FuriarossaFinally the lil' starting menu of the lil' game I'm programming works!
It's not much but... hallelujah!
Pixel swimming fish, for the Fish Don't Cry blog!
https://fishdontcry.blogspot.com/p/homepage.html
Mediterranean damselfish (Chromis chromis) and three little sea goldies in the distance (Pseudanthias squamipinnis).
Sangreal's skeleton is identical in shape to that of a human, except for two details: the hyperossification of the spinous processes of its vertebrae, which are taller and bulkier than those of an average human, but difficult to spot for the untrained eye, and some vestigial pieces of cartilage on its face.
The skeleton of pistrix, like the one of oarfish, contains distinct areas of hyperostosis, or hyperossified bones, along the back, and it is these that have been transposed into hyperossification of the spinous processes. As for the skull of fish, it is extremely complex. When transforming him into a human skull, Seras decided it would be more convenient to leave some pieces of cartilage in their original form, rather than transforming them into other parts of the skull, which might give Sangreal's face a strange appearance.
Sangreal's cheeks are therefore very well defined, and can even make a slight clicking sound when gently tapped. The somewhat abnormal shape of these cheeks is hidden by his thick beard.
There is also a small layer of extra cartilage, left over from his gills, on the back of his skull, but it is very thin and also hidden by his hair.
More about Sangreal: https://fantasydiario.blogspot.com/2025/12/character-sangreal.html
Little bioluminescent creatures, their skin so thin one can see the rosiness of blood under, and behind them a huge, monstrous creature, her skin pitch black as if she was part of the abyss itself... it's their mama!
Baby deepsea merfolks are tiny and light up like fireflies of the deep, attracting predators... which tend to be smaller than their mothers, who are fully black, have a perfect control over their own photophores, and won't mind taking a bite out of the wannabe hunters. Mama's little lures ✨
More about deep-sea merfolk here: https://fantasydiario.blogspot.com/2026/03/deep-sea-merfolk.html
Sangreal has a strange relationship with bread, half fascination and half disgust.
The fact that bread is made from a "goo" of small seeds crushed with added water, that it is leavened by the waste products of microorganisms (their "farts") and that these microorganisms are then all killed by cooking, makes this food disgusting to him.
At the same time, he is delighted by the smell of baked goods, can't understand why his human body starts salivating when he smells the fragrance of freshly baked goods, and he likes the taste of bread.
When you're really deep in unfortunate situations, you could start thinking there's some supernatural force behind it, but that's a very, very dangerous trick.
It's a thing that can makes us feel like we have no control whatsoever in life. And sometimes it is real, sometimes we have no control.
But there are situations in which... we can actually react. Change our lifestyle, to be healthier. Change our mindset, to be more resilient.
It's not a curse, it's something much, much worse: the randomness and unpredictability of life, the consequences of the history of hundreds of years that unfolds now, in front of our eyes.
It's miserable and it's glorious. One flap of butterfly wings, one hurricane. We have always to remember that we're not the only people suffering in this world, that the net of our misfortune encompasses all the globe.
We're all going to die, and that's why we have TO LIVE, now, now, now. We have to write, to dance, to sing, we have to make so that our short lives were not in vain.
I can't touch you, but I want to put a hand on your shoulder, look you in the eyes.
«It's not a curse» I would say to you «It's the randomness of the World. And it's not your fault. I know, I know it's easier to think that it's your fault, for all the misfortune, but... it just isn't. You can't live scared forever. You have to live. There's only one of you, forever and ever, there won't be another one».
I can almost feel your tiredness. Is one and the same with mine. I'm feeling tired all the time, heavy head, heavy shoulders. Carrying the weight of a little World, but feeling like this training is not making me any stronger.
It's just momentary pain. We will become stronger, my friend. And if that's not enough... I am now lifting your curse.
Art is powerful magic. The most powerful you can imagine, my friend. I'm gonna lift your curse.
I charged this art with intention, and with the symbols that resonates with me and give me joy. Now breathe, unclench your jay, let your shoulders drop.
You are free from your curse.
#Pistrix #FollowThePistrix #Sillyposting #FishDontCry #BrokenCurse #TheCurseIsBroken
Another ballpoint pen sketch of Xanatos & Plasmius as mersalmons :3
Although male mersalmones are famous for their displays and ritualistic fights, in the absence of a female to court they tend to treat each other with marked camaraderie.
#Merfolk #Fanart #VladPlasmius #DavidXanatos #MerfolkAU #Ballpointpen #FishDontCry #TraditionalArt #FnMArt
In the distant future, Labubu will also be found at the bottom of the sea. And that's where they'll be collected by unlikely deep-sea creatures!
Illustration for the mini-fic "Deep-sea Labubu," (that we wrote for the PerfectWorldShipping Week) featuring Sanny-boi.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/79312331
#TraditionalArt #FishDontCry #Labubu #Ballpointpen #Sangreal #Lysandre #FishSandre
Are you bored of your gray life, everyday, every hour, every second? Have you tried asking gently to a powerful sea warlock to transform you into a completely different animal? Oh, sweet little boy, I can give you legs, I can give you the land.
Finally the cover of the chapter 1 of Fish Don't Cry!
Now shut up and listen.
#TraditionalArt #ComicPage #FishDontCry #OdysSea #Comic #FnMArt
