Kingdom Pen | calidris | Activity https://kingdompen.org/members/calidris/activity/ Activity feed for calidris. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:47:41 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 e05e587001991dc1bb6fa31b2cc29bf3 calidris replied to the topic Anime Nerd/Chat in the forum Film https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/anime-nerd-chat/#post-107261 Mon, 15 Nov 2021 20:28:44 -0500 @jenwriter17 I’ve heard amazing things about The Promised Neverland, but I think I’m far too sensitive for that one lol.  I love Haikyuu, though! Who’s your favorite character/team?  My favorite characters are Bokuto and Sakusa, and my favorite team is probably Fukurodani or Inarizaki (my real favorite is a spoiler sooo…)

That’s the issue w…[Read more]

]]> ac5dcbd9fc6600a8b497229d8ee34cd4 calidris replied to the topic Anime Nerd/Chat in the forum Film https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/anime-nerd-chat/#post-107244 Mon, 15 Nov 2021 03:27:38 -0500 @devastate-lasting *side-eyes Haikyuu fandom* yeah I feel that.

]]> 2e142d36ac1c9ddb5cf860a560bb96de calidris replied to the topic Anime Nerd/Chat in the forum Film https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/anime-nerd-chat/#post-107240 Mon, 15 Nov 2021 03:18:28 -0500 @devastate-lasting I have a friend who got into Bungou Stray Dogs recently, and she seems to really like it!

]]> 6544eace964403f65daba9958e1c6398 calidris replied to the topic Anime Nerd/Chat in the forum Film https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/anime-nerd-chat/#post-107236 Mon, 15 Nov 2021 02:57:51 -0500 @anatra23 ooh that’s a tough one.  The dub is way funnier than the sub, since it’s super chaotic and really just perfectly captures actual conversations that high school kids might have (so it’s basically dumber lol).  Personally, I prefer the sub because I can’t understand the swearing (haikyuu has some language, but it’s nothing too intense.  Th…[Read more]

]]> c64addb21a8808947ee88be731f02ba4 calidris replied to the topic Anime Nerd/Chat in the forum Film https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/anime-nerd-chat/#post-107232 Mon, 15 Nov 2021 02:18:12 -0500 OOH OOH HAIKIYUU!

That’s the only anime I watch, but it’s soooo good.  The manga is absolutely amazing, too.  I still need to read the first half, but so far it seems like the anime adapted it really, really well!  Hopefully season five comes out soon…

I don’t even like sports and I think it’s fantastic.  It’s definitely a slow burn (S1 is kin…[Read more]

]]> c1372db21ff7312cb3a4fb8776f3b7f9 calidris replied to the topic Some of my art :) in the forum Art https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/some-of-my-art/page/9/#post-105322 Tue, 12 Oct 2021 23:58:43 -0400 @lydia-s thanks!  Well, you should at least keep it in mind 😉  trust me, I know how it feels having a ton of stories at once lol (arcs in my case – all of my stories were set in the same world)

]]> 48ecb0dccca504ce033f27774a256024 calidris replied to the topic Some of my art :) in the forum Art https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/some-of-my-art/page/9/#post-105004 Thu, 07 Oct 2021 21:01:14 -0400 Sakusa redraw because a. I didn’t draw his hair curly enough the first time and b. I wanted a new pfp 🙂  It makes me kind of sad to change it, though.  I got attatched to my raven 🙁

]]> c4d38154575011662d954e098295d1ba calidris replied to the topic Some of my art :) in the forum Art https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/some-of-my-art/page/9/#post-105001 Thu, 07 Oct 2021 20:58:07 -0400 @lydia-s chickadees are so cute!  That’s great that you were able to find inspiration in their calls!  Steampunk is really cool.  I had a setting that was kind of like a post-apocolyptic steam punk thing, but I don’t really use it any more.  Once you finish your current story, you should totally write the steampunk trilogy!

]]> 2330ec5b44f7e7a2014691009b8a624e calidris replied to the topic Some of my art :) in the forum Art https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/some-of-my-art/page/9/#post-104866 Mon, 04 Oct 2021 18:43:26 -0400 @scripter-of-kingdoms yep, the characters are the best!  You’ll have to let me know if you end up liking it 😉  Now that you point it out, I can see that it’s pencil, but I still think it looks amazing!

]]> 237618a6481db4fa1adbd582927738bb calidris replied to the topic Some of my art :) in the forum Art https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/some-of-my-art/page/8/#post-104826 Sun, 03 Oct 2021 15:35:42 -0400 @scripter-of-kingdoms he looks great!  I love the shading- it looks so natural, even though you were using pens!

]]> 047184f2132d06d82eff8d7df8a29593 calidris replied to the topic Some of my art :) in the forum Art https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/some-of-my-art/page/8/#post-104825 Sun, 03 Oct 2021 15:34:00 -0400 @keilah-h thank you!

@scripter-of-kingdoms YES!  It’s sooo good.  It’s a slow burn, so personally I found season one a bit boring, but it was setting up a lot of the conflict and character development in later seasons.  The character development is top tier btw.  Literally every character has character development, even the characters from the…[Read more]

]]> 5c0d15ed5e78a15a8ff2262be667b814 calidris replied to the topic Some of my art :) in the forum Art https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/some-of-my-art/page/8/#post-104814 Sat, 02 Oct 2021 17:27:38 -0400 @scripter-of-kingdoms thanks!  Yeah, it’s my latest obsession lol.  I’ve almost finished it (at least until season 5 comes out 😉 ) Have you seen it?

]]> 33736728e14fbe8e618065e472ec1334 calidris replied to the topic Some of my art :) in the forum Art https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/some-of-my-art/page/8/#post-104810 Sat, 02 Oct 2021 06:38:56 -0400

Kiyoomi Sakusa from Haikyuu!  I don’t really do lineart very often, but I’m happy with how it turned out.  I think he turned out quite nicely 🙂

]]> 7c97ec5092d9da2381733fd941824dc3 calidris replied to the topic Some of my art :) in the forum Art https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/some-of-my-art/page/8/#post-104799 Fri, 01 Oct 2021 18:58:09 -0400 @scripter-of-kingdoms I love shading too!  It’s always hard for me to decude whether or not to make it more realistic or stylized, cause shading can really make or break the effect.   I love how he’s realistic, but also really stylized at the same time.  You did a great job!

]]> 47fff08cd316e34ea007acb8ea9cee3f calidris replied to the topic Fanart (or, as my phone tried to correct it to, "Canary") in the forum Art https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/fanart-or-as-my-phone-tried-to-correct-it-to-canary/page/10/#post-104796 Fri, 01 Oct 2021 17:26:15 -0400

Bokuto from Haikyuu 🙂  This is actually the first fanart I’ve done for this show!  It doesn’t exactly look like him, but I’m still very proud of how it turned out.

]]> 4a4ac7245bd6ffbeb0bea26e478fe683 calidris replied to the topic Some of my art :) in the forum Art https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/some-of-my-art/page/8/#post-104795 Fri, 01 Oct 2021 17:22:26 -0400 @scripter-of-kingdoms oh my goodness that drawing is beautiful!  I love your choices in color, especially with the shading.  He looks so good!  And I totally get what you mean.  Pictures really flatten the colors 🙁  I still think he looks great, though!

Yeah, Misu’s definitely one of my favorites 🙂  I’m glad you like him too!

]]> 070f82f22857430108f861b8010cbcaa calidris replied to the topic Some of my art :) in the forum Art https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/some-of-my-art/page/8/#post-104777 Fri, 01 Oct 2021 01:04:21 -0400 @scripter-of-kingdoms aww thanks!  I’m very pleased with how he turned out – I think I captured his personality really well.  That really means a lot to me!

@keilah-h thanks!  Misu is a guy, but I like to draw him with softer features because he’s a very gentle and kind character (depending on who you ask – he’s an angel in disguise, so he de…[Read more]

]]> 09a17c068372be43e49777930b7afaf7 calidris replied to the topic Some of my art :) in the forum Art https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/some-of-my-art/page/7/#post-104747 Mon, 27 Sep 2021 18:01:49 -0400

My oc Misu 🙂

]]> b93ba02eda7856aafd558213b2f3e657 calidris replied to the topic Some of my art :) in the forum Art https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/some-of-my-art/page/7/#post-104746 Mon, 27 Sep 2021 17:51:45 -0400 @scripter-of-kingdoms she’s so pretty!  I agree with @keilah-h, your drawing style is really interesting and unique.  I love how delicate and soft it is, and it fits so nicely with your characters too!

]]> fabaa5a083e4824a890ff23d3ba37209 calidris replied to the topic beta readers needed! in the forum Novel Critique Requests https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/beta-readers-needed/page/2/#post-104731 Sat, 25 Sep 2021 17:12:31 -0400 @elfwing  you’re totally fine!  School recently started, so I’m kind if busy now 🙁  I’ll let you know when I’m ready!  I’m not sure I’ll be able to do a full read through, but I could read certain parts and give you tips on those 🙂

]]> 8fd6fbf2701d739a64b56c263b52bd04 calidris replied to the topic Some of my art :) in the forum Art https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/some-of-my-art/page/7/#post-104730 Sat, 25 Sep 2021 17:07:19 -0400 @scripter-of-kingdoms I love him!  Your work is just so clean.  Like the lineart and the coloring is very clean and precise.  What type of fineliners do you use?  I’ve thought about doing colored lineart, but I don’t think I’ve tried it out yet.  It looks really good!

]]> 749a8bb62bf30ea0000345b4d54a7b13 calidris replied to the topic Some of my art :) in the forum Art https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/some-of-my-art/page/7/#post-104711 Fri, 24 Sep 2021 02:08:03 -0400 @keilah-h thank you!

@lydia-s honestly same lol.  Thank you!  I love him too.  Redemption arcs are so good, plus I just couldn’t bear to have him suffer and then just get killed off.  I just shamelessly stole his bad guy name from a bird lol.  Shrikes are a really cool type of predatory songbird that hunt mice and other birds.  Idk how sensi…[Read more]

]]> ce2648b1cfbecb4efe6e28cc4e791671 calidris replied to the topic Some of my art :) in the forum Art https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/some-of-my-art/page/6/#post-104589 Sat, 18 Sep 2021 02:33:08 -0400 @lydia-s oh my goodness, I’m so sorry I took this long to get back to you!  My villain and protagonist are both retired/defected super soldiers in the city of Spire, a Cold War inspired fantasy setting.  Sasha, the villain, was made/engineered in a sort of arms race after his nations’ rival created their own super soldier.  He was a part of a da…[Read more]

]]> 9a0d3be5cade42bafc602940740de984 calidris replied to the topic Some of my art :) in the forum Art https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/some-of-my-art/page/6/#post-104320 Thu, 09 Sep 2021 23:47:32 -0400 @scripter-of-kingdoms  as you should be!  He’s adorable!  I really love the way you drew the glasses.  I’ve been struggling to draw gkasses that don’t completely overpower and distract from the face.  It never occured to me that I could just draw a part of them and kind of imply the rest 🙂

]]> 39d2e71d3514a97f0056a560c6c40aaa calidris replied to the topic Reading in the forum General Writing Discussions https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/reading/page/2/#post-104263 Wed, 08 Sep 2021 13:42:47 -0400 @scripter-of-kingdoms yeah, it was assigned reading for me in 7th grade.  It was extremely lazy and poorly written imo.  One of my clearest memories is of the teacher telling us how the “koi in the pond represent peace and the osprey taking the koi represent the peace getting stolen out of the main character’s life.”  It might have just been a th…[Read more]

]]> d7e0d1f337a34b16bfb8b82786507d1f calidris replied to the topic Reading in the forum General Writing Discussions https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/reading/#post-104260 Wed, 08 Sep 2021 13:33:13 -0400 @elfwing @devastate-lasting @scripter-of-kingdoms did any of you guys have to read tangerine in school?

]]> 62e29b5c8e2a610d6ff811944266f51a calidris replied to the topic Reading in the forum General Writing Discussions https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/reading/#post-104242 Tue, 07 Sep 2021 04:36:44 -0400 @elfwing i could definitely help with that!  I love working with descriptions.

]]> 638d0a45c856fa662b92d2a76119bc84 calidris replied to the topic Reading in the forum General Writing Discussions https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/reading/#post-104240 Tue, 07 Sep 2021 04:21:19 -0400 @elfwing alright!  I might be able to help with prose, but I’m not very good at plotting.  I might be able to critique small sections at a time, and just give you general writing advice 🙂

]]> cb2bd6108bc83223609d352fc7790d94 calidris replied to the topic Reading in the forum General Writing Discussions https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/reading/#post-104237 Tue, 07 Sep 2021 04:14:44 -0400 @elfwing ooh i see.  I personally don’t have that problem, but there might be someone else who does 🙂

It’s only if you want to.  I don’t want you to feel pressured or anything. It’s something that I’ve been considering recently, just for people in general.  I have to warn you, though, I might not be able to dedicate a lot of time because of sc…[Read more]

]]> 73bf36fe93059c4e9c475b1decbcc1e6 calidris replied to the topic Reading in the forum General Writing Discussions https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/reading/#post-104235 Tue, 07 Sep 2021 04:04:08 -0400 @elfwing  I don’t know if this is what you’re asking, but I would be up for being a beta reader if you need something critiqued, or just giving you advice 🙂

]]> 0d7268cbfa9072b5430ec586f7dc8016 calidris replied to the topic Some of my art :) in the forum Art https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/some-of-my-art/page/5/#post-104138 Fri, 03 Sep 2021 00:55:12 -0400 @lydia-s she sounds really intetesting!  I totally understand having your villain as your favorite character lol.  One of my favorites is a villain.  I just feel so sad for him 🙁

]]> d96d36fa0ee5d76bf53f0e6d673d105f calidris replied to the topic Some of my art :) in the forum Art https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/some-of-my-art/page/5/#post-104089 Wed, 01 Sep 2021 23:44:27 -0400 @scripter-of-kingdoms aww!  Your art style is so cute!  I love the way you shaded his hoody.  It’s really simple, but also very effective!  Who are your favorite kpop bands?  I haven’t gotten into kpop yet, but I hope to in the future 🙂

]]> b63de81edba45b9496693c771e22695f calidris replied to the topic Some of my art :) in the forum Art https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/some-of-my-art/page/5/#post-104018 Wed, 01 Sep 2021 00:57:11 -0400 @mkfairygirl that sounds really cool!

]]> 667b8e78cd70ab370ace6d668d17f5ee calidris replied to the topic Some of my art :) in the forum Art https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/some-of-my-art/page/4/#post-103936 Sat, 28 Aug 2021 21:09:18 -0400 @lydia-s she looks really sweet 🙂  what’s she like?

]]> 3a62fb377a285c5d1b1f43c2fe9215f3 calidris replied to the topic Hey guys! in the forum Start HERE https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/hey-guys-2/page/7/#post-103935 Sat, 28 Aug 2021 21:06:33 -0400 @lydia-s i have never heard of the trimont trilogy.  I’ll have to look into it!  I actually didn’t know about historical fiction based on the Bible until I joined Kingdom Pen, either.  And I absolutely understand having a difficult time summarizing a fantasy wip lol.  They tend to be very complicated as well as difficult to explain.  All of your…[Read more]

]]> 014e2e9026e99fd6356d83d51439677c calidris replied to the topic Hey guys! in the forum Start HERE https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/hey-guys-2/page/7/#post-103878 Thu, 26 Aug 2021 20:40:03 -0400 @elfwing sounds good!  I would love to hear more 🙂

]]> 59d3ad38c49f8e4ba73624c435e710b1 calidris replied to the topic Hey guys! in the forum Start HERE https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/hey-guys-2/page/7/#post-103839 Thu, 26 Aug 2021 00:51:22 -0400 @keilah-h i think you’re on to something there.  I think that arrofant characters are much more hateable than humble characters.  I think it all depends, though.  I’ve come across characters that have pride as their major character flaw and downfall who I’ve really liked (looking at you, Fëanor).  Oikawa on the other hand…I could rant about this…[Read more]

]]> ca6ee413c81d7c1c33998d46f081f8bc calidris replied to the topic Fanart (or, as my phone tried to correct it to, "Canary") in the forum Art https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/fanart-or-as-my-phone-tried-to-correct-it-to-canary/page/10/#post-103838 Thu, 26 Aug 2021 00:45:51 -0400 @scripter-of-kingdoms i can’t wait to see it!

]]> 6e27fb288812df20785bbd7e83be3e25 calidris replied to the topic Fanart (or, as my phone tried to correct it to, "Canary") in the forum Art https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/fanart-or-as-my-phone-tried-to-correct-it-to-canary/page/10/#post-103835 Thu, 26 Aug 2021 00:25:37 -0400 @scripter-of-kingdoms I would love to see it!

]]> f96b5a508be9971c4516cfae096d24c5 calidris replied to the topic Hey guys! in the forum Start HERE https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/hey-guys-2/page/7/#post-103809 Wed, 25 Aug 2021 17:26:19 -0400 @keilah-h see, for me my least favorite characters aren’t the ones that are outright villains, but the ones that are just irritating.  I don’t really know how to explain it lol.  My least favorite Tolkien character is probably Finwë from the Silmarillion.  He’s not a villain, he’s not even an antagonist, he’s just incredibly immature and petty and…[Read more]

]]> 738d4292cc81949fb142207a824d76fd calidris replied to the topic Hey guys! in the forum Start HERE https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/hey-guys-2/page/7/#post-103796 Wed, 25 Aug 2021 01:14:46 -0400 @keilah-h  i think I saw an ad for the bad batch, but that’s all i really know about it.  I don’t think it has the advantage of an insanely cute baby yoda (his real name is grogu, right?) for publicity lol.

That’s really cool about the wingfeather saga.  I think that the most effective christian works aren’t the ones that preach about, but the on…[Read more]

]]> 33f42fe95e0218f231a263903235b6bb calidris replied to the topic Some of my art :) in the forum Art https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/some-of-my-art/page/4/#post-103795 Wed, 25 Aug 2021 01:10:13 -0400 @keilah-h that’s really cool!  It would be fun to have merch of your own character, but no one else would know who it is.  For me, the fun thing about merch is when other people recognise it 🙂

]]> fc06d1490aa028c70d6279f588145522 calidris replied to the topic Fanart (or, as my phone tried to correct it to, "Canary") in the forum Art https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/fanart-or-as-my-phone-tried-to-correct-it-to-canary/page/9/#post-103768 Tue, 24 Aug 2021 14:21:48 -0400 @scripter-of-kingdoms what kind of art do you like to do?

]]> ad69cf3ab2bf478e6a07262dcdc603a2 calidris replied to the topic Hey guys! in the forum Start HERE https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/hey-guys-2/page/7/#post-103767 Tue, 24 Aug 2021 14:20:13 -0400 @it’s definitely…unique lol.  But it’s still super cool in it’s own way 🙂

I love yellow, but it doesnt really work with my skin tone so I’ve been working it into my accessories.  Right now, I have some yellow gingham shoelaces, and I’ve actually found a way to make them work with my outfits 🙂  I’ll probably switch them out to brown checks on…[Read more]

]]> 9f0317cf27646d0107373ae39b247d22 calidris replied to the topic Some of my art :) in the forum Art https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/some-of-my-art/page/4/#post-103766 Tue, 24 Aug 2021 14:12:14 -0400 @daisy-torres that is a really cool idea!

]]> a1a3c003effbecc562fbb8d62e456f19 calidris replied to the topic Hey guys! in the forum Start HERE https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/hey-guys-2/page/7/#post-103761 Mon, 23 Aug 2021 23:07:34 -0400 @maryg3 right?  I think you’re the third I’ve met on this forum so far!  It’s a rather rare hobby imo, especially among our generation.  I’ve heard that more and more young people are getting into burds, so that’s really exciting.  Honestly, I love owls.  They’re just so cute and fluffy!  I think I also like them because they’re hard to find,…[Read more]

]]> d1152b2fde43ef8c899dd9ca7d66e97d calidris replied to the topic Some of my art :) in the forum Art https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/some-of-my-art/page/4/#post-103753 Mon, 23 Aug 2021 19:24:15 -0400 @lydia-s thank you!  Do you do any art?

]]> 681503bc907590df4cf38363ad806274 calidris replied to the topic Hey guys! in the forum Start HERE https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/hey-guys-2/page/6/#post-103752 Mon, 23 Aug 2021 19:21:54 -0400 @lydia-s hi lydia!  I would have to say that my favorite character is probably Gandalf.  I really love him.  I think he’s a very interesting character, especially knowing his background.  That being said, Fëanor is the most interesting character I’ve read, but I don’t like him at all as a person lol

Who’s your favorite book character?  What’…[Read more]

]]> 8c1e28b451c9ed119d2ecd93e7a5850e calidris replied to the topic Some of my art :) in the forum Art https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/some-of-my-art/page/4/#post-103739 Sun, 22 Aug 2021 23:52:47 -0400 @keilah-h it’s definitely fun to branch out!  And I also understand wanting a character to marry an oc lol.  Usually what happens is I find a character that I really like and I end up later making up a very similar oc lol, probably because I don’t feel comfortable with writing fanfiction (not that there’s anything wrong with it – it just feels w…[Read more]

]]> 394c0f6466bad30c6f105baf5354a675 calidris replied to the topic Hey guys! in the forum Start HERE https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/hey-guys-2/page/6/#post-103738 Sun, 22 Aug 2021 23:46:00 -0400 @keilah-h I get that 🙂  i have lots of books and movies that I’ve enjoyed, but only two true fandoms.  Your dragonmen seem really fun!  I used to have winged people, but I’ve given up on trying to fit them into my story lol

I haven’t heard a lot about the bad batch, but I’ve heard excellent things about the Mandalorian 🙂  I’ve also heard goo…[Read more]

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