Itsuka's commission!
Added 2025-01-25 14:04:35 +0000 UTCHere it is, showing the cone and everything! I could not tell if I preferred it with or without a border, so I will include that file, too. You can decide which is better!
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This was adorable T_T
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2025-01-27 08:52:40 +0000 UTCDone! :3 (and edited a few times by now.) (Please remember/know that English is not my native language, and that I don’t usually write stories like this.) ‘Stalemate’ It was a surprisingly nice day in hell, (if you could call it that, it wasn’t extremely hot and there was no acid rain cloud in sight,) when Alastor was on his way to meet Charlie in the hotel’s main office. One of the newest guests managed to break their bed frame, so Charlie and he needed to discuss finances, what kind of bed to buy as a replacement, etcetera. And especially; why this kept happening. This was already the 9th time in 6 weeks, and it was always a bed from a different guest. The first time Alastor almost brutally murdered and ate that sinner for a quick snack, but Charlie unfortunately stopped him. “Not a good look for the hotel,” she had said. Tsk. Alastor, obviously, was far from satisfied with that, but with this event happening over and over again, he supposed it was a good thing after all, that he refrained himself... After the third time he had to begrudgingly agree that it was most likely that all the guests involved were innocent, and that there was something messing with, or going on with the beds themselves. “Freaking beds…” he muttered under his breath, when he suddenly felt a pull on the tail of his coat. “Baaaambs! I need attenshun! An’ cursed cat tweats! ‘M staaaaaarvin’!” Ah yes, that voice could only belong to one specific annoying, bright red, hell cat. Who seemed to be in a bad mood, because they were currently biting into his coat, instead of tugging it with their paw. Lovely. At times he regretted giving the cat some of his powers, only so they would give him his monocle back. Really, what was he even thinking? He could just make another one with a snap of his fingers! It’s not like he felt a bit of sympathy for the creature, not at all! Ever since then, the stray cat would. not. leave. his. side. Because of course. You do one good thing and it comes back to bite you in the ass. Sometimes literally in this case. It didn’t help that the powers he gave the damned cat, made them look like a feline version of himself. Oh everyone else at the hotel enjoyed that immensely! If only it had stayed that way, but no. The cursed cat just had to learn how to talk and act like him too. They even gave themself a name; ‘Itsuka’. And if that wasn’t bad enough already, they’d do a complete 180, acting and talking like a ‘cute little kitty’, switch back to mimicking _him_, then cute kitty mode again, and so on and so on. Angel really must have a death wish, he once dared to tell Alastor, _the Radio Demon himself(!)_ to act like Itsuka when they’re in a ‘cute kitty’ mood. Let’s say the spider was lucky that Charlie happened to be present in the same room back then. You would think that Itsuka following Alastor around everywhere, would mean that the cat utterly adored him. Ha! If only! No, the creature acted like an absolute menace towards him. Always destroying his favourite mug by pushing it off his desk, sitting on his head like he was nothing more than a glorified scratching post, even getting their plump behind stuck between his antlers. He once had to go to an overlord meeting with the damned cat stuck on his head. Oh he would have loved to disappear for 7 years again at the time. At least Itsuka got bored out of their mind merely minutes after the meeting started, so from then on they fortunately would avoid that from ever happening again too. And of course, Itsuka would always do their best being as annoying and sassy as possible, while demanding attention and treats. “I do not appreciate you sinking your teeth into my coat like that, Itsuka,” Alastor warned. “Besides, I’m busy at the moment, may I suggest you come back later and ask _politely_, hmm?” Not that the cat would ever understand any manners, or how to be polite, but it’s always worth a try. With that, he continued on his way, or, so he thought. Alastor dragged Itsuka with him for a few feet, hoping that the cursed cat would let go and give up. Again; what was he thinking? Because the weight he was dragging by his coat suddenly became much heavier and made him halt for a second time. “Nooooooooooo! I wan’ tweatz! Gimmeeee!” Itsuka complained around his coat in their mouth. Seriously! How can a creature, this small, be _so_ annoying?! Alastor cracked his neck, turning only his head back to glare at the irritating fur-ball. Said fur-ball had planted their bum on the floor, in an attempt to keep him from going anywhere. Alastor twitched from frustration. How utterly ridiculous, as if a simple cat could hold him back. He could easily pull his now stretched out coattail out of Itsuka’s mouth, or simply disappear into the shadows. Utterly ridiculous indeed. And yet, the two just kept glaring at each other. Alastor would never admit it, but… there maybe, was something? about the cursed cat, that _might_ be possibly considered,… adorable…? No, absolutely not! No, Itsuka was a source of chaos and mischief on four legs that promised nothing else but trouble! Now _he_ was the one being ridiculous! Wwwaaaiiitt. Was Itsuka... smirking? The subtle pull of their lips disappeared as soon as it came, but it was definitely there. Right? There was no possible way the cat could have read his mind just now. _Alastor_ couldn’t read minds, it simply was not one of his powers, so he couldn’t have passed that on to the cat. And they were just a regular cat before he met them. Well, as regular as a regular hell cat could be. It was also absolutely _impossible_ that the ridiculous thought he just had, would somehow have shown on his face! He took pride in how well he was able to control his expressions, thank you very much. Alastor was _the_ master of hiding what’s going on underneath, after all. To think otherwise was simply laughable! … Still, he double-checked his threatening expression, just in case. But as expected, everything was fine! Why would he even doubt himself like that? Only one problem; they had been glaring at each other for a while by now, and the cat still wasn’t backing off. They were at a stalemate, it appeared. If _he_ didn’t act, they would both be standing here competing in this staring contest all day long. He knew better than anyone how stubborn Itsuka could be… “Fine.” Alastor finally said through clenched teeth, while he reached into his inner coat pocket to pull out a bag of cursed cat treats, that he definitely did _not_ carry around all the time! It was just a coincidence, the cat was damn lucky he just so happened to have some on him. Itsuka let go of his coat, but the damage was done. His left coattail was completely stretched out. He like-COULD, _could_ tolerate the tears at the bottom from Itsuka’s claws, but this? This needed fixing. “Yaaaay! Treats!” And there it was; Itsuka acting like the cute adorable kitty they absolutely were _not_. Alastor knelt down to give Itsuka some treats. You see, his coat was already ruined enough for today. The kitty still put their front paws on his knee to take the treats, but they were soft, claws retracted. They munched happily, not caring at all about chewing with their mouth wide open. When Itsuka was done, they looked up at Alastor and said: “That was yummy!” Alastor rolled his eyes at the lack of gratitude, and replied sarcastically: “Yes, you are very welcome, no need to thank me.” He scratched the kitty’s ear. Itsuka purred. They both had a genuine small smile on their face, truly a rare sight to behold. Both of them snapped out of it at the same time. “Yeah I gotta go now! Got some very important cat stuff to do! Ya know, shoving mah butt in Vaggie’s face, things like that.” Itsuka retreated back on all fours, and ran off. “By-eeeeeeee!” For a while, Alastor just stood there, staring at the corner where Itsuka had disappeared behind. At last, he let out a small huff of air, shook his head, and went his own way. 🐾 (Inspired by this lovely drawing from Waves, Cat’s beautiful poem about Itsuka’s backstory, and Happy’s comment here; “That explains why his coat is so torn at the bottom.” I hereby officially accept that fact as canon. :3 )
Itsuka 🐾
2025-01-26 19:58:10 +0000 UTCOkay. I think I’m calm. But seriously how did I miss this???? :o Aaaaanyway! Aaaaaaaahhhhhh I LOVE it!!! So it wàs the one where Itsuka tugs on his coat haha! I was wondering if it was going to be that one or the one where they steal his microphone staff 😂 It was difficult to keep myself from checking but I did it! And aaah this is such a great surprise!! :D (For context; I had a list of multiple ideas for a drawing commission. Last time I tried to narrow it down, it just became longer lol 😂 So I ended up asking Waves if I could send him the list and if he could pick one out for me. He agreed, but it turned out he couldn’t decide either, so he made -me- pick again, the naughty deer!! 🤣 This whole conversation took place over several days, so by then I didn’t remember in what order I made the list. I just picked the first one on it without knowing what it was exactly, because I figured my subconsciousness would probably prefer that one. I was also 100% certain that Waves could create something fantastic based on every single idea on that list. And see? The proof is right there! I’m always right! 😏 (jk about the last part) 😂) Okay now this NEEDS a proper review from me! Anything else I need to do can wait! I myself imagined Itsuka tugging at Alastor’s coat with their paw, but I love them just biting it too! Especially combined with that expression, they would definitely bite it instead of just tugging it when they’re pissed haha! 😂 The tail too! That’s such a great detail! Not everyone knows, but when a cat ‘wags’ their tail, it means something completely different than when a dog does it. A dog will do it because they’re happy. A cat will do it because they’re angry or scared, it’s a warning sign, like growling. So it fits perfectly! I’m also impressed how you drew both their expressions! Especially Itsuka’s! I know from experience you don’t have a lot to work with xD Yes, they’re always grinning, like Alastor, which is already a challenge. But Itsuka also doesn’t have distinct eyebrows, and they’re always wide-eyed (eyes looking towards opposite directions). And even though they’re wide-eyed, it’s still clear they’re making eye contact with Alastor. I’ll have to take a more scrutinising look, because I honestly haven’t figured out how you managed to do that! Their pose is also hilarious! I imagine that Itsuka bit Alastor’s coat first while standing on all fours, Alastor tried to move away, and now we got Itsuka like “I just planted mah butt down right here on this spot and you can’t move me!” and an even more pissed off looking, but secretly more like; ‘I’m so done with this’ Alastor 🤣 Itsuka’s whole image screams stubborn and sassy and ‘I’ll do whatever the fuck I want and whatever the fuck I need to do to get whatever the fuck I want!’ And I absolutely LOVE it 🤣 We can’t forget Alastor himself here of course! Aaah his expression is a complicated one! I covered this a bit already, but he deserves his own review :3 I love how subtly uneven it is! Alastor is pulling his lip up more on the left side of his face (his own left side) out of irritation, and his left eye including his eyebrow and undereye- area(?) also seem just a bit sharper than his right, as if he’s twitching. XD At first sight he only looked angry / pissed off to me. But when I zoom in, I’m pretty sure there’s also something else going on xD Especially in his right eye. Apart from his pupil looking a tad softer if you squint, I can’t pinpoint what it is exactly yet. 🧐 I don’t know, I feel like there’s some ‘you’re lucky you’re cute’ and/or secretly laughing at Itsuka’s antics in that right eye. I’m really freakin impressed by that!! :o Also love that this is the eye closest to Itsuka! :3 That neck turn! I have a soft spot for when he does that! Those three little lines that tell us he just cracked his neck are really the finishing touch! :D And as always he looks as dashing as ever! Even with that part of his coat all stretched out 😂 He’s got just the right amount of fluff in his hair/ears imo, love the colouring style and minimal background here again! In short; I am amazed by how you were able to tell a story with just one drawing, making full use of both their expressions that are already very hard to work with! In fact; I think I got inspired to write a mini story for it! (Itsuka from the present here, I’m still writing that story. I’m not even sure how much time has passed, but it’s been probably at least half an hour, maybe even 1.5 hours. Who knows? 🤷 So yeah Imma just post this comment already, and later the story once it’s finished xD See ya then!)
Itsuka 🐾
2025-01-26 18:12:04 +0000 UTC
