001. When is their birthday?
002. Do they do anything to celebrate their birthday?
003. Does your character like coffee better, or tea?
004. Do they prefer being alone or with others?
005. Are they in good health?
006. What sense do they most rely on?
007. Is your character an optimist or a pessimist?
008. What is their favorite fairy tale?
009. Do they believe in happy endings?
010. Do they believe in love at first sight?
011. How would your character court the person of their dreams?
012. What makes your character embarrassed?
013. Have they ever been bullied or teased?
014. Detail one secret shame your character feels.
015. Are they most likely to fight with their fists or their tongue?
016. What is their choice of weapon?
017. When does your character think that violence is justified or deserved?
018. Your character wakes up to find that war has been declared. What do they do?
019. If they could have a superpower, what would they choose?
020. What are their hobbies?
021. How do they display affection?
022. What is the most beautiful thing theyโve ever seen?
023. What do they consider beautiful in others physically?
024. What do they consider ugly in others physically?
025. What do they consider beautiful in others personality-wise?
026. What do they consider ugly in others personality-wise?
027. What is their idea of perfect happiness?
028. What makes them laugh out loud?
029. What sort of sense of humor does your character have?
030. Do they believe in the afterlife?
031. Are they superstitious about anything?
032. Does your character believe in ghosts?
033. Do they keep their promises?
034. Whatโs their view of lying?
035. What is the most important rule your character lives by?
036. How honorable is your character?
037. If your character saw someone drop a large sum of money and knew that they could probably take it without anyone noticing, what would they do?
038. What bad habits do they have?
039. What do they think is the worst thing that can be done to a person?
040. What is their obsession?
041. Are they comfortable with technology?
042. What is their greatest achievement?
043. What will they stand up for?
044. What disgusts them?
045. Does your character have any chronic medical conditions?
046. How do they handle getting sick?
047. What was the last medical problem your character had?
048. Do they have any allergies?
049. How does your character feel about growing old?
050. How does your character feel about their own mortality?
051. If they knew they would die tomorrow, what would they do today?
052. What is your characterโs worst flaw?
053. What is your characterโs greatest strength?
054. Does your character want power or authority of any kind?
055. Is your character an introvert or an extrovert?
056. Has your character ever struck someone in anger?
057. Has your character ever killed anyone?
058. What is your characterโs idea of a perfect day?
059. List several phrases your character is fond of uttering. Where did they pick them up?
060. What is your characterโs attitude toward education and learning?
061. Does your character prefer adventure or safety and security?
062. What sort of legacy does your character wish to leave behind?
063. How well does your character handle difficult people?
064. In what ways does your character annoy others?
065. Is your character better at leading or following? Which do they prefer?
066. Does your character prefer city life or being out in nature?
067. Does your character believe in fate or destiny?
068. How strong is your characterโs sense of responsibility? What kinds of things trigger it?
069. What about your character is heroic?
070. What about your character is cowardly?
071. How kind is your character?
072. In a Dungeons & Dragons game, which class would your character be? (wizard, fighter, bard, priest, ranger, etc.)
073. In a novel, what plot role would your character fill? (hero, anti-hero, sidekick, villain, etc.)
074. What is your characterโs favorite game?
075. Is your character ticklish?
076. How do they express anger?
077. How often do they cry? Over what?
078. How emotionally stable is your character?
079. How easy is it for them to read the emotions of others?
080. How easy is it for others to read your characterโs emotions?
081. Is your character religious?
082. What are your characterโs sleeping preferences?
083. What is the first thing they say and/or do when they wake up?
084. Describe your character in one word.
085. Describe your character in three words.
086. How would your character describe themself in one word?
087. How would your character describe themself in three words?
088. Is your character quiet or loud?
089. How vocally expressive is your character?
090. How bodily expressive is your character?
091. What type of music does your character like?
092. What emotion does your character evoke in others?
093. What is your characterโs goal in life?
094. Name three things most would not expect your character to be able to know.
095. Name three things most would not expect your character to be able to do.
096. How do they move and carry themselves? What energy do they project?
097. How well do they adapt to change?
098. Does your character like animals?
099. Do they talk to inanimate objects?
100. Does your character dream? If so, what do they dream about?
Don't mean to be offensive, just curious - would you ever write a mafia AU?
Thatโs absolutely fine! :) I was going to make a post about this at some point, anyway. If somebody dared me, I may. And I would make it super educational.ย
First thing first: the question is not if I, an Italian, would write a mafia!AU. The question should be:ย
โElena, should people *be allowed* to write mafia AUs?โย
(The answer: if you must. But also: could you please NOT?)
This is the real crux of the matter - tumblr doesnโt understand what the mafia means to us Italians. Itโs not a trope you can play with for fun. Itโs a topic to be treaded with gravity and respect. Youโd do research to write a character from a different religion or culture, do your research for mafia!AUs as well.ย Fandom thinks itโs something fun and quaint to make jokes and write stories about, and they donโt understand how culturally insensitive and offensive that is.ย
To quote @tombliboos:ย WOULD YOU EVER WRITE A RACIST FERGUSON COP AU? Fromย the point of view of an oppressor, depicting all the fun ways they can oppress people every day. Or what about a fun ISIS AU! you have an organization rooted with a certain territory that wrecks whatever they touch and kills and steal. I mean you could write either of these, but I bet youโd make a bunch of research beforehand.ย
Andย I highly doubt you would anyway, if anything because of the backlash youโd receive.ย These arenโt obviously perfect comparisons, but Iโm trying to drive home the point that mafia AUs will offend A LOT of people. THE MAFIA STILL EXISTS AND RUINS LIVES. We all HATE the mafia with a passion, and then we get online and see people romanticizing it. Itโs incredibly culturally insensitive and offensive.ย
I am somewhat bitter about the fact that Iโm supposed to be #woke and educate myself on matters of cultural sensibility that will never impact my RL, but the same courtesy is not shown to my people in return. Mafia Aus are extremely offensive to Italians. Tumblr couldnโt care less. This makes me agry.
To answer your question, again: thereโs a wayย in which Iโdย write a mafia!AU (the only way in which people should write mafia!AUs! Iโm telling you, not giving you advice you can pass on!). Make your characters complete monsters who threaten good people andare into sex trade and kill children. This is what the mafia is. Make sure theydie at the end.
THE MAFIA ONCE MELTED A CHILD INTO ACID BECAUSE HIS FATHER WAS COLLABORATING WITH THE POLICE
This is the sort of thing mafiosi do. Iโm putting the rest of the answer under a cut, but I want this where people can see it. Before writing a meet cute for your OTP involving the mafia because you think itโs colourful and cool, consider exactly which sort of people you are romanticizing. More details inside.
โNah. I donโt like swimminโ. Mostly because itโd ruin all my hard work on my floof by gettinโ it all wet. Unless a client is payinโ some good cash for dat, then nah.โ
Pff. Oh my gosh mun. That drawing of Angel with his face stuck in that glass was hilarious! Did you draw that yourself? If so, you're such a talanted artist! I love it so much! 8D
It is hysterical! But no, sadly, I donโt know who drew it at all. I was just submitted it lol))