Our Life: Now & Forever

Chat qq do i do cranberry sister eyes or my own eyes?

This is lwk one of the best VN games on itch

Hello(⁠ ⁠╹⁠▽⁠╹⁠ ⁠) I just wanted to ask everyone if you can give me an art reference or just any references of your mcs in step 1, cause I can't remember most of their appearances😔😔🙏🙏sorry/⁠ᐠ⁠｡⁠ꞈ⁠｡⁠ᐟ⁠\

Here's my part for the TV cast collab!!  Pink… I think I put toooo much pink 😅 (let's me tell you lance actually like pink but he not gonna tell you that or to anyone)

Sooo howdy Folks i am Fully back, sorry About the stunt I pulled last Night, it sounded too funny to pass on for my tired brain soo i made a new account replied then Replied Back to myself 😅

Anyways i survived the event i had this week with a minimum of Headaches sooo i will return to my Daily Routine of checking the comments and the absolutely scrumptious art pieces of this place, as for the other account i made i will leave it in case i got a new Laptop, soo yeah that's what's up with me ;P

Kanra’s Step 2 !! Its a bit of a board as well but subxsjjsns idk why I did her step 2 first before step 1 😭😭

(Info after the pic)

Step 2 Kanra got CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) but she still has a long way to go before shes used to the treatment and actively applying it.

Instead of her being blunt and mean like in Step 1, shes more controlling of her emotions and instead masks herself with a more quiet and polite persona. Though.. she still sounds robotic and awkward when she does (and a bit rude too LOL) .

Her friendship with Qiu and Tamarack develops as well, they understand her and her behavior and adapt to it, even as they grow apart. Kanra feels a sort of muted loneliness when she sees the two of them drifting away from each other. In her own way, she tries to get them to bond again. Its a sad sight to see, like a toddler trying to fix something that wasnt their fault.

Kanra also tries to participate at school, knowing it would do her good for her future to learn skills and talents that would benefit her career. And, annoyingly, she gets a few bullies herself. It wasnt so bad at first, until she got injured accidentally on her leg from a confronation.

After that incident, her class started to look out for her more (Its Our Life man im not gonna make this super angsty 😭😭) whenever those bullies come around they redirect Kanra somewhere else to deal with them or get them out of her line of sight.

All in all, Kanra grows, she isnt in full bloom, not yet. But she adapts, she reflects, and she learns. And as time goes by, the thought of being abnormal crosses her mind less and less.

HI IM BACK WITH ANOTHER SET OF MC FANARTS BEING LIGHTED FROM ABSOLUTELY NOWHERE!!! this time its some of the brown/reddish haired ocs i finished it one sitting so you can see me getting lazier from kanra to blythe in order 😭 (mcs from ramu, meowmeow and lulu!!)

I've played this demo about 8 times, different MCs. Very good. 

A very lovely Day Indeed

To be fair, I said I was done makings mcs. The ones you see in any future drawings are the other ones I have. Anyways, here's my part of the collab!

And I know horizons came out later. Let Quetzalli have her fun.

hi, sorry for not asking for permission but I just had a huge itch to draw other mcs.

Francis, kojo and kanra(⁠◕⁠ᴥ⁠◕⁠)

H, mari redeisgn (shes catching your mcs)

im planning on kel or elias redesign next, idk which one to do first tho

(ps where's the haterguy i miss him)

YAYA IM FINALLY FINISHED MY PART FOR THE TV CAST COLLAB! Took me a bit longer than I thought, probably bc I kept redoing the background bc I didnt like how it looked before

i tried to make Sylvan and Hiro match a bit with the colors 😼

Alright I PROMISE THIS IS IT FOR THIS WEEK. I actually have a secret. I have a very old mc that came before Xipil, but she was never fully made until now. I kept her hidden, but she is the character sheet I put off. Shortish yap session by the way.

This—

Is Quetzalli Rosen. 

Quetzalli is a very sweet girl. She's quite energetic, loves to explore, and mischievous too. However, she really likes the sea (like Milo), and wishes to be a captain of a ship. The only downside is that she's watched so much shows to the point where if you asked her to do something, she'd say "Aye, captain!" and salute with a goofy grin before running off. She is also very knowledgeable on ships and how to build all kinds, and she does introduce herself first when she feels someone is scared or nervous.

n Step 1, she is excited to move because to her, it means more exploration. So, when the paper airplane hits her, she immediately tries to track it down. She meets Qiu first, and hits it off with him just fine, laughing and teasing him too. She then meets Tamarack, who together, should not be left unsupervised. 

Like Tamarack in Step 2, Quetzalli loses her more mischievous side and becomes more calm. However, her teasing side only amps up, and soon she's the one messing with Qiu and Tamarack (not in a bad way). She's still energetic though, and often salutes and calls people captain. But she is a wonderful listener and will offer a ear and advice if her friends or anyone needs it. She is very much a mom friend and will look after people, which is bad. Why? Well, she often prioritizes other people. A bit too much. Which leads to her feeling selfish and guilty if she takes time for herself, telling herself she needs to help others. And sometimes stops her from eating.

In Step 3, she remains the same, often making jokes and still somehow energetic. She's learned to prioritize herself as well, and no longer puts others in front of her as much as before. And yes, she still does the playful salute and captain habit. She hasn't let it go, just like her knowledge on how a ship works. 

Anyways I hope you like her, I promise this is the last mc this week. She's also very fidgety and can't hold eye contact for long. She does manage to make slow progress over time, and if it looks like she's not listening, she is. She does this little thing where she'll hold your sleeve, hand, or put her face in her hands like shown above, and nod. If she's not listening, she will stare off into space and look mad. These are some of my habits I gave to her, so she has them.

Finished the collab! Sorry I popped out unannounced, but I had to draw my skrunklie 

He's in a Charmander onesie :3

As soon as I realized the Kathryne and Shystel's MC Sylvan have the same hair color and have the same heterochromia eye colors, I knew I had to make this. Enjoy y'all, I gotta go get beat up at martial arts.

Ref:

second attempt of trying to draw my mcs in the games artstyle!!! i dont think this was succesful tbh but it was worth a try ALSO DONT MIND HER SMILE LOOKING WEIRD IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FOND BUT IT ENDED UP LOOKING LIKE A BULLY SMIRK 🙏🙏

This game is good and all, but i want to say some thinga and wonder if you could fix it if possible. First. I would like to address some problems. Sometimes. While playing or something at customizing stuff. The screen just randomly freezes and i can't do anything. Im a android user and i don't know if it usually happens to android users or not but its kind of annoying because i have to redo everything and didn't save it yet

Next problem. Its the fact that i can't change my name. Or put a nickname. Ive tried. But it didn't allow me. Sometimes. The name just switches to every other thing i press to. For example i want to put in xinyi as my nickname. I can't like press the button where you usual put the keyboard down or out of the screen because it keeps popping back up into the screen again and if i press like first name. The xinyi will go on the first name alongside with frank. Which is weird. And like i can't do anything to change the name. So if i want to play the game. I would have to use the name that has been already put. Which is alright but not really to my liking.

Third. Theres just something that disturbs me for one of the back hair. It looks weird. The thing ontop makes it look weird ya know? So i was hoping if its alright if you could change the design abit but it would be fine if you didn't since i just want the 2 problems i were talking about to be fixed. thats all. Thank you if you are reading this. I just wnated to say it. Hopefully you can address to the problems and fix it.

I know I posted earlier, but hear me out on this. I put off another character sheet for this. So earlier, someone mentioned Amity on Metztli's lore (I already know who, thank you for planting this idea). So as I normally do, I'm haunted by the thought, and then I stop everything to work on it. So, I've done it again. Except this time, a special guest. Also spoiler warning since they're in the post timeskip outfits. 

I drew Metztli as Amity and Xipil as Hunter. Maybe I'll draw other mcs as the other characters, but I'm not sure if it should be other people's mcs too, or if I should create another one for this. I would draw other mcs, I just don't want to mess them up for do something wrong. 

Anyways, here they are!

Metztli 

And Xipil, with the tooth gap I gave her when I originally had an idea for her design. They are in their Step 3 designs too. Hope you enjoy!

Finished the TV CAST Collab!!

Runie and Kanra have matching duo colors because.. yes. I love them both. I DONT PLAY FAVORITES

Okay, I've made some changes to Sin's hair as the color settings on my monitor got messed up so their hair was the wrong colors. I also added some features to their hair that earned their second nickname "Stardust". Oh and I've given them a little introduction as well.
(Character info below)

Originally from Scotland, Senienna Ironhearth is a bright and joyful child. But they hate their name Senienna and insists their friends call them "Sin". Sin is a kind and caring friend, they’re  always taking care of others earning them the title of the mom friend. Although this means they don't take care of themself as much as they should. Sin is also a very confident and athletic, they’re highly skilled a soccer. This can lead them to be a bit of a tomboy at times. While they are very patient with people,  make them mad a you will face the wrath of a thousand suns. Sin hates seeing people, especially friends being bullied or hurt. Their father who they have never met until during their life in Golden Grove, is from a noble family in Scotland and holds the title of Duke. Sin is also very good at chemistry and is fascinated by the idea of magic potions, making strange concoctions from ingredients lying around the house and making their mom try them. Their hair also has a strange natural glitter to it. Oh and how could I forget their obsession with muffins, you will never find them without one on their person or close by.

Welp, Might not be as active, i got a rough week ahead of me, But i promise y'all i will visit from time to time!

Another long post ( •_•)>⌐■-■

In need of OCs/MCs. Yes I have my own but I wanna draw yours (insert "yes you" meme). 

Firstly could someone please to take the duck(blue), you can choose the color and item they're holding (. ❛ ᴗ ❛.)

I said I wouldn't start this one yet but I got too excited. Here's my current sketch to make it more enticing (step 1 or earlier ref)

Secondly two OCs/MCs goofing around at dance practice, can't say when it'll be done so no expectations please_:(´ཀ`」 ∠):_(Teen or Adult ref)

(I was gonna talk about the empty spots on the TV cast collab but it's only been 24h (ᵕ—ᴗ—))

Hello OLNF community! I've been wanting to ask this question for a while now but I didn't bc I wanted to make a character sheet for my characters first but honestly It would probably take a while for me to do it since I have a lot of other projects to do. But the curiousity is literally torturing me so i'll be asking the question now!

What would your MC’s(and non-MC too if you want!) dynamic be with my MCs? It could be anything! Indiferent, hate, friends, and even crush!

Like I got a Question for y'all....Is It odd that All my Mcs are voiced by me Mimicking different kinds of Stuff to sound legit ?(i am Passionate about playing Visual Novels 😭)

I have returned with oc!! (No drawing unfortunately bcs my phone is broken. But I do have my laptop so I wrote A LOT) the ultimate yap sesh:

Step 1:-
Ceres Forrest - 10 y.o., She/Her

Ceres would like to believe that she's a good person. She's always polite, if a little different. She tries to be helpful, she tries to be nice to people, and she's played mediator for most all her life. But right now, she felt like she had earned it to be selfishly resentful.

She was finally settled, back in her old place, finally doing something. And now all of that was ruined; nothing would be the same. She can't even look at her skates without a sick feeling twisting in her stomach. She could hear her voice scolding them for their cowardice (because that's what it was, wasn't it? Ceres was scared). But it didn't matter, she was gone now.

So Ceres steels herself and throws herself headfirst into new things. She meets the (admittedly charming) neighbour kids, she works harder than she ever has in school, she's the model little princess. All while avoiding looking at the framed ballerina on the mantle, a reminder of the life she'd loved and lost.

But none of it hits the same, and Ceres doesn't understand why. She's been smiling more than ever; why does it feel fake? Every laugh feels like a lie, every touch like a crushing weight, even her own name sounds sour to her ears when it's called.

Ceres is hollow, wrong, not at all like the warmth that radiates throughout the other children of Golden Grove. But...She does like her neighbours.


Step 1.5 (Moments Sharp and Metamorphosis):-
Ceres "Cerrus" Forrest:- 10-12 y.o., They/She-They/Them

Khione is here, and for weeks after, Ceres is the happiest they've ever been.

The girl of their memories, practically a woman now, with the way she acts. She was a hurricane, impossible not to get swept up in. It happened before, and it's happening all over again. Ceres skates for the first time in months, and she is elated. They hoped for the Olympics, once upon a time; it seemed like Khione's aspirations hadn't changed.

So Ceres dons their glittery leotard (ignoring the way it feels slimy on their skin) and plays the role of ice, of moon, of winter. They don't talk to Qiu or Tamarack or Ren so much, but sacrifices must be made. Khione has been hard at work all this time, Ceres has been hiding from the ice; they need to catch up. She performs jumps and spins and lifts, and it's like a catharsis.

Their friends might be concerned, but they brush them off, no matter how much they want to reveal everything. I'm a liar, I'm sorry, this is the only way I'mabletofeelwholePLEASELEAVEMEALONE-

Khione is here, and for months after, Ceres is the angriest she's ever been.

Khione is hard to please, endlessly so. Ceres doesn't mind, has never minded. She'd bend over backwards to keep her friend. But have Khione's walls always been so high? Her heart seems to be fortified by ice these days. Though that's perhaps ironic coming from Ceres. The memory of the fiery girl she once knew is melting between Ceres' clenched fists like snow.

There are always fragments of truth woven into the most believable of masks. This new Khione, strange and cruel and cold, is terrifyingly convincing.

Khione dyes her hair white, Ceres cuts theirs short. Khione starts to care too much, Ceres cares too little. Khione is the perfect girl, Ceres doesn't think they even are a girl anymore.

Ceres doesn't sleep, they don't eat, they sacrifice *everything* for their and Khione's dream. They call it prioritising, Qiu and Tamarack call it repression.


Step 2:-
Cerrus Forrest:- 14 y.o., They/Ve

Cerrus is a high schooler by now. It doesn't change anything. Their little trio of neighbours draws even further away from each other, though they still wear their friendship bracelets.

Cerrus gets medicated, and they're doing better.

Cerrus is a filthy liar, they're doing worse than ever before. They're also flexible, as someone like them must be. They've learned not to break when they bend. But ve can only take so much of Khione. Ve yells, and Khione does her fair share too, harsh truths spat between them like daggers, intending to kill. Despite their unassuming nature, Cerrus is just as stubborn as Khione.

But time marches on, indifferent to the squabbles of hurting and broken children. Khione, just as familiar with duplicity as Cerrus, signs them up for a competitive figure skating competition for children their age.

They play the perfect duo, despite everything, hiding behind their respective fickle facades. Vir hair is meticulously styled, and so nobody can see the jagged haircut ve had given virself. Their clothes are sleek and elegant, and so nobody looks close enough to see how they hang off vir frame. They flash a smile, and it lets people pretend they aren't baring their teeth.

They win, and yet Cerrus still feels hollow. Why? Why do they still feel empty? Wining was supposed to fix anything, but nothing has changed. Has Cerrus been lying to themselves the whole time? They've always been a liar, whycan'ttheystopLYING?!-

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I did them so dirty-- but it will all be worth it. Steps 2.5 & 3 aren't done yet so I'll edit this later when they are.

Khione is next!! :3

Bonjour! Meet my Son 

His name is lance (i can't think of his last name yet) he is french🇫🇷 he had a huge crush for tamarack, in step 1 before moving in golden grove Lance always makes fun of because of his unusual pink hair saying pink only for girls and when he comes to Golden grove and meet tamarack and Qiu everything changed. in step 2 he accepting who he is becoming more confident having pink hair (didn't put much details about him yet) 

Okay, it's yap session time. Feel free to skip the yaps, it's a long one since I already had an idea of how she'd be. Hope you enjoy!

May I present my new mc... Metztli Caballero! And she does have the symbol of the Aztec goddess as her tattoo in Step Three since her name is the same as the Aztec goddess of the moon, Metztli. Still experimenting with the art.

Step 1:

Metztli is a very polite and well mannered girl. A bit too much to the point where she forgets to speak normally. She's very confident and can speak her mind, and she will often do so. She enjoys making her own things, such as jewelry and her in progress sewing lessons. However, she's a perfectionist. Anyways, she didn't mind the move to Golden Grove. She was focused on doing good in school, so she didn't care to make friends. However, she does meet Qiu first. And immediately, she does not like him. Why? She's used to being nearly perfect and well mannered. Opal has no idea why, considering Metztli has just decided she'd be like that. So, upon meeting someone the opposite of her, it stirs up complex feelings. She's even more confused when he deny losing his paper and gets genuinely mad at him. So she's already off to a bad start here, and she swears she would never like him. Too bad she falls for him (literally) to help him win a race (she jumped off the bike).

Step 2:

As She's grown older, her want to be the best begins to overtake her.  Her friendship with Tamarack and Qiu remains the same on good terms. However, she's also become more mean when it's come to people she doesn't like. Particularly, bullies and jerks. Her sense of justice is very questionable considering she has dumped water on bullies and insulted them harshly after they talk ill of her friends. To be honest, that's as far as she goes before she ultimately chooses to ignore them. But she doesn't do it often, so normally she's very polite, and friendly, and will not be mean to innocent people. And she does really care about her friends, often reassuring them that they're doing just fine and that's she proud of them. She is insecure though, as she believes she isn't special, so her dresses and jewelry make her feel special. If they are ever destroyed, she will cry. However, to one very special neighbor, she is special to them. She just hasn't realized that there is one person who doesn't care if she's perfect or not.

Step 3: 

She's now more confident in her skills. After years, she's realized that even is shes not perfect, she's still loved, and she doesn't need to prove herself for it. And now, she wears her dresses even when it's cold outside. The cold doesn't bother her considering she always has a warm coat on hand, and she mostly only wears it outdoors. She is still mean, however, expect she only really says things to tourists who are mean or rude for no reason. And yes, she is very embarrassed that she said she would never fall for Qiu, and she still ended up falling for them in the end (She does like him. It's very easy to tell). If brought up, she will yell shut up and start dramatically walking away with a bright red blush on her face. 

She's not mean to Qiu. Just to clarify, she doesn't deny liking them, nor does she ever show "love" by being straight up rude. She's only embarrassed because she had a superiority complex where she thought she was better because she was perfect, and thought he wasn't at the time, and as such believed she would never love him as more than a friend. She does genuinely appreciate them, and she's happy she likes him. She's not a tsundere. She's meant to have a problem where she believed all love she receives has to be earned through perfection and hard work. At ten, she never talked to someone so carefree as Qiu, so it threw her off. Hence why she dislikes him at first. He was everything she wasn't (until the Step 1 wheels moment where she jumps off his bike to help him win), and she didn't know how to process it.

my part for the collab!! its kinda rushed because i have another 8h study session coming (SAVE ME) so i wont have time to draw again today so yeah 🤷 (AND YES THEY HAVE CAT-PENGUIN ONESIES!!!🥳)

Remember what I said about the urge to make another MC? Well um..an unstoppable force literally controlled my hand and..

BOOM!! MEET MY NEW CHILD! (WARNING: lots and lots of yapping)

She's basically based off me lol. I made her step 2 design first and I have a concept of how she will look like in other steps. also I just had to make her blonde bc.. Y e s

Tanlin is a platonic route MC so she won't end up with anyone (mostly bc shes aroace like me). In step 1 Tanlin was kinda the opposite of the awkward cutie she is now, i would say she was a pretty energetic and talkative kid but not like too much? If that makes sense

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'Whispers louder than words' (Step 1.5 backstory, she's probably around 11-12)

At first, Tanlin didn't notice the change. A slightly longer pause before a greeting. A look that lingered too long, unreadable. Then came the silence.. the kind that fills rooms even when they’re full of people. She wasn’t sure what hurt more; the rumor itself or how quickly those who she call "friends" believed it.

Someone popular had said she was fake, manipulative even. That she only hung around other people to feel superior. That she lied. It wasn’t true, not any of it. But the person who said it smiled in all the right ways and had enough followers to make anything sound believable. Why did they do it? Tanlin doesn't even know. Maybe it was out of jealousy? Maybe they just did it for fun? Either way, the truth didn’t change, even when people believed the lie

What stung wasn’t the rumor itself. It was how her "friends" didn’t even ask. No questions. No “Hey, did you hear what’s going around?” or “You okay?” Just distance. Like she had become contagious or something.

She would sit at lunch and feel their eyes flicker to her, then away, like looking too long might make them guilty by association. Conversations she used to be part of now happened without her, even when she was right there. Messages went unanswered. Plans were made without her name even coming up.

And she kept wondering; "Was I really that easy to leave behind?"

She thought friendships meant loyalty. She thought they knew her better than that. But all it took was a few words from someone shinier, someone with more influence... Well at least she wasn't completely alone. She's lucky enough to have some friends who didn't believe baseless rumors. But still, it hurts.

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OKAY TIME FOR SOME EXTRA INFO THAT DIDN'T FIT INTO THE PIC! Its not really noticeably in the drawing but she has fang-like teeth! Tanlin's eyes sparkles and she blushes when shes happy and the face she makes when someone shes unfamiliar with is talking to her could be mistaken as discomfort but in reality shes just awkwardly trying to think of something to say in her head (you can tell if she feels uncomfy or not by her blushing, if she is then that means she's happy youre talking to her!). Due to the incident in her backstory, she has trust issues like, if someone were to befriend her she would probably be very distant at first as she doesn't want to get attached to the wrong people. Also Ik I put 'touching' in her dislikes but she doesn't actually hate physical contact itself, she would just hate how embarrassed she gets whenever someone initiate it. Tanlin also really love arts and crafts so she makes gifts like keychains or a drawing for her friends whenever she feels like it. I FORGOT TO MENTION she has like stubby small eyebrows? Like the ones you usually sees on chibis. I thought giving her unnatural eyebrows like Cove from OL1 would be pretty nice :) oh and the red dots on her face are acne. AND ONE LAST THING! Her body is a bit more on the chubbier side! The fluffiness of her hair kinda made her body look skinnier 🥲

If anyone has any questions about her please ask away! I'll try my best to answer them 💛

MY FINISHED PART FOR THE TV CAST COLLAB!! YIPPIE!! Also, her name was INTENTIONALLY off center so that it looks like she's "showing it" hehe. And if you scroll down a little more.. u can see a fanart of Runie's beautiful MC Kanra!! Woohoo! Double art without doubleposting!! 

When I first saw the red flowers in her hair, I wasn't sure about what kind of flower it was. But I thought of drawing her with Red Spider Lilies because I thought it would suit her! The flowers mean "Death" btw hehe. Also, the limit for uploaded image size was 3MB. And this.. was more than 9MB 😭😭 I had to reduce the quality THREE TIMES for it to be under 3MB.. so sorry if it looks lower quality! I was gonna add some kinda quote in the picture but my mortal brain is too low iq to think of something that THE KANRA would actually say.. so just imagine shes saying some super deep, creepy quote! 😻😻

I did it! I managed to finish the first sketch of Sin!My eyes are tired now though so I'm gonna have to stop drawing for tonight. Also, there isn't any introduction info because I'm too lazy to bother right now.