#Aaah thanks Kelly. I feel like I wanted to take the Ilya weight out of my chest so really. Thanks.

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22, 23, 31, and 40 for the OC asks.

I'll apologize in advance for how all over the place these answers are. Sorry Kelly '*'

22. Is there any OC of yours people tend to mischaracterize? If yes, how?

*sigh* Yes. Ilya. Some of my friends tend to see him as a cold-blooded man even though I make sure to begin always open his description with words like "soft" and "sentimental". But I think I get where that comes from. I mean, he's an assassin, literally walks around with blood-stained hands and he doesn't lose his sleep over that but did I really write him so poorly that no one realises he's not his own person yet? That his beliefs, his actions, his everything is not his but his family's?

And that, that—that notion of him as an emotionless bastard grew exponentially between my friends who read the "I'd lay the streets with bodies for you" scene and I'll again blame myself for that because I thought the parallels were explicit in that scene but I was most certainly wrong? I wrote that with the Alteo and Amaryllis in mind. And writer insight: Ilya plays the role of Amaryllis. Did he lay the streets with bodies? Yes. But did you see how his heart bled with every death? Or how many times he asked Yulia if that was really her wish if that was the only way he could win her love?

Anyway, that's it. Sorry for the mess of a rant but I'm really attached to that bish.

23. Introduce OC that has changed from your first idea concerning what the character would be like?

Friends and family, meet Yavannië Wilwarindëa, better known as Autumn Evenstar. She's a 6'4" elven princess initially meant to be way too traumatized by past events to function properly. Current Autumn is a very independent kid who left her realm for "you treat me as if I'd break" reasons. She has a nomadic soul, loves the colour blue and wants to be a teacher for the baby elves to come.

The few things I can say she kept from OG Autumn are the absolute fear of flight, the love for surprising people and the talent as a blacksmith? Ah, the total lack of pudor as well.

31. Pick one OC of yours and explain what their Tumblr blog would be like (what they reblog, layout, anything really).

Mikado, I choose you. I know I haven't said shirt about her but this might be a good opportunity to. Her username would be something like "rosycriminal", "nippon-floral-rebellion" or "misguidedyakuzahime". Black, White and Red floral/manga general aesthetic. She'd basically post about plants. How to take care of them, pretty plants, random info on plants, gardening hacks, best tea plants, how to start your home garden, seasonal diseases, plants now is the moment I say she's a botanist. Every now and then however you'd have posts criticizing the conduct of the Japanese police as well as the crime syndicates. Until one day there'd be a short apology post and no further communication.

40. Any fond memories linked to your characters? Feel free to share!

Aaaah, okay, okay. I feel like all of these will be about Nick but it's just because the memories linked to him are just merry. Alright, let's begin.

Nicholas came to life at a Halloween party in 2018. My friend and I had been sitting at a table stuffing our face with pizza and sparkling wine for good 2h when I blurted a "You know what, enough of this. Remember the universe I just told you about during the car ride here? Pois é. We're making a new OC to throw there." And just like that, the party became one of the best we ever attended together 🤣 And I think all of that night is very evident when you see Nick. That and how he is for sure the child of my friendship with Aninha. It's just, yeah.

Hmm, Okay. The second one would be the time I was at my parents' house and decided to elaborate on the cave episode. I'm sitting like I'm gay on the couch when baby brother enters the room and goes "You're making the face. What is it now?" To which I reply very absentmindedly "Just dropping a cave at my son." I immediately closed my mouth and looked at him, he paused the game and stared at me with a "What the actual Fork" expression on his face, sighs his soul out and says "You have issues. You should talk to mom," and resumes his videogame. My mother arrived not long after to a Milie laughing on the couch. Baby brother then proceeded to tell her how I'm a sadist who needs treatment, to which I just laughed more.

Aaah!!! I have an Olivia one. I think we were out celebrating my birthday eating Japanese food, no one was saying a word, we were just at our phones and I decided that was the time to enquire my mother, a shrink, how to best depict schizophrenia on my writing. You see, that would've been quite normal had my mother not pulled a "Living with Schizophrenia" flyer from her purse. That was when my dad ordered more sashimi because he knew we were just beginning.