“You’re Gonna Have To Try A Little Harder Than THAT.”

I had a random Bug Fables dream the other day where Team Snakemouth (Leif in particular) was being pursued by this shapeshifting creature that was taking their forms to attack them. None of them knew why it was coming after them until they were running away and ran into another moth. Outside of having a white shell and being older (physically speaking), the moth looked nearly identical to Leif. That’s when the team realized the shapeshifter was after THIS guy, and it had mistaken Leif for being him.

Also random moth dude ended up being the leader of an entire moth clan that Team Snakemouth decided to help after that encounter.

Maybe one day I’ll doodle this, but for now enjoy the cool dream I had (or at least, the part of it that made sense, lol)

GUESS WHO’S BEEN PLAYING A HAT IN TIME WAY TOO MUCH?

The Conductor is by far my favorite character, and I HAD to doodle him in his little poncho because it looks TOO DANG CUTE. I was gonna turn this into a little washi tape picture, but it turns out Western-themed tapes and scrapbook paper don’t seem to exist, so sadly all he gets is a Copic cutout.

If you haven’t played this game I highly recommend it, it’s so freaking cute and hilarious, and it’s such a great platformer.

TEAM OWL FTW

The White Lady - The Goddess of Fertility

Aight, so this might be just a random midnight headcanon that crossed my mind, but I had to share it because the White Lady is refusing to leave my mind:

The White Lady was the Goddess of Fertility within Hallownest. While yes, bugs have been able to reproduce long before she appeared, her presence had an influence not on bugs' capabilities to reproduce, but she inadvertently also had an influence on societal norms surrounding romance/intimacy.

Before the White Lady had appeared, it was an unspoken societal rule that bugs did not mingle with other species. Though it had initially sprung up as a "you can't reproduce with someone outside of your species" mindset, it evolved into bugs being ostracized if they were to fall in love with one outside of their species. Those who did intermingle were oftentimes alienated by other bugs as a result. This also left many interspecies couples to struggle with starting families, as many would not allow them to adopt as it would "damage the mental health of the child."

When the White Lady appeared, she was saddened by all of these societal rules. As the goddess of fertility, she wanted everyone to know the joy that offspring could bring. So, as her gift to Hallownest, she blessed the kingdom's denizens by giving bugs the ability to bear children with others outside of their species.

However, her gift was not accepted as swiftly as she hoped. Many were still convinced that those interspecies children would grow up damaged, and those that had interspecies families felt as though they had to hide their families to avoid scrutiny as well as potential physical and mental danger that coming out would cause.

Because of this (and with the Pale King's permission) she made it very public about the children that they bore. She hoped that she could lead by example and help to change the mindset of the bugs of Hallownest. However, the bugs saw these two as an exception, as the Pale King and her were both higher beings, and as a result were exempt from the rules of society.

It wasn't until Hornet was born that the true shift began. While the bargain between the Pale King and Herrah was merely for political reasons, those outside who did not know of the deal began believing that the Pale King had bore a child with the Spider Queen because so many were rejecting his wife's gift. They believed he wanted to show the world that it was no longer taboo, and because he was so revered by people, the shift in mentality began happening much quicker. They were even more convinced after Hornet grew up, as she had grown up to be a normal girl--or as normal as she could being a princess and daughter of the Pale King.

(side note: It was also because of the White Lady that the Pale King and Herrah were able to bear a child together. She hoped that the child born between them would help bugs to accept one another no matter who they loved.)

As time passed, it became much more common to see interspecies couples. By the present time, it became a cultural norm in Hallownest, though many had forgotten by then that it was the White Lady's influence that allowed such things (as they'd forgotten about her and the Pale King by that time).

By the time the Kingdom began to crumble at the hands of the Radiance, the dwindling population made the White Lady start to lose control and become overcome by her more basic instincts. As the Goddess of Fertility, her body began to respond to the dwindling population by an uncontrollable urge to repopulate herself. However, knowing that she would not be able to care for those offspring and that they would become more fodder for the Radiance, she bound herself within her gardens. She prays that soon her urges will subside and that she may one day be able to return to the Kingdom she once knew...

One more limited color palette post, this time with our favorite Higher Beings! Once again, palettes come from @color-palettes and were chosen based on their names.

Pale King - I am the Law and the Law is Not Mocked

The Radiance - Iridesce in the Morning Light and Raise Your Army

Grimm - Soul-Consuming Flame

Chell and Monarch from Fractured Shell! I wanted to do some action poses with my little buggos~

Magia Record just announced end of service. It’s sad to see it go, but I had been expecting it for a while. Thank you for all the awesome memories, and thank you for helping me get through some really tough times during the pandemic. You helped me to connect with a community that loved the same anime as me and had some very interesting concepts for expanding on the Madoka Magica world.

You will never be forgotten, Magia Record 💕

Here is my piece for Hallowhome zine vol. 2! We all know Bretta the most powerful character in this game xD

But jokes aside, I had so much fun working on this project with so many other talented artists! Please go check out the full zine and give all the artists and writers the love they deserve~♥

Team Mothiva in the spotlight~! I've been wanting to draw these two for a long while and I finally sat down and made myself do it, lol.

Random funny thing: when I first played the game, I misread Mothiva's name as "MothVIa," and now I'm having such a hard time calling her by her actual name hsdjklfs

My personal headcanons:

Before the Pale King, the Radiance was not a malicious being. She was a little distant and had a bit of an intimidating aura to her, but she was never cruel and heartless.

(Saw this headcanon from someone else, I wish I could remember who it was Dx) The Radiance, like the other Higher Beings, once had a “mortal” form. The Pale King was the one who robbed her of it, beginning her sheer hatred for him and those who worshiped him.

It was once her own people forgot about her and began worshiping the Pale King that her true “villain arc” began. She had snapped with rage and created the infection to enact her vengeance against the kingdom that turned its back on her.

After so many centuries of feeling this hatred for the Pale King/his worshipers, she eventually lost herself completely to her madness.

The infected do not attack anyone who willingly worships her. It is the reason the Resting Grounds (or at least the “above ground” section of it) has no infected beings—because the Seer, her last priest, resides there.

And one (kinda but not really) related headcanon:

The Radiance does not see Nightmare King Grimm as an enemy. Partly because he also holds disdain for the Pale King, but also because the Radiance sees him as the Yin to her Yang. After all, people can’t truly appreciate a dream until they’ve experienced a nightmare.

Could anyone share their opinions/theories/headcanons about the Pale King, the Radiance, and their feud?

Bruh, I absolutely LOVE love children. I don’t think y’all understand how badly I NEED them in my life. I must know all your cute headcanons about a child of your favorite ships! That stuff breathes LIFE into me!

I beg you, please feed me so I won’t starve ;A;