As you can tell by the background, I meant for this to be posted in June! But, because of me juggling finishing work, paying bills, buying something special for my mom's birthday, looking out for a special package, trying to FIND my stolen package 😡😡😡, trying to sit down and focus on advertising, trying to focus on finishing adoptables, trying to keep up with everything... Finishing this one picture on time just wasn't in the cards.

Secondly...
I believe...
...that Pride shouldn't only be celebrated in June. That is ridiculous. We all have something to be proud of all the time. We should celebrate every moment we share, every memory we make, the lives we share, the people we help realize their true selves! That's what Pride is! And, June shouldn't be the only time we bring it up! It's why I left my icon as is for so long! Why should I shelve it until next year because "Pride month is over"? If I'm proud now, I'll always be proud! Forever and ever!

Now, I will change it soon. But, just know that I was proud to celebrate for a whole year and had so many people who don't even know me to accept me for who I am and that... makes me tear up a little...

One thing I would like to note is that the new "Progress" flag completely fits me and I love it, yet when I look it up to see what people think of it, I see so many people ragging on its "tackiness". How is it a "design disaster"? They act like the flag has disgusting, unmatching colors and they're thrown on there haphazardly. Just... wow, guys. 😐

Well, Rig makes it look good, doesn't he? 😼 Sorry that people think bright pastels, rainbows, and shades of brown don't go together. 🙄😒😤

The other two reasons I drew this is because... due to the support of my mother (who was initially skeptical, but soon became supportive (as she put it "You're my child. It's your life and it would be wrong for me to hate you for your choices in being who you are"), I fully decided to start transitioning. By this, I mean... Not just changing my pronouns and wearing "men's clothes". I feel extremely dysphoric about my breasts. For now, I'm buying some binders to wear! Hopefully, I look like I have huge pecs like Inugami and Kaeya, rather than old lady boobs. 🤢 Soon as I earn enough money, they're going to go. I hated them since I was 12-13 (they were WAAAAAY too big for a child to have and I regularly got teased for them, so that contributed to my complete and utter disdain for them). I'm going to start T... probably MUCH later when I move. Don't want to risk the rest of my bigoted family finding out.

I wish I could just BUY men pills on the market. (It's needles, right? I gotta deal with needles??? I'm scared of needles!) I'm really scared of going through HRT, but... I'm going to be brave. That's what a MAN would do, right? 😼 Right? ...r-right? 😰
(I'll just play the song from Mulan, I'll be fine. 😌)

Lastly...
Rigby himself is transitioning. Not his gender! He's already a cis male! (Lucky.) (Well... Either he is or because he's a shapeshifter... he could just... you know. 👀 Wait, maybe he IS trans!!! My baby! 😭💖) I've completely rehauled his design!

I made him look more like a Tanuki. You can see shades of that here! This is just a taste, what else do I have in store? 👀

(Okay, "completely changed" is a bit of an exaggeration. I just updated his hardware with an aesthetics patch. Nothing much.)

I started hating how he looked vaguely like a Tanuki and more like a ferret. I wanted him to be BIGGER! FLUFFIER! SHORTER! I WANT TO BE SHORT, TINY ANIMALS FOR SOME REASON! WHY?! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Rigby is now 4'8". 😐

Happy (Belated) Pride Month! 🌈

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(On a related note, my mom LOVED this picture (which is rare, lol) and suggested I make a pin design for it. Would any of you be interested in that?)