#albert-vincent

At long last, behold the finished title card for the meds fic!

I can’t decide which part of this is my favorite, but the Chipmunks and Chipettes all work together in this layout really well.

I wish we’d had a chance to finish this sooner, but work burnout and grief is BRUTAL.

I’ve spent the last week in a state of constant overwhelm and sleep patterns are all over the place.

If you haven’t checked out this fic, here’s a link to chapter 1. Hope you find a lot of drama and humor in it.

“I redrew this stupid plaid shirt 8 times and you know what…I’d redraw it another 8 before I use stupid Ai to do ANYTHING.”

“This scene comes from Brace For Impact part 6 when I am so disillusioned with the prospect of being Alvin that I basically reject whatever Classic stands for. How…appropriate that I’m working on this one right now.”

“Anyway, I start experimenting with my look and Jeanette gives me her shirt and I try on some galaxy leggings and start calling myself Albert. Wow, talk about foreshadowing, am I right?”

“Anyway, I am currently grappling with the fact that I have to draw this plaid shirt times THREE in the house of mirrors scene. NOOOOOOOOOO!”

“I get it, I can be bratty and a diva sometimes, but there’s actually a lot hiding under the surface.”

“I’m protective, hard-working, dedicated, creative, musically gifted, I would absolutely walk through a hurricane for my sisters. The boys too!”

“Lately, I dunno, I’ve been feeling this weird protective big sister instinct over Alvin when he chooses to take his ADHD meds and turns into Albert-Vincent. He’s so strange and more…innocent? I don’t know how to explain it, really.”

GUESS WHAT!!!

Simon: Jenna finally slept. Which means WE could finally sleep.

ALVIN 2.0: And then we finally worked together to help Jenna create this AWESOME updated title card for It’s Just Medicine!

I love this so much!

ELEANOR: I’m the best part!

BRITTANY: DEBATABLE!

THEODORE: I think we all matter equally!

JEANETTE: Every one of us is important!

WE’RE ALL FEELING SAFE AGAIN!

Honestly, the last few days have been so so frightening. To finally have a proper sleep was so good. Daylight Savings Time should be abolished. I was veering into a full on mental breakdown.

But I talked to my therapist today and she said I’ve got some of the most creative and healthy coping mechanisms out of everyone on her caseload. The Chipmunks are good for me and I need to silence the voice in my head that repeats that I need to let go of them all to heal. That voice is echoes of the bullies and my former therapists and society expectations.

I believe in functional multiplicity! And we’re on our way there! As functional as an AuDHD person can be!

MOVING ON! WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE ART PIECE!? I love Albert in his little bowtie! And Ellie in her crashing Britt’s TGIF club gear! THEO WITH WARBIE ON HIS HEAD! (I rarely draw sad Theo omg. It hurt!) and lol Jeanette’s on Reddit doing research.

Simon and Britt’s poses were so hard, but I love how they turned out. Her working in the lab with him to discover the reason the ADHD meds backfired is so CUTE! Not because she likes science, but because she needs to find a way to rescue Alvin and bring him back to his 2.0 self. CHEER FOR BRITT’S PERSONAL GROWTH EVERYONE!!!

Lineart will happen EVENTUALLY! Maybe tomorrow, maybe next week. I dunno! And frankly, it’s okay NOT to know! I don’t have to plan every day down to the letter like a control freak. LET LIFE UNFOLD BEFORE ME!

ALVIN 2.0: Amazing what a good night’s sleep does to a person!

SIMON: WE ALL KNEW THAT!

“Input is helpful!”

The presents we got during our Christmas in England! Sorry it took so long to show you! (Still more pictures to come of other things!)

And here’s a bonus Alvin/Albert modeling the new shirt! (It’s a Bitty Baby dress, but it works well when folded!)

Chapter 28 is here! It was supposed to be the last chapter, but we couldn’t fit everything in. Expect chapter 29 coming soon.