#smartypants oc

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In the Basement, In the Sky

Jen is trying his best, okay? His best is just… never good enough. His boyfriend thinks he’s cheating, his ex-girlfriend wants him back more than anything, and they’re all terrible at laying down boundaries, so all that results in is a world of heartache and hurt for everyone. He suffers from depression and ADHD that he medicates with street drugs, which only makes everything worse, and with every step up the ladder he has to climb to get to the top, he slides back ten more rungs.

But at least once you hit rock bottom you don’t have anywhere to go but up.

A Sheraton Academy AU.

Contemporary Drama. M/M, M/F, and F/NB with a bisexual male lead and multiple trans and gnc characters.

Ao3 || Wattpad

[trishsapparition999]

this is anastasia. she likes history.

there’s not much lore involved with her, but for the most part she wants to talk to Anna Maria because she lived so long ago she wants to have a better understanding of how it was on earth in the 21st century.

(btw my oc world takes place about 3000 years in the future, and some conflicts had ruined some parts of the history of humanity, so anastasia wants to rediscover it)

🖤🖤🖤

[memeartboi]

Anais Watterson's Studying With Twilight Sparkle!

[kaytaygayquirks]

Intelligent: this quirk causes its user to have high intelligence levels and be able to easily grasp anything they’re taught. The quirk is simply a mental quirk so it has no offensive or defensive capabilities but the user can easily make plans so the quirk makes up for the lack of physical capabilities. The downsides of this quirk are, the quirk has no offensive or defensive abilities, when the quirk is overused nothing happens because there is no way to actually overused it since it simply heightens your intelligence and allows you to learn new things extremely easily.

[abeefbastard]

toxic codependent puppets

[artistcaptainbendy]

Happy birthday Andrew and happy mothers day

[nemo-in-wonderland]

Update: since I saw this WIP keeps getting reblogged, please, do consider taking a look to the final version here

So.

As I said earlier this afternoon, I caught a case of the Baldur's Gate 3 Fever and, despite being unable to play the game, I couldn't resist and start brainstorm around the appearance of my Tav. (If you have been with me for a while, you know that I can never pass the opportunity of coming up with a new OC and their fashionable wardrobe).

So, allow me to present a small wip of my newest brainchild, Aranea, my Seldarine Drow Warlock. I am still in the brainstorming phase in regards of her personality and past and general story, but for now I have decided that she is going to fall in the "fashionable sassy" category of my ocs. She is one sassy smartypant, lemme tell ya.

I already love her. 💓

(I dare you to bet who she is going to romance. I DARE Y'ALL.)

--Nemo

[elleryhart]

smartypants society but it's all of our fallen london ocs making the most bonkers powerpoints known to man

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Happy STS! Are any of your OCs in fandom? Do they write fanfic, create fanart, make AMVs, or do they just enjoy?

that's a great question! I never really thought of that before!

Jen loves 80s cartoons, (My Little Pony, Jem and the Holograms, Teddy Ruxpin, Rainbow Brite, etc I could go on forever). I don't know if I'd say he's in a fandom? but he loves them and will often make kandi bracelets and necklaces inspired by them or with little figures or plushies of the characters (like a yellow, orange, and white necklace with a small Funshine Bear plushie, for example). I don't know if that counts as fanart but it's his favorite kind of kandi to make. Smartypants is really into finding cool movies and he's probably written a fanfic or two, lol.

Josselin is REALLY into The Legend of Zelda franchise. He doesn't make stuff but he LOVES looking at things other people make!

other than that, I don't really think so! I have characters that really love certain things, but aren't really involved in fandom. it's just kind of like 'hey I really like this thing so I'm going to share it with my friends.'

thank you for asking!

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Oh okay, you've twisted my arm ;) I was gonna ramble anyways. Info under the cut!

So the basis of the story, for some quick context, is that its a new world settlement narrative. Earth is severely over populated and simply cannot house as many people as there is, so since technology and science can allow it, they decide to expand to the stars ✨️✨️✨️ and send out a bunch of settlement missions. A lot of the people on these missions chose to be there. They signed up and understood the gravity (pun intended) of what they were doing, that they'd never be able to come home. But they needed to fill a certain amount of roles and quotas for these missions and when people stopped volunteering, they filled these roles via draft, a population lottery. So not exactly everyone wanted to be there.

Here's some info on my blorbos!

Scuttle is the og oc for this. He was the first fella in my head. (Idk why he's named Scuttle, its probably a nickname that stuck but i havent thought of an actual name for him yet lmao) He's a mechanic who signed on voluntarily. His grandparents, who took care of him and raised him after his mother was gone, had passed away and he was needing some drastic change in his life, lest the grief consume him. So without really thinking, he signed on for the settlement mission as a mechanic. Since he has a degree and a passion for it, he got accepted pretty easily. Admittedly, he shouldn't have passed the medical (he's disabled, has a prosthetic leg after an accident) or the psychological (was doing this for the wrong reasons (to get away from his problems)) but the organisers were desperate for people and he was quite qualified so they overlooked it. He's still happy with his decision, even if he misses home a lot sometimes.

He's kind of a short king, stocky and densely built with muscle. Rocks a mullet, is also a natural ginger.

This is Paxton! He goes by Pax tho. He was an army grunt who took a transfer opportunity to join the defence regiment for the settlement missions. Hes part of the security and defence team in charge of keeping the settlement safe from any hostile life forms on the new worlds that may pose a threat. Spoilers, he gets pretty fucked up by a bear-type alien and, after he's rescued, gets medically discharged from the defence/military team and transferred to a much easier and less stressful job after hes recovered. He ends up worked in the agricultural field, but moreso just keeps to himself tending to a few of the planet's native flowers. He makes some real strides and figuring out how propagation and such work on the planet.

Him and Scutt have kind of a thing going for a while but its not until after his maulling that he really starts to rely on Scuttle's support and they become more of a serious romantic couple.

Pax is tall and lanky, had a lot more muscle on him from his military/defence days but after the maulling, he drops a lot of that and slims down. He has a cute little gap in his front teeth <3

This is Kashvi! More often referred to as just Kash tho. She's the resident smartypants. A desi girl who graduated from university with a major in biology, when she went to further her education (probably headed towards a doctorate or smth) when she was offered a full ride scholarship/opportunity to join the settlement mission on the science team due to her outstanding work. It was a lengthy decision making process but inevitably the deciding factor was that the scholarship included accommodation for herself and her immediate family, meaning they could all come with her. They collectively decided to relocate and join the settlement mission. She then got taken under the wing of the science team and began her training and study in becoming a xenologist (thats the term ive been using anyways ahah idk if there's a better one?? For like, the study of alien life).

Her family kind of adopt Scuttle since him and Kash are very similar ages. They become his family and he has a sibling dynamic with Kash. She also spends a lot of time with Pax post his injury since he has first hand experience and information on the wild life, they form somewhat of a friendship that is only deepened when Pax realises how close she is with Scuttle. Kash, like Scuttle, tends to overwork herself. So the two of them make sure to remind each other to take breaks and drink water and sleep, even if they themself don't follow their own advice lmao.

Now finally we have Leisha. She Does Not want to be here. She was one of the unlucky people who got conscripted/drafted via the population lottery. She is here completely against her will and is not happy about it one bit. She's the newest of the four and is still earlier in development than the rest so she's not as grounded. She's got some very justified and valid anger issues about the whole situation. Spends a lot of her time, along with other conscripted people, trying to forge a plan on how to get back home, but its millions of light years away.

I'm not certain exactly what her role in the settlement is yet. She grows quite close to Kash, it's unintentional but turns out having a friend is good for her. Kash kind of makes this whole situation liveable. Leisha takes interest in her work and quickly takes a more romantic interest in Kash. She's a bit of a bad influence on Kash but in turn Kash is good for her <3

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I love all these lil goobers so much and they are quite literally all I've been thinking about lately. I'm so down to answer questions about them if y'all have any <3 I've been doodling them a bunch so I might do a doodle dump at some point. I'll do more fandom stuff eventually but I'm riding this out right now :)

Tagging some people who may be interested: @catstrophysics @sephieblue @calkale @yeah-w-r-i-t-e

Edit: i do have a little tiny discord server for these guys, just to organise my thoughts and ramble about them in there, so HERE IS THE LINK if you wanna come hang out perchance

[bookgeekgrrl]

My media this week (21-27 Apr 2024)

📚 STUFF I READ 📚

😊 rounding third, sliding home. (througheden) - 68K, enjoyable steddie AU with pro baseball player Steven & massage therapist Eddie

🥰 Daddy Issues (His Boy Next Door #39) (RJ Moray) - reread; just a big fan of Jack & Channon & their ongoing story!

🥰 Common Ground (His Boy Next Door #40) (RJ Moray) - LOVE that Jack & Ewan are finding some common ground - really love that this series is showing how two people who don't particularly care for each other can work to find connection for the sake of the people they DO love

😍 ACT-verse series (ann_anotherthing) - truly outstanding series about middle-aged Steddie getting a 2nd chance romance after their first one flamed out 25 yrs earlier. Full series is 117K but it starts with A Certain Type (54K), which is a fully complete story with satisfying HEA - the rest are flashback fics or wonderfully indulgent epilogue/vignettes, full of fluffy and delicious porn. The author confesses to basically turning them into her middle-aged OCs but 1) I think her projections of their characters in middle-age with these particular life experiences seem reasonably plausible and more importantly 2) I don't fucking care because this story and these characters (main & supporting) are AMAZING.

💖💖 +227K of shorter fic so shout out to these I really loved 💖💖

When you stop being a ghost in a shell (Bittersweet_in_Boston) - MCU: Stucky, 12K - Hydra finds Steve in 1952 & then they have The Asset and The Captain. Except they really should have known better than to ever let them see one another.

Where the Sunflowers Grow (AidaRonan) - Stranger Things: Buckingham, 30K - incredible Chrissy recovery fic with bonus Buckingham. Just. So Fucking Good.

Early Returns (rageprufrock) - Inception: Arthur/Eames, 15K - fabulous AU where Arthur's an editor who has everything on lock, dammit & Eames is a reporter who wants to mess him up. Also the newsroom is nothing but a high-pressure high school when it comes to gossip.

📺 STUFF I WATCHED 📺

Murdoch Mysteries - s16, e14-20

Um, Actually - s9, e5; s1, e3, 4, 6-20

Game Changer - s6, e6

Smartypants - s1, e1

Ghosts (US) - s3, e9

D20: Fantasy High: Junior Year - "Untapped Rage" (s21, e16)

D20: Adventuring Party - "Honor the Cock" (s16, e16)

Dead Boy Detectives - s1, e1-3

🎧 PODCASTS 🎧

Worlds Beyond Number - WWW #13: Of the Gentle Sea

Worlds Beyond Number: Fireside - Fireside Chat for WWW ep13 "Of the Gentle Sea"

Worlds Beyond Number - WWW #14: There is an Ocean Vaster Than This One

Worlds Beyond Number: Fireside - Fireside Chat for WWW ep14 "There is an Ocean Vaster Than This One"

99% Invisible - The Power Broker #04: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

What Next: TBD - The Internet Archive Endangered

⭐ The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Tree Week: A Tasty Tale about Meyer Lemons

⭐ The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Tree Week: Love Letters

The Sporkful - Priya Krishna Writes The Kids Cookbook She Wished She'd Had

The Allusionist - 193. Word Play 3: Lemon Demon

WikiHole - Cicadas…LIVE (with Matt Rogers, Carl Tart and Claudia O'Doherty)

In Defense of Fandom - Season 2 Episode 3: Fanfiction fixit data

Vibe Check - Her Mediocrity Cannot Touch Me

Code Switch - How Jewish Communities Are Divided Over Support of Israel

Short Wave - Beavers Can Help With Climate Change. So How Do We Get Along?

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Tree Week: Oh, the places you will go …. to see these notable trees

⭐ Decoder Ring - Making Real Music for a Fake Band

Ologies with Alie Ward - Columbidology (PIGEONS? YES) Part 2 with Rosemary Mosco

All Songs Considered - Cruel songs for the cruelest month

Pop Culture Happy Hour - What Makes A Good Sex Scene?

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Tree Week: Killer Trees with Mary Roach

Shedunnit - Agatha Christie's Many Houses

⭐ 99% Invisible #579 - Towers of Silence

Worlds Beyond Number: Fireside - Fireside Chat: Sound and Music Talkback Extravaganza: The Sound and the Fury: Music is All Around Us Volume 1

Dear Prudence - My love language with friends is touch, but it makes my partner jealous. Help!

Worlds Beyond Number - Fireside Chat for Chapter 1 of The Wizard the Witch and the Wild One

⭐ Endless Thread - The Jackie Show

Worlds Beyond Number: Fireside - Fireside Chat for LEVELING UP (1 to 2)

Today, Explained - Honey, We Saved the Bees

Wait Wait… Don't Tell Me! - Renée Elise Goldsberry

⭐ Hit Parade - The Bridge: What Made Them Beautiful

History Is Sexy - Episode #86 - Napoleon III

🎶 MUSIC 🎶

'80s Pop Party

Village People radio

[zims-dead-robot]

Guess who's got another Welcome Home oc?? (I have so many help)

His name is Alec Atlas Frankly-Dear, Frank and Eddie's little smartypants son! (Get it? Like... Smart Alec?? hahahah..)

And some messier sketches of him that are more recent. I love this boy sm

[salami-dono]

When I first thought of my Welcome Home OC, I imagined her offering Frank Frankly a lifeline (The Spider's Thread) to use to climb out of the pile of puppet parts in that one artwork. Our Frank must be there, no?

The OC's name was Ada Lee Arachne! I have at least one little thumbnail sketch of my idea. I guess she'd say, "Grab a spider's string--it might just save your life!"

...And then it does?!

All of the bad stuff in Welcome Home has already happened. 😢 Ada Lee will make it all better! She's here to rescue the neighbors, and argue with Howdy Pillar.

(Old sketch of her done in August of 2023. It reminds me of Arty Smartypants.)

Her "arguing with Howdy" music.

[artistcaptainbendy]

👕 andrew for the meme

👕 OC in a T-shirt with something stupid printed on it (think Zazzle)

Andrew can't help but to shop at the thrift store, he really likes the shirts there.

[byyliss]

Saw SmartyPants video about the double standards in Miraculous ladybug, and holy crap I agree with everything he said.

I will never not be angry at how they handle every character in this show. Especially Chloe, while i didnt really bothered to look into the new season, I still really like her for what she could have been, and what shes been through. The way she was written in the show is (at least imo) a big slap in the face of anyone that has dealt with abusive parents. The fact that she was replaced by Andre with Zoe like she was a dog at a shelter is honestly sick.

We KNOW for a fact, that she had the potential to be great, we saw her work to be better. But it was taken away from her and from us bc the creator has a weird ass beef with his 13 year old oc. I understand that his idea was to show that "some ppl cant change", but if that was the case then use that idea on Gabriel Agreste, you know, the abusive father and main villain of the show? The guy that had no issue with manipulating and torturing everyone around him, including his own child. Who only showed remorse (which is to me still debatable if it was genuine) when he was on his deathbed.

Miraculous is not a feminist "girl power" show. Im sorry to the miraculous fans, but its not. Feminism is about treating all genders equally, that women and men are the same. The moment you have to dumb down the guys in your show just to make the girls seem better, its aready not feminism.

Sorry for the random rant. This has been on my mind for awhile.