knuckles Aggie doodle I love this guy

Look at himb

Arei in my Dracula au

drdt would be 0 chapters long if they gave arei a fuckin knife

anyways. I came to realise i had only drawn her profile (and once before, crying her eyes out) and i’m so pissed at myself because i have SO much i want to do with her. i’m not exactly sure how i want her dress to look, but i think for most scenes i will just depict her in a nightgown, considering she spends nearly the entire story in bed due to her sickness. She is engaged to Eden and I need to draw them together. i need to draw her more generally, seriously.

In art club one of the teachers asked if she could see my art for the au and i just lied and said i only had it on my computer cause ommmg the yaoi is so embarassingg.... i’ll show her the non suggestive stuff eventually i swear omg but i panicked i hate being gay and stupid. that makes me sound like an unironic fujo fuck but it’s true, i’m embarassed as HELL about all the xanvid in my hard drive. but Um. besides that point.

I opened my ask box if anyone has questions about the au, or drawing requests or prompts or anything rlly... if you like... >_>

i swear i will draw arei more  and i will draw more xanvid   and eden. i prommy. nico and min too. fuck!!!

whoo boy I did a lot of art this year yippeee!!! I like that some months only have funny sketches / doodles. despite the genuinely large amount of art I’ve put out this year, when it comes to doing these reflection posts I look for quality over quantity. it was really difficult picking some of the art for these because I had months where I just had LOADS of stuff that I really fucking loved.

You don’t get to see December’s full piece because it’s not for you :) Those that were intended to see it have seen it. It’s only on there because it’s the only art I’ve done this month (that isn’t currently locked behind funny secrets). 

I don’t know if you noticed but I’ve been taking a bit of a break from drawing. It’s safe to say my steam for bugsnax has once again run out, and I’m kind of burnt out from both art and work and just kind of aimlessly wondering around looking for a new hyperfixation. I’m sure something will come around again. Maybe I’ll try do some OC stuff. Like, true genuine straight from my brain not inserted from pre-existing media OC’s. I have some of those. I prommy.

I hope everyone is having a nice December :) 

helloooo it’s not quite new years get over here in america but i have some end of the year sentiments to get off of my chest before 2022 is up 🥸 this is rly long teehee

it’s been !! a really busy year!! oh my god i didn’t realize how little i posted until i saw my tumblr wrapped T_T honestly, at some point i wondered if it’d be for the best for me to formally announce a hiatus — some parts due to university and work, and other parts due to personal conflicts that made it difficult to feel confident or proud that i was creating.

it feels kinda weird missing vinh’s birthday for the first time in a while 😅 (granted, i drew something for it but i didn’t post it bc i didnt finish/i got nervous) .

moreover, it felt weird being so distant from twst and my own tumblr? admittedly i scared myself off from doing as much as i could this year, so i have less to physically show that i’m still around and i still care just as much as i did in 2019. it’s hard to do stuff that you like when ur in the constant process of shoving ur foot in ur mouth or feeling really self-conscious, or well. sometimes it’s just hard to not feel insecure about what you want to make and what you perceive other people expect from you?

i admit that i’m still trying to rebuild my foundations so that i can feel secure and proud of myself. it’s been a really, really long road to take but i have all of 2023 and more to orient myself. i’ve been trying to get into new things and explore new ventures, and that has been… a very nerve-wracking process for someone who’s never done anything before (did you know how many emails and phonecalls i had to make to get anything done/set up just to take commissions….. i’ll tell u what, it’s definitely over 10)…

all in all, i just wanna get back on the horse _(:3 」∠)_ i’ve been a bit of a ghost, but i’m still here. i still wanna thank everyone who still pops in every now and then when i pop up every once in a while 😅 i really appreciate you guys hanging around and everything yall do, especially as a community. i don’t think i’ve ever seen a more vocal oc community before? it’s an environment that i appreciate more than anything and i don’t intend to let my gratitude go unspoken for. you guys are really sweet and supportive, and god, i can’t keep count on my fingers for the sheer quantity of amazing creators that i’ve seen here. i hope that with 2023, i get my hands on a better time management schedule so that i can properly give back into the community T_T

well anyway, i planned to do this many months back — here’s a list of random stuff i’ve been working on throughout 2021-2022 that i meant to announce but i never got around to but hopefully it’ll come trickling out in 2023 🤭

new dorm incoming, and a (pseudo) new dorm project

new ocs approaching :-) some canon, some fandorm

diversify my posts a little…….. cannot promise that i won’t still spam vinhs but i can try 🫡

organize blog a little more

stagrove uniform+chara revamp / sprites

oc design + sprite revamps (sarge / lola / imp twins / holly / edgar /xuehai are the ones i have on hand rn, but everyone’ll get their turn 🤓)

potential new vinh sprite (since the july one was just drawing over the old one 🤡)

stagrove episode is being gradually picked up again

i swear to god i’ll go through my inbox

get into merch production (charms/posters/stickers… u know the deal)

get through commissions faster and more frequently T_T

try to do a new style of commission…? (community votes on a subject/character/etc and when the goal is met, the art gets published for everyone to see or smth)

do a follower milestone celebration (potential giveaway?)

i swear to god i’ll get to that malleus daki design.

if malleus works out i prommy i’ll do leona daki too

oc personality or matchup quiz

more fun/detailed oc reference sheets

oc masterlist + oc profiles on toyhou.se

incoming comic project and more to come hopefully

MICHIYA USOKAMI || INTERVIEW

Michiya Usokami had waited so long for this to arrive. His interest in Ascentsy was surely enough to show them that he was fit for the Prometheus Initiative! So when he received the interview package, he squealed with delight! He sat in a dark empty room, curtains closed over the window that leaked bright light over the minimalist background. He sat in a rolling chair, leaning back as he watched with glee. Once the message was over, he shot his gloved hand out, pressing the round silver button a few times, just to make sure it began. He sits back in his seat and gives a gentle wave, ready to begin his interview. 

“What draws you towards working with Ascentsy? What can we offer you? What can you offer us?”

“Ohhh boy oh boy!” He rubs his hands together, hopping in his seat a little. “The good work you’re all doing to help rebuild the world is phenomenal! You could offer me the ability to work with technology and resources to make the world a better place!”

When asked what he could offer them, he spins in his chair 360 degrees with a giggle. 

“My genius intellect, of course! I am an inventor! The dreamer of dreams! Creator of… dreams! With my mind, wit, and cunning, I’ll be the best Ascentsy employee you’ll ever have! Prommy!“ 

“Do you consider yourself more of an independent worker, or a team player?”

“Oh I love people! They’re so fun, and interesting! I’m used to being the cool, red haired lone wolf of a pack, but I adore working with others! Soooo… Yeah, I’m a team player. I simply haven’t found my team yet…." 

Michiya reaches up to wipe an invisible tear, melancholy at his lack of teammates. 

“Where do you see yourself a month in the future? A year? A decade?”

"Oooh! Oh! I love this sort of question! Got this at job interviews like all the time! Let’s see…" 

He rubs his chin, swaying back and forth in thought. 

"In a month, I see myself in your facilities! I’m an Ascentsy employee helping you with the Prometheus Initiative! In a year, we together with a pretty cool team of super geniuses such as myself, are rebuilding the world after the disasters that plagued it! Oooh.. And in a decade? I see myself as a board director, maybe head of an engineering branch? Aging gracefully and deliciously like fine wine!”

“A paranatural disaster strikes the building– the first things you notice are how the lights cut out and the air grows thin. What’s the first thing you do? Anything you’d prioritize?”

“Ohhh my gosh! That sounds terrifyingly fun!" 

His eyes glimmer with delight as he imagines the situation. Then, almost on a flip of a dime, Michiya grows serious.

"Well loss of electricity is manageable. What isn’t manageable is low oxygen! The threat of hypoxemia is very real, and very scary! No panicking, as hyperventilating can make it worse! You can restrict the oxygen in your blood and even in your tissues! The first thing that would be prioritized is the oxygen situation! Finding a low ground opening like a window or a door might be a good starting point, if the air is only being restricted in a building! Also medical kits for breathing apparatuses would also be a go-to way to start!" 

He chuckles. 

"No starting fires to light the way, either! That’s no good!" 

“Tell us about a time you experienced failure, and what you learned from that moment.”

Michiya stares at the screen for a moment. Pale green eyes dig into the computer screen, almost begging for the interview to be over. He doesn’t fail, and if he does fail, he certainly doesn’t like to share that he does. He leans back in his seat, idly circling around on its wheels. A lightbulb goes off above his head as he straightens up, nodding excitedly at the screen once again. 

"This one time, I was part of a robotics team! We were doing these vicious cage matches against the opposing team! I was so proud of the bot I created! I named him Beepo…" 

Michiya sighs with nostalgia.

"Anyways! Beepo was the littlest runt of his whole entire bot family! He only had two small spikes on his front… He was very small, and very very sad. He lost his first battle! It was brutal, as he was torn to shreds! I cried for, like, three hours. But!" 

He spins once more for dramatic pause. 

"We have to break things down to build them back up! Better and bigger and stronger! So that’s what I did! I went back to the drawing board! I took the internal pieces of my baby Beepo and made him strong. I reinforced his body with scraps I found at the junkyard! I even built him a sawblade to protect himself! When the next battle rolled around, my Beepo was no longer little! He was big Beepo! And he destroyed, like, three bots!" 

He sits back, crossing his arms with a passionate nod. 

"When I fail, all that means is you’ve been given the chance to rebuild. Everything has a chance to be salvaged! Even a high schooler’s tinker toys." 

Michiya felt satisfied with his final answer, and he gives the briefcase another wave. 

"Thank you for this opportunity! You know I’m a rearin’ to go over here! I also have a resume if you need me to send that too! Oooh! Also! I can lick my elbow! And I know three languages! Oh! I also know how to survive in the woods aloneee!" 

“Thank you for your response. Please return this case by the same means it was delivered to you. We of course have already covered the cost of delivery. Should you be chosen for the program, you will be hearing from us soon.”

Michiya reaches out carefully, closing the case once the message had concluded. His toothy grin softened as he sighed with satisfaction. If they didn’t hire him, they would be fools! 

We’ll both become gods.

all i do is think about the trio and get sad

“OH!!!! LOOKIE HERE!!! A teenie tiny gemmie!!!” There was a long, drawn-out sigh as I made my way over to where Ametrine had hauled themself away to. Just what were they planning? With Seraphinite in such danger, too? “Look!! See? This!!! This is a Mica!” They pointed to a small clump on the floor, little flickers of light reflecting off of it. “We’re going to use that for practice?” “Do you want to be killed?” “Well, no. However,” I used one of the knives given to me and gave the mica a gentle strike. It crumpled up on the floor like a dead bug. “This is a horrible subject you’ve given. However, it...is quite an odd one.” “Hm?” “Well, all of the messed up gems are supposedly partially formed bits of beings like us, yet… Something wrong happens along the way. Wouldn’t you imagine them to be a lot...larger?” “Well, Mica is kinda flaky, isn’t it?” “...We may have angered a bunch of tiny Mica, then.” “See! That’s threatening! I told you I knew what I was doing!” “You never said anything of the sort.” “Hey, Demmie?” “Hm?” “Shut up.” It was said in a joking fashion, and, I’ll admit, it was a little funny. I found reason to smile as the other couldn’t help but burst into laughter. What a curious fellow. Annoying, sure, and hopelessly reckless, but...something about it made them likable. Perhaps that was the opposing nature of having the thoughts of two gems speaking… I wasn’t inclined to ask. “Is it alright if I ask you something?” “Mhm, mhm!! Ask awayyy!”

“How did you meet him?” I gestured at the sleeping one, and I saw their smile fade. “Oh! I… didn’t really get to ‘meet’ him, so to speak...Savvy just told me he was there one day. They said they found him in someplace called the Chronicle looking for information about...artificially creating something? I don’t remember what, but they found him all beat up! He said that he was protecting some other small white gem… I’ve never heard of a gem that color, so I think he’s lying, haha!!!” The laugh was short-lived. “All I remember was walking into the room Savvy stored him in, and he looked...confused? Scared, even? I dunno why he looked like that… I still wonder why I remember it so clearly.” “That’s quite the story… I don’t really think I know why he was so scared, either.” I sighed, my gaze planted on Seraphinite. “...You met him before he was fixed up, too.” “Yeah! Savvy told me that he really liked not having all this, so they tried to give him as little as possible!” “Then he must have had major injuries.” Poor thing, having to live with something that isn’t part of himself. I hadn’t realized such a phrase got Ametrine to pause their walking, so I turned back to face them.

“Is something on your mind?” “...He didn’t have major injuries…” “What?” “Last I remember, they were-” They keeled over, noises of pain emanating from them. “Dammit… I think something is close by!!” Now that they said it, I realized that I also seemed to be experiencing pain. “...We should hide.” “N-No, we don’t need to!!! Phantom...uh...they said we needed to suppress it as best as we could!” “Mm…” Seems that even seraph stirred from this, holding his head. “What’s happening…?” “Bad things!!! Bad, bad things!!! Uh!! Demmie, I hope you learned how to use those small stabbie blades!” “I did not-” “Well! That’s just dandy, isn’t it?” I wanted to reply back, but couldn’t. All I could do was stare at the figure before us. They were… mostly human, to my surprise. They just seemed a little misshapen, so...why were we all getting head pains? “Sorry to give you such a scare! Hehe…” There was a nervous giggle from them. “I just...don’t know why there are people here! It’s rare we get a visitor, even more, rare that it’s people like you!” “Well, yea, we’re just passing through to get to this...guy named Topaz, I think.” “Ah! He uses this route as a gatekeeper to his own place, so that makes sense. You’re going in the completely wrong direction.” “I told you this was a bad idea, Ametrine.” “W-Well! Shush!” They huffed, pouting and looking away. “We don’t even know if we can trust this guy!” “Who else do you have to trust in a wasteland like this?” They retorted, seeming a little hurt to be thought of in such a manner. “W-Well...I...Ok, yeah, I don’t know. But still, everything that grows here usually becomes a monster! And you… You look kinda like one!” “I’m a special case. There wasn’t a large enough deposit to create anything larger by drawing in materials…”

“Then, that makes you a gem that’s harder to grow?” “Nah, just given no space to do anything like that! The others, though...” They went over to the orange trees, which, upon closer inspection, were just big pieces of stalactic amber, “They’re in here. Amber is an easy means of encasing gems for the thousands of years they need to take form.” “Yet, you speak of this place as if it’s dangerous?” Ametrine looked around at all the forestry. “...But, there’s so many of those!!! There’s no way there could be that many!” Such a statement was met with a smile, but no words would reply to them as the new figure turned away. “Come along. It is my understanding that nobody found you?” “Well-” “Yep!!! Nobody found us! Not one!!!” I looked at the small one in utter disbelief, and they seemed...nervous? Why? “You’re not very good at lying. Now, tell me, who did you see?” “We believe it to be a small piece of mica.” “Another yellow gem? What are they doing out here…?” They uttered some other words to themself, none of which I even cared about. “Well...let’s just hope that we don’t run into it again, hm?” And to that, a nervous chuckle would follow. “I’d hate to get violent… S-Sure, I can be, but… It’s not what I’d like to do. I’m not even that strong on my own, haha!!” “Then...just what are you?” They spared a glance back at me when I asked such a question, flakes of iron sparkling on their cheeks. “I feel like someone as smart as yourself should know what I am.” their eyes went over to the one in Ametrine’s hold, their expression softening. “Plated… a terrible fate must have befallen him.” They seemed to think further on this, a bit of worry present before they sighed. “Y-You’re sure you wish to take him to Topaz?” “Just for a quick little peek, we prommy!!!” “...sure, sure, I’ll hold you to it!” They seemed rather forward about us not being there at all...but for what? Nobody has really thought of harming us aside from the corrupt. As we made our way to the entrance, Seraph had started to wake up a little more, remaining so in Ametrine’s arms. He didn’t speak- did he wish not to walk? Was this what it was all about? As rude as it was, it was also somehow pitiful. “The correct way of getting through here is uh...y’know...following the path.” Once they said that, I shot a glance at Ametrine, who seemed confused as to why I did so. How could they already have forgotten that they were the one that led us away from where we were going?! “Well, this is going to take a long while to walk through… And, Topaz really loves to say that this place is treacherous, but it’s really only due to the beasts that exist if they stray from this path. I’m lucky I got you three in time, hm?” “...I remember…” “Huh?” The unknown figure looked at the one who spoke. Oddly enough, it was Seraph. Did everyone just...forget things at the drop of a hat only to conveniently remember it when the time called for it? “...I don’t know how I forgot this place, but...I’ve been here. Many times. I'm unsure if this situation will resolve without...turmoil.”

as a child, Prompto once asked if he could bake a cake for Noctis tomorrow (on his best friend's birthday) but since Cor never made a cake in his life (he took cooking classes for meals! classes for bread! classes for pastries! fOR THE LOVE OF LUCIS HOW DID HE FORGET ABOUT CAKES) so he stayed up all night, sitting in front of the laptop Prompto convinced him to get & showed him the bare basics, watching cake making videos on Moogletube he thought Prom woke up at night until he saw the sun up

[From papa Cor cooks for Prommy]

*SCREECHING*

Y   E   S 

YES TO THIS ENTIRE SCENARIO ♡

Prompto took the “mom I need a (X) for tomorrow” to a whole new level, ahahahahah! ｡ﾟ(TヮT)ﾟ｡

There’s kids that need a pen for tomorrow. There’s kids that need an USB for tomorrow’s class and it’s 11 pm. There’s kids that need a new notebook.

Then there’s Prompto who NEEDS A HOMEMADE CAKE. ｡ﾟ(TヮT)ﾟ｡

Well he doesn’t NEED it, but...well, we know our dear Cor. Not really knowing the meaning of the word ‘Limits’. There’s NONE to him, he either goes GIANT or NOWHERE AT ALL. Son wants to make a homemade cake for his best friend? YOU CAN SURE BET YOUR GODDAMN ASS THAT THEY’RE GOING TO MAKE THAT CAKE, JESUS.

“ (he took cooking classes for meals! classes for bread! classes for pastries! fOR THE LOVE OF LUCIS HOW DID HE FORGET ABOUT CAKES)“

AHAHAHSHSAJDHSADJHFAJHSDHAHAHASHDASHDAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

I LOST MY SHIT AT THAT PART OHMYGOD AHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAH｡ﾟ(TヮT)ﾟ｡

I imagine him FREAKING OUT in cosmical measures, made a paranoid and anxious mess, walking in circles and pulling what little hair he has out like

“I took classes for meals! I took classes for BREAD! I took classes for PASTRIES!”  *grabbing Clarus by the shirt*  “CLARUS I TOOK FUCKING CLASSES FOR CUPCAKES, HOW DID I FORGET ABOUT CAKES”  *shakili sobbing* “CLARUS HOW DID I FORGET ABOUT CAKES, CAKES ARE ESSENTIAL, CLARUS THERE IS A CAKE FOR LITERALLY A DAY EVERY YEAR IN AT LEAST ONE CHILD’S STUPID BIRTHDAY, HOW DID I FORGET ABOUT STUPID FUCKING GODDAMN CAKES!?!?!?” 

I am not sure if Cor is taking the Drama Queen crown to a new cosmical level or if he’s just having a stress breakdown｡ﾟ(TヮT)ﾟ｡

THIS SCENARIO IS SUPER SWEET, THOUGH.

1. Prommy teaching Cor the basics to Moogletub, did I understand that? BECAUSE THAT’S SO SWEET, awkward “technology confuses me and I’m just thirty-two” Cor is STUPIDLY, INCREDIBLY, MEGA ADORABLE.   Tiny seven year old Prommy teaching Cor to use Moogletub in the laptop, and then Cor like “Okay, son, you- give me a moment and I’ll handle it in a sec. Alright?” and Prommy thanks him and leave, and Cor puts on videos to guide himself in the kitchen for the cake.

2. Cor actually watching a ka-lot of Moogletube videos to learn to make a cake specifically and solely because his son asked him for a cake :’)   HAS A BETTER AND MORE PURE DAD THAN COR EVER EXISTED ANSWER IS NO COR IS AN ANGEL OF A DAD OKAY, HE BEST DAD HE NEEDS AN AWARD

It’s super sweet, seriously! Cor taking the time and effort and putting all his focus into learning through videos just to make a cake, when he’s entirely clueless on it, just for little Prommy. SO SWEET UGH.

3. He stayed up all night for it? :’3

Honestly it’s hilarious at first, BUT THE FLUFFY IMAGES KEEP COMING TO MY HEAD, AND I’M DYING.

Cor is there at the kitchen, finishing the decoration of the cake and celebrating on his own, when tiny Prom appears at the door. He’s, of course, in his blue and white with yellow chocobo drawings pajamas, rubbing his eye, and staring at Cor in absolute shock.

“Prompto” Cor says in a murmur, surprised. “What are you doing here, my boy? It’s like 11, you should be in bed.”

“11?” Prommy asks, eyes wide. “Dad, it’s not that late. See, it’s seven.”

“Sev-?” Cor started asking because he thought more time had passed? Oh well at least it’s earlier than- wait a minute  “In the morning?”

“Yeah. I have to leave for school in an hour, dad. Did you sleep, papa? You look so tired. Did I keep you awake? :’(”

Somehow, Cor reassured him it wasn’t his fault, did the morning routine, and left Prommy at school. He usually lets him take the bus, but boy is carrying with a birthday cake so better stay safe there. Prommy thanks him like Cor just saved the entire world before leaving for school, BASICALLY ROCKETING HIS WAY INTO IT BECAUSE OMG HE’S SO EXCITED THIS IS THE BEST CAKE THAT HAS EVER EXISTED, NOCT WILL LOVE IT I AM  E C S T A T I C *UNINTELLIGIBLE PROMPTO SCREECHING*

Cor drives away, goes into the Citadel, prepared for work. 

The plan was that Mr. Scientia would pick both Noct and Prommy from school and to the Citadel, and Prompto runs to papa’s office as soon as he’s there because HE HAS TO THANK PAPA AGAIN, NOCT LOVED THE CAKE SO MUCH IT WAS THE BEST CAKE EVER, LOOK I SAVED A PIECE FOR YOU TOO, DAD, HGFDKASDKJLSDF

But as soon as Prommy bursts into his office, it’s like he walks into a wall and he stays there frozen and silent.

Cor, of course, is asleep on his desk. :’)

Prompto’s just 7, but heck does he understand. He knows that Cor stayed up all night just to make the cake, didn’t complain, even attended work without having slept! And honestly WHAT A MAN, I want to be like my dad one day ohmygod he’s so hard working and wants to make me happy and I LOVE HIM SO MUCH ASDJDSFD

So even though Prommy was SUPER EXCITED about hanging and playing with Cor, all that he does is grab a blanket that was around from previous day when Prom insisted he slept there until dad was finished with some papers, climbed onto the desk, and covered Cor with it. It’s not particularly cold, but blankets have the power to scare nightmares away (Cor told him that, so IT’S TRUE, SHUT UP).

“You sleep, papa, I won’t tell the king” Prommy whispers. And then he gives a little kiss to Cor’s head. “Thank you for the cake, papa. You’re the best.”

And that’s how Prommy leaves to play with his friends somewhere else, while Cor sleeps on his desk because he spent the previous night making a cake not for the prince, but for his son so he could gift it to his friend.

PS: the king knows, he just decides to pretend he doesn’t. Don’t tell Prompto :’)