Oc Asks: Not-so-nice Edition

oc asks: not-so-nice edition

alone: How does your OC deal with loneliness? Have they ever been completely alone before? How do they act when there's no one around to see them?

betrayal: Has your OC ever been betrayed by someone they thought they could trust? Has your OC ever betrayed someone who trusted them?

bound: Has your OC ever been imprisoned or captured? What happened? How did they get out? Did the experience leave any scars?

break: What would cause your OC to break down completely? What do they look like when that happens? Has anyone ever seen them at their lowest?

desire: What's one thing your OC wants more than anything in the world? Are they open with that desire? Why or why not? What would they do to fulfill it?

failure: What's your OC's greatest failure? Have they been able to move past it? Does anyone else know about it?

fear: What is your OC's greatest fear? What do they do when confronted with it? Are they open with their fear, or do they hide it away?

future: What's the worst possible future for your OC? Are they taking steps to avoid that outcome? Are they even aware it's a possibility?

ghost: Who or what haunts your OC? What happened? How do they live with their ghosts?

guilt: What is your OC guilty about? How do they handle their guilt? Do they try to avoid guilt, or do they accept it?

hate: What does your OC hate? Why? How do they act towards the object of their hatred?

heartbreak: Have they ever had a relationship that ended badly? Experienced some other kind of heartbreak? What happened?

hide: What does your OC hide? Why do they hide it?

hunt: Who or what is your OC hunted by? A person, a feeling, a past mistake? Is your OC able to let their guard down, or are they constantly alert?

mask: Does your OC wear a mask, literally or figuratively? What goes on beneath it? Is there anyone in their life who gets to see who they are under the mask?

midnight: What keeps your OC up at night? Do they have nightmares? Fears? Anxieties? What do they do in the small hours of the morning when they should be sleeping?

mistake: What's the worst mistake your OC ever made? What led to them making it? Have they been able to fix it? How have they moved on?

monster: Is your OC monstrous in any way? Is there something that makes them monstrous? Are they aware of their own monstrosity? Do they accept it or reject it?

nightmare: What does your OC have nightmares about? How do they deal with their nightmares? Do they tell people, or keep it to themself?

pain: What's the worst pain your OC has ever felt? Do they have a high pain tolerance?

secret: What's one secret your OC never wants anyone to know about them?

skin: How comfortable is your OC in their skin? Do they grapple with anything that lives inside them—a beast, a curse, a failure, a monster? How do they face the smallest, weakest, most horrible version of themself? Are they able to acknowledge it at all?

torture: Has your OC ever been tortured? Would your OC ever torture someone else?

wound: How does your OC handle being wounded? Are their wounds mostly physical? Mental? Emotional? What's the worst wound your OC has ever experienced?

Get To Know Tag!

Thank you so much for the tag, @clairelsonao3!

Rules: Tag 10 or more people you want to get to know better

Relationship status - Single

Favorite color - Purple, especially lilac and violet. I also really like turquoise blue.

Song (s) stuck in my head - "Scrooge" by Karliene and "Verde Crud" by Andra Ariadna

Favorite food - Anything with chicken. I do love a good cheese and garlic chicken pasta with some fries.

Last song listened to - Crossfire by Stephen

Dream trip - Travelling to Ireland or Cornwall. Visiting Japan is also a bucket list dream trip I've had for a while!

Spicy/sweet/savory: Savory, though I do love a good not-too-sugary sweet once in a while, especially if it's something like chocolate cake.

Last thing I googled: "Nightwalker DnD 5e" Because I was reading a BG3 fanfic that mentioned nightwalkers and I couldn't for the life of me remember what they were.

(I'm not sure I have the patience to tag 10 people rn, so Imma tag just a few) Tagging, gently : @gummybugg, @meerawrites, @saintedseraph, @tabswrites, @oh-no-another-idea and @steh-lar-uh-nuhs!

WRITER ASK GAME - Fantasy

PIRATE - Pick one! Pirates or Royals?

KINGDOM - How many named places are there in your WIP? How much have you developed them?

PHOENIX - Have you invented any fantasy creatures?

PRINCESS - Urban fantasy or high fantasy?

WIZARD - Who is your favourite character in this WIP? Describe them!

SHIP - How many pages of planning documents do you have, if any?

KING - How long have you been working on this WIP and its world?

KNIGHT - Pick one! Forbidden Love or Enemies-to-Lovers?

HERO - What makes someone a hero in this world?

VILLAIN - Do you prefer creating heroes or villains?

TREASURE - What is the best thing about the world of your WIP?

MAGIC - What is your magic system?

QUEEN - What is the earliest planned historical event in your WIP?

UNICORN - What makes your WIP and your writing stand out?

ISLAND - Have you created a language for your world?

POTION - If potions exist in your WIP, give me a potion recipe!

CAULDRON - Give me a fantasy food!

WITCH - What sparked the idea for this world?

DRAGON - Do you write about dragons?

GOD - Does your world have a religion? Is it, in this world, right?

KNIGHT - Pick one! Forbidden Love or Enemies-to-Lovers?

Thank you so much for the Ask, @clairelsonao3!

I would choose enemies to lovers any day over the typical forbidden romance trope any day, for the specific reason that I usually like my romance stories to have a happy ending - especially that ending that gives the read a warm fuzzy feeling of the character's love and hope, or at least an ending that could lead to happiness in the future, and the forbidden romance trope usually (but not always) ends in tragedy. It's also interesting to see the character growth that happens in an enemies to lovers romance, and the chemistry born from it is always perfect. I might be a hopeless romantic who loves an old-fashioned fairytale romance with a twist, lmao.

However, I do like a good "star-crossed lovers" (which I find is a variant of the forbidden love trope) story, but only the variant when the lovers are able to overcome what obstacle is keeping them apart and triumph in the end. The trials and tribulations - plus whump potential - that come with this trope make that happy ending all the sweeter.

Happy STS, Claire!

What is easier for you in a first draft of a WIP: expressing the emotions/feelings of your characters or describing the setting's details?

Happy STS and thanks for the ask!

So the answer is actually a secret third thing: dialogue. Generally, my Draft Zero reads like a screenplay. Every draft after that sketches more of what is happening around that dialogue. This is partially because just enjoy writing dialogue, but I think it's also because I tend toward hyperphantasia, so I can see where the characters are, what they look like, and every other visual thing around them in my head to be able to write what they're saying. That means that for my own purposes, I don't necessarily need it to be spelled out on the page at that point. (Obviously, the reader does, though!)

Of the two you mentioned, emotions and feelings would definitely come first, or second after dialogue. Descriptions of settings and other details are usually the last thing that gets added (not surprisingly, it's also what I enjoy writing the least). 😂

OC in 3 Tag!

Thanks for the Tag, @tabswrites!

Tagging (gently, with no pressure): @oh-no-another-idea, @sm-writes-chaos, @writernopal, @clairelsonao3, @rickie-the-storyteller and @steh-lar-uh-nuhs

Rules - Post three pictures that represent your OC

I chose three pictures that represent my OC Rylisan from Tales of Wilted Flowers because I've been obsessed with developing the backstory of this sad, traumatized, adorable elf boy these past few days.