iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Ember Wistaeria @chiaerieblossom.itch.io · 25/10/2026

i was feeling pretty extra when i set up my iris texture, and now i can change where the eye shine is and how the color curve goes and what parts of the outline are what color and and and

side-by-side of a cartoony iris and the corresponding texture that colors it. each iris is only 5x5, but each pixel corresponds to a specific part of the iris, like the bottom of the outline, the top-left eye shine, etc

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Ember Wistaeria @chiaerieblossom.itch.io · 24/10/2026

progress on a better eye controller. instead of just sliding the iris around, I added a little bit of rotation (it varies, left-right has more than up-down) have a tiny issue to sort out where the iris outline clips through closed eyelids, but it's VERY close to good... #gamedev #3Dmodel #indiedev

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Ember Wistaeria @chiaerieblossom.itch.io · 23/10/2026

okay i tweaked the shapes a little bit and redid the basic facial expression texture. it is growing on me. #gamedev #3Dmodel

three-quarters view of the new eyes. The irises are more vibrant and have crystal clear lines separating the two tones from each other and from the pupils.
The eyelid texture is 4x sharper that before--still very pixelated, but with a bit more room for detail. It should match more closely with the clothes textures later.

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Ember Wistaeria @chiaerieblossom.itch.io · 22/10/2026

Initial run of this idea, kinda hastily put together... I'll need to do my face resolution upgrade and then switch to emissive textures for a bit to get the full effect, but it doesn't look bad.. right? Colors still subject to change. The drawing had the upper part the same as the pupil.

Ember's base model with upgraded eyes. The colors are worked directly into the topology, so it has clean lines instead of very large pixels.

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Ember Wistaeria @chiaerieblossom.itch.io · 22/10/2026

Wondering if I should take the model's iris design down this route. I'm fond of the very pixelated look it has currently, but also, I kinda fell in love with the way I drew them for this 2D art... I'll try it out later and compare. Biggest benefit objectively would be that changing eye color[...]

A rought drawing/mockup of a new iris style as compared to the existing iris. The old one has pixel-drawn colors with variation in the color, while the new one has flat colors that would be baked right into the polygons, like how the outfits are usually done.

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Ember Wistaeria @chiaerieblossom.itch.io · 21/10/2026

ended up making a couple of new characters... not really sure why. meet Lief and Lychee. They're enchanted doll people. #originalcharacters #oc #ocart #art

A pair of mannequin-like people. One has pink hair and is somewhat fancily dressed, with a pink-and-black plaid skirt and a slightly frilly two-tone shirt with cinched sleeves at the shoulders. The other has green hair and an outfit that shows lots of skin, with asymmetrical fishnets on the limbs .The pink one looks annoyed—that's Lychee. The green one, Lief, is clearly the rambunctious sort.

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Ember Wistaeria @chiaerieblossom.itch.io · 19/10/2026

Idk if this is the win you think it is, boss.... these feel pretty emotionally charged to me.

A statement page for a Quake VR mod by Vittorio Romeo that has a checklist of terms to accept such as "AI usage doesn't mean I worked less"

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Ember Wistaeria @chiaerieblossom.itch.io · 13/10/2026

Happy #PortfolioDay ♡ This remains my proudest achievement, the character sheets I made for #FabulaUltima ~ I also do #3Dmodeling and some #indiegamedev c: I like to have fun here. chiaerieblossom.carrd.co ko-fi.com/chiaerieblos... chiaerieblossom.itch.io

An illustration of Deb looking angrily at the camera. Behind her it says "fuck off!"

A picture of Ember and Deborah's 3D models. Ember is making a heart pose while Deb is flipping us off. Their names are scribbled behind them, along with little skulls, stars, and hearts.

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Ember Wistaeria @chiaerieblossom.itch.io · 13/10/2026

I was going for "simple summer dress" and got carried away, now it feels classier and more like a formal dress. Oh well~ ...I really wanna play Dressmaker.

Ember wearing a somewhat simple black-to-purple gradient dress. Towards the bottom hem, the purple becomes partially transparent. The back is open, with a criss-cross of purple laces holding it together, that then wrap over the shoulders to make the straps. There are big, chunky boots, too, and Ember's hair is up in a simple bun with hair draping down a little. The outfit is kind of Xion (KHIII) and Aerith (FFVII) inspired.

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Ember Wistaeria @chiaerieblossom.itch.io · 02/10/2026

i keep doing this to myself. eventually i will resolve all issues and have a flawless base model. this is an attainable goal and there is certainly nothing wrong with chasing perfection. also I had to switch drawing software because my old one tried to kill me. #gamedev #solodev #3Dmodel #midpoly

A comparison picture of the new base model against the old one. The new one has longer legs and a revised face. Text on the new side reads "Wow! Chad jaw! Tooooshie! LEG" and on the old side reads "And how... weird face... no bum.. stumpy...."

A front view of the new face. The jaw is a better/sharper shape and the face sits lower on the head than it used to.

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Ember Wistaeria @chiaerieblossom.itch.io · 28/09/2026

what do you mean this is the top of the charts that can't be right this was made for fun, not to be popular genuinely cannot believe this i guess go check them out... i am proud of them #FabulaUltima #ttrpg chiaerieblossom.itch.io/chiaerie-blo...

A screenshot of itch.io's "top rated physical games tagged Fabula Ultima," revealing that the Chiaerie Blossom Character sheets have taken first place. It's like this for "popular" and "top selling" as well. Weird.

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Ember Wistaeria @chiaerieblossom.itch.io · 23/09/2026

I've felt doodley lately so enjoy a standalone pic of Deb c: #art #emo #scene #oc #originalcharacter #cspaint

A scratchy drawing of Deborah, the red-haired angry emo girl herself. She's glaring at the camera with a hand on her hip, wearing her trademark crop top hoodie and red-and-black arm warmer. Behind her, hastily written text reads "DEB" and "Fuck off!"
There's also a heart doodle like a skull and crossbones, and a little dragon breathing fire.

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Ember Wistaeria @chiaerieblossom.itch.io · 22/09/2026

... this one I picked up from a talk about, I think, Guilty Gear! If you put the faces just so on the UV map, the lines come out super crisp no matter what! Granted, with me doing a low-res rendering anyway, it doesn't matter, but whatever, I like it so I do it

A close-up of Deb's tummy. The little ab lines are made by crossing the edge of the face into a pixel of a different color on the UV map.

A see-through image of Deb's 3D model faces. The topology is probably really bad but whatever. It animates well enough for me!

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Ember Wistaeria @chiaerieblossom.itch.io · 22/09/2026

I do a sort of blend of a bunch of weird stuff for my models. Most of it is flat colors, but I draw parts here and there with simple pixel art, like the bottom of the shoes or the faces, etc. My favorite technique though is ... #gamedev #indiedev #midpoly #oc #scene #art #3Dmodel #blender

An image of Deborah in blender, the red-haired scene girl with an Avril Lavigne hoodie. It shows the topology of her model alongside the UV map for the texture. Most of her body is compressed to a few pixels for flat colors, leaving more room for higher detailed parts, like her hoodie design.

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Ember Wistaeria @chiaerieblossom.itch.io · 18/09/2026

I have come up with a wonderful and very original idea

A doodle of two simplified characters speaking over the phone. A flip phone, specifically. They're in a video game, so the conversation is laid out so that each character has a portrait on the side, and the flip phone's screen is between them. Below them, you can read their dialogue.
"Is this a fucking code call?" The phone screen shows the contact, Deborah, along with her phone number, 420-1337, and the length of the call, 2m43s.

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Ember Wistaeria @chiaerieblossom.itch.io · 16/09/2026

me when you ask about the design of user interfaces

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Ember Wistaeria @chiaerieblossom.itch.io · 03/09/2026

OMG OMG OMG THIS HAIR IS SO CUTE I NEED IT IT IS PERFECT FOR MEEEE

A new hairstyle in Final Fantasy XIV, with the top half of the hair pulled into a bun. It has cute bangs and the highlights fade in towards the bottom of the hair left loose in the back.
It's literally Ember's hairstyle.

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Ember Wistaeria @chiaerieblossom.itch.io · 19/08/2026

I added a new page layout to the #fabulaultima Chiaerie Blossom Character Sheets! Now you can keep your IP items with you wherever you go <3 #ttrpg #roleplay #charactersheet chiaerieblossom.itch.io/chiaerie-blo...

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Ember Wistaeria @chiaerieblossom.itch.io · 09/08/2026

Decided to expand on the Extended Qualities for my #fabulaultima Equipment Cards! Now it's easier to just... get the cards you want, as each equipment type has a dedicated page for their Extended Quality variant! #ChiaerieBlossom #ttrpg chiaerieblossom.itch.io/chiaerie-blo...

A picture of the Chiaerie Blossom Equipment Card pages for Fabula Ultima. It has the front and back of a Weapon card with the back dedicated to writing a longer Quality description. No longer requires you to download a Mixed item type sheet to get Extended Qualities!

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Ember Wistaeria @chiaerieblossom.itch.io · 07/08/2026

This design trend needs to stop before it gets worse... It interacts badly with my claustrophobia. It looks like I have stuff piled on top of other stuff. It feels like a mess I can't clean up and stresses me out. Just making a bar at the bottom was fine! Clean! It felt whole! #ui #ux #discord

Part of Discord's recent mobile UI update, where items at the bottom of the screen are now clearly layered OVER the rest of the menu, instead of being a complete UI object attached to the edge of the screen.

An example of a similar trend from recent Samsung UI updates, this time with the search bar (which is NOT a bottom-of-the-screen item anyway!!) covering up several settings listings.

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Ember Wistaeria @chiaerieblossom.itch.io · 02/08/2026

Time to roll some dice and inflict emotional trauma on some blorbos #ttrpg #fabulaultima #dice #roleplay

Two discbound notebooks with Fabula Ultima character sheets (the Chiaerie Blossom kind!), a pixel art map of Materria, and a few sets of Everything Dice ♡

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Ember Wistaeria @chiaerieblossom.itch.io · 02/08/2026

QRP with your most popular bsky piece! ――― I... thought I made more posts will illustrations but I only have like, 3 (excluding batch uploads for portfolio day) So I think it's this one? Pretty sure? Kinda drowned out by other stuff in the rankings heheh...

Ember and Deborah posing for a picture together. Deb is flipping off the camera (of course...) with her other arm around Ember, who is making a hand heart and smiling.
The background is splotchy and messy in shades of purple and red, the main colors of these two characters. Vibrant, messy, handwritten text in the background reads EMBER and DEB. Little hearts, stars, skulls, and Xs are scattered around them.

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Ember Wistaeria @chiaerieblossom.itch.io · 31/07/2026

Artists!! Quote with your style range ♡

Lightly drawn-over 3D art of two emo characters, Ember and Deb

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Ember Wistaeria @chiaerieblossom.itch.io · 14/07/2026

Hello #PortfolioDay! I'm Ember and I've been learning lots in the vaguely game dev 3D art direction! Everything from last time still applies but I've also been doing these fun little render-doodles lately, and I have a ko-fi now! chiaerieblossom.carrd.co ko-fi.com/chiaerieblos... #gamedev #art

A picture of Ember and Deborah being goofy for the photo

An older version of Ember's original outfit, Emo Dreamer

The new model for Deb, with completely remade hair and added details to the outfit, Punk Princess

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Ember Wistaeria @chiaerieblossom.itch.io · 14/07/2026

think the new outfit is done, enjoy this render of it <3 #art #emo #scene #oc #originalcharacter #3dmodel

a picture of Ember's new Cozy Catastrophe outfit with its purple striped sweater and black pleated skirt, with a pink and purple background splotched with paint of the same colors.

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Ember Wistaeria @chiaerieblossom.itch.io · 14/07/2026

against my better judgment, i started making the alternate outfit that's been embedded in my mind..... #scene #emo #gamedev #3Dmodel #emovelma

a picture of Ember (Emo Dreamer outfit) in front of an A-posing Ember (Cozy Catastrophe outfit).
The new outfit has glasses, a torn up knit purple and black striped sweater, a lavender beanie and matching legwarmers, and a black skirt. More details to come!!

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Ember Wistaeria @chiaerieblossom.itch.io · 13/07/2026

Still working on ideas to finish up the other shelves, but I'm very proud with how this one turned out, especially the GameCube section! I like to keep cozy stuff nearby while I work on art ♡ idk if there's interest in this but I might share more later...? #gamedev #art #retrogaming #gamecube #ps1

Shelf display of a classic purple GameCube, original GameBoy, and several amiibo figures including two Kirbys, a Waddle Dee, Ridley, three Samuses, and Wolf Link.
Even the component cables for the GameCube are artfully displayed!
I love looking at this shelf.

The other half of the shelf, featuring a PlayStation 1 and original PSP. A red PS3 controller is in the background, beside a Spider-Man and two Cloud Strife amiibo (yeah they're Nintendo figures but it's Cloud, he's a PlayStation baby). Also shown are Resident Evil 2 (the original) and the pretty box for Castlevania: Dracula X Chronicles.

The full shelf display! Above, you can see the ankles of 2B, A2, and 9S, as well as Lightning and Aerith (in her red dress).
Below, you can just make out an FFIX display, a limited-run leather moogle plush in the style of FFX, a signed FFI cartridge, an FFIV WonderSwan, and a one-of-a-kind moogle themed purse (well-used and well-loved)

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Ember Wistaeria @chiaerieblossom.itch.io · 11/07/2026

Look at her! Look at how precious she is!! She is lovely and I am proud of her! Used matches again, and now I have variables that reset to 0 without having to use else statements. Tell it the name, and it picks out the correct blend path and amounts to fill in later! 🧵☕

Extra sexy code that takes all that garbage and throws it into a more organized, readable, and error-resistant format!
Too much to try to format into bsky's tiny alt text box, but i'll try:

func main_animation(animation_name):
var blend_anim_path
var blend_flashlight_amount = 0.0
var blend_phone_amount = 0.0
var blend_holdR_amount = 0.0
match animation_name:
"stand":
anim_state_machine.travel("StandBlend")
blend_anim_path = "StandBlend"
match owner.substate_machine.state:
"flashlight":
blend_flashlight_amount = 1.0
blend_holdR_amount = 1.0
"phone":
blend_phone_amount = 1.0
animation_tree.set("parameters/StateMachine/%s/BlendFlashlight/blend_amount" % blend_anim_path, blend_flashlight_amount)
animation_tree.set("parameters/StateMachine/%s/BlendHoldR/blend_amount" % blend_anim_path, blend_holdR_amount)
animation_tree.set("parameters/StateMachine/%s/BlendPhone/blend_amount" % blend_anim_path, blend_phone_amount)

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Ember Wistaeria @chiaerieblossom.itch.io · 11/07/2026

Look at this. Nightmare fuel! So much borderline identical text, over and over and over... But I learned how to use %s for my debug HUD, and decided to put that to use.

Messier messier code.
Again, several functions that do almost the same thing:
func stand_idle():
if owner.substate_machine.state == "flashlight":
animation_tree.set("parameters/StateMachine/StandIdleBlend/BlendHoldR/blend_amount", 1.0)
animation_tree.set("parameters/StateMachine/StandIdleBlend/BlendPhone/blend_amount", 0.0)
elif owner.substate_machine.state == "phone":
animation_tree.set("parameters/StateMachine/StandIdleBlend/BlendPhone/blend_amount", 1.0)
animation_tree.set("parameters/StateMachine/StandIdleBlend/BlendHoldR/blend_amount", 0.0)
else:
animation_tree.set("parameters/StateMachine/StandIdleBlend/BlendHoldR/blend_amount", 0.0)
animation_tree.set("parameters/StateMachine/StandIdleBlend/BlendPhone/blend_amount", 0.0)
anim_state_machine.travel("StandIdleBlend")

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Ember Wistaeria @chiaerieblossom.itch.io · 11/07/2026

So I reworked the first bit to be this little fella! I used matches for my state machine and realized it would go very well here, too. So now I call face_expression() and just tell it what one I want, and this effectively does the same logic as before, but automatic--get the info and call set_() 🧵☕

Cleaner code, just one function that does the same logic as before but consolidated:
func face_expression(expression_name):
match expression_name: set_expression(Expression_Grid.Neutral,Expression_Grid.Neutral,Expression_Grid.Neutral)

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Ember Wistaeria @chiaerieblossom.itch.io · 11/07/2026

i don't think i've had as much fun and success with refactoring as i am right now, gonna blab about it <3 Firstly, faces! This is the absolute mess I started with--I'd call a function made for each expression, that would then take the predefined parts and call a different one... 🧵☕ #solodev #godot

Messy messy code. Basically 15 variations of this, but with different expressions in place of "neutral":
func expression_neutral(): set_expression(Expression_Grid.Neutral,Expression_Grid.Neutral,Expression_Grid.Neutral)

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Ember Wistaeria @chiaerieblossom.itch.io · 10/07/2026

wanted to take a picture with these two <3 also goofed around with some drawn-over shadows and highlights, i kinda like how messy it makes it #scene #emo #oc #originalcharacter #3dmodel #art

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Ember Wistaeria @chiaerieblossom.itch.io · 09/07/2026

i have completed the spine/hip surgery. Turns out I just didn't pay attention to the rigify placement guide and didn't realize until I was 3 models in, heh. Pelvis placement takes some trial and error!! Make sure the rib area bone is long, or you can't bend over!! Appending is good for mass fixes!!

A picture from the Rigify blender bone placement guide, telling you more or less where each bone should go.

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Ember Wistaeria @chiaerieblossom.itch.io · 08/07/2026

got the subviewport functional, and with it a real, live working phone screen! well, sort of. the buttons don't go anywhere yet. but the *vibes* are here. cameo of another character too hehe #gamedev #y2k #2000s #flipphone #diagetic

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Ember Wistaeria @chiaerieblossom.itch.io · 08/07/2026

"deb, you HAVE to see this cat video!!! xD"

Deborah looking over Ember's shoulder at the flip phone. There's a VERY funny lolsorandom cat video playing. You wish you could see it from this angle, but you can't.

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Ember Wistaeria @chiaerieblossom.itch.io · 07/07/2026

Deborah got a makeover today!! Overall design is the same, but I brought her up to the standard I set when I remade Ember. Her hoodie has more details/wrinkles. Her hair has also been completely remade and WOW I am proud of it! Fourth shot is an oldie. #gamedev #oc #midpoly #emo #scene #solodev

Remade Deborah! She has bright red hair and eyes, and wears lots of red and black emo clothes, including a crop-top hoodie with fishnets underneath.
This one's a full-body shot.

An older picture of Deb. Her hoodie is less detailed/more flat, and her hair is less clear with what direction the chunky strands go.

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Ember Wistaeria @chiaerieblossom.itch.io · 04/07/2026

- blinking enabled! - toggle for running or walking as the default! - first person mode! I have some pretty good/weird plans for that last one... also, suuuuper happy at how the "defeated" animation looks in first person!! #gamedev #solodev #indiedev #midpoly

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Ember Wistaeria @chiaerieblossom.itch.io · 04/07/2026

- equipment and item cards (that you can pop in and out of your book if you use disc binding!!) - group and world sheets 🧵⬇️

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Ember Wistaeria @chiaerieblossom.itch.io · 04/07/2026

- complete pages dedicated to every single official Class, so you have the full rules for your character all in one place... 🧵⬇️

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Ember Wistaeria @chiaerieblossom.itch.io · 04/07/2026

They're designed for A5/Half-Letter disc-bound journals, but you can use them in standard binders as well! There are pages for almost every aspect of the game (with more to come... eventually): - the "main pages" to house your Bonds, Traits, Attributes, Quirks, Zero Powers... 🧵⬇️

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Ember Wistaeria @chiaerieblossom.itch.io · 03/07/2026

today's progress: facial animations implemented! The defeated face was giving me issues and it took me like 2 hours to realize it was because... i just set up the body animation wrong and never noticed..... #idiotdumbbuggoddamnit #gamedev #solodev #indiedev #midpoly #godot #emo #scene

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Ember Wistaeria @chiaerieblossom.itch.io · 28/06/2026

got around to setting up the damaged and defeated animations today c: still a little weirdness left to resolve, but I learned a bit more about animations, since everything else before this was a looping anim. the little hand reaching out ;_;

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Ember Wistaeria @chiaerieblossom.itch.io · 28/06/2026

using a static image for now. need to get a better one but this one will do. also put together another spooky vibe test level, since I deleted my last one for some reason... there's something out there

Ember standing in the woods at night, It's pitch black, save for where the flashlight beam lands. There's something out there...

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Ember Wistaeria @chiaerieblossom.itch.io · 27/06/2026

Laptop is now officially the coziest place to be creative c: Boo-boo Friends (the adorable emos!) courtesy of @bonboneka, the FFVII gang from @sarafabrizi and the precious little Sora from AllVinylDesigns ♡ Thank you all for making such lovely art!

A silver laptop covered in stickers. Along the top are the Boo-boo Friends, six emo characters based on RGB/CMY palettes. They're each playing an instrument, clearly in a band together. In the middle is a Tony, chibi Sora from Kingdom Hearts, alongside a Paopu fruit and Wayfinder charm. At the bottom are Cloud, Tifa, Aerith, and Zack from Final Fantasy VII. Each of them are surrounded by the yellow flowers Aerith has around her home.

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