#thank you for asking ^_^

[trainwreckgenerator]

how’s the t going !

really great!! genuinely this is the first time in my life that i like how i look :) everything you ever wanted really is past the barrier of fear. that being said, im glad i waited as long as i did to make my mind up about starting it, because otherwise there'd always be a doubt at the back of my mind over whether i could have been happy without it. by waiting until my mid-20s for my body to settle into adulthood, i lost nothing, but gained a resounding certainty that the answer to that question was no <3 so i took the plunge and now im happier than i have been in years and my dick is huge

[pigeon-wizard]

Umm do you have any ocs??

oh, do i ever!!! i have some pokemon OC's that i've posted about before on here and trying to post on my toyhou.se (i need to do a lot more work on it) and i have a big wip story i want to make into a visual novel, i'm going to be posting some of them on artfight this year :3

along with both of those i have some misc guys that i will post at some time or another

i generally post art and lore under 'pigeon's OC tag' and i love talking about them <3 i wish i had the energy to make more art and talking about them

[kitkatt0430]

A, B, D, G?

A - Ships that you currently like a lot. (They don’t have to be OTPs because not everyone has OTPs.) Friendships, pairings, threesomes, etc. are allowed.

Barrisco - decided to make Barry/Cisco the ship I write the most for this year because I just think there needs to be more of it in general.

Also Caitlin & Iris or Caitlin/Iris or Caitlin ~ Iris. I don't know how much of them I'll actually write this year, but I want more of these two in pretty much any form or fashion whether I'm writing or reading. Since there's not much compared to other platonic and romantic ships, I'm probably gonna have to write more for them though. (I mean, if I'm trying to be the change I wanna see for Barrisco then...)

B - A pairing–platonic, romantic or sexual–that you initially didn’t consider, but someone changed your mind.

I answered this one here but this is one that could have many answers.

I think I got more into the Jesse & Caitlin friendship because of you, @shrinkthisviolet. Admittedly you've written more of your OC Morgan & Caitlin, but it made me really get more into the Caitlin & Jesse friendship which I hadn't really put much thought into the first time around through S2/S3/S4

D - A pairing you wish you liked but just can’t.

Caitlin/Cisco. I know there are really good fics for that ship and it's got the potential to be really cute. And I even read some of the ship when I was still pretty new to the fandom because I thought for sure it was a ship I was going to end up liking and... I just really don't like the ship. Their friendship became so precious to me and having a guy & girl as platonic besties with no hint in canon of even the slightest ship tease? It really is such a big deal.

As a result I just don't find the romantic ship interesting or in any way workable anymore. They're besties. They love each other already, why would I want to ship them any other way?

But, like... I just know I'm missing out on some really great fic. *sigh* I just wouldn't enjoy the fic the way they deserve so it's for the best really.

G - Have you ever had an OTP? If so, do you remember your first one? Who was in it?

I've definitely had a few OTPs over the years. But my first? Hard to say.

I used to ship Seven/Doctor on Voyager but I think that was more because they had such a strong friendship than because I actually shipped them for reals.

Maybe Buffy/Spike and Angel/Spike. (Though I liked Angel/Buffy, it wasn't nearly as much as the other two ships and I never really got into the polycule for them.) I still like both ships though I don't think either are really OTPs for me anymore. But they were definitely a big deal to me at one point.

(I considered maybe some Harry Potter ships but looking back while i enjoyed a lot of diff HP ships, I don't think any of them were truly OTP level for me and more 'there are a ton of fics for this ship 'causes it's popular, I'm gonna deep dive'. Which, given what JKR has become, is kind of a relief to realize.)

[folyxfanart]

I absolutely love you art!! I'm still learning myself, but I was wondering how you developed your art styles and also how you manage to get that sort of dream like fee?

Hey that's very nice of you and thank you for your interest!♡✨️

I like realism so I studied photos a lot, tried to reproduce them as closely as possible (with pencil and paper 1st) and it had an impact on my art. I realised I was more comfortable with black and white. I think doing studies helped me a lot to better understand how to render (shading, lighting...)

Then I wanted to try digital painting. That was not easy because I had to get used to new tools. I had OCs too. I think this is what motivated me to create my own stuff. So I began to pick up some elements that interested me here and there (composition, pose, color palette...) and added my own elements.

When I started to 'overthink' I took breaks or did just simple or (unfinished) sketches. It should remain fun. Thus, I can come back to the process later with a 'new eye'.

But I think the 'road' of developing my style is not over yet: I like experimenting from time to time (tools, brushes...), I try what appeals to me...and I realised I am also more and more comfortable with colors now, drawing rougher edges...sketchy styles...

Music also has an influence on my drawings. It helps me to create some kind of 'dream like' mood. For this, I like to add smoke and blurring effects, mix some textures, play with the opacity...it is all about experimentation until the result 'speaks' to me.

To sum up: I practiced and referenced a lot. All came with time and practice.

I hope this answers your question!

[starstruckpurpledragon]

For Talk Shop Tuesday…what was your favorite scene to write in your fantastic Saverb (Savitar/Reverb) fic 👀

That is a hard choice, You Must Live (For Me) had a number of scenes in it that I loved writing.

Hmmm, for Savitar & Reverb interactions early on it's definitely when Savitar introduces himself by stealing Reverb's dinner. Reverb has the best line in the scene - “A god doesn’t need to pray and I don’t need you.” - which is probably my favorite line in the fic, though Reverb decides he was wrong about that later. :D

For Reverb & Dante it's the scene where Reverb is spending time with Dante while waiting for Savitar to return from the speed force prison. Dante is seeing all the changes in his brother and realizing that Savitar wasn't just using Reverb after all... and Reverb is in love, can't hide that from big brother. ^_^ We don't really know much about E2 Dante save that he was willing to go on a roaring rampage of revenge for his brother, so I really enjoyed taking the chance to flesh out their relationship here and show them as having that closeness that Cisco and his Dante were denied. (Perhaps, in this universe, it is specifically because E2 Dante lived that E1 Dante died...)

Though the third contender for favorite scene is when Reverb decides he's going to make the armor for Savitar. Reverb finally embraces his protective feelings towards Savitar at that point; he's not quite in love yet but he wants very much for Savitar to live, which is why it offends him in the following scene where he vibes Savitar hesitating to kill Iris. If he's going to be putting in this hard work to help keep Savitar alive, then Savitar had better be willing to do whatever it took to stay alive too.

[sar3nka]

ok i'm gonna ask!! how often do you wear lolita? also this technically isn't one of the questions, but i'm curious what your favorite lolita substyle is?

How often I wear lolita depends on the weather, I know there's some brave souls wearing full coords in Texas or some other hot place but I'm NOT that girl lmao

Soo in summer it's either never or maybe 5ish times, the rest of the year? At least monthly, usually few times a month ^_^

When it comes to my fave substyle I'd say kuro, I pretty much only own kuro pieces. I'd love to get a gothic OP, cause I could easily add it to what I already have. So, kuro, gothic and also ero!

[kalmeria]

1, 7, and 15 for the enstars asks?

link to the enstars asks (keep asking me this is fun)

1. who do you currently produce?

tatsumi and kohaku! more generally alkakurei, but those two are my main focus. (i have so many characters i like, i need to put restrictions on myself)

7. what is your favorite unit?

ohhhh i really really love both alkaloid and crazyb!!!!! this feels like a very basic !! era fan answer but what can i say? newer units -> smaller lore and story backlog -> easier to get to know and love!!!!!!!!! i love them lots!!!!!!!! also double face rule too!! and i have a lot of fondness for eden as well!!!

so yeah, once again without all those exclamation points: my favorites are alkakurei + double face, and eden!

15. what is your favorite ship?

ohh why are these questions in singular! i always have multiple answers!

my ships are often just like. i enjoy thinking about these characters together, and it could be romantic but could also be platonic or qpr

i think tatsumayo was my first real favorite enstars ship, i adore them!! i also really like kohiiai or any iteration of them. and i’m a polyeden enjoyer as well👍

and then there is tatsukana.. i cry about tatsukana

i also just like to pair tatsumi up with people for fun sskfjskdh my favorite of these ships is tatsurinne.

[juleyabra]

Can you draw a shrimp please and thank you :)

Of course!!!!

[i23kazu]

how i feel when someone reblogs my stuff with a really really nice tag

[bob-artist]

Since the Canada griffin was proudly mentioned recently I figure it can’t hurt to ask if you do happen to have plans to design Canada griffin goslings at some point in the future? (muse permitting)

I DO NOW.

I present to you

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[niinnyu]

Something about your Gerry makes me so happy like omg!!! It's him!!!

Well, it is a him.

[odi-arti]

"If I were a gambling man, and I am, you'd be my best bet-"

[kitkatt0430]

Oooo, HR Wells for the character bingo?

Ah yes, I'm so normal about HR. *nods effusively while hiding a mountain of headcanons - some conflicting and some not - behind me*

I just like spinning him like a microwave plate. And If I ignore canon hard enough, he's not dead. And also having better world building for his backstory than canon gave him, which conveniently connects him to Harry's character arc in Season 4.

Honestly the fandom was pretty mean to HR at first for being not-Harry and I get it, he was a wildly different character at first blush and took some getting used to. But now I see HR go 'ah yes, protect him, he is a silly goose and a genuinely good idea man'. (And get so upset when Jesse hits him, like wow girl slow down you could have badly injured someone for the horrible crime of... looking like your father and wanting you to not be reckless.)

He's got depths to him - layers, like an ogre ;) - and his own variation of the patented Harrison Wells Self Loathing Beast. But season 3 doesn't really dig into his past too hard before killing him off in the finale which is a shame because what we hear about E19 was full of story-telling potential and a well of angst and drama that they could have pulled from.

I do like his canon love interest with Tracey but I also think that, much like with HR, the show failed to really flesh her out the way she deserved. I really should write something for their ship at some point, but I tend to vibe more with the non-canon ships. Hence HR/Reverb grabbing me so hard.

[junglejim4322]

do you think a 5'4 and 6'2 height difference is predatory?

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[starstruckpurpledragon]

For Talk Shop Tuesday, is there a trope or genre that you enjoy writing but often find difficult?

Things with bleak settings can be difficult because they're going to be angsty-er than normal from the get-go.

Post Apocalypse Survival Guide was one that flowed surprisingly well despite the bleak setting and I'd love to return to it with a sequel one day... but that sequel is definitely not cooperating, so it remains a standalone for now. (I loved writing Earth-not-specified!Hartley in this fic and I want to come back to him again.)

I've also got the Ripple Effect series that I'm hoping to make some progress on this year. The premise of the series is that Yuri Lowell is basically erased from the timeline up until the point of the event that erased him, so the events of Tales of Vesperia played out very differently. Without Yuri there being a spanner in the works, Alexei won. Of course, Yuri is right back to being a spanner in the works - showing Raven he's got more choices than he was aware of and making a bee-line for Rita Mordio who is just itching for an excuse to get away from Aspio - but Estelle's current fate is pretty awful and it's going to take some time before Yuri (with Rita doing the heavy lifting on the magic front) can rescue her. The world itself is in dire straights. The Adephagos trapped outside the planet's atmosphere is no longer dealt with and the high aer levels mean they're at risk for more Adephagos being created... if Alexei doesn't kill off the remaining Entelexeia first anyway.

My other ongoing Tales of Vesperia series (Folk Heroes) is far less bleak, but it opens with a civil war not unlike what's seen during the later part of the game while blending in some early game elements to establish the AU setting. It hasn't gotten too dark yet, but I think just knowing where it'll wind up at a few points down the road makes it more difficult to write. That said, the inspiration for this one came in part from Robin Hood, which is how the series got it's name, so it's definitely a much lighter series over all than the apocalypse-how setting of Ripple Effect.

[akanemnon]

Divorce can lead children to the worst places

YOU SPRITED IT???? /POS

Holy smokes, that is awesome