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its apple... will be using this as art + share account probably.

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Kelly Bastow @moosekleenex.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
a gouache painting of a figure with a sword standing on a rock on a moonlit night
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apple [🍏‰] @thematchalight.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
#ocs sketches
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apple [🍏‰] @thematchalight.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
ty for reading please forgive any mistakes I did not look up what diluc looked like until halfway through drawing this 🍏👍
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apple [🍏‰] @thematchalight.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
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After some time the tavern gets quieter. Diluc cleans up the emptying tables. The crowd thins as the celebration of both windblume and the successful defense of the city winds down. Venti sits on a table and plucks a tune on his lyre, while Kaeya still sits content at his table. Eventually Kaeya stretches his arms up and gets up.Kaeya drops a large bag of coins on the counter. It looks to Diluc like enough to cover both his own and his friends' drinks for the night.

Kaeya: Long day, isn't it Master Diluc?
Diluc: It has been, yes.
Kaeya: Maybe a certain vigilante can take the night off, hmm?
Kaeya: Feels like we've cleared up enough crime for a month.
Diluc: A certain vigilante might appreciate that.

Diluc watches quietly as Kaeya turns to leave the tavern.Diluc opens and closes his mouth in indecision, but decides to call out.

Diluc: Captain Kaeya, Do you have a moment?
Kaeya: Do you need something?

Kaeya turns back toward Diluc, confused.
Diluc regards Kaeya warily, and Kaeya returns the gaze with scrutiny of his own Until Diluc speaks again. 

Diluc: It's Windblume. Adelinde wanted to see you. Would you walk back with me?Kaeya looks back at a nervous Diluc in drunk confusion, before giving a hopeful smile and extending his hand.

Kaeya: Of course. Lead the way.
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apple [🍏‰] @thematchalight.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
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Lifting his glass, albedo takes another sip of his drink.

Albedo: Well, it worked out in the end.
Albedo Thank you for all your help, especially at the gates, we couldn't have made it out without you.

Diluc shakes his head, suddenly coming to a realization.Diluc places his hands on the counter and leans forward.

Diluc: The defense strategy, Who came up with it?
Albedo: The captains did, was there something wrong?
Diluc: What was Kaeya doing on the bridge? The monsters were from Dragonspine. Half of them were Frostarm Lawachurls. Most of the hilichurls had cryo shields.Diluc: What did you expect him to do there?
Albedo: Master Diluc,

Albedo leans forward, not quite resting his chin on his wrist.

Albedo: There's something most of us Knights have noticed.
Diluc: And what might that be?
Albedo: When Kaeya faces a cryo opponent, a strange man with a pyro vision has a tendency to appear out of nowhere.

Albedo and Diluc stare at each other for a few seconds, Albedo's lips eventually giving way to a small smile. Diluc is incredulous.

Diluc: That was your plan!?Diluc Glances over at Kaeya once more, only to look away sharply when Kaeya looks back.

Albedo: It was the only way to ensure you ended up at the bridge instead of wandering around on your own. Kaeya may be one of our best fighters—but you're right, he would have struggled against all those cryo shields alone.
Albedo: You say that Kaeya cares for me more than he admits. But Master Diluc, You're the same, aren't you?
Diluc: I don't care for him.

Diluc is quick to reply, but Albedo simply gives him a serious look.

Albedo: The only person who truly believes that is Kaeya himself.
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apple [🍏‰] @thematchalight.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
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Albedo leans back and looks up at Diluc. 

Albedo: Why shouldn't he be steady? He's always taken his work seriously. 

Diluc recalls bright scenes of Kaeya and Albedo: Laughing and holding hands with Klee, Kaeya's hair having been braided by her small hands; Kaeya walking with Albedo through Mondstadt as he carries a stack of books; Kaeya visiting Albedo during one of his expeditions to Dragonspine, catching him working on a painting in the snow and pines.Diluc adjusts his glove and recalls his memory of the night he testified about. Finding Albedo hiding something in the ground, using alchemy... and Diluc's own shock at what he witnessed.Diluc glances over at Kaeya's table. Kaeya catches him looking. Diluc returns his focus to cleaning the countertop.

Diluc: Because it involved you.
Albedo: Me? 
Diluc: He— He cares for you more than he admits.Diluc: The trial should have shaken him. But it didn't
Albedo: That's an angle we didn't consider.

Albedo looks down into his glass with a gentle smile on his face.
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apple [🍏‰] @thematchalight.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
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Diluc glances up as Kaeya's table calls for more drinks. 
As Diluc returns to the counter Albedo looks up at him over his folded hands.

Albedo: How did you know I wasn't guilty? Over at their table, Kaeya and Venti are engrossed in conversation.

Diluc: Kaeya gave it away.
Albedo: He does struggle to keep secrets from you.

Diluc pauses for a moment, remembering the night Kaeya finally told him a certain secret—and Diluc's own heated response.Back at the table Venti is making dramatic gestures as Kaeya laughs.

Diluc: He didn't tell me anything.
Albedo: He didn't?
Diluc: No. His performance in the courtroom gave it away.
Albedo: It was rather out of character for him to lose a case.

Albedo lifts his drink again, a small smile on his face. Diluc pauses to dry the glass in his hands, recalling the trial, his own testimony, Kaeya's defense of Albedo. 

Diluc: It was more out of character for him to be so steady.

Albedo's eyes open wide, surprised.
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apple [🍏‰] @thematchalight.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
I really enjoyed this post-paralogism kaebedo fic (archiveofourown.org/works/65365675) so I made it into a comic. 4/20
Title: At the end of the day
Fic by nitilia and art by thematchalight.

The Angels' Share tavern is bustling, filled with knights and Mondstadt citizens drinking in good cheer. Diluc is working at the counter tonight.The door opens, and Albedo walks in, past a table with some of his fellow knights, Venti, and Rosaria, to sit at the bar. 

Albedo: Master Diluc.
Diluc: Chief Alchemist.Diluc sets down Albedo's order in front of him.
Beyond Albedo, a table with Kaeya, Rosaria, and Venti is visible. Albedo takes a sip of his drink.

Diluc: Are you not joining the Knights?
Albedo: I'm fine here. The bottles and mugs at Kaeya's table multiply as time passes. Albedo is still holding onto the same glass, not yet empty. Diluc approaches him. 

Diluc: Is it not to your taste?
Albedo: No, it's good. I'm just not a heavy drinker.
Diluc: Would you prefer something non-alcoholic?
Albedo: This is good.
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apple [🍏‰] @thematchalight.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
I'm eating all of these thank you delicious food
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apple [🍏‰] @thematchalight.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
TY I have been working on oc stuff that i haven't been posting in just hoping i can get enough done by the end of the year or maybe spring for what i want to do. and i want to get better with bright colour
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apple [🍏‰] @thematchalight.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
when you stop and write your name on an image before hitting post and then realize you forgot to re-save the image before uploading and hitting post........... thats bedtime
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apple [🍏‰] @thematchalight.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
when you stop walking for 0.2s and the mosquitoes get you
my oc benze suffering the harsh reality of mosquitoes being ready to bite you on both the shin and the back of your head if you stop walking on the forest trail for a split second
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apple [🍏‰] @thematchalight.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
#ocs time
A drawing of my character Manda, hanging from a rope ladder by a hand and leg. Her hand reaches out to the viewer, palm up, and her face is not visible other than a full-tooth smile. The words "The Match Alight" are in the background, somewhat obscured.
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apple [🍏‰] @thematchalight.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
there's also some pencil crayon in there helping cover up where the paper could not resist bleeding
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apple [🍏‰] @thematchalight.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
tested out some really old watercolour paper
my OC jade sits beneath some unnaturally large wild columbine flowers
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apple [🍏‰] @thematchalight.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
I'm less making clothes and more making bags and pouches. clothes are scary bc i spend too much time agonizing over getting them to fit right. pouches just have to fit my little guy
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apple [🍏‰] @thematchalight.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
ive been sewing things all month so i had nothing in my digital art folder for the month and panicked. when you pick up another hobby they should give you 2x the time in a day
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apple [🍏‰] @thematchalight.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
please don't throw the book
A drawing of my ocs. Manda is perched frivolously on a ladder leaning against a wall of cabinets, laughing as she tosses a book down to Jade. Jade looks a little panicked about the volume flying at their face. Sunlight coming in at a low angle warms the scene.
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apple [🍏‰] @thematchalight.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
there was also a yaoyao but she did not get the same level of attention
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apple [🍏‰] @thematchalight.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
dug up some 3 year old #genshinimpact sketches to colour
Somewhere in the Knights of Favonius Library Fischl laughs and rolls dice for her turn in Genius Invokation tcg. Oz hovers over the table, watching her have fun.
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apple [🍏‰] @thematchalight.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
The way you colour your illustrations, especially hair, is so pleasing to look at. I love seeing all the vibrant colours work together so well
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apple [🍏‰] @thematchalight.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
really love the colours here. the blending has swag and the lighting has yolo as they say
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apple [🍏‰] @thematchalight.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
I have a piece in @albedofamzine.bsky.social – Check out the zine and merch bundles, a bunch of stretch goals have already been unlocked!!
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Kelly Bastow @moosekleenex.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Add one or two of yours! (or something you like about making digital art)🔥
a comic titled 'things I like about analog art making. the 6 panels say 'a good deckled edge, chopping stuff with a guillotine, a well-behaved brush/pen line, using leftover paint and making something cute with it, getting some new paints or pens in the mail, finishing a painting and actually liking it.'
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apple [🍏‰] @thematchalight.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
welcome back #dothacksign
tsukasa, greeted by bear, mimiru, and subaru on a platform in dun loireag
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saba sabaton @ gateway fate 501 @sabato-n.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
i made a guide on how to write, draw, and print a doujinshi/fanzine/whatever you want to call it. this is a crash course on literally everything i know about making doujinshi. it's over 40 pages long. i hope you like it. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Kreideprinz Chronicles: Albedo Family Zine @albedofamzine.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
✦ PREORDERS OPEN: IN 2 WEEKS ✦ Another sweet treat coming your way while you wait! This time it's a print by ruru! 📅 MARCH 1 📅 #Albedo #GenshinImpact #Klee
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apple [🍏‰] @thematchalight.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
green pink colour scheme one very good amazing and this is definitely not a biased comment based on my favourite colours
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apple [🍏‰] @thematchalight.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
ty janel!!! You helped remind me how much I want to go ham on fun oc art
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apple [🍏‰] @thematchalight.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Thank you!
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apple [🍏‰] @thematchalight.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Thank you! And if it still works, why replace it? I want to see how long I can keep mine going.
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apple [🍏‰] @thematchalight.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
TY FROGGO tune back in in... like 11 months and i may have something for you. hopefully
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apple [🍏‰] @thematchalight.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Luckily my 15+ year old drawing tablet is functional with the new and terrible operating systems they have these days #ocs
My oc Jade holds a bright candle and looks up at dangling starry lights, while my other oc Manda is striking a dramatic pose in the background.
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apple [🍏‰] @thematchalight.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
i also forgot to change the @ in the bottom corner pretend that says bsky instead of twt
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apple [🍏‰] @thematchalight.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
WAH! MERRY DOOGMAS!! STAY COZY!!!
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apple [🍏‰] @thematchalight.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
happy apple new year. what a year. im not free from genshin apparently despite my best attempts to focus on oc/original stuff
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apple [🍏‰] @thematchalight.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Made myself a pngtuber of my cute stuffed animal keychain using PNGTube Remix.
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apple [🍏‰] @thematchalight.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
sobbing crying etc.... they're beautiful i really love the shapes esp on the birds. thank you. delightful. my cute friend the red breasted nuthatch...!!!
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Fauxmoth || Vgen comms open! @fauxpapillon.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
A super cute cheeb commission for twinsky72 on twitter, thank you sooo so much!!!! [ #Vgen | #VgenCommission | #Commissions ]
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apple [🍏‰] @thematchalight.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
adventure
Various sketches of a tiny stuffed animal chinchilla exploring outdoors. the little guy is sitting on a tree stump, looking at bugs, visiting a bird at its birdhouse, holding a tiny watering can next to a big flower pot, laying on its back on the floor.
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apple [🍏‰] @thematchalight.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
my #ocs my weird little guys
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apple [🍏‰] @thematchalight.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
WOW... congratulations what a shaped lil guy !!!
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apple [🍏‰] @thematchalight.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
My dear friend Basic Markers, who have never let me down,
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apple [🍏‰] @thematchalight.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
I found my other markers. apparently I am drawing green dothack characters now
A bird launches itself from atoli's hands and she watches in wonder as it rises above her. Small pink flowers branch out from behind her.
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apple [🍏‰] @thematchalight.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
Silabus dothack holding a chim chim close with one hand and giving a peace sign with the other, smiling bright. Sunflowers and their leaves frame him.
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Kreideprinz Chronicles: Albedo Family Zine @albedofamzine.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
✦ CONTRIBUTOR SPOTLIGHT ✦ Say hello to Apple! We're so excited to them join as an artist. Their style and colours are stunning! Bluesky: @thematchalight.bsky.social Tumblr: thematchalight
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apple [🍏‰] @thematchalight.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
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Albedo glances down toward the viewer from the half-collapsed window of some stone ruins. The trees around the ruin just barely catch the sunlight where they poke out from he shadows.
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apple [🍏‰] @thematchalight.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
wanted to keep this one fairly rough bc it was just intended as a way to replace my like 3 year old desktop bg with my own little guys. I think this is the end result I was looking for.
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apple [🍏‰] @thematchalight.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
revisited a piece from earlier in the year. characters are mine. #ocs
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apple [🍏‰] @thematchalight.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
digging through my cheap marker collection / character sketches for friends (2/2)
mydei smiling bright! a faint phainon can be seen behind him, facing away.matoba seiji feat. pinks and greens because the friend i drew this one for also loves pink and green togetherAnaxa Star Rail looking cool with starry yellow swirls and some blue circles behind him. he also looks like a weird guy who needs to get some sleep.I have been told this horse's name is neo universe. she looks kind of spacey and I can appreciate that.
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