#oc: twc theodore

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I was tagged by @serenbach86 to make some OCs in this picrew!  It’s a pretty versatile one, so I may do a few more later (if you want to make tieflings or godlike, there’s some great options!).

Starting in the top left, we have Tai Lon, Junisce, and Lila from Pillars of Eternity, Nickolai, Jay, and Ayumo from TPS, and Phi, Elex, and Theo from The Wayhaven Chronicles.

I will tag (forgive me if you’ve been tagged already), if you guys want: @captainofthefallen,  @whispersofyenwood, @orokin-made, @mistralrunner, @undyingembers, @emjs-good-out-here, @lyriumdreaming, @hopelesshaunts, @adraveins, @ampleappleamble, @a-muirehen, @yanara126, @shimmer-like-agirl, @luminousbathhouse, @alwaysashroomsman, @lumeha, @combatbuttler, @theguineapig3, @kohakhearts, @miragethrust, @ageha-nacht, and @sayonaramidnight,

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breaking my furniture is NOT therapy ❗️❗️😤 get help 💖

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Detectives who sleep naked VS Mr. Yu

two brooos one in a bathtub five feet apart (but their okay)

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“I can help you fight.”

yeowch! theodore greene has been mortally wounded. if only there was a hot brick wall to comfort and care for him. this is after the murphy situation 😰😰😰

(the wayhaven chronicles belongs to @seraphinitegames . you should absolutely read them if you have time to spare bc WOO. :chefskiss:)

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All the even numbers for theo?

Thank you for asking!! <3

2. Why did they join the police? For Theo, it was that or jail time.  He had the problem child background.

4. Can they handle blood/gore? He’s honestly less fine with it than he pretends to be, but he’s sure not sensitive.  Being on the police force and everything that happened with Murphy made him a little more...empathetic to the suffering behind that kind of thing.  A little more.  He’s still kind of insensitive.

6. What’s their relationship to Bobby? An ex from college.  They don’t talk unless necessary, and if they do, it’s a war of snark sniping.

8. What’s their relationship with their mom like? How did it change? Nonexistent to worse, honestly.  Theo was ready to accept that she just wasn’t going to be a part of his life, and then she comes back, just shows up out of nowhere, and reveals she’s part of this big government conspiracy to hide shit from people “for their own good,” and that this bullshit job was more important than raising a family?  Pffft.  Well, he was clearly better off without her.  (He’s still pissed she left and more pissed that she can justify it.)

10. How well did they handle the reveal that the supernatural exists? Theo was a bit abrasive at first, but it was mostly because he was overwhelmed and pissed off at his mother for hiding this from him.  He’s still wary of the supernatural, and I think a part of him still thinks that a lot of them are too dangerous, but he’s coming around.

12. What is their highest (professional) stat and why? Combat, because he got into wayyyy too many fights as a kid.  And also bc exercise is how he blows off steam these days.

14. Do they get along with Tina and Verda? Theo has a pretty healthy working relationship with Tina, honestly.  They’re very unlikely friends, but she’s just the right level of spark to get his attention without rubbing the wrong way.  They also bond over ogling the firefighters.  Theo and Verda are more distant, more like colleagues, mostly because Verda is older than him and, in Theo’s view, too passive and “above” things.  Theo isn’t directly a dick to Verda most of the time, but he doesn’t go out of his way to spend time with the man or his family.

16. Do they have any pets? I think Theo probably had a dog as a kid, but the dog passed away when he was younger, and he never felt like adopting another animal.

18. What do they think of Douglas? Stupid, starry-eyed rich kid.  Probably could do with getting the shit beat out of him.  But secretly, Theo’s kind of flattered that Douglas thinks so highly of him, and they’ve actually started to bond over their strained parental relationships.  I think that dynamic is going to end up being mutually beneficial for them, once Theo realizes he doesn’t hate the idea of being a mentor/brother-figure.

20. What is their personality? I feel like my previous answers probably give a pretty good idea of it lol.  But if I had to describe Theodore Pearce in a few words, it would be moody, edgy, aggressive, and impulsive.  That’s a little unfair, though, so I should probably also mention that he does take his job more seriously than he wants anyone to know, both as a detective and a liaison (though he sees himself more as part of the “line of defense” between the normal people and supernaturals than anything else).  He’s blunt, sarcastic, brutally honest, and a bit crass, but he’s also pretty smart about his own emotions (low empathy, but decent wisdom).

22. Do they go to the bar or stay at the station? He went to the bar.  He will never admit to being 100% ready to protecc Douglas, but that happened.

24. How did they handle the fight with Murphy? Did they get bitten? He joined in combat with Adam at the end, but in the lead-up, he was actually pretty resigned to knowing that this was how shit would end, and that no one would ever know the truth because his own damn mother was going to cover it up.  So.  Pissed off, exhausted and frustrated, then adrenaline-fueled anger once UB showed up.  Theodore did get bitten on the wrist.  He is not over what happened or that his blood is apparently changed and dangerous, though he won’t admit that to anyone.

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Hi 😉 🖊 Have fun 😄

Hi! ^_^ Thanks for asking.

🖊 - Theo - So, my goal with Theodore (TWC) is to see if I can have a character who is emotionally stupid enough to outlast M in terms of feelings realizations.  Is it possible for me to get M to realize they’re in love before Theo does?  Idk, but I’m sure going to find out.

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🍓🍓🍓 for whoever you would most like to talk about!

Aw, thank you for asking!  I think I’d like to talk about my new Wayhaven children, if that’s okay.

🍓 Theodore Pearce was kind of my excuse to just try out...being terrible.  Kind of like Lila in PoE aha.  Basically, I was trying to see what would happen/change if I was kind of a jerk, not at all genuine, a complete dick to Rebecca at every opportunity, not interested in working with UB at all, not really friends with anyone in the station (he tolerates Verda), and just generally an unpleasant person.

However, he is also very interested in getting some ass, so he and Mason have a bit of a hate-tolerate relationship right now.

🍓 Phaedra Sarris was me realizing that I had 3 detectives who collectively cover 3/4 of the LIs and 3/4 of the professional skills.  The 1 and 1 I was missing were A and “People,” so I said fuck it and made a detective with people skills who’s in it for the long haul with yearning.

🍓 Phaedra likes The Legend of Zelda, purely because I started calling her “Phi” in my head and then equated it with Fi from Skyward Sword.  So yeah, she probably has a cute little triforce craft near her bed.

Also: unrelated fun fact, these strawberries have an italicized version: 🍓  

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For all detectives and routes, question 15 about Rebecca, and then 1 and 10 from the Best Friend Questions, please!

Ooh, this is fun.  Alright!  I’ll do my best.  Hm, how to organize these...

As a side note, both Phi and Theo are co-created with @lumeha.  While Phi and Theo are about 50% of each of us in each character, Elex is 100% me, and Ash’s detective, Alex (we know the names are similar; we did not do it on purpose) is 100% them.  So, Ash, feel free to chime in on any of these answers if you like!  I’ll edit the post later.

Elex (+ Felix, UB is Ava, Nat, Felix, Mason)

F15.  What is your detective’s relationship with Rebecca like? If they saw the conversation that she has with F before the end of Book 2, what would they think? So, this answer got really long.  I’m putting the full version under the readmore at the bottom, but the short version is:

tl;dr Elex’s relationship with Rebecca is complicated, and if they overheard that conversation at the end of Book 2, it may have caused that relationship to fracture as well as Elex’s relationship with Felix while Elex struggled to process the fact that in a situation where they could only please one person they love, they would have to rely on their own feelings alone as a guide.

FR1. Who is your detective’s best friend in the Unit? Why do you think that is? Elex’s best friend is Nat.  I’ve talked a little bit about this before, but Nat is the only person on the team besides Felix who doesn’t majorly set off Elex’s anxiety.  Elex feels like they’re not really ever going to be able to live up to Ava’s standards, and that nothing they do will really make Mason happy, which is extremely stressful for them because they care far too much about what people think of them.

But Nat understands Elex’s brains over brawn approach to problems, is empathetic, and generally responds positively to their successes and way of thinking, and Elex really appreciates that.  They sort of see her as like a (much) older sister figure, but they haven’t quite figured that out or said anything yet.

FR10. What are some seasonal activities (was going to say Christmas/winter since that’s the closest when I’m writing this, but really, any time of the year works) your detective would want to do with the team? Well, it is getting close to the holidays now, so I suppose I can answer for wintery things.  Elex doesn’t really do a lot with Christmas because they’ve been on their own for so long and aren’t super religious despite being (loosely) raised as a Christian.  They also don’t like the capitalist aspect of the holiday.  Given where they grew up, I don’t see them as having been exposed to that many other winter holidays, so...

I think Elex would really like to celebrate the New Year with Unit Bravo.  I don’t think they’d have the courage to say so, but if they could get together and make warm drinks and listen to music and make resolutions with UB on New Year’s Eve, I think that would be really special to them.

Phi (+ Ava, UB is all female)

A15.  What is your detective’s relationship with Rebecca like? If they saw the conversation that she has with A before the end of Book 2, what would they think? Phi’s relationship with her mom is pleasant.  I think that’s the best way to put it.  She understands, now that she knows more about the Agency and what her mother does, why the two of them were so distant after Rook’s passing.  She kind of has a vague idea of the fact that Rebecca never meant to be a mother, exactly, and doesn’t know what she’s doing but is still trying her best.  I think Phi is mostly sad that it took them so long to truly start to get to know each other, but she’s hopeful for the future.

If she saw Rebecca’s conversation with Ava at the end of Book 2, she would be confused and a little disheartened, but not all that surprised.  Phi is aware that there is some kind of attraction between herself and Ava, but as far as she knows, it’s just physical tension that’s reciprocated.  So hearing Ava deny, without hesitation, that her mother has “something to worry about” would only make her feel that her own feelings aren’t worth pursuing and that she should just be happy that Ava feels she’s part of the team now.

She would think it’s cute that Ava reminded her mom to verbally appreciate her more, though.

FR1. Who is your detective’s best friend in the Unit? Why do you think that is? Morgan.  I know, sounds weird; I kind of thought it was going to be Nat.  But Phi took one look at this grumpy woman and decided she was going to be Morgan’s friend no matter what.  She has a lot of respect for Morgan, but Phi thinks that she could really use a friend outside of the original UB team.  And also, she’s seen Morgan’s friendship with Farah and knows that Morgan can be incredibly fun and witty and kind if it comes to it.

FR10. What are some seasonal activities (was going to say Christmas/winter since that’s the closest when I’m writing this, but really, any time of the year works) your detective would want to do with the team? Phi would invite them all over to decorate her Christmas tree.  Phi doesn’t really believe in the religious aspects of Christmas, but she was raised in a society that does, so she has a bit of performative faith that she doesn’t quite realize is as shallow as it is.  But she does find genuine joy in decorating her house and trimming the tree, and she would want her new team and friends to be a part of that.  Tina and Verda are probably invited, too, honestly.  She would play music (quietly, though, more so than previous years, so as not to bother Morgan) and serve drinks and help UB help her get her home ready for the holidays.  Even Ava, who would take things far too seriously until Nat teased her into lightening up a bit.

Theo (+ Mason, UB is all male)

M15.  What is your detective’s relationship with Rebecca like? If they saw the conversation that she has with M before the end of Book 2, what would they think? Theo’s relationship with Rebecca is not good.  He definitely resents her for her  failings as a mother during his childhood and doesn’t think that the Agency’s love of secrets is a good excuse.  Things are tense enough between them for it to be a point of bonding between himself and Douglas lmao.  I think they ended Book 2 with an 8% relationship stat.

If Theo had overheard Mason’s conversation with his mom, he would be...pleasantly surprised?  That his mom isn’t trying harder to intervene.  And then he would probably assume it’s because she feels guilty for the past and is now making up for it by trying to be cool.  It probably wouldn’t change much.

He’d be a little smug that he’s messing with Mason’s focus, though.

FR1. Who is your detective’s best friend in the Unit? Why do you think that is? So, Theo’s best friend is actually Adam, despite me kind of originally feeling like it was going to be Felix.  This is because Theo was the last detective I created, and I realized the only best friend route I didn’t have secured was Adam’s, so I shifted my thinking at the last moment.  I think, with these two, it’s kind of going to be an accidental friendship.  Neither of them is 100% sure when they became ride-or-die best friends, but it probably has something to do with wanting to protect the other members of Unit Bravo and being willing to do whatever that takes.  They just look up one day and are like, “Oh, you get it.  We don’t always agree, but I can count on you for this.”

Maybe someday they’ll manage to work through their emotions, too, because they are both Bad at them.

FR10. What are some seasonal activities (was going to say Christmas/winter since that’s the closest when I’m writing this, but really, any time of the year works) your detective would want to do with the team? Theo...doesn’t really do the winter holidays of any kind.  He’s a bit of a grump about the holiday season.  I think, in the summer, though, he’d probably like to go travel with them if they had time.  It might take a few summers as a team before he’d manage to be able to admit this is something he wanted to do, but just going on a trip somewhere that involved a lot of hiking and probably some ruined old places would be fun.  (He’d be very amused to know if any of UB had any stories about the places they’d visit.)

Elex’s relationship stat with Rebecca is pretty high, but honestly, I don’t think the stat is 100% representative of how things truly stand between them.  Honestly, Rebecca’s absence and other events that led to Elex developing abandonment issues have affected Elex more than they are letting themself realize at this point.  I think that, while their relationship with Rebecca is very cordial on the surface, there’s a lot of resentment and insecurity that Elex is burying under politeness and their tendency to follow other people’s social cues rather than use their own feelings.  Elex is so glad that their mother is here and both physically and emotionally present for the first time that they’re not really letting themself realize that their previous relationship was kind of screwed up, and that it really hurt Elex as a child.  

At some point, Elex is going to break and realize this.  Have a moment of, “Don’t you realize how much I needed you?  Why didn’t you try harder?”  I don’t know if I’ll have the opportunity to do this in character during the books since I’ve already built up a “good” relationship with Rebecca, but if I can’t, I’ll definitely write about it.

Honestly, if Elex had witnessed the conversation that Rebecca had with Felix at the end of Book 2, it may have sped the above conversation along a little bit.  Whether Rebecca (and Felix) meant it this way or not, Elex would have seen that conversation not as a chance to prove that their relationship with Felix was solid, but as a point in which they had to choose--continue to be with Felix, making him happy, or end the relationship for their mother’s peace of mind, making her happy.  And I think it might have taken some time, but Elex would have realized that they would not be happy leaving Felix, even to please their mother, which they always want to do.

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I have co-created two new Wayhaven Detectives with @lumeha — Theodore “Theo” Pearce and Phaedra “Phi” Sarris. All I know about them so far is that Theo’s a bit of an ass and extremely sarcastic, and Phi’s going to be my one detective with people skills, but I am very excited.

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@wayhavensummer 's pride in wayhaven week day 1: first pride

oooh you just know i had to draw my boys for this one so here's theo, adam and nate vibing 👨‍❤️‍💋‍👨

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u have been allowed to take a quick peek into my gay brain

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therapy is expensive. excessively drawing adam and theo is free

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they're just vibing ur honor

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hey gays

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Hm

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i just think he's neat!