#cluemily-art

[rayveewrites]

🖊 You can pick who! : D

Clue don’t give me this power-

Okay! Let’s talk about a character who’s been bouncing around in my head for a few weeks then. And her world- actually, probably mostly her world, because I have that a bit more fleshed out than her character.

Hoooo boy, this is a long one.

So in this world, there are three main races: Aenora, beings of air and light native to a chain of floating islands, Terrans, beings of earth and plantlife who live evolved for life on solid ground, and Arctar, beings of water and ice that are mostly aquatic. All three races have access to magic that I should probably make a proper system for.

Eventually the three races start to live together in multispecial cities usually located on solid ground, although there are some located both underwater and in the air. Interracial relationships eventually become normalized- two of the three named characters in this world are an Aenora-Terran couple (their names are Graceida and Kira, respectively. They’re lesbians). Different races can’t reproduce with each other- while Terran are mammals, Aenora are more closely related to birds despite producing live young, and Arctar seem to have evolved from fish.

This post is not about these people.

Eventually, the races start drilling for resources. Terran in particular have always been miners, but technology has meant they can dig deeper, faster, than ever before. Deep under the earth, they break into a series of massive caverns inside the planet’s crust, full of rare natural resources and strange, previously undocumented species.

There are plants down here- plants that live from the heat and light given off by magma that seems to fill the lower levels of the caverns. There’s little to no water down here- every living thing seems capable of surviving without it.

There are small, eight-legged lizards that crawl the rocky walls. There are metre-long snakes seemingly capable of gliding through the air. There are flightless bats, crawling the walls. There are eyeless fish that live their whole lives in magma pools. There’s a massive creature that can only be described as a worm, which crawls out of the deepest pits and devours anything that it can find before returning.

Among these strange creatures is a reptilian being that has only been documented in old myths and legends- humanoid beings that run on four legs as much as two, with hooked claws, lizardlike feet, batlike wings and whiplike tails ending in a blade shaped like an arrow. They’re covered from head to toe in thick scales that match their environment, have horns that curve from their heads in a multitude of lengths, and are capable of swimming in magma, climbing the rocky cavern walls, and flying through the vast spaces. They’re beings of fire and darkness, only known as strange, monstrous creatures used to scare small children: Umbraan.

Umbraan are possibly the biggest problems in the mining operation: they steal food, attack Terran, Aenora and Arctar alike, frequently damage or destroy valuable equipment, and just generally cause chaos.

They are quickly demonized by the corporations loosing money to them, and people are soon bought in to deal with them. These people are known to those on the surface as hunters, those in the caverns as exterminators, and to the Umbraan as the blood-hungry, the egg-breakers, or the light-bringers (not a compliment among beings of darkness). They have another dozen names for these people; it varies from region to region.

While the three races believe Umbraan to be no more intelligent than perhaps dolphins, they’re actually equal in intelligence to them! Their language sound like hissing, growling and snarling to most ears, their villages are hidden where they can’t be found unless you know it’s there, and they have no need for clothing or jewellery. It’s also worth noting that the caverns don’t have the same range of resources that the surface does- there’s no wood, no paper, no cloth; any tools are made of rock or bone. They dig with their own hooked claws, or by utilizing burrowing animals; they fly utilizing the natural air currents from the magma as much as by beating their wings. They eat meat almost exclusively, but don’t feel the need to farm; they’re careful to not let species numbers drop too low.

Their traditions are oral, and communicated mostly through song; not that hunters would know that. A chorus of Umbraan is something truly beautiful to listen to, and heard by few outsiders. They have no writing system; they don’t need it. 

They attack the drilling teams for several reasons- they’re damaging the integrity of the caverns; they’re wreaking havoc with the delicate ecosystem; they’re killing Umbraan indiscriminately, even those who don’t engage; and some of the largest pockets of gold ore happen to be found in the walls of a nesting cavern. With nests. Full of eggs. Which happen to look like the rocks around them. And are now being destroyed.

Eventually, a team of researchers capture a live juvenile Umbraan. They take her to the surface to study, but underestimate the strength her hands and feet possess- Umbraan can cling to walls and ceilings for hours at a time, even sleeping that way without issue. She escapes into the city and, unable to find her way back to the caverns, develops nocturnal patterns and steals food either from dumpsters, or from people after luring them into dark alleyways but doing an imitation of an injured cat. She’s fast, able to scale walls in a blink, capable of flight, and quite intimidating to normal people.

Eventually she has a run-in with a Terran who realizes that she’s just stealing food, and starts, well, feeding her, much to the chagrin of her girlfriend. The Umbraan (who by the way, is named Zuri, thought I should mention that at some point) is initially wary, and suspicious of poison, but eventually realizes that the Terran, Kira, doesn’t wish her harm. This continues on for some weeks, until one day when Kira has a run-in with a group of rather... nasty people. Zuri isn’t quite sure of their plans, but she can recognise a call for help and an expression of distress. So, naturally, she steps in.

Although ‘steps’ might not be the right word- she perches on a lamp post, knocks out the light, and manipulates the shadows to make herself appear significantly larger than she actually is. Combine that with her animalistic-sounding native tongue and glowing red eyes, and the men naturally bolt. Zuri leaves once she makes sure they’re gone, and Kira is confronted with the fact that Umbraan are clearly far more intelligent than everyone seems to think.

She keeps feeding Zuri, who’s a bit less worried about being seen by Kira now (though only Kira), and eventually starts talking to her. Zuri, who’s quite sharp, eventually figures out that the strange noises are words, and from there it’s not long before she starts picking up the language the three races all speak.

Eventually, though, Zuri gets seen and reported, and while she escapes the hunters sent after her, it’s with several broken ribs. She goes to Kira (who is unaware that Zuri actually knows where she lives) and just about gives poor Graceida a heart attack before passing out on the floor.

Nursed back to health in secret, Zuri isn’t out of action for long- she heals pretty quickly. Kira convinces Graceida to let the Umbraan stay, and Zuri soon becomes semi-fluent in their language, although she tends to translate several terms literally from Umbraan(Graceida was deeply disturbed when she learned that hunters were referred to as blood-hungry; her brother is one of those people).

Zuri learns more about surface culture as well- while she never really understands clothing, she does learn to wear it. Writing is of far more interest to her- after she figures out literacy and the internet, she actually starts translating and transcribing traditional songs and stories of the Umbraan people, as well as her own story and basic information about their society and culture. The blog gets quite big (it’s a Tumblr blog because why not), and she’s always happy to answer asks that anyone might have. Kira helps, either with finding the right words or navigating the internet in general, and Graceida’s constantly stressed that her brother will drop by unannounced one day and see Zuri. Ignoring the fact that Zuri is quite capable of taking care of herself, thank you very much.

That’s about as far as I’ve gotten, and man this ran long. Anyway, that’s Zuri!

[pyroweasel]

Yknow. It's time for...rec time.

If you find something you like in this list, please consider leaving 'em a little comment. I happen to know that even a little keysmash would brighten their days. :)

@cluemily writes over at the link below - and she's just wonderful. A few different flavors of fics for you to poke through, and so much good fluff in there too. I've adored every fic she's ever posted - as well as the snippets she provides!

https://archiveofourown.org/users/Cluemily

This fic, at the link below, really deserves so much attention. It's very well written, the characters are wonderful, and I'm so hooked by the story. I really cannot recommend it enough. (May edit this to include author's Tumblr if they'd like, but for now the link to the fic will do.)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/28891509/chapters/70878021

@rayveewrites Over at the link below! She's got her fingers in a lot of pies, and is another excellent author! Definitely check her out!

https://archiveofourown.org/users/Rayvee/pseuds/Rayvee

@feckyeswriting is another incredible author who has such a wide, wide range of Fandoms to choose from. Guaranteed just about anyone will find at least one piece they enjoy!

https://archiveofourown.org/users/firelord65/pseuds/firelord65

@hisheadhertz writes over at the link below. Again, he's an excellent author with a lot to offer to multiple Fandoms. Can't recommend him enough!

https://archiveofourown.org/users/Hertz

As we aren't mutuals, I don't want to tag their Tumblr account - but I also absolutely adore Runawaybean's Among Us fics. They also write for a few other Fandoms, so if you're a part of those, I can guarantee you'll enjoy what they have to offer!

https://archiveofourown.org/users/RunawayBean

I also highly recommend going and giving @ambathy-arts a read/looksie right here on tumblr. They're also such a good author, and I love being able to read bite size pieces that hit hard and leave you feeling. Also, they do art - and they're a hell of an artist, as well. ;)

[shiweimigi]

November 27, 2020 - "SNOBBISM"

Cover, mixing: karasuhana

UST: Landy25N

Art: @cakesdown​

Video: Cluemily

Vocals: Xiao Meihua Sweet & Yu Junjie

Original by Neru & z'5 featuring Kagamine Rin & Len

Also available on SoundCloud and bilibili

[clueative]

I’m more active on my sideblog (@cluemily​)! I also post WIPs of unfinished works, and random doodles there (and maybe some bonus stuff that might make its way here eventually). I reblog posts here to my other blog too, so if you want this content with more interaction I recommend my other blog!

YouTube / Bluesky / Ko-Fi / AO3

Do not repost my art/writing, nor use it for edits unless you get permission first.

Main Interests:

Vocal Synths (VOCALOID, SynthV, etc.)

MC/MCYT (Mainly Hermitcraft, Life SMP Series, Empires)

Among Us

Pokemon

Digimon

FFXIV

Magical Girls (PreCure, Sailor Moon, Tokyo Mew Mew, etc.)

Important Tags:

clue writes: My writing tag.

cluedles: My art tag.

[cluemily]

Might have a new fic going up within the next 24hrs over on AO3 that I’ll link to on @cluemily-art.

It’s basically done but I think I wanna re-read it a few times; I did a lot of name-swapping ‘cos I had a few new ideas so I wanna make sure I didn’t mix things up.

[rayveewrites]

So let's assume these are about your fantasy world, or not if you prefer. Either way you can pick who to use for your answers! 🖕🖖

This time it’s for Zuri!

🖖 If your character needed to communicate peaceful or helpful intentions to someone else through touch, how would they go about doing that?

Okay, so... Zuri tends to be pretty skittish when it comes to touch, in general. That said, her body language is basically Cat.

When she’s trying to be helpful, she’ll occasionally bump someone with her head- forgetting, of course, the fact she has horns- or nuzzle. Typically she’ll also trill, and she won’t be trying to make herself seem bigger or smaller than she actually is- unless ‘helping’ involves scaring creeps off os something.

🖕 - Someone touches your character in a way that’s rude or that they just don’t like (i.e. shoves past them, etc). What do they do?

Snarl, snap, growl, glare, puff up her wings, flap them if she has room, lash her tail, show her teeth, show her claws, let her scalp and back burst into flames... there’s a whole host of responses she has to unwanted things. She’ll often perch on top of a pole (lamppost, telephone pole, tree, etc) and sulk, as well. 

If it’s really bad she’ll lash out- scratching, biting, kicking, headbutting (with horns), smacking with wings, committing mild arson, or slashing or stabbing with the tail if it’s really egregious. She has trouble forming words in this sort of situation, but she can make her point pretty clearly.

[rayveewrites]

Hot pink... and lime. /squints

I will drag you into the deepest depths of the brainrot.

And bring it on, you sleep-deprived gremlin.

[pyroweasel]

Just a little slapshod drabble - wanted to play with another character of mine in the Among Us space. Shamelessly stole @cluemily's Bearnard while I was at it. Cause something something rabbits and bears.

Content warning for blood and gore. And glitter.

"Hey, Purple - what is on your head?" 

At the question, Purple turned around and blinked innocently over at Yellow - who was staring slightly above Purple's head. Curiously, Purple lifted a hand and touched the rabbit ears that he'd placed there. They were, admittedly, a lot - large and floppy and sparkling with purple and gold glitter that had a habit of getting all over. They were loud and boisterous and obvious - and that was just the way Purple liked it. 

"I, uh, I really don't think those are regulation," Yellow continued. 

"If Brown can wear bear ears, and Green can wear a literal sticky note in front of his own face, I don't see why I can't wear my bunny ears," Purple argued. 

"Well, I guess -" 

"Besides, I made these myself. Are you really going to tell me I can't wear them, after all of that hard work?" 

"I'm not the Captain, I can't tell you what to do," Yellow said, exasperation in their voice, "but since Electrical is kind of my thing - just try not to get glitter in the systems? Please?" 

"I'll do my best!" Purple answered cheerfully. Yellow nodded and turned as if to leave - they paused, shook their head, and turned to face Purple once more. 

"I forgot - came here 'cause the Captain asked if you'd make sure to oil up the engines. Guess that task got missed last week or something?" 

"Oops," Purple said, with as much light cheer as ever, "my mistake! Of course, I'll get' em fixed right up. Thanks for the reminder!" 

"Sure." Yellow eyed their purple crewmate for a long moment - and in the face of their scrutiny, Purple hopped lightly in place and grinned. Not that Yellow could see it through their helmets. After a minute, Yellow lifted a hand and once again turned to leave.

"Catch you later, Purple."

"See ya!" 

-

"Purple," the voice was a low, angry growl, and at the sound of it Purple paused what they were doing and turned their head about to look. The vent cover in the corner of the room shifted, and from the vent climbed Purple's brown-clad partner. As the man hefted himself from the vent, his form shifted back into that of a broad human - helmet decorated with a pair of bear ears. 

There was also no small amount of glitter covering the other Impostor's usually pristine white suit. Familiar purple and gold glitter - at the sight, Purple cackled. 

"Looking good, bear."

"If this stains, I am going to throttle you with my own -" 

"Bear hands?" Purple interrupted with a chirp, and Brown's answer was another soft growl. Whether it was at his own joke being stolen, or at Purple's insistence at jokes in the face of the other's agitation, Purple couldn't be sure - nor did he care. 

"You - what on earth is all of this?" Brown's accusation was cut off as he looked around Electrical, finally picking up on the sight of Purple's little project. Yellow, strewn about and painted on the walls and various consoles - truly a part, now, of their Electrical. 

"Isn't it beautiful?" Purple asked with a soft sigh. "I got bored, so I thought I'd dabble in some art."

"This is excessive and crude violence -" 

"What about Orange?" Purple interrupted, not interested in hearing any more of Brown's thoughts about his artwork. The other Impostor eyed it for a second more, then sighed and shook his head. 

"Dead, of course. In a much cleaner fashion, I may add."

"Yeah, yeah, I get it," Purple said, rolling his eyes, "you've no appreciation for art. Anyway! That's the lot then. Guess we'd better set course for home!" 

"That was the first thing I did," Brown said, voice deadpan, "as if I'd want to babysit you any longer than I have to."

"Love you too, bear."

"Get your mess cleaned up," Brown said as he turned as if to leave the room, "we still have to keep the ship running, so get to it, would you?" 

"Yeah, yeah, I'm nearly finished here anyway," Purple said, "don't get your ears in a twist."

"Stay out of the vents," Brown grumbled as he ambled out of the room, "next time I get that glitter in my eyes it will be the last breath you take."

Purple's response was another eye roll - but otherwise he ignored his partner. Instead, as Brown left, Purple turned his attention back to his artwork. With a hum, he dipped an elongated finger into a pool of gore, then reached up to write one last message on the wall.

Once he'd finished, grabbed a quick bite and bounced back to peer up at his display with a glow of well-earned pride. Humming once more, he licked at the blood coating his hands to clean them, turned, and all but bounded from the room.

Behind him, the message written in blood - Lepus was here! - glittered in the poor Electrical lighting. 

[shiweimigi]

April 22, 2020 - "Sweet Devil"

Cover: Karasuhana

Mixing: MinaKi

Art: @scribbly-z-raid

Video: Cluemily

Planning: 実偽Migi

Vocalist: Xiao Meihua Natural

Original music by 八王子P, lyrics by q*left featuring Hatsune Miku

Also available bilibili, YouTube, and SoundCloud

[shiweimigi]

February 22, 2020 - "ハナイロ☆シャイガール" ("Flower color☆Shy girl")

Cover: 実偽Migi

Mixing: MinaKi

MIDI: Marukun

Art: pimienta_kast

Video: Cluemily

Vocalist: Xiao Meihua (Natural)

Original music and lyrics by キノシタ featuring Xin Hua.

Also available on SoundCloud, bilibili, Audiomack, and Niconico

[shiweimigi]

October 4, 2019 - "雨を連れゆく"

Cover, mixing, art: Pruess

UST: Azuralunar

Video: Cluemily

Vocalist: kEna

Original song credits

Music: 秦野P

Lyrics: 裏花火

Vocalist: Kagamine Len

Also available on bilibili, SoundCloud, and Niconico

[shiweimigi]

March 1, 2019 - "灼之花"

Cover: 実偽Migi

Mixing: Mina.Ki

VSQx: Tora☆Ouji

Art: Parapa-kun

Video: Cluemily

Vocalists: Mo Qingxian & Hatsune Miku V4 Chinese

Original song and lyrics by COP featuring Luo Tianyi & Yuezheng Ling

Also available on bilibili and SoundCloud.

[shiweimigi]

June 11, 2021 - "Heart Chrome"

Cover, mixing: Yakou

VSQx: SeeU&KPOP

Art: Chunnyeol

Video: Cluemily

Planning: @nebulousviper

Vocalits: Xiao Meihua Sweet, Xiao Shancha

Original credits

Original music by 八王子P

Original lyrics by q*Left

Original vocalists: anon and kanon

Cover also available on bilibili

[clueative]

A forewarning that I’m rebranding this Tumblr to my art/writing only blog (previously corinne-alkdnar/cluemily-xiv)! No more XIV exclusivity here, it may be majority Five Nights at Freddy’s content.

I’ll be queueing up reblogs from my secondary before posting new things here now and then. I’m still working on the Tumblr layout changes too so things are pretty bare.

[shiweimigi]

February 16, 2020 - "from Y to Y"

Cover, mixing: 夜光 (yakou)

UST: @iris-la-floral

Art: @elven-ariaera

Video: Cluemily

Planning, upload: 実偽Migi

Vocalist: Xiao Shancha

Original music and lyrics by JimmyThumb-P featuring Hatsune Miku

Also available on SoundCloud and bilibili.

[shiweimigi]

September 27, 2019 - "マトリョシカ"

Cover, mixing: MinaKi

UST: MystSaphyr / UTAUxyz

Art: MochaBunnii

Video: Cluemily

Vocalists: Xiao Shancha and Meihua

Orignal music and lyrics by ハチ featuring Hatsune Miku and GUMI

Also available on bilibili, Niconico, and SoundCloud