Volpin

Cryptid Lover ◦ Eternally Falling ◦ Artist from Germany ◦ GER/ENG ◦ Spiritual, Transformative and Animal Art ◦ OC ramblings CW artistic gore, mild nudity Comissions Open!

[treasuredplanet]

I think that when you're overstimulated you should appear kind of grayed out and no one should be able to interact with you like a locked character in a video game

[thevolpin]

It wasn't anything I had read, I just got mad seeing the machines rip up the woods.

For a friend.

[thevolpin]

It is said that every oasis is a dead god. Their decaying bodies so full of life, that it seeps out and brings life to even the most inhabitable corners of the world.

Some even say that the world itself is the body of an incomprehensibly large creature of old, giving birth to us.

And then there are demigods. Born for a purpose, or emerged by themselves to seek it. They are bound by duty either way. Either becoming terrible horrors, seeking to escape themselves or benevolent muses, seeking to help others escape.

My mother says that mortals are in many ways better off than Gods. Free to choose their own path, free of the responsibility of fate. It is said that I am special, that I walk the line between, forming a bridge to protect the land, protect the oasis. But I do not understand, how to protect something that can not be taken? How to take something that can not be owned?

In time, mother says, I will come to understand. She says she hopes that day will be many Summers away.

[thevolpin]

Relevant interaction.

[thevolpin]

Growing your wings will be painful and arduous. There will be some who envy them, some will want to steal them and a fair few will want to rip them from your flesh. Protect your wings, protect yourself. You will soar, you will escape everything that binds you. And soon enough you will fly higher than you ever dared to dream possible. https://www.twitch.tv/the_volpin Come howl at me sometime. https://x.com/TweetingKitsune https://bsky.app/profile/volpin.bsky.social https://www.tumblr.com/thevolpin

[thevolpin]

Happy Halloween https://www.twitch.tv/the_volpin Come howl at me sometime. https://x.com/TweetingKitsune https://bsky.app/profile/volpin.bsky.social https://www.tumblr.com/thevolpin

[thevolpin]

You may think yourself an island, yet there are no islands. There are only coastlines in motion, only the sea in curious shapes.

It is what you look for, that you will find in the clouds.

When you are tense, the Trees look jagged and gray, the Sun feels harsh and blinding. Yet when you are at ease, even the cracks in the pavement have charm.

There is no such a thing as a reflection, without something to be reflected. ---------------------------------------

A meme doodle that somehow turned much more deliberate than intended.

[hjarta-deactivated20260124]

just learned that magnolias are so old that they’re pollinated by beetles because they existed before bees

[scienceoftheidiot]

They existed *before beetles*

[somethingaboutsomethingelse]

[spacedandelions]

Why is this sad? Why am I sad?

[ignescent]

https://xkcd.com/1259/

Bee Orchid

[sepdet]

This is how I feel about Joshua Trees. They and avocado trees produce fruit meant to be eaten and dispersed by giant ground sloths. Without them, the Joshua Trees' range has shrunk by 90%.

(my own photos)

Not only they, but the entire Mojave ecosystem is still struggling to adapt since the loss of ground sloth dung. their chief fertilizer.

Many, many trees and plants in the Americas have widely-spaced, extremely long thorns that do nothing to discourage deer eating their leaves, but would've penetrated the fur of ground sloths and mammoths. Likewise, if you've observed a tree that drops baseball or softball-sized fruit which lies on the ground and rots, like Osage Oranges, which were great for playing catch at my school, chances are they were ground sloth or mammoth chow.

You can read about various orphaned plants and trees missing their megafauna in this poignant post:

The Trees That Miss The Mammoths - American Forests

Trees that once depended on animals like the wooly mammoth for survival have managed to adapt and survive in the modern world.



[modernvintage]

First quote from the linked article. Found it poetic.

[2corvusossifragus]

i wanted to make an oc ask game 😋 things i like to ask people abt their characters:

are they associated with a certain color? what color do they wear the most?

what sort of music would they like? have you thought about what genres or bands do they lean towards? do they have a favorite song?

weapon of choice? any particular reason they chose their weapon?

how crafty/resourceful are they?

how do they typically dress? does their wardrobe lean more towards practicality or aesthetics?

how do they wear their hair? do they care a lot how their hair looks?

favorite animal? why?

do they have a nickname? who gave it to them? if it's not derived from their real name, what's the story behind it?

favorite food? least favorite? are they a picky eater? do they have any dietary restrictions?

if they wear jewelry, what kind? do they prefer silver or gold? do they have a favorite gem?

what do they have in common with you? how are they different? would you get along with them?

how long have they been around? do you know their birthday? is their birthday the day you made them or another day? what do they think of celebrating birthdays?

what languages do they speak? how fluently?

are they any good with numbers?

how big or small is their family? who did they live with growing up? do they live with anyone now?

do they have any pets? what do they call their pets?

how did they spend their summers/free time as a child?

their opinion on lying, stealing, and killing?

are they quick to anger? what sets them off?

if applicable, can they drive? if they have their own, what color is their vehicle? is the inside neat and tidy, or a mess?

their favorite place to be?

do they sleep well at night?

how would you describe their voice? can they sing?

do they have any creative hobbies? (art, writing, music, etc)

how good/bad is their hearing? what about their eyesight?

how do they move? are they clumsy? light on their feet? do they use mobility aids?

if applicable, do they have a favorite sport? do they play any sports or prefer to watch?

how do they show that they care about someone? how do they express that they don't like someone?

are they associated with any particular element (air, earth, fire, water)?

do they smell like anything notable?

do they like receiving gifts? giving gifts? what is their ideal gift?

do they have any habits that aren't particularly self-destructive, just maybe odd?

if applicable, how would your other characters describe them? i mean specifically the people around them.

how would your character describe themselves? it doesn't have to line up with how they really are.

do they ever return home?

[thevolpin]

--Radiance-- God knows Something I don't I got a feeling I got a feeling And it ain't leaving No it ain't leaving Hard time believing If I don't see it Like a secret You'd lie to keep it Can we begin again? Just start all over I gave everything I can, oh I'm dying to live again

"Walking the halls of temples- Temples I build, knowing I will never worship in them- I come to realize that the darkness is not purged by the light- That light is not consumed by darkness- But they need each other to exist- I know- Like the clouds above, composed of millions of fragments- my mind is drifting in pieces- I know one day- It will all come crashing down on me- I know I have been your darkness- Now let me be your light- I know one day- We will meet- Where the colors bleed."

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[thevolpin]

Oh my god its a Werewolf!

[thevolpin]

Technicolor Part 1

[thevolpin]

A little something I scetched on stream today

[thevolpin]

Comission for Noren!

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[thevolpin]

Comission for Tarsily https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:y2teddyyk3vsyyh4mrohbyjk

[blurryf4ce]

reblog this and in the tags, write the band that comes to mind first when you think back to being 13 years old

[thevolpin]

Windchimes and Fruit and Spirit-Lures and Precious Metals. Tell me what a self-sufficient Tribe could possibly want to trade for? They have everything at their fingertips and decide they need more? The other figure gently shook their head: There is more to trade for than *goods*. The true strength of a secret society is that it can act without being seen, be daring without meeting resistance. The true weakness of a secret society is that no one will come to defend it, should someone want it gone. You may think exposing this place an act of foolishness, when the many eyes keep each other in check. No one would dare to lash out as long as the others watch. Do not think them foolish, their hospitable manners are underlaid with equal parts cunning and ferocity. And do not think for a moment that they would not be daring, despite resistance. Many have come before to take what they protect, the tribe always remained.

When you hear your name over the crowd, by an unfamiliar voice...

Worldbuilding exercise and big background practise piece to start working on the things I always avoided doing. Starting to fall in love with treating the world my characters are in, as a character in itself.

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