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How jumpy is your character? Do they get upset when startled?
this is a good question 👀 we'll branch out to my DA oc this time too!
tharya, my ldb is pretty jumpy - loud or sudden noises when she isn't paying attention (or even sometimes when she is) make her flinch or jump. not because she's actually scared of them, but because her brain is so used to hearing loud noises and immediately needing to get up and run or defend herself, they make her body jump into action. she very rarely gets upset by it, but it definitely ups her heartbeat. (being easily startled is a small symptom of PTSD iirc)
bhijirio, another skyrim oc, is somewhat similar to tharya. he's khajiit and a bounty hunter, so he's accustomed to listening for small noises and paying close attention to his surroundings. that way he doesn't really flinch, per se, (though his ears almost always flick in some way when he hears odd noises), but usually he will look up & look around to see if he can pinpoint the source of said noise. he never really is upset by it.
miraak, though, is pretty hard to ruffle. he usually jumps "internally", lets himself be startled by things on the inside, but never lets it show on the outside. sometimes his eyebrow or shoulder will jump if he's less alert - and specific noises will always make him leap away (i.e. anything that sounds like something falling behind him, explosions, or even whispering close by, most are reminders of herma-mora). miraak gets grumpy about it and will gripe if he feels it necessary.
azriel, my inquisitor, is a healthy, normal amount of jumpy. she will flinch at unexpected loud sounds, etc, mostly out of habit or a natural reflex. most things don't scare her, but she'll still react to them anyway. as a warrior she's very accustomed to taking constant survey of the land around her and reacting immediately, both in fights and to noises around her. she doesn't bother to hide it and usually gets a good chuckle out of it.
sebastian, though technically not an oc, i felt right to include bc of some personal headcanons. his hearing in his left ear had been damaged by the chantry explosion, so on his left side he can't hear small noises, etc. things like explosions will obv come through, but the sound of a glass dropping and breaking will likely be distant enough that he won't jump, just look around to see what it was. that aside, he jumps at very big, unexpected noises and explosions especially - he's somewhat paranoid of being caught in another since the chantry. he rarely gets upset and instead will want to know what happened and if everyone/thing is okay.
LINK TO MY AO3!
here you'll be able to find all my writing works, past and present! i write for lots of different fandoms but i flip flop between hyperfixations and obsessions pretty regularly lol. my most written-for fandom is skyrim. currently i'm 500 episodes and 1 fic deep into one piece! i have a few fics on hiatus but 100% intend to finish them and working (VERY slowly) on both. below you can find my fandoms and my current/most recent works for each!
ONE PIECE
From the New World with Love (recently done!)
Smoker/OC content: a retelling of Punk Hazard with additional OC lore in the second half. rated T on AO3 for violence and language.
On the Cruise (collection)
a collection of oneshots, drabbles, ideas, and headcanons for one piece characters, mostly OC-centric. gets pretty smoker-focused in recent updates but things for other characters are still there and may be updated! NSFW content is marked in chapter titles!
SKYRIM
it's been a while since i've written anything substantial for skyrim, but i do have a completed series and more plans for fics on the way!
First & Last Series (completed)
six fics telling of the journey of the last dragonborn as she rescues the first from apocrypha, brings him back to tamriel, grapples with the political turmoil of the country and magical happenings related to the pair of dragonborns. includes REVENANT, my crowning glory fic, a story told by the LDB of her past after killing alduin but before the events of the series.
4E 208: The Wild Hunt (not yet posted)
COMING SOON...
SPIDERVERSE
Set Yourself Free (in progress; no schedule)
a miguel o'hara x spidersona/spider oc fic, which takes place mostly in the time between ITSV and ATSV. lots of anguish, relationship building, emotions, a little smut, and (hopefully) a sound resolution 😎 guest appearances mainly by peter b and gabriel o'hara, and gwen/spidergang later on!
other assorted fandoms you'll find on my AO3 (these are either not updated or updated very infrequently)
star trek (mostly discovery & strange new worlds: pike centric, more maybe to come once SNW S2 comes out!);
a bit of jojo's, a fic i really need to finish (and intend to) but have been dragging my feet on forever;
dragon age, which i dearly love but had my hyperfixation peak on a while ago so it's been hard to get back into it:
and probably other stuff i'm forgetting, but those are my mains! please enjoy and always feel free to drop a comment on AO3 or come to my tumblr inbox no matter how old the fic or how weird the question. thanks for stopping by!