#werewolf mc hala

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Some more fanart of @barbwritesstuff Bloodmoon depecting Lawerence Blackwell meeting my MC, Hala at The Rose and Cherry Cafe.

It's interesting to see the similarities and comparisions of Blackwells dynamic with Carrie, and Hala to Charles Perrault's "Little Red Ridding Hood." With Carrie, Blackwell is clearly the "wolf" in their relatonship dynamic. Disguising himself as Carrie's guardian and family, feeding her blood, and offering her a place to rest beside's him so she's easily acessiable and docile prey. Then when Carrie goes missing the werewolf that comes to speak with him is just this little slip of a girl wearing hand me down clothes, and homemade jewlery who's barly into her mid 20s. She's even wearing a red headscarf! Compaired to someone like Blackwell who's been around a few centuries Hala seems like another child he can cow into obedience with a flash of fangs and promise of reward.

Yet if you pay attention to the shadows you can tell who the real Apex predator is. Sure Hala doesn't look as intimidating as Blackwell in her human form, but it took tremendous will power for someone as amiable as her to not pop Blackwall's head off like a Champage cork. Espically after having to deal with his creepy stepford smile, terrible smell of rot, and even more odious personality. How much poision has Carrie had to swallow over the years because of him? Not just the blood cocktails but the horrible insults and derrogitory remarks about werewolves that Carrie internalized from him while growing up?! The only reasion Hala was able to keep a polite smile during her talk with Blackwell was because she was imagining the painful ways she wanted to murder this entitled and abusive POS parasite!

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After finishing Blood Moon and Thicker Than demo, I've come to the conclusion the Night King is thirsty AF for the Werewolf MC, pun intended. Heck when I first played through and had my MC, Hala, go to the Night Court I got some Salome vibes from Gaius wanting to see her wolf form before giving his blessing to have her pack use Blackwell as a chew toy. The creepy Valintine he sent, and Gaius obsessively watching the security footage of Lawerence Blackwall being mauled to death in the sequel demo. Lbr I wouldn't be surprise if the Night King put togeter a collage of my MCs photos from his spy network like a stalker with a crush. Ig we should be thankfull that Gaius isn't up to date with modern tech and socail media. He'd be so annoying trying to message or text the MC, or waking them up at 3am trying to vido chat.

Crush is the wrong word.

Gaius used to wage war against the allied werewolf packs of central Europe. Werewolves are nostalgic enemies for him... and he wants the wolf pack to get stronger so they'll be more fun to play with.

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Some @barbwritesstuff Blood Moon fanart of Team stray taking a group picture. Featuring my MC, Hala, her sweetheart Marco, Ed, Vicky, and newest addition to the pack Carrie.

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Finally finished my concept art of my MC from @barbwritesstuff Blood Moon.

Introducing Hala, a typical looking 20 something girl who enjoys boba tea, arts & crafts activites with kids, hanging out with her pack, and watching animal documenteries with her boyfriend Marco. I based her wolf form on Arabian wolves so Hala appears smaller, with larger ears, and a shorter coat compaired to the rest of her pack. She also likes to dress in layers and can usually be seen wearing a red hijab (sort of a visual reference to red ridding hood). Althogh Hala dresses like this more because she's prone to getting cold rather than for religious or modesty reasons. Not much use for modesty when you're a werewolf.

Hala eventualy becomes the Alpha of her pack, which does surpise folks first meeting her. Espically with how friendly she is, Hala comes across more as an energetic college voluntreer than an Alpha. However you should never confuse Hala's kindness for weakness, she will not hesitate to rip your head off with her teeth. As Lawerce Blackwell found out the hard way.

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Put together a collage of my Werewolf MC Hala from @barbwritesstuff Bloodmoon and decided to include some additional info and hedcanons about her.

Name: Hala bint Badr

Pronouns:she/her

Height: 5ft.5”/165.1cms

Appearance: An average height Arab woman with a tan complexion, dark brown curly hair, hazel eyes, aquiline nose and medium build. Hala is often seen wearing layered clothes, homemade jewelry, and a headscarf or hijab, usually in red.

Wolf form: Resembles an Arabian wolf with dark, brown fur, that’s darker on her back and tail tip, and lighter beige on her stomach, ears and muzzle. Hala is smaller than her packmates, with larger ears, and a shorter thinner coat.

Conviction: Be Kind

LI: Marco

Alpha: Aliksander, deceased. Hala, current.

Misc. Info & Headcanons

Hala’s name means halo around the moon in Arabic, and her surname means daughter of the full moon.

Her mother’s name was Sama which means sky in Arabic.

Sama’s  pack originally came from a desert climate but like most werewolf packs they had to move to safer territories in other countries. 

Hala’s mother never saw the ocean in person until her late teens, and she learned to swim from Jay during their brief romance. Sama later taught Hala how to swim as a way to pass on something from Jay to their daughter, other than his eye color.

Hala has a caffeine dependency but prefers tea. After moving to the city Ed introduced her to boba tea and she got hooked.

Hala prefers not to drink alcohol due to disliking the taste. As a result Hala and Farro usually wind up as designated drivers whenever their packs meet up. 

Hala is prone to getting cold easily even in her wolf form. So she often dresses in layers and/or will cuddle with pack members for warmth.

Hala and her mom used to spend a lot of time in public libraries when they used to travel. They had free textbooks and resources to help with Hala’s education, and the nicer ones even offered free classes or activities for people. 

Hala learned to make jewelry at one of those libraries and even used to sell the things she made with her mom. After joining the pack Ed helps Hala sell her jewelry online, but she still gives out jewelry for friends and loved ones for free as gifts. As a result every member of the pack owns at least one piece of jewelry or customized accessories made by Hala.

Hala also does little arts and crafts projects with the kids when she is on babysitting duty. This instantly made Hala Izzy’s favorite person when Hala made her a tiara from an old wire hanger, some beads, and glitter.

As far as Hala’s own jewelry preferences go she tends to wear clip-on earrings, usually made of copper or nickel.

Hala’s mother used to own some gold bracelets from the old country that were originally going to be passed down to Hala as a bridal gift if she found a mate. After their pack died though Sama wound up pawning the gold bracelets to support herself and Hala.

Back when Hala was still a stray she used to go out in deep water to swim on nights when there is the full moon, that way she was less likely to hurt someone late at night in the middle of the ocean or lake. Worst case scenario she might swim too far from the shore, wind up exhausting herself and drown. Hala figured that was a better risk than giving into the moon and killing someone, the Alpha and Minjo however did not agree. They were both very distressed at how casually Hala explained that she first wound up in their pack’s territory because she got lost looking for a body of water deep enough to potentially drown herself. 

Hala still keeps her mother’s seashell necklace and wears it constantly. Jay made the necklace for Sama as a gift after their first date taking her on his bike to the coastline. 

Hala learned how to apply jacket patches from Addie and Elma.

Hala’s favorite jacket is a denim and fleece jacket that used to belong to Marco. He gave it to her shortly after she first joined the pack when he noticed she’s more sensitive to the cold, and told her to keep it because she looked cuter wearing it. She started developing a crush on Marco after that and added rose patches to the sleeves so she could always be reminded of Marco when she wears it.

While Hala didn’t become as close with Vicky as she did with Ed. She always respected and admired Vicky. Sure they don’t alway agree on things but Hala understands that sometimes you have to make the hard decisions, especially since Vicky had to become another parent for Ed growing up when she was still a kid herself. After becoming the Alpha Hala knows she can trust Vicky explicitly to keep the pack safe, but she’s also trying to make Vicky understand she can also depend on Hala and the others to help protect and look after her too.

After becoming the Alpha Hala takes different jobs and learns new skills to help the pack and their new home. She starts working at a craft store so the pack gets discounts on everything from school suplies to fabrics. She becomes a certified notary to help the pack when they need to verify important documents and paperwork. She even undergoes training in her wolf form to become a registered therapy dog. 

Likewise Hala tries to encourage and support her pack members with whatever they need. Like helping take care of Minjo’s kids if she eventually decides to complete her training to become an official registered nurse.

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Was cleaning out my photo gallery and found some Picrews and dress up game screen shots I saved of my MC, Hala, from @barbwritesstuff Blood Moon.