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✨📚⭐️ PAIGE ⭐️🪶✨

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🌟 Updated as of 06/07/26 🌟 | Features yet to be added: Skillset, Wardrobe, Links to other OC refs

✨📚⭐️ General Info ⭐️🪶✨

💜 Paige is a kindly old owl librarian draped in magic & mystery, carrying a lifetime of tales to tell, lessons to teach, & wisdom to impart. 💫🔮✨

💙 Likes: Teaching, storytelling, reading, gossip, magical studies, watercolor painting, poker 💜 Dislikes: The defacement of literature, carelessness, willful ignorance, an untidy workspace, bread 💙 Place of Origin: Unknown 💜 Relatives: Unknown (considered an honorary grandmama to Sir Tort’s family) 💙 Features in: Childhood Friends AU (CFAU) 💜 First Appearance: This post (January 14th, 2025)

✨📚⭐️ CFAU Era: Kid & Teen Years ⭐️🪶✨

Additional Details: 💜 Co-founder & co-owner of the Tremendous Space-Trekking Tome Tortoise of the Gamble Galaxy™ (or just the Library Turtle, for short) 💙 Travels around the local star system with Sir Tort, sharing their impressive collection of accumulated knowledge, news, & entertainment with the inhabitants of the various planets 💜 Kindly, knowledgeable, & cheery in a very grandmotherly manner (though, a keen eye might wonder if there more to her behind that smile…) 💙 Quite the chatterbox with both friends & strangers alike, going off on tangents & rambles that range from fascinating to boring to just a little unnerving 💜 Loves to tell stories to the children of the village, delighting them with dramatic readings full of evocative descriptions & pantomime, everything from epic adventures & thrilling heists to tragic comedies & impossible victories (some of which, it is rumored, are based on her own long & storied life… not that anyone believes that, of course) 💙 Is a wealth of general knowledge with very impressive recall, always happy to discuss, debate, & answer questions about any number of topics 💜 Some of her favorites include (but are not limited to) archeology, sociology, philosophy, poetry, interstellar linguistics, quantum mechanics, quantum magicks, forbidden quantum magicks, Copy Abilities & their relation to the Elements (both Natural & Metaphysical), the theoretical history of the cosmos, interplanetary trade relations, trans-dimensional law & order practices, where to find the best thrift stores in the galaxy, how to dislocate a shoulder without breaking the bone, and, of course, library science 💙 Though she is willing to forgive the occasional accident, she will not abide by intentional or repeated harm to any book or other such material borrowed from the Library Turtle (at best, she might permanently revoke a patron’s rental privileges, and, at worst... well. best not to dwell on that) 💜 Has been seen lifting stacks of thick academic tomes nearly four times her weight with seemingly no effort at all 💙 Business Partner: Sir Tort 💜 Young Patrons: Meta, Para Dee, Lalala, Boho, Fringe 💙 Friends: Medee, Bebebe, Jojojo, Gear Dee, Eva, Whispy Woods

For more fun facts & story details about Paige, check out the CFAU Masterpost as well as the tags #paige & #library turtle. Also crossposted on ArtFight. If you have any questions about Paige, her friends, or the CFAU in general, feel free to send me an Ask.

Paige by © VeinsFullOfStars, 2025-2026. Ref sketches made btw 05/29/26 and 05/31/26. Ref renders made btw 05/31/26 and 06/06/26. Additional refs TBD.

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Who said red is the color of love? 💍

A little sneak peek of the Christmas gift I made for my followers

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Life Goals today: getting through my entire day off without having to put my bra on

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✨🛞⭐️ GEAR DEE ⭐️🧰✨

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🌟 Updated as of 06/07/26🌟 | Features yet to be added: Skillset, Wardrobe, Links to other OC refs

✨🛞⭐️ General Info ⭐️🧰✨

💜  Gear Dee is a punk-rock Waddle Dee with an explosive personality, a knack for mechanics, a craving for life’s extremes, & a troubled past left behind in favor of a fresh start. 🛠️🏎️✨

💚 Likes: Air Ride machines, mechanics, loud music, big parties, pyrotechnics, graffiti 💜 Dislikes: Having nothing to do, rules, being disrespected, fortune-telling, dry conversations, diet soda 💚 Place of Origin: Popstar (but raised primarily in the City) 💜 Relatives: Eva (partner), Treble Dee (first child), Bow Dee (second child), unnamed father & unnamed ex-husband living back home 💚 Features in: Childhood Friends AU (CFAU) 💜 First Appearance: This post (May 7, 2025)

✨🛞⭐️ CFAU Era: Kid & Teen Years ⭐️🧰✨

Additional Details: 💜 Raised by a single father in the gritty - but surprisingly familial - heart of Air Ride culture 💚 Grew up with a deep love of fast vehicles & thrilling races, even joining them herself once she was old enough 💜 Met a charming Waddle Dee fan at one of her races, falling hard & fast for him (despite the warning signs) 💚 Stayed with him long enough to have two kids, a lot of unexplained debt, & a relationship quickly burning itself out 💜 Eventually hit a breaking point & ended up leaving with the kids, staying with a close friend across town (with whom she would eventually form a much healthier relationship) 💚 Spent a year at Eva’s before her ex started butting into her life again, forcing Gear & her new family to leave the City for good & settle down in Green Greens 💜 Bombastic, fun-loving, & extroverted (sometimes to the point of irritation)  💚 Gets along well with most of her neighbors (mainly the ones who can handle her considerable energy & volume)  💜 Is always life of the party at community gatherings (especially being the resident fireworks handler alongside the Poppy Bros. family)  💜 Skilled in most forms of general repair work & construction alongside her preference for mechanical work (called upon often by neighbors to help with plumbing leaks, house maintenance, or other mundane problems) 💜 Calls Eva her wife despite having no plans to get re-married  💚 Has had a rough time raising a moody teen & a hydrokinetic child,  trying her best to be a good parent to them both despite the many difficulties involved & her own habitual impatience  💜 Still misses the City & the life she left behind,  hoping more than anything to be able to go back & visit someday (just not while he’s still there)  💚 Friends: Bebebe, Jojojo, Breadee, Medee, Roadburn the Wheelie, the Poppy Bros. family

For more fun facts & story details about Gear Dee, check out the CFAU Masterpost as well as the tag #gear dee. Also crossposted on Art Fight. If you have any questions about Gear, her friends & family, or the CFAU in general, feel free to send me an Ask.

Gear Dee by © VeinsFullOfStars, 2025-2026. Ref sketches made btw 03/12/26 and 03/15/26. Ref renders made btw 04/26/26 and 05/01/26. Additional refs TBD.

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✨🧁⭐️ BREADEE ⭐️🍪✨

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🌟 Updated as of 06/07/26 🌟 | Features yet to be added: Skillset, Wardrobe, Links to other OC refs

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🩷 Breadee is a jovial Waddle Dee with a well-meaning heart, a drifting attention span, & an unbreakable love for all things baking. 🍰🍩✨

💛 Likes: Baking, cupcakes, playing with the kids, bugs, dad jokes, karaoke, riding his scooter 🩷 Dislikes: Being startled, disappointing someone he respects, missing something (supposedly) obvious, ghosts, long conversations, dark colors 💛 Place of Origin: Popstar (Green Greens specifically) 🩷 Relatives: Medee (wife), Para Dee (middlemost son), at least a dozen unnamed children of varying ages, an extended family of unnamed relatives 💛 Features in: Childhood Friends AU (CFAU) 🩷 First Appearance: This post (May 27, 2025)

✨🧁⭐️ CFAU Era: Kid & Teen Years ⭐️🍪✨

Additional Details: 🩷 Born & raised on Popstar for most of his life, named for his early love of food & cooking (as well as the time in his infancy when his parents found him napping in a bread bowl) 💛 Learned how to cook under his mother’s guidance & saw his first live cooking show as a child, vowing to become a world-class chef just like the one on stage 🩷 Lived a largely uneventful life until an opportunity arose to show his skills to his culinary idol, Chef Kawasaki Sr., who - after a bit of convincing - agreed to take him on as an apprentice 💛 Trained for a time with Chef Kawasaki, learning plenty & even earning the title Baker Waddle Dee, until he was sent on a “journey of culinary discovery” (which mainly resulted in him getting very enthusiastically lost) 🩷 Met Medee while he was stranded in Floralia, finding unexpected camaraderie & forming a relationship with her over time 💛 Heard Medee’s growing concern over the changes happening in the Floralian royal government, not sure of the specifics himself but more than willing to help his partner (& only some of her family) move down to Green Greens 🩷 Settled gingerly (if somewhat clumsily) into their new life together, building a home, starting a shared business, even getting married & having (more than a few) kids 💛 Sweet, happy-go-lucky, & familial, with a rather skittish heart & an easily-distracted mind (or, to the unkind, an utterly oblivious one) 🩷 Runs the local bakery alongside his wife’s apothocary, regularly filling the village with the wind-carried scents of sugar & spices (Bebebe might be his most regular customer & closest friend) 💛 Also provides the most sought-after meals for every potluck, holiday, & other such community gathering (Eva always appreciates his help) 🩷 Couldn’t be happier with being a father, embracing his new responsibility with gusto & enthusiasm (wondering why Medee doesn’t always feel the same) 💛 Like to entertain the neighborhood children with jokes, silly stories, & slapstick pantomime (to the groans & stifled giggles of all in attendance) 🩷 Friends: Bebebe, Jojojo (begrudging), Gear Dee, Eva, Paige (one-sided), Sir Tort, Chef Kawasaki Sr. (one-sided)

For more fun facts & story details about Breadee, check out the CFAU Masterpost as well as the tag #breadee. Also crossposted on ArtFight. If you have any questions about Bread, his friends & family, or the CFAU in general, feel free to send me an Ask.

Breadee by © VeinsFullOfStars, 2025-2026. Ref sketches made btw 05/18/26 and 05/22/26. Ref & icon renders made btw 05/22/26 and 05/25/26. Additional refs TBD.

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✨🪐⭐️ PARA DEE ⭐️🚀✨

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🌟 Updated as of 06/07/26 🌟 | Features yet to be added: Skillset, Wardrobe, Links to other OC refs

✨🪐⭐️ General Info ⭐️🚀✨

🧡 Para Dee is bookish Waddle Dee with a nervous disposition, a love of all things space, a chronic itch to tinker, & - quite frankly - more excitement in his life than he could reasonably want or need (courtesy of his troublemaking friends). 🛸🔭✨

💚 Likes: Space, tinkering, complex machinery (especially robots & starships), floral tea, reading, the sound of rain 🧡 Dislikes: Heights, confrontation, being dragged into trouble, being in the spotlight, spicy food, sudden loud noises 💚 Birthday: September 8 ♍️ (International Literacy Day 📚)  🧡 Place of Origin: Popstar (Green Greens specifically) 💚 Relatives: Medee (mother), Breadee (father), at least a dozen unnamed siblings (both younger & older), a large extended family of unnamed relatives, Reedee (wife, only in Adult Years), Bandana Dee (son, only in Adult Years) 🧡 Features in: Childhood Friends AU (CFAU) 💚 First Appearance: This post (October 19, 2023)

✨🪐⭐️ CFAU Era: Kid Years ⭐️🚀✨

Additional Details (Kid Years): 🧡 Named Parasol Waddle Dee - Para, for short - after his run-of-the-mill Copy Ability (a common practice among Waddle Dees... meaning, yes, he does share the name with several of his siblings) 💚 Is generally a kind & polite boy (if a bit skittish & lacking in assertiveness) 🧡 Is also known for his considerable smarts (of which he has been both praised for & mocked about) 💚 Is not a terribly big risk-taker; would rather avoid trouble if he can help it (though, having friends like Dedede & Bow makes that rather difficult) 🧡 Longs to build rockets & go to space one day (despite a crippling fear of heights) 💚 Friends: Dedede, Meta, Bow Dee 🧡 Not Friends: Ace, Fringe

✨🪐⭐️ CFAU Era: Teen Years ⭐️🚀✨

Additional Details (Teen Years): 🧡 Is spending a lot more of his time studying, working tirelessly towards acceptance into (& maybe a scholarship for) an off-world college​  💚 Deep in his taking-apart-the-appliances-for-fun phase (much to his dad's amusement & his mom's chagrin) 🧡 More observant & emotionally aware than folks might give him credit for 💚 Still scared of most things… but is inspired by his buddies to try being (at least a little) braver 🧡 Worried about his mom, who's been kind of distant lately... 💚 Also dealing with some ongoing friend drama (that is starting to feel dangerously close to boiling over...) 🧡 Friends: Dedede, Meta, Bow Dee, Lalala, various neighborhood kids, Paige, Sir Tort 💚 Bullies: Ace, Fringe, various neighborhood kids

✨🪐⭐️ CFAU Era: Adult Years ⭐️🚀✨

Additional Details (Adult Years): 🧡 Is finally accepted into a prestigious sci-tech university located near Wind Planet Skyhigh (only a little terrified as he soars the cosmos for the first time) 💚 Meets Reedee, a quiet med student, during his first year at school, befriending & - eventually - falling in love with her 🧡 Quietly changes his name to Parastellar Dee (still generally called Para... though Reedee likes to call him Stellar) 💚 Has a small existential crisis following a near-lethal accident in the tech labs (through both of which Reedee is there to support him) 🧡 Eventually graduates with a Master’s degree in mechanical engineering, returns home, & is offered a job in Dedede's new castle as lead mechanics & robotics expert (as well as the occasional advice-giver) 💚 Welcomes his only son, Bandana Dee, into the world 🧡 Has a much greater appreciation for life (the quiet & unexciting kind, that is) 💚 Has more-or-less accepted his many limitations (he is not like his adventurous friends, & that’s okay) 🧡 Even his considerable patience has its limits (especially being on Dedede’s payroll) 💚 Friends: King Dedede, Meta Knight, Sailor Dee, Lalala, Lololo, various neighbors, Paige, Sir Tort 🧡 Coworkers: Captain Waddle Doo, various unnamed Waddle Dees, Waddle Doos, & other enemies working in Castle Dedede

For more fun facts & story details about Para Dee, check out the Childhood Friends AU Masterpost as well as the tag #para dee. Also crossposted on Art Fight. If you have any questions about Para, his friends & family, or the CFAU in general, feel free to send me an Ask.

Para Dee by © VeinsFullOfStars, 2023-2026. Ref sketches made btw 02/07/26 and 02/18/26. Ref renders made btw 04/03/26 and 04/13/26. Additional refs TBD.

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✨🐠⭐️ BOW DEE ⭐️⚓️✨

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🌟 Updated as of 06/07/26 🌟 | Features yet to be added: Skillset, Wardrobe, Links to other OC refs

✨🐠⭐️ General Info ⭐️⚓️✨

💙 Bow Dee is an energetic Waddle Dee with a bubbly spirit, a courageous heart, a fiery temper, & a knack for fearlessly rushing headlong into trouble (along with most of their friends). 🌊⛵️✨

🩵 Likes: Swimming, fishies!, spicy food, literally every sport, being outside, energetic dance music 💙 Dislikes: Bugs, sitting still, being yelled at, math, unseasoned vegetables 🩵 Birthday: March 21 ♈️ 💙 Place of Origin: The City (but raised primarily in Green Greens) 🩵 Relatives: Gear Dee (birth mother), Eva (adoptive mother), Treble Dee (older brother), unnamed birth father, Daffodil (family pet, only in Adult Years), Bandana Dee (godchild, only in Adult Years) 💙 Features in: Childhood Friends AU (CFAU) 🩵 First Appearance: This post (Oct 19, 2023)

✨🐠⭐️ CFAU Era: Kid Years ⭐️⚓️✨

Additional Details (Kid Years): 🩵 Named (unsurprisingly) for the bow she’s worn since infancy 💙 Born with Copy Abilities atypical for Waddle Dees (struggles to control them as a result) 🩵 Known for her boundless energy & ear​nest enthusiasm (along with a rather reckless sense of bravery) 💙 Has trouble focusing & sitting still, as well as prone to emotional outbursts 🩵 Will challenge just about anything to a fight if it makes her angry enough (even if it's ten times her size... unless it's bugs) 💙 Will follow her friends just about anywhere i​f it seems like fun (including directly into danger) 🩵 Friends: Dedede, Meta, Para Dee, Ace, Fringe

✨🐠⭐️ CFAU Era: Teen Years ⭐️⚓️✨

Additional Details (Teen Years): 🩵 Entering her rebellious phase (thanks to the many "bad influences" they hang out with) 💙 Still generally a joyful, social, & energetic kid 🩵 Experimenting with their identity (inspired by some real-talk with Ace) 💙 Starting to get a better handle on her powers (sorta) 🩵 Witness to some family trouble happening at home (dealing with a lot of complicated feelings about it) 💙 Dealing with some friend drama as well (frustrated ​at having to choose sides) 🩵 Friends: Dedede, Meta, Para Dee | ⚡️ | Ace, Fringe

✨🐠⭐️ CFAU Era: Adult Years ⭐️⚓️✨

Additional Details (Adult Years): 🩵 Joins the Galaxy Soldier Army with Meta, Ace, & Fringe (though quickly discovers it mig​​ht not be the right path for them) 💙 Does well enough in their naval training to be granted the title of Sailor Waddle Dee (though friends & family can still call them Bow) 🩵 Drops out of the GSA after a particularly traumatic mission, returning home for a time to figure out what they want to do next (as well as make an unexpected family reconnection) 💙 Keeps in touch with their buddies overstars, learning about the independent unit they've formed under Meta's leadership, and - realizing how much they miss their old crew - decides to join the Meta-Knights (if only in a kind of part-time-ish way) 🩵 Participates in extreme sports tourneys in their spare time 💙 Is a little more disciplined than they used to be (though their focus and their temper still drift from time to time) 🩵 Has finally mastered their Water abilities (...more or less, anyway) 💙 Has perhaps lost the last vestiges of their naiveté (turns out there are some scary things out there in the cosmos, some of which leave scars you can't even see...) 🩵 But also has plenty of support & camaraderie around them, giving them the strength to end​ure & to face the future with hope ​ 💙 Friends: King Dedede, Para Dee, Reedee, Bandana Dee 🩵 Coworkers: Meta Knight, Captain Vul, Axe Knight, Mace Knight, Javelin Knight, Trident Knight, Ace (Blade Knight), Fringe (Sword Knight)

For more fun facts & story details about Bow Dee, check out the Childhood Friends AU Masterpost as well as the tag #bow dee. Also crossposted on Art Fight. If you have any questions about Bow, their friends & family, or the CFAU in general, feel free to send me an Ask.

Bow Dee by © VeinsFullOfStars, 2023-2026. Ref sketches made btw 01/30/26 and 02/08/26. Ref renders made btw 03/09/26 and 04/03/26. Additional refs TBD.