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Arrow Archivist Ray 🎨
@arrowarchive.bsky.social
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🔵 23 yrs old || She/Her || Taken

🔵 Your local animation geek

🔵 No such thing as too many OCs

🔵 My Art Feed: https://tinyurl.com/arrowarchive

🔵 My Links: https://arrowarchive.carrd.co/

🚫 Supporting Gen AI = FUCK OFF
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“Where did you get that piano?”

Classic 🤣
November 16, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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Happy Halloween Everybody! 👻🎃🦇

I haven't released a Halloween piece in four years but today's a special occasion; it's the 50th anniversary of "Bohemian Rhapsody."

My parents are both Queen fans so I listened to their music growing up. Here's my take on the iconic photo with my OCs
A recreation of the iconic Bohemian Rhapsody image with four of my characters; Aqua is on the bottom middle, Nimbus is in the second row on the left, Cithera is in the second row on the right, and Lylatt is in the top middle.
October 31, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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Time for another oldie!

I remember when I couldn't decide on a color palette for Shadow's outfit.

I made three palettes and found one that stuck. That's just how it is sometimes, but during the process I learned more tatters DON'T equate to a more rugged OC 😂

Completed: Feb. 3rd, 2020 🎨
Three different color palettes for Shadow: The first one has a black shirt, dark purple jeans and black boots. The second has a dark purple shirt, black jeans, and grey boots. The third one has a white shirt, purple jeans, and brown boots. There are scattered tears on the shirt and pants, but skin tone and hair color is the same across all three variations.
October 10, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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I've improved with backgrounds, that's for sure!

(I'm also confident enough to draw myself now yippee💙)
Art at the beginning of COVID Three different color palettes for Shadow: The first one has a black shirt, dark purple jeans and black boots. The second has a dark purple shirt, black jeans, and grey boots. The third one has a white shirt, purple jeans, and brown boots. There are scattered tears on the shirt and pants, but skin tone and hair color is the same across all three variations. Versus Now! A game show stage with teal patterned wallpaper, wooden floors, and matching wooden podiums with colored accents. There are five people present. The host is on the left, wearing a blue blazer and holding a microphone as she stands in front of a square monitor. To the right are four contestants: Nimbus (yellow), Aqua (blue), Lylatt (purple), and Cithera (orange). They are all standing in front of a rectangular monitor, have buttons in front of them, and their podium accents match their respective colors. Nimbus is thinking while Aqua pushed her button quickly and excitedly, catching Lylatt off guard. Cithera is pointing and laughing at Lylatt while the host (me) watches their antics with confident intrigue.
September 10, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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@teamcherry.bsky.social You knew what you were doing, weren't you? 😂

#silksong #hollowknight #hollowknightsilksong
Hornet standing next to a deceased enemy doing the family guy death pose. Peter Griffin doing the Family Guy death pose
September 4, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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I'M LATE, but I'm proud of this one. It's the first piece that features me (outside of my PFP) and I'm happy when surrounded by my OCs 😊

Also, Congrats on 1.3K!!! 🎉
Five people are crowded around a black desk that has a monitor, a tablet, and a laptop on it in front of a teal background. Two characters on the left are looking at the monitor and the tablet respectively with delighted expressions. The person in the middle is looking at the tablet in calm contemplation while holding a pen in hand. The two characters on the right are fighting over the laptop, with the character on the left pulling the character on the right away from it by the shoulder while the other character glares at her and elbows her in the waist.
August 30, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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Dear Firefox,

You're a great browser and you're less restricting than Chrome, but please...

...CAN YOU FUCK OFF WITH THE AI BULLSHIT?! No one asked for this, so don't force it onto us like this! 😡😤
The right-click window for Firefox. The fifth option reads "Ask an AI chatbot" and is circled in red for emphasis.
August 30, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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Saw this and thought I'd chime in.

Bright color choices aside, I feel as if my art style is rounder and smoother rather than jagged and angular. That, along with big hair and a "simple but effective" way of drawing clothing are some of my signatures.

Here's a few pieces, see for yourself
A game show stage with teal patterned wallpaper, wooden floors, and matching wooden podiums with colored accents. There are five people present. The host is on the left, wearing a blue blazer and holding a microphone as she stands in front of a square monitor. To the right are four contestants: Nimbus (yellow), Aqua (blue), Lylatt (purple), and Cithera (orange). They are all standing in front of a rectangular monitor, have buttons in front of them, and their podium accents match their respective colors. Nimbus is thinking while Aqua pushed her button quickly and excitedly, catching Lylatt off guard. Cithera is pointing and laughing at Lylatt while the host (me) watches their antics with confident intrigue. Five characters of different colors (Shadow, Pyro, Aqua, Chlora, and Electra) standing in front of a white background as confetti rains down on them. There is colorful bubble text above them reading "10 years!!!" and cursive text below it reading "The five shall thrive!" Shadow is crossing her arms and looking annoyed by the festivities while Aqua is excitedly pulling Pyro and Chlora closer, with Pyro looking happy-yet-flustered while Chlora looks slightly smushed. Electra's hand are behind his head and he's winking playfully as everyone is celebrating this milestone. The SPACE quintet in the same poses as the first image, but the background is black rather than white, large glowing eyes are glaring at them from behind, everyone's facial expressions shifted from surprise (Shadow) to concern (Pyro, Chlora, Electra) to outright horror (Aqua). The characters are shaded much darker, with the glow of the eyes creating a bright outline around their bodies. There is text at the top of the page reading "You forgot me" while the text at the bottom reads "Didn't you?". The ominous eyes are white with dark gray irises and white pupils. They also have four large, dark eyelashes on the far side of each eye.
August 30, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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Hi there, congrats on 1K!!! 🎉

I'm Rachel, AKA Arrow, A digital artist specializing in character art and design. My favorite things to draw are my OCs, if it wasn't obvious 😂

Outside of my OCs, I've been improving my illustration abilities and I'm thinking about designing VTuber reference sheets 🤔
Four characters, one pink, one blue, one purple, and one orange, sitting on a couch in a room with teal wallpaper and sandy yellow carpet. The wallpaper has a darker sparkling pattern, and there are three posters and a first place ribbon on the wall. To the left of the couch is a bookshelf with space on the top and three shelves. There is a pair of headphones on top, four books and a microphone on the first shelf, a crystal spire and a space shuttle on the second shelf, and a bottle of fruit juice on the third shelf. There is a closed white door to the right of the couch and near the fourth character and the door handle is out of frame. A game show stage with teal patterned wallpaper, wooden floors, and matching wooden podiums with colored accents. There are five people present. The host is on the left, wearing a blue blazer and holding a microphone as she stands in front of a square monitor. To the right are four contestants: Nimbus (yellow), Aqua (blue), Lylatt (purple), and Cithera (orange). They are all standing in front of a rectangular monitor, have buttons in front of them, and their podium accents match their respective colors. Nimbus is thinking while Aqua pushed her button quickly and excitedly, catching Lylatt off guard. Cithera is pointing and laughing at Lylatt while the host (me) watches their antics with confident intrigue. Five characters of different colors (Shadow, Pyro, Aqua, Chlora, and Electra) standing in front of a white background as confetti rains down on them. There is colorful bubble text above them reading "10 years!!!" and cursive text below it reading "The five shall thrive!" Shadow is crossing her arms and looking annoyed by the festivities while Aqua is excitedly pulling Pyro and Chlora closer, with Pyro looking happy-yet-flustered while Chlora looks slightly smushed. Electra's hand are behind his head and he's winking playfully as everyone is celebrating this milestone. A piece with a day/night juxtaposition, with the left half resembling a pine forest at night while the right side resembles pastel-colored forest filled with crystals during the day. On the left side is a Star, pink forest fairy, glowing against the background with proud tears in her eyes as she holds hands with Prismoth, the blue-and-white moth on the right. Prismoth is looking at Star confidently, thankful for everything Star has done for her.
August 30, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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Time for another oldie!

During my Inkscape days, I was bored one summer and wanted to make a drawing start to finish in one sitting.

It took eight and a half hours, including breaks, and while it looks good, the headache I had afterwards was NOT worth it

Completed: Jun. 19th, 2019 🎨
The progression of an Aqua drawing shown through six doodles side-by-side: an idea of the pose using sticks and circles; a more elaborate sketch showing the body, hair and sword; a third sketch with clothing details and facial features added in; a fourth sketch with sketch lines removed and black line art; a fifth sketch showing base colors with some of the line art changing colors, and a sixth sketch showing Aqua's finished sketch, complete with shading and fully colored line art. Aqua is smiling as she raises a sword in the air with her right arm.
July 21, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Already beat you to it😂

This was from January 2022, btw
A blue wolf with white accents, yellow sclera, and white eyes on a purple background. He's wearing a gray pleather jacket with spikes on the shoulders, a studded black belt, a red undershirt, and dark gray jeans. He has claws visible on his hands and feet and a yellow lightning bolt pattern in his inner ears.
July 21, 2025 at 4:10 AM
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FRICK, I'M LATE, but congrats on 1k!!! 🎉

I'm Arrow, an OC-loving digital artist and character designer. My style is influenced by the media I've surrounded myself with, but mostly cartoons, and I'm gradually making improvements with background design 😄

Tagging:
@vc-draws.bsky.social
A game show stage with teal patterned wallpaper, wooden floors, and matching wooden podiums with colored accents. There are five people present. The host is on the left, wearing a blue blazer and holding a microphone as she stands in front of a square monitor. To the right are four contestants: Nimbus (yellow), Aqua (blue), Lylatt (purple), and Cithera (orange). They are all standing in front of a rectangular monitor, have buttons in front of them, and their podium accents match their respective colors. Nimbus is thinking while Aqua pushed her button quickly and excitedly, catching Lylatt off guard. Cithera is pointing and laughing at Lylatt while the host (me) watches their antics with confident intrigue. Five characters of different colors (Shadow, Pyro, Aqua, Chlora, and Electra) standing in front of a white background as confetti rains down on them. There is colorful bubble text above them reading "10 years!!!" and cursive text below it reading "The five shall thrive!" Shadow is crossing her arms and looking annoyed by the festivities while Aqua is excitedly pulling Pyro and Chlora closer, with Pyro looking happy-yet-flustered while Chlora looks slightly smushed. Electra's hand are behind his head and he's winking playfully as everyone is celebrating this milestone. A piece with a day/night juxtaposition, with the left half resembling a pine forest at night while the right side resembles pastel-colored forest filled with crystals during the day. On the left side is a Star, pink forest fairy, glowing against the background with proud tears in her eyes as she holds hands with Prismoth, the blue-and-white moth on the right. Prismoth is looking at Star confidently, thankful for everything Star has done for her. A green woman with glasses on the phone nervously. She's wearing a blazer and high heels while holding a coffee cup in her other hand. She's standing in front of a leaf green background with four mint green stars. On the right are several fact about her character, such as her name (Chlora), age (632 years old), pronouns (She/Her), height (5'2"/1.57 meters), home district (Greenleaf), sexuality (Lesbian), likes (too many to list), dislikes (too many to list), and two facts about her. Due to reaching the alt text character limit when listing specifics for previous character sheets, the same may happen here. I can elaborate with specifics for certain sections upon request.
July 21, 2025 at 3:19 AM
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Thanks for tagging me! 💙

I'm Rachel, a digital artist specializing in character art and design while improving my skills as an illustrator. I'm inspired by decades of films, games, shows, and anime I've seen growing up.

I aspire to take my art further, but I'm a ways off from achieving that goal.
A game show stage with teal patterned wallpaper, wooden floors, and matching wooden podiums with colored accents. There are five people present. The host is on the left, wearing a blue blazer and holding a microphone as she stands in front of a square monitor. To the right are four contestants: Nimbus (yellow), Aqua (blue), Lylatt (purple), and Cithera (orange). They are all standing in front of a rectangular monitor, have buttons in front of them, and their podium accents match their respective colors. Nimbus is thinking while Aqua pushed her button quickly and excitedly, catching Lylatt off guard. Cithera is pointing and laughing at Lylatt while the host (me) watches their antics with confident intrigue. Five characters of different colors (Shadow, Pyro, Aqua, Chlora, and Electra) standing in front of a white background as confetti rains down on them. There is colorful bubble text above them reading "10 years!!!" and cursive text below it reading "The five shall thrive!" Shadow is crossing her arms and looking annoyed by the festivities while Aqua is excitedly pulling Pyro and Chlora closer, with Pyro looking happy-yet-flustered while Chlora looks slightly smushed. Electra's hand are behind his head and he's winking playfully as everyone is celebrating this milestone. A piece with a day/night juxtaposition, with the left half resembling a pine forest at night while the right side resembles pastel-colored forest filled with crystals during the day. On the left side is a Star, pink forest fairy, glowing against the background with proud tears in her eyes as she holds hands with Prismoth, the blue-and-white moth on the right. Prismoth is looking at Star confidently, thankful for everything Star has done for her. A purple woman wearing a tattered purple shirt, jeans that are torn at the knees, and fuzzy gray boots. She is standing straight with a leg pointed to the side, smugly looking ahead as her left hand rests on her chin and her right hand rests on her hip. She is standing in front of a dark purple background with four lilac stars behind her. On the right are several fact about her character, such as her name (Shadow), age (1228 years old), pronouns (She/Her), height (5'06"/1.68 meters), home district (Blacklight), sexuality (Aromantic Asexual), likes (too many to list), dislikes (too many to list), and two facts about her. Due to reaching the alt text character limit when listing specifics for previous character sheets, the same may happen here. I can elaborate with specifics for certain sections upon request.
July 21, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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Congrats on 1K!!! 🎉

Meet my girl Aqua. She's an alien known as a Kardallon and she's a skilled artist and musician.

She's socially awkward, but her compassion and moral compass more than make up for it. She has supernatural intuition and is capable of striking someone down before they strike her.
Aqua's current design in front of a sky blue background and four royal blue stars. She is standing at an angle, facing the viewer's left. She has a modest smile as her right hand hovers between her neck and face, her left arm resting at her side and her left leg flat on the ground while her right leg is slightly bent, only the tip of her foot touching the ground. She is wearing a dark blue dress with matching slippers and a lower neckline, a star hair clip on her left side, and a white cardigan. Five characters dressed in blue performing on stage in a concert as their audience cheers them on. Aqua is standing at the center of the group, her microphone triumphantly raised in the air. Five characters of different colors (Shadow, Pyro, Aqua, Chlora, and Electra) standing in front of a white background as confetti rains down on them. There is colorful bubble text above them reading "10 years!!!" and cursive text below it reading "The five shall thrive!" Shadow is crossing her arms and looking annoyed by the festivities while Aqua is excitedly pulling Pyro and Chlora closer, with Pyro looking happy-yet-flustered while Chlora looks slightly smushed. Electra's hand are behind his head and he's winking playfully as everyone is celebrating this milestone. The SPACE quintet in the same poses as the first image, but the background is black rather than white, large glowing eyes are glaring at them from behind, everyone's facial expressions shifted from surprise (Shadow) to concern (Pyro, Chlora, Electra) to outright horror (Aqua). The characters are shaded much darker, with the glow of the eyes creating a bright outline around their bodies. There is text at the top of the page reading "You forgot me" while the text at the bottom reads "Didn't you?". The ominous eyes are white with dark gray irises and white pupils. They also have four large, dark eyelashes on the far side of each eye.
July 19, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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Gonna start my new art tag with an oldie!

I designed weapons for Aqua and Shadow which I reference to this day. They've changed very little over time and I can't see myself redesigning them anytime soon.

Completed: December 14th, 2019 🎨
A blue and white sword with a wave-pattened hilt and a black hatchet with a metal grip that wraps around the handle. The back of the blade has two spikes, the top of the hatchet has a purple gem embedded into the weapon, and the head of the axe is painted with a claw-like purple pattern. The sword is listed as "Aqua's sword" while the axe is listed as "Shadow's axe." They both have the date December 14th, 2019 written near them.
July 19, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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@alexrochonva.bsky.social Why do I hear this in Caine’s voice? 🤣
Caine goes to the drive thru and orders 55 burgers, 55 fries, 100 tenders, meatballs, 100 coffees, 55 wings, 55 shakes, 55 pancakes, 55 pastas, 55 peppers and 155 taters.
July 16, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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I cooked up a new FAQ image!

I thought it would be fun to theme it it after a game show. I had a massive pool of references, but I wanted this to match the other page images I have made/will draw. Three down, one to go💙🎨

#art #digitalart #oc #ocs #OCSky #artist
A game show stage with teal patterned wallpaper, wooden floors, and matching wooden podiums with colored accents. There are five people present. The host is on the left, wearing a blue blazer and holding a microphone as she stands in front of a square monitor. To the right are four contestants: Nimbus (yellow), Aqua (blue), Lylatt (purple), and Cithera (orange). They are all standing in front of a rectangular monitor, have buttons in front of them, and their podium accents match their respective colors. Nimbus is thinking while Aqua pushed her button quickly and excitedly, catching Lylatt off guard. Cithera is pointing and laughing at Lylatt while the host (me) watches their antics with confident intrigue.
July 2, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Got to streetpass @chuggaaconroy.bsky.social at TooManyGames today 😄 👋🏻
My Mii, wearing blue and a Luigi hat, being greeted by Chuggaaconroy’s/Emile’s Mii, wearing green. His Mii says “I’m Chugga from the United States.”
June 29, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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Fun fact: The second monitor in my old setup was intended to be the main monitor for my new setup.

My second monitor was one I kept at school. It worked fine before I moved out, but then this happened 😬

The damage seems internal, but idc what caused it because it was old and I got a replacement 🤷‍♀️
A powered on Dell monitor. Most of the screen is black except for the top right, where there's a large gray spot outlined in yellow behind an internal crack in the display. Areas where the crack extends are similarly gray and yellow.
June 12, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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I took a photo of my old setup last Friday before my new PC was built.

Last night, I finished redecorating my desk space and took a photo of my new, more professional-looking setup.

I've had my old setup since June 2020, so it had a good run 🫡

#desksetup #artsetup #gamingsetup
My old desk setup; a gray laptop and mouse sitting atop a Helluva Boss play mat with a USB extension connected to it. On the right is a monitor connected to the laptop via HDMI cable with a pair of headphones draped over it. There is a white tablet pen, an iPad mini, and a wireless Xbox controller in front of the second monitor and a blue LED lamp next to it. The rest of the desk is empty, but a few tangled cords are visible behind the setup if you look closely. Behind the setup is a pin display on the wall, a glued Disney puzzle with a shell necklace dangling from it, and two signed prints that have been framed. My new desk setup; two monitors are positioned towards the back at an angle, with the left monitor being slightly larger than the right one. There's a keyboard with a wrist rest, a tablet pen in a holster, and a wireless mouse in front of the left monitor and a drawing tablet with a screen in front of the right monitor. Everything sits atop a Murder Drones desk mat except for a LED lamp with remote, a drawing glove, and a wireless Xbox controller, all of which are to the right of the second monitor. The area beneath the desk is visible. On the bottom left is a power strip for the setup and on the right is a mess of cables leading up to the PC case with RGB fans and a headset mic resting on top of it. On the wall is a pin display with a variety of pins, two new prints where the puzzle used to be, and the same two prints from the original setup viewed at a distance.
June 12, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Thank you for hosting! 💙

It's been a while, but I'm looking forward to finding familiar faces and connecting with new people

If it's not obvious, my style is VERY cartoonish 😂
June 5, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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Happy Pride Month! 🌈

Always remember to stay true to yourself and to be proud of how far you’ve come. Don’t let others silence your voice.

I don’t have pride month art for the occasion, but I received this bracelet from my aunt a few months ago. I’m incredibly grateful and I’ll wear it proudly 💜
A left hand holding a bracelet with the asexual flag colors. After a row of purple, white, gray, and black beads, there is a small gold bead before the next row starts. There is also one large bead with all four colors of the Ace flag on it.
June 2, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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OC reverse personality challenge: Aqua Edition 🎨

The sword she carries was a gift from her adoptive mother. Since her reverse self lacks this, the two of them never met.

And yes, reverse Aqua's scars manifest as cracks. I'll explain this later.

#art #digitalart #oc #ocs #OCSky #digitalart #artist
A character chart with the left side reading "Aqua" and having a picture of what she normally looks like underneath. She's winking, carrying a sheathed cutlass on her back, and is giving a thumbs up while smiling. The right side reads "reverse Aqua", showing an alternate version of her with disheveled hair, hair extensions, and tattered clothes alongside eye bags, scars, and bandages. She holds a black and purple katana in her right hand while flipping off the viewer with her left.
May 7, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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Congrats on 1.7K and thanks for the tag!

I'm Rachel, a digital artist, character designer and illustrator. My style is influenced by animated media throughout the decades.

My characters have stories to tell and they are so much fun to draw, so I appreciate your support! 💙
Five characters of different colors (Shadow, Pyro, Aqua, Chlora, and Electra) standing in front of a white background as confetti rains down on them. There is colorful bubble text above them reading "10 years!!!" and cursive text below it reading "The five shall thrive!" Shadow is crossing her arms and looking annoyed by the festivities while Aqua is excitedly pulling Pyro and Chlora closer, with Pyro looking happy-yet-flustered while Chlora looks slightly smushed. Electra's hand are behind his head and he's winking playfully as everyone is celebrating this milestone. The SPACE quintet in the same poses as the first image, but the background is black rather than white, large glowing eyes are glaring at them from behind, everyone's facial expressions shifted from surprise (Shadow) to concern (Pyro, Chlora, Electra) to outright horror (Aqua). The characters are shaded much darker, with the glow of the eyes creating a bright outline around their bodies. There is text at the top of the page reading "You forgot me" while the text at the bottom reads "Didn't you?". The ominous eyes are white with dark gray irises and white pupils. They also have four large, dark eyelashes on the far side of each eye. Four characters, one pink, one blue, one purple, and one orange, sitting on a couch in a room with teal wallpaper and sandy yellow carpet. The wallpaper has a darker sparkling pattern, and there are three posters and a first place ribbon on the wall. To the left of the couch is a bookshelf with space on the top and three shelves. There is a pair of headphones on top, four books and a microphone on the first shelf, a crystal spire and a space shuttle on the second shelf, and a bottle of fruit juice on the third shelf. There is a closed white door to the right of the couch and near the fourth character and the door handle is out of frame. A piece with a day/night juxtaposition, with the left half resembling a pine forest at night while the right side resembles pastel-colored forest filled with crystals during the day. On the left side is a Star, pink forest fairy, glowing against the background with proud tears in her eyes as she holds hands with Prismoth, the blue-and-white moth on the right. Prismoth is looking at Star confidently, thankful for everything Star has done for her.
April 24, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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I’ve been seeing a lot of negativity in my timeline recently and I don’t want to add to the doom posting.

Instead, have this picture of my cat. He’s a good boi 🐈‍⬛ 💙
A black cat sitting on a gray weighted blanket.
April 24, 2025 at 4:44 PM