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Hello, my name is Nadin. I’m from Gaza. I’m a graphic design graduate, a wife—and now, a mother.

I finished my design studies just before the war began. I had dreams of starting a small studio, of creating art that told stories. I used to think about colors and fonts and the future.

Then, the war came. And the future became something we tried to hold onto, moment by moment.

On October 22, 2023, I learned I was pregnant when a missile destroyed my husband’s family home, killing 25 members—his mother, siblings, nieces and nephews—entire branches of our family in seconds.

We were displaced twice. Everything was gone—home, safety, routine, rest.

A few weeks later, I gave birth to our daughter. There was no crib, no celebration—not even stillness. But she arrived, quietly and beautifully. In her eyes I saw something I hadn’t felt in weeks: life that still wanted to grow.

Now, our days are shaped by decisions that could dismantle the future we are trying to build together.

Today, Israel’s government is discussing plans for a full military occupation of the Gaza Strip, including Gaza City and southern regions. The stated aim: to eliminate Hamas and later hand governing control to allied Arab forces—not Israel—but with no clear path to peace or normalcy.

The humanitarian fallout is devastating. More than 61,000 Palestinians have died in this war; hunger and malnutrition are rising sharply. Hospitals in north Gaza have shut down, and 193 people have now died of starvation, nearly half of them children.

Aid remains blocked, water is scarce, and many risk dying of hunger or disease long before future promises arrive.

We Don’t Know What Comes Next There’s no clear path forward—only uncertainty for our daughter’s life and our ability to survive another day.

How You Can Help I’m asking for support—not for comfort, but for survival:

Help us meet basic needs so we can breathe, heal, and preserve a world for our daughter.

Support us as I try to stand again on my own feet—even a glimmer of stability matters.

Reblogs are greatly appreciated! (Closeups below the cut)

My fanart for the wonderful fanfic Proi Proi! This is probably my favorite fic ever, and that's saying something cuz i read a lot.

It's a cute college AU with the Amphoreus cast. Hyacine is the main character but the other Chrysos Heirs get lots of love too! It's got everything you could ask for- fluff, angst, gay, comedy, drama... you can feel the author's passion in every word! I really like the way they write each character, it feels more canon then actual canon (idk how but they did it!) Especially Tribios, I love her silly little antics and weird metaphors! The Hyacine, Mydei and Cipher trio is also a lot of fun. And the descriptions are so vivid, I feel like I'm in the room with the characters! I had to take my coat off during chapter 13 lmao. The ships in it are phaidei (angst!!) castocine/hyarice (cute :D) and cipher and aglaea are ambiguous. Highly recommend, I even convinced my mom to read the first chapter (she was very confused about who the characters were)

Now onto my design process! I wanted the colors to be really cute and pastel, and also to make the outfit mimic her canon design. I feel like I did a pretty good job with that. I made sure to include lots of easter eggs (bracelet with everyone's colors on it, missing shoelace, ica keychain on bag) oh and the bow, right shoelace and earring are all supposed to look like amphoreus, tho im not sure if that reads well or not. I gave her a rainbow bag and stripey socks for the sake of it. I had soooo much fun shading, especially the hair and renddring the galaxy patterns on the bow and shoes!! I did struggle with the background tho. Overall i love how this turned out, its definitely my best drawing yet!

Sir Hop-a-Lot and Crumb, forever loml 🐸🐭

Quick Ella drawing while waiting for the digital ticket ✨🐸🐭

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