#backwardscompatibility

[creepyboy11]

[I finally got around to drawing this cutie from @backwardscompatibility and especially loved this image from here! I just love Kipper so much! ^V^]

[ordinarybirds]

My chromebook been a good friend for the last two years, enduring heavy, daily use of a ton of demanding tabs. It’s been with me through a novel’s worth of draft proofing, almost a year of BCM stories, and is the home of some of my favorite stickers. It has done it’s very best for me. 

But now we’re having some problems. Freezing, restarting, periodically forgetting it has an operating system. As much as I hate to admit it, its time to let the poor thing go.

It has earned a happy retirement. 

And--don’t tell my chromebook--I’ve got my eye on this sweet used Macbook Air. Unfortunately, I am currently unemployed, and I need a working laptop in order to do the work that I have, such as providing you with robot stories, dealing with my patreon, working on getting a novel represented, and freelance copy proofing.

 HOW CAN YOU HELP?

reblog this post.

donate to the fundraiser.

check out my patreon.

read and enjoy some free robot stories (starting here).

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

Donor goodies, including a brand-new sticker, super limited edition mug, and an ebook copy of all the BotJune stories collected at the end of the month

Roughly 30k in free fiction over the course of the month of June, full of queer robots, angst, romance, snacks and the occasional pun

All of my love and gratitude

   [special thanks to @q-is-a-letter for creating the banner image and @kevin-the-chicken for designing the sticker!]

[sickwidit]

My 2nd favorite #GTA (good deal from @BestBuy GCU) & some #Xbox ebay pick-ups hoping for #backwardscompatibility-I don't have OG #PS3 or #Xbone hooked up anymore where I own 4+DLC,can't wait to try it on #XboxOne #GamerNation #Gaming #VideoGames #CrimsonSkies #ChroniclesofRiddick #GTA4 #gtaiv #grandtheftauto

[higelaw]

Commission for the lovely @cosleia I really enjoyed drawing this beautiful characters!! (i want Matt as my son) This babies belong to @bpdcecilpalmer and her story Backwards Compatibility Go read it! <3

____________________ Commissions are open!! <3 Buy me a coffee? Thank you!

[hellavatorstudios]

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 is now on Xbox One via Backward Compatibility. Need a copy? Save 60% now with Xbox Live Gold.

[q-is-a-letter]

Happy (late) 2nd birthday to the wonderful sad gay cute robot stories @backwardscompatibility !!! (sorry for the terrible quality of the gif)

Sappy stuff under the cut:

I’ve been following Backward Compatibility for about a year and a half now. I saw one of the stories on my dash and thought “hey I like robots maybe I’ll like this thing.” Next thing I know, I’m completely obsessed and reading it every morning before class.

I remember reading one morning and finding out the character Linus has tinted glasses. I kept reading like it was nothing, not really registering it as anything of importance. But then I stopped. And read it again..... And cried. I have something called Irlen’s Syndrome, which is in the same category as autism and ADHD. One of the defining factors is having to wear special glasses due to a sensitivity to light among other things. While Linus didn’t have this specific thing (at first, though he does now) I had still never thought I’d see a character like me. Especially not one who gets to be loved and happy. Having something so few people know about that affects your whole life, it’s easy to feel alone and scared and frustrated that you can’t just be “normal” like everybody else. But maybe if Linus doesn’t have to be Normal, I don’t either.

Same for the robot Kipper, who I’ve identified with more than any other character. From a difficult past and dealing with that in certain ways to little mannerisms like pulling on his lip when he’s nervous, I saw a lot of myself in him. He doesn’t function like he’s “supposed to” and he doesn’t always make sense, but it’s ok. He gets to be around people who love him and aren’t going to yell at or hurt him for not being normal. I found these stories at a time when life had pulled out the rug from under me and I didn’t really have anything else to hold onto. Backwards Compatibility gave me something to feel stable and happy and relate to. Along with forcing me to face certain parts of my past and how they still affect me. I’ve grown a lot since I first found these stories and I fully believe that they were what jump started it. I would have found my way here eventually anyway, but I do not think I would have done so in as much of a quick or healthy way. There are so many ways these stories are amazing and have helped me I couldn’t even try to put them all into words. 

Since finding them, I’ve become friends with the author @ordinarybirds who is truly one of the most amazing people I’ve met. Along with some other people in our little fandom who are now some of my best friends and I don’t know where I’d be without them. Here’s to more years of strawberry ice cream and cat cafes and trans cyborgs  🤖 🤖 🤖 😎 💜

[q-is-a-letter]

Linus from @backwardscompatibility as requested by @ordinarybirds ^^

Pain drawing meme I love drawing these maybe more than I should

[q-is-a-letter]

horribly drawn ms paint kipper from @backwardscompatibility​ as requested by @ordinarybirds​

these seem to just be getting worse the more i do them and its hilarious

send me a ✍ and ill draw a character in paint