Roast Your OCs Tag!

Roast Your OCs Tag!

Thanks for the tag, @urnumber1star (here)!

Rules: boil your OC down to their barest, most cliche, stereotypical essentials, and phrase it like a headline

Let's go with some of the cast of Grim City Chronicles, my Victorian/Edwardian historical fantasy WIP!

GRIM CITY CHRONICLES

Willem - Anxious seventeen-year-old indentured servant with severe self-esteem issues and a heart of gold, got involved with an insane sorcerer and now doesn't know what to do about the ✨consequences✨

Jesse - Sprightly little boy way too good for this world and who radiates Oliver Twist vibes in the best way

Vince - BREAKING NEWS: Angry local Victorian Era prostitute pretends he doesn't care about anyone other than himself and his cousin. But cares IMMENSELY

Peggy - Seemingly bubbly adorable girl whom everyone thinks is a historical version of a manic pixie girl but is actually much more than that. Also, she loves macabre, gothic things and has a bug collection.

Ilya - Chaotic con-man who also happens to be a musician - loves a good measure of troublemaking chaos and makes it everyone else's problem

Dasha - Hyperactive teenager obsessed with explosives and inventing new machines with clockwork. Will blow something up if too bored.

Gemma - American thief who moved to London and just wanted to have one normal day but ended up caught up in a whole conspiracy with a bunch of other young weirdos instead.

Tagging (gently): @sleepy-night-child, @kaylinalexanderbooks, @smol-feralgremlin, @oh-no-another-idea, @littleladymab,

@winterandwords, @eccaiia, @sarahlizziewrites, @illarian-rambling

@agirlandherquill, @anoelleart, @ray-writes-n-shit

@writernopal, @anyablackwood, @unstablewifiaccess, @forthesanityofstorytellers

@i-can-even-burn-salad, @cakeinthevoid @thecomfywriter

@thepeculiarbird, @clairelsonao3, @memento-morri-writes, @starlit-hopes-and-dreams @amaiguri

@differentnighttale, @leahnardo-da-veggie

Friday Kiss Tag

Thanks @mysticstarlightduck for the tag! I've been tagged in these several times before, but I've never bothered to do one, because I didn't think I had any. But it turns out I did! So here's a snippet of Asteria Heights- a scene with 2 for the price of 1!

Rules: "Share a snippet of your characters kissing. It can be any kiss, from familial pecks on the cheek, platonic kisses, forehead kisses, to full-blown makeouts."

“Tadaima,” she called, announcing her presence as she kicked her shoes off by the entrance.

“Okaeri!” Her mother Fumiko poked her head out from her office. “How was the movie?”

“Eh, it was okay. The fight scenes were pretty cool.” She kissed her mom on the cheek. “How’s work?”

“It was alright. Mr. Gallagher keeps asking me for Raskovnik, though, no matter how many times I tell him I don’t sell those.” Fumiko rolled her eyes. Meg snorted.

“Why does he keep coming by when he knows you’re never going to have any?”

“Because your mother’s the best dang herbalist on this side of the Mississippi.” Meg’s father, Benjamin, came down the stairs at that exact moment, smiling proudly. “Ain’t that right, hon?”

Fumiko giggled.

“Oh, you.”

Meg gagged as they kissed. "Alright, I'm leaving."

There it is! 2 kisses in a single scene, lol. Gently tagging: @theunboundwriter, @disastardly (are you still doing tags?), @nemaliwrites, and anyone else who wants in!

ultimate character development template

basics

name: meaning of name: nicknames/titles: age: gender: location: birthday: strengths + example where it's shown: weaknesses + example where it's shown: how it affects others:

emotional depth

attachment style + how it manifests in the story: physical fear: emotional/abstract fear: happy memory: sad memory: object of significance: philosophical outlook/belief: what characters are ignorant about themselves: how confident are they: goal: long-term dreams: what they're embarrassed/ashamed to tell others about: regrets: source of pride: source of misery: what they admire above all else: do they believe in fate:

personality

mbti: enneagram: big five: character archetype: star sign: who they pretend to be on the outside: who they actually are/how they feel towards the mask: mental health conditions: how it manifests for them: iq: eq: humour: reputation:

habits

bad habits: mannerisms when stressed: mannerisms when content: mannerisms when scared: mannerisms normally: verbal mannerisms/distinctive speaking style: how do they move across a room: what do they say and what remains unsaid: how they express love: hobbies:

appearance

defining features: eye shape + colour: hair texture + colour: skin texture + tone: vibe: height: build: clothing: any bodily disfigurement (scars, etc.): overall attractiveness: their opinion on their appearance: appeals to:

relationships

who they trust most: what they wish they could do for them: what's holding them back: who they hate most: what they wish they could do to them: what's holding them back: relationship with the protagonist: relationship with the antagonist: siblings: relationship with them: parents/step-parents: relationship with them: previous broken relationships: why did it break: what others expect of them: who believes in them: their mentor character/who they look up to: political/religious/other affiliations: what makes them different from every other character: non-human relationships + why: romantic "type" + why: relationship dynamics:

backstory/background

primary emotion towards their past: primary feelings while in their past: where did they grow up: defining incidents: earliest childhood memory: saddest memory: happiest memory: major accomplishments: their opinion on it: notable people in their backstory: effect on them today: trauma: what have they already lost: financial circumstance:

progression

why are they important (eg. why're they the only one able to do something?): what do they learn about themselves throughout the story: what do they learn about the world: how do they feel towards their newfound knowledge: character arc (positive, negative, neutral): how relationships change because of their actions: what mistakes do they make: what scene is their character highlighted: do they get what they want: why or why not: what happens to them after the story ends:

OC in 3

Belated thanks for the tag, @mysticstarlightduck! I haven't posted in a while, so I have a bunch of stuff stocked in my to-do tag lol. I'll be using Meg, Aven, and Nina from Asteria Heights for a little change of pace <3

Megumi Wilson

Aven Donahue

Proserpina (Nina) Heights

Gently tagging: @cypriathus, @fayeiswriting, @da-na-hae, and anyone else! <3

WIP Aesthetic Tag

Thanks for the tag, @mysticstarlightduck! I'll be going with Traveling Bards!

Rules: "Make a moodboard for your WIP, a playlist (3+ songs/music will suffice but it can be as long as you want) and describe the Vibe of your WIP."

Playlist:

Soldier, Poet, King by The Oh Hellos

Strawberry Blond by Mitski

Fireflies (Cullen Vance cover) by Owl City

Passerine by The Oh Hellos

Dancer and the Moon by Blackmore's Night

Kingdom Dance from Tangled

Second Child, Restless Child by The Oh Hellos

Some of these are songs I think they'd play, some of them are just the general vibes of the story (or both)

Inspo/Vibe:

Pseudo-Medieval (early Renaissance?) era fantasy world

Initially meant to be a parody of otome (female-oriented dating sim) games/otome Isekai (reincarnation) webcomics

Rapidly devolved into a regular isekai comedy that only occasionally pokes fun at the genre

World-traveling comedic adventure with a trio of sisters and the boy they aggressively adopted along the way

A comedy that's totally a comedy and doesn't have a single bit of seriousness in it whatsoever, says the author who's never written a comedy and makes everything angsty even if she doesn't want to

Magic, music, and monsters, oh my!

Bucket list globe-trotting romp with sisters that incidentally collect an increasing amount of crimes along the way

MCs are fantasy nerds that intentionally aim to hit every standard Hero Adventure story beat and live out their nerdy dreams

Gently tagging: @pandoras-comment-box, @amaiguri, @creatrackers, and anyone else who's interested!

OC Moodboard Tag

Belated thanks to @mysticstarlightduck <3 I take a while but never stop tagging me, please! Going with Beyond the Mirror this time, since I've done all the mains for my priority WIPs.

Sora

Ailith

Not really satisfied with these... but tbh it might be that I don't know these characters well enough yet. But I guess that means I get to update it one day!

Gently tagging: @kaylinalexanderbooks, @justnerdy15, @kaeru483, and anyone else who wants in!