Character Question 26

Character Question 26

How is their current mental health?

Bella: It's okay. Not amazing since she has her social life to stress about. Since the apocalypse, it's taken a downhill turn since she's the eldest in the group and feels obligated to take on all the responsibilities. She's worried about a lot of stuff.

Freddie: He's recovered from his depression a few years ago, but his high standards don't keep him healthy. He pushes through exhaustion, which leaves him in a bad physical and mental place. The birthday surprise wasn't the first time he was drugged by loved ones.

Zach: He also holds himself to too high standards. But, he's better than the other two at accepting personal mistakes. Not a lot of his confidence is faked, oddly enough, allowing him to be more comfortable with himself. However, he also takes a turn for the worse with the apocalypse; he also feels he has to fix it, to be the hero and his fear of being abandoned is developed.

Character Question 25

What do people notice first?

Bella: Her stance is very relaxed, and she seems confident in herself. She has a graceful ease to the way she moves and talks. She's charismatic and seems to have an opinion and information about anything anyone brings up. She never stammers and never seems to hesitate. There's an air of practiced perfection that surrounds her.

But if you spend a LOT of time with her, or are particularly observant, you may notice that some movements seem forced. Her eyes are constantly shifting around the room and she stays silent longer than other people. Unless she's a little more relaxed or is forced to, she leaves gatherings first. Her only signs of tiredness are when her gaze lingers and her eyes almost cross, and it seems like she's staring at nothing. When she returns to the room again, she's briefly apologetic, but mixed negativity lingers in her eyes - annoyance, doubt, self-hatred, guilt. Otherwise, her pep and bounce are unrivaled in length and enthusiasm.

Freddie: He is very articulate about any and all of his opinions. Despite being shorter than almost everyone, he somehow manages to look down on most people. He has scalding glares ready for anyone who doesn't quite keep up with his lightning-fast thoughts. He carries himself with confidence and will let his eyes drift around the room, barely lingering on the person speaking unless they have something truly momentous to say. Unfortunately, his physical characteristics pale in comparison to his mind. He's a little slow (something he's endlessly bitter about) and has almost no stamina. It doesn't take a lot of activity to tire him out.

He's a bite-sized package of sass, smarts, and temper. Don't take him on a walk.

Zach: He also has a practiced ease. He laughs easily and is almost constantly smiling. No one seems to dislike him at all. He has only a little more grace than most teenage boys his age.

Looking closer, he's quite toned and lasts longer than almost everyone in physical activity. His smile falters around certain people, but it's mostly unnoticeable. He avoids personal questions and often changes subjects that encroach on room details, collections, and parents. Fortunately for him, his charisma is barely forced; most of the cracks in his facade are from his defensiveness and secrecy.

Likes: programming, learning as much as possible, cartoons

Dislikes: being put in charge of 2 children during an apocalypse

Do this for your OC’s 

So in an effort to truly dump as much as I can that has been spawned from A New Infection, here is a mostly complete list of all the alternate universes I have. Briar's characters feature in most of these, so go check out her descriptions and other universes linked at the end. Also! Any title in green only includes my characters, or at the very least, they're the main focus.( @pagesofcursive is Briar's blog, or you can click her name above)

- Family AU

Half our characters are toddlers! and are fostered by the other half. This alternate universe is almost purely fluff and fueled by chaos. The adults need help staying sane.

- Fusion AU

Follow all our characters through high school in a world that has laws from both universes; powerless people are the most populous, followed by elementals (Briar's universe) and vigilantes (my universe) at an even smaller population. There's fluff, plenty of angst, new relationships, and plenty of new, tragic backstories to discover. This alternate universe has the most polished stories, which we will be sure to post, as soon as someone is introduced.

- Game Show AU

Motivated by money, fame, friendship, or blackmail, our characters join a game show. There's betrayal, love, and old friendships being discovered, as everyone attempts to survive each weekly trial and not be eliminated before reaching the end.

- Hogwarts AU

We're both Harry Potter (not J.K Rowling) fans, so it was inevitable that we'd send everyone to Hogwarts. When a parent goes mad and threatens the wizarding world, it's up to our characters to reason with the twisted adult and save their community.

- Post-Apocalypse AU

This was created solely because of my indecisiveness; there are a few versions of ways the world would turn after being saved from the canon setting. The first short story I posted is set here, even though it's not explicitly stated. This is probably the least interesting AU, but possibly one of the more useful ones (for me at least)

- Royal AU

Scandals and servants, nobles and naughtiness; we put all our characters in a loosely fantastical medieval setting. Embodying various roles, two of our characters are neighboring princesses and employ the others. There are witches, demons, and mortal peril, and suffice to say, it's definitely an exciting time.

- Superhero AU

A New Infection characters live in a world of heroes, villains, and vigilantes. The characters are age curved, and they serve significant roles in their local metropolis. Living with gray morals, fraying patience unrecognised potential, Bella, Zach, and Freddie, masquerading under the names Scarlet Maiden, Bladed Officer, and Biohacker, strive to make their mark on the world.

- Survival AU

After being thrown in an arena and forced to battle by an unknown external source, the ten main characters plot and escape their prison and are now faced with surviving a winter wonderland and somehow finding their way home.

- The Perfect Family (TPF) AU

Freddie is officially adopted at a much younger age by Violetta and Aster. This alternate universe was formed by a selfish desire to write about more sapphic found families, balance out the angst, and give Freddie the childhood he needs.

So, yeah! These are all the AUs I've created (that I can currently remember) You can find Briar's post here since she and I wanted to create a list of all the universes we've come up with. Eventually, we may flesh out each concept, with character descriptions and roles exclusive to each universe. We'll also post stories set in many of these settings as we finish them, and we'll be sure to link to our respective master posts.

Character Question 28

Are they comfortable with technology?

Bella: Technology is her safe space. She loves it more than people, almost more than life. She can program in her sleep and loves picking up new skills

Freddie: He is okay with it. I've established this before, but he prefers chemistry to programming. He can hack many websites, but some are well beyond his skill set, much to his chagrin and denial. He can handle it, but hasn't got nearly the finesse Bella does (honestly, who does)

Zach: He's lost when it comes to tech. He's helped his dad set up the WiFi and plays video games as much as the next teenage boy, but that's his limit.

She's sporty, she's driven, she's gay and amazing. Her name is Nala. After her father left when she was young, her mother fell into a deep depression, leading to Nala finding early independence. Eventually, her mother managed to rise a little from her slump and was able to earn enough to pay for a roof over their head. Though whenever she was off work, she shut herself in her room, leaving her daughter to fend for herself. Nala has decided she will never have to rely on anyone in her life and plans to be a politician. She's the grade treasurer, captain of the basketball team, and the softest Slytherin you'd ever see.

Nicknames: none commonly used, though Fera uses pet names

Age: 17

Birthday: May 29th

Race: unknown; her mother was adopted and she doesn't know anything about her dad

Sexuality: Lesbian demisexual

Power: none