Jamming Jellies are sporting colorful makeup and their lovely flags this June!! They are here to celebrate the many years that the queer community has worked to make our voices heard!!
@reneelemon8 | As a big worrier, Nene always finds herself in the know of everything her friends do, especially the dangerous ones. In Carolina's case, Nene always tries to know when she's off to explore abandoned buildings to bring her supplies. She's a big rule follower, so she very much avoids trespassing, but she's had to a couple of times when she couldn't catch Carolina before she left to go inside. Now, Nene would never tell Carolina to give up her explorations (as much as she worries) because she knows this is how she likes to spend her time. However, she always gives her the same ramble before she leaves her to her own devices.
While Nene pushes aside her love of astronomy during Step 2, she's always happy to meet a like-minded soul like Dakota. She doesn't outwardly talk about astronomy with him, but she does, sometimes, send a long message about all the little tidbits she has about astronomy. When she gets to talk about astronomy, she has trouble stopping. She always invites Dakota to her weekly stargazing and lets them use her telescope to get a closer look. She even points out constellations and promises to show Dakota any constellations their interested in.
@the-wonderous-wanderer | Nene has a lot of friends she considers to be highly intelligent, and Dylan happens to be one of them. Nene sometimes asks for notes or help with homework, and she always makes sure to listen intently. The last thing she would want is for Dylan to think they're only friends because she wants homework answers. She always thanks him even if, in the end, she still doesn't get it. She just doesn't want to bother him too long, especially since she's sure he has more fun things to do than teach her math. Nene always has a few snacks in her bag as a thank you for Dylan and makes sure to make adjustments if she happened to ask for more help that day.
@kidioo | Speaking of academics, Nene often turns to Sierra when she has to pull an all-nighter. They suffer together when exams approach. Nene always makes sure to research ways to keep herself awake when she pulls these all-nighters, and she's even tried exercising while reading her textbook. (It did more harm than good, honestly). Whenever Sierra comes over for all-nighters, Nene makes sure to have interesting topics to talk about to stay awake. They've devolved into conversations of pure randomness before. When all else fails, Nene makes sure she has black tea available (as nasty as she thinks it is). Of course, she also keeps whatever drink and snacks Sierra enjoys to help the all-nighter experience feel less horrible.
Varishkava! I adored the flea caravan from the moment I met them--they're a cheerful light in a dark world. Way before I knew anything about Act III, I could imagine them inviting their new warrior friend to set down her weapon and enjoy their company and hospitality awhile before rushing off again on her quest.
And feeling inspired by the bug food other people have come up with in art and fics, I had to draw some, too. Everything here is made with blood--they're fleas!--and I think they'd mostly eat foods that keep well for traveling, with fresh-made foods as more of a special thing.
(also these drawings are set pre-Kratt because he'd spoil the vibe)
After drawing Renee I realized I'd rather draw 100 Vianca's rather than Renee again because WHAT is that jacket design bro 💖💖 anyone could tell I gave up halfway lmao 😭 Had the most fun coloring and rendering the hair though I loveee it
(it's VERY late but I just remembered about this and I HAD to upload it or I'll die)
NEXT VICTIM is definitely Serenity and their pose is definitely gonna be more dynamic (hopefully 💔) After serenity I'm thinking Baxter but who knows...
Did you know that I have 22 wonderful OLNF mutuals with MCs? I didn't when I started this (￣▽￣;)
This SHOULD be every one, but if I happened to miss you as one of my mutuals, feel free to send me a message, and I'll get your MC done too :D
These are all the rough sketches and flat colors, so don't worry if it looks a little wonky or messy. It's all part of the process, I promise ( -∀-)
I was going to tag all 22 mutuals, but uh... I'm not going to bother you guys (￣▽￣;) if you spot this post and notice that I missed a detail or color or anything for your MC, feel free to tell me!
Let me introduce you to Dakota and Carolina, the Oakley twins!
Beware: pretty lengthy post! This includes mainly step 1 and 2, as step 3 doesn't have final designs yet. Some information will be shared, but not the designs. I shall post the step 3 designs in some other post once they are decided and finalized!
Reminder: this is information about them in the whimsies AU! In-game they're mostly the same but obviously there are some differences.
Step 1!
Dakota "Kota" Oakley -> "Prince of the leaves"
-> height: 138cm / 4'5
-> age: 10 years old
-> pronouns and gender: he/him (born male, boy)
-> hobbies: rollerskating, hanging out with his sister and friends, playing in the forest, racing with his sister at the park
-> pronouns and gender: she/her (born female, girl)
-> hobbies: racing with her brother at the park, exploring the forest, hanging out with her brother and friends, playing with her mom, ballet
-> personality: polite and proper, focused on school, somewhat unapproachable at first (comes across as cold and dismissive), friendly, rule-follower
Step 2!
Dakota "Kota" Oakley -> "The sturdy tree"
-> height: 167cm / 5'4
-> age: 14 years old
-> pronouns and gender: he/they (demiboy)
-> hobbies: rollerskating, hanging out with his sister and friends, exploring the forest, astronomy, stargazing
-> personality: friendly, talkative, kind, caring and considerate, always willing to help
Carolina "Lina" Oakley -> "The wild spirit"
-> height: 167cm / 5'4
-> age: 14 years old
-> pronouns and gender: she/her (girl)
-> hobbies: ballet, playing the drums, spray-painting, skateboarding, exploring restricted places, hanging out with friends
-> personality: rebel, rowdy, very honest, strong sense of justice, rule-breaker, impulsive, short tempered
Step 3!
As I have mentioned in the beginning, there are not final step 3 designs yet. However, I do have info to share!
Dakota "Kota" Oakley (title and design undecided)
-> height: 178cm / 5'8
-> age: 18 years old
-> pronouns and gender: he/they (demiboy)
-> hobbies: rollerskating / roller derby, hanging out with his sister and friends, hiking in the forest, caring for others, stargazing
-> personality: friendly, considerate, talkative, kind and sweet
Carolina "Lina" Oakley (title and design undecided)
-> height: 176cm / 5'7
-> age: 18 years old
-> pronouns and gender: she/they (demigirl)
-> hobbies: hanging out with her brother and friends, ballet, motorcycle rides, fixing vehicles with her father, rollerskating, playing drums
-> personality: chill, funny, friendly, passionate about her hobbies and job
Some additional trivia!
-> heritage: half Canadian (from their dad's side) and half Portuguese (from their mom's side)
-> family: Theodore (father) and Inês (mother)
If you wish to know anything else about them, please feel free to ask! My asks are open but comments are alright too.
Once again, reminding you that I will share the step 3 designs once they are done and ready. And I plan to share the friendships of all of my mcs, but I am going to post those all together. For now, that is all. Thank you for reading all the way until the end!
figured it's time for a proper introduction of my Our Life: Now & Forever mcs!
heads up! this is not necessarily in-game, but rather part of the "whimsies AU" (an alternate universe where a lot of mcs live in Golden Grove and are friends)
quick info before I make individual posts for my children-
Dakota "Kota" Oakley
Carolina "Lina" Oakley
River "Riv" Eskander
Melody "Mel" Chen
as you can probably tell, the first two are related! they're twin siblings ✨️
and the last two are also siblings, but they're both adopted :)
I am safe to finally say this is how my River will look like in each step 🥹 (made it height accurate too). Previous arts are pretty much random because I haven't made my mind up on River's actually design so I kinda just draw him however I want.
⚠️ Actually I kinda want to yap a bit so if you ain't interested skip to next post please 😭⚠️‼️‼️‼️
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Ok so River's design had always used color symbolism but I pressed it further into this art. I'll make this quick, so for River, red represents his uh 'real' self, his courage and whimsiness 💔 (further info is in the pinned post 😭) while I chooses blue but not as in calming, but as sorrowful and emotional coldness. As you can see in step 1, colors are pretty much balanced here and there, black and white represent neutral emotions. And addition! Yellow, you might not see it, but his eyes are yellow, kind of golden, but it's originally yellow. I took yellow as representation of deceit and hypocrisy, not as in joy or cheerfulness.
In step 2 though, River is completely washed out with blue and neutral colors, no red in sight and his eyes seemed to be yellower than ever. You can guess it, he masks his real self even further because he's sure people would stray away from him if he just acts however he wants, and River doesn't want to be disliked, he want people to like him and to not worry about him no matter what it takes, he wouldn't even care if the person is just using him and doesn't genuinely want to be with him. He just wasn't sure if anything could change anymore and he managed to convince himself no one could help him get better. The amount of black and white (neutrality) made him 'plain' and numb. He just acts cheery and joyful so yeah, people wouldn't worry.
But in step 3, red basically overtook the color palette, even his blue hair was intertwining with red. A new color was added, brown, his boots are brown, yes. This time I took the positive symbolism of brown, which is stability and warmth (assumption...) because well, River clearly had found it. The neutral colors are pushed down to almost none, River wasn't afraid to show who he's really is. Yet yellow still makes it to the frame, in the buttons and even his eyes still, of course. He's still a hypocrite in some ways or another, but maybe it's just because deceit had always been one of River's nature in his heart.
I will definitely make updates about this man's personality gosh.
