Always loving your artworks so much Dev! You never shy away bringing deep topics on your artwork that really invokes feeling of your viewers. Something like this in my opinion is somewhat difficult topic to be talked since it require you to be vulnerable to your true feelings that you usually masks in fear of being judged or even avoided by others. Despite all of that fears that might haunt you while working at it you choose to go forward with it and do it anyway showing the world your true feelings about problem you’re facing. It takes deep understanding and bravery to tackle on these topic which is why I’m in such awe how you do it.

The striking contrast between the dark and gloomy bathroom with colorful and serene views of low gravity pink planet on the mirror reflection is very mesmerizing. Like always I always love when you’re drawing skies and I mean that bursting cloud on left side feels so breath-taking to look at. Also loving those textured feels of your paintbrush in each area makes it feels very authentic. Gotta love your thick bold black lines in artstyle it is such your signature style hehe^^

As always love each secrets and hidden meaning you put in your arts, I always looking out for it^^ Seems you now using Caesar Cipher and Morse Code to do it now. Most of the code relate to the song you put on the video version of this artwork (The Velveteins - Midnight Surf) which the chorus part of the song. The most interesting part of this is that those sticky notes, most of these sticky notes contain forced positivity message however other sticky notes that needs to be decoded contain the hidden true feeling, it’s such subtle nudge to the topic itself covering the negative true feeling with forced positivity to avoid being judged by others.

Another interesting part is that those sticky notes that on table, there are four of them readable while others are either crushed or flipped. Each two of the four sticky notes contains both true feelings and forced positivity message, those with true feelings are taken off from presumably to avoid being seen when staring on the mirror since they’re not hidden with codes. Those with forced positivity message are taken off presumably because they can not be longer to be implemented in the façade since they’re actually not doing great and failed to hold the fake positivity sometimes.

Some smaller secrets is that the file name if you download it from this site, which reveals another hidden message that can’t be found when you download it from other websites. There’s also probably cursive or doctor-style handwriting on the hand wash or face soap which I couldn’t properly read unfortunately.

There are probably more secrets I miss so I would love to know if I did miss some of the secrets cuz I’m so eager to find these little unique things hehe^^ Other things I would like to mentions is that the you changed Dev’s expression from crying to worried stare in the final version which is kinda interesting for me and the Dev’s standing pose does looks similar to the one on The Flower and The Bees hehe >:3

Oh wow! you sure did an amazing job at speculating and figuring out the true hidden meanings of my art ^^

I gotta tell you that this comment really means a lot to me since most the descriptions you make are very accurate <3

You're able to find out all of the little details in this art which I appreciate so much! (Even the file name too). Thank you so much though qwq

Although, since you're asking if you want to know if you did miss some secrets. well, you only miss a couple hehe but that's alright uwu (don't worry about the scribbled text. It has no meaning, just a dumb doctor's approved reference.)

And, I'll give a small nudge for you. I got inspired a little bit from a famous painting for this artwork. That's all ;)

Have a wonderful day <3
you're getting another star from me ^^

About Bathroom Mirror: Maanng a couple of missed puzzles is a lot for me you gotta tell me which one either in clues or directly QwQ

Currently I’m guessing it’s about is how the song (The Velveteins - Midnight Surf) relate on how dev seeing his own reflection on the mirror. Another one is the morse code spelling “smile” on top left and finally the one you just gave me clue before is the artworks is inspired to Rene Magritte’s painting “The Son of Man” (I was about to guess “Not to be reproduced” before you tell me but I was so unsure about it).

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About Dev’s Lore: The moment I see Dev laying down on bed and then staring at the ceiling is I immediately guessed it’s inspired or related to Omori. I guess it right huehuehue >:3

Some of small hidden details when Dev looking at the digital clock there’s photo of Dev with two other people but scribbled out which presumably something unfortunate happens between them and the number 321 on the digital clock which probably just a coincidence because the meaning is actually very various. Another one is the hammer which possibly a toy hammer that’s close young Dev really reminds me of knife Omori usually carry especially since this is very Omori inspired, I assume there’s very close relation why young Dev carry hammer just like Omori carry knife too.

Honestly I’m really loving the concept of your Low Gravity Pink Planet as your imagination world or sort of like your own world you can escape from real life in case it’s getting pressuring unlike Omori who use it to escape and hide from the reality itself. I do have that kind of world too but it’s more messy cuz I’m very messy person too hahaha XD

That one scene where Dev wakes up into the dreamworld and sitting on the ground while there’s beautiful scenery of the Pink Planet sky, my brain immediately played the OST “Lovesick - 80,000 Lightyears” and I don’t have much words how to describe how I felt at that time. Although the slowed down version of “Sugar Star Planetarium” would probably be more appropriate when knowing the next scene.

The scene where Dev taking care his younger version of himself giving him biggest sundae and sitting next to him followed with he’s smiling on his sleep, feels so heartwarming and breathtaking to see. There’s probably more meaning in here but I couldn’t articulate more as of now especially with making lots of inaccurate assumptions awawawa

Finally that darkness trick on “Familiar Place” is very clever and that liminal or dreamcore version of Low Gravity Pink Planet is really cool (Also a nice soft way to show your room tho if it is your room muehehehehe). Again I couldn’t articulate more as of right now especially with making lots of inaccurate assumptions tho awa

This is probably I could say as of right now, Would to see more of your artworks like this too and exploring more of your characters and worlds lore more deeper!

Hey! You still did a good job at speculating my art and most of your assumptions are accurate, and I didn't expect for you to reply here about the other two post I uploaded on another site :3c. It seems like I underestimate the power of the Internet to help you decoded the cipher. Because the Morse code is actually the key to solve the mystery text. All you have to do is to follow your heart. <3

Now here's a funny story. What if I told you this Dev's lore idea was made before Omori was a thing (I wasn't even aware of the Kickstarter project years ago!). But I was amazed with Omori and how our story are related when the game got announced back in 2020 I think. (And immediately I love the game very much!). It doesn't matter to me that the game executes the same idea first before me, instead. That game inspires me to enhance Dev's story. (I might make the same game in the future. Who knows! I've been thinking of making RPG Maker game for Devcatt ^^).

There's a lot of story to unpack about Devcatt and I hope you're enjoying the sneak peaks so far ^^ (Also, talking about the picture I took for the “Familiar Place”. That is my real room and thanks <3).

Hope you have a wonderful day! Cheers <333