#He's a teenager parenting a child in an environment that's...not quite child-friendly—he's a mess and has no idea of what he's doing.

[demaparbat-hp]

Hey, Spitfire! Try not to kill your brother ahead of time!

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Looking for Ursa right after being banished had some...wildly unexpected results. One: Zuko actually found her. Two: she wasn't alone. Three: leaving her children behind in order to protect them was, apparently, just something she did.

Looking at the bright side, Zuko now had a three-year-old younger brother to look after. Looking at the dark side, Zuko now had a three-year-old kid he needed to parent while also keeping him a secret from his father because—may Agni help him—the Fire Lord would have to go through Zuko first if he dared to even look at Lu Ten II.

(AKA an AU in which Zuko is a good big brother and doesn't want another kid to grow up like he did.)

[allisondraste]

on writing kiddos

Hi, hello there, it’s me again back with the first bit of meta in a really long time. I’ve been incredibly distracted with school as well as my longfic, which was actually the inspiration for this post.  Just to provide some context, I write a story that spans the lives of my two protagonists from the time they are young children, all the way to their mid twenties, highlighting pivotal moments in their childhood that have had some lasting impact on their present day selves, and as such, I have spent quite a lot of time writing from the perspective of precocious kids and moody teens.  

Fortunately, I love kids, and I’ve had years of experience in both being a big sister and working professionally with kids as both a childcare worker and a therapist.  I’ve gotten to spend a lot of time around kiddos and learn the inner workings of their amazing, rapidly developing brains, and so I’m here to share some of the things I’ve learned AND how it can be applied in a writing situation.  I know that lots of people have apprehensions when writing kids, and so I hope that my anecdotal tips will be helpful to someone out there.

I’ll drop the rest behind a handy dandy read more to spare your all’s feeds. ;D

Age and Cognitive Development

When we write adult characters, part of getting their characterization pinned down is understanding how they think, and the same thing applies to kiddos! Cognitive and socio-emotional development are long-researched topics, so there are a multitude of varying theories, and it can be quite complex to break down into neat categories that apply to all kids.  In fact, all kids develop at different rates, despite following the same general trajectory.

Generally speaking, children start out understanding the world primarily through their senses, reflexes, and movements (interactions with the environment), and end with a fairly complex system of abstraction and understanding of hypotheticals.  (Note that these development ranges are based upon those who are neurotypical and neurodiverse characters would not necessarily have the same markers, so if anyone has any specific tips for writing neurodiverse kids and would like to chime in, please feel free to do so!)

0-2 years - highly sensory/motor based, lots of reflexes; learn the difference between self and environment and differences between objects.  Emotions develop more rapidly, beginning with anger, disgust, fear, surprise, happiness, and gradually developing more and more complicated feelings.  Even at 2 years old, they are likely to not have a solid grasp on labeling the ways they are feeling, and things are mostly behavioral and reflexive. 

2-7 years - children begin to understand symbols and develop language, beginning with the basics and progressing to fairly complex thoughts.  Children between these ages think in a very concrete fashion and are highly reliant upon objects, but they do begin to pretend and roleplay. Children around these ages are egocentric and usually struggle to take the perspective of others. However, they begin to develop the ability to identify and express their feelings and thoughts simply, but struggle to understand the thoughts and feelings of others. 

Mommy had a scrunched up face when she looked a the mess in the house. Billy didn’t really know why her face did that sometimes. (approx 4ish)

7 - 11(ish) - Development of perspective-taking and concrete problem-solving. Thoughts gradually become more complex and holistic, though children at this stage of development take things literally, and at face-value. They typically can understand their own feelings and infer the feelings of others from facial expressions, body language, etc., although they may be inaccurate in their assumptions. 

Mommy’s face scrunched up when she looked at the mess Billy made in the floor.  It was the same face she made when Daddy didn’t take his shoes off before stepping on the carpet.  It usually meant mommy was annoyed  (Approx. 7-8)

Mom’s face wrinkled when she looked at the mess Billy had left in the floor.  He began to pick his things up so she wouldn’t fuss at him. (Approx 10 or 11)

11+ - The ability to think in the abstract and understand hypotheticals begins to develop around age 11, however, it’s different for everyone.  Children and teens usually start to have rather complex thoughts and make inferences based on subtle cues.  They’re able to manipulate information mentally and come to develop their own opinions and conclusions. 

Billy’s mother wasn’t even home yet, and he could already see the look on her face she would have when she saw the mess on the floor.  He hurredly began to scrub the stain from the rug.  He was going to be in so much trouble. He knew it.  

Teenagerdom - Most teens have all the complex thoughts and emotions that adults have, but often have less experience and/or ability to cope with and regulate those thoughts and feelings. Many teens are stuck in this place of being expected to behave in an adult way, while still being treated as a child.  It’s a rough time.  Not to mention, teenagers experience a re-emergence of  egocentrism that takes the form of “Everyone is watching and judging me all the time,” and also “Nobody has ever experienced what I am experiencing and if they have experienced it, then they haven’t experienced it to this degree.”  That all settles down with cognitive maturation and experiences; however, the experiences of teenagers often extend well into the 20s. 

Examining the mess on the floor, Billy knew that his mother was going to kill him.  Murder.  She’d chew him up and spit him back out, never to see the light of day again.  It was the end.  Unless of course he could scrub the stubborn stain from the rug.  This had to be the worst thing that could have possibly happened. 

Personal Experience and Intelligence

As I mentioned above, those age ranges are broad, general “this is sort of what should be happening when,” but they’re more guidelines rather than hard and fast rules.  When writing children, it is helpful to consider the personal experiences a child has had in their lives up to that point as well as their intelligence.  Those are not the measure of a person (even a little one), but they make a huge difference in the rate at which a child matures and interacts with the world.  Generally kids who have more difficult upbringings and those who end up parenting themselves and/or caring for siblings, often seem older than they really are, particularly in regard to their behavior. 

Just to provide some examples for reference, the children that I write in my story are mostly nobles who have relatively comfortable, safe, and happy childhoods.  My Cousland, Liss, is generally a carefree, impulsive, emotional, messy, privileged child, and so I modeled her development more closely in line with the “guidelines.”  Nathaniel is also a noble, but he’s more thoughtful, and has kind of been placed into a parental role in that his dad is emotionally abusive at the very least, and after his mother dies, he is the rock that his siblings stand on, and at that point in time, he is only 10.  He has to grow up a lot faster than he may have had to otherwise. As a very strong counterpoint, there are other characters who do not have any environmental privileges during their childhood.  A very good portrayal of this sort of thing is this comparison of Isabela and Hawke’s respective upbringings.

Both intelligence and life experiences can lead to a quicker rate of cognitive development and maturation in some cases, that does not mean that they are “grown up” or in anyway done developing.  Even the brightest kids, even the kids who have faced unbelievable adversity are still kids and they often still experience impulsivity, emotion dysregulation, and other things that one might not see in adults with the same experiences.  Furthermore, some kids may not even experience advanced development, instead regressing from the lack of social support and modeling from attachment figures. 

Basically, nothing is hard and fast. 

Personality

The next thing I wanted to touch upon is personality.  I think there is a tendency to portray all kids as Standard Kids (which I have endearingly coined Standard Kid Syndrome).  It is all well and good if the intention is just to show a Standard Kid; however, if you really want to dig deep into a character, into who that child is, it’s so important to consider personality traits.  From birth, children have dispositions, and as they grow and learn more about themselves and the world, those dispositions become personality.  Personality traits should shine through very early on!  Kids can be open to experience or rigid and anxious, they can be introverted or extroverted, they can be impulsive or restrained, they can be aggressive, meek, funny, serious, meticulous, silly, cool, gruff, grumpy, snarky, sassy, nerdy, quirky, shy, friendly, withdrawn, and so on and so forth.  Children are new humans; they are not incomplete humans. 

The Kid Voice

When writing from the point of view of a child, all of the things discussed above factor into word choice.  Just like writing adult characters, the way a kid talks in dialogue, or narrates even, is influenced by a blend of so many different things.  Young kids’ descriptions are going to have simpler sentence structures and words.  They may introspect less and observe more.  They may express themselves through their bodies and actions more.  They may have trouble describing what they’re feeling, or understanding what they’re seeing.  Teens may describe things more dramatically and intensely than similar adults would.  They may not.  What is important is considering the mix of traits and experiences they have in relation to cognitive development.  It’s really no different from writing any other character.  It just takes research and planning to get in The Zone.

TL;DR

- Understanding how kids think is a good starting point to writing kids

- Personal experiences, intelligence, and the interaction of qualities can influence how a child thinks in a multitude of ways

- Kids have personalities!  They’re not blank slates that have yet to be filled.  They are whole people, and it’s good to give proper care to show those unique, wonderful little minds that they have

- It’s not so much different than writing adults! It just takes some time spent looking through a different lens!

- This is not a comprehensive reference by any means, so please feel free to chime in!

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⧼ toby regbo, cis male, he/him/his / quarter-life crisis by judah and the lion + desks piled high with books and materials, always crowded but never messy; guilt and shame that eat away at him with every mention of family moments and memories he chose to not be part of; three cups of black coffee to make it through the day, four if there’s too much that needs done (there’s always too much that needs done). ⧽ ━━ hey, isn’t that PERCY WEASLEY? i read a daily prophet article on them, once ; the TWENTY-NINE year old pure blood WIZARD is a GRYFFINDOR alumnus who has gone on to be a MINISTRY EMPLOYEE. i’ve heard they can be quite DRIVEN & METICULOUS, but i don’t know… they came off very OSTENTATIOUS & NEUROTIC in that interview. it really is hard to know what to believe these days though, isn’t it? — [pinterest]

who ordered a pretentious, family-abandoning guilty nerd? no one?? guess this one is on the house then. i’m???? super inspired in writing this bio and its more of a character analysis than anything else bc he’s an established enough canon that we don’t know much about personally so i went ham but i’m not about to ask y’all to read the mess i’ll inevitablty type up for him, so here are a few brief bullet points for now bc i want this up:

learned that the best way to get praise was to do everything he was told, be as respected as bill and charlie, and look after the younger kids. he took these lessons and ran with them into overdrive because percy only knows two modes: zero or one-hundred. hence how he turned out to be a killjoy

stupidly smart and stupidly ambitious. the sorting hat considered putting him in slytherin and he debated with it until the hat got annoyed with him and gave him gryffindor instead. you can pry that hc out of my cold, dead hands

so much of him is based in guilty: for the fight he had with arthur, for putting up so much distance between him and his family for years, and for not coming back to them until the very last minute. there’s also an immense level of guilt thinking he had a part in fred’s death, because he was there when his brother was killed and he wonders if he hadn’t caused a distraction, if fred might still be alive. he’s never spoken about any of his guilt because he’s about as good at communicating as he is at having any chill (aka, not at all)

after the war (and all of the grief and pain and healing that followed), percy made his primary focus on rebuilding his relationship with his family. it’s not been easy, but if the war taught him anything, it’s that he will not lose even more time

currently employed at the ministry (duh) in the department of magical transportation because jkr said that somewhere, i’m just too tired to cite the source

i’ll make a stats page and link it later along with the rest of the finished bio, thank u and good night

BIO — under co.

Born the third son to Molly and Arthur Weasley, one of the very first lessons Percy learned was that it was easy to get lost in the crowd. In a family that finally tapered off at seven children, there was always someone crying, laughing, or making some sort of racket (sometimes all three at once). It was such a loud environment, and it was clear early on that Percy didn’t like loud. He liked things to be quiet and structured, because that made sense to him.

While all of his brothers were causing chaos, Percy was more likely to be found trailing after their mother. It was the only time when he felt like he got one-on-one time — he’s never been all that great at sharing, you see, even within his family. Even better than the time, he quickly realized that it was the best way to get recognition in a family as big as his. Rather than trying to make the biggest display for reinforcement, Percy learned to set himself apart by doing exactly what he was told. When his older brothers were away at school, and the younger kids were causing Molly to want to tear her hair, there was an overarching, sometimes unspoken (often times not) question of, why can’t you lot be like Percy? Responsible Percy, who completed all of his lessons as soon as possible and made sure to not track mud into the house and make a mess. It didn’t matter that it made him less likable to his siblings. It didn’t matter that that lack of likability sometimes felt like a lack of love, either (not that he would say that out loud). Their family was under enough stress, with seven kids and strained finances. He wouldn’t be the one to add any more stress.

Over time, it became less about being the responsible one for the sake of being good, and more so just... because that’s who Percy was. He could be overbearing to a fault, and it wasn’t helped by the fact that he sucked at communication. Whenever he scolded the younger kids for even the most minute thing, it didn’t come from a place of anger. In Percy’s mind, rules were established to keep you safe, and if his siblings broke any of the his mother’s rules, it meant they were making themselves unsafe. He may have been garbage at showing it, but Percy always has and always will love his family. The thought of something happening to them, especially something he could prevent, was not okay in his book. They needed to listen in order to be safe, and if that meant he had to act like an overbearing mother to guarantee that, then so be it.

While he was his mother’s shadow growing up, there was also a deep respect for his father. That respect greatly shifted as Percy grew up and learned their family’s status in the wizarding world, but as a little kid? He wanted so much to be like Arthur. That’s why his desire to enter the Ministry has existed as long as he can remember. Thus began a serous case of tunnel vision further fueled by Percy’s own ambition. Once he set his mind to something, good luck getting him to change it. And Percy’s mind was set on the best.

One thing Percy has kept to himself for years is something said to him during the sorting ceremony his first day at Hogwarts. Slytherin would suit you. Percy determined that that stupid hat must be broken, and mentally argued with it for a solid minute before it put him in Gryffindor — like his parents, like Bill, and like Charlie. His only real care? That he couldn’t stand to feel more disliked in his family than he already did.

His school years were everything that he needed them to be. By the time he started, he already had everything planned out. Get top marks? Done (friendly reminder that Percy got twelve O.W.L.’s, how tf). Become prefect? Done. Become Head Boy? Check, check, and check. Of course, it was far more than just a bit stressful when the twins started school and his lecturing towards them went into overdrive. Then Ron, who’s life seemed to be put in danger every five seconds after befriending Harry Potter. And then the entire debacle that was Ginny’s first year. Needless to say, Percy got his first grey hair at aged sixteen. But he managed to deal with (read: ignore) all of his stress and worry, and left Hogwarts with Os on all of his N.E.W.T.s and a job offer at the Ministry. Everything was going to according to plan.

Everything did not go as planned. His first year at the Ministry was an absolute disaster, to put it lightly. His boss never learned his name, which was humiliating enough. But Percy knew that what he wanted involved playing along in order to work your way up, so that’s exactly what he did. And it worked! Even when most of his correspondence with Crouch was done through letters, it felt like something. Being asked to carry out Crouch’s role in the Triwizard Tournament felt like a reward. Nevermind that he was 18 at the time and that job should have been done by somebody much more established than him. So when word got out that someone had been Imperio’d for ages by someone, Percy was an easy target to blame for not noticing. He could have bit back that had barely known Crouch beforehand, why was it being put on him? He didn’t fight back though. That wouldn’t do him any good. He took it all in stride, bit his tongue, and did what he’d always done: exactly as he was told.

We don’t discuss the fight and his subsequent abandoning of his family.

Percy doesn’t like to think about the almost three years that followed. Why would he? The first few weeks were spent seething with anger, towards his father and towards himself. After the anger cooled, it was replaced with overwhelming guilt. Not for the doubt that he’d had in his parents’ side, oh no. He was still very adamant that they were delusional for trusting the word of a teenage boy and an old (though arguably respectable) man over the governing forces, those same forces that he’d been in awe of since he was a kid. No, Percy’s guilt lay in the accusations he’d shouted, and the blame he’d placed on his father for their family’s financial state.

listen i’ll elaborate on his time during and after the war later, it’s like 2am and i’ve been fighting with my laptop for hours and this is already sO MUCH THAT NO ONE ASKED FOR, PERCY IS JUST MY CHILD

[fmdaidynnarchived]

hey everybody! it’s chyann back with another child (you can also find me over as yoona), this time a boy named SONG JAEBEOM aka AIDYNN and he is one of the LEAD RAPPERS of CHARM. he’s an absolute sweetheart with a pretty messed up past, a hundred and one secrets, andcommitment issues a mile long but he’s kind of got his life together. i’m still working on his profiles, but for now here is his BIO and PROFILE and below the cut i’ve provided a basic overview and some potential plots! if you’re interested in plotting with him just like this or message me. if it’s easier for you, you can add me on discord and we can talk there ( chy#6149 ).

tw: drug addiction, alcohol, homelessness, car accident, parent death, toxic/abusive relationship, overdose

↳ let’s start with some more positive parts of him before we get into the bad parts

↳ he would never consider his childhood terrible because even though a lot of it sucked, he was having fun in between all of that

↳ an honestly super nice and laid back person, and still the life of the party.  his temper calmed down after he got clean though he’s left with some memory issues.  extremely detached and desensitized emotionally (more on that in a minute)

↳ has an extremely sweet smile and charm to him that makes it easy for him to get along with just about anybody

↳ decided he wanted to pursue something with music when he was fourteen after some friends got him involved in the underground rap scene in daegu

↳ the biggest thing he struggled with when becoming a trainee was that he was actually on a specific schedule he had to follow because that was something he had never had to do

↳ very private about everything in his life

↳ looks past the bad parts of life and focuses on the good

↳ tends to snack a lot in secret and take lots of naps

↳ his favorite pass time is drawing, and he’s very good at it

↳ second favorite pass time is cracking lame jokes that are sometimes funny

↳ if his sister and niece are the number one people in his life, all of the other charm members are a close second

↳ gives the greatest advice

↳ now we’re onto the bad parts

↳ he’s the youngest of two children, both of his parents were teenagers when he and his older sister were born. neither of them was fit to be parents seeing as both were drug addicts, alcoholics, homeless, and in-and-out of jail

↳ despite not being raised in the best environment he managed to be a pretty normal, happy, talkative, friendly, and outgoing child

↳ it was no surprise that by the time he was a teenager he was participating in the lifestyle his parents and sister led and easily transitioned into being the life of the party

↳ there was never really an effort made to try and get him to stay away from the drugs or alcohol and the things that would come with it, at least until he was a bit older and it was too late

↳ he didn’t struggle with academics, he just never cared enough to show up to have the grades to show for it and would have gladly dropped out if his sister wouldn’t have murdered him for doing so

↳ he was usually getting in some type of trouble, either with the law or at school because he would get in fights and had a bad temper after he got hooked on a wide variety of drugs, starting at thirteen

↳ when he was (barely) fourteen he started dating a girl who was six years older than he was who only pushed his drug addiction further and had a thing for putting her cigarettes out on him.  the relationship was extremely toxic and abusive yet he didn’t break up with her until he was eighteen, a few months before debuting. before that he would frequently sneak out to go see her

↳ he ended up overdosing for the first time later that year; the second time happened three months before he auditioned for bc. he tried to get clean after both times but the detox hurt a lot and he would always be persuaded back into using

↳ not really interested in ever seriously dating again and now just has frequent hookups and fwbs. he’s very straightforward about this

↳ also really doesn’t understand how bad that relationship actually was

↳ his parents died in a car accident in early april 2015 after they crashed a car they stole while being under the influence; never really told anyone about it

↳ his sister and his four-year-old niece are the most important people in his life like i mentioned and he’d do absolutely anything for them. made the decision to finally get clean two months after charm debuted because he wanted to be a good role model for his niece and because his sister begged him to. they are his main motivation for staying away from the more intense drugs.

↳ started smoking marijuana again in 2017, though he’s trying to quit that again along with cigarettes

↳ hid his drug addiction from everyone possible and therefore nobody around him knew he was getting clean and it seemed like he had suddenly just got extremely sick 

possible plots to fill

childhood friends from daegu

people he hooks up with on occasion, on and off flings, etc... (male or female; jihoon)

his best friend outside of charm

fwb or even enemies with benefits (male or female; guanyu, eunah, nahee, hana - open to more)

someone who opened up to about trying to get clean and helped him through his detox when he was getting clean (probs a charm member; hanbyul)

rap buddies

rap mentor (debuted before 2015, preferably bc)

someone who judged him hardcore after he opened up to them about his past struggles with addiction

sunbaenim that assisted him in adjusting to being an idol/took him under their wing (duri)

not much of a talker or sharer but he’s got great advice and doesn’t really have a whole lot of room to judge so he’ll listen to your problems

a guy who helped him explore his sexuality (dean)

someone he used to fool around with that got upset when he said he would never want anything serious (male or female; namsoo, open to more)

casual drinking buddy (joonho - open to more)

someone he hates because they tried to be nosy and attempted to dig into his past (ash)

someone who is also trying to quit smoking cigarettes or marijuana (jihae)

the one and only person he told about his parents passing (once again, probs of charm member; dohyun)

a person he goes and hangs out with when he wants to relapse, whether they know that’s why he’s coming to them or not

someone who said he was their ideal type or bias in charm or vice versa, and either things are awkward or they’re now in a flirtationship

fan ships (either f/m or m/m; daisuke, open to more)

someone he picks up and brings home (sohee) when they’re drunk/high or vice versa

[cloudshika]

For the OC question thing: 1, 3, 6, 8, 9, 10, 18, 27, 32, D, E, H, and I

Yessssss questions about my ocs!! I’m going with the Percy Jackson fanfic ocs because you mentioned them and you know those guys. So I’ll pick from that lot. We’ll do Ivan, Drew, Marcy, Jamie, Todd, and then the Lake twins. Just a random five with Ari and Kit at your request. (listen I’m taking advantage of this situation and doing multiple characters)

1. What’s the maximum amount of time your character can sit still with nothing to do?

They’re all a bit fidgety, but I’d say that Ivan and Drew could probably last about ten-fifteen minutes, Todd might last ten minutes. Jamie would get bored after five, and Marcy wouldn’t last two minutes. Ari and Kit are probably never able to sit still without starting to scheme something.

3. How do they put themselves to bed at night (reading, singing, thinking?)

All of them think too much for their own good. Ivan would probably enjoy reading more once he finds books he can read easier. Drew would be the type to wear earbuds to bed and fall asleep to his music, though more often than not he’s thinking way too much and just not sleeping. Todd is probably reading or thinking about a project in his head, while Marcy probably falls asleep building things. Jamie thinks too much and probably falls asleep doing that. Ari and Kit I figure would fall asleep either talking to one another or Ari would be scheming while Kit would fall asleep drawing.

6. Do they consider laws flexible, or immovable?

Ivan considers laws immovable and will feel horrible breaking any law. Todd and Drew sort of lie in between the two they don’t always break rules, but they will if it’s needed. Jamie considers things pretty flexible, and Marcy will happily break into locks if it means showing off her skills to break into places. She at least has a reason. Normally. Ari and Kit have little to no morals and therefore laws do not exist in their mind. They can’t break any rules if they didn’t exist in the first place. Or in their case they rewrite the rules to suit their needs.

8. What were they told to stop/start doing most often as a child

Ivan was told to stop “playing in the dirt” and to “be more normal” as a child. Drew was told to “start shaping up” by his Grandfather a lot since his Grandfather thought he was a delinquent. Jamie was told to stop doing a lot of things, but mostly it boils down to his parents asking him to “stop dressing like a boy and listen to your parents because they know best”. Todd was told to “start being a real man”. Those four don’t have the greatest guardians. Then Marcy was told to “hurry up” a lot when she was talking since she has a very bad stutter. Ari and Kit were almost always in trouble. So they were usually told to stop doing numerous pranks on their classmates. This is only by their teachers though, their Mom thought them perfect children (most the time).

9. Do they swear? Do they remember their first swear word?

Most of these characters are pretty young sooo…Ivan doesn’t swear much, if he does it’s usually if he’s scared he’ll say shit or something. Drew will say hell and shit, and his first swear was probably hell. Todd doesn’t swear. He’d have to be very upset to swear and even then it’d only be hell or shit out of his mouth. Jamie only swears when talking about his parents. His first swear was shit because he said his parents had “shit for brains”. Marcy doesn’t swear. Maybe when she’s a little older, but if she’s angry she’ll usually be too angry to get out any words. Ari and Kit don’t swear too much. However, when they get to be older teenagers I have no doubt that they will cuss a lot. I believe the first swear word they probably say though is fuck. Just because if they were going to do anything it’s go big or go home.

10. What lie do they most frequently remember telling? Does it haunt them?

Ivan I don’t think has any lie that haunts him. He’s a pretty honest and straight-forward person. Though his truths are sometimes taken as lies. Drew doesn’t lie, but he usually omits the truth, and that can haunt him. The lie he gives his friends about him not being sure what killed his dog or his Mom usually haunts him. He does come clean about that eventually. Later on there’s a couple bigger lies he tells and those haunt him too. Jamie lies about information regarding a dead camper and it weighs pretty heavy on him until he’s forced to tell the truth. I can’t think of lies that would haunt Marcy or Todd. They’re in a situation similar to Ivan, but they’re not at all as honest as him. Ari and Kit basically exist through lies. Their most frequent lie is probably that Chiron approved their book of “rules” that they made up. No lie will ever haunt them. They have no conscious when it comes to those things.

18. What embarrasses them?

Ivan is embarrassed by a lot. He was put down a lot as a kid so he feels bad about most of his hobbies including gardening and gets pretty embarrassed about how desperate he is for friends at times. Drew is embarrassed by his powers, his bad social skills, and his bad mental health. He get down on himself a lot. Todd is embarrassed by any sort of admissions of what he’s actually feeling since he tends to put forth a very confident persona. Marcy is embarrassed by her stutter at first. Later on she’s more embarrassed for things such as setting people on fire on accident or the incredible amount of felonies that her and Glen seem to wrack up on their adventures. Jamie doesn’t get embarrassed easily. Only if he messes up and upsets a friend with something that he has done. Ari and Kit don’t get embarrassed. That requires them to actually feel bad about something. Though they do have a softer side that if people mention it they’ll probably respond in embarrassed anger. Also they’re embarrassed by their full names and will get very angry at anyone who mentions those.

27. What causes them to feel dread?

All of them are scared to lose their friends and lose the people that like and understand them for who they are. Though Drew, Jamie, and Todd also dread ever facing family members since they didn’t live in the safest environment when they were with their families.Ari and Kit also dread ever having to tell people their actual full names, like middle names included. This is both a fearful and very embarrassing experience for them, to the point where both of them would rather face a life and death situation than deal with people knowing this information.

32. Do they have a go-to story in conversation? Or a joke?

Ivan likes to tell stories that involve friendly teasing of his friends in some manner. Especially Drew. The same goes for Todd, but he usually teases Marcy or Glen. Todd will also go into elaborate stories about whatever his latest design is when given the chance. Drew usually doesn’t talk a lot in group conversations, but when he’s in a good mood, he’ll tell stories about how Ivan sucks at video games. Jamie likes to tell stories about the things he and Finn used to do when they were younger. Marcy likes to talk about working with her Mom at her Mom’s workshop when she was younger. Ari and Kit will probably share their “triumphs” which would involve pranks they played on other campers or old schoolmates. Either that or they’ll talk about the trouble they got into with their younger sister while they weren’t in camp. All of them are usually around one another so they’ve heard one anothers stories over and over and over again.

D) Have they always had the same physical appearance, or have you had to edit how they look?

No, I’ve been adding more to their appearance for a while. Ari and Kit haven’t changed obviously since I didn’t create them, but the others have changed quite a bit since I pulled them over from a very old PJ fanfic and switched their names and appearances. I mostly mess with their hair and clothing styles. Todd is constantly changing because I have no clue about anything with fashion so as I learn things I usually add to him. Jamie also used to be cis, but that changed rather early on.

E) Are they someone you would get along with? Would they get along with you?

I’m not sure. I mean I feel like I would probably get along with most of them, but Ari and Kit as fun as they would be to hang around I feel like I would feel too guilty hanging around them and their antics. I feel like I’d get along with Ivan pretty well. He would probably be fine hanging around me too since he’s overall just a nice guy who sees the best in everybody.

H) What trait do you admire most?

I would say for Ivan, Drew, Todd, Marcy, and Jamie I admire that they’re just very resilient. They can have some awful shit thrown their way and even if they’re terrified they will force themselves to keep getting back up. For Ari and Kit, I admire all the boundaries they lack and their incredible ability to not give a fuck.

I) Do you prefer to keep them in their canon universe?

Yeah, I usually don’t move these guys around since their canon universe is an important part of who they are. Wow this was long, but thanks!!

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second gen - narváez-tovani

Camilla “Mia” Salali Narváez-Tovani

Camilla is pronounced Cah-mee-uh but she mostly goes by Mia

She’s Elenore and Parker’s only biological child, born when they’re both thirty-one

Has Elenore’s build, short (but ends up taller than Elenore), curvy and thick, muscular. Her face is round like Elenore’s, but she has Parker’s slightly hooked nose and his eyes. Her hair, like Parker’s, is thick, dark, and wavy and for most of her life reaches her mid-back. Her skin tone is slightly lighter than Parker’s and she has freckles on her cheeks and nose.

She stops growing once she reaches 5′3″

Kind of a brat. She gets into even more fights than Elenore did growing up and she doesn’t have the same desire to be a hero as Elenore - she’s just a feisty, hot-headed kid.

Gets in trouble at school a lot and has horrible ADHD and dyslexia.

Has a lot of trouble with authority. As a general rule, she doesn’t like being told what to do.

Much smarter than what people give her credit for.

Despite how accepting and supportive her parents are, Mia can be very closed off. She definitely has depression but it’s not recognized until her later teenage years because she won’t communicate with them.

It’s actually Adom who tells their parents about the depression. Though, Parker was beginning to suspect at that point.

Mia really has a hard time finding herself. She doesn’t know quite where she fits in and doesn’t know what kind of person she wants to be. She has a hard time making friends because she’s quick to anger and takes every offense really personally.

Really loves dance and music. She plays the guitar and does a lot of hip hop dances as well as capoeira. Pretty much always has big headphones on her head or around her neck.

Listens to a lot of rap and hip hop.

Her wardrobe is almost entirely sweatpants, joggers, tank tops, and baggy t-shirts.

Lots of snapbacks too

Again, having supportive parents doesn’t magically make Mia’s life smooth and easy. She struggles a lot with her sexuality because finding any kind of identity is really hard for her.

Takes the role of being a big sister Very Seriously. Don’t mess with her sibling because she will come for you and she’ll kick ass.

Very family oriented. She feels more comfortable with her siblings than she does with most of her friends. She and Adom are really close and tell each other everything.

Adom Jafari Narváez-Tovani

Adom is adopted when he’s two years old, four years after Mia is born, making him two years younger than Mia

He’s adopted from Liberia

He’s very thin and lanky and any muscle he has is wiry and lean. He has dark skin, dark eyes, and dark hair. His hair is kept short and is tightly curled. He has a long, heart shaped face, a wide nose, and thick lips. When he’s finished growing, he’s 6′1″.

Total mama’s boy

Loves reading and books. His collection of books is huge and shelves take up most of his wall space in his room

Like Parker, he really loves music, though he tends to prefer mostly instrumental.

He plays violin and cello and he’s very good at both.

Adom tends to be really quiet and might come off as shy. Really, he’s fine with socializing and gets along with people really well, but gets very lost in his own head.

He really enjoys nature and goes on a lot of long walks/hikes. Often he drags Mia along with him which actually helps her clear her mind so she doesn’t put up too much of a fuss

When things go bad, he’s always one of the helpers. One of those people that will drop everything to help out in any way he can.

Very charming and fun to talk to. Teachers and adults tend to love him.

Brings people gifts all the time (like donuts or flowers) and always asks people how their day is going and is genuinely interested in their response.

He does swimming and diving

Ends up being a lifeguard at his local pool most summers.

He’s never really an intense person. He’s always calm and collected and easy to be around. The only exception is when he’s playing violin or cello. In that case, he goes hard and there could definitely be some headbanging involved.

He covers for Mia a lot in instances where she may get in trouble.

Meilin Narváez-Tovani

Meilin is adopted when she’s three from China. She’s five years younger than Adom.

She’s adopted when Elenore and Parker are forty-one. After adopting Adom, they decided to take a break from having/adopting kids, so Parker could have time to work on his career and not miss out on the kids growing up.

Meilin is petite and thin, though she does have a lot of muscle on her. Her muscles are pretty wiry and she has a small frame. Her face is round and she has a flat, medium-sized nose. She breaks her nose when she’s thirteen, so it’s slightly crooked in the bridge. She has brown, monolid eyes and dark brown, nearly black hair. For most of her life she keeps her hair between chin and shoulder length, often paired with bangs.

She ends up being 5′7.5″

Super talkative. She never stops talking, which means her siblings barely ever get a word in.

Most people barely get a word in when she’s around

Really into fashion and clothes. Her closet is packed with all kinds of clothes, accessories, and shoes.

Very confident and optimistic. People like to be around her and listen to her because she definitely commands attention and also makes people feel good about themselves.

Compliments people regularly. Also makes an effort to bring up the good things when things are bad.

As much as she loves to lift people up, she’s pretty self-centered. She’s convinced she’s never wrong. She also has a habit of believing she’s better than other people.

Absolutely a feminist. Believes in equality for everyone and that women shouldn’t be held to different standards than men.

Does martial arts with Dominik. They start at the same time and work their way up to multiple degree black belts.

She and Dom are partners in crime. They do a lot together and share a lot of the same ideals and beliefs.

Ridiculously flexible and has great reflexes.

Dominik Erik Narváez-Tovai

Dominik is adopted when he’s three from Poland. He’s three years younger than Meilin.

When he’s older, he has a diamond shaped face, with a defined jaw line. He has blond hair that varies in length through the years, and blue eyes. He has broad shoulders, fair skin, and obviously toned muscle. He has a pointed nose and thin lips.

When he’s finished growing, he’s 5′11″

His passions are music, baseball, and martial arts.

His music tastes are mostly rock, punk, pop punk, and alternative music. He’ll listen to a bit of metal when he’s in the mood for it.

When he’s younger he looks like a happy ball of sunshine but he hits an emo phase in middle school. He dyes his hair different colors for a few years, occasionally spikes it, and his wardrobe gets a lot darker.

In high school, his style shifts to a bit more punk. Leather jackets and ripped jeans are common and he returns to his natural hair in the summer before his junior year.

Aside from his emo phase when he was legitimately depressed and not always himself, Dominik has always been happy and friendly. His personality is similar to Adom’s in many ways.

He helps out strangers all the time and looks out for others, but he’s way more opinionated than Adom and occasionally butts heads with people. Those who can look past times when they don’t agree with him tend to find him charming.

More argumentative as well. He’ll voice his opinion and then back it up in a debate.

His opinions that he speaks out about tend to do with respecting others existence, mistrust of the government, and preserving the environment.

Definitely loves a lot of punk ideals.

He’s not a huge fan of labels but he’s neither cis nor straight. He’ll date anyone he likes, and he’s fine with people labeling his gender as whatever and using whatever pronouns they like. Most tend to use he/him pronouns and he doesn’t mind.

His shelves in his room hold CDs, baseball trophies, martial arts trophies, and records. He doesn’t have any books and doesn’t care a whole lot about school.

He has his martial arts belts hung on the wall along with some guitars and his baseball bats through the years.

Stops playing baseball regularly in late high school but when he’s stressed, he might go out and hit a few baseballs.

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