#dominique dalmatian.oc

[turigirl]

[ID: a grayscale drawing of two anthromorphic dogs, one dalmatian, one labradoodle, standing in the rain. both are op's original characters. on the left is dominique dalmatian, who has no expression. she holds an umbrella solely above laura labradoodle's head. laura stares down at the ground with an unreadable but negative expression. /end ID]

that was your last mistake

i find my love awake and waiting to be

now what can be done with you?

she's waiting for me

[turigirl]

[ID: a google ai overview that reads: "and if the down with the cis bus crashes into us" is a lyric from the song "there is a light that never goes out" by the smiths, which is often interpreted as a... /end ID]

op was a piece of shit but i need this on my blog

[turigirl]

[ID: a drawing of op's original character, dominique dalmatian, standing with a neutral expression. she's wearing a brown leather jacket with fur, a floral top, and jeans. she has black leather gloves on and a belt with a heart buckle. her fists are clenched at her side. /end ID]

sorry for having emotions it won't happen again

[turigirl]

[ID: a drawing of op's original character, dominique dalmatian, with longer hair, posing. she has one paw on her upper thigh and the other behind her head. she's wearing a sparkly purple jumpsuit with a diamond shaped window at the chest and a belt. /end ID]

70s were crazy huh

[turigirl]

[ID: a drawing of op's original character, dominique dalmatian. shes smoking a cigarette with a solemn expression. the smoke floats above her head like a raincloud, with raindrops falling beside her. /end ID]

never-ending downpour

[turigirl]

[ID: a drawing of op's original character, dominique dalmatian smiling and holding a paw to her chest. there's an outline of a party hat above her head. /end ID]

birthday gift (for me and also her)

[turigirl]

[ID: a drawing of op's original character, dominique dalmatian, in a white pirate top and black pants. she's playing an range, fretless bass with darker detailing and a rainbow guitar strap. her leg is bent a step behind her. there's a lined overlay on her, and a bright outline of her in white, purple and orange behind her. /end ID]

dom save me. save me

[turigirl]

[ID: a drawing of op's original character, dominique dalmatian, wearing a sleeveless red dress with a brown belt and bow at her collar. she's holding a lighter in one hand with a cigarette in her mouth. /end ID]

finding my ocs sexy is just more power to me tbh

[turigirl]

Could you tell us either abt ur ocs or your f/os? :-)

hi anon i love you

my ocs that ive been thinking about most lately have been those under the tag "fine & mellow" :o) theyre a 60s girl band! ive read a lot about the dynamics of popular bands, specifically in this time period, and i think the love-hate relationship that usually results is really interesting.

i think if i ever illustrated it in some way (art or writing or etc) id want it to be a comic. maybe a webcomic, maybe a physical comic. im not super sure on that.

id want to include things like interviews, magazine covers, album covers, photos of them, etc, played as from a real band (as real as a picture of furries can be). i have a list of album names and song ideas for each one (some being existing songs to pretend are theirs, some being "original" songs. meaning i made it up)

the band is founded in 1959 by dominique dalmatian, who is the main character. she's reserved- not shy necessarily but cautious of every new person she meets. she has bpd (projectionn of my symptomsss) and depression that creeps in slowly and immobilizes her. and she plays bass! she has a strong work ethic and will push her feelings (and others') aside to finish her work, in this case being f&m's albums.

fine & mellow is the name of the band, by the way, to be clear. it's named after a jazz standard and slowly becomes more and more ironic.

there are other guitarists before, of course, but the most important one is laura labradoodle. she's peppy and brings a lighter tone to their music as well as a more romantic light. shes a brilliant songwriter, despite it being really just a hobby. shes a full time photographer when they recruit her. when she joins in 1962, the band as a whole changes. she and dom write songs together, becoming closer and closer. that relationship and how it bends and breaks is especially what i would focus on. there's something so heartbreaking about getting so close, hearing a part of the others soul, only for something to backfire and send the band into a downward spiral.

clears my throat. so anyway, the drummer is named lolly lamb, and she stays from the beginning (until she's pushed out by jackie, who you'll hear about in a sec). she adores 40s and 50s fashion and has a seemingly instinctual sense of beat. drumming for f&m started out as a favor for her friend and ended up becoming so much more for her, and the rest of them.

in early 1964, after a couple months of no creative breaks, laura brings in... a hairdresser. her name is jackie jackrabbit, and she stares at the other two like they've grown new heads. but she's laura's friend, and they know the moment she sings with them that they've got something special. jackie is a little snobby and a little blunt, but manages to fit in fairly well. she can't play an instrument, but her singing ability more than makes up for it, and laura hands her a tambourine a few months later.

they release an album in july, and it seems to be the domino piece slowly falling into place. after months of arguing with jackie, lolly leaves the band.

they hire a session drummer, LAYLA, but she quickly becomes their permanent drummer for their next albums. layla (stylized in all caps) is the stage name of susie sloth-bear, a drummer who first got famous as a model. but she was good, playing as a session drummer across the states.

but the making of their next album with layla is FULL of arguments, and they go on a 5 month hiatus. the hiatus gave them the new material they were looking for, but they struggled to work together in making them. most of the songs on the next album would be mainly played by one individual member. only layla collaborated with the other three. the damage was done, and their 1967 album, fittingly titled "kill the lights," would be their last.

so that was kinda long, huh? i still don't have everything set in stone, but here's a summary probably way longer than you expected. they also all have refs! which are on my toyhouse (link). i would upload them here, and someday i might get around to it, but i dont have the energy to write ids for all of em. so. ill leave it at all this. if anyone has any questions, though, id be happy to answer :o) im still workin out the kinks!

[turigirl]

[ID: a drawing of op's original character, dominique dalmatian, standing with one arm by her side and the other resting on her hip. the drawing is outlined in a gray-blue. /end ID]

drew this to give myself a positive to today.

[turigirl]

the vague things for their voices are:

laura has a high range, not classically trained, and peppy. it eventually becomes smoother and she ends up singing more ballad like songs in the 70s

dominique has a low voice, also not classically trained and she can be a little awkward/offkey. she gets better as her career goes on but still sticks to songwriting as her main forte

jackie IS classically trained, and shes a soprano. i imagine she was aiming to be a broadway star before she settled. she loves showing off her range, and always takes the high part of harmonies

layla has some training but shes not super well practiced before the band. shes has a lower voice but not quite as low as dom's, so like mezzo soprano i think.

lolly, who i totally didn't forget at first, also has a lower voice. she struggles to hit the same high notes as laura & jackie but loves singing. did choir as a kid

cecilia is, uh. i dont know. no vocal training, i think her voice is rough sounding but genuine. courtney love's voice is usually what i imagine. and then becca has kind of just your average voice? mezzo soprano, really simple, but she doesnt sing for them beyond backing vocals so

[turigirl]

does anyone want to hear songs that i think define laura and doms relationship. well too bad im putting this on your dashboard anyways.

1) too many people by paul mccartney & linda mccartney

its a song with a lot of digs towards paul's former songwriting partner (we all know who it is. i aint explaining,) and i feel like it also describes their relationship perfectly. they could've had something great (both romantically and band wise), but dom messed up. f&m split up, and the entire band minus layla felt resentment for each other.

2) there is a light that never goes out by the smiths

this one is more heavily focused on doms perspective. i think the love she feels for laura is complicated and obsessive (no im not protecting onto her what do you mean) and. yeah. she wants a life with laura so badly.

3) this guitar (can't keep from crying) by george harrison

i think it works for both of them, though its only on doms playlist currently. i think she writes a lot of songs in her early solo career that are longing and grieving, whereas laura is more so the digs at whoever the singer is talking about. she feels bitter.

4) good luck babe by chappell roan

yes the song is really popular right now. but i stand by the choice as i feel like it describes WHY laura and dom never go farther. its her unwillingness to admit that they're a little more than friends. they never officially date, laura marries someone else and has kids and is happy. dom marries but divorces immediately and spends most of her life alone in the family regard. it takes a long time before she ever gets over laura.

5) for no one by the beatles

also dom's perspective (can you tell she's the main character?) realizing that what they once had is gone. the end of their... situationship is ending and a new, damaged outlook takes its place. the love couldve, and maybe in a different universe *should* have lasted years, but they both made mistakes as gullible young adults.

[turigirl]

dominique's playlist 💖 the first five are the ones i feel represent her the most, then theyre just in random order

[turigirl]

[ID: a simple drawing of op's original character, dominique dalmatian, with a blank expression. she's resting her cheek on her paw. there's a dotted screen tone applied. /end ID]

feeling things & listening to her playlist

[turigirl]

[ID: a drawing of op's original character, dominique dalmatian, sitting and smoking a cigarette with an unreadable expression. one paw is in her lap and the other is on her knee. a cloud of smoke is behind her. /end ID]

i don't know man

[turigirl]

[ID: a drawing of op's original characters, dominique dalmatian and laura labradoodle. dominique is sitting on laura's lap, crying. laura has her arms wrapped around her, closing her eyes. /end ID]

i need- i mean DOM needs to be held and told it'll be okay and that shes allowed to have feelings. and stuff