Lehti is my main oc and the protagonist!! I created him in 2019 and he's the one I drew the most in my life. He's a human, though he doesn't look like one. He's very ostracised from society because of his appearance and his disability, the other humans even want him dead for reasons I can't really explain yet. He can't have any real job so he lives of thievery and decided to actively become a menace to society as vengeance 😈
Melek is his sign language translator/interpretor! She is his voice and his ears. She was an homeless orphan, he took her in and provides her housing and food in exchange of her services. She follows him around everywhere to translate everything for him. She wears a mask because helping out Lehti one way or another is seen as treason and is punishable by death by the other humans, so he makes her wear it to protect her identity.
At first their relationship was only transactional, with time they became more like siblings.
Maybe one day I'll turn those ocs into a real fantasy story, who knows
Some more rambling about my ocs teehee
Lehti is very fun but also enigmatic. He doesn't seem to mind being a wanted man, even pulls of the theatrics when he's being chased. He's very similar to Lupin the Third in that regard, very playful, loves the attention and likes to taunt and have fun while thieving. He has very low empathy and doesn't really get sad or angry easily. It's like "Oh everyone wants me dead for no reason? Fun!" kind of chaotic neutral. He does have a darker/more sadistic side sometimes when interacting with the humans, so he might be motivated by vengeance in a deeper level 🤷 who knows
Also he's transmasc!! If that wasn't obvious enough lol. Medical transition isn't a thing in their fantasy universe, but it's ok he's not dysphoric or anything. He gets misgendered a lot but Melek is the only one who hears it and she always corrects people so it's a win for him
I don't usually take the time to post or talk about my ocs because I always end up brainrotting about something else, I really want to try and draw them more!
Melek on the other hand is very timid. She doesn't speak much outside of her job and was really just following him around like a shadow at the beginning. She didn't really have any goal in life before and was just surviving, now that she has a more "secure" situation (aka not having to worry about food or housing anymore), she's learning how to enjoy life again and even create a future for herself. I love her and she's a character that I'd love to develop more!
My OC Lehti when he was a child and his adoptive mom, Pomi!
As I explained in this post, Lehti is ostracised by humans and they've been trying to kill him ever since he was born. Pomi found him in a box of plants she ordered and decided to keep him.
More rambling about my ocs teehee
To add more details about Lehti's origins, we actually know who his bio parents are in the story! It's not a mystery at all.
They are pretty "famous" as they are two big religious figures for the humans. However, when Lehti was born, due to his weird appearance, he was assimilated to a demon and was supposed to be killed right away. His bio mom ran away to protect him but was eventually found a few years later, without her child. She was quickly executed for birthing and protecting a demon.
Ik it's very "Kung-Fu Panda"-esque but in his case his bio father is the one who's trying to kill him so yeah?? Hardcore daddy issues.
When Pomi found him in her plant box, she quickly understood who he was, the execution of his bio mom was making the headlines everywhere. She never wanted to be a mom but if she gave him away to an orphanage he would end up in the system and be found by the humans pretty quickly. She felt like she had no other choice but to keep him.
Some OC Art from the last couple of weeks! Second one is a redraw of that one scene between Jinx and Ekko in Arcane season 1
Their names are Johan (Soldier), Melek (Poet) and Lehti (King). Lehti is a deaf thief and criminal, Melek is his sign language interpreter and Johan is Lehti's friend (...or more?) and reluctant accomplice :D
