a pencil drawing of Odil looking skeptical at a letter addressed to her sealed with a heart sticker. Title reads: "A Love Letter to Odile"
2 comic pages in pencil Page 1: Panel 1: a pencil sketch of Siffrin looking at Odile while she peruses the shelves of a store Text reads: I was already intrigued by Odile from the first encounter. She's smart, has a dry, sarcastic wit, and has an aloof, nonchallance to her. Panel 2: a pencil sketch of Odile's low hp battle portrait, grinning with determination despite taking a lot of damage text reads: But then you go into battle and Odile gets to low HP and BAM! She looks like this Panel 3: my birdsona blushing while looking surprised while holding the game controller Panel 4: my birdsona closing her eyes and letting out a huff of a sigh while blushing. Text points to her claws clutching the controller and read "horny controller grip" Panel 5: My birdsona pops up all sweaty with placating claws Birdsona: but LISTEN. If it was just "lady hot" I wouldn't be making this zine Page 2 Text at the top reads: As I got to know her more, she's even more endearing Panel 1: Odile reaches hesitantly to a brooding Siffrin text: Like yes, she's smart when it comes to Craft and being perceptive about others. But even if she knows something is wrong she doesn't know how to help Panel 2: Odile smiles while shushing Bonnie as they grin while hiding a potato somewhere with Odile text: She's this serious, cynical, and sarcastic older woman...But she also has a playful and mischievous side to her she'll sometimes let others in on Panel 3: text: She acts aloof and doesn't express her emotions very openly...but she cares so deeply... drawing of Odile looking deep in thought while saying: "But I would do anything to protect all of you. Horrible things, to be honest, as long as I could be sure you were all safe" text pointing to speech bubble reads: I think about this line A LOT it drives me crazy
2 comic pages in pencil Page 1 Panel 1: Isabeau offering his hand to a nervous Odile Isabeau: Look at the ground and take my hand m'dame! I won't let you fall Odile: Th-thank you... text reads: and her friends care deeply for her too! She's terrified of heights and gets vertigo and they make sure to help her panel 2: Odile sits and reads her book while Bonnie sits against her with their back to her. They are enjoying each other's company. text: But even with how she cares it's never in a "motherly" way. Which to me personally is very refreshing Panel 3: my birdsona peeks in the corner Birdsona: I feel too often older female characters get this "mom" or similar label slapped onto them. And Odile rejects this outright. Panel 4: silhouette of Odile from behind text: And later it makes sense why she's uncomfortable with that label Page 2 Panel 1: Odile wandering off in the grassy field with clouds above her text: Her father died a few years back. Her mother was never in the picture. Odile's been on this years' long journey to learn more about her roots in hopes of learning more about herself Panel 2: Someone in the foreground holding a book looks at Odile with concern as Odile looks surprised at touching her face to find tears there text: She's been carrying around this loneliness and grief and has this air of wistfulness and melacholy* to her * she has like 6 "melancholy" sprites in-game in fact
2 comic pages in pencil Page 1 panel 1: Odile and Mirabelle sit together holding books, Odile looks intrigued at something Mirabelle is saying text: And even though Odile has a difficult relationship with the word family... Panel 2: Odile shows Bonnie how to make onigiri text: that's exactly what she found Panel 3: Isabeau laughing loudly next to Odile while they're out drinking, Odile looks over at him, smiling text: And in trying to find herself in her original family... Page 2 Panel 1: Odile pets Siffin's head, they both have gentle expressions on their faces text: ...she found herself with a new family panel 2: my birdsona looking all teary-eyed birdsona: ...and I get emotional thinking about it all UGH! I love this old lady...
A little love letter to Odile zine I decided to finally finish a draft of because I want to express what I love about her before the end of the first round of the tumblr sexywoman contest <33
Still time to vote for Odile!
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