tyyyy for all that tagged me.. i've left it so long i've forgotten some of u now but YAY for this.. ig i used it more to look back over Oscar's evolution as a character more than the visuals 🤔 idk it's more fun!! (obviously the look changed over time too tho but eh 🤷♀️)
what a colourful life the boy has led 😅 is it cheesy to be proud of an oc.. maybe but idc lmaoo yaaay for our favourite ginger trashman and all that he's been thru and become 🤸♀️🧡
i'm tagging YOU cos i'm lazy but also cos i rlly seriously think everyone should do this cos it's super fun to see the journey our lil guys go on :')
Choose an OC and show the progress of the earliest to latest version of them.
I was tagged by @drawing-way-outside-the-lines, thank you very much!💖 I chose Roy for this tag. (I could write a novel about Roy's character evolution, but I don't think this tag was created for that purpose! All the same, I hope I can be forgiven if I go off on a few tangents.) Below is a screenshot from one of Roy's first appearances in my story, in June 2013.
Roy was introduced as Joël's best friend whom he had known from kindergarten, and was only ever meant as a secondary character, shamelessly dropped into the story to be Joël's sounding board and to help chart Joël's romantic challenges. But Roy was never going to be content with having a minor role! The first time it became apparent to me that he was girding his loins for a much bigger share of the limelight was the night he had one too many Pink Cougars at The Grind, and decided to strip down to his undies and dance on the tabletops.
It was also the same night he first met Anita:
7.18 pm
Joël: Roy, I'm proud to say this is Anita. Anita, I'm sorry to say this is Roy.
Anita: Hello Roy. It's lovely to meet you.
Roy: Jesu
After that, Roy more or less shared equal billing with Joël. He and Sonia's wedding was one of the highlights of Five Years Earlier, and still remains the most fabulous and immersive fun I have ever experienced since starting my Simblr.
As far as Roy's physical evolution goes, he was becoming noticeably more buff by January 2014, because he was working out 4 or 5 times a week to take his mind off he and Sonia's infertility woes. He also got a new skin, Ephemera's Fresh, that everyone was raving about at the time:
I loved how it made his body look, but I disliked the weird, waxy colouring it gave to his facial features:
The skin only lasted a few months before I went back to my previous default, Joedy’s Nephilim, which is still my default today.
(Roy and Sonia's infertility struggles also allowed Roy to show his vulnerable side, and hopefully added some depth and richness to his character. Up until then I had never written any chapters from Roy's POV, and I remember being very nervous about stepping into his shoes for the first time, because his personality type was so far removed from anyone I knew in real life! But it became so much easier once I could feel empathy towards him. It is upsetting for any male to be told he has a low sperm count, but for a self-described alpha-male like Roy it must have been devastating. But I think it also made him a lot more human and relateable.)
Okay, that's enough with the tangents! Here is what Roy looks like today:
His hair has never, ever changed, and his face hasn't been tweaked either apart from his famous scar. He has no tattoos. (He has lost a wedding ring, though!) So yeah, it's probably fair to say most of his evolution has been spiritual, emotional and psychological.
I would like to tag @wolfavens @pixelddump @nectar-cellar @winterspixels and @hancyan. No pressure, feel free to ignore!
I was tagged by @sikoi (thank you!) and JUMPED at the opportunity to share Ariss' evolution. Hers is definitely the most drastic, and fun tbh.
There's also two versions of Ariss I'll post interchangeably, her younger and older versions.
Older evolution:
Younger evolution:
This is so fun (I'll be doing it again soon)!
I'm tagging @potionio, @morrigan-sims, @rebouks, @raiiny-bay, @pralinesims, @occultradio, @lucidicer, & anyone else who wants to do this! Say I tagged you (: <3
choose an oc and show the progress of the earliest to latest version of them
Michele has been here for a while and she's been under the knife 50 million times (call me Dr. Miami guys). Her current skin is something I've made entirely from scratch so I'm super proud :D
tysm for tagging me addie (@smallsimmer)!!!!!!!!
um i'll tag @xinfibloomx @diactrl @salemsimss @0pal333 @pleaseputnamehere and anyone else who sees this
Laverna is the oldest sim I still have access too, as well as the only one (or one of a very, very few) who has undergone major changes over the course of her sim-life. Her earliest version, from 2021, was made as a submission for a Baldur's Gate-inspired save that never ended up happening.
Then in 2022, I revamped her as my first ever dnd character concept, giving her a true fantasy makeover. (This was after rescuing her files from where I'd shared them in 2021.)
In 2023, she got an updated makeover, though I didn't change a ton, except for giving her the iconic black eyes and thief's outfit... (At some point, either in 2021 or 2023, I gave her a backstory revamp.) Her hair, skintone, tail, and nails have stayed the same across all versions, though.
I was tagged to do this by @eljeebee. Thank you! ❤️
I picked my darling James, because, I mean, of course I did, and we start in Simyear 02, real time 2012, when I started my WordPress blog and took pictures of my lovelies for the first time. And let me tell you now, you're not ready for this... To protect you I put it under a read-more...
Are you sure you want to see this? Really? Okay... (I'm sorry, James...)
Moving on!
Told you...
This was before decent eyebrows, before any type if replacement defaults and before I knew how to take proper pictures and let's face it, it's a CAS shot! Those are awful by definition... But I didn't know any better. James is 17 in this picture (and see, he's always been slightly cross-eyed)
James's next "profile picture" is taken in real time 2017. I'm sure there was one in the meantime, but I seem to have lost it.
Next is not a profile picture, but definitely evolution: James' tattoo!
This is James in June 05, after graduating high school. He's 20 years old in this picture and these were the times when he was really partying hard, sleeping around and acting smug (it's all an act, it's all a cover).
And my graphics weren't great in these days...
Then we move on to recently:
Musical notation as a heatbeat. Could anything be more James?
And yay, shirtless photo!
This is 2023 for me, and October 06 for James. He's 21 years old in this picture. Before the hairstyle change.
2023 for me, September 07 for James: 22 years old.
Growing his hair was something James wanted for a long time, but he always hesitated because his hair gets wavy when it's longer, and he's always been scared it would make him look too feminine. But I think it suits him. 😊
James wanted me to add this picture too, because this is his personal favourite. 😉
