I can't believe this needs to be said, but unless an artist openly says that they are request based, like @sevi-fuk/@sevi-clown,
DON'T FUCKING ASSUME THAT THEY'LL DRAW YOUR REQUESTS!
Even with someone like @pilot-boi who does occasionally draw requests, it's common fucking courtesy to at least ask if they draw it.
And if they do draw a request, more often than not you shouldn't be expecting more than a doodle or a rough sketch at best.
If you want something like a comic, or a proper drawing, save up and pay for a commission, ask for the artists rate, see if they have a ko-fi. If they do and they draw your request, be a decent person and give them a tip, because they didn't have to draw your ask.
here's a screen-record of some assets @pilot-boi traced/stole from me for their own picrew
- i reported the maker itself (edit: none of the report forms worked), but i'm advocating for myself here. i'm guessing they likely didn't think i would say anything, so i'm trying to make some polite noise about it. i've had art stolen before but this instance has sucked the most, especially since i'm currently unemployed and making no money off of my art
- she did not credit me at all until i messaged her, and even then they only listed me as "inspiration" and not a direct source for some of the files/traced art
- they initially had their ko-fi linked in the description, and nearly copied the description of friend maker verbatim. so i don't believe that they forgot to mention me (the description has always said tracing/attempting to profit off of my art is prohibited)
- their art is amazing and idk why they had to rip off a small artist. i'm posting this solely to hold someone accountable, sending hate will only hurt everybody involved. if you're lame and you harass this person pls block me
thank you for reading, stop ripping off (fellow) artists for your own gain
I like to think that if Pilot Boi was still alive, he and Weiss would have been good friends. Man could have taught her how to fly his cargo ship. She would of course have RBY with her during practice flights >:)
"The fate of Moya's true Pilot was sealed at that moment. So you see, Aeryn - it wasn't really you who caused her death. It was - me. If I hadn't agreed to come, Velorek may never have found a replacement Pilot."
König always looks so focused when he's checking his flight suit, tightening the cuffs on his jumpsuit, and making sure the belts are all in the right positions. Whatever he needs to make sure he can properly interface with the mech. You've gotten in a habit of running checks nearby. Swiping through your tech pad you run through the vitals and mechanics, you type in a few code updates as you inspect fuel intake reads. A shadow hovers over you, König leaning over to check your screen. You tip your head back to look at him, his mech hums from its garage.
"Yes colonel?" You ask, his fingers hover near your neck, his mask hanging so you can just see the curve of his smile. His gloved fingers bypass your neck to tap your tech.
"How's everything running?" He asks, his eyes scanning the screen before returning to your face. Somehow the shadows of his mask never seem to touch the blue in his eyes, the darkness in them is always his own. You hold his gaze, remembering the heat of his mouth, the unyeilding metal of his mech holding your legs open. He raises a brow and you hustle to put your eyes back on your screen.
"Perfectly," you mumble, "all systems operational." You fix your eyes more clearly on the screen, actually read the numbers to make sure you aren't lying to your colonel. You squint at the neuro logs, skimming over the spikes and slips. "There's just a little blip in your neural handshake that I want to-"
König shuts off your display, the mech across from your twitches it's fingers. The lights on its face plate glow, it's motors purring, you get the distinct impression that it's watching you the same way König is. "Nothing to worry over," König tells you.
"But I-"
"That's an order," König's voice is harder where he leans over you. Your breath quickens, your eyes locked on the mech as it's head turns to look at you, moving even without its pilot. It's not supposed to do that. "Ignore it," König leans closer, his mask grazes your cheek and your head twitches away from it, "unless you want to lose your commission."
"Roger," you breathe, fingers already moving to delete the neural log. Mech pilots are always a little off, but König seemed to take to it like water. You wonder now if that was such a good thing.
i find it so funny that mfs will say “nO oNe LisTenS tO tWenTy oNe piLotS aNymOre1!1!1” and then tøp goes to sell out whole ass arenas within MINUTES OF PRESALE.