#oc lum

Okay, so this ask had me stumped at first and I still don't really know if I understand it correctly, but @justbabyme helped me figure an interpretation out. Lum did surprise me. By doing an RP with his kid version and @justbabyme's OC, Lum suddenly cracked her egg and came out as genderfluid to me, with having girl days and being transfemme sometimes. That was not something that I had planned, just dabbled with the idea in the past (and it was kinda stereotypical and a little phobic as I didn't know much about queerness back then), so that Lumina decided wanting to exist was very surprising to me.

Written for @sicktember I wrote one of my favourite tropes with my OCs. Have fun!

~Renee

6. How did you choose your OC’s name? Lum -> Lumen, latin word for Light, Lumenos, his full name, Lum, his nickname Kuro -> Japanese word for black and his hair is black. Yeah I was not very creative with this one. Tempest -> Different word for Storm. Hence why Tempest introduces himself with "I am Tempest like the Storm." Rispale -> Anagram of the german word Spirale (spiral). 8. What’s something that your OC owns that means the world to them? What’s something they own that they don’t like, but can’t bring themself to part with? Huh, that is a good question... let's see.. Lum -> I am actually not sure. He isn't the type of guy who is very material and would get rid of things he doesn't need quickly. He has trouble getting rid of any plushies though, even if he drowns in them. What he doesn't like is his tooth prothesis but he cannot get rid of it because it helps him with singing correctly (his two upper front tooth are missing). Kuro -> His aquarium. It means a LOT to him and he would to great length to keep it and all the fishes insides of it. I wouldn't be surprised if he is the type of guy who takes in fishes that have been kept wrong. Kuro would not keep anything that he hates. Tempest -> All his cooking ware. He somehow had it with him when he got taken to the asylum and nobody took it away, so he still owns it. It reminds him of being alive and so he would never ever get rid of it. What Tempest didn't really like was carrying around Smough's soul with him, but he couldn't bring himself to pop it after noticing how important it was to Ornstein. Eventually, Tempest decided to give the soul to Ornstein. Rispale -> Rispale has a shark plush that he adores and will carry around with him everywhere despite being a grown adult. Heck, he even sleeps with it, even if others are around and he is on an adventure. Sharkie comes with him and nobody should try to take it away from him, he will just hiss. A thing he doesn't like but cannot get rid of it are his mom's diaries. His mom died and her diaries are a reminder of her and the pain he went through while she wasted away and also, his childhood wasn't the best and his Mom wrote in her diaries that she waited for Rispale to come talk to her while Rispale was convinced that his Mom would not want to hear about his problems, so their lack of communication is very hurtful to be reminded of. But... that is one of the last heirlooms he has from her. He cannot throw them away. He just can't.

12. What does their bed and/or desk look like? Tidy or cluttered - are they both the same, or is one neat and the other messy? Lum's desk is incredibly neat. He will have put all his things away and clean up each time he used it. Kuro's desk is... not chaotic but also not neat. He has some clutter lying around and he doesn't bother putting stuff away when he is busy with a project. Tempest doesn't use his desk a lot, as he mostly stays in the kitchen, so it is kinda neat by default. The kitchen on the other hand, is either a whirlwind or spotless. Rispale's desk is an absolute mess and he gets upset when you clean it because he claims he cannot find stuff then anymore. 14. How comfortable are they relying on other people, and what situations would change their comfort level? Funnily enough, I recently figured out that Lum wants to solve all his problems alone and it is slowly making him mentally ill. He will have to crash HARD to notice that he can rely on his family and friends. Kuro is comfortable relying on others. He knows there are things he cannot do well like cooking, so he is fine with his husband taking this task while he goes taking care of the garden. Tempest needed help for his quest, but he needed some time to truly rely on Ornstein. Once it clicked for them however, he would never want to miss Ornstein at his side. The same is true for Ornstein btw, he really started to cherish that Tempest takes care of him. Rispale had to learn this the hard way. He was on his own for so long, that he had some trouble letting people into his heart and when he tried, he noticed that the went there all wrong and... it was an ugly realization that nobody seemed to care for him outside of him having the Blessing of Light and the Echo. Once all was said and done however, Rispale doesn't want to miss the help of his companions anymore and will rely on them. He even learned a spell which is literally "ask for help and they appear" in his canon, sooo ^^