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OC in 15

Thank you @the-down-upside-finch and @lexiklecksi for the tag!

Rules: Share 15 or fewer lines of dialogue from an OC, ideally lines that capture the character/personality/vibe of the OC. Bonus points for just using the dialogue without other details about the scene, but you're free to include those as well!

I'm going with my Sephris Wiel for this one, the prince of snarkness.

"So am I supposed to bow, or what? Thought Stesara stripped you of all that business."

“Are you going to stand all day out there?”

“You’ve had a long day, I expect, you can just sit if you’d like—"

“We’re not as nosy as people seem to be in the capital. If you want to talk to give an interview, I can introduce you to him in town tomorrow. But here, we generally let people have some privacy about their feelings.”

"'Ceremony of humiliation'? Is that something the old heres pricena is used to seeing happen to someone else?”

“Don’t worry, Breo can handle two people. You’re a strong boy, aren’t you?”

“They know who you are, but they don’t know you. Everyone in this town knows each other’s names, their families, what they do. You haven’t said a word to any of them.”

"We might not be Fareis, but we do get the papers here, Your Highness.”

“First of all, don’t call them children. They’re all in Upper School and won’t take kindly to the insult.”

“Do you want to go over there and interrogate him yourself? What’s the matter with you?”

“That’s none of your business. It was honestly earned, I can tell you that.”

“He should have lost a lot more. My parents died that year, and he gets to resign and live the rest of his days in comfort in the capital?”

"This isn't the Mirellette Palace, Laesia. It's real life."

"Will they even recognize you? No one north of the Idylwild has seen you in almost a year and the Corps’ been on the road for even longer than that."

"Would you shut up, it wasn't like that—!"

Tagging @mercurygray @softspeirs @hesbuckcompton-baby and open tag because this was fun <3

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hey! this is chance & here’s this week’s prompt. pick one of your ocs. how would they react if they suddenly appeared right next to you, in the modern world? what would happen?

Hi!

He'll obviously be confused by it first, but I think Sephris would do numbers on social media once he figured it out. He'd probably be on Instagram or Twitter just making memes all the time.

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One Song for Every OC Tag

Tagged by @anthros-vanitas-archive to pick one song for every OC!

Laesia Durecane and Sephris Wiel: King and Lionheart - Of Monsters and Men

Merity Anandar: Happy & Sad - Kacey Musgraves

Fendley Wiel: Louisa - Lord Huron

Joss Hailen: Karma - Taylor Swift

Lord Stesara: Savages - MARINA

Sophie Holland: The Heart Wants What It Wants - Selena Gomez

Dorothy Lakes: The Way You Look Tonight - Frank Sinatra

Open tag to anyone who wants to play <3

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Heads Up, 7 Up

Tagged by the lovely @vintagecivet, thank you so much x

From Between Heaven and Earth:

“I don’t like this,” she said. Sephris glanced at her. “So quick to form an opinion, huh?” Laesia resisted pursing her lips in frustration, an expression she had been taught was uncouth. “I mean I don’t like them looking at me like this.” Taller than her by a head, Sephris peered around and shrugged. “You’re new,” he said. “What else do you expect?” She stopped, compelling him to do the same in the middle of the gravel road. “Surely you cannot mean that. I’m heres pricena. Don’t they know who I am?” Sephris rolled his eyes at her indignation. “Of course they do. We might not be Fareis, but we do get the papers here, Your Highness.” His mocking tone raised Laesia's hackles. “You might refrain from the sarcasm, Ster Wiel,” she snapped. Then, remembering her position, she took a moment to compose herself. A breath. “If they know I am the heir, they should know I mean them no ill will. Far from it. Why do they look at me like I will level the place to the ground?

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𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡 | 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨: 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬 𝐖𝐢𝐞𝐥

Introducing: Sephris Wiel

“As far as we're concerned, our lives are no different whether we're a part of Ordon or not. We get the same rubbish treatment from the government no matter who's in charge.”

Sephris is the last Wiel holding down the old homestead in Albision. He is not resigned to it, because he does not find it unpleasant, content to do nothing but work the earth and remain in the comforts of familiarity. He’s a hometown boy at heart, not concerned with the wider changes at work in Velitova or even Avantine—an attitude representative of most Albisions. 

BHE WIP Intro | BHE Page | Laesia Durecane | All BHE Characters

Notes + taglist under the cut

A/N: Ah Sephris, you unbothered soul. As someone who worries constantly and stresses over things like the state of the human existence, I gave Sephris a lot of traits that are the complete opposite of all of that. Because of this, I think he’s also the type of person in real life that would probably drive me crazy.

FC: Douglas Booth — Back in the day I had a massive crush on this man, so for Sephris, the deuteragonist, I was compelled to base his appearance on someone I already was partial to.

Taglist (please ask for +/-): @canofpeaches @leave-her-a-tome @houndmouthed​

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𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐞 | Low medieval fantasy

𝐒𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 | A small agricultural town

𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐬 | Planning/Drafting

𝐏𝐎𝐕 | Third-person limited

𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐬 | Friends to lovers, culture shock, classism, religion and devotion, colonialism, revolution and resistance

𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 | Death, war, body horror

𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲 | 

For as long as Princess Laesia Durecane has known, Velitova has been under the heel of Ordon, but that’s all about to end soon. The war is over and she’s excited to take part in her first official diplomatic mission as she and her father, the king, travel to commence peace talks and formalize Velitova’s independence. At least, that’s what Laesia thinks: Lord Stesara has other plans. Surrounded by enemies and threatened with death or exile, Laesia flees and takes refuge in the home of the young farmer Sephris Wiel. Small town life in Albision is a far cry from the luxury and privilege she’s only ever known in Fareis, but without the looming eyes of Ordon over her shoulder, she can at least take the time to think of how exactly to strike back...

𝐖𝐈𝐏 𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐞 | Characters, excerpt, and worldbuilding here

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𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡 | 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨: 𝐀𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐮𝐝 𝐃𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐞

Introducing: Alisud Durecane

“What makes you think they will abide by this treaty? These countries have done nothing but harass and prey on our land and people for hundreds of years, since the discovery of mirellette. You think they will suddenly have a change of heart because we ask them to? We can’t trust them.”

Alisud Durecane may be Laesia’s younger brother and a Pricene Durecane himself, but his first and foremost concern is to the men and women who serve with him. A Captain in the elite Prince’s Corps of the Velitovan Army, he is a young man who has been on the front lines of a war for years but still is fighting the good fight as a loyal Velitovan soldier who hopes for his country’s freedom.

BHE Intro | Laesia Durecane | Sephris Wiel | Merity Anandar | Joss Hailen | Calbor Stesara | All BHE Characters

Notes + tag list under the cut

A/N: Alisud was a relatively late addition to the story. I always knew Laesia would have a sibling. First she had a younger sister, than a younger sister and a younger brother, and then I cut the sister and ended up with just Alisud. He’s a difficult character, probably my second hardest besides Sephris, but I enjoy writing his scenes with Laesia. They’re cut from the same cloth and have a close relationship, so the rapport they have is fun to develop. 

FC: Tayeong from NCT, with black hair and without the earring but the expression is spot on. 

Tag list (please ask for +/-): @canofpeaches​, @leave-her-a-tome​, @houndmouthed​, @elysianhymns​, @ariadnaes, @thelaughingstag​, @jacquesfindswritingandadvice​

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𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡 | 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨: 𝐅𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐖𝐢𝐞𝐥

Introducing: Fendley Wiel

“If she ever felt suffocated because of me, by Leukys, I hope I can earn forgiveness for it.”

Fendley Wiel is the brooding brother of Sephris who has carved a path for himself in the Prince’s Corps, where he serves alongside Alisud Durecane. Though Fendley excels in his job as a fighter, feelings of guilt and regret have made him a surprisingly fragile man prone to self-doubt and volatility. Yet his devotion to the Velitovan cause is only surpassed by that for Merity Anandar, and his moodiness and anxiety over being separated from her masks his ultimately good heart.

BHE Intro | Laesia Durecane | Sephris Wiel | Merity Anandar | Joss Hailen | Calbor Stesara | Alisud Durecane | All BHE Characters

Notes + tag list below the cut

A/N: Last of the character intros I have planned for BHE, but certainly not least, Fendley is here. I’ve talked about him so much already just in passing; I definitely love this character a lot. What can I say, I love angsty characters, but most of the time I just think of Fendley as being a guy who needs a big hug and therapy. I think he has the potential to be misunderstood so I have to be very careful with his words and actions a lot of the time.

FC: Bradley James as either Arthur or Giuliani de Medici

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𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡 | 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨: 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐛𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐚

Introducing: Lord Calbor Stesara

“Hasty, hasty...You do not want to bite the hand that feeds you.“

A veteran of the Inistran War who is rumored to have committed war crimes, Lord Stesara now serves as a key advisor to Ordonian King Redeck and is his Chief Ambassador to Velitova. These days, Lord Stesara has traded his sword for diplomacy, or what he thinks diplomacy is. He retains a keen mind for both combat and politics, in addition to maintaining a deceptively smooth bearing. 

BHE WIP Intro | Laesia Durecane | Sephris Wiel | Merity Anandar | Joss Hailen | All BHE Characters

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A/N: And here we have our main antagonist. Honestly, I haven’t touched a lot of his scenes because they’re #big moments in the narrative that I’m avoiding and I don’t want to deal with them yet. He’s also just one of the smartest characters in the story and I don’t think I’m smart enough to write him 😬

FC: I don’t have a firm one decided on, though a general idea would be François Arnaud as Cesare Borgia or Lorenzo Richelmy as Marco Polo. 

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𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡 | 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨: 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐇𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧

Introducing: Joss Hailen

“It's a useful skill to have, knowing how to take care of people."

If Merity represents light, innocent femininity and Laesia the dark, brooding femininity, Joss sits in between them as the most mature and oldest of this trio of women. She occupies the pivotal and respected role of Albision’s town healer, an occupation that positions to her speak her mind to anyone without fear.

BHE WIP Intro | BHE Page | Laesia Durecane | Sephris Wiel | Merity Anandar | All BHE Characters

Notes + tag list under the cut

A/N: I'm finally back with the intros! Joss was a relatively late addition to the story but now I can’t imagine it without her. It would be important for Laesia to have someone to relate to who was more worldly than both Sephris and Merity, her two main peers. Coming from royalty, there wouldn’t have been many people Laesia considered superior to herself, and I wanted Joss to challenge that notion.

FC: Indira Varma as Niobe in HBO’s Rome

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𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡 | 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨: 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫

Introducing: Merity Anandar

“I’ve been very fortunate Leukys has so far blessed me with Fendley’s love, but she has not shown me what else I am meant for in life yet. I can only hope she will consider me faithful enough to do so soon.”

A classic ingenue, Merity is a young woman whose most pressing concern is her home and family. Under her sweetness, she must manage her own self-doubt and fragile health, but she remains an unwavering idealist for the future of her and her loved ones even as circumstances in Albision grow ever more dire. 

BHE WIP Intro | BHE Page | Laesia Durecane | Sephris Wiel | All BHE Characters

Notes + tag list under the cut

A/N: Took a bit of a gap from character intros but I’m back with my bb! Merity is becoming one of my favorite characters in BHE. Sure, it’s the angsty and conflicted protagonists who drive the plot, but there’s something about writing a cinnamon roll is just so soothing for the soul. 

FC: Kanna Hashimoto, a combination of mature elegance and innocent charm

Tag list (ask to be +/-): @canofpeaches @leave-her-a-tome @houndmouthed​ @elysianhymns​ @ariadnaes​