Things to do with your yumeship that doesn’t involve drawing! (Free and not)
Even though I’m an artist and most of my days I spend crouching over a screen with my stylus in hand I do understand that art is a tedious task that often requires a lot of love and time! So if that’s not your thing or if you, like me, have a crazy schedule that leaves you with little to no time and motivation this tiny list might help : )
Most of these I personally do, so I’m speaking for myself. Excuse me if these are repetitive and have been circulating in the community for looonggg-long 😪
1. Customize your phone ; make your phone the color palette of your ship/f/o, or create a custom wallpaper! Vibes and different widgets that fit your vision. If you don’t wanna do it yourself, then I’m sure there are a lot of premade bgs, widgets and little decorations that fit your f/o on the internet
2. Wear the clothes your f/o or s/I would wear ; It can be an entire outfit or just one piece of clothing that reminds you of them (you can also create a closet cosplay!)
3. Wear accessories that remind or reference your f/o or s/i ; a hairclip or necklaces and bracelets..
4. Speaking of bracelets ; You can make your own easily! Even without a bracelet making kit or any beads you can make something adjacent of your idea with leather, ribbons or any piece of cloth
5. Go to the store or thrifting for things that remind you of your f/o or s/i ; I personally recommend going thrifting! Trinket and accessory hunting is always fun, especially if you bring someone with you! (Eg. Old decorations)
6. Trinkets ; I’m sure you or your loved ones own a lot of small things that could remind you of your f/o or s/i! You can buy or thrift some and they usually cost a penny (eg. Small animal figures)
7. Books ; find and read books that remind you of your f/o or s/i! Can be any book, ones that are similar to their lore or vibe, something they themselves would read! (Personally, my f/o is based off a book in his game, so I’m constantly hunting for said book while thrifting ^_” it’s fun)
8. Write something ; a oneshot, a whole fanfic, imagines or just little notes your f/o would leave for you or vice versa!
9. Cook or bake ; you can cook/bake your or your f/os fav food!
10. Use different apps ; apps that count days are useful for anniversaries, and I’ve heard of some apps that can send you a random notif every hour — you can customize those notifs to stuff your f/o would remind you of! (Eg. “Random notification” and “Love countdown”)
11. Print stuff ; if you own a printer (and if you don’t, I’m sure you can print stuff at the library for a fee) you can print pictures of your f/o, s/i or both! You can tape them to your wall or put in a pretty frame!
12. Go to places that remind you of your f/o or s/i ; hanging out in places that your f/o or s/i would hang around in! (Eg. A cozy cafe, a pretty field or a busy city streets or even an attraction!)
13. Do picrews or nekas ; this one’s obvious and you’ve probably heard of this one before. Here’s a nice thread I found of different makers: link
14. Buy merch or customs ; this one can cost a little, but if you have the money and want, then it definitely brings a lot of joy! Official merch is pricey, but you can always order customs for a tad cheaper version of eg. Keychains and standees!
15. Make a playlist or listen to premade ones ; also obvious. Find songs that fit your f/o or s/i by lyrics or vibe or even just what they themselves would listen to!
16. Cosplay irl or in-game ; irl cosplays can also cost a bit or even need a lot of your own creative work, but you can also create cosplays in a game where customizable avatars are possible! (Eg. Roblox)
17. Commission someone or trade ; you can always commission or trade others for art or writing
18. Ask games ; reblog various ask games! I got myself so much asks about my yumeship back in the day and it was very fun thinking of and writing answers!
19. Speaking of writing ; write lore or chat about it! I find it easiest to think of lore and different ways my yumeship would interact while talking with my friends about it. It expands your yumeship and is just a lot of fun. Can be serious or silly!
20. Change your layout ; if you don’t have a layout in some social media you can change it to your f/o or s/i. You can request graphics of your f/o or find premade ones on the internet! Either way intro posts, descriptions and generally pretty profiles are lots of fun to do
21. Photography ; go out and photograph things that remind you of your f/o or s/i! It can be a flower, bug or just a scenic view or even architecture! This is extremely handy when you’re not in your hometown or have a camera
22. Keep a little picture in your wallet or necklace lock like in the good old times
23. Requests ; there’s actually a lot of blogs specifically made for requesting graphics, layouts, sketches & doodles or mood/stimboards! You can request one of your f/o, but remember to not overwhelm and respect the person you’re requesting from!
Participate in the community ; sometimes the best things that you can do is to just create a circle of yumes you feel comfortable around. Creating imagines, reblog games and adjacent can bring you closer to your yumeship than ever! But most importantly have fun ❤️
