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[OC] Nzuzi

I found a romper and boots in Walmart I thought both suited him so..... let's pretend they have Walmart in France ok 💁‍♂️

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“No one wants to look at art of OCs” I don’t think that’s true at all…I follow people specifically to see their OCs literally all the time. Bring back being curious about people’s OCs, asking questions about them and hyping them up like we did when we were teens

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Hey, everyone! Have this translated Studio Ghibli guide to watercolours that a classmate sent me.

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[OC] - Nzuzi

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A little Chamuel work in progress~

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Hi all! Can you boost?

I’m a severely disabled trans migrant trying to move to a safer country (away from my trafficker). My visa lawyer bill is due this week…and I’m still over 90% short of meeting my goal.

Art commissions are open here to help fundraise!

Art examples:

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A little Chamuel work in progress~

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Disabled representation I personally would like to see:

-Ambulatory mobility aid users.

-Characters who’s disability DOES stop them. Characters who struggle with things because they’re disabled. Characters who learn to overcome those obstacles with accessibility, not with magically fixing their disability.

-Sporty disabled characters.

-Outgoing wheelchair users.

-Really cool looking mobility aids.

-Disabled characters who don’t get ‘fixed.’

-Young disabled characters.

-Disabled characters who are just…disabled. Like it’s not a huge plot point, it’s just kind of a side thing. She has to stop the sun from crashing into the earth! (Also she uses forearm crutches)

-Disabled characters who have negative traits. We need more disabled mean girls. I want to see a queen bee who uses a cane.

-Disabled characters who’s stories do have disability as a big plot point. Disability is important to disabled peoples’ lives and there’s nothing wrong with it being an important plot point in stories about us, if it’s written well and accurately!

-Disabled characters having unsupportive parents. I don’t mean evil parents who hate them, I mean flawed parents who push their kid too hard because they think that’s what they should do and they don’t realize that it’s hurting them. Flawed parents who continue to tell their kid that they “can do anything” when there are very real obstacles in their kid’s way due to disability.

-Disabled characters who see their mobility aids as freedom and love their mobility aids!

I just want complex disabled stories about complex disabled characters!

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saw someone on instagram say “you shouldn’t post your art until it’s good” and that comment filled me with rage so i want to say to every beginner artist or artist who feels their art is not improving no matter how long they’ve been at it. i love you and i love your art and everything you post bears part of you and that is so beautiful. block everyone who says otherwise they are not entitled to freely consume what they rag on.

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Meet Nsimba: the identical twin of Nzuzi! ✨ Nsimba was the reason his brother and him were taken out of the DR Congo.

As a young child, Nsimba was badly burned and blinded. When his burns become infected, he was taken to a missionary hospital…and then “rescued” to France. The only reason Nzuzi came with him is because he absolutely refused to leave his brother’s side in the hospital.

Orphaned and badly scarred, Nsimba never really made friends growing up—despite a silly and social personality. His education was minimal, but he eventually taught himself English through podcasts and articles—meaning he’s trilingual (Lingala, French, and English). Although, he’s illiterate in all three.

Having no career prospects, his young adult life was mostly spent stuck indoors—working out and listening to audio stories.

At the pestering of Nzuzi (and once he qualifies for disability aid), he eventually attends a school for the blind…which leads to him finally breaking out of his isolation and depression.

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New OC reveal: Meet Nzuzi! 💕 Nzuzi and his identical twin grew up in the DR Congo, before they were “rescued” (taken) by missionaries and moved to France.

There, they went from refugee centers to orphanages to a small stint on the streets, before saving enough for their own small apartment.

Nzuzi works in a daycare facility, and spends some nights bartending for extra tips 💅 (He’s a bit of a flirt, and does what he needs to pay bills.) He’s silly, a little pretentious, and wishes he could afford a perfume collection and fancier makeup.

Despite being the younger twin, there isn’t anything Nzuzi wouldn’t do for his disabled brother! Including breaking up with several boyfriends who offered to let Nzuzi move in…but in exchange for leaving his brother behind.

Without his older twin to care for, Nzuzi really doesn’t know who he is. He’s dedicated his life to his brother…and it leads to a mess of two codependent, heartbroken siblings.

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I love your art! It's so sad you felt the need to write "you don't condone x", though. I don't blame you, purity culture and harassment has become so bad and it's a shame. Hopefully it goes away someday. I hope your space continues to be kind and you have all the success!

Aw, thank you so much anon! And yeah, it is a shame. I’ve been harassed a lot over having characters that survived abuse (including incest) for “condoning” it…and also harassed for having realistic recovery stories with messy mental health!

I love my characters and their stories come from the heart, so I hope internet censorship reduces and online becomes a safer space for creators in the future.

On that note, bsky has been a place I’ve become much more comfy and share more about my OCs, if you have an account there!

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After tumblr’s anti-trans and AI-boosting issues…I won’t be as active here! Find me on bluesky for the best of fun (and a giveaway!)

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Wrathion and Anduin (Commission!)

This one was so much fun to paint :) thank you a million times over to Sam for being an absolute angel of a client <3

Email silverthegold@gmail.com for commission inquiries ,':)

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Saw this on someone’s profile on tumblr. This is genuinely insidious ngl

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New OC reveal: Meet Nzuzi! 💕 Nzuzi and his identical twin grew up in the DR Congo, before they were “rescued” (taken) by missionaries and moved to France.

There, they went from refugee centers to orphanages to a small stint on the streets, before saving enough for their own small apartment.

Nzuzi works in a daycare facility, and spends some nights bartending for extra tips 💅 (He’s a bit of a flirt, and does what he needs to pay bills.) He’s silly, a little pretentious, and wishes he could afford a perfume collection and fancier makeup.

Despite being the younger twin, there isn’t anything Nzuzi wouldn’t do for his disabled brother! Including breaking up with several boyfriends who offered to let Nzuzi move in…but in exchange for leaving his brother behind.

Without his older twin to care for, Nzuzi really doesn’t know who he is. He’s dedicated his life to his brother…and it leads to a mess of two codependent, heartbroken siblings.

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A watercolor for OCKiss 💖