#Character Development meme

[actionmemeplay]

Character development questions for trans and gender diverse muses.

How does your muse describe their own identity? Do they use a different label or describe themselves differently depending on who's asking?

How does your muse most enjoy dressing, when they feel at ease to present however they like? Is this different to how they present most of the time?

How does your muse handle feeling dysphoric or insecure in their appearance?

Did your muse's orientation or way of feeling attracted to others shift with their gender identity?

What was the moment your muse first realised (or began to realise) their gender roles didn't match up with who they were or wanted to be?

Is there someone your muse considers a "gender icon" or aspires to be like?

What does your muse's ideal example of their gender look like? Eg. "the ideal man" and so on.

Have the people in your muse's life been more of a support or a hindrance in them exploring or coming out and/or learning about themselves?

Talk about a key moment in your muse's journey towards becoming their more ideal self.

Is your muse confident in their identity? Still questioning? Is there anything that ever makes them feel doubtful about themselves?

Does your muse consider themselves out and proud, or would they rather live their life quietly and unnoticed?

What very personalised piece of advice would your muse give, either to their younger self or to someone else just beginning to explore who they are?

Is there a seemingly gender-unrelated thing that gives your muse a feeling of gender euphoria? (Eg. an activity outside of the usual societally gender-coded ones that they associate with their gender for some certain reason, an article of clothing that isn't specifically gendered but feels flattering or validating in some way, etcetera.)

Did your muse experience a grieving process at the beginning of realising their identity, or was the revelation wholly positive and affirming for them?

Did your muse feel like they had to "learn" how to perform their gender, or did they slip into the role naturally? Did they change much about their mannerisms or how they interact with the world, at all?

[hymemena]

Cafe Character Questions

Remember to specify muse for multimuse blogs.

CW: Food

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Black Coffee: What is an opinion that your muse has is hard for others to accept?

Flat White: Is your muse energetic or lethargic in the morning?

Espresso: Is your muse enthusiastic in their pursuits? What might change their approach?

Latte: Does your muse tend to follow trends or be more individualistic?

Cappuccino: Do they eat breakfast? Why or why not?

Frappuccino: How do they react to temperature/weather changes?

Mocha: Rank the different tastes from best to worst for your muse!

Caramel: What's a way to get on your muse's sweet side?

Extra Whip: What is your muse's guilty pleasure snack?

Trenti Iced Coffee, 12 Pumps [Sugar-Free] Vanilla, 12 Pumps [Sugar-Free] Hazelnut, 12 Pumps [Sugar-Free] Caramel, 5 Pumps Skinny Mocha, A Splash Of Soy, Coffee To The Star On The Siren's Head, Ice, Double Blended: What is your muse super particular about? Will they accept it any other way?

[room-of-torture]

The blonde entered the study, getting the first glimpse of the large mutant in a while. She warmed a bit and cleared her throat. “I’m sorry to disturb you, but I was hoping you could answer a question. It’s silly really but what’s your biggest fear?”

Leonardo raised a brow bone, “Disturb me?” He repeated and shook his head. He then reached out and trailed a finger from her soft and warm cheek—to lifting her chin. “My door is always open for you, you can never disturb me.” His lips curved into a warm smile for the pretty blonde while staring into her violet gaze.

“As for your question…” He pulled back for a moment and ran a hand over his mouth and chin while carefully thinking through her question. “Asides losing any more of my family—Failure and not being good enough. It never used to be this bad…Sure it would always be in the corner of my mind and push me to be perfect but, after losing our father—it deathly scares me to fail like that again….Forgive me Aurora, that was probably too much for a simple question.” His voice lowered and cleared his throat. @aurora-the-kunoichi

[demaparbat-hp]

He's never happy

[princesssarisa]

How easy or difficult is it for your character to say “I love you?” Can they say it without meaning it?

For the Crown 👑

If you mean The Crown the TV show about Queen Elizabeth II, I can't answer that; I've never watched it. But if you mean my novel-in-progress, An Eternal Crown, okay:

Sarisa: She's good at thinking it, but her fear of vulnerability prevents her from saying it quite so easily. Nor would she ever say it unless she meant it.

Zeran: He says it very easily, but he won't say it without meaning it.

Lorikeet: She says it easily too, and she would probably say it without meaning it if she wanted a protector and felt she could only get one by feigning love.

Robin: He says it easily and might say it without meaning it, but he usually does mean it.

Vorteyo: He says it easily, and he would very easily say it without meaning it in order to control someone.

Alesta: As a priestess who tries her best to avoid earthly attachments – she would make a good Jedi if she lived in a galaxy far, far, away – she very rarely says it, and she would never say it unless she truly and deeply meant it.

Kimzi: She says it easily, and she would say it without meaning it if it suited her, but she usually does mean it – she's just less good at love in action than at love in words.

[cityandking]

oc asks: not-so-nice edition

alone: How does your OC deal with loneliness? Have they ever been completely alone before? How do they act when there's no one around to see them?

betrayal: Has your OC ever been betrayed by someone they thought they could trust? Has your OC ever betrayed someone who trusted them?

bound: Has your OC ever been imprisoned or captured? What happened? How did they get out? Did the experience leave any scars?

break: What would cause your OC to break down completely? What do they look like when that happens? Has anyone ever seen them at their lowest?

desire: What's one thing your OC wants more than anything in the world? Are they open with that desire? Why or why not? What would they do to fulfill it?

failure: What's your OC's greatest failure? Have they been able to move past it? Does anyone else know about it?

fear: What is your OC's greatest fear? What do they do when confronted with it? Are they open with their fear, or do they hide it away?

future: What's the worst possible future for your OC? Are they taking steps to avoid that outcome? Are they even aware it's a possibility?

ghost: Who or what haunts your OC? What happened? How do they live with their ghosts?

guilt: What is your OC guilty about? How do they handle their guilt? Do they try to avoid guilt, or do they accept it?

hate: What does your OC hate? Why? How do they act towards the object of their hatred?

heartbreak: Have they ever had a relationship that ended badly? Experienced some other kind of heartbreak? What happened?

hide: What does your OC hide? Why do they hide it?

hunt: Who or what is your OC hunted by? A person, a feeling, a past mistake? Is your OC able to let their guard down, or are they constantly alert?

mask: Does your OC wear a mask, literally or figuratively? What goes on beneath it? Is there anyone in their life who gets to see who they are under the mask?

midnight: What keeps your OC up at night? Do they have nightmares? Fears? Anxieties? What do they do in the small hours of the morning when they should be sleeping?

mistake: What's the worst mistake your OC ever made? What led to them making it? Have they been able to fix it? How have they moved on?

monster: Is your OC monstrous in any way? Is there something that makes them monstrous? Are they aware of their own monstrosity? Do they accept it or reject it?

nightmare: What does your OC have nightmares about? How do they deal with their nightmares? Do they tell people, or keep it to themself?

pain: What's the worst pain your OC has ever felt? Do they have a high pain tolerance?

secret: What's one secret your OC never wants anyone to know about them?

skin: How comfortable is your OC in their skin? Do they grapple with anything that lives inside them—a beast, a curse, a failure, a monster? How do they face the smallest, weakest, most horrible version of themself? Are they able to acknowledge it at all?

torture: Has your OC ever been tortured? Would your OC ever torture someone else?

wound: How does your OC handle being wounded? Are their wounds mostly physical? Mental? Emotional? What's the worst wound your OC has ever experienced?

[helpallthenamesaretaken]

percy, aged 15: ....annabeth.....is sitting.....right next to me 😧 illegal😳😳 but.... i like it🤭??

percy, aged 16: OHMYGOD 😱😱 ANNABETH WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN MY ROOM 🤯 ????😨 MOM PICK ME UP I SMELL SCANDALOUS😳😳 IM NOT EVEN LOOKING GOOD EITHER😭😭😭 lord forgive ME😭........yeah im having fun 😁

percy, aged 17: *sound of lock breaking at 3am*.......hey girlfriend✌️ yeah no worries come in 🥱 next time, knock maybe? ill open the window for you myself, just dont wake me up....yep ly👍.......k this is slightly annoying by now but i still love it 🥰

[vertigris-art]

How Gris developed over 3 years

[mischievous-thunder]

Various variants

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Gaslight, Gatekeep, Girl found dead in a hidden room.

[First] Prev <–-> Next

[allthedrugsforcreativity]

[luna-azzurra]

When A Character Is having a day where everything goes wrong they

"I woke up late, spilled my coffee, and now my car won’t start. Perfect."

"Is it Monday? It feels like Monday."

"Of course, the printer jammed right before my big presentation."

"I can't believe I wore two different shoes to work."

"Why does my phone battery die at the worst times?"

"Great, my umbrella just flipped inside out. Classic."

"My toast landed butter-side down. It's just one of those days."

"First, I lost my keys. Now, I can't find my phone."

"Why is there a sock stuck to my back? Laundry day was yesterday."

"Naturally, the Wi-Fi crashes during my important meeting."

"I just locked myself out of the house. Again."

"Spilled coffee on my shirt, and it's only 9 AM. Fabulous."

[castellankurze]

"You know, they say that all men are created equal, but you look at me and you look at Zoraal Ja and you can see that statement is not true. See, normally if you go one on one with another viper, you got a 50/50 chance of winning. But I'm a genetic freak and I'm not normal! So you got a 25%, AT BEST, at beat me. Then you add Koana to the mix, your chances of winning drastic go down. See the 3 way at Succession, you got a 33 1/3 chance of winning, but I, I got a 66 and 2/3 chance of winning, because Koana KNOWS he can't beat me and he's not even gonna try!

"So Zoraal Ja, you take your 33 1/3 chance, minus my 25% chance and you got an 8 1/3 chance of winning at Succession. But then you take my 75% chance of winning, if we was to go one on one, and then add 66 2/3 per cents, I got 141 2/3 chance of winning at Succession. See Zoraal Ja, the numbers don't lie, and they spell disaster for you at Succession."

[the-one-and-only-ruination]

(ooc. Please chat, I need to talk more about my little blorbo)

Interview the Muse

[undead-knick-knack]

[princesssarisa]

Is your character preoccupied with money or material possession? Why or why not?

Which of my characters? Hmm... I guess I'll answer this for all the main characters from An Eternal Crown.

Sarisa: No, what matters to her is living a life of integrity and doing good for others. Sometimes she wants status and fame, but she doesn't care much about money or possessions.

Zeran: No, he cares mainly about people. As long as he loves and is loved, what does money matter?

Lorikeet: Well, she likes to be well-supplied with creature comforts and food, but money or possessions? Not a big deal.

Robin: Ditto.

Vorteyo: Money, no. That's so mortal. But material possessions to show off his towering status and power? Oh yes!

Alesta: No, the simple, spiritual life of a priestess is her calling.

Kimzi: Probably yes. If she found a way to get easy money and material possessions, then she would seize that opportunity. But even then, it's not a big priority for her: at least not compared to her obsession with Zeran.