I'm aware that some people who would love to commission fan art are just not in a position to do so, I've been there often. So, here's an idea:
I will draw seven pieces. Pick one of my OCs - first come, first served so I need you to comment on this post with your choice, so everyone can see which are available. I'll DM you for details and refs of your character - an OC from any Fallout; except Option 7 which must be a Non-Player Character.
You don't have to be able to draw! (Though I will happily accept any level of ability, this is for fun and practice) OR you could write a little drabble featuring them (search their tags, included in this post; browse my blog, get to know them).
Vincent 'Nate' Hudson (Fo4) @the-laridian
Skyler Katrijnora Woods (Fo4)
Overboss Lore (Lorelei) (Fo4)
'Lucky' Ricky Gee (Fo76)
Enid Halversen (Fo76) @the-lastcall-main
Ezme Washburne (Fo3)
Pick an NPC - NOT a companion, one of the background extras - that you associate with me and I'll draw your fave NPC, from any Fallout.
Comment with your choice below! Comments in tags will not be counted (though feel free to reblog). This mini challenge will run until all options have been picked / end of Aug. I look forward to drawing your blorbos.
Hey, lovely AotA folk, may I request Overboss Lore in E10, please? I liked the idea of seeing Lorelei in semi-shadow, it seemed appropriate to her character.
All year round but be loud about it in June - Happy Pride Month, folks!
It took me years to come out to myself. I was lucky at 19 to find my life partner and I never questioned my orientation until some emotional struggles many years later. I identified the issues through therapy but one question remained...until like the Supermutant and the rock joke, it hit me!
I nervously came out to my partner... who already knew, had done for years. I'd given it away in little ways and body language that I myself had been oblivious to: I'm bisexual. Outwardly, that changed nothing. I'm still in my loving and monogamous relationship but the relationship I have with myself improved.
Fast forward a few more years and I discovered something else about myself. I've known for years that I have PCOS. My afab bod was never very good at, well, doing what female bodies are supposed to. Add to that a slight degree of hirsuteness and extra muscle mass (I've been called 'sturdy') that had I not got hEDS, might have allowed me to carry as much junk as my dear OC Vin does! It does, however, help with somewhat offsetting my weak and wobbly hypermobile joints and I attribute not having to rely on mobility aids and braces earlier in my life to my slightly masculine build. When I learned that PCOS is embraced under the Intersex umbrella, I embraced that too. It felt like me.
I express myself through fan art and fan fiction and Fallout has become a focussing lens for me to achieve that.
Meet my Fallout Original Characters
• My Fallout 4 OC Vin is very much my 'inner guy', a character who, like myself, was oblivious to his bisexual nature until well into his 30s. He's also monogamous.
• My other Fo4 OC Skyler is Intersex, though of a different variation to myself and I strive to tell her story sensitively. I always welcome feedback both here and on Archive of our Own where I publish fanfic. Skyler is also polyamorous, something I've never attempted before but am having fun writing!
• My Overboss is aromantic, demisexual and straight.
• In Fallout 3, my Lone Wanderer Ezme is a lesbian. Yes, Amata broke her heart.
• My original Fallout 76er Enid Halversen is also a lesbian and is currently dating another player's character, the lovely Nuka-Girl Bonnie (thanks to MissViixenTTV of Twitch)
• Lastly, my other 76er, 'Lucky' Ricky Gee is an Ally. He may be straight but he's hep, man! Just wants other folk to be cool about it too.
My Inbox and Asks are open! I welcome questions and comments about myself and my creative pursuits. You can talk to my OCs and I will send In Character replies (I've been a live roleplayer for years) or ask about commissioning art.
Wherever you are on your journey of self-discovery and acceptance, I wish you peace, comfort and pride!
I remade my Raider OC this week after her original save was lost, so please may I have soon-to-be-Overboss Lore, just days out of the vault, in palette #14 please? New ref on its way.
[ Sketched by @kaybrandchaos ]
If only she could go back and show everyone where all of this would lead.
(featuring art by @drovenna because I just love the commissioned piece so much!)
Lore is broken, but then she was never entirely whole. Her lawyer training left her with a strong sense of justice but one that is highly subjective to her selfish outlook on life. She worked within moral grey areas pre-war, as it was, often representing huge but morally bankrupt corporations such as Vault-Tec and the military. She was in it for the challenge and the money, not caring if she was ever doing the right thing, only the most lucrative.
The Operators were a perfect fit; The Pack are her pets. Gage is the pedastal she hauled herself up onto and nobody else really matters.
The Commonwealth is stuffed...
Here's the blank template if you'd like to fill one in for your OC too!
Top military lawyer, housewife not to be trifled with and mother. She never did settle down easily in suburbia.
I've decided to recreate my broken Lore and share it as a bonus Twitch stream!
I'm not currently planning to schedule her sessions but I just feel like at least getting her remade, so tune in to my channel at 10am (UTC+0) today or catch the VOD later. I'm going to use this playthrough to find out how far I can get without following the main storyline, so it won't necessarily follow the Broken Lore fic.
Eventually, she will become Overboss. It's just a matter of time...
