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Mixed my two favourite things lol, the symbolism is crazy

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Delulu is the solulu

I wanted to draw a « what if » Stargoth was official and lovey dovey AND Nox was there to see Chase in his wonderful outfit (it suit him so well it’s literally perfect.)

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some whiteboard and magma doodles

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(WIP) foxboy buddy thing is gonna be the death of me

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I’ve had this idea since season 1, but now that we’ve officially met Violet, I feel like I was truly able to channel her Diva Energy lol.

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ipad wallpapers i forgot to post 😭

also, i have a pinterest for my 20+ wallpapers now! same username, aishiteneko :3 ps. there's a couple wallpapers on pinterest i haven't posted here 💖

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season 2 finale predictions

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« s'il te plaît... apprivoise-moi ! »

« on risque de pleurer un peu si l'on s'est laissé apprivoiser »

this crossover has been bouncing around in my mind like a dvd screen ever since compote mentioned the little prince ;;;

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Alright chat, the flip flop is free now, I CAN SHARE MY THEORY.

This started as a vague crack theory but it spiralled and now I have tangible evidence and a thought process and have spent the last week going INSANE but most of the theory rests on one stupid detail---namely, the brand of this mysterious keyholder's flip-flop---that I couldn't share until now.

This theory is---and hear me out---

Before he was a key, Buddy was actually a fictional storybook character turned real.

WARNING: Long, only vaguely coherent rambling and Inco going insane.

Okay I know you're like "wtf are you on about" so just. just. just hear me out pls

To understand this theory we need a little bit of context, which means talking about:

The Elephant Book

"The Elephant Book" is an unfinished comic that Punko worked on before Cinderella Boy or Stagtown. It is a story about two characters who learn the secrets of a hidden organization, called Artifax... secrets that have to do with beloved fictional characters who become real because of readers' love for them. I don't want to spoil too much of it, but I highly recommend giving it a read if you like theorizing about Cinderella Boy. You can get it on her store here as an eBook. It got cancelled before the plot could be fully realized, but here's the thing---Punko has said that The Elephant Book informs Cinderella Boy.

This in itself is intruiging, but what is most fascinating to me---and here is where the flip-flop comes in, LMAO---is one particular plot point.

Again, I don't want to give away too much of the Elephant Book because it's a fantastic story. However, it does feature one part about one book character in particular---Alice, from Alice in Wonderland.

A book character who attempted to enter the "real world" through a looking glass---through a mirror.

And if you take a look at this mysterious keyholder's flip-flop...

IT SAYS ALIC[E].

here me out im not insane here me out

This looks like just a normal brand to me, nothing that has any plot significance. So it's important to ask, why then was it included? Why would Punko include a fictional brand as detailing on a random item of clothing... unless maybe, it was a reference? A jaded, non-diegetic callback to another "Alice" from a different, dropped story...

This leads me to believe that this mystery keyholder was once a storybook character, and has since been greeted into the real world.

I don't know how, but one theory I have is that maybe, to avoid a hassle, Ex Libris may take book characters and turn them real with magic to use as henchmen.

HEAR ME OUT

These people would be untracable; they would have no documents or papers, and nobody from the real world would miss them.

Their memories could be erased or modified so that they do not realize this is their history. They could be amnesic, or remember a false previous life before working for Ex Libris.

They would be easier to control because of this. Ex Libris could manipulate them because they would have qualities that would stop them from fitting into normal life; Ex Libris would feel like the only place they "belonged".

If the keys and their magic exists---and we've seen Violet and Buddy have a spell page---why couldn't this magic be plausible?

Now hear me out even more: Buddy used to be one of them.

I HAVE REASONS.

1. Words n stuff

Weird that Buddy only has one name, or that it doesn't seem to match the other keys.

That's---an underwhelming first point. Uh. That's all. Food for thought.

OH AND ALSO, "Ex Libris" means "from the library of". Could be referring to people who work with them being LITERALLY from books.

2. Dialogue

Perhaps this statement is more literal than we thought. Perhaps in Buddy's "home book", he was a villainous character.

Almost like all three of those phrases apply to him.

3. THE MIRRORS GUYS THE MIRRORS OH MY GOD

Buddy has been seen with plenty of mirror symbolism. Particularly in Dreams by Night:

Reflections show story characters, we know this.

But also, when Buddy escapes through the mirror (like Alice through the looking glass, in The Elephant Book)...

THE GLASS IS CURVED.

But we saw the mirror, the mirror is flat. We know the dreams are supposed to be extremely symbollic...

So what if the mirror is meant to symbolize more of a portal, from one world---a fictional world---to a real one?

...okay thats all i have for now that was kinda underwhelming.

I PROMISE IM NOT INSANE I PROMISE IM MORE COHERENT WHEN IM NOT EXHAUSTED LIKE I AM RIGHT NOW

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Charcoal fanart for the incredible and gut wrenching fic In Sepia by Jaistashu ♥️ Buddy my beautiful tortured boy, I'm sorry for everything Jai put you through

The scene from Chapter 6 is under the cut:

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Buddy magazine cover I did for the zine!! Remind me to never draw cars again…

Huge props to Wistalia and the zine team!! This project has been wonderful to work on and see flourish.

Zine comes out in an hour and a half!! ✨

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Hi I am a big fan of your work and I was wondering if you could draw buddy as a merman but make him a fighting fish? If not ots okay <3

I’ll try to do all the request you all have send me

I start with one perfect for mermay 🫧

Now I’m returning to make my own webcomic 🫠

See you next week for another fanart of Cinderella boy! ✨✨✨

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some key sibling shenanigans <3 these boys will do anything their sister asks (valid, I would too)

credits to the fan discord for the idea <3

reference under the cut

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forehead kiss. ✨

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Little forehead kiss for an art collab in the Patreon server!! I've grown very fond of drawing him like this, he's just a silly little fella 😭💖

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I’ve unlocked this new interest and now it’s all over my brain like a parasite set on destroying me

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dreams by night sketch vs final

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My first try at drawing Buddy! And first time trying to post fan art here TvT. I came up with new outfit for him.

So exited for 2ed season!!!