I'm not sure if I was too on the nose when assigning powers to characters based on people in my family, or if the powers I've given certain characters have influenced the little kids some of those characters are based on...
I did purposely choose powers that matched the personalities of the inspiration, and I made no secret about that. I've even talked with almost everyone in depth about what powers they'd want and what powers would be a good fit both for them personally and their characters roles in the series.
But the cousin I based the ice princess Emailli on (minor character in first 3 books due to being tiny, tertiary character in 4th once she’s older) has refused to hug me (Axandrela) for several weeks because I'm "so warm it feels like burning to death!" And my baby sister who 'feral pyro princess' Saphori is based on took such jokes a bit too seriously this week, and lit the living room rug on fire...
