#Oh shes also derivative (big word) of another oc

[bad-kendi]

I need to decorate her sleeves i think

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You've been at this a long time lyn. How do you handle feeling like your ocs are too similar or close in design or concept to someone else's?

This is an interesting question, as it’s something I DO struggle with quite often. It’s not unusual to feel this way when writing and/or roleplaying OCs in a big open community--or even in smaller, closed ones! Heck, I even worry my own characters are too similar in too many ways, and that they’re boring iterations of each other (and myself).

You know me, I take a lot of time and words to answer these, so go below the cut for more:

(An older pic of Aeryn meeting up with @eremiss‘ Guinevere Ashe)

It can be especially rough with my WoL, who I literally based on the basic CGI concept for a woman Midlander Warrior of Light that could have been used instead of Meteor, so she doesn’t exactly stand out physically. Even many of her personality traits I came at from the starting point of “the WoL is a near-silent protagonist who opens up and expresses more over time as they develop” and it turns out I’m not the only one with that approach!

Some of the nervousness over such feelings can come from seeing what mutuals are doing; to be 100% honest, I feel like Eremiss and I sometimes have same-brain going on, as there are quite a few things I notice as superficially similar between Gwen and Aeryn, and we seem to see a lot of things about Thancred, the Scions, and our WoLs in similar lights. I’ve definitely had moments when reading her stories where I’m like “I have this same idea and wish I’d written this and oh man if I did now would I be copying and it wouldn’t be as good and--”

And then I tell myself to stop that. Consciously. Firmly.

For one thing, Gwen and Aeryn are NOT the same person, though they have enough common ground we agree that they’d probably get along as friends. I can’t write like Eremiss can, and she doesn’t write like I do. We focus on different aspects of characters and have our individual styles. Our characters look different, have different experiences even in MSQ and in dating the same NPC, and react to things differently.

Same thing when I fret that Aeryn and @phaedra-mero are both painters, or that Aeryn and Zoeya (by @anomaliewrites) are both on the Ace/Demi scale. These similarities are surface-level only.

And really, it’s likely a big reason why we’re all mutuals; we have similar tastes in characters, in writing, in fictional ships. We like the same food and can share it, and we’re lucky that way, really.

I can find inspiration from some of their stories and prompts, and consider how I would write it, how Aeryn would react in those situations. Maybe nothing comes of that, or maybe it develops into a story of my own that inevitably ends up in a different direction and/or different focus--because, again, I’m me, and they’re them, and we don’t write the same. We’ve certainly answered our share of the same prompts differently.

Creative Convergence happens all the time; in professional publishing, they often get seen as trends (all the Teen Wizard books that came out around the same time as HP, all the Vampires and Dystopias, etc). I mean, I accidentally made a character my friends compared to River Tam before I ever heard of Firefly, but my character was a death wizard for a Mage: The Awakening game set in contemporary Boston, not a telepathic martial artist in a future space colony.

It’s also not a bad thing to look at something you’re feeling is too derivative or similar to someone else and consider if you want to change it. If it’s something small--or even something big!--it may be possible to retcon or rework. Or maybe, at least, reconsider the how/why; if both Becky and Sara are Ishgardian orphans who joined the Temple Knights, they might have very different reasons for doing so, and different end goals. Maybe Sara joined for revenge against the dragons and now doesn’t know what to do; maybe Becky joined because it’s the only family tradition she has left. That alone gives them different personalities and motivations and goals despite having a very similar basic summary.

But maybe, while both Becky and Sara are brunettes, Becky decides to wear her hair long and add bright highlights while Sara goes for a buzzcut. Maybe Sara’s player decides the brown was a dye job and makes Sara a redhead instead to distinguish between them more (and then gets to come up with reasons for why and if that has a story/character impact).

So in the end, it’s important to remember that those apparent similarities in concept are surface-level only, even if making an homage of another. You’re going to still tell a different story, in a different way, and the character’s own experiences will lead to their own reactions and results. If you need to make a change, you can make a change--it’s your character, your creation. Conversely, it’s your character and your concepts and your story, so keep it the same and tell it the best you can, in your own way.

And remember: The writer may see the messy drafts and what they did or didn’t do compared to others. The audience just sees and gets more of the type of stories and characters they already enjoy and look for in tags and on Ao3.

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[atypicalacademic]

Ace of Wands for all of your OCs please!!! Or pick and choose if that’s too much lol

Oh my god, pick and choose and pass up on a chance to nerd out? It’s never too much, I assure you. (Forgive me this got long)

TLDR: It’s a lot of things around me, and I made nearly everyone desi for reasons.

ー☆* Ace of Wands - from where do you derive inspiration for your character?

Haider Wazim came to me first, nearly fully formed. I grew up in this big, joint family where you always saw yourself in relation to your community, your people- they were yours and you were theirs. When I heard how green magic was described in Portia’s route (it was the first one I played tbh), it just- clicked into a character. I think with Haider I wanted to explore the ideas of duty and selflessness and belonging that was taught to me- from all angles. It’s what makes him the magician he is, relentlessly kind and devoted and strong and supported, but on the flip side, it fuels his complexes and hangups too- he’s fixated on the idea of Being A Good Person, and it very easily becomes his tendency to assume a moral high ground, dig his heels in to his own detriment, and get so wrapped up in his own Goodness that he forgets to acknowledge his own capacity for harm without falling apart. Visually, I based him off of a mixture of people I know, of the South Indian movies I grew up with, and his parents are sort of inspired from what used to be the small city-state Kingdom of Arakkal, off the coast of Malabar. Another BIG inspiration for him, specifically in terms of his relationship with food and cooking, was this absolutely delightful movie called Usthad Hotel that I cant recommend enough.

Nurlan Samal was actually from an original story that I wrote very long ago (so long ago that I don’t even think I have the text with me anymore); it was set in the early 90s, and she was much younger there- she was the daughter of Kazakh and Indian parents who met and lived in Dubai, who grows up wanting desperately to be a movie star because she thinks it’s a sure way to get people to see her, look at her. When I brought her here, she’s not quite as sad, but grown up and confident, and I thought that sort of infectious confidence that tips over to hubris would be such a great contrast for Julian, who’s her LI. Plus, when I read that Muriel was inspired by Central Asian cultures, I pounced at the lore opportunity with the Nankhen and the Scourge and the reason they had to move out, and how she still grew up connected to both the cultures she’d been a part of. It worked very nicely, if I may say so myself. (Visually, aside from watching a ton of Kazakh films and creators, I take a LOT of inspo from 60s to 80s Bollywood for her- her makeup is pretty much the big hair, exaggerated eyeliner, and the super-expressive mannerisms.)

Zurkhi was also from an original story I’d written (when I was Embittered By Things). He channelled a LOT of anger at the world that I had, (and still have), and he was a poet, rather than a bandit, who was sentenced to hang for heresy. The bandit-thing came to me because I saw Nadia, who means well and whose word is law, and thought, Hey How About A Robinhood-Style Bandit? The Firenti Papacy itself I took inspiration from mostly Greco-Roman religions, (though not explicitly, I didn’t want to link any existing religion with that sort of cultishness, even if it's the tyranny that's the problem not the religion itself), The name Zurkhi though, was something he chose instead of his birth name Hermes, and it’s sort of a play on the Urdu word for red- which is the color of his hair, his deep rooted rage, the wildroses that always grow in the cracks between cobblestones. And visually, in his bandit days, I took a lot of inspiration from honestly, my sleepless, absent minded university friends. I read the bit where Nadia said that she appreciated a partner who challenged her, and here they are, challenging each other’s worldviews from the start to the finish.

Kadambari Naayagi was inspired from two places-  Akam poetry was a huge source of inspiration for her- the closeness to nature, her tenderness and light and inspiration, the delicate turns of phrases and her musicality and playfulness. The other source of inspiration was the Northern Ballads of Malabar, what we call the Vadakkan Paattukal. These date back to the madieval times and described the lives of the different warrior families in the region. So there’s both the pathos of war and love, as well as honor and valor, which are all central to the values of her family. The Naayagi family are prominent, honorable warriors, who do have a fondness for music. But Kadambari’s fondness for music exceeded her fondness for the fight, which eventually led to her parting ways and paving her own path. Her choice to abandon the battlefield, although made in much kinder circumstances, obviously, for sure, is something that Muriel understands. 

Sybilla Livsdottir came to me very differently, actually.She was Lucio’s LI, yes, and she did make that deal to protect herself from her tribe, but she was a wandering fortune teller who had a much firmer moral compass and a victim complex. Later on, I think I found it fun to have her go through her own redemption route beside Lucio, rather than being beside him while he works through himself. And rather than falling in love with him early on, I had her running from everything, running from love, running from herself, putting off growing up and dealing with her shit for as long as she could until she lost nearly everything, and then coming back for another chance. Aesthetically, the Scourge pretty much have their aesthetic down, though she distanced herself from them to make herself as ambiguous and fancy as possible- I think of folk tales, I think of illustrations from old books of fairytales that gather dust on my shelf, I think of Grimm's...she's the both the wronged heroine and the cunning witch, at the same time, and I have so much fun with that.

I always imagined her to love colors and finery, because she grew up with such deprivation. (Her fondness for whiskey comes from yours truly. And oh lord, do I have a hard time writing about the snow). 

Balam Maitreya was the closest to myself- in many ways. The prophecy thing is something I took from the people around me who are superstitious to the detriment of everything around them. Balam’s genderfluid, grew up in a tiny Prakran fishing village, felt all sorts of suffocated by strange, impossible expectations..and is in love with Portia and Nahara. Aesthetically, I took a lot of inspiration from the people of my grandparents’ generation, and about- say, 1950s-60s rural Kerala. For instance, this song. The green fields, the monsoons, the pathos and the waiting for something to sweep you away to someplace where your life happens- those are all from my heart, and from the literature I liked at a certain point in my life. 

[aritany]

10 Questions Tag

thanks @lemon-writings for tagging me in this! 

Rules: Answer the 10 questions, ask a different 10, and tag 10 people.

1. What weird writing habits do you have?

hmmmm i have several terribly odd habits but i think the main one is that i could not write linearly if my life depended on it. i’ve been told that my writing process is awfully chaotic and not very fun at all to try and follow and that that i am a bastard gremlin for having very fun snippets that exist completely out of context 99% of the time. however. in my defense. it turns out quite well in the end, and i always finish my WIPS. 

2. Have you ever read a book you hated so much you couldn’t finish it? What was it? Why?

this is hard because as a rule i don’t make myself finish books i don’t like and then they don’t really stick in my mind. however (and this might be cheating because technically i finished it but i complained the whole time) i just couldn’t get into Flaubert’s Parrot. i had to read it for a class or i wouldn’t have finished it. not my style at all, and i have a hard time reading books that are fiction and focus on one subject matter without having any sort of narrative.

3. What do you listen to while you write?

i have playlists for each WIP! most often i’ll listen to those (you can listen to the playlist for what no one wants to hear here and the playlist for where the trees whisper here) but if i get tired of that i’ll listen to the playlist radio for the playlists or just explore the playlists spotify thinks i’ll groove to. 

if i’m feeling like I really want to get into the vibe, MyNoise has hundreds of different customizable soundscapes. i really like the Irish Coast generator and the Cafe Restaurant for if i need to focus and my brain won’t turn off.

4. What does an average day of writing look like for you?

i try to write first thing when i get up after i get ready for the day - not really because i’ve set that as a rule or anything, it’s more that i just genuinely really want to write all the time - because if i do that then it sort of gets things flowing for the rest of the day. once i’ve started it’s much easier to keep going. i don’t have a set schedule for when i write but i do it every day unless i don’t have a spare minute.

5. What is a project you’ve always wanted to start, but haven’t gotten around to yet?

OKAY. okay SO. my cousin and i have this very excellent cool idea for a potential graphic novel that blends the medieval with the modern and it’s very very cool and full of wlw content. it is about a witch living in a modern glass city who is in training to become a mage for the queen, and her love story with an assassin sent to take down the monarchy. it’s currently in the ‘i think about it a lot and oh boy that sure would be cool’ since neither of us have a whole lot of free time but anyways i’m very excited to work on it one day because she is Very Fucking Smart and good at drawing things together in a way i just... *chefs kiss* (s if you’re reading this i’m obsessed with your brain) and we have somehow never worked together on a creative project so i feel that must be remedied.

6. Is there anything about your current WIP that you’re super proud of?

not to toot my own horn but there are LOTS of things in my wip i’m proud of!! i think the symbolism is very cool and it has been difficult to pull of the simultaneous chronological telling of two separate timelines in a way that makes coherent sense but like... it’s happening babey! i think the characterization is also very good in this novel compared to other things i’ve written.

7. What is a trope you absolutely can’t stand?

i know everyone says this but it’s TRUE. fucking HATE love triangles. GOD. like ok it’s one thing if more than one person is interested in a character. that’s just life and it’s realistic. but when. BUT WHEN. when the object of these characters affections waffles back and forth on who to choose twilight style i just... lose all interest in their narrative arc, because that’s usually their defining feature. it’s gross and boring and i’m tired of it. 

although i’m a slut for the character THINKING they’re interested in one character and then suddenly realizing they aren’t and that they’re in love with someone else. if it’s done well. that’s the kicker. there’s gotta be room for some nuance here.

8. Do you have an OC that’s more or less just a fantasy version of yourself?

....................................... 

... okay. so. there is not a single character that i don’t relate to on some level. i think all of my characters (at least those that I write POV for) exemplify some trait or quirk that i have, in some stretched or exaggerated way. nora from WNOWTH is the closest i have to a self-insert though. she’s funnier than i am though.

9. Have any works inspired your current WIP?

where the trees whisper - yes! i read the raven cycle and got hungry for more ley lines and psychics and magical forests. no welsh kings, though. i think TRC and WTTW are very very different stories but they share those features which overall sound suspiciously similar.

what no one wants to hear - no! this one was inspired by the fact that i haven’t read anything like it and i think it’s an important issue to talk about. mental health and toxic friendships/emotional abuse/manipulation are all very close to my heart so it’s really derived from my own experiences.

sound carries - yes! i’ve wanted to write about opera for AGES but i didn’t have a context for it that made sense until i read The Secret History and If We Were Villains. i thought you know what if we have dark academia for classic lit and shakespeare i also want it for opera students. so. opera and murder. 

10. What is your favorite WIP to write for?

right now, what no one wants to hear. i just love first drafts. so much room for mess and feelings and good ideas that make it feel like i’m really doing something. i’m very excited about the subject matter and i am a soft child for my own characters, and i’m just constantly thinking about it so it’s hard not to go a lil crazy. i’ve written 15k for it this week and i feel another big writing day brewing soooo we’ll see what happens. 

my questions: 

what is your ideal scenario for writing? 

which oc is the most difficult for you to write?

what do you love the most about your own writing?

you have 5 individual words to describe your current WIP. what are they?

who has been most influential to you as a writer?

how do you get over writer’s block?

if you were transported into one of your WIPS, which world would you LEAST want to be in and why?

what is your most hated book of all time? 

do you outline or prefer to just go with it? 

what is your favourite sort of scene to write?

i tag: @lesbianwriteblr @dustylovelyrun @raevenlywrites @nintendonianrose @raenawrites @writemares @evergrcen @whatwordsdidnttouch @marie-writess @llesbianwrites if you guys want to! 

[the-scenic-route-stories]

Headcanon D

For the “four headcanons” meme:

Headcanon A:  realistic

Headcanon B: while it may not be realistic it is hilarious

Headcanon C: heart-crushing and awful, but fun to inflict on friends

Headcanon D: unrealistic, but I will disregard canon about it because I reject canon reality and substitute my own.

@edgeofthedales , you asked for the Fifth Doctor and Betty*. I wasn’t sure whether you meant together or separately and by the time I found out that you meant separately, I had already dreamt up not just a headcanon but an entire story for  D for them together, based on an idea I’d already had a few days ago. Anyway, here goes for my “who cares about canon, this is what should have happened” story which is, needless to say, very self-indulgent as well as being shamelessly derivative. (For the actual reply to the meme, please watch this space.)

* (my OC from my “Ace of Hearts” story, for anyone who’s wondering)

Betty knocked softly on the heavy wooden door of the study and, without waiting for an answer, pushed it open. He was sitting facing her at a desk built on the same lines as the door – sombre and imposing – and was half-hidden behind a pile of old books.

These days, the half-moon reading glasses were no longer an affectation – worn to lend the wearer more gravitas than his slight, boyish appearance afforded – but a necessity, and the bright blond hair had faded a little to a light brown. She had even noticed a few silver strands last time she had given his hair a trim. So far, she had kept the complicated feelings elicited by this discovery to herself.  

She still felt, every time she looked at him, that she couldn’t quite believe her luck.  

“Hello, darling,” she said. “Time for tea. We have scones today, too! With jam and cream.”  

He looked up at her with the slightly bemused expression he often wore on being interrupted while concentrating, and her heart filled with a tenderness that was almost unbearable. He put so much work into preparing the lessons for his pupils; she hoped that at least some of them appreciated him, or would come to do so in future years when they looked back on their schooldays.

“Lost track of time again, have you?” she said with a chuckle. “What would you do without me to remind you to eat and sleep at regular intervals?”  

“I’ve no idea. Waste away, probably. I’m tremendously grateful to you for, well, everything.” He grinned.

She went around to his side of the desk, put her arms around him and kissed him.

“We’d better not let the boys see us doing this.”

“Why ever not? There’s nothing remotely scandalous about it. They should learn what a loving marriage looks like. Perhaps it will help them avoid the sort of woman who’s only after them for their money. That must be rather a risk with some of them.”

“Yes, dear, I know, but they would talk, and it would be embarrassing. You know how much I dislike public displays of affection.” He blushed slightly even as he said this.  

“Anyone would think you were a stuffy old Victorian, darling!” she said.  

“Even the Victorians enjoyed the pleasures of conjugal life, my sweet. They just kept it private.”

“Hmm, perhaps you do have a point there. It is rather nice sitting in the assembly hall, watching you standing there making your inspiring speeches and looking oh-so-proper, and thinking ‘if only they knew’”.  

“Betty!” He blushed even more.

“Come on, darling. Let’s go and have tea. You do remember that you have the Lower Fifth’s cricket nets at seven o’clock?”

“Yes, of course. Are you going to come and watch?”

“Wouldn’t miss it for the world. You’ve brought them on wonderfully, and of course I love watching Laurie especially.”

“Yes, it wouldn’t do to show any favouritism, of course, but I’m very proud of how he’s coming along.”

“He takes after his father with his cricketing talents. He looks so much like you, too.”

“Do you think so? That is odd, because I was just thinking the other day how much he reminds me of you.”

He stood up and laced his long fingers between Betty’s smaller ones, and they walked hand-in-hand towards the door.

One of the few times that the Doctor had acted purely according to his own desires was in the last thing he ever did. The man with his hand in Betty’s was not, technically speaking, the Doctor, but John Smith, M.A. (Cantab.), erstwhile history master and now headmaster of Minchinhampton School for Boys. Identical in appearance and mannerisms, he lacked just a little of the Doctor’s luminous intelligence and a good deal of his energy and zest; he was, after all, only human. Betty felt that she had lost very little; the Doctor, or at least so it would seem, had given up far more.  

On the last day of their travels together, both knowing that it was time to return to their ordinary – or, in the Doctor’s case, extraordinary – lives, they lay in each other’s arms on the old, faded brocade sofa in Betty’s bedroom in the TARDIS, each knowing that this would soon be only a memory, each trying to learn by heart every little detail of the other, the flick of his hair, the blue of her eyes, the sound of his breathing, the little dimple in her cheek.

“Dear heart, I would like nothing more than to grow old with you.”

She had managed, with some effort, to keep her composure up till then, but on hearing him say this, she broke down and began to sob uncontrollably.  

He held her tighter. Looking into his face, she saw that there were tears in his eyes too.

“There is a way, but it is rather risky and perhaps somewhat selfish. Is it selfish of me, I wonder, wanting to take care of you instead of taking care of the universe?”

She had watched as he had attached the Chamaeleon Arch to his head and stood helplessly by, shuddering, as he had screamed in pain.  

Despite their fears, they had fallen in love with one another all over again – Betty and John, the pretty school nurse and the bookish but handsome young teacher not long out of college. As the Doctor had instructed her, Betty kept the fobwatch well-hidden among her personal things lest John or one of the children should open it. It had been harder when Lawrence and Sophia were younger, but now they had grown out of wanting to look at Mummy’s treasures and trinkets. She still occasionally took out the watch and ran her fingers over the surface with its strange circles and patterns, wondering whether the universe missed its Doctor, in awe of the way that he had given up space and time for her.  

She loved these long summer evenings best of all. The blackbirds were singing mellow songs in the trees around the school playing-field, and John was there resplendent in his cricket whites, coaching the boys patiently, extracting promise even from the most unpromising. Lawrence was there too, at fourteen already the image of his father – as wild a mop of blond hair as school regulations would tolerate, willowy and good-looking, a sweet-natured, affectionate boy who would probably end up breaking a few hearts through his apparent serene obliviousness to his effect on the teenage female psyche. She had already seen a few of Sophia’s friends gazing at him in wide-eyed longing; perhaps it was time she had a word with the boy on the matter.

She had made big jugs of chilled lemonade, and now the boys and John came trooping over, hot and thirsty after their cricket practice.  

“Did you see me hit that six, Mrs. Smith?” asked little Wilkinson in his still-squeaky voice, beaming up at her with pride. The boys, particularly when they were younger, saw their Matron as a kind of stand-in mother. Even though it was not done among the older boys to demonstrate any need of a mother figure, many of them would make furtive visits to her little parlour for tea, cake and a sympathetic ear, each convinced that none of his classmates would dream of doing such a childish thing.  

“I think we’ve all done rather splendidly today,” said John, also beaming. “Well done, boys. Help yourselves to lemonade – you deserve it.”

He came to stand beside her, picking up the Panama hat that he had left on top of the pile of jumpers and other paraphernalia and putting it on his head with one hand; his nose did burn so easily in the sun. He took her hand and gave it an affectionate squeeze and she moved closer and leant against him, savouring the feel of his cricket-honed arm muscles against hers. He turned to her and kissed her on the forehead. Despite his protestations (and oh, the darling man did like to protest – it was probably a good thing that she found his indignation oddly endearing) he clearly was not averse to certain public displays of affection after all.  

[badrpstories]

Hey guys GUESS WHO’S BORED AND WAS REMINISCING ABOUT SOME HILARIOUS BAD RP EXPERIENCES.

Heyo Mod Anna here and let me share my tale of bad rp shit in which I am simultaneously a bad rper and still better than these guys.

First of all though, lemme just say, Mod Lup and I, not entirely in the right. We’ve grown since this incident BUT it’s still a good story so here have fun with hearing about an entire group of shitheads.

So it all begins on the offsite location that Mod Lup and I rp on. The site is in fact home to a large variety of different communities and people tend to reach out to others who they want to invite to their rps all the time. No big deal. We’ve both been invited to several and the same with other people in our community even though we’re both fairly private.

The story begins with the time that everybody in the community got an invite to one of these separate communities but me. And it was literally, every active player but me got an invite. Now being the dumb and emotionally volatile Mod Anna I am I got offended over this because my community only ever rped with my community. I was a very active part and anybody who read our posts would’ve seen I was one of the more active players. Now I’ve suspected that this was because I rped a self insert in the rp because when I’m very close to people I bring out my self insert sometimes and the fandom just happened to be the one she was a part of, and the host just happened to be my then time exboyfriend/best friend. But we’re not going to get into that. So anyways I was offended and stewed and we went through their forum and it was glorious for a laugh. I’m talking they had sexual content in every thread even if it wasn’t smut (like they didn’t know how to rp a romance without it getting sexual bad) and they had a “lemons thread” and yes you’re reading that right, a lemons thread. And it was full of awful, anatomically incorrect smut  (including a dick penetrating into the stomach) that was literally one line or less. I’m not joking one liners in smut listen I don’t smut but even I know better than to think you can smut in one line or less. And to further the bad they really didn’t seem to know source material that well.

And so we got a good laugh, I got a bit huffy at them when they finally sent me a message inviting me, and after that they were forgotten in my mind besides as the really bad rp we could laugh at occasionally.

That was at least until months later, when they were STILL harassing several members of my community to join. Including my sister. We were all starting to get annoyed, it was around 2:00 AM my time, so we finally decided to retaliate to get them to stop. First it was just a friend stealing a second account of mine I used for talking to a couple of people I didn’t want on my main account to be a bit trolly. Then a couple of friends, I’ll call them Music and Ghost got involved once the big post was deleted. Which was understandable since they were the other two members still being harassed about this rp the most (I think they’d received four messages since the initial one. My sister got three for sure. And I think another person got two.) They immediately went on and started pointing out the bad smut.

This is when Mod Lup and I got involved. Since she’s a sex repulsed ace and I’m a sex repulsed ace (although at the time I thought I was sex neutral) so we decided because we actually write more than one liners, we’d have to be better at smutting than them, which we probably are. So we went on using a set of accounts dedicated to a set of fictional brothers and said so ourselves, acting completely in character because why not? But we also very much used our actual pronouns and completely pointed out and anybody who knew the characters our paired accounts were based on would kinda know we were just acting in character. 

Then when they got all upset at us acting high and mighty over the fact that we were better smut rpers, they challenged us to a smut war. Which is far. Now Ghost and the friend who stole my alt are underaged, so we immediately banned them from the smut, so that left Music, Lup, and I. Since Lup is sex repulsed, Music and I volunteered to smut and I explained that we’d be the only ones up for the smut war because of the above reasons. So we take a couple of Lup’s ocs and actually start smutting. Now Music and I are real close so we had a lot of fun with it, worked on the buildup, spent time fleshing out the posts while continuing to chat in the ooc thread with people.

And then somebody came on and outright said that asexual people were just people who couldn’t get sex.

I was literally floored. Yes I came on and screwed with their forum but I expected them to make fun of our smut. I was ready for it. I did not expect them to say that asexuality didn’t fucking exist.

Like talk about your aphobic assholes. We left after it was clear they weren’t going to accept asexuality was real. And it was so ridiculous. I’m not saying I was in the right but at least I wasn’t bigoted either.

For the record, here are some quotes from them:

The only women we have either want to be men or don't like sex... So take your pick. (In response to Mod Lup pretending to flirt.)

“Want to be men” so they’re trans and they are men. Not want to be men.

The temptation to say asexuality is just a cop-out for those who can't get laid or choose to save themselves for marriage is increasing every time I see those words. 

I'm not saying there is no such thing as a lack of sexual attraction, because there are relationships that don't have sex in them. That's entirely up to the couple. The largest number of vocal aces though just happen to be Tumblrinas who Love to exaggerate everything. You all do you how you'd do you.

The second was the post that made me drop it, because the second isn’t a lack of sexual attraction and the fact that they used “tumblrina” was enough to prove they were an asshole.

Oh yeah, and they left this lovely gem about us:

Waluigi: A pompous douche who actually believes we believe he knows biology and is not more-than likely just a 7th grader fresh from sex ed with more Mario puns than there are Sonic games. (Side note: Likely lied about having experience other than hentai games and pornhub premium)

Ghost: Didn't get much, but he seems to be a chaotic neutral in a way. Though, this is likely derived from my knowledge on his personality being minimal at best.

Actually not a participant of our forums: One of the people who ruined Undertale for the world, as his/her post clearly states; 'if you're gonna sin you gotta do it right tho' and likely enjoys having sex with an underage goat boy.

Music: Just another random I didn't get enough info on during that little dispute. Made a few grammatical and spelling errors but I won't use that as an insult as that's the most petty form of insulting another individual. Though what I did get was that he/she is also into undertale and since she had talked about our smut being "Low quality" when she CLEARLY knows how to smut better. More-than likely on a smut forum to have sex with dog cats named 'Tem'

Yuuka Sakazaki (Mod Lup): I'm afraid I don't have much to say about this one. He/she came in, insulted our rp style in terms of our smut, said they don't like our forum, and then proceeded to try and act like they wanted to stay and be friends. A two faced bitch at the very best and likely a liar at the worst. But that's just how I took their interaction with us. Used this format rather frequently to likely signify thoughts rather than speaking out loud for some odd reason since everyone can read it.

Sakuya Le Bel Shirogane (Myself): Likely also lied about being ace since he/she stated that they've never had sex. So (Jerkwad) more-than likely hit in out of the ballpark with his comment. Also insulted us based on 'how we write our smut' and then proceeded to say he and his "Brother" had done nothing to us, even when his "Brother" claimed to have a boyfriend and "Could have sex whenever he wants" even though he said he wanted to seduce our women after saying he was, indeed, "Ace". He's likely just a two-faced liar like his "Brother" And has no place here if he's going to act like he did with his band of merry men.

Yeah I forgot to mention that they took somebody trolling as Waluigi seriously.

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[kimanda]

Hello! I have a question for you as an Irish Ambassador. What human names would be most acceptable for an Ireland character (female). A few that are old but popular today, maybe? And nice! (I've used Fionna a couple of times before, but idk if it's adequate) :'D thanks in advance

Ooooooh I love these kinds of questions!! ^^ I’m really big on researching names, their meanings, and their origins, so you’ve come to the right place! 

To briefly comment on the name you were using before, the correct spelling of it would be Fiona. It’s not a bad choice at all, it is pretty popular in Ireland! However the origins of the name are pretty muddy. ;w; The form “Fiona” is actually Scottish, it was invented by the Scottish poet James Macpherson in the 18th century. The name means “white, fair”. There is the Irish name “Fíona” which apparently derives its meaning from “vine” and is completely unrelated to “Fiona”?? The origins of this name are pretty strange and it certainly doesn’t help all the mess James Macpherson left behind, so… Fiona is a good name if you don’t question the name’s origins. ^^;

Other Irish names I could propose that are both old and are still pretty popular today:

Áine - means “radiance, brilliance”. It’s also a name that is carried by the Irish goddess of summer and wealth.

Aisling - means “dream, vision” or “visionary dream”. Hmm this one falls into a strange category because the word itself is pretty old but it only recently made the transition into being given as a name to girls in the 20th century? However the name has been used to refer to Ireland in an Irish poem, so I think it can be used. ^^    

Aoife - means “beauty” or “radiance”. The name was carried by a woman warrior character from the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology.  

Brighid - (other forms include Brigid or Bríd) means "exalted one”. Oh this name, I certainly recommend it! It’s a name that was carried by a pre-Christian goddess and also by a pretty badass Irish saint! You may recognize the English form of this name, which is “Bridget”. This name was popular enough to go beyond Ireland and evolve into other forms of the name. 

Caitlín - possibly means “pure”. This name isn’t native to Ireland, it evolved from the Old French name “Kateline” which came from the English name “Catherine” which ultimately descended from the Ancient Greek name “Aikaterine”. 

Catríona -  this name is like Caitlín, except this one is thought to have directly evolved from “Catherine”.

Deirdre - Ooooh this is another name that I strongly recommend. The meaning of the name is unfortunately not known, but it is a very old name that was carried by arguably the most famous heroine of Irish mythology. Her story is pretty tragic but I suppose it’s her resolute personality that has left a noticeable impact. The name is associated with sorrow and sacrifice, even the character was known by her epithet “Deirdre of the Sorrows”. 

Fionnuala - means “fair-shouldered” but could be interpreted to mean “fair headed”. Although this name was very popular in medieval Ireland, I’m not entirely sure of its status today. (present yes, but popular?) I guess I’m just mentioning it because I happen to really like this name. ^^ It can also be shortened to “Nuala”. 

Gráinne -  meaning is not too certain but it could possibly mean “grain”. This name was also carried by a character from Irish mythology, this time from the Fenian Cycle!  

Máire -  a popular Irish name that evolved from the name “Mary”. This name could possibly mean either “beloved” or “bitter, rebellious”, depending on its origins.  

Máiréad - (other forms include Mairead or Mairéad) is believed to mean “pearl”. This name is the Irish variation of the English name “Margaret”. The name itself is of Persian origin.  

Méabh - means “she who intoxicates”. This name was famously carried by the Queen of Connacht, a character from the Ulster Cycle. This character is thought to be possibly an older character meant to be the representation of the kingdom of Connacht. (maybe even Ireland?) However all of this is speculation based on some aspects of the queen character. ;w; The English form of the name “Maeve” seems to be a bit more popular than the native spelling. 

Niamh - means “bright”. This is just a very pretty name and I highly recommend it! 

Nóra - means “honour”. Most likely derived from the Latin name “Honora”.   

Róisín - means “little rose”. This is a cute name and a historical figure named “Róisin Dubh” (black little rose) would later have her name used as a pseudonym for Ireland. (in a time where it was made illegal to utter the native name of Ireland) 

Síle - This name is popular but its origins are not well-known. Most sources will claim it was derived from the name “Cecilia” however a few sources claim that it can be translated to “Cecilia” but otherwise it has a native origin. I guess I would trust the sources claiming it came from Cecilia as I haven’t found much evidence of it being native.   

Siobhan - means “God is gracious”. Another personal favourite of mine, this name is derived from the Anglo-Norman name “Jehane” or “Jehanne”. It is cognate to the English name “Joan”. Ultimately the name is of Hebrew origin, the most famous name to derive from it being “John”. 

Sinéad - means “God forgave/God gratified”. Another name of Hebrew origin, it was introduced to Ireland by the French name “Jeanette” and is related to the English name “Janet”. 

Sorcha - means “bright, radiant”. I like that in Irish, we have the word “dorcha” which means “darkness” and the name “Sorcha” stands as the complete opposite of it. (also it’s an example of the d/s dichotomy in Irish, where words that start with a “d” will have a word with the complete opposite meaning start with a “s”.) 

Hope this was helpful!! I hope it’ll help you choose a name for your Ireland OC. ^^

[todokori-kun]

The

 queen is back and I’m so freaking happy <3

‘annoyed’ nothing you say is annoying ok, I’m actually just really relieved and happy that I’m helping in any way at all. Also you listen to my rambling all the time and you supported me with my anxiety (you have no idea how much our convos helped after I first saw a doctor about it and was feeling really confused about what to do) so ‘what did I do to deserve you’ is probably what I should be saying to you.

Tbh when things are as serious as you’ve described then you’re definitely not overreacting. Like I said before, I’m always ready to listen/talk when you need to. And you don’t have to stress about replies; I honestly don’t mind at all as long as you’re ok.

Thank you Queen Luna you’re the best ;-;

Also, good news and bad news:

Bad news- A bit after I sent the last message mom apparently found out about Tumblr and decided that I probably shouldn’t get an account here because of all the NSFW content. I get why she’s worried so I guess I won’t be getting an account here for a while.

Good news- HOWEVER, I was chatting with someone on ao3 and they asked if we could move our convo somewhere else. They recommended something called Discord so I got an account there. If you’ve never heard of Discord it’s basically a voice and text chat system usually used by gamers, but it seems to be pretty popular among non-gamers too. PMing is possible there :D (The only flaw is that you can’t send very long messages, so you have to send multiple short ones, which is a bit annoying…but otherwise it’s pretty neat so maybe we can try it if you’re ok with that?)

XD yeah that’s actually pretty accurate.

*reads Luna’s message*

*inhale*

UM. DO YOU HAvE ANY IDEA HOW AMAZING YOU ARE. LET ME TRY TO BE A GOOD, SUPPORTIVE FRIEND AND TELL YOU

Yep it was one of the grossest things that ever happened to me OTL I’m still swimming but I’m taking a long break right now- a break that started because my little sister broke her toe and we were basically stuck at home taking care of her (the pool is a bit far for me to go on my own so if mom’s stuck at home so am I), and then got longer because the pool’s old and some things had to be ‘fixed’, and then got even longer because my coach is getting married (just reread that and realized that I sound super annoyed, I’m actually not, I have no problem with my coach getting married XD). I’ll probably start again around next month, though :)

Thanks ^^

Oooh are you a comic fan??? I haven’t read any superhero comics because there seem to be so many AUs(?)/different timelines so trying to figure out where to start is really confusing, plus I actually sorta prefer manga/manhwa art styles (not that wester comics are bad- a lot of them have really good art too, I just personally prefer the manga/manhwa styles (especially for the panels). Also the ecchi-ish costumes/anatomy for almost every single female superhero gets a bit ridiculous sometimes lol). Some of them seem really fun, though, and I’d like to try them out someday…

It’s really cool that you’ve been a fan of T'challa for so long, it must’ve been even more exciting to see him in the movie :D

Imagine everyone watching The Winter Soldier together. Then the  'brainwashed bucky’ scenes start.

Illumi: *stares intently at the screen*

Illumi: I see no problem with this.

Watching Civil War and Leorio goes Dad Mode and covers Gon’s and Killua’s eyes when Hisoka starts making…innappropriate…noises during the fight scenes

(Hisoka low-key writing reader insert lemons about various MCU heroes. Most likely Natasha (because she’s a lot like Machi, his only female crush so far), Bruce (how Hisoka would love to unleash the beast), Thor (he’s a literal GOD imagine how badly he could mess Hisoka up *schwing*), Wanda, and Vision (he probably liked Loki too before Loki got beat up by the Hulk and Hisoka was like ‘oh I have a new senpai’)

Then Illumi gets Milluki (his tech genius little brother) to hack into Hisoka’s computer for info and is like 'what is this Hisoka I do not understand why you derive pleasure from this trash’)

Everyone thinks Gon should relate to Tony on a personal level but he doesn’t, because despite being a sunshine angel he’s also a freaking weird kid who doesn’t hate Ging. At all. (Though that might have something to do with the fact that he doesn’t even consider Ging his parent in the first place; he never even calls him 'dad’ or 'my father’)

Killua, on the other hand, relates to Bucky a bit too much and thinks HYDRA is basically the Zoldyck family.

Everybody’s Team Cap except for Illumi, who’s Team Iron Man (“Why would you want to break the rules?”), and then Hisoka randomly shows up like 'Team Hulk ;)’

Every time Howard Stark is mentioned everyone just stares at Ging, who shifts uncomfortably

(Yeah did I tell you about the time Leorio punched Ging for being a trash dad?)

OMG. Thank you for that. I’ve seen a lot of 'Hisoka as the clown from the 'It’ movie’ posts on tumblr but never any fanart for that idea. Run, Gon. Run.

I’m considering teaching myself to animate just to make those animatics XD

(Also, random thing: it’s Chuseok over here (basically like the Korean version of Thanksgiving, I guess?) and usually, people recieve money from older relatives during holidays like this in Korea. I got about 80 dollars (50 from my maternal grandparents, 10 from my paternal grandfather and 20 from my uncle) so I’m debating on what to spend it on: It’s either a tablet so I can learn how to do digital art (I’m thinking about polishing my drawing skills for a while and then making a webcomic. My parents support this so they’re willing to pay a little extra for a tablet) or a ukulele (I like the piano but I realized a while ago that it’d be great to have an instrument that I can carry around, so I did some research and the ukulele seems good. I really like the sound so I’m willing to put some effort into learning it). Idk which one I should choose, though. Technically the tablet should be my priority but I also like the ukulele…

(and idek why I mentioned this either, guess the talk about animating reminded me of the tablet lol))

I thrive on angst. Tragedy fuels me. (But tbh HxH is a LOT darker than I was prepared for. I’m currently shipping an ant king with a genius human girl and I know from spoilers that they’re both going to die)

Yeah, she’s alive :D but apparently Kaneki is now 'dead’ (though I don’t think he is really, if Ishida kills him off now (after all the stuff with Hide? All the character development Ken hasn’t gotten yet? When he still hasn’t talked about anything with Shuu or Hinami or even Akira?) and gives us a new protagonist or something I might finally rage-quit this series.

Or not, since with all the Touken stuff and Kaneki being sorta insensitive ever since he became the OEK…maybe a new protagonist is what we need?). I was liking all the parallels with Arima in the first series until this, because it was just…um. I think my main problem with the whole thing is the freakng PACING because it just feels so clunky and awkward. This is probably one of those chapters that will be really good if Ishida somehow manages to connect it with the next chapters and has everything make sense later, but if he doesn’t do it well it’s going to suck forever OTL

At least TG finally confirmed Naki’s death, though. I mean, the ideal situation for me is if he never died in the first place, but at least a confirmed death is better than Ishida suddenly bringing him back to life after that panel with Yamori. And his death scene was handled well. (Now please just tell me that he, Kanae and Hairu aren’t coming back as Kanou-Furuta zombies and I will be semi-satisfied)

Also AOT if you haven’t read the new chapter yet spoilers but

(The-Reiner-Eren reunion I HAVE WAITED SO. LONG FOR THIS

Also Eren’s grandad ;-;

And maybe we’ll finally be seeing Annie again soon since she’s been appearing in so many flashbacks and Reiner’s probably going to ask about her if he and Eren get to actually talk

Love those hints about something finally starting to change

ANOTHER PERSON FROM MIKASA’S CLAN? I hope we see this lady again, she’s lovely

I can’t believe how much the art has improved, it actually looks GOOD now 0.0)

Aw, that’s ok! I’ll be looking forward to seeing it when you get a new skirt :D

Yeah, I’m really excited for OC’s name too…must be something important if they’re keeping it hidden for this long. I guess it’s French (or a word from some other non-English language) since 'Ciel’ is French for 'Sky’…and it probably has a meaning related to the sky since they’re twins. Idk. Maybe it’s the word for 'star’ ('etoile’) since stars are also a big thing in this arc?

Looking forward to your reaction! I haven’t read the novel yet but from what I know it sounds great :D (also I cannot resist the L + Naomi duo even if they never actually interacted in manga/anime canon)

Btw, is it ok if I ask how far you’ve gotten with the DN anime?

(Also fun fact: Ryuk was originally designed to look like a handsome young man (an 'attractive rock star’, in the words of DN’s creators. You can find a pic of his original design on google). His design was changed because the creators felt like he was overshadowing Light XD

But also, I just found a post on tumblr that said Takeshi Obata (DN’s artist) mentioned that Ryuk’s face in canon could just be a mask to hide his true appearance…which means that he could technically still look like that in canon. Wow. I actually think I have the book where it says Obata mentioned that, I have to go and check it now lol)

Watch it if you dare and prepare to weep over all the wasted potential, because now that I read/watch more about it I guess the saddest thing is that it COULD have been great. I mean, like I said, the visuals are REALLY good, L’s actor could have been a good L if not for the bad script, Ryuk’s actor/design were also super great (it’s just his role in the movie and his motivations they messed up ;-;)…

I don’t watch Avatar (I’d like to when I have the time, though, because it seems like a great show) but I’ve heard of that movie and tbh I can’t even.

Ty :D (Ayy the queen said I’d make a cute Peridot *fangirls*

You’re also my closest friend right now and I love talking to you so much <3 thank you for everything Luna.)

See this is why you’re awesome. Thank you so much ;-; (and what, did Queen Luna mention me to her parents. Did I make a good impression. Omg. (jk, jk lol))

Also: I’d like to rec a song to you, it’s called 'Lovely’ by Twenty One Pilots :D

Oh look I actually replied within a week :’)

OK ILL START W DISORD BC IM EXCITE. I already have one, from a while ago, my # is 5773! So add me whenever you want ^^ ((But please just send me a short message here, cause I turned notifs off for it, so i can turn them on again ^^)) Well, uh, here’s the thing about short messages.  If a site/app has an instant message feature, you can bet I’ll be the one to split a sentence into 10 separate messages for dramatic effect… So, uh, prepare to have 42 new messages instead of like 4 waiting when you open the app ^^

I never ever ever have any problems with listening to you. I just appreciate you’re comfortable enough with me to be able to come to me. Honestly, I truly appreciate you in my life, especially considering that you can always reassure me with your words ^^ Truly a writer’s talent :p

Well, I’m going to a psychologist soon, so we’ll see what they’ll say. Idk tho, I dont think I even care anymore. I just want this stomach thing to pass as soon as possible.

Ouch, I hope your sister is better now… I’ve never broken anything so I wouldn’t know the feeling. Aww, coaches getting married is actually the cutest thing ever XD My archery coach got married a few years back and she was practically glowing.  Ah, if you don’t mind me asking, do you have a particular stroke you specialise in or do you just swim everything? 

I could say the same about comic/manga styles. Tbh, I don’t really consider myself a comic fan? When I was a kid, I used to buy the children’s comics to ward off boredom, but never really continued after I got into reading actual books. Black Panther happened to be among those comics and I remembered him when they mentioned T’Challa in CW. I wonder if i still have those old comics somewhere… But yeah, i was pretty excited when they mentioned him XD

That viewing actually sounds amazing… I get the feeling they’d all want to do an in depth analyzation of the characters? (But idk i don’t really know the characters that well) except for Hisoka, who’s probably just schwinging around being creepy per usual. I’m torn between wanting to read those lemons and just backing the fuck away…. Probably read like a paragraph and then set everything on fire. Yeah, that sounds good. 

I presume you’re not gonna watch IT? Random, but i thought of it bc of the fanart… Tbh I won’t watch it either. I’ve never watched a single horror movie in my life and i intend to keep it that way. Unless you count Coraline as horror, which I actually would in some ways? Idk tho, that movie traumatised me. Not even joking when I say I occasionally have nightmares related to it. Advice; if you haven’t, DO NOT WATCH CORALINE. Don’t be fooled by the fact that it’s a cartoon. I mean 9 is a cartoon, but it’s also freaking dark. HAPPY TREE FRIENDS IS A CARTOON AND I WOULDNT TOUCH THE VIDEOS WITH A 9 FOOT POLE.  Long story short, cartoons are not a joke.

For some reason I confused the Ukulele with a Lute and was like ‘I’m not gonna judge, but… why?’ then i actually googled it and realised I’m an idiot.  But, um, I can’t say anything other than it’s your choice and you should do whatever would make you happier? There’s that trick of throwing a penny in the air and if you’re disappointed when it lands heads/tails, you know you want the other one. Idk, tho, both options sound equally nice!

… HxH gets weirder every time you tell me about it

KANEKI IS WHAT NOW Um, okay then.... alrighty...

guess who dropped TG again

WELL FUCK IM SCREAMING ABOUT THE NEW CHAPTER WHOAH EREN’T GRAMPA WHOAH THE REUNION However, the best part is Reiner acting like a dad during the festival

Oooh Etoile would be interesting!

I’m still at the ep where L dies ;-; I haven’t had the time to move forward, so I’m hoping I’ll be able to watch some during this weekend

Well, uh. My mom came into my room while I was writing this and had to ask me why i was crying (I’m pretty sure she thought I was having one of my all-time-lows again). The reason why I was actually crying? The song. Words can’t express my gratitude. I’d download it, but tbh I feel like I’ll start ugly sobbing again every time I listen to it...

random note, i started going to school by train! It’s actually a lot nicer than the bus and cheaper XD Idk why i put this here but yay

[battleofthegroundeddungeon]

1, 28, aaand 30 because it is a good and pure ask and I love it

Aw :3 thank you so much! :D You’re making me :3

I know some people call OCs any character they’ve come up with themselves, and others use the OC definition to just talk about any character they’ve come up with for a fanfiction setting. To try to narrow down the number of characters I’ve come up with, I’ll use the fanfiction one. That’s how I usually use “OC” anyway myself. ^.^ Even though I know that means not talking about my original stories, which are the bulk of my writing fun.

1. Your first OC ever?

This is hard to think through chronologically. I’ve been writing creative stories since I was like… four years old (granted, they are really, really, really awful when I was four, but I *was* writing stories at four). Most of my stories were original, but there were a few times that I wrote basically childhood fanfiction. There were OCs inserted into that. Let me see…

Ahhhhh it was probably the really ridiculous A Bug’s Life stuff I did when I was in the early, early elementary. Oh dear goodness I’m sort of embarrassed to talk about it. It was awful. Mmm… I completely changed the plot of A Bug’s Life because apparently I was a very… creative… child. Um. So apparently in my imagination Flik was like, Atta’s lost younger brother who got kidnapped as an infant by Hopper into the grasshopper’s private ant assassination organization and he had wings and was way OP? Um yeah. *squirms* There were several OCs that came out of this… imagination. The first one was either Atta’s twin sister Anata, who didn’t really have any interesting personality traits going for her, or Flik’s best friend Natalie.

Wow, I can still see and hear her completely in my head as I imagined her.

Dare I say it, considering how young I was… Natalie was cool? She was short, stocky, and had a bit of a blunt tongue on her. She wasn’t afraid of saying what she thought straightforward and simple, but she usually said things with humor, too. Most of the time it was with this relaxed, amused, teasing jab. Her words were a strange sort of supportive. She always had Flik’s back. Natalie was always confident and nothing ever caught her by surprise or threw her off guard. She never showed anger and rarely showed fear. And she was also a pretty hardcore warrior. Yup.

Wow, I can’t believe that was probably my first OC. I’m going to go hide… in a hole… now. Yeah. Definitely go hide ahahahahaha.

28. Your most dangerous OC?

Gareth Ragnar Haddock the Second, I think, if he counts as an OC! I mean, he came out of Battle of the Grounded Dungeon, which was originally a silly off-shoot of How to Train Your Dragon. So if Haddock counts, then I’d say him. I have a number of dangerous OCs, but he’s dangerous for the combination of his well-trained fighting skills… and his quick, violent temper. Even his allies aren’t completely safe around him. If he thinks they’re turning against him, he’ll point his sword at them, no matter who they are. Idiot uses the sword way too often.

Another potential most-dangerous-OC would be my recent OC I made for the Undertale RP. Mallow Arters was pretty dangerous. I didn’t get to this part of her characterization because we didn’t RP this far… but Mallow actually wasn’t a nice, sweet, sympathetic nun. People who read Mallow’s lines carefully in the RP will realize she always magically sides with the person she’s talking to, she’s always trying to breed tensions between humans and monsters, she’s suspiciously knowledgeable about the war despite living in a secluded area, she’s surprisingly curious about the fighting and getting involved despite being a “pacifist,” and she’s being suspiciously inconsistent with her own opinions. Mallow is nice and sweet to everyone’s faces… but the truth is, she’s actually a killer. And her name isn’t actually Mallow. She is Maeron Arters. She murdered her twin sister Mallow and took up her identity to go undercover. Mallow is in extreme vengeance mode. If I had continued the RP further, it is very likely that Mallow would have gone Genocide Route and tried to murder everyone she came across, human and monster, with her magic. She would backstab when people were alone and betray people who thought she was a friend and ally. So Mallow could have become a very very dangerous OC of mine. Yeahhh.

30. Which one of your OCs would most likely have a secret stuffed animal collection?

OH MY GOODNESS THIS IS A QUESTION??? I love it!

Shoooooot and the answer again goes to a really ancient OC I had from the elementary. I guess this ask is turning into “let Haddock divulge all his old embarrassing fanfiction secrets.” Also in elementary, I had a big Monsters, Inc. derivative I came up with and shared with my fellow third grade classmates. Let’s not go into details on that one. It’s pretty wild. But the OC that I can think of that would have a secret stuffed animal collection would be one of Randall Boggs’ younger sisters, Rosita.

Rosy was a little too optimistic and idealistic for her own good. She was pretty energetic, peppy, but also a little cautious about whether or not she was bothering someone. I guess you could say she was an empath. Nice, somewhat spunky (but not too spunky) character. She was constantly taking matters into her own hands spontaneously without asking others for advice or permission or whether or not this was a good idea. She totally has a secret stuffed animal collection, totally.