#hatchling

[captainumayan]

[2isted-chocol8-art]

question about time buddies cus im curious: 1) are they dating in the comics you make? they kiss and cuddle and be cute, but like are they together together? and 2) how did they get together, if so? like how did they confess? or did it just happen? basically im asking what are ur headcannons for how they start smooching? i lovelovelove all the time buds art youve made and the thought just came up that, well, theyve gotta start kissing somehow yknow?

Ohhh this is gonna be a very fun ask to answer where I'll pour a bunch of headcanons, so buckle up!!

I haven't yet settled on how I picture hearthian relationships, but I know that I want to make them kinda fluid. That is, relationships aren't strictly divided in platonic and romantic, it's normal and accepted to have crushes in friends, or to make out and sleep with people without romantic feelings involved. Each hearthian has their own preferences too, and since their population is quite small, there isn't a set standard. Some people choose to be exclusive, others don't. Some have many romantic experiences, others have none. For some, romance and sex are linked, while for others it is not. And since everyone is different in this regard there are not societal expectations on this, you can kinda go and try whatever works for you.

For hatchy, they are still figuring themself out and they were experimenting before the loop. They don't fully distinguish between romantic and platonic affection, the line is kinda blurred for them. Meanwhile, while Gabbro does make that distinction and they've have a few previous crushes, they're pretty open to making out with friends without the need for romantic feelings. Gabbro usually puts the focus on the other person's preferences, in that sense.

And so, are they dating? Honestly you can interpret them as you like, and I encourage people to see them as dating if they want, or not if they don't want to. You can even see them as strictly friends in some drawings and as dating in others, I don't really want you guys to follow my 'canon', in that sense.

For me personally though, I think that since they're in a time loop, they don't really bother with defining their relationship. They're the only conscious ones in the loop, they like to spend time together, they sometimes make out, but they arent technically dating, that label doesn't really make sense in the loop, right? From outside, I'd say it's close to a friends with benefits situation.

I also like to think that, in my post-loop comics, this relationship would start to get more defined with time, mostly because they're living back into a society and it kinda forces them to think about what they want regarding each other. I haven't thought much about the details, but I feel that although their dinamic doesn't change much compared to what they had in the loops, they do start having some 'dating' dynamics (they set limits regarding phisical affection with others, manage jelaousy situations, expect to spend more time together, etc,).

And in regards to your second question, how did they get together? I think that they become friends only after the loops starts (they never really hung out before) and they gradually become closer. Then, after the touch starvation and isolation starts becoming unbearable, they start smooching and making out mostly as a consequence of that absence, an attempt to search for that connection. This obviously makes it all the more intense and they end up kind of attached to the hip for a time (codependency my beloved). But again it's all kinda casual and very gradual, there is not a set moment where everything starts and they don't bother defining it either. It's mostly a matter of 'hey, this feels nice, let's keep doing it".

If I'm being honest I picture this starting as in "Next Time" or "Got Weird", thise fics perfectly capture the essence of how I think anything would start between these two in-loop sksksk.

And I think that's all? Thank you so much for this ask, it was a blast talking about all of this! I have a lot of headcanons for these two, and although I encourage you all to interpret my drawings as you like, I love talking about all of this!

[planeyboys]

airplane nest box live cam waiting for the weans to hatch

[meruz]

(5 years late, covered in sweat) GUYS.... I JUST PLAYED OUTER WILDS

[primsheep]

Hatchling

[elwensa]

A Bunch of Friends!!

Careful! Spoilers under there...

[rondoel]

This was so fun to make :D gonna make it for myself into a sticker

[sasa-fistulosum]

departure / funeral

[ibumuc]

why dis 🦉 look so mad 😭😭😭

[naturesass]

the universe will keep getting colder and larger...

[2isted-chocol8-art]

@outerwilds-events My entry for campfire fest 2024 day 7!! Open prompt -> I chose universe for this one ::] it's pretty basic but I tried getting out of my comfort zone for this illustration! So here it goes.

-> More Outer Wilds Art!

[raddest-laddest]

some time buddies (as requested by @/shiningsapph1re) ::D

[meruz]

[outer wilds spoilers]

this is rly just some comic practice bc i miss drawing comics...updating riebeck on random discoveries is one of my favorite little things u can do in outer wilds and i thought this particular chunk of dialogue was rly charming so i drew it all out.

[captainumayan]

I've run out of stock, so I'll take my time posting from now on.

[agate-rambles]

"we support trauma survivors!" until the trauma survivor is an endo

"we support trauma survivors!" until the trauma survivor is traumaendo

"we support trauma survivors!" until the trauma survivor is an paratraumagen

"we support trauma survivors!" until the trauma survivor supports endos

"we support people with CDDs!" until the people who have CDDs support endos

"this is a safe space for those with CDDs!" until those with CDDs support endos

"we are anti-harassment!" until its an endo or pro endo

"endos are ableist towards CDD systems! protect CDDs!" until CDD systems support endos

"we're not ableist, endo are! we support systems!" until the system is proendo

"we are against fakeclaiming!" until an endo system breathes

"we provide resources for CDD systems!" until said CDD system supports endos

"we provide resources for traumagen systems!" until said traumagen system supports endos

"we would believe endos if they actually were backed by science!" until endos and pro endos provide sources

"we actually listen to science!" until the science doesn't support you side

"we provide sources!" except it's all just cherry picked sources that don't even prove them right

"we're good debaters!" until you actually have to do the debate

"we fight against stigmatization of disorders!" until someone with a stigmatized disorder supports endos

"we listen to CDD voices!" until that voice is pro endo

y'all like to claim to support CDDs, y'all claim to support trauma survivors, y'all claim to be proscience but you guys contradict yourself everyday.

when will you realize gatekeeping resources from pro endos gatekeeps resources from those with CDDs.

-sincerely, a tulpa trauma survivor

[elwensa]

Little Companion (2021)

This is the second Outer Wilds comic I've ever done. You can see I was still a student back then, since it's in full colour lmao

This comic's inspiration was from a concept art: As I was cruising online for find references for Outer Wilds character, I found a concept art of the Hatchling drawn by artist Sojyoo, who draws them with a little plushie attached to their leg, showing "their approximative age and how they cope in space."

I found this idea quite adorable, and did a little sketch of the Hatchling hugging the plushie... and with time, I thought about telling a little story about it. I thought it was interesting to explore the idea that a teenager has to live through this, and having a childhood memory by their side for reassurance. After all, don't we all feel a little bit of comfort with an old plushie?

Then I thought about Solanum, who is also not quite an adult yet, and I thought that he would appreciate that childish comfort as well...

I absolutely cheated when drawing Solanum's mask. I believe I drew it in 3 different angles by tracing a reference, then copy-pasted it on the various panels. If I were to redo that comic, I would've probably just simplify the mask... but hey, it looks accurate!

Also, that lullaby that Hatchling sings is an actual polish lullaby. I am not good at writing songs, so I was looking for an existing lullaby that talks about stars or space. I found this one on an obscure website, and found a flute version on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orOmQPHrlp4

A little note on this comic: I technically made an error by making Solanum say that she's happy to see Hatchy "again". I wasn't that strict with the lore compared to now, and I thought that Solanum could remember their previous interactions, which is wrong. It's not a big deal, but also I don't want to modify the original dialogue, because it would feel wrong to me after so long.