How to Acclimate a Hellhound
How to Acclimate a Hellhound is based around my friend's OC, V. I wanted to create a bigger world for our two OCs and to give them relationships and lives of their own, thus this series was born. While Faba and V are self-inserts, there are enough differences that we are not our OCs. We dramatize our best and worst traits, creating a dynamic world with interesting characters. Their world takes place mostly in Hell, but also in Heaven and on Earth. Other friends of ours are technically part of this universe, but because they and V are not my OCs, I won't share them here.
Danton, Remy, and Maeve are my own. They work with Faba in the first circle of Hell, helping newly admitted souls find their way through purgatory, and eventually, Hell itself. A special case, a fallen angel-turned-hellhound, lands in Faba's lap, much to her dismay. V is abrasive, overly affectionate, and loves to be social. Faba is a lethargic bundle of nerves after working in purgatory for almost a decade. Time together wears down Faba's skepticism, eventually blooming into a somewhat obsessive friendship.
Phantasms
Phantasms is my most personal and intimate series, something I've been building on since 2008. Because I was 13 when I first started to form this concept, it's a bit cringey. It is currently a mess of self-indulgent and self-fulfilling themes, but also explores reasons why we give abusers countless chances. Originally romanticizing the abuse, I've changed the overall theme to be about unhealed trauma and our co-dependence on those who hurt us, and how limerence plays a huge role in some of our lives. Sophia feels like this is it for her life. Her milestone years have just ended, and the feeling couldn't be more daunting. A life of neglect and verbal abuse accumulated to a NEET lifestyle, making Sophia hole herself up in her room, working on her art and stories. During a chance outing, Sophia encounters a person she recognizes: her OC, Aaron. Completely aware of his toxic personality, she runs from him, only to be knocked unconscious and taken to his home. It's not a normal home, though; it's also a creation from her mind. Filled with impossibly high ceilings that lead to darkness, countless rooms representing various stages of life and trauma, clashing gothic and baroque architecture and decor that seems to loom overhead, and lifeless maids who ensure Sophia doesn't escape.
An analogy for breaking the cycle, Phantasms explores the potential pain and sorrow that we will inevitably experience on our journey to freedom from co-dependence.
Bun & Fox
The most light-hearted of my series, but still capable of being deep, Bun & Fox explores how opposites attract. A little too on the nose with the title, and potentially going to be changed in the future, the story follows two people from different upbringings who eventually fall for each other. A bit of a cliche, I've always wanted to explore a relationship of an herbivore and a carnivore, but with real-life analogies. Originally inspired from a drawing I did for school, the characters are almost nothing like they were before. It was a metaphor for manipulation, but is more nuanced now.
Space Bunny
My least developed series. I basically have no idea what these ladies are up to, other than doing stuff in space. Are they vigilantes? Spies? Monster-hunters? Yet to be determined! A crew of four intergalactic women, dubbed the Space Bunnies, set out on adventures and probably kick ass. Dusty and Sable are a couple who balance each other out, with Dusty being high-energy and Sable being cool and collected. Juniper is single, not looking to mingle, and has a cynical sense of humor. Indigo is a snarky flirt who doesn't want to settle down.