#actually a little clip from a wip animatic

[jaiquill]

Just some friendly banter - 

[emcscared-whumps]

Questions divisible by 5 for the wip thing? 👀

From this post!

Oh man, testing my math skills I see ;) *cracks knuckles* Let's do this thing!

05 - How long have you been working on your WIP?

I first created Pete in May of 2017 for a group roleplay, and I started building his backstory almost immediately. I have been continuously working on it in tiny crumbs over those years-- through the latter half of highschool, and through my shitty first job.

In years, that is almost 6 :)

10 - Share a song that makes you think of your WIP

I have a few songs that make me think of specific characters an arcs.

Dawn by Echo Black and Danny Blu (YouTube) makes me think of Pete's relationship with Ewrancore, the world in which Shifting Phases is set

Struck by the Rain (Rythm Heaven) (YouTube) makes me think of Timmy and Pete pining for each other even though the song itself is about heartbreak ^-^' It's full of vibes though, and the pining vibes are sad, so it's a fit ^-^ (which has a happy ending instead of the sad one in the lyrics). I copy pasted the lyrics into my notes document, and coloured the lyrics so it's a duet :3 maybe one day when I learn, I'll make an animatic :)

This Spotify playlist encompasses both canon Shifting Phases, and the AU Eclipse Descending, as well as various other lore specific and character specific tidbits.

15 - A little bit about your antagonist?

Hmm... What haven't I already said about Johnstone... Well, he has goals and convictions, and an iffy set of morals. A lot of his colleagues are unsure whether he hunts demons/belunae for the good of humanity, or for his own sadistic pleasure.

Johnstone is also a sore loser, and will stop at nothing to get what he wants when he wants.

He makes a pretty dangerous villain, though I'm not sure how compelling he is. That's okay, we have Kate for a compelling antagonist so I don't really care :)

(I do, however, enjoy the effects Johnstone has on all the other characters).

If you want to read more about him, he has a profile here!

20 - Share a song that makes you think of your antagonist

I think I've had a similar ask in the past, but there are a rare few songs that evoke character vibes at all, and Johnstone is rarely at the forefront of my mind, or even Kate, especially when I'm listening to music, which is usually when I'm driving. The easiest background thoughts to maintain while focused on the road are Pete thoughts, so, I have a few for him, and not many for Johnstone.

If there was one that I would choose, it would be Be Prepared (The Lion King) (YouTube link, clip of the scene) because Johnstone has a lot of ambition, a small group of people he's in charge of, and a hunger for power even at his hunters' expenses.

25 - Easiest character to write?

It's 100% Pete.

He's my fav, I love him, my favourite kind of whumpee who suffers my favourite whump... Because I love him so much and am completely obsessed by him, he is incredibly easy for me to write. The only tricky part is his accent mixing with his stutter, but really, it's not too hard to write, just time consuming because I have to do so many flow checks lol

30 - Do any of the names in your WIP have significance?

Yes actually, but only really one. When I first started making the characters for Shifting Phases back in 2017, I didn't really care about name meanings, and I used a fairly generic name generator because I just didn't know what else was available. Found some cute, simple names, but ultimately, nothing with much significance.

However, I only recently decided on Johnstone's first name recently, I think within the past two years, and I was more conscious of eanings relating to backstory. So, Johnstone's first name Sorrel does have a meaning. It means "redish brown hair."

Johnstone does not have reddish brown hair. But do you know who does?

Pete.

A fun fact about Johnstone was that his mother was a clairvoyant belunae. Whether she knew or told her partner, Sorrel's father, is not something I know yet, but I'd say it was unlikely.

Her abilities weren't particularly strong, so she often dreamed true rather than having waking visions. One night, while carrying her child, she had a true dream about a young man with reddish brown hair being very important to her unborn child, she could tell in the dream that her son was going to great lengths to bring him back into his life.

Unfortunately, a lot of the context didn't filter through because her ability was fairly weak, but she decided to name her son Sorrel for the man with reddish brown hair in his future. She thought it was kind of romantic and beautiful...

Seeing the way he grew up, arrogant and cruel, I wonder what she came to think of her vision... :) I wonder if she had subsequent, distressing visions

35 - What are some of the themes of your WIP?

Whump. Whump is the whole theme XDD

On a deeper level than that, a theme which also encompasses where a fair few of the character arcs end up is trust, friendship, acceptance, and love (platonic and familial).