u/Taru_Nyx

Hey everybody, hope you're all doing good.

Vent-update sorry :( Feel free to skip and just look at art like usual, that's why it's there. I'll try and think of a fun prompt to make up for this.

Sorry I haven't been interacting with everyone as much as I usually do, I have been gradually becoming more and more tired since the beginning of May. I'm honestly debating if I should even continue with my art project/challenge or not. I kind of am not feeling the fun anymore and am basically just waiting for August so I can draw Asriel (I'm done with Flowey’s). I don't really have an obligation to finish it, but it was a goal I set at the beginning of the year, so I'll feel bad. My planning was: June: Mettaton, July: Undyne, August: Asriel, September: Chara, October: Muffet, November: Frisk, December: Asgore.

Also, I went into Tumblr not too long ago and got my first hate comment, yay. It was kind of ridiculous and I laughed, but I was also irritated. Like there was two things from the same person, one thing said "miss or whatever..." pal, my pronouns are in my bio, just because I'm with someone who uses he/him doesn't automatically make me a girl. In that same sentence they also said I disturb them. Why didn't they just block me if I disturb them? They also commented on the Halloween art "ts is so untuff" okay buddy. This made me laugh honestly. I'm not really bothered by their comments, but I'm not feeling well so, I don’t really want to interact with some kid who doesn't know to just scroll past things they don't like. Just to be clear, I did end up blocking them.

I also have "I'm very annoying and should just go away" feelings. So, that's another reason I stayed more offline other than just me being tired. I might get over it, I might not.

Anyway, sorry for sad and vent-filled update. Flowey and I are still going strong despite how down I've been feeling. We've just had some really slow days lately and I think he's probably getting bored and looking for something to do.

In case anyone else isn't having the best time either, know it's okay to feel that way. Stay strong, things get better eventually. And if you need something to give you some hope, if there's just a small good moment in your day it's worth something.

Howdy! I'm Taru, I use they/them pronouns and I'm partnered in crime with Flowey the Flower :> We have an enbian (nblnb) relationship due to fun headcanons (based on lore).

I really like drawing and draw us a lot, and I also like playing video games. Flowey is typically seen more causing trouble, but ends up dragging me along. But I'm not complaining, I like causing mischief with him and I love him <3

Random picture of us because I don't have one that fits. I mentioned that I would write Flowey and I's day together on his birthday, which I did do and post yesterday on Tumblr (so, hi moots who have already seen it), but here it is. Might be a bit all over the place, my mood did kind of shift a lot in-between scenes, just kinda happens.

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The morning was bright and sunny, as much as it could be on an autumn morning. The light was visible through the closed curtains and while Flowey and Taru were awake, they didn’t feel like letting all that blinding light in. They were still cuddling anyway. Taru nuzzled the side of his head, their snout pressing against his petals.

"Flowey."

"Ugh, what?" He opened his eyes slightly. They were always looking at him with those big eyes, it was hard to stay annoyed.

"You know it's finally the day."

"Oh, don't remind me."

"Today will be fun." They lightly nudged him with their head. He groaned again, but rested his head against theirs. "It's not necessarily about your birthday, I just wanted a day to do something for you."

"You're such a sentimental idiot..."

"Maybe." Taru conceded. "If you don't like the stuff I have planned, we can always go cause some trouble or something."

"And why wouldn’t I like it?"

"It was a... highly unlikely hypothetical?"

A vine stroked one of their ears. "That better be what it is. As if you could plan something I'd dislike."

"I guess you're still pretty tired."

"Oh, really? What gave it away?"

"All of the words you just said. I mean, you'd probably still say them, just not directly."

"Shut up."

"Nah."

He fake glared at them. They chuckled.

"All right, rest a bit more, we've got plenty of time to do celebrating later."

"... You’re comfy."

"Uh? Thanks?"

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After Flowey had rested some more, Taru got some meat for themself so they'd be full of energy for the day.

He watched them finish eating before speaking, "So, what's first on your list of whatever you planned for today?"

"I guess we can start with snacks. Just get the bad stuff out of the way."

Flowey tilted his head and gave them a questioning look. He saw them summon a lunchbox with a magical note on it that says "For Flowey, KEEP CLAWS OFF". It most likely activated a barrier knowing them. They also had their picnic basket next to them.

They pushed over the lunchbox. "Here. I uh, I tried to bake something for you with some help from Roarin, because you always bake for me. It won't be as good as yours and I don't know how you'll find the taste, so I also went to buy some snacks I know you like. They're in the picnic basket." They gestured at the picnic basket with their head.

Flowey stared at the lunchbox and opened it, there were heart- and flower-shaped chocolates inside. Like those Cheshire made for them on occasion. Well, they had to learn from someone and they could never be as bad as Papyrus.

"... You really went out of your way to try, didn't you?" He was processing and struggling to hide behind any kind of deflection. Taru doesn't know how to make food, really, which is probably why they had help, but still. They didn’t just summon some things with magic like they could've, they tried to make something for him.

"Using magic would’ve been cheating," they said, "and it wouldn't have meant much."

"Thanks."

"No problem. It was kinda fun, but I think I'd have preferred if we were baking together."

"Obviously. I'm superior in skill and company."

They tried to be upset on their friends' behalves, but couldn't help laughing a little. "Flowey, that's a little mean."

"I'm not hearing that you disagree."

He looked back down at the chocolate and then over to Taru who was trying to hide their nervousness. He gestured with a vine for them to come over to him. They walked over to him and when they sat down next to him, more vines appeared and wrapped around them.

"Calm down, would you? I doubt it would taste that bad. And if it is, you're learning either way. I'm not going to hate you if your first attempt at baking tastes weird. Or your hundredth for that matter."

He decided to just eat one of them before Taru exploded from anxiety.

"I know... I just want you to like it. Because then you'll be happy."

The chocolate wasn't bad. It was a bit generic, but he wasn’t exactly expecting anything like what an experienced individual makes. All things considered, they did a good job.

"Roarin helped me with the ingredients and instructions."

"Finally, she does something useful."

"Flowey..."

"What?" he asked innocently.

"You're so mean to my friends."

"That's because I don't like sharing."

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Taru spent time cocooned in Flowey’s vines for a while as he ate some of the chocolate they made and the other snacks they brought. He saved the rest for later. Once they were finally released they could give him his other present. Of course, Flowey just had to comment on how they seemed disappointed after being released. They just weren't expecting it! Besides, his vines give nice hugs and he usually pets them.

"Wow, already pouting?"

"No! I'm not- stop looking at me like that."

"Like what?"

They glared at his smug expression. They weren't sure why they were suddenly so embarrassed, their mood just shifted at the weirdest of times. "Let’s just get to other things! Present!"

"I think you just want to get away from me teasing you." Flowey said popping out of the ground in front of them. They didn’t realise he'd disappeared into the ground while they were having a crisis.

"Why do I have a feeling this is going to get worse after I give you your gift?"

"Well, what is it that you got me? Must be something interesting if you're concerned."

They gave him a small guitar. They still recalled his mention of playing in the past in the Underground, but that he didn't really have one for himself. So, they had summoned one by magic that would fit his size to give him today.

"Oh, so you want me to serenade you?"

They already heard Roarin joking about him doing it, Flowey joking about it was ten times worse.

"Flowey, please just shut up."

He laughed. "Fine, fine, I'm done. For now." He took the instrument with his vines and tested it out. The music was nice. Flowey seemed to like the guitar. "You’re full of surprises today, aren'tcha?"

"Well, I tried. I'm glad you like it." There was a pause, they were thinking. "I don't have much else planned except maybe taking a trip to our favourite picnic spot in the forest, so you can decide what you want to do for the rest of the day."

"Oh, really? Well," he grinned, "we haven't been nearly up to enough trouble, let's go have some fun."

"Sure."

"Great! Get a move on, then."

Flowey disappeared into the ground and reappeared some distance away. Taru quickly moved after him. They wondered what schemes he'd make today.

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It was later in the day now, close to becoming evening. Flowey had made some food for Taru after they got back from their mischief, so they could go on that picnic and both have something to eat.

As they set down the blanket and basket using their magic, Taru spoke, "You didn't have to scare that guy on the way, you know." They were actually quite amused.

"It was funny."

"Yeah, it was."

"See? What you meant to say was, "Flowey you should totally scare that guy again, it was hilarious," right?"

"Sure, Flow. That's definitely what I meant to say." They replied sarcastically.

"Exactly. I know what you’re really thinking, Taru."

They couldn't help but laugh. His antics had a way of making them smile, even though he probably shouldn't be scaring the hell out of some poor soul. They moved closer to him and nuzzled his head.

"Always so affectionate." He pretended to be annoyed, but nuzzled them back. "Today was fun, thanks."

"Your petals are soft, I'm gonna fall asleep."

"At least eat first."

"Mm, okay."

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I stopped like in the middle of this to play UTY lol (Flowey was not telling me the next lines I was supposed to write, so I just hung out with him in-game instead). Most of this is probably only funny to me, but that's okay.

Anyway, hope everybody has a good day/night 🌟

Flowey doesn't have a canonical birthday, but we picked today as a good celebration day. We're both immortal, so we don't really have a need for birthdays, I just wanted a day to celebrate him.

So, happy birthday to my chaotic flower :] I hope he has lots of fun today! I've been planning a lot of stuff since the start of May that we would do in our shared world, so here's a rundown of that.

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First, me and Roarin (best friend I created) tried to bake something for Flowey, since he always bakes for me and him. I'm not nearly as experienced with food, but that's why I had some help. And I could just magic up some if I really wanted to, but that doesn't take effort. While we were baking, I sent Clover to go cause trouble with Flowey so he would be distracted. We'll see today how that paid off. He's probably going to tease me about it or something haha.

Then, I wanted to get him a gift, but I was a little stuck on what I could give him. I eventually thought about getting him a small guitar (since he knows how to play guitar in our world, but he doesn't own one). While I was looking into it with a friend's help, said friend made a joke about him serenading me, I can’t get that out of my head now lol. Anyway, so after looking for a bit, I decided to magic up one that's small enough that he can hold and play it. The monsters had plenty of instruments I took inspiration from.

And lastly, we'll just go and take a small little trip through the forest. Maybe even go to our favourite picnic spot.

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I didn’t draw as much as I wanted to for today (just the picture present in the post), I had plans to draw our day together, but art block kind of hit. And all I could draw after I got some inspiration was for my bug-like aliens (what a surprise that playing Silksong makes me work on bug thingies instead lol). I'm gonna go write our experience of today, though. And if I'm feeling up to it, I might boot up UTY so I can spend some time with him.

Anyway, I'm gonna try my best to make today really fun for him! He definitely deserves it after all he's done for me.

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Hey, everybody, hope you're doing good!

I haven't been drawing much, but I do have these. And I've also tried to stay offline more because I wasn't feeling too great at the start of the month. I had planned to play and record Undertale Yellow, but got sidetracked wheh I managed to get a mod that makes HK Silksong easier working. So, I've been playing Silksong instead haha. It's just kinda more fun to me to play Hollow Knight than Undertale, but I really want to record Flowey's dialogue eventually, so I'll have to go back at some point.

And I've also been doing plans for Flowey’s birthday since it's on the 13th. I won't really be drawing pictures for that and just writing about our day on the day instead I think.

Anyway, small update over. Enjoy your day/night :]

I decided to make a silly aftermath comic to Flowey’s prank 🌼

I drew the background and had it in a separate folder because I didn't wanna redraw the room several times and because I can't draw consistently (I just drew over the same two images of us here). And sorry for the weird change between image 2 and 3. I couldn't quite figure out how to make it look right, so I just gave up and saved (I don't want to spend forever on redrawing it).

Anyway speaking of images 2 and 3, in case anyone is confused, I moved and pushed my head under Flowey’s head which made him go into "umbrella mode" (that's what I'm calling it xD). I like doing that. He thought I was going to attempt to prank him, but no, he was terribly mistaken. He just gave me the perfect excuse to something ridiculous and catch him off guard.

I got my silly revenge and that's all that matters. Have a nice day folks :)

He loves messing with me, he's such a jerk (affectionate)

I don't know why this idea popped into my head, but I drew the first page's sketch then thought "what if Flowey is there but when I look he's gone :0". So, yeah, that happened. I was just trying to drink some water, man /silly