#samara al hakim (og hss mc)

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My OG HSS Trilogy MCs:

Evie Ayana (my crown and glory). LI: Aiden

Alan Parke. LI: Either Emma or Maria

Samara Al Hakim. LI: Caleb

Violet Jones (coming soon). LI: Michael

Katie Macfarlan, a total failthrough MC (coming soon). LI: Aiden

Logan, a Masc/Butch Cheerleader f!MC (coming soon). LI: Caleb

A Fem "muscle mommy" Jock m!MC (coming soon). LI: Emma

Josie, a raging sapphic Cheerleader f!MC (coming soon). LI: Emma

Giovanna Huang, a semi-failthrough Band f!MC that doesn't get along so well with Aiden (coming soon). LI: Aiden

Probably 50 million more, I'm gonna make so many fuckin OG HSS MCs because I quite literally can

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My top 3:

OG HSS: Evie Ayana (f!MC) x Aiden Zhou. tags: #evie ayana (og hss mc), #evie x aiden, #aiden x evie

OG HSS: Alan Parke (m!MC) x Emma Hawkins. tags: #alan parke (og hss mc), #emma x alan, #alan x emma

OG HSS: Samara Al Hakim (f!MC) x Caleb Mitchell. tags: #samara al hakim (og hss mc), samara x caleb, caleb x samara

Our 2024 Secret Pal Exchange is here!

The dates of the event are TBD: you can vote here. December 21-22 is leading. Whatever is leading by the end of day Nov. 30 EST will be what we choose.

What it is:

Simply put, it's secret Santa

Everyone who shows interest in participating will be given a secret pal for whom they should create a small work (drabble, art, edit, moodboard, etc).

How to participate:

Reblog this post stating your interest AND include your top 3 books/characters/pairings to help guide the person who receives you as their pal on what they should create for you (reblogs that do not include a top 3 will not be considered entries for participation)

or, message me here (@choicesfandomappreciation) or at @lovealexhunt stating your interest and include your top 3 picks

Note: When listing your interests, please include any preferred gender/pronouns/race or other customizations you may have

Please only sign up to participate if you plan to follow through and create for your pal

If there is a user or a particular sub fandom (ie-Open Heart), that you don't want to create for, just send me a message—no questions asked, no judgement. I'm happy to do whatever I can to make the event safe and welcoming for all!

The deadline to sign up to participate is December 6th

What comes next:

On, or about, December 7th, I will message you with your secret pal and what they listed as their top 3 interests

You create something for them based on their interests and post it for them from December ####* (date open to change based on poll)

It would also be really nice if you could include a brief positive message of encouragement and/or support with your creation for your match

Please tag @choicesfandomappreciation and #ChoicesSecretPal24 well so I can keep track of who posted and who is missing.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to reach out. It should be a wonderful event that spreads joy and cheer in our fandom. ❤️❤️❤️

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Quick sprite of Samara now that I got my laptop repaired

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Heheheheh she said "pegged"

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I imagine Isa's dossiers make Samara VERY furious

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I don't have the full stories and build-ups for these figured out yet but here's the futures for my Choices OG HSS MCs and HSS:CA MC:

Evie Ayana (main Choices OG HSS MC): I definitely know that she'd go to a local college and pursue a communications studies major (though possibly starting out undeclared). Sports will probably become more of a hobby for her. Her main interest is becoming an author/writer, particularly for fiction.

BandAU!Evie Ayana (AKA in which she does band instead of sports): Maybe the same as proper universe Evie, but it's also highly likely that she'd end up pursuing a career in music. Proper universe Evie does get into duets and couples singing-dancing performances/competitions with Aiden, but it's mainly as a hobby. BandAU Evie might pursue that more seriously.

Alan Parke (second Choices OG HSS MC): He's big into dance and cheerleading and gymnastics, so he might pursue that. Most likely career future are those activities and maybe modelling, because he's a diva. But he's also been praised for his strong sense of self and how he never backs down to advocate for justice, so he might also be good in a law profession.

Samara Al Hakim (third Choices OG HSS MC): I haven't figured out her future yet, beyond her and Caleb starting their own bakery after they get married.

Cher Lee (HSS:CA MC): She's definitely sticking with theatre and acting in college and as a career.

I'm curious, what does your MC do after graduating high school?

For me, I can see Rosalyn going to college to major in psychology with a minor in education then going off to get certification to become a teacher, where she'll work her way to becoming the principal of Lakeside Prep (her school)

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Loyalty really is everything to Caleb Mitchell huh

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OK BUT THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT MOMENT FOR THEMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"You're the type of person who always sticks to his beliefs even when they're unpopular" "Your ability to see the best in people" THEY ARE LITERALLY JUST DESCRIBING THEMSELVES LIKE HELLOOOOOO???????

This i think is definitely the moment where Samara starts to fall for Caleb. I think they both like how well they're able to challenge each other.

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For Evie and Samara from this one

Tomato 2 and 5, cucumber 2 and 5, onion 1 and 5

Details below! <3

Tomato 2. Does your OC wish to have children of their own? Would they ever consider adoption? Or is it important to them that they have a birth child to carry on their lineage? If they do not want children then how do they respond to being asked about it?

Evie wants to have children for sure. She's definitely open to adoption and she and Aiden for sure adopt at least one of their kids (the TBB baby). She does also like the idea of birth children, but she would never want to get pregnant. And the fact that Aiden can't get pregnant + she can't get him pregnant is probably peak dysphoria for her because it's sort of the one gender-affirming thing she knows she'd never be able to have IRL (outside of LARPing). Unless womb transplants become a thing probably.

I'm not yet sure for Samara. On one hand, I can kinda see her and Caleb having kids, but I'm also not sure how much Samara would want that and I feel like part of her would be really scared or anxious about it. Hypothetically if they did end up having kids, they'd be ok with either adoption or birth but Samara (to the surprise of no one) is also averse to pregnancy.

Tomato 5. Does your OC enjoy preparing and cooking food for others? Is feeding other people a way they show love and nurture others? Or is making food something they avoid? Perhaps they tend to ensure they get the lion's share of any food they make, and grudgingly leave only the gristle and scraps for others?

Scott in canon seems to be an exceptional cook and loves preparing food for others, be it guests or people they're close with, so I definitely think both Evie and Samara would pick that up in some ways as well.

Evie (sometimes with the help of Scott) loves preparing loads of simple comfort food for when Aiden comes over. It's definitely one of the ways she expresses love/nurture for Aiden. Sometimes Aiden will joke about how visiting her is like visiting his relatives lol. Bonus: she also likes tenderly massaging Aiden's stomach after he's had a big meal.

Evie is willing to share, but she can sometimes be a liiiiiitle bit greedy if it's a dish she REALLY likes (eg. mac n cheese, cheese pizza).

Samara is ok at cooking on her own, but she far prefers to make food with someone else. Like her dad, or Caleb. I've mentioned before but I definitely headcanon she and Caleb start a family bakery business after they get married.

Samara sometimes enjoys large portions, but she doesn't really go out of her way to ensure she gets the lion's share.

Cucumber 2. Does your OC give much thought to looking after their own health? Are they careless with their own well-being? Do those around them encourage them to take better care of themselves? Or are they actually in need of others to push them into taking a few more risks - be they physical or emotional?

Hmm I haven't fully thought this one out, or at least I elaborate on it much better in other posts than I really can here. But for both of them I'd say: mostly yes but they also have lots of issues to work out.

For Evie, decision-making is difficult and sometimes she's avoided getting certain things done because she worries that something bad's gonna happen no matter what choice she makes. Like if she screws it up. Communication can also be difficult. Pre-Berry and sometimes even during-Berry and post-Berry Evie needs a push to take more risks.

Samara runs away from conflict due to her family trauma. She's good at growing around it in the aftermath, but dealing with it when it happens is a difficulty for her. She has trouble accepting that it's an inevitable part of life and that there are ways to properly handle it.

Cucumber 5. Does your OC feel energised by spending time with others? Do they struggle when alone for extended periods? Or do they find themselves depleted by too much social interaction and often find themselves in need of some time by themselves?

Evie is 50-50. Sometimes, she's lonely and bored and wants people to interact with and talk with and hang out with, some activities are bleh without people. Other times, people are annoying and loud and noisy and they won't stop bothering her about random shit and she needs to be alone, she needs her personal time.

Samara finds comfort with other people, but she also has trust issues. And of course, she hates being near conflict, so sometimes she will frequently run off to be alone.

Onion 1. What has been the greatest revelation that your OC has experienced? To what degree did this new knowledge upend their previous understanding of the world and their place within it?

I... am acutally not sure of that yet.

Onion 5. What is something that your OC generally keeps from others - even those to whom they are close? Is this due to shame? Embarrassment? Fear of rejection? Or something nastier and darker by far?

Evie does not like talking about her childhood screwups. The times she may have overreacted to things, thrown a tantrum, maybe even said or did something a bit hurtful. Or how embarassingly she behaved about past crushes. They make her cringe. They're too embarrassing. Only with certain exceptions would Evie confess them, and only to people she trusts like her dad or Aiden.

But otherwise, she doesn't like to dwell on it. Because when she does, the guilt and shame and cringe can make her feel emotionally paralyzed. Granted, whenever she does manage to talk about these things with someone, they somehow manage to take it with a laugh. Like "haha I've been there, I've seen that before, kids be stoopid".

Samara does not like to bring up her ex-moms and their poor relationships. She's a bit of a hardass about "forget the past and move on". She always runs away from it. She hates conflict.

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*evil laughs in slow burn romance*

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OG HSS Gang Sleeping bags for a slumber party

Tagging: @lover-also-fighter-also

Evie

Evie likes purple and cute things. The left one would also go really well with those ice cream pajamas I edited onto her.

Alan

He's all about that princess life.

Samara

Rainbow things give her comfort.

Aiden

Classy and sophisticated with a touch of soft

Emma

Pretty and vibrant

Maria

She's a cat person and a secret sucker for the cute stuff. I'm just imagining everyone squeeing and "Awwww"ing and teasing her when she pulls this out.

Caleb

Bold and sweet

Michael

Cool and chill

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Samara for the attunement test!

Ask Game Here!

Samara is Water-Attuned! 💧💙

(Quoted from here) Short Version: Water-Atts are most known for their composure and fluidity. Make the time to center yourself when practicing your magick. Long Version: Water-Atts are most known for their composure. Just as water flows, Water-Atts are quick witted and adapt easily and with grace. These attuned can sometimes succomb to their insecurities, seeing themselves as too fluid, and find it difficult to process their rush of emotions. It is important that you make time to center yourself when practicing your magic.

I'd say a Water-Attunement is very accurate for Samara.

Samara has a tendency to avoid conflicts as much as possible, due to having grown up with a toxic mother and then a borderline abusive mother. The arguments, fighting, etc. tend to be triggering for her and she can be quite prone to breakdowns. When it comes to fight-or-flight, she is almost entirely flight, and she sometimes has trouble accepting that conflict is an inevitable part of life.

Of course, if you piss her off just enough, she can become fight, and trust me you don't wanna fuck with that. She's an experienced wrestler.

That being said, I think Samara is actually pretty good at maintaining her composure and being able to adapt. She hates dwelling on the past and is always looking for ways to move on from it. This is notably reflected when, both as per in-game choices, she advises Caleb to forget Zoe and she advises Michael to forget the past and move on.

Another notable example is the story of Samara's rainbow highlights. As a kid, Samara pulled her hair out as a coping mechanism for when her parents were fighting, and it caused a lot of damage. But one day, sometime during her middle school years, Samara saw an advertisement for rainbow highlights and thought they were pretty. Scott was willing to get her that treatment on the condition that she stopped pulling her hair out. Samara agreed, and also convinced him that if she had the rainbow highlights she'd be less likely to pull her hair out. In a way there's a circle of motivation there– she stops pulling her hair out to get the highlights, but she also gets the highlights to help her stop pulling her hair out.

Samara does not have a lot of insecurities, nor does she see herself as too fluid. On quite the contrary, she can be very stubborn and pedantic once she sets her mind to a certain belief. But she can become easily overwhelmed with emotion; again, she is often prone to emotional breakdowns and the occasional anger outburst.

And, again, she sometimes has trouble accepting that conflict is an inevitable part of life. The fact that she can adapt actually makes it more frustrating to her. Like the quote from Mr. Incredible "I just cleaned up this mess, can we keep it clean for 10 minutes!?".

See below for further assessment + test questions and answers!

Assessment from all questions

According to assessment from all questions, Samara is Water-Attuned.

Water-Att sweeps in the score count. And the more I think about it, the more it really does fit her.

In the all-questions assesment, Samara also scores quite a bit for Air, Fire, and Metal.

Samara fits somewhat well with Air. Once she's regained her composure after a traumatic/emotional incident, she tends to think in strategy for "What is the best way for me to move on from this?". When Scott gave her the ultimatum for rainbow highlights, she was able to figure out rainbow highlights as a way to prevent her from pulling out her hair. She does have some trust issues and a tendency to isolate herself, but she can be very social with people she's close and trusting with.

Samara fits fairly well with Fire. As much as she tends to avoid conflict, she is also very pedantic about her beliefs. Especially if there's someone she knows and/or cares about in a bad relationship. This is especially shown with how, in the earlier stages of meeting Caleb, she could go on and on about how he should find better people than Brian and Zoe. Of course, she does have a lot of boundaries and knows when to back down for the most part.

Samara definitely fits quite well with Metal. Control is very important to her. And as mentioned before, she has a tendency to be very stubborn and pedantic, not easily swayed from her beliefs or her goals.

It somewhat checks out that Samara didn't score much for Earth and Wood. I find it somewhat strange that Samara didn't score much for Earth. She's sure-footed in her beliefs and goals, willing to put in the work to achieve them; but while change can be upsetting to her, most of the time she welcomes it in order to move on from things. And while Samara does have the capability for patience, her stubbornness and tendency for emotional breakdowns sometimes challenges this.

Overall, I feel like Water-Attunement is very fitting for Samara. I'm not sure I'd call it the most fitting, but it works well for her.

Below are Samara's answers to the test questions. I'd go into the reasoning behind each individual answer, but then I'd be here for days probably. If you want me to elaborate more on any particular answers, feel free to ask in the reblogs, comments, or inbox.

Samara's In-Game Test Questions and Answers

Samara's answers to all possible questions

Choice 1

You're working in a group. You...

Take the lead. (Metal)

Handle the research. (Air)

Fill in the gaps. (Water)

Keep things fun. (Wood)

A sphinx asks you to answer a riddle. You...

Ask the sphinx to answer my own riddle. (Metal)

Trick the sphinx into giving me the answer. (Air)

Tell the sphinx all the possible answers. (Water)

Take random guesses. Eventually I'll get it right. (Wood)

Choice 2

You've found a dragon's hoard, but can only take one thing. What is it?

An old spell book. (Air)

One of the dragon's scales. (Fire)

An enchanted ring. (Metal)

Nothing. I won't steal. (Earth)

What sound do you find most pleasing?

Laughter. (Fire)

A rushing river. (Air)

Leaves rustling. (Earth)

Pen scratching on paper. (Metal)

What do you value most?

Knowledge. (Air)

Balance. (Earth)

Passion. (Fire)

Loyalty. (Metal)

Choice 3

Choose a potion...

Mercurial, shiny, and silver. (Earth)

Translucent and radiant, like a rainbow. (Air)

Sea-green and foaming. (Water)

Where would you like to spend your time?

Sitting on the edge of a cliff. (Air)

Wandering a canyon. (Earth)

Up in a tree. (Wood)

On the beach. (Water)

Choice 4

What scares you most?

Being forgotten. (Metal)

Silence. (Fire)

Being alone. (Wood)

Change. (Earth)

Failure. (Water)

If you could live anywhere, where would you live?

In the cavernous mountains with the giants. (Earth)

In the coral city with the merfolk. (Water)

Deep in the forest with the nymphs. (Wood)

Out in the desert among the djinn. (Fire)

In the city with the vampires. (Metal)

Choice 5

You're at a crossroads. A bank of fog lies ahead. Which way do you go?

Straight ahead and into the fog. (Fire)

Back the way I came. There could be dangers ahead. (Water)

To the left or right, trying to find a way around. (Earth)

I'll ask my friends for advice. (Wood)

You're fighting a swarm of pixies. What's your strategy?

Rush in and take them head on. (Fire)

Analyze them and find a weakness. (Water)

Team up with my friends. (Wood)

Get in front to protect people. (Earth)

What's your favorite season?

Spring. (Wood)

Summer. (Fire)

Autumn. (Earth)

Winter. (Water)

Choice 6

How do you make decisions?

Based on my gut. (Fire)

By weighing pros and cons. (Metal)

With great difficulty. (Air)

Would you like to live forever?

Absolutely... Think of all that could be learned. (Air)

Maybe. It could give me a chance to change things. (Metal)

No. I'm going to live this life to the fullest. (Fire)

What is your favorite magickal creature?

Phoenix. (Fire)

Dragon. (Metal)

Gryphon. (Air)

Final Score:

Metal: 2

Wood: 1

Fire: 2

Air: 3

Earth: 1

Water: 6

Choice 7 (Tie-breaker)

Your friends would say that you're extremely...

Self-Reliant. (Metal)

Nurturing. (Wood)

Determined. (Fire)

Curious. (Air)

Practical. (Earth)

Laid-Back. (Water)

Final Score:

Metal: 2

Wood: 1

Fire: 2

Air: 3

Earth: 2

Water: 6

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Well fuck you too, Ms. Maddox

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greed, 7 + 10 pride, 2 + 4

from the seven deadly sins asks ^*^

Ask game here!

Greed 7: is your muse prone to shopping sprees? if so, what do they usually indulge in buying?

Evie: Is VERY prone to shopping sprees. Do not let her into any mall without supervision, or at least not into any stores that sell scented/aromatherapy bath/care products, embellished stickers, or cute little plushies of anything.

Alan: Is VERY prone to shopping sprees. Will clean out the women’s clothing/accessories sections of any store in seconds flat (well, not actually seconds flat, he does have to try stuff on).

Samara: Is not highly prone to excessive shopping, but does have a weakness to anything rainbow-themed.

Greed 10: would your muse steal anything?

Well, all 3 of them have stolen Hearst's Spirit Stick, albeit as a revenge prank. But discounting that…

Evie: No, but if she finds a tiny little trinket lying on the ground, she might pocket it for herself.

Alan: No, unless there is some form of injustice that is preventing him from acquiring said thing. For instance, although in my headcanons the school does allow him to wear the girls cheer uniform, hypothetically if they did not and him screaming and raging at them was unsuccessful, he would have snuck in and stolen a uniform for himself.

Samara: Not unless she absolutely has to.

Pride 2: in what areas might your muse be a little overconfident? are they overconfident in the sense that they don't have the skills to back it up, or in the sense that they do have the skills but they are obnoxious in their confidence?

Evie: Can exude confidence, but is not overconfident. She still has very cautious and impulsive tendencies.

Alan: Less so overconfident, moreso hyperconfident. He has the skills to back himself up, he can be excessive but not obnoxious about his confidence. The thing is that he has zero sense of humbleness or modesty. This benefits him in the sense that he has zero capability for self-loathing. But it also harms him in the sense that he can be a bit ignorant to others’ needs or goals.

Samara: Is relatively confident, but definitely not overconfident at all. Moreso just comfortable in herself.

Pride 4: is your muse comfortable with apologizing to others?

Evie: Yes, but it can be difficult for her. In some situations, she may need to apologize, but she’s unsure of how genuine the apology would come across. In other situations, she can be unsure of whether she’s the (only) one who needs to apologize.

Alan: Yes, but it’s not something he’s used to. Normally, it can be difficult for him to see when he’s in the wrong. But when he does, he is able to apologize with relative ease, and he does feel better for doing so.

Samara: Somewhat. She knows it’s good to apologize, but she still feels bad for her participation/behavior in the conflict in the first place. Especially due to her “don’t get involved/don’t start shit unless I absolutely have to” tendencies.

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Ok at first I figured Samara would be strictly against matchmaking Scott and Julia, but now I think she would also just really really really want Scott to be with someone who makes him happy, after his past two marriages being rather horrible

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what initially drew samara to caleb (+ vice versa)?

So here's basically the rough draft for their dynamic:

Samara will find Caleb cute when she first sees him, but it's a fleeting attraction. It will take a while for her to develop a true crush on him and I'm not yet sure when it starts.

However, she will end up spending a lot of time with him when she sees he has people like Brian and Zoe. Her dad has had a bad history with marriages- the first one being full of arguments and the second one being borderline abusive. So seeing how Brian and Zoe treat Caleb, really sets her off.

She's the "stays out of conflicts unless she absolutely *has* to get involved" due to her trauma, and in this case she definitely feels she has to get involved.

Eventually she will develop a thing for him. Caleb is super kind, loyal, positivist... after all the bullshit Samara has been through in her life, she'd values people with those qualities. To her, he'll seem like someone she won't have a lot of disagreement with... right?

Book 2 will probably be rather angsty for them. Caleb joins the hall monitors, but Samara is very quick to pick up on Isa's red flags. There may be some tension, but in the end, Caleb will stand up to Isa twice, and Samara really admires him for that. He's not only kind and loyal, but now he's a lot better at standing up against toxic people. Samara will come to the realization that conflict is a natural part of relationships, even good ones, what's important is knowing how to manage them. Sometimes you work things out together, other times you need to walk away, other times you need to fight back.

And she comes to view Caleb as someone she knows she can work things out with. She feels a sense of companionship with him after all of that.

Caleb on the other hand would really admire Samara's assertiveness. She's always pushing him to be his best, she helps him realize who she should walk away from. She can be very pedantic, but she clearly wants the best for him. She still believes in him, even after he fucks up badly with Isa.