#OC: myra hill

[blaacknoir]

Magnus OC: ?? Myra - A Buried avatar who's old friends with Simon Fairchild. Not close, but friendly enough that they don't avoid each other at avatar reunions, and there's a moment of "Simon!" "[Name!]" when they see each other and they hug. They've worked together in the past, because they both understand that the Vast and the Buried are two sides of the same coin, and you can't have one without the other. She's always a little dirty--you kind of get the impression that she's been working outside in the garden all day.

Earliest exposure to the Buried was a copy of DIG that her mom got her, thinking it was a sight word book. She spent most of her childhood digging holes in the backyard, "trying to get to China" as most kids do.

She's American, and used to wear her hair long, but it kept clumping up on her, so she's cut it short since then. White, but very tan, brown hair and eyes, and works construction. She's gotten told off a couple of times because she had a tendency to sleep on-site and that's not allowed for obvious reasons. Eventually she started out on her own; her company specializes in massive skyscrapers.

I still need to find a name. I'm thinking Myra.

Edit: Her name is Myra now.

[damn-daemon]

For OC meme :) 1, 12, 19, 43, 50 Have fun!

1. Your first OC ever?

Oh, I know this one! Male OC, name of Patrick Holton for Saving Private Ryan of all things. This is back on my first FF account in 2006 (middle/high school I was utterly obsessed with all things military related - you know I’ve seen Black Hawk Down well over 40 times? I can quote that entire movie). It’s an absolutely rubbish story, but Patrick always has a place in my heart. 

12. Name an OC that isn’t yours but who you like a lot.

Oh oh, it’s for this story called Follow On for The Hobbit (say what you will about the trilogy as a whole but the first movie is brilliant and this is the hill I will die on). Her name is Poppy Gamgee and she’s positively brilliant. Written by Many Impossible Things.

19. Introduce an OC that means a lot to you (and explain why).

Gah! There are so many characters that none of you know about. Who to choose? I’m going with two, and though I’ve made a post about one, I feel like these characters go hand in hand.

We have Grace Riley (for Sons of Anarchy) and Harper Lee Aburdene (Supernatural). 

See, both shows were really big for me during high school and looking back, they both really influenced things about me, especially my taste in music. Both of these characters are thus my most complex, morally gray OCs to date. I don’t think any of my new ones can compete with them.

Harper went blind when she was a child and then could speak to the dead. She helped John Winchester out a lot, until her mother was killed by a demon. She’s a crass, outspoken, chain smoking ray of sunshine who is also a neat freak. 

Grace is that kid who always wanted to escape the life they grew up in, only to find that it’s the only life they’re good at. Daughter of a Son who went to prison and stayed there because of his loyalty to the club, she ran away more times than she can count until she joined the military and stayed away. Then her sister is murdered, and she finds herself right back in Charming, CA. (Also her parents ran a bar called ‘Saving Grace’ which is one of my prouder moments in writing haha)

43. Do you have any certain type when you create your OCs? Do you tend to favor some certain traits or looks? It’s time to confess

I think in the past I used to more or less give them the traits I thought I had, but nowadays I really put a lot of thought in and try to diversify them personality wise. At the very least, they all have a sense of sarcasm/wit to an extent, because sarcasm is my first language. 

50. Give me the good ol’ OC talk here. Talk about anything you want.

I really like making OCs based on popular tropes (i.e. Myra was off that “There is another Stark/Robb has a twin” trope that was popular for a while). I like to take an idea that seems old and worn out, and try to make it something new. Where can I take this story that no one else has? What can I do to make it stick out? It’s really fun. 

I’ve actually been considering another Game of Thrones story because of that (I will never learns, guys). 

[kazsbrecker]

Top 10 ocs from other peole?because all your seem so good and I'm sure you have great recommendations?

I’m really glad you like my ocs, it’s a relief because, like any writer, I desire validation more than anything. and it’s hard to believe someone wants my opinion but nonetheless I have stayed up wayyyy too late creating this long reply because I couldn’t stop with just 10 ocs. so here’s 15 ocs I highly recommend in no particular order:

1. Leila Potter by @missjanuarylily .literally the first oc story i ever read and has a special place in my heart for it. The source of my love for sisfic, especially. Lelia is a wonderful character, so well developed and I adore her relationships with Harry and Draco. Honestly I couldn’t read any other Draco/oc fics because I thought his and Lelia’s story was so good. 

2. Acacia Davis by @httpscoot: her prologue still has me in awe, it’s truly brilliant. what’s so cool about Acacia is how both E1 and E2 version are so unique, individually and compared to each other. I can’t wait to see how they will interact and I’m a huge fan of E1 Acacia’s pairing. Wally West deserves so much love.

3. Gabbie Fuller by @hopemikaelscns. Gabbie does not deserve to suffer like she does, but she grows so strong from it. A really cool character with such an interesting arc, her struggles with religion are so relatable and her relationships with her family are complex and real. i love how she grows on her own but ultimately returns to help out her siblings. 

4.Naya Arellano by @emiliachrstine. Star wars is one of my favorite fandoms ever and Naya’s fic is literally writing goals. I have so much respect for the choice of a platonic pairing being the focus of the story and the crux of Kylo’s redemption. Platonic relationships are just as important as romantic ones. Naya herself is full of emotion, so easy to connect with, and her story expands on so many unexplored aspects of tfa.

5. Loretta Jane Swan by @lorettastwilight. I was never the biggest fan of twilight but this fic is amazing. Loretta and her story are just so real, so human in the best ways. I love how genre savvy she is and and how she reacts to all of the situations she is placed in. all of her interactions with the canon characters are interesting honestly, i believe this fic is better than the canon. 

6. Brynn Parker by @scarlctvitch i haven’t even seen spider-man homecoming but this fic makes me want to spend the money I don’t have to buy it so i can better appreciate Brynn. i really love her concept. i’m here for all the sibling relationships, twins sticking with each other through loss and sudden superpowers, but i really admire how between all the craziness Brynn still is a normal girl, a student with homework and with a crush on her best friend. 

7. Caoimhe McLooughiln by @beacon-hills-chance-harbor. Zoe is doing a bit of her own thing by creating her own history and characters for the Dublin Institute and by incorporating irish mythology. It’s amazing and I’m really excited to see what she does with all of this original content. i adore each of the Fianna, especially Caoimhe, who is so strong despite all she has suffered (and will suffered). the potential angst will kill me in the best way.

8. Calypso by @susiesamurai She combines two of my favorite things in the world: greek mythology (specifically Calypso’s story) and thor. thor/ocs are few in number which is a crime. the pairing alone interests me, but this specific concept is incredible. also all of her edits are unbelievably gorgeous. truly editing goals I could never reach. 

9. Kitty Franklin/Petra Novak by @deutches. I love Kitty/Petra for quite a few reasons. Kitty and Bucky’s relationship is really sweet and their life together is perfect (which is what Bucky deserves). I love them, which makes the truth that Kitty is a dream that much more painful and makes the dynamic of Bucky and Petra that much more interesting. It’s really a genius concept, using the fact that the brain uses the faces of people you’ve seen in dreams.

10. Nora Argent by @viragoseries. the first teen wolf fic i ever read and the original point of inspiration for my own teen wolf fic. Nora is such a complex character with so many strengths and so many flaws, but undeniably badass. The Argents are one of my favorite aspects of teen wolf and it’s really awesome to see their story expanded. I thought the original version of Nora’s story was brilliant, and the revival is even better.  

11. Aneksi Stone by @princes-jasmine. Aneksi is just so cool and her story contains some favorite story elements of mine: friends to lovers (Anseki and Isaac’s relationship is so wholesome, so well developed), mythology (a really unique take on hybrids) and mystery (so many unanswered questions but it keeps me intrigued) 

12. Hazel Martin by @perfectlystiles : the gif set of hazel’s insults is still one of my favorites ever. Truly iconic. And she is a literary nerd who references the great gatsby so I cannot not like her. A succubus is a really cool choice of mythological creature and I’m really excited that perfectlystiles is choosing to include even more mythology with the addition of Hazel’s friends (I really respect how Hazel has her own friend group separate from the pack)

13. Myra Stark by @have-fun-storming-the-kastle  game of thrones is a new fandom for me and i just started reading fics for it. i have so many stark feelings and i adore sisfics, so it’s no surprise I enjoy Myra’s story. Incredible prologue that really draws you in and on point characterization. Myra is a great addition to the Starks and I enjoy all of her interactions with her family and with Jamie. Already I want her to become Queen in the North and she has inspired me to start plotting my own got fic. 

14. Tamara Arryn by @chuck-hansens what first caught my eye was Tamarra’s House and parentage. The daughter of Jon and Lysa, the concept alone is brilliant and the execution is amazing. Her and Jamie’s relationship is a slow burn, but it’s true to the characters and their situations. Tamarra’s development as she learns to play the game is so well done.

15. Carmen Alperin by @beauxbatcns. Alfie Solomons is my fave from peaky blinders (i’m forever upset about s4) and this concept makes me smile so much. childhood friendship? fake relationship that leads to catching feelings? i am so here for it. literally a dream fic for me.

Honestly this list can keep going because there are so many truly brilliant creators, amazing ocs, and unique stories. @ocappreciation and @allaboutocs is where you can find many more great characters. I’ve just barely started to interact in the oc community that exists here but I’m in awe of the talent creativity and support I’ve witnessed. 

[blaacknoir]

I'm currently working on a Desolation statement featuring tornadoes and realizing that this is actually Myra's origin story.

So much of the Buried's imagery is about safety, comfort, the embrace of the soft wet earth. And where do you go in a tornado?

Into the fucking ground.

[blaacknoir]

Decided Myra has blue/brown heterochromia to signify the relationship she has with both the Vast and the Buried. Also because heterochromia is cool and cringe is dead.

[blaacknoir]

The reason I'm thinking Myra specifically is that it's earth-related without being too obvious. Myra is Swedish for ant, and even though it's pronounced differently (MEE-RA as opposed to MY-ra), it's also an english name.

Plus I just like bugs and a bug name is cool.

Magnus OC: ?? - A Buried avatar who's old friends with Simon Fairchild. Not close, but friendly enough that they don't avoid each other at avatar reunions, and there's a moment of "Simon!" "[Name!]" when they see each other and they hug. They've worked together in the past, because they both understand that the Vast and the Buried are two sides of the same coin, and you can't have one without the other. She's always a little dirty--you kind of get the impression that she's been working outside in the garden all day.

Earliest exposure to the Buried was a copy of DIG that her mom got her, thinking it was a sight word book. She spent most of her childhood digging holes in the backyard, "trying to get to China" as most kids do.

She's American, and used to wear her hair long, but it kept clumping up on her, so she's cut it short since then. White, but very tan, brown hair and eyes, and works construction. She's gotten told off a couple of times because she had a tendency to sleep on-site and that's not allowed for obvious reasons. Eventually she started out on her own; her company specializes in massive skyscrapers.

I still need to find a name. I'm thinking Myra.

[blaacknoir]

Decided to mess around with Picrews. Here's a general idea of what she looks like (x):

Magnus OC: ?? - A Buried avatar who's old friends with Simon Fairchild. Not close, but friendly enough that they don't avoid each other at avatar reunions, and there's a moment of "Simon!" "[Name!]" when they see each other and they hug. They've worked together in the past, because they both understand that the Vast and the Buried are two sides of the same coin, and you can't have one without the other. She's always a little dirty--you kind of get the impression that she's been working outside in the garden all day.

Earliest exposure to the Buried was a copy of DIG that her mom got her, thinking it was a sight word book. She spent most of her childhood digging holes in the backyard, "trying to get to China" as most kids do.

She's American, and used to wear her hair long, but it kept clumping up on her, so she's cut it short since then. White, but very tan, brown hair and eyes, and works construction. She's gotten told off a couple of times because she had a tendency to sleep on-site and that's not allowed for obvious reasons. Eventually she started out on her own; her company specializes in massive skyscrapers.

I still need to find a name. I'm thinking Myra.