I am opening requests conditionally!! I think right now I'd like to accept pokemon, warrior cats, and other xenofiction- things like disney movies about animals, other book series, etc
Send me your favorite pokemon, your favorite warriors character, etc. and I'll keep it in my inbox and use it for a warmup! These are open until otherwise stated.
As for art trades, those are also generally open and much less restricted! I'll draw anything within reason, but I specialize in animals and furries, and will often ask for selfship art if that bothers you. Feel free to shoot me a message if you're interested in working something out!
I love gassing up other selfshippers. Also I've never seen TADC did you guys know the teeth man is hard to draw.
Attack for Trasho_pando11 !
Come and get me!
AT LAST...THIS MONSTER IS DONE. With plenty of time for Artfight no less. My Creature who is at the center of a big ol' polycule and found family.
Come and attack me, I try to always revenge!
@transhetanybodys
Jay from Yellowfang's Secret,..,
Your request got pushed to the top of the list as soon as I got it because I was enchanted. I have never once thought about this character and she has like 5 lines but you loved her enough to ask and I'm overjoyed by obscure favs. I hope I did your girl justice.
Design Notes:
- started out looking like a normal low-white tuxedo cat in her youth, but over the years vitiligo has spread outward from her white pages (inspired by her insane warriors wiki design)
- VERY few teeth remaining, needs some help tearing up her food
- scarred, lost tail as a middle adult and had to learn to balance without it, hearing has begun to fade
- remains extremely sharp minded in her old age nonetheless.
"Oh shit- are you two alone out here? Here, you can share this, don't go anywhere. Let me go get my partner- it's a damn miracle you critters are still alive! The wastes ain't no place for kittens."
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POTENTIAL LORE UNDER CUT
@chasing-faith-and-fate
For the other AU YCHs I've done, I've used my oldest oc, Dusk- it seemed right to use her traveling companion this time! This is LiveWire.
Dusk and LiveWire's world is a harsh one. Humanity has fled this part of the globe as a result of biohazardous fallout from a war that got out of hand, know to them only as the Contamination. LiveWire was once a city cat, and got by in what was essentially a fighting ring of the other strays- though he's long since left that life. Nowadays, he and Dusk travel, trying to find signs of life or other survivors. While The Rift and surrounding locations may not be sparse because of the fallout, the area would resemble the wastelands they've passed through- LiveWire would assume it's just another one, and is shocked to find two little ones stowed away while he's hunting for lunch for himself and Dusk.
Despite his harsh past, LiveWire is a kindhearted tom under all the boisterousness. He offers them the prey immediately, both because he assumes they must be hungry and as a way to try and ensure they won't flee while he retrieves Dusk. The two of them never planned to stay in this area, but will linger longer than anticipated upon finding Soot and Silk, trying to convince the youngsters to come with them. As per Chasingclan lore, they will hopefully be able to convince them to leave within 24 hours, lest Dusk and Wirey be trapped, but...if they can't convince them, then they'll stay. They would never leave kittens alone.
They may stand a chance of surviving the Takers solely because of the experiences they have with the beasts the Contamination has created. Horrendous monsters are not new ground for them and they are used to developing new tactics for survival.
Dusk has a soft spot for both kittens, and will do her best to treat them with kindness, asking about their past and histories. Upon hearing that Riftjay disappeared, she will go looking for Riftjay's body, being one who values proper funerary proceedings. She asks Soot and Silk a lot of questions about their clan, mostly in effort to memorize the stories and culture as much as she can. She doesn't want these young ones to lose all memory of that, and is happy to absorb the information herself to help carry it on.
LiveWire also has a soft spot- these days, he's a better hunter than fighter. His extensive past injuries have left him with some pain that limits his battle strength, though Dusk makes up for that with her own formidable skill. He likes both kittens, but has a particular soft spot for Soot- he sees a lot of his younger self in the brooding, suspicious kit. He pointedly makes an effort to connect. He may not be as immediately warm and touchy-feely as Dusk, but he offers to teach them life skills and tell them stories, and tries to be Present for Soot as a recurrent figure who cares about him. He always asks Soot how they're doing, what he's thinking about, coaxes them into gentle sparring or hunting practice to try and help them work out some emotions. LiveWire champions the idea that loyalty and the protection of loved ones should come before anything, and that blood doesn't determine kin- both he and Dusk will take on whatever roles the kits are comfortable with, be that parents, mentors, older siblings, whatever.
If they can convince Soot and Silk to come with them within the 24 hours and they all manage to leave the Rift, Soot and Silk will become part of the foundation of what will ultimately be a small group known as the Caravan. Dusk and Wirey will allow the company of any animal who needs help and they feel is well intentioned, so some non-cats end up part of this group! Soot and Silk are however, for all intents and purposes, Dusk and LiveWire's first kids, and whatever may come they will always be a priority of the two group leaders. They will slowly teach Soot and Silk about the Contamination, trying to drip-feed the information so as to not make the kids despondent without leaving them vulnerable. It's still a hard life- Dusk and LiveWire mostly travel from one former 'human' area to another, hunting, collecting any willing survivors, and trying to adapt to the ever-increasing variety of Contaminated they encounter, but Soot and Silk would have an extremely strong support system that would do anything in the world to keep them safe. Coming out as nonbinary would be a breeze, as Wirey is a trans tom and Dusk is a -shrugs-, that we would know as a demigirl. They also end up with a lot of cute nicknames- Silksong, Silky, Sil. Sootsprite, Soo, little ashling, you get it. They'd likely also end up with accessories made from repurposed human nonsense- LiveWire and Dusk have both learned rudimentary crafting skills, and can tie simple knots and use very, very basic tools, which they will also pass on to the siblings. I can see Silk especially getting very good at simple crafts, tying knots and basic weaving.
Dusk was, at one point, from a group that used clan naming conventions, but she doesn't adhere to those anymore. Still, if the kids desire warrior names in their adulthood, that request will be honored. They can pick their own names or let Dusk and Wirey do it, in which case they would likely end up with Silkweaver and Sootscrapper- not quite correct for normal clan names, but it's fine. Silkweaver is named for their curiosity, dexterous paws, patience, and craftsmanship. Sootscrapper is named for his strong sense of willpower, his strength, his commitment, and maybe a little bit for his temper- something they will often joke he 'inherited' from LiveWire.
@rooted-clangen I couldn't resist. Blurb of my Vision under the cut!
Dusk is from a world/story where humans either have fully eradicated one another, or at minimum have fully left the area she wanders. (Specifically, the humans partook in biohazardous warfare, and it got out of hand. People are clearing from this area in hopes that the biohazard will organically dissipate, but it's slowly spreading outward from ground zero.)
Duskflower was once a warrior in a clan she no longer speaks of, but the clans had devolved into further aggression and paranoia since the slow decline of the twolegs began. She fled the clans as a young warrior, shortening her name to only her prefix, and became a wanderer- mostly sticking to the abandoned, overgrown remnants of former twoleg society.
At this point in time, she is traveling with a companion named LiveWire, whom she is extremely close with. He's a trans tom calico with a quick temper, but a good heart. He's the one who gave her the 'bandana' she wears around her neck, as a gesture of his faith and respect.
I imagine they've taken a foray into the woods to seek prey and look for other surviving cats when they catch fresh kit-scent, and split up to go looking. Dusk is the one who stumbles upon Rootkit, and is relieved to find her alive- even adult animals struggle to get by alone in the ruined city, so to find one so young still standing is quite the surprise.
"Oh! Thank goodness- hello lil' scrap, don't be afraid. How'd ya get out here all by yourself? I haven't seen anycat else…are you alright?"
She immediately worries for Rootkit, and asks after where she's staying before offering to stay with her for a time, mentioning that she has a companion too. LiveWire is a fireball of a tom, but he has a soft spot for kits, and upon meeting Rootkit he immediately takes a liking to her. When both of them learn how she's been surviving…they are horrified, but not At her. In the ruined cities, they had encountered a couple of strangers who had resorted to cannibalism, and for a youngster who was Told to do so, they cannot blame her. Instead they make a point of introducing her to better prey and quietly tending to the remains of her clanmates. LiveWire makes it his personal job to teach Rootkit to fight, teaching her everything he knows from a storied past as a stray. He and Dusk both love her, and try to shield her from the worst of the world while she's tiny- she's seen enough horror as it is. They also make a point of honoring memorium rituals for Rootkit's dead clan, as they hold graves in high importance even if there wasn't much to bury. All the while they seek out others who might be interested in joining their little group, of which there are one or two.
When Rootkit grows big enough- in a traditional clan she would be halfway through being Rootpaw, now- they begin to show her more about the world. The scorched places, where twoleg battles had ravaged chunks of land. The edges of the ruined city, some places rife with prey and others barren or spoken for or swarmed with dangerous creatures, and teach her how to avoid these. They present the idea of leaving the forest, as Dusk and LiveWire prefer to travel, but they promise that if Root is unwilling to leave…they'll stay with her. As much as they prefer to keep moving, outpacing the darkness that seems to slowly spread outwards from the original ruined city, they love her more.
I like to think that this causes her to choose to move on with them, and they, alongside the others they've befriended, leave together. They call their traveling group a caravan, and believe in strength in companionship and trust and shared skill, which they work to teach Root alongside the necessary skills for survival in a world left damaged in the wake of twoleg war. Any reasonable animal is welcome to join- I like the idea of a dog becoming one of their ranks, later on, since that's a thing that happens in Dusk's original story when they encounter an abandoned pet named Gabriel.
I think Root and Gabriel would be good friends…Root and her bighuge agender dog best friend. Gabriel is a livestock dog who is a bit of a follower by nature, nervous but very smart. It would find Root fun and would trust her enough to follow her about.
The world is harsh and unpredictable, the landscape changing as the sickness the humans caused shifts things. It comes to be known as the Contamination, and the affected creatures are the Contaminated. There's no avoiding painful experiences, but they face it as a group- and Root is more or less Dusk and LiveWire's pride and joy, being as she was the first companion they found. She won't be the last young one they take in, but she will always be their first, and they love her to bits.
They mostly just call her Root, as Dusk rejected clan naming conventions when she fled her original clan as an act of defiance, but…if Root approaches and asks for a suffix (and doesn't want to choose her own) in the spirit of honoring her past and her blood kin, Dusk and LiveWire will come together to choose one. Though, due to Dusk being long distanced from the clans and LiveWire having never been in one, it probably ends up being a bit atypical.
Maybe Rootramble? If asked for their reasoning, they will say because though they travel with no set goal as a caravan, rambling across the land, she is a constant that makes every place they pause feel familiar. The heart of their little family, no matter where they may end up. The root that anchors them as they go.
They call her Rootramble, but also Root or Ramble <3 If they're feeling REALLY embarrassing, Dusk will call her Rooroo, which is something she called Rootramble when she was just a kit.
Ultimately, she ends up being part of the loose leadership of the Caravan. Trusted and respected, and the only cat to be taught everything Dusk and LiveWire know about combat- which is a Lot, so she will be a force to be reckoned with in battle. Though, Uncle LiveWire is also reckless as hell, and might incidentally encourage that in her. She has a bighuge dog best friend/partner? who she's thick as thieves with, and I like to think that later on, when they're all older, she chooses to teach and guide another youngster they find just as she was taken in and taught before. She will be given trinkets and accessories as they go- they're prone to repurposing human nonsense for this, making eyepatches or loose collars or leg wraps from fabric and bones and shiny pieces of metal and anything else, and when Dusk eventually passes, the red bandana will be passed to Rootramble.
I was playing Genshin and took a screenshot of Aether in his little festival mask but I caught him mid blink so he looked like he was dozing off and I couldn't stop thinking about it. The eepy.
@jessica199616
Here you go! One Briss fresh from the oven!
Design notes:
- Fluffy like papa, sharp shapes like mama
- Inherited coloration from both sides
- White frosting on the pale gray marks to look like frost/icicles, I imagine these develop as she grows older, vitiligo maybe?
- Just an absolute tank. Enormous. Dwarfs Rootspring.
- Almost constant airplane ears. She is so stressed.
Mother Knows Best!
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I asked @wavesalwayscrash who they would like me to draw and they requested miss gaslight gatekeep girlboss herself!
I couldn't resist putting my oldest OC in with her! Dusk(flower) is Chronically maternal/protective and is definitely trying to figure out how to help Rootpaws situation and also maybe help with this really concerning cult-type talk. Oh god she is worried about this kid.
@rooted-clangen
