SORROWSHOWERS

Plushies & the Mundane

Published on April 24th, 2025 by Ajax Freyr

Dear Internet,
I want to share the whimsy I’ve been cultivating in my life as of recently.

For a couple of months, I’ve been trying to make my dorm actually mine. Personalizing my own space is something I’ve been struggling with for a couple years, since I’ve been moving all over the state (and country!) ever since 2021. I hang up hella stuff on the walls, have books on my shelves, display my accessories on the vanity, etcetera… but my bed is ALWAYS barren. So when the school year started, I brought up some of my plushies from home. Let me introduce you to my new fuzzy friends, and to the gijinkas I made of them!

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Knuffle "Knuff" Bunny

Knuff holds a very special place in my heart. My mom bought me a bunny plush when I was an infant, and read the original Knuffle Bunny book to me countless times throughout my childhood. He’s been with me for over 20 years now! I honestly can’t believe he doesn’t look like absolute crap. I included the yellow and blue from the original book color scheme. I also gave him a blonde bob because that’s how I used to look as a kid, lol.

A drawing of a front and back view of a smiling child character with short blonde hair. He is wearing a long-sleeved blue shirt with yellow polka dots, brown overalls, and a hat modelled after a brown rabbit.

Squeak the Pachamari & Squeeze the Tangela

I keep these two together on the bed, shelf, or desk wherever I move. I bought Squeak for myself, and Squeeze was a Christmas gift from my mom. They’ve been a staple in my rooms throughout the years… I love them so much. As you can probably guess, Squeak squeaks when squeezed. Which is why I named them Squeak and Squeeze. Ugh, too many words. Anyway, I think they’d be childhood buds that play in the dirt and eat mud cakes together. Maybe I’ll draw them more soon!

A drawing of a front and back view of two children characters. One of them looks like Tangela from Pokemon, with light blue vines as hair and pitch black skin. They're wearing a sleeveless dark blue jumpsuit with big, chunky pink boots. The other child is modelled after Pachamari from Overwatch. Their skin is tan, with their hair and lower torso being white. Their lower half is large and round, with green tentacles sticking out from underneath.

Capsaicin the Pikmin

I originally got them to impress my ex from when I was like, 14, who was super into Pikmin. LOL. I still love my lil guy, though. I keep them around to store my extra piercing jewelry in. They’re a real rockstar to me. I like how I gave them a mullet kinda getup where their stem meets their head. And the striped bangs sell the look for sure.

A drawing of a front and back view of a teenage character. Modeled after a yellow Pikmin, they have long elf-like ears and yellow skin. Their messy hair gradients from yellow to red, with a strand in the front having a striped pattern. They're wearing a full-body green jumpsuit with lots of silver jewelry.

Bubbles the Clefairy

I snagged her from Walmart when I was moving between my summer and fall housing in 2024. I had shipped a bunch of my stuff back home because I was moving from an apartment to a single dorm, so I was sad that I didn’t have many plushies. Thus, I took the softest one home. She’s adorable, and my favorite to hug while I drift off to sleep. She’s real solid too, so she serves as a good pillow when I need it. I gave her a prehensile tail and spiky hair to complement her round design (especially that front bit of hair that’s spiral-y). Overall I feel like she’d be a simple gal, so I gave her a simple design.

A drawing of a front and back view of a middle-aged character. She is modelled after Clefairy from Pokemon, with pink skin and a cartoonish face. Her hair is short, with a big swirl in the front. She is wearing a simple white shirt with dark pink shorts. She has a long tail and small fairy-like wings.

Crash the Shark

My most recent purchase, actually! I love him so much, he’s really nice to scream into and hug.I made him a super cool surfer dude who has a pet shark. But Crash is actually the shark, he’s just using the surfer dude as a vessel. Venom/Eddie Brock type situation. I also gave him a lil tutu because he’s comfortable in his masculinity :)

A drawing of a front and back view of a buff character. He has long teal and white hair with pale but sunburnt skin. He wears dark, sharp sunglasses with a shark wrapped around his neck. His long pants and short tutu are both hot pink, with his pants being ripped near his knees.


I think of all my plushies as a big family. Crash and Bubbles as the parents, Capsaicin as the edgy teen, and the rest being kids. Oh god, I can feel the lore forming in my head…

Other than giving unnecessary lore to my plushies, I’ve been trying to appreciate the small details in life more. You know, the mundane and ordinary stuff that I otherwise wouldn’t notice if I hadn’t had more time on my hands.

There are always more observations to be had in the mundane. And I can’t wait to discover them as I move through life. Maybe I’ll include a list of my ordinary observations at the end of each weblog… if I can remember it.

That’s all for today. I hope everyone is enjoying the nice weather!

From, Ajax