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Dani Gray's fandom and OC blog

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Hey guys! I may either edit this post to become my pinned post OR I might create a new post, but I'm revamping this blog in a huge way!

It's been a while since I've updated this blog and I felt so bad about abandoning it, but I also didn't want to delete it. So I'm going to make this my OC and fandom blog! While I revamp and get everything set up, here's some basic things about me for any newcomers to this blog:

Name: Dani Gray Pronouns: Any neopronouns, default to xe/xem/xir Age: Adult (28, will either update pinned post or bio annually) DNI: Standard DNI (racists, homophobes, transphobes, queerphobes, etc). I will properly expand on this list later, but I do reserve the right to block anyone I choose so keep that in mind.

Original Works:

Check out the tags #my writing and #my ocs to see my original content.

Also check out the tag #ask game to see any asks I've answered about my OCs.

Fandom Tagging System: When I tag fandoms, I will tag the full name of the fandom rather than shorthand/abbreviations (ex. Supernatural instead of SPN, The Amazing Digital Circus instead of TADC, etc).

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Grace Rocky Save Stars!

Project Hail Mary (2026) dir. Phil Lord, Chris Miller

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For the fanfic ask game: 🌝 and 🍰!

WAAAA thank you Gray!!🫶

🌝 Who is one character you haven’t yet written for that you would like to?

ooooh good question! I would LOVE to actually finish something for yellow one of these days because I have such huge huge feelings for her and what she does with her life/autonomy and unfortunately it's trapped in two <1k snippets. but for someone I haven't yet written for AT ALL, I'd say Lilith or GLaDOS/Chell. they make me feral

🍰 Name one of your fave comfort fics (doesn’t have to be your all time fave).

How Their Light Sets Me Dreaming is one I consider a genuine bit of sunshine in a bottle for a rainy day. Everything from the soft plot to the sweet characterization to the absolutely holy romance at the end is just.... so exquisite. Let Something Gold Stay by @starswhispere is just so honey-sweet i think about it and i melt into a little puddle. there i go. the soft animal of your body by @shipless-sea genuinely anything by dearcaspian is fucking magnificent 🫶 but this story gives me shrimp emotions and i Need to lay down and die in it fr ALSO YOU ARE GETTING MY ALL TIME FAVE FIC. ALL THAT IS MINE TO ME, ALL THAT IS YOURS TO YOU BY @stringgoblin WINS SONG OF THE SUMMER FOR THE THIRD YEAR IN A ROW I DON'T CARE HOW TIRED YOU ARE OF HEARING IT. REQUIRED READING

ask me a fanfic question!

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Hey Um, Actually! fans!

As a huge fan of useless trivia, naturally I am a huge Um, Actually! fan. I really wanted to make my own statements and play the game with friends, so I decided to make a template!

And because I want other people to be able to enjoy making their own statements and stumping their friends, I want to share that template with everyone:

Um, Actually! Template

In order to use the template, you'll have to make a copy of the Google Slides. There are also slide layouts for Shiny Questions!

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happy acnh update ♪ here is hazel’s treetop home ☆

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Im unsure if these fandoms collide, but I had fun :D

Although I cant tell if kinger is cute or horrifying

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The moment I wanted to liveblog about catching a giant isopod, I catch one.

Now I'm onto catching the giant stag and scarab beetle. ✌️

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STILL looking for a scarab beetle. Go, my scarab.

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ALL CRITTERS FOR JULY CAUGHT!

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The moment I wanted to liveblog about catching a giant isopod, I catch one.

Now I'm onto catching the giant stag and scarab beetle. ✌️

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STILL looking for a scarab beetle. Go, my scarab.

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Hngr

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The moment I wanted to liveblog about catching a giant isopod, I catch one.

Now I'm onto catching the giant stag and scarab beetle. ✌️

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Artist: @patrochilles-or-bust (me!)

@themyscrian sent me an image from Afropunk 2017 of a handsome man with this loc style, and suddenly... inspiration! Thank you for the hairstyle idea! My idea was of Hornet- who I pictured as a pre-teen girl that bites- in white warpaint. Can you imagine a little girl looking like this pulling up to beat your ass? Iconic.

I also pictured- which is funny because I only got to the Sasuke Retrieval arc before I got too annoyed to finish- Bug Guy from Naruto. Shino. Severely underutilized character.

References below!

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High fashion Bleach by Deserted In Urban

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Kricketune for the @poketcg-art Sinnoh TCG redraw event!!

I had a lot of fun painting this one! (insert the dededele wooooop here)

The original card art by HYOGONOSUKE is here under the cut:

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Some Adventure Time drawings from 2023, with some clean up :)

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Probably gonna revamp this blog to make a combination OC/fandom side blog. Stuff to do... over the summer. Changes to come. 🧍

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16 & 17?

Thanks for the ask!

16. Do you have any OCs who you mostly just like for the design, rather than personality or story?

Oh gosh, I have three OCs actually: Nobody "Ody" Noname, Michael "Micah" Wave, and Cecelia "CiCi" Tinsley. I created them for a band called Masc Queer Raid and I'm absolutely obsessed with their designs, but I'm still working on their stories.

17. Have you ever made any OCs to help you through something personal?

Have I ever made an OC to help me get through something personal? I've definitely used my OCs to help me get through personal things... I do have an OC, Robin "Robbie" Banks, who is Thai because I wanted to see more Thai OCs/characters out there, but other than that I don't think I've specifically made OCs to help me cope! Just kinda took who I already had and put them in a situation.

Curious about my OCs?

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Omg I totally forgot that I have visual designs for these characters!

From left to right we have: Nobody "Ody" Noname, Michael "Micah" Wave, and Cecelia "CiCi" Tinsley.

All three are in a band called Masc Queer Raid, Ody's the frontman (calls itself the front-thing), Micah plays the synth (is also a wheelchair user), and CiCi is currently the manager, but I might make CiCi play an instrument as well.

All three of these were made using hellosunnycore's Picrews!

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I'd love to read your essay on Twelfth Night, please!

I lied... I didn't right an essay on a transgender adaptation of Twelfth Night...

I WROTE TWO ESSAYS!

A Transgender Adaptation of Twelfth Night: Casting A Transgender Adaptation of Twelfth Night: Costuming

(Sorry these are Google links, I couldn't figure out how to make a PDF into a URL.)

I wrote these essays for a Shakespeare class I took in college in 2022, one was written at the beginning of the semester and the other was written at the end of the semester. Twelfth Night was the first play we read for that course and I absolutely loved it, the professor and I had multiple conversations about that play alone and our experiences of being transgender (my professor identified as nonbinary).

I highly recommend reading the Casting essay first and the Costuming essay second. These were informal essays, which explains the informal writing style and the use of first-person pronouns. I would love to hear any feedback! And if someone sends these to Ian McKellen for inspiration on the upcoming Twelfth Night adaptation, I'm kissing you on the mouth.