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Thanks to everyone who liked, reblogged, and commented on my drawings here. I see every single interaction and am always incredibly grateful for it, but sometimes I feel a little overwhelmed. I'll try to respond more in the future, but just so you know, I really appreciate everything. I also created a side account on Insta and Twitter (no, I'll never call it x). If you want, feel free to follow me there too.

Follow-up to my previous post. If Mike had been brave. Because I want him to be.

Start living your stories - be brave! Better late than never. Happy Birthday Mike Wheeler

oc art again. I created the secret account for fan art, but it seems it’s more of a “I’m drawing again in the style I feel comfortable with” account (don't worry, I'll still be drawing fan art). Since my current project seems to be coming to an end—or at least taking a long break—I’m slowly starting to work on something new. This time, I want to try writing the story myself. I’ve never done that before. I’ve always collaborated with an author or adapted existing scripts. On the last project, I helped out a bit with the story and learned a lot, but it still feels a bit overwhelming. I have a somewhat thought-out story and pages of mind maps that I’m using to try to connect emotional arcs with the overarching plot. Maybe I’m overthinking everything a bit too much, but I want to get it right. Anyway, when my head is too full, it helps me to make illustrations where I cram in as much as possible of what I associate with the story and the characters. BTW, I recycled the characters—they’re from an old, very cringey story I wrote as a teenager, but I liked their dynamic, so I decided to keep them and put them in the new setting.  I think I’ll post something here every now and then about my process, since I kind of miss talking about the wip. That was always what I enjoyed most about working in a team. 

Here’s another scene from “There is a wait so long” by Urie. It’s from Chapter 6. I warned you I wouldn’t stop, XD. I’ve wanted to draw this for a while now. I love how food keeps playing a role in this fic, and I could just picture Mike and Will sitting in the diner, passionately discussing every detail of their comic series so well.

If anybody who was part of it sees this and isn't tagged, let me know!

My contribution to pollendotberrys DTIYS Challenge on twitter. I tried to sprinkle in a pinch of Sumiko Arai's style. I bet you guys know why.

sneak in some OC designs. I created this account mainly for fan art, but I've been having so much fun drawing in this style lately (I draw in a different style for work) that I dug up and reworked a few designs from an old story I never actually used.

I didn't expect that reading about all White-Girl wasted Will in a bunny costume and jealous Mike vampire Wheeler at Lucas' bachelor party would heel my season 5 trauma, but here I am xD 

The best tip I can give is simple: just draw! And don't be afraid to draw new things. Never think it's too difficult or that you can't do it; see it as a challenge. I've been drawing every day for years. I've drawn over 200 pages of comics and have always seen it as a tool for telling the story. If something was difficult to draw, I just had to figure it out so that the story wouldn't be affected. That helped me a lot to improve my skills. When it comes to books, I can recommend the “How to Draw Manga” series. I learned a lot of basics about anatomy and perspective with it. I also find it very helpful to learn about animation, even if you don’t want to animate. It really helps you understand body language and Movement.

surfsahoy but this time the other way around. Mike won't stop arguing about whether the cute guy at Scoops Ahoy drew a heart on his napkin or not. What happened earlier follows.

hopping on the surfsahoy bandwagon. Mike orders too much pizza. btw, I hate drawing bikes. Why do I do this to me 😭? Anything for Byler!

Doodles from the latest chapter of “There Is a Wait So Long” by Urie. God, I still love this fanfiction so much. I cried a little at the end of the current chapter.

Someone on Twitter suggested a How to Train Your Dragon x Byler AU. I thought it was a fun idea, so I drew it.

💛 happy valentine’s day! 💙

Btw Will could easily fireball the dragon to a crisp, but he holds back so Mike can heroically save him.