Art by Ninomae

Her name is Crowne. She's a second-year student in Scarabia, sorted into her dorm for her guile and intelligence. These are traits she came into possession after years of navigating high society.

She is a pleasant person on the outside. Having lessons on manners and etiquette drilled into her since she was young, she is very well trained in keeping up appearances and maintaining relationships.

Despite seeming good-natured, she approves of actions which are ruthless in nature or are carried out in self-interest and dislikes laziness and inaction. This resentment is born from envy towards those who have the freedom to do as they please.

Her unique magic, "Silver Tongue" gives her the ability to see dialogue options as if in a game. These dialogue options are things she can think of saying (meaning they cannot contain information she does not already have), but they include with them percentages to indicate how likely her conversation partner will go along with something she's said, or how well they will respond.

This magic has been especially useful in playing the diplomat in arguments or ensuring that the results of negotiations with other noble houses are favourable to her family.

Her actions have all been for the sake of advancing her family's status (as they had originally not been a very powerful house) as she has been taught to do since her birth. Eventually, she is also expected to marry for the sake of her house.

This is why she has been enrolled into NRC. Her parents ship her off to find herself a match, particularly impressed by the prospects in the school. If Crowne were to marry into royalty or even an influential family, their house would reap great benefits.

She initially is committed to fulfilling her parents' expectations of her and actively tries to get closer to some of the students. Though she succeeds in getting their attention, she eventually stops her pursuit as her attentions slowly shift to her dorm's vice housewarden.

Apart from Jamil, she also has taken a liking towards Silver and Ruggie. Silver, for his commitment to his duty (although the same can be said for Sebek, his lack of manners tends to put her off), and Ruggie, for all the crafty things he gets up to for his own gain.

Her relationship with Jamil is different from everyone else's. She feels especially close to him as they both share the same burden of their family's expectations of them, and they will never be truly free to act on their own desires.

They both start out as normal classmates, but grow closer after spending more time with each other outside of class and learning about each other's situations.

At some point, she suggests to him that they should start dating, though they would not get emotionally involved and that the purpose of their relationship to be for experiencing what it's like having a partner (e.g. only going out on dates, making each other food, celebrating achievements and milestones together, etc). She concludes that if she is to enter an arranged marriage regardless of what she does with her time now, she should enjoy her freedom while it lasts and suggests to Jamil that he does the same.

Though reluctant, Jamil eventually agrees to her proposal. The two start dating, but do so inconspicuously as Crowne would be in trouble with her family if they were to find out, and it would also damage her chances of finding other prospects.

However, she starts to develop deeper feelings for him and finds herself wanting more out of their relationship. She keeps these feelings to herself as she believes that her feelings are one-sided and that she is likely no more than a passing fancy.

They aren't practical as a couple, as it would require the both of them to abandon their duty to their family. She knows this, but at the same time, that doesn't seem to matter when they are together.

Little does she know, that the same things go through Jamil's head. On top of that, he also knows that once they graduate, he would have to return to the Scalding Sands with Kalim, and Crowne would have to return to her homeland to be married off.

This also exacerbates the conditions that lead to Jamil's overblot, as he believes that his rank is also why his relationship with Crowne has to be the way it is, and why she does not see him as a worthy suitor (and therefore not return his feelings).

His overblot ends up amplifying Crowne's feelings for him, seeing how far he went for the sake of his own desires. She also comes to learn about his feelings for her as a result.

Although still eager for the approval of her parents and to serve her own house, she decides to start living for herself, seeing that she's always been acting for somebody else. She slowly tries to free herself from the sense of duty she's always carried with her, and starts by properly going out with Jamil.

However, they still understand that their relationship does not come without stigma or obstacles and are not vocal about it. Events like Glorious Masquerade and The Nightmare Before Christmas are especially precious to them as the pressures of society have been lifted, even if only for a brief moment.

The first picture of Crowne I included is from The Nightmare Before Christmas event, right as they're about to leave Halloween Town. They're both lamenting the fact that once they return to Twisted Wonderland, they will no longer be free to court each other openly.

In a masquerade, where their identities can be concealed, they're free to exist just as two people who care for each other.

To answer your other concerns, I don't really plan on putting her with anyone else since a big part of her character revolves around her relationship with Jamil. If I do change my mind later on, it's most likely going to be one-sided on the other character's end.

So both Psyche and Cantarella have their own "love interests" but the nature of their relationships are all established, although of course that might also change as their relationships develop into something else.

I have my own pet pairings which I gravitate towards, but if I've come up with an idea I think is really good for a scenario, then I would draw that pairing instead. I also get influenced by comments/asks as well sometimes, so if you send in an ask saying you like a certain pairing, don't be too surprised if you see that in my next post...

Thank you for liking my characters! It makes me glad to see other people liking them.

Psyche would very likely view Cantarella as a potential adversary in love and therefore be on guard when they interact. She acknowledges that she's very beautiful and has several suitors, and it makes her feel threatened. Would Idia even look at her still if she were to be lined up with Cantarella? What chance could she stand against someone so wise and elegant?

Cantarella on the other hand would feel a certain responsibility for Psyche as she's the only other girl on campus. She would see her as a very troublesome baby sister who still hasn't learned how dangerous men can be and would feel the need to stop her from doing anything she might regret.

To Cantarella, being seen as a rival in love is ridiculous, especially when she isn't even remotely interested in anyone outside her circle and when she can even find the people in her circle to be too much sometimes.

But just who will be the one to pull her in the end...

I suppose I was at some point. The relationship between my oc and Raiden turned out to be so complicated I found it difficult to continue justifying shipping them...

My favourite has actually always been Sam (with Monsoon but not Raiden coming in second place, surprisingly). I don't have a lot of other metal gear works, but if you're fine with seeing more yume/oc stuff, here are two:

I do like making art of metal gear, though, so I might do more in the future. I'm actually quite happy someone noticed my header, so thank you for that!

That's exactly it. It's not a very big detail, but she's only ever depicted blushing around Idia too.

She's a big fan of how Malleus is like a tragic and misunderstood villain from all of her favourite mangas come to life. The fact that he's also a prince makes him feel even more like an unattainable existence, very much like an idol.

The way she sees Idia is quite different. To her, he's this guy who she feels is made for her because their likes and dislikes are so very similar. The ideal date for the both of them is staying in or going somewhere isolated/where there's an event for something they're into, and they dislike having to deal with other people.

Unfortunately for Idia, though, Psyche's also an avid player of otome games and very much wants him to say all the typical lines you can hear in them.

Also this wasn't in the ask, but I think it's worth mentioning that Psyche's relationship with Cater is also important as he's more or less the only person she has a healthy relationship with. She doesn't idolise him and see him as an unreal being the way she does Malleus, nor does she view everything he does through rose-tinted glasses like she does for Idia.

Thank you for always liking my ocs and stories!

Cantarella actually has Rook vying for her attention along with Lilia and Jade, so I feel like out of all the three, Jade might actually have the least chance...

Logically, Lilia would be the strongest contender because he has the longest history with her and because there is also less of a cultural gap between them. Although Lilia's changed much since they first met, the same can be said for Cantarella.

Initially, Cantarella is the one with the brighter personality between the two of them, and she balances out Lilia's rougher personality. It's only after she gets poisoned and loses her sister that she becomes more closed off. Since Lilia also becomes more whimsical over the centuries they were apart, he ends up balancing the new, colder part of her out.

As for Jade, Cantarella doesn't really take special notice of him. To her, he's very much like the men in her homeland because of how formally he speaks and behaves around her. Jade is also a little reluctant to overstep and get up to his usual antics because he wants to avoid doing anything that would displease her, as he's seen firsthand how quick to anger she can be.

Of course it's possible that Jade might find another way to stand out from the other two, but you'll just have to see...

Psyche sees Malleus the same way Rook sees Vil and Neige, he's like a beloved character from an anime to her, but that doesn't necessarily mean she wants to pursue him romantically.

Malleus, though, develops feelings for her as she's always so excited to see him and is so full of joy when she speaks to him. Since he's not the best at communicating his feelings, and because Psyche's got a one-track mind, his affections go largely unnoticed or mistaken for gratitude.

That is not to say, though, that there's no hope for Malleus on that end. With just the right push, things might go his way.

Cantarella and Psyche are both in different universes, so they don't actually interact. If they did, though, Psyche would go out of her way to avoid Cantarella, while the latter tries chasing her down to make sure she doesn't get herself in trouble.

Thank you again for liking my stories! I always appreciate all the asks you send in.

This is such a lovely analysis of them! Thank you for taking the time to write this out and sending it in, I appreciate it more than you know.

When I wrote Psyche's character, I didn't really think much on how she should differ from Cantarella (who was written before her), but it is interesting to see that they both ended up being more or less the antithesis of one another despite that.

Unrelated, but there's an episode where Cantarella goes along with some of the boys to break into Crowley's office. They're nearly caught by Vargas dropping by, but Cantarella manages to fool him by using her unique magic to take on Crowley's appearance and chases him off. So actually, her magic isn't limited to keeping her camouflaged, it's quite versatile!

Cantarella also does feel something for her suitors, but you're right in thinking that she doesn't necessarily want to act on those feelings. It's a complicated situation for her because of her upbringing and past, but her being in NRC is remedying that (though very slowly).

As for Psyche and Cater, the latter does have some level of feelings for her, but a lot of the time he chooses not to acknowledge them. When he does, he just thinks that there's no harm since he doesn't intend on doing anything about them either. It makes it just a little hard for him to see her gushing about Idia and all that, but he figures it's for the best.

Thank you so much! I try to make my characters match the world they're in as much as I can, so I'm glad that you think they fit in.

Unfortunately for Psyche and Cater, that first meeting was especially unpleasant. Psyche, especially upset because on top of not being paired with Idia, she got paired up with someone so talkative, and Cater, who had to put up with her gloom while also constantly trying to stop her from mixing in poisonous ingredients to their school project.

You're very sweet, thank you! It's always really nice to see that other people like my art enough to mention it to me personally.

It's always a pleasant surprise to see that there are people who like Psyche and Cater together, especially since none of their interactions so far have really been romantic.

I do like drawing them together and plan on developing their relationship eventually, so I hope you'll keep on supporting them!

Thank you! All of you are so sweet. They go through a lot of changes before I decide on the final design, so I'm glad that you like the versions I settled on.

Thank you for liking my oc and art! It's really touching to hear that people like my art enough to want to learn from it.

Also, this version of Psyche is already rather tame compared to how she was before she enrolled into NRC...

I switch between painting software a lot when I work, so recording can be a bit tricky. I might post my process in the form of screenshots of stages of progress one day since there have been other asks for that, but for now I don't intend on posting any speed paints.

For Psyche's case, she's sort of an exception as she's already been expelled from all the other schools that would have accepted her. NRC was a last resort for her family (although there's RSA, they figured she'd fit in better in NRC).

Perhaps one of her parents had unique magic similar to hers, and perhaps by using it they managed to get Crowley to sign off on her enrollment, but who can say for sure...

That's very nice of you to say, thank you! I'd love to make something again which looks like it's a screenshot from a game. I've done one previously that looks like it's from a visual novel, which was pretty fun to make too.

Her name is Cantarella, and she is a fae who is part of nobility. She is a third-year student who was sorted into Pomefiore for her convictions. Once she forms an opinion on something, it is very difficult to change her mind.

When deciding on which club to join, she settles for the mountain lovers club because of her love for nature, and more importantly, because there is only one other member.

Although she seems impassive, her attitude is largely caused by her being in NRC and surrounded by boys. The society she was raised in is matriarchal, and it is very rare for men to be in the presence of polite company back at home.

She is the first child of her family and has several younger sisters, all who live with her parents back in their homeland, Circelle Isles. Out of all of them, she has the greatest animosity towards men.

She actually meets Lilia first, a period spanning centuries before they both enroll into NRC. He comes across her one night when he stumbles onto the gardens of her family's estate.

They would then meet up frequently in secret at night. Cantarella, always confined to the grounds of her home on the account of being sick, and Lilia, finding respite from his duties.

They come to grow fond of each other's company, and although romantic feelings bloom between them, nothing comes out of it.

This is because Cantarella stops showing up to their meetings. By the time Lilia decides to look for her, he finds that she and her entire family have vanished from the estate.

Cantarella once had a younger sister who had a human fiance. When any woman in her family marries a non-fae, they can and typically will undergo a ritual to split part of their life with their partner so that both of them can live the rest of their lives together.

This has caused many humans to pursue the hands in marriage of the women in her family, hoping to lengthen their own lifespans, and Cantarella vehemently opposes her sister's union because of this. As a result, she gets poisoned in small doses by her sister's fiance.

When the poison finally comes into full effect, she is plunged into a long and deep slumber. With no one to get in the way, her sister moves on with her plans on marriage and shares part of her life with her human partner, only for him to abandon her after being granted extra life. Heartbroken from not only being lied to and but also abandoned, she takes her own life.

Stricken by tragedy, her family immediately returns to the safety of their homeland, away from prying eyes and danger. They only manage to find a way to wake Cantarella centuries later once the poison's effects have also weakened, and by then the memories of her life before have become so faded, that she can only feel rage towards the man who caused her to miss out on centuries of her life, and who was responsible for her sister's death.

So much has happened without her knowledge, and having been affected by the poison for so long, she isn't in full control of her magic as someone her age should be.

Her prejudice towards men only grows, and it becomes so intense that her parents finally decide that they have to step in. To solve both this problem and her lack of control over her powers, they throw her into the deep end, forcing her to live in an environment with just men, which is when they enrolled her into NRC.

Cantarella's unique magic, "Kindred Spirit", allows her to assume the physical attributes of any humanoid she's laid eyes on before. However, if she for example takes on Jack's form, she does not also inherit the strength that his muscles actually have, so the physical traits she copies are only appearance related.

She uses this magic when she first steps foot onto NRC for about a week to make herself appear a bit more plain and average to get a more honest assessment of the people around her. After reverting to her original form and getting different (better) treatment from nearly everyone, this strengthens her resolve to not change the way she already perceives men.

The reason her ears are always covered is to conceal one of the more obvious factors that give away the fact that she is a fae. She understands that her life-sharing ability is very attractive and even if this ability isn't well known by the people around her, she still feels the need to keep it hidden.

She takes special notice of Rook after she removes her disguise. Out of all of the students, only he really treats her the same as he did when he first met her. He showers her with the same amount of compliments and sees beyond her new appearance.

She is initially perplexed by him, but slowly warms up to him when she sees how frank and straightforward he can be. She does feel something for him, though she doesn't like to acknowledge it as she's seen firsthand how a romance between a fae of her kind and a human can end in tragedy. So, whenever his compliments start getting a little too forward or flirty enough to fluster her, she runs away by using her unique magic to disappear into the crowd.

Upon her enrollment into NRC, she also reunites with Lilia. He's initially skeptical of her identity, given that he had thought she was dead for centuries, but his doubts are cleared when he witnesses her use her unique magic. He's elated to see her, but Cantarella, having been asleep for so long, doesn't remember him.

This doesn't deter Lilia, and he tries his best to restore their relationship by constantly approaching her. This means that he also gets in between her and Rook often, much to the latter's dismay.

While he hasn't made their past relationship public, Diasomnia is aware of Lilia's feelings and has been informally enlisted (mostly because they were harassed by Sebek) to assist where they can. This leads to Silver often referring to Cantarella as his mother in front of the other students (and most importantly, Rook).

While Cantarella is troubled by this, she can't deny that being around Lilia also stirs up some old feelings inside of her, even if she can't remember why.

So despite not remembering Lilia, the sense of familiarity and nostalgia she feels around him causes his presence to not be entirely unwelcome either. She particularly finds it difficult to keep him at arm's length when he's always so warm and forthcoming with her.

Lilia finds it amusing when Silver calls Cantarella his mother despite not having told him to do anything of the sort, and he leans into it, sometimes even encouraging it.

As for her relationship with the other students, she is also rather close with Epel. He's the first student she starts a conversation with in NRC as he bears a striking resemblance to her late sister and because she initially mistakes him for a girl. Despite the misunderstanding, she comes to see him as a younger brother, and the latter starts seeing her as an older sister.

She also gets along with Jade. She finds him tolerable when she first meets him despite his being a man, as he's just as polite to her and well-behaved as men are required to be when they speak to women in her homeland.

Initially, she only reluctantly joins the mountain lovers club because she won't have to be around a lot of other students, but she eventually starts finding Jade's company more than agreeable.

Although Jade enjoys teasing people and whatnot, he treats Cantarella differently because he finds it important to be liked by her. This started off as simply wanting to keep her around in the club, but gradually changes into something else.

Another reason he becomes very fond of her is he has come to strongly associate her with the club activities (often bringing up his ideas on what they should do next each time he sees her). This has led him to grow rather possessive of her, worrying that she might be poached by another club. Quite a few students avoid Cantarella because of this, as they don't want to deal with Jade in the case he sees them together and misunderstands.

On one occasion where she has lunch with Ace and Deuce, Jade invites himself along and causes the two first-years to have a rather uncomfortable meal.

While Jade's scaring away all the guys who approach her may seem like something Cantarella would dislike, she actually appreciates it as it means she has to deal with less men. Unfortunately for Jade, though, his scare tactics aren't effective on Rook and Lilia.

She was originally supposed to be based on Kaa like Psyche is, but being my first twst oc she's undergone so many changes that she's practically unrecognisable from her first version. Now, I like to say that she's twisted from the poison that was infused into the apple given to snow white, as her name is also the name of a poison.

While designing her, one of the other villains I leaned towards to for her magic related design was the enchantress in Beauty and the Beast, so she's able to shapeshift just like her.

I want to explore more of her past with Lilia and how they got close before they were split apart, though I think it'd also be nice to see her and Jade interacting on a deeper level once the latter has grown comfortable enough around her to be emotionally vulnerable.