#but remember she's a person not a trope. i think gilda/rita hayworth and lorelei/marilyn monroe being here add to this point
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character inspo for blair and claire, inspired by @oakwolves. i could talk about them forever <3
#oc: blair stewart#oc: claire swanson#spencer hastings randomly being there is bothering me but 1. it's true and 2. she's the only no nonsense straight-forward character i could#think of. plus book spencer being extremely Obsessive with (everything) is a very blair trait. rosemary is there for the same reason.#i could put more than six characters/people for claire. i think her character trope is very clear from these though.#but remember she's a person not a trope. i think gilda/rita hayworth and lorelei/marilyn monroe being here add to this point#i don't know when i'll get the chance to mention this but blair and claire are very inspired by gothic literature. goth stuff too but#fear. the past upon the present. claustrophobia. haunting! the female gothic is very present in claire i think. blair... no comment.#<- the house that makes you insane. this reflects in universe on their personalities too. claire is WEIRD. please do notice her interests#clash with her presentation. if already have an idea of claire in your mind. blair sees death everywhere and they study grief later in life#my californian gothic cousins#didn't want to put jennifer in for claire because i think that's more of a parallel than an inspiration (claire sees herself in jen) but..
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