King of the Crows

look up unique insults online and make a list of your favorites. you now have a perfect line up for vicious mockery. you can even organize them by the thing they are insulting (ex. big forehead, short, absent parent/s, etc)

make a playlist of songs you think your character would like and play it on shuffle next time you need to do an inspiration. depending on the songs you add this can be hilarious

if you're really devoted to your character (especially if you are playing them in a long campaign, or even multiple campaigns), learning how to play their instrument if you don't already know how is an obvious and awesome thing to do. however this can be really expensive and time consuming, so a good alternative is learning how to play it on an app or website like garageband. personally i'm trying to learn digital trumpet for my character ilya bc i love them with all my heart

bards don't have to be horny. just saying. i'm kinda sick of 90% of bards being horny. can we get some ace bards in here please? (cough cough ilya is ace cough). and yes, scanlan is my fav character in critical role. i'm not biased :/

give their instrument a cool design. please. i'm begging you. i love when people do this

pink. pink theme bards. that's all i'm gonna say

this doesn't only go for bards ofc but please if you have the money get dice sets that match your character's design (i'm gonna get some blue dice for ilya soon i'm so excited!!!). i'm putting this one on the bard list bc i think having matching accessories is the best when it's done with bard characters bc they are the most extra and most aesthetic-focused class (imo) so it makes sense

go CRAZY with their makeup. i feel like i don't see this enough and it's upsetting to me. bards are performers baby. make them SO extra

changeling bards are the coolest ever. this is my opinion tho

give them some other reason for having magic than just bc it comes with being a bard. like make them double class with smth like sorcerer or warlock. either they already had arcane abilities and they channel it through their love of music, or they are a performer who acquired arcane abilities some other way. make it more interesting than just "bc bard have magic"

hermes in epic: the musical. that's peak bard vibes right there (i am aware that i am painfully basic)

i trope i love is "bard who isn't actually a bard, they are a mage who uses their magic to make it appear that they are super talented but they're actually shit and have some other ulterior motive" (i watch @thestarfishface a lot if you can't tell)

He has a bit of an addiction to spicy noodle dishes (particularly udon)

He’s so blind. Like literally can’t see five feet in front of him without his glasses typa blind.

His love language is giving gifts/buying things for his partner (Miko). He always insists on paying on dates and things.

Kyoya always remembers important dates (birthdays, anniversary, etc) and Miko doesn’t bc he has a terrible memory, but Kyoya doesn’t mind too much.

Kyoya may be a genius, but he can’t cook for shit. He would probably burn water or set the smoke alarm off while using a rice cooker.

He’s quite a good artist (idk if this is canon or not, but his special episode where he meets Tamaki gave me this idea). If you were to flip through his notes, you would find little sketches of Miko everywhere.

The idea of romance seemed like a waste of time to Kyoya, and he took zero interest in it and had never had a crush until Tamaki came around. This little crush was a huge source of shame for Kyoya, and after it was over he vowed to never repeat the experience again. Until Miko transferred to Ouran at the beginning of year 2.

Miko is kinda stupid around hot guys (he's a self-insert for a reason) so he accidentally let slip to Kyoya that he's gay in one of their early convos. This came as a massive relief to Kyoya and instantly made him feel a lot more comfortable around Miko. Until that point, the only person he was out to was Tamaki (at this point he still thought Tamaki was straight). In a way, knowing Miko also liked guys made crushing on him easier.

I loveeeee Yuri on ice, and I also love overhauling stories and doing the stupidest shit I possibly can with my self-inserts, so I decided that Miko is from Hasetsu, meaning he knows Yuuri and his family. Yuuri is several years older than Miko, but he's always been sort of a big brother figure to him. This effectively makes Miko bot an ohshc oc and a yoi oc. Yes, I know the animes came out ten years apart or something, and no, I do not care.

Idk how to define Kyoya's music taste, but I have a feeling he likes chill music. Idrk how to explain it, but I'm attaching a few songs i think he would like.

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I know Rodya is always very rigid, and reserved, but I think the fact that he’s so calculating when in his right mind could lend itself to him being completely unreserved when drunk. He’s a whole lot more receptive to affection after a beer or two

They accidentally fall asleep together near constantly when they stay in the same apartment

I just know those mfs be spooning (it’s for warmth guys, trust)

Rodya calls Raz “Dima” when he’s drunk

Dima is a soft caresses kinda guy

oh bet (mine's a crime and punishment shitpost tho :/)

so i've been toying with the idea of starting a mini podcast blog. what it would be is sort of just a hodgepodge of yapping about general writing. breakdowns of character and relationship writing in medias i enjoy, analyzing bits or whole works of classical lit, giving tips for writing ocs, fanfics, etc., and of course discussing my own personal projects. the podcast would naturally have its own individual blog separate from this one, but i would probably promote it on this one because i have followers here. the episodes would be very short and (hopefully) comprehensive and easily digestible. they would probably also be very few and far between bc i have adhd and hence am unable to stay motivated on a particular thing for long periods of time. my motivation comes in short but aggressive burst, so the episodes of this podcast probably will too.

for the record, i will probably end up doing this no matter what you guys say, but still, let me know your thoughts on this in the comments! and, more importantly, let me know in the comments what topic you guys would be interested in for a first episode!