[Start ID. A Simple Drawing Of The Artist's Sona Congratulating Their Recent Hollow Knight Anniversary

happy anniversary to the og

one fun thing about being a teacher in march 2023 is that chess is a literal epidemic among teens. we are starting to have meetings about how we can STOP teenagers from playing too much chess which is like if we were trying to figure out how to stop them from reading for fun. When i was in high school five years ago chess was nerd shit only but now it is transcending every social and language barrier and is absolutely rampant. kids aren’t on their phone texting in class anymore it’s ONLY chess.com. kids are playing chess on their phones while playing chess in real life. this is still better than tiktok because at least the kids are developing an attention span from this

shows up draws hornet or leif in vaguely cool pose and leaves

Wait I did plan to post pre-Tumblr art, and this wouldn't require much explanation (much less specifically relating to worldbuilding) so here we are:

(here are a few of my Art Fight attacks from this year--particularly the ones I like the most)

Isla! (If you've been on the WoF Fanon wiki in the past year, there's a great chance you've seen her)

Hydrophiinae (named after the sea snake subfamily! cool :>)

(ah yes... Lexi, the sona of the person who is my Art Rival (self-proclaimed))

Winterberry! (revenge for the awesome drawing someone did of one of my own sonas)

Well they all happen to be dragons which is not unexpected of me

Blight and Herring.

Both these guys have several different descriptions that still all get the main gist of their characters!

Blight

The main feature defining his appearance gave him his namesake. Splattered thoughtlessly across his pale, otherwise nondescript, variously gradient lime scales, are splotches of purple-brown ringed in yellow, most notably dotting his wings, snout and talons.

A pensive, mildly arrogant LeafWing professor with a painless but harmful disorder, typically lethal to males, that leaves brown stains on his scales and chips away at his membranes, shooting his wings through with pinpricks and holes, is Blight. A biology nerd specializing in entomology and botany, he works at the LeafWing Institute of Education, likes tea, salads, philosophy and spending time in dark libraries, and owns a loyal pet sun beetle named Pachnoda (whom he carries around daily on his shoulders or horns). He can be described as thoughtful, a bit melancholy, leaning sometimes off to the indifferent side and sometimes rather haughty.

While he isn't particularly friendly, he sees no time wasted in teaching someone about something he loves.

Herring

His scales are a light gray-blue, with dark overscales and dapples across his back. His horns are a dull gradient, from blue at the base to green to orange, shimmering like washed rainbow shells and bearing a resemblance to his similarly-blended wings and webs, offering many positive comments from those who stare into them. He has conch-pink underscales, and pale peach bioluminescent stripes.

A writer and a minor noble, Herring is a melancholy SeaWing honing his craft in a studio on the coastline of Pyrrhia. He enjoys long walks, hot water, serene days at the beach, and fancy gatherings (in which he, sometimes, may or may not have a bit too much to drink). His preference for air rather than sea does set him apart from the other ocean-dwelling dragons, but made pursuing his current career quite a bit easier. While living above-water, he travels to spend much of his time at events in the rebuilt Summer and Island Palaces and long-standing Deep Palace, partying amongst the other aristocrats.

He makes a good partner for conversation whatever his mood.

They met through a strange (and beautiful, they both agreed) dragon, somehow-mutual friend, Nephrite, suggesting they find each other.

on this day i got born'd👍

Being an idiot on main again

July 4th: Region for @bogg-rt

happy ace awareness week to all! be aware of him. Daud is a trained assassin and Aphobes Die By His Blade

[Start ID. A digital drawing of Daud from Dishonored, in a lightened palette that only includes the four colors of the asexual flag. Everything upwards of his belt is visible, and he is standing with his arms held straight beside him. The non-scarred half of his face is blank, as a manner of stylization. He holds his usual stern look. End ID]

Hyperfixations are so weird because I can scroll past an intensely detailed and awesome piece of art someone took a week to make without a second thought cause it was for a fandom I'm not part of, so I'm not interested. And then you can show me a 15 pixels wide, blurry picture of a random wasp or a fork with eyes drawn and I'll go YES. BEAUTIFUL. LOVE THEM