Helloooo :3 For Cyrus and Marcus:
16 - What makes them like someone instantly?
20 - What was your first thought in creating them?
28 - What are some recurring motifs in their dreams?
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16. What makes them like someone instantly?
I'd say Cyrus really likes calm people. He is constantly surrounded by louder men who he has to command with, he has to be loud most of the time as well, and that all can be so exhausting even if he doesn't show it. He actually enjoys company of someone quiet and calm, it makes him feel safe. Ig it's kinda like a good charm or vibe from that person that he can feel and emphasize with!
20. What was your first thought in creating them?
Ommgggg I was like 15?? When I thought of him HEHEH. So, I was obsessed with Skyrim and I was actually always playing with khjaiits who could turn into werewolves (of course ehehe). And I realized that I don't have human ocs lmao, I always had some kind of an animal or anthropomorphic oc. Sooo, I associate Skyrim with winter, snow, so I was like "Hmm, yes white hair could be cool!" I like the title of a general, like a knight! I like that a lot. I love werewolves so why not make a white hair general who can turn into a snowy white werewolf! White werewolves aren't that common to see in my opinion and this whole idea for a general to be cursed and has to hide the fact he's a werewolf is something I thought was really interesting and here he is till today! :D
28. What are some recurring motifs in their dreams?
He literally has nightmares of being hunted down while in werewolf form by people and the injuries in those dreams (everything actually) feels so real. Oh, and definitely moon, sometimes things from his past (childhood) and a very uncomfortable lonely feeling. So, he often feels dreams, a lot of the time it's about death and being attacked and just really weird vibe. So... he can't even rest while sleeping ๐
16. What makes them like someone instantly?
Similar to Cyrus, calm energy from a person, BUT ALSO he likes when a person is clever and I mean in a way that they know how to use words. That unique charm, that clever, well spoken vibe. That's how he ended up befriending Ak'kir (actually important khjaiit character that I didn't even introduced yet OOPS), cuz Ak'kir knew his way with words and that immediately interested Marcus.
20. What was your first thought in creating them?
Same age when I made Cyrus and here the idea was that I wanna make a vampire character but my own version because I kinda don't like how vampires work and look in Skyrim. And I always had this mysterious looking vibe for a vampire. Black longer hair, dark pretty aesthetic, that hat lmao to protect from the sun (I call it "cowboy hat" but it's not really a cowboy hat lmao). And ofc... werewolf x vampire is a popular ship dynamic and I love it and I was like "YES they will go from enemies to lovers!!"
28. What are some recurring motifs in their dreams?
Ooo Marcus is a bit tricky. I mean yeah also disturbing dreams unfortunately, especially since he's a vampire and all of the things he had seen while being in Lord Harkon's clan. Eughh he just can't get rid of the picture of dead people... it's like so disgusting to him because of the way how it was handled. Like, he doesn't have a problem with seeing people dying, but there's something so eerie about... a pile of corpses that make him so uncomfortable. And he has nightmares about that.