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[luckyfluffy-ccs]

So!! I did (my first) art study on the amazing artist @shootingstarrfish (<- check them out!!)

I wanted to try an artstyle completely different from mine, and I'd been a huge fan of their art. I thought it would be a cool way to challenge myself!

My first attempt at mimicking was the one on the left. Then I tried to mimic their style without my notes to see if I could make 'my' Levi in their style too! And then ofc the little goobers, the silly scrunklies too

Solo versions:

Mini Bonus:

these are just two but I made over 5 notes telling myself to use brighter/saturated colours 🤡

I never realised just how desaturated GiaB Levi is 😭

[genieinabikini]

joey richter talking about genie in a bikini in a cameo i got from him!! :3

and just for fun, the picture he was talking about with mckenna grace is below the cut :D

[cryptidram]

where are the genie in a bikini fans. do you guys exist. come to me please

[ackackh]

100% ripping off the ask about your ocs in DOGSTAR (which i'm enjoying a LOT rn), but i loved how detailed you got in that answer, and i'd also love to hear about how you came up with the ocs in your generation kill fics (al, clem, tanya, judy, the inimitable tulip) and how you shaped the roles they take up in each of the canon characters' lives. i'm also realizing that those are a lot of ocs to talk about and i'm more than happy if you only want to pick one or some!

Ohhh! No, we love ripping off asks here, it’s very welcome. Thank you for reading DOGSTAR.!! I’m happy you’re enjoying it!

Also that’s a really interesting question (for me lol) because a lot of those guys came to me as if in a fever dream so who knows!! I’ll try and think through it here.

So first, I’ll say that Tanya and Judy are maybe the irl names of Wynn’s kids? But now that I’m thinking on it, I have literally no idea where I got that information from, so maybe it’s just one of those popular fanon things? I’m not sure. But yeah, I like kid characters, interacting with them is a really simple way to show a characters tenderness or patience or lack there of, plus they tend to wear their emotions on their sleeves and I like playing around with that.

Same thing with Tulip (Soph) I was just so excited to write dad!Walt the rest kind of fell into place around her. That was my first GK fic and I wrote it in like a couple days while in college and I had a friend/hall mate then who had a little sister who was maybe three at the time. She was crazy smart for her age and I’m sure some of her bled over into Sophia naturally. I don’t think I have the document for it anymore, but once upon a time there was a half-finished sequel to that fic that was mostly about Ray and Walt co-parenting Sophia through pre K, and Ray having self-doubt about being her father. It was fun but I have no idea what happened to it!

Al, my beloved! I just love the idea of Brad being a little brother. Like, he’s competent and smart and capable of some crazy shit, but then he goes home and it’s like. Baby. You’re the baby now, get used to it loser. (As the baby myself, this happens a lot and it’s equally flattering and frustrating). I originally wrote her into a WIP that will probably never see the light of day, and I knew I wanted her in WTSN/DWDY so I just stole her from one fic and put her in another! She’s able to read Brad for filth, she knows him too well, it’s basically a liability for Brad at this point lol. I just think he deserves someone who will never ever ever buy his bullshit. And still loves him so much.

OKAY. I don’t mean to have favorites. BUT I have favorites. The ocs in God Is a Bluegill are so dear to me, I can’t help it. Pleasant, Clementine, and Goody are sooooo !!! So, I don’t want to go into too much detail about Clementine and Goody because spoilers, honestly, but Goody is a war vet and pretty fucked up from it. He was at the Battle of Shiloh (which you can look into if you like, but all to say, it was nasty and some crazy shit happened afterward) and he meant to go home and find his family after the war was over, but he didn’t. He felt too changed and he just sort of picked up his life and moved around for a while before settling (rather recently) in Lebanon. So, he carries a lot of guilt. He changes a LOT during this story, so. That’s all I’ll say for now.

Clementine was inspired by… I can’t remember her name, but she’s the lady who hires the magnificent seven in the remake with Chris Pratt? That film was the original catalyst for this story but it has since grown into its own thing, if you couldn’t tell lol. (Also pls don’t judge, I didn’t know how fuckin weird Chris Pratt was back then, but Ethan Hawke was so good in that film I still like it!!😭) Clementine is a kid who had to grow up too fast and there is no adult/parent figure for her to cling onto. And she’s not gonna get one. She’s a woman (girl) (she’s only 19 goddamn it) who is gonna be her own hero if it kills her. Ray’s heart is too big and he cares for her entirely too much already, he feels bad for her! He pretends to be all hard (and he kinda is in this fic ngl) but he just sees this kid who’s lost and he wants to help her. I think he sees himself in her, bc he also had to grow up too fast, had to fend for himself more-or-less from like 15 on.

Pleasant is Ray’s savior. Like, in a world where he doesn’t have Brad at his side constantly (yet) she is his opposite in a way the completely rounds him out. And every time since they’ve met, every time Ray has gotten himself into trouble, she’s either gone right in after him or rescued him entirely. She’s often the voice of reason and she can read him like a fucking book. Like in chapter 1, the second she saw him looking at Walt she knew the boy was gone. Conversely, she has to navigate a world that is incredibly hostile toward her and Ray is determined to kick in any doors that are shut in her face. She can take care of herself, she’s arguably as strong or stronger than Ray, but there are some things that are just not gonna come to her as a black woman after the civil war. 🤷🏻‍♀️ I view them as inseparable siblings, would die for each other.

HEY ANON! If you read this (tumblr is dumb sometimes about notifications) thank you for your patience as I go through my inbox after months of this sitting in my drafts. Love you!

[luckyfluffy-ccs]

HOW COME I FIND THAT I DIDN'T REBLOG THIS!?!?!?

IT'S THE BROS OMG!! I love your chibi style in all your drawings it's so cute. The eepy 😭

Thank you for the gorgeous paintings and dedicated support. I never ever anticipated anybody making art for this silly story. I'm glad you, and the many others like it. forever grateful <33

HAPPY FIRST ANNIVERSARY GOLDFISH IN A BOTTLE!!!

@luckyfluffy-ccs Ty for making this fic, I love it so much <3

[maximura]

[venomousray]

I love the genre of loveable idiots played by Joey richter that probably share one brain cell (Dash gunfire, officer Petey, Matt Giab)

[weird-god666]

Mini art dumpfire :)

My new OC! Gilbert Liner :)

Drunk Ted saying gyatt

MATT IN HIS CHEERLEADER OUTFIT CUZ AAAAAAAAAAAAA-

why'd ya leave, doug?

aka Hank tried to be serious in his art for once lol

That's it, pretty mini but have a good night/day!!!

[phony-superstar]

just saw a girl rank guts (spilled) and put girl i’ve always been in last place???????

[werdlewrites]

UPDATE

SOTW is not abandoned. In fact, I'll be posting today!

I think without full understanding at the time, the task of completing a story like SOTW became very daunting. So, I just stopped writing. My drive just fizzled out. It went from "I'll just take a break today" to weeks of nothing, and I feel extremely guilty for that.

But, I've begun writing again, and we are moving forward like a train with no breaks 😶

Side note,

Who the fuck is going to write about PAUL MAUD'DIB ATREIDES???

LISAN AL GIAB.

I'm too busy. Someone else do it for me.

[luckyfluffy-ccs]

GiaB 1 Year Aniversary!

It's been officially 1 WHOLE year since I started posting my fic "Goldfish in a Bottle" on Ao3! In that timespan I have gotten amazing readers who have supported me through all that time by reading, kudo-ing, commenting and even making ART for this story. Hitting crazy milestones like 700+ kudos and 16k+ hits!

I would have never imagined that this silly AU of mine would have gained any attention at all. I thought of it as something to share if people would like it alongside me, but never thought I'd have fans waiting for updates?? Insane.

I have said it so many times by now you must be sick of hearing it, but genuinely thank you to everyone who has been reading this story of mine. I wouldn't have had the motivation to get this far without you guys. I appreciate all of you so much, my lovely readers you have no idea <3

Ps, the Q&A will be shared in individual posts, you guys asked so much!/pos (please note there is a little delay to these posts, as a sudden private matter popped up)

{alternative versions of the art under the cut}

Please mind I haven't drawn a properly rendered drawing in like a year,, but I had to get something out!

Me when I'm in a drawing the sizes inconsistently competition and I am there.

[genieinabikini]

genie who sucks

[cryptidram]

ummmmm notwhat id normally post BUT!!!! i dont care. tgwdlm and genie and a bikini bracelets that i made a while ago!! hooray

[ackackh]

trick or treat!

Here’s something silly from God Is a Bluegill! Yes, I had to name Nate’s horse Bucephalus!

[luckyfluffy-ccs]

Violently crying and sobbing/pos It's been a long year, and thank you for the support through all this time! I'm eating your art as I type this, just so you know 😋

NO PRESSURE TO MAKE MORE!! I'm struggling with myself to finish my own anniversary art since school and work are horrid lmao.

Best of luck with your exams! We both can do it ( •̀ ω •́ )✧

“Waiting for them to come back…”

Omg this month @luckyfluffy-ccs ‘s fic goldfish in a bottle celebrates one year since it started :D

I’ve been catching up with the latest chapters and I wanted to draw him…

I also want to upload an anniversary drawing but I will be busy w exams so I’m not 100% sure if i could draw it on time 😔