Reddit ((hot)): Tadpolexstudio

He replied with two words:

Every night, Leo sat in his studio apartment, the blue glow of his monitor reflecting off instant noodle cups. He posted his work to r/animation, r/learnart, and r/indieanimation. Most posts got three upvotes and one comment: "Keep going, little dude." tadpolexstudio reddit

One evening, exhausted and broke, Leo uploaded his final piece: "Tadpole Climbs a Mountain (3 sec loop)." It showed his tadpole character, now with weary eyes, pushing a tiny boulder up a pixel-art mountain, only to slip and slide back down. He replied with two words: Every night, Leo

He captioned it: "Me trying to make it as an artist. Last post. Giving up tomorrow." Leo sat in his studio apartment