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Both being lovers of coffee, Moxie and Suri like to frequent a cafe and bookshop combo called the Books N' Beans, which also happens to be where Moxie works as a barista. Also featuring Suri in her summer coat for once.

This is also definitely not a date, haha, that would be crazy! Just a friendly outing between friends who definitely only have platonic feelings towards each other.

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A few more concepts for my anthro project.

The one on the left is Ulrich, a borzoi/whatever mix. The middle one is Marceline, a gray wolf. And the one on the right is Declan, a dalmatian/whatever mix.

These three became friends in grade school, when they were partnered together for a project. Their friendship followed into adulthood and, after a lot of trial and error (basically the feelings are requited they're just dumb trope), eventually formed a poly relationship.

They're currently in their 50s and still happily in a relationship.

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Got another announcement to share! Also, hello to all the new peeps :0

So, I've decided to give this blog a bit of an overhaul. I was posting both fanart and original art here for a while, but I think I'd like to use this blog strictly for posting original character stuff. Still on the fence about posting fan characters here too, but really the only fan stuff I've been doing recently is little nightmares related and I have a separate blog for all of that now anyways lol. So not much of a change there.

I won't be deleting any of the fanart I've already posted here or anything, but when I do start drawing fanart that isn't LN related I'll either make another blog for that or just post it to my main blog from now on.

Gonna go through and organize the characters based on the world and/or story they belong to so things are easier to sort through as well. Also because I really like organizing. So things might be a little messy while I get everything sorted out!

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Trying to get a feel for this gal, she's a lot of fun to draw.

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A few more character concepts for the anthro world I'm working on (really need to come up with a name for it).

The wolverine is named Kara, the thylacine is Flint, the two wolves are Lucy (left) and Arven (right), the silver fox is Dakota and then Moxie and Suri again in the bottom left.

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A small announcement! Not sure if anyone is following this blog just for my Little Nightmares stuff but I've actually made a separate blog now that I'll be posting most of my LN art to now.

If anyone's interested you can check it out here!

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I am on a Little Nightmares kick it seems. Got some rambles about these two below!

-I remember reading somewhere that Mono is naturally protective so I of course ended up leaning into that tidbit hard lol. Although he essentially fits the whole "looks like a cinnamon roll and is a cinnamon roll" vibe, this little guy will go absolutely feral if anyone were to try and hurt one of his friends. Especially Six. You really wouldn't want to see how he gets if you tried to mess with her. While Six does find it endearing, at the same time she wishes he would realize she is indeed capable of taking care of herself. -Mono loves to talk. Mostly because he went for so long without anyone else to talk to but himself. Even when he teams up with Six and is actually able to hold a conversation with another living person, he'll sometimes forget that fact and just ramble ramble ramble like he did when he was by himself. Six doesn't really mind though. She's not much for talking anyways and kind of likes when he gets long winded about something.

-It's a very common occurrence that Mono and Six sleep cuddled up next to each other. It's not only warmer on cold nights but it helps the both of them feel safer. Also Mono is quite comfy and makes for a really good pillow in Six's opinion.

-Holding hands <3 Mono is the only one allowed to hold Six's hand. He doesn't even have to ask anymore, he can just reach his hand out towards her and she'll take it.

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(I swear every time I draw this kid his hair gets longer and weirder) Anyways, finally getting around to exploring The Kid in the Mask more, I have been neglecting the poor dude. Not much has changed from the first drawing I did of him aside from his hair and the fact he's a lot lankier. Bait's design got a slight tweak too, mostly on her jacket but she also has some more scars to speak of. For, you know, reasons. Only got one little tidbit on this guy below, was going to ramble more but I don't have the energy to make anything coherent lol. Maybe next time! -The Kid in the Mask is found in an old amusement park by the main gang - Six, Mono, The Runaway Kid (or just Kidd for simplicity's sake) and Bait. He seems to know his way around, indicating he's been there for a while. The place seems pretty dangerous though so it's a little weird he would opt to stay there. The rides don't even work! The whole thing seems... off.

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Debated on whether or not to post these here but ehh, figured it wouldn’t hurt.

Concepts for some characters I’m working on, Moxie the maned wolf and Suri the arctic fox.

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Lots of character rambles below!

1. Bait is not the sharpest tool in the shed. She has about 2 braincells knocking around in her noggin and if they manage to bump into each other, she can produce a Thought. Not to say she's never done or said anything smart. If she gives herself enough time to really think about something she can make some good observations or come up with a good idea. But for the most part she is a certified dumbass. 

2. You like Mono don't you Six?    Despite not understanding much about all the romance and crush stuff, Bait was quick to pick up on Mono and Six's changing feelings for each other. She noticed it with Mono first due to him being quite easy to read (in her opinion anyways) and before much longer realized the same thing going on with Six. She couldn't believe their luck, both of them like-like each other! How often does that happen anyways? She wasn't really sure but it was probably a rare occurrence.    Unfortunately for them, both kids made Bait swear not to tell the other (and made her swear not to tell any of the other kids in their group as well). She would honor their wishes begrudgingly and watch the whole thing unfold like some weird soap opera.    To help her feel better about the whole thing she took up teasing the two of them instead. It wasn't too bad with Mono but she was playing a dangerous game with Six. It was probably a bit like poking a wild animal. It still didn't stop her from doing it, she loved to see how red their faces could get!

3. Bait's most prized possession; the most special cat plush ever, Mr. Boots! He's super soft and small enough to keep in one of her jacket pockets. He was found in the same store where Bait found the plush ears and tail she sewed onto her jacket. She was initially drawn to him because he was one of the only things nearby that was still intact, but she ended up keeping him because one of his eyes was missing. It was even on the same side as her own missing eye! It's like they were meant for each other.    He's helped her get through some rough times and she's even been known to talk to him.

4. Aside from Mono, Bait is one of the most talkative members of the group. She could go on and on for hours, sometimes about nothing, without seeming to take a breath in between her sentences. If you happen to get her and Mono together to talk about something you'll probably have to physically drag them away from each other in order to get them to stop.    Here, Bait is telling the newest member of their group - The Kid in the Mask - all about how she ended up on The Maw. The story is coming at such a rapid pace he can barely keep up and it doesn't help that he is incredibly distracted by her hand being on his shoulder.

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"All children should be in bed" 

Bait has made many an escape attempt during her time on The Maw, but not once has she ever made it past what the other kids call "The Prison". No matter how hard she tries to be sneaky, that stupid long-armed jerk always manages to catch her. She won't give up though. She's too stubborn for that. Besides, if she gives up she's as good as dead.

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My first full piece of the new year! Been wanting to do more Little Nightmares stuff, feeling quite inspired to work on my AU some more.

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Somewhat inspired by an incorrect quotes post I saw once. Also, figured I’d include Bait because she’s supposed to be friends with Mono and Six in my AU so it’s about time I started exploring her relationships with them.

Headcanon time! Mono and Six both end up getting mutual crushes on each other but neither of them realize it. They think the other just sees them as a  friend. In Six’s case it doesn’t help that Mono consistently refers to her as his “Best Friend.”  Which gives her mixed feelings: on one hand, being called his best friend is nice and she really doesn’t want to admit she has a crush on him (crushes are stupid) but on the other hand it makes her feel weird to be considered just a friend.

She should’ve ditched him the first chance she got, then she wouldn’t have to deal with all these stupid attachments.

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Drew this out last week, was going to actually wait until Halloween to upload it but I was getting impatient. Haven't drawn these two in a while and I really wanted to draw something for Halloween so here we are lol.

Also finally felt brave enough to take a whack at Mono's hair! Still hate drawing hair but at least I'm getting a little bit better at it. Maybe I'll even been brave enough to draw the entire face soon.

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Made a ref for my Little Nightmares character.

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Concept for another fan character, known just as The Kid in the Mask (or Mask for short).

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Need to practice humans more and Bait here is the perfect test subject. Been trying to loosen up my drawings more (the limbs especially always look too stiff), had a lot of fun trying something different.

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An original character I’ve been working on! His name is Null, a weird monster dude and a very big source of brainrot for me. Been having way too much fun working on him.