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tobi 🍀

@bonesprouts.bsky.social

I am asking way, way sooner than I wanted to, but I need help paying rent by Monday so that I can avoid eviction.

Every little bit, share, interaction - it all helps. Thank you for caring in any capacity. 💚

ko-fi.com/bonesprouts/...

#mutualaid #helpsky

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November 15, 2025 at 10:45 PM

Chirs

@aesungaia.neocities.org

I'm making groundbreaking advancements in the field of Playing Toys aesungaia.neocities.org/playground

November 12, 2025 at 7:46 PM

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moiderah's myriad character flaws

@moiddoesart.com

Roadside Smoke Break

#art #digital-art

Happy Buster sits against a modified Vespa GTS, with its wheels replaced by a strange flying device. She is smoking a cigarette in front of a cityscape and gigantic, billowing golden clouds. A plane flies in the distance...and even further back, a gigantic space station can be seen overtaking the night sky.

November 9, 2025 at 11:37 PM

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Louie Zong

@everydaylouie.bsky.social

chibi-robo 🤖

November 9, 2025 at 8:33 PM

Chirs

@aesungaia.neocities.org

UPDATE: in order to fix scrolling on mobile I had to disable beast flingability on mobile, so no more throwing on mobile. However as a compromise I have added gryo controls so if you're on mobile you can now tilt your phone to tumble the animal around.

Chirs @aesungaia.neocities.org · 8d

My most important site update to date: weird little beast on the homepage that you can fling around

aesungaia.neocities.org

November 9, 2025 at 8:56 PM

Chirs

@aesungaia.neocities.org

My most important site update to date: weird little beast on the homepage that you can fling around

aesungaia.neocities.org

November 9, 2025 at 3:33 AM

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Chirs

@aesungaia.neocities.org

Drawing of Shen lying in the grass in the forest, surrounded by dandelion puffs and wildflowers. She's smiling and looking back at the camera, wearing a pair of overalls embroidered with flowers and plants.

November 4, 2025 at 2:10 AM

Chirs

@aesungaia.neocities.org

November 4, 2025 at 2:10 AM

Chirs

@aesungaia.neocities.org

Did a little trick or treating thing over on tumblr; here's a thread of all the 'treats' I handed out to people.

drawing of a large pile of baby carrots with candy corn coloration.
'Suspicious Quantity of Incorrect baby carrots. Exact shape, size, and rigidity as baby carrots. Coloration reminds you of something. Wet. Has a smell.'

drawing of a pair of star-shaped sunglasses with red lenses. 'The Sunglasses from That Drawing. Helps you be unproductive. Stays on much easier if your ears are on the side of your head.'

Drawing of a person's hand holding a shelled peanut the size of a softball. 'BIG PEANUT. Hypoallergenic'

drawing of a very messy, cheesy pizza with pepperoni, sausage, and some kind of green herb flakes. The cheese is stretching and dripping all over the place and steam is coming off of it. 'Loose-leaf pizza. It's still scalding hot but I have placed it directly into your candy receptacle. It is melting all candy beneath it into a clump. Cheese stretch so long I can use it to find out where you live.'

November 1, 2025 at 5:35 AM

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zelkova

@zelkova.neocities.org

Happy Halloween!!! 🎃 Some stuff I did in Drawpile this month

A drawing of my character Millie dressed as a vampire, making a playful expression.

A drawing of my characters Millie and James carving pumpkins together. Millie has her jack-o-lantern raised to her face like a mask; James is chuckling about it.

A drawing of my characters Millie and Kade. They are in a dressing room as Kade paints stitches across her face for a Halloween costume.

A drawing of my characters James and Millie dressed as witches, brewing something in a large cauldron.

October 31, 2025 at 4:52 PM

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Chirs

@aesungaia.neocities.org

Fishing Trip (2023)

(They had to implement a 'no magic' rule for future trips.)

September 20, 2024 at 7:27 PM

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Chirs

@aesungaia.neocities.org

THE BLAZING STAR (2024)

September 13, 2024 at 5:10 PM

Chirs

@aesungaia.neocities.org

Made a little post on my website's blog about the age-old question: "How do I make people care about my characters?"

aesungaia.neocities.org/blog/10-28-2...

"How Do I Make People Care About My Characters?"

aesungaia.neocities.org

October 28, 2025 at 8:52 PM

Chirs

@aesungaia.neocities.org

Formless Star is a delightful little game and it has some of the most charming art direction I've seen in a hot minute. you should check it out if you have a free afternoon; you can 100% it in a couple hours!

splendidland🌱 @splendid.land · May 16

Formless Star is out now!

Travel to a mysterious ever-changing planet and gather data on the animals that live there.

There's 60 different creatures to find, all with unique behaviours and descriptions!

Get the game for free (or pay what you want) here!
splendidland.itch.io/formless-star

"formless star", clay models of characters with various propellers on their heads are stood in a row in front of a starry background.

Anemo, a red character with a big orange nose and a green anemometer on their head is stood in front of their spaceship.

Finding the animal "Lighthorse", which looks like a lighthouse with legs, and a head made out of transparent cones of light.
"Stands at the coastline to act as a beacon, however it has difficulty discerning a puddle from an ocean. said to be proud of its red stripes."

Inside the spaceship, the character Turbine, who is green and has buck teeth, is saying "They say if you love your job, you'll never work a day in your life. Seems I may be the only worker here."

October 23, 2025 at 7:24 PM

Chirs

@aesungaia.neocities.org

Only just remembered that Melinoe (the main character of this video game I've been playing for 40 hours, who is on screen 100% of the time) has a big bright glowing green ghost arm.

I would like to issue a formal apology to Melinoe's big bright glowing green ghost arm. however I will not fix it

Chirs @aesungaia.neocities.org · 27d

I have a tendency to get 'thy' and 'thou' mixed up in my head so whenever Hecate says this to me it's like this

two-panel comic featuring Melinoe and Hecate from Hades 2, standing around their cauldron. In the first panel, smoke billows from the cauldron as they complete their incantation. 'Thy will be done,' Hecate declares dramatically. In the next panel, Melinoe poses shyly and gives Hecate a goofy grin. 'Promise?' she asks. 'Not what it means,' Hecate replies flatly.

October 20, 2025 at 8:55 PM

Chirs

@aesungaia.neocities.org

I have a tendency to get 'thy' and 'thou' mixed up in my head so whenever Hecate says this to me it's like this

October 20, 2025 at 4:51 PM

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moiderah's myriad character flaws

@moiddoesart.com

double merdraut

(the one on the bottom is her old body, and the one on top is her body post-resurrection)

#dnd #dnd-5e #art #tiefling #fantasy-art #armor

a tiefling woman in two forms; the older, taller red body on the bottom, and the shorter, pale body on top.

October 19, 2025 at 9:40 PM

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Chirs

@aesungaia.neocities.org

Campfire Song (2024)

September 22, 2024 at 4:56 PM

Chirs

@aesungaia.neocities.org

I made a big old music recommendation playlist for a friend but you can have it too www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Music Recs - YouTube

www.youtube.com

October 19, 2025 at 5:51 PM

Chirs

@aesungaia.neocities.org

weird gourds

Screenshot of a Myrrh-esque pumpkin made in Ghost Town Pumpkin Festival

Screenshot of a pumpkin with Vae carved onto it, made in Ghost Town Pumpkin Festival

October 18, 2025 at 2:53 AM

Chirs

@aesungaia.neocities.org

Becoming Unscared 101

Myrrh pointing to the 'spiraling over nothing' drawing I posted earlier and exclaiming 'HEY!!! Too many of you are relating to this and it's bumming me out!!! We have to do something about this!'

Looking altogether too proud of themself, Myrrh continues: 'Fortunately for us, I'm basically an expert at getting so so scared. So here are my 3 awesome tips for when I'm freaking out and need to trick myself into being unscared'

The next panel shows a doodle of Myrrh breathing cartoonishly deeply. The narration reads: 'Tip #1: You can take a deep breath or two. Everybody knows this one and I can feel you all rolling your eyes at me so I won't explain this one but it really does help ok'

The next panel shows a doodle of furniture in a bedroom, each labeled with a material it's made of (e.g. metal, wood, paper, fabric). The narration reads: 'Tip #2: You can look around at all the stuff in the room, and mentally list what everything is made of. I don't remember where I learned this one, but it's a great way to distract yourself for just long enough to calm down.'

October 15, 2025 at 7:12 PM

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Azurine Cryptid🔞

@azurinecryptid.bsky.social

eh fuck it, I'll open up some cheap commissions on my ko-fi while I prepare the regular listings. These are creative liberty comms btw. Simple rough sketches like these examples below. Pay what you want with a minimum of $10 for a single uncolored character. Add-ons cheap.

ko-fi.com/idrivera27/c...