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When you have several writing prompts you want to finish but OOOOOOO there's this shiny new idea, hello thereeeeeee :3

Needless to say I'm sticking to what I said I was gonna do and answer the 50 Narinder questions before I move on to more AUs

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turns out I never posted this so...

here you go!

I wonder what the bet was though, hmm

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"Bang. Now, let's take this from the top. Who do you think you are?"

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50 narinder questions

1. When did your Narinder aquire the Red Crown? Was he born into the role or did the crown choose him for a particular reason?

2. Why does the red crown find him worthy as a bearer?

3. What did his childhood look like? Did he live with the other crown bearers?

4. Does the Red Crown give him any unique powers such as the power of rot (a la TROD AU)?

5. How did he feel about Shamura pre-exile?

6. How about post exile?

7. Which sibiling was his favorite? Least favorite?

8. What weapon did he use prior to exile?

9. Do you have headcanons about who his witnesses or ‘bosses’ would be pre-exile? If so, who are they?

10. Did Narinder take any lovers before his exile?

11. How did Narinder feel about his priests, witnesses, and followers?

12. Does he have a dedicated meow button?

13. Does your Narinder have any unique features?

14. Is he based on any particular breed of cat such as a puma or a British shorthair?

15. Describe his fur. Is it unkempt? Well-groomed? Curly? Kept short?

16. Is, and I cannot stress this enough, his tail so, so fluffy?

17. How ears is he on a scale of 1-10? (This is not a typo)

18. Was he born with his third eye or did he gain it later from the crown?

19. Any notable scars post-exile other than around his wrists?

20. Did your Narinder have any disabilities prior to his exile?

21. Does he have any new disabilities upon being spared?

22. How does he pass the time in exile?

23. Are the kits, Aym and Baal, really his children?

24. How does he feel towards Aym and Baal? Ambivalent? Caring? Annoyed?

25. Why does he wear the veil? Or does he forgo it entirely?

26. How and when was the prophecy that he would rebel against the others revealed?

27. How did the others react to this prophecy before it happened?

28. Did he feel doomed by the prophecy? Relieved? Offended? Vindicated?

29. What exact rebellious act got him chained in the first place?

30. What are some of the biggest emotions he feels about being chained?

31. Deep down.. does he agree that it was necessary?

32. Does he have any remorse for harming his sibilings? If so, does he ever show it?

33. Does he care that an entire species and culture was ended because of him?

34. What was his first impression of the lamb?

35. When did he realize the lamb might turn against him? Was he blind to it until it happened or did he have a gut feeling long before then?

36. Does/Did he enjoy the lamb’s visits?

37. How does he feel about the lamb after being spared?

38. Does he support or partake in cannibalism?

39. Does he take a lover other than the lamb after being spared? If so, describe them!

40. What is his biggest struggle after being spared? Fitting in with the cult? Seeing the lamb’s face daily? Chronic pain?

41. Does your Nari use any pronouns besides he/him? If so, what ones?

42. Was he born male, female, intersex, or do you have no opinion on his sex?

43. Does he ever wear jewelry or makeup?

44. Has he ever used catnip? If so, what happened?

45. Is identity kept a secret from the cult? If so, do any of the followers recognize who he really is?

46. Describe his personality.

47. Is he shy about any topics? Does he enjoy talking about anything in particular?

48. Does he ever rethink the concept of sacrificing followers now that he is one?

49. Is his favorite food anything other than fish? If so, what is it?

50. Free headcanon space!

Back by… well no demand actually but 1400 notes made me think y’all might be interested, so come get your cat-lore-generating questions.

And please! If you reblog from someone, send that person an ask. It’s ask meme courtesy.

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Happy April 1st everyone!

As we all know, today is the day of jokes and foolery, however-!

It literally also marks the anniversary of the very first comic that I made in a composition notebook in high school, based around Among Us, being tossed into the burn barrel while my family has a fire going.

That is NOT a joke, this is something that I actually did in high school, and the funniest thing is no one ever really believes me because it was done on April Fools

Shout-out to that comic, gone with the wind but forever in my heart

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a little wip for something kinda silly (not really, I just think it's silly because I know the context)

also hi! I'm not dead

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I dunno if this technically counts as hyperpop, but I just adore that style and wanted to try my hand at it!!

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it's my birthday, so I went to Texas Roadhouse, got me some chicken and mashed potatoes, and halfway through me eating, the menu thing that also lists the table number got launched (on accident) by the bus person just doing their job and cleaning the table near mine

like it legit hopped over the benches and STRAIGHT on my foot

they didn't even notice so I sat with 2 of those things on my table until my waitress

and I was struggling not to laugh cause I got anxious about it but also- IT HIT MY FOOT LIKE A DIRECT SHOT UNDER THE TABLE HOW--???

anyways, I'll take that as my birthday miracle

ALSO-- Praise, Devotion, Worship chapter 1 will be uploaded between Dec. 25th and 31st

hopefully :3

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hi, have something from the silly cat RP group! that I will not be naming! but I'm very proud of it, regardless of the missing context and writing piece I did for it!

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Hi there! Haven't posted in a bit, I've been-

CW: Major character death, Nightmares

"You're the best thing that's come from my wretched existence." Narinder's voice wavered as Lamb kept their hands pressed to his side. No ichor dripped past their dark fingers, only red blood. Mortal blood. "I couldn't have ever hoped that you'd surpass me as the god of death, but I'm sure you will."

"Shut up. Narinder you don't get to say things like that when-" A hand brushed against Lamb's cheek and something inside of them shattered. "Please. Please you can't just die. You've managed to make it through everything else, why now? Why when everything is finally going right for us."

Lamb bowed their head, resting it against the black cat's chest. They took little comfort in the uneven rise and fall. It was weaker than it should've been, ever had been, a signal that Narinder's time was coming to a close. Now red eyes squeezed themselves shut. No. Narinder wouldn't die here. They'd find some way to bring him back, even if he'd sworn that the resurrection ritual wouldn't work, Lamb would try. They had to try.

"Death is not fair, Lamb, you know this well by now. It need not make sense. Much like mortal dreams, it's confusing, sometimes it's terrifying, and others it's a comfort, but it always comes to an end." Narinder let out a rattling laugh, hand tangling itself into the woolly head resting on him. "But gods don't dream, Lamb. They have visions of what is to come, the future that they're being led to. And just like sheep to the slaughter, they let these prophecies push them, force them right towards the outcome they want least to happen. Five becomes four, becomes three, becomes two, becomes one, becomes nothing."

The hand laying on the back of their head suddenly yanked Lamb up. Forced to stare as three fully golden eyes gazed down at them. The sheep was frozen.

"Yet sacrificial beast, take heed; for a Crown cannot sit upon two brows."

Narinder leaned forward, ignoring the giant gash in his side as if it wasn't there, and smiled oh so sweetly at Lamb. Something burned in the back of their throat as his face remained calm.

"Oh, you damned Lamb, ascended to Godhood in my place. I've been defeated yet my powers still remain. Between us they must choose their final resting place. Flowing from me into you is the natural course of things set in motion. You cannot undo what you've done. All that you can do is accept what fate has decided, and then, maybe a different outcome will be shown."

When Lamb had started to cry, they didn't know. One second they were holding Narinder's side, then the next, they were alone. The rushing sound of wind twisting around them was their only company as the image of Darkwood wavered, melting away to reveal the Gateway. Only this Gateway was different. Instead of the large black feline shackled, kneeling with his guardians standing nearby, there was a white one instead. The chains and crosses and piles of remains seemed like they hadn't changed, but the person stuck in this jail had. Narinder's blood still stained their fingers.

Lamb went to take a hesitant step off of the stone they were standing on. There shouldn't be anyone left in the Gateway, not after Lamb had freed Narinder and resurrected Aym and Baal. Yet there was a white cat, hunched over, cradling something in their palms. As soon as their hoof touched the cool sand, the deity's head snapped to look at them with a look Lamb couldn't figure out. Not when they were sent hurdling from the moment, everything fading to black, the words that the other yelled nothing more than a muffled shout in their ears.

"My Lamb! It's almost time for the morning sermon! Are you almost ready? You haven't eaten yet either so I brought you some berry porridge if you're hungry." A familiar voice echoed in the otherwise empty temple. Martin. The morning sermon. How long had they slept for?

How could all of that just be a dream?

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I had the honor to work on some track art for the In Medias Res album! had an absolute blast!

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I uhm

I may or may not go a little overboard when making character outfit references

Most of this is really - not useful? because when am I going to need to know what the goat looks like with its gauntlets and cape, but not the underclothes??

Truly, truly I only need the base, each individual piece, and then all of them combined, I didn't have to run through every combination but I did

ANYWAY! GOAT! FOR YOU!

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Fun Fact:

You get snippets of my fanfic hidden in doodles if you can manage to read my chicken scratch cursive...

And tilt the screen...

And zoom in SUPER close...

But they're definitely there!

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 🖍️ When did you start drawing? Do you remember?

Well...

I think like a lot of artists, I started drawing when I was really young. Like- too young to really remember my first drawings. As far as I remember, I've always drawn, or doodled, but if I really wanted to I could always ask my mom if she remembered.

I know that I started to take art more seriously in middle school though. 12-13 was a crazy time for me discovering that being an artist could be a career, and ultimately that's still my end goal, but it's been a pretty steady part of my life since then for sure. I remember especially when I got my first SketchBook and I was drawing in it, throwing paint at it, and honestly just misusing the poor thing. I still have it to this day!

I flip through it and laugh at my old art sometimes. Fondly, of course, cuz if it wasn't for those drawings, I wouldn't have been able to progress to where I am today.

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So, a little fun fact about this doodle page, I made this when I woke up on election day

I didn't know that it was, I had just woken up and didn't bother to check the date, but the vibe was there

After finding out what day it was I didn't want to post this, I was going to let it stay buried in my notebook and continue on like nothing happened, but I don't think I can do that

This is a small message for others who also live in America, we are going to outlive that man. The next four years are going to suck most likely and things are going to get really really hard for a lot of people. I cannot say anything that hasn't already been said by a dozen other people, but we are going to get through this. We are going to dig in our heels, become thorns in everyone's sides, and we're going to survive.

I'm safe myself and I hope you all are as well. I ask that people share resources with others when they can and please try and focus on the things in your life that you have control over. It's going to be hard but once we're through this, we're going to be okay. Probably. I'm not able to tell the future but we at least aren't going down without a fight.

Stay safe, take the time off that you need, and try to hang in there.

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GOAT!!

Could I trouble you all with some Goat?

(Sorry, the Goat is currently under construction at this moment! Here, have a cookie instead in the meantime! Or, feel free to share your Goat! OKAY BYE-)

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Could I trouble you all with some Goat?

(Sorry, the Goat is currently under construction at this moment! Here, have a cookie instead in the meantime! Or, feel free to share your Goat! OKAY BYE-)