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Hi! This was some of the Alastor art I mentioned from the last post ^^

I used Alastor as a way to draw back muscles and kind of study them. I wanted to draw it differently than usually so I used charcoal brushes and blended. Drawing this while listening to hozier was a vibe lmao. Real simping hours here.

Anyways, here's babygirl. Hope like the art and see you soon. I'm probably gonna be posting the new ref sheet for Akira next.

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Hey! So I made this in like April but just never posted it so I'm putting here now.

I know I said I'd be showing the extra outfits I made for my oc Akira, but I stopped liking them not too long after that post and I ended up tweaking her design in general lmao. I'm gonna be posting that soon along with some other Alastor art I made.

In the meantime, here's Ruby's human design. I actually came up with it months ago, but I usually draw her traditionally so I didn't post any of it. Though, I might just post this spread I made of her in my sketchbook and use it to info dump about her. Honestly, I really love drawing her human design. Even more than her demon one. She's just so pretty and I love using rabbit symbolism on her ^^.

Anyways, hope you like the art and see you soon! ^^.

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Finally posting the drawing the most recent wip was from! I finished it not too long ago but decided to wait a few days because I finished that Akira drawing at the same time.

But hello! I'm actually posting sorta frequently here XD. Basically this was based off a headcannon where if someone tries drawing around Alastor his bitch ass would definitely be the type to assume you want to draw him (he loves the attention anyways lmao.) Maybe even pose and everything. But Akira already made a stupid doodle (she will probably still draw him anyways rip.)

I did a bunch of stupid doodles but the miku one my brother drew was my favorite so I'm posting this one as the main image. The other ones will be in the read more area. I'm also just gonna post this blank version here if someone want to add stupid drawings or memes of their own lmao.

Heres the other meme ones I did below:

Anyways hope you like the art! ^^

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I don't usually reblog things but this absolutely eats for hazbin lore. Especially for clothes, I think the way they would have to make and sell clothes would be extremely interesting for Hell.

I do think they'd do commercial clothes still, I just think its the way they do it that'd be different. Probably in a way that uses modern and older solutions. I think they'd either just use a lot more buttons, ribbons, zippers, etc. that would either work as extra embellishments or would accommodate extra arms, tails, ear etc. Or it'd be kinda like how irl clothes aren't built for everyone (ex. Wheelchair users, little people, literally anyone who's a little bigger, etc.) and it becomes yet another problem for sinners who don't fit into that mold. Like how a lot of background characters don't have extra arms, so you can argue that maybe extra arms aren't common enough to be featured in standard clothing. I think that's when tailors come in. I think maybe sinners buy the standard clothing and make it into something wearable for them through a tailor or even just through someone they know who sews.

That and I imagine just knowing how to sew in general is a very common skill because it used to be in older decades. If anything, it was seen as basic life skill in the same way cooking is. A lot of sinners probably just make as much as possible for themselves the same way much older generations would have. It was only recently that it become a less common skill to have. I imagine new sinners (especially those who come in less common forms) would have a harder time adjusting to Hell because of it. A lot of older sinners probably look down on them because they see them as lacking basic life skills and think they're overly reliant on others because of it. Its also why I think Vox would have a lot of reach in newer generations because his whole circle would be some the only things newer sinners would be more familar with.

Honestly I think exploring the way Hell would work is so interesting. I have a lot of extra head cannons about Hell and different characters like Alastor, Cherri Bomb, and Vox because of it. I'm glad someone else thinks about it too because I think its cool to ^^.

Dear Hazbin Hotel Fandom (with special note for reader insert fic writers at bottom)

Been thinking about Hazbin and like, economy, and infrastructure, and fucking culture in hell. And I like to imagine that earth is like, modern age if not a bit further into the future, and Hell is just so far behind

And I see most writers attribute this to old powers that be more or less forcing people to adhere to their affections, but I feel like it's so much more complex than that.

Like if there's any kind of infrastructure in place, like say, oh IDK utilities, that infrastructure in modern times relies very heavily on established modern infrastructure built before it, and a certain degree of cultural niceties to leave it alone, as well as all the means in terms of sourcing labor, resources, and cold hard cash for its construction and continued upkeep.

Which is near impossible in a place like hell. A place where at least once a year, the ritual killing of the masses leads to huge turf wars set to destroy said infrastructure. In such a every man for himself society, who's making sure these roads aren't full of potholes and the lights stay on?

Which leads to a very easy answer, Overlords. This is why Overlords own millions of souls. It's the expected currency for stability. Overlords oversee a certain degree of infrastructure, normalization of life. Depending on your deal, Overlords might guarantee a base degree of normalcy in exchange for souls. Like you might get better rental opportunities in areas where the buildings aren't likely to be torn down regularly. You get running water and electricity, books and other entertainment, access to better food, security during large scale danger events (including the exterminations) ect. And refusing to sell your soul could severely limit opportunities. Imagine if everyone is born into poverty, and you are only allowed the chance to access middle class jobs, houses, ect if you cut off a finger. Everyone does it, you aren't using it anyways, and your life gets significantly easier if you do....

But yeah I think people who write for the fandom are seriously understating the actual affects the lack of a central government probably has on the different areas of the city, and what it actually means to be an Overlord, and why things work the way they do.

Like I am 1000% sure there's no mail in hell. Like mailmen and carriers and an organization system. Unless an Overlord was particularly invested in it... No I think for a very long time long distance communication took place through hired help. People specifically paid for or in one's employ to carry personal missives on an immediate basis as needed. Delivery men. This is why Vox's electronics are such a hit. It provides a degree of luxury unknown to the masses before this; or known of and since lost and have nostalgia for.

I also firmly believe that this is still how Overlords and influentials communicate. Vox's infrastructure is convenient, but it would require seceeding a degree of independence powerful people can't afford to give up. You can order one of your souls to take a message and others to protect them, but to use a phone is to put your communication network in the hands of someone else, and a potential enemy at that.

Lack of infrastructure aside, I also don't want to understate the effects of only a certain percentage of the populace being present has. 100% of the people dropping into hell can know what a blender is, but if not a single souls who drops down knows how one works, then hell just straight up doesn't have blenders. Which is another factor into a lot of the lingering old timey feel of Hell. Technology has to be invented on earth, then become popularized enough that the knowledge of its creation beats out the numbers dropping into hell and it can be made. Not to mention someone has to be interested enough to let it be made in the first place. This is why some Overlords center around such singular niches. They were passionate enough to teach themselves in life the knowledge needed to build that particular luxury from scratch. Even if it had been decades since development in earth, the knowledge just doesn't migrate well.

I also imagine this having a huge impact on the entertainment industry. Lots of writers go on about old songs but not one has the guts to claim an artists is in hell and still making their art in hell

Can you imagine the cutthroat industry developed around having to claw your way up through hundreds of years of new music and nostalgia when your own fan base is still mostly on earth and the other artists have had centuries or decades to establish themselves?

Which brings me to my last and most important point..... Shoes. Well, shoes and clothing, and mass production.

It just ain't fucking happening in Hell.

One, in sure the Pride ring is getting some of their commerce from other rings. I'm talking consumables. Textiles and food. This is also a city spanning millions of people, and what hydroponics isn't used to grow pot is probably being sponsored by Overlords to grow produce for their souls. Which means some production but not nearly enough to feed the city. Which means food probably looks like a large majority of people eating hell based produce from outside the ring, with dedicated smuggling rings (like what we see with IMP, travelers who bring earth commerce home, I'm guessing Lust ring Incu/Sucubi looking for side gigs) bringing back seeds, cuttings, and cultural touchstones like movies, books, and music to be mass copied and distributed. Those living in certain areas or with the right amount of cash can pay for produce grown from that smuggled earth produce.

Meat is predominantly hell born in nature, probably produced from Wrath, and Sloth's oceans, with an uncomfortably large supplemental of cannibalistic meat being corpses harvested by street folk and sold to butchers for cheap, cooked and sold Sweeney Todd style. I do think Cannibalism is far more widespread and normalized than most are comfortable thinking, for practical reasons. There are just so many dedicated cannibals in the colony alone...look, there is neither space for cows nor a means to get them down there.

In any case, clothing.

This is a huge pet peeve for me in fics because I don't think anyone really thinks this one through, the sheer volume of the fashion industry in its infrastructure and how much of that Hell is lacking

Not to even mention that everyone is hell is shaped weird. Head to toe. Weird bodies all the time. Everywhere.

I just don't think mass produced clothing is a thing. Or at least nearly a refined as earth. Off the rack shit is probably very plain, and very vaguely shaped. Lots of missing sleeves, wide arm holes, drawstrings and buttons. The bare minimum. The cloth equivalent of fig leaves. Pride based clothing outlets, if there is any mass production, probably base their shapes a lot of Imps and Hellhounds and mostly humanoid with four limb, just to have a consistent customer base and hope they get lucky with hellborn. You probably have to pay to have a pattern made for your body and then have basic shit seen up from there or learn to do it yourself. Lots of people earning side cash sewing garbage clothes for cheap. Dudes with a bunch of ink and a screen printing custom graphic tees from their apartment making bank.

And don't even get me started on shoes. Most people have hooves or paws, and if they don't have that, there's a sizable chance they won't even have feet. There just isn't mass produced shoes. There physically can't be. There is no consistency in size. It is literally not possible.

All to say, sewing is probably a pretty valuable skill to have. Tailors and cobblers are probably both valued jobs and incredibly necessary. It's also probably pretty damn expensive. Which is actually why we don't see a lot of shoes, and why some folks are strange about clothes. It's just not practical anymore. And it's wildly expensive. Why go through the bother of getting a tailor or cobbler to make time and then get charged through the nose for something that might get destroyed or stolen soon anyways?

Which brings me to my special comment

Dear Reader insert writers. Specifically the Reader/Alastor crew, but this is pretty blanket

Unless your OC, or the clothing, is a very specific shape, Angel is not loaning your OC nothing in terms of textiles. Think real hard about whether your OC's feet will fit into one of his custom made boots... Really think about it. The love is there, but it's Hell. Let your OC struggle with everything. They can't get housing because everywhere outside an Overlord's domain is full and they can't rent without trading their soul to an overlord. They have trouble finding non human meat or palatable produce or even coffee. Their clothes are coming apart at the seams and laundry mats don't exist. Its hell, it's hard, and it's not made for them. If Angel ends them anything, it's gonna fit like a nightmare or be secondhand from another hooker and look like it. And it's going to be expensive AF

This is especially for you Alastor shippers. Textiles work a lot closer to how it functioned in his time than ours. In fact it probably functions closer to Rosie's time than his. And something I need you to remember is courting etiquette. Because I often see this overlooked. The best example I have for this is the song "baby it's cold outside", which viewed through the modern lense sounds like a creepy preamble to that poor woman being accosted, but in the lense of the time period it was written, is seen a feminine strong song, a woman using the tools available of her time to openly flirt and accept an offer to stay overnight. And while most people remember that Al comes from a time where gifting is used to show affection, I don't think they remember why that is. Like yes, there can be, and probably should be, a certain degree of possessiveness involved, given where we are and who we are talking about. But we must remember that this was a time period before women could divorce their husbands in the US. These gifts had social meaning. Women couldn't own property, were discouraged from jobs after settling down, and just didn't have the means to care for themselves. Expensive clothing and jewels were a statement. It told the community that the husband could, and did, provide for his wife financially. It gave the woman tangible items that, if properly cared for, would provide her with capital enough that should her husband die before her, he could be her only husband, that she wouldn't be forced to remarry. It a statement of of societal expectation, but also of how much he cared for her well being. And this is an aspect I see missing from Alastor's commentary. Yes there is a magical aspect of protection often employed, but he doesn't lavish his beau with Fur coats and hand crafted hats with obnoxiously bejeweled pins and easily displayed but hard to care for items that are as much a declaration of love in value as they are in attention. The closest I've ever seen is the fics by corruptedteacups, in which the flapper set gifted to the MC is described just as much in its beauty as the sheer quality of the fabric and beading involved. It feels substantial and expensive.

Just a small fandom peeve of mine, but some desperately needed context and depth I hope people think on.

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Hazbin Ref Sheets!

You might have to click on it for better quality lmao.

But hello! I'm back ^^. I'm gonna be posting the fully finished version of the wip I showed on monday, but for now I figured I would post my lil Hazbin-sona Akira!

Imma make a ramble about her down here if you wanna learn more about her. If not, hope you like the art! ^^:

I was gonna make her a jackalope originally, but then I made Ruby and didn't wanna another copy. I made her a fallow deer demon specifically since fallow deer can be found in Cali, Texas, and Germany (the main places I've lived in.) Its also why her antlers have a more moose-like quality in them and spots despite being an adult (to represent my freckles.) I also gave her leg fluff since irl I tend to wear legwarmers in literally every single outfit. I was wearing them even before they started trending lmao, I love leg warmers.

However, she's not just a fallow deer demon but a vampire one! It's based around the history that vampires used to be synonymous with demons in the middle ages. I mainly decided to make her a vampire because irl I get called an undercover vampire a lot and I have a lot of vampy-themed stuff, clothes included. This outfit is actually pretty close to a real one I have. But because I made her a vampire, she has a lot of the powers vampires have been recorded to have in the past like shape-shifting (though, hers is a lot more creepy and unsettling than lucifers), fire, mind-reading, magic (witchcraft for her specifically), teleportation, telekinesis, telepathy, mind control, night vision, and my favorite addition: dream manipulation. You can tell whenever she's about to use her magic because her eyes will glow a bright green, as seen below:

Of course she also has the same weaknesses as a vampire such as light and silver (meaning she can't appear on tvs, a lot of Hell's mirrors, or radios). While her blood isn't her food source as she can eat regular food, it is her magic source. If she doesn't drink enough blood or overuses her magic, she won't be able to use it again until she feeds more. She can measure how low her magic usage is based on the size of her antlers, which shrink when her magic is low. Her mind control abilities also make it so whoever she's controlling has access to her mind too, but she keeps that a secret.

Akira could absolutely become powerful in Hell, but, chooses not to because she hates having the spotlight to herself and doesn't want to use her powers for evil the way overlords tend to (though, she isn't necessarily good either. She goes by her own moral system of what she considers bad and good. However, it's a lot less enigmatic than, say, Alastor's.) Instead, she's the hotel's local psychologist! Basically, she tries to help Charlie's rehabilitaion project and take it into a more professional direction. She actually does believe in the idea sinners can be rehabilitated (some at least), but has a very cynical viewpoint of heaven and doesn't want to go herself because of it. Akira actually likes being in Hell lmao.

Most kind of forgot why she's in Hell in the first place because she isn't as out there as a lot of the hotel's residents but every once in a while they'll get a reminder why. Like whenever she helps defend the hotel, or when someone catches her in her late night runs for more blood. She's about as messy as Nifty's but as brutal as Alastor's whenever she kills. Akira definitely has a not deer, cryptic vibe to her, however, hers is in a more skittish doe kind of way. Her irises are slightly too large, but doesn't fill her entire eye like Rosie's. So, whenever she gives actual eye-contact, it can be very off-putting. They also have lucidity that animals do at night, enough that you can see her from across the hotel's hallways at night. Because of her shapeshifting abilities, she also adopts traits from other animals into her default form which is why her eyes can be kind of owlish looking. She tends to use barn owl traits the most such as twisting her neck unnaturally, or wings whenever she needs them. Sometimes she shapeshifts her appearence to be particularly creepy to scare people because she thinks it's funny. To her, anything creepy she does is a joke and not meant to be taken seriously (not that anyone else really knows lmao).

Anyways, here's a base of her for extra reference! ^^

Thanks for reading and I hope you like the extra art ^^.

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First WIP of the year! I'm making both a traditional and digital version of this so I can compare the two to see what I'm rusty on traditionally. But I figured I should start posting more and since I draw slow, I figured posting wips would be a good start.

I also got another wip I wont be posting yet, but its bigger drawing for sure! I'm doing it based on how the show does like basic turnarounds and everything.

Anyways, hope you like the wip and happy new year ^^

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POV: You're Losing The Custody Battle

Hi! Finally got to post where the hand wip is from lmao.

I've been drawing Lucifer! I drew him based on the photo 'Portrait of a Violinist' and the Hell's Greatest Dad scene. I didn't change much other than his color pallette and gave him the circus little shoulder things on his defult form because I think he looks weird without them. He had, like, 5 different reds originally and all of them were about as consistent as the time he spends with his daughter. So, I gave him less and made them a lot more uniform. They transition from orangy red to a full on red to imitate hellfire and because it gives more circus-y vibes.

But yea! Hope you like the art ^^. Might make a part two of this with Alastor absolutely going ham on his piano.

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This WIP going hard. I'm way too proud of these hands lmao

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I'm drawing different portraits for a smash cake and I figured I should post on here! Drew Alastor again cause, honestly, I've been simping hardcore for this man. Give me a 30-something yr old man with bags under his eyes a little edge and I'm head over heels lmao.

I kept my version of his suit but I went canon with the rest of it. His canon hair is so hard to draw, though, I kinda came up with a theory for it that it's actually fur not hair. It kinda made it easier not gonna lie. The way it lays and spikes kinda looks like the same fur texture as a deer's tail so I went with that vibe.

Anyways, hope you like the art! ^^

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Hi ^^ I'm actually posting consistently lmao.

I was mainly inspired by JC Leyendecker, specifically the paintings he did for the newspaper. Since his work was around in the 1920's, I made the newspaper-styled backgrounds. I went with the Saturday before the stock market crash for the date because I thought it'd be funny. Anyway, I should probably explain my Alastor redesign! I changed his color pallet to a darker red than the strawberry red the show uses. I've only used a little bit of it for the ends of his pants, the lapels, and the button-up underneath. I also made the suit more time-accurate because his canon suit is so far off. I wanted to keep the hourglass silhouette of his original design since it's so uncommon for male characters, so I went with a jazz suit. I also liked that they almost resemble hunting coats, which is very on theme for him. I made his shoes into hoof shoes and took the red out mainly because it would've blended in with the rest of him too much. That's also why the microphone staff is primarily black. I also decided to make the eye glow because I thought it'd be a fun effect. To make the bows more distinguishable from other characters, I went with a flatter bow, and instead of the unexplainable red section that the show has, I gave him a gem that looks similar to the eye of his microphone.

I wanted to change his hair but keep the length since the lack of human ears makes short haircuts look weird, so I went with a swept kinda look. Still vintage but a little past his time. I also tried making his deer features more pronounced since I don't think his character design pushes them enough. Anything deer-related is a standard fawn color instead of red to make it stick out much more. I have his antlers, especially light, so when he's in his demon form, it has high contrast as opposed to the show, where they can get lost sometimes.

That's all pretty much, hope you like the art ^^

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Hi! it's been a while. I've been really getting into Hazbin Hotel since it the season came out so I ended up making an oc for it ^^. Hopefully tumblr doesn't fuck up the quality of it.

Her name is name is Ruby and was killed in 2010 at 21 years old. Her whole thing is she's basically a delivery girl for Rosie and is secretly trying to become an overlord to kill Valentino. She's a jackalope demon because she tends to trick people and manipulate them but at the end of the day is still prey.

Feel free to ask about her! I would put more on here but it'd be a big text wall if I did.

I went with an old hazbin hotel style ref sheet for her since I've been apart of the fandom for a long time. It's so cool seeing it as an actual show now ^^. I should probably put my Alastor redesign on here too, I got a lot to say on that lmao.

Anyways, hope you like the art ^^

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I made a reference sheet for my version of Toby! ^^

In my version, Toby still kills his dad at 17 and after training, officially became a proxy at 19. However, he has been a proxy for 4yrs now. Media has given him the nickname "Ticci Toby" due to his tourettes. Its not a name he goes by nor' do his friends call him that. He actually hates the name and if someone were to call him that to his face, he'd likely deck them at the very least. He has facial hair and newer hatchets that include survival rope for when he's out in the woods. He still wears his hoodie, but it's a little small on him now that he's not a teenager and is more muscular in general. He keeps it safe the best he can because his mom made it for him and its the only thing he has of her.

His goggles and mouthguard serve a purpose in my version too other than aesthetic reasons. His goggles are actually safety googles with more ovular lenses rather than circular so he doesn't lose depth perception when wearing them. It protects his eyes from smoke. The mouthguard works as a ventilator to help him breath. This is so he can commit arson after his murders to hide evidence which is a signature to Toby's crimes specifically. The mask and goggles can work as separate items to be put on but can be attached to eachother by a button on the side of his ear in order to keep them secure on his face when he's moving around quickly.

Another thing I changed is his mouth gash. In the original there is no place of origin for them because its technically not cannon to the original story. So for him I decided to make it more subtle and realistic. He has mouth scaring instead from wounds he's obtained from victims over the years. Toby also has canine bites but he doesn't wear his peircing as much as he did when he was younger.

But yea ^^ idk if you would want to hear more, but I have a ton decided on him writing wise. If you would want to hear it, feel free to comment or ask. Anyways the drawing took 47hrs and 29m, and I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. I did a lot of new techniques and experimentation with it. I ended up with 57 layers overall which is the highest amount I've ever had. I can't wait to draw more of him and creepypasta in general ^^

Anyways, hope you like the art ^^

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Hey ^^ so I'm tied with someone else in my inktober competition from my local art club. We Basically have to choose our fav day we did and have a vote on which is better but I'm indecisive lmao. So I decided to host a vote on here instead and let people choose what they think is my best out of all inktober. I do have two favs as the main votes, but if you choose other, say which one I should submit instead in the comments.

Option one is the "glitch" prompt (AKA Ben) and Option two is my "old art redraw" prompt.

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Last day complete!!! ^^

I did the regular inktober prompt "fire" for the last day and drew how Lucy got lost in the woods in the first place. Basically when she just finished highschool, she went on a camping trip to celebrate graduating but when a giant forest fire happened, she ended up deep in the woods lost. From there she ended up with Slender Sickness, and combined with starvation, basically went feral for a bit and ended up killing and cannibalizing the first person that found her.

The one thing I've been debating on adding to her backstory is what if the fire Toby causes to his neighborhood in his backstory ended up being the fire that cause Lucy's backstory. But neither know it. Or at least until way later on. Idk, I thought that idea might be interesting but I'm not sure if I wanna make it cannon or not.

Anyways, hope you like the art ^^

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Day 30 done ^^

I did the cringetober prompt "video game" and drew spiritfarer fanart.

Tbh I don't have much to say about this one other than I fucking loved the game.

Anyways, hope you like the art ^^

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Day 29 finished ^^

I went with the cringetober prompt "hot villain" and drew Lady Dimitrescu. I actually had a ton of fun drawing this. Especially the hair, eyes, and hat. Idk but I wasn't expecting her necklace to be so complicated to draw XD.

Anyways, hope you like the art ^^

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Day 28 finished ^^

Today, I did the cringetober prompt "alt fashion" and drew Nina the Killer since I picture her a scene girl.

I also used this as an opportunity to try figuring out my version of her since I'm writing my own version of creepypasta in general. In my version of creepypasta, I want creepypasta fans to still exist but in the same way fans of serial killers exist where they're meant to be condemned in society. And its just fucked up to be fan because they're real and everything. Nina is one of those fans. However, unlike most fans, she takes it a step further and starts doing copycat murders from Jeff, hence, why she kills her parents and brother. Nina is also a lot younger than my version of Jeff so she's basically a fucked up fangirl. Like they wouldn't end up together because she's way too young-- so she justs is like a creepy stalker to Jeff. She's really nice and sweet outside of being a fangirl, but most don't get to see that side sadly.

Anyways, I'm rambling, so hope you like art ^^