If They Weren't Ponies (They'd Still Be Gay) (Patreon)

tinkering with a concept i explored once here (my god that old art sucks), people on tumblr were asking if i'd ever repurpose my pony characters into regular OCs...hmmmm probably! Breaking free from MLP means losing the pre-made fantasy sandbox world, but I've always wondered how my characters would fare in a modern setting. Also, assigning them all new species is pretty fun~

Anyway! You can probably recognize these two. ;) Sunny and Bruce are slightly different from their ponyworld counterparts. They're roommates that live together in a yet-unnamed big city (similar to Portland, or maybe Seattle?) populated by (you guessed it) talking anthropomorphic animals. They're both somewhere in their late twenties, with Bruce being the older of the two. Their existence is humble, living in a cramped apartment Bruce couldn't quite afford on his own- Sunny was the only one who answered his personal ad. Their relationship is...odd.

Sunny (Male, Golden Retriever)

-Personality is somewhere between a himbo and a fuckboi

-BIGTIME ADHD. Forgetful and scatterbrained, extremely easily distracted, like, well.....a dog. Keeps his living space clean but ridiculously messy, which makes Bruce big mad

-Sheds EVERYWHERE

-Woofs when excited, chews tennis balls when stressed

-Underneath his fluffy bangs he has dumb little beady eyes. This dog has nothing going on upstairs

-Struggled in school, has trouble holding down jobs, drifts through life without a plan (though it certainly helps having wealthy parents to mooch off)

-massive jock energy, a superb athlete. Loves to swim, loves the beach, excellent surfer. Becomes anxious if prevented from letting all his energy out daily

-warm and friendly to a fault, genuinely considers Bruce to be his best buddy

-total hypebeast, loves making people feel their absolute best, has an easy time making new friends. related: tends to be drawn toward toxic people. it sometimes seems that his past may not have been very happy.

-doesn’t give a shit about gender norms, loves to feel pretty whenever possible

-verrrrry touchy-feely and openly affectionate with everyone he cares about

-a little bit more of a jerk than Stormy, also extremely competitive. Challenge Sunny to a volleyball game and he'll kick your ass and call you a bitch with a smile on his face

Bruce (Male, Wallaby)

-plant nerd! studying to be botanist. names all of his houseplants and talks to them daily

-introvert, prefers plants to people. intelligent and extremely opinionated once you get him talking

-smol, even for a wallaby. sidenote: do not mistake him for a kangaroo u will piss him off

-Aussie accent, becomes impossible to understand when angered

-a surly boi with a quick temper

-pretty socially awkward

-no idea what to do around girls. Gay af but unaware of the fact

-has a HUGE crush on Sunny but has never had a crush before so he mostly just flounders like an idiot in Sunny's presence, especially since a lot of Sunny's friendliness comes off like flirting ("Hey Brucie we should shower together to save on water!"). Bruce panics a lot in the face of this and can be a dick about pushing Sunny away. Sunny doesn't mind, Bruce is so smart and nice and doesn't even get that mad when Sunny eats his snacks! What a bro!

-Grew up poor, so pinches every penny as an adult. Was raised by a truly terrible father whom he has since become estranged from, still struggles to escape the toxic ideals of masculinity (Boys don't cry, Suck it up, etc) forced on him by his dad. A very emotional and sensitive person, prides himself on not needing anyone, but is secretly a little love-starved.

-Gripes a lot about his roommate but still lets Sunny crash in his bed when there's a bad thunderstorm outside. May or may not have petted Sunny's ears (so long as Sunny is asleep of course)

-Like all wallabies and kangaroos, Bruce cannot truly “walk” like a regular biped because his legs can’t move independently of each other. He can't take steps. Thus he hops everywhere. His dumb little hippety-hop is quite adorable to watch, and has earned him the nickname “BunBun” by Sunny, which he fuckin HATES