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Ruby is very misunderstood in this scene because if I lost my ginger cottagecore machine goddess situationship twice there would be bodies

I’m right out here for you, just let me in

So my buddy ol' pal might have gotten me into RWBY. It mashes surprisingly well with my Sonic obsession. It's like they're harmonizing!

Nora's the best, change my mind, you can't.

One thing I reaaaally want in KH4 is Riku stealth / search segments that draw on his fucking weird Dream Eater powers. Smelling darkness finally becomes a literal game mechanic

(I know the stealth part of Days sucked. I’m talking Metal Gear stealth, not Days stealth)

Okay, but what if in KH4, we get a Wreck-it Ralph world and it’s not Game Central Station.

Litwak’s Arcade. Sora goes to Litwak’s Arcade and his friends are inside the games looking for him, trying to reach him.

You play as Sora, who himself is playing as the Guardians of Light in various pixel art styles, in parodies of games. They’re trying to communicate to him, they can see him, but at the same time he doesn’t recognize them.

They’re trying to send little signals the best way they can. But if they don’t follow the arcade machine input, the Wreck-it Ralph characters will see our Guardians of Light as doing the equivalent of going turbo.

There could be parts that follow either group’s perspective, too. Maybe they try playing by the game’s rules at first. Then when it doesn’t work, we could follow the characters going turbo, exploring inside the machines themselves.

Here are some ideas for what games I would put the characters in below the cut:

Nooot sure Riku would be there if he’s also in Quadratum, but my gut tells me some variation of platformer like Donkey Kong or Mario for him— It’s also the genre for Wreck it Ralph itself, which, worldception makes sense if Riku is here. (This would also reference his running-up-building gymnastics in Another Side, the damsel in distress nature of Sora rn, and the urban setting of Donkey Kong).

I wouldn’t be opposed to Riku in a first-person shooter or stealth game either, depending on how his relation to Yozora turns out, he could parry Xemnas’ lasers like crazy in KH2

We already know MelMem is a rhythm game, so Kairi would probably be in a game like DDR or Guitar Hero if she were there. But I’d also dig seeing her in a collect-a-thon where we can finally level her up as a Princess of Heart

Donald and Goofy in either Duck Hunt or a gummi ship version of Galaga (low hanging fruit)

I can see the sea salt family playing as the Ghosts in Pac-Man!

I’m also imagining Roxas in Pong (“It’s just like struggle bat!”)

And I want Axel in Street Fighter because he’s always talking smack. Rematch between Lea and Ventus imminent

Xion could haunt the Photo Booth, alternatively— Sora snaps a picture of himself and we get a reversal of their relationship in Days.

I am also going to suggest Rampage using keyblade armored forms, either hers (since she’s huge wtf) or the Wayfinder trio’s

I could see Naminé being in Q-Bert, except completing the field with your colors could be somehow connected to memory reparation and data mechanics. I can also see her in a Kirby world, since the Kirby worlds tend to be arts and crafts themed, and she’s also technically a replica now

Ventus, Aqua, and Terra in Sugar Rush, except their cars are based on their gliders— it just makes more sense for them than anyone else, I think

Going to Hero’s Duty would probably trigger Aqua’s Land of Darkness PTSD, but this time she’s not alone and Terra (and/or King Mickey or Ventus) comes with her. This would be a really good game for both of them, actually, because Cybugs could be an analogy for darkness stealing your form

Joust, but it’s Cloud Strife riding a chocobo

Last suggestion? Dream Eater claw machine. I want to see Sora with Meow Wow plushies

everything about xion kingdom hearts is just. so incredibly transgender. she's a clone of a boy that develops an identity as a girl. her appearance to others is magically dictated by their interpretation of her identity. the female features she grows to prefer are only present when she is both mentally stable and either alone or around people who respect her chosen identity. the interpretation of others can override her own to the point where it changes her against her will, forcing her to constantly fight to be seen as herself. she is repeatedly called "it" by authority figures who go so far as to correct and mock others who call her "she." she is gentle and kind and means well but when her identity is questioned she either collapses in despair or lashes out viciously. she is given the choice between living as a boy or dying as a girl and she chooses to die. she is forced into being an antagonist not once but twice. she finally sees the boy whose appearance others kept imposing on her and goes fucking berserk and tries very hard to murder him. she is broken free from mind control and given back her preferred appearance because someone recognizes her under a forced featureless appearance and calls her by name.

hey. hey what the fuck,

Happy Earth Day!

Srax and Ves celebrate Earth Day! These guys are crested geckos from a comic about New Caledonian ecology that I'm developing.

you'll never get away from the sound of the woman that loves you, or something like that

Putting my animation diploma to some real use for once and animating my girls

Definitely had some challenges with this one as it's a fairly technical shot, but I'm proud of where it ended up!

8, 17, and 20 for Xion :)

We meet Xion when she's like an empty husk baby so we actually see several of her firsts lmao

8. First time they took a risk, or the biggest risk they've ever taken

Her first time running away from the Organization. Early on, due to Sora memory shenanigans or amth, she loses the ability to use her Keyblade and doesn't return to the castle for several days so no one will find out. For someone who has never known anything outside the Organization and the absolute authority it holds over her, that is kind of an insane thing to do. It's also very much like a kid breaking something and lying about it so they won't get punished. And she is consciously avoiding punishment; Xion says with certainty that if the higher-ups find out, they'll turn her into a mindless Dusk. Now, this might be a bluff on Xemnas' part, since we never actually see this punishment carried out on anyone, but it's apparently not an unprecedented threat, since Axel gets threatened with it too later on. Regardless, she knew it was a risk, and it was probably a bigger one then she even thought it was. Xion's position in the Organization is secured only by the fact that she is a unique Replica. If she proved to be, in Xemnas' eyes, not only useless, but unpredictable and hard to control, they would have no reason to keep her alive. I think the only reason they keep trying with her is because all the members who know how to make Replicas die at C.O., so they can't just pull another blank off the line and slot it in her place.

It's quite sad, in that way. She's just a kid having the same hide-and-hope-for-the-best reaction that lots of kids do to getting a bad grade, or getting in trouble at school, and for most kids their feeling of it being a life or death situation is just catastrophizing. With her, it probably would have been, if they didn't still want to make use of her.

17. First favorites - favorite color, animal, movie, etc.

Favorite food: I mean, ice cream, but tbh I'm not sure if that counts because it seems ro be the only thing she's ever eaten??? I don't thinks she needs food so idk what she would have eaten otherwise

Favorite color: Blue. The color of sea salt ice cream, the color of the ocean, the color of the sky, and, assuming she sees herself how we do, her own eye color. She likes that she shares it with Roxas, too, and for her, she just kind of likes that she. Has eyes. Like they're the window to the soul and if she has them that means she has a soul idk what I'm saying

Favorite animal: I think she likes fish. Particularly pretty, decorative fish like brightly colored goldfish or koi. I can imagine her walking past some kind of stall in the Twilight Town commons and seeing a beta or smth for sale and being enchanted by the bright colors. The one she likes the most are those kinds of angelfish with the wavy fins you always see in like dentist office fish tanks

Favorite place: you'd assume the Clock Tower, or just Twilight Town, generally, but I think she likes those more for the associations then the place in of itself. I think her favorite place for its own sake is the beach. There may have been some Sora influencing her, but when she starts bringing back seashells for Roxas when he's in a coma for a while, she seems to come up with that on her own. She could've gone with like. Pine cones from the woods outside Twilight Town or ice cream sticks or something, but she goes apparently out of her way to stop by the beach after every mission to grab a shell, so I think she just likes the beach

20. First time they felt accepted/welcomed by another character

The first times Roxas and Axel call her their friend verbally, and I say times bc it was on separate occasions and i think she probably interpreted them differently (Axel's away for a good chunk of time and they don't meet until after she's known Roxas for a while.) With Roxas I honestly don't know that it was feeling accepted so much as like. Baby duck imprinting on him, because it happens on the same day she tales her hood off for the first time and it seems to be the first time she's truly conscious of her surroundings. She's more curious or intrigued about the idea of friends then anything else, and when she observes that Axel and Roxas are close she asks if she can be their friend like she's asking if she can try a bite of food.

When Axel also calls her his friend, I imagine her world opens up a little because it informs her that friendship is something she can have with everyone and not just Roxas. She's also more alive at this point so she's probably more aware that someone claiming her as a friend means something deeper then just a name, you know?

Xion does have to deal with isolation and even outright hostility later on, but at the beginning, she thankfully didn't have much trouble finding a place she was welcome, at least for a while.

I drew & printed a bunch of mini Xions

they're inspired by Tim Peacock’s comic Hole.

On April 16th 2025 the US federal government has proposed to change the interpretation of the endangered species act so that it no longer protects habitat.

This is open for public comment until the end of May 19th. Please comment and make your voice heard.

Wildlife need their habitat. If the ESA redefines harm so that habitat is no longer protected, the implications for wildlife would be catastrophic.

geckos AU : Sephiroth + Genesis + Angeal (I said I would do it, didn't I?)

got sick with the flu last week so I designed AGS as side characters for Rhaco: Geckos of New Caledonia.

Introducing the Dead (Bird) Poets' Club!

Genos (Satanic Leaf-tailed gecko) is the club's self-declared leader, as he is also its founder. He's a theater kid and came up with the idea of carrying around bird wings strung up like costumes to perform roles from his favorite plays (mostly Leafless).

Seflop (Giant Leaf-tailed gecko) is the club's de facto leader on account of his actual bird-killing track record. At first this was accidental, but now he has a problem and they can’t make him stop... what's his deal with property damage all of a sudden? The hair is a cape of egret feathers. They're not natural... we think.

Anjil (Frilled Leaf-tailed gecko) was roped into his best friends' club and now acts as damage control, carrying the overflow wings from their bird-killing sprees. He is on good terms with Zekk and routinely apologizes for the club's antics. He also doesn't just leave.

I only had time for AGS right now, but as for Cloud and Zack-- they run a joint tailoring shop in the gecko village (feathers, leaves, & fur fashion). Clao does mainly feathers, so he's a constant victim of his wares being raided by the AGS club.

Full cover for my senior thesis comic Rhaco: Geckos of New Caledonia

A children’s edufantasy starring three young geckos learning their place within their community, the ecosystem New Caledonia— and protecting musical ghosts from a mysterious threat through lessons in Song magic!

The main characters are Ves the crested gecko, his best friend Bram the chahoua, and his little half-brother Srax (also crested gecko). In this first installment, we learn about the musical ghost shepherds.

Note how these columns are designed to perfectly allow the climbing of small lizards up and down their faces. This is a typical example of Gecko-Roman architecture

I now have an exact stock for how many double-sided Soriku prints will be available for sale in late May!

There will be 14 prints for sale total. There are perfectly seven of each variant:

2-layer (red label) will be sold for $17

3-layer (teal label) will be sold for $16

The distinction between 2-layer and 3-layer is barely noticeable. The values on Sora and Riku just differ slightly.

Follow the #soriku risograph tag for updates ^-^

i FINALLY FINISHED IT RAAAAAH my version of Ruby and a redraw of that iconic shot in the Red Trailer

I my Ruby redesign I V V

Soriku double-sided risograph prints!!!

Happy 23rd anniversary KH!

This is a print run of 50~ I will be losing some to the critique in my risography class.

I’m open to sales if prints are remaining after class exchanges! Shipping would have to wait until at least my graduation in May

Information

paper: cotton candy pop-tone

dimensions: 11 x 17 in

inks: risofederal blue x red (front), violet x orange (back)

approx 10 editions are also printed with an extra layer of green on the front, which functionally adds black to Sora and Riku

print job handled personally via university riso machines

This OOAK on scrap paper is my personal favorite. Still deciding what I will do with it

Also, special shoutout to the amazing CanaryWitch @starhoodies, whose Soriku zine gave me an excuse to draw these fluffy boys for class!

Do you use a service to print your books & buttons, or do you press and collate them yourself? I really love your work and I'm curious how you approach self-publishing as a full-time independent illustrator!

Hi there! Thank you so much for asking!

All of my buttons are made via a manufacturer! They're often very cheap to have made. I 100% recommend this merch resource list created by Lily Grace if you're looking to get merch made and need a place to start! :) https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mk9wl0LiYNStnXxwHAE6hd4-uzDMhfvnHsh819KlQeA/edit?gid=0#gid=0

As for books, I'm currently using https://www.grekoprinting-comixwellspring.com/ as a printer for my one little soriku book. I'm still a novice when it comes to physical print, but its a really nice option to have when selling at conventions! If you're considering printing an art book or comic book, I'd recommend having a digital option for accessibility, too! ^^

Making your own merch is still totally a valid option, if you're willing to invest in the resources to do that! There's plenty of good reasons to do stuff in house. I personally prefer to not have the extra workload because I'm already so bad about dragging my feet on the simplest of work tasks LOL!

nvm guys, I found the kiss button 👍

it's kinda a redraw

older sketch I did of xion in armor based on her final boss form

Remember when I said I would draw the Firsts as extras (gextras) for my thesis comic about geckos? Yeah I still haven’t had time for that

but what I CAN give you is my slideshow presentation about what geckos I would design AGSZC as

I think this is what they call a special interest :)

The AGS trio would probably be cameos from a different island since my comic is set in New Caledonia

hannah asking me if i need help getting something off the top of the fridge as if she isnt an inch shorter than me. in my own fucking house

Clocktowers (Coldplay's Clocks x Xion's theme)

Coldplay's Clocks means a lot to me and I realized it suits Xion KingdomHearts VERY lyrically and rhythmically (no wonder I'm fixated with her 😅). So yesterday I thought I'd edit Xion's theme together with Coldplay Clocks in Garageband because they really are quite similar when transposed!

The tempo's stilted bc I couldn't figure out how to adjust the tempo at different points in basic GarageBand, only change the overall tempo for the entire track-- so I was splitting and clipping a lot to make sure the beats lined up. Same thing with the transitions, I smoothed them out to the best of my ability... (If you're more experienced than me and like the idea, PLEASE feel free to make a better version because I would EAT THAT UP)

Had the pleasure of illustrating two enchanted cards for Disney Lorcana's 7th set, Archazia's Island. All Is Found was the first card I illustrated by myself and it was such a joy ❄️

Art Director: Giulia Riva ©Disney/Ravensburger

Entwined with you

oh Lune I've been thinking about this, I had to go digging through the blog to find it again

It felt kind of comforting to have another online mutual who was working on animation, but the art itself is also just so lovely by its own merit

shot from a short film I'm aiming to complete

it's called Aking Tala or My Star.

For some reason I couldn’t find a speech bubble meme for Ansem SoD so I had to make one because I’ve “Okay Ansem Seeker of Darkness”’d my friend plenty enough to deserve one

@foreststarflaime this is a callout post for making vague poetic statements about being a creature of night and shadow >:) I found the speech bubble inator in the Internet basement you cannot escape

remind me to draw the Firsts as extras for my gecko universe later

Kittyroth this Snakeroth that. I propose a compromise, a middle ground if you will

Geckoroth

✅ slit eyes that expand and contract

✅ hyperactive at night and other random times

✅ you will be pounced upon

✅ moody about being touched

✅ c r e a t u r e

✅ will eat bugs randomly causing Genesis to faint

✅ urge to climb. You will walk in on him hanging from the ceiling

Bonus: gecko absurdly long and thin and bendy, like Masamune