#the dourdruff girls

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EGRET FOLDER

EGRET – youngest – [zest / red]

meticulous to even the most minute details, she has a plan for everything. not only one plan, but multiple, outlining every step in her daily routine down to how many minutes it should take her to reach a certain destination. will lose composure if things go wrong (or simply come to fruition in a way different from what she imagined) and depends on her plans like a crutch.

incredibly sensitive to criticism and would rather stay safe than fail at trying something new.

gets so nervous at times that she will freeze up and go mute. cue panic attack.

laments not having a partner but never takes the chance when an opportunity presents itself.

fun fact: is coddled and babied a lot because of her anxiety to the point that she hasn’t been able to acclimate to the world or grow a thicker skin. has gotten so used to having her hand held that the second she’s on her own, she doesn’t know how to handle it. 

special power is psychosomatic illusion. when practiced to its fullest extent, the manifested illusion will be powerful enough to interact with its environment and target (if given one); this can range from moving objects to injuring others. 

a disadvantage of this power is that manifesting an illusion can be intercepted by a variety of things, such as lack of concentration or the target understanding that it is only an illusion and therefore resistant to any effects. given egret is easily distracted by potential dangers, it’s hard for her to hold onto an illusion for longer than a few moments, let alone one that is strong enough to leave lasting effects.

name interpretation:

[bird] ; birds can be associated with a lot of things, but are often used to describe characters that are flighty and timid or easily ruffled.

[symbolism] ; egrets specifically are thought to symbolize new beginnings and strength, which are two things that egret could do with drawing inspiration from.

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ELIZA FOLDER

ELIZA – middle – [vin du best / green]

seeking to mediate most situations means she’s more of a meddler than she realizes. her aversion to conflict (outside of herself) leads to getting involved in other people’s problems - whether it’s wanted or not. she means well but has yet to learn that not everyone wants an outside opinion. perhaps her meddling is a sense of moral duty given her reservations about heroism. 

doesn’t know how to take ‘no’ for an answer or take boundaries at face-value. 

the feelings of others go over her head. she tends to ‘project’ an expected emotion onto someone rather than acknowledge how they actually feel.

doesn’t enjoy being in the spotlight but also doesn’t recognize how her actions put her there. 

fun fact: has a strong sense of obligation to help people but because she doesn’t think she has what it takes to be a hero, overcompensates in other areas to make up for it. this has put her in the position of the ‘go-to’ problem solver, to the extent that even strangers will approach her with their issues. 

special power is charmspeak. this ability allows her to ‘grasp’ a subject - making them more susceptible to suggestion - and charm, manipulate, or order them to do her bidding. the severity of the method depends on how strong the grasp of a subject is; in its strongest state, it acts as a hypnotic trance.

a disadvantage to this power is that it has no effect on mindless or insentient creatures. in addition to this, eliza has yet to figure out how to strengthen her grasp and is limited to weak suggestions, meaning she must be very careful in her wording to avoid a subject disagreeing and breaking free. 

name interpretation:

[meaning] ; one of the meanings of eliza is ‘joyful’, much like herself as she is always happy to help.

[meaning] ; another translation of eliza ‘god is my oath’, relating back to her sense of obligation.

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'EEZA FOLDER

‘EEZA – oldest – [rest / blue]

while compassion can take her to great lengths in certain circumstances, doesn’t often leave the comfort of her boundaries. doesn’t want anything to do with anyone. isn’t afraid to put her foot down when people think they can abuse her rare kindness. has no desire for popularity, validation, or praise, and does her best to seem untouchable in such regards. 

her ‘me-time’ is sacred. there are very few people who can make her pick up the phone when taking time for herself.

harsh and no-nonsense demeanor has manifested from constantly dealing with others’ total lack of common sense. 

designated the apathetic therapy friend subject to the woes of the people around her.

fun fact: has zero interest in heroism or using her powers ‘for the greater good’. has swerved the ‘chosen one’ trope, and will continue to do so for the rest of her life. any event where she’s stepped in has been because she was inconvenienced by the situation first. 

special power is electric charge. ranging from a small ‘zap’ to expanse of a power grid, can charge or ‘pulse’ a target with electricity. when in controlled increments, can be used in place of defibrillators or electronic chargers for equipment, and in larger magnitudes can possibly provide a power boost. 

a disadvantage to this power is that if a vessel does not meet the requirements to store or withstand the electrical surge, the results can be particularly gruesome if not result in death. additionally, this power is not the same as electricity manipulation; she can only control what she has generated.

name interpretation:

[meaning] ; short for eloisa. is thought to mean ‘famous warrior’ which is both ironic given her disinterest in heroism, as well as alluding to her fierce demeanor. 

[meaning] ; is connotative of health and prosperity, a nod to her priority of self-care.

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this is my ppg blog to help my friend(s) navigate my headcanons and worldbuilding. slowly working on this being a hyperlink hell to connect my posts back to ‘character folders’ (ie; a post for one character with related posts listed - it’ll make sense later.) 

intending to post about my ppg ocs in a similar format as well. i’ll try to give them a separate tag so they can be filtered out for preference. 

asks open / dms open / discourse welcome

block if you don’t like my content. not into the vague-posting stuff. very cringe.

PPG FOLDERS: BLOSSOM / BUTTERCUP / BUBBLES

RRB FOLDERS: BOOMER / BRICK / BUTCH

PPNKG FOLDERS: BRUTE / BRAT / BERSERK

tags - #character folder #hcs/headcanons #ask

tags - #drdb #ddrg #ppg ocs #my ocs #drowsydrunk boys #dourdruff girls (i'm pretty sure you can filter these out !)

DRDB FOLDERS: BOZO / BLUSTER / BLUNT

DDRG FOLDERS: 'EEZA / ELIZA / EGRET