An: I started this fic in 2021, it’s always bittersweet ending fics. I feel like I’m sending my characters off into the world, like a mom sending her kids to college. I’ll miss you Omar x rc. 💕
The next day
Tears build in the corner of your eyes from laughing so much and your cheeks hurt. You press one hand against your stomach and use the other to wipe your eyes. In a matter of minutes, the time capsule of your bedroom has turned into a one-man comedy show.
Omar doesn't miss a beat, cracking jokes and doing spot on impressions. For the last hour, you’ve been going down memory lane, it started with old pictures, now you’re halfway through the yearbook.
Omar slept on the couch last night, and he’s been here ever since. His mood was choppy like the sea, it ebbed and flowed. At some points, he seemed in higher spirits, at others, he seemed depressed, but right now he's in good spirits.
Once you reach the end of the yearbook, Omar's face suddenly darkens, and he puts the book aside. He goes quiet. You scoot closer to him and take one of his hands into your own.
“Hey, what’s going on?”
Omar keeps his eyes fixed on the book. “High school was a long time ago. What have I done? You went off to college, followed your dreams…me, what have I done?”
“Don’t be so hard on yourself.”
“Why not? I turned out like this, like nothing. A fucking loser. Nothing to show - "
You release his hand to grab his face, “stop that, Omar. Not happy with the way things went? Then make different choices, better ones.”
His eyes soften, “why haven't you given up on me yet?"
“I guess loving you so much makes it harder to leave.”
“You mean like a friend, right?”
You don’t conform nor deny and look away. You never intended to admit you still love him, you kept that truth close to your heart, but now -
Decided to post a bunch of fanart I did today because I have a huge hyperfixation on that fic once again
Burn the traitor
It will be inevitable that harumi strikes back one day and demands a payback from jesse for abandoning her and her family in her time of need so I drew this. Decided to make the flames pink like color because of speculations I have
Deal offer
A fanart for chapter 17 of book 2 where olivia gave nya the option to tell her lloyds whereabouts (and subsequently betray him) should she find him. Decided to experiment a little and make them stand in water
Prophecy
Very similar to my first fanart but this time with the familiar hands of his family who each took it upon their own hands to decide what's best for lloyd
Everyone making fun of Omar and Edvin’s acting skills in their last little TikTok when he demonstrated his prowess just recently in his live for Red Light.
there's a post in the tag about someone wishing to see more Omar in D20 and I agree, but it also reminded me about how a year ago a few RPG streamers I like started Power Play, and I never ended up watching it, and I just recently learned that Omar was in that and I could have seen what an awesome player he was long ago if I just had watched it
and then I got to thinking about how many cool actual plays are out there that don't have the budget that Dimension 20 or Critical Role have, but tell really cool stories with really good players regardless! And a lot of these players deserve recognition, but there's so little space to showcase new players for audiences who only watch D20 or CR
so anyway I compiled a list of every single actual play Omar has been in (at least, those I could find VODs for)
Power Play: actual play of Icons, a silver-age inspired superheroes rpg, hosted by QueueTimes! It's played remotely, about 59 episodes long, and includes several one-shots where (I think?) they play some other game systems as well
The Borros Saga: Banesbreak: actual play of Dungeons and Dragons, hosted by PixelCircus! Played in person, about 12 episodes long, with some one-shot vignettes. Aabria is also a player here!
Monsters and Fables: actual play of Dungeons and Dragons, hosted by the official D&D channel! Played in person, 6 episodes long
Buffy the Vampire Slayer RPG: actual play of Dungeons and Dragons, hosted by Hyper RPG! Played in person, about 9 episodes long, and half the time Omar is DMing!
Balboa Cantrip Academy: actual play of Kids on Brooms, a rules-lite magical school rpg, hosted by Hyper RPG! Played remotely, and only 3 episodes long (Episode 2, Episode 3, on Twitch)
Pugmire: Homeword Bound: actual play of Pugmire, a simplified D20 with dogs, hosted by Saving Throw! Played in-person, only 3 episodes long
The Last VHS Store: a 3-episode series hosted by Saving Throw, where Omar GMs a lite D20 system he designed himself! All in-person
Carrier Penguins: a series of 4 one-shots hosted by Saving Throw, playing Lasers and Feelings, an easily hackable lite system. Ep1, Ep2, Ep3, Ep4, all in-person
Oneshots specifically:
Aces in Space charity stream with QueueTimes, playing Blue Shift - remote
The Golden Girls charity stream with PixelCircus, playing Lewd Grannies - remote
The Gauntlet s2e2 with Hyper RPG, playing Pathfinder (Omar later GMs the 8-episode s4) - in-person
Spy Island ep1 with Hyper RPG, playing ?? (an ad-hoc mafia/werewolf rpg) - remote
(And here's just a truncated list of his Saving Throw oneshots, bc there's a lot: Scooby-Doo rpg playing Wildlings, Lasers and Feelings with the Doubleclicks, House of 100 Nightmares GMing Dread, John Wick charity stream playing Lasers and Feelings)
Game the Game (board games instead of tabletops RPGs) with Geek and Sundry, playing Pitchstorm, Aftermath, and Scott Pilgrim - in-person
He was also a campaign guest player in Failed Save c2e3 (D&D, PixelCircus), Damsels, Dice, & Everything Nice s3e2 (D&D, PixelCircus), and Ironkeep Chronicles ep21 (D&D, Saving Throw)
Author's note: I wanted to add a note to explain that these are based on my own experiences as someone who is neurodivergent. That proved to be difficult for me because, as well as being ND, I work and study in the field, and I could ramble on and on. @nothoughtsjustmeds put it more succinctly....
Omar hiding in a stairwell at the Taylor Swift stadium tour stop in Stockholm tonight to do a live with Entertainment Weekly is giving me life. The chaos muppet energy of this man is unparalleled. 10/10 no notes.
in light of your overwhelming support of the weekly spotlight list, i'm hoping for your help again. as other users have done (including the wonderful @tamarrud and @fallahifag, both of whose resources you should absolutely check out), i'm going to be compiling all the vetted campaigns that are shared with me on one post each or every few days. these families desperately need your support and amplification - every donation and share counts.
may 28th:
Rania Ibra, her diabetic husband, and their five children (£6,374/£35,000) - @ranibra
Midwife Renad and her family of seven, three with severe hepatitis A (£5,195/£25,000) - @renadmagid
8-year-old Yusuf, his five siblings, and their parents (Yusuf urgently needs care for kidney failure) (€33,011/€85,000) - @ahmednabubake
Nader Shoshaa and family (€2,735/€120,000) - @nadershoshaa
Iman Eyad and her family of seven (£3,917/£60,000) - @imaneyad
Ruba Abushaban and her family, including her gravely ill father (€17,374/€55,000) - @rubashaban
Omar Sobhi and family (€7,799/€25,000) - @omarsobhi
Ahmd Iyd and his family of eight (£7,551/£150,000) - @ahmd-iyd
Fahed Shehab, his wife Reem, their five children, and the childrens' grandmother (€6,888/€50,000) - @danashehab
Fadi Al-Sharif, his wife, their baby, and eight other family members ($26,916/$62,500) - @fadisharif11
i know link-heavy posts like this can look intimidating, but please don't just scroll past. even the smallest donation or a share that seems insignificant can save a life.