#☠️ helix ☠️

[vanillabeenflower]

Wanted to practice drawing some of the boys’ animal forms so I made this relationship guide!

This’ll be my last post for this year, I’m pretty proud of this. See you in 2024!

[farmdog]

i wanted to add my experience with my own piercings that have been species affirming, i hope that's okay!!

i want to start off w/ seconding stretched lobes, i love how floppy mine are and when i can feel them move! i feel really dog species validated when my gf tells me that they are notably large compared to unstretched ears. :3

large-gauge conch piercing with horseshoe (or ring) jewelry: i did not expect this to be so kin validating but it is THE number one piercing for me. my conch was punched at 8g, and i've kept a large horseshoe in it since the beginning. not only does the big jewelry feel like an ear tag, which is super validating for goat/other livestock feelings, but the jewelry constantly bumps against my other piercings and jingles like dog tags!! so now every time i shake my head around i jingle just like a dog with a collar on, it feels so good.

canine bites: soo nice for big teeth feelings. i got my snake bites done first, then the angel bites, and it felt completely different having just the lower vs them all together. with just snake bites, it felt like having tusks, or just pretty prominent lower teeth (like an english bulldog), so moreso like my lower teeth were sticking out of my mouth in some way. all together, it felt like having my full set of canine teeth had extended to become very prominent, both inside and outside of my mouth. being able to clack them together was another surprising source of validity; they felt like a beak, or like snapping big teeth together.

eyebrows!!: i loved my eyebrow piercings, i don't even really know where to begin explaining how they brought species euphoria? like, they held slightly more tension in the skin at the ends of my eyebrows, and that in turn made me feel more animal-like. it's a weird one. i think it's based on how animal eyebrow muscles look when they're tense? if you look at a wolf snarling, they hold the muscle tension over their eyes in a pretty similar spot to where outer eyebrow piercings are placed. it was validating for me, at least!! i didn't take these out until recently, so they're still healing, and even the residual feeling of that is still validating. the look is also pretty unhuman, in my opinion.

i LOVE the idea of genital piercings for kin validation, i don't have any but i have considered getting them many a time. i feel like species-related genital dysphoria isn't something that people really talk about (and i guess i can understand why, i think it's something people would love to misinterpret on purpose), but it's real...! i would love to feel less human in my genitalia, and i'm very lucky that my personal experience with transition has helped me feel that way, but i think having some piercings that change the look and feel of it would help with that as well.

in terms of other body mods, tattoos of my kintypes are another way i connect myself to them, but i do want to figure out ways to do tattoos that validate my species specifically, without being as obvious as tattooing brindling over my entire back or something (although now that i think about it that would be pretty cool). my gf and i both do stick n pokes on ourselves and each other, so i'm lucky i can (safely! do stick n pokes safely and responsibly please!) DIY things when i have the ideas.

someday i would consider looking into more 'professionally' done scarification, as well, as i think there are things i would feel validated with in that process. this is another one where i'm not entirely sure where i'd go with it, since i personally don't want a brand or markings scarified. much to think about.

piercings as species affirmation

contains discussion of genital piercings. (18+)

before i delve into my piercing ideas, think about what style of jewelry would communicate your species. shiny jewels? simplistic titanium? wood or bone? reminder as well that piercings are anatomy dependent. i recommend seeking the advice and services of a licensed, experienced piercer.

this is just off the top of my head of course, feel free to add on!

stretched lobes- heftier jewelry like glass plugs/tunnels or ear weights simulates floppy ears or neck fluff when your head is shaken from side to side.

nostrils- there are so many options here. spiked ends for reptiles/dragons. and even placement options! (ex: high nostril, standard nostril, forward facing nostril). larger ends that take up more space on the nostril have helped me cope with my lack of animal nose as it “bulks” it up a little.

septum- besides the obvious cow comparison, there are tons of options here. like the spike example with nostril piercings, pinchers give some spike.

lips- the world is literally your fucking oyster here. go hog wild. paired vertical upper lip piercings are literally fangs. consider: you are an insect with upper and lower lip piercings. or a robot.

genitals- if you suffer from gender related dysphoria this may be of interest to you as well. for example, gauged labia piercings can simulate the feeling of testicles. depending on the piercing, genital piercings change the function of the organ. (a trans femme experience will be linked!

ear cartilage- lots of options again. example: are you an elf or fae? get a helix piercing with a spiked end.

[artificial-absinthe]

“The war is over; the memories are not. What enemies could not do, time has done, and as the world crumbles to chaos, no adversary could cause greater destruction than we to ourselves.”- Anon graffiti on the Independence War Memorial, circa 153rd Mcyc. Golden Age.

This is a preview of the contribution of Team 20 for the Tf big Bang 2024. My drawings with the introductory poem by the brilliant and talented Vsphelix (ao3), who wrote a most impressive story that I cannot commend enough.

I cannot wait for the posting period for Helix's writing to bring beauty to this plane, and for me to be able to bleed out into praises about it.☠️

[hiddengiggles]

Who would win in a tickle fight, you or Helix?

Got me POUTING over here because the answer is always @helixtickl 😭 Example from the other day, had him laughing so well with my nails on his feet, and ONE POKE to my ribs had me CRUMPLED INTO A BALL.

RIP what’s left of my pride but I wasn’t gonna win that anyways, what with his knowledge of every hyper-ticklish spot and height+strength advantage on me ☠️

[writers-get-biters]

stuff about some of us :]

[pt: stuff about some of us (smiley emoticon)]

decided to make a post detailing a lot of us's signoffs, names, and pronouns. gonna link it in pinned post so easy access. also gonna update when we get more people bc yea

its gonna be super long (theres so many of us lololol)

lets do this! under the cut ;w;

format is "sign off | name | pronouns":

~ 🧊 | ele(ment[al]e) | ?

~ 🔌 | 404 / .exe | glitch/[ERROR]

~ 🔏🔮 | achilles | they/zhey/xe (ceters can use he/him)

~ 🗜️�� | alma / 2a | xe/ne/ze/he

~ 🛜👾🫶 | arzon / arson | xe/ze/fae/bun/bug/it/thon, they theoret

~ 🎨🐳 | art | th3y/th3m

~ 🖱️🪞 | beeatrice / 2b | ve/v/e/kye/xo/it/the/✈️/eni/co/daze

~ 🌌🕳️ | black hole | hei/hy/he/hey/they/the/vae/xae

~ 🧼🚿 | bubble bath | they/he/clean/mel/mist/polish/shine/fo/🧼/🦆/🚿

~ 🌾 | cameron, carpenter, cassidy, clementine (really any three syllable considered-unisex name starting with c) | fae/she/he (?) & some others, not sure yet

~ 📠 | cassandra | she/it/they

~ 📰 | cassie | she/they/it

~ 🎙️ | cecil | ?/any

~ 💿📺 | cisco ordiel | he/they/it/ange/arch/wing/flap/hae/hol/tech/ai/pix/comp/🪽/🦢/💿

~ 🦊🌲 | corey | he/her

~ 🌀 | dash | it/they/she/spark

~ 🕶️💿 | dave strider | he/him

~ 💽 | delta | they/claw/rhy

~ 🧃 | dirk(&) | he/it/prin/ze

~ 🍃🦋 | dominic-georgia | he/xe/smoke/ze/ble/blaze/ze

~ 🎡 | aubrey / roxy / ariel? / angel? | he/xe/hy/sh3 & other revoxpronouns

~ 📡🎯 | ilo | hy/it/prin & other neos

~ 📡💫 | ezekiel / zeke | hy/it/prin & other neos

~ 🤢🤮 | emesis appendix | gag/gags

~ 📜🕸️ | ephila n. serket | sie/sh3/sh*/🕸️

~ 🐱🎭 | eowyn / felicity / marloi (?) | they/nep & cat neos

~ 🐱✨ | etta emery | they/nep & cat neos

~ 🐇 | eva / evangeline | she?/her?

~ 🎲🎰 | felix lucky / the dice master / the dealer of the cards / the chessmaster | xe/they/sh3/it/card/dice/roll/luck/chance/🎲/🃏/🎰/♟️/👑

~ ⚔️ | finn the human | he/him & variations

~ 🧪🔍 | flare (?) | they/he/she/splash/spark/solar/stab/point/acid/sci/💉/🧪/🔬/🔭

~ 🌸🐾 | ginger | she/they/awoo/dog/woof/bun/sparkle/bork/pup/cute

~ 👑 | harley | she/it/xe

~ 💟🌄 | hazel levesque | shy/hyr

~ 📖🌟 | helix | he/azu/they/ty/fi/kye

~ 👑🔏 | ike | hx/hxm

~ 🌷🍉 | imogen | she/it/they?

~ 🌿🏡 | isla | fi/moss/flower/ribbit/they/ash/tree/she

~ 🐈🍼 | jacob | he/they/it

~ 🏠🪐 | jade harley | she/he

~ 🥾 | enzo / jafinniottsprite^3 | ?

~ 📺 | jake english | ?

~ 🎂 | jane crocker | any, pref 4 hx/hxm & he/him

~ 💄🐜 | jane prentiss | she/shx/they/thxy & any bug-themed neos

~ 😸🎁 | joey | he/+/hap/lo

~ 🕷️ | kairi | they/spi/ve

~ 💄 | kanaya maryam | she/they/xo(?)

~ 🍭🩷🔮 | kandi / candi | she/candy/gummy/sweet/honey/rainbow/sour/bright/brownie/fruit/cherry/heart/sprinkle

~ 🦀🩶 | karkat vantas / KARKAT VANTAS | he/she/they/it/troll/hx/shx/thxy

~ 🩸🦋 | kenneth / kenny | he/they/she/angel/demon/blood/halo

~ 😪💤 | lailah | nap/sleep/soft/sh/?

~ 🌹🦇 | lucille abel | he/vamp

~ 🌙🌬️ | luna lovegood | shi/shy/lu/star/they/hy/fae/mu/she/it/xe/dar/spirit/gho/whim/ae/lo/xhey/dae

~ 🧩 | maddox | he/him

~ 💫❔ | madeline / "maddy" | sh♡/sh^/heart/hah

~ 👾 | Mal.exe | she/glitch

~ 💥🪲 | mark / slate | he/it/x/xe

~ 🧭☠️ | meg aradia | he/it/she & death neos

~ 😽🔕 | meulin | qui/quis

~ 💊🍸 | momoka | she/he/pup

~ 😍💝 | nina | shx/it/shey/she

~ 🎀🔪 | nina mina may | knife/blood/royal/kill/hood/creepy/odd/weird/splatter/obsess/haunt/rot/rotting/gut/gore

~ 🌩️☕ | ochre latte nimbus | they/storm/caf/warm/frappe/rain/thun/light

~ 🥞 | pan / pancake panache | ?

~ 🍓🧸🐰 | pawlette / paulette | ?

~ 😿📦 | peter | he/it/itch/-

~ 🪢 | riley august | she/him

~ ⭐🪁 | ripley | ?

~ 💎🚀 | roman ellis | xe/hymn/hyr/it/thou/ae/sol/holy/illum/ly/ei/lyre

~ 🦇💕 | romeo liev montague | he/love/bow/arrow/heart/cloud

~ 🐕🪽 | roof | pup/x!

~ 🛡️ | rook | any (especially they/xo)

~ 🐈‍⬛ | roxy | they/she/un & cat + void neos

~ 🐈‍⬛🖥️ | roxyhalsprite / ral | ?

~ 🪞 | sasha | mirror pronouns or she/her

~ 🪞🎟️ | sasha | mirror pronouns

~ 🎮 | sollux | he/they/it/2/two

~ 🗞️ | t$assi | ?

~ ⚖️ | terezi | ?

~ 🪩 | the one who is seen | any

~ 🪩👁️ | the watched one / the watch'd one | eye/seen/behold/👁️

~ 🧠🔄 | tidbit | it/they, any neos (especially any emoticons)

~ 🎥 | tuo | he/him

~ ♏️ | vrissy | ?

~ 🔆♊ | xanther coda | he/she/they/it/space/cosmic/moon/love/heart/yellow

~ 🧟‍♀️ | zadie | she/it/love

~ 🥀 | zadkiel | he/it/anti but kinda any

~ 🕸🍖 | zinc / azync | it/rot/gore/blood/teeth/bones/skin/meat/feast/hunger/starve/fang/dead/rotting/corpse/gut/kidney/heart/eye/claw/axe/knife/cut/grave/rotten

[thegalaxyfoxx]

Lost -helix ☠️

[eivorthehighone]

☠️ the tattoo is the Draugr set, it’s from the store. It only costs 200 helix

Not gonna lie but, eivor looks hella sexy.

[toya-bodyart]

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[the-wild-wolves-around-you]

so i cut all my hair off last night and now I also desperately want a septum piercing 😂 so i used one of my helix earrings to make a fake so i didnt impulsively punch a hole in my face today

But its just making me want the piercing more ☠️

Warning: a picture of my face pasted below

[vanillabeenflower]

OK I managed to finish it anyway

[vanillabeenflower]

Helix every time Cole is Like That

The skeletonized body of Helix was found in a forest outside Marshmallow’s house only a few days after this conversation /ref

[vanillabeenflower]

The perfect specimen: a Large tattoo artist who specializes in taxidermy

[vanillabeenflower]

Here’s a finished shipping chart that I made with my BB OC Helix

The template is made by @lucia-5566 (I think that’s their tumblr)

[vanillabeenflower]

Here’s some B&W doodles to practice drawing Them

[vanillabeenflower]

Extra Info About Jax and Helix

Jax is very shy and socially awkward. He usually keeps to himself at a public setting either reading to himself, looking at the gemstone collection in his bag, or staring off to the side. He’s not one for conversation, as he answers with either a very minimal response or a quick glance at the person talking. If you ask him about anything gemstone related, he instantly becomes interested, ask him about a specific gemstone and he will list off everything he knows about it. He becomes a completely different person when asked about his interest, becoming more responsive and expressive.

He has a repurposed walk-in closet that he uses for his gemstone collection. There are multiple organized boxes of his gems organized by groups of what year he got them. He also has a box of ones that he finds on walks, which are mostly stones, but those interest him too.

He has a friend that works at the annual gemstone convention that he contacts to secretly give him specific gems that are either sold out or not being sold for the year.

Compliments are foreign to him, so he doesn’t know how to respond most of the time.

If he likes someone, it gets harder for him to talk.

Ok I ran out of things to say about Jax so I’ll post some things about Helix too and his taxidermy hobby

I’m pretty sure he applies his eyeshadow messily on purpose

He loves taxidermy and is an avid member of “vulture culture” which I think is just the taxidermy fandom. He likes arranging animal skeletons into different poses with floral imagery or painting them, maybe hybridizing them if he’s bored. He is very interested in the whole process of cleaning the skeletons and has a specific small room that he works in. He displays his finished products in a separate room and dusts his previous works often.

Something he really likes to do is make sculpture casings around the duplicate skeletons or skeletons that don’t have a “quirk” that he finds interesting. His crown jewel is “Babyteeth”, made from an (ethically sourced) puppy skull covered in epoxy sculpt and painted with acrylic paint and glitter.

Often buys animal skeletons online for specific projects he has plans for.

He names his projects often

He uses he/him pronouns and is bisexual but has fem preference

He is a tattoo artist and would love to give you a tattoo if you really want one. Despite this, he doesn’t have a tattoo himself! Piercings are more his style, he just is very knowledgeable about tattoos.

If in a relationship with him, he would send stuff like this to you:

You will know when he’s about to do something with Consequences, he has a smile like a mischievous cat

Do you know about Lab Banana? God forbid if he finds that video, he will send it to you every week

His mind kinda just makes him voice his train of thought, he will start talking and enter at least 3 different subjects before going back to the main one

Will fake snap at you with his teeth if you’re close to him or if he thinks about it

bites you bites you bites you

Really likes physical contact, is physically touching any part of your body at all times (resting on his arms, arm around you while sitting, etc.), but will tone it down if you aren’t that comfortable with it

Very warm, almost like a furnace

Unironically says “lmao” like an actual word and No, he won’t stop

[vanillabeenflower]

Miscellaneous Blush Blush OC #2

Here is Helix!

Since I accidentally subconsciously thought Jace out of the Blush Blush universe, this guy will take the place of multiple-piercing-wearer. His real name is Oliver, but he prefers to go by Helix. He gets turned into a Tasmanian Devil mostly because of his taxidermy hobby. His favorite food is boba, specifically taro flavor. His personality is about the same as Jace’s, if you can find his post.

Fun fact: His birthday is on National Tattoo Day

I didn’t do color swatches because I was really tired and it was late when I finished this

Btw, Happy New Year’s Eve!