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Nightmare
@nightmaremantis.bsky.social
36/He/It
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Mi'kmaw/Acadian
Non-theistic Satanist

Canadian bug artist who occasionally posts art. Working on an original comic. Sometimes post about my cats. Occasionally nsfw so no minors. Hyperfixated on my OC Peal, the silver eyed mantis.
NEW FRIENDS ACQUIRED. They're a breeding pair of giant American millipedes. Haven't decided what to name them yet but the larger one is quite chill about being grabbed while the little one is like "pls do not". Glad they survived the mail okay.
November 27, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Been busy preparing for my surgery coming up on Monday. I'm nervous about being put under but will be glad to finally be done with all the random bursts of pain I get. Also weird to think today is my last day of work for the year, but I look forward to having the time to actually work on things.
November 14, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Been thinking about maybe attempting to make a Second Sentinel cosplay during my time off. I won't be able to go anywhere or do much of anything post-op so I'm gonna need a variety of things to keep my brain occupied. I think it would be doable. We'll see.
October 24, 2025 at 1:13 AM
I'd draw something for ace week but I already have 5 separate tabs open in CSP and should probably finish them before I get carried away with anything else, lol.
October 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
I do hope that when my comic is ready for release that people understand I didn't copy from Silksong. I swear I planned most of it years before it came out and things like the prince wieding a pin like a fencer or World's Worst Mom Goddess is just me and Team Cherry sharing the same brainwave, lol.
October 14, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I've been replaying the OG Hollow Knight to see how the difficulty compares to Silksong and holy shit, I am just crushing it. I am become too powerful.
October 10, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Woe, Lacenet be upon ye.

Also something something Shoujo Kakumei Silksong.
October 8, 2025 at 7:47 AM
When I finish up what I'm currently working on I might attempt this silly idea for a shirt I now want to have.

Basically Tormented Trobbio doing one of his dramatic poses with just his name spelled out in heavy metal album cover font.
October 1, 2025 at 9:48 PM
My surgery date has officially been set in November. Got a few things I need to prepare for it as it's a 6 week recovery period and I'm going to be absolutely fucked up on pain meds for the first week. With luck I'll bounce back pretty fast though and get a bunch of art done.
September 30, 2025 at 2:41 AM
The eternal struggle of not wanting to make any more fan characters but your brain coming up with a really cool idea for one anyway.

Help.
September 28, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Trying to complete the hunter's journal in my quest to get all of the achievements and that hidden area above the cradle is going to make me CHEW THROUGH MY CONTROLLER.
September 27, 2025 at 7:05 PM
I think my favourite of all the silly little details in Silksong are the wild grunting noises Widow makes during her boss fight. Idk why but they delighted me so much. I just love feral women I guess.
September 25, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Apparently it was supposed to be the rapture again today? Christian Americans are so weird man, they want the world to end so bad just so they don't have to take any responsibility for the bullshit they've caused, lmao.
September 24, 2025 at 8:44 PM
I do have a couple criticisms and ramblings for Silksong and none of them have anything to do with the difficulty, lol. Spoilers imminent in thread below.
September 22, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I keep getting my ass obliterated by Lace 3.0. I can do her first two phases just fine but phase 3 is such sensory overload for me that I am STRUGGLING.
September 22, 2025 at 7:24 AM
The Trobbio reprise is a much appreciated bit of silliness among all this absolute depression. Most of these boss fights in act 3 feel so bad to win man.
September 21, 2025 at 12:38 AM
WHAT

HOW AM I STILL ALIVE???
September 20, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Taking a break from Silksong to draw Peal in a Hollow Knight -ish style. Kind of funny because Peal started out as just the name I gave the pre-infection Traitor Lord. I turned him into an OC because I didn't want to lose that part of Nugget's backstory, and now he's my main boy oops.
September 20, 2025 at 4:27 AM
I'm in act 3 now and EVERYTHING HURTS SO MUCH but I've beaten one of the bosses and have become witness to the cutest thing I've ever seen in my life.
September 18, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Fuck Bilewater man. I avoided having to do it for as long as possible and now I actually need to kill that boss and I hate it so much. That walk back is brutal, lmao.
September 18, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Is my birthday tomorrow and what a difference this month has been compared to the absolute dogshit that was last year. Silksong is out, I won $150 at work and I'm even getting birthday gifts this year instead of being completely forgotten by everyone. I hope that's a sign my life is on the upswing.
September 16, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Currently stuck on Lace 2.0 and not even mad about it because she's fun to trade blows with and the stage is pretty. Her anime villainess laugh stole my heart back in act 1, lol.

It is also very funny seeing how much people are crying about the difficulty in act 1. You do know it gets harder yes?
September 15, 2025 at 8:30 PM
NOOOO GREEN PRINCE THAT'S SO SAD
September 15, 2025 at 6:08 AM
To whichever psychopath it was on Team Cherry that came up with that one arena in the high walls area:

I just want to talk.
September 14, 2025 at 7:56 PM
I will avoid posting any kind of spoilers but I just needed to say that Trobbio is an absolute delight, lmao.
September 13, 2025 at 8:20 PM