#Astrid Ek (cod oc)

[toastthewolfie]

astrid doodle

Wanted to do fancy lighting, was way too tired for it. (Still kinda sick so.)

yeah.

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bestie i just had the most random thought like.

was daydreaming abt my ocs like usual, specifically Astrid and the fact that she’s probably like the Kate Laswell of Shadow co.

THAT somehow spiraled into ‘what if astrid and laswell were married’ and I genuinely do NOT know how i ended up here help

like that would be interesting to write, yeah, but like????

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again.

*coughs blood* its done idk why but she’s here and she’s very silly

information from @olibird’s template! :D (i hope the tag is okay!!!!)

Tw for self harm (under ‘Issues’) and a vague mention of suicide in the backstory. And discussion of death i suppose. I dunno, sorry, it’s late and im tired

Name: Astrid Ek (I swear i tried to figure out a better name but this is the name that stuck when i searched up stuff about common names in Sweden

Aliases: N/A

Nationality: Swedish/American       Ethnicity: Swedish/British (Mother is Swedish, her father is British)

Age:  35              DoB: (M/D/Y) 09/10/1990

Pronouns: She/Her         Gender: Cis Female

Sex: F

Sexuality: Demisexual, Demiromantic, and Bisexual

Height: 6’

Languages: Swedish (Native), English (Secondary)

Which CoD Universe: the Modern Warfare Reboot timeline

Branches of Service: United States Army

Affiliation:  U.S. Army (formerly), Shadow Company (Current)

Specialties: Debriefing. She does a lot of paperwork (she’s basically a desk jockey but with the skills to kick someone’s ass if needed)

Personality: Serious (and judgemental). Jokes go over her head like 70% of the time (mostly because she’s incredibly sleep deprived most days) and she sometimes will just blankly stare at you because she thinks you’re weird or just.. thinks that the shit you just said is very 😨

Backstory: 

        Born and raised in a military family, Astrid grew up moving around a lot before her family settled in America after her mother’s discharge and her father retiring at the age of 11 in Seattle. Feeling slightly pressured, Astrid signed up for basic training for the United States Army at 21 after receiving her bachelors in analytics where she met her friend, Emily. The two quickly became best friends who pushed the other up during training (and got into mischief together). 

         Of course, all good things must end and on a mission 6 years later, Emily pushed Astrid out of the way of a gunner, sacrificing her life to protect her. Unable to operate on the field after that (despite multiple attempts to do so), Astrid retired from the army, almost immediately running into Phillip Graves at a random bar. The two managed to get talking and it somehow ended with Phillip inviting Astrid into joining shadow company and, having nothing else to do and knowing she’d probably kill herself if she didn’t, she agreed on the spot.

She’s been here ever since, so she’s going on 8 years.

Issues: sleep deprivation, protective to a fault, easy to anger (even if she doesn’t show it), overworking, and sometimes scratches at herself hard enough to draw blood when stressed

Habits: If anyone is injured on a mission, Astrid has a habit of either following at a distance if it’s serious or grabbing the injured party and checking them over herself before sending them to medical.

Scars: Small scratches at the base of her ribs.

Preferred method of showing care/affection/love language: Physical Touch and Acts of Service

Preferred way of receiving care/affection: Quality Time and Physical Touch.

Eye Color: Grey

Hair description: Blonde (greying out a bit)

Clothing description: 

Waist-length green jacket with a bunch of pockets and a swedish flag on the left sleeve, light grey turtleneck, greyish brown belt, bluish grey pants and black and grey cat-like boots (just because she’s serious doesn’t mean she can’t have some silly boots (Emily liked them on her so she’s used them ever since))

Body description: Semi-Built but otherwise skinny.

Favorite Activities: I dunno, she doesn’t get a lot of free time (self imposed. She feels the need to work until she can’t just to try and protect her the shadows

Blood Type: B-

Favorite color: Green

Favorite animal: Cats

Favorite food/Dessert: Carrots. I dunno she likes snacking on them when she gets the chance.

Other Fun Facts:

Doesn’t speak in English if it’s not necessary. She finds that it’s easier to convey her thoughts in Swedish than in English

Can/Will pass out from exhaustion in literally in any position if she can’t work anymore

Sleep talks (more like sleep mumbles) in swedish about random combat terms

Will sometimes just subconsciously ruffle the hair of anyone shorter than them if they did a good job (for people taller than her, they get a soft tap on the side or shoulder because she can’t reach their hair. Will sometimes hug someone if they look like they need it (and they like hugs, ofc)

she’s not scared of needles, she also knows how to administer narcan if absolutely necessary (for some reason, her mother decided that it was something she should know)

Feel free to ask any questions about her :)

[toastthewolfie]

sleeping (cod ocs)

figured id go a bit more in depth on their sleeping habits and whatnot (artistic diagram coming… eventually. Hopefully.)

Selena: Plops down and just sleeps wherever whenever (compared to my other ocs, she has the healthiest sleep schedule lmao). She’s a somewhat light sleeper and while she wont wake up if someone enters the room and does a few things before leaving (she does shift a bit though), if someone starts talking she’s up and at attention in under 10 seconds (under 5 seconds if someone touches her (accidentally or not) or something is dropped on or near her). Field ops are a different story though. She tends to avoid sleeping as much as possible (she’s the cover. She’s the suppressive fire, she needs to be ready and alert at any moment.) but when she does she usually just has her field pack covered by a random hoodie (that she probably stole from someone but thats irrelevant) and is sleeping in a straight line without moving. Is also sleeping considering heavier as she’s usually asleep because she’s fucking exhausted and can’t focus on targets.

Issac: Oh lord the boy is NOT sleeping. Let it be anxiety at the start or pain after he loses his arm, he will not sleep unless he’s exhausted to the point of near collapse simply because his body or mind won’t let him. When he DOES manage to fall asleep, it’s usually near someone that he knows and when he’s on base, he just sleeps in whatever position is comfiest in the moment (couch, bed, floor, whatever. If he’s comfy he’s sleeping). Field operations usually result in him slumped against a wall, closer to being knocked out than asleep. He’s a very heavy sleeper normally (but loud voices (exception of field ops, unless the yelling is close by) and beeps are some of the things that wake him up instantly regardless of how exhausted he is) so he tends to not wake up unless someone is specifically trying to wake him up (just like me fr 💪💪💪)

Astrid: Bestie you are NOT finding this woman asleep, you are finding her passed out on the floor barely breathing. She works herself to the bone and only rests when her body just goes ‘no, i cant do this anymore’ and forces her into unconsciousness just for a few hours of rest. The only time she falls asleep is when she’s back in her childhood home after family reunions, the peace of mundanity and the feeling of normality letting her bypass the stress of her work and gaining the ability to just… rest. Let herself relax for a few hours when she’s so used to working until she can’t make out words and then waking up on the floor of her office or in the medbay.

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driving (im rambling to see if this helps me fall asleep, apologies for any typos

tw (i think. Idk.) discussion of trauma for selena, it’s not really graphic, just explains what happened without going into detail.

astrid: can drive but drives like a madman. She drives with the energy of a parent thats 10 minutes late to an important event and by the fucking gods is she gonna fucking be there asap. But if there are other people in the car and they aren’t rushing, she still drives like a madman but significantly less so.

issac: knows how to drive but never got past his permit. Mostly due to financial and time constraints, his mother didnt have time to drop him off and whatnot and his father had visa issues, much less a driver’s license (he also just, never bothered to get one)

selena: could drive, but doesn’t due to trauma. (For context she’s fucking TERRIFIED of cars due to her father literally getting hit by a car and dying right in front of her at the ripe age of 14) Would probably have a panic attack behind the wheel, crash the car, and then have an even WORSE panic attack.

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tw: vauge mention of suicide jokes?

i am very tired and unsure if this’ll trigger anyone so im opting to play it safe and just. Yeah.

btw astrid can/does/will slap you on the back of the head full force if you make a sui joke around her.

‘Ah fuck guess i’ll kms’ slap.

‘Maybe i should just go kill my-‘ slap.

She will NOT tolerate any suicide jokes, no matter the occasion. She can be shit faced and she will still slap you across the back of your head if you say anything of the sort. S

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tw: death (extras in the tags btw :3)

Astrid is constantly haunted by memories of Emily.

Memories of running on the beach, with the sun framing Emily, making her appear surreal with the light forming a angelic ring around her. Memories of getting dragged out of bed at 2am to go stargaze, making her appear like a child who’s wonder knows no bounds. Memories of sitting in a safehouse with their backs pressed together while one of them naps and the other keeps watch.

Memories of messing with the drill sergeants together and laugh-crying through the harsh consequences of their shenanigans. Memories of disassembling and reassembling weapons together. Memories of secretly treating small scrapes in their barracks.

The memory of that fucking expression right as she pushed Astrid out of the line of fire. That expression before the bullets hit. The memory of the way the life drained from her eyes. The horrid stench of iron as Astrid tried so desperately to keep Emily alive while mumbling reassuring nothings.

The memory of watching the small things that made Emily’s bed Emily’s disappear. The memory of secretly nabbing one of the small pins and one of her sweatshirts to just try and keep a piece of her best friend with her. To just try and keep a small piece of the ride or die friend she knew so well. It doesn’t matter to her that every single time she sees that pin or wears that sweatshirt, she has to fight the urge to crumple to the ground and cry because she would fight god if it meant getting her friend back, but she cant do that, so keeping small pieces of Emily with her is the next best thing.

[toastthewolfie]

eyeballs

few more things:

Issac and Reagan have similar-ish eye shapes but Issac is much more expressive than Reagan. Also, his eyes are more sloped

Astrid has a resting angry face

Selena’s eyes, on a regular day, are tired looking and softer than the others. This is usually because Reagan is more analytical (looking for injuries), as is Issac (he’s trying to identify threats) so their eyes are sharper. Astrid’s usually not very angry despite her eyes looking as such so they’re a little softer but Selena tends to only snap into a sharper gaze when she’s on the field.

Issac’s eyes have the most prominent lighter colors, the others have a heavier emphasis on the darker tones. :)

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tw violence

astrid and selena are both incredibly terrifying in their respective ways.

Astrid gets all your information and knows how to hut you where it hurts. She knows how to get you talking just by putting what matters on the line. She’s calm, like it’s not a big deal if she gets your entire family killed. Almost no dirty tricks are below her, even using the other shadows as her tools (though she oftentimes doesn’t hide any information and allows them to opt out if they can’t do it. There are the times she doesnt, of course.) of course, it’s not always effective, which is where Selena comes in.

Selena is extremely intimidating and while she usually isn’t, if it’s called upon, she’s willing to snap into whatever mindset needed. Her interrogation mindset is similar to her feral state, but it’s more rational, thought-out. Her line of interrogation is increasingly violent. If someone talks with just a knife to the throat, then so be it, but beating someone half to death with a baseball bat is not below her. Every time someone needs her to interrogate someone, all soul disappears from her eyes. The woman who loves dogs and singing chappell roan at ungodly hours of the morning is gone, replaced by a vacant stare.

Issac meanwhile, is either outside of the area where it’s taking place as he can’t take it, or watching in horror from a corner

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random thought

astrid being a sort of ‘faceless enigma’ for the first few years of her career in shadow co

Everyone knows she exists. She’s active on missions (even if she’s not on field) and actively obtains/connects information before relaying it to anyone who needs it (she keeps most of her information on a need-to-know basis unless it’s needed for an operation. Small tidbits to the wrong person could risk compromising her sources)

but she operates out of shadow company’s base.

she’s hired by them and her loyalty is guaranteed, sure, but she opts to work in an unspecified location under a random name she chose at the age of 9. Choosing anonymity and an edited voice over camaraderie, she only makes her first real appearance when necessity calls and she can’t say information over comms without risking her or her source’s necks and randomly shows up in the cold at 2am on a December night with a sour expression and a pressed voice saying she needs to talk to Graves.

dunno if ill make this cannon but hey, thought i’d be interesting.

[toastthewolfie]

i feel like astrid is a very big ‘look as long as i vibe with a song, i like it’ person who does not look at the lyrics, also doesn’t help that Swedish is her native tongue so english confuses her sometimes (as do other languages)

she will just casually be listening to some of the most jaw-dropping, mind blowing, fear causing songs and just be like: what? The beat is nice?

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cooking

Selena: not a great cook but can bake extremely well (its one of the few things that helps keep her sane sometimes). Cooks occasionally but can often be found baking.

Issac: was never taught to cook or bake but can cook (just not very well. He can cook a few dishes but they’re usually mediocre. Edible and can be tasty, but not great)

Astrid: can’t cook to save her life. Can only make instant ramen and toast. Does not help that she’s usually running on -3 hours of sleep which makes her hand-eye-coordination terrible. Cannot bake and will set the dorm on fire (this has happened before). She still has kitchen privileges because she will NOT touch the oven with a ten foot pole but she still cannot cook😭

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sunset - Astrid

was thinking of this verse of riptide while drawing this ‘Lady, running down to the riptide Taken away to the dark side I wanna be your left-hand man I love you when you're singing that song And I got a lump in my throat 'Cause you're gonna sing the words wrong’

Yeah dont worry this is when Emily is alive and the two are just wandering around a town they’re deployed at during a sunset in december