#solfi

I’d like to think it’s intentional ( why would they do that, tho?) but it is more likely just bad writing.

The writers probably aimed for “complex” and wanted to show Eddie “struggle” but instead they ended up making him inconsistent, ‘unlikable’ and possibly unfit to be a leader ( he’s losing his mind and acting recklessly and he hasn’t even had a fraction of the weight and pressure he’s going to sustain if he wants to lead ) in the eyes of those paying attention to character developement. 

First, I am SO SORRY for now replying for so long %D And now, let’s get to it~

(warning, long post, not putting under the cut, cause it makes it inaccessible on mobile, sorry ‘ ^ ‘)

Karl

2: If your OC wants to buy a firearm, what it might be for?After becoming a political leader he owns a concealed firearm as a self-defence means in case his bodyguards would fail during a potential dangerous situation.

16:  Is your OC good at giving others validation of their feelings and making them feel understood?(Since it changes as he gets older, I’ll describe him how he’s like in the beginning, aka as a teen/tween, and as a private person dealing with his peers and friends.)Frankly, it depends who we ask.From his perspective, being judgemental, casually snarky or “consctructively” critical comes far more natural than being positively supportive. He becomes extremely self-aware about that fact after he realises his words make more negative impact on his friends than it would on him, if he were the one listening to that sort of remarks (He himself was brought up in such a way his threshold of what’s harsh and what’s not is kinda warped). His approach to deal with is becoming a complete opposite, and act almost sickeningly reassuring and understanding. But in his opinion it doesn’t seem to work at all, since there’s no substance in this. Trying to find a middle ground on how to provide insinght without it sounding too harsh, proves to be difficult.In short, he feels he’s terrible at it, and this convinction is a forefront of his mind even when he eventually gets better.As for hir peers, some would say he’s good at validating their feelings, some wouldn’t. I’d say he’s least able to appeal to those who think with their emotions, or aren’t as retrospective/prone to secondguessing.By my standards, if he were a real person I could speak to: yes, he’d be pretty good, even though I would have some minor issues with his logic.

Renka

3: Does your OC behave differently around different people, if so with whom and how?She does! She is a the type of a cameleon-person, who seemingly plays by the rules and tries to blend in to sustain peace and comfort in her life, but shows her true colors around those she deems as trustworthy. She doesn’t go 180 personality-wise, of course, and she’s not the lying person - it’s about to what extend she’s comfortable with expressing her mind. She’s the type of introvert who will seek a compromise in situations that demand it, but will act more spontanious/extreme if she can. Whatever’s more appropriate, and the priority is safety over self-expression. Obviously we’re speaking about the Reneall and the beginning of her journey.

17: Does your OC suffer from any mental health issues?She’s paranoid, but I don’t think to the extend that would constitute for a mental illness.

24: How would your OC react if they got humiliated by someone in a group of people?Depends on a reason, kind & skope of humiliation, and who would be watching, depends on the overall context of the situation that lead to such incident, and why these people are gathered in her proximity. Some scenarios, like, for example, a presentation of an exhibition, public debate among people she’s either a patron of or shares similar career with (culturologist, museum worker/teacher) - usually involve attacks based on differences in ideology. And those cases require professionalism. So her reaction would be most likely a very polite, posibly tad lenghty response where she deconstructs her attacker’s arguments, most likely glossing over any personal insults (mind you, she’d be pissed, and propably in need to vent afterwards, but in such circles it’s better not to give in to the provocations. That would only hurt her reputation, so again - politeness and cleverness if usually a better strategy).However, there were situations, like one time during her first year of studying - her friends possession was purposefully destroyed by upperclassmen, and then she herself got insulted, all in front of other students on the corridor - she simply took her friend’s broken thingy and started hitting the bully with it.All in all - it depends on how much she thinks she can get away with.

Aben

3: Does your OC behave differently around different people, if so with whom and how?In business, he tries to balance a well-mannered behaviour with assertiveness. He has a very specific philosophy, to which I will dig into in comic, but it can be boiled down to “be charming but also dominant via appearing self-assured”.

In relationships, he seems like a romantic and gentle type overall, but turns out to be a complete troll in bed. Because, apparently, nothing’s funnier than pranking or grossing out a lover in the middle of sex. In his opinion, this stuff isn’t supposed to be dead-serious anyway.

Then there are situations, or certain people, which can bring the worst out of him. It’s a bit of a spoiler territory, so I’ll say, for all his confidence in business or public situations (which is frankly half-trained behaviour, half-instinct), and overall outgoing persona, he can act way too docile or passive-agressive in personal-life department.

19: What boosts your OC’s confidence the most?When people show him how they appreciate his gifts or acts of kindness, especially if they didn’t ask for it. He likes to guess and suprise.The second thing would be the opposite - if someone correctly guesses his need, without him expressing this directly. He places a great value in people paying attention to each other, so being cared about is a great source of building up his self-esteem.

From OC music meme: link

Thank you :D tbh it was a little challenging, cause I don’t have that many songs that remind me of them, and my memory is weak so it took a while for me to remember…but here goes:

Carlos Viola “New Life” link (instrumental)

Dido “Do you have a little time” link

The Verve “Bitter Sweet Symphony” link - From A’s perspective

The Pillows “One Life” link & link

Kult “Gdy nie ma dzieci”  link  - PL song. Lyrics are essentially about strict and very organised parents/teachers going 180 while their children/students are on vacation/schooltrips. They party hard and get absolutely shitfaced. Tbh you can throw in Karl into the picture too, he likes to party with them. Translation under the cut :D

I'm so glad for you to have found this new path! Regardless of what you pursue, it's always amazing to see possibilities form when not too long before the world seems an all-encompassing black hole.

Yessss, this (also: it’s SO GOOD to see replies back, although my main blog doesn’t seem to have them yet!). What’s really heartening to me is the dawning realization that I don’t have to “give up” anything I love in order to do something else; so much the better if art (for example), among the other things I care about doing, was partially folded into the work I plan to do anyway.

“Key frames” from my previous post’s (boop!) gif for @solfi... except those key frames are basically all frames used in that “animation” XD (minus the editing). Welp, maybe it’s not the smoothest of animations, but at least done with love! Poor Alice! Her expressions are sooooo out of character XD But she was still a pure joy to draw.

Again, happy birthday to you, solfi! <3 I hope you had a great day :D

Alice and Johan belong to her <3

Don’t give up to temptation, Alice! Pray all those sinfull thoughts away!

Look at her, she’s so eager, she became a headbanging nun. I don’t think that’s a part of her faith’s rituals though...

Poor Johan. You almost had it.

A little birthday gift for wonderfull and ever amazing @solfi​ <3. Also, if my memory is correct, there’ll be another great event worth celebrating coming up in your life soon? Either way, thank you for being such a fantastic and supportive friend. You’re an amazing person and great artist! I wish you all that’s best in all aspects of life <3 May you always have strenght and motivation to fullfill your dreams, may luck, happiness and health never leave your side, and may good and supportive people be always within your reach. I send you millions of hugs and kisses, my dear <3 (also hugs for your dearest for being there for you :D)

Hope you’ll enjoy this little piece of derpiness as a expression of my friendship X’D

The upload limitations won’t let me put a bigger gif, so I’ll send you the original later :D. (I’ll also upload some, hmm... notable frames in separate post ;p)

Mimosa: my lack of energy. Everything’s pretty tiring right now.