akari … ?!

so why is it that the former is receiving praise while the latter is receiving backlash?

mind you, vianca is a character that is barely out to the public. yet there are already comments such as:

what is the difference between these two characters that lead to this situation?

its very obvious. this fandom, despite being more open-minded than others, is incredibly male-centered. this is the reason for qiu's nonbinary identity being erased, tamarack being set aside as "the fat funny friend", people already fixating on baxter despite him having a small role, and vianca being villainized despite only having mentions in the q&a and a brief description of her character being out for the public.

mind you, this girl never acts out against male mcs or male characters. she simply doesn't care about them. but apparently, that's enough to guarantee harsh comments?

you guys don't know how to act properly. you are so entitled to female characters that you feel offended that this girl wouldn't interact with you if you're guy

step 1 akari, qiu and tam at the diner!!

ill be debating opening comms sometime soon, and i plan to do strictly olnf artwork in their artstyle! ill make a proper post soon if i end up opening them. heres examples of my artwork if your interested: the second one is a WIP haha..) (AND I DIDNT DRAW THE FIRST ONES BG!)