Okey I actually have a question
What got you into shipping CroakJoke? Not that I hate the ship cuz I do think it's cute, though it did got me curious ( I love ur content btw :DDD)
Sorry if this question has been answered before .
Also i hope you don't get burned out from fulfilling requests :)))
Take a break whenever u feel like it and don't pressure yourself.
I kinda went into it here, but I don't mind going into more detail lol.
The ship was supposed to be a way I kinda took Ribbit out of Jax's shadow. Because my hot take (no really) on the show is that the two characters who were Jax's friends are kinda treated like plot points rather than characters. I never really saw people play around with their personalities or who they COULD have been without just. So I kinda just messed around with Kaufmo and Ribbit like dolls lol. (this is right after ep 6 came out btw, like the literal week after)
I remember I was trying to learn how to draw both of them (which, when I tell you... was hell on a plate, may I add). I was thinking about how their personalities would be and how they would clash and such... and then the question in my head came up...
This was my first drawing! And it's just... downhill from there🥲
I had tried to find anything ANYTHING croakjoke related, and I found NOTHING. The ship was dry as a desert... so I did something about that. I just spread my drawings and ideas around on Tumblr, and from that, an amazing small community was built, and I will forever be grateful for that!
I remember that there was this ask about croakjoke being healthier than bunnydoll, and I rannnnnnnn with that idea during episodes 7 and 8 (bunnydoll has been my #1 ship since day one of the show). I remember thinking Ribbit was the goofball with a heart and Kaufmo just a nervous nerd before ep 9. And it just had me kicking my feet!
And when I tell you how I LITERALLY shook my friend like crazy next to me when I saw both of them joke, I was like AHHHHHHHHHHHHH. The joy I felt in the moment. And It's just stuck with me ever since.
I've gained followers through this ship
I've gained amazing, sweet, and kind moots
Heck, you guys even gave me a crown... I think..?
And I couldn't be more grateful lol.
So, to answer your question, what got me into croakjoke? (because I am rambling) I wanted more people to see the potential that I saw in these two characters. I wanted to see the fluff and the angst people could bring to this ship. In short, I wanted to build a community because there wasn't one, and I wanted to share it with others🩷... and also because I wanted Kaufmo and Ribbit to take the spotlight from that stupid rabbit...
(Also, yes, I am taking my time with my responses, so if you haven't seen yours yet, I'm working on it lol! For now, just send me some chatty asks! I still don't mind responding to you guys about any and everything)