Introducing My Babies (aka The Only OCs I Ever Draw) Val And Xander

Introducing my babies (aka the only OCs I ever draw) Val and Xander

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So some backstory on these guys, they're werebeasts! They don't transform into any specific creature, just go from human looking to humanoid. Xander is only half werebeast so they cannot transform as drastically. They've been friends since childhood and Xander loves Val so much, although she's demi romantic and won't reciprocate his feelings until many years into their adulthood. Val loves getting into fights and Xander constantly has to protect her.

In the main story I'm working with right now Val is 19 and Xander is 20. Val's full name is Valerie but she hates it. She's demiro and pansexual! Her official gender label would probably be demi-girl but she doesn't label it. She uses she/her. Xander rejects all labels for his sexuality and gender, they just regularly refer to themselves as "one queer motherfucker" they technically go by all pronouns but tend to prefer he/they

I made their refs like a year ago and forgot to draw them for a while ngl. But I wanna explore their relationship more and the world they're in so I'll probably be posting about them once in a while

Please don't repost my art to other platforms!

[image ID: image is a drawing of two humanoid characters yelling at each other. One is female with red curly hair and big animal-like ears. She is covered in bruises and cuts. Her text reads "Xander what the fuck! I told you not to get involved. You just have to be the hero." The other person is androgynous with black hair in short dreads. They have pointy ears and claws. His text reads "I thought they were going to kill you! Val, you can't keep picking fights you can't win." End of image ID]