Any chance you’ll get back into drawing more Zelda or LU? Your art is one of my gold standards 💜💜💜

Oh most definitely!

I’ve just been stuck in this weird state of artblock/burnout/stress with irl stuff (I’m starting art school next month and it’s been a process to say the least)

It’s also the reason why I’ve been drawing more genshin stuff recently. Just doing whatever I can to get my brain out of artblock/burnout

But yeah I’ll get back into drawing more LU/Zelda stuff in due time

Hello Cynder!

Congrats, you've been visited by your LU Self Care Anon!

I hope you had a great day, and if not, don't worry, you did your best, and tomorrow's full of new possibilities!

Have you drank enough water? It can really help your body and mind feeling well! Also, remember to get enough sleep, did you know underground rooms are often the freshest in the house? I can assure you there's at least a 2F difference between my basement and my ground floor. It really makes a difference in hot days!

What have you been working on lately? Would you like to show me a wip, or describe it? I'm sure it'll turn out amazing, even if you now think it's nowhere near good!

You can do this! Believe in yourself, you're awesome!

awww thank you!!! This is very sweet :))

Don’t have any real wips besides incomprehensible pencil scribbles but heres stuff I’ve been wanting to draw:

-legend and warriors (been stuck on them for a while bc I cannot draw them for the life of me + have no ideas on what to have them doing)

-otgw stuff for autumn

-gotta prep for Oct 3 w Fma ofc ofc

-smth for Totk bc i just finished the game

-ofc zelda in general

don’t hold me to it lol I tend to never draw what I say I will bc inspiration strikes or whatever (artblock hits and I’m incapacitated and unheard from for a month)

How do you go about having the passion to create and keep creating art content that makes you happy?

Asking for me, who has just barely put one arm out of this burn-out hole I’ve been stuck in for months, and feels stuck again 😢

Let's see…

I guess It all comes down to what I'm interested in. In art, its all about what YOU want to draw. I have a lot of ideas going about in my mind, some are reasonable and some are just bizarre, which I used to be insecure about. But now, I let my creativity flow despite how unconventional it can be.

I draw for myself, and just see if there are other people who also like my ideas and share the same interests, because if I like it, there's bound to be someone who will too.

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In terms of motivation, I just look for contents online and gain some ideas in my head and I draw them. Mutual interaction is one of the motivation for making art, but it shouldn't be your number one reason. Remember, every drawing you make is a step forward to improve your skills, so make sure you draw something you like, and not because other people wanted you to.

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I'm sorry to hear about your burn-out, it sucks so much especially for artists.

I recommend taking your time to relax and don't pressure yourself by not constantly drawing. Resting is very important, especially mentally and physically (take care of your drawing hands please).

I also recommend doing something else that interests you, and as an artist, watch something or listen to music, cause for me it when I watch something, I tend to get inspired by the movies I watch.

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And if you're worried about not drawing for days, weeks or months. I recommend doodling/sketching. It doesn't have to be fully rendered, just enough so that your motor skills regain the muscle memories when you draw.

And what's great about that is when you do get out of the burn-out hole, you can re-visit those doodles and finish them if you see their potential.

An example based on my experience is when I had an artblock, I was constantly trying to draw and make a render, and it didn't turn the way I wanted. This drawing wasn't enough for me, and I decided to just leave it cause I was so frustrated at that time. But when I had my motivation back, I came back to that sketch and finished it.

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In short, take your time to rest, but let your ideas soar. An artist's mind never truly stops, it slows down, and that's not a bad thing.

Because you'll eventually get yourself out of that hole, plant an idea, and something beautiful will grow.

hii ally!! so I've created an art account around in april this year and I've been posting my arts but I feel like giving up because my art doesnt reach to people or majority just swipe away and I only have like 5 followers? do you have any advice on how to reach more people and get then to really love your artwork? btw your recent quarantine comic is really lovely!!

I think we become too emotionally invested in our works very often so probably the first thing you should learn to do is

1. visualise what you're going to draw

2. question whether it would be interesting to YOU?

many times I've been stuck in artblocks and only managed to draw mediocre looking busts and got depressed wondering why the likes go down and end up looking at those same pieces a month later cringing. people can tell when you're just chugging art for the sake of posting, not creativity.

I would advise you to stop valuing yourself and your works by the numbers and just look at them objectively in relation to creative/engaging content other people put out. compete in that aspect instead, and make it a healthy competition that would inspire you to create works you know YOU would love to see.

I brand myself on AUs because heck, all I really craved for in fandom was shit like "omg I need to see kagehina in Naruto outfits" or "what if DOPE jungkook met FIRE taehyung". who else to make that happen but me? and it sure as hell worked.

also lastly, try to make friends? I know this sounds weird. but doing art on your own and not making friends in the process is going to be very lonely without people supporting you in the process. art friends helped me grow and get over my insecurities so many times and non-art friends have given me so many amazing ideas of their own that I could make happen! LOve your audience and they'll become more and more supportive of you too!

I haven’t done a personal update here in a while but I just thought I’d mention why I just kinda like…. stopped doing digital art?

The funny thing is that it wasn’t an artblock this time, I just procrastinated going to the doctor for my wrist for so long that I can’t do anything with my hand without it being painful. Even holding my phone with my dominant hand is excruciating 🙃

And when I finally made an appointment to have it looked at by someone who specializes in carpal tunnel/adjacent issues and waited a month to see them, it turned out my primary doctor fucked up and recommended me somewhere that doesn’t take my insurance- so I had to cancel the appointment I’d waited a month for, and wait Another month for this next one. (I’ve got two weeks left… lol)

So yeah, that on top of working 30+ hours a week in a very physically demanding job has made it difficult to make any art, or do any activity for that matter lol. I can’t play video games, so I’ve been reading a lot and dicking around on youtube. I’m not really sure where I’m going with this tbh, but if you’re someone who draws regularly, especially on a small tablet or sketchbook, please prioritize taking many breaks to stretch and take care of your body. Bc being stuck in this limbo where I can only draw maybe once a week if I decide to push through the pain is genuinely hellish and I wouldn’t wish it on any artist.

anyways TL;DR: wrist busted. trying to fix it. take care of your body fellas

It seems you have hard times and I hope you're ok. I'm just a random guy but I feel like I need to support you and tell you how awesome you are! There is something special about your artworks, smth I've never seen in anybody else's art, smth that makes me just stare at your art and think about story behind it even if I know nothing about the characters. You seem to put a soul even in small sketches, they all are very emotional. I just want to thank you for everything you've done !! :)

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Heya, it is overwhelmingly amazing of you to reach out to me, thank you so much :’’)

This may be a little too much info now but I’ve learned that writing things down and telling someone about them, even if it’s the void that is tumblr, can help in some way. Not gonna lie, the last months have been a constant up and down and between juggling university, helping out during the first corona wave here and generally trying to not lose my mind (we lost a family member and weren’t able to attend to the funeral due to restrictions, my brain nagging me with ‘the usual’ that is telling me I’m useless, nobody likes me, etc etc) I have somehow lost my drive and will for drawing which... is a real kick in the guts since although I don’t have a lot of original content and not much of an output, drawing is something I identify with. And now I don’t even wanna draw and when I push myself to do it, I can’t come up with good ideas or fun scribbles, and I think to myself ‘Why even. It doesn’t matter’.

This all sounds mighty bitter and grim but I can assure you that I’m actually fine. There are the usual thoughts that keep me awake at night, but nothing I can’t handle. It’s just... I wish I could get back to drawing with a snip of my finger, but it’s not that easy. 

Gonna try different things now which friends recommended to me about what they do when they’re stuck with a massive artblock, not giving up here :’’/ !

So coming back to your message; again thank you so much, it is a very amazing gesture and I really appreciate it! It’s very emboldening to hear that the stuff that I put out there brings a little joy to you and others, so yes, thanks a lot :’’)

Hope you have a good day, stay safe and all the best to you <3 !

hi!! i'd like to ask about your picrew: would you ever consider making one for more masculine robots? :0

HIII I am so sorry. I literally hate this website because I did not realize this was in my inbox until nine months later. I’ve actually been meaning to come back and make a sequel to that picrew for some time!! I’ve been stuck in a nasty artblock for a few months, so I haven’t really made much progress, and on top of that, all the files for it are on my old computer, so I’d have to start from scratch. But if I ever get back to it, I’ll make sure to add masc options! :)

Caught up!

Since I'm still stuck in a horrible case of artblock this month I've been catching up with my fave animes for the past few days. Finally caught up with Psycho Pass and LOGH DNT today! Finished Kogami's movie earlier and it was splendid, Kogami in a tub and in traditional clothing anyone? Haha fanservice aside, it explained how he got into foreign affairs in S3. I should've watched this before the new series but I got too excited lolz.

I finally got to continue DNT, i waited for the episodes to pile up. It looked like the story progressed too fast in this version, but thankfully I have watched the OVA so I was spared a bit from the confusion. I won't deny that even the original still stirred my braincells a whole lot but my strategy in this kind of genre is just to go with the flow. At least I can still recall most of the notable characters and events. Also, the "Red" flag has been raised already. I recall being very much devastated when it happened in the original even when everyone saw it coming. Ready for a second round of heartbreak, self?

Anyways I also really dig the new designs of the spaceships. I particularly love Dusty's Triglav which looks so OP. Dusty's looking mighty fine as well. He was like, my top 3 crush in the series after the two MCs. Of course Merkatz my old man is in my top 5. I was so happy when he finally appeared in the new series. He's one of my fave characters in the show, his character reminds me of Captain Okita in Space Battleship Yamato.

Jessica Edwards passing is done and I can't remember Yang wearing sunglasses in the OVA. Anyways there was more exposition about their relationship in the OVA and at one point they even almost kissed. Poor Yang. I shipped them a lot y'know. Also the future kaiserine has entered stage, and my first impression was that her voice sounded too girly. She sounded more mature in the OVA.

In connection to that incoming unfortunate event at Geiesberg, I dread that episode when Reinhard had to annihilate an entire planet and the guilt will be tormenting him for as long as he lived. Coz curse you Oberstein!

Hngh I don’t know, trying to overcome the artblock cube I’ve been stuck in for months now.... . . . . . . . #glowinthedark #neon #neonlights #blacklights #blacklight #neonglow #neonlightaesthetic #glowinthedarkart #blacklightfashion #glowsticks #glow #glowstickparty #fashiongirl #fashionart #thighhighboots #blackgirlmagic #ekki #ekkiart https://www.instagram.com/p/Bv_TVgiDpmN/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1dduv3sc20as8

Titans: Cakes and Confessions (RoyXDonna)

I’ve been trying to type something for #royharperbdayweek for the last few days, but I’ve been artblocked. I finally busted my ass and spent most of last night working on something I felt comfortable enough to finally post on here.

This takes place in a post-Rise of Arsenal, post-New 52, and post-Rebirth world where the DCU has started gaining a semblance of their real lives back after getting free of Dr. Manhattan’s brainwashing. It involves Roy, Lian, and Donna dealing with some emotions left over following Lian’s death and what Donna went through in Blackest Night.

There’s mention of Donna’s kids and Lian’s baby brother, and some chubby!Roy stuff.

Really hoping to hear some thoughts and inputs on this since I don’t normally write fan fics as long as this in one sitting.

It was a nice looking jack-o'-lantern. Not an angry or scary looking one, but not a silly, dopey-looking one either. Lian wanted to feel proud, but she had to get a second opinion. "Does it look okay, Donna?" Lian Harper asked her surrogate aunt, Donna Troy, as Donna finished cleaning the bowls and cups they'd just used. Donna wiped her hands on a dish towel before joining Lian's side. On the kitchen table there was a triple layer cake, covered in rich chocolate icing. Lian had just finished decorating the top of the cake with orange, green, and yellow butter cream frosting to make a pumpkin face. It smiled up at the young and younger women. "It looks wonderful, Lian." Donna said, patting Lian's back. "But it does look like a pumpkin, right?" Lian was unsure as she looked into her aunt's eyes. "You're not just saying that?" "You won't be getting false praise from me, honey." Donna commented, then kissed Lian on the top of her head. That made Lian believe Donna was speaking true. "I bet Daddy will love it." Lian mentioned. "I hope he does too." Donna added, as they had spent most of the afternoon baking the cake for Lian's father Roy, while also keeping an eye on Lian's baby brother Tommy. This weekend, Donna's ex-husband (Terry or Jerry or whatever his name is) had custody of their son Robbie and her stepdaughter Jennifer. So Donna convinced Roy to let her watch Lian and Tommy for the afternoon feeling he'd been doing a lot lately and could use some time to himself. It was entirely transparent she wanted time with Lian to do something for Roy while he was out of the house, but no one said anything. Tommy had just been fed and put down for a nap while Lian iced and decorated the cake. She insisted on doing it by herself to prove she could. "Well we both love all the other cakes and stuff you've been bringing over." Lian reminded Donna. "But thanks for letting me help with this." "It was my pleasure having you as a baking partner." Donna hugged the young girl. "I'm gonna go check on Tommy." But before Donna could leave the kitchen, Lian had a question she wanted to ask. A question that had been on her mind for a while. "Donna?" "Yes, Lian?" Donna stopped and turned to face Lian again. "Is everything okay?" Lian asked, a look of concern on her face. "Huh?" The question sort of caught Donna by surprise before Lian began talking. "You've been coming over a lot lately," Lian explained, "And I know you and Daddy aren't together-I mean, 'Together' together anymore. Are you alright?" "Don't worry about me, honey. I'm fine." Donna smiled. But Lian wasn't fully convinced. "Is it cuz of all that stuff that happened when I… you know." "No, Lian." Donna replied. "Well, how come you're over so much?" Lian continued. "Do you want me to stop coming over?" Donna asked. "No! I love having you over. And so does Daddy and I'm sure Tommy does as well if he could talk." Lian emphasized. Donna laughed a little before she spoke. "I just liking spending time with you guys, and I like cooking for you guys." Donna explained. "I'll say." Lian smirked, thinking about all the homemade sweets and stuff Donna had been leaving for Roy at their house, and at Titans Tower, and at Donna's place. Her dad especially seemed to really like them. And it was starting to show. "I'm gonna go check on your brother before your dad gets home. Okay?" Donna smiled at Lian. "Okay." Lian smiled back. But as Donna left the room, Lian's smile faded and the look of concern returned. She wasn't convinced at all. … "I'm home!" Roy called out from the front door. "Any wild and crazy parties or dead bodies better be taken care of by the time I step over the threshold!" He held two big bags of groceries in his arms, and one plastic bag containing takeout hanging around his wrist, as he entered the house when Lian came running out of the living room. "Daddy!" She threw her arms around her dad's waist and squeezed. "Etai Yazi!" Roy called back, which was Navajo for "Little Girl." "Gimme a sec," he said as he tried to place the reusable bags down on the side table in the hallway. He then kneeled down to Lian's level and gave her a big hug and kiss on her cheek. "Missed you." "Missed you more." Lian replied, kissing Roy's scruffy cheek. "And you didn't burn the house down while I was gone." Roy whistled. "I'm impressed." "Well I can be trusted not to burn the house down. Unlike some people." Lian folded her arms and gave her dad a pretend angry glare, referring to a certain incident Roy had while Lian was… away. "True, true. You're certainly more trustworthy than I am." Roy conceded as he stood up. "We all know you're the responsible one, though I don't know where you get it from." "Oh and, guess what?" Lian asked. "What?" "Boop." Lian poked at his belly button, sticking out after his shirt came untucked. "Hey!" Roy shooed her off as he tucked his shirt back in. "Well it's your own fault for getting fat." Lian smugly informed him. "I know, I know," Roy smirked. "I'm gross." "Nah, you're not." Lian hugged her dad again. "Whatdja do while we were here?" Lian asked. "I took care of some stuff at Titans Tower, then I did some shopping. No big deal." "Come look what me and Donna did while you were out!" Lian began to pull her dad into the kitchen, bumping into Donna who was coming out of the first floor bathroom. "Hi Mr. Speedy." Donna said as she hugged Roy. "Hi Ms. Wonder Girl." Roy replied. "You guys have fun?" "Always." "Surprise!" Lian practically shoved the cake in Roy's face. "You guys made this together?" Roy asked as Donna took the cake from Lian. "Does it look good?" Lian asked. "It looks great!" Roy messed up Lian's hair before turning his attention to Donna again. "But what's the occasion?" Donna shrugged, acting like it was no big deal. "No occasion, just wanted to do something nice while you had the day to yourself." Was the convenient explanation she gave. "I did the icing myself, and I put the pumpkin on it since it's almost Halloween." Lian revealed. "It's chocolate and spice." "I really don't know what I did to deserve you two." Roy kissed Lian on the cheek and then Donna. "You're spoiling me." "I can put these away if you wanna check in on Tommy." Donna offered as she set the grocery bags on the kitchen counter. "It's cool, I can do it." Roy reached over, but Donna playfully slapped his hand away. "No no, go see Tommy." Donna insisted. "He wasn't any trouble today, was he?" Roy asked. "Not at all." "I'll go with you, Daddy." Lian joined her father. The two Harpers headed upstairs to where Tommy Harper, nee Blake, the youngest member of the family slept. Roy quietly opened the door and stuck his head inside to see Lian's baby brother sleeping soundly in his crib. "I hate leaving him alone." Roy sighed as he closed the door. "It's cool dad, we had fun with Donna." Lian explained. "But, um…" Roy saw the look on Lian's face and knew what she was referring to. "She didn't tell you what was wrong, did she." Roy guessed. Lian sighed. "No." Lian shook her head. "But she's sad about something, Daddy. I saw it when I asked her what was wrong. It was like when you used to tell me you were okay, even though you weren't." "Damn it." Roy muttered to himself. "I'm sorry." Lian apologized. "It's okay, peanut. You didn't do anything wrong." Roy reassured her. For the last couple of months, Donna had been acting strange. But then it had been a strange couple of years for a variety of reasons and they were only just returning to a semblance of their old lives. Their REAL lives. Probably the strangest things had been how Roy was brainwashed into thinking Jason Todd was his best friend, and Donna had been replaced by a doppelganger who then gave her life to save Donna. With Roy and Donna back on the Titans with their friends Dick, Wally, and Garth, things felt real for the first time in a long time, even before the world had been gutted inside out. It was like someone had engineered a string of tragedies to make them as miserable as possible before killing them. Now they were all alive and healthy, and so were their kids and loved ones. Yet Donna had started becoming… not clingy, but, was motherly the right word? Overeager? It seemed that way to Roy and Lian, and to a lesser extent Tommy. Admittedly, he was a new addition to the Harper household after Roy learned of his existence and rescued him from Tommy and Lian's mom a few months ago. Donna seemed to worry a lot if Roy was eating enough, and had been showering father and daughter Harper in a variety of baked snacks and treats. Cakes, cookies, pies, even these delectable pomegranate pastries Donna learned of from her sister Diana. Roy was certainly enjoying them more than Lian was, since Donna saw more of the older Harper than the younger one. If he had to stay late at the Tower, she had food ready for a late night snack. If he was arriving early in the morning, there was breakfast in case he skipped the meal. It certainly explained how Roy had put on such a significant amount of weight and developed a noticeable belly on his large archer frame. Roy could sense SOMEthing was bothering Donna, as this type of behavior was new. Oh sure, Donna had long doted on Lian as if she was her daughter. But baking and preparing meals hadn't really been something she was interested in. Roy and Lian weren't ungrateful, but they wanted to know what the problem was. He kept trying to ask her if she wanted to talk, but she smiled and said she was fine. The way she said it, Roy could recognize a slight trace of sadness. Then she'd hurry off to do something else, a mission or monitor duty or something with her sister Diana and the Amazons. Lian recognized it too, but she was always a perceptive child and probably noticed before Roy did. They began to feel guilty that Donna was doing all this for them and asking for nothing. Maybe they were imagining things and she was trying to be friendly. But maybe not. That was why Roy had caved in so easily when Donna suggested he take a day for himself and let her watch the kids. He'd agreed with Lian that she would try to ask Donna what was on her mind without him in the vicinity. "What are we gonna do, daddy? I hate seeing her like this." Lian admitted. "I should've gotten Dick and the others to help," Roy said more to himself, "but I didn't want to put her on the spot in front of everyone." "But she hasn't been acting weird with them, right?" Lian asked. "It's just us, for some reason." "Yeah…" Roy furrowed his brow, trying to think. … Downstairs in the kitchen, Donna had finished putting away the rest of the food in the fridge when Roy tapped her on the shoulder. "What'd you pick up for dinner?" Donna turned and asked him. "I got some chicken and rice with plantains from this place near the supermarket." Roy explained. "But hey, before we eat…" "Yes?" Roy sighed. "Donna, I want you to please tell me what's wrong." Roy asked his teammate and best friend. "You sound just like Lian a little while ago." Donna laughed. "You guys worry too much. Can't I do something nice for one of my best friends and his daughter? Is that so strange?" "No, but I mean," Roy scratched the back of his head as he tried to come up with the right words. He should've been direct to begin with, but feared he was over thinking things. He trusted Lian's judgment, though. "I remember you don't like it when everyone expects you to act like their mom. So Lian and I, we were both wondering if you're really okay doing all this. The baking, cooking." "Roy-" Donna was about to begin before Roy cut her off. "Hey, I'm not complaining or anything. Aside that I'm gonna need some bigger clothes, of course." Roy smiled and patted his new belly. "I appreciate all the stuff you've done and how you're trying to look out for me and my kids. But I feel like I'm taking advantage of you, and that isn't even the main thing I'm worried about. Donna, Lian and I both think something's going on with you. Please, if something's wrong I wanna help. We both do." Donna wasn't sure what to say, Roy's green eyes locked on her blue ones. "Please? Tell me what's wrong?" Donna hesitated and looked away from Roy and Lian. She scratched her arm. "It's… it's silly, really." There was a little tremble in Donna's voice. "Well look, why don't we eat dinner first, and then you can tell the two of us what's on your mind over that cake you and Lian made. Promise?" … Donna wasn't sure whether or not to look forward to the talk after dinner, which was something of an event when Tommy absolutely refused to eat unless Donna was the one to feed him. Roy had barely eaten anything as he struggled to get his stepson to budge a little on the subject of mashed carrots. Lian was happy to get dinner AND a show, until Tommy swatted his food in Lian's direction. After Tommy finally settled down, had his bath, and was told a Navajo legend to get to sleep, Roy, Donna, and Lian sat in the living room with coffee and cake (and milk for Lian since she didn't need the caffeine AND sugar). Roy sat in the middle of the couch with Donna and Lian flanking him on both sides. "So, tell us what's bothering you, Donna." Roy got straight to the point. "Am I gonna have another baby brother, Daddy?" Lian wondered. "Is that why you're so unhappy Donna?" Donna practically choked on her cake. "Ahaha! No, Lian, nothing like that." Donna assured Lian. "I figured," Lian sighed, pinching her dad's side. "But I was hoping he was eating for two." "Hey now-!" Roy almost dropped his plate as he squirmed. "It's cool daddy, I like you better this way." Lian giggled. "You make the best pillow when we stay up late watching movies and you're a lot happier than you were before." "True. So thanks for that, Donna." The three of them set everything down on the coffee table before they began to really talk. Donna looked down at her hands, folded in her lap, as Roy and Lian aimed their attention solely on her. "I know my behavior has been bizarre lately-" Donna started. "I wouldn't call it 'bizarre'-" Roy added. "But with all the ridiculousness of the past few years and how badly things went for all of us," Donna began to list the horrible things everyone went through, "Prometheus, the Black Lanterns, the Villains for Hire, and then the time Barry Allen and Dr. Manhattan stole from us, I've been feeling… I-I guess I'd call it regret." "Regret?" Roy was confused, wondering what she was referring to, "For what?" Donna looked at Lian before she spoke again. "Lian," Donna felt uncomfortable just remembering what happened, "You know about what happened after you…" "Died?" Lian finished. Roy and Donna both winced. Her death. One of the most painful moments of Roy's life. A senseless accident that was a harbinger for what felt like an eternity of unhappiness for both the Harpers and their extended family. "Um. Yeah. I-I do." Lian reluctantly confirmed. "The last time your dad and I spoke before things got really bad, at your, um," God Donna hated everything right now, "Funeral. It wasn't great." "I know about that too." Lian revealed rather somberly. She knew about the awful things her father had screamed at Donna regarding the deaths of her own children. How he'd accused her of "Whoring in space" with Kyle Rayner while her son died in a car crash. Which absolutely wasn't true, by the way. "Looking back on it, I've felt, yes, what your dad said to me was really out of line, but I shouldn't have let that stop me from trying to help." Donna was now referring to how almost everyone in Roy's life had completely, utterly failed at trying to help him deal with Lian's death. Even with how aggressive he'd turned in the most recent days after Lian died, the lack of empathy most of Roy's friends had given was astonishing. It hurt worse because it turned out more had been going on than everyone assumed, which they would've noticed had they really paid attention to Roy's behavior. "Donna-" "No. Please let me get this off my chest." Donna stood and seated herself in a chair away from Roy and Lian, so she could get a better look at them as she spoke. "I've been wondering about if maybe, if I'd tried harder to reach out to you Roy, when you started slipping, then maybe things wouldn't have reached the point they did. I've seen how much you've worked towards making it up to Lian, and how hard you've been trying with Tommy. I feel like if I'd been more help back then, you wouldn't have needed to work so hard now." "I didn't 'slip,' Donna," Roy firmly told her, owning up to his actions, "I did drugs, called you a whore, tried to kill Dick and Mia, and joined Deathstroke's fake Titans because I was angry and using Lian as an excuse to justify all the crap I pulled." "I'm not trying to absolve you of the stuff you did Roy-" "He's been doing his best for me and Tommy!" Lian interjected, almost pleaded, to Donna, to immediately make her feel better and end this unbearable moment. "And I help with Tommy too! Plus I already forgave him for all that, a-and he apologized to Uncle Dick and Mia, anyway!" "It's alright, Etai Yazi." Roy tried to soothe her. "I'm sorry, is what I'm trying to say. I didn't do enough to help after Lian died. When Robbie and Jen passed away, I-I don't even want to get into some of the stuff that went through my head. You wanna believe part of me hated you, Roy? Because you still had Lian and I barely saw Robbie at that point after the divorce? I should've been more forgiving after that argument." "And so you've been worrying so much lately, doing all that cooking and baking…?" "I wanted to do something more tangible to show I care and that I wanted to make up for it." Donna finally admitted. "I've been trying to pay attention. It's easy to say stuff about doing everything I can to help, but I figured this was the best way to show it." Roy and Lian looked at each other and then looked at Donna. "Well, I've been trying." Donna sighed and sank back in the chair. No one said anything for a minute that seemed to last hours, before Roy stood up. "Donna, can you stand up please?" Roy extended his hand towards her. "Huh?" "Come on, up and at 'em." Roy said. As Donna took Roy's hand, he pulled her into a tight embrace as Lian stood behind Donna and placed her hands around her waist." "Listen Wonder Chick," Roy began, "you've got nothing to be sorry about and nothing to apologize for. I heard about what happened with the Black Lanterns, and you'd have been totally justified for taking my head off after what I said." Roy referred to the nightmarish ordeal where Donna encountered a zombified version of son, whom she tried to kill in order to stop. It didn't work, and what she did continued to haunt Donna even though Robbie was alive again. "Yeah, I would have and he's my dad." Lian agreed. "Even before I found out, I didn't blame you for anything. You didn't do anything wrong. It's not right for you to blame yourself when you needed help too after what you went through. And I'm sorry I made you feel like you had to make it up to us." Donna wasn't sure what to say. "Come on, I hate seeing so unhappy. What can I do to make you feel better?" "Yeah, what can WE do?" Lian corrected. Donna relaxed, and smiled. Roy and Lian let go and she sighed, a sigh of relief instead of unhappiness. There'd been too much sighing today. "For starters, next weekend you can make breakfast for me, Robbie, and Jen when she visits." Donna joked, then sniffed and wiped away a tear from her eye. "And then the six of us, Tommy included, can spend the afternoon baking at the Tower." Donna mused. "Snickerdoodles, peanut?" Roy conspired with Lian, taking Donna totally seriously. "Roy I'm ki-" "How about something with macadamia nuts?" Lian wondered. "No good, Jen's allergic to nuts." Roy surprised Donna by mentioning that since she wasn't aware he knew of her children's allergies. "Okay then snickerdoodles!" Lian declared. "Does that help?" Roy asked Donna, mock pouting with puppy dog eyes. "Snickerdoodles?" "You're both such dorks." Donna held his hand. "Well, DUH." Both Harpers said. "Besides, I'm the Titan who's supposed to be constantly ashamed of themselves." Roy joked. "It's kind of my whole shtick, in case you hadn't noticed." "Yeah, stop stealing my dad's shtick!" Lian ordered. "It's all he has going for him. It's bad enough you made him fat!" "Yeah, it's bad enough you made me fat!" Roy parroted his daughter. That was too much for Donna and she started to laugh, and laugh, and laugh.

10000 hits GIVE AWAY RESULT and the winner is .... @kenester !!!!! Congratulation!!!! You won the McHan Pillow! Dang 420 participant, that’s a good number!

Thank you all of you who participate in the give away! I read all the comments you left me. I cried in happiness, I did not expect my silly comic can make people happy. I’ve been drawing all my life, but I post so little work since I don’t want to show how little my art has improve over the years....until Overwatch, noodles, and beans. I did play overwatch for about 6 months until I decided I want to draw something. During early 2016 I was in the last semester of my college year. Since it was art school, I’ve been drawing every single day, trying to finish my final project, drawing stuff I don’t really enjoy that much... Plus being surrounded by people with much more talent and skills than me...I was so depressed and burnt out...I thought that I want to stop drawing....but can’t since I don’t have any other skill to survive ; u ; .....I hit a massive artblock. Then I started to play this game, there’s a lot of stuff (mostly shipping and silly gags) that stuck in my head. I need to get them out...I don’t care how people will like my art or not, I just want to draw what I want....then I meet you all...thank you so much for the comments and funny tags. Thank you for the positive feed back, it encourage me to keep drawing. I owe you all.  Thank you. -Nalin 

Are you ever going to draw drarry art again? Or is this just a kylux blog now?

Of course I’ll draw some more of them, drarry is one of my biggest OTPs, what are you talking about… I think I will never leave the HP fandom, it’s something like my home. But shit happens and now I’m stuck in the Kylux fandom (and for a long while actually). I’ve been drawing drarry for like two years (I can’t believe it either), so I really need some rest from it. I kinda ran out of ideas and the last months of drarry were very tough for me, I had an artblock and had to stop for a little hiatus. And then there was a funny story about me finding Kylux at last. Let me tell you about it, maybe you’ll understand why I am so excited about these evil space boyfriends xD

In the beginning of 2015 I had a strange feeling that something would soon completely change in my life. That year I found drarry and my deepest love for them. But there was something more. It was the year of Star Wars:TFA and I stumbled across Kylux a couple of times then but I wasn’t interested in it at all, I was somehow prejudiced about it and thought it was no good at all. But then that shit started happening. About a year later I woke up with a dream of finding a perfect couple of gays in space. It was difficult but I was persistent. At first I started to read all fics with space-traveling!AUs I could find. It was hard for me, too, as I wasn’t fluent in English at all and in Russian fandoms there wasn’t a big variety of them. Then I began to look for this ideal couple that would fit all my headcanons and wishes in fandoms directly connected with space stuff. I found a lot of pairs, like A LOT, but they still had too many disadvantages or were too boring to even look at them. There was a full year of this slow searching and reading and trying to forget. I was so dramatic about it. These last months of drarry I’ve mentioned were almost depressing for me. I literally had dreams and sometimes nightmares of that goddamn couple of gays I couldn’t find. I was thinking about how much fun it would be if I could draw some space and stars and this wonderful atmosphere and some perfect gays fucking in front of it. I couldn’t. I thought about making an AU with drarry or other pairs, but I couldn’t imagine drarry in it at all (they’re stuck somewhere in 90’s for me) and other pairs, too. I only drew some SNS with this AU for one amazing fic. But that wasn’t enough. So, I almost gave up and went on hiatus. Then one interesting thought came to me. Why the fuck hadn’t I looked for that couple in the most fucking obvious franchise about space in the world, goddamn Star Wars?! I was furious and ecstatic at the same time when I found Kylux. Like, I spent the whole year trying to find some space gays while they were literally in front of me all the time. These two crushed me. They were somehow so special I understood at once they were all I dreamed of. There’s nothing usual about them, they’re evil, violent, strange, a little crazy, beautiful in a way not everyone finds attractive and they’re in space. They’re so kinky and hot I almost felt as if I was some sort of fanfiction-virgin when I first read a great pwp of them. They’re the opposite of almost every pair I’ve ever shipped. And I think this is all I’ve ever wanted. This shit now sounds like my destiny or something but I don’t mind they’re so strong in me now. If I hadn’t fallen in love with drarry in 2015, I’d have been in the Kylux fandom all this time.

💥 Peekaboo ! ° ────── Phew, I've been stuck in artblock for months now. I guess I need a change. But I still wanted to post, so here's a little comic about katsuki. Should I make a special doodle account or use my twitter ? I'll think about it. ────── Tags :  #comic #Art #sketch #Demon #drawing #Funny #aestheticArt #illustration #DigitalIllustration #DigitalComic #Speedpaint #speedart #DigitalArt #Starlightv2_oc #starlight_ocs https://www.instagram.com/p/B8UmOELigf_/?igshid=16f5q5fxogadi

xnakkers replied to your post: Bruh. What u do to get yourself motivated for...

Im sure your hubby shows how proud he is with farts. But thanks for answering! I need to motivate my ass to write or draw, I’ve been stuck with this dreaded artblock for 2 months and its ruining meee

[ All your favorites want you to write and draw~ You can do it! ]