#oc: alex ruinde

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cat x dog in the way that ones a wolf and the others a lion

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yep!!!! and the best part is its very character focused if that makes sense???

shes literally my favorite character it makes me so sad that i had to kill her off...

okay okay now for the other characters!!!! obvi u know about aria

alex ruinde (he/they) 17 years old, simply queer/genderqueer

the schools local freak, oldest (kinda its complicated) child of the godforsaken ruinde family, feral black cat of a human being, yellow-coded in the way hazard signs are yellow, sun-coded in the sense that the sun burns, trying so desperately to run away from their past but the plot will NOT let him, astronomy nerd, undiagnosed autistic

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mathew mckoy (he/him), 15 years old, cis bi dude

classic catholic private school student.....catholic's dont even exist in this world but he has The Vibes okay. internalized homophobia galore, only child, little puppy of a guy, mamas boy (this is sad because his mom is dead), has a whole arc about letting himself be angry at those who hurt him, diagnosed adhd and dyslexia, undiagnosed ocd

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now for the dead girl herself salveria ramel.....

she/her, 16 years old, cis girl with an unlabeled sexuality

silly lil autistic girl with blue hair and pronouns, youngest child of a poor family, almost drowned when she was a kid leaving her with a fear of the water but she still loves fishing because its the only activity she ever really got to do with her dad, always saw the best in the world even when all it did was hurt her and her friends, literally met the magical creatures that had always been thought of as something that only existed in legends when she was a kid and simply decided not to tell anyone

i love all of these guys and GOOD LORD their relationships with eachother are complicated dhosjsksksj

okay okay the main characters of power doesn't guarantee glory are aria allen (ofc), alex ruinde, mathew mckoy, and salveria ramel

basic plot is as follows: a school field trip goes wrong and salveria ends up dead, our three remaining main characters are forced to set aside their complicated history together so they can work together and get to the bottom of salverias death, they end up realizing they bit off alot more than they could chew as they discover various secrets of their world and its history (they also discover the fact that the three of them are fated to become the closest thing their world has to gods)

ill talk about the other characters and their connections to eachother in another ask or a reblog on your answer to this :3

OOOOH that's such a cool idea!!!!!!

so it's kind of like a murder mystery but like with a really awesome fantasy/mythology twist! I love it!

also oh noooo not salveria T^T

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you guys should. ask me questions about aria, alex, mathew, and salveria :3

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thinking about never love an anchor by the crane wives and how it relates to both alexs mothers feelings towards him and alexs feelings towards mathew

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found heaven, alley rose, and astronomy aka the most mathew and alex songs ever

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OKAY OKAY YAY

basic plot a trio of sad gay teens with a complicated history together are forced to set aside their past and work together to get to the bottom of the death of their childhood friend and soon realize they bit off more than they could chew as they start discovering secrets of their worlds past and future, including the fact that the three of them are fated to become the closest thing their world has to gods

NOW. FOR THE CHARACTERS.

aria allen (any pronouns), a nonbinary lesbian who seems to know everyone and everything around town. they have adhd and ocd and are the only daughter of a rich family (only daughter, not only child, he has two older brothers and one younger sibling) theyre a history nerd, astrology girlie, and local corvid enthusiast. when asked how they can be nonbinary and a lesbian her response is always "girls are hot and gender is made up". she tends to put on this outward appearance of being perfect; intelligent, kind, well-mannered, etc etc.

alex ruinde (he/they), absolutely hates using any labels for himself besides queer, genderqueer, faggot, and tranny. the schools local freak, feral black cat of a human being, yellow-coded in the way hazard signs are yellow, sun-coded in the sense that the sun burns, trying so desperately to run away from their past but the plot will NOT let him, astronomy nerd, undiagnosed autistic, drummer for a band called the dwarf planets

mathew mckoy (he/him), cis bi boy. catholic private school student, internalized homophobia galore, if a dog was a guy, mamas boy (his mom is dead), has adhd dyslexia and ocd, perfectionist, daddy issues, arias best friend, has such a complicated relationship with alex i could rant about those two for hours actually

and now for the dead girl herself salveria ramel.....she/her, cis girl with an unlabeled sexuality. silly lil autistic girl with blue hair and pronouns, youngest child of a poor family, always saw the best in the world even when all it did was hurt her and her friends, literally met the magical creatures that had always been thought of as something that only existed in legends when she was a kid and simply decided not to tell anyone, she died before the story begins yet shes the most important character, her death is a literal representation of the death of mathew and alexs childhood, i could go on and on and on i love her.

do not get me started on the side characters for this wip or character relationships i will literally never shut up 😭

psssst do you like books about silly little neurodivergent queer teens involved in plots much bigger than themselves....do you like themes of grief and forgiveness and growing up......and if so can i infodump abt my wip that im planning on turning into a book one day power doesnt guarentee glory?

side eyes my story with similar themes, also yeah

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mathew mckoy and alex ruinde are both best friends and boyfriends. but theyre also neither of those things.

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suneater by leanna firestone is so middleschool mathew and alex coded

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alex ruinde and aria allen are a hilarious friendship duo mainly because alex is an astronomy nerd and arias an astrology nerd

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HDJDJDJDSJSKS THANK YOU IM GOING INSANE ALL OF THESE ARE SO CORRECT

if i were to make playlists for the pdgg characters what would be some songs you think should go on them? /nf

okay i'm gonna give five songs for each, as well an artist too !!

the songs are mostly based on lyrics so there aren't many cause it takes time for me to find them. if you want some based on sound lmk. the artists are based on sound

lmk if my character analysis if off for any of them. you know i don't have the best memory about stuff so im sorry

matthew:

he is so alec benjamin coded to me

let me down slowly by alec benjamin, i feel like this is him about alex at some point in time

call your mom by noah kahan, about how he would ruin his friendship with all his friends just so they could stay alive if he had to, he'd call their mom

good things fall apart by illenium, him and alex once again

it's called: freefall by rainbow kitten suprise, i feel like this is matthew and his troubles with religion idk i could be wrong

let them know they're on your mind by cavetown, once again him and alex

atlantis by seafret, he gets an extra one just because it fits, this is him about the group of him alex and aria when they're falling apart after they find out they're supposed to be gods

alex:

he's arctic monkeys and the neighbourhood coded to me

this house is a circus by arctic monkeys, this is so about him imo

sweater weather by the neighbourhood, just vibes, but also somehow lyrics idk, kinda him and matthew

fantastic (demo) by waterparks, gives his energy

i kissed a girl by katy perry, i know this is unhinged by just listen, alex would love singing this at karaoke

driver's seat by madds buckley, i had to use a madds song ofc because it's you and this fits alex so well, cause alex clearly has daddy issues

aria:

she's girl in red coded ofc

allies and enemies by the crane wives, this is her interacting with matthew and alex when they first agree to her help

constellations by the oh hellos, just her vibes match this song, she's so star coded and yeah this fits

serotonin by girl in red, this is her imo

july by noah cyrus, about her family life and how she will eventually leave them

footnote by conan gray, how she feels everyone's leaving her behind and stuff

salveria:

salveria is cavetown coded for me

teenage dream by stephen dawes, this is what i feel she'd be like as a teenager

lemon boy by cavetown, her and her imaginary friends

mess it up by gracie abrams, just her vibes, how she feels like she's never doing stuff correctly

remember that night by sara kays, how i perceive a break up for salveria

strawberry blond by mitski, such her energy

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Some Mathew x Alex snippets because oh boyyyy the brainrot is rotting

(Warning for mentions of blood, suicidal ideation, and general bodily harm? None of it actually happens Alex is just angsting)

He wants to tear himself apart until there's nothing left; he wants to bleed, he wants to scream, he wants to hurt; yet he wants to be numb, feel nothing at all even as he's being ripped limb from limb by the boy he trusted with the key to his heart.

Loving you is the only thing I ever did right, or maybe, even that too was wrong. Perhaps letting you into my life was the worst mistake I've ever made.

"You know, I could just walk out the door, leave, and never come back if I wanted to." Mathew said; staring at Alex, trying to decipher what's going on in his head.

"Then why don't you?" Alex replied; looking away from Mathew's gaze. He'd rather be anywhere else but here, anywhere where he's not forced to bear his heart and reveal the fears that embed themselves into his life so deeply, anywhere where he doesn't have to listen to Mathew's next words.

"Because I care, Alex. I care about you so much it hurts. I want to be your friend, I want to be with you, be there for you when you're hurt, be the one to make you smile."

@dancinginsepia @clearcloudlesssky @holdmyteaplease @the-chaotic-writer and anyone who sees this please give me feedback

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ramble to me about ur wip!!! or ur favorite character!!! please!!!!

TAKING THIS OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT WHY I VIEW ALEX AS THE SUN AND MATHEW AS THE MOON

Cheerful sun x gloomy moon dynamics are great and all but...

Alex burns, when the anger and other repressed enotions get to be too much he lashes out and burns those around him, horrified of what hes done, he pulls away.

And then there's Mathew, a moon who hides behind Alex's light, not scared of being burned but of not being good enough for his friend; when Alex pulls away, Mathew moves closer.

Alex hates Mathew's presence, he hates Mathew but...does he? How could he? How could he hate the boy with black hair and crooked teeth who still manages to light up the room with his smile? How could he ever do anything but care for him? Care for him so deeply it burns not Mathew, but himself?

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i like to imagine mathew very anxiously coming out as bi and salveria just reassures him hes valid and cool and casually mentions shes pan and alex is just standing awkwardly saying nothing but internally hes like "ITS OKAY TO NOT BE STRAIGHT??? mathew likes dudes as well? thats- so maybe- NO SHUT UP WHAT AM I THINKING IM STRAIGHT AND EVEN IF I WASNT WHICH I TOTALLY AM HES TOO GOOD FOR ME"

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YESYESYES TO ALL OF THIS

like literally in my head alexs sexuality is "boykisser who kisses girls on occasion"

tbh i adore the idea of aria and alex being in a qpr and it just being so. queer. they're not in romantic love with eachother, but they kiss and they love making people think they're in love with eachother. arias a lesbian but theyre a boykisser for alex but alex isnt even fully a boy. alex is gay but they're a girlkisser for aria even though aria isnt a girl.

YESYESYESYESYESYES.

i feel like aria and alex would love contradictory labels....like hear me out lesboy aria and transfem bigay alex

i feel like arias a boykisser just for alex

alex would be a girlkisser just for aria but i feel like he kisses/has kissed other girls as well

but yes contradictory labels for the win ofc i love those

can i raise bigender bi oriented aroace he/any alex and genderfae sapphillean any aria

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can i explain why i view alex as the sun and mathew as the moon? SHOULD I EXPLAIN? CAN I EVEN FIND THE WORDS TO EXPLAIN?

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I have randomly decided that Alex Ruinde uses he/they pronouns; ive had him for over a year, ive just now decided this.