ok no longer gatekeeping oc backstories in my head and also my tags so. . .
li: street rat who gets taken in by someone who uses her as a weapon/tool very very young and has a fucked up, complicated rls w them. was forced to compete w other kids, did have ta kill the one person she cared about and then also the person who took her in, and she luvs conflating violence w love <333
qilan: basically the canon shoh backstory lmfaoo with the addition of staying near the her destroyed village for a year before wandering off and bouncing from place to place making a living without ever really connecting to anyone. self-studies magic and has to make some difficult choices to survive (#NOTFATHERAPPROVED)!!
yu: latchkey kid who was really lonely and only close to her grandpa who she lost. ends up acting out for attention, only to realize it stopped working and go a full 180 to not making a fuss at allllll in order to get by. at least until she finds herself in a place where she's encouraged act out again lol.
zhixing: my test tube baby who was created by an entertainment corp and genetically modified in order to work as an actress/idol and never had real human connection in her life until she wrecked her own career in her 20s and ran away </333 struggles to piece her identity together in da aftermath and also never emotes rip!
