#updates by kiki

[madeofsushi]

the new stardew valley cats inspo

[lunathejediknight]

I HAVE NO SHAME

Something possessed me to make this

Kiki's going to kill me for making her wear this

[hkthatgffan]

Kiki-Kit Situation Update

Bit of an update to this post from the other week.

Details are all in that post but as a refresher, Kiki-Kit, one of the Gravity Falls fandom's better known/longtime artists, had been taking commissions from multiple people and despite everyone paying her in full, she had yet to fulfill their comms with some waiting up to 5 years with no update. And what made it especially troubling was that she had not communicated with anyone and even blocked one person who had tried to talk about it.

I also had gotten a commission from her in February and have been waiting on it since without her responding at all to me after saying my payment went through. Well, since then we have at least one little update about this...

@foxieskullz tweeted that she has since gotten a refund from Kiki-Kit. She also sent me proof of the refund and Kiki saying she'd pay her back.

This is of course great as Foxie had been of course, waiting since 2019 for her comm that Kiki had practically ghosted her over. It is like she said, disappointing it had to end up happening this way but at least now she has gotten her money back and hopefully in some way, through word finally spreading about all this, able to put it behind and move on from this mess, albeit with perceptions of Kiki greatly changed for the worse.

Of course, this does not mean everything is all good. Kiki has not yet gotten back to me or anyone else about our commissions. I've not heard a single thing publicly or privately from Kiki about this. Neither has anyone else I mentioned in the original post and of course, people like Jolliejackdaw, who Kiki blocked, are still waiting for a response...

Not only that, but the original post I made also has led to more people coming out and mentioning their own situations with Kiki and her not fulfilling their commissions.

So, while it is good to see Kiki-Kit actually working to respond to and refund someone, it's still just the tip of the iceberg. There are many, MANY more people who are waiting for an update.

And like I said in the original post, this isn't a hit job on an artist because she's not finished a commission. This is about lack of communication or transparency from her about why she has not responded to our messages and won't listen when we've had enough and just want a refund. Kiki-Kit could have easily handled this all privately by just being better at communicating with her clients. We're all understanding and patient and would more than have been okay with waiting however long for our comms if she had let us know that properly beforehand (and yes, she did that in June but also said she'd have comms finished soon and didn't deliver then either and also never followed up with an update or even responded to anyone who DM'd her including me). Even a simple, hello would have been okay instead of all this ghosting.

I do hope she does right these wrongs. I honestly do not believe Kiki is a bad person or trying to scam people. It would be truly vile and heartbreaking if that really was the case. But you can't say she hasn't left that perception of herself on so many of us, myself included. I do believe she can still resolve all of this if she just communicates better. Make a post saying you're gonna give people who commissioned you a chance to message you (and you actually responding to them this time) and let you know if they wanna continue with it or get a refund and then commit to either giving those people a refund or fulfilling what you were paid for!

I wanna thank also everyone who shared and spread the word on the original post. Even on my end, making a post like that was difficult to do to say the least. Calling out people, especially someone as major and long time in the fandom who I respected like Kiki is not something I wanna do, ever wanted to or thought I would do. But hearing all the stories from so many people who like me, have been waiting for an update from her and haven't gotten any, really made me realize enough was enough and someone had to make this issue known to a greater set of eyes. I don't like using my platform for stuff like this but this was something that had reached a point where it was no longer showing results through the proper channels of communication Kiki had set up. If you're not gonna respond to DM's, emails and tweets from people who have paid you and you have yet to fulfill their work or even give them an update when they want you to and given you ample time to do so, then you leave us with no choice other than to go this way.

I hope you do see this, @kiki-kit. Please get in touch with us who you have taken on a commission from and please just talk to us. Please give us a chance to either get a refund or give us a solid timeline on when our commissions will be done. No one will hate you if you need to take time to finish it. But just please, stop ghosting us and actually reply to your customers when they email or DM you for an update or at most, give a reason why it may take longer. That's all.

Sincerely again,

Every person who has paid you for a commission and still has yet to hear back from you and every Gravity Falls fan who your work inspired and hopes that you make things right

[kafus]

battle tower npc TERRIFIED of my pikachu

[suunfilled]

DEAR GOD...IT'S BEAUTIFUL... CONGRATULATIONS TO @blank-house FOR GETTING FULLY FUNDED!!!!!! SUMMER IS UPON US AND BY GOD ARE WE HYPED

[literaryspinster]

I'm really hoping to finish this story, which is basically the first draft of my second novel, by the end of this year. It's eventually going to be a romance between an agoraphobic aspec librarian (FC: Kiki Layne) and a sentient android (FC: non-human but also somehow Manny Jacinto). I'm liking my progress so far, here's the latest chapter.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/25361137/chapters/61492363

I'm also easing myself back into the fanfic mood by rereading and editing an existing fic. If you ever feel like revisiting this one, expect a few extra lines --I'm always trying to improve my writing of love scenes, those who do it extremely well are so impressive to me, and depicting consensual sexual roughness was an exciting challenge. I hope you like the slight differences.

As for Tiger Boy And The Witch Girl, the last chapter is finally in progress, stay tuned!

[speakofthedebbie]

cant believe no one pointed out that kikis freckles are stars. shocked and heartbroken

[shkika]

Sorry for the lack of activity and art. Mental health has been very bad. Veeery bad. So I haven't been too active on social media. Most my art has been sketches recently, but maybe I can share those too.

[wignalluvion]

[mitano-omori]

Hey there!! Long time no see~ Sorry for suddenly springing Kel on you guys, but I just couldn’t wait any longer to post him..!! We’re still waiting on our artist to finish the last two faraway designs, so for now… Kel!!

Also… Instagram is hosting an Omori AU Inktober, and we’re the THIRD DAY!! If you have an Instagram, this is a great way to see and support other Omori AUs~ Plus, our programmer (Red, bear_with_my_art) will be participating~

And even if you don't have an Instagram, if you wanted to draw something for the Mitaño mod on the 3rd, we would DIE of happiness~

[iceicewifey]

okay but if your oc/insert was canon, what kind of silly japanese merch would they have

[cutemeat]

they still do not understand that the sunny world needs to BREATHE....and by that i mean they need to do side characters again.

[tacitusauxilium]

((Hi guys!

I am not dead, I swear. I just got back from a two week vacation...and it was a rough one. Sleeping on the couch because I didn't think things through with the bed situation...that was my bad.

So finally I'm home and sleeping in a bed with my husband just feels so liberating! lol

Honestly, idk when I'll be back on here. We have to re-bid for new shifts because of the union and with us getting 20% more freight during winter coming up, I'm praying I can get a Wednesday-Saturday shift. I hate working Sundays so badly.

And with my husband working only two days a week, even though they got unionized, too, I'm just stressed out and burned out. Having only one day off for my husband and the kid and the other two days are dedicated to my kid having his speech therapy sessions--I can't find time to be on here. Yet.

I'm trying to get back on Discord and be active there, but my motivation is at an all time low atm. Something will spark my attention back here. I miss Fuuka a bunch--I think writing my fanfic does help me a little but baby steps, first.

[kafus]

i like liko and dot a normal amount

[meowuff]

One big pissed alien lady ~

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Marble Sky by @somerandomdudelmao

[sithfox]

Chapters: 2/? Fandom: Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars Legends - All Media Types, Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) - All Media Types Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: CC-1010 | Fox/Quinlan Vos Characters: CC-1010 | Fox, CC-5869 | Stone, Quinlan Vos, Tholme (Star Wars), Original Clone Trooper Character(s) (Star Wars) Additional Tags: POV CC-1010 | Fox, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, CC-1010 | Fox is Not Okay, Implied/Referenced Drug Use, CC-1010 | Fox is AuDHD and copes via substance abuse, Tholme (Star Wars) is Sherlock Holmes Series: Part 5 of FoxQuin Week 2024, Part 1 of A Study In Scarlet

Chapter Summary:

Tholme ponders the mystery of the Guard and decides to take a closer look at their odd circumstances.