#I MIGHT??? create lore for them

[aesopsbaby]

I'm starving for unintroduced ocs pls

,,,,I do have this butler oc,,,but I never gave him a name nor lore 😞 ANDD this other oc that I posted but I never did anything else for him sobsobs

[sengenism]

The Ishigamis and The Gifts of Science

Dr. Stone is a love letter to humanity and its sciences. The main character, Senku, often acts averse to all forms of affection, and the only love he doesn't deny is his love for science. But Senku is so so full of love. He just expresses it in a way other than physical touch or words of affirmation. He gives.

But let's go back to the one who taught him so– Byakuya Ishigami, his father. The love of Senku's life.

Byakuya is introduced in the tenth chapter of the manga as a dotting father who sells his car to present Senku with scientific instruments he will need for a more efficient research. This car is Byakuya's means of transportation, and given that he is crying and shaking in this scene, it could not have been easy for him to lose it. But his love for Senku is so big, that he wants to support his son's passion even if it means sacrificing a great convenience for him.

And Senku? Senku truly fell in love with science at this moment.

If there is anything that Senku is, he is Byakuya Ishigami's son through and through. They may seem like two very different people, as Byakuya is an openly affectionate guy while Senku is more closed off with showing his true emotions. But Senku takes more from Byakuya than not, and one of them is by showing his love and/or care for others through giving the gifts of science.

And it starts with Byakuya.

[Bodysuit Acquired!]

Byakuya had failed his first attempt at being an astronaut ten years back, but he doesn't give up and tries again. Senku then creates a bodysuit that manipulates muscle movement to help Byakuya pass his swimming test. And while the bodysuit doesn't quite help Byakuya to swim, the thought Senku had put into it had motivated Byakuya more than ever to pass the test. This is one of the fundamentals of gifting– sometimes, it really is the thought behind it that matters.

This motivation is what Byakuya credits during his interview with JAXA for passing the tests. He understands that Senku might not have given him any words of encouragement, but this bodysuit was all the words that were needed between them. Senku wants Byakuya to achieve his dreams just as badly. It's the way Senku shows his love for his father.

And it's the way Senku shows his love for others too.

[Glasses Acquired!]

One of the primitive aspects of the Ishigami village is that it considers bad eyesight as a type of "disease". Fuzzy disease, to be exact.

Suika wears a melon mask at all times to help clear her eyesight, which Senku later reveals is due to the pinhole effect. She, however, has never told Senku or the others about having the fuzzy disease. Senku himself notes how odd it is for her to wear a melon around, and confronts her about it once he decides to create glass. This is one of the most beautiful scenes in Dr. Stone, as Suika finds out that her disease was never a disease, and is finally able to see as clearly as the others. Senku basically gives her perfect eyesight, something she didn't even know was possible before.

[Antibiotics Acquired!]

One of the most beloved people in this village is the priestess, Ruri. Two of Senku's new friends, Kohaku and Chrome are deeply affected by her unknown fatal disease. Senku is such a person who would help a stranger even if there is no benefit to do so (though he would never admit to it), what more a person who his new friends truly love and care about. He cures Ruri of pneumonia, giving her a chance to live a life without the worry of it being her last day every day.

[Cola Acquired!]

Senku forms an alliance with Gen, who plays the role of Tsukasa's spy, for the promise of a bottle of cola. Both Senku and Gen are aware that the cola is only a front for Gen's loyalty to Senku and the Kingdom of Science, for Gen needs his superficial reputation as a comfort and cannot simply join them if there is no personal benefit for him to do so.

This cola is also the first gift post-petrification that Senku brands himself on, probably because it represents the first gift that is not out of necessity and leans toward a comfort/luxury that they both used to enjoy in the modern world.

For a modern man such as Gen, drinking his favourite soda in the stone world might have been one of the happiest days in his life.

[Cotton Candy Acquired!]

Senku cares about people so much, even if the people in question have tried to kill him. Senku sees Homura as a soldier who is merely following the orders given by her leader, but he also sees the Homura as a lonesome girl sitting by herself on trees day and night.

As usual, Senku hides his kindness and care by showing an evil ulterior motive, such as turning Homura to their side using the cotton candy, but Ruri points out that this is a facade. Similarly to Gen, a person with such an ego is unable to seem as if he is doing something good out of the kindness of his heart.

[Stove Acquired!]

As winter approaches, the elders in the village are worried about losing people to the cold. Senku hears about this and creates a stove which has a multi-purpose of cooking and also radiating heat for the people to stave off the coldness of winter. And speaking of winter...

[Christmas Acquired!]

Senku hangs up lights in the tree for the "light bulb test" on a random night. Except the date isn't random at all and he drops enough hints for Gen to catch on that it is the night of Christmas. The significance of the day is only appreciated by Gen and himself, as they are the only modern timers in the village. It is for the sake of nostalgia, but Senku would rather be caught dead than admit that he is a sentimental guy with such irrational feelings.

And well, it all comes back to that scene with Byakuya, doesn't it? If you recall, Byakuya calls himself "Santa" while giving the scientific presents to the young Senku. This indicates Senku received them during Christmas. Which means... Christmas is a sentimental day to Senku and his father. An anniversary of Senku receiving his Christmas presents from Byakuya, which led to his deeper dive into his science obsession. The beginning of it all, one would say.

And even though he's dead and buried, Byakuya never stops giving. He gives Senku the Ishigami village to provide Senku with allies. He gives Senku Lillian's music, because he believes in the light of music and understands the importance of media to society. He collects platinum till his last breath, because he believes that Senku will need it someday. Byakuya keeps on giving to Senku, because his love for his son is so huge and unconditional. And because he promised.

Surely, there is no greater love in the manga than Byakuya's love for his son and Senku's love for his father. Byakuya could easily win ten billion best father awards... well, not like there's much competition for that in shounen mangas.

[clumsypuppy]

ocs ive had cooking in my brain

[maeljade]

Alright, you all asked for it to be put to text so I shall give you all the Mael lore and backstory! With occasional annotations to explain decisions!

Firstly, a short introduction for those not familiar with her! She is an Au Ra Xaela and if you'd ask her she'd say that she is of the Dotharl.

Her actual story and history is a tiny bit more complicated then that. Born to a small, peaceful tribe (*1) she grew up relatively well, learning hunting, reading and writing during visits to Reunion and learning to herd the animals of her tribe. As she became a teenager she was deemed old enough to travel to Reunion alone to trade for some items her tribe required-

On her way back from Reunion she saw several animals of her tribes herds running away from their encampment, with smoke billowing out of it. Rushing towards it she found naught but death and destruction, with her family either slain or nowhere to be found(*2). Searching the entire encampment the only thing she could find was a dagger with her name engraved upon it, which her parents had planned to give to her as a birthday gift and marking her as a full member of the tribe once she returned from Reunion.

Falling to despair she mourned her tribes fate until she heard the sounds of people approaching. Hiding in the ruins she watched as a group of blue clad Xaela approached the village and explored it. Blinded by her grief she thought them responsible for the destruction she decided to claim vengeance and ambushed several of them as they explored the ruins, knocking them unconscious. She succeeded at these attacks until she tried to jump their leader, a young woman only a few summers older then herself. Unfortunately for her this young Xaela was Sadu Dotharl and she saw herself outmatched and quickly defeated and disarmed.

One of the men that she had knocked out had since recovered and demanded they kill her for embarrassing and defeating him in an ambush. As he moved for the kill Mael defiantly spat in his face, awaiting a blow that would never come. Impressed by her bravery in the face of death and the strength she had shown in her ambush Sadu had stopped his blade before it could touch her and instead offered an arm towards her, congratulating her on a fearlessness of death befitting a Dotharl and offering Mael a place with them. From that day forth Mael was known as one of the Dotharl, a brave young fighter who looked up to and aspired to be like Sadu in all things.

The next few years went by without many things of importance happening until Mael was sent to Bardams Mettle to become a full warrior of the steppes and to join the Dotharl in the next Naadam. Clearing the first challenge with ease, she arrived at the Tests of Bardam. Seeing the falling star something inside her broke free and she collapsed unconscious, beset by visions, sights and memories. Places she had never visited, people she didnt know, events she never witnessed. In these visions she saw faces she was certain she had never before seen yet their names of these people were at the tip of her tongue, places that did not exist in the steppes she had never left but she knew what would happen next anyways. Plagued by these dreams she was found several days later by a group of Dotharl who had come in search of her, returning her to Dotharl Khaa and caring for her.

After a short while she made a full recovery, recounting what had happened to Sadu and saying that ever since the trial she had heard a faint voice calling for her to travel westward and explore the world. Looking into her eyes and soul Sadu declared that Mael had a Travelers Soul, yearning to see the wider world and decreed that she should follow her souls desire, the visions she had experienced her previous lives memories and guide.

After some preparations Sadu and the Dotharl wished her farewell and Sadu commanded her to grow strong on her travels and to show her strength by challenging her once Mael returned from her travels.

And thats Maels backstory, what happened before the games begin and how she came to Eorzea! Thank you all for reading and if you have any questions I will happily answer them!

[mylove-thresher]

brah it looks a bijillion times better irl 💔

[the-meme-monarch]

I was having so much fun working on this animatic drawing delilah keen of dandy's world over and over that I forgot the animatic is actually about astro and dandy's horribly strained relationship. and that it's past midnight but that's besides the point

[vagueandominousvibes]

Decided to join ArtFight this year for Team Fossil and realised I needed References For My Characters! Who would’ve thought XD

[k423s]

im glad they walked back the scara thing by Just having mini durin be involved w the story quest its the best possible circumstance for this and it really hits w hexenzirkel’s thing w fate and irminsul but im also still very wary of it partially just bc my own bias for the actual durin and bc i feel like they didnt develop it enough i guess???? like theres parts that im just kinda hung up on like the way they characterized actual durin as evil when the simulanka event was About disproving that, the jealousy kinda coming out of nowhere, the desire to become a human Also coming from off screen. i think id have liked it more had the writers showed us the development rather than tell us of it yk. but even then its like.. idk i feel like being a dragon was kinda integral to mini durin.

[which-qsmp-egg-would]

I have so many drawing ideas for Poll and Tequilla but alas. My hands don't want to work with me.

[dreamingofthewild]

I currently have a cold and got bored. So I decided to make Tav's that I would personally pair with each of the companions if I were to make a custom character for each romance. This serves nothing other than a good creative exercise for me, and some ideas for characters!

Gale: Zadir ''The Shadow'' Kurzar - The Swashbuckling rouge - Chaotic Neutral

A human swashbuckling rouge. Used to be a soldier until he uncovered corruption in the ranks - after which he was framed and sentenced to death. He managed to escape and took to life as a pirate.

Outwardly stoic, silent, and aloof. Zadir pretends not to care about anything, but deep inside, he is a big softie who just wants to be loved but is afraid to open up to anyone.

I wanted to make a character who is as far away from Mystra as possible. He's given up on the gods and doesn't know a thing about magic. Tricks don't impress him - actions do.

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Wyll: Sir Pepton Squigglestone - The Oath of Devotion Paladin - Lawful Good

A gnome Paladin, Oath of Devotion Pepton is essentially, a knight in shining armour. Pepton grew up reading stories of heroes like Drizzt Do'Urden, and decided that he would like to adventure some day. His parents wanted him to stay at home - they didn't think he would make it as a paladin - he wanted to prove them wrong.

Pepton is modelled after the classic storybook princes and knights. He loves poetry, dancing, and playing pranks on enemies. He upholds the virtues of love, justice, and honesty. He will sweep Wyll of his feet (not metaphorically either - he has his ways).

He is a true romantic - who believes in soulmates, and loves the arts.

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Astarion: Nyirnel Yanys - The Life Domain Cleric of Illmater - Chaotic Good

Was an orphan who was taken in by the temple of Illmater in Baldur's Gate, which she then dedicated her life to. She started off as an acolyte, until she left to travel the sword coast in an effort to help those suffering as a life domain cleric. She also hopes she will be able to find her true parents, and clan, along the way.

Nyirnel is a sweet, kind-hearted dragonborn. She believes that everyone deserves a second-chance, and likes to see the good in people. However, she might be a bit too trusting at times as people can ake advantage of her kind hearted nature.

She is also not over using a little bit of manipulation to get her way, an believes that lying is okay if it is for the greater good. She is intrigued by Astarion, and although their relationship is rocky she is willing to give him a chance.

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Karlach: Soulo The Broken - The School of Glamour Bard - Neutral Good

Soulo only had one dream growing up - to sing, but she was pressured into a martial life style by her parents who were afraid that she wouldn't fit in to society seeing as most distrust half-orcs.

Although she made a good barbarian, she didn't fit in well with the military either. A general took a liking to her after hearing her sing, but treated her like a monster. After 8 gruelling months as a caged bird, she finally managed to make an escape. By fighting her way out.

She never picked up a weapon again. She swore that she would never pick up a weapon again, and wanted only to bring beauty to the world through music. It's about time that people's opinions of half-orc's changed.

She relates to Karlach in many ways, and is charmed by her sunny nature.

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Shadowheart: Xanan Cormral - The Circle of Stars Druid - True Neutral

Xanan grew up on the surface. A product of an illicit affair between a noble female drow, and a male tiefling, which led to the family fleeing with nothing but the clothes of their back. They grew up as an outlander, their parents moving from place to place with the wind, trying to find work where they could and lying low of anyone from drow society who may be looking to enact revenge.

They don't always fit in, which is okay with them, as they prefer the company of animals. They have a close connection and affinity with nature, and have a strong passion for the stars. Probably because they are the furthest away from the underdark you can get.

Xanan is a kind, sweet, and friendly soul. However, they are more concerned with getting the tadpole out of their brain than they are helping others.

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Lae'zel: Aelar Greenbrook - The Bladesinging Wizard - Neutral Good

Aelar was an outlier in his family, who were druids and archers. He spent most of his time either with his head in a book reading about forgotten ruins, and arcane remnants or looking for them.

While still you, his grove was attacked by dark fey. The elven warriors fought, but unfortunately, their bows were not enough. He lost his mother, and two of his siblings that day.

Aelar vowed vengeance. He sought training in both swordplay and spell craft, pursing the path of a blade singer. He now wanders beyond the forest, defending and protecting people.

He abhors monsters, fey, and those who prey on the innocent. He values strength, and those who are willing to fight for themselves. Aelar also finds beauty in everything, and his favourite thing to do is watch the sunrise or the sunset.

[etheluu]

I was messing a bit with my OC info, one of which were those family trees I made and I decided to upload it here as well.

[landinrris]

Your magical realism story Choosing My Confessions is so beautiful! Do you want to tell us something about it in general or a scene?

Oof another fave I could wax lyrical about (and that I also want to do a sequel of some sort to if a wider plot would come to me).

My amusing fact about it is that I started writing it in August 2023 while I was up in New England with my family. We were attempting to "camp" (read: sleeping in an RV), but the three of us came down with covid two nights in, so we had to make an unscheduled drive back home when we were originally supposed to fly 💀. My parents ended up staying a few unanticipated days at my apartment.

For real though, this partly came together a few different ways. Firstly, Magical realism is one of my favorite genres period. Apart from rewatching The Originals and A Discovery of Witches pretty heavily, I was thinking heavily about Roswell New Mexico (I don't think I was rewatching it, but idk). One of the main throughlines in that show is that there are aliens and humans, and the aliens all seem to have their human- and that the way they're drawn to one another is cosmic. Just short of soulmates, really. Combined then with my own nostalgia for spending some time in Brighton and having my pinterest constantly showing me urban magic and plant vibes, it was one of those ideas that I was practically vibrating with.

I also adore well thought-out ensemble fics even if I barely properly write them. I wanted something that was really an ode to friendship, family, and love. But also a bit of chosen soulmates (hence the Roswell connection). Like yes, you are made from the same stuff I am, but it wouldn't be the end of the world if we didn't end up together. But God damnit, we're gonna do our best to avoid that future. Lando and Carlos unknowingly being pulled together this way after such an innocuous meeting was too good to resist.

My last little bit of overall lore for this fic is that I am an absolute sucker for whump (like damn, I should actually properly write some, huh?). I tell myself bed time stories with all my fics as I'm writing them, and this one's confrontation scenes that we see between Oscar and Lando, as well as Lando and Alex got a lot of air time. Like, how can I make the involved parties suffer because of the perceived seriousness of what Lando was doing without making it seem ridiculous? It was morbidly fun for me, and now I'm like, I should write more jeopardy more often.

[loregoddess]

honestly I don't think I can be mad at weird inconsistencies in stories, not really, bc I've been working on this detailed outline for my fancomic idea for so long, on and off, and now that I'm working on it again I had to go searching through an inch-thick pile of handwritten notes and three different digital documents (timeline, character profiles, a different outline) to try and figure out what the hell I had planned for continuities, only to find that I was about to write stuff that would have contradicted my earlier worldbuilding

[nina-ya]

could you tell me about your obey me ships? :>

IM SO SORRY FOR THE LATE REPLY AAAAAA gonna shove this under a read more don't mind me

OKAY OKAY so i don't have the most concrete self-ship lore as it changes day by day LMAOOO but I do self-ship the most with mammon!!! and idk I'm such a sucker for slow burn so his reluctance to admit his feelings for me coupled with my oblivious nature really is perfect for that. Think best friends who everyone around them knows they're in love with each other except them!! Any strangers would assume we are dating by the way we are touchy with each other or look at each other with heart eyes

I also have a poly ship with all the brothers cause welp I cant help myself HAHA it works well with the main plot of the game so I cant help it I'm just a romantic who wants 7 demon brothers to dote and fawn over her can you blame me???

[gamenotfound]

mm. you ever have what you think are really good lore ideas for one of your characters and then you step back and go "wait, no, that goes entirely against what i'm trying to actually do with this character. this change would be inarguably for the worse" and experience mild embarrassment. i do

[fobnsfwdoodlesbackup]

pride asks woo !!

12, 15, 25

and for 35:

how do you deal with frustrating people like homophobes and transphobes or people just being generally shitty towards the lgbtq+ community?

Answers under the cut!

12) Name some queer artists/bands or songs you like most:

Dog Park Dissidents!!!! June Henry!!! Against Me!! Fall Out Boy!!! I definitely recommend finding as much queer music as you can, it's incredibly impactful to engage with art that shares your experience.

15) How has your identity changed overtime?

Overtime the main change is just that I've gotten more comfortable gobbling up any labels I want haha. When I was a teenager I identified as Bi, and then later as Pan. I came out as trans when I was 14 and that hasn't changed, but to me it coexists with identifying as lesbian/sapphic/dyke. Oh reclaiming of dyke/faggot is also a more recent change. Relating to the point below!

25) What queer discourse frustrates you the most?

The thing is. Queer history has to be sought out, and so many young queer people (or older, sure!) don't really have context around queer community struggling together and being intertwined. Discourse that feels very on-paper to me such as transmascs and lesbians not sharing community, bi vs pan, or discourse that weaves in other kinds of oppression like cis gay men being transphobic/misogynistic/racist etc. is frustrating. Our struggles are all woven together, and so is our liberation. And so is everyones!! Seeing in fighting online about how to appeal to cishet people or who's allowed to use what terms or be in what spaces feels like we're going backwards sometimes. We have important things that can be learned from one another, we have overlapping experiences and battles, we have been called overlapping slurs, and we must help one another to get anywhere in this god damn world. Talk to queer people that are older than you, younger than you, live in different parts of the world than you. Read anything you can online or at the library about queer history. We're all in this thing together and you can disagree with someone and still be in community with them.

35) How do you deal with frustrating people like homophobes and transphobes or people just being generally shitty towards the lgbtq+ community?

If it's online block their ass. Some Marco lore is that a guy in highschool stalked me for about 7 years and posted details about me on 4chan including pictures of me and where I went to school and worked. Just because I'm trans. Block them. I do think there is some value in arguing online, to practice getting uncomfortable and to signal to others that there's someone on their side, but I wouldn't recommend it generally.

A lot of my answers here are going to intertwine, but the best thing I can recommend is a robust support system. Friends, family, coworkers, pets, therapists, etc. Having people who love you helps with emotional battles, and with physical safety.