Made A Bluesky. Not Because I'm Leaving Twitter Or Tumblr (already Left Twt In 2023 Lmao) But Because

made a bluesky. not because i'm leaving twitter or tumblr (already left twt in 2023 lmao) but because i'm seeing a lot of cool people make account this week :P

add me if you feel like it 👍

🧡🤍💖 Happy International Lesbian Day!!! 🧡🤍💖

You can support your local lesbian (me) on this most holy day by checking out my Etsy!

I have a variety of pride and non-pride related stickers for you to download, including a few different Zelda and Splatoon ones 🥰

I also have a tip jar where I'm currently taking $1 sketch requests!

OCtober Day #1 -Your Favourite OC

This is Shimamura!

Like most of my OCs, I've had her for a long time- about since I was 14 or 15 I think. That being said, these drawings are from when I was about 18 ✨️

Her whole deal has always been that she's a steel wall- cold, calculating, unmovable, flawless, strong. I always cast her in roles of leadership where other characters look up to her, whether she's a gang leader or the captain of a netball team. She has her moments of genuine leadership, but she's also a manipulator, selfish, and will remorselessly ruin lives to serve her own ambitions. Notably, she maintains and actively feeds a toxic best-friendship with another OC of mine named Gummy (who I'll definitely post about at some point too!).

Since Gummy is usually my main protag, Shimamura usually ends up the main villain or similar✌️

Its remarkable how consistent her personality and design have been over the years. She's one of those characters who doesn't feel like a character to me, its almost like a real person just sprung into my brain fully formed one day as a teen. I could've picked a few different OCs that I'm obsessed with here, but she felt the most iconic tbh. We love an evil girlboss moment <3

OCtober Day #3- Oldest OC

This is Gummy, who I mentioned on day 1! She's not my oldest OC (I've been drawing ocs since I was at least 9 or 10), but she's the oldest one I have original evidence of still!

I created Gummy when I was 13, and that's when the above images were drawn. They were done on the school playground using my old surface 3 lmaooo

These above ones are from maybe a year or two later (14 or 15 years old? I remember posting these on deviantart if that helps.)

I think Gummy could probably also qualify for day 5 when it comes to being a heavily redesigned OC. As you can see, she used to have panda ears for a LONG time, until I realized there was literally no reason for that and I changed it lol

I also cant really tell you what she's like as a person yet. She was always somewhat of a vehicle for me to process my thoughts growing up, and she always aged with me. Now that I'm 25, I have no idea what a 25 year old Gummy would be like either 😅

I dont remember when I drew these two but clearly I was trying something.

And finally, this was the last time I drew her. I did this either in 2020 or 2021 based on the style its in.

It's fun how I can kinda use her as a 'timeline' of how my character design sensibilities have grown over time. I hope when I next get to draw her I can turn her into something super cool!

nearly oc-tober time again - time for some prompts for 2024

F.A.Q

do i have to draw?

not at all! you are free to participate with any medium that suits you... writing, artwork, free bases and templates, simple text posts, in-character-as-your-oc roleplay, whatever! (just no stealing or AI)

do i have to make new content?

nope! re-uploading old stuff that fits the prompts is allowed (and encouraged) ... old art that didn't get the appreciation it needed always deserves a chance to be shared again, it's a fun throwback!

do i have to post every day?

nope! only 10 days are mandatory (the ones in red with a star symbol) and everything else (yellow) is 100% optional! if you're busy or tired, please skip as many as you want

can i start early?

you can prep your posts in advance if you need to ... but please wait until the right day in october to share them!

can i re-upload your prompt list to another site?

i would prefer if you dont - i have accounts on most sites, so just reblog/retweet/share from me!

event tag?

#bweirdOCtober

have fun!

image desc/text version ↓under the cut↓ or on bweird.art/october

prompts:

WEEK 1: OC INTRODUCTIONS

WEEK 2: BUILDING BACKSTORY

⭐ 1: FAV OC

what makes them your fav?

2: NEW OC

how recently did you make them?

3: OLD OC

how long ago did you make them?

⭐ 4: UNDER-APPRECIATED OC

an oc you feel like you don't talk about enough, or you haven't fleshed out as much as you would like

5: RE-DESIGNED OC

an oc who has changed a lot (what changed about them?) or, if you haven't redesigned an oc: is there anything you might want to change about an existing oc?

WEEK 3: FUN + GAMES

⭐ 6: PAST

where is your oc from? what did they look like as a child?

7: LIKES

what do they like (and why?)

8: DISLIKES

what don't they like (and why?)

⭐ 9: RELATIONSHIPS

doesn't have to be romantic! can any kind of relationship (frienship, family, rivalry etc)

10: PERSONALITY

what are your oc's main personality traits

11: SYMBOLISM/THEMES

what represents your oc? is there a specific colour you associate them with, or a specific animal?

12: FUTURE

what will your oc look like in the future? do they have any plans or goals?

⭐13: MEMES

do any memes remind you of your oc? are there memes your oc would find funny? maybe you want to redraw your oc as one?

14: WHO/WHAT INSPIRED YOUR OC

are there existing characters that your oc looks like? was your oc based on yourself? is your oc originally from a specific fandom?

15: MUSIC

share a character playlist, write a songfic, post lyrics that remind you of them, etc

⭐16: EYES CLOSED or NON DOMINANT HAND

draw a picture of your oc with your eyes closed or with your non domminant hand, write or type a paragraph about them without your eyes closed, etc ... have fun, and don't worry about it looking "bad" -it's meant to!!

17: DnD ALIGNMENT CHART

put all your ocs into a DnD alignment chart, or any other similar chart if you prefer

i've compiled a few templates on my site, but you can find more easily if you google "oc alignment chart"

⭐18: SWAP

swap something between your ocs - their role in the story, hairstyles, personalities, fashion taste, species ... whatever you want! how would this difference change them?

19: PALETTE CHALLENGES

draw your ocs with as many of these colour palettes as you want (or just skip if you don't draw/don't like doing these!)

WEEK 4: COMMUNITY

hex codes for the colours:

palette 1 - #3C1E81 #6D1EA2 #B059E8 #FE0876 #FE5284 #FE7C96 #E0CFE3 #FFD5C3

palette 2 - #352823 #673F28 #AB541C #BA8233 #897128 #A68B2F #F7BF6A #DAC3A4

palette 3 - #A42E25 #D7412B #E47C29 #F7A233 #FCC02D #FCE4A6 #486548 #FEFDE8

palette 4 - #2F4769 #39597E #53779C #94D1E7 #AADDE7 #D48DB7 #D498B5 #D2BABA

some ideas for what you could do: talk about a friend's oc you like, make gift art/writing of them, collabs, trades, reblog/appreciate ocs in the event tag, make interactions between your ocs and other people's

20-26: A WHOLE WEEK OF SOCIAL STUFF

if you don't have the time/energy to do every day this week, ⭐ day 23 is the only one marked as mandatory! you can skip the rest!

WEEK 5: HALLOWEEN

⭐27: FEARS

is your oc scared of anything? do they have any phobias? are they startled easily? would any of your ocs try to scare ppl on purpose?

28: MONSTER

what would your oc be if they were a monster (eg: werewolf, vampire, eldritch beast.. whatever) or, do you have an oc who is already a monster?

29: PUMPKIN CARVING

your ocs carving pumpkins, a drawing of a pumpkin carved to look like your oc ... or even carve it in real life!

30: GHOST

this can be literally a ghost, or a concept that haunts your oc! up to you!

⭐ 31: COSTUMES

what are your ocs wearing for halloween?

Heyy, how have you been lately?? I hope things are going well with your treatment! ( っ˶´ ˘ `)っ

ahh hi!!!!!!! ty so much for asking! I appreciate u thinking of me 🥹💜

I'm doing a lot better than I was! My HR is under control now and that's made a big difference. Mostly psychologically tbh. My energy levels are usually more manageable these days and I feel like I'm able to actually think rationally and relax n shit. I'm also able to tolerate some caffeine again thanks to propanolol 👌 I definitely forgot what 'unmedicated' adhd felt like without it lol

Treatment is a bit of a mixed bag on the other hand, sadly. I still cant sit up at all, but my current doctors have no interest in investigating that any further since they're convinced I 'just' have POTS (I'm actually only diagnosed with IST/dysautonomia). I personally think I actually have a csf leak and will be pushing to get that looked into. I'm seeing a neurologist for the first time next week so hopefully she'll be willing to listen!!