Rika⁷
@commanderrika.blacksky.app
Writer+Illustrator. She/Her.
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Stories in Lightspeed, FIYAH, Strange Horizons, Fantasy, and Apparitions
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Stories in Lightspeed, FIYAH, Strange Horizons, Fantasy, and Apparitions
describe your cat's personality in one photo
(I miss him so much.)
(I miss him so much.)
November 9, 2025 at 3:58 AM
describe your cat's personality in one photo
(I miss him so much.)
(I miss him so much.)
It's hard living in such a dangerous city. Never know when you go to the park to watch the fall leaves with your baby and come across such ruthless creatures.
October 26, 2025 at 5:09 PM
It's hard living in such a dangerous city. Never know when you go to the park to watch the fall leaves with your baby and come across such ruthless creatures.
Hi! I'm Marika, an illustrator, designer, and writer. I like drawing people. 💜
October 9, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Hi! I'm Marika, an illustrator, designer, and writer. I like drawing people. 💜
September 11, 2025 at 1:21 AM
As fascism is an outgrowth of white supremacy, it has always been a method of empowerment for white women.
September 1, 2025 at 7:57 PM
As fascism is an outgrowth of white supremacy, it has always been a method of empowerment for white women.
No shade. But I can't unsee what I've done seen.
September 1, 2025 at 1:44 AM
No shade. But I can't unsee what I've done seen.
Hmmmm, my favorite portrait that I've done so far is this one of Jungkook. It just turned out exactly the way I wanted it to. Baby Star Candy xoxo
August 27, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Hmmmm, my favorite portrait that I've done so far is this one of Jungkook. It just turned out exactly the way I wanted it to. Baby Star Candy xoxo
That is legit angry Yoongi! These assorted Yoongis below...I dunno, that could just be resting cat face.
August 5, 2025 at 5:31 PM
That is legit angry Yoongi! These assorted Yoongis below...I dunno, that could just be resting cat face.
Ok so like while looking up all these Angry Namjoons it occurred to me that Angry Seokjin is also wildly hot but much rarer.
August 5, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Ok so like while looking up all these Angry Namjoons it occurred to me that Angry Seokjin is also wildly hot but much rarer.
Another day at the intersection of "Black tech innovators" and "AI", so I decided to make a sign.
July 31, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Another day at the intersection of "Black tech innovators" and "AI", so I decided to make a sign.
QRP with your wings art! (I love keeping an art thread going, like ten years later 😂)
July 17, 2025 at 7:42 PM
QRP with your wings art! (I love keeping an art thread going, like ten years later 😂)
Do you know how long it took me to find this image? Worth it. WORTH IT.
July 9, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Do you know how long it took me to find this image? Worth it. WORTH IT.
So like...I need some sort of push to finish this. I wanted to do art for my favorite chapter 2 song from each of the Tannies. The spirit is willing but the lack of executive function is kicking my ass.
June 30, 2025 at 3:09 AM
So like...I need some sort of push to finish this. I wanted to do art for my favorite chapter 2 song from each of the Tannies. The spirit is willing but the lack of executive function is kicking my ass.
I've been thinking about this poem a lot.
"I don't think
I'm allowed
To Kill something
Because I am
Frightened"
"I don't think
I'm allowed
To Kill something
Because I am
Frightened"
June 25, 2025 at 5:09 PM
I've been thinking about this poem a lot.
"I don't think
I'm allowed
To Kill something
Because I am
Frightened"
"I don't think
I'm allowed
To Kill something
Because I am
Frightened"
"We are not going to let anyone divide Muslim New Yorkers and Jewish New Yorkers."
PUT THIS MAN IN THE SENATE. We are New Yorkers first and go fuck yourself second.
PUT THIS MAN IN THE SENATE. We are New Yorkers first and go fuck yourself second.
June 25, 2025 at 3:04 AM
"We are not going to let anyone divide Muslim New Yorkers and Jewish New Yorkers."
PUT THIS MAN IN THE SENATE. We are New Yorkers first and go fuck yourself second.
PUT THIS MAN IN THE SENATE. We are New Yorkers first and go fuck yourself second.
I used to run with a pretty tough gang when I was younger.
The Gang:
The Gang:
June 23, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I used to run with a pretty tough gang when I was younger.
The Gang:
The Gang:
Hey so here's some art process! If you notice that I changed the reference for Namjoon halfway through that's because "artistic choices" and every piece is a journey and I just couldn't get his eyes right on the first one. I establish values and composition in black and white and then do color.
June 21, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Hey so here's some art process! If you notice that I changed the reference for Namjoon halfway through that's because "artistic choices" and every piece is a journey and I just couldn't get his eyes right on the first one. I establish values and composition in black and white and then do color.
Human artists!?
Use one piece to convince people to follow you!
Use one piece to convince people to follow you!
June 20, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Human artists!?
Use one piece to convince people to follow you!
Use one piece to convince people to follow you!
It's from The Gefilte Manifesto, which is out of print iirc but you can easily find it used. He also loves the brisket recipe in there and made it recently when people came over for shabbos dinner. (Everyone loved it and there was none left over.)
June 19, 2025 at 4:30 AM
It's from The Gefilte Manifesto, which is out of print iirc but you can easily find it used. He also loves the brisket recipe in there and made it recently when people came over for shabbos dinner. (Everyone loved it and there was none left over.)