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bro I couldn't NOT make a version of this with my boy

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I’ve officially decided my favorite relationship trope is “at first I was perpetually bothered by your mere existence but somewhere along the way you became my best friend and oh yeah I’m also in love with you.” Nothing else matters.

#Whether the Storm

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Recently learned the importance of messing with a character's facial proportions and how important that is to their design- so I messed around with Valain's features until I got to the line-up that I felt was 'right'. It wound up close to his reference image [wow what a concept lmao] but in exploring other options, I learned that I was on the right track with him- which is still a good thing! Especially with the painting I did a while ago that looks nothing like him now that I've figured out his proportions- I'll probably redo this some time LMAO...

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Tree roots following the pattern of concrete footpaths

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by camprobber

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Foggy morning in the swamp © Пашеничев Александр

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On of the less intuitive things about love, I've found, of any kind, is the importance of needing things.

I didn't realize it until recently, but I've always seen love as something requiring sacrifice, selflessness, patience, and generosity- to ask for nothing is to be the best person I can be, small and quiet and never in the way, always happy and helpful, self-sufficient and present when desired.

It's only as an adult, now, that I'm beginning to see the selfishness of wanting nothing.

I cut my friend's hair in my kitchen the other day. They wanted a trim and I had the skills, so I offered, and was genuinely excited when they stopped hesitating over "bothering me" and took me up on it. It was a peaceful afternoon, and we had tea and chatted for an hour or more.

My brother and I shared popcorn at the movies a while ago. When I came time to pay, I pulled my card out like a wild western sheriff and slapped it on the machine before he could fight me for it first. The satisfaction was delightful.

Someone called me crying on the phone the other day. Kept apologizing for disturbing me at work, talking about how they were bothering me on my lunch break. I was telling the truth when I told them that really, I was flattered and honored and relieved, knowing that if they were hurting I would know, that I didn't have to worry in silence. It felt good to hear them slowly come down, and to know that they knew it would be better soon, and to hear them laugh wetly on the other end. We're getting together for a visit next week.

It's hard to need things, if you've trained yourself not to. It's hard to want things, when you don't know how to want anymore. Trusting people is difficult, and so is relying on them, but I don't know where I'd be without the people who rely on me.

I've heard a lot of people say, "Nobody will love you unless you love yourself". I've had a lot of thoughts about it. It's not right, but it's not wrong, either, I think.

"Nobody will love you unless you love yourself"... I've always taken that to mean, "You will not be lovable until you develop a positive view of yourself as a person".

Now, I think it's sort of inside-out.

"Nobody will love you unless you love yourself"... because nobody can show their love to you in a way that you can accept until you treat yourself kindly, and learn what you need, and what you want, and how to ask for it, and then give that vulnerability away.

Love, for me, is someone I ask for a ride to the airport. Whether they end up doing this or not is irrelevant.

It's not needy, or selfish, or taking up energy. It's giving the gift of being wanted, and needed, and thought of. It's giving someone the security of being part of someone's life.

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eheehehehehehe…eeehehehe*slides my paw under your door* let me in

#Cheebi #ghdslkghdslkghs

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Does Cheebi know about Vee's powers? You drew them interacting when he's big but the summary says it's a secret.

Only 1 main character knows about Vee's powers at the start of book 1. And it is not cheebi. : )

[Also for clarification, those doodles were just for fun! It's safe to assume everything's up in the air on whether it's canon or not, until I confirm it's for-sure canonical! And even then, sometimes things change unexpectedly.]

But yeah.

At the start of chapter 1, none of his current friends know.

: )

#Vex Text #FYW Asks

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I don’t know if this is weird to say but you’re an inspiration for my creativity!

I haven’t been able to make anything for a while but I have stories I want to tell and seeing you just lore and inspo dump for your story makes me want to do the same!

Is it okay to follow your lead?

The story is my own but like I can’t get myself to take even the first step out of like my comfort zone.

Can I mimic what your doing in the sense that like of your posting about different wings oh let me post about my characters tail or just something of the same vein.

Following someone else’s footsteps is a lot easier then making my own right now lol

But if not that’s okay still want to let you know really like your story can’t wait to see more of it!

OF COURSE IT'S OKAY-! Also omg thank you for the huge compliment, aaaaa

Sharing my characters/lore/story is not something that anyone owns- so of course you should go for it! Genuinely- once you just start spouting about your characters and stuff that makes you happy, without caring about if people interact or not, you'll attract the right people. The important part is not getting bummed when it takes a while for those people to find you. Be patient! And go be self-indulgent <3

It's also nice to use as a journal for your future self to look at :>

The only thing to keep in mind is not to copy anyone's methods TOO closely- to the point where the two of you would be mistaken. I have a friend currently dealing with a copy-cat that's been hounding her for 2 years and it's really disheartening to have people mistake someone else for you. So just make sure that while you use someone for a spring-board, make sure you don't copy their methods too closely! It's best to take inspiration from multiple sources so you become a unique mixture of different sources.~

I hope it goes well for ya! Have fun, and info dump about those blorbos! >:3

#Vex Text #Non-FYW

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Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't Vee already dating someone? Is he cheating on his girlfriend with Valain? /genq

[I had to look up genq to answer this cuz I didn't realize that meant genuine question LMAO]

BUT ANYWAYS- he is not!

It's hard to explain the nuance of notseanis [the elf species that makes up most of the population in my fantasy world, 'nis' for short] romance/dating societal rules, BUT I'll try and summarize!

Short version: People in Olmia aren't usually Monogamous! [only married to/in an active relationship with only one person at a time] Polyamory is very common, and nis have a loose relationship with romance and sex. The only thing they want you to do is 'produce at least 1 child in your life, even if you don't raise it.' Cheebi [Vee's partner] is supportive of him looking at other people, so long as they're good for him emotionally. Now, I can't make any statements on how she feels about Valain specifically, but you'll find out that stuff in the books. :)

Longer answer below the cut!

Longer answer: Olmia's societal rules are sort of like a fun-house-mirror version of my limited American [raised 'christian'] upbringing. But one of the things they differ the most on is the 'rules and expectations' around dating.

Many people in Olmia have multiple partners or random 'lovers'. Messing around [hooking up with random people] is seen as completely normal and is not considered 'cheating' if both people have consented to their relationship being open [which is the default expectation. Usually a couple will have conversations about being MONOGAMOUS and closed, instead of IRL where being Poly is the 'unusual' occurrence.]

However, 'traditional' folks in Olmia also have an unfair expectation that in order to 'earn' your right to be freely romantic or sexual with people, you need to reproduce with an itsu [one of the three sexes among nis, and the only one that can produce offspring]. Even if you just hook up with them and they agree to carry the child, you've 'done your job'. It comes with some pretty negative connotations and is pretty unfair and unbalanced, but that's how things are.

Because of this, it's common for people to start dating someone and have multiple other partners of various levels of romance/attachment. Nis highly value freedom [which is ironic considering some of their laws >>;;] and fulfilling their emotional nutrition needs with multiple partners. Because of this, the rate of failed relationships is actually super low compared to the real world! People aren't expected to 'settle and put up with each other'. If you commit to someone, it's usually expected that you've thought it over for at least a few years.

The only exception to this are 'high born' nis. These are high-class families that have much harsher expectations on them, and their whole goal is making as many heirs as possible to their families and businesses. However... high-born children are arranged into marriages where they are 'paired up' with their future partner in their mid teens, and expected to spend years bonding with them until they eventually are married, and then are expected to start creating heirs and raising them [or sending them off to be raised by nannies near the main home.] High Born families have really messed up rules about romantic relationships that I can't fully get into without spoiling some things about FYW.

But yeah! Cheebi would be fine with Vee having other partners! So long as she still knows he loves her, it doesn't bother her at all. She's had a few casual 'partners' here and there too!

#writeblr #writing #fantasy #urban fantasy #LGBT #OC #Find Your Wings (story) #Find Your Wings #story development #worldbuilding

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ALSO obsessed with Valain's alt outfit concepts. Vee seemed to approve as well LMAO

#also helps me get away from the barcode scratch vibes #character design #LGBT #he is So Hot #im gonna bite him #Find Your Wings (story) #Find Your Wings #FYW Art #Find Your Wings: Art #fantasy #urban fantasy #OC #Valain

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obsessed with Vee's new tail [still workshopping]

I want it to resemble a split tail feather without it being too on-the-nose/realistic

Since it's just to provide a small amount of stability and extra lift [and it's fantasy so there's a little suspension of disbelief involved]

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#this is giving Briar #Briar Anise

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Local wing expert, how do you think wings would function in combat? Would they be a help or more of a hinderance?

They can be both a help or hinderance but that is down to who has them.

As someone who has both thrown and taken punches from both humans and birds (Swans wont actually break your arm with their wing if they hit you, but they can crack your skull if they knock you over), having a wing punch you would shatter at a minimum a few ribs.

Then you have the alternate scenario of winged person hitting you at speed from height. The results of this would require either the assistance of a chiropractor or a undertaker to fix.

The downside of course with anything fleshy is injuries. And if there is a large surface area like a wing, there would be lots of opportunity for that. Feathers if ripped out can bleed, skin tears and bruises.

#I have GOT to remember vee's wings in combat #so badly

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Not to tell anyone in a horror story what to do, but:

Forests are normally loud.

They're full of life. There's endless animals that live there. They make noises. Lots of them.

If you ever are in a forest and it's quiet, that's not right. That means something is very wrong. You should probably either be similarly quiet until you can figure out what's going on, or you should get out of there very quickly.

#this makes my brain tingle in the good way #noting this stuff down #considering how much of Agium [the continent Vee lives on] is Giant Forests

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Gt brain go brrrrrrrr

#oh this gives me ideas. #OHHHHH bro