#flickerbug

[thewhalesheart]

Happy (almost) one year to TWH!!!

I made my first post to this account on October 27th, 2023.. It was the original cover, so I decided to redraw it!

Thank you all so much for such an incredible year, I’m so thankful for everyone here, whether you’ve been here since the beginning or you only just found me today— thank you for being here and reading my little cat comic! I still feel baffled when I think about how many people have seen my work and decided to stick around, it’s so unreal!!! I’m forever grateful. You’ve all shown me so much kindness, compassion, and patience— I couldn’t ask for a better audience ❤️

Now, for the cover!

One of the biggest differences is… there are three additional cats in the new one! Wavestrike and Rampaw, of course, but also… Sailor! (who has an updated design) All three are very important characters within the story, and they deserved a place on the cover.

Other differences are Lambpaw’s design— his markings are different and the grays are slightly darker… this is his ‘teenager’ design! A lot of important plot points happen when he’s a teenager, and I wanted the cover to reflect that.

Aaand the last major change is the flower/plant that Lambpaw is holding. In the original cover, he was holding yarrow— which DID have plot significance at the time… but I’ve since changed a couple things and it lost its relevance. The new plant, however, is very very plot relevant. Yay!

Over the past year, I’ve managed to draw ‼️112 PAGES‼️

Here’s to a whole year of TWH, and to hopefully many more !!

✦ 🐋 ✦ 🫀 ✦ 🐚 ✦

[possumteeeth]

Healer apprentice, Lambpaw, struggles to cope with his grief (and guilt) as his clan begins making all of his decisions for him.

This video features a bunch of important characters!!

Lambpaw (he/him) (white cat with grey points)

Salmonfleck (he/him) (fluffy white and brown cat)

Flickerbug (he/him) (blue-grey tabby) -belongs to @iwannaholdyoulikeyouremine !

Adderheart (she/her) (fluffy tortoiseshell) -belongs to @iwannaholdyoulikeyouremine !

Timberstar (she/he) (brown tabby with back scar)

Corvidwish (she/her) (red tabby)

Animation meme i finished back in march! Wanted to post it here too because i'm still really proud of it :)) Also to stick with my lambpaw theme that i have going right now >:)

[spondee-soliloquy]

August 5

tell me a story of summers you've lost

of flickerbugs, starlight, and sand

and i'll tell you of rivers that sliced past my feet

of sunsets that burned down the land.

(the sand and the bugs

and the lost lonely fire--

lack of context

makes tragedies small.)

[lotus-of-stardollop]

The other day I thought of the idea of C.J. calling Flick “Flickerbug” as a cute lil nickname :)

[thewhalesheart]

ch 01 : p 14

flickerbug belongs to @iwannaholdyoulikeyouremine

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