There are many things that shouldn’t exist on a person, and one of the most obvious is a tail.
Sure, humans might’ve had tails before evolution, but now it’s a vestigial trait.
[Me: Why does this character have a tail wagging like that?]
[Me: Hmm;]
The intent was obviously impure.
When I asked.
[PaysWell: Oh, I really didn’t mean it like that.]
[PaysWell: I just really like this character, so I wanted to request a commission.]
[PaysWell: It’s a character from an anime, and I love how cool they look in it.]
The responses came so smoothly, almost too practiced.
That made it even more suspicious.
I knew this character.
I knew they were from an anime.
And that’s why I was even more doubtful.
Because the character in question wasn’t “cool” at all.
In fact, they were kind of pathetic in the anime—a bit of a loser.
[Me: Hmm…]
[Me: I’ve watched that anime too.]
[Me: Haha.]
At this point, I thought they’d give up.
But instead, they kept pushing their request.
[PaysWell: I’ll pay more.]
[PaysWell: Can you please draw it for me just this once?]
[PaysWell: Please.]
“How desperate are they, really?”
It was absurd.
Surely there were other artists they could approach, so why were they clinging to me so stubbornly?
Then again…
Should I just do it?
I started to waver.
Sure, the character was portrayed as a bit of a loser in the anime, but they weren’t exactly a shady or inappropriate figure.
There wasn’t anything particularly weird about someone requesting a commission of them.
After some internal debate, I finally made my decision.
[Me: Alright, I’ll take it.]
[Me: I’ll send it to you by the end of the week.]
[Me: (Bank account details) Please send the payment.]
I decided to accept the request.
They probably had their own reasons for being so persistent.
[PaysWell: Thank you so much ㅠㅠ.]
[PaysWell: Your art style is exactly what I was looking for.]
[PaysWell: I’ll send the payment right away.]
Shortly afterward, the payment came through.
“…This amount feels off.”
It was significantly more than what I usually charged for commissions.
While I was still feeling a bit thrown off—
[PaysWell: I added a little extra as a thank you.]
[PaysWell: You don’t know how much I appreciate this.]
‘This is kind of overwhelming.’
It felt a bit burdensome.
Getting paid this much meant I needed to put even more effort into the commission.
I briefly considered refunding the extra amount.
But then, another message came through.
[PaysWell: Oh, and feel free to work on it in front of others.]
[PaysWell: I’ve been enjoying your streams!]
That caught me off guard.
[Title: By the way, don’t Glim’s and Ryu Arim’s OCs look like they’re in a similar art style?]
[Content: Was the artist someone famous?]
L: I think they’re pretty well-known over on Parangsae.
L: Yeah, a pretty famous artist.
ᄂ: I’ve commissioned them before too.
L: Honestly, they’re the best value for the quality, lol. Other artists charge twice as much.
L: Wait, are Glim and Ryu Arim close to this artist?
[Title: Someone was asking about the Parangsae artist earlier, so here’s the link.]
[Content: (Link) Go check it out.]
L: Whoa, their art is amazing.
L: The muscle details are insane.
ᄂ: Yeah, their art is so… enticing.
L: FYI, this artist never takes NSFW commissions.
ᄂ: Don’t NSFW commissions pay a lot more? Why don’t they take those?
ᄂ: I think the artist is a guy? Maybe that’s why. They said they’re not comfortable with it.
ᄂ: Ah, fair enough, lol.
[Title: What’s this while browsing Parangsae?]
[Content: (Photo) (Photo) This feels like I’ve seen it somewhere before.]
L: What is this, you weeb? Explain it.
ᄂ: Wow, you’re like, “I’ve seen this somewhere before,” but you don’t even explain it, huh?
ᄂ: Feels like someone posting a photo of their dad and saying, ‘This looks familiar,’ lol.
L: I think I saw this on LikeYogurt’s stream.
L: Seriously.
ᄂ: Hold up, lol. I’ll do a proper investigation.
[Title: Wait, is this actually real? LOLLLLLL]
[Content: (Photo) (Photo) (Photo) (Photo) I’m rewatching LikeYogurt’s stream, and the drawings on that artist’s Parangsae account are exactly the same?]
L: What the hell, lol.
L: So does that mean they already knew Glim?
ᄂ: Yeah, it seems like it.
ᄂ: Wait, so the chicken giveaway was rigged?
ᄂ: This kind of smells fishy.
L: Hmm… is it just me, or does something about this feel off?
L: Seriously.
[Title: I placed a commission request.]
[Content: (Photo) I put in a furry commission, lol. Hope they do a good job.]
L: Dude.
L: It’s fine if it’s just a character, but what the hell is that, you psycho, lol.
ᄂ: Wow, why would you ask for something like that?
ᄂ: This is pissing me off.
L: Furries are respectable, though, lol.
ᄂ: Heh heh…
ᄂ: Look at the detail on the tail.
[Title: LikeYogurt is about to stream, and I’m so hyped for his reaction, lololol.]
[Content: (Photo of Lusha staring straight ahead) I can’t wait to see how innocent LikeYogurt reacts. Heh heh…]
L: If he sees that, he’s not gonna stream, lol.
L: Seriously.
ᄂ: If it were me, I’d be too scared to stream.
L: That screenshot came out looking terrifying, lolol.
ᄂ: Those eyes look like they’d kill someone. It wouldn’t even be surprising.
[Author: HurryAndLeave]
[Title: Breaking News: LikeYogurt is live, lololol.]
[Content: Let’s gooo.]
L: Upvote if you’re a righteous viewer wanting to “expose society,” lol.
ᄂ: Upvoting hard.
ᄂ: Let’s expose the truth, hmm hmm.
L: His reaction’s already gonna be hilarious—I can feel it.
L: Seriously.
Even though I had received some strange DMs, I started my stream without paying them much mind.
After all, I’d always known there was a chance something like this could come up eventually.
[The stream has started!]
I waited for viewers to join.
How long had I been waiting?
[Viewer count: 121.]
[Viewer count: 185.]
[Viewer count: 230.]
The number of viewers kept climbing steadily.
But this time, I wasn’t surprised.
After all, I’d seen how the viewer count skyrocketed yesterday.
“Hello, everyone.”
[+HurryAndLeave: hehe hi hehe hi.]
[Explain! Explain! Explain! Explain! Explain!]
[What do they have to explain?]
[Is there something going on?]
[You have to explain this, seriously.]
[Why aren’t you explaining about drawing on Parangsae? That site’s crawling with misogynistic people, lol.]
[Pepe: What’s with this surprise chaos?]
When I glanced at the chat, it was utter chaos.
People were demanding an explanation, asking if I was the same person active on Parangsae.
Initially, I had planned to admit it right away, but.
‘…This is annoying.’
It irked me.
Why did it matter if I was active on Parangsae or not?
It wasn’t like I had used offensive language or done anything wrong.
So, I decided to take a different approach.
“Today, I’ll do an art stream.”
Normally, I would’ve set up a poll for this, but seeing how chaotic the chat was right after starting the stream, I figured an art stream was the way to go.
[+HurryAndLeave: Niceee! This is it!]
[+HurryAndLeave: Finally, lol.]
[He finally granted our wish, lol.]
[Yes!!!]
[When are you going to explain? When are you going to explain? When are you going to explain? When are you going to explain? When are you going to explain?]
[Explain the Parangsae account already.]
[Pepe: Why does everyone keep spamming about an explanation?]
[But what are you drawing today?]
“I’ve already decided what to draw.”
Normally, I wouldn’t draw something like this on stream, out of consideration for the viewers.
But seeing how full of venom some people were, I felt like being a little mischievous.
[+HurryAndLeave: Just draw anything, hehe.]
[The manager seems to be in a really good mood, lol.]
[He’s in such a good mood, let’s ground him by making him play Reore.]
[What does Reore have to do with this?]
[Pepe: Is it another anime character?]
“Yes, it’s an anime character.”
With that, I brought up a reference photo and displayed it in the corner of my screen—though not visible on the live stream itself.
It wouldn’t be fun if I revealed which character I was drawing right from the start.
“Well, I’ll start drawing now. I’m not sure if I’ll be able to finish it within the stream time.”
Since I was being paid a significant amount for this commission, I planned to put in as much effort as possible to ensure the client would be satisfied.
Swoosh, swoosh—.
I began sketching the outlines on the tablet quickly.
Of course, I left out the tail for now, focusing only on the body’s form.
[Oh, it’s a male character.]
[I was worried it might be a female character, but thank goodness.]
[+HurryAndLeave: By the way, you really do draw insanely well, lol.]
[This is what I’m here for, lol.]
[Pepe: Just tell us what it is already!]
“Oh, I’ll save the reveal for later—it’s more fun that way. If I tell you now, it might ruin the surprise.”
I meant it.
It would be more enjoyable to find out which character it was only after it was finished.
Swoosh, swoosh.
I quickly outlined the character and began adding intricate details to the clothing.
Looking at the chat, it seemed no one had figured it out yet.
That made sense since I hadn’t added any of the animal-like features yet.
Swoosh, swoosh.
As I kept drawing, I chatted with viewers about random topics, like how much I dreaded the upcoming school semester.
How much time had passed?
By now, I had fully fleshed out the details of the character’s clothing.
“Now, I’ll get into the real details.”
It was time to bring out the fur details.