. We all knew in an instant that it was old Emilia; she was recognisable, but at the same time the changes made to her were extreme. Most Dolls are altered greatly of course, but Bubbles was on a whole other level; she was no longer an example of beauty but instead an utter parody of it. Her lips resembled a full-size plastic doughnut extending at least to her chin and well over her nose, whilst her completely spherical breasts were so enormous, each double the size of a beach ball, that she needed an automated cart rolling in front of her to cradle them and support the extreme weight. She tottered about on ballet boots, and it was crystal clear that she had no ability to speak or even shift her eyes from their crossed-eyed, fixed gaze downward, forced to watch her own wobbling mammaries with a frozen expression of sexual intensity. It was also clear from the tears that were still allowed to fall from those eyes that she was both unhappy with her lot and humiliated at being shown off to all her former classmates like so. I shuddered inside, especially when the Societymen all whooped and cheered, their approval more than evident.
This is one of my favorite little scenes from Dollhood, and some others will probably feature in future Kinktober drawings :)
Many thanks again for bringing these women to life!