#thank you guys for this amazing year

[fuckyeah-dragrace]

That funny little girl

it’s here! i can’t believe it either but it’s been a whole year of single mom au right now and holy shit thank you all so so so much for supporting this journey with your love and appreciation for my writing. there are too many people to thank so if you ever read, liked, reblogged anything from this series, this is for you because i wouldn’t have kept going without all of you. this my love letter to all of you for making this quite honestly, the best year of my life. 

thank you <3

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“A little more to the right. Little more, there! That’s it.” Camden said as she watched Daya and Bosco try and hang up the large “Happy Birthday” banner over the table.

“Finally.” Bosco huffed, jumping off a wooden stool. “That thing better stay up or I am shoving a thumbtack in Betty’s eye.”

“What did I do?”

“No need to be dramatic, darling.” The redhead rolled her eyes, walking and kissing her girlfriend's cheek, their pout disappearing in a snap before she left to head inside, hearing Brooke call for her in the kitchen.

Daya looked around the landscape. Balloons and tablecloths filled the green backyard in a sea of bright colors. A subtle breeze blew the wisps of her blonde hair into her eyes. It was a gorgeous day, perfect for kids to run around until the sun went down.

“Need anything else out here, Di?” They asked, coming up to the blondes sided. She shook her head and rubbed her sweating palms on her shorts.

“I can handle the rest. Check and see if my Moms and Marsh need any help in the kitchen and check in on your baby.”

“Can do.” Her friend saluted with a grin, leaving her alone with the wind in the backyard. She looked back again at the backyard and sighed.

Today was the most special day because Ava, her baby, was turning five. She couldn’t believe it, time had gone in the blink of an eye and the wide eyed baby she fell for was walking, talking and her own person but still so similar to how she was five years ago. 

She loves helping in the kitchen every morning and sitting on the counter while Daya made her coffee. She still hates bath time and protests and pouts the whole time unless she has her stingray and shark floating in the water with her. She loves car rides with the window rolled down and quiet music, pretending to fall asleep at the end of every trip to be carried inside with her muffled giggles over her mothers shoulders. 

But she’s still her little girl. She still rests her head over Dayas chest when they lay together and her little hand still searches for something to hold and when Daya gives her a finger to hold, she smiles before falling asleep.  

The days are long but the months and years go by in the blink of an eye. She would give anything to have those sleepless nights of teething or cranky mornings again. She sat down at one of the tables outside, the plastic dollar table cloth blowing in the wind. If you told her years ago she would be sitting the backyard of her home with her wife and daughter she would laugh and call you crazy but she couldn’t be happier at the notion now of being someone’s wife and mother.

“Mama!”

She felt a small body jump onto her back, nearly knocking her to the ground with a grunt. She was face to face with a little blonde girl grinning at her.

“Ava, careful.” Jasmine chuckled walking up to the pair. “Hi baby.” She smiled and kissed Dayas cheek.

“Mama guess what!” Ava giggled, sitting in her mothers lap and smiling widely at her.

“What, baby bug?” She asked, playing along with her excitement.

“It’s my birthday!”

“What?! No way! My baby can’t be getting older.” She tickled the girls sides, getting her to erupt into squeals and giggles.

“I am! I’m five now!”

“That’s so many.” She kissed her forehead and smiled at her. “I love you, dragonfly.”

“Love you too Mama.” She wrapped her arms around her neck. Daya hugged back, picking her up and cradling her in her strong arms. One hand rubbing her back and fingering the loose blonde strands from her little ponytail.

Jasmine smiled at them both, walking over and kissing Dayas cheek again. “You okay?”

“Yeah.” She whispered, blinking back small tears. “Just really happy. Like really fucking happy.” She said with a laugh.

“Mama, that’s a not nice word.” Ava chided with a giggle.

“Sorry, dragonfly.” She smiled and kissed her head. “Mamas just super excited for your birthday.”

“Are you getting motional like Mommy did this mornin?”

“Just a little bit.” She chuckled seeing Jasmines little pout. “We just can’t believe our baby girl’s so big now.”

“We love you so so much, Avie.” Jasmine cradled the girls cheek and kissed her forehead.

“Love you too, Mommy.” She reached and hugged her shoulder, hand holding onto her necklace like she would when she was an infant.

Daya brought Jasmine closer by her hip, holding everyone close. Ava had her head against Dayas heart as the swayed together in the breeze.

“Did you everything you’d end up here in five years?” Jasmine said softly, relaxing in her wife’s arms and tracing shapes on her daughters back.

“That I’d be married to greatest woman in the world and have the cutest kid ever? No way, I never thought I’d get this lucky.” She looked at her wife, that feeling filling her chest every time she looked at her. Warmth and love and pure adoration, it was home. “But I wouldn’t have it any other way. I love you, Jasmine Faith.”

“Shit.” The shorter woman mumbled, wiping her eyes. “Di, you can’t say stuff like that or else I’m going to cry.” She laughed.

Daya chuckled and kissed her cheek. “Do you want me to take it back?”

“Hell no.” She grinned, pecking her lips. “I feel the same way. I love you, Dayanara Elizabeth. I love our life and our daughter.”

She smiled and rested her chin on her head, kissing her part and mumbling more “I love yous”. She closed her eyes and savored the moment, filing away every sensation to memory, not wanting to forget any of it.

“Daya! Foods done!”

She opened her eyes slowly, keeping her family close before settling Ava on the ground. “Come birthday girl, Nonna made your favorite.”

“Yay!” The girl cheered, running for the door where her Aunt Marcia stood, chuckling and hugging before they went inside.

She took Jasmines hand in hers, lacing their fingers together and squeezing tight as they started to walk inside. The years went fast and the days are long, and Daya knew she was going to cherish every last one she got with her funny little girl.

[chalkrub]

various art trades from the past month! had FUN as usual

[attleboy]

little doodle to celebrate going into 2024!!! 🎉 idk what's coming but may we make the best of it :D

[darkxsoulzyx]

What a year it’s been! Thank you all for sticking around with me for yet another amazing year!!

Here’s to hoping that 2025 will be a great year! 🥳🥂🎉🎉🎊🎊💞💕💞💕🫶🫶

[bread-is-my-life]

MERRY STAINMIGHT CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!

A Christmas tree and a Star <3

Shout out to @tekitothemagpie for the amazing idea!!!

Unedited version plus bonus stuff undercut!!! :]

Version without filters (idk which one I like more hahahs)

And now what if they actually bought Christmas tree and Star costumes 💀

This is so messy and stupid but oh my god HAHAHAHAHAHAHHSH

[garvi-oddis]

Happy 9th Anniversary Undertale!!

[chaosduckies]

New Years Resolutions!

[shroomerr]

HAPPY NEW YEAR !!! here's some of my fave/most popular art I did in 2024 <3

[howtodisappearcompletelyand]

20/10 stars little guy

[daboyau]

Now that 2024 is coming to a close:

1) Of everything you've made this year, which ones are you the most proud of?

2) What are a few of your favorite things (art, comics, fics, etc) that someone else has made this past year?

It is always a delight to get asks from you!!

I think for tmnt things, I’m really proud of the Rise Hunger Games AU. It’s sort of the thing that unexpectedly got me a little deeper into the fandom, and because of it I got the chance to make some really good friends and interact with cool people! For all fandom things, I finished a bnha longfic I’d been working on for over five years, so that’s another thing I was really proud of.

Oh my gosh there are too many to name. To name just a few of the many many amazing creators: @heckitall’s comics are stunning and make me feel so many things. His use of shapes and colors is incredibly cool and I just can’t get enough! @beannary’s Little Prince AU is so interesting and the art is so good! Her depiction of the emotional abuse that Big Mama puts Donnie through and the complicated relationships between the siblings due to being raised apart is really painful in the best way. @phoebepheebsphibs has an incredibly adorable art style AND writing style, and her creativity is boundless. Seeing anything from her is such a joy, and her zest for life and creation is an inspiration to me. @boots-with-the-fur-club is another one of those writers who has me in a chokehold. She’s got so many amazingly creative au’s and everything she writes makes me giddy and so excited to find out what comes next. I’ve had the pleasure of collabing on a couple things with her and she is such an absolute sweetheart. I look forward to finding out what she’s got in store next! @psychologicalwarclaire has a master’s degree in angst. Her writing is so amazing, but I am genuinely struggling to get through Spiderweb With Strings Attached because my heart just can’t take the pain!! (This is a huge compliment btw.) Idk how someone so kind and sweet can rip out hearts like she does and do it all with a smile. @dandylovesturtles has a way with words that leaves me reeling every time. There’s such an incredible depth of heart and feeling in everything she writes, the worldbuilding is exquisite, and the way she explores characters’ thoughts and actions drives me crazy every time. it is just. So so so good. i’m sorry there are SO MANY MORE people I want to shout out here but I think a half dozen is enough for now. @iobsesswaytoomuch @purplepixel @starrcrossrose @pinkcottonwood @imagionationstation (and so many more) just know i’m coming for you all next time.

[voidheartkisses]

Okay hello hi hello,

First off you're amazing and a gift to the world, I wish I had even half your talent. Your last piece blew my mind and I just HAD to ask,

How long have you been drawing/painting for? I imagine forever but I'm always curious how long it takes before artists reach these sorts of levels where it evolves into full-scale projects as opposed to smaller hobbyist crafts. There are so many beautiful art pieces on this platform as a whole and I'm constantly baffled by it all

Sorry if my excitement is off-putting that piece is heavenly and my mind is blown. Hope you're doing well!

Hi and thank you! That's a good question

So I've been drawing since I was born, but I've been drawing digitally for 8 years. I think in the very beginning most artists should just focus on having fun, you'll basically improve by default

after a while you will want to improve. It will be slow, but this is the stage where you'll recognize what you need work on

I'd say the turning point is when you've finally gotten far enough into your art journey without any sort of formal training (ie, a lot of artists dont learn the basics/fundamentals first, which is fine since most of us start as hobbyists) But I think learning them really did help me a lot. You start to think more about how light and shadow lays, depth, 3D objects, and more.

I highly recommend watching this video about levels of art, it's been really helpful and motivating to me throughout the years

This part is going to be long so you don't have to read it but I just wanna give my personal journey and how I got to now if anyone thinks it'll be helpful:

(2017) With digital art, I started off on ms paint and occasionally ibis paint x. Mostly using anime deviantart bases (EMBARRASSING), but after a while I developed my own style based on the people I was inspired by at the time, I was just happy to draw and didn't care much about improving at this time

(2019) The people you look up to artistically will naturally change over time (and thats okay), after a while I decided to switch to firealpaca, where I guess I got more invested on how light and shadows work, as well as making my characters look a bit more natural and develop my own style, your preference in aesthetic may also change over time which is noticeable here

(2021) Eventually, I began to lean more into semirealism (which isn't everyones preference and thats okay! realism shouldn't be the ultimate end goal of art) but I really enjoyed making stylized characters look 3D and in natural looking environments, since I felt it spoke to my own experiences, a lot of artists draw from real life experiences. I focused more on anatomy at this time as well as textures and environments, composition also became a big deal for me at this time, as well as wanting to use different colors

(2024) The change from LINEART to DIGITAL PAINTING in 2022 was the hardest for me once I switched to clip studio paint, it was basically like starting all over and I was so lost. I had a lot to figure out on my own but I knew it was a transition I had to make to draw the kind of art I wanted. But I began to study and take more things into consideration, I didn't like my art so I simply kept going "I can do better", learning from my previous mistakes and slowly making something I would be more satisfied with. At this point art felt more like "projects" then anything, because I wanted to make pieces that were of quality and had time and care put into each of them, sure it meant there was no longer much quantity. but hey that's what my smaller Cult of the Lamb lineart drawings are for!! 💙

I'm still growing and I definitely have a long way to go, but I am very proud of my progress this year, and I'll continue to grow until I'm satisfied (haha im stubborn) I also want to develop my secondary lineart style that I do when I'm not painting, since I feel that is important too

in short; time, practice, dedication, and passion are the most important, draw what you love above all else because it will be your drive to keep going, staying motivated was the most important for me

Sorry for the long post 😭

[yunamiudon]

The End of the War !!

My codywan piece I did for New Beginnings by @thecodywanzine. Thank you for all the hard work!

(Actually, this was a re-drawing of a piece I did two years ago. I decided to draw this cuz I thought the end of the war is the beginning of their new days.)

[veevadoovee]

birthday girl (and a happy halloween!)

[woolying]

I LOVE U FANGANS !!! I LOVE U DR OCS !!!

just a few i enjoy <3 yay sooo cool ooough

dr mira : @gooseagain8 drsg : @danganronpasurvivorsguilt dr50th : @okthatsgreat drdw : @sir-sunny

the stupid idiot is mine teehee

[bleaksqueak]

Honestly, I'm really grateful that my brain isn't wired to jump from hyperfixation to hyperfixation. It has its own unique drawbacks, sure, but I've always found it really comforting that I know what to expect from myself.

[somegrumpynerd]

Poor angsty lil oreo 😟 maybe he could need a reboop of his installment... or preferably a nice comforting hug from New Rat friend?? UwU seriously, would be sooo cute omg! 2 cuties hugging it out is just soo awww~ pls?? ✨🥺🙏

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Well, the rat is me (hello!), so I guess I could give Cross a hug if he needs!

But he should be warned, I am a bear hugger >:3c

And while I'm here hugging skeletons, if I could be serious for just a second (because any longer and I'll die of sillyness deficiency)

This is the anniversary of a really sad day for me, and if I hadn't had undertale to be obsessed with and distract myself I can't imagine how much worse it would have been. So I just wanted to say thank you for letting me jump into the fandom and make stuff and have fun, it really means a lot <3