It's Been A Hot Minute Since I've Been Able To Do Anything As Far As Either Writing Or Drawing, So I'm

When you want to add a character to Stream Avatars, but they don't have any attacking animations, what do you do? The only logical thing an artist would do: Make one myself!

I had to have Queen Elizant II as an avatar. We all stan a queen who SLAYS, and this woman was ready to THROW HANDS when her kingdom was in danger. Respect, loll.

Fun fact, this is actually my first finished animation is CSP, and I'm very proud of it~!

The White Lady - The Goddess of Fertility

Aight, so this might be just a random midnight headcanon that crossed my mind, but I had to share it because the White Lady is refusing to leave my mind:

The White Lady was the Goddess of Fertility within Hallownest. While yes, bugs have been able to reproduce long before she appeared, her presence had an influence not on bugs' capabilities to reproduce, but she inadvertently also had an influence on societal norms surrounding romance/intimacy.

Before the White Lady had appeared, it was an unspoken societal rule that bugs did not mingle with other species. Though it had initially sprung up as a "you can't reproduce with someone outside of your species" mindset, it evolved into bugs being ostracized if they were to fall in love with one outside of their species. Those who did intermingle were oftentimes alienated by other bugs as a result. This also left many interspecies couples to struggle with starting families, as many would not allow them to adopt as it would "damage the mental health of the child."

When the White Lady appeared, she was saddened by all of these societal rules. As the goddess of fertility, she wanted everyone to know the joy that offspring could bring. So, as her gift to Hallownest, she blessed the kingdom's denizens by giving bugs the ability to bear children with others outside of their species.

However, her gift was not accepted as swiftly as she hoped. Many were still convinced that those interspecies children would grow up damaged, and those that had interspecies families felt as though they had to hide their families to avoid scrutiny as well as potential physical and mental danger that coming out would cause.

Because of this (and with the Pale King's permission) she made it very public about the children that they bore. She hoped that she could lead by example and help to change the mindset of the bugs of Hallownest. However, the bugs saw these two as an exception, as the Pale King and her were both higher beings, and as a result were exempt from the rules of society.

It wasn't until Hornet was born that the true shift began. While the bargain between the Pale King and Herrah was merely for political reasons, those outside who did not know of the deal began believing that the Pale King had bore a child with the Spider Queen because so many were rejecting his wife's gift. They believed he wanted to show the world that it was no longer taboo, and because he was so revered by people, the shift in mentality began happening much quicker. They were even more convinced after Hornet grew up, as she had grown up to be a normal girl--or as normal as she could being a princess and daughter of the Pale King.

(side note: It was also because of the White Lady that the Pale King and Herrah were able to bear a child together. She hoped that the child born between them would help bugs to accept one another no matter who they loved.)

As time passed, it became much more common to see interspecies couples. By the present time, it became a cultural norm in Hallownest, though many had forgotten by then that it was the White Lady's influence that allowed such things (as they'd forgotten about her and the Pale King by that time).

By the time the Kingdom began to crumble at the hands of the Radiance, the dwindling population made the White Lady start to lose control and become overcome by her more basic instincts. As the Goddess of Fertility, her body began to respond to the dwindling population by an uncontrollable urge to repopulate herself. However, knowing that she would not be able to care for those offspring and that they would become more fodder for the Radiance, she bound herself within her gardens. She prays that soon her urges will subside and that she may one day be able to return to the Kingdom she once knew...

“You’re gonna have to try a little harder than THAT.”

I made a mock-up cover for my fanfic~! I’m so proud of how this turned out~♥

If you haven’t checked out my fanfic yet, go give it a visit!

“Welcome to Hotland, dear~! I hope you enjoy puzzles... Hee, hee, hee~!”

Enjoy more fun artwork of my precious mad scientist babbu and her robot slave~!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/57541123/chapters/165234622

Allow me to yeet this all at you amidst the Silksong hype, lolll

Boy, that has to get pretty confusing...

I've been seeing so many Bug Fables OCs floating around, so I thought I'd go ahead and share mine, too~! Introducing Chell, the Large Maple Spanworm Moth!

Several moons after the events of the Everlasting Sapling, a lone moth wandered into the Golden Settlement to make a new home there. Shy and skittish, she immediately caught the attention of the locals. The residents of the settlement tried to greet the foreigner, but the Large Maple Spanworm Moth was too scared and fled any time she was approached. After many attempts to socialize with her, Aria was the only one able to speak to her long enough to get a name out of her: Chell. It was the only information she could get before the moth retreated from her. Chell desires nothing more than to become another face in the crowd that people easily look over, but her skittish nature seems to have had the exact opposite effect. What could have happened to her to make her so scared of other bugs…?

Random fun facts about Chell:

Her mask is made out of an acorn shell. There is no eye hole because she's blind in her right eye.

She is extremely self-conscious about the right side of her face. The only reason her mask has a veil is to ensure nobody can see that side of her face.

She loves aphids and cochineals. She loves to admire them in the farm, but oddly opposes the idea of having one as a pet.

She ate one of Kut's dishes once and loved it. She wants to try more, but she's been too scared to approach the chef and ask for a meal.

Chell and Monarch from Fractured Shell! I wanted to do some action poses with my little buggos~

*Breaks down the door* MA LOOK I MADE MORE HK ART!!

So @voidsiblings updated their Lost Kin fanfic and I read it while listening to Three Days Grace. Then this happened. Oh my god, the FEELS I have for these two thanks to this fanfic UGH. My HEART.

Part of me wants to gush and the other part wants to keep it in for people who haven’t read it because BY GOD it’s good! Y’all ever read something on your lunch break at work and it’s physically painful to rip yourself away from it because it’s THAT good? Yeah that was literally me.

If you haven’t read it, WHY ARE YOU STILL HERE?! GO READ IT NOW!

(Lyrics are from “Animal I Have Become” and “Fallen Angel” both by Three Days Grace)