#get to know your ocs better

[urfriendlywriter]

How to get to know your characters better?

(feel free to add your own thoughts to this list, hope it helps!) req by @miricalebabyy44 <3

what will your character be like if they were in your shoes?

is your oc the mom friend or the dad or the childish one in their friendgroup ?

do those "poet, king, soldier" quiz for your oc. im being fr

do the "36 questions to fall in love" quiz as your oc.

ik your ocs trauma have an impact on their character, but how would they be like, if they hadn't gone through that experience?

does your oc have similar tastes as you do? (music, art, fashion, coffee/tea etctetc)

will they "i only live once so I'll do it for the plot." or will they "i only live once ffs, i don't wanna die." ?

what is your ocs opinion of love? how is/was their love life on a scale of 1-10?

will your oc let go of someone precious to them when they know they're putting them at danger?

around whom does your oc lets their guard down?

are they romantically constipated or a hopeless romantic?

what type of music does ur oc like?

write a lot about your oc if you're struggling to get to know them. find a drabble prompt, and write what they'd do.

do they trust others easily or do they get trusted by others easily?

what is something your oc will never talk to anyone about? (their answer can be deep, like some emo trauma or like smthng like back when they shit their pants or smthng yk)

do they give off golden retriever energy, or a black cat energy? (or both?)

what will THEIR opinion be on YOUR current life? will they be ur friend? will they trust you?

will your oc survive in a fantasy setting, a war setting, a dystopian setting, a futuristic setting, a medieval setting? will ur oc survive after getting stranded on an island, or a forest?

does your oc like their parents, do they like how their life is, do they feel like they're born in the right gen?

if they are ever to get one wish definitely granted, what would they wish for?

how did they react to their first kiss? (if they have had it by now lmao)

what's an ideal day for your oc?

lastly, who does your oc go to when they've fucked up?

[theeccentricraven]

Gail Carson Levine’s Character Profile Tag Game

Hey everyone 😊😎

Lately I've been reading Gail Carson Levine's "Writing Magic" a hugely helpful resource for aspiring authors. I especially liked her character sheet template.

Rules: Copy and paste the template, fill it out for one or more of your OC's, then post your OC's and the blank template for others to copy and paste.

Name:

Nickname:

Kind of being:

Age:

Sex:

Appearance

Occupation:

Family Members:

Pets:

Best friend:

Describe his/her room:

Way of Speaking:

Physical characteristics (posture, gestures, attitude): 

Items in his/her pockets or backpack or purse:

Hobbies:

Favorite sports:

Talents, abilities, or powers:

Relationships (how he/she is with other people):

Fears:

Faults:

Good points:

What he/she wants more than anything else:

Here's the profiles of some of my MC's:

The Blood Cleaners

Name: Justin South 4th Tunnel

Nickname: Jus

Kind of being: Human tunneler

Age: 16

Sex: Male

Appearance: Light brown skin, dark spikey hair, long jaw, short chin

Occupation: Street Cleaner, becomes a Blood Cleaner

Family Members: Elena, Miriam, the late Deirdre, his deceased birth mother and birth father

Pets: Feral orange cats Cameo and Lucky who hunt the mice

Best friend: None until Joselyn

Describe his/her room: metal frame bed, cotton and wool sheets and blankets, hand-me down wooden desk, childhood drawings, closet of work clothes, dresser of work clothes, DVD player

Way of Speaking: Standard tenor sounding voice, sarcastic, jokester 

Physical characteristics (posture, gestures, attitude): stands upright, lounges when sitting or lying down, walks around with a tough attitude look, looks hostile toward others

Items in his/her pockets or backpack or purse: a knife

Hobbies: hanging out at public places, wrestling, reading, watching movies, lifting weights

Favorite sports: Wrestling, racing

Talents, abilities, or powers: Able to speak to objects and move them, also obtains the blood cleaner powers

Relationships (how he/she is with other people): He gets on well with his mother and sister, though they have strong disagreements. He’s nicer with Joselyn than he is with most anyone else. He feels his peers are against him and distances himself from them. 

Fears: Being poor, losing his family, losing dignity

Faults: Temper, self-centered

Good points: Selfless, motivational, compassionate

What he/she wants more than anything else: To be a blood cleaner and own a house on the Mount

Name: Joselyn East Second Quarter

Nickname: Jos

Kind of being: Human surfacer

Age: 16

Sex: Female

Appearance: Long flowing black hair, dark brown eyes, light brown skin, tall, long chin

Occupation: Farmer, Blood Cleaner

Family Members: Papá Jorge, Mamá Jennifer, Sisters Esperanza, Selena, and Alina

Pets: Pancho the Golden Retriever

Best friend: None but Justin

Describe his/her room: Colors of orange, red, and yellow; shelves of colorful rocks, desk with flowers in vases

Way of Speaking: Speaks English and Spanish, primarily Spanish, low toned voice

Physical characteristics (posture, gestures, attitude): strands straight, likes to touch, fluctuates from tough girl to meek girl

Items in his/her pockets or backpack or purse: Her doll Gatita, spare clothes, letters from her Abuelita

Hobbies: Played with dolls as a little girl, wading in water or swimming, reading, watching movies

Favorite sports: Baseball

Talents, abilities, or powers: Talented in cooking, strong in emotions, learns blood cleaner powers

Relationships (how he/she is with other people): Avoids her parents, loving to her sisters, closest to Justin, tries to be welcoming with peers

Fears: Losing her sisters, falling victim to abuse

Faults: Lacking self-confidence, overly emotional, stubborn

Good points: Brave, kind, caring, compassionate, more competent than she realizes

What he/she wants more than anything else: Be competent and free

Sanctuary Calling

Name: Nari Choi

Nickname: none

Kind of being: human, Korean from 758th District on Mars

Age: 14

Sex: female

Appearance: She wears clothes made from the futuristic synthetic material called reponere pallio created in Marian labs; she stands 5’4’’, her clothes are blue and styles after the style of traditional Korean clothes

Occupation: Student about to graduate early 

Family Members: Her mother Gyeong and father Dae-Jung

Pets: betta fish named Po

Best friend: Soo (but they’ve grown apart)

Describe his/her room: twin sized bed neatly made, sheets with patterns of shapes, blankets with Korean art, a desk with a reponere pallio chair, a nightstand with her smart watch, a computer on her desk, lights on the ceiling, Korean art decorating her room, white carpet

Way of Speaking: not too fast, not too slow, pronounces cleanly, medium tone, speaks Korean and English 

Physical characteristics (posture, gestures, attitude): She keeps upright while spending time on her work, but is loose and relaxed when she’s free, she uses many Korean gestures such as the thank you symbol by snapping fingers

Items in his/her pockets or backpack or purse: Backpack contains booklet on handcraft airplane building and operating, her studentware - a computer for everything that students need including thousands of textbooks, her apron for when she's in the shop, backup clothes

Hobbies: Making handcrafted airplanes, fixing things, carpentry, solving math equations 

Favorite sports: soccer

Talents, abilities, or powers: High IQ

Relationships (how he/she is with other people): Nari loves her mother and father, but they constantly pressure her to follow the path they believe is best for her, Soo was her best friend until Soo didn’t like the things that Nari liked and they grew too different

Fears: She will be forced to follow the path her parents want, she will lose her future

Faults: Too much of a perfectionist, overconfident, too dependent on tech

Good points: humble, kind, always wants to improve

What he/she wants more than anything else: Work fulltime building things and fixing things

Name: Abraham Miller

Nickname: Abe

Kind of being: Human, Amish from Ohio

Age: 15

Sex: Male

Appearance: 5’5’’, has blue eyes, short brown hair, long chin, long nose, wears big straw hat, blue shirt, trousers and suspenders

Occupation: farmboy

Family Members: Father Obadiah, Mother Anna, sister Rebecca, sister Rachel, brother Ezekial, brother Jeremiah, sister Ruth

Pets: horses, dogs, cats, cattle

Best friend: John Schumaker 

Describe his/her room: two beds for him and his brothers, chamber pot in a corner, bowl and vase for cleaning on one desk, closet with clothes for a farmboy

Way of Speaking: Has a lisp, he speaks Amish, slow with words, sweet tenor voice

Physical characteristics (posture, gestures, attitude): gentle, meek, passive, a little clumsy with his long legs and growing hands

Items in his/her pockets or backpack or purse: coins for buying candy

Hobbies: ride horses, play softball, do things with best friend, hunt in the woods

Favorite sports: Softball

Talents, abilities, or powers: calms animals 

Relationships (how he/she is with other people): gets along well with his parents and sisters, but tension arises when he wants a different life than them, his friend John is his comrade

Fears: Dying young from disease or animals, losing family, never fulfilling dreams 

Faults: He can be too emotional and insecure

Good points: He is kind to everyone

What he/she wants more than anything else: Live an adventure

Tagging (no pressure): @kaylinalexanderbooks @buffythevampirelover @willtheweaver @poethill @tilldeathdousart @rickie-the-storyteller @somethingclevermahogony @selenekallanwriter @winterandwords @happypup-kitcat24 and open!

[3hks]

50 Questions For Your Characters

What motivates your character?

How does the public view them? (Doesn't have to be anything major, it could be classmates, friends, strangers in the park, etc.)

Is your character an optimist or pessimist?

Does your character care about their reputation and/or how others perceive them?

Is your character more of a family or friends person?

What, if anything, sticks out about their appearance?

Is your character good with kids?

What are some internal obstacles that your character has to overcome?

What emotion does your character feel most frequently?

If your character is an antagonist or something of the like, do they self-justify their actions? If so, how?

What events in their past helped shape and influence them into who they are today?

What are some of your character's pet peeves?

Who is the closest person to your character?

How did they become so close?

What habits does your character have?

What is your character's relationship with their family?

Overall, is there anything special or peculiar about your character compared to others in your story?

Who/what comforts your character?

Summarize your character's goals in one sentence.

Who's in the way of those goals?

What is your character's relationship with their emotions?

What regrets do they have, if any? (From any part of the story, not just exposition.)

If your character is at a loud, people-filled party, how would they act?

From childhood to their current age, how has your character changed?

What is the main setting of your story and how does it impact your character?

What are the top three most distinguishable personality traits of your character?

How does your character view themselves? (Expectations, intelligence, confidence, self-belief, etc.)

What emotion is the most unfamiliar to your character and how do they deal with it?

What are the three things that your character values most?

Is your character hiding something from other people, if so, what?

What genre of music does/would your character love?

How does your character view their past?

What are three positive traits that your character has?

What are three negative traits that your character has?

Imagine the ideal home for your character. Where would it be located? What type of housing would it be? Who/what would be there?

What are the things that make your character enter a full rage/cold mode? (Depends on their character.)

What does your character want to change about themselves?

Someone your character dislikes goes up to them and confesses. How does your character react? (Doesn't have to be a rejection.)

What does your character have yet to realize about themselves?

Is your character good at time-management and responsible?

What kind of clothes does your character wear?

What is one thing that your character dislikes about themselves? ("Nothing" is also a valid answer.)

What does your character see as the greatest injustice?

What does your character fear?

On a scale from 1-10, how intelligent is your character? (1 being incredibly stupid with almost no knowledge of the world, and 10 literally being Light Yagami. If you don't get it, that's on you lol; but it's basically having over 200 IQ.)

Does your character specialize or have remarkable talent in anything? If so, what is it?

In a group setting, what role would your character have? Leader, co-leader, follower, or outsider?

What event in your story altered your character the most?

In the end, what is your character grateful for?

Why did you choose to use this character to answer these questions? (I would love to see your answers!)

Happy writing~

3hks :)

[sincerely-sofie]

After that post about the Lamb’s parents figuring out who she is, I got to thinking about them getting to know Narinder, and Narinder learning about where the Lamb gets her... uniqueness from.

[stardink]

Waiting for stardust to get killed by the king again! There is no way he'll ever beat him-

[kelocitta]

Perhaps a more literal "Clerk Lover" than most abnormalities playfully given the title; Rat King shows significant variance in hostility when faced with high level employees vs. low rank ones. Teams otherwise completely decimated by its rampages may find themselves with stragglers who were merely forced out of the way in favor of more enticing prey, at least in the moment.

Naturally, Managers should take care to discourage any dangerous ideas about 'mercy' 'favoritism' or "kindness" lest they find abnormality containment units suddenly prone to failure.

[oneluckydragon]

"Suddenly the world was gray and dull and my heart was so heavy I felt like I couldn’t move, let alone make it back to Treasure Town. But because of Echo’s last wish… I was able to keep living.”

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SORA : (Partner)

Abilities: Justified / Inner Focus

Nature: Gentle / Hardy

Moveset: Aura Sphere / Metal Claw / Poison Jab / Dragon Pulse

[seyaryminamoto]

COMMISSIONS ARE NOW OPEN!

Hello, everyone! My circumstances are getting a little bit more complicated and it's been fairly tricky to find a job over the past year (aaand it's only going to get worse...), so it's time for me to fully, officially, reopen commissions. Some prices have increased since the last time I did this, mainly in the hopes that this reflects my improving skills a little better. Some options are quite costly (particularly the animations and comics) because they demand a ton more work than one might expect. Terms are also more strict than they used to be in order to ensure a more professional dynamic between myself and anyone who commissions me.

Send me a DM if you have a commission in mind, but first, make sure to read through the Read More. I want to expand on what's stated in the final picture to ensure better clarity on the terms of my services:

I'm open to working with any fandom or OC, be it one I'm familiar with or not. I'm also open to working with crossovers, as well as making book/fic/album covers, and even drawing real people as characters of a fandom of the commissioner's choice.

I am open to drawing ship/romance content but, tied directly to the next point...

I reserve the right to refuse any commissions that make me uncomfortable in any given way. This does not mean that everything besides my OTPs and the headcanons I support is guaranteed to be rejected, but it does mean that, if the behavior of the commissioner or the specific subject of the commission does not sit well with me, for any given reason, I will decline the commission. I won't work on something that squicks me, nor with someone who displeases me. No artist should.

Animals, mythological creatures, gore and +18 requests are fundamentally valid but must be discussed thoroughly first. None of these areas are my forte as an artist, as much as I've dabbled in them here and there, so, in order to get it right, I may need extra time and I will most likely modify the base price for any requests that includes these elements.

Payments will be done through PayPal or Wise. The final, full-resolution piece will not be delivered until full payment is completed. Half payment is expected at the start of the process, the second half at the end. The client is entitled to two revisions of the art process to ensure expectations are met. If a piece does not match your expectations after the revisions, the commission will be considered cancelled and you won't need to pay the second half of the expense. Any commissioner who wishes to pay upfront from the get-go does so at their own risk. Revisions are always included, but there will be no refunds if the final piece is not up to the commissioner's standards.

The commissioner is allowed to publish and share the commissioned work across social media, provided it follows the rules of each site (as in, don't post any +18 artworks on sites that do not allow it, pretty much). I can offer basic Glaze and Nightshade in order to protect the artwork from AI theft, to no added expense. Credit MUST be given to me as the artist whenever commissioned pieces are posted elsewhere.

For anyone who wants a list of fandoms I'm better acquainted with:

Avatar: the Last Airbender

Legend of Korra

Bleach

Digimon

Code Geass

Inuyasha

Dragon Ball

The Mentalist

The Dragon Prince

Disney

My Hero Academia

Dragon Age

Hades (Supergiant)

Cowboy Bebop

Hollow Knight

Star Wars

Ghibli Films

Overwatch

Full Metal Panic

Artemis Fowl

LOTR

Farscape

Haikyuu

Fullmetal Alchemist

Naruto

Stranger Things

Spy X Family

Kaguya-sama

Chronicles of Ancient Darkness

Eragon

Thor

Harry Potter

Free!

ASOIAF

Shaman King

K-ON

Critical Role/Legend of Vox Machina

Dungeons and Dragons

Blue Eye Samurai

Arcane

Castlevania

Again, any fandom, character or OC is valid, but I'm far more likely to know what I'm doing and to have my own opinions, for better or for worse, when it comes to anything on this list.

If there are any further questions, feel free to DM me and we'll sort them out!

Thanks for reading so far, and I look forward to working with you!

[maliciousalice]

[rypnami]

Aurelia Drusus

About

Full Name: Aurelia Florentina Bassa Drusus Nicknames: Auri, Lia Age: 16 (technically over 1,000) Date of Birth: 26 March, 60. A.D Sign: Aries Birthplace: The Holy Roman Empire Blood Status: Unknown House: Hufflepuff Wand: Doesn’t use one anymore Sexuality: Lesbian Species: Vampire Quidditch Position: Does not care

Appearance

Hair Colour: Dirty blonde Eye colour: Left eye pale blue, right eye emerald green Skin: Fair, tannish Body Type: Hourglass Height: 5’7 Other: FANGS!! Lots of moles on her face and arms, mysterious burn scars across her back, pointy ears. Her skin sparkles a bit tee hee hee

Personality

Traits: Brash, snarky, confident, sarcastic, adventurous, loyal (to those deserving) Likes: Fresh air, pretty women, analysing cloud shapes, Athena Dislikes: Almost everything else Patronus: Owl

Family

Parents: Livilla Bassa Drusus, Publius Calvisius Ruso Siblings: Plubius Calvisius Tullus Ruso Extended Family: Nero (Great Nephew) Caligula (Great Nephew), Gaius Octavius Leanas (Grandfather), Drusus Julius Caesar (Great Grandfather)

(yes, all these people were really related and yes, i did an obscene amount of research to make sure this was historically accurate and that if these people were her parents that she would have this extended family.)

Relationships

Partner: None Friends: None (mara. potentially xox) Enemies: Anyone who crosses her

Future

Career: None Spouse: None Residence: Anywhere she wants Pets: None Children: None

Backstory

(abridged)

Auri is a bastard child born to Publius Calvisius Ruso, a Roman senator, and Livilla Bassa Drusus. By Roman naming conventions, she was named for her mother, as her father wanted nothing more to do with either of them. Her childhood was fairly normal as far as things go, until she turned 15 and was bitten by a vampire. She doesn’t remember exactly what happened, or even who did it, just that it was someone she trusted who took advantage of her. It made her incredibly jaded and she almost never opens up to anyone anymore. As a result of the bite, she was cursed to what was supposed to be an eternal sleep. Because of where she was at the time of the bite, she ended up buried beneath the rubble of Vesuvius until 1860, when something or someone broke her curse.

Upon awakening she was pseudo-adopted by a visiting British researcher (and wizard), who helped her adapt to the modern world, taught her English, discovered her magical ability, and treated her very much as a daughter until he mysteriously died in 1887. Auri is determined to find out what happened to him, and by extension, to her, as she firmly believes whoever was responsible for his death was the same person or creature who turned her.

In 1890 she got a Hogwarts letter, as her magical ability was finally powerful and developed enough for the book of admissions to let her in. Much of her story in that time follows the canon of the game.

She ages much slower than a human, and although she is immortal as a vampire she will continue to age until she is the human equivalent of 20. By the end of the game canon she has finally aged to the human equivalent of 16, after having spent almost 30 years as the mental and physical age of 15, despite having technically lived over 1000 years. (side note, during her period of cursed sleep she did not age at all.)

After both her adoptive father figure and Professor Fig died, Auri snapped. She’s been struggling still to adjust to living in a world she was never meant to live to see, she’s lost everyone she ever loved, and still has no answers as to why this happened to her. She completely abandons her moral compass in a desperate hunt for any kind of reason, and is not above killing those who stand in her path. Driven partially mad by grief, she hardly lets anyone get close to her, paranoid that they too will die and leave her alone.

[chiropteracupola]

...use the Hand of Glory as a candlestick to hold this candle when lighted, and then those in every place into which you go with this baneful instrument shall remain motionless...

[theeccentricraven]

Happy Storyteller Saturday 💜

This is your invitation to share a snippet of your writing that you love, and talk about why you love it.

Thank you for the question! TBH, it's hard for me to pick a chunk of writing I love because I'm so self-critical. However, there's a romantic moment of silly back and forth jabbing that I feel proud of. This is from my YA Dystopia The Blood Cleaners. I wasn't sure if I should give context or not. I'll just say that Justin and Joselyn had a nice date that ending with a lot of teasing and the momentum didn't end when they went to work. I love it for how it's the kind of romantic scene I would be a sucker for 💕

“Jus, you’re not doing it right,” Joselyn said teasingly. “Jos,” Justin said teasingly back, “you’re just saying that because you won’t admit that I do it right while you don’t know what you’re doing.” “Jus, you care more about your pride than doing the job right.” Joselyn didn’t drop her smile. “Jos, you know I get the job right all of the time. Do you think I’m foolish enough to let my pride risk the lives of those who depend on us?” “Jus, you’re proving my point about your pride.” Justin grinned broadly. “Jos, how do you know you’re not the one with a pride problem?” “Juuuuus.” “Jooooooos?” “Jus!” “Jos!” “Jus!” “Jos!” “Jus!” “Jos!” “What’s going on?” said the voice of Charla, experienced blood cleaner in her late fifties who worked in the lumber sector. “Nothing,” Joselyn said innocently. She and Justin snickered. Charla frowned.

Thanks again for the question 😎

[grif-hawaiian-rolls]

Is this canon? Technically no.

Is it even In character? Absolutely not!

Do I care? Not really!

Locus is my blorbo and i can put him in annoying situations, like having a small squad of annoying but just-good-enough-to-not-kill-them Feds, if i want to

[lulubeanie]

Don't forget that you can always draw your ocs and favorite characters in fun outfits that you think they would wear. you can and should do this

[galehautstomb]

a MUST HAVE A/B/O Icemav baby headcanon. y’all know that wonderful nizar qabbani poem — “Give me a daughter with your stubborn heart, or your even temper. Give our children your dark-bright eyes, or your enchanted smile. So that even when we are gone, the world will find within them all of the reasons why I loved you” — that but with Ice wanting his babies to look like Maverick because he just absolutely melts when he sees Maverick’s traits in his children, he spoils them rotten, like he’s spoiling his mate rotten, he can’t resist dark hair and stubborness

[memento-mariii]

A bond between a girl and her robot is something that can be so special.