Happy Monday, Guys!!

New side blog! Hope you'll check it out :)

🌇 Seda 🕸️

Hello, Tumblr! This is @ro994art, and I've decided to create a side blog to share all about the Sedaverse, which is what I have named the universe in which my fanfic "A Second Chance" takes place: an OC insert story with my MCU original character, Roxanne Brooks AKA Seda!

"This is the story of Roxanne Brooks. After seemingly leaving behind a life-altering tragedy, her world will turn upside down once again after a fateful encounter. The powers she acquired in this traumatic accident years ago may actually be a blessing in disguise. But being a hero doesn't come without a price. And when she meets a mysterious man with a tragedy maybe even greater than hers, how will this alter both of their courses? Can a declined call turn into the beginning of a new life?" - 'A Second Chance' synopsis

This is an OCxCanon love story (with my main character getting paired up with Bucky Barnes) taking place in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, mostly from phases 1 to 4. If you enjoy stories that have:

Superhero origin stories with coming-of-age elements,

Found family,

Lovers to enemies AND enemies to lovers,

A well-developed, wholesome (slowburn) romance with LOTS of hurt-comfort, yearning, and tension (where the guy falls first 😉),

And protagonist who feminine, imperfect, and relatable, but also empowering and inspiring,

Then this fanfic is for you! I hope you'll give this story a chance. (🥁)

You can read it on Wattpad and AO3. I'll be posting illustrations I've done for this story here from now on, so I hope you'll enjoy!

(Shares are appreciated to spread the word about this new blog, thank you! 💖✨)

🧡 Vee! 🎃

She's so adorable. I can't believe I had never drawn her before. Had to fix that. I love her sm.

And here's a bonus sketchity sketch because I lowkey like it a little better than the end result xD (At least the face)

🌙✨️ Date for the Night (A SciFlash redraw)

SciFlash (human Flashlight) used to be practically all I drew back in 2017 up until maybe early 2020. Most of those artworks haven't aged very well, so I decided to redraw one of my most well-known pieces. I am quite proud of the improvement! I still have a lot of room to keep getting better of course, but it's nice to see how far I've come since I was in high school.

Original image under the cut.

Yeah, I think 17-year-old Ro would be proud of 2024 Ro, to be honest. 😅

Evolution of Lumity

I couldn't agree more with this take.

The Agni Kai between Ozai and Zuko was one of the smartest, best additions to the show. I see people complaining about Zuko "fighting back", as though that's a bad thing or takes away the victimhood of his situation.

Zuko is prepared to fight someone else. Then his dad steps in. There's already a ton of pressure, and now confusion overwhelms, because wth why would he fight his dad and HOW. He doesn't want to fight him. But this Agni Kai's point is for honor, to prove himself to him, and a) he is firstly DEFENDING himself from his dad who is the one who starts fighting him hard. (throwing fire at him?? Hello??? Is he just supposed to take it??) b) don't you think Ozai would think worse of him if he didn't do anything at all? And don't you think Zuko takes that in consideration pretty quickly as his dad attacks him?

It's clear Ozai will fight. Now Zuko looks confused and scared during the fight, rightfully so, and he tries to figure out how far this will go. My wife keeps saying that he is sparring (and that y'all don't know about sparring, lol), and that doesn't mean you have to hurt your opponent, not the way Ozai intends. Zuko engages defensively, and then fights his father, hoping that's enough to show him that's he's good at this, that he's skilled. It doesn't have to go as far as Ozai takes it, it COULD just be sparring. Zuko COULD jusy try to show him what he's learned and hope his dad is pleased enough. Isn't that what he keeps trying to do anyway? Get his approval? Both he and Azula. Unfortunately, we know that's impossible.

The unfolding of this Agni Kai drives home the cruelty of Ozai in an even more intense way to me. Because no matter how well Zuko fights, it's not about skills, it's about how far he's willing to go, that's what Ozai is judging. The mentality behind it. Zuko isn't willing to hurt his father when he could, he holds back! That is his "weakness". And the way Ozai punishes this by doing what Zuko refused to do - burning Zuko where Zuko could've burned Ozai - that is a horrible reminder of this "failure" to go far enough, and the consequences it entails.

Zuko's scar now isn't just random placement, it has meaning behind it beyond the basic cruelty of Ozai hurting his child. It directly references Zuko's "weakness". Ozai showing him how it's done directly on his face, serving as a constant reminder that he couldn't be the strong one, so he got hurt by the one who was willing to be.

The sequence of Zuko holding back and Ozai NOT holding back but purposefully pausing and choosing to punish him this way was mind-blowing. Such a powerful, terrifying moment that makes Ozai feel even crueler than in the OG.

I don't think Zuko not engaging in the OG is bad at all, it virtually gets the same result; but I also don't think it's bad for him to decide to engage. It doesn't take away anything from the point, for me, the way it plays out in the live action takes it further. It examplifies Zuko and Ozai's relationship and Zuko's efforts - never enough - perfectly.

🕸️🦾 A SECOND CHANCE - Chapter 17 - "Face to Face"

As Roxanne heads to rescue her brother and Bucky stays behind to protect the Garcías, both of them will have intense battles to face, both internal and external.

See the illustrations for the fanfic's newest chapter, and read here:

Archive Of Our Own

Wattpad

If you're new here, feel free to check it out from the start! Updates are slow, but there's plenty to get started. 💖

"A Second Chance" is a Bucky Barnes x OC, MCU fanfiction written by myself (@ro994art) and Julienne Dy (@juliennepearldy), with illustrations done by me.

🩶 Human Muffin and Socks 💙

Some new art at last! July was very stressful for me and I wasn't really able to do anything all month, but I finally got to finish these cuties after a few weeks of putting them off.

Originally an entry for a challenge, but I decided to simply focus on the art instead. I haven't really given myself the chance to do that lately, which in turn has caused me to struggle to find motivation to draw. I'm working on finding enjoyment and fun in the process of making art once again, because after all, that's what this page is for. ♡

P.S: Socks is best girl, no one can change my mind x)

🌊 Katara and Zuko 🔥

For Zutara Week 2023 (Prompts: "Union" and "Flow")

I had originally sketched/planned this for my 4 Ship Challenge, but ultimately swapped these two for, funnily enough, another Water/Fire ship, Wade and Ember xD But I decided to save it for a special occassion, and what occassion more special than the 15th Zutara Week! (Not to mention the trailer for the live-action remake made me had these two in mind again, so, great timing all around x3)

This is my second ever contribution to a Zutara Week, but hopefully it won't be the last, because I really love these two.

I'm really proud of how this turned out, especially the water ^_^

Captains Carter and Rogers ❤️🤍💙

I'll have new stuff to post soon. So in the meantime, have another drawing from a few months ago xD

I love these two, so it was a blast to work on this commission ^^

Star Wars x Voltron high school AU!!! ❤️💙💜💖

What do you think each of them would be interested in studying? I'm thinking aviation for Ben, mechanics for Rey, engineering for Lotor, and chemistry for Allura. However if you have any other ideas I am more than happy to hear them!