#Dale Dagwood

[alaffy]

Riverdale 7x20 - Goodbye, Riverdale (Spoilers)

Jesus, this was depressing. After seven years, Riverdale comes to an end. And I can absolutely guarantee that nobody ever expected it to end like this. That being said, while this is not the ending I would have chosen, I also can't say I dislike this ending. We watched these character going through year after year of hell and the fact that most of them have a good life and there is a happy-ish ending to this...well, I'm content with it. Riverdale, for me, probably will be the first four seasons, but I don't hate this ending.

Anyway, we start with an Eight Six year old Betty who's learned Jughead has passed away. Betty is now the last of the gang to survive. Betty wants to visit Riverdale one last time and her granddaughter promises to take her there the next day. That night Betty is visited by Angel/Writer Jughead who takes her back to the last day of high school so she can see her friends one last time. During these moments we find out what happened to all of the characters. And I'm just going to go through this real quick.

Ms. Andrews will fall in love with a woman who will live in the with Ms. Andrews until she passes away. Polly will end up having her twins (Juniper and Dagwood). Alice will eventually divorce Hal (I think, my cable screwed up and I missed part of this), become a flight attendant, and marry someone else.

During junior year of high school, Fangs records a hit single and is able to convince Midge's parents to let him marry her. Their happiness is short lived as, not long after high school, Fangs goes out on tour and is killed in a bus accident. Midge and her daughter will live off the royalties of Fang's two songs (right).

Pop's apparently dies before the kids graduate high school. That's the grave Betty is visiting. The writers clearly are choosing violence here.

Clay and Kevin move to Harlem together. Clay becomes a professor at Columbia (I think) and Kevin opens his own off Broadway production. Kevin will die of old age in his sleep and Clay will pass away a few weeks later sitting on a park bench.

Cheryl and Toni move west and live a more bohemian life. They have a son named Dale (after Riverdale). They will live a long and happy life together.

Reggie will go on to play basketball for the Lakers and then become the coach at Riverdale High. He has two sons who will run the Mantle used car lot. Reggie was buried in Duck Creek.

As for the core four, well they all decide during senior year to all just date each other. Yup. Well, maybe, as we never see anything happen between Archie and Jughead. After high school....

Veronica moves back to LA and becomes a big movie mogul. I don't think it's directly said, but it seems like she was the first of the four to go. I does seem like Betty, at least, looses touch with her over time.

I'm not going to go into the last Barchie scene. While I didn't particularly like that couple, what the writers did in that scene was nothing short of sadistic to those fans. But one could argue that same was done to Bughead and Varchie fans in season four. Anyway, Archie will go out west and find a woman that he decides to settle down with. He lives a long, good life with her and, when he dies, he's buried next to his father.

Jughead will create Jughead's Madhouse Magazine (Mad Magazine) and had a successful life as a writer/editor. He never marries.

Betty also creates her own magazine. (And late '60s/early '70s Betty's look is my favorite Betty look). Betty never married, but she did adopt a daughter. Which she considers her legacy, her family.

Anyway, Angel/Writer Jughead takes Betty back to the present. The next day, Betty's granddaughter takes her to Riverdale. As they pull into Pop's parking lot, the building is for sale, she discovers Betty has died.

But then young Betty steps out of a car as she has been transported to an functioning Pop's Restaurant. Jason is at the door (yep, the actor is back). And everyone is there (well, of the cast that still worked on the show). And as the story ends, Betty joins the other three at the table and in the Hereafter.

Like I said, not the way I imaged the show would ever end. Not the way I would have ended it. Still, it was a very bitter sweet ending. I shed some tears and, yeah, part of me is sad to see it end.

Of course, that part of me will soon be knocked unconscious by my sanity....

[weirdstuffthathappens]

Public Domain Forecast

There's a good amount of hubbub about Mickey Mouse entertaining the public domain next year, and it made me think, so what is the forecast for charters entering the public domain in the next twenty years, with a disclaimer that these only apply to the characters original appearances and you still need to dodge trademarks and this is for US copyright. And of course this is just a highlights list that will mostly be cartoon and comic characters.

2024 (1928): Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse, Tigger (Winnie the Pooh)

2025 (1929): Popeye, Tintin, Buck Rogers

2026 (1930): Blondie and Dagwood, Nancy Drew, Pluto (Disney)

2027 (1931): Babar the Elephant, Dick Tracey, Wimpy (Popeye)

2028 (1932): Goofy, Bluto (Popeye), Conan the Barbarian

2029 (1933): King Kong, The Lone Ranger, Perry Mason

2030 (1934): Donald Duck, Flash Gordon, Mary Poppins

2031 (1935): Porky Pig, Bride of Frankenstein, Little Lulu

2032 (1936): The Phantom, Green Hornet, Ferdinand

2033 (1937): Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, Bilbo Baggins, Huey, Dewey, and Louie

2034 (1938): Superman, Bugs Bunny, The Adams Family,

2035 (1939): Batman, Rudolph the Red nosed Reindeer, Casper the Friendly Ghost , Captain Marvel (Shazam)

2036 (1940): Tom and Jerry, Horton the Elephant (Dr Seuss), Woody Woodpecker, Captain America, Robin (Batman)

2037 (1941): Wonder Woman, Aqua Man, Plastic Man, Archie

2038 (1942): Mighty Mouse, Thumper (Disney), José Carioca

2039 (1943): Chip 'n' Dale, Droopy, Alfred Pennyworth

2040 (1944): Screwy Squirrel

2041 (1945): Moomins, Yosemite Sam, Sylvester the Cat

2042 (1946): Foghorn Leghorn,Thomas the Tank Engine, Snufkin

2043 (1947): Scrooge McDuck

[sumeria]

could you do a follow-up to your brat/riverdale ask where you explain your answers? pretty please?

okay (original post linked there)

360: veronica literally is on the news shes making moves shes getting photos taken of her shes running for office shes the she-wolf of wall street like. she is 360 she is gabriette she is julia.

club classics: this is a gay kevin song because kevin is gay and knows about club classics and would be the obnoxious fag after doing a line who goes to a dj and is like can you play something with a fucking beat.

sympathy is a knife: archie literally commits ego death every day of his fucking life archie has no idea how to ask for help archie is so sad all the time literally archie is constantly trying to catch up to the shadow of jason blossom the nicer people are to him the worse he feels come AWN

i might say something stupid: i said this was s5 betty and i still think it is bc s5 is her saying kind of fucked up stuff and getting along really poorly with like everyone because of #barcheating and also fucking off to the fbi for 7 years without talking to her family?

talk talk: jabitha forever. they love each other and even though jughead is such a fucking weirdo freak loser tabitha listens to him talk and entertains him and they work so good together guys. heterosexual love was invented on riverdale and they call it jabitha.

von dutch: this is LITERALLY hiram lodge. HE GETS MONEY YOU GET MAD BECAUSE THE BANKS SHUT!!!!

everything is romantic: archie finds beauty in riverdale even when its shitty and broken down and being set on fire and full of ghoulies. he still sees it as something lovely and worth saving and his hometown. and i think thats why i would say everything is romantic would be an archie andrews song because he would see beauty and romance in shitty tattoos and flip flops and families living in a house

rewind: betty cooper has been pining for high school since the moment she entered high school. she has been pining for this idealized, idyllic youth that never fucking existed but she keeps calling back to it and everyone around her goes 'yeah that never happened but this fucked up thing like right next to it did.' and yet. she clings so tightly to the idea that her childhood was good.

so i: when i said this was a polly cooper song i meant more this was a song ABOUT polly cooper. alice and betty probably both would sing something like this about polly, imho

girl, so confusing: toni topaz's last ex was cheryl blossom, who, after breaking up with her, proceeded to have the most horribly hostile relationship that included cursing her baby. and then she decided they were okay and friends. i think toni deserves to say 'cheryl what is wrong with you.'

apple: cheryl, veronica, and betty are the clearest cut examples of generational trauma impacting every aspect of someones life in especially negative ways down to how they feel about themselves and any potential children they might have.

b2b: heather literally had to orchestrate a spiritual possession of her girlfriends body with her ex so that they could have lesbian sex to save the town from a comet. cheryl DID wind up right back with toni even though neither of them wanted to and heather just wanted to be happy with cheryl. sad.

mean girls: cheryl and veronica are both nasty catholic girls who would call their tops daddy i said what i SAID. veronica WAS the toast of manhattan at one point in the show. theyre both intelligent women in their mid 20s in s6. AND THEYRE CUNTS!!! and i love them both.

i think about it all the time: CHERYL WANTS TO HAVE A CHILD SOOO BAD. SHE WANTED JUNIPER AND DAGWOOD SHE WANTED TONIS SON AND SHE FINALLY HAD HER BEAUTIFUL SON DALE SHORT FOR RIVERDALE.

365: hermione lodge is doing coke with homosexuals in manhattan.

hello goodbye: jughead is so fucking bad at communicating with his friends and his partners about his genuine emotional state that it took him getting into a motorcycle accident in s6 for tabitha to be like hey i think something is genuinely fucking wrong with you babe.

guess: reggie, at any given moment, is preparing for his calvin klein debut. reggie thinks of himself as a sex symbol and is surprised when other people do not. reggie thinks people are guessing what underwear hes wearing at all times.

spring breakers: bret and donna are rich, mean, and judgemental. they are nasty and they are bratty and they are cunty. they do kill people or try to. and they are two-faced petty bitches. this is their song!

[soldier-requests]

Hello! I'm looking for some masculine name ideas for a Sniper-kin ; if you want to experiment with making it earth/forest/canine themed that'd be really swag

hello!! wasn’t too sure about how masc some of these names feel, but i hope you find something you like regardless!

there's not as much as i normally end up doing, but it's still quite the list so i put them under the cut 👍.

acacia

acacius

ace

ackley

acorn

affie

alaska

alfie

alpine

arbor

arc

archer

archie

arctic

aries

arthur

artus

ash

asher

ashford

ashton

aster

atlas

august

augustin(e)

augustus

avens

avery

bandit

baron

basil

bass

basset

bay

bear

beaumont

beck

beetle

ben

bengal

benji

benny

bentley

benton

berry

birch

birk

blackjack

blaze

blue

blume

bo, boe

bolt

bone

boomer

borage

border

boxer

bracker

bracket

bramble

briar

brick

brin

brock

bryce

bryn

buck

bud

bull

burr

bush

busher

bushie, bushy

butch

buzz

caelum, caylum

callum

cane, kane

canid

canine

canyon

cas

casey

caspian

cedar

cerberus

charcoal

charlie

cheddar

chen

chez

chow

cider

ciel

cinder

citrine

citron

citrus

clay

clement

cliff

cloud

coal

coast

cobalt

cobolt

cocoa

collie

colt

columbine

columbo

columbus

conan

cooper

copper

cove

coy

coyote

crane

crimson

crispin

crow

curry

cyan

cypress

dagwood

dak

dakota, dakoda

dale

dane

dante

darrah

darren

darrow

david

dawson

deacon

dean

declan

den

denis, denys

deniz

denver

derry

dhole

digger

dill

dingo

dipper

douglas

drake

duff(y)

duke

dulce

dune

dusk

dust

dustin

dusty

dutch

dutchen

east

eden

elvis

elwood

emerald

emerson

emery

everest

everett

evergreen

falcon

fallon

fang

farley

fennec

fennel

fergus

fews

fin, finn

finch

finley, finnley

fir

firth

fish

fisher

flax

flint

florence

florent

flynn

ford

forest

forester

frank

frankie

franklin

fraser, frazier, frasier, frazer

frost

gale(n)

gardner

gene

genesis

ginger

goldie

grain

grey, gray

grove(s)

hades

harvest

hawk(e)

hazel

heath

hercules

hive

holland

hound

hugo

hum

hummer

hunt

hunter

huntie, hunty

jack

jackal

jackie, jacky

jason

jasper

jay

jett

joey

jove

july

june

juniper

juno

jupiter

kai

kale

kestrel

kip

kippy, kippie

koa

koi

lake

lark

leo

loch

locust

lodge

lotis

lotus

lucky

lumen

lupin(e)

lupis

mace

magnus

mane(d)

mango

march

marley

marlow

marsh

marshal(l)

matchbox

maverick

max

meek

meer

merlin

mickey

mint(y)

mob(y)

moose

morgan

morris

moses

moss

mossy, mossie

nash

nasher

nicholas

noble

norman

north

nox

oak

oakie

odie

odin

oleander

olive(r)

olivier

ollie

oto

otter

otto

ottoman

packet(t)

pear

percival

percy

perry

perseus

picard

pickle

pine

pongo

prairie

prince

red, redd

reed, reid

ren

rhodes

rhody

ridge

rock(e)

rocky, rockie

roman

ronat

rook

root

rory

rover

rudy

rune

russel

salmon

samsun, samson

scruff

scruffy, scruffie

silver

silvester

skylark

smokey

sol

solei(l)

solomon

sorrel

south

spade

sparrow

spot

spruce

stag

sterling

stone

sun

sunray

talon

tawny

terran

terro

terry, terrie

theo

thistle

thor

thyme

titan

toms

trip

tunnel

turtle

velvet

vulp

vulpes

wade

wane

warbler

wax

waxer

weaver

wells

west

whistler

winston

wolf(e)

wood

woodrow

woodson

woody, woodie

york

zeus

[monsters-and-mystics]

How I (kinda) see my OC family, the Dagwoods: Amethyst, Cypress, Dale, and Chrysanthemum (Chris). 

The first pic is how they are seen by &/or present themselves to others. The second pic is their more private selves. (Except Dale. If he’s not being a flirt, he’s being unashamedly dorky.) More on that below!

I made them here! The art style is super cute, so if you like icon makers/dress-dress up games, try it out! The color choices are limited, but it’s chock full of hair/clothing options.

1) First up is my main character, Amethyst. (Amethysts are purple, and I’m a sucker for puns, so of course I put her in mainly purple.) She’s the only one who got an outfit/background change because she’s the one with the biggest difference between her “public” and “private” self; fun, friendly, theatrical teen vs. depressed, overwhelmed, hunted witch who can barely control her power.

One of Am’s main physical characteristics is her hair, which she describes as often looking like she “recently stepped out of a wind-tunnel, complete with twigs on occasion.” It turned out crazy but perfectly so. (The other, and more important, main identifier is her eyes, but there was no way for me to get the Mark of an Essence across in the game.)

She’s a huge music lover, so I gave her the rock symbol in the first pic. I also but a flower in her hair both to reference the “twigs” that sometimes end up in her hair, but also because she’s one of those kids who likes to make flower crowns (and it just looked cute shut up leave me alone). For the second pic, I put her in entirely witch attire just to show how heavily her being a witch/Essence impacts who she is. She’s also the Head Witch of her family when her mother is away, so full witchy garb yes

2) Now for the eldest sibling, Cypress! While Amethyst is in charge of all things magical and supernatural when mom’s away, Cypress is in charge of the everyday needs of the family. He tends to keep to himself and isn’t very comfortable around strangers. He tends to come off as quiet, reserved, and responsible — and always a touch exhausted. 

Cy’s is not the type to flaunt himself or his talents out to the world, but he’s actually a skilled painter and sketch artist. He’s also a bit of a dweeb (hence the peace sign). I gave him the rainbow flag because he’s the only Dagwood whose sexuality I am 100% certain of (he’s bi). I also gave him a coffee in the first pic because he works long hours to provide for his siblings and needs that bean juice. 

He’s the only Dagwood who actively rejects his magic so I tried to give him the most “normal” pupils the game offered. He wishes more than anything that he were Normal and didn’t have to deal with his memory talent or magic in general. (The winking eyes only had two options for pupils so I just gave up with the second pic)

3) The fan-favorite: Dale! (I’m a little annoyed with his hair because I found a more suited style afterwards but was too lazy to redo him.)

How to describe Dale... In Amethyst’s words, “He’s just one of those Spring babies who loves Love.” He’s a flirt with a heart of gold. He tends to fall in love quickly and deeply, but that’s not a good idea when you skip town as often as they do, “so he tries to make up for it by treating no girl different from the rest.” 

Because he’s the school’s beloved popular flirt, I gave him a smooch mark, heart fingers,  and Anime-style cherry blossoms in the background. The flower is because he’s a pretty-boy and not afraid of defying the patriarchy (pink is his favorite color) and the halo for being the fan favorite. (Also, just look at him in that first pic. Doesn’t he look so sweet and angelic?)

The second pic is his more... dorky side. He loves a good pun, quoting memes, and making people laugh. He’s a dork and I love him for being so unabashedly himself. (ngl, I identify with Dale the most out of these four ahaha)

4) Last but not least, the youngest Dagwood, Chris! She’s only 14 but refuses to be treated like a little kid who has no say in things. She’s got a poor temper and uses that (and her sharp tongue) to force others to listen to her and what she has to say.

All the Dagwoods inherited their father’s “gentle waves”, but Chris’s are more exaggerated thanks to her “dark choppy layers” that are “excellent for hiding in.” I really love how her hair turned out in this. (Chris’s eyes are supposed to be glowing slightly, but since that wasn’t possible in-game, I gave her squiggly pupils instead. cuz why not.)

Despite her rough exterior and many self-protecting layers, deep down, Chris would love to be as playful and carefree as Dale and Am act, but fears it would only worsen them seeing her as a kid. She doesn’t have this issue with Cypress because he’s always given equal weight to her thoughts and feelings. (she also sees him as more of a father figure than another older sibling, so it’s easier for her to let her guard down with him.)

I gave her a book because she loves reading novels (and spell books). She’s the only other Dagwood I gave a proper wand to because she takes her role as a witch very seriously (unlike Dale who’s really just living it up and therefore got a sailor moon wand instead lol)

[jaygrl22]

Hey! Just finished rereading your twilight fanfiction "Monsters and Mystics" and was pleased to remember how good it was. Inwas wondering if you have any fancast for the Dagwoods or if you made any artbreeder pictures of them?

Hi!! I have no idea when I got this so I hope you haven't been waiting too long for my answer!

I haven't done much fan-casting myself, but a few people have messaged me before telling me their fan-casts, so if you have some feel free to share! The only one I can remember fan-casting was Dale as Froy Gutierrez.

Otherwise, I just make occasional picrews (2) that I post to my twilight side-blog or save pics of random people to my Monsters & Mystics pinterest board 😁

[transnameswap]

MASTERPOST: NATURE/EARTH

A suggestion given was of nature names and I mean... we were going to get around to it eventually so... here we go!

Masculine Names That Relate to Nature (+ Mythology Names)

Aegis - “shield” (Greek)

In Greek mythology, Aegis was Zeus’s goat-skin shield.

Ailin - “little rock” (Gaelic)

Arbor - “sells herbs” (Latin) [masc + neutral]

Argyle - “from the land of the Irish” (Celtic)

“from the land of the Gauls” (Scottish)

Ari - “lion” (Hebrew) [masc + neutral]

Ash - “ash tree” (English) [masc + neutral]

Basil - “imperial monarch, royal” (Greek, Latin) [masc + neutral]

Beaumont - “beautiful mountain” (French)

Benton - “bent grass settlement” (English)

Birch - “close to birch trees” (English) [masc + neutral]

Blue - “the color blue” (English) [masc + neutral]

Bran - “raven” (Celtic & Welsh) [masc + neutral]

Branden - “brown hill” (English)

Brier - “heather, a purple-colored flower” (French) [masc + neutral + femme]

Buck - “male deer” (English)

Brin - “like a hill” (Welsh) [masc + neutral + femme]

Canyon - “ravine, gorge” (English) [masc + neutral]

Cloud - “like a cloud” (English) [masc + neutral]

Colorado - “colorful” (Spanish) 

Colt - “taking care of horses” (English)

Cypress - “strong, muscular, adaptable” (Greek) [masc + neutral]

Dagwood - “a shining forest” (English)

Dakota - “friendly companion” (Lakota Sioux) [masc + neutral + femme]

Dale - “valley” (English)

Eagle - “eagle” (Latin)

Eben - “stone” (Hebrew) [masc + neutral]

Ellwood - “coming from the elder wood” (English) [masc + neutral]

Everest - “courageous like a boar” (Germanic)

Falcon - “falcon keeper; the falcon bird” (English)

Fern - “fern plant” (English) [masc + neutral + femme]

Flint - “from an area with flint rock” (English)

Forrest - “from the woods” (English)

Garland - “a triangular bit of land” (English) [masc + neutral]

Garnet - “a person who makes door hinges, the gem” (French, Latin) 

Glen - “valley” (Celtic) [masc + neutral + femme]

Glenwood - “a forest in a valley” (Gaelic) [masc + neutral]

[masc + neutral + femme]

Glyn - “valley” (Welsh)

Green - “coming from a green plac” (English) [masc + neutral]

Grove - “from a grove” (English) [masc + neutral]

Hawke - “hawk” (English, Germanic) [masc + neutral]

Haywood - “enclosed woods” (English)

Kodiak - “an island” (Russian)

Landon - “long hill” (English)

Laurel - “laurel tree” (Latin) [masc + neutral + femme]

Leaf - “leaf” (English) [masc + neutral]

“dear, beloved” (Old English)

Lee - “meadow” (English) [masc + neutral + femme]

Montana - “from a hilly land” (Latin) [masc + neutral + femme]

Nova - “chases butterfly” (Hopi) [masc + neutral + femme]

“new” (Latin)

Quill - “from the woods” (Gaelic)

Rain - “of rain” (English) [masc + neutral + femme]

Reed - “nature” (engish)

Ridge - “backbone of a mountain” (English) [masculine + neutral]

Rio - “river” (Spanish) [masc + neutral]

Robin - “the robin bird” (English) [masc + neutral + femme]

“of shining fame” (Germanic)

Ruby - “ruby gemstone” (Latin) [masc + neutral + femme]

Sage - “herb, wise person” [masc + neutral + femme]

Sky / Skye - “the sky” (English) [masc + neutral + femme]

Silver - “precious metal, white metal” (English) [masc + neutral]

Sol - “the sun” (Spanish) [masc + neutral + femme]

Sterling - “pure silver” (English)

Storm - “tempest” (English) [masc + neutral]

Vale / Vayl - “lives in the valley” (English) [masc + neutral + femme]

Wren - “from the farm” (English) [masc + neutral]

Gender-Neutral Names That Relate to Nature (+ Mythology Names)

Arbor - “sells herbs” (Latin) [masc + neutral]

Ari - “lion” (Hebrew) [masc + neutral]

Ash - “ash tree” (English) [masc + neutral]

Aspen - “the aspen tree” [neutral + femme]

Aya - “bird” (Hebrew) [neutral + femme]

Basil - “imperial monarch, royal” (Greek, Latin) [masc + neutral]

Birch - “close to birch trees” (English) [masc + neutral]

Blue - “the color blue” (English) [masc + neutral]

Bran - “raven” (Celtic & Welsh) [masc + neutral]

Brier - “heather, a purple-colored flower” (French) [masc + neutral + femme]

Brin - “like a hill” (Welsh) [masc + neutral + femme]

Canyon - “ravine, gorge” (English) [masc + neutral]

Cheyenne - “alien speakers, a Native American people of the Great Plains” (Dakota language) [neutral + femme]

Cloud - “like a cloud” (English) [masc + neutral]

Coral - “coral” (Greek) [neutral + femme]

Cypress - “strong, muscular, adaptable” (Greek) [masc + neutral]

Dawn - “the first appearance of daylight; daybreak” (English) [neutral + femme]

Dove - “dove bird” (English) [neutral + femme]

Dakota - “friendly companion” (Lakota Sioux) [masc + neutral + femme]

Denver - “one who belongs to a green valley” (English) 

Eben - “stone” (Hebrew) [masc + neutral]

Ellwood - “coming from the elder wood” (English) [masc + neutral]

Emerald - “green gemstone” (Greek) [neutral + femme]

Farley - “woodland clearing” (English) [neutral + femme]

Fern - “fern plant” (English) [masc + neutral + femme]

Gaia - “from the earth” (Greek, Italian) [neutral + femme]

Garland - “a triangular bit of land” (English) [masc + neutral]

Garnet - “a person who makes door hinges, the gem” (French, Latin) [masc + neutral + femme]

Glen - “valley” (Celtic) [masc + neutral + femme]

Glenwood - “a forest in a valley” (Gaelic) [masc + neutral]

Green - “coming from a green plac” (English) [masc + neutral]

Grove - “from a grove” (English) [masc + neutral]

Hawke - “hawk” (English, Germanic) [masc + neutral]

Jade - “gemstone” (Spanish) [neutral + femme]

Jasper / Jaspar - “ornamental stone, brown, beige or red in color; also a variant of Caspar” (French)  [neutral + femme]

Laurel - “laurel tree” (Latin) [masc + neutral + femme]

Leaf - “leaf” (English) [masc + neutral]

“dear, beloved” (Old English)

Lee - “meadow” (English) [masc + neutral + femme]

Montana - “from a hilly land” (Latin) [masc + neutral + femme]

Nova - “chases butterfly” (Hopi) [masc + neutral + femme]

“new” (Latin)

Rain - “of rain” (English) [masc + neutral + femme]

Raven - “black bird” (English) [neutral + femme]

Ridge - “backbone of a mountain” (English) [masculine + neutral]

Rio - “river” (Spanish) [masc + neutral]

Robin - “the robin bird” (English) [masc + neutral + femme]

“of shining fame” (Germanic)

Ruby - “ruby gemstone” (Latin) [masc + neutral + femme]

Sage - “herb, wise person” [masc + neutral + femme]

Silver - “precious metal, white metal” (English) [masc + neutral]

Sky / Skye - “the sky” (English) [masc + neutral + femme]

Sol - “the sun” (Spanish) [masc + neutral + femme]

Sparrow - “the bird” (English) 

Storm - “tempest” (English) [masc + neutral]

Tempest - “a volatile storm” (English) [neutral + femme]

Teal - “blue-green” (English)

Topaz - “gemstone” (Greek) [neutral + femme]

Vale / Vayl - “lives in the valley” (English) [masc + neutral + femme]

Wren - “from the farm” (English) [masc + neutral]

Feminine Names That Relate to Nature (+ Mythology Names)

Abilene - “meadow” (Hebrew)

Acacia - “thorny” (Greek)

the acacia tree, in Greek mythology, symbolizes immortality and resurrection

Alona - “strong as an oak tree” (Hebrew)

refers to the Virgin Mary (Basque)

Ama - “eagle” (Norse)

“born on Saturday” (African [they don’t tell me the language])

Amaryllis - “flower” (Greek)

Amber - the jewel one (English)

Ambre - “Amber” (French)

Amethyst - “a purple or violet gemstone” (Latin)

Andes - “from the Andes” (Latin)

Aria - “air” (Italian)

Aspen - “the aspen tree” [neutral + femme]

Autumn - “the season of fall” (Latin)

Avalon - “island of the apples” (Celtic)

Aya - “bird” (Hebrew) [neutral + femme]

Azalea - “the dry eart; a beautiful flowering shrub closely related to the rhododendron” (Latin)

Azure - “the blue hue” (Latin)

Blossom - “to bloom, to grow in all its glory” (English)

Brier - “heather, a purple-colored flower” (French) [masc + neutral + femme]

Brin - “like a hill” (Welsh) [masc + neutral + femme]

Cheyenne - “alien speakers, a Native American people of the Great Plains” (Dakota language) [neutral + femme]

Chrysanthe - “flower of gold” (Greek)

Clementine - “compassionate” (Latin)

Coral - “coral” (Greek) [neutral + femme]

Daffodil - “Narcissus flower” (Dutch)

Dakota - “friendly companion” (Lakota Sioux) [masc + neutral + femme]

Dawn - “the first appearance of daylight; daybreak” (English) [neutral + femme]

Dove - “dove bird” (English) [neutral + femme]

Ela - “earth” (Hindi)

Emerald - “green gemstone” (Greek) [neutral + femme]

Farley - “woodland clearing” (English) [neutral + femme]

Fern - “fern plant” (English) [masc + neutral + femme]

Fleur - “like a flower” (Latin)

Flora - “like a flower” (English, Italian, Latin)

Gaia - “from the earth” (Greek, Italian) [neutral + femme]

Garnet - “a person who makes door hinges, the gem” (French, Latin) [masc + neutral + femme]

Ginger - “the spice, ginger woman” (English)

Glen - “valley” (Celtic) [masc + neutral + femme]

Hazel - “hazel tree” (English)

Iris - “colors of rainbow” (Greek)

Ivy - “climbing plant” (English)

Jade - “gemstone” (Spanish) [neutral + femme]

Jasper / Jaspar - “ornamental stone, brown, beige or red in color; also a variant of Caspar” (French)  [neutral + femme]

Jasmine - “jasmine flower” (English)

Jewel - “precious stone” (English)

Keithia - “forest or wood” (English)

Lana - “little rock” (Gaelic)

Laurel - “laurel tree” (Latin) [masc + neutral + femme]

Lee - “meadow” (English) [masc + neutral + femme]

Lily - “lily flower, a symbol of purity” *Latin)

Magnolia - “magnolia flower” (English)

Meadow - “meadow” (English)

Misty - “covered by mist” (English)

Montana - “from a hilly land” (Latin) [masc + neutral + femme]

Nova - “chases butterfly” (Hopi) [masc + neutral + femme]

“new” (Latin)

Olive - “olive tree” (Latin)

Olivia - “olive” (Latin)

Opal - “jewel” (Sanskrit)

Pearl - “pearl; birthstone for the month of June that is said to impart health and wealth” (English)

Poppy - “poppy flower” (English)

Primrose - “the first rose” (Latin)

Rain - “of rain” (English) [masc + neutral + femme]

Raven - “black bird” (English) [neutral + femme]

Robin - “the robin bird” (English) [masc + neutral + femme]

“of shining fame” (Germanic)

Rosa - “rose blossom” (Latin)

Rose - “rose blossom” (Latin)

Rosemary - “sea dew, fragrant evergreen herb” (Latin)

Rosetta - “rose blossom” (Italian)

Ruby - “ruby gemstone” (Latin) [masc + neutral + femme]

Saffron - “saffron spice” (Arabic)

Sage - “herb, wise person” [masc + neutral + femme]

Sapphire - “sapphire gemstone” (Hebrew)

Sky / Skye - “the sky” (English) [masc + neutral + femme]

Savannah - “grassland without trees” (Spanish)

Sol - “the sun” (Spanish) [masc + neutral + femme]

Summer - “summer season” (English) 

Tempest - “a volatile storm” (English) [neutral + femme]

Terra / Tara - “Greek goddess of nature” (Greek)

Topaz - “gemstone” (Greek) [neutral + femme]

Vale / Vayl - “lives in the valley” (English) [masc + neutral + femme]

Willow - “willow tree” (English)

Winter - “season of winter” (English)

Yasmin - “jasmine flower” (Persian)

Other Things To Consult

Babble: Flower Names

Babble: Fruit Names 

Babble: Gem Names

Babble: Nature Names

Behind the Names: Flowery Names

Behind the Names: Foresty Names

Behind the Name: Earthy Names

Our Tag (/nature)

Our Water Masterpost

Hope this is resourceful for y’all! uwu

[Finished at 12.11.17 23:01 PST.]

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Fan Art Friday - Rae and the Kings

In case you haven’t heard, Olive Brinker’s comic strip, Rae the Doe, is getting syndicated by King Features Syndicate.

So, I thought I celebrate by doing this mega fan-art, featuring Rae and Mimi taking part in a welcoming parade with most of King Features’ greats.

To be honest, it took me four days to do this. The first two days sketching on paper. The third day, scanning, then sketching and inking digitally. The fourth day, coloring by filling and stroke. It’s hard to do, but worth it.

Congratulations, Rae, and best wishes for the future!

The characters (© King Features Syndicate) featured as follows:

BARNEY GOOGLE and SPARK PLUG, originally created by BILLY DeBECK, then FRED LASSWELL, now JOHN R. ROSE

SLYLOCK FOX and MAX MOUSE, created by BOB WEBER, JR.

BLONDIE and DAGWOOD BUMSTEAD from BLONDIE, originally created by CHIC YOUNG, now DEAN YOUNG and JOHN MARSHALL

TINA from TINA’S GROOVE, created by RINA PICCOLO

DETHANY DENDROBIA from ON THE FASTRACK, created by BILL HOLBROOK

IGNATZ and KRAZY KAT, originally created by GEORGE HERRIMAN

JIGGS from BRINGING UP FATHER, originally created by GEORGE McMANUS

MARY WORTH, originally created by DALE ALLEN

PRINCE VALIANT, originally created by HAL FOSTER, now by MARK SCHULTZ and THOMAS YEATES

HÄGAR THE HORRIBLE, originally created by DIK BROWNE, now CHRIS BROWNE

THE PHANTOM, originally created by LEE FALK

THE LITTLE KING, originally created by OTTO SOGLOW

KEVIN and KELL DEWCLAW from KEVIN AND KELL, created by BILL HOLBROOK

SNUFFY SMITH, originally created by BILLY DeBECK, then FRED LASSWELL, now JOHN R. ROSE

POPEYE the SAILOR, originally created by E. C. SEGAR, now by HY EISMAN on Sundays

FLASH GORDON, originally created by ALEX RAYMOND

HANS and FRITZ, the KATZENJAMMER KIDS, originally created by RUDOLPH DIRKS

CURTIS WILKINS from CURTIS, created by RAY BILLINGSLEY

DENNIS MITCHELL from DENNIS the MENACE (U.S.), originally created by HANK KETCHAM, now RON FERDINAND, MARCUS HAMILTON, and SCOTT KETCHAM

HAPPY HOOLIGAN, originally created by FREDRICK BURR OPPER

EARL and MOOCH from MUTTS, created by PATRICK McDONNELL

BEETLE BAILEY, originally created by MORT WALKER, now by NEAL, BRIAN, and GREG WALKER

FELIX the CAT, originally created by PAT SULLIVAN and OTTO MESSMER with JOE ORIOLO

and…

RAE the DOE and MIMI the SKUNK from RAE THE DOE created by OLIVE BRINKER

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This was the Oceanside Business Association’s 7th Annual Taste of Vero event on Ocean Drive in Vero Beach, Florida 32963. Twenty-one restaurants and booths setup shop for the evening with nearly perfect weather roughly 79 degrees and a nice ocean breeze. We had quite the crowd as the sidewalks were lined with people and every booth had a small but quick line. It was steady from 5pm – 8pm.

Most certainly many onlookers at all of the shops, park and hotels eating ice creams and drinking beers watching all the foodie chaos. After you visited the ticketing station and tasted all your plates there was voting to be had for Favorite Booth, Favorite Entree and Favorite Dessert. Below you will find the booths, the sponsors and THE TASTE.

We have our favorites but before we share please tell us who you voted for and why in the comments below.

This year “The Food Guy”, Thomas Miller (Vero Beach Foodie), was out of town with family so Stacy Cook (Vero Vine) and Stacie Renee (Hurried Home Chef) were on scene to taste and report. Below you will find photos and descriptions of all plates and our favorites.

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Ocean Grill

Vero’s oldest locally owned beachside restaurant served crab cakes with mango, tomato and red onion relish. Exquisitely seasoned large lump crab meat that could make the most picky New Englander smile. The booth was sponsored by Vero Beachside Sales.

Stacy Cook’s favorite entree was the Crab Cake.

Joey’s Seafood Shack

Joey and Kimmy shared their house made fish dip, a shrimp salad, and eggplant parmigiana in a pink cream sauce. The booth was sponsored by I’ll Never Tell.

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Eva’s Polish Kitchen

Handmade pierogies with a perfect filling to pastry ratio, a moist but sturdy beef stuffed cabbage, smoked sausage, and the sauerkraut was perfectly made and complemented the dishes well. A sweet angel wing cookie (chrusciki) rounded out the plate with a crunchy, slightly sweet end to the dish. The booth was sponsored by I’ll Never Tell.

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Osceola Bistro

Chef created a buttermilk fried chicken sandwich with house made thin potato chips drizzled with blue cheese. The booth was sponsored by The Beach Shop.

Vero’s Caribbean Kitchen

Chef Charles made a perfectly seared steak over a moist and flavorful shrimp topped with a chimichurri sauce. The booth was sponsored by The Beach Shop.

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Countryside Citrus

Known for their orange flavored ice cream, they also had a lovely key lime pie to tempt your sweet tooth! The booth was sponsored by Harbor Community Bank.

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The Wave Kitchen and Bar

Chef Nick served us a beautiful coconut seafood ceviche with shrimp, calamari, and scallops. Served with a mojito infused water. The booth was sponsored by Daley & Company.

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Vero Beach Yacht Club

Had a lovely trio of dishes, first a wild mushroom soup, then a spinach salad with strawberries, goat cheese feta in a white balsamic dressing. Finally, for the main course, a perfectly braised beef over horseradish mashed potatoes. The booth was sponsored by Marine Bank & Trust.

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Citron Bistro

Here we had a crab cake and a crispy fresh kale salad with quinoa, butternut squash, dried cherries, pumpkin seeds, queso fresco, and shallots. This salad was a perfect mix of textures and flavors. The booth was sponsored by Sea Turtle Real Estate.

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Rhonda’s Seafood

A low country boil of sausage, potatoes, corn, and perfectly cooked shrimp along with a fresh fish dip and a little key lime pudding to round out the dish. The booth was sponsored by Seacoast National Bank.

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The Patio Seafood Tavern

Just the perfect crisp and texture. Bill Brown and crew were serving a nicely seasoned Calamari Fritti with tomatoes and capers, and a slice of pickled watermelon. The booth was sponsored by Dale Sorensen Real Estate.

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Heaton’s / Cobalt

Chef Daniel Traimas created a bacon-wrapped shrimp with cheddar grits, chorizo citrus crema. To complement those rich flavors, a Lavender Collins made with gin was created by mixologist Rachel Riley.  The booth was sponsored by Dale Sorensen Real Estate.

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Dagwoods Deli & Subs

There was no shortage of meat here! Brisket, prime rib, and wings..oh my! Served with a perfectly cooked and seasoned potato salad, not to mention the sauce.  The booth was sponsored by Primal Health Consulting.

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Amalfi Grill

Chef owner Robert Rose created a mushroom ravioli with a chiv-a-lini sausage cream sauce and for the sweet lovers, a Meyer lemon blueberry bread pudding with Belgian white chocolate sauce. This was an amazing texture, soft and lite, almost more like a custard, with the sweetness of the blueberry and slight tart from the lemon. Very well done.  The booth was sponsored by Alex MacWilliam Real Estate.

Stacie Renee’s favorite entree was the Ravioli.

Stacie Renee’s favorite dessert was Bread Pudding.

Stacy Cook’s favorite dessert was Bread Pudding.

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Blue Agave

Sautéed shrimp tacos with a roasted poblanos, jalapeño, cilantro and corn relish and chipotle cream. A tasty taco with a kick of spice!  The booth was sponsored by Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices – Florida Realty.

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Baci Trattoria

You’ll have to visit the restaurant to figure out what’s in this sammy called the “Sophia Coppola” with a farfalle pasta salad, a pellegrino, and a biscotti for when the sweet need arises!  There was a techie addition to this dish as Gamer’s Realm had set up and offered Google Earth virtual tours of Rome, Italy. Very very cool. The booth was sponsored by Caliber Home Loans.

Stacie Renee’s favorite booth was Baci.

Stacy Cook’s favorite booth was Baci.

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Southern Social

A chilled shrimp with a spicy green tomato sauce and a crispy cucumber jicama relish with just the right amount of crunch and freshness. The booth was sponsored by ReMax Associated Realty.

The Taste of Vero 2017 Click to View Full Photo Gallery This was the Oceanside Business Association’s 7th Annual Taste of Vero event on Ocean Drive in Vero Beach, Florida 32963.

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Daily life in the Dagwood household

Dale: i'm genuinely hurt & distressed that no one's tried to serve me poisoned wine in a trick goblet yet

Cypress, confused but trying to be supportive: Maybe they have but you didn't drink it???

Dale DramaQueen™ Dagwood: excuse you i have drunk from EVERY goblet i've been offered, including many that i haven't

Chris, not looking up from her book: we've yet to find a poison that works

(credit to @biggest-gaudiest-patronuses, @immortal-fool, and @stabthesoup)

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*rubs hands evilly * Ooooh boy I hope you’re ready. 100 OC Questions, gogogo. Amethyst Dagwood – 92, Dale Dagwood – 63, Cypress Dagwood – 25, Chrysanthemum Dagwood – 9, Audrey Devereux - 1, Esme Devereux – 11.

Ah, my darling @whether-morning-whether-night!! I’m always so happy to see you in my inbox!🥰💕🥰💕

Sorry this took a bit. I actually couldn’t find the original post with the questions, so I hope these are the ones you wanted answered 😅

Aurélie “Audrey” Devereux #1 - “How do they present themselves to others?”

Audrey is very polite and proper in most situations, especially with adults and/or people in power. Ever since discovering she’s a Devereux (and the power her family has) she’s felt like an imposter or like the fairytale could get ripped away from her. That scares her.

So, to combat that fear, she often acts as prim and ladylike as possible. (Some might even call her a kiss-ass.) In reality, Audrey is a very warm, fun-loving person. She just doesn’t feel like she can be that and a Devereux, and she chooses being a Devereux over being herself.

Chrysanthemum “Chris” Dagwood #9 - “Why is their name their name?”

I have in-universe reasons and author reasons for her name.

The in-universe reason is two-fold. Firstly, in my world, magical families traditionally name their children after something part of/found in nature, so naming a kid after a flower is not uncommon. The reason her mom specifically named her “Chrysanthemum” is that they were her mom’s favorite flower (aka Gram’s fav flower) and they have symbolism with love and joy.

My reason as the author is honestly more to do with the symbolism of white chrysanthemums. In some cultures, they are seen as a symbol of loyalty and devoted love, while in others they symbolize adversity and grief (or even death itself). The juxtaposition of the white Chrysanthemum’s symbolism just felt perfect for Chris who is so full of love and grief that it’s almost painful.

Esmerelda “Esme” Devereux #11 - “Do they have a romantic interest?”

Not currently! I’ve been playing around with the idea and trying to figure out who she might be paired best with – or if she’s even interested in romance – but I don’t really know yet! I think I just need to write more of the actual story and see who (if anyone) she gravitates towards. I’m open to ideas, though!

Cypress Dagwood #25 - “If they were given a task to prank someone, who would it be, what would they do, and would their prank work?” 

Dale. He would instantly pick Dale. Cypress wouldn’t have the energy for anything too sophisticated or time-consuming, so he’d do something simple like sneak up behind Dale and blow an air horn or put a fake cockroach in the shower just before he gets in.

It would 100% work as long as Amethyst doesn’t know about it. If Amethyst knows, she might accidentally tip Dale off without meaning to. 

If it works, Dale will scream and everyone will laugh at him. He’ll probably try to hit Cypress to get back at him, then go off about being so abused by this family!! (Eyes will roll. Chris might punch him. Good times all around 🥰)

Dale Dagwood 63 - “Have they ever harmed anyone and regretted it? Verbally or physically?”

Dale’s a pretty fun, laid-back guy, but there is definitely a line for what he’s willing to take. And once that line’s crossed, you’ll find he has as much of a temper as his sisters. Most of the time, he doesn’t regret his actions and rarely sees himself in the wrong. If someone got him mad enough for him to get that nasty, he feels they deserve whatever he did to them.

The only time he might regret it is if it’s one of his sisters. He has way more patience for them than anybody else, but he’s no saint. If they push him too far, he will get mean and say things that hurt. He might feel bad about it or he might think it was something they needed to hear; it depends.

Amethyst Dagwood #92 - “If they were given minutes to live, what would they do? Who would they want to see and say?”

Oh gosh. This depressed child… She’s 100% thought about what she wants to happen when her “inevitable demise” comes. 

In an ideal world, she’d like to be with all the people who matter to her and just stay with them until time ran out — Cypress, Dale, Chris, her parents, and Edward especially. She’d tell them how much she loved them, thank them for everything they’ve done for her, relive favorite memories with them, and just squeeze the life out of all of them. 

But realistically, she would want to see all of them but choose to stay by herself. She’d probably write a hasty letter telling them how much she loves them and doesn’t want them to be sad, and try to put a positive spin on her death or make jokes about it, cuz that’s how she is. If there was any time left after writing the note, she’d just listen to her favorite songs (especially the sad ones), maybe sing along a bit before she started to cry. She would regret choosing to die alone. 😢 

Thanks for the questions, lovely! 💕😚💕 

Let me know if you have any more! 😉💕

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Thanks for sharing about your OCs! They're really interesting and I love the lore you've created around them! Can you tell us more about how they fit in the twilight universe? Or the plot you're developing? (If that's ok)

💕💕 of course!! 💕💕

Let me start by saying one of my biggest miffs about the Twilight universe was just how... bare the supernatural world felt. Like, we really only got three supernatural creatures: Vampires, of which there is a healthy chunk; Shapeshifters, of which there is only one known group in the whole world; and the Children of the Moon (aka actual werewolves) who we only hear about in passing and have been hunted to near extinction by the Volturi. And... that’s it.

And idk it felt like this supernatural world had so much potential but like... it only scratched the surface, I guess? And that really hit home for me in Eclipse (I think?) when Bella made a little quip like, “And if Angela’s secretly a witch she can come too!”. Reading that line, my brain exploded with the sudden possibility of witches and more magic existing in the Twilight universe than we’d seen. And I could totally see how it could’ve existed in canon, entirely hidden but also answering the question of why some vampires got these amazing, otherworldly powers when they turned and others either didn’t have anything beyond the standard vampire package: ✨Magical✨humans vs Normal humans.

So, the way I’ve weaved it, witches and magic are just another layer to the Twilight universe, hidden from both the normal and supernatural worlds in such a way that if my OCs had never gone to Forks, literally nothing in the actual Twilight story would’ve changed. So, in a way, I guess my story is kinda a Twilight AU, a la “What would’ve changed if witches existed in secret and a family of them moved to Forks before Bella showed up?”

Just before the start of my story, the Dagwoods have to leave their current home in California. Because their Mom is away like always they have to go to a predetermined backup location and lay low until she can reunite with them. They’ve done this once or twice before, so it’s not too nervewracking for them but it’s still a hard move. Their current backup plan is the tiny town of Forks, Washington.

Amethyst ends up sharing a few classes with Edward and Alice (and an elective with Rosalie) and Dale has Jasper, Emmett, and Rosalie in some of his. Amethyst accidentally reveals some of her less-than-Normal-ness to the Cullens while also picking up on their own strangeness. Friendships (and a crush on Edward that will totally not go away) start to bloom. She and Edward eventually make a deal that neither family will start asking questions or kicking up too much of a fuss about the other; that way, neither will get in trouble with any higher powers for revealing things, no one has to leave Forks, and both families can peacefully coexist  Now if only Amethyst would actually tell her own family about this deal rather than keep them completely in the dark...

(oh. uh. this is probably the point where I should mention my story is a slowburn Edward/OC fic haha 😅)

But yeah. So that’s really the main premise: magic, secrets, the comfort of having people who – like you – aren’t Normal, the curiosity/unease of not knowing what they are, fighting Fate/Death, dealing with the turmoil that comes with bringing constant death/danger into your family’s life, etc. etc.

tbh, there hasn’t been a whole lot of danger to Amethyst’s life since coming to Forks, so I sometimes worry readers might think she’s blowing things out of proportion or being overly dramatic. But after Amethyst gets out of her current depressive state (and I reward my dear readers with some happier times to make up for the angst and heartache of the last... idk... 4 chapters?)... well... they’ll have a better idea of what the Dagwoods are constantly going up against. 😉

Thank you very much for your questions, anon! 🥰I’m thrilled to be able to share my OCs and their story with you! It’s a lot of fun to talk about them here on tumblr

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Hell me about your OCs, please. I'd love to hear about them!

Hi, Anon! I’m not really sure what to tell, so I’ll just give you a basic rundown for each of them! (But uh... since my basic rundown is a lot because i don’t know how not to word-vomit about my OCs I’ll make it a read more thing 😅)

The main OCs I have for my Twilight story are the Dagwood siblings: Amethyst, Chris, Dale, and Cypress. They’re from a long family of magic-users, aka witches! 😁

Minor Backstory:

They’re originally from Maine but they’ve lived all over the US mainland and tend to move every three to six months. This is usually due to one of them (*cough* Amethyst) “slipping up” and revealing their magical nature to Normal People (”Norms”) or catching the attention of other witches — which they DO NOT want. 

Their mother often ventures off without them as she tends to work directly with other magic users and/or Norms dealing with supernatural problems and doesn’t want to endanger her kids — particularly Amethyst. Their father is out of the picture, but whether he’s dead or just abandoned them is heavily debated in the family.

The Siblings:

~Cypress is the oldest, having just turned 20, and is the family’s main source of income and Resident Adult when Mom’s away — he makes sure the rent is paid, decides if someone gets to borrow the car, signs permission slips, etc. Even though he’s oldest and technically in charge, he tends to defer all the bigger decisions to Amethyst and/or support her ideas because she’s the family’s official temporary Head. He used to go to college but had to give it up in lieu of taking care of his siblings. 

He’s a fairly quiet person who prefers staying in the background. He enjoys building things and usually finds work as a mechanic, but his real passion is in the arts — namely painting and sculpting.

He has a magical Talent where, if he touches an object with his hand, he can see the memories attached to it. Strong emotions cling to objects more readily than every-day events though, which can be incredibly overwhelming. 

Cypress doesn’t like being a witch and really only practices enough magic to keep his Talent from interfering with his everyday life. Other than that, he prefers to live and act like a Norm as much as he can.

~Dale is a senior in high school and is an outstandingly fun, hilarious character. He’s quite vain with his appearance, is an extreme flirt, and loves being adored/the center of attention — especially with girls. However, he’s also a very caring and loving person and will not hesitate to fight in defense of others. He thinks he’s the knight in shining armor, but I think it’s his genuine, over-the-top nature that makes people irl love him.

He has a Talent in crafting and creating; which means whatever he’s working with, his magic draws out the best qualities. This makes him phenomenal with potions, spell pouches, and charms — which helps with the glamors he makes to improve his looks. But this Talent also comes out with Normal activities too, like cooking, baking, and even making paper-airplanes.

He and Amethyst also have a psychic link that resulted from a spell gone wrong in their childhood. They generally can’t “hear” each other's thoughts, but they have an innate awareness of the other’s wants/feelings/etc. The closer they are to each other, the stronger the link; if they get too close while their guard’s down, they tend to start “echoing” each other – saying the same thing at the same time –, “synchronizing” – doing the same movements at the same time –, and/or mix up whose consciousness is whose. If they aren’t careful, they could get stuck like this again.

~Amethyst is the eldest daughter and my fic’s main character. She’s the family’s Head Witch while their mother’s away, meaning she makes all the final decisions regarding magic though she can be (and has been) out-voted by her siblings. Amethyst takes this role quite seriously but does tend to abuse it from time to time, too.

She’s very good with numbers and keeps constant tabs on the number of days until her 18th birthday. Nothing special happens then, but witches like her – called Essences – rarely make it to adulthood, so she hopes to make it that long in order to spite everyone who told her parents they were foolish to try keeping her alive.

Essences are sort of “made of magic” and their human bodies have a hard time keeping their power contained; which is why it’s so easy for her to “slip up” compared to her siblings and most other witches. This volatility could also kill her if she isn’t careful. Additionally, because Essences are basically “magic incarnate” they are highly coveted by other magic users — sometimes in a “please you’re the only one who can help me” kind of way, and sometimes in a “I’m going to use your blood and bones to gain godlike power” kind of way.

Am often anguishes over this and the guilt of her existence always screwing her family over, which creates a depressive, fatalistic mindset that Dale frequently worries over. Despite this, however, she does find joy in her life through music and theater (and musical theater!). She’s a talented actress and good liar but has a few blatant tells that her siblings can pick out instantly.

Amethyst has a Talent for storms and electricity but it often works against her due to the instability of her magic.

~Chris (aka Chrysanthemum) is the family hothead. She’s only 14 but uses her anger and attitude to seem older. She cares viciously about her family and will do anything to keep them safe, but she’s also extremely bitter about the life she’s been forced to live because of Am. 

She swears constantly and tends to lash out against Amethyst and Dale by punching or hitting them. This tends to be quite painful as she is inarguably the strongest of the four – almost inhumanly so – despite her small size. 

She, ironically, has a Talent in healing magic, but this is overshadowed by her curse gift of Sight. She naturally Sees other realms, magical energies, and supernatural entities like ghosts, demons, and the fae. Other witches have to work quite hard to “turn on” the Sight, but Chris can’t “turn it off” at all and so has to endure these sights constantly. Additionally, because of this, her eyes always give off a subtle glow. Most Norms don’t notice however because her eyes are already a bright blue and she often hides behind her hair.

She takes being a witch very seriously and has little patience for commercialized Norm holidays that have “taken over” witchy holidays (e.g. Halloween & Samhain; Christmas & Yule). Outside of her siblings and magical life, she’s painfully shy and typically doesn’t like having a lot of attention. She’s a bookworm, takes honors classes whenever possible, and rarely makes more than one or two friends per school to “keep things simple”.

uuhhh so yeah. Thems my babies 😅 As you can tell, I will gladly talk about them all day and night haha💕💕

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@howlonghaveyoubeenseventeen said it was free game so i took it

Favorite color: it changes from time to time, but right now it’s like a warm sunflower yellow color

Last song I listened to: i’m currently listening to music so i feel like that’s cheating. the last song i actively went out of my way to listen to was probably Over Yet by Hayley Williams

Last film I watched: i watch movies so infrequently i couldn’t even tell you tbh, but i watched a Russel Howard special recently

Last tv show I watched: the news cuz i’m so interesting 

Favorite original character: uh... of mine? I adore all of the Dagwoods, but I guess my fav would be either Amethyst or Dale... (tho a few older Naruto ocs also hold a special place in my heart)

Sweet, spicy, or savory: savory for sure

Sparkling water, tea or coffee: water or tea

Pets: currently none. I feel incomplete without two cats and a dog tho cuz that’s my default state.

I also tag anyone who wants to do it or is just bored