Character Intro - Aleks Keldora

Character Intro - Aleks Keldora

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☆ ・・About/General Info ・・☆

A master of disguises who is also a skilled hacker, Aleks Keldora initially became a thief to save his family's struggling business from bankruptcy but eventually continued on to become one the most successful intergalactic thieves in the whole planetary system, under the hacker alias of Wraith. His real identity was never, until the inciting incident of the main story, discovered by the Junction, as - with the aid of his high-tech mask, he could change his appearance however he liked. He became a master in the art of blackmail, disguises, and cracking high-profile security codes, making him a real threat to the officers of the Junction and even other galactic governments. He is also a member of Jack's crew. A prankster at heart, Aleks is the kind of friend who wants everyone around him to be happy and have a good time, but secretly struggles with a storm of anxiety inside his own mind.

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Pronouns - He/him, mainly Age - 21 Current Role - Part of the main cast Appearance - Aleks has short and curly hazel brown hair, which is usually rather messy, and he has tan, freckled skin. He is 5,6ft, or around 169cm, and is thin, though rather muscular. His usual, or favorite, outfit consists of a dark green bomber jacket, a simple long-sleeved shirt with or without a print, black or grey pants, and either sneakers or boots depending on his mood, but his outfit also changes a lot depending on whether or not he is using a disguise. He has greenish-hazel eyes and a playful smile.

Personality Types -

✶ Enneagram: 2w3

✶ MBTI: ENFP

Occupation: Hacker, tech whiz, master of disguises, blackmailer (blackmails the government quite often), technological shapeshifter (can basically shapeshift with tech). Species & Place of Birth: Human; Eoriah (planet) Sexuality: Pansexual

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Character Playlist

The Kid That I Used to Know - Arrested Youth

Psycho - Broke City

Leave Me Alone - Adam Jensen

Lost Control - Alan Walker, Sorana

Copycat - GUMI, Circus-P

Anxiety - Besomorph, The Tech Thieves

And more!

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✶ Tags:

#wip supernova initiative

#oc: aleks keldora

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Supernova Initiative Taglist (-/+): @ray-writes-n-shit, @sarandipitywrites, @lassiesandiego, @smol-feralgremlin, @kaylinalexanderbooks,

@diabolical-blue @oh-no-another-idea

@cakeinthevoid, @clairelsonao3, @sleepy-night-child

@thepeculiarbird, @anyablackwood, @lyutenw

@the-golden-comet, @urnumber1star, @ominous-feychild, @amaiguri @lyutenw @finickyfelix

@elshells, @thecomfywriter

Let me know if you'd like to be added!

Source for moodboard pictures & music playlist: Pinterest & Spotify respectively

Writing Share Tag

Thanks for the tag, @willtheweaver (here)!

Since I'm still doing edits to Supernova Initiative and have yet to write more snippets I can post without spoiling the whole thing, I'll go with a future snippet from my superhero WIP Mutant Inquiries!

TW. Absent parent/parental abandonment, mentioned addictive substance (superpower serum), implied teen delinquency, and overall a generally shitty narcissitic mom

(Context, Elijah Donovvan's absent mother, Janet, stops by his apartment to pay her sons - him and Rhett - a visit. Elijah is less than thrilled about it, for a myriad of reasons, and leaves for his vigilante duties after telling her some much-needed truths.)

"What are you doing here?" Elijah asked, deadpan, as he held the apartment door ajar, effectively blocking the woman from entering.

She huffed out a chuckle, maliciously oblivious, "Isn't it obvious?" The woman took a step forward, placing a hand on his shoulder, "I'm visiting my sons."

Her gaze grew suddenly ice cold when he brushed her off, but Elijah couldn't care less. "Hm." He hummed, sticking his chin out, "Well, that's funny, 'cause I wonder why." The teen narrowed his eyes, bitter "After all these years, what the fuck do you want? You left. I thought it was pretty damn clear you wanted shit else to do with us."

Janet gasped, "Now, don't be rude, Elijah. " Her voice was authoritative, nagging. Just as he remembered. "You know nothing of what I went through, and this tone you're using is, quite frankly, offensive-"

At that, Elijah cut her off, "Oh, excuse me. I'm offending you now?! Sure." He scoffs, this time taking a step forward of his own, "Cause you were being the 'Parent Of The Year' when you walked out on your husband and two sons." His voice was sharply sarcastic, dripping venom. "Rhett's in the fucking hospital again, and you want to talk about 'my tone'?"

Janet crossed her arms over her chest.

"It's not my fault that boy has such an awful taste in friends. Now you're just being unreasonable."

Elijah pinched the bridge of his nose with a huff, "Well, maybe Rhett wouldn't be so hooked on that damn super-serum if mother dearest had stuck around after his twelfth birthday. Just a thought. " The teen narrowed his eyes, "He idolized you, do you know that? And quite honestly, watching my big brother get involved with gangs because he wanted escapism isn't exactly a kid's dream life y'know. But it was the life I had."

Janet's gaze turned soft as if understanding. He knew she wasn't, and he could practically see the gears turning and scheming happening inside her mind, "Look. I'll admit my choice wasn't ideal. I was young," She smiles, waving a hand outwards as if it could dismiss all of her wrongs, "Everyone makes mistakes when they're young - it's human to want to experience another, wilder side of life at times. But I'm here now, and I am family." She tried to push past him and walk into the apartment. Elijah didn't move his arm from the threshold, holding her back, "You should respect that."

"No, you're not my family." Elijah bit out with a dark chuckle that sounded like anything but a chuckle, "Dad is my family - he was everything you never cared to be. Rhett is my family, for all his faults and trouble, at least he was here. Is here." He shouldered past her, closing the door behind him and locking it. Elijah adjusted his backpack on his shoulder and started walking down the corridor, "You are less family to me than the next-door neighbor."

He chuckled as he heard the sound of her testing the doorknob to see if it would open, followed by the click-clacking of her heels on the polished concreted as she took off after him, and spun around nonchalantly, walking backward to end the conversation before another started, "If you excuse me, I've crime to stop and a cybertech industry to take down. Don't pester the doorman on your way out."

And with that, he turned around once again, stopping by the elevator doors and pressing the button to call it to this floor.

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

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

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

@leave-her-a-tome, @writernopal, @anyablackwood, @unstablewifiaccess, @forthesanityofstorytellers

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

@lassiesandiego, @thepeculiarbird, @clairelsonao3, @memento-morri-writes, @starlit-hopes-and-dreams and OPEN TAG

Character Intro - Deimos Soll

This is a character introduction for Jack Tithus, one of the main protagonists of my WIP Supernova Initiative!

If you like this, please reblog! 💕

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☆ ・・About/General Info ・・☆

The deadliest sniper in the entire galaxy, Deimos was Jack and Cassie's first crew member and their adoptive brother, who grew up with the duo in the ruthless streets of Cethea III. He grew estranged from his siblings a couple of years before the main story, and eventually left the crew to pursue a solo career as a sniper and work more actively to aid the rebellion efforts against the Junction - as of the beginning of the main plot, he and his siblings are unexpectedly reunited and must begrudgingly work together once more in what quite possibly is the deadliest heist of their lives. And much to their surprise, rekindle the bond they once had as a trio.

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Pronouns - He/Him Age - 26 Current Role - Narrative Foil to Jack & is also a Deuteragonist Appearance - Deimos has long, dark blue hair which he usually keeps tied into a neat bun or ponytail. He is incredibly tall when compared to his human peers, standing at around 7ft or 213cm. He is very lanky and thin, not having much in the matter of sheer strength, which he compensates with his remarkable speed and agility. His style is usually impeccable, the space-version of casual chic for sure. His go-to attire is a (literally) bullet-proof white robe with white pants, a charcoal black hooded cloak, and leather boots (I showcased his outfit in this tag, as well as the outfits of some other members of the crew).

Personality Types -

✶ Enneagram: 1w9

✶ MBTI: INTJ

Occupation: Sniper/Assassin/Sharpshooter, intergalactic thief, mercenary, gun for hire. Species & Place of Birth: Zatrian (alien), Ivion. Sexuality: Bisexual but often leaning more towards straight, depending on his mood.

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✶ Character Playlist

Playlist Sneak Peek:

Bloodshot - Sam Tinnesz

Alone With Myself - Citizen Soldier

Whataya Want From Me - Adam Lambert

I'm Alive - Shinedown

Gladiator - Jann

Eyes On Me - Asteria

And more!

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✶ Tags:

#wip supernova initiative #oc: deimos soll

Supernova Initiative Taglist (-/+): @ray-writes-n-shit, @sarandipitywrites, @lassiesandiego, @smol-feralgremlin, @kaylinalexanderbooks,

@diabolical-blue @oh-no-another-idea

@cakeinthevoid, @clairelsonao3, @sleepy-night-child

@thepeculiarbird

@the-golden-comet, @urnumber1star, @ominous-feychild, @anyablackwood, @amaiguri, @lyutenw @finickyfelix

@elshells, @thecomfywriter

Let me know if you'd like to be added!

Source for moodboard pictures & music playlist: Pinterest & Spotify respectively

Heyy !

☀️ Sun - What's your favorite part of your WIP?

and

⚡️Lightning - Have you ever spontaneously added something to your story that you wouldn't have added normally? If so, what made you do it?

for Supernova Initiative pls ? :)

Thanks for the ask, @thepeculiarbird!

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☀️ Sun - What's your favorite part of your WIP?

Let's see, (:

I really love the dynamic between the three main siblings of the story (Jack, Cassie and their adoptive brother, Deimos), and writing their backstory has been really fun so far as well (mainly because its really interesting to see how their past shaped them into the people they are today, as well as how their dynamics changed over time while also somehow remaining similar at times).

I love, love, love writing the sci-fi settings for this story. I have a lot offun every time I'm writing a new setting, planet, etc! Since Supernova Initiative takes place on a set of fictional, futuristic galaxies, I have a lot of leway to make the settings as unique and varied as I want, even outwordly or uncanny at times. I can have grimy, crime-filled mining moons with streets filled with neon lights, or a giant ocean planet which hosts some of the largest creatures in the system and has beautiful rings (like Saturn, but different, utopic-dystopian high-tech space stations ruled by the intergalactic Junction with an iron fist, etc!

I love writing my morally grey characters - Kye Thalax, Zenyth Astrophell and even Deimos Soll has a morally grey streak at times (though he is more 'chaotic good' than neutral lol). The contrast between them and the more do-gooder, kind personalities of this series - such as Jack Tithus, Lyorna Alyrii, Cassie etc - is really interesting and grants the story a great deal of variety that I think makes it even more fun to write! I also do love angsty, badass, hot and undyingly loyal antihero-type characters so I may be a bit biased lmao.

I really like writing and reading some whump, and this story has its fair share of it, so there's also that!

I like my character's unique quirks and how they all feel so distinct from one another in their own ways while also forming a cohesive and compelling team/crew.

⚡️Lightning - Have you ever spontaneously added something to your story that you wouldn't have added normally? If so, what made you do it?

That's a tough question lol. Since I'm a plotter, my WIPs and stories are usually carefully thought out and developed by the time I start the first draft, and this WIP (Supernova Initiative) especially, was intentionally tailored to my personal tastes, with my favorite tropes and dynamics, as I needed a passion project LMAO. But even then, there are a few things that took me by surprise as I reached the final stage of plotting and moved onto the first draft. So let's see what those things were!

Originally, Deimos wasn't going to have left the crew five years before the main story and had nothing to do with the set-up that had the team arrested in the inciting incident of the main act of this series. I usually don't like the "sibling rivalry" or "traitor sibling" trope in movies and books, as I think it is rather overdone and it often isn't compelling to me/feels annoying when not done well. However, as I reached the final stage of plotting, I realized this story needed a bit more stakes and that a bit more of internal conflict in the crew could spice things up, as well as give Deimos a change at a really meaningful redemption arc. So, I changed things up a bit: in the new, final version of the story, Deimos, Jack and Cassie grew up as siblings and best friends, but after they became adults and the civil war started, Deimos wanted to get involved with the conflict directly and rebel more openly against the Junction, while Jack & Cassie wanted to keep things as they were and continue simply undermining the Junction by stealing from it. This leads them to have an argument, after which Deimos leaves the crew but ends up caught by an insane warlord in the Khosmonian galaxies, who tries to turn him into a living weapon. He escapes a few years later, but is still being hunted by that General. With no resources and no other choice, Deimos makes a deal with the Junction to set-up the crew (since he knew how they operate and how their heists work) in exchange for temporary protection and with the promise of being given the resources to take down General Laylah. He later regrets betraying his family, as despite their estrangement they were still his siblings whom he loved more than anything, and ends up starting a redemption arc later on while trying to make amends.

Vesper originally wasn't going to be a relentless cyborg mercenary seeking revenge for the deaths of her brother and their mother. In the first version of an outline I developed for this WIP, she was actually a character much similar to Pax Stellaryn - she was going to be a spy and cadet at the Junction, and her personality was going to be much kinder, funnier and softer. She was also going to be a childhood friend of Pax's in another version of the series. However, I felt that their personalities were far too similar and that her character felt like her story was lacking something. So I scratched that original concept completely, and changed up her backstory, character and personality a lot and thus the cold, calculating, ruthless and painfully socially awkward Vesper we now know was created. And I quite love this new version a lot more!

Not exactly something that I wouldn't have added, but which was still an unexpected change I made in this story and which actually fit really well into the plot: Aleks Keldora was originally going to be an orphan, like quite a few of the other main cast. But somehow I felt that didn't match his personality and worldview, and also felt that at least some characters in this story should have happy, healthy, living relatives/family, so I scratched his original backstory and gave him two loving mothers who raised him with all the care in the world, and whom Aleks wants to give a better life to now that he has the means to help them.

24. What is an alternative life path your OC might have gone down? How different would their life be if they'd made those decisions?

Thank you for the ask, @saturnine-saturneight!!! I'm going to go with some of the cast of Supernova Initiative!

None of the AU's below are remotely canon, but they are indeed a fun exercise in creativity!

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24. What is an alternative life path your OC might have gone down? How different would their life be if they'd made those decisions?

I'll go with three alternative universes: an evil/worst-case scenario one and a best-case scenario/perfect world (utopian version) one.

SUPERNOVA INITIATIVE

Jack Tithus -

(Canon/Current Jack Tithus - A charming intergalactic thief who steals from the government as a form of rebellion, and who will do anything to keep his sister and his friends safe.)

Evil AU -

What would cause it: Firstly, Jack is such a good person that it is very difficult to take him into a villain arc, but not impossible. For this Dark Version of their universe to take place, their story started out pretty similar but had a much more tragic end - for Jack to turn evil, something terrible would have to have happened to his siblings. So, in this Villain AU, before the siblings could leave Cethea III, during a harsh winter, Cassie and Deimos ended up killed by Junction Sentries, and Jack narrowly survived. In this Dark AU, Jack - broken by the deaths of his siblings - becomes a rebel extremist, who rouses a revolution against the Junction, targeting the regime's big cities with lethal chemicals as a way to punish those who ally themselves with the government. His grief would lead him to have "an eye for an eye, blood for blood" outlook, probably becoming precisely the type of person he swore to defeat.

Perfect/Utopian AU -

What would cause it: In this AU, their galaxy was never under the dictatorial dystopian regime of the Junction, and thus their moon was a thriving merchant settlement rather than an oppressed mining colony. Jack's parents were never killed, and so the siblings - Jack and Cassie - had a comfortable life and never had to struggle to survive. Jack becomes a pilot, trained by their mother, and Cassie gets an internship at a prestigious academy, where her inventor talents thrive and she becomes one of the best robot engineers in the galaxy. The main difference is that, in this version of their world, the siblings would probably never meet Deimos, as without the Junction's crooked influence over their planetary system Deimos would not have been kidnapped by slavers and brought to Cethea III in the first place. The first difference would probably be his personality. In this Utopian AU, Jack wouldn't have to have become so confrontational and rebellious, and likely wouldn't have been so blatantly defiant of authority and overprotective of his sister, while he probably would still be an outgoing and doting older brother. He also wouldn't have become an intergalactic thief, as he would not have had the need to be one in the absence of the Junction's oppression.

Deimos Soll

(Canon/Current Deimos: Deimos is the best sniper in the galaxies and the first member of Jack and Cassiopeia's space thieves' crew. He is cold and ruthless, but above all, a loyal friend, despite their differences at times.)

Evil AU -

What would cause it: What if Deimos hadn't escaped from General Laylah in time? What if she managed to break him into the perfect living weapon during the five years he spent away from his friends? I think that Deimos' 'Dark AU' would be centered around that premise. He did some fucked up things in his time away from the crew and became a lethal sniper, yes, but he was never needlessly cruel, never hurt innocents, and always hunted down evil people who oppressed others. But, when he was captured by General Laylah, if her torturous experiments had worked she would have been able to strip that humanity away from him, and all that would be left would be a dangerous husk, with the skill and capabilities to cause massive damage, now unbound - and without his kindness and morality to hold him back, few people would ever be able to stop him. The most dangerous killer known to the galaxies would have been created, and one under the complete control of an unhinged warlord set on spreading her empire - that is a disaster for anyone standing in his way. Honestly, the galaxies are lucky this isn't the Canon Route, lol.

Perfect/Utopian AU -

What would cause it: I think it would be pretty much like Jack's Utopian AU. No Junction, no civil war, no slavers. Deimos' people wouldn't have been forced to become ruthless to survive, he wouldn't have been seen as a weak link, his Nestmates would still be alive and he would never have been kidnapped and taken by raiders to Cethea III by force. Overall, I like to think he would have become a Paladyn - a knight of his people - and used to talented aim to watch over his people. I also like to think he, Jack, and Cassie would have eventually met - like they do in the canon story - at some point, under less dire circumstances, and become best friends either way.

Gabi Ophyria

(Canon/Current Gabi: The adoptive daughter of the galaxy's most famous assassin, Gabi is a rebellious girl with a heart of fire who joined an underground rebel group to undermine the Junction.)

Disclaimer: Since her current situation in the story is actually the best-case scenario that could've happened in her situation (which was pretty screwed up because of the villains), I'll go with two different "Evil AUs" instead!

Evil AU 1:

If, all those years ago in the past, after completing his mission Pyerce hadn't connected the dots and run away from the Junction with young (then orphaned) Gabi under his wing, things could've turned out a whole lot different. If the Junction had acquired her through some means, she would have been trained as a super soldier, much like Noctus was, no doubt to break the spirit of the rebels still loyal to her family name. With her memories wiped and no one to dotingly watch over her, Gabi would have been turned into a fierce soldier, like a 'war hound' ready to follow every command of the Junction. With her strength and perseverance, she would have been a tough enemy to contend with, and would likely be turned against those who were loyal to her family in the past as a way for the regime to mock them, and she would have no idea of it.

Evil AU 2:

This AU starts out very similar to the Canon. Pyerce deserts the Junction after finding out the truth about his 'mission', and flees the galaxy with a young Gabi, whom he adopted as his own as a way to atone for what he'd misguidedly done. Where the story takes a dark turn in this Evil AU, is that - some years later - instead of being able to settle down peacefully on a flourishing planet in the Khosmonian galaxies, the duo ends up found by mercenaries sent by the Junctions - Pyerce's former colleagues - and Gabi is forced to watch someone she considers as family (Pyerce) be killed, like her biological family was. This makes Gabi's already fiery nature turn wrathful and filled with a thirst for revenge, and after she escapes, the girl would likely train and become an assassin deadlier than Pyerce ever was, on the road to brutally kill one by one of his former associates, those responsible for his death. However, on this search for revenge, Gabi would probably blur the lines between wrong and right far too much and go past a point of no return, and become her own worst enemy without even realizing it.

WIP Weather Ask Game

Inspired by the random thunderstorm that just popped up out of nowhere. Enjoy.

💧Rain - What's the most emotional scene you've ever written?

❄️ Snow - Who is your coldest / most stoic character and how do they express themselves (if at all)?

🌨 Sleet - What's the most you've ever written in one sitting?

☀️ Sun - What's your favorite part of your WIP?

🌫 Fog - What was the hardest part of your WIP to write?

🌬 Wind - What was the easiest part of your WIP to write?

🌪 Tornado - Who is your most impulsive character and why?

🔥 Wildfire - Who is your most emotional character and why?

🌌 Clear Skies - How long have you been writing your current WIP?

☁️ Cloudy - What inspired you to start writing your WIP? (or in general)

⚡️Lightning - Have you ever spontaneously added something to your story that you wouldn't have added normally? If so, what made you do it?

🪹 Drought - What do you do to help with Writer's Block?

💦 Flood - How many WIPs do you have?

🏝 Hurricane - Do you often stick to one WIP and finish it, then move on, or do you bounce between WIPs?

🪨 Landslide - Which WIP has the most worldbuilding?

⛰ Earthquake - Which WIP has the least worldbuilding?

🌊 Tsunami - When and where do you like to write?

🌋 Volcanic Eruption - What's your biggest flaw as a writer?

🌈 Rainbow - What do you think makes your story unique / stand out?

🌙 Eclipse - What's the most common / reoccurring theme of your WIP(s)?