Update on YKMET:Lawrence - September 21, 2026
Hello everyone! I'm sorry for going so long without updating the website ^^; I've just been so busy working on the next game. I figured I'd tap in and give a small official update!
Overall, it's going very well! I've just been grinding away at the placeholder phase, which is always a very long phase of production. This time, it's taking longer than ever. But I promise it's for a good reason- the amount of art in the new game is going to be massive. YKMET:Strade ended up having around 550 sprite images. As of writing this, I have currently produced 857 placeholder sprites for YKMET:Lawrence, and I'm not done. I think it's pretty likely the final number could end up around 1000.
Pros: The game's gonna be just FULL of art. There's a lot of subtle expression changes- Lawrence is moodier than Strade. There's also more pose changes, Law tends to move around more. Cons: The game might end up taking longer than I originally hoped. Art is the major time sink in making these games, and more art means more development time. I'm hoping that it ends up being worth it though. I want to make the best game I can make.
I've added a couple screenshots of my placeholders in the YKMET:Lawrence project page.
Thank you for your patience everyone! I promise I'm working hard and trying my best! ^o^
Love Like Drowning Cover! - September 20, 2026
Hello everyone! I wanted to make a small update about the book Love Like Drowning, written by Carson Wulff!
I was talking with Carson and ended up volunteering to draw a new cover for the book! I really enjoyed myself ^o^ You can see the art now added in my art section, plus some bonus sketches of Gregory and Sinclair.
You can also own my art now in the form of the actual book cover haha! I highly recommend it!
https://www.amazon.com/Love-Like-Drowning-serial-romance-ebook/dp/B0H3WQDC1Z
Book Review - July 14, 2026
Well, I tried to leave a review on Amazon, but apparently because I normally use Canadian Amazon, my account doesn't meet the requirements to leave a review on US Amazon >:( So, I will have to just make a post on my personal website about the book I want to talk about instead.
Love Like Drowning is my new favourite book. If you've been around work like mine for a long time, you might remember an old and beloved fanfic called 'Fervent Care of Dying Things'. This book is by the same author, and is a reimagined and updated version of the story with original characters!
It's amazingly written, completely addictive, and I can't recommend it enough. Gregory and Sinclair are exactly what the story needed, and the narrative is woven together perfectly with them. The story is intense, mysterious, HOT, and ultimately incredibly deep and fulfilling. The horror doesn't pull any punches, but it's never played for cheap shock value. Everything in this book is part of the bigger picture, and I'm just so happy to have read it and honoured to be a part of the inspiration for it with my own work.
If you want some scary and sexy reading this summer, you GOTTA get it.
Also side/unrelated note, shipping from Canada to EU is still cut off :( [ You can check on it yourself here: Canada Post Service Disruptions ]
More info on EU Shipping problem - July 2, 2026
Okay I've managed to get a little bit more info about what's happening with Canada Post/EU shipping. Short version is that Canada Post is no longer accepting parcels for Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal and Spain. Because of this, I've been forced to cut off those countries from my merch shop.
From what I've been seeing, this will hopefully only be a temporary issue? But it's been hard to find info. Here's one news article anyway.
I'll be keeping an eye on the situation so that I can update and re-add those countries if/when Canada Post starts shipping there again.
New Etsy Problem Dropped - June 28, 2026
New Etsy Problem: Apparently the EU is changing its customs/import fees and dropping its de minimus exemption by July 1st, and Etsy is dealing with this by telling Canadian sellers absolutely nothing, and shutting off the ability to buy shipping labels for the EU.
So right now, I can't send and shipments to any country in the EU, and I have no idea how long the problem is going to last, because Etsy isn't communicating with Canadian sellers at all. Nothing from Canada Post either.
I'm very sorry for the disruption, and I hope it gets resolved soon.
Merch Knockoffs - Now with AI! - March 27, 2026
Just a heads up- aside from my teepublic account, my only store is my Etsy store [ Gatobob on Etsy, you need a direct link and can't search for it because my store is marked adult ].
There's a bunch of people selling knockoffs of my merch, which isn't really new, but now they're generating the product pictures with AI. This means there's even less of a chance you get what you ordered.
Here's a couple I've seen. These are both AI generated images.
Please don't come crying to me if you get swindled by these guys!
Also, vaguely related, but just a reminder to all people in the US, I am still not shipping to the US. I'm refusing to raise money via tariffs for the US government. I get asked about this at least twice a day now on Etsy and it's kind of time consuming :') so just trying to spread awareness on that again. Thank you!
Updates! - March 22, 2026
I'm happy to report that the script for YKMET:Lawrence is now complete, and I've switched to working on the placeholders- these are rough versions of the art. You can see the progress reflected on the YKMET:Lawrence page in the Games section.
I've also added a couple pieces to the art section that I've drawn recently.
If you'd like to follow along with my game development and see examples of my work every week on Saturdays, check out my Patreon [ I'm Gatobob ]
Restructured the art section - February 18, 2026
Kinda boring update but I figured I'd post nonetheless- I've gone in and changed the structure of the art section. I've split up several of the pages in order to have less images on each page to load. So for instance, the old art page that had years 2015, 2016, and 2017 is now 3 pages [ one for each year ].
I've done this because the website kept going down with a 429 error [ this happens when too many people try to load pages that are too big and the website shuts down ]
So, honestly, my bad for structuring the pages how they were before. Hopefully won't be getting any more of those damn 429 errors!
Oh also: If you by chance bookmarked one of the old pages, art_old2.php or art_old1.php, those links won't work any more- sorry!
TPOF in YKMET Style - February 8, 2026
Well, my Blue Monday art was very late this year because I got super sick for a long time, but late is better than never! This year I decided to draw the central three TPOF antagonists in YKMET style. I hope you like ^o^ It was fun!
The pic is also posted on my Artwork section, so it'll be easier to find later.
Hang in there folks. We'll keep each other strong, eh?
Social media - January 28, 2026
If anyone's followed me for a long time, they know how deeply critical I am of social media, especially algorithm and short form content, so some of you may have heard this from me before. But I feel I have to reiterate now with more specificity and seriousness.
Meta [ face book, insta gram, etc ] and Tick tock are currently fully censoring content. Information about nICE is being deleted or fully blocked from posting. Tick tock has transferred ownership fully. Do not comply with their new terms of service. Do not give them that extra information.
Do not upload your actual ID to any social media. Social media algorithms record your preferences, they know your political ideology. If you give them your ID, that information will be connected to your address, and they are kicking doors down. You could be in danger. I do not intend to scare people, but this is serious and escalating daily. Mini Soda is a test run.
Beware of algorithms and AI. They harvest your preferences and record them.
Algorithms and AI are not magic, they are made by humans. Programmed by humans. And those humans have goals. When an algorithm chooses what you see and do not see, someone else gets to control what you think. When an AI answers your questions, someone else controls exactly what you learn. Be aware of this.
Beware social media owned by billion aires. Billion aires are the parasite class. They extract all wealth from the working class. They want people hungry, stupid, miserable, and above all else- always working and always spending. They use social media to make people angry and afraid of their neighbours. People who are alone and afraid permit subjugation or even join in. Community is their kryptonite. Unions and teamwork will destroy them. Stay strong.