if i had a nickel for every time a super european gay singer wrote a song whose title is meant to calm my anxiety i’d have two nickels, which isn’t a lot but it’s weird that it happened twice
have some grian sketches while i'm trying to convince myself that it's okay to draw just for the process itself. not everything has to be perfect and meaningful!
kicking my feets. what does a boy have to do to sit in someones lap and get a little squirmy and whiny because their hands are wandering only to get shushed with kisses and held Firmly but gently because they've got me, so be a good boy and relax and sit still
anyone who knows me irl knows my ISAT brainrot has been unreal so huge thanks to @insertdisc5 for inspiring me to draw fanart
two versions because i couldn't make up my mind
(cordoned off over explaining)
okay okay so the colorful one in particular is inspired by the cover art for MIKA's Life in Cartoon Motion, which is the album that has Relax, Take it Easy in it. which is ALSO in Siffrin's character playlist on spotify, and is also by the same reasoning the song i've been playing over and over basically ever since i heard it.
also also inspired by????? the nebulous canonization of colors in isat yo where did they GO ???
okay wait laughingstock concept Incoming: so im imagining some of the neighbors (maybe Julie & Frank) noticing that Barnaby & Howdy are a lil fruity, yk yk. and Julie's like damn, i guess we have to play matchmaker here.
so naturally they wind up getting the whole neighborhood involved. everybody's a wingman here. Poppy's dropping hints when Howdy drops off groceries, Wally is constantly asking Barnaby to go get him things from the bodega, etc etc. Howdy and Barnaby are facing this sudden change in town-wide behavior with slight concern and bemusement
eventually - lets say Julie, Sally, and Wally - get Barnaby into the bodega and then abruptly leave like "don't have too much fun without us you two *wink wink nudge nudge*". once they're gone (read: very obviously hiding outside & watching through the window) Barnaby & Howdy turn to each other like:
Barnaby: you think we should tell them we're already married?
Howdy: let them have their fun - they'll figure it out eventually