hello! it has been brought to my attention that certain groups have decided to use my work for profit (someone sent me a screenshot of a Russian Telegram group getting monetary donations using my work as an "ad")...
While I am okay with people translating my works and reposting with credits, PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE ARE ALL SUPPOSED TO BE NON-PROFIT !
Part of the reason why I stopped drawing skk is due to how popular the ship became. This popularity made my works even more vulnerable and exposed to activities like these... PLEASE DON'T SUPPORT THESE !!
I am in no way sharing my works in social media for profit. It was all supposed to be just for funs and giggles, self-indulgent and an act of love for the fandom. Most of the zine works I join are for charity. Monetary activities like paid/for-profit zines are ones where I aim to delivery high quality PHYSICAL works. Even then, I joined the fandom to make works that build a community FREE and ACCESSIBLE to all. NON-PROFIT.
Again, I ask that if you stumble upon my art or my name on places that asks for your money without anything in return PLEASE DON'T SUPPORT IT. Keep your money. Everything in my blog is free for you to enjoy.
I really appreciate the love you have for my self-indulgent skk works. But I am also very, very tired of these things. I will reflect on whether I should keep posting skk here or move on to something different. Until then, thank you so much for reading this and I hope you can continue to visit this blog for free and non-profit fan works.
Here are how some of the "sus" activities look like,,, (bless the kind soul of the one who reached out to me about this)
DON'T SUPPORT THESE!!
Again, thank you for reading this post. I hope I can still find it in myself to stay in the fandom,,,
But I will definitely keep posting art, perhaps slowly,,,,
Thank you so much for liking it! Yes, I wrote it myself :)) it's my third comic for a series of introspecting on bsd characters and their favorite food!
it started with me and my shared love of curry for Odasaku you can read here :))
then i tried to explore Dazai's love for canned crabs you can check out here x))
i still have some drafts for other characters but i haven't gotten the time to make them anymore :,)) thank you again for liking this comic. they're really just me musing on food and how it relates to the characters hehe
This is heavily inspired by Story and Nawy’s (i’m too shy to tag them ><;;) ramble about Chuuya knowing (or not) how to be gentle… please read it! It’s so rich of brainworms and vitamin C(huuya)!!
Sometimes, a small step from you can make a big difference in the life of someone in need of hope and support.
Meet my daughter Najah, a mother of four who is currently pregnant, struggling every day for their future, and in need of a helping hand to give them a better life. 💖
✨ Help Widad care for her sick grandchildren! ✨
Widad struggles every day to take care of her sick grandchildren, who need constant attention and medical care. Her situation is tough, but every donation from you brings them hope and the life they deserve. 💖
🌟 Donate now and make a difference in their lives!
🕊️💔 Widad and her family have lost a part of their innocent life!
War and hunger took many of the birds that once brought joy and peace to Widad’s home, leaving a big void and sadness. Every support from you can bring them hope and ease their suffering. 💖
🌟 Donate now and give them a new ray of hope!
✏️💔 Najah and Widad are struggling to educate their children!
Their children are being deprived of schooling due to lack of money and the inability to buy notebooks and books. Every donation from you gives them a chance to learn and a better future. 💖
🌟 Donate now and give them hope!
In fragile tents that shield neither from heat nor cold, Widad and her daughter Najah endure the harsh weight of war… 💔
The children shiver without understanding, their innocent faces telling a story of pain greater than words, and they are in desperate need of new tents or shelters to give them warmth and safety… 🕊️
From the heart of Gaza, we reach out to you with deep pain and a plea for help… amelia romain needs your support for Help Wedad's family in
Every moment passes as we drown in fear, hunger, and cold, and my children are shivering in pain. We have nothing to protect them or us. Your donation now can save our lives and give us hope to survive. Every contribution, no matter how small, can mean the difference between life and death for us and our children. Don’t let this hope disappear
For more than two weeks, my daughter Najah has been staying in the hospital without any treatment, and in the past 24 hours, we have received only €37. We are still facing fear and anxiety, watching her suffer with no protection or support.
Your donation now could be the reason she survives and holds on to hope. Every moment counts, and every contribution, no matter how small, can truly save a life.
Please help Wedad save her daughter and granddaughter from death by sharing this post to help donate the campaign to reach its goal quickly. Don't let them, as Jehovah forbids, die.
Everyone, we recently reached 8k here so a big thank you!!
We also reached 3k on Instagram so I'm hosting an actual DTIYS contest between both platforms.
See the details below 👇
🌸 RULES
- Follow me and share this post.
- Add the #esmiaraDTIYS hashtag AND tag me, otherwise I might miss it.
- Feel free to get creative, as long as you can clearly tell the inspiration!
- No AI/tracing of course.
🌸 PRIZES
First place: Fully-rendered commission
Second place: Halfbody sketch commission
Third place: Chibi commission
🌸 DEADLINE
You have until May 20th to enter the actual contest and get a reward! But you can still do it for fun after it ended.
Winners will be picked from both here and Instagram!
To help you (hopefully) here is also a small timelapse:
In 2023 I simply started to post some bsd doodles and stuff without much thoughts. Soon, people actually started to follow these even though it can often be nothing but low quality pen doodles. But today in 2026, people still seem interested in my work and I even got to join a few zine projects (after several rejections too of course) and met some adorable persons! A lot happened in those small three years and I wouldn't be where I am without everyone's support, online and in person at cons.
Again, thank you so much! And most importantly, have fun!
Before you donate, please take a moment to read our story we really need u. 💔😔
This link is where you can help support our family, and reading our journey will show you exactly how your contribution can make a real difference.👇🙏
Campaign Update
Hello, my name is Anas, and I am from Gaza and this is Our Story from Gaza: Before and After 💔
Before the war, my family and I lived in the Shuja'iyya neighborhood of Gaza City. Our life was simple but full of meaning. I lived with my parents, my brother, and my sister in a home filled with love and laughter.
Every morning, my father and mother would wake up early to go to work, while my sister prepared for school. We had our normal daily routines, shared meals together, celebrated birthdays, and dreamed of the future.
It wasn’t a rich life, but it was ours. We had our house, a small piece of farmland, good neighbors, and beautiful land around us that gave us a sense of peace and belonging. My mother, father, and sister were always part of this daily rhythm, making our life feel ordinary yet full of warmth and stability.
Every Thursday, our whole family would gather at my grandmother’s house laughter, stories, and meals together. That special time brought us closer and filled our hearts with joy. Now, all of that is gone.
Our home between before and after 🥺💔
The Day Everything Changed
During the first week of the war, the bombing forced us to leave our home. We thought it would be temporary, but then came the news that broke us: our home was completely destroyed. Flattened to the ground. Everything we worked for and saved, every memory, gone in a moment.Since then, we have been displaced multiple times from Shuja'iyya to Rimal, then Al-Zawada, and finally Rafah. Each time we carried less with us. We’ve slept on floors, in schools, and even tents. Nights are freezing, days are unbearably hot. There is no clean water, no electricity, no toilets. We wait hours just for bread. We lost not only our home but also our jobs, our stability, and our sense of safety. Right now, our only dream is to survive tomorrow.
Why I Am Asking for Your Help
I am starting this campaign to support my family because the war destroyed everything we had our home, our land, our routines, and our sense of safety. Your help will allow us to rebuild our lives step by step.
and we are raising $20,000 to help my family survive and rebuild after the war. This amount will allow us to:
1-Rebuilding our home and farmland: Our house was completely destroyed, along with our small piece of farmland. These were not just buildings or land they were the heart of our daily life, where we felt safe and connected to our surroundings. We need help to repair and rebuild a stable home and restore the land that provided us with peace and sustenance.
2-Restoring our daily life and happiness: Before the war, we had routines and small joys working in the fields, sharing meals, celebrating birthdays, and seeing our neighbors regularly. Every Thursday, our family gathered at my grandmother’s house. Those ordinary days brought us happiness and a sense of belonging. We want to bring back some of that normal life.
3-Support for work and livelihoods: The war took away our jobs and sources of income. My parents, who used to work hard to provide for the family, can no longer earn a living safely. Donations will help us cover essential expenses and start rebuilding work opportunities so we can support ourselves again.
4-Food, clean water, and urgent health needs: Life now is a struggle for basic necessities. Your donation helps us access proper food, clean water, and medicine for urgent health needs.
Your support, no matter the amount, is not just money it’s hope, dignity, and a chance for a family who lost everything to start over. Every contribution helps us recover a little of the life we loved and the memories that made it special.
As of today, April 15, 2025, the latest satellite images of our home show that it has been completely destroyed
From My Heart ❤️
To everyone who supported us before, and to anyone reading this now thank you 🙏. I know the world is full of struggles, and I don’t take your kindness for granted.
Please, if you can, donate again through this new link or share it with others. Every bit of help means so much to me and my family. 💔🙏
Campaign Update
Even $20 will make a big difference and save us!
IMPORTANT: This campaign is real and verified. You can see all updates and amounts raised directly on the link.
If you came from the tags , I want to reassure you, don’t worry, because @gaza-evacuation-funds helps me to make the post reach the largest number of people
!!!
Some of you may already know me from my previous fundraiser on GoFundMe. I want to explain honestly what happened: I closed that campaign myself because receiving the money there was very difficult. Their strict policies only allowed transfers in one currency (USD), which made it hard for many people who wanted to support us in other currencies. Some donations could not even reach us, and part of the money had to be returned to the donors.
That’s why I decided to move my campaign here to chuffed.org. This platform is much better for our situation because it allows people to donate in different currencies (USD, EUR, and more). This way, support can truly reach us without these problems.
Thanks to your support, we have collected $22,236! 🙌
We have returned $2,300, and the remaining funds from our previous campaign are approximately $20,000.
With your help, we are now focusing on achieving our next goals:
It’s actually a pretty good highlight of how generally people don’t notice they’re being racist, since the diversity in the various characters depicted leads me to believe they thought they were including everyone.
random PSA, I know a lot of people use duckduckgo as a Google alternative search engine, but it always kind of annoyed me when I was using it because it felt like No Name Brand Google
I have switched to using Startpage.com and vastly prefer it. for one thing, instead of displaying an "AI summary" at the top of the search results (unless you turn it off, yes I know), it displays the first paragraph of the Wikipedia article, with link, whenever it finds one that's relevant.
also a waaayyyyy better sense of design than duckduckgo
also private, European based, least annoying search I've used lately (RIP old "don't be evil" Google)
i have one of those, scraped from multiple different rec posts:
Search Engines
Infinity Search is an alternative search engine with a special focus on privacy
DuckDuckGo is a popular search engine for those who value their privacy and are put off by the thought of their every query being tracked and logged. Uses bangs, ![site] for in-page search (sells your data to microsoft and draws from fucking bing)
WolframAlpha is a privately owned search engine that allows you to “compute expert-level answers using Wolfram’s breakthrough algorithms, knowledgebase, and AI technology.” A data search engine.
Boardreader is a search engine for forums and message boards. It allows you to search forums and then filter down results by date and language.
Based in France, Qwant is a privacy-based search engine that won’t record your searches or use your personal details for advertising. Uses “&” as a bang search.
Another privacy-based search engine is Search Encrypt, which uses local encryption to ensure that users’ identifiable information cannot be tracked. Metasearch across multiple engines.
Offering unbiased results from several sources, SearX is a metasearch engine that aims to present a free, decentralized view of the internet. Can be self-hosted.
Gibiru’s tagline is “Unfiltered private search” and that’s exactly what it offers. Requires AnonymoX Firefox add-on for privacy.
Disconnect allows you to conduct anonymous searches through a search engine of your choice.
Swisscows provides fully encrypted searches to protect your privacy and security. Built-in violence/porn filter cannot be overridden.
MetaGer offers “Privacy Protected Search & Find” through its anonymised search. A plugin will allow it to be made a default.
Gigablast is a private search engine that indexes millions of websites and servers real-time information without tracking your data, keeping you hidden from marketers and spammers. Variety of filtration and refinement options for searching.
Oscobo is a search engine that protects your privacy while you search the web. By not using any third-party tools or scripts, your data is protected from hacking and misuse. Has a Chrome extension to allow use in toolbar.
https://search.marginalia.nu/ an independent DIY search engine that focuses on non-commercial content, and attempts to show you sites you perhaps weren't aware of in favor of the sort of sites you probably already knew existed. Use old-school searching rather than query-based for the best results.
https://www.mojeek.com/
https://wiby.me/ - It’s goal is to index as many personalized websites as possible, and NOT commercial sites.
https://4get.ca/ it works a lot like SearX, but honestly better. It doesn’t have its own index, but pulls from many others. I think it’s the best for research, since it allows you to search for answers from different indexes, is easy to configure, add free, and avoids censorship as much as it can.
https://www.searchenginemap.com/ for more on how search engines relate to each other.
https://yep.com/ is a crawler
https://www.etools.ch/ retrieves from Google, Mojeek, Bing, and Yandex, like Searx
https://www.dogpile.com/
https://searxng.org/ (next gen Searx)
https://luxxle.com/ - possibly conservative?
https://presearch.com/ - good for academic?
https://kagi.com/smallweb - free/randomised Kagi.
Other Searchers
www.refseek.com - Academic Resource Search. More than a billion sources: encyclopedia, monographies, magazines.
www.worldcat.org - a search for the contents of 20 thousand worldwide libraries. Find out where lies the nearest rare book you need.
https://link.springer.com - access to more than 10 million scientific documents: books, articles, research protocols.
www.bioline.org.br is a library of scientific bioscience journals published in developing countries.
http://repec.org - volunteers from 102 countries have collected almost 4 million publications on economics and related science.
www.science.gov is an American state search engine on 2200+ scientific sites. More than 200 million articles are indexed.
www.base-search.net is one of the most powerful researches on academic studies texts. More than 100 million scientific documents, 70% of them are free.https://cosine.club/ is an electronic music similarity search engine
Suddenly got struck with inspiration to draw a while ago, from chapter three of in dreams, we watch the sunrise. (It's an AGSZC soulmates+dreamscape au with isekai.). I'm really pleased with how it turned out, especially for not having drawn much the last few years!!
He nods to Angeal and hands him a list of ingredients. “I tried it last time, but it seems like I can conjure anything I know and remember in my dreams. This is a list of ingredients I know from my memories. Just point to me what you want me to summon for the recipe.”
Genesis snorts at the choice of words. Angeal finds himself smiling. Who on the planet uses the word “summon” for things like sage and mushrooms.
Their soulmate is just too adorable.
Zack barks and wags his tail furiously, evidently excited at the notion that the five of them will be having a cooking session.
Definitely a chaotic one at that.
Sephiroth meows at Cloud. Angeal cannot understand it but, at the same time, he swears he can hear the “Allow me to assist you too” in Sephiroth’s voice.
And so he sets to work choosing the ingredients.
He remembers the sweet dumbapple pies back home, the comfort noodle soup he makes for his soulmates after a long mission, the stir fried meatballs he secretly stuffs with vegetables to make it more nutritious.
Angeal is not the most expressive person in their bond. He does not have Genesis’ theatrics nor Zack’s loud emotions nor Sephiroth’s inspiring and breathtaking presence. But he has his own language of love that he spent many years honing.
Having the ability to cook the right food for the right occasion for his loved ones is something he always takes pride in.
Today, even if it is just in the realm of dreams, he is on a mission to live up to this pride for Cloud.
