happy 10 years to Friends at The Table which i won't tag or anything bc truthfully im a fake fan it feels lol -- i barely listened to their stuff. BUT i've had counter/weight brainworms since i listened to it. i've thought about it so so often. sometimes i watch/play/listen to smth completely unrelated (not even referenced!) and im like "wow... just like c/w..."
i was introduced to the divine cycle by my friend and spent a lovely time doing co-listening of numerous episodes (tysm if u see this ✨). i struggled through twilight mirage bc of my own shortcomings but i loved my time with it too. i just think i love counter/weight a lot more. everyone's my little blorbos at this point. i have so SO many drawings and fanarts i wanna make. and yet, i can only repost old stuff (sorry)
i don't do fanarts very much. it's daunting to me to try and draw something someone else thought of -- i'll never do it justice. it pains me. i'm still not satisfied w much of my c/w headcanon designs but i had fun drawing them and i'll have fun in the future, too. it's just so weird to cherish smth that isn't mine so much! it's never been me! not like that! anyway,
i think Friends at the Table is the first time i actually produced anything that ppl... engaged with very genuinely and it is quite sweet, tbh. well i did have the one stressful encounter that did kill my vibe for a while (still does) BUT without the counter/weight drawings i'd have never befriended some of youse and just for that i think it was very well worth it, actually
it's weird because my experience with ttrpg podcasts is that they mostly suck. but Friends at the Table is cozy, interesting. the world building is full of care and respectful of the players and what a world could be -- and in my many hours listening to the seasons i've 100% engaged with, i found myself thinking "it DOES feel like friends, playing. and i'm so happy i get to listen to them do just that. because they do it so well, and i want to draw while listening to them have fun" (maybe a bit too parasocial but heh im not weird about it)
it's also a very big deal to keep at smth for 10 years. i want to say "congratulations!" and "thank you!" all at once. i'll always be very happy to see what else there is to listen to ~
ps. a lot of these drawings were done for 15daysofFatT so that's where you might have seen them : )
