#now when i read the backstory-- I'll admit it's a bit cringe

[kittygamer2888]

Sarah The Cat

[Reference sheet]

This was made a few months back, I just never posted it because it felt like I was missing something... but nope, this is all there is.

Height: 5'3

Age: 14 (she could be considered as 900 years old, but she didn't start aging until later on, sooo... yah.)

• Is a nervous wreck sometimes [this is before her ✨️character arc✨️ or.. whatever it's called, I forgot]

• Does not like water at all, she hates the feeling of w e t

• Her scarf belonged to her caretaker but was given to her as a gift and now wears it most of the time.

Backstory[UPDATED]:

Sarah used to have a mother named Melody sterling, but due to a war that happened too early for their own good, Melody paused Sarah's age, gave her a special blue bracelet, and sacrificed herself to send Sarah to the human world along with guards that would take care of her.

900 years pass, the guards passed away, but Sarah finally opened her tiny beady eyes as she ventured out into the woods to find for herself. It took 4 years for Sarah to survive, but at the age of 5, she discovered a power that she had that only caused nothing but destruction. Her beast form.

It looked much smaller due to her age and height at the time, but she couldn't control herself in it, so she feared about herself for a very long time.

Sarah eventually found a city, but she was rejected by everybody because of how different she looked, causing her to live in alleyways or steal food from trash cans near restaurants. They were very sad years for Sarah, but luckily, she finally found someone that could take care of her.

A woman with long black hair, glasses, ring piercings under her mouth and on her ears as well as a red turtle neck sweater with leggings and black shoes; She discovered the young cat inside of a cardboard box on a rainy day and decided to take her in.

Sarah was shy at first, but over time their bond grew stronger and they were almost like family, and even recieved a gift from Laura, as well. It was a red scarf-- Granted, it was old and the colors were grayed out, but she still cherishes the gift nonetheless. Sarah and Laura spent 11 years together, and it was the best years of their lives- and wouldn't you know it? Laura was also the one to name this pink cat "Sarah" since the cat didn't know what her name was before, so she stuck with it!

Alas, those says wouldn't last long, however, as this lady known as Laura would be going through her own personal troubles as well as dealing with family.

Laura grew up in a strict household, and with a dinner night that went wrong one day, her addiction grew ever more worse as Sarah had to witness her very own owner self-destruct in such a manner.

Sarah tried her best to make Laura feel better, but nowadays her smile has been starting to fade the more Sarah tried.

Laura was ridiculed for being different, she didn't follow her parent's orders for a long time, she's been bullied countlessly for her preferences and sexuality.

But... it was one fateful day that broke both Sarah and Laura.

Laura had just started to get back to her home after a terrible family gathering, one where she felt both embarrassed and ashamed, but she also brought Sarah with her in the car since she lives alone most of the time in the house.

Laura was crying while driving, trying not to let her frustration out on the wheel as she proceeded to drive, but suddenly a maniac began to drive recklessly inside of a gasoline truck. It seemed to be an idiot drunk-driver who had been passing over the speed limit.

It wasn't just the speed limit, however, but it was snowing, too. Not a good idea.

The driver swerved to the left too fast and, due to the ice, it would cause a faulty wheel to slip and, causing the truck to tilt to the side a bit too close to the vehicle Laura and Sarah were in and get crushed.

Through some miracle, Sarah survived as she struggled to get out of the car due to the truck on top of it, but once she made it out, she could barely see Laura's crushed body inside the car. Not only did this scar Sarah, but she ran away from the scene, crying and screaming as she ran as far away as she could.

Sarah was back in the woods, lost and alone again as she cried. She begged for help, pleaded to not be alone again, and she cried out her owner's name at the sky in sadness as she didn't want to believe what she just witnessed.

Sarah cried, sobbed and screamed for only a few minutes as her grief was interrupted by a sudden blue portal that seemingly spawned out of nowhere. Sarah was sucked inside and was introduced to a new city. It looked to be more advanced and, the difference? It was filled with animals just like her, but only normal.

Sarah wasn't sure how to react as she seemed terrified. Glances and eyes were pointed towards her as Sarah's confusion and fears worsened. She tried to adapt, but the memory of her owner- no.. her friend, a mom, even- was burned into her mind. The incident kept repeating none-stop, causing Sarah to stress about the memory and lash out at everyone in the city, making the people witness her beast form.

After Sarah's uncontrollable rampage, she was deemed a monster; an outcast and a danger around her as she hid in the shadows in fear.

Hiding didn't help, however, as she would get picked on by 'pranksters', bullies, and even hunted down by bounty hunters.

This reputation of hers proceeded to spread all across the big city to the point where she wasn't safe anymore.

Or... so she thought. Little did she know that a certain anthro dog would eventually start to see otherwise and uncover the truth of this misunderstanding.

[technicianuprisingau]

So close! (+ Plot Update and stuff)

Hello there! Yes, we have a new pfp, but I dunno how long it will last.

I would like to say that Susie's bio is very close to completion - all we need is battle style! It's gonna take a bit because I genuinely am stumped regarding this... mainly because I need to gather some ideas on the road. So I hope you can all be patient.

Now, I'm going to lay down some plot-related plans down the line. I'll be redoing Season 0 in its entirety, because I don't feel satisfied with what I have wrote and how the story begins. As well as a bunch of enemy descriptions that I don't think matches up to the standard I want to write anymore (which I'll admit, I used fanwikis for them, if I recall correctly. There might be parts where I straight up copy from there. And I wasn't so proud of that one, with full sincerity I would like to apologize, despite on how old they may have been).

Time to start fresh after all - If I'm redoing all of this, then I'll do it right. Gotta be original, right?

If you want to check out what I have in store, then simply click the read more below. Will there be mild spoilers? There could be mild spoilers, but nothing too heavy. If not, we'll see you in the next one.

First of all, and the most important thing: I'M MOVING IT ALL TO AO3, BABY!! I will post the link to my AO3 account once I renew everything there. God look it's all so cringe back then.

The story will still follow a 'season' thing going on. Like previously, they will be divided per game and gap between said game and the next (so Planet Robobot would be Season 0, the gap between that and Star Allies would be Season 1, Star Allies would be Season 1.5, etc).

No more anime openings and endings to denote the start and end of 'episodes'. I think this puts so much pressure on me, so I don't think it'd be best for me to do so anyway. I will STILL however post what songs I would select for them out of universe for each world!

I will be working on two things: Season 0, and a sorta 'Prologue' extra - in this one, you get to learn what led to the Star Dream mess to begin with, back when Haltmann was sane. Essentially, it's Susie's backstory! And perhaps... some origins of key points regarding this AU's divergences too... Definitely flip-flop between both depending on the mood. I don't think they'll interfere too much.

And finally, expect some new characters and all. I am not sure if I'll make full refs of them YET, but it'd be quite the treat!

[idle-brit]

10 Fandoms, 10 characters, 10 tags

Thank you @baepsrae for tagging me!! ♡( ◡‿◡ )

This is everyone's preemptive warning to skip past if you don't want to read a long and rambling post, I'm about to go wild lol. I'll also include the 5 people (not 10 oops) I'm tagging here at the top so they don't have to scroll; I'm interested to hear your answers but obviously there's no pressure to do it (･ω･)b

@koscheiy, @breitzbachbea, @runmild, @toffeeanddragons, and @yatzuaka!

1. Loki (Marvel)

My poor little meow meow. My silly rabbit. My sweet darling babygirl. Picking 9 other characters was honestly hard because there's few I truly consider a favourite like Loki. Between his 2011-2013 appearances in the MCU, the comics, and the pre-Thor high-fantasy-novel-esque fics on AO3, the ideal version of this character lives in my head rent free, and has done since 2012. I picked this gif from The Avengers because it was the moment that made me want to see the film again just for his scenes, and it remains the only film I've seen in cinemas twice. He's quite literally the reason I got Tumblr, for The Avengers fanart, and my very first post was some (bad) fanart of my own haha. While the rest of this list is in no particular order, Loki is absolutely my number one, for all time, always. I could talk about him forever.

2. Evy Carnahan (The Mummy)

I had to choose the scene I got my blog title from. While Loki might be my favourite character, The Mummy is my favourite film. I think I saw it at the exact right time of life when I was a kid in my Ancient Egypt phase, but also far younger than the recommended viewing age the film suggests lol. Ever since then I've rewatched this and the sequel (yes, sequel, singular. I said what I said) more times than I can count and further developed my interest in actual Egyptology. Evy is intelligent and an academic, kindhearted, a little bit clumsy, but uses her knowledge and quick thinking to be an absolute badass and save the day multiple times. I've always wanted to be at least half as cool as her and also marry Rick O'Connell.

3. L (Death Note)

Everyone here is lucky that I got Tumblr after the height of my weeb phase that started in 2008. Death Note was the first manga I ever read and I expected to enjoy it and move on, but as soon as I got to the Lind. L. Taylor event in volume 2 my young mind was blown and I was obsessed. One scene of L outsmarting Light kept me reading manga, got me into anime, introduced me to fanart, was the first fanart I ever drew, introduced me to fanfiction, and years later I would take Japanese classes at uni. L is an amazing example of a morally grey character, wanting justice to prevail but perhaps not for the right reasons, and no matter what it takes to get there.

4. Leon S. Kennedy (Resident Evil 4 Remake)

Okay I'll admit Leon is the first babygirl on the list who is mainly here for aesthetic reasons. I had a passing knowledge of the Resident Evil franchise but never took an interest because military-gun-shooting-series are boring as hell... Until RE4R came out last year and I saw this scene in a playthrough. Where do I sign up for him to do this to my neck. Then I learned Leon's backstory and actually appreciated his character too. He hates and distrusts the US government, he was blackmailed into service for them at 21, he's haunted by being used as their weapon, and he's the most cringe fail man who thinks he's suave when he says "Nighty night, knights" as he's killing sentient suits of armour. I need him.

5. Astarion Ancunín (Baldur's Gate 3)

Ah, a non-human in a high fantasy world, using knife skills and sharp wit to protect himself from a deeply traumatic past, but still good at heart and willing to open up to those who appreciate him for who he is, rather than living up to someone else's standards. Now where have I seen a similar character type before... When the game came out it shouldn't have been a surprise who my favourite would be lol. The whole cast does an amazing job, but the real draw of Astarion is the phenomenal work put in by Neil Newborn to really bring this character to life, and I don't think Astarion would be the same without him.

6. Kagome Higurashi (Inuyasha)

Inuyasha is one of my all time favourite anime/manga. It's got time travel, a historic setting, magic, action and adventure, and romance between a human girl and a supernatural being who's down bad. Basically all of the tropes I adore and still look for in new favourite series haha. And Kagome has been That Bitch from the start; arriving in a village that fears a half dog-demon, freeing him from his imprisonment to help her, and then ordering him to sit when he pisses her off, knowing he's wearing a magic necklace that forces him to obey. No one is doing it like her.

7. Elizabeth Bennet (Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen)

Yes this is a basic bitch pick, I'm well aware. But no matter if it's the book by Jane Austen, the 1995 BBC production, or the 2005 film by Joe Wright, I love this story so much! There's just something so romantic about it that no modern romance book can capture, and that's not without my trying to find one (just follow my trail of 1 star ratings on Goodreads). Elizabeth and Mr Darcy just read as complete and real characters, and I love how much Elizabeth cares for her family, refusing Darcy's first proposal in part because he insulted them and tried to separate Jane from Mr Bingley.

8. Lin Sukai (The Drowning Empire Trilogy by Andrea Stewart)

Now we're getting into the realm of books without adaptations so I cant use gifs anymore, and I honestly couldn't find any fanart of Lin either. Which is a crime! My girl is out here being extremely intelligent and driven (and badass in some of the later scenes), using her familial magic as daughter of the Emperor to try and dismantle his tyranny despite craving his approval, and trying her best to gain allies even though she was raised within the walls of the palace and is slightly out of touch, and she doesn't have a fandom here on Tumblr? And that's only in book one of the trilogy!

9. FitzChivalry Farseer (The Realm of the Elderlings by Robin Hobb)

I haven't even finished The Realm of the Elderlings yet (16 thick ass books, nay, tomes) but I already know this is my favourite fantasy series of all time, and Robin Hobb is beyond doubt a master of her craft. One of her main talents is writing the ultimate poor little meow meow because good lord, Fitz just cannot catch a break no matter what he does or who he's trying to benefit. The pacing of these books can be quite slow but I promise it's always worth the emotionally devastating pay off. (It's also a tough call between Fitz and The Fool on who my favourite Hobb character is!)

10. Sancia Grado (The Founders Trilogy by Robert Jackson Bennett)

The final one is also my most recent addition to this list, seeing as I'm only just starting book two after finishing Foundryside late last year. While that shows how much I loved Sancia after just one book of her, I also hope the rest of the trilogy delivers! So often books will state characters are masters of their craft and just expect readers to take their word for it, but Sancia gets to show off her skills multiple times on page, so you get the impression she really exists and belongs in this world rather than just being a set piece for it. Not only that, she defies the usual lone-wolf-asshole stereotype that's so common in these gritty fantasy books, and it's heartwarming to see the found family she's gathered by the end of the story compared to where she began.

So uh, thank you all for coming to my TED talk about all my blorbos, see you later!

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