#truly thank you so much

[allwaswell16]

August has been an absolute shit storm so far and I almost went to bed thinking that not one thing went right today. But that isn’t true.

I got comments on my fics today from some of you that made me smile. It was the only reason I smiled today.

So @away-now @disgruntledkittenface @28-sunflowers

And anyone I might have missed, thank you for being the thing that went right today 💕

[chelseeebe]

I’ve just finished your Never Leave (Nevermind) fic, and OH MY GOD, it was INCREDIBLE!!! You write prose so beautifully; the pining and longing was so sweet, the emotions were palpable 😭

Will you write a part 2 to this fic, or is it canon compliant with the ending of s4?

Either way, that was such a joy to read, and I am so grateful to have found you as an author 😘🥰

-🧚🏽‍♀️

this is so so soooo sweet tysm anon!!!<33333 i really cherish all these nice comments because they really motivate me when i’m in a bit of a rut🥰

i would love to do a part two to this!! it wouldn’t be anywhere near as long, though i say that now lol knowing me it’d end up longer

[starlesswdz]

i'm really bad at tumblr but i just wanted to thank you all for your kind words and liking my art!! have a will graham pencil sketch i really like <3

[mejomonster]

HeiHua recs: Authors who write good HeiHua in general: ilgaksu, fox_of_nine_tales, destimushi and JhanaMay, lunarriviera. For horror notes: soul 4 sale by amiyade, deal with me by amiyade. Other fics: transformation by teyla (wip). If open to +Xiuxiu, footsteps in sync by naiwong_bao, with water and a star by afrikate. Also, for canon, NPPS's side story "Moving Forward Through the Flowery Night; The End Comes Without A Sound" on Merebear's site is excellent Heihua + mystery + horror.

YOU'RE A HERO THANK YOU!!!!!!!

I'm going to go look all of these up! I am so excited to look up these fics!!! <3 <3 <3 thank you for the horror specific fic recs too <3

I love xiuxiu so thank you for the recs that include her too.

I think I have 2 heihua npss side story translations open on merebears site already? Moving Forward Through the Flowery Night; The End Comes Without A Sound, and A Thousand Faces.

Thank you so much, this helps a lot with where to start!

[taegularities]

Ok ok ok I don’t even know where to begin and I am dreadful at giving reviews or compliments or whatever but please just know that I have been mentally screaming through this entire fic. With joy and frustration and cooing with feels and it’s just so, so well written. I love these characters. I love their growth and their flaws and their passion. So often in fwb to lovers or fake dating to lovers or anything like it, the change in relationship is too fast, too sudden, too easy. But this one gets it just right. The pacing here. MWAHHH hear my chefs kiss. It’s spot on. And this JK. UNNNGGGHHH he’s the imperfectly perfect man. First fic in forever that I consciously took a break from trying to slow down so I wouldn’t catch up and have no more to read. And then gave up and continued to gorge on it because it’s fantastic. Forgive my rambling tone, this story has me tongue tied 😅🤩

omg, hello elenora !!! you said you're not good at giving compliments, and then you literally said the sweetest things ever 🥺 everything you mentioned had my heart soaring, and i'm so so flattered you've been enjoying cmi so much.

i try my best to write flawed but good-hearted characters... their growth and character development is really important to me, so your words mean everything to me 😭 AHHH you like the pace, too? i'm always worried about it, so ty ty ty !!!

LMAO oh my god, the fact that you actually took a break omg, you're so damn sweet :((( i've been working on cmi7, so hopefully we'll see more of them soon !! we had the ask my characters game going on yesterday, so maybe you can read through those posts, and be just a bit closer to the characters for now 🥺

[thyme-in-a-bubble]

days like these is for knitting till my hands fall off with something soothing buzzing in the background or getting so lost in writing that the rest of the world falls away.

[kimdokjas]

though the movie might be cancelled, yuri on ice will live forever in our hearts. thank you yoi fandom, it's been real ♡

[lilybug-02]

Final Bug Fact:

The world NEEDS bugs. They keep the soil healthy, pollinate, control pests, and contribute to the worlds' ecosystem. By the end of the century, it is estimated 40% of insect species may go extinct due to habitat loss. Yes, that is very scary. But with even one beetle spared, one caterpillar rescued, and one Hollow Knight comic of all things, things will change. Because I know there's a lot more Dewi's out there than most people realize. Stay curious.

Thanks for going on this adventure with me. ♥︎

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Comic Thoughts and Pictures Below!

I wanted to put here how amazing and sweet everyone has been with this comic. I finished a 75 page comic in 3 MONTHS. I am at a loss for words. That sounds crazy and it IS crazy. But man was it fun. Even on days were I wasn't able to draw due to fatigue or business, I loved working on it from start to finish. And guess what!? This is my first ever FINISHED comic :D I'm so proud of myself. I know there's some things I want to change and the art is wonky in most places...... but I'm content to let it be. What an amazing summer adventure!

I'm hoping to post the full comic on another Comic website. I may or may not edit some of the art ^w^ So I'll let y'all know when I release it.

Interested in learning what you could do to help your local insects? This is the basic stuff. Maybe make some Insect Hotels if you have the time!!! And never forget to spread the word about bugs. They need our help just as any animal on earth.

Still Here? Well you can look in the tags for little lore dumps if ur looking for stuff like that ;)

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

The indescribable tension between an overworked and underpaid smut writer, and his biggest fan hater.

(for @frummpets)

[saragrosie]

Some really stupid season 3-4ish mag sketches plus obligatory crumpling Jon up into a ball (And also s1 Jon is there writing his gay little statements whatever).

I say s3-4 cuz Helen ya know here's another Helen under the cut my beloved they could never make me hate you. You are the not a who but the moment the icon the legend:

I'm sharing some more dumbass things I've drawn in another post cuz there are early season 5 references (I'm on MAG 169) so check that out if you're caught up to there if not begone no spoilers for you ok byeeeee

[bacchuschucklefuck]

soon it'll be dawn again

transcript under the cut ⏬

page 01

Fig: no way? - you're still up?

Riz: Wh– yes?

Riz: Why'd I not be.

page 02

Fig: I me~~ean - that took.

Fig: whole day.

Riz: Yeah?

Fig: 'm beat.

Riz: you should sleep.

page 03

Fig: nah. my guy's still up

Fig: I wanna hang out.

page 04

Riz: That's really nice.

Fig: Hah! - Nobody ever expects an Archdevil rockstar to be nice.

Riz: … yeah. - 's just budget work tho. (the stuff I'm working on) - I've heard it's boring.

page 05

Fig: yeah, but you do it…

Riz: It keeps things going, right? - Nothing happens if nobody sits down and - does the thing.

Fig: That's right… - though. Yeah.

page 06

Fig: sometimes it's someone else who - doesn't want the same thing to happen.

Riz: … - mm.

page 07

Riz (off screen): …It took me a long time to get that not everyone likes doing what I do. - 's probably because you guys are so nice– - or. - kind.

Riz (off screen): to anyone too, not just. - the people you /love/.

page 08

Riz: that's not how it is elsewhere. - The world's– not. hostile. - but 's not like it's kind.

Riz: So I'm doing as much as I can now… 

page 09

Fig: Hey.

Riz: ?

Fig: Go dig some dirt with me.

page 10

Riz: [blank speech bubble] - oh you meant like - actual dirt. (not incriminating information)

Fig: o yea.

Fig: there's clay in the backyard soil. - sometimes when I'm sun deficient or something I go touch dirt for a bit.

page 11

Fig: here u go

page 12

Riz: uh

Fig: now we make a thing! - 'm pretty good at freehanding a bowl.

Fig: I'll show u

page 13

Fig: just– yep, flatten that out as evenly as u can, then–! - actually ur nails'd be so good at cutting out the strip. [larger than usual space] wait. - wait. wait u can carve patterns with them! we HAVE to try

Riz: uh - What. do I carve?

Fig: anything!!!

page 14

Fig: and– yep just seal the inside uh. seam?

Fig: yep that works - okay time's up! all contestant hands up

Riz: [blank speech bubble] - okay - wh. what's next?

Fig: haha - watch this.

(sound effect text): FWOO—MP

page 15

Riz: WH– DON'T JUST DO THAT???

Fig: Now it's fired!

Riz: THAT WAS NOT SAFE

Fig: (actually it's just dry. if u add water rn it'll dissolve)

Fig: ok catch!

Riz: [blank speech bubble] - careful!!

Fig: dw no need haha

page 16

Riz (thought bubble): oh - it's warm…

Fig: now I want you to throw this.

page 17

Fig: u gotta do it - c'mon

page 18

Riz: wh– - It's like 3AM right now

Fig: oh it's not /fired/ fired it's not gonna make a loud noise

Riz: And then just? leave a pile out here?

Fig: pour water over it & it'll be gone I told u

Riz: but

page 19

Fig (off screen): RIz.

page 20

Fig: I've done all this before.

Fig: Can you trust that at least?

page 21

Riz: no, I– - I do. - I trust you.

page 23

Riz: okay what happens now

(sound effect text): glob

page 24

Fig: we do it again!

page 25

Riz: wh. [larger than usual space] What do you mean. (this clay's too wet also)

Fig: see! you're already learning

Fig: [blank speech bubble] - there are flows that are futile to fight. - The world changes.

Fig: Things change.

page 26

Fig: I've learned my lessons with "forevers". - But - as an artist

Fig: I can give you one thing: - You can always do it again.

page 27

Fig: most of everything depends on the rest of the world, - but this. - making new. - that's yours as long as you want it.

page 28

Fig: So?

page 29

Riz: Yeah. - Yeah! - let's make another one.

[goldenstarrr]

★

OH GOSH PLEASE I AM NOT!!!! Ok I am clam. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. This really means a lot to me.

[paper-mario-wiki]

Loved ur little mousey so much I drew her

LOOK AT THAT FACE!

she thought the torment was for one lifetime only, she's mad as hell!!

[riveliciousx]

For the sleeping issues. . .

Have you tried breath work techniques? They are super helpful for me, before bed, to clear my head long enough to get to sleep. And if I get overwhelmed during the day I can always take a few moments to get a little work in to calm me down.

tbh I haven't, but I'm definitely gonna try because it's becoming more frequent and so intense it's getting to the point that I sleep less and less. thank you so much for the suggestion 💖

[ministarfruit]

I drew ame and zeta for the "one more time, with feeling" charity zine! ame love forever 💛🩶

[rainhaunted]

not a day goes by without me thinking about this wob