#tbh Eva's a more recent one cause for the most part i just think she has misophonia but she's def neurodivergent

[fraudulent-cheese]

Okk so if i tried just typing it out i think i'd either repeat myself OR take way too fucking long so here's my headcanons via tier list format

i'll elaborate more in tags btw

Compiled a more coherent height chart of the guys i've designed thus far... for future art and fanart purposes...

I plan on drawing the rest of the Drama Brothers next teehee

[alittlemuppetwrites]

Character Creation Tag!

Thank youu @akingsleywriter for the tag! <3

Eva Sharpe:

1) What was the first element of your OC that you remember considering (name, appearance, backstory, etc.)?

Probably like personality and her role in the story as I usually come up with names last as they’re not reallyyy my strong point (at all), I knew I needed a kinda average character to almost just react to the story at first who would grow more once introduced to the more supernatural aspects of the plot 

2) Did you design them with any other characters/OCs from their universe in mind?

Yes, definitely, she wasn’t the first character to come to mind, I kind of built her off of the characters of Life and Death, knowing I needed a more relatable and less ‘larger-than-life” character who would act as common ground between the two personalities, but she kinda developed off of there and got more of an interesting personality

3) How did you choose their name?

Well, Eva means “full of life” or “living one”, which is symbolic of her place as the main human character, rather than being a spirit and the surname Sharpe comes from an Olde English word, which means “keen, active and quick” but this is all completely fabricated as I wish I was one of those people who put thought into names and I should do but instead, I just pick names I like which is very uninspiring so lets just pretend what I said originally is the truth!

4) In developing their backstory, what elements of the world that they live in played the most influential parts?

Hmmm.... I’m afraid I don’t have a too good answer to this as Eva’s backstory is not really part of the plot other than the whole idea that it was very uninteresting which is what causes her to seek out things that intrigue her.

5) Is there any significance behind their hair color?

Nahh, I just felt brown hair was the right color for her.

6) Is there any significance behind their eye color?

Once again, nope, I just figured brown eyes with brown hair is the most common combination!

7) Is there any significance behind their height?

Not that I’ve thought of so far, she’s pretty average in height, in fact she’s pretty average in all her appearance which is what was intended.

8) What (if anything) do you relate to within their character/story?

I’m not sure I relate to much of her character really, I suppose her desire for something extraordinary to happen to her due to her boredom of her routinely lifestyle is quite a common desire, I can’t say I wouldn’t want something fun and supernatural to happen to me? Who would turn down that!?

9) Are they based off of you, in some way?

Nope, not at all, I don’t really project myself onto characters on a conscious level, it’s usually more like, I’ll be writing a scene and a character will make me think “Oh shit that’s a big mood” but I’m yet to find that with Eva so far.

10) Did you know what the OC’s sexuality would be at the time of their creation?

Not really, and I still don’t tbh, I never really think about characters sexualities as a first thought unless I know for sure they’re gonna have a romantic partner in the plot and/or it will be referenced in some way, otherwise they’re usually just a blank canvas until I think “Man, these two characters would be cute” and even then I won’t necessarily include them as a couple in the story. I haven’t really thought about whether I want to include much romance in this story, if any, I have definitely considered multiple pairings but I shall just have to keep writing and see which characters have the most chemistry.

11) What have you found to be most difficult about creating art for your OC (any form of art: writing, drawing, edits, etc.)

Definitely writing, I sometimes worry that her speech and the way she talks is indistinguishable from the rest of the characters, as I do with all my OCs.

12) How far past the canon events that take place in their world have you extended their story, if at all?

0% hahaha! I would love to be that knowledgeable on my characters that I am able to do so but I struggle to even work with the canon events themself.

13) If you had to narrow it down to 2 things that you MUST keep in mind while working with your OC, what would those things be?

She HATES not being in the know and SHE NEEDS TO ACTUALLY REACT ENOUGH TO WEIRD THINGS THAT HAPPEN TO HER

14) What is something about your OC that can make you laugh?

Her obsession with finding the truth can be comical at times but she’s not one of the funniest characters in it, in terms of comedy I use her more as a foil to others weird antics.

15) What is something about your OC that can make you cry?

Nothing lmao. I will never cry over this gal.... Yet!

16) Is there some element you regret adding to your OC or their story?

Umm... Not that I can think of.... 

17) What is the most recent thing you’ve discovered about your OC?

She seems to keep ending up sitting on floor when feeling discouraged.

18) What is your favorite fact about your OC?

She really wants to come across more ‘cultured’ than she is so she is always trying to learn piano or visit Art Museums... I support her lmao

I’m tagging:

@seamusings @griffinwriting and @timis-writings

[ourheartscondemnus]

Hi Ninji, I kinda just thought of how Adam and Eve have practical, simple modern clothing in plain colors, whereas Eva has vintage/retro type of attire, with patterns. They blend in as she stands out, careless of being seeing, confident in her immortality and kinda ignorant, whereas they are more careful of their privacy and general safety. I like how their mentalities clash in every way, even just in attire, and if you have a few thoughts on this it's always nice to read what you think !

Sorry, I got to this late, I had some errands to do today!

 First I want to point out this great article:  Q&A: Costume Designer Bina Daigeler on Only Lovers Left AliveVampire Costumes, Dressing Tilda, & More

It has a lot of interesting facts from the costume designer himself and it’s a great read.  Th first part of this article has some great information on the characters clothing and I think it is important to observe each one: 

The film’s central characters, all vampires, have been there and done that —  and their clothes, which have been cobbled together over centuries —  reflect it. Adam (Tom Hiddleston) swoons around his home in Detroit in half-unbuttoned dark shirts and bare feet, slim jeans, and lanky black hair; he’s as unconcerned with the outside world as he is with updating his wardrobe. 

Half a world away, Swinton’s Eve stalks the streets of Tangier in white leather and a shockingly white mane, which is given extra volume with yak hair. At home, her casualwear consists of embroidered Chinese pajamas and a decadent yellow-and-black robe handmade by costume designer Bina Daigeler, who previously worked with both Swinton and Jarmusch on The Limits of Control. Eve delights in life, books, and technology; naturally, she’s got a gleaming-white iPhone that she uses to FaceTime with Adam. Together, they sip blood from elegant little glasses and lounge in centuries-old robes.

Ava, Eva’s troublesome little sister (played by Mia Wasikowska), is the most colorful of them all. A night owl who prefers clubs to cafés, Ava wears girly, vintage-style dresses, patterned tights, and silver Mary Janes to flounce around Adam’s house and cause chaos wherever she goes.

 The fourth vampire in their pack, the “real” Christopher Marlowe (Josh Hurt), appears a little disheveled at first glance. But a closer look reveals his three-piece suits are made from exquisite and very old fabrics, gathered over the centuries since the writer’s mysterious “death” in 1593.

 There’s also a part that mentions the gloves which is also important. 

I know that there are references to the age of their clothes themselves. How did that affect what kind of textiles you used for the designs?

I like to use for them this very basic, natural leather — all of them, there’s something with leather they are wearing, and that they protect themselves also with the gloves. [The leather] is somehow a little bit like a second skin. The only one who is different —  because she is lost — is the character [played by] Mia [Wasikowska].

So focusing on Ava now- 

 Ava is the youngest of the group, and she is a very unique personality in the film. She’s bouncy, ready to party at all times, bratty, stubborn, childish, and depending on how you see her-annoying as hell at times. Don’t get me wrong, she’s a fun character, but the way she easily manipulates and plays Eve, and Eve allows it, while Adam just stares like ‘Fucking really?’ is upsetting to me because Eve is so good natured and Ava loves taking advantage of that to get her way. She knows she can’t with Adam, so she likes to annoy him, piss him off, destroy his life. 

Remember, this is the second time she’s done something horrible to him, and considering she’s less than 400 years old,  How do we know that? When asked, John Hurt said Marlowe is YOUNGER than Adam- Adam is 500-600 depending on the interview, article, etc that you read. Tom always said 500 so I go with that. Eve is 3000 according to Tilda, and John said that Marlowe was  300-450 years old and was uncertain how he turned. I never finished it, but here is some interview notes I took from various interviews- this was only HALF of them.  And everyone agrees, including Jarmusch, that Ava is the youngest. So she’s likely only close to 100-200. We know that because she hurt Adam 87 years prior to the film- it was made in 2012/2013 so that means the incident that he’s still upset over took place in  1925/1926 or so.

So looking at her age, it makes sense that she is the way she is. Part of the film’s story is Adam’s turning point on humanity. He’s basically turned his back on it at the end of the film, returned to his vampire roots, etc. after Ian -his last connection a)betrayed his trust and b)was murdered by Ava-the reckless and blood thirsty child of the group. Seriously, in vampire terms, she’s probably still a baby which is possibly why Eve gives in to her manipulations. 

SO ON CLOTHING-The style of clothing isn’t modern, and yet it’s not ancient pieces thrown together across time. It’s recent enough that it still looks stylish, and still gives her a unique image compared to-well EVERYONE in the film. Even the background people at the club didn’t pop out. You had a few hipsters, a few basic outfits, but nothing POPS. And the one outfit that does pop had a cut scene- The girl from The White Hills outfit. (There was a deleted scene where they pass by and she sees that they have no reflections you can see it here ) BTW her name is Ego Sensation. Just fyi. 

SO anywho- Ava’s clothing is meant to have more personality, to stand out, because of the concept that she is ‘lost’ her being lost is entirely up for debate on the meaning, but I take it as because of her age, she’s still not ready to let go of the lifestyle she’s become accustomed to, to party and explore the world, to live among the living instead of hiding away.

 Another great thing about her is with Adam and Eve-their clothes can be completely androgynous. One of Tilda’s great qualities is she’s built where she can dress as either sex and it WORKS. If Eve and Adam traded outfits, other than awkward sizing it would make no difference in making them both look a certain gender. (Also-headcanon that Eve is genderfluid). Meanwhile, Ava is girly from head to toe. Even her gloves are supposed to look more ‘girly’ than the others. It’s one of the things that makes her character so adorable to look at.

Going back and looking at her age- Ava has no reason to fear people. She didn’t live in a time when vampires were hunted, most likely. I want to believe she was likely still a ‘newborn’ when she first pissed Adam off, but only Jim Jarmusch could tell -and I have no way to ask him or even Mia. Sad. If I could be connected to them to know more I totally would. (I STILL want a book on how all of them were turned/met one another etc. because I NEED IT and tbh I don’t like most of the fanfic for the movie :x ) - Let’s assume she was turned around 1900 (Edith Cushing is that you?) - By then everyone pretty much stopped believing vampires existed. You had books like Carmilla( (1872) and Dracula ( 1897) and in 1922 the movie Nosferatu. By then, it is safe to say Vampires were more myth and legend than a real fear. Going from there, who really believed in any kind of supernatural being existing anymore? And the few things people may have believed, aliens and ghosts, are all just superstitious to those who don’t believe.  

Ava literally was not raised as a vampire in a time where she needed to fear people, unlike Adam and Eve. She just doesn’t have a reason to hide- and if she drains people, it can easily be a murder covered as being someone who is severely mentally ill and thought they were a vampire. But the killer would never be found- unless there was some tie to her or others around her. That’s why Adam and Eve skipped town, Adam broke his rule of not being seen with Ian because Ava wanted to go out-meaning they were the first who’d be mentioned as suspects in his disappearance. 

Adam and Eve meanwhile have lived through a hell of a lot of shit where innocent people were MURDERED for any traits that tied them to witchcraft, being some supernatural creature like a vampire and have seen some shit. People would put stakes through the dead to keep them from rising, they’d bust their jaws, they even made cages over graves to keep the dead underground. There is a real fear of being found out embedded in them, and as Marlowe said, it would cause chaos-and likely lead to their deaths, if they were to tell the world they existed. Eve plays with the idea, but she’s a smart one, she wouldn’t do it knowing it could mean they’d be killed for it. If not used as lab rats. 

Each of their clothing has its own type of personality, Eve’s is very reminiscent of the places she’s been and the cultures she explores, Adams clothing, according to that one pamphlet thing (I can never remember where it is or how to find it) 

and Kit’s is your basic nice suit match but with pieces that are about 400 years old. (I want to know the secret of their clothing staying perfectly intact.) 

But even with all this, Ava’s stands out the most because she doesn’t see any fear or need to fear being out in the open unlike the others. If you look at it in her pov, it makes perfect sense to not have to hide, and lets be honest- the fact that Adam and Eve dress the way they do actually does make them stand out a bit in a crowd because NO ONE dressed like that now-or hardly anyone does anyways. 

Ava’s clothing and their significance is one of my favorite things about the film tbh. And, like you said, she is careless, overconfident, and slightly ignorant. But on another hand, isn’t it smarter to try and blend in with a crowd instead of standing out? I can’t quite remember, but I think 2012/2013 was the area when vintage was suddenly EVERYWHERE and everyone wanted to be vintage-so who stood out more, Adam and Eve, or Ava? 

For some other links you may enjoy: 

A wordpress users views and analysis of Ava’s costumes: https://superqueen.wordpress.com/2014/03/27/may-i-avas-wrist-length-gloves-in-jim-jarmushs-only-lovers-left-alive/

An interview with Jim Jarmusch: https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2014/04/jim-jarmusch-only-lovers-left-alive-interview