#very VERY slowly I am getting it done

[the-kingshound]

*shakes can like a beggar* update when

Me, shaking my brain: UPDATE WHEN

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

your art is absolutely amazing

i just went thru all of the poorly drawn mdzs and it was amazing seeing your art develop!

you just made my morning, thabkyou <3

Thank you so much for the kind words, and for cheering me on as I continue to learn!

[deoidesign]

Random update sorry everything is taking so long. I've paused Patreon and I'm working on various things, but some people have started to express concern for my safety/living status so just letting you know I am alive!

[clockworkreapers]

Some custom Hades style sprites

[hyperfixated-maybe]

So. Baobabfruit human edition, huh? Well, if you all insist!

In my human AU, Baobabfruit only gets together post-canon. Bunga and Ono get together first, and are together for a while before Beshte gets involved.

Bunga is talking about Binga with Ono, and is like “and then she kissed me! Can you believe it?!” And Ono is just there. Trying to hide his misery. and then Bunga is like "it was bingcredible!! wait wait, okay, what was the best kiss you've ever had?" Bunga asks. He's trying to make a point, but Ono just looks at him really awkwardly, and OH. ONO HAS NEVER KISSED ANYONE BEFORE. DAMN ACTUALLY??? BUT LIKE. ONO IS SO HOT. HOW IN THE WORLD??!!?!

And Bunga is like OKAY I GUESS, and continues talking even though at this point he has totally lost his original train of thought. "Well, do you like girls or boys? Or neither, it's totally fine if you're ace and don't want to talk about this I won't judge in fact that's super cool and awesome-" and Ono cuts him off. "Bunga, I'm not ace. Also, I don't know who I like. I've never had anybody like me enough to figure it out." Because Ono Isn't what people want for a boyfriend, but also he's not a girl so he can't be anyone's girlfriend... so he just assumed that nobody wanted him. Poor boy. ..;-;

And then Bunga is like. Bro do you not know that you're pretty af.

And then they kiss!

:)

The two of them are together for a few weeks before Beshte is even like. brought up. Because Bunga is telling Ono about all of his childhood crushes, and how Beshte was one of them. and Ono is like oh, haha, I used to like Beshte too! and then the two of them never mention it again.

UNTILLLLLLLLLLLLLL

When Kion and Rani get married, they have a big fancy ceremony at the Tree of Life. They've both already been coronated, but they're not yet officially "together". So, everyone gets dressed up all nice, and Ono is REALLY PRETTY. He has his hair half plaited up, and he's in a nice light pink and cream colored dress and Beshte is like oH- TF, I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW I LIKED BOYS.

Bunga and Ono haven't actually told anybody that they're together yet. Honeybird is for nighttime swims, for sunset walks, for basking in afternoon sun. Subtle, like friends. Nobody has realized it yet. (Though Fuli certainly has her suspicions.)

So, Beshte shoots his shot. A few days after the ceremony, Beshte goes up to Ono, very shyly, and asks if he would maybe want to go on a date? And Ono is just like. FUUUCCCKKKKK.

He tells Beshte that he and Bunga are together, then stiffly turns around and walks away with unparalleled awkwardness. Bro went from assuming that nobody liked him to having two of his best friends admit to wanting to date him within just a few weeks.

Later, Beste recounts this to Bunga in conversation, and Bunga just looks at Beshte and goes "We could always just cut him in half you know." And Beshte is just like. What does that mean.

So yeah. It's kinda a triangle turned poly? Only Beshte and Bunga literally weren't competing with each other over Ono anyways, lol.

Anyways, the awkward situation continues for a few days, maybe even a week or two. Then there's some emergency at night, a rockslide maybe, and the three of them are walking back to where they stay at the Tree. There's a cool breeze drifting through the trees, and the stars are all out and shining down through the leaves. The three of them reach the point where the trail splits off towards Bunga's place, and Bunga gives Ono a light and tired kiss goodnight. Beshte looks away awkwardly and starts heading down the trail, but Bunga catches him.

"I didn't forget about you!" Bunga says before pressing a kiss to Beshte's lips and darting away. Beshte is left completely shocked, just staring stupidly after Bunga. Because that was poa.

Beshte decides to walk Ono home, and they talk about what Bunga is doing, and Beste brings up what Bunga had said about "sharing" Ono. And eventually they both agree that maybe, possibly, perhaps, they could all just date each other.

AND THEY DO!!! THEY ALL DATE!! EACHOTHER!!!!!!!!

[iraprince]

tvw mentioned!!!!! would be really exciting to see those guys again, dog with a gun will forever have my heart🩷 no pressure tho, ive been following u since the tail end of acid soup, and idk what u put in ur characters but its like catnip to me, all ur original stories are so compelling. i hope u always feel free to pick up and put down whatever u want whenever u want forever!!!!!!

thank you so much, hearing that means a ton to me <3 you know what, i DO feel free in that way, which is something that hasn't always been easy for me. but it's made a lot easier by the fact that u guys tend to be, like, really cool and understanding and supportive about it, which i really really appreciate!!

[starlightswordfight]

UHH REMINDER ALSO SINCE I HAVE BEEN SHARING A LOT MORE NEGATIVE THINGS LATELY that amid literally everything that's been going on, there are still things that you can do to retain control in your life in at least some areas!! not everyone can actively protest right now, not everyone has the means and that is OKAY! do what you can when you can!!

this post is a wall of text of me rambling about things you can do Right Now in your community or to keep yourself happy and motivated and going. it's a long one so it's going under read more. I also talk a lot more in the tags

i also use terms like Current Events a lot so I also apologize for the vagueness in some places!! I do not know if this will get flagged if I get more specific and my account has tried to go down twice now

#1: BONDING WITH YOUR COMMUNITY (WITH PERSONAL SAFETY IN MIND)

getting involved in your local community is a big big big thing I've seen talked about lately and I agree with that entirely!! the #1 best thing I feel like anyone can do right now is either volunteering at local support groups or getting involved in local activism

if you have a local community you can connect with for whatever reason then that's absolutely a good idea for both practical and emotional reasons. it can be for anything really, actually. reach out to friends, reach out to family, keep talking to people if you have the energy! it really does make a difference!

^ related to the above, if you can involve yourself in volunteer work, or mutual aid, or just helping others out in some other way, then absolutely do that! you can start with asking around, or searching up aid or other groups that may need extra help in your area, and go from there!!

I see a lot of people have been saying for months to organize and then absolutely no one ever explains how to organize, and if you don't plan on starting something up Yourself that is how you get involved. you find like minded people and you lend your hands. I just looked up "volunteers needed/mutual aid [insert town here]" and went off of that

and there are a lot of different places people might need assistance for. one example being food banks, pantries, are basically always accepting new donations -- if you have produce, not all of them will accept it due to safety regulations, but a local community garden might! libraries also will exchange more than books, and protecting libraries by showing involvement and interest in them is important now more than ever

local businesses, emergency aid if you have the certification, environmental work and disaster cleanup, assisted living areas, shelters, a lot of other specific areas I can't name right now. if you are physically able to seek out support and give back in turn (and if you aren't able to do one or both of these that's also okay!!) i highly highly recommend it. mutual aid especially goes both ways. do not be afraid to reach out for help, that is what they're there for

speaking of libraries!

#2: KEEP INFORMED

this can refer to a lot of different things, but on a federal and local level it is never ever ever a bad thing to keep up to date with what's going on. anyone trying to do bad things on a government level is relying on you not noticing or staying uninformed in the invent that you do notice. keep track of what's going on in your area and plan accordingly!!

keeping up with the news (and fact checking, always, because journalism isn't always ethically practiced), finding where your local city hall or equivalent is and staying up to date on local legislation, has always been important for safety and especially is right now. know how to determine a reliable source from an unreliable one, and know how to pick apart the difference between fact and misconstrued ideas spoken as fact. I'll probably make a post on that too at some point and link it here when I'm done

it is overwhelming to hear just how much is getting worse so quickly, but it's crucial that you don't allow yourself to become unaware, because that makes you easier to lie to. you do not have to work yourself to burnout or to a breakdown, please take breaks whenever you need to and put your own health first!!

but don't do yourself the disservice of not knowing what's happening around you. I want everyone to be as safe as they can, and to be safe you have to be informed

#3: FIND SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO (AND ALSO KEEP CONTROL OF YOUR LIFE EVEN IF IT'S IN SMALL WAYS)

staying up to date on current events has been overwhelming for me, but it also has helped me to maintain a sense of control in my life. and there are a lot of other ways to do that, too, and also give you sources of happiness and things to still look forward to! I'm listing what works for me but I'm sure there's infinitely more ways to pull that off

taking up or getting back into hobbies or interests is a very effective way to keep joy in your life, and this goes double if you're sort of stuck in your house like I am most days. you should get to do things that make you happy!! you deserve to still have things to look forward to!!!

I've also been personally using my interests to try to learn how to do more practical things that might help me and the people I live with; I'm a gardener so I've been working on trying to grow food, starting with sweet peppers. don't know if I'll end up needing that one day (or if my neighbors might, but as the economy completely fucks itself it could get very useful very fast), but having the knowledge and the means helps me feel more in control of what happens in my personal life, and it really has made me feel better and have a source of hope

I really hope that everyone who sees this is doing as well as they're able right now. saying all of this because I don't want to contribute to any ideas of complete hopelessness, if that makes sense. there are things worth getting up in the morning for and every one of you matters and you deserve to be happy. and I love you /p

even if you aren't utilizing your hobbies in that way (again, PERFECTLY fine, do what you need to forever), something like that might be useful for you, too! you can learn new skills or read up on all those things you already wanted to look into but kept putting off, you can carve out a little space in your world for Joy and for Whimsy if you don't have one already! it's good for you!! it's incredible in fact!!

[inkstainsonmysheets]

ughhhh-ten questions left in english and then i've got to move on to bio and history 😭😭

[blackjackkent]

Slowly discovering the freeing power of the words "I know this is bad but I'll fix it in editing."

[penisbilt]

the bittersweet but absolute flood of relief that comes from admitting defeat at living independently, to have to move back in with parents. we tried! we gave it our best shot for almost 3 years! but living like this (being on our own) is just not possible for us at this time of our lives. we've finally proved it to ourselves that we can't do it. it'll be okay to let ourselves rest now

[chestersbraincell]

In terrifed im so fucking scared. Doom impending. The fog is coming.

[bri-does-art]

i know this probably won’t do much, let alone anything at all, but i’m sorry for the stress this site has caused you and so many other creators here. i’m not asking for you to stick around on here, but i hope you know just how meaningful you and your art have been on here. you’re amazing. /pos

Hey, this ask has done a lot more than you would think. Thank you, you are very sweet. <3

I've kind of made up my mind about what I'm gonna do for a while now, but I've simply been... too busy and overwhelmed to take the time to let you guys know. I'm not going to delete my tumblr, there's just. Too much here that I don't want to lose.

So far the game plan is: keep my tumblr. But do not upload anymore art or writing on it - not because it's gonna get scraped, because it was already getting scraped anyway, AI company deal or not. It's pretty much unavoidable at this point, unfortunately. I simply do not trust Tumblr with my data, if they're going to sell EVERYTHING, including private messages and such, so I'm not going to give it anything worthwhile to profit off of. Instead, I'm going to start uploading my art exclusively on Ao3, for now. I'll answer any asks I receive here on there too, as well. I'll figure some kind of system out. 🤔

The cool thing about uploading to Ao3 is that anyone subscribed to my profile or to the containment series I will make will get a notification anytime I upload something new. Having my art and writing in one place is likely going to be more convenient for you guys too, since you won't have to move across platforms to get the full experience. 😄It'll be different... but a platform getting too greedy for its own good won't stop me from finding ways to share my stories with y'all. I'll just find another solution.

(I've also been entertaining the idea of joining or making my own Discord server but. That one is a little more delicate. The idea of joining a server that has hundreds of members like a lot of this fandom's servers have, just. Makes me break into hives, lmao. (I am in the Ghost in the Machine fic server. I muted it an hour into joining, it was way too intense for me. |'D) That is way too many people, I simply cannot handle it. I'd be way more comfortable in a smaller group with a less rapid-fire rate of posting and conversation. I am also. Very picky about which servers I join, which makes asking for recommendations doubly awkward when I shoot them all down, haha... And making my own... Err, I can hardly keep up with a server I helped create for another fandom and mod for, I don't think I could handle two of them - I would need other people to handle the moderation for me, and I wouldn't trust just anyone to be a mod. I'd need to know them well enough to know I could trust them, and I... do not really know anyone in this fandom well enough to do that, sadly. I take server moderation very seriously, as someone who has had experience modding for forums back before social media was a thing. I do not know if that would make for a fun experience for everyone, and anyone who hasn't known that kind of supervised experience. It is comforting to me. It may be intimidating for others. So that's still a very hand-wavy, 'eehhhh' kind of thing still.)

All of this to say, that this isn't the last you'll see from me, far from it. I'll restrict my creative output to Ao3 for the foreseeable future, and I'll let you guys on here know when I make a new upload, so those of you who do not have an Ao3 account know when something new has happened.

So there you have it. 😊

[corishadowfang]

Why am I incapable of writing anything short.

[skrunksthatwunk]

not me spending like three hours on a late assignment (it's only like 5 days late) only for the submission box to be closed 💀💀💀

[orcelito]

Went skimming thru late trimax For Reasons, got caught up reading the Legato fight, realized things about the fight that I never had before & went WOW, I kind of want to write an analysis post right now!

Felt the same kind of insanity grip me, however momentarily, that fueled all my analysis posts however many months ago. Too tired to actually word things coherently right now, but...

I May or may not have a full(ish?) analysis of the Legato & Vash fight a la style of This post analyzing the Trigun: Multiple Bullets fight that got unexpectedly kind of popular. People seemed to really appreciate that one, & I even had some ppl saying it could be cool if I did that for others?

So. Legato fight. Maybe. Feel free to remind me later if u see no mention of it again for over a week lol

[relicsongmel]

Besties I should not have spent 6+ hours writing yesterday. I am desperately floundering just trying to make basic conversation with people my brain is FRIED