Ramblings of a Cat Boy

He’s a phantom! (This is probably all gonna be DPxDC prompts, fics, and rambles for the next little bit)

[nyenye0701]

adjustment period

[xmrnothingx]

Dark Samus from Metroid

been in kind of an art slump for a bit until I got the urge to draw my Metroid Fusion Dark Samus. She’s always fun for me to draw, especially since I can take a few more liberties with her

[m0nacrose]

Go my slop

[itastelikesand]

[emortal-l-deactivated20250308]

[ID: a screenshot of a comic speech bubble. The black text in it reads "No matter how open-minded, socially conscious, anti-racist I think I am, I still have old learned hidden biases that I need to examine. It is my responsibility to check myself daily for my stereotypes, prejudices and, ultimately, discrimination." /ID end]

[anarchistmemedistro]

[pupucino]

antiracism is a constant process. i was raised in a racist village and it's not easy to get rid of it. i moved away over 10 years ago but those ideas are still haunting me.

[genderkoolaid]

also keep in mind that shame + guilt are not conducive to growing as a person. when it comes to "checking yourself" it should be a non-judgemental process. it's not about flagellating yourself for every bad thought or trying to purify your mind of all corruption. it's only when acknowledging your own racist thoughts doesn't fill you with dread that you can really progress past the white guilt of it all.

radical self-acceptance & genuine self-critique are not opposites. they need each other. do not let obsessive-compulsive behaviors colonize your desire to grow as a person.

[teaboot]

I hate you Ozempic craze I hate you 'heroin chic' I hate you weight loss ads on public radio I hate Burn Fat Fast ads every thirty seconds I hate you I hate you I hate you

[teaboot]

I grew up before the term 'thigh gap' was invented I grew up before 'hip dip' was invented I was born before 'muffin top' was a thing before 'clean girl look' was a thing before 'glass skin' was a thing before razoring off peach fuzz was a thing and I'm so so so fucking tired of us inventing new concepts purely for the purpose of convincing people to hate their own bodies enough to buy products

[redsixwing]

Notes on the Bandcamp post:

Someone pointed out that article's from 2023, and that's my mistake! Here is one that describes better where we are today.

Bandcamp Engineering Layoffs Raise New Concerns For Independent Artists

Bandcamp engineering layoffs renew fears over Songtradr ownership, artist support and the future of direct-to-fan music.

So.

Downloads are still available as of time of writing. If you have music you want to keep, maybe go download it.

If your favorites sell music directly, go buy it there.

Do NOT go yell at musicians for being on Bandcamp. Where, one day after this broke, do you expect them to go? Where else can we get DRM-free files?

If the new owners keep Bandcamp Friday and DRM-free downloads, I will keep buying music from them.

Think of it this way: who are we trying to help? Musicians, right?

It won't help musicians to boycott Bandcamp and I have not (as of this writing) seen a call for it that's actually from a musician.

It really won't help musicians to yell at them about being on Bandcamp.

Next Bandcamp Friday I'm going to go buy albums I'd miss if they disappeared.

(And no. I am not a fan of the new ownership. I don't have a better alternative either.)

[beyhr]

revenge for @nootaz

[saturn-leia]

doomed yuri

[that-one-idiot-11]

Just wait til they hear about the exploding trees

guys I know this one doesn't exactly make sense but I actually don't give a single diggity dogging Hokey Pokey turn yourself around Peter piper picked a peck of pickled peppers hot Belgian waffles fucking CRAP, because it's funny :)

Kinger is bigger because I like him

[burning-britain-official]

What the fuck do u mean exploding trees?

[that-one-idiot-11]

hey watch your fucking language

The trees were exploding from the cold dude idfk

[burning-britain-official]

Ok then

[michigan-offical]

They really weren't though... there weren't that many cases of it

Most of the time it was ai

[that-one-idiot-11]

yes some of it was ai, but not all of it. still seems like smth the circus cast would be surprised to hear about tbh.

[that-one-idiot-11]

30 day shipping challenge

Day 4: animal ears/tails

Our favorite deer girl and fox boy are out on a flower picking date. Zelda is very enthusiastic while Link is left to carry all the flowers they collect.

[yukinnn]

Dejavu

[yukinnn]

Another collaboration with my friend at StartDrift, he made the beautiful composition, and I worked on the character.

The anime is so stunning, and I really need to catch up to the manga.

[yukinnn]

Jumping high!

Throwing back to another collab we did as Stardrift

[trashasaurusrex]

All good things take time.

I saw the finale when it first hit theaters, and I honestly am so happy I did. It was an unforgettable experience.

I do think abstractions can be interpreted as different situations/experiences, this comic reflecting one idea where the abstracted can eventually find their ways back to a tangible, defined body. Not the same one as before, no. They're forever changed after this. It'll be different. Familiar, but different. The interpretation, in the end, is up to the viewer. Whichever one brings them the things they need in the moment.

This comic isn't necessarily what I want to be "canon", but it was something that made me tear up a bit as I gave it some thought.

I was going to color this fully, but I decided to stick to my original plans of keeping limited colors/just values. TADC greatly inspired me to go back to my original work and try to get my own stories out there, and I...well...can't say it. ADHD (alleged) doesn't like me making plans lol I just gotta GO for it haha, but you might be able to fill in the blanks.

If you read this far, cool.

I also saw people using Leeroy's emo hair for their transfem Jax designs and thought to myself "the shapes are a bit similar to the abstractions."

My HC here is the eyes are bound to her emotions and Jax can't lie when those eyes call her out every time lel

"I hate you"

abstraction hair: *heart eyes heart eyes heart eyes*

[stubbornpotato]

my pookies <3

[wolfsteax]

isn't she lovely?

[emilyscartoons]

Chin chin sister 🍸