What lurks in darkness

My oc Sahara Zubril for my Rainbowslick story

She’s a goth teen genius and her superpower is the ability to teleport anything to her

She’s a communist with plans to overthrow the US government

Voice changing can be painful. You might think you just mysteriously got sick for like 3 weeks and start to worry abut why you're not feeling better. All my friends were worried about me.

Until one day I was chatting with one of my cis male friends who is closer to the trans community than all the others, and when I complained about the sore throat he just casually said "oh yeah, well your voice is changing. It's not surprising your throat would be sore."

and I was like "Really? That's a thing that happens?"

And yeah, apparently when dudes' voices are changing it hurts for a little while, but cis guys just don't talk about it for some reason? and then when they grow up they forget what it felt like going through puberty as a teen.

Both siblings paused after entering the building to take in the sweet scent of thousands of books. If Kilimanjaro were present he’d have shouted “Nerds!”. It only took a few minutes to register Sahara’s county library card in the university’s system. There was a mini museum for the school history but that could wait for another day, Zan wanted to show Sahara the weird haunted half floors and secret study halls.

As befitting an antisocial teenager Sahara pretended to be very unimpressed with the whole thing. Done with the spooky library tour they headed to the cafeteria building. 

Outside of the cafe Zan spotted a familiar giant albino frat boy sitting at a recruitment booth for campus life. Shawn ‘the Sheep’ Shepard is perhaps the most genuinely friendly person Zan had ever met. They’d met in weight training in first semester, Sheep took his frequently hunched and hoodie hidden demeanor and near panicked looked around the weight room as a sign to ask him if he needed a spotter. Sheep was also one of those people who were ok with very low maintenance friendships.

“Bro!” Sheep bellowed, slamming his meaty paws on the gaudy bedazzled table. For a moment Zan’s heart leapt into his throat as his large friend looked at him like a Pokemon trainer raring for a battle. In Zan’s hesitation Sheep jumped over the table and had him in a crushing bear hug. Then in rapid succession came the, “Bro! Howyadoin’how’sthefamIsthatyersister?”

While Zan was still reeling from the sudden intense human contact, Sahara deftly avoided Sheep’s crushing embrace. She held out her hand like a shield and locked eyes with the pale yellow shock of hair that hid Sheep’s. Zan could see the gears turning in Sheep’s head as social training beat out frat boy instincts. Sheep wrapped a meaty paw around Sahara’s hand and shook it firmly like a business major, confusion evident in the set of his mouth.

“Nice to see you, Shaun,” Sahara said politely not breaking character. “You seem… bigger than the last time I saw you?”

Confusion forgotten Sheep beamed a crooked smile that dimpled his cheeks, “Totally dude! Man juice plus weight lifting does a body good.”

As if to demonstrate his point Sheep struck a pose to show off his biceps and pump his pecs. Zan had to admit that he looked good, more solid than he had last spring, more masculine. A bit thicker around the middle but that was just common with weightlifters and wrestlers like Sheep was.Granted the man was still an absolute fashion disaster otherwise with the hot pink polo, yellow shorts, and magenta crocs. 

“Right, Sah’, I heard you got skipped up all the grades to join our prestigious university,” Sheep said, the last part of which with the inflection of a nasally fake White voice, “So how does it feel to be the youngest person to attend Noel-Rhyne as a full time student?”

Sahara’s eyes fluttered hard enough in disbelief at the new nickname that Zan thought her contacts were going to fall out, “Well, Mr. Shepperad, while it is an honour I honestly wouldn’t be here if not for the ‘rents getting up my ass about wasting my potential.”

“Ah parents, can’t live with them and can’t devorce them without losing your inheritance.” Sheep nodded sagely, “If y’all wanna stop by after lunch, my replacement will take over and I can introduce you to our wonderful greek life?”

What is their favourite food?

Do they have a fear of an animal? If so, what animal?

What do they wear to bed?

Do they like cuddling?

Do they have a secret handshake with anyone?

What do they look like?

Do they like chocolate?

What are their good and bad traits?

Do they have any artistic talent?

What is their favourite room to be in, in the house they live in?

Do they believe in luck?

Can they do magic?

Do they believe in dragons?

What is a pet peeve of theirs?

What was the last thing they cried about?

What is their sexuality?

Do they have a best friend? If so, who, and what makes them their best friend?

Have they ever been in a romantic relationship?

What does their relationship with their family look like? Are they close? Distant? Ect.

Do they have a pet?

Do they have a familiar?

Are they a supernatural being?

How do they usually wear their hair?

Can they play an instrument? If so, what instrument and what can they play?

What type a high schooler are/were they?

Have they ever been in a physical fight before? If so, with who? Who won?

What is their favourite holiday?

If they could have one wish, what would they wish for?

Do they wants kids? If they already have kids, do they want more?

Do they have a job?

Do they know how to drive?

Do they get stressed out easily?

Did they ever dye their hair before? If so, to what colour? Did they like it?

Have they ever broken the law?

Do they own a plant?

Have they ever rode a horse before?

What is their favorite gif?

Do they get along with others easily?

Do they have any tattoos?

If I wanted to draw them, what would be distinct physical features that I would have to know to draw them correctly?

What is their favourite breed of dog?

Do they live with anyone? If so, who?

Where is their dream vacation?

Do they know more than one language?

Are they a quick learner?

Have they ever won a contest before? If so, what for? What did they win?

If the world were to end in 24 hours, where would they be and who would they be with?

What does their room look like?

If they could have an extinct animal for a pet, what would they have?

If they got called out by someone, what would they do?

Have they ever shot a gun before?

Have they ever been axe throwing?

What is something that they want but can’t have?

Do they know how to fish?

What is something they always wanted to do but too scared?

Do they own their own baby pictures?

What makes them standout among others?

Do they like to show off?

What is their favourite song?

What would be their dream vehicle?

What is their favourite book?

Who, in their opinion, makes the best food?

Are they approachable?

Did they ever change their appearance?

What makes them smile?

Do they like glowsticks?

What is something that is simple, but always makes them smile?

Are they a day or night person?

Are they allergic to anything?

What do you, the creator of this OC, like most about them?

Who is their ride or die?

Do they currently have a significant other? If not, are they going to get one later one?

What attracts them to another person?

Who is one person that can always make them laugh?

Have they ever partied too hard and their friends had to take them home?

Who would be their cuddle buddy?

Who would cheer them up after a long day?

If they had a nightmare, who would they run to?

What object to the care for the most?

Do they like other people’s children?

How would they react if someone broke into their home?

Does anyone make them have butterflies in their stomach?

What is something that they are good at?

What is their neutral expression?

Do they like to cook?

What is something they can’t leave home without?

Who is someone that they rely on?

Do they liked to be tickled?

Have they ever been a sword fight before?

What is a joke that they would find funny?

Do they have a place that can go and turn off their brain?

What was their childhood like?

What are they like as an adult?

Do they take criticism well?

Have they ever jumped out of a plane?

Who do they like to make jokes with?

-Zanzibar Zubril (Zan)

22 years old. Green eyes, medium complexion, long black wavy hair, strong nose. Becomes chubbuff. Probably ace, not really cis

Furry artist. Introvert. Exercise induced asthma so hates cardio. 

Associations: Purple/black, bobbit worms, velvet worms, monitor lizards, crocodiles

Theme song: Towards The Sun by Rihanna; Come WIth Me Now by Kongos

-Kilimanjaro Zubril (Kili)

Zero. Dad’s side. Teleportation, portals, remote viewing.

12 yrs old. Bright blue eyes, 4c hair cut into a hightop fade, medium dark complexion. Gay and doesn’t know it.

Family extrovert. Easy to make friends with. Is trying to keep everything together and knows more than he lets on.

Associations: Blue, jays, robins, small songbirds

Theme song: A Little Faster by There For Tomorrow; Na Na Na by My Chemical Romance

-Sahara Zubril 

Zero. Dad’s side. Super intelligence, crafting, enhanced reflexes, mental connection with technology.

15 yrs old. Yellow eyes (hides with contacts), 4c hair but shaves it close, medium dark complexion. Ace and knows it. Some lesbian inclinations.

Antisocial, has difficulty relating to people and putting up with the bullshit of the world. Goth phase.

Associations: Gold, eyelash vipers, rattlesnakes, puff adders  

Theme song: 5 Million Ways to Kill a CEO by The Coup; Django Jane by Janelle Monae

-Shawn Shepard (Sheep/ Sheepdog)

Zero, mom’s side. Healing, glowing/radioactive, regeneration, super strength. 

23 yrs old. Hot pink eyes, 3b? Blond hair, very light skin with freckles (either albino or very close). Very big, fat and muscular, transmasc. Aromantic.

Is a good guy frat bro. Very huggy and excitable. Sounds dumber than he is.

Associations: Pink, wolves, sheep dogs, shaggy cows

Theme song: Golden Time Lover - Sukima Switch (TFS english cover); Set Em On Fire- The Roots

-Rose Rivera 

Nonhuman, possibly a robot

23 yrs old. Brown eyes (wears shades). Dark auburn hair with frosted tips, warm brown complexion, muscular but padded. Notably broad hips, busty. Has some scars.

A bit closed off and confrontational. Biker like. Hiding things and the most phased by all the weirdness. Actually likes the cool and mysterious act.

Associations: Red, cacti, roses, cats, leopards 

Theme song: Woman by Diana Gordon; Planetary (Go!) by My Chemical Romance

-Psychedelic (Psyke/Psy) [A pseudonym, real name is unknown to any but their mother]

Zero. Mom’s side. Future vision, mind-reading, psionic shields

24 yrs old. Orange eyes (wears shades/tinted glasses), poofy messy afro hair, very dark skintone with bright green tattoos. Very thin, dresses androgynously with lots of layers and likes to cover their face. Agender and ace. Mentally ill has strong paranoia and visual hallucinations.

The least phased by everything going on given future visions and mindreading. Gets along swimmingly with Sahara.

Associations: Green, prey mantis, katydids, stick insects

Drako Frajo:

-Orololi- “technicolor magic space dragons”

Sexually trimorphic. Null (diploid), Additive (haploid), Multiplier (haploid). [Adds generally viewed as weak and unfit for combat]

Metal scaled. Honey-colored blood. Breathe through gills. 3 eyed. 4 fingered, 2-4 toed. aquatic egg>tadpole>pupa>adult life cycle.

Magic is element based: water>earth>fire, electricity and air magic developed later during the period of enslavement under the Indrim. Computers are magic based.

Strong warrior culture. Tendency to view non-Orololi as animals/soulless until proven otherwise (generally through combat). View their tadpoles as animals/soulless and therefore don’t mind using them in experimentation, weapons development, and emergency food. Kidnapping based marriage customs. Machine components made from shed skins and bones of the dead. Eat their dead.

-Indrim- “imperial space My Little Ponies”

Sexually dimorphic. Indri (egg producers) and drin (sperm producers). [Drin are larger and stronger than indri and are viewed as worthless and fit only for servitude.] Have breeding seasons.

Indri have psychic powers. Limited mind reading and telekinesis.  

Mammal-like. Blue-blooded. Have tentacles for manes/tail fur (it is impolite to use tentacles to manipulate things in public). Variable number of ‘horns’, fewer horns higher social status. Herbivores.

View themselves as better than everyone else. View physical labor beneath them. Enslave other beings as a charity to improve the lesser creatures. Indri who blaspheme the empire’s work have their tongues removed and are put to work with the rest of the slaves. Indri and drin traitors who fight alongside the orololi since the revolts are executed on the spot. Absolutely dote on their indri children and there is a social stigma against not desiring children. Raise indri foals communally. Do not have marriage, romantic desire is considered deviant.

Dark Hearts

- Rainbowslick Black/Shadow Worms- “cosmic vore gamers”

Do not have sexes. Do not have genders. The largest member of a colony becomes an egg producer.

Exist outside of normal reality and made of a nigh indestructible metal. Without a host only a small wormlike sliver can exist in 3 Dimenional space. Apear to have a hive mind, the main bodies of the worms are always touching or close enough to communicate even if their 3d avatars are very far appart.

Vulnerable to the cold. Can only parisitise flesh based beings. Cause their hosts to crave enormous quantities of high calorie foods, preferably weaker members of the host’s species. Can only reproduce in 3 dimenional space while hosted.