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ask-artsy-oncie · 3 months

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any jules stuff u can share? ;w; I love jules so much!!!!

They were never formally diagnosed with autism - people who are declared female at birth often go undiagnosed. They didn't even suspect they were autistic until they were an adult. They were always just "different" or "weird", for various reasons.

They socially transitioned in middle school, so, fairly young. And just due to their age and how little the general public understood non-binary identities when they were a teenager, it lead to them being referred to with masculine pronouns more often than not.

Julio is their birthname, they kept it.

Their favorite thing to use telekinesis on is water. They like applying watercolors by gently pressing dots of paint-saturated water into the paper, so their watercolor work looks kind of impressionist (kind of, it still has clear outlines in pencil).

They once got called "pretty boy" as a dismissive insult in gym class (among other things. They were openly bisexual and presumed male in high school, so that was definitely the least of what got flung their way) and it never registered as an insult to them, it gave them a lot of gender euphoria instead. They secretly hope they'll be called that again, someday, they don't care if it's meant to be dismissive or not.

They will brandish their broom as a weapon if necessary.

They would throw a kick before throwing a punch, and would even opt for elbowing someone before punching them. Their hands are relatively dainty as they prefer to use them to cast magic.

Since they aren't super powerful (I have categorized them before as magically stronger than Black Arts Beagle, who seems perfectly capable of levetation, but not as strong as Lena Sabrewing, who can fly miles off the ground and take others with her with total ease) they rely a lot on momentum to help push their telekinesis further than it can go, and the heavier the object the more momentum is needed.

So yes, their broom is necessary for them to get more than a good few meters off the ground. They only need to be touching it, though, sitting on it is entirely optional.

#Julio Starleta #Not sure what else if anything to tag this as

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ask-artsy-oncie · 4 months

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What’s Jules’ and Kit’s relationship from them first meeting onwards? Do they move in together at some point? How do they keep in contact? Stuff like that.

They exchange contact info after Jules is given a tour of the Sea Duck. I think it takes a little while for them to meet up, again, but they do. They're too fascinated by one another not to.

I think, though, if I want to explain how their relationship goes from one stage to the next, I ought to examine their social lives and how it impacts the development of their romance.

Kit's doing very good, now! In that, he has his family, he has Della (fuck canon, Kit and Della are childhood friends TO ME!!!), he has now former pirates he works with and can bond with, he goes out drinking every so often, like. I still consider him an introvert but he's got a pretty healthy social life and doesn't really struggle to have positive friendly interactions on the regular. He's just a generally good-natured guy like that.

HOWEVER, god, his romantic experience is weird. It's not like he never "noticed" girls or boys, but the vast majority of his focus growing up was on learning how to fly, getting into flight school, getting his pilot's license, etc. He just didn't have time for romance because he had other things at the forefront of his mind, and it took up a lot of his mind, too. I think it was something that gave Baloo great joy (in the sense that it meant that at least Kit "wasn't growing up too fast") and Rebecca a lot of anguish (in the sense that she had certain expectations for certain milestones at certain ages).

Into adulthood, maybe perhaps a little stunted from ignoring those kinds of feelings throughout his teen years, I don't think Kit really winds up in a serious relationship at any point prior to Jules. And I'm not even certain it's something he even cares to look for. He's very fulfilled by flying and cloudsurfing, among other things, yknow? I do think he ended up in short flings and even one-night-stands (he's still an adult with needs, and that's just how he went about dealing with it) throughout his 20's and early 30's, so he's not totally inexperienced in romantic endeavors, just not committed.

And he's also just fucking horrible at being self-aware about his attraction, as well. I've said this in a previous post but Kit develops crushes on pilots very easily. They don't last terribly long, but he's never aware of how obvious it is, or that much has even changed within him. Maybe after the fact, but rarely ever in the moment. His family absolutely teases him over it. Della is more exasperated by it.

Meanwhile, Jules has very little experience socializing outside their family. They'd always been the shy one among their siblings, and as they grew up they'd made one or two school friends (basically, they socialized just enough that their reclusive nature was never noticed, by their family or themself), but rarely ever got close enough to anyone like they were with their family.

They do, however, technically have a leg-up on Kit in that they did briefly date someone in a superficial high school sort of way. Lol.

Jules was just also pretty damn absorbed into their fixation on learning magic and magical history to really focus on maintaining friendships and other relationships after high school. Their siblings all grew up alongside them and got busy with their own lives. Jules gradually, without meaning to, became more and more reclusive. Stuck in their own head. Very painfully aware that they would like to form friendships and even romantic bonds at this point in their life, but totally intimidated by the process of doing so.

It's by chance that Kit makes the first move on that fateful day. And does so in a way that opens Jules up to him in a way they'd definitely struggle to without prompting. And they click pretty easily, it turns out.

Jules's proficiency is in magic, of course, but engineering and machinery really fascinates them. They genuinely were hanging off Kit's every word as he explained the mechanisms of the Sea Duck and compared them to those of other planes, what each part did and if and how it did it well. Meanwhile, Kit has had a pretty limited encounter with magic. In Talespin he's shown to be at least a little superstitious, and I, of course, have a very self-indulgent headcanon that he reads tarot, but he doesn't know the fine details, how or why things work the way they do. Actually seeing someone flying on an honest-to-god broomstick made his brain go "!!!!" and he absorbed Jule's long-winded, tangent-filled explanations with no complaints. Beyond just vibing with having related special interests, they're also both invested in the other's respected special interest.

It makes for a pretty great feedback loop, so when they do meet up, they tend to hit it off really well. Before Jules knows it, they've made their first friend in a long time. It happens without either of them really even noticing. It's suddenly just so normal to have one another in their lives. Suddenly, Jules is wedged into Kit's life, seamlessly, and Kit is wedged into Jules's. Kit is swinging by Jules's shop in his free time, just to see them, and hopefully goad them into having a conversation with him and giving him their attention, despite them being on the clock. Jules is starting to show up to Kit's shows when they can, and, with Molly's permission, ends up waiting backstage for him on the regular, hoping that they'll get to steal a moment or two of his time.

But Jules absolutely is having a very new experience after spending so long, alone. Whether they consciously realize it or not, they're pretty overwhelmed by this foreign feeling of having such a close companionship with someone, now. Not to mention that Kit is, physically, very attractive to Jules. What I'm saying is that Jules develops a crush on Kit pretty quickly. And once they notice they can't even bring themself to deny it when pried by one of their sisters.

They like Kit. A lot. But he's also the first friend they've had in so long, and the last thing they want to do is ruin that by letting romantic feelings get in the way. So they don't act on their feelings, which they feel is the smart, mature thing to do. They just want to be able to enjoy having a friend, right now (though it doesn't stop them from becoming a blushing, stuttering mess when Kit gets too close or grabs their hand and holds it, or, god forbid, some adventure perils cause Kit to pick them up. They have had to refrain from asking Kit to crush them SO MANY TIMES NOW--).

And Kit? Honestly was pretty smitten with them from the get-go, but again, he really isn't aware of it. He of course gets teased, he's so obvious about it, but he brushes it off with the same lighthearted comebacks as he always does with their teasing. Like he just does not make the connection. He just really, really, really enjoys being around Jules so he acts on those feelings and doesn't really put deeper thought into them...

... Until his crush ends up lasting so long that he inevitably comes to the realization that he has one, while he's still having one. Uh oh. Kit ends up entering a sort of crisis mode where he's suddenly hyper aware of his feelings for Jules and can't behave normally (or rather, calmly) around them anymore. He gets too jittery, too blushy, too dumb around them, now, and it's making him frustrated with himself. Meanwhile, Jules repressing their own attraction to Kit is starting to get kind of painful for them. There's romantic tension between the two of them that is just begging to pop at any given moment. Their loved ones are way too invested in this repressive disaster unfolding before them, btw. Things are super awkward between them now, despite their best efforts, but they're also attached enough to each other that it doesn't stop them from spending time with one another.

And, see, Jules has a pretty bad habit of talking aloud to themself. It's a holdover from only really having themself to talk to when there wasn't a customer to be helped. They're not loud about it, but they're definitely audible. And they're in turmoil at this moment, so they're definitely talking to themself every chance they get.

Despite their own self-awareness, Jules does not actually recognize that Kit reciprocates their feelings. They believe that things are getting more and more awkward because, in bottling up their feelings, they believe said feelings have gotten "worse" and are putting the strain on their friendship they feared it would. So their next step is just to convince themself to get over their feelings. To cross the peak of this awful mountain they've been climbing, already. That this isn't going to last much longer, that it's just their physical attraction to Kit messing with the rest of their feelings and it'll go away. That, sure, maybe right now they're in love with Kit and extremely attracted to Kit, and--

The door to their shop is open.

Kit is standing in their doorway.

As Kit still does, in order to suffer through incomprehensible sentences and blush so uncomfortably hot, just so he can hear Jules's voice and see their smile and be with them, with their attention on him.

He's probably heard to much.

He has heard to much.

The tension pops like a bubble.

And it really is such a drastic relief to the both of them that, all this time, they were just being idiots and there really wasn't much of anything to worry about. They're adults, dammit, they shouldn't have to dance around one another, if they both like each other romantically they should just give this dating thing a shot, right? The two of them think so.

And so they end up in a sort of honeymoon phase, where they're still extremely reactive towards one another. Blushing, stuttering, babbling, awkward messes. But it isn't painful for either of them, anymore. It just makes them feel warm and happy and giggly, until everything calms down properly and they settle back into their familiar familiarity. They're just both friends AND lovers, now.

I'm gonna stop it there because it's past 1AM and I am extremely tired, but this is them going from acquaintances to friends to a couple, at least. If I was more coherent I'd probably have a better narrative structure to this? But maybe I'm just being too harsh on myself. If this satisfies you, anon, then I'm very happy :)

#Kitlio #Long post #Julio Starleta

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ask-artsy-oncie · 1 year

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sloppy, and not quite hand-holding, but something cozy nonetheless

#God I think this is the first time I drew in...????? I don't fucking know #I'm trying #Julio Starleta #Kitlio #I'm hesitant to put this in any main tags lol #Maybe next time

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ask-artsy-oncie · 1 year

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Made a DT17 OC that’s kiiiiinda a self-insert, but also their own character. I didn’t make them a 1:1 match to myself because I wanted to let them stand on their own as an actual character. Kind of in-line with how Lolly’s self-insert for the series functions (which, now that I’m typing this, I’m not sure if I ever posted that design here. It’s on my Instagram, in any case)

Their name is Julio (or Jules) Starleta, and they run a quaint little magic shop in Duckburg! Full of items they’ve collected over the years, themself! They specialize in fortune telling via tarot, since it helps quell their anxiety.

vvv More info about them under the cut! vvv

- They ended up selling magical items because they have the tendency to “hoard” them. Like a crow, they kind of just like being surrounded by these things. As one of the general themes of the series is adventuring, their “adventures” mostly consist of seeking out these items for their collection. They don’t mind giving them up to paying customers because just having and being in the shop satisfies this need to be surrounded.

- They’re a very “item-oriented” character, they also have a collection of non-magical items they just find interesting, and a collection of items that are sentimental to them. Like, they may not keep a scrapbook, but they definitely have a box of items they can go through in order to reminisce.

- Team Magic frequents their store and these girls are Julio’s absolute favorite customers. They’re always asking questions about each and every item, and Julio is more than happy to extensively talk about the where’s, what’s, and how’s of the items they collected.

- As their specialty is tarot, their character “gimmick” (or rather, what gives them a leg-up in adventuring) is that they pretty much always have a piece of advice that the cards have imparted on them before the adventure even starts... But it really only ever makes sense in the moment. I’m not sure how better to describe it other than, it’s kind of like the vibe of Ladybug’s Lucky Charm where the initial reaction is “how is this even useful to me” until it very much becomes useful.

- They made (whittled and bound) their broom by hand as an older teen and it’s essentially their comfort item. Holding it helps ground them and it’s their method for flying - which in itself is a stress-reliever for them. They especially love flying above the ocean.

- Their magic powers are mostly used in fortune telling and flying, but they have the ability, though not the strongest, to utilize kinetic magic, like a push, pull, or raising or lowering someone.

- They also have a really high pain tolerance and I was kind of looking to add some piercings to them because of that, but I couldn’t figure out where they would fit best on this design. But either way, they’re definitely willing to take blows on behalf of a loved one.

- Another note about their design, I tried to find a balance between a kind of bookish aesthetic and the more alt-aesthetics that DT17 tended to lean into for its magic-users. I still think adding a piercing or two would help in this but eh. Design is subject to change, I guess, I’ll leave it there.

- In terms of emotional expression, they’re kind of zero or a hundred with very little in-between. They default to very subtle, quiet, at times deadpan expression unless the right thing sets them off into a very expressive state. Like flipping a switch.

- For this reason, they’re not the best at telling jokes, but they definitely do have a sense of humor and tend to giggle easily at other people’s jokes.

- They can be kind of scatterbrained and absolutely have their own method for organizing things that looks like chaos to most other people.

- They do not have a good relationship with the passage of time. Their anxiety can make them impatient, but also, if they get absorbed in something, they lose the ability to tell time all together and can even miss meals. That being said, grandiose villain monologues drive them insane, and Ducktales villains (unfortunately for them) seem to love those. They were once kidnapped by Don Karnage while out looking for magical items and almost immediately caved when he started singing his whole deal at them.

- They were born somewhere near Cape Suzette, but their family moved to Duckburg when they were very little, which is why they’re of a generally larger, more “wild” species as opposed to the clearly domestic or “pet” species typical to Duckburg. (They’re a wolf)

- As far as hobbies go, if they aren’t flying, looking for things to collect, or running their shop, they enjoy wood whittling and watercolors.

I made a child design for them that matches the style of Talespin, as well! This one actually came first, before the design above, because it felt easier designing a character for a reboot series if I had some kind of “source” to work off of.

#Ducktales #DT17 #Ducktales OC #Julio Starleta #Josiemod Draws #Talespin #Talespin OC

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ask-artsy-oncie · 1 year

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“Hey--! Hey!! Down there! Wait a sec!!”

“How were you doing that?? I mean-- clearly you’re a witch or a sorcerer and you’re using magic and all that - I’ve heard stories and know the whole ‘witch on a broomstick’ thing, but I’ve never actually seen someone fly one in real life! Where did you learn how to do that??”

“Oh!! my broom is actually imbued with magic which makes it very easy to get it to fly! For me to get it to fly, at least-- I made it myself by whittling wood and drying grass from Yektal - many believe the soil there lends a natural magical quality to everything that grows in the area - and, as a sorcerer, the very act of making my broom then imparted some of my own magic - I even bound it with some metal from an old wire-rim diary to make sure there was a personal touch to it-- it’s pretty adjacent to being alive, I bet that almost anyone sensitive to magic or something like that could fly it just as well, but I’ve actually never tried letting anyone else ride it because it’s kind of hard to part with--”

“Ah... sorry... Got... carried away. My broom is already magic and I just use a little bit more magic to will it to fly. Uhm, I’ve seen you flying around the bay sometimes, too. What is it you use to fly?”

“Oh!”

“You wouldn’t believe it - but the Sea Duck-- that’s the name of my plane - is a genuine Conwing L-16, and-- yeah, she’s a little vintage, but she was passed down to me from my dad, and she’s got more stories to tell then I bet you most planes on the port do! Her engines aren’t actually the originals-- actually... quite a few of her parts aren’t the originals-- but you wouldn’t believe the speeds she can reach!! My dad and uncle were the first to soup her up, but me and my sister added our own personal touches over the years!”

“Oh!! And then there’s my airfoil-- it lets me fly without a plane!! It’s made from aluminum, so it’s really lightweight and it’s curved just so, so that it’s easy to grip with your feet and--”

“And... I’m getting carried away too, huh?”

“Oh, no, but I liked hearing you talk!!”

“Uh...!”

“I liked hearing you talk, too.”

“Uh, why don’t you take me to your plane and show me all the changes you made to it, I’d love to hear more”

“Sounds good to me, and maybe you can tell me more about the magic you use that lets you fly”

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*Gestures wildly* AUTISM!!

Literally neither of them have any context for what the other is saying and barely understands their infodumping but they just like hearing them talk :)

#Talespin #Talespin OC #Ducktales OC #Julio Starleta #Kit Cloudkicker #drew this instead of sleeping because my brain literally wouldn't let me sleep until I finished this

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