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Anon · 19d
I just saw that Muelsyse has a new skin in CN! I just really wanted to say I hope to see a lot of art of Samuel with it! I absolutely love your art and you'll always have my support!
Whoever you are... thank you... outside a tiny circle of friends, I haven't had anyone look forward to more Samuel... I'm just gonna go off the vibes and ignore everything I don't like about the skin (and everything else surrounding her tbh) to fuel more Saria and Muelsyse shenanigans. Thank you again...
Anon · 22d
Don't know if you've seen the theory/headcanon about this or not but what are your thoughts on transfem Viviana?
Anon · 27d
Has Chapter 13 altered/changed your ideas on NineTal? I gotta say, their interactions really aren't doing anything to stop the toxic yuri allegations
I'm hyperfocusing on the Shiningale scenes but imagine being Talulah and you're stuck with Nine who keeps you handcuffed and submissive and wants to use you for your repentance but cares enough to not want you to die under the guise of "you haven't been judged yet" and your sister hasn't come to see you or talk to you and suddenly this weirdo named Eblana is spewing nonsense believing she can win you over and thinks she won your verbal debate (she didn't)
Being Talulah is suffering
WinterfIower · 28d
since bagpipe's a bit relevant due to getting en voice lines lately, i was reminded of her dialogue where she says Reed was initially "terrifying" and it made me wonder if maybe Bagpipe initially recognized her as the leader of Dublinn at County Hillock, or at the very least, a member of Dublinn from there. but that wouldn't exactly line up with her dialogue in the Firelight event where she seems to realize Reed'd "true" identity finally. so i came up with my own theory that makes sense of both pieces of dialogue: in the Firelight event, Bagpipe was more speaking out against Reed having rejoined Dublinn (or more accurately making her "own" Dublinn in a way), which Bagpipe only saw as this organization that caused pain and sewed conflict and chaos, which we know isn't what Reed's vision for Dublinn is now. (applogies if this has gone through like 5 times, retrospring was bugging out a bit when i went to ask this)
I'll be honest, my memories are really fuzzy, but I just took her reaction to Reed in WTFC to be that she had a hard time reconciling how the Reed there could be the same Reed in County Hillock. Ch'en said something to the effect of Bagpipe not wanting to think badly of someone she likes, or approves of.
Anon · 1mo
Piggybacking on the disability ask but I genuinely LOVE those ideas! Seeing more disabled characters always makes my heart giddy as a disabled person and I come to say thanks!
Aww, of course. It's a shame we have to rely on headcanon for it, since "visible" disabilities are so lacking, both in canon and in fanon, to be honest. I remember talking about how you can find a wealth of material depicting a character with mental illness, but less so if a character is physically disabled in some way.
Anon · 1mo
Came across your post about mobility aids in AK again and I wanted to say that I really enjoy your representation of the disabled characters in-game. Any chance you'd be interested in drawing more along those lines?
I don't even remember what you're referring to, but thanks! I recall drawing Lava and Glaucus with aids once... I only drew Liz with an implied wheelchair in a doodle, so I'd like to put her in a proper one someday.
On a lesser note, I've come to headcanoning Talulah wearing some sort of knee brace, based on her original Ursus military outfit. Quartz is actually missing an eye to warrant wearing an eyepatch, not just hiding her scarred one. So on and so forth; it's nice to think about debilitating conditions if canon is too scared to.
Anon · 3mo
odd question but how has your ship map evolved/changed since you last posted it, with all the new operators being added and such?
It's not an odd question at all! I have an updated version. This network isn't exhaustive however; there are some pairs and/or relationship lines that are missing that I didn't include, either because I don't ship it or I don't have enough of an opinion on them to warrant being on this chart. Or only me and my friends know about them.
Notes:
- Doctor is either nonbinary or fem. Also very ace.
Side rant: A lot has happened in 4+ years. Particularly the way Doctor is written and how certain characters are written around them. "Why is Doctor here then?" you may ask. It's canon discontinuity for me, and I've realized that the only way for me not to gag at Doctor content in the game is if I reconcile their existence by superimposing my own take.
However, in doing so, I refuse to call it a self-insert. That word is so loaded with awful baggage and is a viscerally unpleasant reminder of how some of my faves' writing is ruined for the sake of pandering to the lowest common denominator in order to make the player feel special. At the same time, I'm not depicting "Canon Doctor" either because the "canon" writing around them is so half-baked and poorly-constructed in a failed attempt to appease both self-inserters and people who want an Actual Character. My Doc is not In-Game Buckethead, not a self-insert, but a secret third thing.
If I have any Doctor ship, it's solely with Priestess. Maybe Kal'tsit, but the dynamic has to be very specifically tumultuous. Taking characterization bits that I like (my Doctor design is ripped from the promotional image that looks like a Female Doctor) and discarding the ones I don't. Same goes for every operator who's writing suddenly takes a nosedive whenever Doctor is involved.
Anon · 4mo
Do you think Nearl will appear in the later chapters to reunite with Shining and Nightingale or is she relegated to Kazimierz affairs until the end of the Victoria/Kazdel arc?
I don't think she will, but I HOPE she does... she has a voiceline saying that the next time Shining and Nightingale need her help, she'll be there. And not gonna lie, recent developments seem to like a good time for her to come back for her wives. I need her to ICBM (Inter-Continental Ballistic Margaret) her way back into the main story.
Anon · 4mo
You think we'll see Kristen in the future or is her future locked like with FrostNova?
I have conflicting feelings about that—deep down, I do want to see her again, because both Saria and Muelsyse were left hanging, not knowing how Kristen truly felt. They never got any closure. To lose someone they loved so deeply, who was so influential in their lives, to have that same person suddenly disappear so suddenly, with no proper goodbye, to have been dealt a blow so devastating as to have left a gaping hole in their hearts… Kristen betrayed them, but that betrayal was founded on a desire to spare them the same fate she was subjecting herself to. Kristen promised Saria that there would be no other casualties. She lamented that Muelsyse would never learn that her plants survived. She left them because she cared about them, but because she never said it, they will never know. That kind of incompleteness is agonizing.
On the other hand, the way Kristen’s story “ended” is a beautiful awe-inspiring tragedy in and of itself. It’s the reason why I think that her coming back would undermine it. It’s the same reason why FrostNova’s story is so powerfully emotional. Yelena deserves to rest. Kristen achieved her dream.
If we’re speaking on a meta level however, I’m personally tired of all the Endfield crumbs they’re shoehorning into OG AK. I want to keep them separate games. The only reason why I even have a mildly passing interest in Endfield is whether Kristen will be relevant. There are theories that Perlica has some connection to her because she appears to wear the same colored tags that Kristen does. The thought of Kristen meeting someone, having company in the vast emptiness of space, brings me a little comfort knowing how heart wrenching and miserable it is otherwise.
TL;DR Kristen back in OG AK: eh I dunno. As long as there’s no Endfield ties. Kristen in Endfield: omg ;_;
Anon · 4mo
if you were living in the world of arknights, which side of the Victorian Crisis/which involved faction would you be part of and why?
Anon · 4mo
what's your favorite thing about Reedpipe that drew you to the ship in the first place and keeps you interested in it? for me, it was seeing the cg of Bagpipe princess carrying Reed, then later on finding out about the sheer angst and/or comfort potential the ship has, and currently it's thinking about how, since Reed seems to be hot to the touch according to her voice lines, Bagpipe is likely one of the few people able to stay in close vicinity or physical contact with her due to the nature of vouivres.
I think the princess carry CG was the same thing that made me go [eyes emoji] at it, too! There's something so notable about taking care of someone who's supposed to be your enemy. What keeps me interested is that Reedpipe got along very well, despite Reed hiding her identity from Bagpipe. Bagpipe lost friends and colleagues due to Reed's actions, and personally I find relationships to be a lot more interesting if at least one person is, for all intents and purposes, responsible for the other's pain. Part of Reed's development is accepting her own responsibility/identity as a Dublinn leader and the choices she'd made, when she had tried to flee/distance herself from them.
'What the Firelight Casts' ended with a somewhat hopeful outlook that Loughshinny and Fiona will eventually reconcile (the onus is more on Bagpipe's side), because Bagpipe knows that Reed is as kind and genuine as she presented herself to be. That wasn't an act. She has to come to terms that the Reed she remembers and the Reed she got to know are the same person, with all the conflicting emotions that entails.
Anon · 4mo
previous anon here your Andreana is also my favorite interpretation of her ❤️❤️
It took me a hot minute to realize "interpretation" meant "artistically" and not "personality-wise"...
I can't imagine Andi being a character with a lot of interpretations in the first place, but thank you, that's flattering to hear! It's so cool to be told that your take on a character rubbed off on other people that you're the first that comes to mind whenever they think of that character.
Anon · 4mo
Hello! I hope you're having a good day! May I just say that seeing your art makes my day and I appreciate you sharing it with us 😊 Your Saria and Nearl are so Gender I enjoy them sm
Thank you! That's funny because I remember someone else also saying that my Nearl is Gender and I was a little confused, haha. Personally I never saw Nearl (either in canon or my own portrayal) to be particularly Gender, but I won't complain if people who enjoy my art do.
Also I never expected to draw as much Saria as I do, but I'm very happy with how I draw her. I hardly--if ever--see her visually depicted as a tired 40-year-old dad with prominent eyebags, so to have that be my Niche fills me with a certain amount of pride.
Anon · 4mo
Just here to say your art has been a big inspiration for me for a while, it got me into arknights and a lot of ships (mainly samuels/blemirock), would love to talk AK lore or art in general! though i am not as knowledgeable on the AK storyline
Thank you very much! It's been a while since I last drew Blemirock...
Yes, my inbox is open for anyone who wants to talk about art/AK/anything! I make an effort to at least get the general gist of AK lore, but my brain can't really hold onto a lot of info. AK's stories tend to have multiple plotlines happening at once and it's so easy to get overwhelmed and forget certain things. Really, the only thing I managed to clearly retain concerning the recent plot is whatever is happening to Shining and Nightingale, lol. I pretty much only keep a constant eye on my favorites' developments.
Anon · 4mo
any alter or npc you would love to see added to the operator roster?
NPCs: Talulah, Domma, Nine, Mandragora, Toland, Crownslayer
Alters: Fang, Shining, and maybe Nigjtingale? I saw someone suggest she could be a Bard and I was like oooooh. Zima (grows up to be a proper General Winter), Andreana (becomes more corrupted and looks like the other Abyssal Hunters with red eyes and pale hair), Ceylon (tbh even though I like Eyja, Ceylon is more deserving of an alt), Pramanix (she shot a bow in BTI!)