#oc: irvin etienne

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A beautiful piece of a Irvin and Leon hug, created for me by the talented and kind @callmebeem! 

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another lovely  @keeperofthesunandmoon piece from @callmebeem: just boy(friend)s being boy(friend)s. 

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i'm sorry i did this to you irvin.

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I was missing my KOTSAM babies, so I went and did them on this picrew.

[top, left to right]: Emile Ryan [they/them], cambion and RO: Cressida; Nicola Abbott [she/her], magician and RO: Yakov.

[bottom, left to right]: Irvin Etienne [he/him], draka and RO: Leon; Kendis Crawford-Louel [she/they], draka and RO: Cyrus.

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tagging:  @paptalk @kdelarenta @trebondialanna @aylaaescar @mt07131 @quaxorascal  @quinnorion @likesomethingblooming @moderarato @solarisrenbeth @umbertors @anotherbeingsworld @dumortains @heroofpenamstan @amlovelies and anyone else interested!!    

which rage language are you? quiz. 

Andy:

the regina george (very accurate)

someone hurts you or pisses you off, and you don't do anything. at first. but you hold that feeling of rage in your chest for weeks after the fact, acting nice but silently hating their guts, pretending like all is forgiven until you can ruin their life and hurt them the way they hurt you. it's calculated. but when you've executed your revenge, will you be satisfied?

Hiyam:

step back (somewhat accurate)

usually, you're able to bottle up your emotions and ignore the frustrations. but, after weeks of shoving everything down, your body needs a release, and i pity the poor person who managed to piss you off. it's screaming crying, shouting, kicking lockers, whatever you can do to get it out of your system. it's a whole jean grey moment, fire and fury blasting out of you.

Irvin:

the full read (eh -- maybe.)

whoever pisses you off is in for a rant that exposes every single one of their deepest insecurities and issues. your rage gives you the clarity to hunt for weak spots in a person's mind. your brain works fast, firing off insults at a rapid-fire pace that terrifies everyone within a ten mile radius. this is usually followed by buckets of guilt.

Kendis: 

men, raise the drawbridge (??????? but i took it two different ways so.) 

when you're angry, all your defenses go up. the unfortunate person or thing that managed to piss you off is suddenly talking to a wall. On the inside, you're screaming and crying and cussing them out, but somehow you can't express it. you're blank. emotionless. to anyone's knowledge, you could be zoning out of a lecture. because of this, it's hard to express how you're feeling when the person asks for your thoughts. you've choked your feelings down, and they won't come back up.

Reuben:

step back (yes.)

usually, you're able to bottle up your emotions and ignore the frustrations. but, after weeks of shoving everything down, your body needs a release, and i pity the poor person who managed to piss you off. it's screaming crying, shouting, kicking lockers, whatever you can do to get it out of your system. it's a whole jean grey moment, fire and fury blasting out of you.

Carmela:

the full read (not bad.)

whoever pisses you off is in for a rant that exposes every single one of their deepest insecurities and issues. your rage gives you the clarity to hunt for weak spots in a person's mind. your brain works fast, firing off insults at a rapid-fire pace that terrifies everyone within a ten mile radius. this is usually followed by buckets of guilt.

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irvin's grades are much better the second go round [the right]

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they're so soft

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@pixelburied asked  moodboard for my children irvine and kendis pls 🥺🤲 something angsty like…. Standing defiant at the end of the world…..

Irvin Etienne; lightning drakaina and local Answerer of The Call (part 1) - which brings us back to the hero’s shoulders -- (2)

Richard Siken, Crush /photograph of an angel statue from the back by karla photography / Lemony Snicket, The Slippery Slope/image: you don’t need a reason to save people/Yves Olade, When Rome Falls / grey’s anatomy @/andersongillian / tweet by @chenchenwrites / Nikki Giovanni, from “Mirrors” by @/luthienne /  image: you cant save everyone vs you have to try

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@pixelburied asked  moodboard for my children irvine and kendis pls 🥺🤲 something angsty like…. Standing defiant at the end of the world…..

Irvin Etienne; lightning drakaina and local Answerer of The Call (part 2): “in defense of lightning there is always a darkness asking to be split open.” (1)

Studies & Sketches by Henry Wong /photograph of lightning by max larochelle / Susan Sontag, from As Consciousness Is Harnessed to Flesh: Journals and Notebooks 1964-1980 /poem by @/jovialtorchlight/Sally Rooney, Beautiful World, Where Are You @/luthienne /photograph of youth leaning against building by warren wong / tweet by @STEFisDOPE / Leonard Cohen/ Hanif Abdurraqib, “It’s Not Like Nikola Tesla Knew All Of Those People Were Going To Die,” from A Fortune for Your Disaster 

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OC Association tag game

@laufire-writes tagged me over so long ago, I’ve been very slowly working on this, so here goes ...

I am tagging anyone who wants to do this, because this was extensive lol (but PLEASE feel free to at me if you do, because I would love to see what you associate your characters with!!)

Rules: Describe your OCs As…

⏳ TIME

— dawn - Enriqueta Villemont (Speaker)/Kaylee Moyano - the first hopeful sunrays crawling between mountaintops after a bleak starless night, shinning light on the teardrops of morning dew.

— noon - Paulette Lundy - the sun at its zenith, warm and suffocating and apologetic, too bright to look at directly.

— dusk - Ariel Centofanti - the sun setting calmly over the sea, illuminating and distorting its depths for one eerie moment.

— night - Anouck Rhys (Fallen Lights) - rich darkness contrasting with a shiny starry sky; a time for mystery and danger and solitude.

🤝 RELATIONSHIP

— friend - Irvin Etienne (KOTSAM) - steady, joyful; willing to share and share alike, ready with an uncomplicated gesture of companionship.

— lover - Surina Kingston (TWC/WTS) - giving but still wants to take; devoted and possessive; a love defined by action.

— ex - Callen Jeune (Speaker) / Carter Pushkova - disruptive, bitter, unforgettable, haunting.

— enemy - Andy Yasar (The Exile & TWC) - a force, an antithesis; the one with the plan, five steps ahead, impossible to anticipate and defeat.

✨ SEASON

— spring - Dubois Blackwell - the first sprouts breaking the barren ground and the light pink flowers covering the treets.

— summer - Luckner Occean (WTS) / Henry Parish - bright light tempering cold dispositions, pearls of fresh sweat glistening over sunkissed skin; a ripe red fruit ready to bite into.

— autumn - Kendis Crawford-Louel (KOTSAM & TWC)/Kendis Lateth (The Exile) - a explossion of warm colour as the cold inevitably advances.

— winter - Fabi Gustave (WTS) - frozen, static, ready to be awakened and shaken.

🌀 DESTRUCTION

— tornado - Amos Pascale (WTS) - rambunctious, disorderly; it’ll pass through your life so quickly you won’t believe how much change it leaves behind.

— wildfire - Rene Casimir - burns everything on sight, without care to see the lives destroyed, feeding and growing and gaining terrain.

— earthquake - Carmela Brown (FHR) - starts deep, invisible; can go unnoticed until it reaches a scale that won’t leave a stone unturned or anybody standing.

— tsunami - Reuben Casseus (FHR) - gives you the briefest of warnings before the attack, swallowing and embracing and possessing everything in its path, bringing with it other unforetold catastrophes.

🌄 LANDSCAPE

— mountain - Xhyera Sarnan (The Exile) - firm, high, broad. Casts a long shadow, and takes effort to reach its esteem.

— forest - Zaine Takzedh - a complex interconnected ecosystem; a keeper of secrets.

— ocean - Delilah - ancient, deep, layered, enigmatic; pleasant and refreshing or fearsome and overpowering.

— desert - Lucienne Saintilus - thriving in impossible conditions; a contradiction between day and night.

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Meet My OCs: Irvin Etienne from KOTSAM/KOTDAN ( @keeperofthesunandmoon)

(Thank you to @lizzybeth1986 for the questionnaire form! <3)

Name: Irvin Etienne

Age: 19

Pronouns: He/him

Height: 5 feet and 11 inches 

Hair Color: Black hair . 

Eye Color: Brown.

Family Background: 

Species: Lightning-Drakaina

Best Childhood Memory: It’s a bit of a mix bag. But during an ‘after show’ of a school play, one of the parents made this potato salad that he didn’t like. She saw him going to throw it away and ‘lectured’ him how it was rude to throw away someone’s  hardwork. So, he made himself eat it and got sick. (Literally.) Some of the kids made fun of him. He got pretty upset.

His parents aren’t necessarily the mushiest of people but Irvin knows they love him. And moments like this, where his dad cancelled a business dinner to stay home with him, give him a hot shower, and make him canned chicken noodle soup always showed  that. His parents found out the story the next day from one of his friends. His mom called up that other mom and Laid. It. Into. Her. Then a month later they made the time to take him to the special dinner they’d originally planned for him (but that’d been cancelled because he got sick). 

It was one of those things that kept him warm when his parents were so busy or couldn’t make an event. Sure, yeah, sometimes it got disappointing but he knew that at the end of the day, they always had his back. 

Favorite Color: Is the khaki color of cargo allowed? He’s not quite sure? Grey or blue, he  guesses. His mom used to pick a lot of his suits in those colors. 

Favorite Season: Any. Most his sports can be done indoors or outdoors. He’s flexible.

Cat or Dog: Sure! He thinks most animals are cute.

Chocolate or Vanilla: Chocolate

Sweet or Spicy: Sweet.

Coffee or Tea: He doesn’t really like either but he supposes he leans toward tea. 

Best Friend: Cressida Monroe. He wouldn’t call her  his best friend but he really likes Thalia. They have a strong vibe. 

Love Interest: Leon Dalton.

What Initially Attracted Them to Their Partner?: Leon is cute.

And not just physically. Sure, he noticed that but Irvin actually was crushing on Thalia  when Leon came in being his cute self. He’s cute in ways people don’t consider Leon Dalton being cute. Irvin finds Leon’s sweetness to be overwhelmingly so adorable. 

He also thinks it is cute how Leon acts like he’s Too COOL For School but is really just an adorkable goober. He just has a fondness that radiates from his chest whenever he looks upon Leon, and Irvin decided to follow that sensation.

How Do They Express Affection (are they a hugger? More private?): He is relentlessly supportive. He’s more of a sit by your side, give you a shoulder to cry on, is a great listener sort than a hugger. But if that’s what you need, then he’ll give it a go. He’s flexible. His affection is encouraging and supportive and willing to meet you where you need, but also not looking to let you skulk off on your own. He’s your friend and he’s there for you whether you like it or not. I would say Irvin is probably Quality Time with a strong dash of Words of Affirmation (and a willingness toward acts of service; but that last is a more general the boy’s a hero sense). 

Do they Have/Want Children? How Many?: He’s not sure, he thinks maybe one day. It’s not something he really thinks about right now outside of a vague ‘man, i have great parents, i hope im as good as them one day.’ 

Any Pets?: Nope.

Do They Have a Temper?: One would not think he did, at all. But Reyna could attest to the contrary. It’s there. It’s just that Irvin is so sweet and supportive and kind that it’s hard to miss, but if he gets pushed hard enough … it flares like a wildfire. Let sleeping dragons lie, exists for a good reason.

Hobbies?: Sports! 

Do They Hold Grudges?: Generally, no. 

One Random Headcanon: He doesn’t like clowns.

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want/need/dread

Thank you @wayhavenots for the tag.

I am not 100% who has done this and who has not so -- @lyuyu , @thelittlestspider , @shady-saint , @olivershen , @quackle , @ice-knife , @mevnraels , @pearlsandsteel , @karolinarodrigueswrites , @moonless-if , @thecapturedafrique .... and whoever else wants to. 

List your ocs and name one thing they want to hear, one thing they need to hear, and one thing they would dread to hear.

I have like 13 ocs, so I’m not ... yeah.

Irvin Etienne (KOTSAM/KOTDAN): want: you’re actually doing good, kid. what you’re doing? it adds up, it makes a difference. | need: thank you. | dread: no one will ever be able to forgive what you did. they will remember it forever, and it will eclipse anything else you’ll ever do.

Nicola Abbott (KOTSAM/KOTDAN): want: all this hard work will pay off. | need: it’ll be okay, eventually. it will be normal once again. | dread: it will be your fault, what you’re doing will never be enough, you don’t have it in you to handle this responsibility. 

Naveen Joseph (FHR): want: it’s not weakness to love him. he loves you too | need: you’re making it. and you will be free. | dread: there’s no escape.

Carmela Brown (FHR): want: you’ll have your revenge. and it’ll be glorious. | need: it’s okay to hope she’ll forgive you. it’s okay to admit that you need them. it’s okay to want to crawl before him with your heart in your hands | dread: you won’t be able to plan for this, you won’t be able to land on your feet.

Pierre Lin (TWC): want: i know you know this, but it’s all right if you choose to never forgive her. | need: what happened with bobby won’t haunt you forever. none of your past or decisions will. | dread: what if felix knew the kind of man you really were are.

Surina Kingston (TWC): want: you’re not making a mistake sticking by her (which her? both of them) | need: this wasn’t the wrong decision | dread: it will consume. 

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For the headcanons ask: 1, 11, and 21 for both Kendis and Irvin!

1) Something this character is truly proud of.

Kendis: NOT giving into the urge to stab Rayna in the eye? Kendis would say that she's truly proud of everything they do, because everything they do is wonderful. EXCEPT it is probably something to do with baking. Maybe solo and skillfully managing a many tiered cake? Take that Paul Hollywood!

Irvin: Either something sports related -- OH. A time he made Cressy laugh outloud to a joke that also had Thalia cackling. It was a two-for-one, making Cressida crack up and finding a joke that these two unique young would would both find hilarious.

11) This character’s favorite piece or pieces of clothing.

Kendis: She loves a good suit. Something like this (but affordable). Or boots like this.

Irvin: My dude. You know his style is ugly. Why are you even asking swsdfdsa roflmao. It's just a white hane's and some jeans. It's these tweet. It is probably this shirt.

21) Their fondest childhood memory

Kendis: Not to be lazy, but anything with her mom. They only had each other and love each other fiercely. I can imagine her mom being a fierce cheerer during sporting events though (Kendis played baseball).

Irvin: Not to take a cop out (again), but I really don't think I could do better than this one.

Thanks for the ask, sweets <3

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Lemme toss you two of my darlings!

Idina is my IF bicycle a little bit, she's a wee lesbian of 5'2" who manages to keep stumbling into relationships with quiet, pensive people. She's a social butterfly with loads of creativity and a love for nature (in her own independent canon she's a professional photographer), often daydreaming or humming to herself. She's a proud little thing, though, and takes it very personally when told she's made a mistake. She stammers when she's flustered though, and she's got cute freckles.

And Daesung, my second Keeper! He's a beautiful pansexual himbo, generally acts long before he thinks. He was a jock in high school (and still is lol), and he's always ready to put his friends before his other responsibilities like homework and such. He's got a lovely smile, hes about 5'10", and he adores his mama. He's either going to be a magician or a drakaina, but either way I think he's gonna have an ice affinity!

Me realizing I have so little quiet and pensive femmes lmao.

My brain has cycled to put Idina with Xhyera, Spencer, Emile, or Anouck. However, I think it might be Della, my Body Count MC.

Della isn't quiet but ze can be pensive! They're both social butterfilies and I feel Della would just bask in / enjoy / encourage her creativity. She would find Idina's daydreamy quality sweet I think. It isn't her typical type but I think this difference in their usual would do them both good. I think Del's encouraging but fun nature would make Idina feel better about being wrong? And Della is SUCH a flirt, so those freckles are gonna be made bold by the heat on them cheeks.

Goodness, my automatic is Irvin. LMAO. Jock Keepers who are sunshiney and support their friends and love their parents unite!! I feel like they'd be great together. But my automatic is to try and find balance. I think he would do well with a teen!Andy

Though teen Andy has burdens on his shoulders (and dark times in his heart), he's a lot looser and easier to smile. He's softer and more openly mischevious, engaging in pranks. And though it looks like he leaps first, he's still got that vigilence -- that watchfulness. It just isn't as honed and is under the weight of teenager impulsiveness. But he'd make sure that Dae took care of himself and learn to self-prioritize.

Thank you for the ask bb! <3

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Now that I'm properly able to play KOTSAM I've got all sorts of kids on the brain again, so here's two questions for you! How did your Keepers take to fighting various monsters all of a sudden after being brought to the school, and separately, which of your kids has a good sense of direction?

omgoodness, tell me tell me tell me! i had to stop at FOUR. because that's all i can balance right now until all the books are out. and because i havent decided if i want to do an mc for each route (AHHHH! realmonsters) or if i want to overlap mcs (like og had planned nicola for sera or kol / irvin for thalia.)

sense of direction: (i don't even recall but basing from personalities and my desire to even things) kendis and nicola were good. emile and irvin were poor.

it is destiny (and chicken, my love): do you mean fighting specifically or keeperness in general?

i'm trying to remember ... lmao.

'Cola's attitude: In general, and to fighting monsters, is Does Not Want. She desperately wants to return to the way things were. However, she has been dealing with the monsters ala survivalists mode. And she approaches this with a sort of ... indirect, for lack of a better word (i tieyed), sort of responsibility. If she doesn't take care of this, people get her, then it is her fault.

Emile's attitude: I can't fully recall Emile's attitude re: fighting monsters specifically. Emile's approach to the entire Keeper bit, is 'it's about damn time, this is their due'. They're not looking to be any kind of big damn hero. But since they're stuck doing this, they better be perks.

Emile, Cola, and Kendis are - in various ways - team survivalists. Kendis doesn't want to be there. Kendis is not a fan of killing living creatures -- but if Kendis has to choose, Kendis choose living and protecting her people. She chooses not giving her mom someone to mourn. It isn't that Irvin doesn't want to live. Irvin is approaches it more in the 'call to rise' sense.

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🎶 for Kendos, Irvin, Carmela, and Xhyrea!

for the characters and lyrics meme

This is on every version of Kendis’ playlist so I had to put this here, I almost snagged something from Good As Hell or Stand By You, as they’re peak Kendis as well. But I’m soft for this song because someone suggested this for them:

So if you need a hero (if you need a hero) Just look in the mirror (just look in the mirror) No one's gonna save you now So you better save yourself And everybody's hurting Everybody's going through it But you just can't give up now 'Cause you gotta save yourself (Yeah, I gotta hang on)

After The Storm by Kali Uchis (ft. Tyler, The Creator and Bootsy Collins)

For Irvin, I really wanted something that showed his kindness and supportiveness, but a lot of the ‘stand with you songs’ just didnt hit me entirely as right. ‘Carry You’ by Ruelle and Fleurie did come close (fun fact: It’s on Mason’s playlist, who is Irvin’s inspo - I guess OG Irvin before he became Irvin-ish.) This song, itself, isn’t perfect but some lyrics in it are:

Oh, why you look so sad? Tears are in your eyes Come on and come to me now Don't be ashamed to cry Let me see you through

I’ll Stand By You by The Pretenders

The issue with picking Carmela a song/lyric is that I knew exactly the vibe I wanted, the theme I wanted, but finding the song ....  I felt my list had it -- butit was like a vagueish almost tip of the tongue feeling, but  not quite. Every song I tried ended up  being wrong. I’m still searching BUT for the purpose of this meme .... (This is More Carmela & Julia (... and Mortum, Wei to an extent).)

Lover come over Look what I've done I've been alone so long, I feel like I'm on the run Lover come over, kick up the dust I've got a secret starting to rust

She said I'm looking like a bad man, smooth criminal

She said my spirit doesn't move like it did before

She said that I don't look like me no more, no more I said I'm just tired She said: you're just high

Cringe (Stripped version) by Matt Maeson

It is hard to decide a Xhyera song because: 1. I’m not a big playlist maker person. 2. I’m still learning exile!Xhyera 3. I got really tempted to pick songs for og!Xhyera who is at a state that I hope my current Xhee grows into (or even better). But then this song struck me, I hurt myself with it:

And I could hear the thunder and see the lightning crack All around the world was waking, I never could go back Because all the walls of dreaming, they were torn wide open And finally it seemed that the spell was broken

Blinding by Florence and the Machine 

Thanks for the ask, hun<3!