#putting ocs into different IFs is like making AUs. fun way to get to know them in situations they wouldn't otherwise be in

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Me, wanting to go for the Verda route, but having characters who would either call the agency to scrap his research, or wouldn't fail to corrupt it...

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Fuck me for having smart characters and/or cautious characters. 😂

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THE POSITIVE & NEGATIVE; mun & muse.

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tagged by: Stole it tagging: Anyone who wants too

my muse is:  canon / oc / au / canon-divergent / fandomless / complicated

Is your character popular in the fandom? YES / NOT REALLY

Is your character considered hot™ in the fandom? YES / NO / IDK.

Is your character considered strong in the fandom?  YES / NO / IDK

Are they underrated? YES / NO / IDK

Were they relevant for the main story?  YES / NO.

Were they relevant for the main character? YES / NO

Are they widely known in their world? YES / NO/ KINDA?

How’s their reputation?  GOOD / BAD / NEUTRAL / COMPLICATED AS FUCK

How strictly do you follow canon? —  I try to keep things in the already established canon when it comes to interacting with respective settings, though given the nature of Dan as a character its sometimes difficult.

SELL YOUR MUSE! Aka try to list everything, which makes your muse interesting in your opinion to make them spicy for your mutuals.  — An individual who defies the usual status quo in regards to light vs dark, good vs evil. Morality is a big part of him and depending on how people interact with him and just how he perceives the world around, he’ll make his own decisions on just what is going too far and what isn’t which can lead to some interesting developments. Despite all of the powers and strengths he possesses, at heart he only wants to live normally, a fate he cannot claim without help,

Now the OPPOSITE, list everything why your muse could not be so interesting (even if you may not agree, what does the fandom perhaps think?).  — Rather bland and single minded, making it difficult to approach and work with. Joined with constant mental paranoia and doubts in one’s own ability and others makes him all to prone to push people away that do try to make that connection. Something of a copycat too as he’ll often act in a similar light if possible to how others treat him as a means of blending in.

What inspired you to rp your muse?  —  A combination of curiosity, what ifs and generally loving tragic protaganists. after discovering tumblr and the active RP communities, I saw it was fun and wanted to get involved, the character was long created before I used them to RP, but its via RP where he has fleshed out as well as he has. Now its my interactions that inspire.

What keeps your inspiration going?  — Interactions with others and seeing how things go between them too, even if I don’t interact much with some I do enjoy seeing what they get up too. Sometimes I will lose that inspiration due to mentality, lack of interactions or my own doing, but it usually comes back.

Some more personal questions for the mun.

Give your mutuals some insight about the way you are in some matters. I’m not sure how to put it, but I’m a mental mess going through several different thoughts/feelings at once, at points I’ll often focus on one more than the other which people might get a clue of what I’m feeling for when I start posting memes. The reason for this is I do have a high case of Asberger’s Syndrome so I do tend to overthink things be they positive or negative thoughts. I don’t mind sharing this information at all but do be aware that I’m always happy to chat just I’m too scared stiff to make the first words most of the time as I have had a habit of saying the wrong thing previously and not really being aware of it.

Do you think you give your character justice?  YES / NO / Maybe?

Do you frequently write headcanons? Not really. I’ll come up with ideas and thoughts but often keep them in my head unless it seems really relevant or people are interested in seeing them.

Do you sometimes write drabbles?  YES / NO

Do you think a lot about your Muse during the day? YES / NO / ALWAYS?

Are you confident in your portrayal? YES / NO

Are you confident in your writing?  YES / NO.

Are you a sensitive person? YES / NO. / SOMETIMES (I say yes because generally I try to be considerate and I do get upset easily, but I have to include the ‘sometimes’ segment too because I might just gloss over it completely either from stupidity or the syndrome.)

Do you accept criticism about your portrayal? Yes, I welcome all comments, I can’t say things will change, after all its both my character and portrayal so if you don’t like it you can just ignore/block. But it doesn’t mean I won’t take things into account, Can’t really work on improving without feedback.

Do you like questions, which help you explore your character? — YES! Give me more things to imagine and explore. I don’t care if its for canon or AUs. Just say them to me! 

If someone disagrees to a headcanon of yours, do you want to know why? Sure, I like to see what people think.

If someone disagrees with your portrayal, how would you take it?  — I’d be a little upset, but again, its my character so its not like I’m ruining some established background of a canon character or something so I’d be ok overall. Just give me reasoning for it and I’d understand.

If someone really hates your character, how do you take it?  —  Well if you don’t like Dan, why are you even here? Just go to someone you do like, isn’t that common sense?

Are you okay with people pointing out your grammatical errors?  — I don’t mind and often I’ll be appreciative to correct them, but I’m not that bothered overall. As long as its readable/understandable, what’s the issue?

Do you think you are easy going as a mun?   —  Maybe I’m a little too easy going, but I’m not sure if I want to change that or should. I’ll talk/chat about most things with people and I rarely get upset/angry with people. I’m more likely to get upset over myself to be honest.

[songsforelia]

For Fandom Fic Rec Days: These are some of the best ASoIaF fics featuring Elia Martell as the central character or one of the main POV characters. Please see here for more details of the fics.

@fyeliamartell has already made another Elia fic rec page that can be found here. Go give it a look because most of the recs are very interesting works that didn’t get mentioned in this post!

Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken: The Chronicles of Elia Martell by eena:   This is what I call the Elia Martell Bible.

Lady of Dorne by Ramzes: The Rebellion failed. For a couple of years, Rhaegar's reign has been peaceful, until a group of Dornishmen arrive at King's Landing with bad news and take Elia back to Dorne. An extraordinary piece from the series I love most among Ramzes's Dorne ones: superb writing, excellent pacing and brilliant character development. The overwhelming number of OCs in her works may put off certain readers at times, but all of them are fully fleshed out and very well written.

Song of Darkness by Ramzes: The exciting sequel to Lady of Dorne. One thing I love about Elia authors, Ramzes included: Even though they let Elia live, they never let her be this perfect, happy, have-it-all woman in their stories. She is as weak as she is strong, as broken as she is unbroken, she is scared, she makes mistakes and is punished. She doesn’t just get to win.

The Daughter of the Sun by Ramzes: A beautiful interpretation of book events with a few changes. I love the contrast between the Rhaegar/Elia and Arthur/Elia dynamics here. Elia feels really young and innocent here compared to the brave, pragmatic woman in Ramzes's later AU works, who has been put through traumatizing events.

A Farewell by Ramzes: Rhaegar/Elia. Their last farewell.

Sunset and Shadows by Ramzes: Elia and her children are set aside and sent back to Dorne. The political schemes and moves here are marvelous and the interaction among characters a treat to read. Again, lots of interesting, well written OCs (and familiar too if you are also reading other works from the author).

Mending Endeavors  by Failed_to_Deanon: Failed_to_Deanon is one of the very few fic writers I've known to have established their own unique writing style since the beginning. In her case, you either love it to death or give up on it eventually (while still can't deny that she's good): The progress of her stories relies heavily, if not almost entirely, on the characters' conversational interaction and emotional struggles. If you are new to her works, this story may be a great start. It is a wonderful take on Rhaegar and Elia's relationship with flawless, professional writing level dialogues and spectacular characterization. This verse was later developed into two sequels: Efforts in Mending (direct sequel) and A Different Sort of Mending (AU).

A Different Sort of Mending by Failed_to_Deanon:  A continuation of Mending Endeavors. Every POV is a gem, and I particularly love Oswell's.

Changed Circumstances by Failed_to_Deanon: The most anticipated story among the author's works, this intricate web of Westeros political schemes is what the ASoIaF fandom should be proud of. The POVs are simply breathtaking, each differs and contrasts with the others beautifully as if we are looking through a kailedoscope (My favorite POV besides Elia's is definitely Stannis's). And I will forever be talking about that scene between Elia and Jaime in chapter 7 where each person was having an entirely different conversation while speaking to each other. I actually got goosebumps reading it.

Spoil of War  by Failed_to_Deanon: The Rebellion won and Elia is the sole surviving member of the royal family. Failed_to_Deanon can be very wild when it comes to AUs, but the way she build them up is of utter brilliance.

Favorite Book by biohazard603: Modern AU - Oberyn sends Elia and her husband a not-so-innocent book. My beloved modern AU author doesn't need fancy words and complex prose to captivate her readers. She is this friend who sits down beside you and tells a story in the most casual way, and before you know it she got you enchanted. Newlyweds Rhaegar and Elia here truly make a hot couple: they are sultry, fun and sweet.

Onwards by biohazard603: In this Constitutional Monarch version of Westeros, Crown Prince Rhaegar ran away to Dorne with Lyanna Stark, leaving his wife and the rest of the royal family struggle to manage everything under the paranoia of King Aerys. What I love most about the author is that she truly has a knack for characterization. Her characters are vivid and convincingly realistic even in the smallest details of their actions and reactions.

Song of the Rising Sun by Eloisa: A beautiful, almost ethereal song which sings of Elia's story, from her final days in Dorne with her family until the wedding night with Rhaegar in King's Landing.

Same Auld Lang Syne by grumkin_snark @samwpmarleau:  AU where Arthur and Elia are ex-lovers who crossed ways after years apart. The nostalgia captured in this fic is so mesmerizing and touching that it actually got me smile in reminiscence. I think this is the best Arthur/Elia story that Laurel (grumkin_snark) has written to date and my most favorite Athur/Elia story. Lovely ideas for the sequel can be found here.

When the West Wind Moves by grumkin_snark: Five people who loved Elia Martell in secret, and one who told her. Another gorgeous piece of writing from Laurel. Every chapter is a delightful read (and they all are heartbreaking), though I must say I love the first chapter and the ending most.

Malevolent and without form by SecondStarOnTheLeft: An AU where Elia is Queen Regent. I'm always amazed at how much this fic delivers in just a little more than 2000 words. Definitely worth every second of the read.

By The Sun by l_cloudy: AU - Elia and her children survive the Sack. I love l_cloudy's lyrical writing and this one is a great read.

The Death of Kings by  La Reine Noire (lareinenoire): Should we live in modern Westeros, this would be my favorite historical novel even though I do have my disagreement with certain points of this interpretation. I love Elia's voice here - lovely, loud, clear, echoing even after she's gone.

Jenny’s Song by Lifeisnotasong: Beautiful, depressing, heart-wrenching. I actually burst into tears a few times reading about Elia's dreams, they are so sad. This wonderful story has an equally amazing sequel entitled "Princess in need, Princess indeed", though it is on indefinite hiatus for now.

Dornish to the Bone by LuminaCarina:  Elia is Dornish, she plays the game in Dornish way. This is such a terrific story, And I would love to read more on this verse.

A Castle at the Edge of the World by MatchstickAmmonite: A breathtaking depiction of the Rhaegar/Elia relationship. I can never forget what an emotional ride it is reading this from Elia's perspective. My favorite part of the story is definitely its dialogues: lyrical and well-crafted, they sound almost like poems and duets.

With Careful Hands and A Strong Chin by oceanwideopen: The premise of this story is really interesting and was beautifully executed. A story with Elia living happily in Dorne, married to someone she loves and not giving a hoot about the rest of Westeros is always a story I love.

Queenmaker by ohclare: I can't help including this fic because I havea soft spot for Jaime/Elia, be it romantic or platonic. And Willas/Rhaenys is life! This is such an amazing AU.

Not a Sun by patchfacing: Elia's musings on what-ifs.

Burning Heart by PrioritiesSorted: A well constructed, vividly characterized story that tells of Elia and people around her.

The Echo by sunneinsplendour: Elia was given a marvelous voice in this soulful, heartbreakingly poignant piece of writing.

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