#12 year old me would be so proud of me

[tired-old-men]

Dude where was this blog when I was 12? I was obsessed with the Brotherhood so much I had the whole family tree memorized. I would info dump at the drop of a hat. I would be so feral about these sad old men and no one- not my family, my friends, or even my dogs- understood what the FUCK I was even talking about so eventually I just shut up and stopped thinking about it. And then my dash is full of Knuckles and now I’m like *gasp* “THE SAD OLD MAN CLUB!” and then you are just here??? Talking about this thing that I literally thought no one except me cared about??? Hello??? Shall we have a spring wedding???

MY BROTHER IN ECHIDNA I FEEL YOU ON A METAPHYSICAL LEVEL!!! I have never connected so hard to an ask in my life. I was hella obsessed with these guys in my teens! I knew their family tree by heart, knew their lore inside and out, I doodled Edmund and Dimitri in my science notes in class constantly, shit these guys lived rent free in my brain with how much I daydreamed about them! I might have had like 3 people tops on deviantart at the time that I could even talk to about these guys, who actually knew who they were and even made art and content for them.

Then came a period of time I ended up leaving the sonic fandom entirely, probably a mixture of being made to feel discouraged in liking my interest from my offline peers and family (back when liking Sonic din't made you a cool kid but a target) as well as getting hyperfixated on other things I just... moved on sadly. It wasn't until last year I want to say, that I stumbled upon @julie-su's art and realized that it was made in recent year, that I got genuinely excited for these guys and the sonic fandom again. You can also imagine my subsequent heartbreak when I found out about the Ken Penders lawsuit and how all of these beloved characters ended up... But as the saying goes if you want something done right you gotta do it yourself! Got sad that there's no more art of these dudes time to make some! It's how I ended up coming back to tumblr and getting to meet more echidna loving individuals and honestly I wouldn't go back not one bit. I'm sad that I feel like I missed out on the Archie comic fandom era back when the comics were still publishing, but I'm glad to be making up some lost time by indulging in the grandpa gang with my online buds. I can't imagine my life without these sad old dudes living rent free in my mind, they keep me entertained, they make me laugh, and bring me much comfort. It makes me so happy to see fans of these guys and new content being made for them just get me so fucking excited and happy.

Most of the time making content for them seems like I am screaming into a void considering how obscure they can be. But in the end, I don't I think I have had more fun creating art and writing than when I started drawing them again. In a way I keep them alive in my memories through my works and that makes me happy. I know the few that know and love these characters also love to see them still around, and have been big inspirations for me to create my own stories and headcanons for these characters and I will forever be grateful for them enriching my life with their creativity. Always a delight to meet someone that loves these tired old men as much as me, your comment literally made my day! Thank you for being awesome and for even liking my works, It really means a lot to know theres still love out there for these characters. I'm always happy to chat with a fellow guardian fan so please don't be a stranger! Besides, we have to frolic down the hills of Angel Island in the eve of our honeymoon~

[hansoeii]

painted my first love thorin oakenshield

[miammey]

I am cringe, but I am free

I just kept seeing Aphmau’s content show up on my fyp and stuff and gave in

[unidentifiedflyingorganism]

Let's take ibuprofen together 👍

[aropride]

this website is like if five thousand people could read my diary

[fuckspn]

sam told john "you did your best" and i whisper-screamed into the void of my empty apartment NO HE DIDN'T

[rosie-lav-art]

I didn't have an Anime Drawings phase as a kid, so I get to start at Middle School Level as a 27 year old 😭 at least I can only go up from here!

Please recommend a blorbo or two of yours for me to draw. I need to practice!!!!! I have so many years of practice to catch up on before I find a style I can do easily/consistently 😭

[attaboy-art]

return to form

(alfendi design inspired by @/teenytinyapprentice !)

[paranorahjones]

22? And that’s the best you could do? I’d point and laugh if a 12 year old had made that, but for someone your age? I almost pity you.

HAAA the timing of me discovering this in the midst of some very sweet anon love could not have been funnier XD

Thank you for this, I now have the motivation I need to go make some more ugly ass drawings when I get home from work. I've had a ton of ideas on the back burner but I haven't had anyone to spite in so long. I've missed you 🥹

In case anyone's curious, this is the horrible abomination that my beloved hater is so mad about.

[there-will-be-a-way]

It's wild growing up as a socially awkward child with little friends and then becoming popular in literally every group setting as an adult

[foralwaysandforever]

not me ordering the mysterious benedict society puzzle book to cope AND because i get to prove i'm just as smart as the target audience (12 year olds) <3

[ayumistudies]

So I got a 96% on my astronomy final and I am really thrilled about that, but I’m also so sad the class is over 🥺 I went into it fully expecting to struggle but I came out of it with an A and having become weirdly emotional about how beautiful space is lol

[youmustfixyourheartt]

i am going to my first pride tomorrow holy shit

[snixx]

IN MY MAKING FRIENDS ERA

[ofstoriesandstardust]

being an overachiever is applying to stanford and brown and convincing yourself you have a chance of getting in depsite the fact that they have a 3.9 and 5.5 percent acceptance rate respectively

[queerbuckleys]

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