★ **Linktree:** https://linktr.ee/zaideaben ★ **Commission Info:** https://zaideaben.weebly.com/commissions.html --- An older piece from 2017! This was for the "Not Your Puppets" Gravity Falls fanzine, a zine about the thoughtful ways in which Gravity Falls dealt with topics of abuse. I decided to focus on Pacifica, and how Mabel helped her learn she's allowed to be a normal kid, have fun, and make mistakes. :') I adore Gravity Falls. It aired in a pivotal time of my life and I still have a lot of love in my heart for these characters, haha. <3 --- Thanks for reading! Commenters get a blueberry placed directly into their hand. <3

★ **Linktree:** https://linktr.ee/zaideaben ★ **Commission Info:** https://zaideaben.weebly.com/commissions.html --- My OCs baking together for fun! From left to right, their names are Chord, Vin, and Kiki. :) Back when I drew this, I was imagining this as one of their first hangouts together. I especially tried to make Kiki look a bit younger, but I don't think I really pulled that off, haha. There's a lot of problems I have with this piece visually/technically speaking, but I still love the cute character interaction. :') <3 Chord works at as a baker at Zylor's family estate, which is sorta a town epicenter. It's like a hospital/castle/hotel hybrid, lol. Very open to the community, but still kinda eerie. Vin works in more of an administrative role as Zylor's assistant, but he finds time to hang out with Chord quite often. :) As Kiki becomes closer friends with Zylor, she becomes closer friends with Chord and Vin, too. --- This is from March 2021, btw! I'm slowly catching my gallery up to date. :) Thanks for reading! Commenters get a blueberry placed directly into their hand. <3

**Linktree:** https://linktr.ee/zaideaben **Commission Info:** https://zaideaben.weebly.com/commissions.html --- Test-sketch of my OC, Vin! I made him around 2010, and he desperately needed a design update. :) I just threw the colorize tool over this and adjusted the colors a bit, so that's why it's pretty messy! Didn't bother me though haha, I was mostly just figuring out the basics of his new look. :) He's changed a bit since I drew this, but since I'm posting older stuff still, this is what you get for now, lmao! --- This is from February 2021, btw! I'm slowly catching my gallery up to date. :) Thanks for reading! Commenters get a free blueberry placed directly into their hand. <3

**Linktree:** https://linktr.ee/zaideaben **Commission Info:** https://zaideaben.weebly.com/commissions.html --- no plot, only beach episodes. <3 From left to right, these are my OCs Zylor, Ubon, and Kiki. Their designs are a little off here, cause I hadn't drawn in a long while back when I drew this. I was still figuring out how I wanted to draw them again. :) --- This is from February 2021, btw! I'm slowly catching my gallery up to date. :) Thanks for reading! Commenters get a free blueberry placed directly into their hand. <3 ---

★ **Linktree:** https://linktr.ee/zaideaben ★ **Commission Info:** https://zaideaben.weebly.com/commissions.html --- A short, messy, no-dialogue comic from a while ago! :') I think I was just playing around with pacing and formatting. It's sorta an early moment for my OCs Ubon (plant boy), Kiki (elf-like kid), and Zylor (demon boy). Ubon works at a plant nursery that Kiki frequents and a friendship is blossoming! --- This is from April 2021, btw! I'm slowly catching my gallery up to date. :) Thanks for reading! Commenters get a blueberry placed directly into their hand. <3

★ **Linktree:** https://linktr.ee/zaideaben ★ **Commission Info:** https://zaideaben.weebly.com/commissions.html --- Redesign of my OC, Zaide! He was a roleplay character I played as in middle school, haha. The story was chess themed and he was a pawn. I wanted to honor the original design, keeping it very anime and in-tune with my younger-self's aesthetic (which tbh is very similar to my current aesthetic LOL). Fun fact: when I dream, about 50% of the time I'm dreaming as him lmfao! He's like my dream-sona now. --- This is from March 2021, btw! I'm slowly catching my gallery up to date. :) Thanks for reading! Commenters get a blueberry placed directly into their hand. <3

Hey!! Just a heads up, I think my notifs aren’t completely working? They haven’t updated in a while, even though I’m seeing interactions with my art when I go directly to the posts. That said, I’m sorry if I miss comments or anything! I really appreciate y’all and I’ll do my best to keep an eye out! I’m also gonna start scheduling posts, so sorry if I’m slow to respond to things even though I’m posting art, lol!

**Linktree:** https://linktr.ee/zaideaben **Commission Info:** https://zaideaben.weebly.com/commissions.html --- These are my OCs, Kiki and Zylor, in one of their earliest encounters. <3 Kiki was very wary of Zy's selfish nature at first, but also found him funny and just kinda wanted to watch the chaos unfold, lmao. And Zy was immediately obsessed with Kiki and wouldn't have left them alone anyway, lol. A perfect horrible pair. <3 --- This is from February 2021 btw! I'm slowly catching my gallery up to date. :) Thanks for reading! Commenters get a free blueberry placed directly into their hand. <3

★ **Linktree:** https://linktr.ee/zaideaben ★ **Commission Info:** https://zaideaben.weebly.com/commissions.html --- My OCs, Chord and Vin! This was my first time drawing them together in yeeeears, so I kept it simple. :) Chord's design is a little off, she's supposed to be shorter and curvier. I was rusty when I drew this and followed the model pretty strictly. --- This is from March 2021, btw! I'm slowly catching my gallery up to date. :) Thanks for reading! Commenters get a blueberry placed directly into their hand. <3

**Linktree:** https://linktr.ee/zaideaben **Commission Info:** https://zaideaben.weebly.com/commissions.html --- "9" was the original fandom that got me into drawing, LMFAO. So I revisited my old 2009, middle school OCs. <3 The red one ended up sticking around and evolving into one of my main OCs, Kiki, LOL. So I included some of her outfit evolutions, too. :) The last image is what the original designs looked like, lmao!! I love comparing newer stuff to old art. :) --- This is from February 2021, btw! I'm slowly catching my gallery up to date. :) Thanks for reading! Commenters get a free blueberry placed directly into their hand. <3

**Linktree:** https://linktr.ee/zaideaben **Commission Info:** https://zaideaben.weebly.com/commissions.html --- Kuzuhina my beloved. <3 I imagine this being sorta post-game, which is why I changed Hajime's outfit a bit. :) I adore the danganronpa games, especially sdr2. Fuyuhiko is one of my favorite characters of all time, haha. --- This is from February 2021 btw! I'm slowly catching my gallery up to date. :) Thanks for reading! Commenters get a free blueberry placed directly into their hand. <3

**Linktree:** https://linktr.ee/zaideaben **Commission Info:** https://zaideaben.weebly.com/commissions.html --- Zylor! Probably my most self-indulgent OC, lmaooo. <3 Here's some info about him for fun! * demon/tiefling sorta guy * he/him * young adult * self-centered hot mess. has a habit of hurting those he's closest to. * a prince-like figurehead with a shitty family. * lives in a sorta-castle, sorta-hospital, sorta-BOTW-shrine kinda place. alien, old, and grand. **Likes:** Kiki lmao, teasing others, black lace, lingerie, running off with friends (away from his house) **Dislikes:** cowardice, his parent, feeling trapped/controlled, people (rightfully) accusing him of wrongdoings. **Relationships:** hella romantic with Kiki. Exes with Vin. Enemies-to-lovers with Ubon. Enemies-to-worse-enemies with Chord. --- This is from February 2021 btw! I'm slowly catching my gallery up to date. :) Thanks for reading! Commenters get a free blueberry placed directly into their hand. <3