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theres a life out there to enjoy, so enjoy it!

my first character post! this is felix! he is the human version of firey in this au. there isnt really a "main character" in my au, but if i had to choose one, felix would be it. ive been imagining my au as an animated series, and felix is the one who kicks off the whole thing.

felix is originally from mexico, but moved to the states when he was very young. while he was shy at first due to the language barrier, he became pretty popular with kids at his new elementary school due to his fiery and energetic personality. people like to hang out with him, especially one girl that felix met in middle school (more on her in a future post...).

as stated, felix was very energetic and athletic as a kid. however, he has become a bit more reserved and mellow, starting in high school. his athletic nature has gotten him injured a few times as a kid. from his cheek patch, the scrape on his knee, and the burn scar on his elbow, what hasnt this guy gone through?

i dont have a name for this au at the moment. but basically it's a school au where all the characters are human. i came up with the school thing because some of the character dynamics of bfdi characters reminded me of middle and high schoolers lol. the setting is in a big city, similar to new york city. im currently tryna decide if it should be set in a fictional city, maybe! so yeah, the au is like a slice of life kind of thing. there isnt a main "goal" to the story (or stories i should say) of this au. it primarily focuses on character dynamics and the characters living their lives. the main cast consists of the original 20 characters from the first season of bfdi. all of them have their own story or "arc", or are at least heavily involved in another characters arc. additional characters from other seasons of bfdi may also be important to another characters arc if they have a notable relationship with one of the og 20 in the original series (eg, freesmart). many developments and character dynamics parallel events from the bfdi series.

each character has a real person name. heres the list of names for the og 20

Blocky = Braxton

Bubble = Beth (full name Elizabeth)

Coiny = Carlos

Eraser = Enyo

Firey = Felix

Flower = Florence

Golf Ball = Genevieve

Ice Cube = Indigo

Leafy = Lauren

Match = Mia

Needle = Nina

Pen = Ben (full name Benjamin)

Pencil = Presley

Pin = Paige

Rocky = RJ

Snowball = Stan (full name Stanislav)

Spongy = Stoyan

Teardrop = Trinity

Tennis Ball = Tomás

Woody = Woody

so if you couldnt tell by the long hiatuses i take seemingly out of nowhere, i dont exactly ENJOY posting on social media lol. i have a real life that i want to live. been pretty busy with school n stuff. but i kinda wanna start posting a bit again, more on that later

since january, ive been fixating on bfdi. ive actually been a fan of the show for years, i just dont really say anything about my other interests cuz i mainly posted paper mario art and i wanted my socials to have one main focus. i was worried people would be deterred if they followed me for one thing, but then i posted about another thing, if ykwim. however, ive been thinking about this au thing based on bfdi for months, starting this january or february i think? that's where the "i wanna start posting a bit more" thing comes in. i kinda wanna post about that au, because ive been thinking about getting my stories out to the world. or at least, as best as i can. i was debating if i should start another blog for that, but i decided not to. i mean my accounts pretty dead as is lol, so this could liven it up a bit. plus, i really SHOULD START USING TAGS MORE ON THIS WEBSITE. i dont exactly like hashtags but theyre really useful here, i realized. i also have a paper mario au that ive been developing since 2022! so like, tags could be useful in this case. if ppl wanna see the bfdi stuff, theyll use the bfdi tags in archives, and vice versa for those interested in my paper mario au, if i ever get to posting about that.

i have a lot of stories and ocs i wanna share, ive just never shared them because im worried about people calling me cringe or hating on my ideas. thats a fear ive had for years. i have anxiety and i catastrophize easily, so getting myself out there is hard for me. but i wanna try to be myself on this account.

lunchtime!

AUGUST 11TH, 2000. happy 25th anniversary to mario story! (paper mario)

i was feeling quite inspired soooo i drew some brothership gijinkas cuz whyyyy not!

some idle gifs i made!!! theyre soooooo silly........

i freaking love ellow so much...... he is literally me.....