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'emote' (right) belongs to @radiowlet

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local queer who has no idea how to draw hair learned how to draw hair (not clickbait ?!)

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AF24: Eden

Art Fight 2024 Attack 0157 (Surprise Attack)

Eden belongs to @insertsona

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sorry for curling up at your feet and whimpering like an injured dog that wasn't very mysterious of me

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I was gonna draw it but then shit happened. I just need you to know I had this idea in my head of Sale and Cain AU preforming confrontation from the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde musical.

that certainly would be something ..

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i dont think he knows what a keyboard smash is (ft radio who belongs to my partner @radiowlet)

+ bonuses

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ITS NOVEMBER IM LEGALLY ALLOWED TO START UPDATING REFS. so of course sale is the first to get his 2025 ref . because ilike him . he finally actual shoes now

im a lot happier w this ref so hopefully i dont hate it in a few months like i did his 2024 one lmao

2024 ref under th cut for comparison :}

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Acespec guy writing a ship: it's not romantic or sexual but bonded in a way that cannot and will not be labelled

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hi i still havent drawn properly in a while. i offer you guys this unauthorised fucking thing instead

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i made a bluesky. if that interests yall at all

chat do i make a bluesky

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i fforgor

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no but really, like 

i know that some folks love telling creative people that “you should be doing it for fun because you love it not for the compliments” but creative people thrive on feedback whether it’s critical or just complimentary

so when i write fanfiction and don’t get any actual feedback i feel like i spent all that time and energy doing it for nothing because i’m not getting feedback from the people i wrote it for 

doing something you’re proud of and then presenting it to the sound of utter silence is like the worst feeling on earth 

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I think there's something that needs to be said about encouraging readers to leave feedback.

For me it's not about "tell me my writing is amazing and stroke my ego"

It's more about "please engage with me so that I can experience your joy secondhand and foster a connection with you"

I understand that not everyone wants this in their reading experience, some people are shy and a million other reasons why maybe someone wouldn't want to engage and that's perfectly fine!

But what I'm trying to steer away from is being a passive content creator with passive consumers. What I want to steer toward is fostering a community that is essential to fandom. I want to see your reactions because it makes me feel like I'm a part of something.

On encouraging reblogs —

I understand that not everyone is comfortable reblogging, especially explicit content. This is ok!

But just consider that the only reason you were able to enjoy a fic or fanart is because someone else shared it, and by not sharing it yourself you are potentially robbing someone else of the opportunity to enjoy it as much as you did.

As OPs our reach only goes so far and this website relies on reblogs in order for anything to truly get seen by a wider audience.

So that's really it! That's why I encourage these two things at the end of every story I post. Not because I'm trying to be demanding and "make people feel bad" if they don't do it.

I know most other social media sites encourage mindless content consumption and that's just the way of the world nowadays, but I am from a time when community was at the heart of fandom and I just don't want to lose that.

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cross' comment in the last panel is true btw i Did almost forget to add him

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cross' comment in the last panel is true btw i Did almost forget to add him

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WE ARE SO FUCKING BACK.

'within the next week' HOW ABOUT RIGHT FUCKING NOW

next part of wip coming soon to an art blog near you ... maybe!