- What Did You Start With First For Your WIP? Worldbuilding, Character, Or Plot?

🌵- What did you start with first for your WIP? Worldbuilding, character, or plot?

Thanks for the ask, @zackprincebooks! So sorry for the late response, it's been a crazy week!

🌵- What did you start with first for your WIP? Worldbuilding, character, or plot?

Supernova Initiative: Worlbuilding and character development! The plot of the story changed DRASTICALLY from the initial iterations of it, but the basic vibes that led to the creation of the current main characters were already there, same for some of the base world elements, though those evolved and changed a lot too!

The Forgotten Ones: Characters! This WIP is actually a very old story of mine that I had completely forgotten (oops, pun! lol) about for a few years, then rediscovered, reworked, and turned into something I liked again. The first thing I came up with while reworking this old story into a new one was the characters! The world and the plot changed A LOT and many times from what was the original idea until it turned into the current plot.

Song of Thorns: World and Plot! I originally had a completely different idea for who the main characters were going to be (eventually scrapped that one and created the current ones) but the main vibes of the world, gothic, gloomy, vampiric medieval fantasy + some of the plot basis were already there!

🎵look at me all fucked up over someone I’ll never meet🎶

me about some tragic fictional character

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"Oh, you have no idea what you've done." Lord Tarquinne strides into the hall, throwing the doors open. His eyes are scathing, even from a distance, glaring daggers at the cocky young Praetor currently enchanting the councilmembers with his victorious tall-tales.

They were laughing, each one holding a goblet of wine of the highest caliber, it seems. A celebratory scene, one would think - they sure did. Except the current situation was nothing to be celebrated.

In the center of the group, the noble boy looks up at him, mocking arrogance and pseudo-disbelief reeking from his voice "Is that so?"

The older man sighed, exasperated, now standing right in front of the table. The councilmembers fell silent, all eyes turned to him, though Praetor Lorcan seemed particularly amused. Tarquinne answered, "Yes, it is."

Lorcan rolls his eyes, throwing his arms out wide, with a cackling laugh as if he just heard a fine joke. Some of the councilmembers, perhaps out of fear or out of a wish to fall in his good graces, hesitantly joined in, though they seemed unsure why he was laughing.

Finally, the Praetor took a deep breath and a long sip of wine, before retorting, still smirking "Oh. I get what you're talking about." He says, realization dawning on him but not harming his confidence. He continued proudly, mockery in his voice "Still, I feel the need to ask: why do you think so?" Lorcan chuckles, gesturing dismissively "After all, she's just a girl! She's no threat anymore."

Lord Tarquinne's face was unreadable, and he took a step forward. What few councilmembers had joined in Lorcan's mocking display had long since fallen silent once more.

The older man slammed his hand on the table, rattling the cutlery and startling a few of the noblemen. Lorcan still stared up at him lazily, sipping his wine as if bored. "That 'girl' won a duel against one of my finest knights when she was only thirteen years of age. That 'girl' is the daughter of Cerys Reikar - the most dangerous man in the realm." At that, Lorcan's easy smile began to fall, being replaced with a frown, uncomfortable at the reminders "She follows the Oath of the Sword by the book. Sorin knows more ways to kill a man than you ever will."

Hushed whispers filled the table. All here knew those words to be the pure truth, as much as the cocky commander of the guard refused to acknowledge it. Tarquinne moved away from the table, pinching the bridge of his nose, trying to find the patience to continue, "And you, stupid child, just hurt the person she loves the most in this world. Worse yet, you let her escape. With a dragon."

Lorcan scoffed, indignant, "I was trying to send a message -"

The other cut him off before he could finish the sentence, voice calculated, "And you did indeed send a message. A message that you're unfit for your position and that your choices can bring jeopardy to everything the Inquisition stands for." Tarquinne's sentenced ended in what was practically a yell, booming in the hall, before he took a deep breath and paused.

The gathered nobles were silent as a grave, and Lorcan's eyes burned with rage at his faults being exposed to his 'adoring crowd'. However, his arrogant facade was beginning to falter, dread peeking through into his expression.

Tarquinne addressed Lorcan, and though he asked a question, it was more than clear that it rather was a statement. "Do you seriously think that Sorin is going to stand down after you tortured her betrothed to the edge of madness and killed his sister?" He couldn't keep the sheer disbelief and impatience out of his voice at that, much like a teacher scolding a troubling child. Lorcan said nothing, and the older Lord shook his head. "No. She'll be coming for your blood, and I won't be the fool standing in her way."

It was clear the young Preator didn't want to show weakness in front of his followers. Still, his face was visibly paler, and his rings clattered slightly against the wooden table as he placed his hands upon it, steadying himself, "Then what should I do now then?"

His voice was provoking, carrying an underlying tone of disdain that wasn't unnoticed by any of the others in the room, especially not Tarquinne, but he still seemed to wait for an answer rather nervously.

Tarquinne sighed, "Now, fool, I will do what you should have done in the first place - I'll send my men to kill Sorin Reikar and the wildmage you drove mad before they come for us. And you had better pray neither of them find you before my men find them."

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OC Picrew Tag!

I wasn't tagged but I found this really cool picrew, and I made some of my characters with it and thought you guys might like giving it a try too so here it goes!

From Scrapyard Boys:

Chase Raith ("Lazerstorm")

Valen Cassidy

Jordan Raith ("Sleet Slasher")

Quince Warren

From Supernova Initiative:

Artemis Zreeth

Jack Tithus

Deimos Soll:

From The Forgotten Ones

Arion "The 'Broken' Mage" Syndrir

Asael

Deryc

From Song of Thorms

Orianna Whisperleaf

Renn Atrius

Kane Mylestrom

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OC Questionnaire!

Thanks for the tag, @urnumber1star (here)!

Your Questions:

Do you know how to dance? If so what kinds?

What's the season you hate the most? What's your favorite season?

Do you have any unusual fears?

I'll go with Deimos Soll (Supernova Initiative), Asael (The Forgotten Ones), and Quince Warren (Scrapyard Boys)!

Would you ever kill another person?

Deimos: "I mean, of course, yes. I'm a sniper and a rebel fighter! Killing is... kind of the job description there. I don't necessarily like it though, and I try to only kill people I strictly need to - I never hurt innocents. All my targets are people who would have otherwise harmed others."

Asael: "If I had to protect my Kindred - my adoptive brother - yes, I would kill in the blink of an eye. I think killing is wrong, but we've gone through too much, and I would do anything if it means he can live."

Quince: "I have... killed before. But I didn't mean to! They were trying to kill us, and I was scared. Emily was scared too. When I came to my senses there was only a pool of gore and viscera where our attacker was. That's how I... discovered my 'power'. And I hate myself so much for it."

2. What is your biggest dream?

Deimos: "Being safe, and being free. I want to remember what it's like to live without someone on my tail trying to murder me. It's been too long. I also wish... well, I wish I hadn't made the mistakes I made. Betrayed my only family for safety. I was so wrong, and I only wish I can find a way to make up for it."

Asael: "That the Inquisition will go away. That it will leave us in peace and stop torturing my kind for magic. I wish I could live in a world where I didn't have to choose every day between suffering through unthinkable torture or letting my Kindred suffer instead. I want things to go back to the way they used to be - happy, normal. Free."

Quince: "I wish I could have a different power. A nice one that didn't bring blood and death every time I used it."

3. If you could change one thing about your life, what would it be?

Deimos: "If I could, I would go back in time and prevent my argument with my half-siblings, so that I didn't leave the crew. If I didn't leave the crew I wouldn't have made... the mistake. I wouldn't be in this situation if I had just been calmer."

Asael: "Does making the Inquisition perish in a fiery heap count?"

Quince: "I would like to change my powers. Maybe have telekinesis, or healing powers, or plant generation, something that didn't fucking make people implode!"

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OC Questionnaire Tag!

Thanks for tagging me @alinacapellabooks (here)!

Your OC Questions:

How good is your sleep schedule?

Do you have any siblings? If so, how good is your relationship?

What was the toughest time you had to endure while growing up?

I'll go with Quince Warren, Jack Tithus, Valen Cassidy and Meridian Shardd!

(Quince & Valen are from Scrapyard Boys)

(Meridian & Jack are from Supernova Initiative)

1) How is your relationship with your parents?

Quince: "Well. I didn't know my parents very well, but I knew my uncle. He was a great guy - a bit arrogant and flashy, sure, but he was amazing. Uncle was a part of Team Nemesis, a superhuman team that was Spectre's sweetheart for a long while. Magmatorch - the most powerful superhero of his time. He pulled a few strings so that me and Emily didn't get sent to the Spectre Academy early on, but... that made him a target, after a while. So he's not around anymore, because the people in power couldn't control him."

Jack: "My parents were great! We were best friends, and they were quite honestly the best guardians anyone could ask for. Kind, understanding, funny, no-nonsense. They were killed by the Junction when I was a pre-teen, so it's been just me, my sister, and our adoptive brother against the world since then."

Valen: "Mom was the best, the most amazing woman in the world and the greatest journalist that this city ever had. She always knew what to say, and always had the funniest remarks! But then the so-called 'mugging' - that was actually an assassination - happened, she died and the city tried to pretend it wasn't a sanctioned hit to get rid of a loose end who was asking too many questions. Yeah right, as if my mother would ever go down without a fight! She was a tough cookie."

Meridian: "I don't have parents. I'm a sentient mix of flesh and electronic machinery - a sentient robot, or a cyborg if you will. Made from spare parts. I have - had - a Creator. She was awful."

2) What’s something you can’t live without?

Quince: "The people I care about - my sister, my friends, everyone I love! I don't want the Spectre ruining that too. On a lighter note, I also can't live without something fun to do, without pizza, and without music!"

Jack: "For sure my siblings and my crew. If there was something I could always count on, as uncertain and chaotic as our lives were, is that they'd always have my back. And I'll be damned if I don't do the same for them. I can live through almost anything if I'm sure they'll be okay."

Valen: "Freedom. I hate fuckers who want to tell me how to do and when to do it - around here, the government thinks it has the right to control every aspect of citizen's lives and I hate that with all my heart. They don't get to manipulate everyone and act like that's okay - and I don't want me and my friends having to grovel at the feet of a bunch of motherfuckers who couldn't care less if we live or die."

Meridian: "I'm not certain. But I would say that something I would not like to give up is my autonomy and dignity. I wasn't treated as a person for a long time, mostly because most people saw me as a pretty machine and nothing else. And my Creator enabled that. So now that I'm finally free, I don't want to become a mindless robot again."

3) What’s something that happened in your childhood that you didn’t fully understand until you grew up?

Quince: "I guess that as a kid I didn't get just how corrupt and dangerous our country's government is and was. Like, I was the nephew of the nation's number one hero. Everything was press conferences, fan conventions, private jets, VIP lounges, etc. We were practically movie stars, as far as I knew. Everyone loved us - and it wasn't like the Agency's dirty work was out in the public. I had no idea about it, their publicity was perfect, and for a while, I genuinely thought they wanted to do what was best for the people of this city. What I didn't realize is that Uncle and us were merely puppets for the agency, and if we walked out of line there would be consequences. When I found out the real truth behind the existence of the Spectre Academy and Agency, it was too late."

Jack: "I'm not quite sure (chuckles). For real, I don't think I know how to answer this question."

Valen: "Like what? I wasn't a dumbshit - pretty much nothing went unnoticed. I was always a perceptive kid, and that was a blessing and a curse. Still, being clever is the difference between living to see the next week or ending up dead in a ditch when you're on the run from a bunch of crazy fuckers in suits."

Meridian: "Um. I was never a kid. I was 'born' - or rather made - to look as a young adult. Since I'm made of artificially organic material, I do actually age - but much slower than actual humans. So I can only age from my current self and forward, but I was never a kid."

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