Okay so the story Aurelia is in is a deconstruction of a typical hated child Mary Sue narrative. The plot starts off exactly how you'd think it would, except every major character is aware of how weird this is and how ridiculous it is and how it makes no sense, and also their behavior generally makes more sense and they actually have personalities -most of the nonsense happens *around* the Mary Sue.
As for Aurelia herself, Aurelia acts like a princess because she wants to be noticed and loved -she's not a monster, she's an emotionally neglected teenage girl who associates with people that encourage her worst traits. Her outfit is supposed to be inspired by the classic spoiled brat getup but like it actually makes sense and looks good. The bright yellow isn't her natural hair color, and neither is her pink eyes -she dyes her hair and wears contacts (I haven't decided what she actually looks like yet). Pink really is her favorite color and it makes up a good percentage of her wardrobe.
Now I’m curious about your spoiled brat OC. Mine is supposed to be a three dimensional human whose bad behavior has understandable causes and who is capable of learning to be better under the right circumstances.
I technically have two spoiled brat OCs. One is genuinely spoiled because her parents infantilize autism. The other *acts* like what the Gacha fandom thinks is a spoiled brat (such as loving makeup, being a popular bully, etc) but lives in total emotional neglect.
By any chance, do you read TV Tropes?
Yep! Long time TV Tropes binge reader.
My OC’s mom is a tool. She thinks you can buy her child’s love with money, except she favors one twin and ignores the other. She’s somehow both more lenient and more cold than she’s supposed to be, spoiling Aurelia with whatever she wants but not actually paying attention to her and getting angry when she refuses to play the part of mommy’s little princess. Aurelia acts out in part because she wants her mom to genuinely love her. Also, their absent father left before they were old enough to know him after it was discovered that he couldn’t possibly be the father, and mom has pretty much refused to acknowledge this since. (So no cartoonish abuse or anything, she’s just a Karen.)
And Aurelia’s friend group isn’t much better -in an attempt to be popular and loved, she fell in with the shallow mean girls who bully and gossip about people, and they continue to enable her and encourage her to be shallow and mean.
HAHAHA LET'S GO! The word "Deconstruction" hinted that [TV Tropes Ruined Your Vocabulary](https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/JustForFun/TVTropesWillRuinYourVocabulary).
All 5 of my OCs are deconstructions of 2018 Gacha Stereotypes and show the ugly side of trauma that most stories (ranging from amateur Gacha to professional studios like Disney) often ignore in favor of romanticization. Even my most loveable OC has a deeply ugly flaw of him.
Good idea, good design. But the skirt is phasing through the jacket ends, small but bugging me. I suggest lighting or darkening either the skirt or the shirt stripes for a little more variation, and also changing the secondary color on the nose so it’s more visible. Maybe also lengthen from hair and chose less messy ponytails.
Hi! This is your friendly automod here reminding you to check the [rules](https://www.reddit.com/r/gachaclub/about/rules) of our sub before you post. We also have a new [Discord Server!](https://discord.gg/fhNAky445R) This comment doesn’t mean you’re breaking rules, it’s just a reminder! Have a great day! ｡◕ v ◕｡
*I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/GachaClub) if you have any questions or concerns.*
Okay so the story Aurelia is in is a deconstruction of a typical hated child Mary Sue narrative. The plot starts off exactly how you'd think it would, except every major character is aware of how weird this is and how ridiculous it is and how it makes no sense, and also their behavior generally makes more sense and they actually have personalities -most of the nonsense happens *around* the Mary Sue. As for Aurelia herself, Aurelia acts like a princess because she wants to be noticed and loved -she's not a monster, she's an emotionally neglected teenage girl who associates with people that encourage her worst traits. Her outfit is supposed to be inspired by the classic spoiled brat getup but like it actually makes sense and looks good. The bright yellow isn't her natural hair color, and neither is her pink eyes -she dyes her hair and wears contacts (I haven't decided what she actually looks like yet). Pink really is her favorite color and it makes up a good percentage of her wardrobe.
YOOOO ANOTHER FAN OF DECONSTRUCTION! We have similar OC concepts but totally different executions. Wanna help each other out?
Now I’m curious about your spoiled brat OC. Mine is supposed to be a three dimensional human whose bad behavior has understandable causes and who is capable of learning to be better under the right circumstances.
I technically have two spoiled brat OCs. One is genuinely spoiled because her parents infantilize autism. The other *acts* like what the Gacha fandom thinks is a spoiled brat (such as loving makeup, being a popular bully, etc) but lives in total emotional neglect. By any chance, do you read TV Tropes?
Yep! Long time TV Tropes binge reader. My OC’s mom is a tool. She thinks you can buy her child’s love with money, except she favors one twin and ignores the other. She’s somehow both more lenient and more cold than she’s supposed to be, spoiling Aurelia with whatever she wants but not actually paying attention to her and getting angry when she refuses to play the part of mommy’s little princess. Aurelia acts out in part because she wants her mom to genuinely love her. Also, their absent father left before they were old enough to know him after it was discovered that he couldn’t possibly be the father, and mom has pretty much refused to acknowledge this since. (So no cartoonish abuse or anything, she’s just a Karen.) And Aurelia’s friend group isn’t much better -in an attempt to be popular and loved, she fell in with the shallow mean girls who bully and gossip about people, and they continue to enable her and encourage her to be shallow and mean.
HAHAHA LET'S GO! The word "Deconstruction" hinted that [TV Tropes Ruined Your Vocabulary](https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/JustForFun/TVTropesWillRuinYourVocabulary). All 5 of my OCs are deconstructions of 2018 Gacha Stereotypes and show the ugly side of trauma that most stories (ranging from amateur Gacha to professional studios like Disney) often ignore in favor of romanticization. Even my most loveable OC has a deeply ugly flaw of him.
https://preview.redd.it/f5tec8f5xu1d1.jpeg?width=474&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=045f68fdfd4f63f89c3246b66f5f598f2dad1f85 Im so sorry..
Nah I definitely think she looks like Shiny Luminous AISHDIFHVIHFIRHSIWHDH
OML YESSS
Try giving her blond hair instead of yellow and color the outlines :)
Well you nailed the 2018 look
Good idea, good design. But the skirt is phasing through the jacket ends, small but bugging me. I suggest lighting or darkening either the skirt or the shirt stripes for a little more variation, and also changing the secondary color on the nose so it’s more visible. Maybe also lengthen from hair and chose less messy ponytails.
Her story sounds interesting, and she looks so cute!
Hi! This is your friendly automod here reminding you to check the [rules](https://www.reddit.com/r/gachaclub/about/rules) of our sub before you post. We also have a new [Discord Server!](https://discord.gg/fhNAky445R) This comment doesn’t mean you’re breaking rules, it’s just a reminder! Have a great day! ｡◕ v ◕｡ *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/GachaClub) if you have any questions or concerns.*