#s key oc 41

[bratshaws]

through the hourglass 60. brb x oc

a/n:OH B O Y OH B O O Y revenge is sweet

pairing: plus size!oc x rooster

warnings: BEA BEING A BADASS (rooster being low key kinda horny ngl next chapter might be s m u t )

goodness gracious (pls read this one to know more what this fic is about!!)

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If Shells was present for this she’d call Beatrice ‘beautifully petty’ and be so proud of her because this was something that the blonde would definitely do. It only took a quick call to Evelyn and then another through one of Marcus’ assistants, but it was done and she couldn’t be happier.

 

Rooster however didn’t know what she was planning, she did everything in secret but with the same smug little smile he saw the night before. Honestly he was just glad she wasn’t anxious considering they were going to go to this ‘reunion’ in a few minutes. He kept Nicole company since his wife was changing in their bedroom, she also didn’t want to tell him the outfit she was wearing, it was also a surprise. 

Did he mind? No, he did not. 

She knew he liked surprises. 

Plus it was always great to have something else in his mind besides the fact that her cousins are still bitching at her because of her body. As he waits for Beatrice sitting on the sofa, his eyes move to Nicole who is already looking at him, her eyes getting greener and greener, even more than Beatrice’s eyes were almost turning into a light shade of blue if he squinted, “So,Birdie,” he begins as he crosses his legs by the knee, leaning closer to his daughter’s carrier, “We are going to see some people, some people that neither I or mommy enjoy but neither do your uncles and aunt.” 

Rooster her her full attention, those big eyes blinking at him as she had her little fists up on her chest, “And we are not going to stay long,” he begins, gently fixing the top of her flowery blouse where the light colored button was turned inside her collar, “We are going to get in, eat something and then get out because honestly, they all suck.” he whispers as if he doesn’t want anyone to know, “And maybe when you are older you’ll get why…no you will get why we hate them so much.” 

He leans against the back of the couch to tilt his head to the staircase hoping to see Beatrice but there was no sign of her yet, “Mommy and daddy just have to deal with some shit, it’s very possible you won’t even know what we are talking about when you are older.” Nicole makes a noise as if she agreed and then he laughs, tickling her tummy, “You are so cute.” she gurgles out a giggle, kicking her little legs “You are the cutest little thing in this whole universe, you know?” 

Nicole grabs his watch when his hand is close enough, immediately ceasing her laughter to look at the shiny object in her line of view, slapping a tiny palm against the glass as if she wanted to grab whatever was inside for herself, “Sorry cutie, can’t have you messing with this, daddy needs the watch.” 

“What are you two talking about?” 

He leans his head back to check on her, but all he sees is the bottom of her feet as she walks past the staircase but doesn’t come down yet, “Just letting her know everything we’ll do today.” he leans his head a bit more, “Are you done?” 

“Almost! I’m trying to find my shoes!” 

“Which ones,gorgeous?” 

“The beige wedges.” she explains and he hears her exclaim in triumph, “Found them!” 

“Okay! Do come down soon because I wanna see what you look like!” he doesn’t get a reply after that and even if he has his body slightly angled so he could see a bit more of the second floor Beatrice was no longer there. He sighs as he readjusts himself on the seat, looking down at Nikki who was now distracted by the mobile swinging above her head. 

He sat there admiring his daughter for a few minutes until he heard the sound of a solid heel walking down the steps, the dogs wagging their tails as Beatrice slowly came into view. He looked up just in time to see his wife fix her ponytail with a little smile, “...oh I love Marcus.” that dress was beautiful: it was long to her feet but with slits on each side that went up to her mid-thigh which added a bit more of a risqué vibe to it, the red color was dark enough to near maroon but it had a soft orange gradient on the skirt of the dress and the top part was hugging her body just tight enough to make her breasts appear fuller. 

“So,” she turns around to give him a full view,”You like it?” 

Rooster was holding his mouth closer with a hand, briefly shaking his head, “...I think we might have another baby soon.” Beatrice threw her head back in a laugh and he could see that her lips only had a light red sheen because of the cherry lip gloss she often wore, “Bea,I swear, I swear you are the sexiest woman I’ve ever met.” and her cheeks turned red but she didn’t seem bashful, she just giggled at him, stepping closer to the couch, “Now I know why you told me to wear the hibiscus shirt.” 

The one she gifted him during their first outing together and the one he liked the most, “Hmhm,” she smiles, leaning down to peck his lips, the smell of cherry invading his nostrils, “So we can match.” 

“I like that.” he whispers against her lips, moving forward to kiss her again but she backs away, tapping his lips with her finger before walking around the couch to see Nicole. Rooster licked his lips to keep the taste of her lip gloss in his mouth, watching her crouch down to check on Nicole and following those dangerous curves with his eyes as if he was ready to lose himself, “...You look so good.” 

Beatrice flicks her eyes at him momentarily, smiling wider as she fixes the headband on Nicole’s head, combing some of the brown tresses away from her eyes, “Thank you,Roos.” she says, “I want to look good. I want to look great.” 

“Well, you succeeded.” he turns his wrist up to check the time, “Do you wanna go yet?” 

“Hmmm..let me check my phone, we want to come together.” she says as she stands up to where she left her phone - right by the coffee table - before sitting down next to him with one leg tucked under her. She thumbs the screen for a few seconds, “...they are saying they’ll leave in fifteen minutes, so we are all going to be fashionably late.” 

“Petty.” 

“Oh I know.” she sounds so pleased “It’s one step forward.” 

“Do they have anything planned too?” he questions, “I know you have something in your sleeve.” 

“Me? I have nothing in my sleeves, I don’t even have sleeves.” she nods to the straps that held the top of the dress up to her chest with a little smile, “I’m innocent,Roos. There’s nothing I’m planning.” he arches his brow with interest then slowly drops his gaze down her body, “Okay,maybe there is something. But I can’t tell you yet, you’ll have to see.” 

“I know it has to do with Marcus, because you called one of his assistants.” 

Beatrice however just smiled more, tapping her fingers together as her hands lied on top of her lap, “Maybe. I just…well, it’s a little something.” 

“A little something.” 

“Yep, a little something that will definitely make those hags stop bothering me.” she grins, “Marcus was very eager to help.” 

“I’m sure he was.” and seeing her happy like that was more than great to him, he loved seeing her completely fearless when it came to her cousins, seeing her confident like that was a complete opposite from the last time they saw those women. He had a feeling it’d be like that during the whole day as well. “So, what’s the plan?” 

“Well,we are all going to arrive together because then they’d have no time to talk shit about someone who isn’t there…unless it’s Gui and he isn’t coming.” she shrugs, “So there will be nothing else, I know each of my siblings has something else in mind…I think today will be a fun day…I just wished this wasn’t how you had your farewell.” 

He smiles almost sadly, looking down at his pants’ fabric as he inhales softly, “It’s okay,baby. It’s not the end of the world for me. Besides, it’s going to be fun, isn’t it?” 

“I think so.” she reciprocates the smile, reaching out to hold his hand, interlacing their fingers, “If you are okay.” 

“I am okay.” he lifts their conjoined hands to press a kiss to the back of hers, keeping his lips there for a few more minutes before he drops them again, “Our talk helped a lot.” 

And that made her expression light up like the Fourth of July, she was so happy she was able to make him feel better and he found that so precious. Beatrice was about to say something when her phone pinged with a notification, “Oh…well, it’s time.” she says after the quick check, “Shall we go?” 

“Oh baby,” he smirks, “You know it.” 

- 

All the cars arrive at the same time, amazingly so. They all park one behind the other on the street and that makes the snotty looking women who were talking on the sidewalk look up in suspicion and confusion, one of them even lowering her glasses to see better. Beatrice’s siblings walk out first, Michael,then Leo and Cyn with the girls and finally Marina and Derek with a very shy Gabriel who stood behind his mother at all times. 

Rooster then walked out himself, giving one brief look to the women who were still staring before he walks to the passenger seat to open her door, “Madam.” she laughs, holding out her hand for him to take with a playful flourish and he leans down to peck her knuckles, “There you go,gorgeous.” he says as she steps aside so she could walk, “Do you want me to get Nikki?” 

“I can do it, don’t worry.” she smiles, opening the back door where Nicole was seated nicely in her carrier to unlock it and carry it to the door, “If they say it takes too much space I will place this right in their hallway.” she gestures to the carrier with a scoff, “I wanna see them try to say anything about Nikki.” 

“You think they would?” 

“Roos,I don’t put anything behind them.” she whispers with her eyes locked with Michael’s dark shades, her older brother gives the two a salute wave with a smirk, “Come on, let’s meet them.” and when they do join the others, no one is really knowing whose car is the one on the driveway since it was a Camaro and no one of the triplets could have that sort of horse power. 

After complimenting Beatrice and Rooster’s outfits - ‘of course you two are matching’ - they made way to the front door that opened as soon as they stepped on the stone path that led to it. Melinda was the one who opened, looking a mix of annoyed and surprised at the same time, “You are all late.” she snarls, holding a martini glass in her hand with her eyes dropping to the children they had with them, “...and you brought the babies.” 

Marina narrowed her eyes, holding Gabriel close to her side, “Next time we’ll ship them, don’t worry.” and she was the first one to walk in, almost shouldering her cousin as Derek followed right behind. Then it was Leo and Cyn with the girls, leaving Michael,Rooster,Bea and Nicole for last. 

Michael gives Bea a look, “Let’s sit together.” he whispers as the oldest triplet is busy talking to someone inside, “I have a feeling that the power in numbers is needed this time.” and he looked up just in time as Melinda did, offering her an innocent smile as he walked past her just as his sister did. 

And when Melinda’s eyes met Beatrice’s, the brunette knew that her cousin was already judging her but she didn’t falter. Instead she held onto Rooster’s arm and puffed her chest just a bit more, “Hello,cousin.” 

“Hello,Bea, you look…” she looked at her up and down, “Really-” 

“Beautiful,I know.” Beatrice cut her off with a little smile, shocking the other woman who just stared at her in silence, “Thank you, you look good as well.” and the two walked in finally, letting out a sigh of relief once they were out of earshot from the oldest triplet, Bea looking over her shoulder to where her cousin was - chugging the rest of the Martini - “That was good.” 

“That was great, gorgeous.” he places his hand on her lower back as they walk forward into the house, “You looked really good doing it.” 

“Did I?” 

“You sure did,” he stops the sentence when he looks up to see a huge painting - not a picture, a painting- of the triplets standing behind their mother who looked like she was ready to cry. They were all dressed fancily with long dresses and jewels but only the triplets were smiling, “...that is…” he pauses, licking his lips as he tries to come up with a sentence that would give that justice, “...so strange.” 

“They do think they are some sort of royalty,Roos.” Beatrice says with her voice low as she heard Melinda’s steps approaching them, ‘Let’s go before she explains what this means and whatnot.” he nods, not even looking back to see if Beatrice’s cousin was close by.  

He had to admit that the house was really pretty and large, it was beachfront with a beautiful view of La Jolla beach that made the whole situation a lot better just because the scenery was nice. When the two joined her siblings, Beatrice did a double take when she noticed that there were three men she didn’t know sitting there as well, two of them sitting with the two women and one alone that she assumed was sitting with Melinda. 

In the corner was her aunt,who immediately stood up to greet them, “Beatrice,Bradley, thank you so much for coming by.” She pecks them on the cheeks, then coos Nicole who just stares at her with a blank expression which makes the older woman’s smile drop diminutively, “Please sit down- oh, boys, this is my niece Beatrice and her husband Bradley.” the three men threw a greeting their way, and one of them - the one sitting alone - looked at Beatrice for too long, especially for Bradley’s liking. 

The tall pilot clenched his jaw, gently leading Beatrice to where Michael was seated on the large seafoam colored couch, the sea breeze making his long gray streaked hair move as he sips on a cocktail, “Who are they?” Bradley asks him quietly as soon as he settles down and Beatrice has Nicole in her arms. 

“Apparently they are our cousins’ new boyfriends.” he doesn’t seem to believe his own words considering he’s chuckling quietly, “Don’t know much about them yet. They just stand there looking pretty…they are also very young compared to them, at least twenty years.” 

Beatrice didn’t notice it until now, but they did look very young, at least twenty five and she wished she could say she was surprised that her cousins would go to younger guys like that. “Hm.” she begins as she adjusts Nicole in her arms, “Seems like them to get guys like those.” 

“Hah,yeah,” Michael laughs, sipping more of his cocktail and then making a face, “One of them is a shitty mixologist, this tastes like ass.” he pushes the glass aside and crosses his leg by the knee as his siblings are analyzing the situation with a confused frown, just looking at these three young men like they had no idea how they got there. 

And the one sitting alone was still looking at Beatrice,who was too busy checking on Nicole to notice him. But Rooster noticed him and he noticed Rooster. Their eyes met when the guys’ gaze slowly went up Beatrice’s body, immediately meeting a very angry tall pilot whose hand immediately landed on his wife’s thigh, giving it a squeeze while keeping the guy’s eyes on his.  

The young man quickly moved his gaze away and Rooster huffed quietly, leaning back against the seat with his hand still on top. This guy, whoever he was, was already getting on his nerves but he felt Beatrice’s hand on top of his, rubbing his knuckles which made him look back at his wife, “You okay?” she asks, rubbing his skin.  

“I’m fine.” he mutters, looking around with a confused frown and then looking back at Bea, “Isn’t it your aunt’s birthday?” 

“Yes, it is.” 

“Then…where are her friends?” 

Beatrice opened her mouth to speak but nothing came out, indeed she was asking herself the same thing. There were only them there, only the nieces and nephews, only the younger generation and she furrowed her brows, “...maybe they’ll show up later.” she whispered, “I…I think.” 

She hoped at least. Her aunt looked…happy yet uncomfortable by everything and it wasn’t until Melinda finally came back with her glass raised that everyone looked over, “Well, thanks to all my cousins for coming here, well, most of you.” her laughter was only reciprocated by her sisters, the Schiavoni siblings just stared in silence, “...anyway, we are here to celebrate my mother’s birthday, one more year!” Regina opened her mouth to speak but her daughter cut her off, “And of course, we have new for you all too! I’m sure you noticed but our boyfriends are here.” 

“Oh of course.” Mikey grounded out with a dry chuckle, “That’s why they called us over.” 

“Anyway, this is Jeremy, Todd and my love bunny, Grant.” she blew a kiss to the guy sitting, the same guy who was ogling Beatrice moments before, “I thought it’d be interesting to have both celebrations together, wasn’t it fun?” 

Beatrice wondered if her parents were coming or not because she was just getting more and more uncomfortable. 

“So, enjoy the party! We are bringing the food in a few minutes!” 

No one could believe what just happened, they were all staring at the triplets and their aunt almost breaking with laughter. Michael had to cover his chuckle by drinking more of the overly sweet cocktail and looking away from the triplets. Beatrice felt so bad for her aunt, she just looked down at her glass because…what sort of celebration was that if her daughters were too busy showing off their young boyfriends? 

And as time went by it was obvious that their mother’s birthday was just an excuse. Beatrice’s parents came as did her aunts Yvette and Martha with their families, but it was still so obvious that there was no celebration for Regina, none. But having her siblings there was a lot better and it made their aunt smile in relief when they started talking to her. 

As they were eating however, Beatrice noticed how the triplets were looking over at her and then leaning down to whisper something in their ‘boyfriends’ ears, giggling like old hags. She felt sick for a few seconds, then closed her eyes to control her breathing and remember that whatever they planned it wasn’t going to affect her. 

“Cousin.” Melinda’s syrupy voice called, “That dress of yours, it’s really nice.” 

“Thank you.” it was really nice, Marcus didn’t play around. “It’s a-” 

“But, oh, did you see our outfits? They are from Marcus Beverly.” the women angled their bodies to show their tops and dresses that definitely weren’t Marcus. He’d never work with lemon drop colored sequins and he hated using animal print that wasn’t zebra, “We are good friends with him.” 

The conversation caught Rooster’s attention, who stopped talking to Michael to look over at Beatrice with his brows furrowed, “...oh really?” Beatrice played dumb, tilting her head, “What is he like? He’s so famous.” 

“Oh, you know, the usual.” Melinda waved her hand as if it meant nothing, “Handsome,tall, you know he even flirted with us when he met us but, we told him we were taken.”  

“...Marcus…flirted with you.” 

“Yes, he sure did.” Adriana giggles while playing with…Jeremy? Was hers named Jeremy? “You know, men just can’t handle when we are around.” cue to Marina’s mumbled ‘yeah they keep wanting to vomit’ that made Michael snort. Meanwhile Beatrice,who blinked her eyes twice and then licked her lips because there was no way this was happening just stared. 

And then, she decided, she could use some of the surprise she had planned for that day. 

“That’s so funny because,” she gestures with a finger towards them, “Because I’m pretty sure Marcus doesn’t like women.” 

“Oh,she called him Marcus,” Cristina laughs, “They are friends now.” 

“We are, matter of fact.” Beatrice cuts,”In fact this dress was personally made for me by Marcus…you know as a thanks for helping him with the last successful photoshoot he did.” and then the triplets’ smiles dropped, “Oh, you guys didn’t see? It was all over the place. In his website too…it was…what was it again,Roos? That he said?” 

And Rooster was more than glad to play along, “Well,gorgeous he said it was the most successful launch he had in a long time.” he smirks, “And he also said you were responsible for doubling his sales.” 

“Thank you,Roos.” she has that smug smile again and she crossed one leg over the other while holding Nicole up, her daughter’s stinky eye to the cousins was just making the situation better especially since their mother was busy talking to her siblings far away, “So yeah,I don’t know if he actually made those outfits.” 

“What?!’ 

“Because he hates the lemon curd color,” she points out, “And he hates animal print that isn’t zebra,so…” 

Melinda narrowed her eyes, giving her a snarky grin, “Oh, please, why would he waste time with you? You? A model? Don’t make me laugh.”  

“I mean, it’s true.” Michael pointed out a bit harder than before, giving the oldest triplet an ugly look, “Everyone saw it, even our parents…you just didn’t because,well, you three are pretty…dumb.” 

Cristina gasps in offense, standing straighter but she doesn't raise her voice, “Excuse me?? Unless there is actual proof we won’t believe it. She could be lying for all we-” 

“My wife doesn’t lie.” Rooster snaps and his voice is the only voice that can appear louder even when he’s speaking normally and his fury was directed at the cousins, “She has no reason to.”  

“Well–” and as if on cue, as if God Himself decided to add to the fire, Beatrice heard the sound of her cousins’ phone being pinged over and over. It took a few seconds, basically less than two for their faces to turn sheet white as they looked at what it was. 

When she called Marcus and asked his help he immediately said yes, of course she had no idea her cousins would pull that shit out about knowing him but it worked nonetheless. She gave him their numbers and asked him to send the pictures he took and the video he had of them having fun together after the photoshoot.  

She knew they’d never believe her if she sent it herself, so this was the only way to shut them up. And it really did shut them up. “...I can’t believe this.” Melinda whispered, “...that…that is you. But,how?!” 

“I think it’s because I’m not an annoying bitch who has to find guys half my age to feel like im complete and I’m in love with my body and I know people love me for who I am so I don’t have to worry about trying to steal my cousins’ husbands.” Beatrice says casually, giving them a shrug, “I think that could be it.” 

Her siblings started laughing, Rooster started laughing, even one of the boyfriends started laughing before being elbowed by Cristina “You know what else, guys?” she continues, feeling relentless now, “...You three made our lives a living hell for a long time and you won’t do this anymore. You never wanted to celebrate your mother, you just wanted to show off your boytoys because you are so insecure about our husbands that you have to find someone younger.” Beatrice smiles sweetly tilting her head, “And you talk shit about our kids too and that’s really mean…and unwarranted. So…I think I speak for everyone here when I say that you three are…something else. But not in a good way.” 

“And we all look good as fuck because we are here to be petty.” Michael added, “Also,this cocktail sucks.” 

“Y-You-” 

“And we are here for our aunt,so,” Beatrice looks at her siblings, “I feel like going inside, what about you guys?” there’s a wave of ‘yes’ and ‘hell yeah’ coming from the others, who immediately stand up and walk past the cousins who sat there completely dumbfounded, looking at nothing. Beatrice stands close by with Rooster’s hand on her lower back, “Oh, another thing before I forget, my husband loves my body, the way it is.” 

Rooster’s hand slowly drops to her ass where he keeps it just so the triplets could see, “Don’t talk shit about my wife.” he warns, “Ever again…and stop looking at her ,fuckhead.” the one with Melinda just looks away sheepishly, “Come on,gorgeous.”  

They enter the house and leave the three couples completely alone, shocked and awkwardly looking around. 

[lara635kookie]

Hey! So I'll start introducing some of my OCs here and I'll start with the one from the original Netflix show Carmen Sandiego.

Bianca Fang(her chinese name is Fang Bingxi) is British-Chinese. She is a cisgender aroace girl. Bianca was born in England, Liverpool but lived most of her childhood in Manchester until she was 18 and ran away from her problematic family and moved to London, stealing to survive. One day she got caught, but Roundabout saw her potential and raw talent and as the year of V.I.L.E.'s classes had already started and they were no more vacancies, Roundabout trained her until she joined Paper Star's class(Black Sheep's make-up year) after Roundabout's good recommendations of her to Maelstrom(they kept the fact that she had been seen before as a secret from V.I.L.E.). After graduation, she became

She trained a lot of fencing with Roundabout and we all know every member of the faculty(except for Countess Cleo, I guess) had a favorite student. She was Roundabout's teacher's pet. Her main weapon is a sword Roundabout gifted her. Its hot and glowing blade is manually heated in the right amount of degrees of burning(it depends on her mood). Her glasses are high-tech and provide her with lots of information and she can call and contact people by them. After V.I.L.E.'s takedown she starts working with Jean Paul and Antônio food truck, serving french, spanish and now chinese food at the food truck. She still practices fencing sometimes.

Playlist:

Smoke and Fire by Sabrina Carpenter

Girl on Fire by Alicia Keys

Catching Fire by Sum 41

Fire Drill by Melanie Martinez

Set Fire To The Rain by Adele

Burning Heart by Survivor

HWAA (English Version) by (G)I-DLE

PLAYING WITH FIRE by BLACKPINK

If someone wants to draw her in the Carmen Sandiego art style, feel free to, just give me credits and tag me because I would love to see it. I'm working at a A.C.M.E. oc and my Spiderverse ocs are up next. Bye!

[justaduckarts]

so, I started reading DLNS when it was still updating, got to the latest chapter, then forgot to go back and read new updates. Just finished chapter 41- I have to say, I think it is one of, if not my absolute favorite DCA fics out there! The setting being completely new allows for a more mysterious plot, and while we are familiar with many of the animatronics, we have to come to know these versions, just like every version of the canon AI’s. And the human OC’s? They don’t feel out of place at all! When I first started reading, that was what I was worried about - and it turned out to be worrying for nothing! And the character key, and how you used it, was brilliant! I had to check it every chapter because you would add details to the characters life there, and it was like we got to experience some of the real lives of the characters- kinda like how Gravity Falls makes every character feel like they have their own lives going on. Also, Chapter 41’s Character Key “Julia: Please Stay Dead” made me laugh so hard

Live reaction:

AAAAAAAAAAAA THANK YOU??? DGXFVZDGGDR MY HEART I'M

DLNS really and truly is my love letter to FNAF on the whole. I have so much love for this whole series and fandom and I'm honestly so glad that people found the story enjoyable!

ESPECIALLY my OC's- I went into the story thinking they would end up just being fodder for the plot, but I was still inclined to give them lives and make the world FEEL real and solid, y'know? Being compared to Gravity Falls is also a HUGE honor because it's one of my favorite shows!!! I'm

Genuinely cannot thank you enough! I am so so glad you enjoyed the story so much!! <3 <3

[keykid-database]

Day 5 of @khoc-week

Today was a little more upbeat than the previous few days, but I gotta say I really like these! They were very fun to write, so enjoy!

Day 5 Aug 5th Gummiship: Favorite and least favorite worlds, and how they handle going to each

✦Lief 

Favorite World: Enchanted Dominion

Least Favorite: Dwarf Woodlands

While both worlds are fairly wooded, Lief much prefers the multiple open fields and fairly decent paths of Enchanted Dominion. This is compared to the thick forest and many swamp-like areas that cover the Dwarf Woodlands. If Lief has to take a mission into the Dwarf Woodlands, she tends to wear lighter clothes than her sweater. She also likes to style her hair differently to keep it off of her neck. She will however still bring her sweater with her, just in case she ventures down into the mine. It can get chilly down there!

✦Kiti

Favorite World: Wonderland

Least Favorite: Beast’s Castle

Kiti likes Wonderland because everything is a little bit topsy turvy there, so it makes Kiti feel a little more okay about their own inner turmoil, and a little less topsy turvy themselves. They still love all the fun and wild adventures that can be had in the world though and are a fan of the Cheshire cat. Kiti will refuse to do missions that go to Beast’s Castle, and the world it's in. Not because of the spooky castle, or the beast, or even the talking furniture. It's just too cold. No thank you!

✦Dante

Favorite World: Dwarf Woodlands

Least Favorite: Dwarf Woodlands

Dante has a love-hate relationship with the Dwarf Woodlands. He loves looking at all the old trees, and the interesting shapes they've grown into over their long lives. He also likes picking a flower or two from the meadows for Taffy, when they aren't on missions together. However, he usually ends up sticky and gross from the humid swamp air, and he is definitely not a fan.  Dante can handle the dry heat of Agrabah just fine, but the Drawf Woodlands Humidity always does him in. 

✦Tagen

Favorite World: Daybreak Town

Least Favorite: Olympus Coliseum

Tagen isn't against going to other worlds but any means, but he rather likes it when missions or even just the daily hustle and bustle keeps him close to home. Plus there is lots to see and do around Daybreak Town. Tagen doesn't avoid Olympus, but he doesn't really like how their definition of ‘hero’ makes him feel. He doesn't really know how to put that feeling into words, but he does wonder why there's only one sure-fire way to become and be a hero. Or at least, so it seems. Especially when everyone is so different from each other. Maybe the hero business really isn't for him.

✦Taffy

Favorite World: Castle Of Dreams 

Least Favorite: Agrabah

Taffy loves the castle of dreams, and the world it's in. While she has no desire to meet or fall for that world's prince (she's already got her own), when the word about the ball spread among daybreakers, Taffy couldn't help but want to go. She's a romantic. Dante and her did have their own makeshift ‘ball’, at which they learned that, A) Waltzing is a lot harder than it seems, and B) you shouldn't dance romantically, or really even at all, on the rooftops. Luckily neither of them were hurt. When it comes to Agrabah, Taffy just doesn't like the sand in her shoes. Taffy’s shoes can take a lot, but maybe not sand, and definitely not scorching hot sand. On another note, Taffy would have loved the Candy Kingdom, if she ever had been able to see it! 

✦Everest

Favorite World: Beast’s Castle

Least Favorite: Wonderland

Everest loves the magical feeling the snow around the Beast’s castle has. Even when it's a raging storm, the castle is one of the few worlds with snow, so Everest likes watching it. By no means does he actually like being outside in it, but it sure is pretty! Everest has a small grudge against, and more specifically the rose maze in it. He's come home to his flat with snags, scrapes, thorns, cuts, you name it, all from that one area! He would rather just avoid the maze altogether now, and save the supplies.

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CP2077 OC ask game *:･ﾟ✧⚔️🤖🔮

PERSONAL. 1. what is their full name? do they have any nicknames? what are they and why did they get them? 2. how old are they? how long have they been living on their own? 3. what are their astrology signs? sun/moon/rising. 4. what tarot card from the major arcana would you associate with them? 5. are they religious or spiritual in any way? 6. which of the four elements would you associate with them? 9. which of the nine alignments are they? (lawful good etc) 10. which of the myers-briggs personality types are they? 11. do they have any cyberware? is it cosmetic or is it weaponry/armor? 12. what is their occupation? 13. if you were to choose a class for them, what would it be? 14. what is their weapon of choice? 15. what is their preferred vehicle or transportation of choice? 16. how would you describe their style? 17. are they a early riser or a night owl? 18. share three songs you associate with them. 

NIGHT CITY. 19. is your character from night city? if no, where were they born? what brought them to night city? if yes, what area of the city did they grow up? 20. where do they currently live? describe their home.  21. do they have any favorite spots around NC? 22. do they like to cook for themselves, or eat out? do they prefer restaurants or street food? and how do they feel about vending machine food? 23. do they prefer the city or the badlands? 24. what gang/faction/corporation do they align with, if any? 25. which radio station(s) is their favorite? 26. if they do merc work, do they have one dedicated fixer? if so, who? 27. have they ever had run ins with the badges? 28. are they quick to help a stranger in need or do they prefer to stay out of other peoples business? 29. do they have any favorite celebrities that frequent or live in NC? how would they feel meeting them?

RELATIONSHIPS. 30. is your friend a social butterfly or more of a loner? 31. who are their closest chooms in NC? 32. do they have anyone they would consider family? 33. what is/was their relationship like with their parents?  34. do they have siblings? 35. how would you describe their relationship with their family? 36. who is their biggest enemy? 37. tell a short story about your character with their best choom. 38. do they have a love interest? if so, who? 39. are they in a committed relationship or do they date around? 40. has your character ever been in love? if so, with who? 41. do they believe in soulmates? 42. do they believe in love at first sight? 43. describe their ideal date. 44. would your character ever get married? 45. what was your characters first impression of their partner(s)? 46. are they open about their relationship or low key? how would other people feel about them together? 47. share a headcanon about your character and their partner(s). 48. share three songs you associate with your character and their partner(s).

NSFW.  49. name three of your characters biggest turn ons. 50. name three of your characters biggest kinks. 51. do they like having multiple partners or do they prefer monogamy?  52. do they watch porn or braindances? 53. would your character ever make an explicit braindance? 54. do they have any cybernetic enhancements that serve sexual purposes? 55. do they have a preference for ‘ganic bodies or do they like modifications? 56. name three of your characters biggest turn offs. 57. what is their ultimate fantasy? or ““secret”“ kink? 58. would they ever use any substances like aphrodisiacs, alcohol or drugs during sex? 59. what is their wildest sexual experience? 60. are they more submissive or dominant? 61. does your character need to have an intimate relationship with someone to have sex? or do they prefer being unattached?  62. has your character ever participated in group sex? 63. do they like to sext or play over the holo? 64. has your character ever ghosted someone after a sexual encounter? 65. how would they react if they were ghosted by someone they like after a sexual encounter? 66. do they prefer kink oriented sex or spontaneous passionate sex? 67. how do they get down on their own? quick and easy or do they have to romance themselves a little? 68. in what outfit do they feel sexiest? how do they dress to impress? 69. do they like having music on while they have sex? share three songs they’d play while getting down. 

[nekrophoria]

Oc asks once again, please XD for Simon this time, thank you <3 number 3, 7, 15, 16, 36, 38, 39, 40, 41 and 59 :)

Thank you so so much!! ;u;

Questions for Simon coming right up:

3. How would they fare in a zombie apocalypse?

Honestly, I feel like he'd be the Jack of all trades in the group, makeshift medic and caretaker thanks to previous experiences as a healthcare assistant, possibly capable at keeping the morale of the group high (he'd totally be a group person) and while having no clue about weapons he'd still be able to kick ass if he had to (the guy knows Krav Maga after all)

Although he would try to avoid having to attack anyone, zombie or not, his conscience would still suffer so he'd probably stick to a more supportive role.

7. Have they committed a crime before? Which one(s)?

Apart from the fact that he pirated photoshop, various music plugins and a few sample packs in the past, and the occasional taking public transport without a ticket he has a clean slate.

15. How would they describe themselves?

Simon: "I wouldn't. I'm me, that's all you need to know . Feel free to paint your own picture from there."

16. How would others describe them?

It really depends on the person. Truth is he gives off very different impressions depending on his surroundings and how well the people in question actually know him.

People who don't know him well might describe him as very confident, a bit vain, kinda unfazed about everything, low-key intimidating.

While people who know him better would probably describe him as more of a lovable odd ball, funny, intelligent, serene, and yet full of life. Very complex and yet authentic. You get what you see but what you see might not always be that easy to figure out.

Others again might describe him as a very insecure individual who hides himself behind this perfect persona he has created for himself.

36. What’s their favorite thing about themselves?

The thoughts that are floating around in his head... and his sweet style. Although he'd probably say the latter as more of a joke he means it xD

38. If they hear something go bump in the night, do they get out of bed to check it out or do they stay put?

Depends. He'd probably check with a healthy amount of caution if he has no idea what's going on. He can defend himself if push comes to shove. If he can somewhat assess the situation and realize it's too much for him to take on he will stay put and let the cops handle it.

39. What’s one skill they wish they had?

He's lowkey jealous of Serena for being able to draw. He's not super skilled with a pencil, like at all.

40. What do other people find annoying about them, if anything?

One thing that people tend to find annoying about him is that you can't really argue with him. That might not seem like a downside but imagine you're very passionate about your point of view but the opposition just calmly explains to you why they think you're wrong but it's cool cuz you do you... ALL THE TIME. Without even giving you an opportunity to defend your point or fight for it. It kind of makes you even more frustrated than you were to begin with.

(Serena had to resist the urge to literally shake him on multiple occasions when they had a disagreement.)

41. What do other people love most about them?

That he meets people on eye level.

I don't know if that makes sense but unless you give him a very good reason not to, he will have the same respect for you that he has for himself.

59. What motivates them?

1) The fact that he has come as far as he has, because truth be told there was a time when he wasn't sure he'd make it this far in life

And 2) That might be a daft answer but...just living life to the fullest.

Wanting to gain as much experience as he can. Seeing as much of what life has to offer as he can. Both positive and negative. He doesn't really wanna leave too many stones unturned before his time is up.

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#5

Okay but also, what if in the rwrb movie we get shots of Henry’s point of view during events? Please for the love of god I want to see henry Doing some royal bullshit in the palace or eating Jaffa cakes or whatever the fuvk they are at 3am and losing his shit at the weird texts Alex sends him.

OR OR OR. Henry’s reaction to the emails during meetings

And the TURKEYS. From an outside perspective. JUST IMAGINE

Like the directors don’t even NEED To change the plot to make the movie interesting to ppl who’ve read the books 6 times. Just make it the rwrb from Henry’s perspective. It’ll tick all the boxes for a great adaption:

- faithful

- yet new and interesting

- fulfill the undying desire of the entire fandom

- two hours of gay pining and panic

Like I would seriously kill for it sidndkdnd

108 notes • Posted 2021-10-20 02:54:51 GMT

#4

Ok but this shouldn’t be a surprise for anyone (but for some reason I have yet to see someone else say it) BUT.

Andrew’s love language is acts of service.

I don’t think I need to make a case for this; look at how/what he gives ground:

the halloween party

helping neil with his injuries both after christmas and baltimore

the time he spent with neil at the police

how much effort he goes through to keep his promises

his quietly doing things for people he cares for without a word 

80% of what he does for kevin

giving up crackers

I think a similar case could be made for gift giving. I know Nicky says that “Andrew isn’t one for giving gifts” in tfc but like. 

the keys. Come on. 

he gives neil cigarettes without being asked

the clothes he buys neil

bee’s figurines

he gives renee the keys to help jean

I’m blanking but there’s more, feel free to add lol

155 notes • Posted 2021-08-10 01:15:25 GMT

#3

Alright it’s been about 2 months since I read Carry On because Life but anyway from what I’ve seen the fandom is COMPLETELY sleeping on that part in CO when Baz returns to Watford after being kidnapped and he is LITERALLY like “I’m gonna announce myself before anyone else does and I’m going to be a Dramatic Gay™️ about it” and used magic to fucking FLING the cafeteria doors WIDE FUCKING OPEN while dressed all fancy like “I hope Simon notices me” Boy PLEASE

163 notes • Posted 2021-11-02 19:13:54 GMT

#2

If you think about it, the scene at the Hemmick’s house and Nicky’s relationship with his parents is a lot sadder when you consider what the foxes stand for.

In tfc, wymack said (paraphrased Bc j can’t remember it word for word) “it s about given you another chance - second, fourth, sixth, seventh I don’t care so long as it’s one more than you would’ve gotten otherwise”

That’s the foxes’ thing; second chances, they know they’re all fucked up and messing up and triggering each other left and right but they have faith in one another and even if they don’t always forgive they do give new chances. Nicky sees the benefit of it, he does it with his teammates and it rewards him, and they give him.

But he kept giving his family second chances, more than the other foxes would’ve, more than I would’ve (I would have never given them a second chance if they sent me to conversion camp, even if I had to live in the same house as them) because he hoped they’d do better like the foxes did, because surely they’re not as screwed up as the foxes right? But he didn’t fully realize that being fucked up is not the same as being filled with hate, and he didn’t realize they didn’t deserve his chances until they did something that made that fact apparent: they hurt Andrew, the person who Nicky gave second chances to and Andrew made them worth it, while all his parents ever did was hurt him further. And the parallels are just sad, ya know?

171 notes • Posted 2021-09-09 07:29:03 GMT

#1

My favorite thing about the aftg fandom is that we collectively decided Andrew has pierced ears and the twinyards have freckles.

266 notes • Posted 2021-09-22 20:46:30 GMT

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CP2077 OC ask game *:･ﾟ✧⚔️🤖🔮 [x]

PERSONAL.

1. what is their full name? do they have any nicknames? what are they and why did they get them? His full name is Maximilian Noirceuil Roquentin Vandermeer. Vandermeer to others, Max to his family. His mother just loves French literature and culture.

2. how old are they? how long have they been living on their own? 33 as of 2077. He’s been living on his own for 15 years since he joined Arasaka.

3. what are their astrology signs? sun/moon/rising. He was born on May 2nd 2044, which makes him a sun Taurus, moon Cancer and ascendant Leo.

4. what tarot card from the major arcana would you associate with them? The Devil.

5. are they religious or spiritual in any way? Not at all. Max is rather materialistic and self-indulgent at times.

6. which of the four elements would you associate with them? Air for intellect and mental intention.

9. which of the nine alignments are they? (lawful good etc) Lawful neutral.

10. which of the myers-briggs personality types are they? ESTJ, the Executive.

11. do they have any cyberware? is it cosmetic or is it weaponry/armor? He���s not into combat much, he prefers doing his job quietly if he can. Better yet - a silver tongue coupled with unsettling look can achieve a lot more than a weapon. Hands: Smart Link; Ocular system: Kiroshi Optics; Nervous system: Kerenzikov; Cyberdeck: Stephenson Tech Mk.2; Integumentary system: Optical Camo;  Skeleton: Endoskeleton, Bionic Lungs; Legs: Lynx Paws.

12. what is their occupation? He likes to call himself a free artist but technically he’s a solo. Murder, sabotage, thievery, recovery, delivery - you name it and he’ll do it, quick & clean. A man of high standards he prefers to be silent, precise and effective about his work. Even during his Arasaka days he never shied away from hard or morally repulsive (to some) tasks. A job is a job and needs to be done.

13. if you were to choose a class for them, what would it be? The closest would probably be a Stealth Solo.

14. what is their weapon of choice? HJKE-11 Yukimura pistols & Electric Baton.

15. what is their preferred vehicle or transportation of choice? Black Quadra Turbo-R V-Tech.

16. how would you describe their style? Neomilitarism. Corpo chic through and through.

17. are they a early riser or a night owl? Normally he’s an early riser but not averse to adapt if work demands it.

18. share three songs you associate with them. Eisbrecher - Verrückt [translation] Dorothy - Wicked Ones Oomph! - Augen auf! [translation]

NIGHT CITY.

19. is your character from night city? if no, where were they born? what brought them to night city? if yes, what area of the city did they grow up? He is from Charter Hill, Night City. His maternal family is from North Oak but his parents moved to something more affordable before he was born. He worked his ass off to stay in Charter Hill on his own but after his boss Jenkins lost the power struggle in Arasaka, Vandermeer had to survive and look for a cheaper place.

20. where do they currently live? describe their home. Watson, Little China, near Sutter Street. He rents a small apartment that satisfies his needs, which turned out to be rather simple - a quiet (as much as possible), clean and efficient space that is suitable for living and working in.

21. do they have any favorite spots around NC? Lele Park in the evening and night. And Dark Matter club.

22. do they like to cook for themselves, or eat out? do they prefer restaurants or street food? and how do they feel about vending machine food? He can cook a few things thanks to his mom but generally prefers street food and restaurants. He finds vending machines repulsive.

23. do they prefer the city or the badlands? The city. He loves comfort, hygiene and availability of things only megalopolis can offer. 

24. what gang/faction/corporation do they align with, if any? He prefers to keep balance and mutually beneficial relationships with everyone strictly for business. He always looks for people reasonable enough to bargain with. 

25. which radio station(s) is their favorite? If it’s a car radio then it’s Vexelstrom most of the times. He likes hearing heavy rhythms in the background. When it comes to listening to music at home he has a variety of genres in his playlists from classics and jazz to heavy metal.

26. if they do merc work, do they have one dedicated fixer? if so, who? It’s Rachel Vogelman (another OC created by @bnbc). They used to be corporate rivals during their Arasaka days. To add fuel to the fire their colleagues believed them to be siblings because of certain visual similarities between the two. When Max lost his job Rachel was the only person he could ask for help. It wasn’t easy, and it still isn’t but they focus on the business side of things. Or at least try to.

27. have they ever had run ins with the badges? He doesn’t like to attract unnecessary attention. Nobody likes when you’re the star of TV news.

28. are they quick to help a stranger in need or do they prefer to stay out of other peoples business? He most likely won’t help unless it can benefit him in any way.

29. do they have any favorite celebrities that frequent or live in NC? how would they feel meeting them? He doesn’t give a shit about celebrities. But he knows Michiko Arasaka, and their first meeting face to face left him baffled to say the least.

RELATIONSHIPS.

30. is your friend a social butterfly or more of a loner? Something in between. He hates useless small talks and fake politeness but understands their necessity when required. 

31. who are their closest chooms in NC? He doesn’t have any. Never cared enough to rely on people and always expected a knife in the back. His most regular stable contact is probably Rachel Vogelman but  they’re not even close to being chooms.

32. do they have anyone they would consider family? His mom and his sister are the only family he needs.

33. what is/was their relationship like with their parents? He loves his mother Jessica who raised him to be a well-rounded personality that can always land on his feet. She’s an economist with a good sense of humor and interest in arts. But he doesn’t have much emotional connection with his father Mark, since the guy is always busy with his retail business.

34. do they have siblings? He has a sister named Brit who is 15 years younger.

35. how would you describe their relationship with their family? Max is close with his family, although they’re all often too busy to meet regularly but they keep in touch.

36. who is their biggest enemy? Detective Marc Sanderson? Hard to say for now because there’s no official lore information on him yet.

37. tell a short story about your character with their best choom. His rivalry with Rachel Vogelman was almost comic at times, which only worked against them as their colleagues called them siblings on purpose. But since the two have mutually beneficial relationships now he can admit Rachel is pretty good at what she does. He won’t tell it to her though to avoid giving her the pleasure. They have both grown up after losing their corporate jobs but some habits die hard.

38. do they have a love interest? if so, who? His current LI is Michiko Arasaka. Initially he'd met her as Ichigo (a Japanese name that means strawberry) in a cyber sex VR club while he still worked in Arasaka. It was a series of encounters they both enjoyed until he abruptly put an end to it during his unemployment. He suspects she started digging info on him because she reached out to him some time after he had made a small name for himself as a solo. 

39. are they in a committed relationship or do they date around? Given the social gap between the two and solely sexual nature of their affair it’s implied they’re in open relationship. Besides it’s unknown if Michiko is still married. However, despite loving sex Max can be picky because he’s slightly fixated on hygiene. Michiko also sparked genuine curiosity and creativity in him with her wild and magnetic personality.

40. has your character ever been in love? if so, with who? No, what is love? He won’t recognize it even if falls in it.

41. do they believe in soulmates? No, he believes in shared goals.

42. do they believe in love at first sight? A ridiculous notion.

43. describe their ideal date. Their idea of romantic evening is to hook up in clubs where it’s noisy and crowded enough to ignore them but also to tickle their nerves. Sometimes they have a follow-up in motels (Michiko knows all the right places) if they can afford it. I don’t mean financially of course. Currently such state of affairs suits both of them perfectly.

44. would your character ever get married? Theoretically he can but marriage is a serious commitment, and right now he’s not interested in making one. And when it comes to Michiko it’s a no-no for a variety of obvious reasons. 

45. what was your characters first impression of their partner(s)? Michiko Arasaka was not someone he expected to see when Ichigo asked for a real life meeting. She definitely enjoyed the effect she made while Max was trying to figure out in his mind if this was a setup. She was bold, straightforward and irresistable - not like anyone he has ever met before. The whole situation felt like getting into a sports car without breaks. Once in a lifetime opportunity, a one-way ticket. And he took it. He suspects he’s not the first and not the last such input for her but life is too short for missing out the fun.

46. are they open about their relationship or low key? how would other people feel about them together? Somewhat semi-open. Max’s mom knows and she’s worried for him, although she knows he can take care of himself. And Michiko doesn’t mind him telling about her to his family as he has no friends and isn’t the type to brag, and she doesn’t care if anyone recognizes her in public. Her social circle wouldn’t care about him, and those who might won’t be able to do a thing about it.

47. share a headcanon about your character and their partner(s). Just one? I’ve already got plenty. • Michiko calls him Max and he calls her Ichigo or Ichi (one) because that’s how they’ve met and it's something of their inside joke, a secret; • Michiko keeps him at distance on purpose. She studied his profile long before they’ve met face to face and probably knows what he wants for breakfast before he even wakes up. So she knows Max has opportunistic tendencies like majority of mid-tier corpos. But another reason is that she also doesn’t want things to get serious and complicated between them because it can ruin the fun. She appreciates he doesn’t ask stupid questions or demands more attention than she can give him; • Michiko likes to подъебывать Max. I guess the closest English equivalent would be to tease - cracking suggestive jokes on him, giving him simple presents she finds hilarious, sending him nudes and demanding payment with his in the most inappropriate times. She is amused Max tolerates her shit so stoically - but she’s never malicious, disrespectful or obnoxious. In return Max knows it’s hard to impress someone who comes from the Arasaka bloodline & that it would be safer not to get on their bad side, so he focuses on making her feel good. And strangely it makes him feel good too.  • Max loves to touch her hair. Michiko always looks flawless when they meet and he adores her for it. • When Arasaka Tower was under attack Max called her until she finally picked up as he was genuinely concerned about her safety. He asked if she was alright and offered to take her home but she refused. She doesn’t know he was waiting outside.

48. share three songs you associate with your character and their partner(s). Garbage - Bad Boyfriend Eisbrecher - Exzess Express [translation] Eisbrecher - Rot wie die Liebe [translation] Bonus: Dinah Washington - Relax, Max - a song Michiko likes to tease him with.

NSFW.

49. name three of your characters biggest turn ons. Mature, confident women who know what they want and don’t waste anyone’s time.

50. name three of your characters biggest kinks. Touching Michiko in public - it’s the kink of kinks.

51. do they like having multiple partners or do they prefer monogamy? He doesn’t like being in relationships. The secret to his successful affair with Michiko is that both are totally free of any commitments and expectations from each other. Normally he prefers flings, BDs and cyber sex. But currently his mind is occupied with one specific woman with blue hair.

52. do they watch porn or braindances? Porn is ancient, BDs are far more superior.

53. would your character ever make an explicit braindance? He doesn’t have the right implant for that. He might though but not with Michiko - he’s not that stupid. 

54. do they have any cybernetic enhancements that serve sexual purposes? He’s no netrunner but he got himself a Stephenson cyberdeck that supposedly prolongs orgasms. Turns out the cyberdeck can be useful for other things as well, even moreso as now he doesn’t have a corpo protection and needs to be more careful.

55. do they have a preference for ‘ganic bodies or do they like modifications? He doesn’t like cheap implants. Other than that he doesn’t care.

56. name three of your characters biggest turn offs. Poor hygiene, naivete and girls who don’t know when to quit. 

57. what is their ultimate fantasy? or ““secret”“ kink? Michiko is his ultimate fantasy now. There’s something liberating and intoxicating about having her at the tips of your fingers moaning your name. He feels like he can try anything with her and she won’t say no, although he is aware it’s an illusory freedom.

58. would they ever use any substances like aphrodisiacs, alcohol or drugs during sex? Yes because why not? It’s not necessary but it can’t hurt.

59. what is their wildest sexual experience? A corpo group sex party. It was fun but he doesn’t like joytoys, even premium ones. Had to do a medical check-up afterwards.

60. are they more submissive or dominant? Dominant. But one time Michiko cuffed him to bed and he didn’t mind.

61. does your character need to have an intimate relationship with someone to have sex? or do they prefer being unattached? Unattached is best at the moment. Though he’s not fully aware he’s currently attached.

62. has your character ever participated in group sex? In the past, during his Arasaka days. 

63. do they like to sext or play over the holo? Why not both, depending on situation. 

64. has your character ever ghosted someone after a sexual encounter? Yes because he doesn’t like attachment. The reason he didn’t ghost Ichigo was that she was always creative during their virtual meetings.

65. how would they react if they were ghosted by someone they like after a sexual encounter? If Michiko ghosted him he’d be probably pissed and then upset. But he suspects she’d tell him first because there’s a certain amount of trust between them.

66. do they prefer kink oriented sex or spontaneous passionate sex? Usually the latter but the former is good too.

67. how do they get down on their own? quick and easy or do they have to romance themselves a little? It depends on a moment.

68. in what outfit do they feel sexiest? how do they dress to impress? Naked is the best. He dresses sharp because that’s how he was raised and also because it makes him feel good about himself. He mostly prefers clean black suits.

69. do they like having music on while they have sex? share three songs they’d play while getting down. He usually doesn’t care but Michiko likes to put on something energetic and loud when they’re in motels. This is just to give the idea of the mood: Fatboy Slim - Ya Mama Beastie Boys - Sabotage Mylène Farmer - Des larmes

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CP2077 OC ask game *:･ﾟ✧⚔️🤖🔮 [x]

PERSONAL.

1. what is their full name? do they have any nicknames? what are they and why did they get them? Vincent Laszlo Toth. Everyone just calls him V because he doesn’t like getting too personal. But if he feels comfortable around you he prefers to be called Laszlo. He’ll tell you himself  

2. how old are they? how long have they been living on their own? 28 as of 2077. He’s been living on his own for 10 years since he joined Arasaka

3. what are their astrology signs? sun/moon/rising. He was born on June 10th 2049, which makes him a sun Gemini, moon Libra and ascendant Virgo 

4. what tarot card from the major arcana would you associate with them? The Fool, the Hanged Man, Death

5. are they religious or spiritual in any way? Neither but his experience made him think of many things and he’s coming to a sort of spirituality in his own way 

6. which of the four elements would you associate with them? Fire for his inner strength and transformation through action 

9. which of the nine alignments are they? (lawful good etc) Chaotic neutral 

10. which of the myers-briggs personality types are they? ESTP

11. do they have any cyberware? is it cosmetic or is it weaponry/armor? Circulatory system: Second heart; Frontal cortex: Ex-Disk; Arms: Projectile launch system; Ocular system: Kiroshi optics; Cyberdeck: NetWatch Netdiver Mk.5; Integumentary system: Subdermal armor; Skeleton: Titanium bones, Bionic lungs; Legs: Fortified ankles 

12. what is their occupation? Arasaka’s personal lapdog? He’s not sure yet because he does a bit of everything but his competence in weaponry and hacking earned him a good score in the eyes of Saburo and Hanako Arasaka themselves. Sorry Goro & Oda 

13. if you were to choose a class for them, what would it be? Combat netrunner

14. what is their weapon of choice? M-179 Achilles precision rifle, Malorian Arms 3516 gun

15. what is their preferred vehicle or transportation of choice? Villefort Cortes Delamain no.21 & Yaiba Kusanagi CT-3X.  Depends on his mood and how fast he needs to arrive

16. how would you describe their style? He’s a shameless looter and wears only the best from his fallen enemies :)  But mostly it’s neomilitarism

17. are they a early riser or a night owl? Night owl. He can adapt but at any given chance he stays up late and wakes up late

18. share three songs you associate with them. Devils Got You Beat - Blues Saraceno Nu Disco Remix Limp Bizkit - Break Stuff Jonathan Davis - Walk On By

NIGHT CITY.

19. is your character from night city? if no, where were they born? what brought them to night city? if yes, what area of the city did they grow up? Charter Hill, Night City. It’s a corpo district, relatively new. Used to be a nice place until everyone with big pockets got the hots for North Oak. Now it’s just the most affordable comfort area for mid-level corpos

20. where do they currently live? describe their home. He currently resides at the Arasaka Family Compound outskirts of Tokyo. It’s a huge ass fortress in a feudal style, beautiful and old-fashioned. He has a simple but spacious room in a traditional Japanese style with a futon mattress. He loathes it & most of the people around but at least he gets fed well regularly, and he enjoys spending time in a cherry grove garden 

21. do they have any favorite spots around NC? A garden in the Glen, he found it refreshing

22. do they like to cook for themselves, or eat out? do they prefer restaurants or street food? and how do they feel about vending machine food? He doesn’t like vending machines and enjoys the food served at the Compound, even if it seems exotic to him. But occasionally he eats street food to remind himself of his past life

23. do they prefer the city or the badlands? Stone jungles all the way. He was born in the city and he doesn’t get the appeal of dirt, sand and wind

24. what gang/faction/corporation do they align with, if any? Arasaka. He always thought it was more promising than Militech despite his parents’ lectures. His fate within the company wasn’t always good but he worked hard to prove himself. In some twisted way it did pay off

25. which radio station(s) is their favorite? He switches between Pacific Dreams, Vexelstrom, Samizdat and Morro Rock

26. if they do merc work, do they have one dedicated fixer? if so, who? Not really but he enjoyed working with Rogue. Johnny was right, she is the best. Her charisma is unmatched

27. have they ever had run ins with the badges? He prefers not to attract attention even if he has corpo immunity

28. are they quick to help a stranger in need or do they prefer to stay out of other peoples business? Depends. If stranger seems to be innocent then he might, but if V smells they brought it on themselves he won’t lift a finger for them

29. do they have any favorite celebrities that frequent or live in NC? how would they feel meeting them? V isn’t into celebrities. His closest experience to meeting one would be abduction of Hanako Arasaka. It wasn’t part of the plan and at first he thought he screwed up even worse than before - she was his former boss’ daughter at the time and he was practically begging her for help. But for some strange reason she reached out to him more than once so maybe he wasn’t so terrible

RELATIONSHIPS.

30. is your friend a social butterfly or more of a loner? Not exactly a butterfly but certainly not a loner. He socializes well but currently the world of top-level managers makes him feel out of place. Not a lot of people to connect to and it’s suffocating

31. who are their closest chooms in NC? Jackie was. Now it’s Viktor Vector and Misty but he hasn’t seen them in a while

32. do they have anyone they would consider family? Judy and Panam as they went through a lot together and supported each other

33. what is/was their relationship like with their parents? They are Militech managers so they weren’t happy when he chose Arasaka. They don’t communicate ever since

34. do they have siblings? He has an older brother Andras ‘Andy’ Toth but he hasn’t spoken to him for a while either

35. how would you describe their relationship with their family? Estranged

36. who is their biggest enemy? At this point anyone The Arasakas point their fingers at

37. tell a short story about your character with their best choom. Not exactly a story but V regrets never telling Jackie how much he affected his life. Jackie was a real force of nature

38. do they have a love interest? if so, who? He might... But he’s completely oblivious to his feelings and she’s way out of his league. It’s Hanako Arasaka

39. are they in a committed relationship or do they date around? They’re not and they don’t

40. has your character ever been in love? if so, with who? Once, with another corpo girl at Arasaka long time ago. It didn’t work

41. do they believe in soulmates? No, he believes in luck and mutual efforts

42. do they believe in love at first sight? He heard about it but it never happened to him and he doesn’t believe he can fall for someone just seeing them for the first time. You literally don’t know them at all at this point. He believes that love is a mutual investment and work

43. describe their ideal date. At this point it might be something as simple as watching sakura trees blooming. Small pleasures of life

44. would your character ever get married? If he had more time to live then maybe, theoretically. If he could be with someone special and circumstances worked in their favor

45. what was your characters first impression of their partner(s)? Not a partner but rather a love interest. He thought that Hanako handled herself well given the overall situation, and even was arrogant as fuck. Maybe that’s why she impressed him, it left a mark on his memory. I mean, you kidnap someone and they pretty much insult you? Fuck yes, no gift wrap is required

46. are they open about their relationship or low key? how would other people feel about them together? They’re not in a relationship but if they would be then it’d definitely be low key. No one should know, otherwise it may create serious problems for both

47. share a headcanon about your character and their partner(s). He likes to take and touch things from her table when he’s pensive during their conversations. Occasionally he spouts self-made haiku when the mood strikes him and boy - he’s terrible at it

48. share three songs you associate with your character and their partner(s). Chris Isaak - Wicked Game Jonathan Davis - Basic Needs The Rolling Stones - Anybody Seen My Baby? Hikaru Utada - Heart Station

NSFW.

49. name three of your characters biggest turn ons. Nice derriere, beautiful eyes and maturity

50. name three of your characters biggest kinks. Not taking clothes off; Voyeurism; Footsie

51. do they like having multiple partners or do they prefer monogamy? When it comes to a relationship he’s fully committed but he hasn’t been in one for a long time

52. do they watch porn or braindances? Both but BDs beat porn. He doesn’t do it often though

53. would your character ever make an explicit braindance? No, he’s not interested and not in a position to make one

54. do they have any cybernetic enhancements that serve sexual purposes? No

55. do they have a preference for ‘ganic bodies or do they like modifications? He doesn’t care much as long as he likes the person. Organic bodies are soft and warm, they give different kind of sensations. But he’s not picky

56. name three of your characters biggest turn offs. Low IQ, overly sexual behavior, manipulations

57. what is their ultimate fantasy? or ““secret”“ kink? Don’t ask because he won’t tell you even if his life depended on it. It’s bending Hanako over her piano and giving her a hard fuck, and once they’re done it’s breathing heavily in unison against her neck, their hands holding each other, her golden fingers leaving bruises on his thighs afterwards

58. would they ever use any substances like aphrodisiacs, alcohol or drugs during sex? No, he prefers natural sensations. At least as long as his nervous system is working properly

59. what is their wildest sexual experience? He accidentally almost drowned once during sex in a bathtub

60. are they more submissive or dominant? Dominant

61. does your character need to have an intimate relationship with someone to have sex? or do they prefer being unattached? That depends on a situation. Intimate relationship heightens the effects but aren’t necessary to derive pleasure

62. has your character ever participated in group sex? No but he received invitations

63. do they like to sext or play over the holo? Yes, if there’s a appropriate time for it

64. has your character ever ghosted someone after a sexual encounter? Yes

65. how would they react if they were ghosted by someone they like after a sexual encounter? He’s already been ghosted by Meredith Stout and he doesn’t think it’s a big deal. It’s unpleasant but why focus on something that doesn’t work if you can find more opportunities?

66. do they prefer kink oriented sex or spontaneous passionate sex? If he had to choose then it would be the latter 

67. how do they get down on their own? quick and easy or do they have to romance themselves a little? Quick and easy, all he needs is imagination and a shower. Just don’t disturb him

68. in what outfit do they feel sexiest? how do they dress to impress? Anything that’s clean, fresh and comfortable to wear

69. do they like having music on while they have sex? share three songs they’d play while getting down. He never tried it with music but he’s always open to new experiences and suggestions

[kalira]

Fandom Year in Review (2020)

I’ve posted my final story for the day (and the year!) and now it’s time to consult my spreadsheet and put together some numbers. . .

I posted 130 new stories to AO3 this year!

Those stories were for 17 fandoms, 7 of which were new, and 39 ships! Of those ships 12 were new.

I posted a total of 562,810 words to AO3 this year!

I wrote 95 works for 15 Fandom/Multi-Fandom Events!

. . .I intended to give myself fewer deadlines this year than last year. It was not super effective. I also recorded and posted 6 podfics for events.

I also ran one event solo and co-modded another! (Which is ongoing into 2021.)

Fandom Event breakdown:

1 for @kkgweek​ (2019) 1 for @fandomtrumpshate​ 25 for Trope Bingo (Round 14) 4 for Smut Monday 5 for @kakaobiweek​ 1 for @madatobigiftexchange​ 4 for @the-umino-hours​ exchanges (several different ones) 9 for @kakayamaweek2020​ 5 for @kakairu-mini-bang​ 10 for @sakumoweek​ +2 podfics 16 for @kakashiweek​ 2 for @foundersweek​ +4 podfics 6 for @the-umino-hours​ Iruka Winter Bingo (ongoing into 2021) 5 for @nejihinata​‘s NejiHina Week 1 for @12daysofsterek​

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5 of the new stories are minific collections, which along with updates to existing minific collections (of which there are 10), account for a total of 165,934 words.

They are as follows:

Avatar: the Last Airbender~ Zuko/Sokka: 1 minific - 458 words

Castlevania~ 36 minifics - 6,587

Chronicles of Narnia~ 11 minifics - 1,463 words

Greek Mythology~ 6 minifics - 712 words

Kamisama Kiss~ 20 minifics - 4,218 words

Naruto~ Hashirama/Izuna: 9 minifics - 2,240 words Hashirama/Mito: 12 minifics - 2,361 words Hashirama/Mito/Izuna: 1 minific - 440 words Kakashi/Iruka: 77 minifics - 23,815 words Madara/Tobirama: 41 minifics - 12,461 words Madara/Tobirama/Indra: 7 minifics - 2,790 words Orochimaru/Minato: 6 minifics - 1,950 words Sakumo/Orochimaru: 366 minifics - 98,370 words Sakumo/Orochimaru broken: 22 minifics - 5,869 words Tobirama/Indra: 9 minifics - 2,200 words

Naruto total: 550 minifics - 152,496 words

Minific total: 624 minifics - 165,934 words

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I also started recording and posting podfiction this year!

I posted 25 podfics, totalling 4 hours and 6 minutes, this year!

That includes 18 of my own works and 7 belonging to other authors.

Fandom and ship breakdown:

Castlevania (Netflix) - 1 ~Trevor/Alucard - 1 (1 by Kalira)

Good Omens - 2 ~Crowley/Aziraphale - 2 (1 by Kalira | 1 by other author)

Hikaru no Go - 1 ~Shindou/Touya - 1 (1 by Kalira)

Naruto - 21 ~Gen - 3 ~Kakashi/Gai - 1 ~Kakashi/Iruka - 7 ~Madara/Tobirama - 4 ~Sakumo/Orochimaru - 3 ~Sasuke/Naruto/Sakura - 1 (15 by Kalira | 6 by other authors)

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Fandom & Ship Breakdown!

Under a cut because this is quite long enough now. . .

The Addams Family - 1 ~Gen (crossover) - 1

Alice in Wonderland - 1 ~Gen - 1

Antique - 1 ~Jin Hyuk/Sun Woo - 1

Captain Harlock - 5 ~Harlock/Yama - 4 ~Yattaran/Kei - 1

Castlevania (Netflix) - 2 ~Trevor/Alucard - 1 ~minifics, assorted gen with Trevor/Alucard and Dracula/Lisa

Chronicles of Narnia - 1 ~minifics, assorted gen

Flight Rising - 1 ~Gen - 1

Good Omens - 1 ~Crowley/Aziraphale - 1

Harry Potter - 2 ~Harry/Draco - 1 ~Gen - 1

Hikaru no Go - 1 ~Shindou/Touya - 1

Kamisama Kiss - 2 ~Tomoe/Akura Ou ~minifics, assorted gen and Tomoe/Akura Ou

Marginal Prince - 2 ~Red/Henri - 1 ~Sylvaine/Haruya - 1

Mary Stayed Out All Night -2 ~Mary OT3 - 2

Naruto - 106 ~Gen - 16 ~Gai/Iruka - 2 ~Hashirama/Madara/Tobirama - 1 ~Hashirama/Mito/Izuna - 1 ~Hashirama/Tobirama - 1 ~Iruka/Genma - 1 ~Kagami/Danzou - 1 ~Kakashi/Gai - 1 ~Kakashi/Iruka - 25 ~Kakashi/Obito - 5 ~Kakashi/Sakura/Tenzou - 1 ~Kakashi/Sakura - 1 ~Kakashi/Shisui - 2 ~Kakashi/Tenzou - 11 ~Kakashi/Tenzou/Iruka - 3 ~Kiba/Sakura - 1 ~Lee/Sakura - 2 ~Madara/Tobirama- 5 ~Madara/Touka - 2 ~Neji/Hinata - 5 ~Neji/Lee - 1 ~Sakumo/Kari (OC) - 1 ~Sakumo/Orochimaru - 16 ~Sasuke/Naruto/Sakura - 1 ~Tobirama/Indra - 1

Teen Wolf - 2 ~Stiles/Derek - 1 ~Gen, crossover with Addams Family - 1

Tiger & Bunny - 1 ~Keith/Agnes

Voltron: Legendary Defender - 1 ~Shiro/Keith - 1

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I have written and posted so much this year and had so much fun! I'm not done writing for the day/year yet, but my next post to AO3 will be tomorrow and in next year! I have so many plans, and some ongoing deadlines even, so keep an eye out!

Happy New Year!

~Kalira

[solari-writes-things]

SOL, my bb! Can I please request Deadpool with the colour Red, a third person POV (a sweeter than honey woman, who wouldn’t even kill a spider) with the prompts 14, 41 and 44? Please and thank you! Ohmygawd! You deserve all the love and all the followers! You’re amazing and I love you! 💖✨💖

🛑 WARNINGS: Language, mentions of blood. 🛑

✨ requested by: [ listed in ask ]

✨ Pairing: Wade Wilson x OC

✨ Summary: Wade makes a pitstop at a friend’s home after a mission gone awry.

✨ Solari Says: You’re actually my first marvel request on here and my first ever Deadpool work so sorry if it doesn’t do him justice. Thank you for thinking that, love! Glad to have ya here, love ya too doll!

✨ Prompt(s) -

#14: “Now that I’ve made it weird, I’m going to make my exit.”

#41: “I’d agree with you, but then we’d both be wrong.”

#44: “I have never been so insulted.”

gif credit: to the OP

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Ciara had been asleep soundlessly for most of the night. Her mind beckoned the silent, dreamless quiet almost instantly. Her work had driven her up a wall, challenging her from almost all fronts. For someone as patient as she, it was trying to be able to compose her temper. To keep her cool, for the sake of keeping the cushy gig that she had come across.

So she didn’t stir, at first, when the door to her apartment opened up and in came a limping Wade Wilson, donning his Deadpool gear.

She never gave him a key, either. 

Wade ended up giving himself access to her apartment, by means of picking open the lock quite carelessly in the hallway. He wouldn’t have cared so much either if people had seen him, but it was late enough in the night to ensure that no one had seen him.

Heard him? Probably. He had just about ranted about what had occurred on his very stressful mission all the way down the hall. Having a conversation with himself about what should have been done. What should have been changed. Stuff of that nature.

If the tenants weren’t sleep, they could hear him. Albeit not clearly, but they could hear him.

What stirred Ciara awake is the sound of him stumbling over one of her end tables, which caused the table itself to tip over to her carpet. The sudden noise caused a jolt through her body, scattering up quietly. She makes a grab for her keys, the closest object to her, sticking them between her fingers defensively before scooting to her bedroom door.

“Fucking...it shooting me...n’t believe i...” she heard in her little kitchenette, along with the clattering of drawers opening and closing, and eventually the fridge.

She turned her head to focus more on the voice, something in the back of her  head ringing in familiarity.

“At least Ci...close...” she continued to listen through the muffle of her door.

Immediately, she lets out a defeated sigh, tossing her keys back on top of her end table before pulling open the bedroom door.

There Wade stood, in his bright red and black suit, a can of soda pressed to his lips. His mask was halfway up his head, folded upward at his forehead so he could see and adequately drink whatever she had stocked in her fridge. When he noticed her standing there, with her arms over her chest, he froze like a deer in headlights. 

“Now that I’ve made it weird, I’m going to make my exit,” Wade promptly says into the rim of the can, beginning to shuffle awkwardly back to her front door.

Ciara shakes her head and pinches the bridge of her nose in frustration. “Wade... You don’t get to leave. Not right now. You have way too much explaining to do.”

“I’d agree with you, but then we’d both be wrong,” he replied simply, his mouth still touching the rim of the can before he takes a moment to finish the soda that he had just opened before she decided to grace him with her presence.

“What does that mean, Wade?” she says, letting go of her nose so she can connect eyes with him. “I think I deserve to know why you’re in my apartment, which I never gave you a key for, rummaging my fridge.”

Her eyes averted downward for a moment to see the mess that he would have made by tipping over her end table, seeing a few drops of red staining her once perfect carpeting.

“And apparently, bleeding all over my carpet,” she mutters tiredly.

“Do you think you really want that explanation, Ciara?” he asks, tossing the can carelessly into the bin nearby.

“Do you think that you can just waltz into my apartment, uninvited, take my food, and leave?” Ciara shot back.

Wade makes a face of disapproval at the retort before Ciara follows up.

“How the hell are we even going to get you fixed up, Wade? I don’t even have a med kit in this place. I have a couple of band-aids and some gauze, for Christ’s sake!”

“Did you forget that I have super healing?” Wade says with furrowed brows, already looking down at his tarnished suit at perfectly healed skin. “I have never been so insulted, Ciara, I thought you would have remembered.”

Right. Super healing. It was one of the few things Ciara’s head always seemed to ignore. The premise of it was beyond impossible, but she had witnessed it first hand. It had been one of the many reasons the two of them began talking in the first place, among all of the other quirks that Wade Wilson seemed to hold.

So Ciara lets out another defeated sigh, moving over to the end table that Wade had knocked over and began to stand it upright again. “Then Wade, if you’re going to pop by suddenly like this, I’ll make sure to give you a damn key. Or at least come wake me up first, before I end up thinking you’re a burglar.”

Wade strides over from the door, grinning widely at the sudden care in her voice. He pulls her in a bit by her waste, feeling her palms against his chest. “Were you gonna come out and try to attack me?”

She lets out a chuckle, thumping her head against his chest once before brushing her thumb against his suit. “I might’ve,” she replied jokingly. “I’m just glad you’re okay.”

“Need help getting the stain out of the carpet?” he asked suddenly.

“That’s entirely your responsibility.”

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Marvel tag list: @tsumethedrifter :|: @sazafraz :|: @angelaiswriting (if you wish to be included in the tag list, please comment or message me!)

[space-whalesharks]

Since you did evens for evie, how about odds for velk? 👀

The Basics

1. Age, Birthday, Star Sign: 37 at game events, April 10th, Aries

3. Orientation and Relationship status (single, taken (by who?), crush (on who?)) Bi, has eyes for everybody pre-Redacted. Considers himself “on deck” bc he is a very, very patient boy while trying to figure out what Redacted thinks they are. 

5. Height and Body type: 6′ 1″, lanky

7. Occupation

9. Hometown and current residence: Grew up in Seattle, lives in Rancho Coronado in a place overlooking the fallen ferris wheel bc that’s His Aesthetic. 

11. Do they have any notable features, like horns, tails, or so on? Playing with the idea that some tech in his eyes makes his irises glow blue whenever he’s analyzing something but that might be Too Much. 

13. Have any kids? He low key considers his younger siblings his kids, Val especially, but as far as actual kids, no, not yet, depends on how Redacted feels about the whole thing. Maybe they’ll find a kid in need and take him in, maybe they’ll work some surrogate stuff, maybe they’re happy without them. 

15. Can they sing? Can they dance? He can barely sing, and as far as dancing skills, you know that archetype of clubgoer who’s like a 20 something guy just jumping around to the song to the music with next to no rhythm but if he tries dancing with you one on one he’s suddenly weirdly competent? That. 

17 Can they fight? Absolutely. He didn’t make it to MaxTac for nothing. He’s extremely skilled with guns, and then growing up a Street Kid taught him how to scrap, too. 

Interests

19. Hobbies: Hiking, exploring old ruins

21. Fave food(s) and drink(s): Hot dogs, pizza, Broseph Ale.

23. Fave Genre Action 

25. City or Country? No preference.

Storytime

27. What’s their family like? Who’s in it? What’s their relationship with them? The siblings’ parents basically left them years ago and they’ve basically given up trying to find them, so him and his siblings are fairly tight, it’s a little strained between the two oldest and two youngest, but they try to make do.

29. What was childhood like? Lots of feeling abandoned and fending for himself and his siblings.

31. What’s their current main conflict? Feeling like he’s out of the loop enough that all of the game canon stuff is happening to Vance and Everlee and he feels like he can’t help them because they’re in over their heads and his. 

33. How have they changed over time? He’s come a long way because he went from a super caring kid with a heart of gold to a teen/early 20 something who needed to try to man up/drop a lot of emotions so he could get a decent job/join MaxTac to get a decent salary, and then when MaxTac turned out to be a corrupt disaster and he fell from the ranks hard, he had to try to shift back into his younger self, which made him a little chaotic and have an immature streak. He’s working on finding a happy medium. 

For Fun

35. What are they like as a friend? Would throw down and/or die for you in an instant, the Funny Friend who you can always depend on to cheer you up

37. Do they have any phobias? Fear of Abandonment 

39. Your character walks into a cafe. What do they order? Black coffee and he pours all the sugar he can into it. 

41. What’s their morning routine like? Roll over, check out what everybody is doing, go find a Person of Choice to hang out with them/see if they need anything. 

bc I like this one better lets pretend this was 43: 44. What’s their pokemon team? Try to pick all 6. Poochyena, Mightyena, Houndour, Yamper, Growlithe, Typhlosion 

45. Theme song (and a playlist if you’ve got it!) Can’t Hold Us - Macklemore and Ryan and Lewis

The Deep Lore™

47. What was this character’s biggest turning point in their life, something that changed them almost completely? Turning in his team in MaxTac for corruption. It backfired and cost him his job, and might have cost him his life had Stints not stepped in and told him to leave and keep his head down. 

49. What are some themes tied to your character’s story? Perserverence

51. What were some inspirations for your character (people, movies, games)? “Tom Mison pretty and I need him as an OC one of these days.”

53. Expectations vs Reality: what did you expect and what did you get with this character? Haven’t gotten that far.

55. What’s your character’s core trait? What’s their best trait? What’s their worst trait? When happens when these all interact with each other? He’s resilient, but he looks before he leaps a lot which definitely proves to be a problem. Thankfully those traits don’t really interfere with each other. 

[stragglewort]

Uncommon OC Questions! For Ardolf: 1, 2, 14, 18, 33, 38, 45, 50 For Martin: 4, 5, 10, 15, 20, 21, 36, 49 And 25, 41 and 43 for both! ＼(＾▽＾)／

Whoa, that’s a lot. You always know exactly how to pander to me. I’ll do my best! These are probably going to be some pretty long answers, though. 

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First up, Ardolf:

1.) A little-known talent of your OC?

Hm, for Ardolf? It would probably be his ability to work with children. Like, if he had been in a modern setting, he probably would’ve gone into family medicine or pediatrician work. Though he’s not a terribly charismatic person, he is pretty soft and fatherly and has high-key adopted nearly every child we’ve come across in the D&D campaign I use him as a character in. 

Otherwise? Whistling. He’s really good at whistling.

2.) What trait does your OC like best about themself? (Eyes, guitar skills, random bird facts, etc)

He’s extremely proud of his practical doctoring skills. Though he’s learned healing magic and divination now that he’s gotten older and wiser, he grew up in the Greymouth Clan – a house of human doctors and surgeons that almost specifically worked with hands-on medicine. Give him some bandages, some leaves, and a bit of elbow grease and he can patch you just as well as any spell! (Though maybe it’ll take a bit longer. He really just wants to be as helpful as possible, even after he can’t cast anything).

14.) Happy birthday! What kind of present would your OC want?

Anything from the heart! It could be a song, a poem, a letter, or even a neat looking rock. He hasn’t celebrated his own birthday for years and just the gesture of someone remembering would probably make him tear up. Had he been a bit younger, freshly baked sweet or herb bread would’ve been his jam! That’s only changed in the recent years because, you know, lycanthropy makes eating that sort of thing real difficult.

18.) Something that makes your OC laugh without fail? Carved pumpkins, gourds, and really anything that has a face when it probably shouldn’t.

Like, a goofy face? A scary one? A half-baked monstrosity that could barely count as a Jack-O-Lantern? Doesn’t matter, it’ll get him every time.

33.) A song that reminds you of your OC?

There’s too many to choose! Probably Kind Folk – instrumental by Kenny Wheeler and Brian Dickinson, Secunda by Jeremy Soule (from the Skyrim soundtrack), or The Bygone Days from Porco Rosso. Kind of just dependent on the scene!

38.) Random thunderstorm! How does your OC react?

He’d probably around and watch it go by. The thunder gets a little uncomfortably loud, considering his hearing is all lycanthropic, but something about rain and a nice mist reminds him of home at the times when he’s farthest away.

45.) What kind of self-esteem does your OC have?

A very poor one!

Though he does try to keep his chin-up, as he’ll say, the first word that would pop in his head to describe himself would be something like ‘monster’ or ‘creature’. Though his lycanthropy is something he wasn’t born with, and he’s spent a good portion of his life fighting against it, he’s begrudgingly settled on the idea that it’s a part of him he cannot control. And that tends to be a bit of a bummer sometimes! Though he tries to, he has a very difficult time separating the wants of the curse with his own – and though he’ll say he and the beast are two different beings (and ultimately, he’s right) he worries, deep down, if that might not truly be the case.

50. What is your OC’s happy place?

On the top of a mountain somewhere – close to his family – close to his friends – watching the clouds of morning mist roll across the peaks. Mostly anywhere safe, warm, and together with people he cares about.  

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On to Martin!

3.) Is your OC good at keeping secrets?

Hahaha, no. 

He certainly tries! But if he gets off on a nervous tangent (which is about 60%-85% of his dialogue) he has a tendency to overshare. Quiiite a bit.

4.) Your OC’s worst habit?

He cannot keep quiet. Half of the time he’s speaking, he’s usually not even sure what he’s saying! But boy will he say it. And he’ll say it in staggering, stuttering bulk. See above.

10.) Would your OC prefer to live in the city, the suburbs, or the country?

He has no idea. The suburbs?

A close-knit community, nice, quiet, everyone-knows-everyone and that means everyone knows who he is and maybe they’ll use that to catch him off guard. 

The city? 

So many people that he’d be faceless, could be safe! But also very, very unsafe. Notoriously unsafe. Wait, doesn’t he live in a city? If something happened would authorities even have time to help him? What if there’s so many people that they gang up on him? Hold on.

The country?

That’s isolated, safe, lovely – but what if it’s so isolated that if something bad happened no one would hear him calling! What if his neighbors were strange and odd, then what would happen? He’d be stuck with them! And the land prices!

If he’d have the choice, he’d probably live in a Minecraft house. On peaceful.

15.) Something that grosses your OC out?

Ironically, considering he’s a vampire spawn, blood! He’s super, extremely squeamish and cannot stand the stuff.

20. An obscure/ridiculous fear your OC has?

Honestly if you talked it up right, you could convince this poor man to fear anything. I cannot pinpoint just one. (Though high-key, reality television. He knows it’s usually fake, but what if it wasn’t? What if someday he’s just trying to watch TV or go grocery shopping and all of a sudden a camera crew shows up Truman Show style? Horrifying.)

21.) Does your OC have any type of disability, whether it be mental, physical, etc?

Mhm. Overarchingly he suffers pretty majorly from Post-Traumatic-Stress-Disorder (something that I plan to cover/work with pretty majorly in the stories) and Generalized Anxiety Disorder (something he had been working with since before the whole vampirism thing). After the vampiric attack/turning, he also has some unnamed disorders he’s working with (I, as the author, have applied them as symptoms of his pseudo-vampirism, and didn’t want to apply real-world diagnosis to avoid some really poor misguided diagnostic attempts!) such as a whole lotta’ paranoia and general poor-coping with being a half-undead. He also has some pretty major ticks (specifically an eye twitch he, for the life of him, cannot get to stop).

36.) Your OC’s favorite fashion era? (20’s, 70’s, etc)

I’d say 90s grunge. But that’s kind of a stretch, and probably more of an excuse to not futz with his hair and wear clothes three times his size. 

49.) Your OC’s most prized possession?

:･ﾟ☆✧ The friendship he creates with the other Ghoul Parade protagonists :･ﾟ☆✧

In his apartment (which, mind you, is extremely cluttered and it the apartment equivalent of that Pepe Silvia picture) he has a small battery powered waterfall set up on what used to be his kitchen counter. It has a frog at the top that spits water into small pots that then pour into each other, and if he presses a button it’ll turn on some very soft LED lights. That. That is one of his most prized possessions.

29.) Someone does something awful in front of your OC. How do they handle it?

That depends on what sort of awful we’re talking about. He instinctively wants to help – to really help – and will go as far as putting himself into a hypothetical (or literal, who knows!) line of fire if someone’s really in danger. Though smaller things, in more everyday situations, he usually finds himself freezing up.

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And now, for both!

41. Does your OC like/make puns?

Yes. Absolutely. Without a doubt.  

43. Your OC wakes up with a coin super glued to their forehead. How do they react?

Ardolf would probably spend the whole morning trying to pry it off, before either succeeding or just giving up and asking one of his friends to help. To which they’d probably have no better luck. He wouldn’t be angry with whoever did it! More just kind of flustered until ultimately laughing it off. 

And Martin probably wouldn’t notice for some time (he doesn’t really keep any mirrors in his house. He can very-well see himself in them, but something about the connection they have to vampire lore makes him uneasy) and wouldn’t notice until someone pointed out. He’d then drop everything and take hours trying to figure out how someone got into his house to put a coin on his head. Why they did it. What kind of coin it was. If it was really, actually a coin. All to probably learn that he somehow did it himself in some freak minor mishap. Yes, that’s absolutely what he would do. 

[keykid-database]

Happy @khoc-week 

I’m so excited to participate again. This year I'm using a character that I've previously written about for this event (Tagen, part of kh oc week 2020), and looking into his past! This is mostly going to be a story about a khux party, and how it came to fall apart, and somewhat how they moved on after. I have future plans for both Tagen and Lief in my ongoing fic, so I can't give everything away, but I don't know if I’ll ever use the other four again. Initially, the other four were created for just one part of the fic that is now already published, and two of them were just names mentioned in passing. So I thought it would be fun to give them a bit of a spotlight alongside Tagen and Lief! I should mention that these guys are all Unicornus, so I didn't really feel like writing that six times over.  They are all in the same party, anyway!

So without further ado

Day 1 Aug 1st Appearance: Short Profiles

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Name: Tagen 

Pronouns: He/Him/His

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Bio: Tagen and his friend Lief were the original founding members of the party, followed by a few friends who sadly didn't stick around once the party started to fall apart. Most of the time Tagen is a pretty chill person. He loves getting into the flow of missions and meeting up with his friends. He's also really passionate about the party and the work he and Lief have put into it. Tagen can be a little hot headed and prideful at times, however, this is mostly because of that passion he feels, for his work and for his friends.

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Name: Lief

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

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Bio: Lief is the other co-founder of the party and best friend to Tagen. She is pretty cool and collected, generally decent at calming others down with her level-headedness, especially Tagen. However, sometimes Lief herself can have a one-track mind when it comes to things, losing track of important stuff along the way. Although she and Tagen are great friends, Lief sometimes wishes he would be a little less stubborn and lend a hand with playing mediator, instead of sometimes being the cause of the problem. Most of the time though, Lief looks forward to meeting up, whether just the two of them or a small group of their friends, as a moments reprieve from the stresses of running a party.

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Name: Everest

Pronouns: He/Him/Him, They/Them/Theirs

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Bio: Everest, while not a founding member, joined during the party's early days, quickly becoming fast friends with both Lief and Tagen. He and Tagen were even partners for a while, however, they ended their relationship on mutual terms. They are still great friends, and really close with each other, as well. Everest is pretty gentle and caring with his friends, making him a great aid to Lief. He does tend to worry about his party members, a little more than he probably should, especially when they take on tougher and more dangerous missions. For the most part, he's pretty good at keeping his over worrying to himself, and approaching things pretty logically. 

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Name: Kiti

Pronouns: They/Them/Theirs

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Bio: Kiti is an old friend of Lief’s from days before the party. The two fell out of contact, and it was some of Kiti’s current friends, Dante and Taffy, who convinced them to join the party. Kiti didn't know at the time, however, that it was Lief’s party, and definitely had some mixed feelings about it. Kiti definitely prefers to stick close to their friends but isn't afraid to speak up when they see something is wrong. Being a friend of Lief’s has caused some tension, despite a few perks in some places. Kiti does value being able to speak to at least one of the party leaders on a more real level, however, they also feel the disconnect between leadership and average party wielder more because of this, and is definitely frustrated by it.

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Name: Taffy

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

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Bio: Taffy is one of Kiti’s closest friends, and one of the reasons they ended up joining the party at all. Much like her name, Taffy is a very sweet and bubbly person, generally bringing a smile to everyone nearby. Some people try to say she's too loud and boisterous, however Kiti, and Dante, Taffy’s partner, always tell her she shouldn't change how she is, no matter what other people say to try and bring her down. Taffy and Dante have been together a good while, and are almost always seen with each other. It's a bit of a running joke in the party, though Kiti says it's really only half of a joke at this point, that those two are proof that soulmates exist.

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Name: Dante

Pronouns: He/Him/His

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Bio: Dante is a friend of Kiti’s, and Taffy’s partner. He is pretty kind, but also mischievous, and a goofball. Most of the time he just likes to make people laugh. It makes him and Taffy and great pair. Dante would also do anything for Taffy, she is absolutely his everything. However, he still loves to make time for his friends, especially to bother Kiti. Dante is much like Kiti when it comes to the disconnect between average members and party leadership, but he is not quite as passionate about fighting to make things better. He will of course stand by his friend, but Dante feels that sometimes their methods aren't the best way to approach things, and would rather let things take their course. But Dante has always been a bit more go with the flow than Kiti has. 

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See y'all tomorrow!!

[alj4890]

Christmas Prompt

(Thomas x Amanda) with the given prompt from @jlpplays1-41daysofcheerchallenge​​ for black and white

(Thomas Hunt x oc*Amanda) in a Christmas one shot

A/N I had something planned for this movie for our RCD Appreciation Week, but ended up going with another. Using it for @jlpplays1 41 Days of Cheer Challenge seemed meant to be. This isn't a part of my AU's though I had considered Thomas and Amanda meeting under simliar circumstances in Another Night, Another Dream storyline. Still, I am a sucker for fluff and first impressions. So here we go again.

Above image taken from the 1940 holiday classic Remember the Night and I do spoil most of it in this. Sorry!

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Masterlist

The Theater

Amanda settled into the red cushioned seat and set her soda down in the cupholder. She pulled up on the tab to open her box of Junior Mints and glanced around. She couldn't believe that hardly anyone was here for the holiday movie marathon.

When she told those back home in Cordonia that she was traveling to Los Angeles specifically to attend this week of nothing but classics from silent era to ending with 1954's White Christmas, none had volunteered to come with her. 

"If I'm going to California, I want to sightsee and party with the stars...not attend some tiny theater for old movies." Maxwell had reluctantly admitted when she voiced her surprise that he didn't want to go.

Everyone else pleaded with her to do something else. After all, she had only seen it advertised on the theater’s website.

“What if it isn’t in a safe area of the city?” Liam asked. “You will be alone, late at night in what could be a dangerous area.”

“Why are you spending money to see movies you have seen a hundred times before?” Drake rolled his eyes at her explanation of experiencing it in a movie theater.

"It's the week before Christmas." Olivia had argued. "You should be here with us where you belong, not alone in some strange city watching movies you already own on blu ray.”

When it came to things that she truly loved, Amanda's stubborn streak made itself known. They all shook their heads. If she had to have one crazy weird attribute, willing to travel for movies might not be the worst thing she could have.

And here she was on her third evening, ready to watch the first half of the 1940's classics. The evening was beginning with Remember the Night.

Amanda adored this particular one. She could remember when her mother first shared this movie with her when she was nine years old. It had been late one night when neither could sleep. They had cuddled under a blanket and only had the Christmas tree lights on.

She had fallen hard for Fred MacMurray's portrayal of John Sargent from the very beginning. His sarcastic, dry humor mixed with his gruff, morally right persona had hidden what was later revealed to be a very tender heart toward those he loved.

Barbara Stanwyck's con artist/thief was just the right person to shake him up. Of course, he managed to open her eyes and smooth out her understandable rough due to circumstances edges.

Their love story had all the elements from humor to bittersweetness. The perfect movie made even more so because it was set during a snowy Christmas and New Year's.

Amanda had secretly searched a long time for her tall, dark, and handsome Fred MacMurray/John Sargent. Most of the men she thought might be the one seemed to be lacking that one key element that made him so desirable: the tender heart. She had recently given up that long held dream. The man simply did not exist in the real world.

"I was born in the wrong time period." Amanda would say to herself each time she watched this. "That's why I can't find anyone like him."

She shook herself out of these unhappy thoughts and watched as John argued against dismissing the case of Barabara Stanwyck's character, Lee.

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She's back, Thomas thought when he saw the same woman come in by herself and take the exact same seat she had the past two nights. She had another box of candy and soft drink, just like she had each other time. She laid her jacket on the seat next to hers and he knew from observing her the other times that she would end up using it as a cover around the second hour of the movie marathon.

He settled more comfortably in his own chair further back. Seeing her dedication in supporting this small, independent theater made him not lose hope in people knowing and enjoying these classics. He had tried to encourage his film students to come and had even played around with the idea of offering extra credit. He decided against it in the hopes they would come simply because of what these old black and white movies contained: emotional storytelling at its finest.

There was no CGI nor any enhanced techniques. No method acting. Nothing except a story acted out with the sheer talent to draw one within the imagined world and make the individual wish they could remain.

Something about these black and white movies made the winters and snowfall seem even more shiver worthy. Knowing it was all done on a soundstage, made it even more impressive.

He was surprised that his attention continued to stray to the woman sitting a few rows ahead of his and a couple of seats over to the left. He had looked forward to seeing the movies he actually owned on various discs on the large screen.

"I was born in the wrong time period." He would mutter when reading about the golden age of film. To be a part of the beginning of not only sound in films, but also during a time of discovering a wealth of talent in actors and screenwriters, would have been a dream come true. A dream to be able to feel that excitment of making movies was something he was in desperate need of.

He had gotten burned out. After filming The Last Duchess, he felt empty. Nothing had sparked his creativity. Nothing made him want to jump back into the director's chair and bring a story to life. He felt like he was teetering on the edge of something about to happen in his life...something life changing. He hoped whatever it was would happen soon.

Being unable to sit back and wait patiently for the mystery life changing event to happen, he had decided to return to his second love of teaching. It had been going well the last few semesters. There was only one drawback to this. He didn't know quite what to do with himself now that he was on winter break.

He shook himself from the quagmire of his depressing thoughts and focused on the scene of John offering to take Lee to her mother's home in Indiana on his way to see his own.

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Amanda laughed at the scene of John's irritation and resulting sarcasm while dealing with the small town judge. She could hear a deep laugh somewhere behind her. She supposed it was the same lone man that had been here the last few nights.

He shares my sense of humor, she thought. Hearing that laugh didn't make her feel quite so alone in the theater. She had never minded being on her own. There were many times that she loved to escape the nobles and her friends for a needed breather. Yet something about the holiday season made being alone seem...well...lonely.

She needn't be. Amanda had a wonderful life. One day she would meet someone to share it with. It might not be her dream man that was currently on the screen, but he would be perfect for her.

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Thomas watched the lone woman dig in her purse for a tissue. She had been moved to tears over how cruel Lee's mother was and how sweet John had been to tell her he was taking her to his childhood home for Christmas.

He wracked his memories and realized he couldn't recall the last time he witnessed a woman of today crying over a black and white movie of yesterday. Perhaps I've been around the wrong women, he thought.

He wished he could see the expression on her face caught up in the bittersweet emotion. What had made her cry? Was it simple pity for the heroine of the movie? Did it remind her of something from her own past? Was it John's actions that set off her tears?

He grimaced and tried to keep his attention strictly on the movie.

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Amanda sighed at that ending. To make such a choice...could I do that if I had been Lee?

"I must be a horrible person." Amanda mumbled as she gathered her things. She planned on getting a refill before The Shop Around the Corner started.

"Why do you think you're horrible?"

She turned around in surprise. "Oh!" Amanda stared at the famous man who had been the only other one in the theater tonight. "I..." Her smile held hints of self-depreciation. "I don't know if I could leave John and willingly plead guilty to my crimes. I would be tempted to marry him like he wanted and allow him to pull all the tricks to make the jury side with me."

Thomas nodded. "Yes, it would be difficult. I believe though that nowadays the heroine would probably do that very thing."

Amanda's grin reappeared. "Now that we no longer have the Hays Office making certain the wicked paid for every action, I imagine that someone would rewrite this to Lee not only being claimed innocent but that John was evil to continue to serve as prosecutor.”

His eyes widened. "You know about the Hays Office?"

"Of course." She stepped out into the aisle. "I love film history."

He followed her out into the lobby. "You're not leaving yet, are you?"

She turned around once more in surprise. "No. I was going to get a refill."

He hesistated a moment. Thomas couldn't help but notice that not only could she keep up intelligently conversation wise, but he also found her attractive. "Would you care to sit with me during the next film?"

"I don't know if we will be able to find two seats together with such a crowd." She teased.

He chuckled softly. "If I am able to find two side by side..." Thomas trailed off and waited.

Amanda lowered her eyes and grinned. "Then I would appreciate you saving me a seat."

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A few movies later and at a small nearby diner...

"Do you have any particular recommendations?" Amanda asked as she picked up the menu.

"All of the pies here are some of the best around." Thomas lifted his own menu, yet continued to glance at her over it.

She smiled when the waitress approached.

"What can I get you and your lady friend to drink, Professor?" The middle aged, slightly tired woman asked.

He nodded toward Amanda to go first.

"Iced tea, please." She replied.

"Coffee." He added.

"Are you ready to order or do you need another moment?" She asked.

"I am, are you?" Thomas asked.

Amanda grinned. "Go ahead. I make decisions for food better under pressure."

He chuckled. "Apple pie a la mode."

The waitress turned to Amanda.

"I'll have the same." She decided at the last moment.

Once they were alone, Thomas folded his arms on the table. "I have a question that has been driving me mad most of the night."

Amanda lifted an eyebrow. "Oh? And what might that be?"

"During Remember the Night, you were crying. Why?"

Her cheeks turned a little red under his steady regard. The Thomas Hunt wanted to know why she had teared up. She still couldn't believe his interest in her thoughts. Granted it wasn't like anyone else had been there to steal his attention away from her. She might as well enjoy it for what it was: a once in a lifetime opportunity. They had spent most of their time sitting next to each other in the theater, talking and pointing out various aspects of the scenes they loved in the movies they had seen so far.

"Everything about that scene when John and Lee go to her childhood home hurts. When you compare it to the first glimpse of John's it really strikes you at the differences." She explained.

"How?" He asked, wanting to hear more of her thoughts.

Amanda leaned forward as she went further into detail. "Take the lighting for example. Lee's home is cast in shadows. No lights are on inside that we can see, welcoming anyone approaching with warmth. John's had lamps shining like a lighthouse, beckoning one to safety from the cold. Lee's mother and stepfather didn't bother to step out on the porch or even invite them inside from the cold. The single light near the mother cast harsh shadows, adding even more to the foreboding sense that no love would be awaiting the prodigal daughter. John's had family coming out into the cold, wanting to hug and hurry them inside to warm up. Current joy at seeing him again and memories of happiness waited inside that bright house."

He listened to her silently in complete agreement. He marveled at her ability to cut right to the aesthetic of the two instead of focusing in on the dialogue. The words spoken were of course moving in terms of emotion, yet for her to point out something he tried to do for his students made him want to talk to her even more.

"Here you go." The waitress set their plates and drinks in front of them. "Has my nephew been behaving himself?"

Thomas nodded. "He has been doing very well this past semester. You should be proud of him."

The tiredness left the woman's face hearing that. "You really think he has a future in cinematography, Mr. Hunt?"

"I do." He said a bit gruffly. "I recommended him for a scholarship." He picked at his pie. "You should receive the letter soon about the approval."

"You mean--" the waitress teared up and tried to get the words out. "Thank you. This...this means the world to us."

He waived off her thanks. "His talent and your tenacity is what did this. I had no part in it."

She turned to Amanda who was observing their interaction quietly. "Don't let him fool you. He had everything to do with giving my Brandon his dream future."

The young lady realized that her suspicions were correct. There was a good deal more to the famous director than what he decided to reveal to the outside world. 

Thomas cleared his throat and avoided eye contact. The waitress poured his coffee and left them alone.

Amanda picked up her fork and took a bite. "You were right. The pie here is very good." She noticed relief flood his features over the attention no longer being on his kindness.

"I'm glad you agree." He took a bite of his own. "Are you planning on attending any of the other nights at the theater?"

"All of them, actually." She grinned at him. "It was why I decided to come to Los Angeles for a visit."

"I see." His brow furrowed with thought. "I plan on attending the whole week also."

She reached for the sugar packets to add to her glass of tea while waiting to hear what he would say next.

"If you are planning on being there and I am, then perhaps we could go together." Thomas looked at her over his coffee cup to gage her reaction.

"I would like that." Amanda said with a hint of color to her cheeks. "Then perhaps we could talk about the movies over pie."

His lips curved into a soft smile. "I would like that."

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Last night of the holiday classics...

"Thank you, Thomas, for making this week so enjoyable. I have loved our discussions each night." Amanda kissed his cheek on impulse outside the theater.

He took her hand and cleared his throat. "I have enjoyed it also." He looked down at their fingers laced together. "When do you leave for Cordonia?"

"Day after tomorrow." She said, wishing time had not gone by so quickly.

His frown formed. "Must you go so soon?"

Her eyebrows lifted. "I suppose I don't necessarily have to." She pushed the strands of hair back that were determined to remain in her face as a breeze blew. "Christmas is a few days away though."

"You could spend the holidays here, if you would like...with me." Thomas tugged her close and slowly captured her lips in a tender kiss.

She was rooted to the sidewalk in shock over him kissing her. She had hoped he would. But as each night ended without one, she assumed he wasn't attracted to her. Now, though...

She wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling him into another more active kiss. She smiled against his lips when his hands slipped in her hair, encouraging the kiss to go on.

When it ended, she took a brief moment to gather her thoughts. "Perhaps I could stay until after New Year's, if you would like me to."

Thomas held her pressed against him and brushed his lips against hers. "I can't think of anything more I would like."

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3 years later in that same theater...

"Would you like any Junior Mints?" Thomas asked, helping her off with her coat.

Amanda set her hand on her very distended belly and shook her head. "I don't believe our baby shares my love for peppermint and chocolate." She slowly lowered herself in the seat and sighed. "I can't believe you thought of coming here again."

He sat down next to her and placed his arm along the back of her seat. "I thought it might be nice to relive the night we met that led to this." He placed his hand on her stomach, smiling softly at the movement he felt.

She laughed while looking around the empty theater. "Seems to be the same crowd as was before."

"That is my doing." He explained. "I rented the entire theater just for us."

"You did?" Her smile turned tender.

He nodded, presssing a kiss to her lips. "And I have the same movies as before."

She rested her head on his shoulder and thought back to that night. "I didn't expect to end up staying here when I first came."

"I'm grateful my powers of persuasion worked so well." He gently rubbed her tense back while thinking of when he first approached her.

After spending the holidays together, he had received a script that had reinvigorated his passion for directing. He returned to Cordonia to film it and to spend more time getting to know Amanda. On the night of his new movie's premiere, he asked her to marry him. A few months after that they were on their honeymoon.

Now here they were, anxiously awaiting the arrival of their own classic film lover, who was already a week overdue in making his or her appearance.

As Remember the Night began, Thomas pressed a kiss to her forehead. "I am very thankful I met you that night."

Amanda sat up and held her stomach. "Meeting you was quite a surprise, though I believe tonight's might give it a run for its money."

His brow furrowed. "Why is that?"

She looked up at him with an excited smile. "My water just broke."

[allisondraste]

5 Questions

I was tagged by @tortuosity-writes.  Thank you!  I’m going to answer about my current WIP, Temperance , which is my primary writing focus at this point!

1.) What was the idea that started the story?

It all started with an angst prompt of “Going somewhere?” which I filled and which involved me throwing a wrench into the relationship between Alistair and my Warden OC, Lucia.  To summarize, Luce goes to Amaranthine without Alistair and he assumes the worst.  Once I did that terrible thing, I immediately had to write a fix-it fic in which I put them back together (It’s here, although its no longer completely accurate).  Now, as part of this fix-it fic, I created a Cousland OC with the express purpose of being another wrench in Alistair and Lucia’s relationship.  I did not even bother to come up with a unique name for her, as I expected to use her once and toss her to the side after a squished my OTP back together angstily.  Unfortunately, the unforseeable happened.  Elissa, or “Liss” as I had begun to call her endearingly, developed this charming little personality, and quickly became a favorite character of mine.  She was equal parts kind, funny, and strong, and I just knew that I could not end her story with her being tossed to the side.  She deserved better!  

Prior to writing the story, I had just begun another playthrough of Dragon Age Awakening, and I developed an obsession with mild interest in Nathaniel, and so he ended up becoming Lucia’s main companion in her quest to Denerim to repair her relationship with Alistair.  I originally intended, right until the middle of the story for him and Anora to have A Thing.  However, as the story was drawing to a close, and as I became to Liss, it hit me.  A Nate/Cousland pairing would be really fun and solve my problem.  Not only would it let me do something with my new OC, but it also gave me a reason to explore Nathaniel’s character further, and to write a story that allowed me to explore themes I love like coming of age, resilience, and intimacy that defies any typical sense of the word.   Thus the fic was born. 

2.) Did you make an outline? Did you stick to it?

Back in March of 2019, I sat down for three hours and mapped out the fic.  I knew that I needed some semblance of structure because my one previous attempt at a long fic failed miserably due to my lack of plan and direction.  Also because I intended to jump back and forth between the past and the present, with certain key moments mirroring one another.  I knew that it would take some forethought to make that work.  I started out with 25 chapters to complete the story, and estimeated a wordcount of about 72K.  While I stuck to the original pattern, I realized that there was so much more of the story (particularly the past) that I wanted to tell, and so I ended up adding chapters.  My chapters also grew in length. So now I have 41 chapters plus an epilogue planned, and I just finished up Chapter 30. 

3.) What’s the favorite part of your story?

It’s really hard to say what is my favorite part of the story since it is in progress, but I do know that there are certain types of scenes that I have enjoyed writing the most.  I’ve really loved delving into platonic relationships, especially the relationship between Nathaniel and Fergus, which is something that just organically developed as I was writing.  I loved delving into family dynamics and the different relationships that these characters had with one another.  

Outside of that, proably my favorite part(s) so far have been when Liss and Nate first met, Nate’s last summer in Highever, the reunion, and the most recent chapter that I based off of Nate’s entry in World of Thedas Vol. 2.  It’s all been fun, but those were the funnest! ;D

4.) Who is your favorite character and why?

I have several favorite characters, some of them expected (Nathaniel and Liss, of course), but others that surprised me that I enjoyed writing them so much.  Fergus Cousland is one character that I have written that I just absolutely adore.  He often acts as the voice of the writer (as well as the reader from time to time), and so he gets to say the things we all want to scream at the main actors in the story. Another character that I’ve developed such a fondness for, even in his incredibly small role, Benedict “Ben” Kenric, one of Bram Kenric’s “unnamed” siblings that I gave a name and a personality, and who is just an absolute puppy dog of a human.  He’s a fellow squire of Nate’s in Starkhaven and a really close, loyal friend. A real Ride or Die kind of person. 

5.) Did anything happen that surprised you as you were writing?

Loads!  I think some of the more surprising “huh, Allison.  Didn’t expect that one,” things include: retconning Thomas Howe’s death, a thing that wasn’t a thing with Sebastian Vael, and the fact that I absolutely LOVE writing Rendon Howe (even as much as I want to kick him in the stomach every time he shows up in a chapter).   One surprise that is not related to the actual writing of the story itself has been the immense outpouring of encouragement and support that I’ve gotten since I started writing.  I’ve been very fortunate, and it’s made the journey so much fun!

I’ll tag @ravenqueen89, @chaotic-good-hawke, @darlingrutherford @bitchesofostwick , @laurelsofhighever , and anyone else who sees this and would like a reason to talk about their projects, both complete and WIPs. (No obligations of course!!)