#skruffie

[tjandersonart]

hi, wow, i just went through like over 20 pages of your art and every piece felt like a safe place to experience emotions that I'm often afraid to experience otherwise, and it was all expressed in such a beautiful, raw way. excellent work!!

wow thank you so much! that’s a really big compliment I’m not quite sure how to respond - it’s always nice to here people have such strong reactions to my stuff, I try to just draw feelings out unfiltered so... yeah cheers, thank you so much 

[gingerhaole]

i've been a fan of yours from way back when you drew for WCMI and seeing you start uploading your art again is helping me believe that i can come back to my own creativity (in the middle of a a months-long stagnation thanks to depression) but it is so hard. this is one of the hardest thing i've done and i'm lost without art. thank you for all your beautiful artwork and sharing it with the world

I’m sorry to hear you’ve been dealing with depression. It’s a vicious cycle: you’re depressed so you don’t draw, but not drawing makes you feel worse. It’s hard to climb out of that, but if you can, it makes life a hundred times brighter. There is nothing like making something you can feel good about. That’s why I have like a billion hobbies -- if I can’t draw, I can still cook or knit or take photos or sew, etc. Even if all you make is a mess, it’s yours and it’s good.

And here’s the other thing: if you try to draw and you find that it’s not working for you right now, remind yourself that you don’t lose it. It’s okay to have failures and come back to it later. My mom was an incredible artist, and she basically stopped altogether when my sister and I were born, but the few things she did after that, even thirty full years later, were still incredible. You don’t lose it. You just take a break.

Keep your head up, babe.

[toushindai]

RIP your notifications

Yeah I was completely swamped for a few days 🙃 I’ve since deleted the original post, which helps, but now if anything exciting happens on it I have to find out by checking it manually.

It does seem like it’s slowing down a little bit; we’ll see what happens once the poll expires…

[irrigos]

HOLD ON (caseybanning OP here) moving to remote longings is a brilliant idea, I'm doing that IMMEDIATELY

IM GLAD I COULD HELP

[cadaver1ne]

skruffie replied to your post “Ransom, B5 :D”

oh no he's cute

けいかくどうり

[cadaver1ne]

uhhh cruz+casey Hides From The Enemies? O:

hiding from ENEMYS

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“The letters have to be in here somewhere.”

“Keep looking. He’s certainly got a lot to hide in them; I wouldn’t be surprised if he hid them someplace clever.”

Cruz and Casey both had been investigating the house of Mr. K-- at that particular soiree, but Cruz was beginning to wonder if it was a good idea to work together after all. En was nervous about it -- one person missing from the ballroom floor may not be missed, but two -- one of which rather prominent in the Neath -- that might not go over as well. Cruz was keeping watch, ens remaining eye trained through the gap in the door as Casey carefully searched through the gentleman’s personal documents for the incriminating correspondence.

It wasn’t long before Cruz’s fears were proven right -- a pair of servants down the hallway. 

“Someone’s coming,” Cruz whispered urgently.

“What? I’m almost --” Casey snapped the drawer they were looking into shut, rummaging through another

“We have to hide.”

Casey snorted. “Good luck with that, big guy.”

“Is now really the time for witty remarks?” Cruz let out an exasperated hiss, moving away from the door. “If we get caught, he’s going to hand us right over to the--”

“I have an idea. C’mere.”

“What are you--”

Without any further warning, Casey grabbed en by the wrist and pulled them close with strength that was somehow still surprising coming from their small frame. In the same smooth motion, Casey spun en so their backside hit the desk, arms bracketing en in place, and by the time the door swung open, they were kissing Cruz full on the mouth.

Cruz tried to act shocked at the intrusion -- it wasn’t hard, given that ens head was still spinning at the last minute maneuver. En squawked indignantly, patting at the lipstick Casey had smudged as they whipped around to face the door, and quite convincingly sputtered, “Weren’t either of you taught to *knock?!”*

[artilleryeater666-archive]

I don't wanna freak you out by this message so i'm sorry in advance just in case lsdkjlsdf but I am absolutely thrilled that there is kin for the Cannoneer who is also agender--the Cannoneer (you--sorry IDK much about kin stuff) is my officer through the Sunless Sea kickstarter and I am also agender aaand I just wanted to say hi!

AAAAA THIS IS A REALLY COOL MESSAGE TO GET..... kin stuff can be weird and stressful because some people get really uncomfortable with people being kin with their characters but im glad you dont mind and THIS IS SO COOL...... ty so much for, this, and im gonna follow you on my main...!! (my main blog is jokecharacter!!)