#ANYWAY THESE WERE FUN THANK YOU LIZZZZZ I LOVE TALKING ABOUT MY GORLS 💕💕

[derelictheretic]

3, 6, 10, and 11 for heather and/or lola for the pride asks!!

Thank you for sending these in liz!!! Both the girlies coming up bc I'm obsessed with them teehee <33

[pride oc ask game]

— How did your oc discover themself? Did something cause them to question, or did they always know?

As soon as Heather was off to college and free of her catholic childhood home and overbearing parents she made a pact with herself to try everything once and she just so happened to figure out she really enjoyed being with other women as well as men. (If she had to split hairs and admit a preference it definitelyleans towards women)

She was too self absorbed to ever really ponder her sexuality before that, she always just assumed everyone was into her and she'd give the time of day to whoever she felt like suited her at the time. (Somehow that became John?? Like girl??)

— How does your oc feel about labels? Theirs, or in general?

Heather wholeheartedly does not even think about labels until it benefits her, if she can drum up a sympathy card or manipulate someone into defending her by using hers than she'll do that. It's not a source of comfort or strength in identity for her, it really is just not something she thinks about. She doesn't care about what other people are doing in general and even less so when it comes to what they label themselves, unless it helps her get what she wants she does not care.

— Is your oc open about their identity? Are they more lowkey or more blunt about it? Why or why not?

Heather is probably the most open about her sexuality compared to literally any other aspect of herself. She doesn't see it as a defining feature of herself and she doesn't feel the need to protect or hide it from anyone. She enjoys being in control and having it as common knowledge and not something that can be used against her is important to her in a way too though.

— How did your oc discover themself? Did something cause them to question, or did they always know?

Lola was one of those cases where she'd watch the disney princesses when she was little and imagine herself in their flowy gowns and getting whisked away by a handsome prince. She'd try on her mother's clothes and makeup and always made better friends with girls at school. She didn't really figure it out until mid high school when a friend came out and she stayed up researching and eventually cried into her pillow because she found a word that made everything finally make sense. That friend also ended up being the first person she came out to beside her big brother.

— How does your oc feel about labels? Theirs, or in general?

Lola is very label proud considering she lost everything to have hers, she will wear her flags and pronoun pins proudly and she's not afraid to brawl bigots over it. She is also a defender of everyone else who wants to be open about their labels, she doesn't care what it is she will defend them to the death. As far as she's concerned everyone deserves to have whatever helps makes themself comfortable and happy in themselves, their identity and their community. (She also defends people's rights not to be labelled <3)

— Is your oc open about their identity? Are they more lowkey or more blunt about it? Why or why not?

Very open! She doesn't go shouting it in strangers faces unprovoked (provoked however and they should watch out—) but she's not hiding anything in any way. If people spend time with her at one point parts of her identity will casually be brought up and if another person happens to mention their own identity then a great ramble-a-thon will begin because Lola loves hearing about other people's experiences and journeys! (The joy-splosion that happened when she and Dean met and realised there was another trans person in Hope County. It was beautiful and alol confusing for everyone else who didn't realise the two sem-stealth deputies were trans.)

She's honestly just at a point where she's comfortable in her identity and her ability to protect herself if need be so she doesn't see the need to hide big parts of her away. Life's too short and she plans to live it the fullest.