#oc: mirage carmichael

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oc new years challenge 2023~2024 ⇝ day two

I Polish Up Real Nice ft. Mirage Carmichael/Five Hargreeves

"You know that I'm not the type you should waste your time on."/"Too bad, you're the only one I want."

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this is a remake of a gifspam about a year old, it's under the cut along with some notes about Mirage's evolution!!

Mirage Mirage Mirage... when I first created her, I simply wanted a self-insert oc to ship with Five bc I am In Love with the grumpy old man. As I delved deeper into her relationship with Five though, I realized that I had to give Mirage her own problems and challenges, she couldn't just be Five's lover because in my interpretation of his character, Five isn't the kind of person to just fall in love with a pretty sassy girl, he has to be able to connect with the person, and he has to have a love interest that's competent in their own way, being able to stand up on their own two feet without Five coddling their every move. The first-ever ideas for Mirage were basically just "Kaz Brekker but make her do government-ish stuff, assassin, targeted by the Handler and nearly gets killed by her, aversion to touch" Absolutely no notes on her relationship with the other two kids that were adopted by AJ -- Emmy and Telepath -- and an entire google doc dedicated to her and Five oneshots

yeah, I was whipped af lol

but after some time, in which I poked around in other fandoms and got "better" at creating backstories and motivation, I circled back to Mirage. I started thinking about what could've turned someone who was groomed to be AJ's successor, someone who was only taught the basics of fighting before the Handler came, into an assassin who bided her time until she could finally regain control of the Commission? I realized something that was very much inspired by a certain Marvel show that someone might have heard me complaining that I neglected the plot bunny I made for it (I swear I'll do it next year) was literally perfect for Mirage, it's a play on her name and power, and it fills in all the plot holes I ignored in the first few drafts of her story. So yeah, that's basically the story of Mirage's evolution, along with her faceclaim change due to me admitting that pairing someone in their late twenties with a teenager is just... weird and uncomfortable to me lol; Mirage is one of the first ocs I ever introduced on here, and she's also one of my most constant brainworms, like literally I can talk about her any time and place because there's so much to share about her asldaksda

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Happy Halloween @oneirataxia-girl [P2]

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EASTER BASKET EXCHANGE

Mirage Carmichael & Five Hargreeves for @oneirataxia-girl

I hope you like it!

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satomi kurosawa (spiderverse oc), mirage carmichael (tua oc), and yet unnamed moon knight oc turning around in my brain rn!!

Which of your OCs are you thinking about today?

Feel free to reblog telling me about the OC you're thinking about!

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oc halloween challenge 2023 ⇝ day fifteen

Home Is Where The Haunt Is ft. Mirage Veracity Carmichael

Telepath was gone, ran the second the news of AJ's death rang through their house's telephone. Emmy had left, the one that managed to slip through the Handler's disgusting claws. Veracity was left with an empty house and empty illusions, locked in a cage with too many memories and too little substance for her to survive on... though, the voice in her had stopped yelling for a while now, so at least she had one less thing to go mad about. The only thing keeping her sane was puzzling about where these scrapes and cuts came from... she was locked in and closed off from the outside world, so how would she have gotten hurt? Without even realizing it, no less -- did she have a sleepwalking problem and no one ever thought to tell her? Or was the Commission out to get her even in her sleep?

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oc halloween challenge 2023 ⇝ day four

Twisted ft. Mirage Carmichael and [REDACTED]

Mirage Carmichael was not always cruel. Then again, Mirage Carmichael did not exist in a kind world.

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oc halloween challenge 2023 ⇝ day seventeen

Death is a Mystery and Burial is a Secret ft. Veracity Mirage Carmichael

The Handler actually did it. Mirage couldn't feel Veracity's presence in their body anymore. Where there were Veracity's stupid little paintings and sketches was only empty headspace, it was as if her sister was never there. Like if she was written off the pages of existence. Like Mirage was the only person inhabiting this body. She should be glad -- relieved even, that there wasn't a nagging goody-goody voice telling her off, that she didn't have to wrestle for control when her sister's guard was down. But the thing is: she was going to die soon, too. Locked in a tomb six feet under with a gunshot to the heart and a stab wound through the stomach, Mirage knew it was only a matter of time before she joined Veracity. But she couldn't die, not yet. She needed to string the goddamn Handler on a rope. Mirage couldn't die, not yet...

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oc halloween challenge 2023 ⇝ day five

Vampires, Werewolves, and Witches... Oh My! ft. Mirage Carmichael and [REDACTED]

There's someone in the mirror. There's someone living in her head. She honestly shouldn't listen to the pleas. But a mirage would at least make it hurt less...

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ANOTHER VERSION OF US: FIRAGE, STEDON & SOLITBURY

Killer's Epiphany = in which five hargreeves is the lone surviving hargreeves after the handler's brief reign of tyranny, saved by a girl -- woman -- who just might know what it feels to be alone, too

Niceties = in which jin "eyre" raon has to collaborate with ex-disney kid steve harrington and rising rockstar eddie munson for a project -- the catch? they're playing the characters in a love triangle

Fantasia = in which solita solomons notices the dowager lady basilwether behaving oddly when tewksbury is declared missing, leading her on a maze of puzzles, music, and -- romance?

part of the 2023 oc valentines challenge: day 3

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🥀 + all of your tua kids

I need to know

is this late as fuck? yes and i am so so sorry for that 😭 also pssst @carmens-garden hiii!!

⇝ seeing as all three of them die at some point in canon but not a single one of them got a grave for someone to sit at, I will be using an au where the commission is also alive for this question:

Mirage would stay the longest at Emmy's grave, but on record it would be Emmy's friend group, The Emmies (yes every single person in the group can have their name nickname into Emmy, no I have not figured out the name of all of the friends) since Mirage would stay invisible every time she stops in front of their grave. she also leaves the newest models of motorbikes in front of Emmy's grave whenever a new one comes out, since the only thing Mirage is sure Emmy loves are motorbikes. Telepath only stopped in front of Emmy's grave once during the funeral (he's in denial).

Emmy and Mirage would reconcile when they meet time and time again at Telepath's grave, and perhaps they would also meet his roommates, Romina and Tomi, on some of those trips -- Emmy figures out that Telepath and his roommate's relationship is not purely friendship the third time they meet, and it's a bitter pill to swallow when they realize that Telepath never told them about it, or the fact that Romina was the one to introduce him to his favorite hobby, painting, instead of him just taking it up like he told them.

I like to think that Herb or Dot would be the ones that come to Mirage's grave most often. Just coming by to dust off any debris that might have accumulated during the workweek and refreshing the flowers with a new bouquet. Emmy might come once a month or so to talk to Mirage, but Telepath would only come on their shared birthday and talk about how the year has been for him (he thinks that he can detect some activity when he does that, but he's not sure). If this takes place where Firage are together, I think Five would be heavy denial about Mirage's death and not broach the topic altogether (which is why in the good canon Five dies first <33)

send me one of my ocs + 🥀 and I’ll tell you who in their fandom would stay at their grave the longest!

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THAT'S SO US: STEDON, FIRAGE, APHROEUS & BUCKLAN

steve harrington/eddie munson/jin "eyre" raon = steve and eddie getting constant questions about their non-existent rivalry for raon's affections while raon is often given dirty looks for "leading on that poor harrington boy and the munson kid"

five hargreeves/mirage carmichael = them helping each other get ready for a formal event by five helping mirage tie the laces of her black-heeled boots and mirage doing five's tie for him

aphrodite of the olympians/morpheus of the endless = trying tirelessly to undo the presumably-accidental red string the old man of the moon tied around them, only to realize that perhaps it wasn't an accident after all...

robin buckley/wren bulan = always having each other's food ready when it's time for their breaks then sneaking off into the clearing behind starcourt mall that most people don't even know about to simply eat and chat about how the day has been so far

part of the 2023 oc valentines challenge: day 5

the enabler's call: @arrthurpendragon@misshiraeth98@carmens-garden@nightmaresart- want to be added? shoot me an ask!

coloring: here!

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tag the oc who’d end up with this

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Happy Valentine’s Day 💕 @oneirataxia-girl

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🌺🌠🌳📀🍊🍒 for Mirage?

🌺 Does your OC have any tattoos or other body art? Does their body art have any specific meaning behind it? Do they have any scars? How did they get those scars? Any birthmarks?

one tattoo -- an emerald, which is her friend Emmy's favorite gem; the art is from the sketchbooks Telepath left behind when he escaped. Mirage got it during one of the Handler's missions to remind Veracity that she's still got people out there waiting for her

quite a few scars, which is to be expected since she is groomed to be a child soldier. Mirage can't tell you much about any of them because training blends the days together into one continuous cycle, but Veracity would point to one on their left torso and say that's the first, she'd say that it's from Lila copying her power to pull a sneak attack

🌠 Who was your OC’s first friend? Do they remember them or are they still friends now? Talk about some of the people your OC has lost contact with over the years. Do they have any regrets about losing these people and would they revisit them if they could?

first friend... from their shared memory, it's Emmy. they're still friends (at least, that's what Mirage and Veracity hope)

Mirage/Veracity lost contact with virtually everyone when the Handler got her, aside from regretting being caught by her in the first place, Mirage is sad that she's no longer part of Emmy or Telepath or the other workers at the Commission's lives, but in a different angle, she doesn't have any loose ends others could exploit anymore. so even after she wrestles back control, it isn't until the events of S3 that she reaches out to Telepath and Emmy, and if the Hargreeves didn't do that, she'd be content watching from a distance, too

🌳 Compare your OC to themself from 10 years ago. How has their mental state changed since then, how have they aged and grown up? Would they say they’re in a better place than they were back then or do they need help? What advice would they give their younger self? What advice would their younger self give to them now?

more ruthless and blunt, Mirage's at the wheel most of the time, and they're both desensitized to violence. Mirage thinks this is an upgrade, but Veracity mourns the person she was before everything happened. If they could meet their younger self, Mirage would tell her to trust that everything will turn out in their favor, while Veracity would tell her to run with Telepath and convince Emmy to leave too

📀 How easy is it to shock your OC? To confuse them? To lie to them, to manipulate them? How are they with feelings of trust? Can your OC be trusted?

can Mirage be trusted? depends on what you ask her to trust you about. for her, there's only one person she trusts, and that's Veracity; as such, it's difficult to manipulate or trick her. outwardly she doesn't seem to get surprised or confused, but when S3 rolls around she's in a constant state of "wtf is happening" Blame it on knowing everything that has happened, is happening, and gonna happen via the Infinite Switchboard for most of her life

🍊 What is your OC’s favourite meal? Snack? Dessert? Drink? Any reasons behind this besides liking how it tastes?

Mirage likes sweets -- stuff with a bit of sourness, but mostly sugary. her favorite drink is the Starbucks Pink Drink, she saw people going crazy over it and used the recipe to make it herself (she claims she doesn't have a preference for it but she literally has it in her water bottle 24/7) no particular reason for this, she just likes how it tastes

🍒 What kind of things do they expect from their relationships? Does this differ between platonic relationships and romantic ones? Is your OC “demanding” or a doormat? What kinds of things do people expect from them in a relationship?

do not, and I repeat DO NOT be clingy with her, it turns her off completely. this is the golden rule for any sort of relationship with Mirage, if you try to stop her from doing stuff that needs to be done using reasons like " but I wanna cuddle with you :(((" she will ghost you. Mirage prefers someone who understands her need for space and can vibe with just being in the same room, they don't even have to be doing the same thing. other than that, she doesn't have much to ask from a partner; when Firage finally get to settle down after the story, they usually do things separately but prep something for the other person while doing their own thing if they think the other would want/need it, for example: if Mirage wakes up earlier, she measures out the coffee powder Five needs for his morning drink as she does her own and puts it in a container for him. so I guess in a relationship, people can expect Mirage to quietly do acts of service for them

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🪽 + Mirage for the moodboard ask

"You -- you're --" "Alive? Yeah, ripped the wings off Saint Paul and flew back to kill some bitches."

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give me an oc/ship + a random emoji and I'll try to make a moodboard!

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TUA anon here again! I didn’t know Emmy and Telepath weren't supposed to be bigger OCs that's interesting.

If that's the case, can I pose the same question for Mirage? I know so much about her already but the basics evade me. Thank you already again mwah mwah mwah!

*pulls up a google doc of Mirage lore* yeah tbh I think I did a rather good job of hiding her most important secrets. Mirage is by far the most complicated oc I have so far (and probably one of the oldest) so here are some stuff that I probably haven’t said much abt her!

Mirage is the only one of the cerebral trio who stays at the Commission, so by necessity, AJ made her his successor (out of the three Telepath is the one with the best relationship with AJ, Mirage argues a lot with the fish)

she has the power to create illusions in other people’s minds. for example, she can make a person think there’s a spider in front of them, but to everyone else, the place is empty

Mirage is actually not the baby AJ acquired - the baby he found is named Veracity; but due to traumatic events in her childhood, Veracity developed dissociative identity disorder (also called DID), and the other personality is called Mirage

after the Handler takeover, Veracity was put under and made to take on continuous missions to prevent her from trying to wrestle control back; during this period, Mirage managed to convince Veracity to give her the wheel, since Veracity is about as queasy with killing as Emmy is with any kind of maiming

Mirage is much more proficient in their shared illusionist powers, and successfully fools her monitors into thinking she’s on another assignment when in reality, she gets herself to 1963 Dallas just in time to put a bullet through the Handler’s head

I feel like Veracity and Mirage have a 40-60 love-hate relationship. Veracity hates Mirage for dealing so many casualties in their shared body and being indifferent to Telepath and Emmy’s problems in the outside world, but on the flip side, it’s because of Mirage’s ruthlessness that they were able to survive -- had Mirage been a little kinder or let slip she cared for Telepath and Emmy, they would’ve gotten an early "retirement" and wouldn’t be able to restructure the Commission like they wanted

and I almost forgot, at one point (before Veracity/Mirage was molded into a model assassin), the Handler had them buried alive in an attempt to kill them; had Mirage not created an illusion to manipulate people into freeing them, they would’ve been declared dead

it’s because of this incident (and a few other attempts) that the Handler that she needed to exhaust their power before they could be killed. otherwise, no matter what method of execution she tries, Mirage would always have an illusion ready to protect themselves

Lila and Veracity never meet, but after Mirage takes place as head of the Commission, she personally goes to Lila to offer her condolences at her mother’s death (she taunts the other woman until Lila throws a cup at her). she’s also the one to offer Lila the choice to leave the Commission instead of plain old killing her (Veracity bullied her into agreeing)

I actually have a playlist for Mirage! it’s here if you wanna give it a listen