#I've been on an Invader Zim kick since

[badly-drawn-fresh]

Here is a Mini Moose for Fresh

He's perfect

[illusioncanthurtme--art]

Style experimentation feat. zim and dib (rough chronological order). This is the most fun I've had drawing in a long time!! Still kind of in shock over it.

This all started from Two Things: A.) I've been looking at animatics in preparation to make a ✨Portfolio✨, and B.) I saw some fanart that had me making heart eyes and I still can't stop looking at it.

When I first started this invader zim kick a couple months ago, I didn't think it was going to lead me down this path. I thought I was going to draw some of the characters in "my style", and eventually move onto something else. I don't know HOW it ended up being this sort of retrospective muse for me, where I'm challenging myself and trying new things. Maybe iz isn't the cause, maybe this would have happened regardless of what characters I was drawing. But here we are.

And I am so so so happy for it because I USED to draw like this all the time!!! This is what my sketchbook used to look like!! And somehow I just?? Forgot? That I could draw this way. That there wasn't anything stopping me. And that it would be so FUN. You can literally draw, and make the characters less detailed, but simultaneously more exaggerated and expressive, AND you can make more drawings in less time?? Ive always been a quantity over quality person when it comes to drawing, and i think its the animator in me that loves drawing like that. I was drawing all day yesterday. I didn't want to put the pencil down, and it's been a long time since I've felt that way about drawing. I had so much fun and I don't want to draw any other way ever again...That's just how I feel right now at least.

I swear, I probably come off as the most wishy washy person. First I messed around with zims design multiple times, now I'm inking stuff, now I'm drawing cartoonier. THIS IS NEW FOR ME I SWEAR... its been a long long time since ive let myself draw this way. I guess I just hadn't realized how much I was restricting myself.

Anyway, rough chronological order. The first adult dib page (second to last image) was actually the first one I drew. You can tell from the last page that I used the shapes n such from the kid dib on the older dib to make it look more like him. The big forehead is actually pretty crucial lol

[orbleglorb]

i am once again holding my hands out for you to talk about garages prequel

>:)

so i just realized i never talked about tillman and declan in the prequel. they're online friends with mike. they met on xbox live* when mike beat their asses in minecraft bedwars or some shit. and then tillman dmed mike with a vague threat. like.

t_hendersilly69: i know ur fucking cheating. you better STOP. my mom owns microsoft she'll kick your ass

gleefulgolem13: well that can't be right, because MY mom owns microsoft

t_hendersilly69: what.

t_hendersilly69: holy sit

t_hendersilly69: GLEEFULGOLEM13. MY LONG LOST BROTHER

gleefulgolem13: holy sit

t_hendersilly69: im telling our mom you're bullying me

and they've been friends ever since! declan and mike became friends thru tillman. they don't talk super often, but they'll play together maybe once a month. they convinced mike to download league of legends & he had it for 14 minutes before deleting it mid-match

some other lore that won't come up soon, but i want to share:

tot clark works at a small supermarket (like fred's, if you've ever been there. if not, then like walgreens or cvs, but if you made the pharmacy way less important). i didn't want to do the mummy interp. in this fic, tot is a kid that died and came back as a zombie like 20 minutes later. so everyone thinks they're still alive and they're desperately trying to hide that they're a zombie and have to, Iike, eat guts and brains to survive

shaquille torres is friends with derrick. shaq lives in seattle. he goes to school & works there but will sometimes drive down to visit derrick & co. their families are friends. shaq works at a record store/music shop in seattle

teddy works at a coffee shop. actually, teddy's just busy all the fucking time. he never gets to stop and just do nothing. his parents want him involved in every extracurricular possible and he physically doesn't know how to rest so he just keeps going. he's in all honors/AP classes also.

allison abbott is a scenmo kid & really loves invader zim. she loves mcr but claims that they're not "a real emo band," and whenever someone asks for a real emo band, she lists 5 bands nobody has heard of. she used to be a lot edgier but has toned down quite a bit. partially because she told teddy she wanted a coffee "as dark as her soul" and he just gave her a cup of irish cream with like a tablespoon of coffee in it, and there was no way she was coming back from that

i have siblings figured out for mike and derrick (and technically jaylen, but she's an only child). mike is the middle triplet and has an older and younger sister. so it's gabby (oldest sibling), ethan (older triplet), mike (middle triplet), phineas aka phin (younger triplet), and ava (youngest sibling). i've always headcanoned that mike has a large family and is sort of brushed to the side because he "doesn't have problems" (phin) or "isn't trying to get his start in the world" (gabby and ethan) or "literally ten years old" (ava). basically, always surrounded by people but still lonely. derrick has one younger sister named Nora. she's like 12 or something and loves to be a nuisance. both ava and nora think that jaylen is literally the coolest person to ever exist, and think mike and derrick are super boring.

*i have never owned an xbox. pls don't clown on me if it doesn't work like this

[jmrothwell]

For that ask game ⬇️

📈 How many fics do you have?

🤡 What’s a line, scene, or exchange you’ve written that made you laugh?

🤩 Who is your favorite character to write?

Hey Anon!! Thanks for the ask!!

(Fanfic Writer Emoji Asks)

📈 How many fics do you have?

Going off of straight AO3 numbers: 114 However, I also have a couple sneaky writing posts I've made on here, 1 youtube podfic monologue thing and 3 fics on FF.net from way back in my Invader Zim fic writer days over a decade ago

🤡 What’s a line, scene, or exchange you’ve written that made you laugh?

There's a few but there's this exchange I wrote back as part of Slices of Summer that always jumps to my mind first . “What happened? Why is there screaming?” Everyone spoke at once; Flynn continued her anger infused lecture. “Flynn tried to punch Reggie.” “I was just trying to say hello.” “I thought you told her we could go visible now?” “You do not just appear behind a person with no warning.” “Oh my god.” Julie groaned as she fell into the couch head in her hands. Her head shot right back up, “Wait, you tried to punch, Reggie?” Reggie’s nod shook his whole body as he gaped at Flynn. Flynn just glared back, her arms crossed. “What else am I supposed to do when a strange boy scares me?” Now, Reggie’s kicked puppy betrayal was tinged by a scowl. Luke pulled him back in order to hug him from behind, “I mean she is making some good points.” Reggie's face melted into a pout. “Agreed. I, too, find Reggie strange.” Alex chimed in through stifled laughter. Reggie threw his arms up in the air. “Juuules,” he whined as he threw his upper body face first onto the couch cushion beside her, kneeling on the floor. It reminded Julie a bit of that dramatic Disney princess meme she’d seen some time ago. Julie ran a hand through his hair, and gently dragged her nails across his scalp.

🤩 Who is your favorite character to write?

Oooh hmmm, that's a good one. Reggie is fun if I can get it right, as is Willie. But they have a humor and attitude that can be hard for me to properly capture at times. Alex is always cathartic since we both have anxiety but as tricky they are I probably got to say Flynn and Carrie have been some of my favs to write of late. The layers to the characters are fun to explore.

[maggyoutthere]

Quick listing of other stuff I used to work on and that I NEED to get back to working on otherwise I'll be drawing sth stuff only until the year ends

Think you saw someone else post these on Amino? Well yeah that was me. I was in the IZ and AHIT Aminos for a while but ended up not lasting long there XD

(This will be a longer post than what I usually do but it will have some art and au concepts for multiple fandoms so eh take a shot if u want

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👏DRAW👏MORE👏HOLLOW KNIGHT👏STUFF

I really wanna draw more Hollow Knight stuff. I absolutely fell in love with literally everything about the game. The art style is so gloomy but enchanting at the same time, the soundtrack is just phenomenal, fluid animations and a intricate story.

I've only drawn sealed vessel yet because they are my daddy issues and trauma and I get to project them onto what character I want and I legit just like his design a lot.

Invader Zim au I never properly fleshed out ❤💙💛

I remember having this IZ au where for shit's and giggles but also aesthetic reasons, our normal Dib, Pilot!Dib and Zib were triplets while still having Gaz as a younger sister. Again it was more for the aesthetic of it than anything else XD I did have a plan to said au but I left it back on the IZ Amino and I'd have to download the app just to go get it hhhhhh-

I did make some art for it. It's a bit old by now but it still holds up a bit XD

Another au I have for A Hat In Time but ehh? 💜💙💛

I've been kinda falling out of the AHIT fandom. I think the whole reason I was there was a 5 month hyperfixation on Snatcher XD still I was on that Amino as well and made an au as well. I always go for aus whenever I enter a fandom; I'm not comfortable enough to make an oc yet so I start of by doing that first.

The au was about how after Hat Kid finishes the level in Vanessa's Manor, the queen actually chases after her all the way back to Subcon Forest. Snatcher tries to fight off Vanessa, but she actually proves to be much stronger than him. In a moment of panic and desperation that he can't simply get her out of there, guy's sass completely falls apart and he just angrily vents out at her. However, this time, Vanessa actually listens to him. It's been so long since she had last seen her prince, might as well try.

They somewhat patch things up, reuniting the kingdom under the condition that Snatcher will be the one in control now and Vanessa will just stand on the sidelines. She agrees cuz she's just happy to have her prince back. The au kicked off with this premise, a few years after Hat Kid leaves the planet when she mysteriously crashes right back on Subcon Forest.

This one actually had like two small stories to it I had fully written, which is unusual because I don't usually write that much. I might finish it just for the heck of it but that'll be it.

Ocs & Other fandoms cuz wow🤍🖤

I would just love to have the chance to develop ocs here, but tumblr is a little bitch to original stuff. The "algorithm" because idfk what else to call it favors fanart above anything else, so getting other stuff out there is kinda hard. Maybe I'll start doing that as well just hhh remember that not a lot of people might see it XD

I'm also missing out on a bunch of other fandoms I don't really pay much attention to anymore XD I'm a casual fan of a lot of stuff, so eh expect some random things here once in a while

JUST WRITE SOMETHING DAMMIT

Hi again I do really really love writing. Reignited that passion a while ago when I started to rp again (thanks @cyro-starfire XD) so I wanna get back to actually writing stuff. Problem is: idk what to write about. I did pick up a book my mom told me I might like so I'm trying to do that now-

Idk this is a vague one but it's just to remind myself that yeah I mainly draw but I also like to do other stuff XD

Get back to FNAF and BATIM cuz new games are coming out this year 💜🖤

I cannot STRESS enough how much of a BATIM fan I was back in the day XD I left the Amino due to some drama but I'm still planning on returning if the new game catches my attention. Also keeping an eye out for FNAF cuz I'll definitely come back to that due to the game and movie that are in the works.

I'm not exactly planning to return to the Amino itself but just start posting about said games. I don't really like that place anymore -0-'

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Oof I think that was it. Tagging this will be a pain in the ass XD

[messinwitheddie]

Poki "Good run; we earned this."

Zim "Here here."

Zim/Poki *clank glasses

Zim "Commander, I should confess something to you. I'm Zim...THE Zim. The one everyone hates."

Poki "Oh, honey...I know that."

Zim "You KNOW I'm Zim?"

Poki "I suffered a massive head injury. I didn't live under a rock the last two centuries. I know who you are, I just don't remember training you those years back."

Zim "If you know who I am and WHAT I am, why are you willingly spending time with me...in public?"

Poki "Two reasons: I'm almost 400-years old. I've made my conquests; I served in battle more times than I can count sober. I have nothing left to prove to these judgmental squaks...and I have fun with you. After everything I've lived through, I'm entitled to some fun, damn it."

Zim "That's why you're amazing Poki... I'm glad you don't remember me well enough to still hate me."

Poki "I don't think I ever hated you. I'm sure you just frustrated me as a pupil."

Zim "No....you hated me and you had every right to. You had me figured out; I was the worst invader. I was just too much of an obnoxious, dumb smeet to listen."

Poki "I said that to you? That's awful. I'm so sorry, Zim."

Zim "Why? You were right; I was untrainable."

Poki "NO, I was wrong! I had no right to say that to you. You were a cadet in need of guidance. It was MY JOB to mold you into a trained invader. You depended on me and I failed you. I'm so, so sorry, Zim."

Zim "You never failed.me; I made your job impossible."

Poki "Looking back on it, I was a lousy commander. I was a great invader, but I didn't have the patience and endurance to train others. I just took the position because I was burned out from my last 3 assignments."

Zim "You were a great commander! I would have followed you through an exploding sun if you ordered me to."

Poki "Thank you..."

Zim "What was it like, conquering Canceree? How much do you remember about your invading missions?"

Poki *chuckles* "More than I care to. That hogulous kick didn't knock out my worst memories. You don't want to hear my war stories..."

Zim "Yes, I REALLY do."

Poki "...Tallest Lych was in power when the Control Brains declared war against the planet Jackers. We were trying to snatch planets out from under them. Back in the day, invaders were sent in pairs..."

Zim having a heart to heart with his former invader trainer, Commander Person Poki. Poki survived Zim's mishaps on Dook, but since has suffered a brain injury on Hobo 13.

Still love Poki ^^ Glad they're in the comics. I wish they had been on the show.

[messinwitheddie]

Untitled IZ fanfiction for my 18 years later AU part 3

Zim and Skoodge struggled to stay together in the crowd past the entrance. Conventia's giftshop itself is a massive city. Honored soldiers have been known to disappear forever in it's endless shopping maze.

They sat an empty picnic area off to the side. "I think it's going to be packed no matter where we go."

Zim stared out at the cityscape, lost in thought.

"What are you in the mood to eat? ...Zim?"

"I changed my mind. I'm not hungry." His former colleague replied weakly.

Skoodge's antennae dropped. "You know...they're always hiring vendors. Maybe you can tag along with me and work under the table. It's not invading, but, at least you can travel..."

"Thanks, but...we don't always work well together."

"Zim, It's not-"

"I'll figure something out." He assured his chubby friend.

There was an uncomfortably long silence between them. Finally Skoodge spoke up. "For what little it's worth, I-"

"See that guy?" Zim pointed to the crowd on one of the upper levels. Skoode's eyes followed the motion. "He runs by here every day. I've watched him for a year now."

"Why?"

"I don't know..."

"Where is he running to?"

"I don't know."

They watched the soldier race across the streets above. He was only slightly average in height, but charged with the stride of a high ranking fleet general. Pedestrians cleared the way as they charged.

The two drones continued to watch as the soldier stopped at the ledge at the end of the street and lept.

He tried to release his PAK legs, but one leg jammed, causing him to crash to the ground with a heavy thud.

"Oh spich!" Zim exclaimed. Skoodge winced in pain, sympathetically. The jumped to their feet and raced over to him.

The crowd walked around the fallen runner as he struggled to pull himself upright, groaning in pain

A street sentry nudged him with the blunt end of his stun-axe. "Move along, sir, you're holding up traffic."

"I'm not a sir!" The soldier elbowed the sentry, barking in a rather feminine voice.

The sentry cocked his head at the civilian, puzzled. "If you linger past five minutes you get shocked and a fine." He warned, flashing the blade of his axe before marching off.

Zim and Skoodge paused to catch their breath.

They braced the runner, helping them to their feet.

"Hey..., we...we saw that. You ok?" Zim asked, breathing heavily.

Skoodge struggled to speak while panting. "We'll... take you... to...a medical ...hut if you... need. Woo!"

"I'm fine. My PAK's been glitchy since the injury." The runner pushed them away, looking quite embarrassed.

"You're limping." Skoodge noticed.

"No I'm not..."

"Yes you are. That looks painful." Zim added.

The runner shot them a threatening glare. "Why are in my business? Do I owe either of you monies?"

Zim shook his head "Nu-uh."

"No..." Skoodge answered sheepishly.

"Good." They winced in pain as they stretched, popping their hip and knee back into place. "It is painful, but I'm afraid if I quit moving now I'll stop for good."

Zim's antennae twitched to their voice. He studied the runner's features. Something clicked in his head. "Commander Person Poki?"

The runner looked confused. "Ex Commander Person Poki until I'm bumped up to my proper rank again. Forgive me, I suffered a massive concussion while training a squadron of cadets on Hobo 13. I don't recognize either of you."

"Hogulous?" Skoodge guessed.

"They sure can kick." Poki smiled with a confirming nod. "Did I train you boys on Hobo13?"

"On Dook." Zim corrected them. "But we have trained on Hobo13."

"Planet Dook." They chuckled, recolecting. "That was so long ago. I must be getting old. I know I was there, but... most of those years are lost to me. Too much cyder and too many hours spent on the recovery table while they unflattened my PAK. I don't recognize either of you, my aplogies."

Skoodge studied Zim's face. He didn't seemed hurt by this fact. He formed a half smile Skoodge couldn't quite read. "That's okay." Zim assured them. "We survived the training under your command, that's what matters. Why are you in such a rush?"

"I'm not. This is my daily routine. I'm building my strength and stamina back up for my physical. If I don't pass, my temporary demotion will be permanent."

"Aren't you pushing your recovery a little?" Skoodge asked, concerned.

"They know what they handle! Shame on you for doubting Commander Poki, foolish Skoodge." Zim elbowed him.

"No one likes a boot licker, soldier."

Zim huffed.

Poki laughed. "I'm only teasing. " They glanced down at the drones. "Glitching aside, I have better chances of passing a physical evaluation than either of you. Have you smeets bothered to go for a run or attempt to build muscle at all since you graduated from the academy?"

Zim "Of course, every day!!" Zim fibbed, puffing his scrawny chest out

"No..." Skoodge replied honestly, hanging his head low.

Poki laughed as they placed their arms around the younger drones' PAKs. "You're a riot. Are you busy? Walk me to work and I'll pour you a cyder."

"You bar tend?" Zim perked up.

"I was reincoded during my recovery period." Poki coughed, embarrassed. " It's work. You're in for a treat, boys. Brewmaster Shakkenaktsturt's finest. That's a lie; it's swill, but it will kill what ails you."

"We'd be honored." Zim answered for the both of them.

"Excelent. Drink and tell me stories. Perhaps it will jar my memory."

"You're supposed to be sobering up." Skoodge whispered.

"Shut up, Nerd!" Zim hissed.

"Nerd? Is that your name, soldier?" Poki asked.

"No, no, I'm Skoodge."

"Like the conqueror of Blorch?"

Skoodge sighed. "Yeah...like him."

"And I am...eh... XIM! X-I-M Xim. Totally different Xim. Not like that other guy at all."

"Do people ever throw food at you on the street because they've mixed you up with that other squak?"

Zim winced as a pedestrian threw their bag of popcorn in his face. "Eat bodily waste, Zim!"

"Sometimes..."

"Poor Soldier." Poki frowned. "No wonder you look like a mess."

Another pedestrian rudely shoved between them. "HEY!" Zim and Poki scolded him in unison.

"Excuse me, ma'am." The random soldier called back to them over his shoulder.

"I'm not a MA'AM!" Zim and Poki shouted back in unison.They exchanged glances and laughed.

Skoodge stared in awe. Poki really didn't remember Zim...

(Sorry so much of this story is dialogue. Their main purpose in the story is just to give Zim perspective. Also I remembering Richard Hirvitz complaining he sometimes get mistaken for a woman when speaking at the drive through, which I found cute and amusing. I'm sure Zim runs into the same problem.)

Commander Person Poki is a minor character from the comics. They are the first openly nonbinary character I've ever written for, so if I'm doing a poor job, I apologize.

I find Zim's desire to receive praise from his (ex) Commander adorable.