soap [oc animatic]

This all started on an whim June 26, 2021, a month before college. As I am drafting this description, I'll be moving out in a week. I'm not sure what grabbed a hold of me then, but I wanted to make something before I moved out that was entirely unlike anything I did before. I apologize if everything looks rough, unpolished, or messy; I started this without planning, character designs, or even a direction. Everything here was improvised and done within a week after I thought of a specific idea!

2021 was full of isolation, health problems, depressive episodes, and anxiety attacks that spanned several months but, by some miracle, I was able to churn this out! I'm moving out to college very soon and wanted to do something based on my childhood and friends just before I become a "real adult." This was just a reminder to me that we never really lose childhood or our friends and that things always get better. :')


Main Characters:
Kizo (human, he/they)
Yutou (elf, he/him)

The main characters' designs are based on my 4th and 5th grade elementary pictures that I got from a friend a few weeks before I started on this!!

Inspiration:
Josh Taylor - A Story About Me, Without Me:    • A Story About Me, Without Me •• (a short f...  
ToastyGlow - Escape From Divinity Series:    • Escape from Divinity | Part 1 | CHURCH  

Audio:
The Oh Hellos - Soap:    • The Oh Hellos - Soap  
Parks & Recreation - Ben's Claymation:    • Ben's Claymation | Parks and Recreation  

Thank you again to Austin, Gen, James, and everyone in AF DND Gang (there are too many of you to list individually!) for sticking by as I finished this hell of a project! Every word and piece of art is dedicated to you and the experiences you have provided for me ;;

Not only is this an homage to you but hopefully a message to others that everything gets better. :”0 I love you
♡