I don't even have words. Just got surprised with an early birthday gift again, this time from
@Azureblues612
and
@snow_kun
. You guys are really amazing. Really struck my weakness there too. God, I love Jun so much...
A wonderful BW stream sketch commission from
@snow_kun
. After I saw a couple pieces that he drew two days ago of him and Azure, I had to hop on the presenting bandwagon~
There. Since you all kept demanding it so passionately, I added it in as a secret feature you can toggle.
... Wait, you all don't expect me to actually TELL you how to trigger it, do you? All I can say is it is quite specific. Ta ta~
Working on the TA update. Just got the new Haruki model courtesy of
@nyaruh1
and... damn. The level of work she put in. I can mix and match the outfits and it looks sick. He can even take his jackets off now and show his gorgeous undershirts~
Say thank you to nyaruh everyone!
Sent a very WIP demo of TA to a friend to test latest update, he gets to a dialog choice where you can ask Haruki about his clothes and Haru replies "My... clothes?", and AT THAT EXACT MOMENT Ren'py fucks up and his clothes explode.
The timing. Oh God the timing.
@Thousand4Ever
When you're five minutes into enjoying Mozart's 3rd Sonata and he gives you this look, asking if you'd like to try your hands at it.
... what? That's obviously what's going on. Right
@nyaruh1
I don't know why, but there's something super erotic about Haruki wearing his whole punk get-up... but with his parts flopping free.
This is the look he has on his face when he tells you to get on your knees :D
Pros: Adding AlphaMasks for shadows in scenes where it fits (heavy arborized areas like this one) looks so nice and adds a lot to the ambiance.
Cons: WHAT DO YOU MEAN IT TOOK ALMOST 2000 LINES OF WORK TO MAKE THE SHADOWS MOVE WITH THE SPRITES
Oh yeah, a bit of a late addition, but figured there was one element missing in Haru's alternate casual outfit... and since it hasn't debuted in the game yet, there's no reason not to fix it~
Great job here,
@nyaruh1
. This really does complete the look :3
When you take allergy medication that claims to be the "non-drowsy" kind and two hours later you can barely keep your eyes open.
Someone is a fucking *liar*.
... Oh yeah, and have some sneak peaks of some more art that got made. (Sho's kiss bust didn't have volleyball uniform)
It seems the Michimiya family has finally cleared their weird budgeting issues because Aki is now allowed to wear different clothes.
No wonder he always looked so stoic, who would be happy wearing the exact same clothes 24/7 am I right
@nyaruh1
?
After nearly going insane searching for a fitting background and then writing and rewriting the scene when I couldn't find it, I gave up, picked up an image of a daytime background that kinda fit the theme and edited it a ton in Photoshop to try and get it to pass for night time.
I can't believe this needs to be said, but PLEASE don't feed Tennis Ace stuff into AI. Don't feed Tennis Ace's art and assets in image generators. Don't feed its writing into those "haha funny" character-writing AIs, don't feed script into AI writing.
Don't. Use. TA. For. AI.
Oh, and of course, gotta show the full outfit. Haruki wears those nice pants with chains dangling from then when using his second casual outfit! (no, he doesn't leave the house in his underwear lmao)
My first ever ref sheet! Made by my friend
@MilosLegacy
, I just love how it came out. It looks so adorable (and I already like cute things... one of the other things I like that I didn't put on the sheet x3). If you guys can, go commission him. He's amazing!
"That's gay, dude."
At least I imagine that would be the context behind this. Believe it or not, this is what
@nyaruh1
and I trying to figure out what angle to use for the TA CGs looks like. The look on Haruki's face is priceless on this one.
Hitoka and her brother seem to share the same look of disapproval. Is this genetics at play,
@nyaruh1
?
Also, did she go on a shopping spree or something? I swear, that one really cares about looks a lot, it seems.
Soooo, for those who play my VN, remember how the characters mentioned that Jun and the MC's class is making a Chinese restaurant for their festival? Well, Jun is a waiter and...
Sometimes people get a bit too excited when I mention how I already have a next project lined up for after TA and start theorizing what artist I'll pick, as if it wasn't a given. This is what it tends to feel like.
<3
@nyaruh1
Art by the wonderful
@BriarsThorne
Writing Jun is such a joy sometimes. Did I have to spend almost twenty minutes mixing and matching fonts so the kaomojis would display correctly? Yes. Yes I did.
Was it worth it? Absolutely. Tiger gets less embarrassed about showing off his emoji game the closer Yuu gets to him.
"Here you go. A nice meal should help cheer you right up!"
Bless his heart, Shoichi really tries hard even when he's absolutely hopeless. The big goof just wants to take good care of our shiba protagonist.
... And bless Yuu's heart for he has put up with this silently for years
The store has finally got their shipment of the Shoichi dakis which had been delayed by the factory they work with because of the pandemic. They'll be shipping these out this week as they are now finished. Go to Patreon to read the full statement I made!
Giving the boyfriend,
@Hikari_Mikazuki
, some special attention since his back has been sore lately. He's certainly not shy about expressin his approval...
Art by the amazing
@BriarsThorne
. Thank you again, Mark! Should have posted a few days ago, but I was distracted with work!
Wanted to adopt a kitten for years. Finally went to the adoption center. All others kittens kept climbing me and wanting attention, but this one was fearful and hissed a lot. I didn't think anyone else would adopt a kitten like that, so I chose him to make sure he'd get a home.
A sketch reward I got from
@BriarsThorne
. We both have opinions on how things could have gone if Yuu wasn't so slow and dense.
(What? I'm mean? I don't know what you're talking about, it's just some teasing!)
Sometimes you just want to hang out with a friend in comfort and idly chat about whatever comes to mind. Cuddling with friends is always great!
Art by the amazing
@BriarsThorne
feat.
@Thousand4Ever
Since I had abandoned my plans for making Haruki a route years ago, now that it's happening I noticed that I have a few blanks on him that need to be filled. For instance, I hadn't given as much thought into what his hobbies would be.
A friend helped me decide: rhythm game fan!
Welp. Today I got my first ever noise complaint after living in this building for nearly four years... because I was cooking at almost midnight and using a meat mallet to flatten some pork fillets.
Yes, I got a noise complaint for beating my meat. No, the irony is not lost on me
Haruki update should come out on Patreon in a few hours. Just doing a final check for bugs and whatnot. Slowly getting back to normalcy after the family and life emergencies for the last month and a half.
Looks like Yuu has caught someone staring while he was getting changed after practice... and they must be really close too since the usually shy shiba hasn't gotten embarrassed at all. In fact... it seems like he's smiling?
Another sketch reward from the amazing
@BriarsThorne
!
Walked past a maid cafe on the way to the subway and the girl in front said "Hello, Masters~ Would you like to come inside and have a look?"
I've never been more violently uncomfortable. I owe Saya an apology
Something I'm trying to work on for TA. Gonna take a break now so I can do the stream. Still have to figure out why there's a textbox popping up on the screen for no reason.
Trying to adapt a 10-year old script from the internet to work on a newer version of Ren'py is tough
I took this picture to prove to
@Hikari_Mikazuki
I was hugging my pillow in bed while thinking of him (in voice chat together). He said I looked cute, so I decided to post it.
Sorry, Shoichi, you're serving as my placeholder for my boyfriend here.
Two pictures that I commissioned from
@snow_kun
last month as a birthday surprise for my boyfriend. Turns out he loved them (as did I). Mission successful x3
And thank you, Tohfu, for the wonderful drawings xD
We've shown how the front side has been coming along but... The backside is just as important and Shoichi himself seems to be inviting someone to come closer, isn't that right
@nyaruh1
?
Today I found out someone messaged trying to scam my dad from another number pretending to be me by wishing them "good morning, dad".
His response? "My children do not wish me a good morning. Try someone else 🖕"
HOLY SHIT, DAD. DONT HURT ME ON THE CROSS FIRE. LET ME LIVE! LMAO
So, while writing the Convo history between Yuu and Tanabe, I made a reference to Yuu's bad dating history. Originally the line was about him dating two unrelated girls back to back, but I changed it to the two sisters (mostly cause he has done. + I thought it funnier). But- 1/2
I'm retroactively going back and adding some extra content to the phone conversation with Tanabe/Takagi on Jun's latest day. Figured it only right that it show some of their conversation history from before they stopped talking lol
Me last night/tonight dreaming of Jun for some reason.
(No, my dream was not actually themed after I Dream of Jeannie. I just thought of the joke after I woke up)
Been a while since I posted any singing.
Voice was a bit tired when I recorded (just got home from vocal lessons) but felt I was in a nice groove so I wanted to do it. 'Michael in the Bathroom' is from the musical 'Be More Chill'. Art by
@BriarsThorne
My artist and I have been planning to have Saya updated for a while. Here's her new sprite in her classical school outfit, as well as emoting in her new casual clothes!
If you guys like it, check out the artist's official DA page too:
Update 0.21 has been released on Patreon!
If you can, please consider pledging to me. I've now fully moved to live alone and my patreon income is my only form of income, so please give me a plug so I can keep working on this okay? x3
Someone mentioned in my stream that my character profiles reminded them of another VN. For those that weren't among the OGs, TA used to have profiles way back when. They were just never in-game cause I didn't know how to program it.
Gaze upon 2017 TA aesthetic lmao
Rare horny post while I'm on a break from work and in a mood, but...
If you and I are friends, I've probably been attracted to you/wanted to see your dick at some point. That's just how I work.
Also, I really wish I had more local friends that let me play with their dicks often
My initial plan for the end of this Haruki update was for it to take place in a playground near the school at night where Yuu would find Haruki lurking alone for reasons. I couldn't find a fitting background so I'm trying to rewrite it to fit something else and it doesn't work.
New clothes, haircut, facial skin cleansing, among other stuff. Since I was invited as a guest to a wedding for the first time, I wanted to be presentable.
... I think this is also the first time I've been confident in my looks (at least for my face. Weight is another story)
These three guys had their outfit shading redone. The reason was because their clothes looked really flat compared to more recent sprites. This helped give them more volume too!
I also changed the color of Kei's undershirt so people wouldn't think he's just taking his jacket off.
Cursed idea that just popped in my brain:
"After moving to the U.S with Saya to pursue a career in tennis, Yuuichi finds himself needing to work part time to pay off his living expenses and training costs. He is forced by the bunny to get a job at Himbo Hooters."
Cop car saw me on my phone waiting for Uber by the sidewalk, turned on their sirens and flashed lights at me, acted like they were gonna pull over, rolled down the window... Laughed at me being spooked and took off.
What. The. Fuck.
Fucking bullies on wheels. Jesus Christ.
A bit of TMI, but... My new watch showed 3000 unaccounted for steps taken between midnight and 1AM when I was in bed and I couldn't place what it was. Kept thinking about it for a while why it would think I was walking. Then it hit me.
Masturbating. I had been masturbating. LMAO
Sometimes I wonder to myself where I got certain traits for my characters from
... Then I realize I took an HOUR to order a pizza when I knew ten minutes in what flavor I wanted and spent the next 50 minutes wondering if I'd regret it.
Yuuichi would be proud
TMI Warning
I've always liked collars, leashes and harnesses in fantasy. Getting to actually try it though... Holy shit, getting the leash tugged when the guy is bucking into me and losing my breath for that brief second is euphoric. It surrenders so much control. I love it.
Finishing up my script for this update and I came across this interaction. I'd forgotten how this is pretty much my favorite Yuuichi line/internal monologue so far.
Shoichi being questioned on his weekend by a suspicious Jun... results in this:
The boyfriend drew this for me. Isn't it so cuuuute? Now we match!
You should definitely do coms in this style
@Hikari_Mikazuki
, it's so adorable x3
Go on, people. Tell him how cute these are!
A new sticker set I ordered for myself. Been wanting a new one for almost two years but always had an excuse not to get it. Decided to order these last month as a birthday present to myself.
As always, big thanks to the ever wonderful
@BriarsThorne
!
Got new clothes and a haircut. Still fat, but have been losing weight.
@MilosLegacy
says I look like a cartel, though. Not a cartel MEMBER, mind you. *A* CARTEL. I have no words.