#takeaway: stripping down to just lyrics makes everything look terribly awkward.

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✏️ and ☁️ for Balthazar Forgive me if it's annoying to ask about characters I'm in a campaign with but I like learning about my imaginary character's imaginary friends lol 💓 and 🌈 for Marcus

No need to apologize at all! Honestly, it's helpful to just have random questions to start to get the feel for the character. I don't think I know Marcus very well yet- he's very unlike my usual type.

Balthazar

✏️ PENCIL - is there a particular quote / lyric that you associate with them?

Oh god. You've found a way to make me share literally anything from my playlists. I had to fish around for a while for something that felt like... succinct and also clear, I guess. So I guess upon reviewing the candidates and decreeing anything better than whipping out Katy Perry here, we get this, from Are You Satisfied by Marina and the Diamonds?

"People like to tell you what you're gonna be

It's not my problem if you don't see what I see

And I do not give a damn if you don't believe"

I'm... not very good at music stuff.

☁️ CLOUD - a soft headcanon

Any thought can be soft when you’re in love with your OC Sometimes, when he’s alone and focused on something else, Balthazar will hum or sing softly. It’s not something he’s really conscious of doing. Just random, vaguely melodic humming or songs stuck in his head that he only half knows the lyrics to. It fills the quiet up in a comforting way. He’d deny it if someone asked about it- although more than likely it wouldn’t really be a lie, it registers that little. Very, very rarely though, it happens when he’s forgotten someone is nearby. He’s seldom so comfortable with other people that he can relax so completely, but sometimes...

Marcus

💓BEATING HEART - what gets their heart racing?Well, for a not especially soft interpretation of this, the thought of disappointing his father. His father has always been a fairly strict man, but in the past few years he has become... severe. He expects a lot from Marcus and Marcus is terrified of letting him down or shaming his family. He can practically hear the voice of "How could you cause us this trouble? Are you trying to make your mother cry?" any time things are going wrong. His family expects a lot from him and it's exhausting and stressful. He'd never abandon them though- they need him. And they love him... right?

Ah, but on the gentle side I can say he's thrilled by tales of the unknown. There's something exciting about knowing out might there exist things beyond the bounds of his dreary life, things that can't be explained at all. Reading about them and imagining them brings him joy. And he loves to speculate and debate as well, even if he'd scoff and deny it.

🌈 RAINBOW - what advice would they give to their younger self?

"Pay more attention to your tutors! It's important to have practical skills. You can't just rely on your family- one day people will rely on you. So stop trying to feed your homework to the dog!"