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voidfishersong · 6 years

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Fallane and Eliza Fate, please

Alright, these two are from different ‘verses just fyi. so any supernatural elements are very, very different, as well as social situations.

WARNING: Fallane’s contains reference to some things that might be triggering. nothing in-detail, but please be advised.

Full Name: Fallane

Gender and Sexuality:

male-ish but with a rising intonation and a hand-wiggly gesture. sexuality is definitely just a hand-wiggly gesture, we think he has a slight preference for men but tbh no one cares

Pronouns:

he/him. if you used other ones he probably wouldn’t object but if you asked he’d say ‘he/him’

Ethnicity/Species:

Egyptian. and he’s like,,, vaguely a demon but not actually. he’s

supposed

to be one of the generals/servants/sextoys/whatever of AN ASSHOLE who reincarnates every 30 years or so, possesses a young girl, and makes everyone’s life hell but he said ‘nope that’ and (mostly) left. so he’s not actually a demon but that’s what his kind got characterized as by various mortals and usually he doesn’t correct people

Birthplace and Birthdate:

like literal ancient egypt in like 2,700 bc or smth

Guilty Pleasures:

I don’t think he’s guilty about any of his pleasures.

that came out way more sexual than I intended

I just meant that he likes things and he’s not ashamed of it

Phobias:

ahhhh this ‘verse is so dark help. I’d say sexual assault is pretty high on the list. I think he’s also a bit claustrophobic. more than a bit. he’s very claustrophobic he just doesn’t get into many situations like that

What They Would Be Famous For:

he could be a model? like actually. he wouldn’t but he

could

. he’s got a wicked fashion sense and is really good at makeup. ooh he could model makeup too

What They Would Get Arrested For:

can u get arrested for smoking indoors? he would. or shoplifting. he likes petty crime because either a) ‘this shouldn’t be privately owned and private ownership is just a social construct’ or b) ‘haha what are u gonna do, catch me?’

OC You Ship Them With:

Sam!! Sam Reeve x Fallane is best ship. you could also ship him with Kai but Sam is most perfectest. I made a ship name for them but it’s lame and I’m not sharing unless u dm me. I also ship Fallane with a healthy lifestyle but that’s never gonna be canon so

OC Most Likely To Murder Them:

does Nara canonically murdering him count? there r a lot of ppl who want to murder Fallane so I feel like this is an unfair question. Kai genuinely hates him for a large part of the story. ahaha Kai canonically kills him too jesus christ Fallane you’ve been killed three times you gotta chill. but I think Nara would be more likely to succeed than Kai so. the answer I pick is Nara. in a sarcastic way tho it’d be Mista, who is so done with his shit and she’s the type to say ‘im going to murder you’ when he like, puts his feet on the table or something

Favorite Movie/Book Genre:

mystery? anything he can sarcastically criticize the plot of, tbh. maybe horror

Least Favorite Movie/Book Cliche:

if he’s a horror fan, then it’d be where any time someone says ‘dont do this’ the person does it and dies. I think he definitely dislikes the ‘aliens are always technological experts’ cliche like what if the explorers are anthropologists with no clue how their ship works?? did you ever think of that?? no you didn’t

Talents and/or Powers:

his main talent is sarcasm. he’s very gifted with picking up languages and accents, and he has a high appreciation for all forms of art. in the supernatural realm, he’s got a lot. he’s a natural low-level empath, and then he got powers on top of that, which made him nigh immortal, gave him rly cool wings, and magical charisma (which is like subconscious suggestion, except,, magic) which he mostly uses to convince people he’s paid for shit he

hasn’t

paid for. in the name of disabling capitalism, of course, and not because he just wants the pillow. then he’s also got some extradimensional abilities which are often interpreted as a kind of telekinesis but isn’t technically. and his empathic abilities get turned up to eleven until he can project so hard he can accidentally (or purposefully) kill someone

Why Someone Might Love Them:

if you’re about grey moralities, ambiguity, and anti-heroes, you’ll probably love Fallane. he’s also very protective, and a single dad of energetic twins so there’s no shortage of relatability, either. but I think a lot of his charm comes from his interactions with other characters, because he feels very strongly and brings many things other characters are afraid to say. there’s a weighty sense of honesty with him, and a real desire to do right by the world and help the downtrodden. he also struggles with trauma and mental illness and he’s really, really messed up but he

tries

and sometimes he fails and I think people will find a surprising amount to identify with. Fallane is my ultimate walking contradiction, but I think it works.

Why Someone Might Hate Them:

I feel like he’s a character people would be just indifferent toward UNTIL people started being apologists and saying he does nothing wrong and then he’d be one of those characters that the fandom just splits on, as polarizing ends get increasingly more argumentative. he can be manipulative too and I think people might take issue with things like that, but I feel like most people who would actively hate him would be misinterpreting him. he’s not supposed to be a paragon of good morality

How They Change:

in the first few waves of this ‘verse Fallane was a definite villain, if a hero-aiding anti-villain. then I decided villains were overrated and now there’s no villains, just a complicated mess of varying degrees of grey morality. in canon, this is reflected. he goes from a certain ‘I can’t do anything substantial about it so I just won’t bother’ to someone who

acts

on his desire to combat discrimination and abuse. he also gets his family back, and gains a little sister, and he’s constantly learning how to love (in every way) and how to

live

Why You Love Them:

honestly?

because

he’s learning how to live. much of Fallane’s backstory (and his role-switch from anti-villain to anti-hero) came from when I got over being suicidal, so he’s sometimes a comfort character. ngl, I also love his aesthetic. I’m also a bit biased because he has ocd and I have ocd and that’s relatable too and it makes his aesthetic

extra

relatable. he’s also incredibly emotional and that’s always an adventure to write. I really love Fallane guys.

also this ao3 tag is like the greatest descriptor of him:

Full Name: Eliza Fate

Gender and Sexuality:

female, bisexual

Pronouns

: She/Her

Ethnicity/Species:

English. and she’s a vampire so uh yea

Birthplace and Birthdate:

England and uh….. like…. idk….. a long time ago

Guilty Pleasures:

both slow and fast jazz music. also she’s surprisingly good with children - I like to think that sometimes, she volunteers at daycare-like-places in the shadier parts of town where there’s too many kids and not enough workers and she just helps out these toddlers and teaches them to jazz dance, the way you teach little kids anything, which is hold them and pretend they’re following anything you’re saying

Phobias:

I don’t think she’s phobic of anything, but she’s afraid of losing her family. they’re very important to her and I think her deepest fear is that someday she’s going to wake up completely alone. she’s not afraid of any one person leaving (obviously she’d be upset), it’s just the idea that

everyone

could disappear

What They Would Be Famous For:

she’s kind of famous within the criminal underworld because she’s like a mob boss, and she’s mostly famous for having a very large family, and for being independent. she went almost two centuries without a right-hand man/woman/etc which, especially as a woman, was quite unique

What They Would Get Arrested For:

I mean she already murders ppl and runs a mafia so that

could

get her arrested, but if she ever got caught it’d probably be something like she murdered a child abuser or something really,

really

violently and not well-planned

OC You Ship Them With:

Itsuki, who’s her canon boyfriend, and Andrea, who’s her canon girlfriend. she’s poly and her relationships are usually open relationships, including with those two. I also ship her hardcore with Katsumi, although that’s a very different dynamic (1960s lots of drugs and alcohol and free sex and it’s about pushing each other further and further and not always healthy but they know that and it’s okay). I feel like Eliza would be really great for romance fanfic because you can go with many time periods!

OC Most Likely To Murder Them:

Rin. boi Rin has wanted to murder her since he met her probably, he just hated her on principle and then Eliza went and decided she liked Itsuki so Rin hated that and

then

she started dating Katsumi too and so she’s in love with both his roommates and that pisses Rin off. it’s funny.

actually it’s often really depressing because they end up blaming each other for Katsumi’s death and just about everything else and I think Rin might actually wish she had never existed but

usually it’s a sarcastic ‘I would murder you right now Eliza I swear’

Favorite Movie/Book Genre:

slice of life. I think she likes the variety and the normalcy of it all, and she usually thinks the couples are cute. her least favorite genre is probably mystery

Least Favorite Movie/Book Cliche:

love triangles. they’re way, way overdone. also they invalidate the possibility of poly or open relationships. on a less serious note, she hates any mystery story that ends with like ‘the detective was the culprit all along!’ there’s not really a reason why she hates that but. she does. I made her I make the rules

Talents and/or Powers:

powers: well, she’s a vampire. talents: charisma. she is very good at getting people to understand her viewpoint, when she puts her foot down on something, which is rare. she’s also good at dancing. and very good at sex too apparently. she’s good with children too! but only really smol ones, once they get above like 5 they’re usually assholes

Why Someone Might Love Them:

she’s strong, and independent, and I think she’s over all a good person. she doesn’t take shit from people, but she doesn’t assume that people

are

giving her shit. she’s quite easy-going, all-in-all. she’s also really loving to her family, and in many ways she fulfills feminine roles, but the way she does them and the way she thinks about them are empowering, I think

Why Someone Might Hate Them:

when Eliza was first conceptualized in mid high school, I was terrified that people would see her as bad representation because she’s not morally straight

and

I worried that making her bi and poly would make people angry. but I think I’ve mostly gotten past that? idk. but I definitely think people might dislike her for her constant relationships - she doesn’t do well if she doesn’t have at least one datemate, and people might see that as too dependent or needy. she sometimes comes across as needy, so there’s that. I think there’d definitely be Eliza Fate stans and Eliza Fate haters

How They Change:

you get to see her progression from the civil rights era to present day, and she does change a bit, but overall she’s one of the most stable characters in this ‘verse. she really learns to accept rejection, and since she adopts a literal child (Nayeli) into her family and doesn’t raise Nayeli with any expectations of her joining the Family, I think she learns to work with people during their formative adolescent years, too

Why You Love Them:

Eliza is a character from the second wave of this ‘verse, so she’s quite old to have changed so little. I also love how she can differ depending on the time, so her roles change depending on the context. her personality doesn’t really change between any of them, but she’s a very complex character (a side effect of having been in my head for at least 5 years) and you can actually

see

all her facets. also she’s a mob boss mom??? like that’s cool idk she’s super suave and i’m gay

#ocs #eliza fate #fallane

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beastlycoffee · 5 years

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On a scale of “is occasionally forced to bathe” to “Instagram model with sponsors to hoe for” how involved is your OC’s Skincare routine? He showers almost every day, sometimes twice (once after his morning run and usually after work), and prefers scalding hot water. It's... hygienic, but isn't great for the skin and hair so he uses a basic moisturizer on his face and conditions his hair and that's about it. He's long given up on his hands being anything but rough, calloused and stained. What are your OC’s food preferences (flavors/textures/spiciness/calories/ when and how they eat) and how did they get that way? He isn't at all picky and will eat almost anything, but grew up with his family cooking a lot of traditional Arab and Middle Eastern foods so he has a slight nostalgic bias for those flavor profiles and ingredients (lamb, mint, chick peas, lentils, harissa, etc.). He loves spicy food, both in terms of heat and flavor, to the point of regularly snacking on raw chili's.

Due to his inhuman nature, he burns through a much higher calorie load per day than a normal person (with similar consequences of being a bit tired and irritable if he misses his goal for too many days in a row, but nothing catastrophic). He compensates by munching on small, frequent high-calorie and high-protein foods in between proper meals. Cheese, nuts, hard boiled eggs, dried fruit, avocados, jerky, etc. His desk drawers in the shop are usually a prime foraging ground for snacks, which he will cautiously allow. He tries to eat healthy most of the time, but is definitely not one to turn his nose up at junk food if it's going to hit the spot.

His best food love in life will always be sandwiches.

What’s something pointless/petty/unimportant that IRRATIONALLY ANNOYS THE HELL out of your OC?

People who refer to their pets as fur babies. It's a dog, fuck off.

What’s your OC’s response to being asked for money by a homeless person?

He doesn't mind giving a spare buck or two if they're straightforward about it, especially if they approach him first since he's... kind of an intimidating-looking dude and hey, props. He doesn't consider it any of his business what they use it for, and if the request comes with an obviously construed sob story then he's more inclined to tell them to take a hike.

Doesn't stop for pan handlers at intersections or anything where he's driving, though.

Does your OC get lost easily? What do they do when they do get lost? Not usually? He has a decent sense of direction and knows how to use a GPS/his phone so it's usually a non-issue. In a foreign city and where he has no access to directions he might be a little more worried, but his anxiety is less social and more internal, so he's not above asking strangers.

What would STOP your OC from Doing The Right Thing in a tense situation? This is, obviously, very situational. It depends on the people and circumstances involved. Abe tries to be a decent person, and in most situations he'll try to do The Right Thing, but there are obviously some grey areas. Would he return someone's dropped wallet on the street? Of course. Does he also strip and sell stolen cars for profit by moonlight? ... also yes.

I'll expound on that a little bit, since it's a pretty good example of his moral compass and there are a lot of variables.

Running a chop shop obviously isn't something that he just one day decided to do for a thrill (he's not Casey). It was born out of financial desperation, explicit knowledge about how the automotive industry works, running with a fairly rough and tumble crowd at the time, and working through some pretty emotionally rough times of his own. Although his parents weren't destitute by any means, he wanted very fucking little to do with either of them after the long, drawn-out media trash fire of his mother's court case and eventual incarceration. His dad's deportation was just... mwuah. Cherry on the cake. Instead, he cut off all contact with them after filing for legal guardianship of his sister and kept their collective heads low while he worked in buddies' garages, as a line cook, working overnight loading shifts at warehouses, etc.

Given some of the friends and cohorts he had at the time, not all of whom had squeaky clean records themselves, one thing led to another and it turns out that hey, petty crime is a lot easier than working yourself to the fucking bone every night to put food on the table!

He was about 20 at this time, so... you know, young, dumb, full of anger and hurt and pride. Fuck you, world. Fuck you very much. I don't want your help.

Obviously this was also rather stupidly risky given how highly publicized his mother's legal battle was. He kept it pretty small time and low-key for the first couple of years, until things had cooled down, but it's still kind of a miracle that he didn't get himself caught red-handed for anything major. He was still struggling for sure though, even with his side hustles. This was also about the time that Casey drifted back into his life. Rather than a hand-out or an inheritance, hey what do you know this old family friend is a pro at cheating the system and he has definitely stolen cars more than a few times in his long, long life. So even though Casey's moral compass is spinning at 200 mph at all times, it's the first kind of support system that Abe doesn't immediately reject, and the rest is a bit history.

Now, of course, he's in his early 30's, his sister is independent enough to be moved out and working on her own, and his day job of an auto repair shop is actually doing pretty damned good, enough that he could comfortably live on it. He's matured enough to regret the people he's indirectly screwed over through his criminal activities, and would love to just go legitimate from now on. Even if things fail, he's made amends with his father and his pride and feels comfortable in his support if everything somehow goes to shit.

It's easier said than done to just cut ties and fly away from the people and the criminal network he's quietly embroiled himself in for over a decade, though. He's really, really good at it by now, a reliable supplier, and always hides his tracks well. But he's a big boy, he can get through that he thinks, make a graceful exit. Yet there's still that "what if" anxiety over pulling the plug on something that’s running smoothly and having it blow up in his face. Not just financially, but legally. He's happier than he has been in a while, has a stable relationship, a good job outside of the chop shop, etc. As much as he's constantly vexed by Casey and considers him a chaotic nuisance in his day to day life, Abe also has healthy amounts of both respect for and fear of him. He's not an easy person to read or anticipate, and Abe has worked himself into knots over how the dullahan will react if he tells him he wants to go cold turkey.

So that's... that's a bit where he's at right now. Not doing The Right Thing in the overall picture, but somewhat paralyzed by anxiety and some concept of loyalty. Realistically, could your OC (in their normal circumstances- i.e. at thier own house/battlecamp/spaceship etc.) keep a small child alive for a week if they had to? A Dog? A Houseplant? A rock with a smiley face painted on?

Absolutely. Criminal activities aside, Abe is a very responsible person. He basically raised his much younger sister when he was barely out of teenager-hood himself. He also has a small dog that he basically removed from her care when she was going through her own growing pains and wasn't properly taking care of her, and has since turned the pup into a model citizen (that he still dotes on very much, to be sure). He's not exactly a nurturing person, he doesn't think, and has zero plans on having kids of his own, but he's definitely the first pick of his employees and friends who need a dog-sitter for the weekend. In a pinch, he has even been begged into watching their actual kids for an afternoon or so. If your OC had to take the S.A.T. tomorrow with one night to prep, how would they do? both emotionally and academically. Haha, he would have an absolute fucking meltdown! Abe doesn't consider himself very smart, to the point of being a bit self-conscious about it. He was a solid average student in high school that got by on a lot of athletic merit. Of course, like many people, he does have a lot of intelligence in very specific areas but has a hard time equating that to bookish or academic knowledge. What would cause your OC to chose to do something petty/pointlessly cruel?

I don't know about pointlessly cruel. He's definitely the type to get back at people who are riling him up via a sharp word or prank, but he's not the type (anymore) to pick fights over nothing. Lose his temper easily, yes, and especially in the past, but he's aware of his issues with that and works hard to control them now. On a scale of “Complete and Justified nervous breakdown” to “Conquer The Entire Galaxy and become an Immortal God-Emperor”, how well would your OC handle being abducted by Aliens? Definitely leaning more towards the former. Probably one good "what the fuck is happening" panic attack before locking down into survival mode and just trying to size up how to either get along with or take out who he needs to in order to protect himself/his loved ones. What song is 100% garunteed to get your OC beyond turnt and will be sung loudly and emabarrasingly, either in public or the shower?

"The Number of the Beast" by Iron Maiden, but lots of classic metal hits. He's not shy about singing, like, ABBA or Queen, either, around anyone including his actual musician boyfriend. Moreso in the kitchen when he's cooking than the shower (that's for adult activities) but you know. What perfectly-normal-to-them-thing does your OC do that confuses/pisses off/terrifies thier neighbors?

He doesn't have close neighbors on purpose, to disguise the traffic and noise of his after-hours activities. Beyond the obvious, though, most people's back yards don't habitually explode into temporary infernos when they need to let off some steam and/or are so fucking sick of winter that a built-in flamethrower seems better than shoveling. Under what circumstances would your OC appear naked in public?

Uh, hm. He's not uncomfortable with his naked body, quite the opposite (dude keeps in shape very much on purpose, okay?) He might be cajoled into nude modeling for an art class or something if he had the explicit consent of his partner, but otherwise it's just when he takes his glamour off. Even then, there seems to be a bit of intentional magical finagling that conceals the important bits from the public eye because he's not an actual animal and nobody needs to see a thirteen foot monster just hanging dong in the middle of the park. What thing did your OC’s parents do that your OC wishes they had a better explanation for?

Minor idiosyncrasies and major political decisions both aside, Abe exists in a universe where the inhumans can be anywhere from approximate to human lifespans or to flying off into the several century/millenia mark, with any variation in between given the individual and their species. He's a relatively "young" monster, in his 30's, but both of his parents are much, much older and have lived whole, complex lives for centuries that didn't include him.

Samir and Raima definitely went out of their way to acclimate themselves into modern society, and how they raised their kids, so it wasn't like his childhood was that out of the ordinary (for being, you know, a family of djinn and with immigrant parents). That said, sometimes he struggles with the concept that his parents both have other, grown children from past relationships that he'll never probably meet or know about. Even though he's an adult by human and mental standards, he recognizes that he hasn't lived long enough to even really conceive of the whole lifespans of two people that are closest to him, and that's... a bit wild?

He feels this way with Casey to an extent, too, but Casey isn't family, and also presents himself as a bit more pointedly abnormal, so it's harder to subject him to human standards. Raima however was definitely the PTA mom who showed up with perfect brownies and was also old enough to kick it with Achaemenes.

How often does your OC “zone out” or do things on autopilot and how severe have the problems that have arisen from that been?

Pretty often, but it's not usually a problem. He's been working as a mechanic long enough that his day job is pretty old-hat, comfortable but not boring and he can go through the day on autopilot if he needs to or has too little sleep (not... uncommon). He still gets a little adrenaline thrill with a backlash of minor guilt and frustration from his midnight escapades, and is much more mentally present and on alert for those.

For the rest of his life and hobbies, Abe tries to be present. If he's lazy or spacy, it's only with close friends or his boyfriend in his downtime, with whom the mood can be shared or else discussed if it becomes an issue. How strong or weak is your OC’s Impulse control? What’s the worst thing that happened becuase of thier Impulsivity or inability to be so?

As far as immediate gratification impulses, Abe is alright. He has minor impulsive thoughts, like anyone, that lead to bad take-out or doing something fun over something he doesn't want to focus on, but overall he's a largely responsible adult.

The only major caveat is that he's an ifrit, and he falls victim to the tropes of many fire elementals. Namely, his powers are tied to his emotions, and they naturally tend to run high. It's taken him most of his life to get a good handle on it and even though his emotional and physical control is really quite good these days, he still has his moments that he's deeply ashamed of.

When he was younger, singed furnishings were the norm and went hand in hand with any young child's emotional meltdowns. Fortunately, his dad was also an ifrit, thusly fireproof, and could mitigate the damage. Things were a little dodgy for his adolescent, teenage, and young adult years. He scorched a few people, some needed medical attention, he ate himself up with guilt until he cried, got better about his control, you know the pyro drill.

He's never seriously hospitalized anyone or burned down anything irreplaceable, and he's much better about his emotions and temperament now, but there's still that razor's edge of doubt that's always present in his thoughts. How does your OC sabotage themselves?

While he's pretty savvy and in control of his business and casual relationships, he's a fucking dunce at romantic conquests. He wants to love and be loved very much, but that sort of intimacy requires a long, hard look at his own self-doubt, self-control, etc. He's often been the one to break it off in the past, more out of frustration or disappointment with himself than because he didn't like his partner. He can keep a good, casual thing going for a while right up until he gets nervous, cuts and runs, or subconsciously turns himself into such an insufferable asshole that he gets turned out on his ass first.

It's really not like he didn't have good role models, since his parents were loving and demonstrative with each other, but it's been a chronic problem for sure.

Anyway, his current relationship has been going well even through some bumps, and he's both relieved and happy about that while also trying not to gnaw off a metaphorical limb with imagined disaster scenarios. Shut up, stop thinking, you love him, he loves you, you're HAPPY.

What’s the trashiest item in your OC’s wardrobe, when was the last time they wore it and why do they still have it?

Oh, man. Out of all my fashion disaster Lousy Coffee OC's, Abe is an underwhelming culprit. He's a low-key dude and sticks to denim, t-shirts, and tank tops, sometimes leather. He prefers sleeveless to let his tattoos do the talking.

Sometimes he leans a little hard into the Rockabilly vibe with some bowling shirts, which don't look bad on him, but one year Jen got him this as a Christmas present, and every time he wears it nobody can take him seriously.

(It's because his unglamoured form is largely black and orange and it's a bit too on the nose) How Dehydrated is your OC right now? Are they going to fix this?

Subjective, since he's a fire monster. He's probably alright, but will drink a glass of water if you give it to him. What’s your OC smell like? no, not that “Vanilla and Anxiety” evocative stuff, realistically. Body odor? what have they been touching all day? When was thier last shower? Did they put on any kind of artificial scent?

Definitely sweat and body odor in the morning when he first wakes up and after his run, but he showers afterwards. Motor oil, carbolic soap, more sweat, sometimes a kind of bonfire crispiness if he's been in a mood, mild dog stank, and have you ever smelled a warm horse like outside of its manure stall and just standing in the sun being clean and nice? Not to be too purple prose but that.

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