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>ACCESS GRANTED >INITIALISING... . . . --------------------------------------- welcome to my oc archives:; > this space will be specifically for any oc-related content. > though any nsft/kink-oriented content will still be on my main. --------------------------------------- . . . __[WHO] >character archives . . . __[WORLD] >P.H.I. >RANK SYSTEM . . . __[TAG DATABASE] >Venn >Theo >Anika >Xue >Levi >Nero >ship:veo . . .

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oh my god this whole time. THIS WHOLE. TIME. MONTHS.

I thought levi & nero's profiles were visible on my toyhouse, but they weren't c': (I'm so stupid;; I still had them on private.)

well they're visible here now if you were ever curious lmao

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1 What’s the maximum amount of time your character can sit still with nothing to do? for venn and theo 😁😁

What’s the maximum amount of time your character can sit still with nothing to do?

VENN //// he likes to be productive, so if he was sitting with nothing to do for too long he'd probably get pissed lol. He can watch a movie for a couple hours or whatever but that's about his limit.

THEO //// he's kinda fidgety, so he at least needs a phone or smth to look at... but yh if he's forced to sit there with nothing, he'll probably just have a nap lol.

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16 for venn ❤️

16. What makes their stomach turn?

hmm... probably seeing/hearing other ppl be sick.. & he's lactose intolerant so. *ahem*. I guess that too to an extent

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9 for theo please 😍

9. Do they swear? Do they remember their first swear word?

it's not part of his every day vernacular like it is for venn (in casual conversation lol) but when he's pissed he may bleep a bit.

& he doesn't remember what he said & why, but he definitely remembers it was the first time his Aunty called him "Theodore".

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ok I've made a little doc with info about power levels & ranking stuff. it's in a goog1e doc bc it's a pain in the ass to copy/paste it anywhere bc I lose all my formatting;;

it definitely needs some refinement, it's a little word-salady;; but idk I like stuff like this, maybe you do too c':

it's in my pinned now, but you can find it here too for convenience lol.

EDIT: oops, I had the doc as restricted lol. it should be open now for anyone with the link.

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I just realised I put my main blog watermark all over that comic lmao. I'll need to make a new one for this acc;;

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i love the comic pages youve just posted. it definitely made me feel things in a big way. i find theos struggle really meaningful and heartfelt. thank you for sharing your ocs and their stories with us ❤️ i hope u will continue

thank you so much anon ;.; 💕 This is the first in a series of short comics I've been meaning to draw. They'll take me a while (since they're just side-projects & self-indulgence lol) but hoping to do more this yr 😊

I had to have some sad boy hours with Theo though, because the next one is going to be some family drama & I felt the backstory would help prime for it lol 👌 (also.. he is my resident sad boy so. had to do it to him)

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I just really want to draw a fight between xue & venn wrought with sexual tension. it's the sexy danger.*pinched fingers emoji* those old sparks of passion being ignited in a way that's not at all how it was, but familiarly intense. Enraging.

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Psssst. For the meme 🥰 Theo - 3, Anika - 8, Venn - 10, and Kai - 31 💕

3. How do they put themselves to bed at night (reading, singing, thinking?) THEO //// it can take him a while to get to sleep, so he usually watches or plays something until he passes out. (There have been a few times he's fallen asleep with the laptop/handheld console still on top of him which venn has then had to put up out of the way.)

8. What were they told to stop/start doing most often as a child ANIKA //// probably to stop playing in the dirt so much because she would track it into the house afterwards;; & for pulling up the flowers in the yard (she didn't mean to hurt them! she was just really curious about the root structures..)

10. What lie do they most frequently remember telling? Does it haunt them? VENN //// hmmm. most frequent lie I guess would be (besides telling ppl his name is venn instead of his actual name) probably keeping up the charade with his family that he was still in uni & doing really well when he'd actually dropped out & was making his way through other means... they know now he hadn't ended up pursuing his degree, but they remain unaware of his past exploits.

31.  Who are they the most glad to have met?  KAI //// Edan of course 😌 but if we're doing ~oc-verse purist~, hm, I feel like he's still yet to meet that person lol. but obviously he's glad to have met Venn & Theo & know Anika has good ppl around her. but the most glad? that's gotta be special 🤔

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27 what makss them feel dread. For venn and theo please 😁

27. what makes them feel dread?

THEO //// definitely lack of control. Fearing he could hurt someone because he's not in control of himself.

VENN //// the fact he has hurt ppl. That there was a stage in his life where he didn't care either. He still has nightmares about these events in his past (things that did happen & things that could've/almost happened. it blurs together. sometimes it's difficult to separate them.)

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Hey Kotyo! I was wondering if you could share some wisdom when it comes to creating a comic?

How do you tackle the task of mentally preparing to draw things like backgrounds and other things that aren't character based?

I ask as I am someone that is incredibly out of practice with drawing backgrounds, and one of the things that's keeping me from wanting to work on a comic is backgrounds.

Sorry if this is a weird question, I just wanted to ask knowing that you are much more knowledgeable in comic making!

backgrounds are.. something I'm still learning to love haha. but! I would recommend being intentional about it. a bg's main purpose is to show where the characters are (are they in a house? outside somewhere?) &/or the characters positions in relation to each other if that's important. You can use this as an opening panel to 'set the scene', & once your audience has that info, you don't need to draw it for every panel. You can simplify it for other panels or not even have it at all. It's up to your own discretion when/where you include it after that. That's something you'll learn for yourself as you get your workflow going.

I think an important thing to keep in mind when planning out your pages is to really consider the purpose of each panel. If your character is conveying important information, you may want the focus to be what they're saying & not kill yourself drawing a detailed bg for that panel lol. If your character is pissed & tossing things around the room, yes you might need to draw some of the bg & items to show the impact & what is being affected.

Also, I highly recommend using 3D assets to help with bgs when you do need something with more detail. Or even at least using 3D primitives just to block out the bg elements helps a lot. If you have clip studio EX, I've also seen ppl just get stock photos (I usually use unsplash, pexels & pixabay for free stock photos) & use the tool that turns it into outlines to use as a bg.

you'd need to clean it up & edit it a bit obv but it can make a good quick base if you need it.

Work smarter, not harder. Aint nothin wrong with that.

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I have a whole bunch of comic scenarios planned that kind of 'introduce' my new oc guys & the concept of the PHI project & world-building stuff but I just want to get to the part where I can draw protective venn.. I've been waiting so long to have a reason. it's gonna be 😔👌

The comic I'm working on atm is basically a d&m (deep & meaningful) between Venn & theo but it gives a little more backstory to theo's issues. (it's more expanding on the comic of venn helping theo with his telekinesis than to do with the new stuff. This is one I wanted to do before starting on all that.)

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If theos power is telekinesis, could he also use telekinetic pressure to cause damage? Also couldnt he use his power to repel damage? But considering he never used his power im not sure if he would be able to advance that far as he could if he had been using his abilities from the very start. What do you think?? Sorry for all the questiona btw just very interested in all your characters 😊😊

this is the question. telekinesis is a gateway to a lot of fuckshittery :3c He would definitely have had more control if he could've just used it throughout his life. Would he be able to do more impressive things? maybe. or maybe it would have been regulated enough he wouldn't even get to that point to know if he could. Now it's disconnected & erratic due to neglect. It could be like a dam wall breaking.

& don't be sorry! I love qns like this ;.; as much as I'm a ho on main, I do love to think about my ocs different facets that make up their character.