#kiki appreciation post

[larjb3]

[squabbykitten]

Well I'll probably never finish these lazy sketches so...... I hope y'all like it.

[tekimoroll]

I've never posted about Studio Ghibli before, so here's an appreciation post for Kiki ^_^

[kafus]

i'm thinking about this image i drew ages ago (like in 2021 or something. the art is so old. help) and how much it frustrates me. i think i really missed the mark on what i was trying to convey

i still agree with the intention behind this art, like i was trying to convey that DID is not eternal torment with evil alters trying to possess you and make your life a living hell as is often stereotypically thought, and actually i have supportive and loving alter experiences, in my case literally being in a romantic relationship with an alter.

but the way that i framed it was as a dichotomy where only one or the other is true. this was partially for the comedic effect of the sharp contrast and like... its ability to be easily consumed on social media (something i unfortunately cared a lot more about back then) REALLY influenced this image's presentation. but that's just not accurate and i didn't view it as two direct opposing sides at the time either, despite my flawed art.

DID is a fucking nightmare sometimes where my alters hurt me (there is nuance to this, even persecutors are trying to protect themselves or simply repeating what they've learned from trauma, but i digress) or i feel like i'm being possessed. sometimes "what people think DID is like" is how DID is, without any overtly magical elements of course, and the real issue is that people ONLY see DID that way and cannot see DID as a wide range of experiences from positive to negative.

really i just want people to see me as a whole person and accept that i have a really fucked up disorder stemming from childhood trauma which is bound to suck sometimes but also that i am still a person who experiences the full range of human emotion, including love and joy, and surprise surprise sometimes that is represented through my DID experiences too, which affects and ties into my entire life and identity.

this post is kind of messy, i'm just stream of consciousness-ing this shit, but tbh i'm just really irritated with the ye olde social media-ifying of my DID art and the oversimplification of my actual thoughts on the subject. i'm glad i've been moving away from that

[smittyw]

I was wondering if you are going to reblog this old kiki art onto this blog.

https://www.tumblr.com/lollytea/738444215190700032?source=share

I want to reblog it but would prefer to have it from your account so people can support your new account too.

oh yea! i'll repost it here for u so it can go in my kiki tag

[icepandawarrior]

[mitano-omori]

tumblr made me miserably forget about this because i didnt see a single post from this blog 😭

im

im obuuttaa

art!@! arteth!!!!!!

draw draw art blast at you and the mitano team /silly

YAY!! Art blast!!!

.....

you see, i'm not an artist so i have no idea what that means, so i'll pass the message onto myst 😂😂

[mokadevs]

「 who? 」 covered by MOKA SIPS

movie&vocal: @mokasips mix: @azuma_tou illust: @ministarfruit

"A song that you cannot get out of your head.“

my second cover. please enjoy!

[cve-th3mvsic]

me when i’m sad about not being born with a wiener, but i remember that i, unlike my mom, have a flat chest and no curves:

can sleep well with this information 👍

(thank you mom for not letting me have curves 🙏🙏)

___

[kindlythevoid]

Okay y'all, Valentine's Day is next week, and I'm feeling like writing something romantic.

[sabishi-tomo]

Why Hisame and Kiki work as a couple

Written for @hisakikiweek Day 4 Appreciation Prompts: "Why do you think they work as a couple? What are their strengths as a couple?"

There are many reasons why Kiki and Hisame work together as a couple, so I'm going to break up my answer into different categories!

Good synergy when working together: We saw them cooperate together during the Bergatt arc, and they were always on the same page when it came to their fake engagement to draw out the Bergatts, even when other people (like Kiki's friends and family) were not. Kiki understood what Hisame was trying to do with his fake proposal right away, while others around them were confused. For example, see the scene below from Ch 78.

Good communication: They might both be fairly aloof characters in general but they're quite communicative and sincere with each other, especially after their formal engagement but even before it. They're not afraid to talk about sensitive topics. They also display new sides of themselves to each other. I have a whole post with examples of their stellar communication with each other which you can check out, but here's one example from Ch 103.

Personality and background match: Hisame and Kiki are well-matched in terms of status, upbringing, and personality. Hisame is more talkative and social, so Kiki can relax more in social situations when they are together (we see this in action at the Rugilia banquet).  They are both children of counts, and their families know each other intimately. They’ve both been trained as knights, so similar life paths. Intellectually, they’re also a good match - both have a wicked sense of humor and and are well-versed in political matters.

Influence on each other: Since Hisame is relatively detached from attachments, being part of the forthright and loyal Seiran family will be good for him. He is someone who is a bit of a lone wolf. He's estranged from his family, and doesn't have any particularly strong attachment to the Sereg Knights. (Contrast him with Mitsuhide. Mitsuhide was also part of the Sereg Knights, but we've seen him greet the knights there and casually chat on several occasions.) We've already seen Zen-Kiki-Mitsuhide trio be a good influence on Hisame, leading him to cause less mischief over the years. Being part of the Seiran family will continue that trend for Hisame. In return, Kiki and the Seiran family will benefit from Hisame's keen insight on political matters. He's displayed a knack for sizing up social situations quickly and acting on it, such as getting Shirayuki out of sticky social situations at two different soirees. See example below from Ch 67 (I love this whole scene so much, hehe!!)

Political benefits: The Seiran and Lugis families are both old noble families in Clarines, and politically, it seems like a marriage alliance between the two families is quite favorable. Kiki's father and Amakize Lugis, the two current family house heads, seem amicable with each other, and I can imagine the two of them working together politically already.

[randowwriter]

Into Something New

@soya-ix I got curious when I saw you wrote an appreciation post for HisaKiki Week, and then I got mesmerized in particular by a line of yours, "an exit disguised as a dead end," which is an absolutely stunning metaphor and fits for HisaKiki on so many levels! Like, it just sounds like a HisaKiki kind of metaphor, because of both of their personalities and also how they ended up together and all of that. I am rather inexperienced with how to respond to appreciation posts, so I wasn't sure whether to give commentary underneath or exactly what to do other than like and reblog (which is normally how I respond to them), but then that line rattled around in my head for a little bit, and I decided to write a poem based off of that. (And the whole amazing appreciation post, you wrote!) And it came out kind of long for a normal-ish length fanpoem, so here is a nearly two hundred word fanpoem.

[squabbykitten]

Huh. I'm pretty sure they're in love.

[sergeantsporks]

Philip and Co could always says that Kiki has dwarfism if anyone gets too nosy about why she's so short? Plus dress her up in a hoody, sweatpants, bulky shoes, gloves, a hat, plus sunglasses and a face mask and that would hide the VAST majority of her demonic features. Anybody asks why she's dressed up like that or why her skin (What little of it still able to be seen, lol) is bright red? She has a skin disorder! And is immuno-compromised! I really doubt anybody would ask further q's beyond that

She's staying in the demon realm, lol.

[kafus]

i redrew some incredibly ancient vent art also (left from today, right from early/mid 2022), running out of energy now but i'm really taken aback by just how much my art has changed. i guess drawing kaf a lot did something to me lmao

also notable that i'm posting this because back when i drew the original in 2022 i wouldn't even fathom posting it but i guess now i have at least some level of faith that people here will understand this is trauma art/self expression

makes me almost want to explain the meaning behind it but i'll probably leave that up to interpretation for now

[patellatubbies]

ucla vs. south carolina 11.24.24