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this is what long covid feels like [CW: body horror illustration, occasional art nudity]

Symptom: Icicle Stabbing Spondylitis

the figure's back is to us on a manila bookmark. their body is mostly purple and magenta, angular with intentionally scribbly shading. Their spine is visible, in gold shimmering ink and outlined in thin teal. There are 6 icicles stabbed into the spine between the bones, criss-crossing each other and not symmetrically organized. At the top of the paper are more icicles, and snow falls around the figure.

Symptom: Icicle Stabbing Spondylitis

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  1. Fien April 12, 2025

    @illmarks Are you patient? Sorry for your pain.
    You really nailed it in your drawings. Waauw!!

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