soph's hidey hole

i was incredibly dysphoric about my round face and softer features until i started looking at the faces of hispanic men and realized that those features weren’t feminine at all, they were ethnic features white supremacy had conditioned me to see as less masculine

wow, how profishional... @alleesaur I wanted to draw something for u during artfight but I didn't make it in time, so I'm drawing something now lol

BEA FOWLERI's first cover will be "Just Had a Choice" by Frog96. Come by to hear her on August 19th, 7:00pm CST!

The following are some illustrations of her for the time being.

Thank you for everything!

Jin-Hai Yang (he/him) - A man from a Chinese immigrant family who lives in Rome. He specializes as a mosaic and sketch artist, as well as occasional marble statue sculptor. He likes messing with people like Caesar. Ancient Chinese rap battle participant when he was a kid. Meant to be my self insert.

Abacus (he/they) - Ethnically half Chinese and half Roman and lives in Rome. He's a mathematician who develops calculating devices. Briefly dated Potus at one point.

Abracadabra (she/her) - Young Gaulish druidess in training who moved to the Indomitable Village to study under Getafix. Metadata has a crush on her shortly after she moved to the village as well, but Abra is oblivious to it.

Acoustix (he/him) - Another bard who lives in the Indomitable Village since it was implied that there's more than one. He plays music during banquets when Cacofonix is tied up and he sometimes teaches people how to play instruments.

Mariana Tang (she/her) - Ethnically half African and half Korean. High class Roman noblewoman who has a secret taste for action, Roman soldiers, and watching gladiator fights. She has an interest in marine biology and fishing since her dad taught her. Dated Potus at one point.

Nova Aurelius (she/her) - Trans woman who's a Roman legionary. For most of her "story" she doesn't know that she's trans and why she's uncomfortable with her job. Known as her birth name Prius by most people but she changes her name eventually. Otherwise quite spunky and seen as a troublemaker by other soldiers. Dating Infirmofpurpus.

And finally, while not really an Asterix OC, he still exists in the Asterix universe...

Geebus (he/she/it/xe/any) - Tiny alien from a faraway planet who time travels back in time from the future to 50 B.C. and ends up in Rome. Similar to Toaster Oven (@astral-altar's alien OC) he hangs out with the Romans. He's nice and timid but will shoot if he feels threatened. Eats a lot and likes intergalactic slushie and soda.

NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown!!!

NOAAS Ron Brown is a research vessel and the largest ship in the NOAA fleet. She's the namesake of Ronald H. Brown (1941-1996) who was the first African American to serve as Secretary of Commerce.

Design Notes:

made these lanyards too