#my mom used to dye her hair a lot but she doesn't as much anymore and i love the stripes of gray

[awesome-normal-heroes]

The Problems with how Lumity is handled...

Lumity isn't toxic, but it isn't the healthiest relationship either...

One of the problems with Lumity is that Luz and Amity started dating, when they were just starting to be friends and they kinda rushed into it.

The only thing they knew about each other at the time is that they both like the same fantasy stories, like Azura, and that Amity is a hard-worker coming from a messed-up family.

Which Luz and the show kinda use it as an excuse to sugarcoat Amity's meanness... including how Amity treated Willow.

Luz and the show kinda forget/ignore for a while that Amity was Willow's bully, while Luz was bonding with Amity.

How would you feel if your new friend tried to befriend your bully behind your back?

I know that Luz doesn't have the best social skills, but even she should know that befriending and dating your best friend's bully is NOT OKAY.

Willow and Gus might as well not exist, since the show focuses so much time on Luz and Amity.

Amity also stepped on King's cupcake, which was rude.

And after they became friends/girlfriends, Luz is secretly kinda afraid of Amity or at least afraid of disappointing her and I can't blame her.

Before they dated, Amity tried to have Luz dissected (were not sure if that knife was fake or not), tried to make her give up magic training and tried to beat Luz up with a giant abomination during their duel (while seeming to enjoy it).

She also gets angry at Luz a lot, even over things that aren't Luz's fault. And Luz almost always loses her backbone. Luz even cried once in Season 2, cause Amity made Luz feel guilty over Amity losing her library job.

Even during the episode where Luz confesses her feelings, Luz is scared Amity is gonna be mean to her again.

That's why Luz kept secrets from Amity, because Luz doesn't want Amity to blame her again and/or break up with her.

Again, I don't blame Luz, but trust is important for any relationship both platonic and romantic...and Luz cares about Amity but doesn't seem to trust her sometimes.

In fact, Luz is more willing to talk about her secrets with Hunter (who was also her enemy) more than Amity.

Meanwhile with Amity, after Amity dyes her hair purple (which is Luz's color, despite her claiming it to be abomination colored) and starts dating Luz, her personality changes almost completely. Now, Amity went from a cold and smug yet ambitious girl to simply 'Luz's love interest'. Amity almost never gets angry with Luz now and is kinda obsessed with her human girlfriend.

I think Amity is patient with Luz while dating her, cause when Amity saw Luz cry, she realizes how much she is hurting Luz with her words... which is nice but creates a different problem.

Amity doesn't know how to be her own person anymore. She went from being the person that her Mom wants her to be, to being the person she thinks Luz would want. Trying to be a better person is great, but changing who you are too much to please someone isn't healthy.

In my opinion, Amity should've taken a bit more time figuring out who she truly wants to be, before entering a romantic relationship with anyone.

How would I fix this?

Well for starters I would either have Luz bond with Amity after Amity apologized to Willow OR have Amity not be a bully, just a cold and serious girl that wished to join the Emperor's Coven.

And after Luz and Amity become friends/girlfriends, Amity is still a serious girl, but she's softer around Luz and Willow (similar to how Tigress is with Po in Kung Fu Panda 2, or how Astrid is with Hiccup in How To Train Your Dragon).

Amity also has a new dream as a teacher for kids, after she learns Emperor Belos is evil.

[buried-in-autumn-leaves]

My girl btw if you even care (Qiu Route OC Intro Post)

Beatrice Callegari (who later goes by Bea, and then Trixie, changing each step) is my obligatory crossover OC. She moved around a lot, but in a small area, spending the last few years before Step One in Prism Vista. She's stubbornly independent, and blames Opal for her not having any friends. She liked the city because she likes loud active places, so the quiet nature of Golden Grove puts her off, and she complains about it constantly, going as far as to refuse to admit when she likes something about it.

She like... hates boys as a kid 😭 LIKE YK HOW LITTLE GIRLS ARE LIKE EWWW BOYS

She feels the need to be better than any boy she meets, so when she meets Qiu and he genuinely impresses her it pisses her off. When Qiu tells her what his name means and she doesn't know what hers means she's like why would you ever one up me like that I hate you. She has a crush on him from the start but it manifests in like a "I hang around him because I need to impress him so he thinks I'm better than him". Qiu doesn't catch on, he just thinks they're hanging out. She gets along fine with Tamarack but they do clash in Step One because she tends to treat everyone like they're less capable, like she parents her friends and it can come across as infantilization 😭

Because of her issues with boys her and Ren beef hardcore in Step One, and she doesn't really understand why it bothers her so much when Qiu sides with Ren over her. She also HATES Baxter but she will heal, trust 🤞

Step Two Bea is a MENACE. She wants so badly to be better than she was, but with Tama and Qiu going through their teen angst phases it basically like annoys her? Like she is trying to be better but she's very emotional and set off really easily. This leads to her having trouble keeping friends because of her trouble keeping her outbursts in check. She does get better at this over the course of the step, but it's basically a consequence of her suddenly deciding she's not gonna be that mean kid anymore.

She is really protective over Tamarack in this step. This causes some issues when Qiu and Tama clash, because Bea does defend Tamarack, but not out of any genuine anger towards Qiu. She just misses the way Qiu used to be and it makes her mad that other people effected them the way they did. This step is also where the majority of healing with Opal happens, which I'm not gonna talk about too much until I can play more of the step.

Also !!!! Her gender journey is effected a lot by Qiu in Step Two. She still uses she/her in Step Two (she's genderqueer and uses all pronouns after this) but she already knows that something isn't right here. She won't say anything because she has this paranoid obsession with the idea that people will think she's 'copying' Qiu due to how small the town is. She goes by Bea because she hates her birth name and figured it'd be easy to explain, but she still doesn't like it.

In Step Three, they go by Trixie. Fun fact this name was actually chosen by Qiu who called her that once as a joke, but she ends up liking it so much she keeps it. At his point he's accepted his emotions as part of him, and reached a sort of healthy middle between letting everything show and repressing until he snaps. This manifests in the form of almost constant snark and sarcasm.

This is the point where he gets into cosmetology. As a baby punk she did a lot of research into things like DIY and upcycling clothes but found she had a knack for cutting and styling hair. They love makeup and dyeing hair but won't dye their own because of the damage it can do to naturally red hair. (Side note, that one pic of those two girls where like one is sitting on the others lap and doing her makeup- that's Trix and Qiu.)

He doesn't give up on his aggressive protective instinct, even if Tama insists she doesn't need to be protected. He gets along a lot better with his mom, and even though he still misses the city a ton, he gets a sort of attachment to Golden Grove. (She's literally like there is one good small town.)

Most of this is open to change as the game comes out, but I am really excited about their character since I don't do OCs that don't like people much, especially their parents.

[nevis-the-skeleton]

One Shot 9, from my story "The Polar Star" TFP

Miko and Jack were doing a new racing fight on their video game, while Raf watched. Starscream approached the group curiously, and watched the race for a moment, before huffing:

"I really don't see what's exciting about racing car...

- It's because you don't know how it feels, Screamer." laughed Wheeljack, not far away.

Skyfire laughed a little at that, as the Seeker raised the optics to the sky. The jet flapped his wings, before replying:

“An air race is much more exciting!

- For real?! Miko asked.

- Of course!"

The Japanese threw her controller, and turned completely to the flyer, before asking:

"What does it look like?! There was a lot of racing like this on Cybertron?!

- Miko, are you serious?!" Bulkhead was a bit indignant.

Starscream smirked proudly, then replied:

“It's mostly an obstacle course, with different paths, you can choose a long but easier path, or a shorter but much more difficult path. There were a lot of them in Vos, but not really official or very publicized. The only one that really was was the one to become Seeker."

The young girl was listening attentively, and the two other humans soon followed her. The Seeker smiled wider, and was about to continue, when Arcee exclaimed:

“There were also very good races at Caminus! And without a doubt less boastful than that of the Vossians!"

The jet pouted at the warrior, and snapped:

"I'm sure it must have been particularly boring... Seen at the speed you, Grouders, are going.

- What does that mean ? challenged the motorcycle.

- If you want, I can sum it all up in one word: Slow!

- You little-

- No arguing! Ratchet intervened. Let me focus!"

The other two stuck out their tongues and sulked, not wanting to talk to each other anymore. Miko turned her attention back to the TV, and exclaimed:

"Eh?! But I lost!! Jack, you cheater!

- You're the one who gave up! rhe teenager chuckled.

- Oh no! It's not fair!!"

That's when the girl's phone rang, and she quickly looked at the number, before huffing:

"Oh nooo... Not them...!"

Bulkhead looked at his friend's phone, but couldn't read when he saw that it was written in Japanese. Optimus looked too, with a hint of curiosity, then asked:

“You don't answer your parents?

- Uh... No, it's fine! Miko answered quickly. And then, since when do you know Japanese?

- I learned a little.

- They'll worry if you don't! Ratchet scolded. Pick up or you will not be allowed to come back to the base for two weeks!

- Hey! That's blackmail! The young girl was indignant.

- You choose.

- You don't have to force her if she doesn't want to. Starscream interjected.

- It's her parents! She must answer them!"

The Seeker made an unconvinced face, while the Japanese girl looked angrily in the direction of the doctor, before resigning herself:

"OK! Fine! Geez!!"

She answered by pressing the camera option to answer the video call. She put a fist to her temple, before leaning her elbow against the sofa, and said:

"こんにちはお父さん、お母さん...

-みこ! あなたの髪に何をしましたか?!" the Japanese girl's mother, no doubt, exclaimed.

Miko suddenly rolled her eyes, and while the others decided not to try to translate, Starscream did, and activated his translator. The tone used was not cordial and even quite severe, and he wanted to know what they were saying to each other.

"[It's just a hair dye... It's not a crime...] the girl sighed.

- [Do you want to look like a delinquent or what?! You-] began his mother.

- [Calm down, Kanzen, I'm sure she won't take long to remove this horrible color.] the father intervened.

- [No.]" Miko answered tit for tat.

Both adults had surprised and shocked expressions, and the girl continued:

"[I'm going to keep my hair dye! And this time you can't make me take it off! Unless you can get scissors through the screen, "Mom"!]

- [Miko!] Kanzen was indignant.

- [Oh, how you like to scream my name. It's awesome, really! But would it be possible for you to do it a decibel below? Thank yoouu!]

- [Miko! We didn't send you to the United States to repeat your nonsense!] his father got angry.

- [No! Indeed! You did it to get rid of me! But you know what?! It was not you who got rid of me, but I who got rid of you!!]"

Miko brutally threw her phone on the ground, before yelling:

"[I'm free now ! So leave me alone!!!]”

The girl breathed erratically, as anger radiated from her body. The Japanese girl suddenly shouted:

"Fuck you!!"

Before fleeing running towards the elevator which led to the roof. Everyone was frozen in shock and surprise, and Bumblebee asked:

“What got into her?"

Smokescreen responded with a shrug, and no one noticed Starscream heading for the elevator except Skyfire, who decided to say nothing.

~--~

Miko sat near the edge of the base's roof, her knees against her chest, as she fought back tears as best she could. She wasn't going to cry for those bastards! Oh no!

That's when she heard the elevator door open, but she didn't turn to see who it was. She didn't want to talk to anyone right now, she didn't want to explain anything... No...

"Uh... are you okay...?" asked a voice that Miko recognized easily.

The girl turned to Starscream with a hint of surprise in her eyes, then asked:

"What are you doing here?"

The Seeker looked a little away, seemingly embarrassed, and replied:

"I ... let's say... overheard your conversation with your Creators."

The Japanese girl looked embarrassed and outraged, before exclaiming:

“No, but I'm hallucinating, you're really shamelessly!

- Wh...?! What ?! the jet was a little indignant. Oh! It's okay! Listening to a conversation is not something dramatic!

- Unless this conversation is personal!

- You didn't hesitate to snoop around in my stories! Isn't it?! You are really very badly placed to speak!"

The duo remained in silence for a time, Miko was standing with his shoulders tense, while the flyer had his wings high in anger. The girl hissed, and scowled, before sitting back down, turning her back on Starscream. The Seeker sighed, then hesitantly moved forward, before sitting down next to the Japanese girl, who continued to pout.

"You…you hate your Creators that much? the jet ended up asking.

- No... Miko replied with a touch of sorrow. I feel like they're the ones hating me...

- A Creator can't hate his Sparkling, no...?

- ..."

The girl sighed, before leaning back, and resting on her hands.

"In any case, they are always disappointed of me... I think they would have preferred to have another Miko...

- ...

- Hey, do you know what that means, Miko, in Japanese?

- No.

- It means "the maiden of the sanctuary". So, I might as well tell you that if they gave me this name, it was clearly not so that I could live a free life...

- ... So in your world also names have a meaning.

- In yours too?

- Yes, most of the time.

- Ah... Well, sorry, but your parents are weird to have called you Starscream... It doesn't have any sens."

The Seeker was not offended by this remark, and just laughed. The Japanese then felt more relaxed, and the jet answered:

“This name has a meaning, even if you don't understand it.

- Explain. the girl smiled.

- We're not here to talk about me.

- You rarely say that. I thought you loved talking about yourself. Miko teased.

- Hey!!"

The Japanese girl laughed, while the flyer had a slightly annoyed expression, even if he had to hide a smile. The young girl gradually lost her smile, and sighed:

"I wish I would never go back to Japan... I would like to stay here forever... No... actually... I just wish I could find a place where I would be accepted for who I am...

- ... I can understand that. said Starscream.

- How...? You keep telling us what an incredible Seeker you were, and the glory of Vos... You had found your place... Me, never...

- You're wrong.

- What?

- I only fit into the box in which I was forced to fit in from the beginning... I have already told you, my real dream was to be a scientist, and even if I succeeded to be, it does not mean that I was accepted...

- ...

- I never found a place where I was accepted as I am... Except with Skyfire... You know, even my brothers didn't understand me...

- ..."

Miko looked away, a little ashamed of having spoken without knowing, then apologized:

"Sorry...

- No problem. Starscream replied simply, shrugging.

- ...

- Just... I know what it's like to be misunderstood."

The Japanese looked up at the Seeker, as he said:

“I think you already know that, but you are very brave.

- ... My courage only separated me from my family...

- ...

- I know very well that they had other expectations for me... But, nothing of what they showed me pleased me... I always had the impression of being shifted..."

The girl clenched her fists and continued:

“They forced me for years to learn the piano, while I had always dreamed of playing the guitar. They expected me to have good grades in school, even though I couldn't adapt to this strict and sectarian school system. Sometimes I felt like an alien. Well, no, not sometimes... All the time...!

- ...

- So I started to rebel, to try to find my place... In the hope of being accepted by someone... Then, my parents couldn't stand it anymore, and sent me here...

- ... And now?

- Hmm?

- Did you find someone who accepted you as you are?

- Yes!"

Miko smiled widely, and exclaimed:

“Bulk! And Wheeljack too! And in fact, well all the other Autobots, even if some support me more or less well.

- Like Ratchet?

- Like Ratchet! Ha! Ha!"

Starscream laughed a little, then the girl asked:

"And you, Starscream, has anyone else accepted you for who you are? Except Skyfire."

The Seeker then stopped laughing, and gradually lost his smile, before answering:

"Honestly... no... For a long time I thought that Lor-... that Megatron would accept me, but in fact he was just like everyone else...

- ...

- I never told anyone again that my real passion was science... Because I knew that no one would understand me... Even if, I always preferred that to weapons and fighting...

- You don't like fighting?

- Not really...

- Yet, you showed us that you were the type to know how to fight. You're my combat teacher, I'll call you back!

- Ha! It's true. But that doesn't mean I enjoy doing it.

- Stop in this case!

- It's not that simple, Miko...

- ...

- You know, unfortunately, I think I will spend my life fighting...

- Unless the war ends.

- If Lord Megatron doesn't die, the war will never end... It's a fact...

- ..."

Miko suddenly stood up and shouted:

“War sucks!!!"

Starscream looked at the Japanese girl in surprise, then stammered in confusion:

"But what are you doing?

- I express my anger out loud! the girl smiled. Because no one can stop me! Because I'm free!

-...?!

- Go ahead, try it too!

- What exactly do you want me to do?

- Scream just what's on your heart! Uh, Spark! Yes, express yourself!

- Just like that?

- Yes!"

The Seeker stood up, and looked for a moment at Miko, as she encouraged him. He waved his wings with a little uneasiness, before exclaiming:

"M-Megatron is just a fragger!"

- Yeah!

- He can die, I don't care!!

- Megajerk!!

- Megajerk!!! Whatever that means!

- Ha! Ha! Ha! My turn!"

Miko took a deep breath, before exclaiming:

“I dye my hair if I want!!

- I have the right to do what I want! rejoined Starscream smiling.

- If I want to play guitar, I do!

- Science is my choice!

- I like Metal, and I don't care what other people think!

- I fly to be free, not for a stupid war!!

- I don't like school ! It's shit!

- The Caste System was pure scrap! It should never have existed!

- Society won't imprison me!!

- I'm free!!" they cried out in chorus.

The two looked at each other for a while, and the Seeker smiled, chuckling a little:

“I admit it's cool."

Miko smiled in turn, before saying:

“You know, I noticed something about you, Screamer.

- Don't call me Screamer."

The girl laughed, then continued:

“You never say what you have on the Spark. You leave everything in you.

- ...

- It's good to express yourself sometimes.

- It's a mark of weakness.

- I do it all the time, do you think I'm weak?

- ... No...

- On the contrary, it's necessary to be strong to say what saddens or irritates us. Stop holding yourself back."

Starscream smiled a little, before sitting back down with a sigh. Miko approached, and said:

“You said you felt free when you were flying, how free?

- How you could never imagine.

- Does flying really make you free?

- In the sky there are no restrictions. If I could stay in the sky all my life, I would.

- Among the stars?

- Yes.

- Hmm...

- The stars are free...

- Looks good to be one...

- Without a doubt.

- ...

- Sometimes I would have preferred to be a star...

- I admit that it looks tempting."

The two smiled at each other, and the Japanese girl suddenly climbed on the Seeker's hand, who gave an exclamation of surprise, before exclaiming:

"What are you doing?!

- I want to reach for the stars! Help me up! replied the girl.

- No! You risk getting hurt, and if that happens Bulkhead will destroy me!

- Don't worry! Come on, help me reach them!"

The jet huffed, but did it anyway, and when she reached him, Miko climbed on the flyer head, despite the latter's protests. The Japanese girl laughed, before raising one of her hands towards the starry sky, and sighed:

“I would so much like to be able to fly, to get closer to them...

- We can't really reach them, you know.

- I know, but the simple fact of being a little closer to them would be enough for me."

There was a silence, before Starscream said:

“If you want, one day I'll take you there.

- For real?! Miko wondered.

- Yes.

- Why not now then?!

- Oh no, to get on a jet you have to be an adult!

- Where did you see that?!

- On this primitive software that you call Internet!

- Ha! Ha! Ha!

- What, there may be some fake stuff, but that I'm sure it's true!"

The Japanese smiled, then asked:

“So when I will be eighteen, you'll take me to the stars.

- It's a promise." Starscream affirmed.

The young girl smiled a little more, before declaring:

"You told me that no one understood you or accepted you as you are, except Skyfire.

- Yes...

- Well, you know what? You were wrong!

- Eh?!

- It's not just Sky! There's me too!"

Miko leaned over the Seeker's head a little, to look at him through the optics, and smiled broadly:

"I accept you as you are Starscream! Because now that I really know you, I know you're a great person!"

The jet blushed a little, then grabbed the Japanese girl to lower her, before holding her in his hand.

"You're kinda great too. replied the flyer.

- "Kinda"?!

- Really!

- I prefer! Ha! Ha!"

Starscream laughs back, then said:

"Come on, you better join the others, they'll be worried otherwise.

- Yeah, true. nodded Miko.

- On the other hand, I wonder if you can get your phone back.

- Oh nooo! the Japanese girl remembered. My phone!"

The Seeker just laughed, and the two got back into the elevator, the stars being the only spectators of this duo which, deep down, looked a lot alike.

[yqsodu]

Bebe Voice-Overs

✦ Data-Bank

First Meeting Bebe Fenzel at your service! Need something fixed up or improved, I'm the one for the job! Better yet — need something broken, and I’ve got tons of sources for you, myself included.

Greeting Ack! Welcome to Blome… Oh, thank goodness, it’s just you. Why didn’t you say anything? Oh, whatever — you have got to check this out!

Parting Geez, I almost forgot I had things to do! You don’t mind if I leave right here, right? I promise I’ll make it up to you next time!

About Self My responsibility is to fix loads of things! Er, not feelings though. You might wanna check in with a therapist for that.

Chat: Favorite Color People always ask me whether my favorite color is blue or yellow, but they’re both wrong! It’s actually gray, can you believe it? But I can’t exactly dye my hair that color… Doesn’t suit me. Ehh, it'll probably happen eventually, especially with Hook around... Just kidding!

Chat: Overworld I don’t plan on going back to live there anytime soon. There’s still so much more left for me to do here! That, and I guess this place has sort of grown on me, haha.

Hobbies I don't get as much time to anymore, but I used to read a lot! Anything I could get my hands on really... Can't say that 27 Uses For Geomarrow was exactly entertaining, let alone plausible, but the kids seemed to think so!

Annoyances My mom is always getting on my case about how I do things at the shop. I don’t see the problem! I’m basically running it at this point…

Something to Share Not everyone will like who you are, but that doesn't mean you can't be the best you.

About Seele If you think she’s scary now, you should’ve seen her when we were kids! Definitely still a force to be reckoned with for sure, but at least I learned I can get into her hair without that many repercussions. Haha… Don’t tell her I said that.

About Hook I find it a personal achievement to be able to keep up with THE Pitch Dark Hook the Great!

About Luka Between you and me, the guy is nuts, like clinically — but hey, just my type of crowd! If you run into him, let him know I have an installment idea. I’m in need of a guinea pig.

About Natasha I used to be pretty scared of Natasha when I was younger, but she’s the most compassionate person I know! I definitely wouldn’t have found my place without her.

About Freia My mom is the most stubborn woman sometimes, even more than Seele, but I owe her everything. She’s been so strong for me all these years… I’ve gotta be just as strong for her, if not more!

About Sampo Problems with Mr. “Tall ‘n Blue,” eh? Yeah, that guy is always up to something… He can certainly strike a deal though. Don’t think so? Guess I’m just gullible then, haha!

About Clara She’s very intelligent, for sure! When I was her age, I’m pretty sure I was still learning fundamentals… But, uh, is it just me or does she go out of her way to avoid me?

About Serval Oh, Serval is the best! I’ve been learning tons of stuff from her and everything feels so much easier now. I feel much more productive!

Eidolon Activation It is always important to remember what you're fighting for.

Character Ascension Woo! New upgrade! I’m feeling better already!

Max Level Reached Ha, "just a mechanic" my butt!

Trace Activation All nice and polished!

Added to Team With Seele Seele? Great — won’t even have to lift a finger! …I’m joking, I’m joking!

Added to Team With Hook Ready to rock their world, Hook? I’ve got some ideas…

Added to Team With Natasha No need to work too hard, Miss Natasha — I’m here to help!

Added to Team With Luka Woo! The Montammerville warrior!

Added to Team With Serval Serval! Oh, remind me I’ve got something to show you later!

✦ Combat

Battle Begins: Weakness Break Ha! Did you see that?

Battle Begins: Danger Alert Guess I’ve got to get more creative…

Turn Begins • Need some encouragement? • I won’t screw this one up!

Turn Idling Hey, if you need a minute, just say so…

Basic ATK • Tired yet? • Badabang!

Enhanced Basic ATK Bebe does not feature any Enhanced Basic ATK Voice-Overs.

Skill • Keep it up! • Just a little something for you!

Hit by Light Attack Wanna try that again?

Hit by Heavy Attack Ugh… Someone’s got a screw loose.

Ultimate: Activate Need me to knock something back into place?

Ultimate: Unleash Alright… Go nuts!

Downed Back… to the drawing board…

Return to Battle Ta-da! All back together!

Health Recovery I'll be more careful!

Battle Won Nailed it! Nothing I can’t handle!

Treasure Opening • A win’s a win! • Ehh… I guess scrap pieces will do.

Precious Treasure Opening Ah… I knew things would come around eventually!

Successful Puzzle-Solving • Easy peasy! Anything else? • Got something harder? That can’t have been it…

Enemy Target Found I’ll follow your lead!

Returning to Town Anything else to do here, you think?

[aloeverified]

Miraculous Ladybug Headcanons:

These are mostly for my MLB deafbug au, but they work for the show in general.

Nino has a pet tortoise named Michelangelo.

Nino's favorite show is One Piece and his favorite character is Zorro.

Adrien likes photography.

Kagami likes poetry and keeps a poetry journal.

Nathaniël asked Marinette to be his date to his Bar Mitzvah and she helped him pick out his outfit.

Chloé and Sabrina are on the tennis team.

Kim in on the track & field and the swim team.

Nino is Muslim.

Nino is Afro-Latino.

Chat calls his baton Batman because of an inside joke with Ladybug he can't even remember anymore.

Adrien is an awful cook.

Adrien doesn't know how to ride a bike (Marinette and Luka teach him how).

Max is the captain of the robotics team.

Juleka and Rose are childhood best friends.

Nathaniël is an only child and grew up with a single mother.

Adrien talks about his family the same way Cat Valentine talked about her brother.

Felix plays the violin.

Marc's dad owns a tiedye shop.

Max has two moms.

Sabrina's mom is a nurse.

Felix and Adrien used to go see famous magician shows together.

Marinette loves Junji Ito mangas.

Rose's favorite candy are the pink M&Ms.

Marinette is vegetarian.

Juleka loves astrology.

Marinette loves older foreign films, especially romance and horror.

Adrien loves crocs. Too much.

Nino knows all the Ninjago lore because his brother watches it religiously.

Adrien also knows all the Ninjago lore because he's a loser who watches it.

Marinette, Nino, and Alya have babysitter hangouts (Adrien joins once and promptly decides he wants siblings).

Felix watches every Disney movie with his mother when they come out. They also occasionally watch chick flicks because he loves his mom too much to say no.

Tom bought Marinette a trans flag after she came out as bi because he assumed the pink and blue meant liking boys and girls.

Juleka has a speech impediment and knows Sign Language.

Rose has two dads.

Juleka likes taking Rose on tea dates.

Luka can play the guitar and drums.

Rose can play the guitar (yes, it's pink).

Juleka and Luka decorate their guitar and bass with stickers. Their mom adores it.

Luka and Juleka always have joint birthday parties since neither had many friends growing up and ran in the same circle.

Nino loves robot shows and movies so he's actually really interested when Max talks about his robotic club activities.

Max always helps Nino if there's something wrong with his dj board.

Alix is obsessed with Loki.

Zoë joins the school's drama club.

Juleka is the one to dye Luka's hair, and later Zoë's. She's interested in attending cosmetology school for hairdressing.

Adrien is a hardcore Swiftie.

Marinette listens to a lot of French and American rock & Chinese pop songs from her mother's teen years. Not many people know her favorite bands, but Luka likes when she shares her playlists with him.

Adrien has horrible fashion taste (canon).

Adrien once called Plagg his little meow meow after seeing the phrase on Twitter.

Marinette is buff.

Kim and Marinette are gym buddies.

Adrien is very indecisive due to never being allowed to make decisions for himself. He worries about making the wrong choice and being faced with disappointment, and getting the same treatment that his father gives him.

Felix is very interested in literature, especially English literature.

Felix is learning Latin.

Felix and Marinette bond over their love of fashion.

Marinette made her parents and herself customize aprons to wear at the bakery.

Despite favoring her rollerskates, Alix also skateboards and regularly visits skateparks.

Chloé loves strawberry milkshakes.

Marinette loves hot chocolate, but only with cinnamon and little marshmallows inside.

Marinette has taken two different martial art classes.

Adrien and Nino watch soccer together and it's their favorite sport.

Nathaniël definitely has a peanut allergy.

Felix's favorite food is bread.

Marinette has tried to break a watermelon with her arm muscles before.

Alya introduces her friends to Marvel and Adrien developes a crush on Tom Holland's Spiderman.

Luka once called XY a straggot.

Kagami bit people as a child.

Adrien and Nino religiously plays Just Dance on their bro dates. Natalie walked in on them once and pretended she didn't see Adrien making a fool of himself.

Luka follows a hate page for Dr. Phil.

Juleka was taller than Luka for most of their lives.

Rose loves cutesy shows and aesthetics like Hello Kitty, Barbie, Ever After High, etc.

Rose and Juleka watch TBHK together.

Marinette's comfort movie is The Goonies.

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It is once again the best day of the week! Happy Friday!

🪞 for Anwei

👄 for Yixing

👁 for Ciaran

👀 for Azetahn

👖 for Andhira

happy friday and also saturday and i might as well say sunday too!! my weekend has been super busy so far and SOMEHOW I'm still dealing with the lingering cough from my weird sinus bug thing last week!

🪞 How does your oc perceive themself? Do they believe themself to be attractive, unattractive, or average? Does their view of themself affect their self-esteem, oar they unbothered by their physical appearance? If your oc does have things they're confident or insecure about, what are they?

Anwei has lived long enough to no longer give a damn about what other people think of her looks. When she was growing up, she cared way too much and it warped her self-esteem for years and years and years. She used to hate being tall because her mother always said that boys didn't like tall girls (um. news flash mom she is GAY), and she hated the shape of her jaw and her nose and her dark brows because people used to say they were too “masculine,” so she spent a lot of her teenage years trying to mask it all. Then one day when she was like 20 she woke up and said “WHO GIVES A DAMN?” and quit plucking her brows and dyed her hair cotton candy pink and started wearing platform heels and made sure everyone knew that she didn't give a fuck about everyone else's opinions anymore. (Except her mom. And her mom was fucking mortified that she would dye her hair such a garish color.)

These days, she doesn't try to stand out (except when she's hosting a party lmao) and she doesn't try to blend in (except when she's hiding from people that want her dead), and she truly could not care less about what other people think. She wears clothes that are comfortable and functional, and she styles her hair to keep it out of her way, and like. what the fuck is self-esteem? She knows she can't really change what she looks like and that in a few decades, trends around the world will be completely different, so why bother? She is happy just to be herself. But she really does miss being able to dye her hair weird ass colors. And the platform boots, if only to tower even further over Ciaran.

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👄 What is your oc's smile like? Is it bright and wide, or thin and reserved? Does your oc wear any lipgloss or lipstick? Do they chew their lips?

Yixing has two distinct smiles. There's the “professional” smile that he uses with most people he knows. It's like a customer service smile where he squints a little bit and smiles without even showing his teeth, and people eat that shit up. They LOVE it. He whips out the customer service smile to haggle with people and get discounts and to get free drinks and to get his way. Mari tells him he should use it sparingly because people might get used to it and he won't get what he wants with it anymore, but that doesn't stop him lol. And then there's his genuine smile that he only uses when he's around people he's comfortable with (or when he's like. stupid drunk lol) and he smiles with his WHOLE face and it's goofy and toothy and he kind of sticks his tongue out a little bit too and he doesn't try to hide his crow's feet or the creases in his forehead. And honestly that's the smile that people should really get into because it's just um better lol.

Also he is a notorious lip chewer, especially when he's nervous or deep in thought, so his bottom lip gets a little chapped sometimes. Anwei makes him a lip balm to help with it but he always forgets to use it on his lips because it works great for dry hands too and he cares more about that lol

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👁 What is your oc's eye color? Do they have any eye-related habits, like winking or rubbing their eyes? Do other people tend to notice their eyes?

Ciaran's eyes are black. Technically, they're just really really dark brown, but they reflect virtually no light even in the brightest sun. It's kind of spooky. (Anwei's eyes are the same, for the record.) It's his distinguishing feature for sure. To make it even weirder, he likes to make eye contact for an uncomfortable length of time, and he doesn't blink often. It definitely freaks people out. Typically, people have trouble holding his gaze because the uncanny nature of his eyes is too much.

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👀 What is the first physical feature people notice when they see your oc? Why?

Aside from his height (he's 6'4” which is honestly not that tall in his family because his mother is seven feet tall lmao), the first thing people notice about Azetahn is probably his smile. He has a warm and open smile that he gets from his mother. He's very friendly and wants to make friends with everyone he meets, so he's hardly ever without a smile on his face. People might also notice his eyes. He has his mother's eyes for sure. They're dark brown but in the sunlight they're crimson. It's a distinct trait from her side of the family. (Andhira's eyes are similar but not nearly as remarkable.) The Maram family that Tahire comes from is kind of famous for that because there isn't another family of vampires with such a distinct eye color. It makes it very hard to hide who they are lol

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👖 What type of clothing does your oc generally wear? Why? Do they have any signature accessories?

Andhira, like everyone in her family, has expensive taste lol She is always dressed well, always wearing designer labels, and everything is tailored to fit her. She's a big fan of heels and long skirts and sheer fabrics and anything with a good drape, but she generally prefers a suit for formal wear over a gown. She likes to wear dark colors (burgundy, royal purple, emerald green, etc) and wouldn't be caught dead wearing pink or pastels under any circumstances. She always keeps her nails manicured, never very long, prefers to paint them black or red. If that doesn't count as an accessory, she also has an extensive collection of designer sunglasses and she would never leave home without a few pairs to spare. Why does she dress this way? Um, she wants to look her best always and make people jealous when she enters a room because she KNOWS she's better than anyone that could ever hope to make her acquaintance. Also she wears sunglasses religiously because even though she can go out in sunlight, her eyes are very sensitive to it lol

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So someone made this post I thought was really cool and I wanted to answer it the person who made the post goes by @buh-beep so please go give that post a like and follow them with all that said here are the questions

1. What is the oldest doll you own?

Probably my Beautiful Crissy doll from 1968 although that may not be the date for that exact doll she is pretty old. She was made by the company ideal.

2. What is the doll you got most recently?

My Bratz Collecters Yasmin from 2018 by MGA. When I lived with my mom she bought her for me I think she gave me a card and we got it. I don't have her or any of these dolls anymore since I don't live with my mother for personal reasons.

3. Favorite Type of Doll?

Hands down Bratz. They have been my absolute fave since I was a little girl and i still love them their fashion, makeup just everything really is iconic and I really believe that they might have the same impact as Barbie once I get older. Now if we talk about favorite lines? That will have to be for another time.

4. Least Favorite Type of Doll?

Pinkie Cooper. It's cute I had one but I was just not interested in the dolls sadly I definitely think it was an interesting idea though and its probably perfect for some people I just never knew where she would fit in with my other dolls. Also when I saw my cousin and his ex they had stuff for me and for some reason I could only take two things home and my mom sorta had me take her home when I could have had a Hannah Montana doll so rip :p

5. How many dolls do you own?

Zero now rip but honestly idk. I had mostly Bratz and sorta collected but now I might genuinely try to collect them.

6. What is a doll you had and wish you still did?

Tan Bratz Passion 4 Fashion Cloe. I still really wish I kept her but I was going through this dumb phase where I just stopped caring about my dolls and we had this science project in school and I did mine on hair dye and dyed her hair using some fruit or something and gave her away. If anyone knows where I can get her (hopefully for cheap) please tell me I really loved her she was also one of my friends absolute favorites.

7. What does your wish list look like?

A lotta Bratz mostly but that would be a very long list so to save you the details two of the series I want are the Tokyo a Gogo dolls, Formal Funk and Flashback Fever.

8. Prettiest Doll you Own?

Honestly have no clue all of them are gorgeous but I think one of my prettiest is definitely Rock Angelz Sasha I would love to own more Sasha dolls shes so gorgeous.

9. Ugliest Doll you own but love anyways?

I don't think I own any ugly ones really just ones that had messed up hair so I don't really have anything to add here. Actually hmm maybe my first edition Cameron and Dylan Bratz dolls they are still cool though.

10. Cutest Doll you own?

Either my Barbie Peek a Boos or my Mindy Mint Chocolate Chip Yummyland doll. I love Bratz but I really wish I saw more cutesy but fashionable dolls I believe they should bring back Yummyland dolls they smell so dang good and because kids love slim maybe they could add a small bottle (in a shape of a drink) that smells nice too? Idk lol.

11. Biggest Doll you own?

A Barbie doll that is I believe 28" in size after that I would say my Beautiful Crissy Doll and than my Yummyland doll.

12. Smallest doll you own?

All of my Barbie Peekaboos and Polly Pockets. Since Polly came back I think Mattel has the perfect chance to bring back Barbie Peek a Boos. They are pretty small so I kept them in a basket I am used to the size of Bratz I find them easier to hold over Barbie Peek a Boos or Polly's.

13. What doll in your collection is worth most?

Hmm probably Beautiful Crissy tbh I wanted her because when i was in grade 8 i watched these old vintage commercials on YouTube and i saw her and i just thought she was one of the most gorgeous dolls. I don't have her now because again shes at my moms but I don't think I could sell her shes just really cute and I think dolls from that time and older are special and tell a story and show a different time.

14. Doll you will never buy and why?

Lamilly and American Girls. I know these dolls especially American Girls are very popular for a lot of people but I am not really into dolls that are supposed to be like me I like fashion dolls mostly or really cutesy dolls. I think American Dolls are pretty iconic in their own way but I just can't see me owning one and for Lamilly same deal I feel like its trying to put down other dolls and make Lamilly seem superior and I just don't dig it. I don't like Barbie's a whole lot but I dislike like Lamilly I think it's a good message but it just feels meh? Idk other dolls I will never own are Blythe's I have this thing with dolls with eyes like that and I think it would probably spook me a bit.

15. Strangest doll you own?

Pinkie Cooper hands down. Again she just doesn't fit anywhere and shes so odd and really stands out from the others not that that's always a bad thing but as someone who is mostly into Bratz, Monster High and Ever After High she just doesn't go anywhere although she would probably fit in maybe with the EAH dolls. Another is probably the big Barbie like I didn't want her I just got her as a Christmas present one year and yeah that's that.

16. Biggest Doll Related Regret?

Giving away that Cloe doll I will always regret that also almost wanting to sell my Bratz and not bringing my dolls with me when I left my moms and went to my dads. Also I just wanna say my dad is the coolest and one day we had a nice convo about toys and stuff it was pretty rad.

17. What's the most important aspect of a doll in your opinion?

I just want to say I absolutely love this question this is the main reason why I wanted to make this post. I believe the most important aspect is if the owner finds joy in that doll because if you don't we wouldn't have so many people collecting dolls and dolls wouldn't be sold. I think dolls are very important and can build up good skills. Another important aspect is if you can pose the doll and depending on if it's a fashion dolls is if it has good clothes and good fabric all of these are so important but as long as people find joy that's the most important.

18. What's your doll related pet peeve

People are gonna hate this and I apologize but I find it difficult to watch or look at people changing the dolls like not in clothes changing but repaints it's cool and some of them are absolutely gorgeous but sometimes I have a bit of a pet peeve of them mostly because I am so worried that I will never find those dolls because people use them and repaint them. Their aren't many Bratz repaints though so I don't get bothered too much and when they do repaints they make the faces so pretty and I would love for MGA to use some of the screenings some of these people use because they look so good.

19. When did you start collecting dolls?

This might be an odd opinion but I think that anyone can be a doll collector even if they don't mean to be like for me I don't call myself a doll collector but I sorta am? Even though I never meant to be but now I do want to collect but it started with Bratz when I was young but now I want to take it a bit more seriously.

20. Have any doll related stories?

Well I never first fought anyone I was way too young lol but I do have two good stories number 1 is on Christmas a few years back my grandparents before they both passed bought me a Holiday Yasmin doll from 2007 don't know how they found it but they did and I loved that doll but again at my moms rip another one is one Christmas I got two of the same Bratz Cade dolls and for the longest time I thought it was Dylan because the doll looked exactly like Dylan does in the movies and shows lol! I might go into more stories on my dolls because there are a few that I really like.

With all of these questions answered I will once again ask people who see this to go like and follow @buh-beep who made the original post. This was intended for doll collectors I believe personally I don't call myself a collector but as someone who loves dolls I thought this would be fun and it really was if anyone wants to this I suggest it. Its really fun and I like sharing this stuff with you guys.

☆With all that said I hope you liked this post. Please give me a follow i post a lot of stuff like this☆