yeah!!! I still remember my middle school ocs, though I don't really use them for anything anymore. I still have their drawings in a little tin somewhere, folded up, but they still exist in my heart to me.

I have ocs that better fit how I am now as a person, but every oc I made was made with love and passion, and I'm glad if anything they were a stepping stone for my development into writing and drawing. I love all of them!