#mfip asks

[yourlocalartsonist]

A meme a day 🥰

It’s only day 2 and I’m amazed at the variety of memes in your collection- /pos /aff

[yourlocalartsonist]

Heya! I wanted to ask about your fic, "Moths Fly In Packs", that I wanted to know for a while. Forgive me if it was answered or not:

What was your main inspiration for the actual story? Was it just a Rise AU? Did you automatically create Salena for this story? I wanna know the origins of story and what got you writing the first chapter!

Heyyyyy bestie how's it goinnnnn~

Aight so this is actually one of my favorite things to talk about cuz my ass cannot shut up about this fic but it was quite a few things that got mushed together to create the fic

First off, it was originally gonna be a comic! I just got heavily back into Rise after watching the movie in January 2023 and yk the show was cancelled for a while now. I really missed the show and already read through like every headcanon, x reader, and whatever the fuck I could find at the time so to satiate myself, I decided to make a story of my own! That was kinda already the drill for me anyway; if there's a piece of media I adore that never got the love it deserved, I continue the story myself

It was gonna be a comic focused with the boys as the main characters just like the show and would be seen as a continuation. I wasn't planning on releasing it any time soon since ya know... comic but Salena was indeed still gonna be in the story. She was just gonna be a more minor character? Not background, more like on the same level as April or Splintz; pops up often but not always

And then I realized that was a stupid fucking idea cuz no way in hell I would ever survive the torture of making comics :D I don't even enjoy making em for the most part so yk-

I had a different idea on the side. I was thinking it'd be interesting to have a separate fic version of the story but told from Salena's perspective so the audience would understand her more. But then as I kept developing the story, I realized this was the more interesting version anyway! I had a shit ton of ideas and a lot of topics I could critique and commentate on. It was genuinely fucking interesting the more I looked at it, even tho I was hella nervous no one would care for my random ass OC enough to accept them as the main character over the boys-

On a more personal note, I was going through a lot of shit prior to rejoining Rise which made my senior year of high school get a very depressing start. But in a way, watching the movie and the show saved me. Not even exaggerating, this show's done a lot for me than I'll ever be able to express. When I thought about making the fic and settled on it being the story I tell, I wanted to express all my feelings and hardships I've been through. I wanted to explore them through Salena and externalize a lot of the messages I learned and Rise felt like the perfect outlet for that; the characters just genuinely fit

That's the real reason why I had the first chapter out in like a month or two. I wasn't even sure whether to post it, it was entirely an impulse move. But I don't regret it one bit

I really do hope this story find the people I want it to. People who felt just as alone as I did, I want them to know they aren't. There are people out there who understand, who've been through the same, and who've survived and gone onto thriving. I wanted Salena to feel relatable to them since she's quite literally the first character I've made who's truly based off of myself

On the flip side, I also hope it'll reach people who have no idea what I'm talking about and haven't ever experienced what Salena has. I want this story to be an opportunity for them to step into someone else's shoes and learn how to empathize. That was why I loved books as a kid; they helped me learn to empathize. So maybe, my story can do the same. Help people to empathize with folks like Salena who are struggle and have no idea how to say so

Sorry for the long ass ramble. I genuinely do believe the origins of this fic is extremely interesting so I really love talking about it ;w;

Cheers to Chapter 9 finally being out!

[yourlocalartsonist]

Maturing is realizing that z@ne is just a Walmart crappy fake blonde wigged Peter Dunbar from YBF

like seriously one day I would like to punch the shit outta z@ne and Spider-Man swing Salena to her correct Manz, LEO 🗣️🗣️💚💚‼️‼️

YOU KNOW WHAT’S FUNNY? I feel like Peter was probably an unconscious inspiration for him cuz I was actually into Your Boyfriend when it first came out. I’m not that up to date with it anymore but I remember loving Peter as a horror character so I feel like bro was def in my head when I was figuring out how to write Zane as a yandere

[yourlocalartsonist]

Hi me has question pls ignore how short this is im not allowed to have me phone

Is Leo the only one who can rizz Salena terribly or can I terribly rizz Salena and get the same reaction

watch me regret sending this in later

LMAOOOO I mean shoot ur shot, Salena’s demiromantic so if they feel emotionally bonded with you enough, you have a chance :D

Ong tho this was absolutely hilarious I needed the laugh

You’re also on point with Salena’s preference being terrible rizz

[yourlocalartsonist]

Guys my ask box keeps getting filled with scams I shit you not I’ve received like five of em in the span of three days💀

Someone please send me a legitimate ask just so I can say it’s useful ffs😭✨

[yourlocalartsonist]

A meme a day

I’M SOBBING LMFAOOOO

[yourlocalartsonist]

AMAZING ARTIST AND COOLEST MFIP CREATOR IN EVERY UNIVERSE APPRECIATION ASK!!

OH MY GOD THANK YOUUU I LITERALLY ADORE YOU DAWG🩵🫶

[yourlocalartsonist]

Do you have a master post for your ROTTMNT OC stuff?

HIIIIIIII I’m actually working on a master post for all of Arc One’s OCs :DDD It’ll basically link to their own posts where each character will have their ref sheet and any drawings I’ve done for them posted. It’s not up yet since I’m working on redoing Salena’s ref sheet to make it more accurate but it should be up soon. Zane’s and Jaiden’s will be posted on the same day too since I’m already done with theirs. If you’d like, I can tag you when I do have it up :3 /nf