#Bryce lahela fanart

[mydemonsdrivealimo]

another day of not understanding ethan romancers when he is Right Here

another version under cut!!

tags: @mvalentine @cariantha @ofmischiefandmedicine

[jerzwriter]

A Little Holiday Cheer

Happy Holidays!

@lilyoffandoms had no idea what they were creating when they wrote a tiny drabble about these three sets of loons. Since then, Lily, Dani (@storyofmychoices), and I have expanded on their hijinx, and it just gets more fun with time. I asked the lovely, talented, and all-around amazing @/artbyainna (IG) to create this commemoration not only of the friendship between Ethan, Merida, Bryce, Olivia, Casey & Tobias but, more importantly, the friendship between us! 😊 As always, she MORE than delivered! I hope this brings you a little smile.

Book: Open Heart Pairings: Ethan Ramsey x Merida (@lilyoffandoms), Bryce Lahela x Olivia (@storyofmychoices), and Tobias Carrick x Casey (mine!) Rating: Teen Words: 825 Summary: It all started at Ethan & Merida's place, so it's only fitting that we go back there again!

There was something about this time of year... even the mundane seemed to morph into magic, and tonight's gathering of friends was no exception. While the robust aroma of lasagna competed with the sweet scent of sugar cookies baking in the second oven, neither managed to diffuse the fragrant pine from the Christmas tree. Music served only as a background to the laughter and lively chatter, but while Bryce and Olivia were too engaged in the conversation.. and each other... to notice the music shift from soulful renditions of holiday standards back to melodic strings and woodwinds, Merida didn’t miss a beat. Resplendent in her holiday attire, she halted slicing provolone for the charcuterie board long enough to shoot Ethan a menacing glare. 

“Ethan Jonah Ramsey, so help me God! If you turn Stevie off to put The Nutcracker back on one more time, I will not be responsible for my actions!”

“I’d be careful,” Bryce advised. “She is holding an exceptionally large knife.”

Ethan started to open his mouth, then thought better of it. With a quick flick of the wrist, “That’s What Christmas Means to Me My Love” blared through the air once more.

“What did it?” Olivia teased. “Knowing you were outnumbered, or the large knife?”

Ethan leaned against the counter, popped a piece of chorizo in his mouth, and shrugged. “It’s the season of goodwill. Let's go with that.” His half-smile quickly retreated when Merida slapped his hand.

“There will be no goodwill in this house if you keep sneaking food! You have to wait until all of our guests arrive.”

A sigh tinged with frustration escaped him. “I fail to see why we all need to starve because Carrick is late... again.”

“Technically, he’s not late,” Olivia advised.

“She’s right,” Merida agreed. “It’s only seven-fifty, and dinner starts at eight. They have ten minutes before we can declare them late.”  

Ethan turned to her with astonishment. “But I was there when you told him to be here at seven!”

“Yes,” Merida said matter-of-factly. “I told him that to ensure they’d be here by eight.”

“But since it's Tobias and Casey we're talking about,” Bryce interjected. “You probably should have told them six."

"True," Olivia nodded, biting into a fluffy cheese puff. “Knowing Casey, she’ll want to redo her hair and makeup.”

Ethan raised his eyebrows in disbelief as Merida smiled. “What?” she asked.

“Olivia is eating a cheese puff and not an ounce of chastisement from you... but I sneak a sliver of sausage, and you considered dismemberment!”

“Ethan...Olivia is a guest! Besides, she’s too cute to dismember.”

The doorbell rang, and the friends looked at their phones at 7:58 PM.

“Wow! They’re early!” Bryce exclaimed. “And they say Christmas miracles are a thing of the past!”

“Great,” Merida laughed as she wiped her hands with a dish towel. “That means they probably didn’t get it all out of their systems, and they’ll be horny on main all night.”  

“And that would be different from every other time... how?” Bryce laughed. 

Merida scurried down the hallway, high heels clicking, but her irritated boyfriend beat her to the door, swinging it open to find Tobias planting kisses on a giggling Casey’s neck.

“Do you two ever stop?”

“What?” Tobias protested with a sheepish grin. “We weren’t doing anything. We were just stuck in....”

“TRAFFIC!” The four friends shouted.

“That is what they call it these days,” Olivia winked, all too proud of herself.  "Aren't they?"

“Hey! You can’t blame us,” Casey said, tossing her fuzzy coat over Ethan’s unextended arm. “Boston is just filled with traffic!”

“Mmmhmmm,” Merida greeted her friend with a warm embrace. “And you two are always without GPS.”

“That’s right,” Casey smiled. “We prefer to go by... feel.”

“Can we send them home now?” Ethan groaned.

But Merida and Casey were already halfway down the hall, linked arm-in-arm and giggling like schoolgirls. Ethan jumped when Tobias’s hand landed on his shoulder with a thud.

“You were saying, buddy?”

Running a hand down his face, Ethan surrendered. “Olivia is right. I’m outnumbered.”

Moments later, the couples were assembled around the kitchen table, with wine generously poured. Ethan happily partook in cured meats as he endured one too many jokes about salami from his best-freinemy.

“Tobias, I swear, you never escaped adolescence.”

“Was that something we were supposed to escape?”

Bryce raised his glass with a smile. “Only during working hours!”

“And these are not working hours,” Merida gleefully stated. “A toast... to friends, who have become family.”

“And by family, she means you’re inescapable!” Ethan grinned.

“Just like adolescence,” Casey beamed, clinking her glass with the others.

Merida set her eyes on Ethan’s, a radiant smile on her lips. “And would you have it any other way?”

Wrapping his arm around her waist he pulled her close. "No," he beamed. "Despite each of you, save Olivia, causing me more grey hairs by the moment... I wouldn’t have it any other way.”

Several drinks in, you know they started teasing Tobias about his "Ho-Ho-Ho" sweater. Everyone except Olivia, who wasn't sure what they meant until Bryce whispered it in her ear. Merida and Casey quickly agreed to corrupt the poor dear much more before their New Year's Eve gathering!

Happy Holidays! :)

@choicesficwriterscreations @openheartfanart @openheartfanfics

@choicesholidays "I'm Thankful for You"

@choicesdecember2023 Christmas

Tagging others separately.

[superharriet]

They are both so cute, sleepy and all...😍😍😍

mornings with my sunshine couple 💛💛💛

Just missing Brylivia hours here so I thought I'd share this absolutely adorable and precious art of my love birds enjoying the morning sun by the wonderful lizbyart (Instagram). Liz was so wonderful to include this mug that Olivia got Bryce.

[Bryce Lahela x Olivia Hadley Masterlist]

[icecoffee90]

I've been really disinterested in Choices lately but I just suddenly missed my babies a month ago, so I commissioned the incredible @/artbyainna on IG and as always, she did an amazing job! Not that you could ever expect anything else from her.

The idea behind this commission was simple - Bryce comforting my Open Heart MC, Joshua, after he is wakes up from a PTSD induced nightmare in the middle of the night.

[bayleedraws-sometimesx]

[openheartappreciationweek]

Celebrating Open Heart

It's been two years since the Open Heart series concluded, but we're still not over it. So, we're celebrating all things OH & Edenbrook during Open Heart Appreciation Week, taking place from March 20-27, 2023.

All fanworks are welcome (old and new) for any day of this event — fics, series, masterlists, edits, text fics, moodboards, headcanons, fanart, comics, playlists, confessions...and on and on.

EDIT: MC is used as a generic term below to represent any character that's the focus/main character of a fanwork. Read this post for clarification.

Day 1 - Monday, March 20: Your MC Tell us about your MC, their personality, likes, dislikes, hopes and dreams.

Day 2 - Tuesday, March 21: Resident Life Share perspectives about your MC's friends, fellow residents/co-workers, support system, mentors, mentees/interns, LIs and more.

Day 3 - Wednesday, March 22: Family Found Does your MC have a family, found family or are they on their own? Siblings, relatives and/or cousins?

Day 4 - Thursday, March 23: Relationship Meter Tell us about relationships--platonic, romantic or otherwise--in your OH fanficverse.

Day 5 - Friday, March 24: Alternate Universe Got an AU to share? Show us how OH characters and dynamics change (or not) in other realities.

Day 6 - Saturday, March 25: Future Endeavors We never got to see our MC as an attending. Tell us how your MC and other characters navigate the future.

Day 7 - Sunday, March 26: Free Day Share anything you like to show appreciation for Open Heart and its characters.

March 27: Event Masterlist

Guidelines:

Tag @openheartappreciationweek on new posts and reblogs of previously posted content.

If your work has mature or NSFW content, please label it as such and use appropriate warnings.

Please add a ‘read more’ page break to avoid long posts and hide sensitive content below the line. This prevents exposing other fans to triggering/disturbing or mature content.

Participate as many times as you like. There's no limit to celebrating your favorite book and characters.

You can combine submissions for this event with others such as @choicesficwriterscreations, @choicesflashfics, @choicesmonthlychallenge and more.

All works will be reblogged within 24-48 hours and compiled in an event masterlist.

EDIT: Late submissions accepted until March 31.

Can't wait to celebrate everything Open Heart with you!

[edenbrooks]

tiktoks with no context

[a-cloud-for-dreams]

OMG CHANDYCE FANART?!?! I'M LITERALLY SCREAMING TYSM. Sorry for taking so long to respond but I'm literally in love with your art style they look so adorable together! This is definitely something Bryce would say to Chandini on Valentine's Day and she would roll her eyes but secretly be so happy she's with someone who loves her unconditionally 🥹💖🫶🏽

I'm gonna write a lil blurb about this rn TYSM FOR THE INSPO AND FOR THIS GIFT I'M GONNA TREASURE IT FOREVER

Happy Valentine's @a-cloud-for-dreams ! For the Choices Secret Admirer 2024 event, organized by @choicesfandomappreciation ! A bit delayed, but I wanted to make sure it's all coloured first. I had fun painting your MC! :)

[mydemonsdrivealimo]

yeah im a little obsessed w him what about it

[jerzwriter]

The way I screamed when I saw this commission! The artwork is by the simply lovely, delightful & talented @rosefuckinggenius. If you have never commissioned her, you should! Rose, you're the absolute best, my dear! Thank you for bringing my babies to life this holiday season!

All is Merry & Bright

Book: Open Heart (Post Series) Pairing: Tobias Carrick x F!MC (Casey Carrick) Other Characters: Bryce Lahela, Vivian Carrick (F!OC), Jordan Carrick (M!OC) Words/Rating: 1,200 / Teen Summary: It's their second Christmas with little Samantha, and the Carricks are getting ready to take their Christmas card photo. As Uncle Jordan sets up the perfect shot, Grandma Vivian and Bryce provide the commentary. A/N: In my timeline, this would be taking place during the Christmas 2024 season.

With their coffee orders securely in hand, Tobias stepped into the vestibule of his townhome, careful to make sure ‘Hurricane Samantha’ wasn’t underfoot. A year ago, he and Casey wondered what it would be like when she began to walk and talk; now they knew it only added to the joyful chaos they had come to know and love. It was as familiar as the warm vanilla cinnamon scent that had filled the air ever since Casey moved in and as welcoming as his wife’s loving embrace or his daughter’s smile at the end of the day.

He smiled as he placed the snowflake bedecked cups on their dining room table. The last four years of his life bore no resemblance to the thirty-six that had preceded it, and he wouldn’t have it any other way.

He was pulled from his thoughts when he heard his brother's desperate pleas from the next room. He was doing his best to keep Samantha occupied, but she was quicker than he thought, and the bowl of red, silver, and green-wrapped Hershey kisses was too tempting. As the toddler's tiny hand reached up to grab the bowl, Jordan started to unravel.

“No, Sammy! No! I know Mommy and Daddy don't want you on a sugar high while before taking your Christmas pictures!”

But Samantha was undeterred.  “Yum-YUMS!” She yelled. The bowl was about to topple on her just as Tobias lifted her from behind, placing her high atop his shoulders in one swoop.

“Uncle Jordan’s right, pumpkin. Let’s save the sugaring up for after, OK?”

“Wow!” Jordan was astonished. “You said I was right!”

Tobias shot his brother a smirk. “Yeah, well, even a broken clock is right twice a day! Where is Casey, anyway.”

“Upstairs, finishing her makeup.”

“Still?”

“She was all done,” Jordan shrugged. “But then Ma had... opinions... so she's upstairs touching up.”

“Oh, shit!” Tobias laughed. “Then we’re safer down here with this little firecracker.”

“My thoughts exactly.”

But Casey and Vivian were descending the stairs at that very moment, and Mrs. Carrick was all happy to interrupt her sons.

“Hate to disappoint you, boys. But we smelled that delicious coffee the moment you came in. There’s no keeping us away.”

“Gam-mah!” Samanta squirmed excitedly, throwing her arms her grandmother's way, and that's how Vivian instantly forgot about her coffee.

“Oh, come here, my little angel!" She cooed, retrieving her from Tobias's arms. "That’s right! Tell Daddy that Grandma’s here. His services are no longer needed!”

“Really?” Tobias sneered. “Because with all your complaints of wanting another grandchild, I think my services are most certainly needed.”

Bryce dropped his coffee cup to the table with a thud. His eyes rose to the ceiling as he let out a sigh. “I don't know if putting up with you two is worth the free coffee.”

“Maybe not,” Tobias said, pointing to a few bags on the table. “But there are also cookies from Parziale’s, and I’m ordering in Chinese after the photo. Would that make it worthwhile?” Bryce may have answered if he weren't too rushing for the cookies.

Tobias let out a slow whistle as he walked toward Casey, making a show of looking her over as he did.

“No mistletoe needed here!" Casey laughed. "You can just kiss me."

Tobias studied Casey's face, then kissed her forehead. “Not bad! Not bad at all!”

“Jordan told Vivian he didn't like it,” Casey smiled. “He wanted something a little edgier. That a little punk edge four our family Christmas portrait would go a long way.”

“And I made it clear that my foot would go a long way...” Vivian interjected. “A long way up his ass if he thought I would allow that to happen.”

“ASS!” Samantha hollered, and everyone but Vivian broke into a fit of laughter.

“See what you make me do!” Vivian scolded as she whisked Sammy into the living room. “Making me say bad words in front of my grandbaby.”

“There is a swear jar in the kitchen," Bryce noted.

“Yeah," Casey added. "Between all of us, her college education will be funded before she turns two.”

“Amen to that,” Tobias laughed.

“All right, guys, as fun as this is, do you think we can start taking the pictures?” Jordan requested. “I do have a date tonight.”

“Oh, do you?” Casey teased.

“Yep,” Jordan grinned, playfully smacking his brother. “Someone’s gotta keep the Carrick rep going since this one has gone all domestic.”

“That’s not our rep!” Vivian shouted. “You’re not getting any younger either, Jordan! Who is this person? Do I know them?"

"I think I know him," Casey winked. "Make it quick; Vivian is itching to plan another wedding!"

“Oh! Trust!” Tobias laughed heartily. “Trust! She is!”  

“All fun aside," Casey segued. " We should start the photos before it gets too close to Sammy’s naptime.”

“Yeah, we want to do it before my naptime, too,” Bryce added.

“You’re not in the photo,” Tobias reminded. “You can go nap now if you want."

“You know, I’m still insulted by that," Bryce complained. "Why am I not in the family photo?”

“Because you’re not their stepson, no matter how much you may act like it," Vivian advised. "Now, if you want a family portrait, I suggest you get mar...”

“Annnnd on that note, it's photo time!" Jordan grinned.

“Sammy, come here, baby,” Casey beamed as her giggling little toddler wobbled over to her. “Let Mommy fix your sweater so we are all pretty for our picture!”

“I’ll admit,” Vivian observed. “Those sweaters wouldn't have been my first pick, but they're definitely you two! They will make an adorable family Christmas card.”

Casey stopped what she was doing, exhaling as she snuggled under her husband’s arm. “Family Christmas card... our second already. Can you believe it?”

“Oh, do I hear disappointment there?” Tobias teased.

“Not even a little. But sometimes, I’m still astonished. How did we end up here?”

“Do I really have to explain how this came to be, Mrs. Carrick,” Tobias winked. "See, when a man and a woman fall in love, sometimes, they do this thing together...."

“OK, No!" Jordan insisted. “I don’t need to hear about how Sammy was conceived.”

“No, we don’t,” Vivian agreed. “But I do need you two to keep at it - in private! Because I sure would love a second grandbaby on next year’s card.”

“I think that’s her way of offering to babysit for us tonight,” Casey winked. 

Tobias pulled his wife and Sammy closer. “Then, that's our queue! Come on, let's get this picture over with."

@choicesficwriterscreations @openheartfanfics

@choicesholidays It fits a few, but let's go with ... it's a tradition. .

Tagging the rest separately.

[jerzwriter]

This is beautiful! 😍😍😍

Thank you @hydn-jpg for another fantastic Choices fan art!! These are the best boys from Open Heart!

Rafael Aveiro, my male MC (Vincent Valentine), and Bryce Lahela!

I love this specific friend group so much. That male bond between three queer men is something no other book has replicated iirc, so this is special to me! Regardless of any feelings between the three, their friendship is paramount!!

Send Hayden love and more~!!! :D

[icecoffee90]

I was lucky enough to be one of the winners of @jerzwriter's tumblr-versary giveaway event and I won a piece by none other than the incredible @/artbyainna on ig. And I couldn't be happier with my prize! 😊 Huge thank you to both of these amazing ladies for this commission of my two absolute favorite Choices characters! 🥰🥰🥰

The idea for this commission came from PB's promotional pics in which Maxwell visited several locations, including Edenbrook.. I figured that Maxwell and Bryce would immediately hit it off! And since there are still a few days of the Pride Month left and both of these characters are canonically queer, I wanted this commission to be LGBTQ+ themed.. That's how I came up with this "Pride office party at Edenbrook" idea..

Once again, Ainna somehow exceeded my already impossibly high expectations!! I said it before and I'll say it again - not even sky's the limit for Ainna's talent!!

[aces-and-angels]

i love the self-reflection going on in regards to checking yourselves for your own internal biases and in the spirit of that- i want to address one last thing.

the FIRST step in taking accountability is admitting what you've done is wrong. fully and transparently. apologies are a commitment made to those who have been wronged that you'll do better. they need to explicitly showcase what was wrong and who needs to own up to their wrongdoings (if you know anyone who needs to, ofc). otherwise it's only an apology made to save face so you can feel better and move on. not for the people affected.

so as someone done wrong, hear me when i say this:

whitewashing any canonically poc character is racist. supporting content that whitewashes poc characters is racist. and if you genuinely want to take accountability, you'll need to admit this out loud. fully and transparently for everyone to see:

bryce lahela from open heart was whitewashed. bryce lahela is an indigenous hawaiian person. [insert your name here] endorsed/supported fanart that whitewashed bryce lahela by [insert what you did here].

and before y'all start with the "i want to protect people's privacy" or "allow people the opportunity to acknowledge it themselves"--

being vague in your apology does no one any favors. it gives people an out. a reason to believe that whatever it is you're saying sorry for doesn't involve them. if they genuinely are unaware, you saying it out loud point blank period will go a long way.

thank you for listening 🖤

[tobias-carrick-appreciation-week]

TCAW Appreciation Week 2024 - Masterlist

🔵 New Content | 🟣 Throwback Content Ⓜ️ Mature Content

Thank you to this year's participants - there were not many of us - but look at all we did! We had over 40 new submissions! It was so much fun! Thank you to all who participated and supported!

And to my fellow Tobias stans - you WILL be getting requests from me throughout the year! lol Thanks so much!

Day 1: Travel and Leisure:

Christmas Through Your Eyes [fanfic series] 🟣- Tobias Carrick x F!MC - @jerzwriter

Come Away with Tobias & Casey [template] 🟣 - Tobias Carrick x F!MC - @jerzwriter

The Getaway [fanfic]🔵- Tobias Carrick x F!MC - @alj4890

High Seas [fanfic] 🟣- Tobias Carrick x F!MC, Ethan Ramsey - @jerzwriter

The Perfect Day [fanfic] 🔵- Tobias Carrick, Ethan Ramsey, Tobias Carrick x F!MC - @jerzwriter

More below...

Day 2: Friendship

A Shot of Reality [fanfic] 🟣- Tobias Carrick, MC - @jerzwriter

Have a Punny Day [fanfic] 🟣 - Tobias Carrick, Cassie Valentine - @liaromancewriter

Tobias's Friends [Collage & HC] 🔵- Tobias Carrick, Ethan Ramsey, Bryce Lahela, Original Characters - @jerzwriter

Tobias & Ethan Friendship Fics & Art [Masterlist] 🟣- @jerzwriter

Tobias & Friends Art Commissions [Collage] 🟣 - @jerzwriter (art by @bayleedraws-sometimesx and @/artbyainna (IG) )

Day 3: Seasons

Tobias's Favorite Seasons [Collage & HC] 🔵 @jerzwriter

Day 4: Fashion/Style

Friendship & Fashion [fanfic] 🔵Tobias Carrick & MC - @jerzwriter

TBI [fanfic] 🔵- Tobias Carrick x F!MC - @alj4890

WIP - Tobias & Merida [fanart] 🔵 - Tobias Carrick & MC - @lilyoffandoms

Day 5: Date Night:

Can't Help It [fanfic] 🔵- Tobias Carrick x F!MC - @alj4890

Date Night [text fic/insta edits]🟣- Tobias Carrick x F!MC - @jerzwriter

Date Night Fanart [art collage] 🔵art by @weetlebeetle and @/artbyainna - @jerzwriter

Haunting [fanfic] 🟣 - Tobias Carrick x F!OC, Ethan Ramsey x F!OC - @jerzwriter

I don't quite recall... [fanfic]🔵- Tobias Carrick x M!Trystan Thorne (Open Heart/Crimes of Passion Crossover) - @jerzwriter

Movie? What Movie? [fanfic/fanart] 🔵- Tobias Carrick x F!MC - @jerzwriter

A Not So Chance Encounter [fanfic]🟣 - Tobias Carrick x F!MC - @jerzwriter

A Perfect Date [fanfic]🟣- Tobias Carrick x F!MC - @jerzwriter

Toy Story [fanfic]🟣Ⓜ️ - Tobias Carrick x F!MC - @jerzwriter

An Unlikely Occurance [fanfic] 🔵- Tobias Carrick x Harper Emery - @coffeeheartaddict2

Day 6: Family

Anticipation [fanfic] 🔵- Tobias Carrick x F!MC - @alj4890

Family HC 🔵- @coffeeheartaddict2

Family HCs 🔵 - @jerzwriter

Tobias Family Fics Masterlist 🟣- @jerzwriter

Day 7: Let's Talk About Sex

NSFW HC 🔵Ⓜ️- @coffeeheartaddict2

NSFW Stats 🔵Ⓜ️- [revised] - @jerzwriter

Other:

The Dinner Party [fanfic] 🔵- Tobias Carrick x F!MC - @alj4890

Game On! [fanfic] 🔵- Tobias Carrick x F!MC - @alj4890

It's Not Your Business [fanfic] 🔵 - Tobias Carrick x F!OC - @tveitertotwrites

Oops! [fanfic]🔵- Tobias Carrick x F!MC - @alj4890

A Text of Reassurance [text fic] 🔵 Tobias Carrick, F!OC - @storyofmychoices

Spread Joy #901 - 🔵Tobias Carrick @storyofmychoices

You Got This, Buddy! [fanfic] 🔵 Tobias Carrick, Ethan Ramsey - @coffeeheartaddict2

What would Tobias do? Answers

Day 1 ... if he could no longer practice medicine?

@coffeeheartaddict2 🔵Answer

@jerzwriter 🔵Answer

@tveitertotwrites 🔵Answers to 2023 and 2024 Prompts

Day 2 ... if he won $50 million in the lotto?

@alj4890 🔵 Always Winning [fanfic] Tobias Carrick x F!MC

@coffeeheartaddict2 🔵Answer

@jerzwriter 🔵Answer

@tveitertotwrites 🔵Answers to 2023 and 2024 Prompts

Day 3... if he found a magic lantern and was granted 3 wishes?

@alj4890 🔵 Asked and Received [fanfic] Tobias Carrick x F!MC

@jerzwriter 🔵 Answer

@coffeeheartaddict2 🔵 Answer

@tveitertotwrites 🔵Answers to 2023 and 2024 Prompts

Day 4... If he witnessed a crime?

@coffeeheartaddict2 🔵Answer

@jerzwriter 🔵Answer

@tveitertotwrites 🔵Answer

Day 5... he opened an (embarrassing) package by mistake?

@coffeeheartaddict2 🔵 Answer

@jerzwriter 🔵Special Delivery [fanfic] Tobias Carrick x F!MC

@tveitertotwrites 🔵 Answers to 2023 and 2024 Prompts

Day 6... he finds out he's dating a porn star?

@jerzwriter 🔵 Summer Haze [fanfic] Tobias Carrick x F!OC

@tveitertotwrites 🔵Answers to 2023 and 2024 Prompts

Day 7... overhears colleagues doing...?

@alj4890 🔵You Heard, What! [fanfic] - Tobias Carrick x F!MC, Aurora Emery x M!OC

@jerzwriter 🔵Answer

@tveitertotwrites 🔵 Answer

[superharriet]

The drool🥹💀

Olivia playing with sleepy Bryce's hair 🥹🥰

That is all💛

[Bryce Lahela x Olivia Hadley Masterlist] 

[cadybear420]

I'd like to thank @aces-and-angels for messaging me that I may have interacted with the fanart that whitewashed Bryce Lahela and his family. I've seen a lot of discussion around the art, but I was unable to remember even seeing such a piece, let alone interacting with it, until she helped me find it.

Turns out, I did like and reblog it, and I now remember seeing it. The title was "art for the birthday girl", posted on April 16, and it included two art pieces– one with Bryce and MC, and the other being a family photo. Both of which whitewashed canonically Indigenous Hawaiian characters.

Entertainment media is incredibly lacking in POC characters- we are making some progress, but there's still a long way to go. POC characters, voices, and stories deserve to be seen, to be treated as human and normal just as that of white characters. To take any of the few characters we do have and make them white, erase aspects of their POC identity and be replaced by whiteness, is like saying we don't deserve to be seen or exist.

Looking back on it, I must have mistaken the Bryce in that fanart for an OC because it did not look like Bryce at all. But whatever the case, I should have been more careful and checked the tags and description.

Instead, I liked and reblogged the post, thus endorsing and supporting fanart that whitewashed Bryce Lahela and his family. This was racist.

I have now removed my like and deleted the reblog. And anyone else who has interacted with the post in some way, I encourage you to do the same. I provided descriptions of the post above, for anyone else who may have forgotten about it and/or is having trouble finding it again like I did.

Even if you don't think you interacted with it, please check anyways. I thought I hadn't interacted with it too.

Going forward from this, I'd also like to provide a couple of resources that will help people improve in drawing and writing POC characters. Here is a guide for skintones in art and a guide for writing POC characters in stories.