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halloweenie!fellow whenever his dynamic duo (the very silly and foolish reader and skully) does something stupid and/or borderline lovey-dovey (neither realizes it):

[angstyaches]

8 or 9 for Shayne, 14, 20, 25, 26, 32, 33, 34 pls <3

Thanks so much, anon! Sorry for the wait 🖤

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8. Is there a certain song or playlist of songs you have that make you think of an OC/your story for them?

Shayne is my main comfort character, and I associate a lot of songs with him, but here's a list of some that are specifically on my Swallow the World playlist because they specifically make me think of him:

"RIP", "Teeth", and "Eye for an Eye" by 8 Graves (honestly, all of their music is a Shayne Vibe for me)

"Little Poor Me" by Layto

"Spit it Out" and "Wish I Wasn't Me" by Solence

"Over It" by Memphis May Fire

There are some that I specifically associate with Shayne and his relationship with Charlie:

"Lovely" cover by Lauren Babic

"Looks Like Rain" by The New Shining

"Beautiful Way" by You Me At Six

"Heaven" by Solence

9. What is one of your character's theme songs?

If I had to pick just one, it'd be "Eye for an Eye" by 8 Graves.

14. Which OC/s do you relate to the most?

I relate most to Shayne and Felix. 

20. Do any of you OCs have pets? What kind? NAME?

Right now, Nancy is the only one from Swallow the World who has a pet. He’s a chameleon and his name is Turquoise (mushroom anon yelled at me about this before so now I’m scared lmao)

There may or may not be another pet who’ll be introduced... eventually. I’m way too excited about it not to give you guys something, though, so let’s just say that her name is going to be Three.

In Lucyverse, Donnacha has a dog back home! She’s a golden lab/mongrel named Millie and she’s a big, goofy sweetheart. 

25. Are there any two characters that are like a dynamic duo/group?

Shayne / Charlie - I mean, come on. 

Elliott / Felix - always a crowd pleaser. 

Shayne / Felix - Shayne gets so freaked out by how intense Felix can get, it’s adorable.

Shayne / Elliott - these two idiots can barely function as individuals, let alone take care of each other.

Ryan / Nancy - one’s an airhead, the other uses too much logic. Recipe for (heavenly) disaster.

Rin / Charlie - neither of them ever had a friend who was so unconditionally kind to them before. They have a really beautiful friendship based on careful listening and responding to the other’s needs.

Lucy / Henry - neither of them has their life together, yet they will always try to fix the other.

Donnacha / Henry - my dumb, queerplatonic boys, I love them, that is all.

Payton / Autumn - they’re both so perfectly sweet, I find they’re an extremely self-indulgent couple to think about.

Autumn / Claudette - best friends with no secrets and no sense of embarrassment around each other.

26. What’s your favourite relationship/dynamic between a set of OCs?

This might be the most obvious answer, but Shayne x Charlie. There’s so much angst going on there and if I was really mean, I’d let it go on forever (but I don’t, because they do, in fact, deserve to be happy. Eventually. Hehe.)

32. What’s been the most ambitious project you’ve made/are making surrounding your characters?

Hmmm. Off-blog, I have about three novel ideas that I want to finish working on, but I have also considered turning Swallow the World into a novel too, editing it a lot more, and maybe (maybe?!) self-publishing it someday. Whether it would be quite as indulgent in *ahem* certain aspects or not, remains to be seen. I’d hate to have a book out there and not to able to tell any of the people in my life about it. 

33. Have you ever had to kill off an OC? How hard was it?

One of my off-blog projects actually revolves around the death of an OC. It wasn’t difficult, particularly because of the devastation it causes the protagonist. Another angsty boi. Who would have guessed?

34. What scene that you’ve written/imagined is your favorite?

One I always come back to is the scene that takes place in Shoes on the Covers, one of the first chapters I ever posted on my blog. I definitely plan on rewriting it someday, and getting rid of the first-person POV. Shayne shows up at Charlie’s house after having a really horrible day, before they’ve even become friends, and acts like an asshole as Charlie continues to be kind to him, until he eventually winds down and admits he’s not feeling well, and lets Charlie try to take care of him... Guys, it’ll never not make me feel warm and cosy inside.