♦ Bliss ♦
Added 2025-01-19 17:07:05 +0000 UTC(Edit - apparently tiktok is back for USA so my sappy paragraph was for nothing HAHA but here it is still) This day was marked by the USA ban of tiktok and I'm very sad about it haha :,D Tiktok was what initially got my content out there, it's really the first place I ever felt free to express my love for this story, and my audience is predominantly American, so it's a really awful feeling. Instagram is thankfully where most of the content is, but I don't believe we'd be here without tiktok, and I truly hope they find a way to get it back up there. I miss my overseas tiktok boos sm, I hope some of y'all traveled over here and on other platforms </3
In other news, it's Rick's birthday today (or January 19th, for all of you who'll see this next week haha), so why not post one of my favorite paintings of him! <3 This is what inspired the later Kostrov Traces illustrations and I'm still soso fond of it!
Rick hated his birthday, mostly because he didn't know what to do with positive attention and because he tended to remember how much he's lost over the years on this day especially, so not many people even know when his birthday even is haha. His family had to snatch his ID to find out and everything 'cause he kept refusing to tell them T.T
Personal fun fact but his birthday is just an inverted version of mine (I was nine when I gave it to him so cut me some slack AHHAHA). It was done mostly 'cause that was the easiest way to remember it, just like Jake's birthday is like November 16th and both FJ and Mags have birthdays in march - I forget dates, this was the only way I can manage LMAO
But the most tragic thing is that, years down the line, I found out January 19th was considered the most depressing day worldwide :,) Like what hahha and now I feel bad for accidentally making him stuck with that symbolic travesty T.T
AND now we had tiktok banned on this day too like DANG broo whyy ahhaha
I hope everyone's doing well thoo, sending everyone lots of love from my little balkan home <3
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AAAW THANK YOU FRIENDOOO hajaha you can never be late its toots fine ❤️❤️ hehhe thank you sooso muchhh, he'd definitely appreciate the thoughtt 🥹❤️ OHH I LOVE YOUR INTERPRETATION! it was supposed to be sort of like an ending of the era drawing, the time between the kostrov traces and fiasco elite, so you're spot on! Exactly the rock bottom of life you mentioned, that's exactly it! Hahahah lubridem thoo ahahahah 🤣 That's what I think so too lmao, the 19th sounds too planned out to actually be a coincidence on my part but I swear it was lmao 🤣 And thaaank youuu! I hope you're doing amazing yourself!!❤️❤️❤️
Fosc X
2025-01-22 08:09:35 +0000 UTCAhaha i thought so too but apparently it was a government stunt, which is kind of almost worse in my opinion :,) but definitely, I'm glad everyone is back! Ahahahah but soo real bro i really think those two would benefit from a fellow equally introverted person to make them feel less alone ❤️
Fosc X
2025-01-22 08:05:54 +0000 UTCOhhh, it only lasted 12 hours?? I thought it was a permanent ban? Now I’m confused 😭 Anyhow I’m glad it’s back! Hopefully the people in the states will be able to catch a break from all the strange things that have taken place recently ❤️🩹 And yess the two of them need to recruit some more sad dads and start up a support club haha 🤣❤️
Plumeria Blossom
2025-01-22 04:47:20 +0000 UTCNOOO WAAAY !! I AM SUPAH LATE !! THAT WON'T STOP ME -- 🥳HAAAPPPYYYY BIIRRRTHHHDDAAAAY, RIIIIICK !! I AM SO SORRY I AM LATE 😭 . I brought a present! 🎁 ** gives the gift ** You see, it is an infinite book! So, you can ask him anything that you want, and he will write you all that he knows, yet his pages are not infinite, so if you need more, you can add them at the end, and ask him if you want to separate it to avoid having 13546432156 pages. I did not know what kind of cake you like, so I prefer to leave that to FJ FOSC, THIS DRAWING IS SOOO COOOL !! Gives me the vibe of liberation because even though his mouth is bleeding, he is falling, so maybe falling means a new start? As in he hit rock bottom of his life. Yooooo, he needs some special face cream for his eyes 😟 ** here have some Lubridem ** :O !! Woooooow ! What an interesting fact regarding the 01/19 - hahahaaaa, so people from the outside will not know this & will start theorizing like crazy 🤣 I hope you are doing better, Fosc! I also send you lots of love !! 🤍🐨
anammorar
2025-01-22 02:38:48 +0000 UTCOh yeahhh a few people have told me they deleted tiktok either by accident or on purpose and now they just can't get to it anymore :( it's such a stupid stunt on behalf of the government, like something happened behind the scenes that they're not telling us and it's a really dystopian situation all in all I'm sooo so happy to have you here as well! Patreon especially, free members and paid members included, is probably the safest platform I have where we really don't rely on algorithms and can just exist in peace, so I'm super glad you're here ❤️ Hehe and thank you sooo much!! ❤️🥰
Fosc X
2025-01-21 07:07:43 +0000 UTCThis whole tiktok situation is so confusing! Like apparently if you deleted the app, you can't redownload cause it's not showing up on the app store😭 i'm just glad i found your instagram page and have patreon still to view your content! This art piece is amazing btw and happy birthday to Rick!
Jewls Reign
2025-01-21 06:32:52 +0000 UTCHahaha the ban lasted the full 12 hours so everyone is now back. It was really an unecessary state of chaos for the sake of a stunt 😭 but right?? Tiktok is the same way for a buunch of us with the collections for art and stuff too, plus for a bunch of americans, it was literally how they paid the bills. Breaks my heart how comfortable goverments are taking all that away HAHAH MAN I LOVE NARCISSUS FOR THAT 😭😭😭 oh my god that's sooo adorable, poor Lolanthe having to do like a full on investigation to figure this out lmao 🫂🥹💔 Narcissus and Rick should start a support club lmao, the poor grumpy guys 😩❤️🩹 BUT LITERALLY AHHAHa i didn't know about the January 19th for years either so that was a depressing find when I did figure it out like hHaha even when I'm not intentionally making him sad for the plot, the unintentional symbolism still wants him to be sad 😩 AND THANK YOU SOO SO MUCH!! 🥹🫂❤️ i'm so glad you like it ahhh, this is for sure one of my favorite pieces hair-wise too haha so it means the world!
Fosc X
2025-01-20 08:16:40 +0000 UTCI haven’t really been keeping up with the whole TikTok situation since I never used it, but I feel terrible for everyone who’s affected by the ban 😔 I’ve got a whole saved reels section on Instagram for art tips, inspirations, references etc. and I couldn’t even fathom how much it would mess me up and throw off my art process if I no longer had my little stash 💔 The fact that Rick’s family had to snatch his ID to find out when his birthday was is so funny to me though, because Narcissus is the exact same way about his birthday HAHA 😭 Iolanthe was so curious she went through all the newspaper archives at the local library to find out the date of his birthday lmao 😭😭 I just learned something new though cause I didn’t know January 19 was the most depressing day of the year either until now!! That just makes Rick’s whole character so much more sad ughh 😔 Rick got a horrible lot in life, the poor guy was already doomed from day 1 AHAHAAHAA I gotta point out just how absolutely beautiful Rick’s hair looks here omg 🥹💖 The pose and the lighting couldn’t be more perfect either!! I just love every little thing about this piece so muchhh 😍💕
Plumeria Blossom
2025-01-20 04:55:53 +0000 UTCAAAW omgg happy bday to your sister in law!! 🥹❤️❤️❤️ i hope you had a wonderful celebration!
Fosc X
2025-01-19 20:29:17 +0000 UTCWell it's my sister in law's birthday today as well, so I think it's a pretty great birthday 🥰
Rosalie Louis
2025-01-19 20:20:55 +0000 UTCGoosh this makes me so sad!! 🥲💔 I hope the thing gets unbanned in America (I'm already seeing people able to get back in??) ❤️🩹 I'm gonna be posting there from Croatia in the mean time, hoping to see everyone return 🫂
Fosc X
2025-01-19 18:22:11 +0000 UTCI’m gonna miss seeing these guys on my FYP. 😭😭 My friend and I would always gush about them and your art style when we came across them.
Junko Rex
2025-01-19 18:20:08 +0000 UTCHEHEH ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ he'd love the caaake maan he'd take it in a second!! And riight T.T i'm thankfully in Europe so I'm still around on Tiktok but ahh it just isn't the same without Americans, I miss my audience there ❤️🩹
Fosc X
2025-01-19 17:37:04 +0000 UTCHAPPY BIRTHDAY PRETTY MAN!!!! HAVE A CAKE 🎂🎂🍰🍰🍰🍰🍰🍰🍰🍰🍰🍰🎉🎉 Also rlly sad Tiktok is banned by yall, mannn I really loved yo vids :,(
Emiyo0o
2025-01-19 17:35:26 +0000 UTC
