I was originally just going to drop a seal and/or puffin gif here as your treat but then I decided that you deserved something special. I don't get many opportunities to tell the people I love and care about how special they are, how much they mean to me, and how much they inspire me. Socks, you are one of those people.
I love having you as a mutual, I love seeing you on the dash. you are a pleasure and an inspiration in all you do and offer. thank you for being here, and for allowing me to be a part of your existence.
and you, specifically, deserve this because you do inspire me. to pursue my art, to love my art, even if it is difficult or I feel it isn't rewarding. you take such wholesome pride in your art and what you love to do, in everything you create, even though you struggle and sometimes find it hard. I love your energy, I love your ocs, I love your content, and I love your dedication to creativity. all of which inspires me to work on my energy, love my ocs, love my content, and take the time and effort to dedicate to my creative pursuits.
anyway, I don't want to talk your ear off. you came for candy after all ! but I did want to tell you how awesome I think you are and how much I appreciate you, your presence, and your art. you were one of the first people who was receptive and just. kind to me after I made the move from the rpc to personal blogging, and I don't think I would have stuck it out or put myself out there if it weren't for you. <3
decided to draw some candy based on my favorite animals - yes some of them are open, which I know is usually indicative of tampering, but I did this mostly cuz I wanted to show the candy you can find within the wrapper.
- macawlly (macaw lolly, it worked in my head), invocative of those giant rainbow lollypops you can find. this one is tropical fruit flavored, made with ethically sourced tropical fruit juice, dusted with taijin.
- seally taffy, airy/fluffy white taffy marbled with colors invocative of seal fur patterns. this piece is birthday cake/confetti flavored (because that's one of my favorite flavors lol).
- puffinettes, something like cookie dough bites. they have a candy / chocolate coating that looks like a puffin head. this package is a new version that also features "puffin tracks", chocolate nuggets with a candy coating that looks like puffin feet.
- shark bites, jelly candies like jelly beans, but with a crunchy outer coating similar to pop rocks, and a gooey red jelly center. they are meant to a be salty, tart treat, using raspberry flavoring.
- hyena mane chocolates, chocolate cut in the shape of hyena manes, covered with colorful drizzles of chocolate, filled with crunchy puffed rice and nougat pieces.
anyway. sending you lots of love and good vibes ! thank you for trick or treating, sorry I'm a bit late orz
also if the candy is hard to see with a transparent bg, there's a version with a colored bg below !
You're gonna make me cry broski
I'm so happy I can be a source of inspiration for you
I'm going to be drawing so many animals now
I love you (platonic)
You're too sweet oh my God
Thank you