Lil Peb

Yeah sure we’ve all binged a long fic, but have you ever read a WIP and followed someone’s life?

Tidbits of information - (“I graduated today!”) - and small joys (“It’s my birthday!”) and you get to be there to say “This chapter made me cry, happy birthday, thank you for gifting us this”.

I remember reading this fic of someone at the end of high school, older than me then. They seemed infinitely wise, spoke of their future career and getting into the college they wanted. I remember them posting on days they felt like nothing could bring them down - and on days the whole world did and it’s the aftermath of a hospital visit. Cancer, I think it was, their father. I got to the end of the story, I know their father was fine, but also they got to finish their WIP. I graduated three years later than them, still dutifully wrote thank you notes in every comment. I wonder if they remember me, or just the collective of people reading the story as it updates.

Four years ago I was into my first year of university, my first year of figuring out being out in public spaces. I made excuses as to why my name didn’t match my paperwork and read a fic on the train, the same five chapters over and over again for the next years as I thought the story abandoned. It updated this week after such a long hiatus, I left another thank you comment.

There’s an author I love, they update their stories like a clockwork. When they don’t, I check their blog, just to see if their doing alright, not because I feel like they owe me, just to ensure whether I better get out my laptop to write that really detailed university level essay chapter analysis to get them smiling when their day sucked.

And then, once, when I was 17, I read a fic that hadn’t updated in over a decade. I wasn’t even in primary school when it started posting. On the last chapter, I left a comment that, in retrospect, was horribly rambly and most likely full of grammar mistakes. The author replied and though I couldn’t see their face, I thought of them crying. They were married now, had children, and hadn’t thought about this fic in years. They went through their files again, found another half written chapter and an outline. I got two new chapters to read that year.

And then, recently, someone told me they got back into writing original fiction because of my comments. I get to read nearly weekly chapters.

I love binge reading a finished fic, but nothing is ever going to top the feeling of anticipation of waiting for a chapter, the pure joy when someone tells you I was done with this, but you made me think of it again, so this is for you.

Anyway, I think we should romanticize reading WIPs more, growing up alongside the authors writing the stories we love.

Accidental tea spill gone fat pidgeon. Starting a shared sketchbook with a friend was the best decision I made this year, it's been nothing but hilarity.

Day 96: I care + I asked + smile about it

"Shelly!! You're supposed to be helping us extract!!" - 🍓

"I-I..." - 🐚

ccan we like. start drawing our favorite characters with enchanted golden apples

Bug lezbianz

AvM ep 31 was delightful but more importantly

That episode gave us another look at the Youtooz plushies from a slightly different angle

Which helped me confirm that

The head piece is made up of 2 pieces

The torso is made up of 3 pieces (1 front and 2 back)

The arms have stitching along the top side

The legs have stitching along the inner side

The things I still need confirmation on is whether or not the arms and legs are made up of 1 or 2 pieces of fabric

For a lot of plushie patterns, arms and legs are made up of 1 piece that's folded over and sewn because it can save on sewing time

But I've also seen people make arms and legs using 2 pieces

So honestly, it's a bit of a toss up right now

I probably won't know for sure until I have the stick plush in my hand or if side profile images are taken

Tbh, I'll probably test out both versions and see which one I like better for the final pattern

NEW TOON!!

Cant wait to learn more about her raah