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about the univ monsters fruitbugs, just to be clear: Like 99% fruitbugs they are ace panromantic and open to polyamory, and in their case they're all with Simka Plum, which is me/a sona.

So they're all loving other fruitbug players (in universe and not) but they also love simka/me. All at the same time. However they all have specific relationships to each other, but none are exceedingly good.

The most prominent is Bloodlime and Pulasan who hate each other's guts. Because vampire vs were'wolf', but also because they disagree on almost everything- the most offending being manners and music (Pulasan dislikes Bloodlime's metal music). So they fight over me/simka and that's 😳💖

#thats a post i made! #in all cases fruitbugs are ace panromantic unless clearly stated otherwise. Meaning you can selfship with them for real if youd like #the only exceptions so far are: Olive Link (aroace) Star Apple (mlm t4t) and #Blackthorn sloe + Carolina Reaper Pepper (together and not open to poly) #and my sonas Vanilla and Simka Plum you can't selfship with them since. Real person behind them #otherwise? selfship world fruitbugs is all about selfship #boy ​i hope writing this post will make me remember to draw pulasan and bloodlime fighting over me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Continuing the Univ Monsters fruitbugs refs, Citron Watermelon! One left (technically two but opera phantom is not ready)! Citron's a Woolly Aphid.

On the Fruitbugs game map, the Desert level is massive- so much so that it has two distinct geological areas- one rocky (essentially southern usa) and one sandy (north africa). It's so big that the cultures found there are completely different, and Citron is from the sandy part. He's not an actual mummy or dead being at all, but he pretends to be. He's just very interested in the ancient part of his culture, and living a fantasy. He lives in an unused palace where he pretends to be a pharaoh, and not completely alone in a dark structure. If and when he meets people in 'his' residence, Citron chases them and threatens to 'curse' them (he means woolly aphid damage and fungal growths but only if you're a plant person. Otherwise it's just mildly irritating to the skin) lest they leave.

Citron chases people, but deep down he'd like for someone to stay- and let him talk about his culture, recent and old bits about it. Know that if you try to talk to him, he'll either: speak in riddles (when no trust yet), quiz you about his culture so you can justify your interest (starting to trust you but threading carefully) or ramble happily (trusts you). He takes a while to trust people, all while being subtly desperate for interaction. He'll never admit to or go out of his mummy act though, no matter what. Don't try to take off his bandages either- they're not part of his body, but he never takes them off (he doesn't need to). When he trusts others, Citron might be a bit protective and clingy, glaring at your friends or other fruitbugs, but he means well and just wants you to not be around people that might end up intentionally hurting you.

#o #rose'socs #fruitbugs #fruitbugs citron watermelon #i dont think i need to say which universal monster he's based on. it's obviously dracu #in his true form the 'body' in the sarcophagus is limp and isnt actually a body. it's more like a tendrill #it's both stiff and limp- keeping its pose but maybe leaning forward when the true body moves #the bandages dont have to be consistent bc. yeah

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New guy, but know that this one isn't originally designed by me! i try to do so as sparingly as possible, but in all humility sometimes with adopts im just like. 'i can't do anything better than this' and make them fruitbugs. In this case, the regular form was designed by Kr-o on toyhouse, but the art here and the true form are by me. Here's the original art if you want to see it. And the designer allows species/fandom changes as said in his TOS (otherwise i would have done this of course). In any case, Mayhaw is a Giant Water Flea.

In the Fruitbugs game's Spooky level- a dark place where it's constantly nighttime, there is a dark forest that progressively turns into a swamp. And not a tiny shallow one, a deep, honest swamp the likes you'd see in subtropical places. There's a lot of unique fauna and flora there, and it's almost entirely left untouched by habitations (there's like one or two shacks in the whole area, one being unused). Despite the hostility of the habitat, some fruitbugs can be found there, and Mayhaw is one of them. He lives far away from any technology and lives in a hollow log underwater. He's not entirely clueless about modern items though, since he occasionally sees some in his swamp, such as boats, fishing rods and boots that got stuck in the mud and left behind.

While he lives a reclusive, feral life by choice, Mayhaw is very curious and likes seeing people in his swamp. However he's not good at smiling, so when he approaches people teeth bared, people usually get scared away. It doesn't help that he doesn't choose to talk, instead grunting and groaning while shambling or swimming towards the person or people he wants to greet. As a result, those who see him talk about Mayhaw as an agressive monster, that menacingly stalked them with ill intent- so needless to say he has a bad reputation. He doesn't get to hear about it, since people talk to their peers outside the swamp, but the fear they feel upon seeing him is all too clear to Mayhaw. He's hurt by their fear, and in reality just wants to interact with people, and actually get a friend or lover. He's lonely! If someone where to not flee upon seeing him, Mayhaw would either watch the other person's behavior, in an attempt to know why they are in the swamp to begin with, or try to gently play with them, by skipping stones for example. He trusts people relatively quickly (because he's pretty desperate), and can begin to talk to the other person. His voice is garbled, with what seems like a wet throat, and he speaks slowly with few words, but he'll try to talk anyway. He's a better listener though. Mayhaw can be a bit eager to get closer but if you tolerate his wet, scaly and jelly-like hand holding, he'll be a great, very loving and loyal lover.

#o #rose'socs #fruitbugs #fruitbugs mayhaw #he's part of the universal monsters group- he's the black lagoon guy! #his true form's hair is UNintentionally shorter- i focused on motion instead of consistent length...

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small note that Lazaire got his fruit changed- i apparently planned this before but it got lost in my insp folders... Anyway now he's based on the Black Pearl Pepper!

Actually looks more like chrome so it's more fitting. His design will remain roughly the same, probably darker grey but same shapes.

#thats a post i made! #fruitbugs black pearl pepper

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More more more fruitbugs. Do you think i was joking with the post-depression creativity burst?

Stink Currant- but he prefers to be called Teo, bc no one likes being called 'stink'. He's a Shark Moth. He's the annoying beach dude that thinks of everything as a competition- literally everything. If he sees someone tanning for example, he'll try to 'do it better' just to show he can. He also pretends to be a shark and bites people underwater. He's banned from most beaches.

Brown Turkey Fig, he's a Western conifer seed bug. A strange, alien like creature who unintentionally scares people with his big red, reflective eyes.

Jack-o-Lantern Pumpkin, he's a Pumpkin Patch Tarantula, and brother of 'regular' Pumpkin. While the latter represents different types of enjoyment of halloween (childish, teenage and adult), Jack-o-Lantern represents 'sexy' halloween. He owns many, many skimpy costumes that he wears during his work hours as a model. He only advertizes for halloween related things, usually candy.

Citron Watermelon, he's a Wooly Aphid. Despite his mummy-like appearance, Citron is not dead. He just gathered bandages to form his 'outfit'. No one knows that though, so people think he's a undead pharaoh. The fact that he does his best to scare away people from his 'residence' in a unused palace.

White Currant, he's a Lymantriine Moth. You'll probably recognize his insp if you've known me for a while, but when canon bad and miss opportunities: i gotta (make an oc). He was once a happy, eager and adventurous caterpillar who would often get into trouble. However one day, said trouble caught up to him and cursed him, making him unable to express any emotion. Since then he grew up to be a cult leader, hoping to know the occult enough to lift his curse. He does bad things because he feels he has to, to 'be freed'.

Picholine Olive, he's a Common Green Lacewing. He lives in the Medit level, specifically inland in the various orchards. He acts as a volunteer to pick the fruits for the orchards' owner(s)- but he also happens to secretly drive away animals and make plants grow. He has the ability to make plants flourish and control them if he wants to. And he can drive away animals- especially bugs, simply because he's a Lacewing (they're pest control).

Cardinal Grape, he's a Ostearius melanopygius spider. He has 'wings' but he's a spider. He's very often seen with Picholine Olive and they work together- Cardinal is aware of his friend's plant controlling powers and keeps it secret. He also works as pest control, being a spider- but he's very nice and always willing to listen to others. Though he has a bit of an ego, despite not having any abilities.

Tangerine, he's a Buthus Occitanus (Common Yellow Scorpion). A man with a solar disposition, but in a overwhelming, blinding way- literally (he glows and can burn to the touch) and figuratively (he's too much to handle). He has a big ego and thinks the world revolves around him. No one got close enough to him to figure out if he changes around friends...

Ambika Mango, he's a Jewel Beetle. i discovered colour bass recently so character about it! He's 'regular' Mango's brother and also makes music, but Ambika does so in his room- but he wants to do concerts one day. He's eager to share his music and show colour bass to new people, and hopefully make them dance to it one day.

Simka again but mummy bf outfit!

Vanilla X Tahitensis, he's a Sand Flea (which is a crustacean if you didnt know. i didnt until a few years ago). He prefers to be called Vanihi for short. A pleasant individual who's most often seen on the beach, or inland tending to tropical flowers. He's extraverted and loves meeting new people, but be gentle with him, he can be sensitive. If he gets angry, he'll turn beet red and jump away like a real sand flea would. (Note that while his skin tone is white, he isn't, that's just bc he's a sand flea and i fear that if i make his skin darker he'll look like someone else's oc)

Bubblegum Toka Plum, he's a Pink Ladybeetle Spider (another one, not related to Rio Star Grapefruit). He represents Bubblegum pop! He makes music and is a pop star, albeit a small one because his genre is new and not for everyone. He's always happy to interact with fans and considers them his friends.

Victoria Comet Plum, he's a Coccinella undecimpunctata (Ladybug). Part of the universal monster group, except victoria isn't a monster (by fruitbug standards. Still has a big monstrous bug true form like most do). Instead he was a once normal opera singer (Mezzo soprano), but his building caught fire and disfigured him. Since, certain people call him a 'monster' for simply looking different. He still wants to be a singer, but most don't give him a chance. If only he had somebody to sing with that accepts him...

Pomegranate, he's a Achrioptera Manga (stickbug). A dancer who's always looking for his true love- without overstepping others' boundaries and/or personal space. He's a charmer, but in a considerate way and respects others' orientations- that being said he loves to dance with people that want to! He's never seen without his fans (which are actually his wings).

Pokeweed, he's a Black Widow. A poisonous 'femme' fatale who never lets go of his prey. He's no stranger to deception and false relationships. However he also happens to be lonely and likes people trusting him- he simply likes playing with people's feelings. If you were to want a real relationship with him, you'd have to ignore his jabs and show that you truly wish to be close to him.

#o #rose'socs #fruitbugs #fruitbugs stink currant #fruitbugs brown turkey fig #fruitbugs jack-o-lantern pumpkin #fruitbugs citron watermelon #fruitbugs white currant #fruitbugs picholine olive #fruitbugs cardinal grape #fruitbugs tangerine #fruitbugs ambika mango #fruitbugs simka plum #fruitbugs vanilla x tahitensis #fruitbugs bubblegum toka #fruitbugs victoria comet plum #fruitbugs pomegranate #fruitbugs pokeweed #i actually finished these a few days ago before cucamelon's ref... just had blank brain days #koncept drawign

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#rbs #hawthorncore

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i forgot: about Cucamelon. he's 🏳️‍⚧️ bc he was made as a genderless experiment, but as he learned things he became a man.

He has top surgery stitches but he never had any chest. Chestless top surgery. Because he's a GMO

#thats a post i made! #fruitbugs cucamelon

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Thank you, glad you like him this much 🥲👍👍!! He would love you right back, and your amount of love would make him say 'AWOOGA!' and jaw drop. Literally. His jaw dislocates sometimes 💔

Made a ref for Cucamelon! I'm going to finish the rest of what is essentially fruitbugs versions of the Universal Monsters. Ones that have already been finished are Bloodlime (Dracula) and Pulasan (Wolfman). I think you can easily guess which classic monster Cucamelon is based on! He's also a Tiger beetle.

Cucamelon is a Genetically Modified Organism, made by the actually skillful scientist Jambul. The other GMO fruitbugs are... Less symmetrical and functional, and all made by Papaya. Jambul made Cucamelon to test his abilities, and create life from nothing. Jambul did not use any dead matter, he simply used fruits and lots of suspicious neon green fluid, to create an homonculus-like being, but with full sentience and with similar insides to normal fruitbugs (so fruit guts, bones made of literal bugs). Cucamelon is not perfect- with only one functional eye, stitches holding him together and a need for electricity to have energy/stamina, but compared to Papaya's creations he's a pretty successful experiment! Cucamelon has a good amount of intelligence, enough so to have had Jambul let him go to explore the world and learn on his own terms. Jambul COULD have taught his creation some things, but he's too busy to do so. Unfortunately, Cucamelon is very obviously a GMO, and people (mostly NPCs) reacted to him with fear and prejudice, sometimes even harrassing and/or threatening him. This is still ongoing, though Cucamelon tries to spend his time away from people, but that's not the easiest thing to do given he loves rockabilly music and tries to attend concerts.

Because of the general fear and bullying people have subjected him to, Cucamelon is closed off and generally don't interact with anyone, except for musical artists he likes. When someone DOES go out of their way to interact with him, they might notice his speech patterns and how he clearly learned how to talk by listening to rockabilly songs. He tries hard to have a southern drawl but whether he's good at it depends on circumstances- when he gets excited he overdoes it. And Cucamelon gets excited if he gets to talk about his interests and few good people experiences, but he'll only do so if he fully trusts you. To do that, you must never judge him for his appearance or mannerisms, or, better, talk about your own experiences to make him see you understand his situation. When he trusts someone, Cucamelon can get reveal himself to be pretty bubbly and can talk fast- usually eager to do activities he likes (with as few people as possible). He's shy towards others and his trauma responses ARE there, but with time and trust Cucamelon is a great friend or boyfriend. He can try to uplift you and would take a literal bullet for you if the occasion presented itself. You have to indulge him in letting him getting purposefully struck by lightning though, he needs that to recharge- literally.

#rbs #fruitbugs is about selfshipping so to have someone crushing on them is the highest compliment possible imo so tyyyyyy 💥💖(exploded /positive) #hold his giant hands and kiss his mega chin 😈

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Made a ref for Cucamelon! I'm going to finish the rest of what is essentially fruitbugs versions of the Universal Monsters. Ones that have already been finished are Bloodlime (Dracula) and Pulasan (Wolfman). I think you can easily guess which classic monster Cucamelon is based on! He's also a Tiger beetle.

Cucamelon is a Genetically Modified Organism, made by the actually skillful scientist Jambul. The other GMO fruitbugs are... Less symmetrical and functional, and all made by Papaya. Jambul made Cucamelon to test his abilities, and create life from nothing. Jambul did not use any dead matter, he simply used fruits and lots of suspicious neon green fluid, to create an homonculus-like being, but with full sentience and with similar insides to normal fruitbugs (so fruit guts, bones made of literal bugs). Cucamelon is not perfect- with only one functional eye, stitches holding him together and a need for electricity to have energy/stamina, but compared to Papaya's creations he's a pretty successful experiment! Cucamelon has a good amount of intelligence, enough so to have had Jambul let him go to explore the world and learn on his own terms. Jambul COULD have taught his creation some things, but he's too busy to do so. Unfortunately, Cucamelon is very obviously a GMO, and people (mostly NPCs) reacted to him with fear and prejudice, sometimes even harrassing and/or threatening him. This is still ongoing, though Cucamelon tries to spend his time away from people, but that's not the easiest thing to do given he loves rockabilly music and tries to attend concerts.

Because of the general fear and bullying people have subjected him to, Cucamelon is closed off and generally don't interact with anyone, except for musical artists he likes. When someone DOES go out of their way to interact with him, they might notice his speech patterns and how he clearly learned how to talk by listening to rockabilly songs. He tries hard to have a southern drawl but whether he's good at it depends on circumstances- when he gets excited he overdoes it. And Cucamelon gets excited if he gets to talk about his interests and few good people experiences, but he'll only do so if he fully trusts you. To do that, you must never judge him for his appearance or mannerisms, or, better, talk about your own experiences to make him see you understand his situation. When he trusts someone, Cucamelon can get reveal himself to be pretty bubbly and can talk fast- usually eager to do activities he likes (with as few people as possible). He's shy towards others and his trauma responses ARE there, but with time and trust Cucamelon is a great friend or boyfriend. He can try to uplift you and would take a literal bullet for you if the occasion presented itself. You have to indulge him in letting him getting purposefully struck by lightning though, he needs that to recharge- literally.

#o #fruitbugs #rose'socs #fruitbugs cucamelon #stitches #if you recognize the poses (big grin) *gives you a planet sized medal #if you know his main insp besides the very obvious classic horror one you might recognize those poses- #but at the same time the insp guy he's an obscure chara that 4 people worldwide likes so.

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ok well then, soon after a few projects im gonna do a com sheet with more examples and saying the dos and donts, then. 😈😈😈😈😈😈😈

Glad you guys were receptive about the idea 💖💖💖!!

mighty shot in the dark but would anyone be interested in Pay What You Want commissions or custom designs from me made in this style:

#rbs

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last thursday i passed my first driving rules exam, and failed with 7 wrong answers (while it's 5 maximum allowed).

since, i worked hard to understand the themes i got wrong by doing several 40 questions series daily for 6 days. (hence why i didnt rb much if you noticed)

today i repassed the exam and got one singular wrong answer.

#thats a post i made! #failing is good often for me. im the type of guy who actually learns by failing rather than #having things hammered into my brain over and over- usually unsucessfully #but now am stronk and will take a break from driving stuff and organize files on my computer and of course. Draw!

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mighty shot in the dark but would anyone be interested in Pay What You Want commissions or custom designs from me made in this style:

#rbs #again imagine these are in pixel quality bc i posted these from mobile foolishly #forgot compression existed

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Take 2 on some wip fruitbugs i've already drawn! ill link each initial drawing so you can compare if you want! Also short reinteration desc+indications of what have changed/new things that have been added conceptually.

Rose Apple, a Pink Spotted Ladybug who's a househusband by day, and a star by night! No one in-game knows he's one person, they're too fooled by the outfit change to guess. He's very societal-rule abiding as a househusband, to the point where players don't need to interact with him much to have a 'romantic' relationship. But as a star, Rose Apple defines society, by doing things so out of the norm that people follow his lead. He's actually the one that taught cis fruitbugs that it's ok to wear 'feminine' clothing. Whether he's cis or trans is up in the air now.

Santa Rita Pricklypear, a Brazilian Pink Bloom Tarantula that lives in the desert level. He's essentially a mechanic to keep players away from out of bounds areas- he can punch the ground to create small, temporary mesas/mountains to dissuade them from going too far. He's a grumpy man who takes his 'vigilante' job seriously, but if you get on his good side (which is hard) he gets easily flustered.

Mandarin Orange, an Eretmapodites quinquevittatus Mosquito who thinks he 'peaked' in terms of happiness during his childhood, in his world equivalent of the 2000s. As an adult, he's broke and unhappy and clings unto nostalgia daily and obsessively. He uses what little money he has to buy 2000s toys he doesn't have. It doesn't help that the game objectifies him, given he was initially female. He's recent so not much changes

Grey Speckled Cowpea who calls himself 'Lazaire', a Silver Ant who's kind of a saturday morning villain- he wants to make the whole world chrome/gray like he is. He can achieve this by simply touching whatever item or environment asset he wants to be chrome. However a simple dash of water will wear away his ability, making his efforts relatively futile, especially on rainy days. You can't really get past his goal and perfectionism, but you can join him in his endeavors and be his henchman. And potentially get close to him... Also know that as a Silver Ant, he's very fast, sometimes too much for the game's frame rate to handle.

Yellow Platanera, a Texas Wasp Moth who's a rockabilly star. He's pretty popular among npcs and players, but he feels like he'll never be as good as Pricklypear Glowkids in terms of music (despite the latter being a different genre (country)). Yellow Platanera doesn't mind getting close to his fans, entirely because he needs reassurance and for someone to feel worthy of love.

And Yellow Pitaya, a Hypselodoris Picta Sea Slug who's actually very fast, hyperactive and most importantly, violent. He crushes anyone in his path, just for the thrill of it. He's part of the dragon fruitbug group, and is unfortunately the shortest by far, which fuels his anger towards others. If you can accept him, maybe he'd be nicer?

#o #koncept drawign #fruitbugs #fruitbugs rose apple #fruitbugs santa rita pricklypear #fruitbugs mandarin orange #fruitbugs black pearl pepper #fruitbugs yellow platanera #fruitbugs yellow pitaya

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mighty shot in the dark but would anyone be interested in Pay What You Want commissions or custom designs from me made in this style:

#thats a post i made! #imagine these pictures arent compressed pls #i mentioned it before but i need €€€ since driving lessons are draining my savings considerably #there ARE more important causes to give money to though and i still want to experiment more with dynamism #but mony #even for custom adopts/design youd get a scenery bc i dont like the idea of selling anything with no bg? def a just me thing but yknow

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@cycloplasm ummmm *shyly hands this to you a lil holiday gift ! (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ🌹

#rbs #fruitbugs rosehip #look. at the beautiful picture. Again #still not over how amazing you made him look 💖💖💖

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More rock people examples, these ones being opals! In their society, opals' roles are to be painters. They usually paint portraits of people or landscapes for decoration. They tend to have 'feminine' frames/shapes, but like the others of their species, they use it/its by default.

In order from top left to right: White and Black Opal, then Moss+Water+Fire+Boulder+Lighting ridge opals (these ones are likely ocs/actual characters rather than examples. They'ren in a polycule, so i call them the Opalycule); then Honey+Harlequin+Script+Dragon's Breath opals, and finally Rosewater (sona so he/him)+Royal Lavender+Unicorn Purple+Bubblegum opals. All of these are based on real opals, the last three of the last pic being apparently synthetic opals.

#o #rock people tag #futh species #rosewater opal #you can see the su insp one some but it's intentional- i just pictured them that way in my head... #this is my first time drawing/making an opal texture and it was really fun! #rosewater has a water outfit bc he holds his body together with magic all the time- so having to hold water as well is no big deal! #he has nothing to hide so he can have transparent 'clothes'- it's not shamed by society at all

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#rbs #blood #my ftm mosquito guys and singular cis vampire