The Shuubox

the meanings behind xie lian’s name are interesting. “xie” (谢) can mean “gratitude”, “thanks”, but can also refer to the withering of flowers (“花谢”/“hua xie” = “flowers wither”). while “lian” (怜) can mean “pity”, “sympathy/compassion”, or “to hold tender/love affection”. very fitting for a character defined by his compassion. or, “pity” can also refer to how his life & luck have been pitiful ever since his banishment

meanwhile hua cheng’s name (花城) translates directly to “flower city”. mxtx deliberately left hua cheng’s name unexplained, but since xie lian, as the flower crowned martial god, was associated with flowers in various ways, i think it’s likely hua cheng named himself “city of flowers” after his god

But holy shit did none of you prepare me for the pathetic wet cat rizz of Fox Mulder. Puppy dog eyes every other scene. He loses every stand off with every other government agent, military op, co-worker he bumps into. Sassy little quips in between getting his ass kicked and the puppy dog eyes. he's deeply traumatized. he has no social life. he never knows whats going on. he's one of the smartest people in any room he's in and knows more than most what's going on.

:: Illustrative Nouveau Commissions ::

3/3 SLOTS OPEN Hello hello! It's finally time I opened some non-ych commission slots. They will be custom illustrative pieces with nouveau shapes, patterns, and flowers in full digitally painted colors. (I don't have any current full examples of this style but THIS would be closest!) PRICING: Head Shot - $200 Half Body - $300 Full Body - $400 + Highly detailed armor and extras such as large wings or heavily patterned clothes may add to the final price. - Any type of original character, any age, any magical race. - Clothes can be an outfit you choose or I can create a Mucha inspired outfit for you. - Flower type can be chosen or I will pick one that fits the character - Feel free to suggest patterns or motifs for your character

PAYMENT is made via PAYPAL invoice in USD Payment plans available ++ Email [email protected] with any questions or to order. You can also message me here if that is more convenient. ++ I will need: 1. An email address to send the invoice to 2. Your preferred way of being addressed when I post the piece. Ex: "This is a piece for NAME/USERNAME of THEIR/HER/HIS character." or let me know if you prefer to be anonymous 3. Which option you are ordering: "Head, Half, Full" 4. Appropriate reference images of your character for the option you are getting. If colors are extremely important, please include swatches or I will pick and choose based on the provided images. If you want a full body, please try to have at least one full body reference. If you do not have any full body refs, I can work from clear descriptions and reference images of the outfit you wish to have.

Hello.

As you may know I had an expensive unforeseen doctor visit recently involving travel to see a doctor out-of-state that I took a great deal of commissions to cover, meaning that I'm now fully booked up to the end of October. This was the latest in an ongoing series of financial emergencies as I enter my second year of trying and failing to find a full-time job that will pay a living wage, including an unforeseen cross-state move, multiple medical emergencies in myself, my mom, and my cat, and car maintenance issues including me being involved in a minor hit-and-run. I have been doing my best to stay afloat with commissions but am booked to the gills.

If I was now experiencing any emergency that affected only myself I would not be here begging and humbling myself yet again, but this one pertains to my cat. Some of you may know that I have a sixteen year old cat with cancer, who has repeatedly faked me out thinking she was on deaths doorstep. Several months ago I was convinced she was going to need euthanasia, only for a new course of treatment to suddenly right the ship once more in what I can only describe as a minor miracle. Unfortunately she has complicated the situation again, and it appears to be time for me to make a difficult decision.

While she is technically in hospice care, she has an ear infection, and I have a choice before me: I feel I must try to treat this and see if she bounces back, because her only notable bad symptoms are pain and a sudden loss of balance and our initial "wait it out and treat the symptoms" approach that her vet suggested given her precarious situation did not yield the results we'd hoped. She needs actual treatment of the ear infection, but there's also a chance that even with it, this is the end of the line for her, as the balance issues may be neurological instead.

The cost to have her seen by a vet will be substantial, as she must receive home visits. She has to be sedated at the vets office otherwise and her frail health precludes her from being sedated at the moment. I am looking at probably around 300 dollars for an in-house visit to reassess her ears and have them re-treated.

If the ear infection treatment does not restore her balance, then we will be looking at an at-home euthanasia cost of almost 600.00 for the cheapest, no-memorial option. I am very prepared for the idea that I will need to cover both of these expenses within the week, and this is my current bank balance:

Yes, that's the negatives.

My mother has also had several emergencies and cannot help.

I have exhausted all my savings after this year of unexpected expenses and cannot in good conscience take more commissions. I already owe backlog of one commission type (chibi sketches) from months ago during the last crisis which I'm slowly working through and have regular commissions completely full. I have no esks or stygians left to sell except for founder and socket, which I am considering.

I will be selling a special semi-gacha but otherwise I have no recourse available to me but to humbly, once again, ask for donations.

I have nothing to offer in exchange this time but my gratitude for your patience and generosity.

If you'd like to help me with the cost of caring for my cat, my PayP.l for personal donations is [email protected] and my V.nmo is $rejamrejam

Anis are bizarre, coal-black cuckoos with long floppy tails and unique, curiously tall, flattened bills. Groove-billed occurs in a variety of open and semi-open habitats in tropical lowlands and foothills, typically staying low in shrubs and grasses. Gregarious and not particularly graceful; usually seen crashing around awkwardly in small groups.

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