heragoals

I know the whole hype for this show has ended, but I recently, finally lol, decided to sit down and watch it and I can’t explain how heartfelt and wonderful the show was. It really inspired me to make an oc so I wanted to share her and hear your thoughts! :)

Backstory and how she meets them:

This is Varvara. She is the runaway daughter of Snerz due to him trying to control her and turn her into a “mini me”. She’s never been exactly how he wanted her, unlike her mother, who loved her for her.

Her mother sadly died when she was quite young though, and she was her safe haven. She allowed her to be her with no questions asked and their love was deep unlike the love from Snerz which was all about image and control. Her mother didn’t allow him to dictate and manipulate her, but whilst doing so, she let herself be walked all over and belittled in order to make sure her daughter was safe. Their love was deep and never quite since her passing, has Varvara ever let anyone in, or had the ability to.

As to how she meets the GUYS (lol). I haven’t quite thought of a scenario yet but I was thinking obviously something has happened and the gang need to go on some sort of journey to fix it. I’m thinking it’s Guy and Sam who meet her first. And of course, Sam sees her first, wanders off with Guy being clueless as to where he’s gone and is instantly entranced by her. And of course, she is not interested lol. She won’t even look at him whilst he rambles on, asking her questions a mile a minute, only answering with short okays and rights. What does get her attention is when Sam says “Oh, you’re Snerz’ daughter right? I knew I recognised you from that gloomy old portrait!”. This is when she looks at him for the first time with an angry glare. Sam being sam doesn’t notice and just carries on, not phased by who she is. He’s basically decided “you’re my person” now and he’s strangely loyal to her. 😂 Later down the line when she does look at him, even though she’s angry lol, he notices this time and his heart comically beats out of his chest like this image of Duo I’ve included. 😂 Guy finally manages to find them through all these people and whilst Sam tries to get her to go she won’t budge. I’m also thinking he does some sort of crazy dance to try and vibe with her lol. She says “If I wanted a golden ottriever, I’d get one”. (Mix of a golden retriever and an otter haha). Just as she says that, who they need to avoid are busting in and, yeah, she seems like she doesn’t care but with a deep UGH she grabs Sam’s arm and tells them to follow her. So alas, this is how she gets dragged into being with them on their quest. And she seems more like an asset than you’d first think. But Sam saw it from the beginning haha.

As for her last name, it did used to be Snerz but once she left she changed it to her mother’s maiden name as she wants no connection with him and she was her true parent. It’s also supposed to be a sort of joke because she rarely laughs. 😂

Fun Facts & Dynamics!

* Sam has to constantly look up to see her, whilst she barely has to tilt her head to look down. When he’s rambling, she’s just towering. 😂

* She is completely unfazed by conflict, she normally “drinks” at seedy bars and of course, there’s a ton of fights going on. She just walks on by and basically is the same energy of Lapis from Steven Universe when she says “I’ve felt worse”. People do find her interesting but her aura tells them to back off and also that her dad is a huge douchebag, something Sam obviously ignores. 😂

* She is actually very good at acting and can change her personality to fit a situation very well due to having to pretend she was someone she wasn’t in front of her dad in social situations even though when they were alone she would contest him. She doesn’t do the acting often now though. So when she becomes all giddy and a bimbo to distract someone so Sam and Guy can progress, they are shocked but Sam gets it as he also used to put on different acts and knows what it’s like for people to not like you as you are.

* She may not look it but she is very strong. Along their way, they need some sort of trinket or artefact that some dude happens to have, and she challenges him to an arm wrestle. Obviously she gets laughed at but Sam believes in her whilst the rest are sort of on the edge of their seats waiting to see what happens or trying to get her not to as they don’t want her to get hurt. Varvara wins and also wins the artefact. Sam was totally looking at her all dreamy eyed on his stomach on top of the bar watching it all unfold lol.

* She has a super goofy laugh, just like Princess Ting Ting from Mulan 2. When Sam FINALLY hears her laugh, he gets so excited and whilst she’s embarrassed and pretends she didn’t laugh, he knew it and loves her laugh.

* Imagine Sam loving heavy metal and Varvara secretly loving Barbie Girl by Aqua?

* When they first meet, because Sam finds her so interesting, he jumps up on one of the stools to be able to look at her in the eyes (she’s sitting down, but she is very tall and he is well, very short lol).

* Let’s admit it, she sort of looks emo. Sam had an emo phase and tries to “get her out of it”. He means well but obviously this pushes her away more. (This happens sort of early on). She says “This isn’t a phase, Sam”. And he’ll go “Ah, that’s what we all say”!

* She found out her dad lost his company through a newspaper. The same one at the end of season 1. She said to herself “Heh, about time”.

* But over the course of their journey, they do actually start to bond. Sam doesn’t care who she is, even though he knew her dad. This is what deepens their bond, he just gives anyone a chance like he did Guy. He lets her know that it’s okay for her to be her again, even though her mother might not be here anymore and that’s she’s safe. She also helps balance him out haha, not changing him of course, but helps him be more steady. I’m thinking at the end of their quest, they need to confront her dad. And she goes to do it, and that’s when he admits his feelings to her. But he does so whilst standing on a stool so he can look into her eyes again as she says so, just like when they first met. 🥹 Of course, he and the rest, seeing her as their family, go alongside her. :)

* Guy being Guy doesn’t trust her, not trusting her when she goes from “Leave me alone.” To FOLLOW ME! But over the course of their journey he sees actions that shows she cares rather than doesn’t.

* Michellee thinks she’s odd but gives her the benefit of the doubt.

* E.B does think she’s odd too but doesn’t hold it against her, actually warming up to her secondly after Sam.

* Pam doesn’t trust her but mainly because she doesn’t want to see her son get hurt. I think she’ll confront her at some point about how she “doesn’t care” and Varvara finally admits she does, she just doesn’t really know how to show it so does it through small actions rather than words. Pam understands this and whilst still hesitant, does begin to like her as she can see some of herself in her too and actually starts to see that her and Sam are good for each other.

Inspiration-ish:

Characters that are similar to her:

Lily from Duolingo (lol)

Maud Pie from My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic

Lapis Lazuli from Steven Universe

Princess Ting Ting from Mulan 2

Jessica Rabbit from Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Songs that remind me of her:

You Can Win If You Want - Modern Talking

Who Needs Love Like That? - Erasure

Flashdance - Deep Dish

• She has two siblings who she has not seen for years. When she was younger, she would be the one to soothe her siblings as their parents argued. Their parents did provide for them, but there were often a lot of silences in the house. This is why she is very good at dealing with intense situations, because she was used to living on edge from being young and dealing with uncertainty, uncomfortable atmospheres and helping her siblings whilst they were upset due to it. This is why she can handle Joe well.

• Obviously to Joe and Kim, she is just the help, until one day she stays behind her shift hours to help Kim after she fainted. She isn’t loyal because she’s paid, she’s loyal because she cares. Joe realises some sort of potential when they almost lose a client and with her quick thinking, she manages to secure a deal. These two events establish her role in the house even more, as a genuine figure there.

• Lydia will be a sort of mother figure to her because she knows what it’s like to have kindness taken advantage of, and she doesn’t want that to happen to her. She also knows what it’s like to grow up without parental figures.

• Joe always tries to see what buttons he can push as he doesn’t rate her too highly (this is early on of course), but she never gives into it and remains composed and compassionate.

• She even helps Joe when she presses him after hasn’t had a good day. Which shocks him as usually he knows people don’t seem to care too much about him, especially due to how he treats others. Yet, she remains indifferent, just wanting to be a decent human being and helping someone who needs it. Over time, she begins to really intrigue him.

• Obviously he turns the charm on, but she doesn’t give into it, which is probably a first for him lol, this unnerves him too.

• He gets intrigued by her as he doesn’t understand why she can be so her, that one day, it turns into feelings. He is very uncomfortable having genuine feelings for someone that he doesn’t expect anything in return for. He realised his feelings unexpectedly. She’s actually eventually the only person he genuinely will listen to, as although he’s been awful to her, she still will help him, but she will always be fair and say if he’s in the wrong without hesitation.

I hope this helps you all understand her a little better hopefully! 😊 I thought this song would suit her well, and also, I can’t stop listening to it. 😂

Kim Tate is running late, so of course she's been getting a grilling from Joe. The questions fly and the atmosphere tense, but she doesn't falter. She knows what she's doing, and she knows she's good enough. Now all she needs to do is convince them.

Sorry that I drew you badly Ned - I wish I was Michelangelo, but I'm not. 😂

I look forward to drawing more scenes with her and other characters!!

For reference, Kim has just walked in, and and to show how eager she is, she’s gotten up to greet her.

Welcome to my Emmerdale character, Georgiana Barry! I wanted her to have a fancy first name but a plain sounding last one to show that she hasn't come from much but she still has a lot about her, in the grit sense. As a child, she was surrounded by tension, waiting for the next argument between her parents. She always had to pretend to her siblings that everything was okay when it was not, as she was the eldest and she took it as her duty. Growing up, and how she gets into Emmerdale, is I'm thinking Kim perhaps wants to take the load off of Lydia because she cares deeply for her, and hires some more help. This is where Georgiana comes in. She becomes good friends with Dawn after she comforts Clemmy and gets through to her in a way no one else other than Dawn or Billy ever has, and Lydia knows what it's like to have a kind heart taken advantage of, so she keeps an eye on her and acts as a sort of mother figure. Obviously Joe doesn't take to her right away, saying cold things there, digs here but she just lets it be and carries on as normal, honest to herself and not changing despite how she's treated. One day, they're about to lose an important deal and out of the blue Georgiana secures the deal with her quick thinking. Seeing her potential, Kim also takes her on in a more business sense. Joe obviously still doesn't think she's good enough but, she never rises to it. Which shocks him, she just lets it be and carries on, always being kind despite that. She is even the only one to have the gaul to call him out when he does some bad stuff lol. He finds it interesting the way she is but also quite uncomfortable as no one has ever really treated him fairly before whilst also knowing what he's like. She will call someone out but will be there for them if needed. I really think she would be a great asset to Home Farm but obviously this is just a character lol. Anyway, I hope you all like it!!

Also, update! Singing voice claim for Oona is… Well, three people haha! They are Lady Gaga, Debbie Harry and Tina Turner!!!

Credit to Gaziter on X for the art piece that helped me draw the pose!

Just had to draw Marcellus getting his photo taken with Oona at the end of her concert that the gang broke into (much to Ansel and Bertie’s dismay). 😂

I saw this art piece by @sator_the_wanderer on Instagram and I just knew it would be perfect for Oona with specifically Marcellus because cmon, look at that pose. 😂

Furlecia totally screamed when Arlo said he’s never heard of THE Oona before.

Also yay, she now has chest fluff and a tattoo!! Her tattoo is the symbol for peace and interconnectedness which represents how she accepts herself for who she is and also helps others find tranquility in themselves and around them when they’re struggling. As someone who has PCOS, the chest fluff makes me feel seen haha, even if she is done by me. I don’t have as much as her, but it’s there, and she helps me feel normal so I’m SO there for that!!!

Credit to madie_arts on Instagram for the pose! 😊

I’m not sure if I’m happy with her colours just yet but… we’ll see haha. And I still need to think about that tattoo!!!

I made an oc for a movie/show that I don’t think many people know but I really wanted to share her, even if not many people see as the film really made me feel accepted!

So this is Oona Valente, my famous singer oc for the show Arlo The Alligator Boy! She is half human, half bighorn sheep. Her name means “lamb” and also “universal” which represents that she is half sheep and that she is known worldwide, except to Arlo of course (originally) lol.

Like Ansel, she also got bullied for being half human and half an animal. Mainly for her very tall height (also like Bertie/she towers over ALL of the characters), her horns, her horizontal rectangular pupils and hooves. But, instead of trying to change herself, she let herself be herself. She would write songs, to cope with how she felt and one day, decided to get singing lessons and her talent developed from there.

She definitely carries a strong, commanding presence that makes people around her not know how to act so they often fumble around their words. Which is definitely what Ansel does when he first meets her when Arlo jumps on her stage during a concert without realising, that definitely isn’t allowed lol.

Her answers often seem blunt and direct but she is warm deep down, and is willing to help anyone love themself and be themself like how she did, if they need it.

I know it’s implied Ansel and Elena like each other or at least he likes her, but I’m in little universe they did date for about two years until Elena sat Ansel down and said that she thought it wasn’t really working, they separated on good terms and still work together when it’s needed, there’s no animosity, but it is awkward sometimes. But, I thought as due to Oona embracing her identity from a young age and Ansel only just doing it recently, they would be a really good match as she can help him in lots of ways, just like how Arlo also did/does.

I’m thinking they met due to Ansel embarrassingly listening to one of her songs on vinyl and Arlo bursts in saying “HEYYYYYLOOOOO DAAAAAD”! And then is like “Oh wow, who dis??” Ansel immediately turns it off and says “Oh, just some singer that happened to come on, nothing too special”. And Alro says “Uh… Dad, it’s a vinyl”. Ansel blushes: “Oh, so it is…”. Arlo is desperate for them to meet her and his dad tells him you can’t just go and find and meet somebody famous and Arlo is like “Well, I found you!!” (Que comically large poster that Arlo happens to notice out of the window) and his eyes go all starry and well, let’s say he somehow gets in with the gang, and somehow meets her. But that’s a story for another time hehe.

Thank you to the LPS gods who let this pup into my life!!

The apple of my eye! 🍎

Their favourite musician is totally Adam Ant! 🐜

Off colour because of Crayola so I know not to use them again. It’s going to be a bright sunshiny day!

Here pops out another one!