iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

N. Frightning Bugs @enlightningbugs.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

#xivwomenweek Stormblood has so many awesome female characters taking the stage! It was hard to pick a manageable number to draw! Here is Krile and Fordola.

Fordola rem Lupis illustrated in a sparse black and white, looking scared, upside down; superimposed over her are the outlines of Krile, glowing a magenta neon over the black background. Krile’s coloring evokes the magenta on black of Fordola’s resonant echo power.

3177111

N. Frightning Bugs @enlightningbugs.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

#xivwomenweek - an idea I had all the way back when playing the heavensward patches, which I finally cleaned up.

Ysayle and the Word of the Mother are floating in front of the giant crystal, shown in silhouette (Ysayle in blue, Minfilia in pink) and then again as close crops of their faces with details drawn in. Ysayle looks excited, Minfilia looks pained.
Word of the Mother: Oh, child of Hydaelyn… How I have let you down. I wish I could have met you.
Ysayle: Mothercrystal… You are meeting me now!
A hazy sepia toned panel of Minfilia in the solar, cut off above her eyes, is inset.
Minfilia: I meant… as myself.

4395212

N. Frightning Bugs @enlightningbugs.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

#ffxivart your friend who keeps talking about games from 2003

Panel 1: Au ra WoL: Martyn, look! I’ve come to help you!
Panel 2: Martyn the blue mage looking terrified
Panel 3: WoL: just like the beast masters in tactics advance!
She has a the silhouette of a huge, rearing behemoth behind her, casting some horrible spell with flame, but the wol is cheerful and waving.

313345

N. Frightning Bugs @enlightningbugs.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

This was drawn for a fandom calendar project in 2022, shipping Trainer Red and Green Oak from the Pokémon game-verse. #reguri

Red and Green (adult) run to take shelter from a sudden rain shower in Alola, on their honeymoon. Large purple storm clouds loom overhead and mountains slope in the background; rain rendered as clusters of small lines dots the page. Some wild pokemon like rockruff and alolan vulpix stand around, while the trainers’ pokemon pikachu, pyukumuku, eevee, and pidgeot run with them. Green is holding a black and white jacket over Red as they run, and a gold band is visible on his left ring finger. The whole illustration is largely rendered in lineless shapes with some shading.

0167

N. Frightning Bugs @enlightningbugs.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

This was done for a Cyril fanweek years ago. I believe the prompt was “growth” 🤭 #FE3H #fireemblemthreehouses #fireemblem3houses #FEHeroes #fireemblem

IF TIMESKIP CYRIL WAS IN FE: HEROES by ENLIGHTNINGBUGS
Panel 1: academy age Claude, resting his arms on something: Hey Cyril from the future!
Cyril, walking off panel already: NO. Claude from my time already warned me not to give you information on your future.
Panel 2, the boys in silhouette:
Claude: Aww- Please! I’ll bother you until you tell me something.
Cyril: FINE.
Panel 3: Cyril: You wanna know something from your future? You, at seventeen, have already hit your ADULT HEIGHT.
Panel 4: Claude with a DOOOM sound effect
Cyril from offscreen: but I’m nineteen and I’m STILL GROWING.

4178113

N. Frightning Bugs @enlightningbugs.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

This was part of a porter robinson themed flipbook I made as a gift for someone haha. Drawn with a kaweco perkeo and whatever turquoise ink cartridges they have

A small piece of paper with crying anime eyes, warped by blobby tears flying off to the side. Cursive text: there must be something wrong with me

093

N. Frightning Bugs @enlightningbugs.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

#FE3H Mercie from a few years ago. It’s fun to draw more specific expression words

Mercedes von Martritz with a contempt foul and a furious expression

0161

N. Frightning Bugs @enlightningbugs.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Thought this was gonna be a general final fantasy reference and didn’t realize this iteration of the monster was crystal chronicles exclusive 😔 and you know what. I’ll do it again. I’ll draw crystal chronicles references again and you’ll like it. #ffxivart #callineoween #ocsky

A mint green Au ra dressed as a tonberry chef (lantern, flipper tail, and big cleaver)

0136

N. Frightning Bugs @enlightningbugs.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

“Crystal chronicles again” yes My favorite weapon was the butterfly head ^__^ #ffxivart #callineoween #ocsky

A blue au ra dressed as a selkie from ffcc and charging up a focus attack from a racket

03211

N. Frightning Bugs @enlightningbugs.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Been hearing a lot about tactics and as someone who only played ffta I’ve been like wow that’s scary… what do you mean you throw rocks… only bullies throw rocks… #ffxivart #callineoween #OCsky

A mint Au ra wearing the pink dress and single gauntlet of Ritz Malheur from final fantasy tactics advance

44415

N. Frightning Bugs @enlightningbugs.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Stanning a range of pop women with the Kate Bush bat costume #ffxivart #callineoween #OCsky

A real Au ra in a black dress and fake animal ears with wings of sheer cloth. She has an intense expression

1517

N. Frightning Bugs @enlightningbugs.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

#ffxivart #callineoween #OCsky it’s been a big couple of days for your swiftie friends! If you see me enjoying pop music please do not attempt to help me. I am exactly where I want to be.

A blue Au ra styled like Taylor Swift in one of the album promo images for The Life of a Showgirl, with a rhinestone bra and surrounded by orange feathers.

3235

N. Frightning Bugs @enlightningbugs.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

For the past few years, I encouraged people to do “Old Content October” Lately there’s been more of a push to stop calling artwork “content” and I’m happy to hear it! But if any of you still crosspost your work to a site that rewards you for daily posts, consider sharing old work to take a break.

Old Content
October
- old work you finished and never shared
- work you didn't finish and never shared
- work you shared but it was good and you deserve to share it again

1205

N. Frightning Bugs @enlightningbugs.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

For October I have decided to do a loose doodle like this of my WoL in a Halloween costume of some kind. It is less of a thing for me to burn out on and more of a reminder to have fun every day. #ffxivart #callineoween #OCsky

A teal colored au ra girl dressed in a pointed hat with pompoms, a white bodice, and a skirt with colorful shaped patches, stripes, and blue panniers

37924

N. Frightning Bugs @enlightningbugs.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

In the interest of not spoiling Hades 2, here is a drawing of Zagreus from… 2022!? That long ago?????

283