Alkali Is Sleeping

Alkali, 21, it/he, queer mess. ❌MDNI❌ IG: @alkali_is_asleep / @the_wannabees_band

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“The WannaBees are the new and upcoming pop rock boyband everyone is raving about! Consisting of lead singer and heartthrob Xaviour, goofy guitarist Rayo, smooth as silk bassist Smïle and shy but mysterious drummer Chunkii! Together they are revolutionising the world of music, who knows what these boys will bring out next!”

Hey Honeys! I’m thrilled to share some exciting news about my new animated series, “The WannaBees.” It’s a heartwarming and relatable slice-of-life story that follows the journey of four young men, Xaviour, Rayo, Smïle, and Chunkii. They’re the stars of a rising pop rock band that’s making waves in the music industry, but behind the glitz and glamour, they’re navigating the ups and downs of fame, identity, and personal growth, while their bond is tested by the pressures of success, the scars of their pasts, and the search for meaning in an industry that never slows down.

This project has been a dream of mine for as long as I can remember. And now, with your incredible support, I’m determined to bring these amazing characters to life through their own series.

I’m thrilled to announce that I’m launching a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for the creation of the pilot episode. Once we’ve got that done, we’ll be hoping to be able to work with a professional studio to bring the show to life and ensure that it has the best possible support.

Your contributions to this campaign will make a real difference in bringing “The WannaBees” to life. It’s going to be an incredible journey, and I can’t wait to share it with you all.

The Kickstarter campaign will start in early 2026, so stay tuned for more updates and don’t hesitate to join the fun!

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lol imagine posting this after a 3 year hiatus what

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sooo i downloaded the iOS 27 public beta onto my ipad and my procreate no longer works with my apple pencil and i have no idea why!!! i’ve tried a million ways to fix it. the pencil and the pressure work on all other apps its literally just procreate and i feel like im going insane

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📌pin

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aaand im back to not being able to draw anything…

yay.

we had a good run i guess who knows maybe i just need to start drawing lewd stuff again every time i feel like this since thats what kickstarted me last time hahah

but i will probably not be drawing for a few weeks until i figure something out.

i do want to keep drawing, i want to keep this momentum going, i don’t believe i have to keep clawing out of shitty situations just to be creative. i guess right now i just don’t have anything in my brain that feels like it needs to be put down to paper nor any urgency to finish whatever i have half finished and thats ok for right now.

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i actually lied i had a week of no internet RIGHT after i posted this and i made ONE drawing in that time. ill post it tmrw tho bc imma smoke in ten minutes and i wanna come up with a Caption for it.

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aaand im back to not being able to draw anything…

yay.

we had a good run i guess who knows maybe i just need to start drawing lewd stuff again every time i feel like this since thats what kickstarted me last time hahah

but i will probably not be drawing for a few weeks until i figure something out.

i do want to keep drawing, i want to keep this momentum going, i don’t believe i have to keep clawing out of shitty situations just to be creative. i guess right now i just don’t have anything in my brain that feels like it needs to be put down to paper nor any urgency to finish whatever i have half finished and thats ok for right now.

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“im so brave im so brave im so brave” i repeat to myself as i stare at asra reverse ending not clicking it to start…

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OH!

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“im so brave im so brave im so brave” i repeat to myself as i stare at asra reverse ending not clicking it to start…

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oh heeeeelllll yesss

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mmm mm m

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oh the fucking agony

i hate this dumbass mini game i do i do i do

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IT JUST FUCKING HAPPENED AGAIN

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hey guys ur not gonna believe this..!

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no one ever told me making a persona was gonna be so hard 😔

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really embarrassed rn but like what is art fight actually?

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if i started live streaming myself drawing on twitch who would watch?

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this is a drawing of a little friend.

this is a drawing of a little friend.

he was flapping about my apartment for a little while and i watched him dance,

he flittered down to lay beside me, i thought he’d only stay a while.

what a perfect opportunity it was, to get his portrait taken,

but the more i drew the more i was shaken.

my fellow had stayed very still for quite a moment long,

it was only when the breeze came in i realised he’d been gone.

this creature did not know me, had no reason to trust me

and yet he chose to lay beside me in his very final moment.

a moth was flying around my apartment and landed next to me, i decided to draw him thinking he’d only be so still for a little while but the longer i drew and the stiller he stayed, the more unnerved i got until a gust of wind blew on him and i realised he was dead. i felt very sentimental that this small, beautiful, delicate creature had died before me and i didn’t even realise that he had given me the honor of being deemed friendly enough to die beside.

who would you choose to land next to in your very final moment?

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you can really tell what fandom i was in growing up from the way i draw hoodies…

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idk why i keep setting myself up to make comics i hate comics 😭

thats a lie tho bc i love comics. i love writing comics, i love organising comics, i love imagining comics, i love planning comics, i love thumbnailing comics, i love reading comics…

but to sit down and actually have to draw and compose a comic on a canvas fr? makes me sick! makes me want to explode! not for lack of skill or anything like that (we all know i can draw ok, and ive taken a few comic writing classes in my day and i read that one scott mccloud book front to back everyday for a few years)

i just dont know what goes wrong every time i have to actually sit down and get it all put together tho 😭 id just rather be doing anything else!

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oh the fucking agony

i hate this dumbass mini game i do i do i do

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IT JUST FUCKING HAPPENED AGAIN

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*takes a long drag of my cigarette* remember when the wannabees was gonna be a dating sim instead of a show *starts hacking up like an old man* y-yep… them were the days…