#ocs: draper

[grimvestige]

Sometimes I remember that technically two of my characters from my partner’s D&D setting were childhood friends and it just warms my heart to think about their shenanigans.

[talesfrommedinastation]

 "‘My family’,” mocked Hemlock back at him, his nose curled into a sneer, as the commandos held their guns at Tech, the beams all aiming towards his chest, “How delightfully elegant. Equipment, that’s all you are."

A Saint's Fire, Part 6, To Guard Against Titans

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Whelp, it's here. The climax of this monster. It's extremely violent and brutal. Some nasty things are said. Tread carefully.

One of the biggest themes of both longfics (and even Into the Techiverse) is the dehumanization of both clones and Belters. That they do not deserve normal lives. liberties, or anything else that most of us take for granted.

It's not a big secret that this is a common theme in our current society, especially for Americans. It's part of the inspiration to include as much indigeneity in these pieces as I can, the biggest one being the Siberian shaman, the Singer, followed by the mixed-Ojibwe Drummer family, and Metis descendent, Timon Chapelle.

I also consider the clones themselves as biological family of indigenous Mandalorian, Jango Fett, though it is up to other fans to interpret is as they will.

And then there's Polynesian Martian Bobbie Draper, who might as well be one of them.

I have also included references to the Tuskegee Syphilis Study through the character of Dr. Key, who is named after one of the victims.

Finally, although we're coming to a conclusion, the effects and scars this has had on multiple characters will resonate.

Thank you all if you've read this far. To quote Dr. Aki Drummer/The Kind Man: Gidinawendimin.

[muppet-facts]

Muppet Fact #1108

Sesame Street featured a parody of Don Draper (Jon Hamm) from Mad Men called Mr. Draper, who was working on an advertisement for Happy Honey Bear Honey.

Source:

Sesame Street. "Sesame Street: Mad Men." YouTube. September 29, 2009.

[xenophorusrhacid]

engaging the circumstance (2025)

for the OC Artist Support Group Redraw Challenge, or the "OCASGRC". Isn't that beautiful? Original from 2020 + more below the cut.

"Trauma" from 2020. I still drew with a mouse around the time I made this thing. Crazy. The subject matter is still the same in both pieces, if you'll believe it. Drapere has lead his entire life embraced by priests who believe he will kill the ruler(s) of Albian. He might as well play the part, as his mother had clearly attempted before him. Imagine being peer-pressured into a historical archetype. That's crazy.

It's a bit more out-of-view, but in the above redraw, he is holding a spear, or whatever it is /you/ want him to hold.

[valtoswife]

@lyranova I’m having a technical problem answering the ask you sent so I’m making a separate post with the answers

Hello! I’m going to just answer Tierra’s for now bc I realized after I got this ask there’s still some ideas I’m contemplating for both her and Ange 😔

Did your OC bear witness to anyone’s full character arc?

For some context, Tierra avenges her girlfriend Brenda two years ago in a fight against some Spade Kingdom soldiers, and then inexplicably loses control of her magic. She can’t attack anyone without subconsciously going for vital spots and killing them. Then, in the capital arc, she visits there with Ange while Mia takes part in the star award ceremony. When the corpses appear, though, she realizes she can help fight them since they’re already dead, and assists the Silver Eagles in the Central District. There, she sees Nebra can make clones and asks her to help her train her magic with them, who reluctantly agrees.

I believe in the time Tierra trains with her, she sees most of Nebra’s character development, in particular understanding the importance of hard work and improvement and maybe to stop toying with her enemies on the battlefield too much. The one part she would miss though is likely Nebra’s own training in the first six month time skip, since I think Tierra would train under Sarado in the Heart Kingdom then.

What is your OC’s ‘‘darkness moment’’ in the plot?

Tierra’s darkest moment is when Brenda gets killed and she avenges her, burying all the enemies she sees alive, and subsequently loses control of her magic. Tierra deeply mourns and regrets that day.

What is your OC’s redemption moment?

One redemption moment for her is when she saves Ange from Lynn who’s possessing Mia, while managing to not kill her in the process. She does still severely injure her, but Mia ends up okay in the end.

[doolallymagpie]

alright, Bobbie Draper action figure should hit the shelves in the summer, so maybe then we'll start seeing some alternate heads hit the custom figure parts market?

like, for the absurdly rich weirdos who can drop $40 apiece on army building (which is pretty much already most action figure collectors at this scale)?

and thusly we'll get some other head sculpts on the market, just because there's probably also people who aren't fond of the specific expression or hairstyle they used on the figure? and thus, between those people and the army-builders, there'll probably be a lot of Original Bobbie Draper Action Figure Heads hitting eBay, plus the alternate sculpts on Etsy and 3D printing sites?

[purple-iris]

Marie, la Nouvelle-France, in the painting The Golden Rays, by Herbert James Draper

[jumpscaregoose]

What are youu currently writing

very grateful for this ask because I checked my documents and apparently FORGOT about a couple fun wips so thank you-

for ongoing fics with in progress chapters, chapter 6 of random access memory is in the works. not sure when I'll finish/post it (hopefully before the end of the month!) because I'm getting a little stuck with some pacing things in my outline that I want to iron out

(just to say it here because I've gotten some comments- I currently don't have plans to work on any of my other multichapters, excluding 2600 hertz- that one's just delayed right now because oops, I'm writing a paper on the topic for chapter 3 in a class I'm taking, funny how that happens)

besides those I'm working on a 5+1 things fic based on my favourite vampire manga (planning to post that as around a 10k oneshot whenever it's done)

and a more fluffy oneshot of my usual length with my one true love, only one bed

THERE IS MORE

anon I know you're probably only referring to my paralive fic but I'm a lil trickster I've got to exploit the wording here-

I've also been doing some snippets of writing for my ocs! some of it's actually posted places! there's a giant chunk of general lore on my oc sideblog @bluegeese and you can scrounge a bit more off my unvale

[aggravateddurian]

Remember Trey Marshall?

This is Trey, from the Brother's Shadow timeline.

I hope that my long-time followers don't think I forgot about my special secret identity boy. He gets the short end of the stick in a lot of my fics, either he dies, or he never meets Val in a lot of AUs.

No more! Trey was born a Bakker, but his family was wiped out by Mace. To hide his identity, he changed his name and moved to Atlanta, adopting the first name of a dead friend, and using his middle name as his new surname (this was when he was a kid, so Trey has basically suffered his whole life).

I'm bringing back Trey in a major way in Chorus as a member of the Bakkers pack coming to Night City. Trey will have his family, his pack and his clan identity. Trey's girlfriend is in the works. I'm thinking of naming her Polaris Draper. I'll probably show her off when I've finished upgrading my save to 2.02.

[vvanillavveins]

Tag chain idea because i'm curious:

Make your OC with this picrew and answer this quiz in character to see what cursed compliment they'd receive!

Here's two of mine:

If you don't have OCs, just be yourself :)

No pressure, tagging @encryptidarchivist @critterofthenight @mossy-stormcloud @intrinsically-inclined @ye-olde-tardis @cecilsrandomeverything @burke-juliet @awfullyqueerwriter @hauntedcoyote @raccoons-under-a-trenchcoat @bat-luun @forflightlessbirds @moon-the-delusional @watchers-tea @angsty-worm @no-tengo-ojos @buried-in-the-archives @field-cryptobotanist @moonsanoverthinker @real-fragments @oxthemoron @indelible-waltz @humanteethmarksonhumanbone @lighthouseshepard @thesaltyblobfish @alvin-draper @icarusthriving @skyeoak and anyone else that feels like joining in!

[grimvestige]

Draper pulled Keane into the astral plane to chat / catch up a bit in the recent book club session because she's been missing her family a lot and he decided to scoop her up into a hug <3

[talesfrommedinastation]

“You can keep the answer you gave yourself,” said Tech, “Or you can challenge yourself to think otherwise. You are more than a clone, then a soldier. You have that opportunity. This is your last chance. Come with us.”  

- A Saint's Fire: Part 7, 'To Guard Against Titans'

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I wrote a good chunk of this chapter (the biggest at 4500 words!) right at the beginning of posting TGAT. I knew how the story was going to end as I wrote it.

We've got one more chapter, then the epilogue, and we're at rest.

But I wouldn't deny that some smaller things changed. I didn't think I was going to put Phee in this crossover, for one thing (and I am so very glad I did, especially with the conversation that she and Tech have in this chapter).

I'll write up a whole post of the themes of Slavic folklore, Mongolian culture, and indigenous beliefs that peppered this story, as well as the real-life tragedies that inspired the backstory of both original and canon characters. I find it my responsibility as a writer to do so.

Thank you all.

[valtoswife]

Just gonna add these out of nowhere don’t mind me

Ismene x Valtos, and my two of my other ocs, Mia x Ange

I saw @vilandel 💕 share a cute Nozessa picrew, so I though that I could share the ones I made here as well, not just on twitter.

@loosesodamarble @lyranova @thoughtfullyrainynightmare I'm calling you to share yours as well 😁

Made with picrew here

[xenophorusrhacid]

nothing like prepping for artfight like slightly redesigning one character and overhauling another.

anyway. drapere is the one series of triangular shapes that hulios wants absolutely nothing to do with. the feeling is mutual, though.

[valtoswife]

Ange: If I were a drink I would be a vanilla cherry coke. If you were a drink what would you be?

Mia: Bleach.

Tierra: Sewage.

Ange: Please calm down edgelords.

[curiouswisp]

OC Character Inspiration

Are there any characters from fiction that inspired your OC creation, either in their physical appearance or personality?

❤ Manon - Ruk got a lot of her looks from Manon. I also admire Manon's tenacity and her bonds of sisterhood with her fellow witches. She's a bad bitch and she knows it.

❤ General Leia Organa - Smart, sassy, master of battle strategy and tactics. She's a woman who does not swallow her words or sugarcoat her emotions, but in her older more mature years becomes a steady grounding force that can strengthen those around her by uplifting them.

❤ Nesta - Struggles with a number of personal demons, including a deep-seated fear of abandonment and a tendency towards self-destructive behavior, but is also fiercely loyal and brave character who will stop at nothing to protect those she loves (I have a lot of feelings about Nesta).

❤ Éowyn - This LotR quote: “What do you fear, my lady?” “A cage. To stay behind bars until use and old age accept them. And all chance of valor has gone beyond recall or desire.” and struggling with the ideas of ambition versus self-sacrifice.

❤ Evie - The inspo behind the "brains" side of Ruk's 'Brains and Brawn' traits. Aloof, intelligent, cute, she's a character shown making mistakes, and then taking responsibility to fix them. Rukhana also gets some of her goofy attributes from Evie.

❤ Ciri - Themes of abandonment, loss of status, feeling no true sense of belonging. Ciri is also resilient and empathetic. She is another character that inspired some of Rukhana's looks and wardrobe choices.

Honorable mentions: Ellen Ripley, Bobbie Draper, Commander Shepard

Template can be found here

Tagging just to get things rolling, but I'd love to read about everyone's OC so if you see this and have character inspo I'm tagging you too!!

@rooks-dagger @caughtnyact @hedwigoprah @ollypopwrites @flowersforthemachines @redheadsramblings @draco-illius-noctis @dancing--lights @trash-nerd @quaksi @trashwithvariety