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Hey, welcome in! You can call me Re or Skittle. Most of the content here is going to be related to tiny folk, giant folk, or the creative process and is sfw unless otherwise tagged. (I post nsfw size elsewhere)

I like drawing, conlanging, and sometimes even writing. If you repost my work off-site, please include credit!

I do prefer original g/t content to fan content. You'll probably also find frequent posts about animals, fiber arts, and linguistics because I also love these things and can't stay on topic. If you like what you see, maybe tip me a Ko-fi? ☕️

I’m maybe one of the least socially-motivated persons alive and I kind of forget it’s an option to come out of the walls and talk to people. I can be reminded by shiny little notifications, so if you've got a question, request, comment or semi-relevant thought for me feel free to reach out!

people who have read a strange appearance, does it feel long and drawn out to me because it's taken years to right a single first encounter or because I've drawn out a single first encounter to way too many words

i'm probably going to rework it either way

open to actual comments as well but I know it's easier to just vote on a poll lol

reblogging to the old blog so this gets a little more seen, hi

Flat-color commission of the client's characters, BFFs Jenks and Bug! I was SO charmed by their designs - the fashion! The wings!! The pastels!!! Plus the sweet friendship vibes were super soothing. Everything about this one was delightful!

there’s no sexual component to gt for you: 👍

you feel the need to express this by insisting it’s not a nasty perv fetish thing ewww: 👎

Nick's father keeping an eye on him and his sisters. As he was an innie, born and raised inside a human house, he was not quite as good at braving the outside yet initially, leaving most baby-sitting jobs to him. And misc sketches of Nemo and Shakespeare. Shakes by @thatforestprince

Tips from a Beta Reading Writer

This one's for the scenes with multiple characters, and you're not sure how to keep everyone involved.

Writing group scenes is chaos. Someone’s talking, someone’s interrupting, someone’s zoning out thinking about breadsticks. And if you’re not careful, half your cast fades into the background like NPCs in a video game. I used to struggle with this so much—my characters would just exist in the scene without actually affecting it. But here’s what I've learned and have started implementing:

✨ Give everyone a job in the scene ✨

Not their literal job—like, not everyone needs to be solving a crime or casting spells. I mean: Why are they in this moment? What’s their role in the conversation?

My favourite examples are:

  • The Driver: Moves the convo forward. They have an agenda, they’re pushing the action.
  • The Instigator: Pokes the bear. Asks the messy questions. Stirring the pot like a chef on a mission.
  • The Voice of Reason: "Guys, maybe we don’t commit arson today?"
  • The Distracted One: Completely in their own world. Tuning out, doodling on a napkin, thinking about their ex.
  • The Observer: Not saying much, but noticing everything. (Quiet characters still have presence!)
  • The Wild Card: Who knows what they’ll do? Certainly not them. Probably about to make things worse.

If a character has no function, they’ll disappear. Give them something—even if it’s just a side comment, a reaction, or stealing fries off someone’s plate. Keep them interesting, and your readers will stay interested too.

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