Passing through the Fire

Send me a # (questions for OCs) or a letter (questions for creators) and I’ll answer

QUESTIONS FOR YOUR OCs

What’s the maximum amount of time your character can sit still with nothing to do?

How easy is it for your character to laugh?

How do they put themselves to bed at night (reading, singing, thinking?)

How easy is it to earn their trust?

How easy is it to earn their mistrust?

Do they consider laws flexible, or immovable?

What triggers nostalgia for them, most often? Do they enjoy that feeling?

What were they told to stop/start doing most often as a child

Do they swear? Do they remember their first swear word?

What lie do they most frequently remember telling? Does it haunt them?

How do they cope with confusion (seek clarification, pretend they understand, etc)?

How do they deal with an itch found in a place they can’t quite reach?

What color do they think they look best in? Do they actually look best in that color?

What animal do they fear most?

How do they speak? Is what they say usually thought of on the spot, or do they rehearse it in their mind first?

What makes their stomach turn?

Are they easily embarrassed?

What embarrasses them?

What is their favorite number?

If they were asked to explain the difference between romantic and platonic or familial love, how would they do so?

Why do they get up in the morning? 

How does jealousy manifest itself in them (they become possessive, they become aloof, etc)? 

How does envy manifest itself in them (they take what they want, they become resentful, etc)? 

 Is sex something that they’re comfortable speaking about? To whom? 

 What are their thoughts on marriage? 

 What is their preferred mode of transportation? 

 What causes them to feel dread? 

 Would they prefer a lie over an unpleasant truth? 

 Do they usually live up to their own ideals? 

 Who do they most regret meeting? 

 Who are they the most glad to have met? 

 Do they have a go-to story in conversation? Or a joke? 

 Could they be considered lazy? 

 How hard is it for them to shake a sense of guilt? 

 How do they treat the things their friends come to them excited about? Are they supportive? 

Do they actively seek romance, or do they wait for it to fall into their lap? 

Do they have a system for remembering names, long lists of numbers, things that need to go in a certain order (like anagrams, putting things to melodies, etc)? 

What memory do they revisit the most often? 

How easy is it for them to ignore flaws in other people? 

How sensitive are they to their own flaws?

How do they feel about children? 

How badly do they want to reach their end goal? 

If someone asked them to explain their sexuality, how would they do so? 

QUESTIONS FOR CREATORS

Send a number and character to my ask box ;) Specify ‘sentence’ or ‘dialogue’ with the number.

Sentence:

“I was just kind of hoping that you’d, y’know…fall in love with me.”

“When I said ‘Whatever helps you sleep at night.’ I didn’t mean this.”

“You know…that’s not what an apology sounds like.”

“I love you from the bottom of my heart, but I don’t trust your cooking. Stay out of my kitchen.”

“I am under no obligation to make sense to you.”

“I taught you how to pick locks, and this is how you use that skill?”

“There are only so many times I can watch you break before I start to crack.”

“We wouldn’t be having this conversation if you had just listened.”

“We need to talk about your life choices.”

“Stop getting crumbs all over my bed.”

“I’m sure that sounded different in your head, but please never say that again.”

“Well, if you had woken up properly the first time I kicked you, I wouldn’t have had to do it four more times.”

“We shouldn’t be here.”

“I think I broke him.”

“If we get arrested, it’s your fault.”

“All I know is, one of us is right, the other is you.”

“Don’t. Move.”

“I will be the first to tell you I’m a terrible liar.”

“So why did I have to punch that guy?”

“You’ve got to stop saying that.”

“You just give off the impression that you want to murder everyone you look at.”

“You’re lucky you’re cute…”

“Are you always like this or is today a special occasion?”

“Why are you hiding behind me? What did you do?”

“Oh, so you’re on their side now?”

Dialogue:

“If someone gets nosy, just shoot ‘em.” “Shoot them?” “Politely.”

“Can I ask a dumb question?” “Better than anyone I know.”

“Shut up.” “I didn’t say anything!” “Don’t care. Shut up.”

“How long have you been standing there?” “Longer than you’d like.”

“Do you even know how to drive this thing?!” “Considering the fact that I almost flew us into that building, I’m going to assume you know the answer.”

“This is bad.” “You said that already.” “It seemed worth repeating.”

“You’re really drunk right now.” “No I’m not, you’re just blurry.”

“Come here.” “Why?” “Just come here.” “No. You’re gonna hit me.”

“Don’t you have to be stupid somewhere else?” “Not until four.”

“Well, this is a nice change of scenery.” “It’s a jail cell.” “I was being sarcastic.”

“You don’t have to do this.” “I wish that were true.”

“What now?” “I don’t know, I didn’t think we’d get this far.”

“You look…” “Beautiful, I know. Can we move on?”

“You’ve gotta stop doing that.” “What?” “Saying things that make me want to kiss you.”

“When did you become so smart, oh wise one?” “Since I stopped listening to you.”

“I thought you forgot about me.” “Never.”

“Give it to me.” “Only if you promise not to kill anyone with it.”

What is your OC’s favorite color?

Does your OC collect anything? What do they collect?

What kind of things is your OC allergic to?

What kind of clothing does your OC wear?

What is your OC’s first memory?

WWhat’s your OC’s favorite animal? Least favorite?

What element would your OC be?

What is your OC’s theme song? 

Do you have a faceclaim / voiceclaim for your OC?

What deadly sin would best represent your OC?

What are your OC’s hobbies?

How patient is your OC? How hot-headed are they?

What is your OC’s gender / sexuality / race / species / etc.?

What foods does your OC like to eat? What are their least favorite foods?

If your OC could have any pet, what would they choose? Why?

What does your OC smell like? 

How do they make a living? What kind of job do they want / not want? What is their dream job? What do they think of their current job?

What are your OC’s greatest fears? Weaknesses? Strengths?

What kind of music do they listen to? Do they have a favorite song?

If they came from their world to ours (if not already in our’s) how would they react? What would they do?

What personal problems/issues do they have? Pet peeves?

What kind of student were they/would they be in high school?

What is a random fact about your OC? 

What is their outlook on life? What is their philosophy / what do they think in general about living?

What inspired you to create them / how did you create them? Were they originally a fancharacter? What was their personality / design like when you first made them?

Who is the most important person in their life? Why? Who is the least important to them (that still has an impact and why?

What kind of childhood did your character have?

What kind of nervous habits do they have? Do they stim? Do they have any kinds of addictions?

If they could choose their epitaph for their grave, what would they choose?

Do they want to get married? Why or why not? Would they ever want kids? Do they have kids? Why?

What is their most traumatic memory/experience? What is their favorite memory?

If they could have one thing in the world, what would it be?

Would they ever kill someone? What would someone have to do to push them to kill someone? If they would kill someone, why? 

What social groups and activities does your character attend? What role do they like to play? What role do they actually play, usually?

How is your character’s imagination? Daydreaming a lot? Worried most of the time? Living in memories?

What does your character want most? What do they need really badly, compulsively? What are they willing to do, to sacrifice, to obtain?

What’s something that your character does, that other people don’t normally do?

What would your character do with a million dollars? 

What is in your characters refrigerator right now? On their bedroom floor? Nightstand? Garbage can?

Your character is getting ready for a night out. Where are they going? What do they wear? Who will they be with?

What does your character do when they’re angry? Why?

Does your character have any scars? Where did they get them from? 

What was the most offensive thing your character had ever said?

How does your character react/ accept criticism?

If your character was given a slice of pineapple pizza and they HAD to eat it (or something bad would happen), how would they react? Do they even LIKE pineapple pizza?

Your character is given a voodoo doll of themself. What do they do with it? Do they see if it actually works?

Can your character draw? What do they like to draw? Do they doodle?

What were their parents like? How has that affected how they are as an adult?

Does your character like candy? Do they get sugar rushes? What are they like when they get a rush?

Reblog this message if you encourage anyone that wants to draw your OC to do so.  No need to ask for permission in advance.

Go for it.  Draw my OC.  If you want, I’ll even give you reference posts.  Go to town on it.

You are welcome to draw my OC and surprise me with the result.  Seriously.  In fact, I encourage it.  I will proudly display whatever it is you submit to me regarding my OC.  There is a chance that I will squeal about it for several days.

Introduction

Love

Light

Dark

Seeking Solace

Break Away

Heaven

Innocence

Drive

Breathe Again

Memory

Insanity

Misfortune

Smile

Silence

Questioning

Blood

Rainbow

Gray

Cookies

Vacation

Mother Nature

Cat

Orly?

Trouble Lurking

Tears

Foreign

Sorrow

Happiness

Under the Rain

Flowers

Night

Expectations

Stars

Hold My Hand

Precious Treasure

Eyes

Abandoned

Dreams

Rated

Teamwork

Standing Still

Dying

Two Roads

Illusion

Family

Creation

Childhood

Stripes

Breaking the Rules

Sport

Deep in Thought

Keeping a Secret

Tower

Waiting

Danger Ahead

Sacrifice

Kick in the Head

No Way Out

Rejection

Fairy Tale

Magic

Do Not Disturb

Multitasking

Horror

Traps

Playing the Melody

Hero

Annoyance

67%

Obsession

Mischief Managed

I Can’t

Are You Challenging Me?

Mirror

Broken Pieces

Test

Drink

Starvation

Words

Pen and Paper

Can You Hear Me?

Heal

Out Cold

Spiral

Seeing Red

Food

Pain

Through the Fire

Triangle

Drowning

All That I Have

Give Up

Last Hope

Advertisement

In the Storm

Safety First

Puzzle

Solitude