#character tags to more easily find the original ocs

[muppenthings]

Alright some more character design fusions. I'm on a roll!

First one is Merry and Runt. Second is Tide and Cetus.

Because Merry and Tide refuse to be separated even if fused, I imagine these two would be in the same universe! :)

[legendofrhythm]

Have you ever wondered "Hey, does LoR have non-fandom ocs?"

...you haven't?

ANYWAYS I made a bunch of new refs for all my non-fandom ocs for art fight last month and I never posted them sooooooooo here's all of those lol

Maybe if more people know about them it'll spur me to actually draw them sometime idk

[bweirdart]

nearly oc-tober time again - time for some prompts for 2024

F.A.Q

do i have to draw?

not at all! you are free to participate with any medium that suits you... writing, artwork, free bases and templates, simple text posts, in-character-as-your-oc roleplay, whatever! (just no stealing or AI)

do i have to make new content?

nope! re-uploading old stuff that fits the prompts is allowed (and encouraged) ... old art that didn't get the appreciation it needed always deserves a chance to be shared again, it's a fun throwback!

do i have to post every day?

nope! only 10 days are mandatory (the ones in red with a star symbol) and everything else (yellow) is 100% optional! if you're busy or tired, please skip as many as you want

can i start early?

you can prep your posts in advance if you need to ... but please wait until the right day in october to share them!

can i re-upload your prompt list to another site?

i would prefer if you dont - i have accounts on most sites, so just reblog/retweet/share from me!

event tag?

#bweirdOCtober

have fun!

image desc/text version ↓under the cut↓ or on bweird.art/october

prompts:

WEEK 1: OC INTRODUCTIONS

⭐ 1: FAV OC

what makes them your fav?

2: NEW OC

how recently did you make them?

3: OLD OC

how long ago did you make them?

⭐ 4: UNDER-APPRECIATED OC

an oc you feel like you don't talk about enough, or you haven't fleshed out as much as you would like

5: RE-DESIGNED OC

an oc who has changed a lot (what changed about them?) or, if you haven't redesigned an oc: is there anything you might want to change about an existing oc?

WEEK 2: BUILDING BACKSTORY

⭐ 6: PAST

where is your oc from? what did they look like as a child?

7: LIKES

what do they like (and why?)

8: DISLIKES

what don't they like (and why?)

⭐ 9: RELATIONSHIPS

doesn't have to be romantic! can any kind of relationship (frienship, family, rivalry etc)

10: PERSONALITY

what are your oc's main personality traits

11: SYMBOLISM/THEMES

what represents your oc? is there a specific colour you associate them with, or a specific animal?

12: FUTURE

what will your oc look like in the future? do they have any plans or goals?

WEEK 3: FUN + GAMES

⭐13: MEMES

do any memes remind you of your oc? are there memes your oc would find funny? maybe you want to redraw your oc as one?

14: WHO/WHAT INSPIRED YOUR OC

are there existing characters that your oc looks like? was your oc based on yourself? is your oc originally from a specific fandom?

15: MUSIC

share a character playlist, write a songfic, post lyrics that remind you of them, etc

⭐16: EYES CLOSED or NON DOMINANT HAND

draw a picture of your oc with your eyes closed or with your non domminant hand, write or type a paragraph about them without your eyes closed, etc ... have fun, and don't worry about it looking "bad" -it's meant to!!

17: DnD ALIGNMENT CHART

put all your ocs into a DnD alignment chart, or any other similar chart if you prefer

i've compiled a few templates on my site, but you can find more easily if you google "oc alignment chart"

⭐18: SWAP

swap something between your ocs - their role in the story, hairstyles, personalities, fashion taste, species ... whatever you want! how would this difference change them?

19: PALETTE CHALLENGES

draw your ocs with as many of these colour palettes as you want (or just skip if you don't draw/don't like doing these!)

hex codes for the colours:

palette 1 - #3C1E81 #6D1EA2 #B059E8 #FE0876 #FE5284 #FE7C96 #E0CFE3 #FFD5C3

palette 2 - #352823 #673F28 #AB541C #BA8233 #897128 #A68B2F #F7BF6A #DAC3A4

palette 3 - #A42E25 #D7412B #E47C29 #F7A233 #FCC02D #FCE4A6 #486548 #FEFDE8

palette 4 - #2F4769 #39597E #53779C #94D1E7 #AADDE7 #D48DB7 #D498B5 #D2BABA

WEEK 4: COMMUNITY

20-26: A WHOLE WEEK OF SOCIAL STUFF

if you don't have the time/energy to do every day this week, ⭐ day 23 is the only one marked as mandatory! you can skip the rest!

some ideas for what you could do: talk about a friend's oc you like, make gift art/writing of them, collabs, trades, reblog/appreciate ocs in the event tag, make interactions between your ocs and other people's

WEEK 5: HALLOWEEN

⭐27: FEARS

is your oc scared of anything? do they have any phobias? are they startled easily? would any of your ocs try to scare ppl on purpose?

28: MONSTER

what would your oc be if they were a monster (eg: werewolf, vampire, eldritch beast.. whatever) or, do you have an oc who is already a monster?

29: PUMPKIN CARVING

your ocs carving pumpkins, a drawing of a pumpkin carved to look like your oc ... or even carve it in real life!

30: GHOST

this can be literally a ghost, or a concept that haunts your oc! up to you!

⭐ 31: COSTUMES

what are your ocs wearing for halloween?

[vriskaserketdaily]

Announcement; CW for graphic descriptions of medical emergencies & discussions of death/mortality

so, yesterday i briefly mentioned that i had been hospitalized. i unknowingly consumed edibles, became anxious and hyperactive, had a full-blown panic attack, and believing myself to be in the mother of all caffeine overdoses (2 cups of black tea) or having a heart attack or both, called emergency services, and was hospitalized with severe tachycardia.

i genuinely thought i was dying, sitting outside in my pajamas with my back to the mailbox post waiting for the EMTs to arrive. i still thought i was dying two hours later, struggling to breathe in the hospital room with my parents beside me.

i thought about a lot of things in the time between calling the emergency number and being lifted into the ambulance. i didn't want this blog to be my only legacy when i have so much more to do and be and make. i have other hobbies---knitting, crochet, playing guitar & composing music, and especially writing. i haven't drawn or written about my ocs in years, even during the recent hiatus, and i would like to change that.

to that end, i will not be drawing vriskas on a daily basis or consistently updating the fan art queue for the forseeable future. i will still draw vriska, especially if there are requests in the inbox, but i won't be going out of my way to squeeze out fan art when i'm ill, busy in other areas of my life, or generally not feeling it.

i will be keeping this blog up. i will not be changing the url because i fought too hard for a hypen-free daily vriska url and i'm not giving it up that easily. perhaps, after a year or two, i may even resume daily vriskas and normal blog operations.

COMMON QUESTIONS:

are you like, okay? i think i'm fine, physically? i was discharged after about four hours in the hospital and was able to move and eat and stuff today. i still feel some soreness/tightness in the chest, but i think that's to be expected given the circumstances.

can we still send requests? YES please omg. the interactions i have had through requests have been so positive and rewarding that it'd be difficult for me to fully give this blog up. even something as simple as "draw vriska" will function as a request. one thing that's been going through my head a lot lately is the thought that i could die and no one here would notice or care, so having tangible assurance that there is at least one person in the world who wants to see my vriska art would be very meaningful in that regard. i may not respond immediately, but i will respond to all requests that conform to the blog rules and mission (no nsfw, no pedophilic/incestuous ships, must involve vriska in some way)

will you consider opening mod applications? no, both because i don't think there would be too many takers for the position and because i know from experience that the fastest way to kill a daily blog is to load it up with a bunch of mods. (i am not the original owner of this blog and have moderated a few other multi-mod blogs before---i am currently the sole mod of the two i stuck with, this being one of them). i'd rather keep this blog half-active with just me than have it be completely inactive with me and 3-6 other people. again, there's a chance that after a year or so of taking things slow, i may come back to it.

can we tag you in art/fics/vriska posts? yes, actually, that would be very helpful. i don't expect anyone to do this, but again, i will no longer be actively perusing the character tag. feel free to @ me in vriska-related posts you think could use a little love.

if i have a daily vriska blog, will you promote me? sure! genuinely, i wish you luck---i've seen a couple of y'all come and go, and it really takes a lot to keep a blog like this running for more than three months. if you can do that you will be certified spiders for real.

where else can we find you? my main blog is @beangods, where i reblog posts that are not about vriska. you can send art requests there, too, but they cannot be related to vriska. that's what this blog is for. i also moderate @theextendedzodiacas, which is mostly fantroll-oriented. i'm on discord, too, but you won't find me on any other social media site.

is the vriskord still up? yes, it is, and you can join it, though the server is not very active. i don't plan on taking the server down or anything like that.

eighth question eighth answer 8ottom text

please feel free to reach out to me, and i'll be happy to answer any questions that i can. thank you for your understanding, and i'll see you . . . in probably a few days when i draw the 1 request currently sitting in the inbox.

thanks for reading all this.

-mod 8

[jazaesis]

Original SW Characters

Below is a little about my main Star Wars OCs and their tags!

Avani of Cathar

Jedi Temple Guard and founder of the Guild of Force Users. 

Pronouns: she/her Born: 37 bby  Era: Clone Wars Sexuality: Ace/Aro

Padawan of Master Chyaro Xalendren, Avani is deeply spiritual, compassionate, and perceptive. She possesses a strong connection to the Force, guiding her actions and interactions with others. Avani's compassionate nature is evident in her willingness to aid and support those in need. She demonstrates a sense of wisdom, resilience, and a relentless commitment to the ideals of balance and harmony within the Force.

Avani served in the Clone Wars alongside her sister Jedi General Kalon, as they led the 107th “Storm’s Edge” Battalion. Knighted during the war, Avani was permitted to participate in the Jedi Temple Guard Trials, her life long dream. Her trials lasted a week, and when she emerged, the temple was in flames…

Following the fall of the Republic, and serving the Rebellions for years, Avani found herself questioning the established norms of the Jedi Order, but still finding a need for an alternative approach to understanding and utilizing the Force. She spent many years traveling the galaxy, observing the impact of the Jedi Order on the galaxy, studying ancient force related civilizations, and the wars that left scars on the galaxy and her friends. Avani established the Guild of Force Users on the planet of Avalon, and dedicated herself to teaching the ways of the force to everyone.

Aro Rua Ris

A chronically ill, Ryloth-born Twi’lek and Jedi Knight. 

Pronouns: he/him Born: 43 bby  Era: Clone Wars Sexuality: MLM

Raised for the majority of his life in the Jedi Temple, Aro was a quiet, distant youngling. He frequently found himself in the Halls of Healing for mysterious ailments that hindered his training progress, and he often felt that he fell short of his peers. Despite displaying significant aptitude with his Force abilities, Aro was nearly ejected from the Initiate program due to his health before he was taken on as a Padawan by Jedi Master Ima Gun Di. 

Aro was Knighted in the early months of the Clone Wars when he was 20 years old. He was given command of the 482nd Battalion where he met Clone Commander Nite. Despite Aro’s commitment to the war effort and the Jedi Order, he found himself caught in Nite’s orbit and the two of them began to form a bond that lasted the duration of the Clone Wars and beyond. 

Aro is a fun loving and sarcastic, yet deeply caring person that struggles with both familial and romantic attachment. Although he had been warned against those types of relationships, Aro proved time and time again to be made stronger and more confident by those around him. He is very humble, often attributing his accomplishments to the support of those closest to him.

Commander Nite, CC-23-6483

An ARC Clone Commander and Rebel Leader. 

Pronouns: he/him Decanted: ?? Era: Clone Wars Sexuality: Bi

Honorable, loyal and strong, Nite is an ARC Commander in the Grand Army of the Republic, known for his dedicated leadership alongside Jedi General Aro Rua Ris. Nite led the 482nd battalion during the Clone Wars. He can be serious yet maintains a humorous side, possessing a witty sense of humor. Nite is exceptionally skilled in battle and deeply cares for his troopers' well-being. He deeply values Aro's companionship, the two growing closer throughout the war, and eventually falling in love. Nite deeply values family, standing by Aro Rua and Thalia’s side no matter what challenges are thrown their way.

Thalia Ris & Mei

A Togruta healer. 

Pronouns: she/her Born: 16 bby  Era: Original Trilogy/Guild of Force Users

Adopted daughter of Aro Rua and Nite and an orphan of the Clone Wars. Thalia is extremely emphatic and can feel the emotions of those around her, she’s particularly attached to Aro and is easily concerned and upset when he’s ill. Force sensitive, but not trained as a jedi, Thalia could often see force ghosts as a young child. Thalia is the light and joy of Aro’s life, extremely compassionate to all those around her, has a deep love for animals. She’s also super artistic and loves drawing and painting. Thalia grows up to become a doctor, traveling the galaxy and aiding those in need - much like a Star Wars Doctors Without Borders. Thalia is often accompanies by her grumpy tooka Mei.  

Amarinda “Arri” Amar 

A Jedi learner in the Guild of Force Users.

Pronouns: she/her Born: 11 bby  Era: Guild of Force Users AU Sexuality: Bi

 Amarinda is a spirited and impulsive individual with a penchant for mischief and adventure. Growing up under pirate occupation on her homeworld of Caelisole  instilled in her craftiness, cunning, and resourcefulness, making her adept at sneaking, bluffing, and improvised problem-solving. Despite her impetuous nature, she deeply values her friends and family, displaying loyalty and care towards them. However, she can be stubborn and holds onto grudges. Amarinda's fiery personality often drives her to take risks and act impulsively, but her good-heartedness is evident in her desire to help others, even if it leads to unforeseen consequences.

Kalon Marean

Former Jedi Shadow and First Sister Sith Inquisitor, “The Scylla.” 

Pronouns: she/her Born: 53 bby  Era: The Clone Wars Sexuality: Pan

Caught between two prodigies, Kalon struggled to live up to legacy left behind by Master Xalendren’s previous padawan and forge her own path through the shadows cast by the light of his new padawan. Trained by Master Chyaro Xalendren, Kalon harbored resentment toward Avani, feeling overshadowed by their shared master. Desperate to forge her own path, Kalon joined the Jedi Shadows. Her path diverged when she became a Sith Inquisitor during the Empire's reign, but eventually found redemption with the aid of Avani, reconciling with her past. 

Chyaro Xalendren

Anomid Jedi Shadow, former Jedi Temple Guard.

Pronouns: he/him Born: ??? bby - idk he’s very old Era: Clone Wars

Initiated into the order at the end of the High Republic, Xalendren was raised with the oldest of Jedi traditions by his late master. After the death of his first padawan, Thayeon Tehom. Xalendren served in the Jedi Temple Guard, until his removal due to his “aggressive”  approach. Xalendren took on Padawan Kalon, training her to be better and stronger. Years later, Xalendren crashed on the world of Cathar, and discovered young Avani, taking her on as his next padawan. 

Experienced and knowledgeable, Xalendren is a dedicated mentor to Avani, but is quite stuck in the old traditional ways of the Jedi. His holds a high regard for hierarchy, order and tradition, and holds vast knowledge in the force, combat and negotiations.

Hala Dymostra 

Pronouns: she/her/they/them Born: 15 bby  Era: Original Trilogy Sexuality: lesbian

A Nightsister in the Elomnii Coven born during the reign of the Empire. As “Prya’s Eye,” Hala is dedicated to her coven and well-being of her sisters. Hala can often be found hunting in the Dathomir mountains on her orbak Magick Man or sparring with her wife, Togruta assassin Morticia. 

Gaia’voshi Laparedo

A film maker from the distant outer rim, studying filmmaking on Alderaan, documenting the Clone Wars and Rebellion. 

Pronouns: she/her Born: 15 bby  Era: Clone Wars & Original Trilogy Sexuality: lesbian

Born on a distant agriworld in the outer rim to farmers, Gaia'voshi was raised in the great outdoor with a great appreciation to all creatures and life. At the age of 12, Gaia'voshi's family moved to Alderaan in hopes of better opportunities and land. There, Gaia'voshi fell in love with filmmaking and earned a scholarships to study at one of Alderaan's greatest universities. Gaia’voshi spent the majority of her university years traveling the galaxy documenting cultures and communities. At the start of the Clone Wars, Gaia voshi realized she could use the power of her voice through documentation and journalism to raise awareness and support for civilians & troops. This project would go on to be called "A Galaxy Divided: Beneath the Fire.”

Gaia is joined by her film droid "Beq,” trusted ottabura, Leto (original species by @/sundownsquad), and later her speed-racer girlfriend Lu-Dal Kore. Gaia is an open character! Check more info here.

Golden Guard Raze, CT-21-0019

A clone trooper serving with the Jedi Temple Guards.

Pronouns: he/him Decanted: ?? Era: Clone Wars

During the Clone Wars, Jedi Knights aided in the war efforts through supporting the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) through the Orders partnership with the Senate. Jedi Knights, often acting a Generals or leadership roles, accompanied Troopers into battle and lead operations. However, this meant the Jedi were limited in their abilities to oversee certain operations by the powers of Senate. The Jedi Temple Guards were crucial in the protection of Jedi temples across the galaxy and investigating force-related matters. However, since the Temple Guards solely operated under the jurisdiction of the Jedi Order, not the Senate, they were often unable to complete investigations, especially in matters involving the war or Separatists.

So, the Jedi Head of Security, Din Drallig, made a special request to the Jedi Council and Senate to have a trooper placed with the Temple Guards. This trooper would allow the Temple Guards to operate in war related matters. The trooper, ultimately selected by Commander Fox himself, was Coruscant Guard Special Ops Raze.

Raze, later nicknamed the Golden Guard for his gold detailed armor, accompanied the Temple Guards in investigations, battles, and galactic conflicts. While Raze may don the golden symbols of the Temple Guards, he himself was not a Jedi, nor force sensitive, and such, was not permitted in restricted zones of the Jedi Temple. Raze further is not privy to the secrets of the Temple Guards.

[ultimateplaylistmaker]

Why is PreGame Shuichi always seen as a yanderé when he's just an antisocial DanganRonpa fan?

Excellent question!

This has roots back into the japanese fandom so its hard to fully research actually, however we know kagehara comes from the japanese fandom through a compound kage, and hara, aka shadow saihara, kagehara 影原. This is likely chosen due to persona's use of shadow selves if i had to take a guess, which might also be why kagehara tends to have a much harsher yellow eye color like the one seen below on Shadow Yosuke, before this became so main stream there was also inchara 陰キャ原 for in character + saihara but this has never seen any popularity in the english fandom to my knowledge. There's also these names for the rest of the characters but only bonkichi really saw any traction in the english fandom

So now they we know the basis of the name, where does the yandere come in?

The first fanfiction i can find on ao3 that seems to lean into this view of pregame Shuichi of him being a dangerous creepy guy is This Must Be What Fun Is from 2017, while it lacks some of the more common later tropes and even has shuichi marked as aromantic, the obsessive and bloody traits commonly associated with it is definitely all there.

The first fic in the tag "pregame-shuichi" is audition from february 2017, however they used the tag ORIGINAL saihara which got tag wrangled in, and the first REAL use of the tag is from Can't Help Falling from December 2017

After that the first use of Kagehara in a fanfic description is At Least It's Something from July 2018 which is a selfcest fic with some WILD plot points actually i might need to look at that one later just out of morbid curiosity

From this, we can know the trope has its roots from the very start of the games release. Where the character of pregame shuichi in the audition tapes easily slid into an otaku characterization due to his obsession with danganronpa.

Thus, its easy to see where his creepy pervert personality come from, otaku stereotypes. You'll see this stigma in a lot of anime where characters try to hide being an otaku and such. This is why Kagehara often is soon as very reclusive, spending all his time and money on one thing, danganronpa, and not caring for anything outside this thing. To the point of antisocial behavior or becoming a threat to others. Immature, obsessive, and sexual deviancy. Classic stereotypical otaku characterization.

One of the stereotypes is usually being a creep towards an object of affection, and thus as the most popular ship, kokichi easily slotted into that stereotypical role of the object of affection. He's small, easily made a bit more feminized, and thus able to be the soft kawaii to be harassed.

Which as this becomes popular, likely for the same reasons any "zomg the main character is EVIIIIL actually" kinda thing gets popular, led to more people playing in the space and pushing it further and further until we get to where we are today!

Though, just between you and me, i have my own personal theory. I can't back it up with anything but it makes sense to me.

The audience comments in v3 are unhinged at times, with comments like "I wanna see the color of Shuichi’s blood" and "I want to break Shuichi’s fingers <3" the audience although only here for a short time has a very strong characterization and interesting dialogue. However, how do you portray this in a story? You really can't without someone to act as the proxy.

With the most fanboyish audition video, and the popularity to back it up, Shuichi ended up being this proxy. Kagehara isn't actually a reflection or evil version of shuichi or anything, it's the proxy to hold the audience in a way thats easy to write, and without the risks of say, writing an oc.

All of the fucked up things we hear about the audience and outside world, all the bad things, the talk of how boring everything but danganronpa is, these elements need a surrogate to embody it or else it can be hard to write with them. That's what kagehara is, the audience and what tsumugi tells about the outside word in a convenient familiar character shaped proxy Kokichi just got nabbed along for the ride as the most popular ship

[permanentlyexhaustedpigeon88]

The Wanderer * Halbrand (Sauron)/OC (part 5)

Summary: In spite of her mother's wishes, Tilda wanted to see the world beyond their village. She wanted to know its secrets, and to find her father as well. But when orcs attack, she will soon be swept off on an adventure far different than the one she imagined. And it will lead her not only to unanticipated discoveries about her heritage, but about her own heart, as well.

Warnings: original female character, multi-OC fic, angst, potential for toxic relationship, unrequited love

Other: Please let me know if you'd like to be added to a tag list!

Part One Part Two Part Three Part Four

(The Southlands)

"Bain. Help me to lift him."

Tearing his gaze away from the destruction around him, Bain moves towards the woman making the request, every muscle tense as though on alert for another attack. In truth, he almost wishes that there would be another, if for no other reason than to avenge those they had lost. Those they had been forced to leave behind in their flight to safety, short-lived though it may be.

He would give anything to end every last one of the orcs that had shown no mercy in their slaughter of those he had known almost his entire life. Anything at all, including his own life. But of course, as he truly ought to have expected, the woman addressing him now seems quite capable of reading that thought in his mind as easily as if he had spoken the words aloud.

"Vengeance will not save us now."

"So you would have us continue to flee?"

"I would have us survive," The woman persists, shifting as Bain moves to help the man between them to his feet, one of his arms hanging limply around each of their shoulders, "You should wish for that as well."

"And what of your daughter? Would you leave her behind to achieve your goal?"

The words are harshly spoken, escaping before Bain can even consider halting them, and he watches as the woman seems to stiffen, even if only for a moment, before her features settle back to the grim determination of mere moments before. Almost immediately, he is aware of his misstep, the rash anger that was burning through his veins having forced him to speak without conscious thought.

Hoping to take back the words, or at least to offer an apology, Bain opens his mouth to speak once more, but before he has a chance, the woman standing opposite the man held tightly between them takes the chance from his grasp.

"My daughter's fate is no longer a thing that I may control."

"You believe she still lives, then."

"I believe that I would sense it if she did not."

Uncertain if he can truly take the response as reassurance, Bain simply offers his companion a nod, joining her in guiding the man between them along the path that the few stragglers from the village had chosen to make their escape. In truth, he admits to hoping her suspicion is correct. That somehow, the young woman who had been as a sister to him for as long as he can remember did, in fact, make it out of the village alive. That she was not one of the many dead littering familiar walkways he would likely never set eyes upon, again.

For a moment, the anger that still simmers in his chest flares to life once more at the thought of his friend falling into enemy hands, his jaw clenching to keep at least a portion of that anger at bay. He inhales sharply, in an effort to refrain from allowing even a hint of that anger to show itself upon his face.

As much as the fate of his friend troubles him, he knows that it must be ten times as bad for her mother. For Freida. A woman who had treated him with far more kindness than his own mother ever had. And even if a part of him may not wish to, Bain resolves to do what he can to waylay his own desire for revenge, if for no other reason than to be sure that he is not the reason the woman's troubles worsen.

Instead, as he continues to aid her in escorting their wounded companion, his thoughts turn inward. To the last time he had seen Tilda before their defeat. She had been holding her own, or trying to, by the looks of things. Or at least, she had been, until he caught her looking his way, her eyes blown wide when she took note of the opponent he faced. The elf that bore scars upon his face, who seemed to hold the orcs under his command.

That had been the last he had seen of her, his preoccupation with his own skirmish soon requiring the full force of his attention. Even then, the elf had been able to easily outmaneuver him, and were it not for another stepping in when he had been knocked to the ground, Bain knew he might not still be standing.

By the time he had summoned the wherewithal to glance back at where Tilda had been standing, she was gone. The elf had turned from him, to face a new opponent, and then Freida had appeared to drag him off into the woods at a breakneck speed.

He can recall the look upon her face as she had done so. Something not all that far from panic had filled her eyes as she cast furtive glances over her shoulder to ensure the elf had never taken notice of their flight, as though fearing he might follow. And although it is no strange thing to fear pursuit from an enemy in the midst of a battle, Bain catches himself beginning to realize that there had been something else. Some hint of recognition in Freida's eyes, as well.

There had been no other way to describe it save for she looked as though she had just seen a ghost.

"Did you know him?" He asks suddenly, the renewed tension in Freida's expression already providing him an answer, whether she willed it to be so, or not, "You did, didn't you?"

"I have given no reason for anyone to believe in such a thing."

"Who is he?"

"You would do well to focus on the present, Bain, and not on false suspicions," Freida warns, her attention remaining upon the path ahead of them, regardless of the slight tightening of her jaw that gives her away, "There are other things at hand that are far more important."

"It is a simple question."

"And it is one that does not need answering."

Though her deflection hardly serves to dissuade him, Bain is not quite so foolish as to press the matter further, one final glance her way proving that the decision had been a wise one all along. Freida's expression has turned stony, and amusement reaches Bain, for a moment, as he the image provokes a memory of the numerous times, over the years, where he and Tilda would find a spot or three of trouble, their attempts at talking their way out of it thwarted time and time again by the woman at his side.

It is his respect for that woman that keeps him silent, though curiosity burns almost as brightly as his former rage. And when she finally speaks again, this time, he does not think to question her at all.

"If we are to have any hope of reaching safety, we must continue moving through the night."

"Where—where are we to go?"

The question comes from the man who had, as yet, kept his silence between them, and Bain would be a liar to pretend he had not wondered the same. For a moment, Freida's continued silence almost has him wondering if she were even aware of the answer, herself.

Before he can ponder that particular reality any further, however, she is shifting. Adjusting their companion's weight so that it is more evenly distributed between them, while the man utters a muted groan in response.

A shadow passes across her face as they navigate their way beneath a rather dense collection of trees, but even without catching a glimpse at her expression, Bain would have been a fool to pretend he did not sense the resignation that is so apparent in her reply.

"Tirharad. They must be warned of what is coming, and with any luck, together, we may stand a chance against it."

(The Sundering Seas)

Standing on the raft, her gaze all but glued to the elf as she, in turn, regards her newfound companions warily, Tilda can almost forget that mere moments ago she had been nearly despondent with grief.

Though she'd had the opportunity to come into contact with more than a few of their race, given the near constant watch kept over villages like her own through the years, something about this particular encounter felt—different. More momentous. At least a hundred questions begin to flood her mind, all of them surrounding what could have possibly happened to land the elf here, on their raft.

She would be a liar to pretend she did not want to ask those questions. That she did not find herself suddenly possessed with a desire to know the answers for them all. But something about the way the elf keeps a wary eye upon the rest of them standing at odd intervals on board the raft binds her tongue and helps her to keep her silence.

It is as though she can sense that the elf would not welcome such questions. Not in the present company, at the very least.

A fact that is all but confirmed when the silence holding them all captive is broken once again.

"Why are you out here?"

"I was separated from my ship," The elf replies, a certain degree of deliberately placed distance resting behind the words despite her current position, seemingly at the mercy of those who have gathered more closely around her. It is a distance that Tilda can understand, of course, given the elf has no reason to trust a single one of them, whether or not they have come to her aid.

Again, the elf's gaze meets her own, as though she is somehow capable of sensing the line of her thoughts. Tilda finds herself lifting an eyebrow in response. But before she can make any move to address the elf on her own, she finds the attempt thwarted, this time by Astrid's inquiry, spoken so softly it is almost impossible to hear.

"Attacked?"

A single shake of the head is the elf's only response, though that hardly seems to satisfy Eamon, if the sour look that crosses his features is any indication at all. And even if the elf seems to sense his displeasure, she holds firm against it, her own expression hardly changing even as he steps closer to question her still further.

"Then you've not seen it?"

"Seen what?"

"The worm."

The elf does not show any sort of recognition in response to the words, her continued silence providing more of an answer than words ever could. The questions that Tilda had wanted to ask only seem to grow more insistent as a result.

Unable to shake the desire, Tilda bites down on the inside of her cheek, somehow knowing that speaking now would hardly earn her any favors. A reality that is only confirmed by Eamon's harsh words as soon as Astrid attempts filling the silence, herself.

"We set out two weeks ago, sailing—"

"Need we tell her all our affairs?"

"Does she look dangerous to you?"

"Looks can be deceiving."

With a start, Tilda turns her attention away from the elf in response to the sharply spoken words, her preoccupation with the newcomer, and the reasons for her presence on board their raft having rendered her blind to the presence of the one who now stands beside her. Expression unreadable, Halbrand spares her only a passing glance, his attention almost every bit as attuned to the elf as Tilda's had been, mere moments before.

For a moment, she allows distraction to persuade her in attempting to decipher his expression. To try and riddle out what it might mean. But before she can make any headway, her focus is disrupted once again, this time by the sound of two indignant exclamations.

"An elf!"

"Remove your hand from me, sir."

"You liar—"

"Astrid, wait," Tilda protests, unsure of exactly what it is that prompts her to suddenly find her voice in light of her companion's hiss that is clearly directed towards the elf, although she is hardly any less determined to use it, regardless, "She is hardly a threat, you just said so, yourself—"

"Or perhaps you are simply too trusting."

"Too trusting."

"Exactly as your mother feared," Astrid confirms, whatever frustration she felt towards the elf now directed Tilda's way, such that the younger woman manages a step or two backward in open surprise. Hardly aware that her shoulder has brushed against Halbrand's, Tilda spends a moment in silent surprise. She tries to ignore the small flare of pain that comes about as a result of the other woman's words.

Unable to come up with any sort of reply, she keeps her silence, a small part of her wondering if every person on board the raft knew of her mother's views of her. If all of them knew how much the woman apparently doubted her.

The thought is enough to sting against Tilda's pride, but before she can manage to decide what, if anything, she is to do about such a thing, a shout diverts her attention back to the present once more, her gaze snapping toward its source, and then the reason for its existence in little to no time at all.

"We're saved! We're saved, look!"

A great, hulking shape looms forward out of the fog that surrounds them. A shape that seems to bear what can be nothing other than—sails? Wooden beams? Brow furrowing, Tilda steps just a fraction closer, heedless of the low hiss of warning that comes from the man still standing at her side.

"Hurry! Look! Over here!"

"Wait! Until we can see the sails," Eamon cautions, stepping forward himself to peer at the object growing ever larger in the distance, "Corsairs prowl these waters. Do you want to be skinned alive?"

"That is no corsair ship."

"That's—our ship."

"The worm!"

As the shape draws closer, Tilda recognizes Eamon's words to be true, her heart seeming to drop into her stomach as she remains standing, rooted in place. Panic takes hold, freezing the blood in her veins, and rendering her powerless to decide how best to proceed.

The worm continues on its path towards their raft, the shouts of her companions fading into the background as Tilda continues to stare straight ahead. Time seems to slow, though somewhere in the far reaches of her mind, she knows this cannot possibly be true.

It is not until she catches sight of movement from the corner of her eye that she is jolted into some manner of awareness of what transpires around her, aside from the worm's relentless approach, and by the time Tilda darts forward to stop Astrid from her sudden decision to shove the elf overboard into the churning waters beneath them, it is entirely too late.

"The elf led it right to us!"

"You cannot possibly believe that!"

Whatever the older woman may or may not believe is never confirmed, regardless of what Tilda may have desired, the raft rocking amongst the waves as the worm dives beneath them. She very nearly loses her footing, knocking against Halbrand as the bits of their former ship still attached to the worm jar against the bottom of their raft.

Instinctively, she casts her gaze around for any sign of the elf, only just managing to take note of the faintest glimmer of golden hair rising above the waves a mere few feet away. But just as she is preparing to move forward in an effort to bring the elf back aboard, the worm turns. It adjusts its course, unseen by her, to head back toward the raft.

Tilda stumbles as the creature bumps against the wooden boards beneath her feet once more, but still maintains her footing, jaw clenched in determination as she manages one more step forward. From the corner of her eye, she sees it disappear completely beneath the waves.

Heedless of the cries of the others as they scramble to begin moving the raft away from this attack, Tilda nearly reaches its edge. Her eyes lock with the elf's, the latter's clearly holding some surprise that she would feel any need to pull her back to safety at all. And then it happens. The worm launches upward, straight toward the raft's center. Sharp screams and the sound of splintering wooden beams rend the air.

Hand outstretched toward the elf, Tilda soon finds the act thwarted as the worm's momentum knocks her sideways. She lands on her side against the boards with a painful thud that drives the breath from her lungs, before they seem to crumble beneath her weight. Desperation crawls through her frame as she claws at those boards, frantically trying to get back to the portion of the raft that is still intact, but it is all in vain. She is thrown off the raft as easily as the wind might toss about a stray leaf.

Her scream dies out almost as quickly as it came into being as she is submerged beneath relentless waves, her body buffeted this way and that until she finally manages to come to a stop, and then she sees it. A horror that has another scream upon her lips, her mouth opening on instinct, and filling her lungs with seawater as a result of what is now resting very apparent before her eyes.

It is the worm, turning once again towards the wreckage of their raft, a sound that shakes her to her very core vibrating beneath the waves as it bears down upon her, with jaws and gnarled teeth bared.

Effectively stranded on a smaller raft than the one they had inhabited, before, having lost most of their companions, including the girl who had been so very determined to behave with reckless abandon despite his best efforts, and now left with an elf who insists upon trying to spur him to the very same conflict he sought to avoid, Halbrand wonders if it might not have been better if he had never boarded the ship that had taken them from the village at all.

It certainly had not gotten him very far, all things considered, the thought of finding refuge and a new life across the sea having rather quickly faded to nothing more than ash. Everything that had happened after that only seemed to fly directly in the face of his goals. And with the elf—Galadriel—so determined to hound him to join in her cause, it is becoming nearly impossible to resist the urge to shove her back over the side as Astrid had, what feels like ages ago.

Nearly impossible, of course, save for the reality of how the elf might fit into his own plans.

As much as her dogged pursuit of her goals ate away at his resolve, Halbrand knew that the enemy he had been seeking appeared to be her own, as well. That the means of reaching that enemy through Tilda that he had believed to be lost after the girl's untimely disappearance beneath the waves might not be as far from his grasp as he had feared.

The allure of achieving his desires through one who had seemed only too willing to trust him—to do whatever it might take to guarantee his aid in a matter she believed that she had controlled—might be lost to him now, but that did not mean all hope had been abandoned.

Not even if the hope of inflicting even a measure of the pain upon his enemy as that enemy had inflicted upon him might need to remain unseen.

As easily as he had won Tilda's trust, it is readily apparent that winning Galadriel's will be far different. More difficult, even with her desires laid bare for anyone with eyes to see. It occurs to him that continuing to resist her may, in fact, be the smartest course, despite how it seems to move contrary to his desires. And by the time the elf is speaking once more, Halbrand's decision has been made.

"Over there."

Curious, to say the least, over whatever it may be that has inspired what almost seems like awe in the elf's tone, Halbrand turns to follow the direction of her gaze. He takes note of the bedraggled looking form floating towards them. Clinging to a remnant of their former raft, drenched to the bone, but otherwise, very much alive.

Were he not in control of his every reaction, it might have been difficult to avoid a laugh, the tenacity of this one girl proving far more amusing than it truly ought to be, and again, he is forced to consider the potential of her usefulness. The myriad of ways in which both she, and the elf, might help him achieve his own ends. And even as he stoops to aid her in dragging her sodden form onto the boards beneath his feet, the desperate strength in her grip upon his arm startling him, to say the least, he knows.

As soon as she takes note of Galadriel's next words, Tilda's own determination to find his enemy will only grow.

"I need to know how many the enemy were, under whose banner they marched, and then you are going to take me to their last known location."

"I've got my own plans, elf."

"If he will not help you, then I shall."

Again, Galadriel looks upon the girl with something not all that far from awe, perhaps mingled with a certain sense of doubt that Tilda would be even remotely capable of offering her any sort of aid at all. For a moment, she seems to bear a curious sort of reluctance, as though unwilling to risk potentially casting the girl's life aside to achieve her own ends. But before the elf can make any attempt at either accepting the offer just made, or denying it outright, the distant rumble of thunder reaches them from across the waves. As one, their attention turns as lightning cracks across the rapidly darkening sky.

As she scrambles to her feet, Halbrand becomes aware of the sensation of Tilda's arm brushing against his own while she stands beside him, apprehension seeming to vibrate through her smaller frame at the prospect of what they face now. The two of them share a glance, and he can read her fear plainly upon her face.

Making no move to address that fear, his attention instead turns back to the elf, her shoulders squared as she appears ready to face the storm ahead with as much stubborn force of will as she would use to hunt down her enemy. His enemy. And when next she speaks, Halbrand soon comes to realize that he is not at all surprised by the words that breach the space between them.

"Prepare yourselves."

[plaguery]

COMMISSIONS OPEN!

i am finally opening commissions! (●'◡'●)

i am open to your wols, tavs, other ocs, favorite characters, oc x canon, etc!

if you are interested, i have details and more options under the cut.

LINEART - will be in the color of your choice and i can easily make 2-3 different color versions with no extra charge.

(Bust - $25, Half Body - $45, Full Body - $60)

FLAT COLOR - lineart color here will generally be changed at my discretion to make the flats pop but i can still give you images of the colorful lineart that is similarly included above. i can include a flat color background as well.

(Bust - $40, Half Body - $70, Full Body - $90)

y'shtola has a pretty intricate outfit in this piece, so that would be an extra $15. that additional price for intricate outfits/armor applies to both lineart and flat color prices, but will most likely only apply to full body pieces. clear references will be needed for that level of detail on an outfit and i may refuse and suggest a simpler option if your request feels to be outside of my skillset. if you're not sure if an outfit would be too complex, please ask!

the simple lighting that is involved in the example above would also be an additional $10. if you're interested in an additional figure, it will add 50% of the base price and of any extra prices i've listed, if they apply.

my other offerings include a monochrome sketch or a stylized head portrait:

MONOCHROME SKETCH - will be less detailed, slightly less clean, and includes a monochrome color blocking in the color of your choice. will only include the one color version. is subject to the same extra 50% for an additional figure. lighting and highly detailed intricate outfits will not be included.

(Bust - $25, Half Body - $40, Full Body - $50)

STYLIZED HEAD PORTRAIT - will not be going for pure realism or heavy shading, colors will not be under neutral "true to life" lighting and will be similarly colorful to the example image. includes the lineart and full color. - $60

GENERAL INFO:

I AM OPEN TO... original characters (including self inserts), canon characters, ocs & canon from works im unfamiliar with, ships with canon characters/ocs/oc x canon, simple props, simple handwritten speech bubbles/words

ASK ME ABOUT... characters with anthro features (it will depend on extent), non-pornographic nudity, revealing clothes/lingerie (commissioners and portrayed characters must be 18+ for the last two)

I WILL NOT DO... any background work past a flat color, animals, full anthro characters (im still learning... (ノへ￣、)), mechs, real people (excluding actors in character), porn, anything i am uncomfortable with or feels outside of my abilities (of which i will turn down at my own discretion)

PLEASE... ask me about anything that is unclear and be prepared with references/mood boards/example images/detailed descriptions! (i will help synthesize these but i will not do from the ground design work)

these will be for personal use only/not for commercial use and payment will be done through paypal...

you can find more of my work on my art tag and i can be reached by DM here for inquiries!

[yourfriendlyshapeshiftermonsters]

✨Introduction Post✨

🌟Facts About Me🌟

(Please read this post before you add me into your mutual list)

♪ The name's Charols!/Paige. It changed with moods. Currently feeling like Paige rn hope you don't mind

♪ Loves drawing and writing! My tags are #charols art gallery and #charols writing ideas. I will either send an endless link of videos or about my world building for hours. Please

♪ Dm & art/writing requests are open! Any kind of request are accepted here so go ahead and just ask! I'm open to everyone really! <3 (except humans i suck at thoseee aughhhh

♪ fandom I'm in rn :

object show

bfdi

inanimate insanity

Furry

Rainworld

Fandom I'm not active in,but still love them! :

Pikmin

Cult of the lamb

Undertale/Deltarune

Cookie run

Omega mart

Patapon

Dicey dungeon

Hollowknight (still waiting for that sequel 😔)

♪ like to draw:

Hybrid objects

Cute beings

Scary/edgy sketch

♪ love all of my mutuals equally! Tho hates being popular. Too overwhelming for me. So please don't tag me in your post if you can ^^;

♪ Please reminds me if i had gone overboard with my talks,i am not the greatest at socialism.

✨Some Unnecessary✨

✨ Facts About Me ✨

♪ Weirdcore/Dreamcore lover ❤

♪ Lesbian,open for relationship! <3

♪ Probably have adhd or smth like that

♪ I'm an artist. But a super slow one. L i t e r a l l y. And my art style are nonexistent! I can make some cartoonist drawing yesterday and i can absolutely draw realistically looking stuff tomorrow depending on my moods!

♪ Dm are always open! you can be my mutual too if you wanna,i absolutely love to talks to others people! But my deepest apologize if i make things akward, i'm not the greatest at talking with others. I would either be talking to you with a small talk like hi & wassup. or i would send you random shit that i love. hoping it make your days better too. or just have a long conversation on a topic i love such as my fandom or just a random brain storming.

♪ I amm SUPER. Easily distracted and overwhelmed by everything.. So I'm sorry if i ignore you a lil while. Definitely Would be dead for a few days and then goes back to absolutely bombarded you with notification sometimes.

♪ I'm working on an object show comic i would call Major Chaos. So i hope you're ready because it would take 2763 years for me to develop on it lol

♪ If you think any of those as annoying to you. Please just tell me to stop aight? I'm the worst at reading people feelings

(WIP!!!)

MASTER POST

Major Chaos

A comic I'm working on about a teenager finding himself in a new entire place with no recollection of what happened to her. Trying to learn,adapt and survive this new cruel world and try her best to help the one who needs too

Charols

Halloween costume

'Damn'

Lucy

Drake

Lilith

Random characters

Big Brother

An II swap au with the twist was me putting them all into a randomizer into other character and see how i can piece them all together and how different things would be while also trying to stay like the original.. Sorry it's kinda difficult to explain it

Scrambled Destiny SCRAPPED AU

(sorry)

More explanation

Clover

Taco

Oj

Candle

Random oc

Robo-book

1

Haven't finished this masterpost yet.. Have breadbug instead

[honeymouthedtales]

may i ask here for fic recs from you? any ship, any tags. i do trust your judgment very much and dearly love everything that you write. it's so difficult to find something that captures me as intensely as your art does :'( if it's too much of a hassle to share, maybe a top 5? or if you have answered this before already, pardon me and ignore all of this. thank you nevertheless and bye <3

a top 5 fics is really hard, i do read a lot. i've shared many mh recs in the past so i won't share them again but i can share same that i really liked from other fandoms. in no particolar order btw

Prevenient by bazooka (only available to people with registered ao3 accounts) and in general all their ancient bakery au: the fandom is seungkyunkwan scandal but you don't need to know much about that to understand the story since it's an au. it's a three parts story and i think in total it'll be like 150k? maybe more? but written so well it makes me cry

(after a while) you learn by curledupkitten (kittebasu): it's an exo fic and again the pairing or whether you know them or like them doesn't matter, it could easily be an original. it's one of the fics that inspired me the most when writing modern aus because i want my characters to be seen and understood the way they made me understand theirs

anything written by dirgewithoutmusic on ao3: they most write short works and they have a lot of different fandoms like marvel, narnia, hp, lotr... i love their voice. the way they say things when writing makes me want to listen forever. they have also written an original fantasy book series which i have read and really liked, but they tend to stay on the short side on ao3.

A hit, a very palpable hit by Shem: the fandom is Pride and Prejudice, the main ship is Kitty/OC, and boy I never say I have favorite books or movies but I think P&P is my favorite book and I love every variation of it but it's hard to read fics because the writers can rarely reproduce the genius of Jane Austen's words and her wittiness and everything that makes me love the books, but Shem does it right. I've read everything by this author but this is my favorite of their works. Not recommended if you aren't into P&P tho ahah

Sansûkh by determamfidd: fandom is LOTR, and like above, if you like LOTR you will love this fic.

Random extra rec:

i could whet your appetite by beizhaan: fandom is MDZS, it's a alpha/incubus au and tbh I could've put a lot of fics here but since I was really unsure I was looking at my bookmarks and this piece stood up because the s3x was good ahah so I included it.

I would've included more het fic recs because I do read them, but most of them would've been hp fics and I'm not actively reccing hp anymore to boycott jkr

Hope this gave you some food, I tried to keep the recs diverse since idk which fandoms you could be into but idk if they're as interesting for other people as they are for me :v

[optiwashere]

For AO3 I always recommend muting users(since most people forget about it). Like I am going through the Shadowheart/Original Female Characters tag then I see the [REDACTED] ship there, I mute all those users, and voila I have a cleaner page where I can easily see the new stuff. It sucks you have to use it, and if the person you muted writes something you would like you will be missing it. But that usually doesn't happen and the peace of mind you will be getting from not having to scroll all those fics will be far worth it.

Oh absolutely, I liberally use the mute and block features! That's a good shout, anon 💜

They're my favorite thing on any site tbh, and I think more people should get used to curating their own spaces like this. It's good for everyone to just avoid the things you don't want to see, you know? I'm sure we all have that one ship we get tired of popping up, and the Shadowheart/Original Female Character tag is really rife with it in a terrible way sometimes.

Still don't understand how all the vampire boy/OC fics wound up there, but even so...

Can 100% concur with anon on this, mute is a blessed button and I heartily recommend it. You can find it on any author's profile/dashboard at the top right. I also use AO3 Savior to get more granular and block tags I don't want to see, and I've only good things to say about it.

[lilbittymonster]

It’s been a year since my original pinned post for my WoL was made so it’s probably time to update.

Edit: Updated for 2024!

About the Blorbo

Name: Kitali Moonblade

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Main Job: DRG/NIN hybrid

Age: Mid 30s

Her tag is #kitali moonblade. Her inspo board tag is just #kitali. Her wolmeric ship tag is #pure azure and her wolstinien ship tag is #bastards in arms. The triad tag is #the ot3 agenda.

Kitali is the daughter of two mercenaries, part of the Xaela diaspora who left the Azim Steppe before the tunnel to Yanxia was sealed off. She has no memory of living on the Steppe and instead grew up in Doma. She lived in Othard for almost two decades before splitting off on her own, eventually finding herself in Aldenard by way of Gyr Abania.

In a word, Kitali Moonblade is unsettling. At first glance, she’s stoic and standoffish and spends more time observing than participating in a conversation. Even people who’ve known her for years are still surprised by her. She doesn’t make friends very easily but once she’s decided she likes someone, they’re stuck with her. Her trust is hard to win and easy to lose.

About the Blog

-This is an 18+ only blog. No exceptions. Minors will be softblocked, come back when you're older.

-Empty blogs with default icons will be reported as spam and blocked. No exceptions. I will not check your likes or your following, if you look like a bot you will be treated as a bot.

-This is my main account and will not be FFXIV exclusive! I try to tag alternate fandoms but am inconsistent. You get what you get.

-This is not a follow4follow blog. I have not done and never will do follow4follow as it is the antithesis of curating your space. Nothing personal.

-I do try to keep FFXIV spoilers to a minimum, but it is not a guarantee. I will tag expansions pretty regularly, and will tag spoilers as "[expansion/patch] spoilers". There is no 2 week embargo bullshit here, it's extremely rude to both new players and to people who don't have the time or energy to blast through a new expansion in only 14 days.

-I don't do RP with Kitali but I do enjoy doing ask memes, writing, and gposing. The best way to interact and learn more about Kitali is to send asks from lists or go tag diving. I don't do well with open ended questions like "tell me about your WoL/ wolship", being precise and direct is the best option for me.

-I do have other OCs as part of a shared canon with some friends and they can be found under #the GAP tag, #the allagan tempest, #magiposting, and #into the blorboverse.

Permissions

-You are welcome to draw art of my characters! If anyone were to draw art of a scene from one of my fics I'd actually cry and probably put it on my wall. (SFW only, no lewds/nudes/sexual content. If I wanted that for a character I would commission it myself.)

-You may not write any fiction of any kind of my characters. This is a hard boundary. Unless I am heavily involved, I am not comfortable with my characters being used by other people.

Other Socials

AO3 | Twitter | Pillowfort | Bluesky

[simons-twsted-children]

Hi there! I’m Simon and my TWST OCs and writing fits in with @twistedwonderlandarcaneexchange! I tend to work with @cyanide-latte, @ramshacklerumble, @tixdixl, and @inmateofthemind, and a lot of my characters’ lore is intertwined with theirs!

My “spicy” tag is “#simon gets spicy” if you want to block it for any reason

My ask box is always open!

More info about my characters under the cut!

My OCs:

STUDENTS:

Sidney Larkspur

(they/she, but will respond to pretty much anything as long as they know you’re talking to them)

Twisted from: Elizabeth Swann (POTC, along with some aspects of Will)

RSA/NRC

Octavinelle

Human mage

Signature spell: “A Pirate’s Life For Me”

Originally an RSA student pretending to be a cis guy, searching for a treasure supposedly hidden in their vaults— the compass of Jack Sparrow. After finding and successfully stealing said compass, it leads them to join the second arcane exchange. After outing themself in the course of protecting a fellow student, Sid ends up inadvertently joining NRC’s student body on a more permanent basis (thanks to Crowley’s “infinite generosity”, and him overlooking their gender in favor of pocketing another mage on the path to Overblot). They officially join Octavinelle dorm, and work part time at the Mostro lounge. Their biggest dream is to follow in Elizabeth’s footsteps and become the Pirate King, after reading about her in an old family journal, and being told stories about her from their maternal grandmother. They manage, somehow, to become a member of Copper’s crew aboard the newly-resurfaced Black Pearl, but this is only the first step on their journey towards their dream. (Easily the most developed of my student characters)

Eventually becomes the captain of the Flying Dutchman, with Dirk Hawkins as their first mate.

Edgar Allen “Snowball” Taylor

(he/they, transmasc)

Twisted from: Mittens (Bolt)

NRC

Savannaclaw

Black cat beastman mage

Signature spell: None (so far)

Talked mad shit to his Savannaclaw dorm mates when he was accepted into NRC about how “badass” his signature spell was; doesn’t know what his signature spell is. He made a deal with Azul to give him illusion magic that has the look of a powerful spell charging up, in exchange for doing his bidding whenever called. A certain Jamil Viper found out his secret, and from there on, Snowball lost use of his free time, becoming the lackey of not one, but two of NRC’s most powerful mages. (Warning, probably won’t go into too much detail on chunks of his story as it tends into NSFW territory and I know a lot of people aren’t comfy with that)

Endgame is with Jamil Viper

Roddy Sheperd

(he/him, cis)

Twisted from: Bolt (Bolt)

NRC

Pomefiore

White dog beastman mage

Signature spell: “Superbark”

A teenage actor and idol, running in some of the same circles as Neige and Vil, who’s signature spell is powerful but hard to control. Was supposed to attend RSA to gain better control over his magic in order to continue upholding his pristine image, but a mix-up occurred, and he ended up at NRC by mistake. No one batted an eye, and he was sorted into Pomefiore without issue. His abusive manager is repeatedly stalled by Crowley in his attempts to locate and contact Roddy, who hardly knows himself outside of the roles he is constantly forced to play.

His manager’s name is Louie Kincaid, and he’s somehow even more scummy than the agent in Bolt.

Endgame at the moment is Silver, though admittedly I haven’t done as much to develop that as I’d like to and it’s pretty up in the air right now.

Klaus Hassenkamp

(he/him, cis)

Twisted from: The White Rabbit (Alice in Wonderland)

CKS

Heartslabyul (temporarily during the exchange)

White rabbit beastman mage

Signature spell: “I’m late/You’re late” (name not 100% settled)

Best friend to Fiamma Trein, bugle boy and first chair trumpet player for Corlux’ band, this bunny might look shy and unassuming, but there’s a sassy streak hiding under his initially quiet exterior. Somehow, one bunny draws the attention of not one, not two, but three separate princes.

Endgame is an OT4 with Malleus, Leona, and @inmateofthemind’s OC Kentigern

Marcel Hamelin

(he/him, transmasc)

Twisted from: Remy (Ratatouille)

RSA (scholarship)

Savannaclaw (temporarily during the exchange)

Grey rat beastman mage

Signature spell: Symphony of Flavor (no I don’t know what it does, but I’ve been stuck on this as being the spell’s name for weeks now)

His family historically works in the sanitation industry, a fact which his father and elder brother are deeply proud of. Marcel, however, has loftier dreams. He wants to eventually become the head chef of his own restaurant in Fleur City. He is extremely skilled at balancing flavors and mastering difficult cooking techniques, but his prejudice and stubbornness get in the way of his progress. Marcel tends to disregard food from cultures outside of Fleur City as “less than”, and has a lot to learn when it comes to expanding his horizons. His rivalries with Ruggie and Jamil might just finally put him on the right track— both with cooking, and with people.

Endgame is with Ruggie Bucci and @oathofoaks’ Bobbi St. Robins!

Kelly Archer

(he/they, transmasc)

Twisted from: Flynn Rider (Tangled)

NRC

Pomefiore (initially; transfers to RSA after his freshman year)

Human mage

Signature Spell: (undecided)

Kelly is one of my newest babies. He was an orphan from a young age, barely remembers his parents, but found his own family in books and old adventure movies. Definitely a giant flirt with low self esteem, probably some flavor of autistic. From the same town as @tixdixl’s Emil, and bonds with him over food and culture when he’s feeling particularly homesick.

NON-STUDENT:

Alicorice “Ali” Leroux

(She/her)

Twisted from: Vanellope von Schweetz (Wreck-It Ralph)

Sentient/Sapient/Self-aware AI as the result of a magic accident coinciding with a power fluctuation. Can cast magic as a result of the accident/her bond with her creator, but there’s something Off about it.

Signature Spell: Glitch in the Matrix (I have a vague idea of what this does, but it’s hard to explain)

Ali was originally one of the main characters in a VR blastcycle racing game that was in development called “Sweet Tracks”. Her creator had a deep love for her, and put more work into her character’s AI than was common or necessary. Before the accident that created her, Ali had a similar level of autonomy and awareness to Mira, Vil’s chat assistant. But thanks to a power fluctuation, a strong discharge of magic (possibly healing/light magic? Or maybe the use of her creator’s signature spell to try and protect Ali’s code?), and her creator’s strong love for her, Ali became as aware, feeling, and free-thinking as any human. What she wants most is a real body, like Ortho’s, and to become a real life blastcycle racer, and she and her creator will do damn near anything to see that goal accomplished. Her creator finds out about Idia and Ortho on the net, possibly from Azul selling Ortho’s old parts secondhand, and they resolve to track down the tech prodigy and secure his help, one way or another.

Dirk Hawkins

(He/him, cis)

Twisted from: Jack Sparrow, James Norrington (POTC)

Human, some weak magic, mostly parlor tricks.

Dirk’s father, Seymour Hawkins, (Cutler Beckett expy) is the head of a large shipping company that Dirk’s older brother, Irving (Ian Mercer expy) is set to inherit. Seymour Hawkins is an absolutely cutthroat businessman, hungry for money and power in equal measure, and who takes notice of tales that most modern men consider to be no more than myths and hearsay. When he hears whispers that the captain of the legendary Flying Dutchman is seeking out a successor, it’s not something such a man could ignore. He sends Dirk, his youngest son, to become that successor by any means necessary.

Dirk himself is one of my favorite OCs, if not my favorite altogether. He’s initially more insecure than he’d ever admit, his entire self-image wrapped up in his complicated and unhealthy relationship with his extremely demanding and controlling father. He and Sid first meet when they’re both investigating rumors of the Dutchman’s captain, though for very different reasons.

Over the course of this, Dirk and Sid form a complicated rivalry/friendship, relating to each others’ struggles with their parents and their desire for freedom. When Sid is chosen to be the Dutchman’s successor, they take Dirk on as their first mate.

Second Gens:

Cassiopeia “Cass” Hawkins

(AFAB, loosely transmasc, pronouns tbd)

The result of a one-night stand Dirk had long before joining the crew of the Dutchman, discovered when the Dutchman made port to resupply. Cass is about right when Dirk first meets them, and is around the same age as @cyanide-latte’s Talesin.

They’ve got a lot of grumpy in a small body.

Cass has a focus in cosmic magic and a strong association with stars.

[mountainashfae]

OC Mannerisms: Aurien Florence

As tagged by @the-raging-tempest in the original template post. Finally getting around to this.

BASICS

- NO. OF SPOKEN LANGUAGES >> Sylvan, Skald, Varisian, Elven, Taldane, Celestial, Mwangi. In that order.

- TONE OF VOICE >> high / average / deep 

- ACCENT >> yes / no  Their roots in Sylvan definitely show up, especially since for most of their life that's what they spoke. RL equivalent of Welsh.

- DEMEANOR >> confident / shy / approachable / hostile / other

- POSTURE >> slumped / straight / stiff / relaxed Whether their posture is stiff or relaxed varies wildly by the context. When they are moving, they are fluid and relaxed. When they are still, they are stiff as ice.

HABITS

head tilting / swaying / fidgeting / stuttering / gesturing / arm crossing / strokes chin / er, um, or other interjections / plays with hair or clothing / hands at hips / inconsistent eye contact / maintains eye contact / frequent pausing / stands close / stands at a distance Their gesturing is a learned habit rather than a subconscious one. Their natural stillness does not fit the image of an approachable cleric they put on, and the conscious gesturing can be picked up by someone paying attention.

COMPLEXITY (Fill in the circle’s as you wish)

- VOCABULARY >> ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚪️⚪️ Picking up Skald and Varisian after Sylvan did good things for their vocabulary. Sometimes they revert back to the smaller vocabulary of Sylvan though.

- EMOTION >> ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚪️ Aurien wishes they could conceal their emotions better, but their appearance changing with their emotions gives them away.

- SENTENCE STRUCTURE >> ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚪

PROFANITY

- FREQUENCY >> ⚫️⚫️⚪️⚪️⚪️ They learned to use it more often while in the Shackles to fit in among the pirates, and some of that stuck around.

- CREATIVITY (in regards to profanity) >> ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚪️⚪️ The majority of their swears are in the Mwangi language, which is funny to hear up in Mendev.

BOLD THAT APPLY

arse / ass / asshole / bastard / bitch / bloody / bugger / bollocks / chicken shit / crap / cunt / dick / frick / fuck / horseshit / motherfucker / piss / prick / pussy / screw / shit / shitass / son of a bitch / twat / wanker

THIS OR THAT

straightforward or [ cryptic ] finding the right word or [ using the first word that comes to mind ] masculinity, [ neutrality ], or femininity [ formalities ] or with abrasiveness praise or [ equivocation ] frankness or [ flattery ] excessive or [ minimal hand gestures ] name-calling or [ magnanimity ] [ friendly ] or blunt

IMPORTANT QUESTIONS

DO PEOPLE HAVE A HARD TIME HEARING OR UNDERSTANDING YOUR CHARACTER? almost always / frequently / rarely / never

DOES YOUR CHARACTER’S POINT COME ACROSS EASILY WHEN THEY SPEAK?  almost always / frequently / sometimes / rarely / never sometimes they purposefully obscure the meaning

WOULD YOUR CHARACTER INITIATE CONVERSATIONS? almost always / frequently / sometimes / never

WOULD YOUR CHARACTER BE THE ONE TO END CONVERSATIONS? almost always / frequently / sometimes / rarely / never

WOULD YOUR CHARACTER USE ‘WHOM’ IN A SENTENCE? yes / no / only ironically

YOUR CHARACTER WANTS TO MAKE A COUNTERPOINT. WHAT WORD DO THEY USE? but / though / although / however / perhaps / maybe

HOW DOES YOUR CHARACTER END CONVERSATIONS? walk away / ask if that’s everything / say that’s everything / give a proper goodbye / tell their company they're done here / remain quiet / they don’t

WHAT SOCIAL CLASS WOULD OTHERS ASSUME YOUR CHARACTER BELONGS TO, HEARING THEM SPEAK? upper / middle / lower

IN WHAT WAYS DOES THE WAY YOUR CHARACTER SPEAK STAND OUT TO OTHERS? accent  / vocabulary / tone / level / politeness / brusqueness / it doesn’t

Anything that wasn’t touched on?

Rotgut has a weird combination of Aurien's accent in Taldane and a Mwangi accent because that's a familiar. That's a sentient bird with a higher INT stat than Aurien. His "native" humanoid language is Mwangi because he's from the fucking Shackles and had to learn Taldane from Aurien.

Yes Rotgut and Aurien frequently bicker in Mwangi

Aurien very frequently avoids answering questions by giving answers around the question but avoiding the core of the question. Even when they're trying to be honest they end up doing this.

The tone and pitch of their voice changes slightly along with their emotions and appearance. Higher pitch with spring, silky smooth with autumn, slightly huskier with summer, and low and cold with winter.

[screamingcrows]

are you cool with someone continuing your idea?

*deep breath* anon you just asked a question with an incredibly circumstancial answer... Also keep in mind that this is my personal opinion and doesn't reflect any sort of general consensus among fanfic writers always ask the opinion of the writer in question.

I want to preface this by saying that I'm running on the grand total of around 16hrs of sleep since Monday, if my words don't make sense, please just ask for clarification, I probably just confused myself and rambled

There's no TLDR, below cut isn't that long, I promise (´▽`ʃ♡ƪ)

For the longer answer, it really depends anon.

I firmly believe in fandom as being a community effort and being able to share and be excited about something together. With that being said, some of my fics are pretty personal and not something I'd want a stranger to build upon.

If a mutual saw one of my ask box fics, drabbles, posts about an idea, hell even some of my full on fics, and decided to expand upon it? I'd be thrilled. But that's because I often bounce ideas around with a fair few of them anyway and it would feel like a present.

If a stranger decided to do it, I'd appreciate the following;

Either putting it as a reblog of my original post or tagging me in the new post as having provided the post that inspired it I think it's important to acknowledge when we take direct inspiration from what someone else has done, it doesn't take away from the value of your own work in creating it, it's just common courtesy to do. Secondly, if I came up with the idea, then I'd probably love to read it lmao but just couldn't dedicate the time to write it myself, so being able to easily find it would be great. There's obviously a difference between 'taking inspiration from' and 'using the idea/concept' and I obviously don't own any concepts or anything, but yeah. Let's tag each other when we've been inspired by each other, that will hopefully make fandom feel more like a team sport and enhance the fun for everyone.

Not using AI to write it I will point blank block you (and question your judgement in general).

Take a step back and consider if it's an appropriate post to be expanding upon before you write - send me a message if you're in doubt! I feel like it goes without saying that it'd be uncomfortable for a stranger to take a fic featuring my OC and expand upon it. Celeste is very much a self insert based character and I'd just feel weird to have a stranger write her (mutuals who have endured my long ramblings about her; do what you will with her, I trust you guys). A few of my fics (Ceteris Paribus as an example) are also incredibly dear and personal and I would eat your first child - human or fur baby - if you just continued it. But for things like my recent genshin-men-as-animal-courtship post? Go absolutely ham. I'd love to tell you more about the various animals so you can write a fic. And I would love to read it as long as you keep my first point in mind, please tag me and just say that 'this is based on their post'.

If this is about Zandicktober, then my answer is pretty much just to refer to the three points above. I'd appreciate if you didn't write out any of the ideas that I have as of today (1st of November) announced to be writing full fics of, but otherwise, as long as you adhere to points 1 and 2, go ahead.

[fanvoidkeith]

uhhhh hey i'm fan void keith

(aka Keith, Comet, or Bones)

tired hermit gremlin & void creature

he/they pronouns

i do art, write sometimes, read, and play vidya games

sometimes i draw and write about monsters, but mostly skeleton monsters, like sans undertale & aus (alternate universes). [no fontcest/sanscest/papcest here, and please don't ask me about it, because it makes me feel uncomfortable.]

if you ask me about a thing (like an ask game or something), and i forgot what it is, please remind me, my brain is easily distracted by shinies because i have Raven Brain

i try to remember to put alt text on every image i post, but the descriptions may be long, lmao. i simply Must Describe Every Detail

if you're under 16 years old, unfollow me. i'm an adult. i love swearing and the occasional debauchery. i forget to tag things a lot, and sometimes those things are of naked characters/people, suggestive stuff, dark topics, gore, or weird dark art kinda stuff. (i do usually try to tag things that may trigger people, though, like flashing lights, blood, and such.) [also, if you're under 16, why are you on tumblr anyways??? get out of here! come back when you're older!]

if you want to find me elsewhere, i'm usually @/BrowniePokemon or and @/fanvoidkeith on other sites too

check out more of my art! it's on my various tumblr tags (specifically the #void keith's art tag holds most of it) and in my characters tab on my ArtFight profile. and i usually update my characters tabs when i inevitably end up changing my characters through the iterative process of drawing them.

put a funny into my mailbox (if you want to) (*places you in front of my inbox with a piece of paper and a small box of crayons*) (ask me things! ask me about my OCs!!)

check out my webcomic on my comic blog: @gremlinmisadventures-thecomic

or check out my OC/character lore on my (Work In Progress) lore blog: @fanvoidkeith-gremlin-lore

i also have an Ao3 account where i post fanfiction (and might post some original stories at some point)

those above links actually work now!! yippee!!!

please don't come into my inbox to ask me for money/shares/favors. i will delete your ask if you send an ask that is asking me for favors, shares, or money. that's all. ask me literally anything else, thanks

look upon my little guy-ish creatures. hehehe ---v