#ask:sascha

[ruvviks]

8, 21, 34 and 49 for the dnd oc you really want to talk abt right now :3c

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8) what songs remind you of them? if there are specific lyrics or movements, list ‘em!

arsonist's lullabye - hozier

when i was a man i thought it ended // when i knew loves perfect ache // but my peace has always depended // on all the ashes in my way

if the world falls to pieces - young summer

come sit by the window // to see from a better view // if the world falls to pieces // at least i'll be with you

21) do they have an idea about how they’ll die? do you?

sascha is bound to cthulhu so eldritch madness is definitely something that he has to look out for. he's (for now) convinced that he's mentally strong enough to not let any of it get to him and since all the knowledge that cthulhu showed him when he found the rift is now locked away somewhere deep in his mind the risk is still pretty low as long as he doesn't try to get the knowledge back :)

technically speaking sascha did very much die in the faldur mountains when he found the rift. cthulhu basically brought him back to life and every time sascha kills someone, cthulhu is "fed" basically. if sascha were to stop killing he would become a lot more susceptible to eldritch madness and if he succumbs to it he will simply end up becoming food for cthulhu himself which is also not what you want (but at the same time stopping with killing isn't a guarantee to end up this way; he can still live a very long life like that)

as for how he will Actually die. i have no idea yet! i don't want him to die because of cthulhu but also i'm not done writing the story yet so honestly who knows what will happen >:^)

34) what languages do they speak? how did they learn them?

sascha speaks at least common and zaghradian and other than that i don't think i've actually put any thought into this yet LMAO he Would know a whole bunch of languages even if it's just like a few sentences to be able to have like a very generic conversation with someone, he's spent a lot of time studying them in school as well as in his free time in the library and he also likes learning new things on the road so that's also definitely how he would slowly learn more languages over time :)

40) if you had to remake this character right now, how would you change them?’

i would probably make him weirder. maybe. on the other hand i do like the idea of sascha being a very regular looking young man on the outside and then you get to know him and he's actually a freak. but also just make him a little bit more unsettling if that makes sense? give him a weird aura. weird vibes. he blinks too little. he makes no noise when he walks. he sometimes forgets to breathe. actually i'm making all of this canon right now he's just like that

49) how often do they cut their hair, if at all?

sascha doesn't cut his hair often but it also doesn't grow too fast so it's not all that necessary! he usually just cuts it himself to get it a bit shorter again but if it's a more complicated job then he'll let lorelei or teacup do it for him :D

[ruvviks]

🎶 for sascha for the oc asks pwease? 🤲 👀

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🎶 MUSICAL NOTES — what type of music does your oc like? do they listen to music very often?

sascha loves music that has like, a melancholic tone to it if that makes sense!! especially piano and violin music is right up his alley he could listen that for hours if given the opportunity. at the same time it's kind of a double edged sword because it's exactly the music he was forced to make when he was a kid and he has very bad memories of his biological parents :// he DOES really enjoy the music but on a bad day it'll cause memories to resurface and then he needs to be gently laid to rest face down in the nearest stream

one of his party members, callinan, is a college of the departed bard also >:^) instead of singing cheery songs or being snarky or being very good with words or something like that they mostly write like, songs and poetry about grief and mourning the deaths of his friends who got killed in the war they all got drafted in etc etc and sascha loves listening to them sing as well. the two of them have experienced loss in vastly different ways but callinan's music causes both of them to feel less alone in it all :)

[ruvviks]

❗️🍂💥🎉🎮 for artyom and sascha pls 🧡

HOGH THANK U my sweet boys... time to put them in the microwave

❗️ what is important to them?

sascha is <3 artyom's other friends are as well, but he prioritizes sascha over anyone else and would go great lengths to keep him safe. though recently he's also started to prioritize his own wellbeing as well and you know what. good for him

fun is also very important to artyom. he wants to do a lot of things and learn a lot of things but he most of all just wants to have a good time :) and he wants others to have a good time as well <3

🍂 what outfits would they wear in different seasons?

artyom generally just wears his academy uniform when on academy grounds. while traveling with the party he swaps it for more comfortable clothing; pants of soft fabric and a shirt with a deep cut and lace, or just. any shirt that shows a bit of cleavage LMFAO he's like that <3 he looks very good in it

when it gets colder, he covers up a bit more but still wears little layers. he has infernal heritage so the cold generally leaves him unbothered <3 when it gets hotter, he's just showing more skin. good for him 2.0

💥 fight, flight, freeze, or fawn?

fight. artyom might not be the strongest or the most resilient guy in the world, he will still jump between his friends and incoming danger at any given opportunity

🎉 what do they do when they're excited?

when artyom is excited, he essentially just needs to explode LMFAO he stims a lot and he's just constantly happy stimming when excited, to the point he might even make little sparks of magic with his hands :) <3 he also just talks super super fast and his accent gets a lot thicker so you'll have to put in some effort to understand him

🎮 what do they do in their free time?

spar with callinan, work on spells with lorelei, cause problems on purpose with berry and teacup, hang out with sascha, read, work on his spellcasting focus, bake or cook, work on his other inventions, play with his weasels (oatmeal and bean), watch the sunrise/sunset, take a nap, dance :) <3

❗️ what is important to them?

surprise surprise, artyom is <33 and the rest of the party too, but artyom will always have a very special place in sascha's heart. sascha values his friends' safety above all; he doesn't care if they end up hating him or something like that, he just wants them to be safe and will do anything to achieve that

knowledge is also important to sascha. it's a vital part of his entire character with like. the whole "cthulhu showed him all the secrets of the universe" thing and all that. but he also just thinks it's important to continue learning new things, to always strive to be a more educated person each day no matter how big the thing that you learned is

🍂 what outfits would they wear in different seasons?

much like artyom, sascha also just wears his academy uniform on academy grounds. while traveling with the party, he still tends to wear similar clothing as their uniform, but with light leather armor and an overcoat on top. when it gets colder (either because of seasons or just. the country they're in at that moment) he switches to hide armor and fur in his clothing, and when it gets warmer he drops some layers and might even switch to something short sleeved if he's feeling spicy (usually not)

💥 fight, flight, freeze, or fawn?

freeze. sascha isn't one to run away, but generally combat situations tend to cause him to freeze first, and he needs a moment (one or two rounds of combat) to snap out of that before he can go into fight mode

🎉 what do they do when they're excited?

when sascha is excited he becomes a bit more expressive and will talk a LOT more than usual! he's usually very reserved, but when he gets excited he'll have very little control over his infodump mode so he might just talk about magic to you for four hours LMFAO

he also tends to smile a lot more :) he doesn't smile a lot because he usually just. doesn't really see the point in it even when he's SUPER happy he doesn't always smile. but when he's excited he has also very little control over that so he'll be :D all the time <3

🎮 what do they do in their free time?

hang around other members of the party in silence just to keep them company, read, write in his journal, write down research, spend time with artyom, help vatha clean their weapons, help ward with magic-related stuff, practice his own spellcasting, [redacted], organize his belongings, stargaze :) <3

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