I finally managed to finish this and I’m proud. There’s some issues with colours here because I’ve never drawn Xen or Arlina traditionally, but now I have a better idea of what colours to use for them in the future
Plus, first time seeing Octavier with legs. He suits it weirdly XD
Genuinely didn't think I'd get this done today, but my throat has started to hurt quite a bit and while I as kinda just resting, I decided to try finishing these and somehow I did it!
Thank you @little-merry-go-round @whydoilovesomanyvillians @septicplier @abzthefabulous @huffletrax and @septicstacheedits for the requests
Please ignore the splotches on the 2nd one. I may have forgotten to put paper between the pages 😅
I just wrote up a brief backstory for Octavier because I’ve had ideas, but never anything solid, and I feel so bad for what I’ve but them through
I don’t want to post it any time soon since it’s probably inappropriate with both pride months and the whole black lives matter movement, but to summarise
Below the cut as there is homophobic stuff here
They were named Oliver and AMAB
They had supportive parents and happily came out as genderfluid and gay (possibly androsexual?)
Their friends started an anti-LGBTQ+ gang to essentially spread hate
Met a lovely non binary individual, who was attacked by their group, which caused them to finally make a deal
A couple of years later, the enby was murdered by said ‘friends’, which caused their fear of being drowned that resulted in them being a water demon
They died when they finally stood up to their ‘friends’, joining a group of LGBTQ+ individuals protecting more vulnerable people, and took a stray bullet to save the life of a young lesbian
Their death eventually led to the city they had lived in becoming more accepting, and the ‘friends’ were locked up
You can see why it’s not appropriate to post the full things right now, but I’ve had the idea of them hiding their identity because of their friends for a long time
Jerome, Carley, Taya, Absence, 404, Amira, Tommy and Octavier; all of the ocs I created this year (plus Absence who was December 2018)
This is the most characters I've ever drawn in a single piece. I used a pose reference for 5, then added in the other 3. I'm actually quite happy with how this turned out
And with that, I leave everyone from my phobia demon universe, a software boi and the two newest beans who are part of my Through The Board story, as the final thing I'll draw this year and this decade
So with my break, I have 4 days to catch up on I believe, so below the cut will be some random facts. This time, I’ll have a theme, which is phobia demons. That’s right, each fact will be a different demon as there are 4 beans
Absence- he’s one of the only demons in the smoke realm that the Smoke King’s pesanta will let close to them. They’re very wary and often aggressive towards any lower class demons, but during one of his visits to the castle, the pesanta was by the King’s side and rather than violently barking, they actually pulled to get closer to Absence. The King says it’s an aura and he actually holds a lot more respect for Absence now, but the demon insists he’s just good with animals
Tommy- while most demons become non binary, polyamourous and pansexual because gender and attraction changes a lot after death, they were already poly and pan in their mortal life. Tommy never found a poly relationship as they struggled to find others who felt the same way and was only a young adult when they died, but death has now given them the perfect opportunity to find others to share their un-life with
Amira- in her mortal life, Amira was actually a trans woman who never transitioned. She got used to her dysphoria and told herself that the distress she felt was a punishment from God for something she did in her past life, but upon waking in the shadow realm, she finally saw that her spirit was female all along and how she had felt for years was not only valid but meant she had been trans. Safe to say she’s never looked back and fully embraces who she always was
Octavier- they love being in the mortal realm and have been mistaken for a merperson multiple times. Though they couldn’t get there until meeting Absence, now they have a fast track pass to escape to a select few universes to swim around in the ocean, marvelling at the marine life and surprising some unsuspecting sailors when a golden skinned merperson swims up to the boat for a quick chat. There are even some old mythological books with artwork of a merperson who suspiciously looks like Octavier...