#aeonian-scribbles

Thank you so much!!!!!!! You were one of the first bigger writeblrs I ever talked to, and I’ve always been in awe of everything that you do, so it means so much to me that you said this!

Your aesthetic to me are flowing fabrics. You know how some places decorate by hanging up very colorful, flowy things, and just watch them waft in the wind? That’s what I see you as. A town square decorated with dozens of brightly colored, beautifully dyed fabric being waved about in the wind.

Tagged by @aeonian-scribbles (thank you so much!), I’m tagging @pomegranate-belle @katabasiss @twiddletaffy and whoever else would like to participate! Also, I’m on mobile, so I apologize in advance for this absolute wall of text.

1. How long have you been writing?

As a whole? It’s been in fits and starts over the course of my whole life—with far more fits than starts. The majority of my family are artists, my dad also being a very skilled writer in addition; I come by my raw talent honestly, but having my projects constantly critiqued and examined under a microscope was way too overwhelming for kid me. I stopped being a writer (and an artist) in my preteens because even my secret works would be found by my mother, who would then yell at me for hiding them and accuse me of being a spoilsport that didn’t share anything with her. Yeah. Fun times.

I would occasionally break my self-imposed moratorium to design fake advertisements or draw some elf girls (baby zee was so gay and so clueless!), but I didn’t really return to writing until my senior year of high school. That was when I discovered fanfic—and yes, I realize how much of a late bloomer I am, trust me. Undergrad came with a lot of upheaval in my personal life (I’m not straight! I’m not cis! I’m severely mentally ill! Yay!) and that put a halt to my creative writing yet again, but I did a lot of journaling and poetry writing that helped me develop a better sense of my own voice. I’m still trying to relearn a lot of the things that were once second nature to me as a child, writing being one of them, but I have a lot more time and support in my life now! Hopefully I can channel some of that back into being creative.

2. What are the major themes of your current wip(s)?

I don’t really have names for my wips so I’ll distinguish them by their settings:

Douglass—self-discovery, friendship, growth, rising to meet challenges, acceptance, and recovery.

Thlaht-Rawat—adventure, honor, found family, accepting responsibility, intrigue, and accepting or rejecting one’s destiny.

3. What do you want people to take away from your story once they’ve read it?

4. Would you be excited if people write fanfiction about your wip(s)?

I pledge my undying love to anyone who wants to write stories set in my universes and/or using my characters!

5. What’s your go-to writing beverage?

I don’t have one.

6. Who is your favorite oc? Tell me about them!

Douglass—Three-way tie between Yusuf, Emilio, and Ocean. It feels like I talk about these three all the time so check their respective tags for more deets.

Thlaht-Rawat—Alizeh. She’s a golden eagle that uses her telepathic link with Qamar to endlessly roast him rather than doing anything to meaningfully help him out. I just realized that she’s sort of like if Gina Linetti were a bird lmao

7. Do you feel that mistakes are important learning tools in the writing journey?

Important, yes. Fun? No.

8. Rank your ocs by their capability in a footchase (either running after or from smth, your choice)

I have too many ocs orz

Best? Yrsa. Worst? Snaggle.

9. Does your wip have romance? tell me about it!! if not tell me about a friendship/important relationship in your wip!!

Douglass—there are a lot of ships (OTHER THAN EMOCEAN @earthsgayestdefender I see you El!) but the central one is Yusuf x Khadijah. It’s not really romantic though? They’re soulmates, but I’m trying to put a different spin on it. I honestly feel worried that I won’t be able to handle their relationship to my personal satisfaction. Right now, my intention is for them to be more like queerplatonic partners than lovers.

Thlaht-Rawat—Sengkule x Fulatangga is my (mostly) angst-free OTP in this ‘verse. They’re so sweet with each other and with their daughter? The best husbands and the best dads in the entire world.

10. Do you believe in the advice kill your darlings?

I mean... I would say no but the main character in one of my wips is literally dead before the start of the story so. I guess?

11. Do you prefer plotting or worldbuilding? Why?

World-building because it means I don’t actually have to work lmaoooo

2/2 I clicked too soon but I meant the questions for whichever character(s) you want.

Get to Know My Character

Since you’ve given me free reign (a dangerous idea) I will answer this for Qamar, my lovable and infuriating roguish dunesailor.

10. Is your character more feminine or masculine?

While Qamar is fairly in-tune with his feminine side, he’s still a masculine-leaning guy at the end of the day.

20. Does your character like animals? What are some of their favorite animals? Would they want pets? What about mythological creatures?

Actually, he has a marbled polecat ‘familiar’ named Snaggle (who does, in fact, have several snaggleteeth). Also accompanying Qamar is Alizeh, a mildly-telepathic golden eagle that is definitely not his actual familiar no way perish the thought how absurd mostly uses her mental voice to laugh whenever he does something foolish (which is often). As a whole, Qamar likes most animals when they aren’t mocking him. His favorite animals are the phoenixes and firebirds that featured so heavily in his father’s bedtime stories. It has always been his lifelong goal to meet one in person someday.

30. When it comes to the arts (music, film, theater, etc.), what does your character like?

Qamar is very partial to dramatically-told stories and will happily read or listen to a retelling at almost any time. His favorites tend to be heroic legends where a scrappy trickster emerges from seemingly nothing and wanders the world, sewing mischief for those who take things too seriously and helping those in need. Ballads of star-crossed lovers meeting tragic ends are also a particular weakness of his.

40. Does your OC have any guilty pleasures they enjoy? Hobbies, past times, music, etc. that they wouldn’t want to be known by others?

Qamar spends most of his time away from civilization and its judgements, so he doesn’t really have much of a grasp on what things he enjoys would be considered passé or gauche. His crew and his two animal compatriots are typically the only ones around him for any great length of time. Plenty of his crew members have complained about his whistling and his tendency to add incongruous ingredients together when cooking, often making his meals virtually inedible for anyone else, but they have long since given up any pretenses that Qamar is likely to ever change his ways. Honestly, Qamar’s biggest eccentricity is his tendency to dote on Snaggle to excess. He has found that others give him less grief if they believe his horribly pungent-smelling polecat is a familiar rather than a simple pet, but the strangers they encounter both on raids and restocking trips still tend to give him a wide berth. That suits him just fine.

50. If your character confessed love to their crush, what would they say?