#If I was able to draw then this would be beautiful

[perplexingly]

ok i'm not very good with words & this is kind of embarrassing for me so i hope this is coherent LOL but. i wanted to thank you for uh. well just posting your art i guess.

i could say i've been in a few years long slump but the truth is i've been in an art slump since i aged out of pre-teenness and grew awareness. i've kind of hated art for years, not just my final product but just the entire process of it. it made me miserable. and yet i felt compelled to do it despite that, despite knowing it would just make me miserable, because idk... i'm an artist? or i want to be? but. it still made me miserable. and to be honest i was reaching the point where i wanted to just give up on art completely because constantly comparing myself & constantly feeling like shit everytime i picked up a pencil just wasn't worth it anymore.

and then! i stumbled upon your art. to be honest i'm a little embarrassed i can't remember which specific piece it was. i have a feeling it was probably istvan, or istenry related (😅) but i can't remember. i do remember how much it struck me though. your work, i mean. your entire style. hope this doesn't sound weird lmao but after that first piece landing on my dash, i just felt compelled to look through your entire blog; and i did! and i only fell more & more in love with your art. i don't think i have the words to explain it, i don't even know if i could even if i did. there's just something about it that i adore even in like the smallest barebones sketch, or wip. what i'm saying is that you very quickly became my new favorite artist haha.

i've been inspired before, like brief rushes or whatever only for it to die immediately because i.. hated it lol. i hated what i made. and i assumed the, quite honestly, constant wave of inspiration your art gave me would be the same. and then it wasn't.

i really don't even like, know how to explain why. i'm not even sure if there is a why? but there's just something about your art that made me want to try, like *actually* try and draw something i love. and then i drew. and for the first time in years, even after weeks passed, i still not only loved the finished product but the entire process as well. and then i did it again. and again. and it was still happening, i still loved what i was making & for even more first times, even when i saw work that was very clearly technically better, i didn't care! for the first time other peoples works, including some of my friends, wasn't just a tool for me to feel worse about myself & my own work, it was just something i could enjoy & that was it.

i don't really understand it to be honest? but i do know that even though it was like, completely indirect, you honestly deserve most if not literally All of the credit for this. it never crossed my mind someone's art could be SO good it would cure my inferiority, and then i started following you and exactly that happened!

so. um yeah kind of a very long message Sorry about that. but basically what i'm trying to say is:

thank you i guess? for making art so beautiful it's enough to rewire someone's brain into falling in love with art all over again. i'm so serious i really do not think i would've been able to ever even like imagine doing that without your art inspiring me. to be honest i think if i hadn't just happened to be online the exact time someone i was following just happened to reblog from you, i have a feeling i really would've just given up art completely: so thank you, really.

i get the vibe from some of your more personal posts that things aren't really going the best right now which, admittedly i can't help with but. i really hope things turn around for you soon. you only deserve great things. ❤️

Omggg I'm so happy for you, it's such a wonderful feeling when you're in love with the art process 🥰 I'm glad you didn't quit art! There's that entire view that art is suffering but when you let go and just draw what you enjoy there's no feeling like it 🥰

Also thank you so much for such a heartfelt message, and for the wishes, you're most kind 🙇‍♀️ I hope all goes well for you too!

[aellesira]

彡 gifts from you mean the whole world to me!

pairings, aether, albedo, alhaitham, cyno, diluc, gaming, kazuha, kaveh, kinich sethos, tighnari, venti, xiao, zhongli x reader. (separate)

ᯓ ᯓ' summary, what they get you on your birthday and why + how you react to it! and the silent message each gift passes. [ 1.7k word count. ] content, birthday gifts from our favourites, most are based off their voice lines, sorry for repeats or any ooc, fluff, mostly not established relationship, pining. happy birthday to me!

Yawning, you slumped down onto your bed after the day you had. Looking at the giant pile on the opposite corner of your room, memories of today and this week stirred in your mind, reminding you of everything you’d done today. All the gifts you were given by your lovely friends…

AETHER.

The Traveler, your partner in crime. 

These days you don’t get to see him because of how immensely busy he is off in other nations; he has long since passed from your own region of Teyvat.

But Aether has his own list of his favourite people, and you are one of those lucky few he loves dearly. So of course, his present is here too!

A picture of you two. You looked lovely in it, Aether was the one taking the picture, so it was more like a selfie, with Aether wrapping an arm around your shoulder. Paimon was flying in the background as well — you would be able to notice her if you squinted.

The Traveler and Paimon keep a lot of pictures, ones they take of you as well. This is one present you hold very, very dear.

ALBEDO.

He asked to sketch you, most definitely. 

And quite the lovely sketch he made, as lovely as the person it was of, you remembered a conversation the day before. He had asked if you would like to be his live model, or if he could take a picture of you. 

Nevertheless, the completed sketch was what was in that scroll. Carefully opening the ribbon, you were pleasantly surprised.

Framing it was obvious. Could you let such a thoughtful gift sit in your drawer somewhere in its beauty? I feel like Albedo would also want to see your reaction to his gift to judge if it was too little for something like your birthday, but he could tell you liked it.

ALHAITHAM.

Wouldn’t think too much of your birthday.

He doesn’t think it’s worth all the enthusiasm it gets, and that goes for his own and others’ birthdays.

Maybe he would do a favour for you just because it seemed like the right thing to do, even when he doesn’t bother with gifts on birthdays.

Although if you were his special someone, he might try to get you something you said you wanted a few weeks prior to your birthday, although for friends he draws the line.

CYNO.

I don’t think he’d know what you like specifically or what qualifies as a ‘good’ birthday present. Either he’d forget or he’d give you some new limited-edition expensive TCG card.

You don’t even play that often?

Nevertheless, it’s a sweet gift from Cyno, even if he wasn’t sure what you’d like as a gift.

Was half-considering offering to walk around the desert as like… a date (if he had a minor crush on you)? But he didn’t have time, didn’t know if you had time, and there is nothing romantic about roaming in the sand with beetles being the most interesting thing there — Tighnari told him that — so he relented.

DILUC.

Depends on how close the two of you are, but if you were someone he cares about, he would first get you a card.

Nothing too heartfelt; it was a rather fancy-looking card adorned with a simple happy birthday message from him, but it was really nothing much. Only for formalities, although you wished he would bring down the walls he let up for so long, at least with you, so as to make him less formal with you.

Maybe would buy you some expensive item from the shops, he doesn’t mind much, not with you.

GAMING.

Only a memory, because his gift wasn’t in your room.

 Oh! Your birthday is coming up? Just kidding, he’s been planning his gift for you for a few weeks now. He loves his friends, and that includes you, naturally!

Of course, it’s not Gaming it he doesn’t book you a private Wushou dance performance, just for your birthday. You’re always so busy, so you have to make sure you come to this one; it’s special.

You also knew he would make a reservation at Xinyue Kiosk, and damn, you can’t eat that much. Soups, curries, dim sum, rice, and so many other foods you couldn’t name…

All the same, you were really happy with his gift, touched by his kindness.

KAEDEHARA KAZUHA.

Definitely spent a few nights in his spare time trying to come up with a haiku for you.

As much as he has a habit of bringing on his flowery words of praise for you, your good qualities, and little things about you that only he notes, writing a haiku for you became something that he found rather difficult.

It wasn’t that there wasn’t anything to say about you, but could he write about you in a way that would capture your image anywhere close to perfect?

He thought not. As he put it, no word in our language could come close to describing you, and even though he had so much to say, he had only a little to write.

He gave it to you after your party, which of course, he had time to attend. Promising to read it once you come home, here you are. 

Swooning and struggling to hold your giggles, although nobody would hear you anyway. You told yourself he did this for all his close friends, but perhaps Kazuha tried to hide his true feelings for you in that poem, ones you shared too.

KAVEH.

Let’s be real; he doesn’t have enough money right now to spend on you.

But I feel like he would try to just barely hold on to enough to get you something he remembered you said you liked. 

Kaveh is an emotional person. Not in the sense that his feelings are out of control, or that he is too dramatic, but Kaveh truly cares for people. You of all people, anyone would note. 

Knowing that, the little trinket, bracelet, or small thing that Kaveh was able to give you meant more than any expensive gift anyone else could give you, even if he didn’t know that himself.

Maybe, one day you would have the courage to tell each other how you feel, but until then, he is happy with your shy little smiles and giggles whenever you get to see him.

KINICH.

Also wouldn’t know what to give you.

He frees up his schedule to spend some time with you, and that time is spent exploring Natlan for fun. And it is fun! Whenever you had to cross a pit of lava or a deep valley, he’d hold onto your waist and grapple through the sky.

At first it was pretty scary, but you knew Kinich knew what he was doing. The close proximity to someone you trusted also helped, although it flustered you a little.

Not a physical gift, but his presence was more than you could have asked for.

SETHOS.

He could give you anything, anything you wanted, and yet, it still wouldn’t feel like something attributed to him. Sure, you could spend time with one another, but he’d made that a habit a long time ago, of seeking you out constantly, so he ruled that out.

Totally not based on his voiceline — gives you a desert dweller hairstyle!

And it looks very cute, braids and all, you keep it for the whole day, especially with that pretty flower in your hair you don’t quite remember Sethos putting on…

TIGHNARI.

Speaking of flowers, Tighnari gets you a potted plant. Whichever Sumeru flower you loved, whether that be a Sumeru Rose, Kalpalata Lotus, Padisarah, a Nilotpala Lotus, it was one of them for sure.

It was there right now, right by your windowsill. If you looked hard enough it had already started to bloom under your care.

Tighnari comes around a few times after that, whenever he has time, and it is truly such a sweet thing, to see his gift bloom into such a beautiful flower as the day passes.

You love taking care of it, and make it a habit to water it every morning.

VENTI.

Was going to get you something, maybe, maybe not… you didn’t know. But alas, he eventually forgot it was your birthday and spent his evening at the tavern, like he usually does.

He didn’t quite expect you to go there too… had you been seeking him out? Then he remembered the poem he created a few days back. Stopping his incoherent rambles and songs although people were still tipping him for them, he sang.

It was about you, but did you know? Probably not. Still, it was quite a lovely song, about someone he cherished, a friend he wished to keep forever by his side. A lovely song.

You decided not to bother him while he performed, wondering who was this special person he sings for. You hum this tune in your room right now, wondering.

XIAO.

A memory. Also another that doesn’t care for mortal traditions, such as birthdays — he doesn’t understand it.

But it’s you, so… maybe he could give you something. An amulet. He created an adepti amulet for you, one you wore right now. After all, the one thing he wants for you above all else is your safety.

Even if he feels he can’t show you his care, he’ll do it however he can.

ZHONGLI.

Asks to spend time with you, if you would allow it. He takes you to a market with many fine brocades, gems, and jewelry to buy.

Of course, he knows what you’d like best, and what is best, so…

You end up having a lovely collection of trinkets, bought by him, although you insisted repeatedly not to dote on you so much.

The two of you have dinner, watch some stories and plays, all to end it with a final goodbye after the lovely day you had with Zhongli giving you a Glaze Lily. You as you were now, smiling and blushing at the flower in your hair, greatly remind him of someone dear.

[c-h4nn]

Your interpretation of Olrox’s character is truly beautiful I didn’t realise how nocturne dropped the ball with his character until I read your fics. I feel like they could have given us more than him just sort of lurking around and following Mizrak around. I mean the guy is a 250 year old Aztec(Mexicah) vampire that has lost so much that’s literally a gold mine for character development but no he’s just sort of there but not actually doing anything. Also Sioketa is so precious I doubt we’ll see a 3rd season and even if we do it seems they’ll focus more on Mizrox than Olrox’s actual past but for now we have Sioketa and I love your fics about the two of them!!! 🖤🖤

Thank you!! The show teased such an intriguing relationship with his past lover and then did nothing with it, so I had to take things into my own scheming hands LOL. I've gotten a couple of asks about what I expect to happen with Olrox, and I think you're right that s3 would focus on Olrox/Mizrak more than anything. Because we already know that Olrox's past lover was turned into a vampire by him and then was killed, since Mizrak was turned into a vampire by Olrox, Mizrak will probably then survive. I feel like Olrox's gradually increasing involvement in the plot throughout s1-s2 will be dangerous for him. He intervened and saved Mizrak from death, but maybe Mizrak won't be able to save Olrox ... or something.

And I don't think that Mizrak will be able to wholeheartedly embrace that Olrox is Mēxihcah in one season. His relationship with Olrox will still be founded on the appeal of what Mizrak considers 'sinning' - a repressed Christian man dipping into the danger of an Indigenous, non-Christian, gay man. It's attractive to Mizrak to break the rules. Except that frames Olrox's entire identity as forbidden, immoral, sinful ... which is essentially just how Christians have regarded Indigenous people for 500 years.

Mizrox was honestly a disservice to Olrox's character. We could've seen so much more of where Olrox comes from if he wasn't tied to Mizrak. I think Erzsebet planning to conquer and colonize the world would have been justification enough for Olrox to rebel against the other vampires and get involved in the action. There could've been so many opportunities to better introduce his past and culture - maybe his powers come from an enduring devotion to the Tēteoh, or comparing Erzsebet's brandings to how Cortés enslaved and branded Indigenous people, or glimpses of Olrox's childhood where he learned how to fight and draw upon the divine, or (!!!) showing fond memories of his late lover as further motivation for fighting for the right thing. But this story of Indigenous resilience is watered down with Mizrak because Olrox is busy being his therapist. Writing for Olrox and Sioketa/the past lover allows me to portray them with more cultural accuracy and agency!

[princess-self-shipping]

who’s inspired your art? do you have any art styles you really like? your style looks like a mashup of a bunch of artists that i love (in the best way possible) and it makes me love it more, and i wanted to know who inspired you!

Awaaaaah that’s so sweet! Holy shit that’s such a sweet compliment! I feel like everyone’s art is a mish mash of artists they love and admire, and honestly I have. A handful of people who inspire me

First off we have THE MAIN ARTIST who inspired how I draw iterators when I first joined this fandom. Found her when I was first peaking in and went ‘hey NSH and Moon are adorable’ and found her awesome ass essay through it: @amerricanartwork

You also have her to blame for fat Moon. I saw her once and went feral

There’s also @maxthelordagain who has hit me twice, not only with blue robes Pebbles but also transfem Pebbles paired with the most ADORABLE fucking art style I’ve seen in a minute it’s so yummy like wtf? I love her shit it’s so cool

And I would be remiss to not talk about one of my beloved mutuals @sapphicrot who has some of the crunchiest art I’ve seen in a minute /pos the way it uses colors and whatnot is hella inspiring, and the personal touches on just about everything it does is fucking awesome

There’s also @creativecapybara who’s responsible for the Moon squishy cheeks I do! Their style is just so round and squishy and adorable and has such a soft feel it reminds me of children’s storybooks! It’s great and I fucking adore it! Very inspiring and makes me very happy and joyous (seriously seeing them get into Hollow Knight made me squeal)

There’s also @toxictoxicities who has some of the more detailed iterator and set designs I’ve seen and it’s SO stunning to watch, also as an animation student their work is. Holy fuck. I need to eat it it’s so good

And diving outside the fandom for a minute, @chipper-smol is a huge inspiration for me and someone I’ve been following for a long time. They are a HUGE inspiration to me and I’ve been following them for so long that it’s hard not to cite them as a huge inspiration general inspiration

This doesn’t count any of my friends that I feel a lot closer to, but this answer is getting much longer than originally intended (I pulled up my following list and couldn’t stop typing oh dear!) so imma cut it here for the sake of not clogging the dash lmfao. Hope this answer suffices anon!

EDIT: FUCK I FOROGOT I LITERALLY JUST DOWNLOADED HER BRUSHES- @kyri45 !!!

I cannot get over how beautiful her art is like goeiwhgoiehwgoi she is able to create such beautiful scenes with sketchy amounts of detail it drives me insane!!!!! /pos

[letsplaythermalnuclearwar]

Homer!Odysseus and Epic!Odysseus would try to kill each other if they ever met

[lunarharp]

uh..stuff i scrounged..

[jarwithdragonteeth]

[kelpermoosee]

Knocking them over and watching them scramble to get up with those big ass heads

[mel-loly]

-Happy Birthday, Nys!!🧡✨

@nysnextd00r

[slashthrashandcrash]

Second one goes hard (for ripdesigns)

Okay we have a vote for 2 and 3 but then I started looking at some "masks with veils" ref pics and would it fuck even harder with his artistic theme if it was modeled after a Venetian style (minus the headdress)

[einsatzzz]

OC Crossovers (1/3): Tea Time with Myr and Lidija (@myrmyrtheorca 's OCs!) Kurumi may or may not be telling Lidija about shoujo manga while Myr is just chilling there and relaxing from the nice atmosphere.

[clegfly]

Small thing I’m cooking for idksomethingclever99’s fic MITPP!! For some reason I’m having trouble tagging them but here’s the fic!!

This seemed fun to do… probably won’t get more done than this page though…

[maudiemoods]

How many dreams have you had of moon hunting you down? I've had 3!

[thebirdandhersong]

all shall be well :')))) ALL SHALL BE WELL

[i-will-steal-your-intestines]

i used to write lots of poetry when I was younger. a lot of it was shitty, granted…but it was something…a shitty something..but a something nonetheless. an expression of self.

and i express myself less and less everyday, and i wonder what happened to the me that loved writing poetry, and loved creating art, no matter how bad it was. i wonder where she went.

[weaknessxl]

i miss the days where i could just boot up minecraft and go create an entire ministry of joy headquarters off of the top of my head. i am too much of a perfectionist now