#banshee oc

𝚂𝚞𝚖𝚖𝚊𝚛𝚢 ↳ She grew up in the backseat of the Impala—just like them. Then they disappeared and left her behind. Eight years later and they're back at her door, and the past is catching up fast.

𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚝𝚞𝚜 ↳ Ongoing

𝙿𝚊𝚒𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚐 ↳ Dean Winchester x Original Character.

𝚃𝚛𝚘𝚙𝚎𝚜 ↳ Childhood Bestfriends to Slight Enemies to Rekindled Friendship to Eventual Lovers, Very Slow-Burn, First Love, He Fell First-She Fell Hard-They Fell Harder.

INTRODUCING…

Enna! (No Surname Available…)

(School photo shown)

I'm gonna be honest here, I've been nervous to draw the Black characters in my story- I'm new to drawing in general and didn't feel like my skills were good enough to do them justice (I know, that's pretty turned around, but the mental barrier was there nonetheless 😣).

But when @creatingblackcharacters sent out a creating challenge for Black History Month and said even lovingly drawn stick figures were ok, I felt like the mental barrier moved out of the way. ☀️

So here's the very first sketches of my banshee girl Tizita from my urban fantasy WIP 7 Circles 😊

This was a great time!! I wasn't sure if I had the skill to do her hair justice but I think I did alright, and it was really fun to work on the texture! Obviously I have a long way to go, (especially with basic anatomy- oof) but in all things creative I need to remind myself that practice is what's going to get me there- I'm not going to get it perfect right away.

Some Fun Facts About Tizita! ✨️

The name Tizita is an Amharic (official language of Ethiopia) word that is akin to 'nostalgia', 'memory', and 'longing' but has a richer cultural feeling behind it (more info here). Im a sucker for names that tie into aspects of the character.

She is a banshee, and in 7C lore banshees periodically go into a hibernating state and see visions of a particular person, place, or thing which may be from the past, present, or future.

Tizita shows up in book 2, joining the protags as The Knower of Things in the party. She had her very first vision and it was a DOOZY! Almost 3000yrs of information is somehow crammed in this girl's brain.

Leading up to the hibernating and for awhile afterward, a banshees eyes and hair lighten/grey - as if the age of what they see is affecting them, or they become ghostly in their magic state. This fades afterwards, however the more you see in your vision, the less you see of the real world going forward (i.e. Tizita's eyesight is garbage now).

I want her to subvert/replace the Wise Sage character trope, who is usually an old bearded man or a woman made to seem crazy. The person turning the tide in my story is this magical autistic Black girl who likes dresses with pockets, listening to nature, and has a lot of joy in her despite the whole carrying-information-that-might-save-the-world and having-to-lecture-grown-adults-on-how-to-save-said-world thing.

For my Black followers; Not to be telling yall what you already know- but you really do deserve it all. I dont accept characters as mere checks for diversity, not for my islander or autistic characters I personally relate to, not for my Black characters even though I don't share that lived experience. Yall deserve depth! And range! And a variety of roles and traits in the characters that represent you! I intend to put in that work, and hold others to the same. Happy Black History month everyone 🎆 😊

Thanks again for the challenge @creatingblackcharacters 🫶🏼 it helped me take my first go at drawing my banshee girl.

Little Banshee lady I never got to use, beacause i was too busy trying to hard to make a detailed skin for her,,,hmm shame.

Gives you a goddess and her roommate