#ask the bird

[lost-scarecrow]

I don’t know who that guy was. I’m the real Zircon. Is that guy bothering you

Hi fake fakezircon and real fakezircon??

Is this about these tags??

How did you find those?? These tags are like days old

[piepiepiemag]

Do you ever wonder what epic employee came up with Midas and his Diamond and Vampire boyfriends?

I do sometimes and they would be give a reward for hottest guys in a video game ever. Lol

for sure 😭🙏 idk what they were smoking in the epic headquarters when designing them (excludes kado’s base design cutely) but they cooked so hard. like there’s no reason for fortnite characters to be this hot, it’s crazy

[pibgeonart]

Hi!!! I just recently discovered your art and I’m in love!

I started using CSP as well and was wondering do you have brush recommendations? :0 I hope that’s ok to ask!

hey thank you!!! i DO in fact have some brush recs!!

now, they are photoshop brushes technically but they can be used in CSP (some of them can get a bit wonky though if you size them up too big but its easy enough to work around) but i absolutely think the kyle webster megapack is an essential. unfortunately all his brushes got locked up behind adobe a few years ago, but if you happen to have an adobe account you have easy access to the megapack and more by him! if not... well... i may or may not have my copy of the .abr file that i got years and years ago before adobe made it exclusive that i could discreetly push your way shhhh

other than that i also recommend Jay Chen's brush pack for if your going for that pretty vis-dev feel, as well as d0ttie!tones halftone brushes on the CSP assets site (both of which should be free!) ill put some links here

good luck to you and make some kickass art!!

[birrdies]

📓?

(the ask)

There are so many (too many) unwritten fics that live in the hollow cavern that is my brain, so it was hard to choose. But I was reminded of an older one last night…

Wither and Decay — a fantasy ethubs AU loosely based on Disney’s Tangled

The secret of the sunchild is the worst kept secret in the country.

Bdubs, an eccentric recluse who has spent more time with trees than he has people, has always known he was blessed by the sun. With its rays brimming under his skin, pouring out from between his clasped hands, he’s always known he was chosen for something— that he was special. And he’ll be damned if he doesn’t let every single person know it.

The curse of the wither is the deadliest one in the world.

Etho, a young man born from a small northern village, never expected the turns his life would take. Pricked by the thorn of a wither rose in his youth, he’s destined to hide his hands behind thick gloves, his arms beneath long, dark sleeves. With the power of rot flowering in his veins, those who are unfortunate to touch him are cursed to wither away like a flower without water. He never expected to be special, especially in this way. And he’ll do anything it takes to not let a soul know.

Once Etho, who’s been cursed to harm whoever touches his skin, catches wind of an old witch with the potential knowledge to purge the curse of the wither rose from his veins, he’s willing to do anything to try to curse himself.

Even if it means a sacrifice. Even if that means traveling far south and finding an old, desolate cabin in the woods where a hermit who calls himself the Sunchild lives. Even if it means befriending said sunchild and leading him across the country. Even if it means potentially sacrificing him.

—

I’ve just been plagued by imagining Etho, covered head to toe, having not been touched by a loving hand since he was a baby, befriending loud, boisterous loving Bdubs, made of nothing but sunlight. He first tricks Bdubs into coming with him as a ploy, nothing more than an effort to help rid himself of his curse. But along the journey he finds Bdubs’ warmth contagious, and by the time it comes to turning Bdubs over, he finds it far more difficult than he cares to admit.

Bdubs always teasing Etho, stressing him out by grabbing his hand and peeking at the exposed skin of his neck where his turtleneck doesn’t quite reach. He doesn’t get what Etho’s so worked up about— he’s a tough guy, he’s practically made up or the sun itself.

Etho knows better, though. He’s seen it happen, his mother’s unsuspecting hand laid upon his head only to have it start to crack and wither away. No one dared to go near him after that, let alone go touch him. He’s seen the destruction something as simple as a touch can cause. He’s not willing to risk Bdubs for it.

Really just touch-starved Etho being tempted by the single person capable of temping him; maybe for some self indulgence I’d include Bdubs’ magic being the reason he’d be one of the Only people who can touch Etho without getting hurt. Or maybe it’s true and his magic can somehow be used to reverse Etho’s curse. And even if it means potentially sacrificing himself, Bdubs is willing to do it. Because this is what he was made for.

[chibubird]

what are your interests?

um like, ace attorney and persona mainly, pathologic, final fantasy, one piece

[emsleyanbluejay]

shuffle your favorite playlist and post the first five songs that come up. then copy/paste this ask to your favorite mutuals <3

from my Bro I Am Literally Just Vibing playlist:

Just One Yesterday — Fall Out Boy

Ever After — Marianas Trench

Willow Tree March — The Paper Kites

The Killing Kind — Marianas Trench

Farewell Wanderlust — The Amazing Devil

i promise this is not actually representative of the whole playlist; there’s nearly 80 songs on it with varying genres

[great-and-small]

Turdus aficionados of Costa Rica please know I love your national bird but this is objectively hilarious

[druid-for-hire]

[image id: a four-page comic. it is titled "immortality” after the poem by clare harner (more popularly known as “do not stand at my grave and weep”). the first page shows paleontologists digging up fossils at a dig. it reads, “do not stand at my grave and weep. i am not there. i do not sleep.” page two features several prehistoric creatures living in the wild. not featured but notable, each have modern descendants: horses, cetaceans, horsetail plants, and crocodilians. it reads, “i am a thousand winds that blow. i am the diamond glints on snow. i am the sunlight on ripened grain. i am the gentle autumn rain.” the third page shows archaeopteryx in the treetops and the skies, then a modern museum-goer reading the placard on a fossil display. it reads, “when you awaken in the morning’s hush, i am the swift uplifting rush, of quiet birds in circled flight. i am the soft stars that shine at night. do not stand at my grave and cry.” the fourth page shows a chicken in a field. it reads, “i am not there. i did not die” / end id]

a comic i made in about 15 hours for my school’s comic anthology. the theme was “evolution”

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Hey now, Let her cook!

[fantastic-nonsense]

[lost-scarecrow]

So. Sea Angel chart. Some of these are probably kind of surprising. Sea Angel may speak her mind too much, but at least she has no problem with other people doing the same, even if they disagree with her.

Hugest fan of someone who believes something (people should be allowed to speak their mind) and whole heartedly believes others deserve the same!

[aveloka-draws]

since you’ve been showing us drunk followers lately I want to know what lamb is like when drunk (ik they probably don’t get drunk often but I wanna know so badly)

(Old ask, because i didnt have any ideas for it until recently so uwu)

Who better to get drunk with than the ex god of chaos? Only they are both pretty chill and just spend the night singing songs together 🎶

[pibgeonart]

I don’t see any sort of shop you’ve got linked anywhere, so would it be ok if I were to print out a picture of hogpot and add it to my Pig Thing collection?

actually i did put hogpot up on my inprnt not too long ago, i just forgot to advertise it lol. also inprnt happens to be having a sitewide sale from now til sunday so perfect time to get him! here's the link if ur interested! im honored to have hogpot considered for your Pig Thing collection

[birrdies]

23+27!

23. favourite author

i wasn't sure if this meant general authors or fic authors so i'm gonna put both :) for fics , i have to shoutout my dear friend @/canarydarity ! worm is an excellent writer and they are always inspiring me to improve, i really love their style and creativity! my favorite published author is probably either TJ Klune or VE Schwab. Madeline Miller is also a close second! 27. favourite line/scene

this is genuinely so hard bc i have so many lines and scenes i'm ridiculously attached to. i'm going to have to pick one from my more recent fic 'a wish, a warning, a confession':

[chibubird]

do you only take ace attorney and Pokémon requests?

no anything goes as long as it stays within my interests

[emsleyanbluejay]

13, 17, 24, 25!

holy shit how long has this been lost in my inbox. uh. anyway.

13. What’s your favourite part of being a system?

Shit never gets boring. Someone is always doing something, and it’s always either the most mundane thing in the world or something totally bizarre, with no in between. It’s also just really nice to not be alone in there.

17. Does your system have a headspace? Are there multiple of them? What are they like?

Complicated? We didn’t have a headspace for the longest time, but we sort of do now because Little Prince is building it. I’m not privy to what that entails and what she’s adding because “it’s a surprise ;}”. The ones who do know won’t tell me, and won’t tell anyone else either just in case they tell me about it. There’s definitely some Stuff in there now, just not entirely sure what said Stuff is. I’ll keep you guys posted, ig?

24. What’s some advice you’d give to yourself when you were first discovering your system?

Hey, you know how you’re “like completely different people” in different situations and “don’t know who you are” sometimes? That’s not regular depersonalization, kid. Please stop sweeping things under the rug because it’s easier that way. Please. We literally forgot how to be a system because of that shit.

25. What is something you wish singlets knew about plurality?

I don’t think there’s anything I can say that hasn’t been said better by another system, tbh. But one thing that is important for us is that your friend being a system is a thing, sure, but it doesn’t have to be A Thing. If someone switches in, you don’t have to make a big deal of it. Say hello and move on with what you were doing. Much less awkward for everyone that way.