Long ago, in the DeviantArt times, I participated in a good number of Pokemon OCTs (Original Character Tournaments) and made a lot of friends. Over the years I drifted away from a lot of them, but there are a few I'm still friends with or still think about.
Rai is one of those people. When we first met they were so cutesy and wholesome in their art, and I think that made me project that same image onto them, so it was a bit of a surprise when years later they were drawing lots of lewd stuff lol! There's a good amount of their art that's not really my thing, or not my kink, but there's also some stuff that is, and regardless of subject matter, their art in general is always fun to look at. They've really grown as an artist, and I'm glad I got to witness that over the years.
We may not talk pretty much ever, but that doesn't mean I don't think about them sometimes and wonder what they're up to or spot their uploads on my feeds on various socials, and have always considered us friends, so thank you for being my friend and mutual, Rai~
If you visit their IB page, you can tell they've... probably abandoned it lol but you can find their other art in the links below: BlueSky Twitter
![[MM] Tetra for NyaasuNekoban](https://va.ib.metapix.net/thumbnails/medium/5319/5319129_NekoStar_tetra_-_nyaasu_noncustom.jpg "[MM] Tetra for NyaasuNekoban")
![[MM] Choxy for Hitaki318](https://va.ib.metapix.net/thumbnails/medium/5389/5389946_NekoStar_choxy_-_hitaki_noncustom.jpg "[MM] Choxy for Hitaki318")