Interloper

[odd raven]

They baby

[smoky kettle]

they are baby

feat my plantigrade scug headcanon (im not normal)

[cinder pulsar]

ke

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ke

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this song fits key and hunters relationship honestly. if it doesnt make sense now it will later https://open.spotify.com/track/4IBEvkmcXsvGZhHjUfMrYv?si=8mZc41jcRZqkCpXMWXjTIQ

(alarm call by the correspondents)

[smoky kettle]

tweaked my ui design to have mor hearts…

[vale copper]

moreeee hearts

[smoky kettle]

she can never have too many

shape language my beloved

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giggling at this comment i got

putting this on the fridge

[vale copper]

comments like these are the best

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FR

[spiral urchin]

She's cool

[smoky kettle]

thank u

i saw what you deleted

[odd raven]

Amazing comment 10/10

Make it the summary

[smoky kettle]

lmao this needles attack from crypt1d_corvid

[odd raven]

she's so birb

[smoky kettle]

girl why you so bird

[odd raven]

Do ancients chirp

[smoky kettle]

they should

[cinder pulsar]

Ancients do whatever they want, chirping included

[smoky kettle]

i think they have a word based language as well as vocalizations and gesturing(obviously)

[odd raven]

https://youtu.be/4Owj52XhoxI?si=V_JLE_6vJBHKTYOr

[smoky kettle]

needles irl

[odd raven]

Who wouldn’t fall in love with that voice?

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intuitive whisper braindump

[odd raven]

What is going on there with pebbles lmao

[cinder pulsar]

a healthy and balanced relationship, no doubt

[smoky kettle]

yes absolutely

dont even worry about it

(it isnt canon i was just putting whatever i felt like(

i was thinking like. imagine if iterators could become echoes lol

whisper would totally end up becoming one so maybe it's a good thing they didn't want to find the solution

[odd raven]

But what if I wanna know….

[smoky kettle]

if u want the serious answer it was just what i explained above. nothing canon ofc but it's an interesting thought🫶

i like to think that by the time whisper meets five pebbles theyre considerably less unstable than they were after the ascension so their relationship wouldn’t be incredibly nuclear(also because they are comforting for me to write and toxic yaoiyuriwhatever is not my aim with them)

the other iterator in this picture is feathers falling softly he is an aviation nerd

actually i dont know if i posted whisper's local group relationships here yet

right here

[odd raven]

Ooo

Can’t wait to see whisper fighting with ribbons lmao

[smoky kettle]

ur in luck i was planning a whisper pov chapter for lesbiabs

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work on story❌draw while thinking about working on story✅

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doodled the lizard scene

i have never drawn him with his lizard pelt despite constantly mentioning it😓😓😓😓 its just harder to draw in action scenes

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hunter with eyelashes (cunter

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beads of citrine concept i want him to be built like a cinderblock

[lavish lynx]

Love this brick

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i love the idea of big buff characters just being absolute nerds that's what he is

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help

[cinder pulsar]

More words!
More words!

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the masses have spoken

[odd raven]

Yessss

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testing out different ways of drawing itties. new art style unlocked✅️ i like my toony style quit a bit but its reassuring to know i can draw faces now lmao

[odd raven]

Oooo I like both :3

[spiral urchin]

Ancient fic consumed

[smoky kettle]

YEEEEZ

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slugvessel whisper paying five pebbles a little visit and also grumpy artificer

[lavish lynx]

My favorite bug

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i have not been having a good day so i drew this to cheer myself up

[odd raven]

Augh I’m sorry your day has not been good. At least we got cute art from it

I love how you draw pebbles

[smoky kettle]

thank you🥹🫶

[vale copper]

if you're sad, draw 'm snuggling
Really cute art and i hope you're doing better

[smoky kettle]

thank you!!!

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my ideas for interloper c5 and echoes of the past c4

interloper:
-key and hunter are separated, im thinking of making this chapter dual pov?? swapping between hunter and key intermittently
-key ends up with the red scavenger who becomes an established character. shes based on a scavenger from a dream i had
-i separated them because up until now key hasnt had a lot of agency due to how new they are to the world and has relied mostly on hunter. i want them to have a chance to start finding their footing
-this chapter will also allude more to hunter's illness, though i dont want to outright state that he's ill just yet (even though no doubt everyone whos reading this fic knows what's wrong)

echoes:
-whisper pov chapter
-mostly focusing on their own thoughts towards needles as well as their relationship with other iterators
-touches a bit more on the citadel conflict surrounding five pebbles' ongoing construction
-this chapter will focus a bit less on the relationship and a bit more on the political elements of pre ascension iterator and ancient culture but there will still be a healthy dose of sapphic bliss dont worry

[lavish lynx]

Scav friend soon?

[smoky kettle]

yes >:)

[odd raven]

Scav frend

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scav friend :3

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me: im gonna get some work done today
the narrator: it did not get any work done today

i drew them kissing instead. they dont even have mouths how will they get a kiss kiss? it's a mystery :(

[smoky kettle]

bump. preview of chapter 6

[lavish lynx]

Linguistics!

Looks down, sees scribbles 😂

[cinder pulsar]

Tiny scrag draws that cool S that’s carved into every desk in every middle school

[smoky kettle]

key: omg what could she be drawing? do scavengers have written language? will i even be able to-- wait a fucking second

key is a high schooler theyd recognize it anywhere

[cinder pulsar]

this memory is powerful enough to cross the boundary of life and death

[smoky kettle]

HAKDHWJ

they see the S and it all starts coming back to them

[odd raven]

Ke

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Ke

[cinder pulsar]

Ke

[vale copper]

Ke

[exotic void]

Ke

[cinder pulsar]

is that.... Ke?

[smoky kettle]

indeed

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bump

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this is the state of my writing rn

[cinder pulsar]

You got this, take as long as you need!

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leaving this here for threadgoers too. updates and fun stuff will mostly be on the forum now, i think https://archiveofourown.org/works/56720413/chapters/147504259

[spiral urchin]

Ooooo, new chapter! By the way, if you want you can probably dm courier and ask them to lock your thread

[smoky kettle]

i could but i think a lot of people are following it and not the forum :d i'm not sure what to do about that divide

[rustic ingot]

Oh my god, I didin't even think about that, me too. Rainworld does such a good job with immersion bro. At first I was annoyed by the auto-crouch upon leaving a pipe or tunnel but now I don't even give it a second thought, like how an animal wouldn't think about getting up after getting through a small space, they just stand up.

[odd raven]

Submit a final message with a link to the forum and lock it? Or just leave it for double the interloper

[smoky kettle]

ehhh ill leave it up for a little longer

[rustic ingot]

can you send your artfight page link btw I cant find it