The Tragic Tale of Sad Bird the Sad Bird

[clocketpatch]

Having never managed to actually finish a bingo on h/c bingo, I vowed that this time I would. Unfortunately, I've also been having some terrible writer's block. Wanting to do something while waiting for it to pass, I started messing around with some crayons and before I knew it an entire blackout bingo had formed.

Characters: Sad Bird, Happy Bird, Stoic Penguin, Angry Ground Squirrel
Warnings: Graphic violence, self harm, attempted suicide, minor character death, general unpleasantness, terrible crayon drawings

There is quite a bit of plot for this in my head, and I had thought about adding a bit of narration to each picture to confirm what was going on, but 1. writer's block, and 2. it's probably more interesting to let the birds speak for themselves and let all of you come up with your own interpretations of what's going on.



Self-harm


Forced body modification


Forced to participate in illegal / hurtful activity


Planet destruction


Healers


Bodyguards


Hugs


Panic attack


Suicide attempt


Loss of voice


Counselling


Experiments by evil scientists


Major illness or injury


Begging


Dungeons


Minor illness or injury


Lost childhood


Serial killers


Fall from grace


Cages


Hypothermia


Unwanted transformation


Burns


Arrest


Wildcard: atonement

Comments

[thisbluespirit]

Wow, that's a mix of cute, funny and rightfully disturbing; I think it's amazing. And your crayon drawings work really well; there's such a clear sense of character in each one.

I am glad the penguins came through in the end and still kind of disturbed by the third to last. (I see what you mean now!!)

Well done - and a black out is so cool!

(I don't think I've said enough, but tehre's a lot here to come back to and chew over, and honestly I sat here and sort of laughed/felt disturbed in a good way all the way through.)

[clocketpatch]

It's been taking over my life for a bit so it's nice to have it done and out, and also very nice that other people are enjoying it (even if it maybe does go a bit far in a few places). Even as I was drawing it I was being disturbed by how outrageously violent these woodland creatures were being. But I guess it all works out okay in the end?

I do worry about Happy Bird though. I hope the penguins are able to help him/her.

[thisbluespirit]

I don't think it goes too far; it's that mix that sort of makes it work so well, I think. As I said, it's really funny and cute and seriously disturbing and it's a great mix!

I'm sure the penguins will be just and fair and provide further counselling, so probably Happy Bird can get there in the end. Maybe? ;-)

[unsentimentalf]

They are absolutely brilliant! I love the dungeon and the panic attack particularly :-)

[clocketpatch]

Those were two of my favourites to draw! (though the rope in the dungeon took longer than expected)

[eve11]

That is quite a bingo! Poor sad bird! (Also it is brilliant, I must say)

[clocketpatch]

Poor Sad Bird indeed. Glad you enjoyed.

[elviaprose.livejournal.com]

This is totally fantastic. I Iove it. I started laughing so hard I was almost crying when I got to forced body mod and forced to participate in an illegal, etc activity. But these didn't just make me laugh. This is a real story.

[clocketpatch]

This is a marvellous comment. Staying a bit funny and ridiculous while seeing how dark it could go was one of the goals and it's nice to know I succeeded on it.

[jjpor.livejournal.com]

These are really great. It's a dark and disturbing tale alright (Happy Bird and that ground squirrel are downright evil!), but also very funny and you end up really feeling for Sad Bird and being glad that it seems to turn out for him okay in the end. With the penguins, of course, as the arbiters of justice and decency.

I think words would actually take something away from it - the pictures tell the story well enough on their own, and the room for interpretation is one of the things that fascinates about them.

[clocketpatch]

thank you for this lovely comment.

I'm not certain if Happy Bird is or isn't evil. The ground squirrels certainly are, but Happy Bird... I don't know. He/she does save Sad Bird in the end, though whether or not that was the intended outcome...

I'm happy you enjoyed and that the characters were worth rooting for. Also, that the decision to go sans text worked to the benefit of the birds.

[taste-is-sweet.livejournal.com]

You're actually quite good with crayons. I was impressed. :)

I enjoyed this a lot, though it was surprisingly disturbing in parts. But there was a definite story to it. Well done.

[clocketpatch]

They were all broken little wax stubs by the end. :)

Thank you for this comment. I'm very happy to hear that you enjoyed and were able to follow the story.

[but_can_i_be_trusted]

Awww, that poor thing; I hope it'll be okay in the long run.

I'm impressed, I have to say. The narrative is presented distinctly, and it feels very much like something a child psychiatrist would see from a very disturbed kid. Or almost like the children's book from Hell.

I'm also impressed by how quickly this got done; I'm having the devil of a time with my own blackout. I have half of my prompts figured out, but the remainder are giving me all manner of trouble.

Great job! :) *applauds*

[a-phoenixdragon.livejournal.com]

Whoa...really told a story there!

*HUGS*

[bewareofdragons.livejournal.com]

Wow...Not quite sure whether to be impressed or disturbed. I think I like it though. Well done on your blackout!