these two are super fun to draw, you'll deffo be seeing more of them in future. Fun facts- Malego is a fashion designer, sounds like Antonio Banderas, and is 7'4" (Brother's 6'9").
bonus pics of Brother without the crt filter, and some silly stuff of these two being so so very in love
Took a while, but I have another Cherrywood neighbor done-Tiki Ti! Some fun facts about this guy, which I'll put under readmore along with the rest:
First character of the SafetySpace au complete, it's Eddie! In this version though, he is named Prince Yol (actual name much longer), a nickname which means "bear cub" in his native tongue. I've renamed everyone in this au because A. It's fun, and B. the comic I'm doing for it has both the swap versions and the OGs interacting closely throughout, so it'd get real annoying having to constantly specify which Eddie I'm referring to at any time.
Yol is an alien prince sent here by his parents to learn about Earth. More specifically, he's half-Zhen, one of my own original species who are essentially walking mold colonies. It's a running joke with him that no one actually knows how he works anatomically, and he refuses to give a straight answer. I will say that the golden markings on his face aren't actually makeup, that's literally just a part of him (the necklace crown and earrings can come off though, they're just jewelry).
Should have more art of the other characters done real soon! stay tuned for that!
Finished sketches for Jaxxon "Jax" Radley, resident chaos gremlin of the Safety Space! He's a silly dude who's greatest joy in life is going stupidly fast 🛹💨
I also did a page showing their and Yol's relationship! Whilst canon Eddie & Frank are that kind of cozy, cottagecore married couple vibe, Yol & Jax's dynamic is almost entirely predicated on mutually enabled shenanigans. Yol talks and acts as a prince should (most of the time), but at heart he's a lovable dumbass who's just here for a good time.
(THIS IS AN AU. NOTHING I POST RELATED TO THIS STORY OR TAG IS CANON TO THE WELCOME HOME UNIVERSE)
[TRANSCRIPT]
Jax: Aww but Bella, I can't help that I'm excited! It's been forever since we met anyone new! He always has some excuse for why we can't...
Wally: Your version of me, I'm guessing?
Bella & Jax: ...
Wally: ...what?
Bella: You're the one in charge here? (Beside her, Jax wordlessly apologizes to Frank, who assures him it's fine.)
Wally: Uhh, yeah? Why wouldn't I be? You saying I'm not qualified or something?
Bella: No, no no. Sorry, I don't mean it like that. It's just kind of a shock- our version of you shouldn't be anywhere near a position of authority. No the leader here is... let me see...
Ah! You! (She points to Eddie)
Eddie: What do you mean it's... me?
Yol (offscreen): Hail, friends!
Yol: I see you've brought us guests!
Bella: Hello.
Jax: Hi!
Eddie, Frank, & co. : ...
Julie: Wow! Who are you! You're like Eddie but fancy!
Yol: Haha I like you already, pink one! And I suppose introductions are in order.
[END TRANSCRIPT]
As promised, pages 2 & 3 of the AU comic! I had actually originally written page 3 as the beginning, then went back and added the previous pages to give Bella & Jax a more proper introduction. Did make for a bit of a challenge getting everything to line up, but challenging myself is exactly why I started doing this comic in the first place!
Quite possible the next set of pages will be a 2 for 1 as well, since I really think that part hits hardest when viewed together. After that point though, we'll most likely be back to single uploads.
Anyway, I hope y'all are enjoying it so far! Got plenty more where this came from ;)
(THIS IS AN AU. NOTHING I POST RELATED TO THIS STORY OR TAG IS CANON TO THE WELCOME HOME UNIVERSE)
[TRANSCRIPT]
Yol: It is a pleasure to make your acquaintance. I am The Holy Lordson, Prince Yovu Massendri Atano do Havrassae, he of the golden sunlight and the auttumn rain, sharpest fang in the throat of his enemies, sweetest voice in the hearts of his friends, heir to the blessed red Kingdoms of Vestiya and the stars beyond it to Nel.
Bella: Do you really have to do that intro every time, Yol?
Yol: Indeed I do, Bonnie.
Bella: ...it's Bella.
Bella: My apologies. These two are just..like that.
Wally: Oh I don't mind it at all, really. Where did you say he was from though?
Bella: An empire on the far side of space. Apparently his mother sent him here-
Bella: t...
*Sally walks past them, looking at Yol curiously. She activates psychic powers, and he quickly whips around to respond.
Sally (in thoughts): Haven't talked to anyone in a while, have you? You seemed...lonely.
Yol (also thinking): Ah, w-was it that obvious? No, not like...not like this.
Julie: what are they doing?
Frank: I think they're communicating telepathically.
Julie: Huh, I didn't know she could do that.
*both stop in shock as crying sounds are heard offscreen, and we cut to see Yol grinning widely, joyful tears in his eyes.
[END TRANSCRIPT]
Pages 4 & 5! Now the story's getting somewhere :) tried to do a little something different with the speech bubbles this time, so please do let me know what you think!
For a bit of context, Zhen are social psychics who communicate via antennas like he has, constantly connected to a radio network of others nearby. Going too long without someone to talk to can cause serious mental or even physical damage. Boy, good thing he's found some new friends !
(THIS IS AN AU. NOTHING I POST RELATED TO THIS STORY OR TAG IS CANON TO THE WELCOME HOME UNIVERSE.)
IDK if anyone's still interested in this AU, but I'm starting to slowly regain energy for it and making art in general, starting off with these character bios I made for the crew! Gonna post them on Tiktok as well soon enough, along with a version of the guide & lore synopsis, and after that we might try to continue where we left off with the comic!
also, as a reward for sticking around this long, take this silly picture of Charlie hanging out with a few of the drones
spent all day yesterday redrawing the official Eddie art as Yol, just to show my brain that they are in fact the same person. Couldn't figure out what to put in the arm not holding flowers, so I left it empty.
Credit to ClownIllustrations (@/partycoffin) for the original art, which I'll post below
I saw other people doing this with their AUs, so I figured I'll do it too!
About the AU: This is essentially a swap AU, although the characters have kinda morphed into their own thing as well. Main Character here is Prince Yol (my swapped version of Eddie) a half human/ half mold-alien from a biopunk world who was sent to earth to learn all about us and how best to be king (think Twilight Sparkle). He and his friends live in a town much like the OG neighborhood, except it's surrounded by beautiful jungle instead of forest. The comic will follow the Welcome Home crew as they meet their strange counterparts and come to realize that something may be about to happen.
You can:
-Make SFW fanart! I would be so so happy to see fanart of my characters, alone or interacting with your AUs!
-do audios and tiktoks for them! Voiceclaims can be found here, since most of them sound nothing like the OG versions lol. Please be sure to credit me if you do though!
-Send asks! I may be a bit slow to respond, but it'd make me so happy to infodump and answer questions!
-Make OCs! None of them will show up in the official story sadly, as I already have a clear idea of how I want that to go. But you're still free to make them, and I'd love to see them!
-angst is ok, and gore too if ya want! I'll be doing that myself to a degree. Yol has blood like golden light (as well as some other anatomical quirks I'll discuss later) so I better be seeing some good glowy goo if ya do ;)
-RPs are ok, as long as you follow the rules I have set out below. I'll post more sketches at some point so y'all can get a better sense of what everyone is like :)
You can't:
-make NSFW fanart. Yes I know Clown has given the ok on that, but I find people making lewd of my characters deeply uncomfy and I ask that you please do not.
-Character AI, or any AI in general. I don't care how cute or funny you think it would be, DO. NOT. DO THIS.
- No xOC or xY/N please, at least not the romantic kind. Platonic interactions are fine, but shipping of that nature isn't really something I wanna be involved in or associated with. Also, no selfcest/wallycest, deardarling, or franklydarling.
Right, that should be all for now! All pages will uploaded in chronological order on my page under the "SafetySpace au comic" tag, with the related AU tag including all non-comic art as well. Please remember to be respectful, and happy fandoming!
[TRANSCRIPT]
Wally: Where is Sally?
he looks sideways at Yol, his expression at first scared then turning angry as smoke begins to leak from his eye with a hissing sound.
Sally (offscreen): Yoo-hoo!
Sally: I hate to interrupt, but there is a very large and very pink man outside who needs help with his car.
Walter: Ayy, Ozzy! My man!
all begin heading towards the doorway where Sally and Ozzy are. Wally looks visibly relieved.
[END TRANSCRIPT]
After 5 months of fighting myself, we finally have another page done! to anyone worried this series was gone, don't worry. There's still a lot more to go before we're done.
The smoke coming from Wally's eyes is his demon radiation, normally kept contained in his everyday form but it can be "unlocked" as a powerful weapon. Normally not a good idea to do it so close to others, but emotions can make one a bit irrational.
That's all for now! hopefully we'll have more for you real soon!
[DISCLAIMER: THIS IS AN AU. NOTHING I POST RELATED TO THIS STORY OR TAG IS CONNECTED TO THE CANON LORE OF WELCOME HOME.]
Was gonna wait until tomorrow to post these, but I'm too excited so we're doing it now. These are a few more of my many OCs: Dr. Jaya Singh, Honey Blossom, Handy Jack and baby Marigold :)
Dr. Singh used to be a highly respected surgeon, before heavy stress and nerve damage in her hands led to an early retirement and the suggestion by her family to move somewhere quiet. She quickly bonds with Poppy and Bea over their shared love of cooking and care for others, a friendship which eventually turns into a full romance. Unsurprisingly, Jaya is the town doctor, with the other two happily taking up roles as her nurses.
Honey and Jack, meanwhile, moved into town because they were looking for a good place to raise their kids, and for Honey to write her next novel. She was heavily pregnant at the time of their arrival, and subsequently almost never unaccompanied by someone as the neighbors each tried their best to make sure things went well.
All 4 of these lovely folks will be making an appearance in the latest chapter of Little Flame, so I thought it'd be a good idea to show y'all what they look like! some fun facts:
-Jaya's about Frank & Eddie's height, maybe even a little shorter
-Honey and Jack met because of her success in horror writing, Jack being (still) her #1 fan
-Jack is very skilled at building and fixing things. Also, he's from Minnesota and he absolutely has the accent
Credit to MidoriMushrooms on Newgrounds for the background of the second pic! I can't draw grass that good lol
For funsies, I decided to draw a puppet form for Yol, which I imagine to be more akin to a marionette or automaton than the other felt-based puppets on the cast.
Moving him was bizarrely complex, with many levers and dials controlling the largely internal string clusters for his multiple joints, and even the mechanisms for a full range of facial movements. It required many hours of training to get right, but the results were described as "mesmerizing", to the point where more than a few people questioned what a doll of this high quality and detail was doing on a simple kid's show. The studio itself refused to give a response.
As for material, he was made of something labeled/assumed to be wood, but which resembles no wood found on earth, and which those who handled him decribed as "strangely soft, and almost warm to the touch." It's also notable that his head contained a full set of real ivory teeth, despite such a feature not being present in any other character on the show. Further analysis is unfortunately impossible, as all 8 of the original Safety Space puppets mysteriously vanished during the summer of 1972 and have never been found since.
bonus pic of the swirl markings covering his body, which I later gaussian blurred and lowered the opacity to give that distinct velvet softness to his skin.
3/14 it's Izzy! beautiful, beautiful Izzy. A full-blooded version of the same race that Yol is, with them and all of her friends being warped down to Earth thanks to a new plant she found and grew. They're big fans of plants, having an extensive garden in/next to her house, and will gladly talk for ages to you about that or anything else. Naturally, being on a whole new planet with lots of new plants to find was quite a pleasant surprise!
Generally seen as some of the smarter & more reasonable neighbors, though they are still plenty capable of causing & encouraging shenanigans when the opportunity arises >:)
made charts for each of the 3 typical headmates, as obviously each will have a different relationship to the people of Home. I'll put the version for Soldier down at the bottom as a bonus.
I drew Eddie and Sally beating each other up for no reason. Maybe it was a rehearsal that got out of hand, or maybe they were both just feeling spicy that day, who knows.
Poppy had to wash that bite pretty thoroughly, he drew blood with that one.
As promised, character 2 of the Cherrywood lineup, Brother's older brother Andy! Star of the show and boy does he know it, although his reaction to that is much more Kermit than Miss Piggy. Guy's got a big heart and a lot of love to give, but he sometimes forgets to give some of that love to himself and take a break every now and then.
Unlike his sister, Andy's a regular felt-and-thread guy rather than a hologram. He's also one of the only other "normal" looking people here- trust me, this is gonna get weird real fast.
Amiable towards people, but as I said he's usually way too busy to be hanging out much. Will say he's particularly fond of Julie since she reminds him of his sister, and of Eddie since he can relate to the man's overworked-and-underpaid struggles. Wally, for unknown reasons, gives him the creeps, although he does warm up to the yellow puppet eventually.
I did that one dress meme with Yol! It isn't actually that far off from the traditional garb of his people anyway, so he'd feel right at home wearing something like this
Original dress under cut
