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Happy International Women's Day! What is your OC's relationship with being a woman? How has being female affected their upbringing and/or their past? How does being female affect their actions, thoughts, and relationships with others, if at all?
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oooooh I could make a really long answer talking about all the girls in the e-squad, but I'll start with Tomiv.
For the big picture of her relationship to womanhood (or, femininity, maybe, she's not an adult yet): she considers it important to her identity, and considers it important to bee seen as a girl/woman, although she doesn't really line up with her society's standards for it. She doesn't want either her more or less feminine skills or traits to be praised above the other, or to be disregarded. It's all part of what makes her who she is.
The thing about Tomiv being female is, she isn't supposed to have the Something, the magic of her people. As far as their history is concerned, that's a male only thing. But she has it. So for as long as she can remember (literally her first memory is her Something awakening) she has known she is destined for a role unheard of for women in her society. She is determined to make people accept her on her own merits. To be forced to admit that she can do this. And especially as she grows older, she wants people to accept other kinds of strength - like her childhood best friend, who isn't a warrior but would still make a great leader. Tomiv knows that, as the first girl in her position, she has a responsibility - to use her position to make a lasting change for her people. She wants future generations if girls to have the respect she has to fight for.
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Tomiv - old faded leather, sunrises, soft whispers, careful footsteps, smooth polished wood, sandstone, distant hoofbeats, autumn air, silences full of meaning, delicate stitches, delicate strikes
Ilem-jie - blazing fire, scarves in vibrant colors, sharp knives, clear midday skies, quick punches, glitter, scorching summers, sand dunes, shouting at the world, angry kittens
Reas - the wind in your face, heart pounding, hair blowing back, early morning mist, billowy blue cloth, clear gemstones, silver moonlight, rushing rivers of words
Heysu-tev - dark black earth, moss-covered stones, sunlight through green leaves, loose comfortable sweaters, combat boots, a warm cup in your hand, determined stride, power metal
still 100 words, but not exactly a drabble this time? couldnāt stop thinking about doing aesthetics for my girls with this prompt... so I just went ahead and did it. for @oc-growth-and-developmentĀ ās OCtober prompts
how about you give the most detailed physical description you can and iāll draw them
ok first of all this about knocked me flat bc i always want to draw them but.. i cannot draw (yes. i know drawing is something really anyone *can* do if they take time to practice. but i already need to spend more time writing so.)Ā
and unsurprisingly this got long soooo im putting it under a readmore
so im just going to talk about my Favorite 3 bc i donāt wanna overwhelm you? Rinnyx & Seyetto are in the same world and Tomiv is in a different one.
For both Rinnyx and Seyetto, like, stylistically, could be anything from 14th century Byzantium to Napoleanic-era Europe bc i cant make up my dang mind. I thiiiiink iām gonna make their world post-gunpowder at least cause i doĀ like the idea of anti-dragon cannons, but that honestly doesnāt narrow it down as much as iād like. Anyway.Ā
I already made an extensive physical description of Seyetto here so Iāll just link that for convenience.Ā
Rinnyx is like, an average-sized guy. 5ā²10ā³ or thereabouts. Heās like, early twenties at the start of the story. Heās a nerd, so not particularly athletic or anything, but he did grow up with four older brothers which necessitates a certain level of self-defense, so heās not a total wimp either. His hair is a medium shade of brown, and generally about shoulder-length, but he keeps it in a low ponytail. He makes sure itās neat when heās working, otherwise thereās usually some strands escaping. His eyes are also like, a medium brown. And okay, his eyes - so Iāve done a lot of online roleplay with a lot of my OCs and this means looking for face claims to represent them, and heās the one Iāve had the hardest time finding someone who actually looks like him. (iāve never had one Iām truly happy with.) and the hardest thing is always the eyes. itās just something about them. I donāt even always know what. sometimes they just arenāt.... open enough, not bright enough. I know this isnāt clear at all. I just have to talk about his eyes.Ā
Rinnyx is, at least when we meet him, a guy whoās always smiling. This doesnāt last, because i give him a lot of stress, but heās very good at hiding it. His general demeanor is alwaysĀ friendly and open. His clothes are much like his hair - neat when heās on the job, usually someone disheveled otherwise. His work uniform is gray (and probably includes a vest component, idk thatās always felt right for him) and heās wearing it a lot. But he likes bright colors.
Tomiv i actually made sort of a reference-sheet doc which Iāve linked but Iāll also give some description here.Ā
Weād probably say she looks central Asian - sheās not, because she lives in an imaginary country where Central Asia doesnāt exist, but she looks more like that than anything else weād recognize. She is tiny, under 5ā². Sheās athletic (more agile than strong.) Her hair is very dark brown/black, she usually keep it up. Maybe with sort of a face frame left down. She doesnāt usually reveal much on her face, keeps it at sorta a neutral expression. She is fourteen. She likes to embroider and usually has some on her clothes. She likes earth tones.Ā
I FINALLY finished my prompts for Zeg from this askĀ from @eddis-not-eeddis. Took me long enough but I like the structure of it. Thereās a scene from each prompt, but they all fit together. Hope you love these dumb kids... well, not as much as I do, because I REALLY love these dumb kids. But I hope you all like them.
āHave I ever lied to you?ā
āI donāt know.ā Tomiv crossed her arms, her brow wrinkling in frustration, seemingly not at all affected by his disarming smile. That smile had gotten Zeg out of trouble plenty of times, but it never seemed to come through when he really needed it. No, he was still a delinquent wherever he went. āIāve had to take you at your word with everything youāve ever told me. I canāt just trot over to Them and verify it.ā
It was always āThemā with her, the capital letter clear in her voice - not a capital of distinction, or respect, but marking them as other. He supposed he couldnāt blame her. Sheād suffered plenty at the hands of the United Clans. He had no love for them as a whole himself, but there were times - and this was one of them - where he was distinctly aware that he was included within that capital-t Them.
āCome on, donāt be like that, Tomiv.ā Her brow furrowed a margin deeper. If it were Ilem-jie, he mused, sheād have said something like āDonāt be like what?ā or āIāll be however I want!ā or āWhy not, Zeg? Why shouldnāt I be like this, hm?ā Tomiv didnāt need to say any of those things, though, for him to know that she was thinking them. It was a little annoying, because she still got the words in, after a fashion, but he couldnāt respond without sounding like a fool. āIs everything Iāve ever told you unverifiable? No. I taught you about curses, didnāt I? And the evidence of the truth of that was immediately evident. And Iāve said plenty of things since I came here that wasnāt information about the Clans or my past that you just had to take completely on faith. So let me ask you - to your knowledge, have I ever lied to you?ā
She just frowned, putting - in Zegās opinion - way too much thought into the subject for what ought to be a simple answer.
āI havenāt, okay?ā he said irritably. āSo just trust me on this for once.ā
āFor once?ā Her eyebrows ticked up slightly. āYou know Iāve trusted you a lot more than once, Amyu Zeg.ā
That was a fair point. If anyone had ever trusted him, it was her.
āAnd Iām not about to let you down now.ā
He really hoped she wouldn't hate him for this.
āI canāt believe you talked me into this.ā
Ilem-jie put her hands on her hips. āOh, come on, Zeg. You act like youāre this straight-laced goody two shoes, but deep inside -ā she punctuated here with a jab of her finger towards him - āwe both know youāre not. You are just itching to get into some mischief. So donāt complain that Iām giving you an opportunity.ā
She was more right than she knew. If the people at Edefana could have seen him back with the Clans, theyād have found his behavior unrecognizable. But there, heād had nothing to lose. That wasnāt true anymore.
But there was no need to talk about any of that now. He just rolled his eyes. āWhatever. Why are you doing me this great favor, then? I thought you couldnāt stand me.ā
āEh, youāre alright when you arenāt busy trying to be the biggest jerk in the world.ā
āYou are sending some very conflicting messages, you know that?ā
Ilem-jie just laughed. He wasnāt sure at all what that meant. āAnyway, whether I like you or not, it has to be you.ā
āDid it?ā
āYeah, obviously, idiot. No one else here is gonna have your freaky curse powers.ā She waggled her fingers as she spoke.
āSure, but this really seems more like the kind of thing youād team up with Tomiv on, against me.ā
āOne, thatās why it has to be you - she wonāt expect it. You would, which takes the fun out of everything. Two, I love Tomiv, but she can be a littleā¦ intense. She needs to lighten up by having something pulled on her. If she were pulling it herself, she either wouldnāt take it seriously enough and lose all the fun, or be way too into it. So it has to be you.ā
āYou donāt have any plans for this that donāt involve cursing her?ā
āShut up.ā
āI mean, itās just that they become a lot less reliable if itās something they donāt want to do - ā
āYou arenāt chickening out on me, are you?ā
He raised his hands. āNo, no, Iām in!ā
āGood.ā She grinned, rubbing her hands together. āThis is gonna be so good.ā
He had to wonder if the chance for this to all come back to bite him was part of what would make it so good. And yet even as he'd complained, he'd known he wasn't going to back out. Was Ilem-jieās crazy starting to rub off on him?
āHere, let me.ā
Zeg held a hand out to Tomiv for the broom, but she looked up to him only long enough to shake her head once and got back to sweeping. āIt was my own fault for not being able to throw off the curse.ā There was a brief pause before she added, āAnd for trusting you.ā Zeg froze for a moment, but there was a smile in her eyes when she lifted them back up. She was just teasing him. Like friends did.
āHey!ā Ilem-jie shouted, coming through the door behind them with a bucket of water. āYouāre making me help clean up!ā
āItās also your fault for dragging him into it.ā
āOh yeah? How do you know he wasnāt the mastermind?ā Ilem-jie said, tossing her hair behind her shoulder. Tomiv only looked at her, and she shrugged as well as she could manage while carrying the bucket. āFair enough.ā
āWell, if youāre sure, then.ā
Tomiv gave a short nod. āWeāll be fine, shouldnāt take to long.ā Something in her tone sounded like a dismissal, and he really didnāt mind leaving them to it, so Zeg walked out. It wasnāt til heād rounded the corner outside the stable that the idea came to him.
The Something wasnāt quite as strong here as it was within the building of Edefana itself, which always seemed to amplify everything. But there was still enough of a boost that he didnāt think it would be too hard. He leaned against the wall of the stable, closed his eyes, and listened.
At first there was a cacaphony in his mind as all sounds in the area burst in - the buzz of flies, the rustle of grass, a horse chewing its food. With a shock, he realized he could even pick up some footfalls from inside Edefana. But he tuned them all out and found the buzz in his mind that belonged to Tomiv. She was easy to concentrate on - his Something reaching towards hers, and his bounty bounding off it. The real challenge was not opening the channel and bringing her into his mind. As he focused on her, the unwanted sounds fell away and he heard her voice in his mind just as though sheād been speaking to him.
ā - all part of your master plan?ā
He knew it. This was all going to turn back on him in the end somehow. Ilem-jie wasnāt done with him, she was just giving him a false sense of security from the camaraderie of the prank before she struck.
āNot everything I do is part of the master plan. Iāve got a lot going on. It doesnāt consume my life.ā
So the master plan didnāt have to do with him?
āBut most things that you do with Amyu -ā
So the master plan was about him!
āI only brought Zeg in because no one else could get to you like that. Thatās all. You donāt need to read anything more into it.ā
He wished he could see there nonverbal cues. He felt sure something had accompanied that line from Ilem-jie - a defiant hair flip? A hand on her hip? A particularly vigorous scrub? And it was so hard to read Tomiv from words alone. Maybe he could try to get a lookā¦
He concentrated on the spot he knew they were, and the image came through, but the sound flashed out as it did. Ilem-jie was gesturing wildly with a rag in her hand, and Tomiv hadnāt paused in her work, but there was the barest hint of a smirk on her face. Her lips started moving. He could do this. Heād been learning.He was Amyu!
Snippets of sound came into his mind, unclear and choppy, but enough to pick out some words.
ā - like him - ā
ā - do not - ā
ā - sure - ā
ā - isnāt - heās a - just - so there!ā
Ilem-jie turned away from Tomiv and began some vigours scrubbing, but Tomiv frowned - and then looked straight at him. Hurriedly, he opened his eyes and ran.
Not fast enough. Ilem came hurtling out the stable door shortly after he passed it. āDirty spy!ā
āYou can prove nothing!ā he shouted over his shoulder.
She lobbed her wet rag at him, but it fell far short. āYou rascal! Iāve taught you too much!ā
She was laughing.
Zeg didnāt stop running, but the fear had subsided, and Ilem-jie didnāt seem intent on catching him. Maybeā¦ maybe she didnāt actually hate him.
Maybe they wereā¦ friends.
If they were, he didnāt regret any of this.
Notes
1. If it seems like Ilem is being a little hard on Zeg... heās said some pretty racist things to her in the past. I always want to remind people that Zeg is a jerk, because I think heās the sort of character that some people would tend to forget that fact about him. Though he isnāt *just* a jerk. Of course you can form your own opinions, I just want to give enough f the relevant information
2. On Zegās name: I have a post detailing my naming system for these people hereĀ but tl;dr: people in this society are given a new name later in life that replaces their birth name and can gain more throughout their life as secondary names. Zeg is Zegās new, primary name, and it means half (because he is half of one race/culture and half of another.) Amyu is a name Tomiv gives him later which means double (because he has magical gifts from both sides of his heritage. also now you get the pun in the title.) She uses Amyu as his primary name because he prefers it. Ilem-jie uses Zeg because sheās used to it, and is still coming around on him. I usually call him Zeg Amyu because I respect that he prefers that name but I donāt want to get in the habit of putting it first when he wonāt have it at all for much if the story. You can call him Zeg or Amyu or Zeg Amyu or Amyu Zeg or whatever
3. I will not reveal what the master plan is, but I will comment on speculation if you have anyĀ
Idk if you're still restless to talk about your OCs, but how would they react to lockdown?
I'm supposed to be outlining on [working title 12] so I'll talk about these OCs.
Tomiv is just really not bothered. She doesn't mind being alone. She can talk to a couple people with her mind. She can have some time to work on her projects. It's fine. Spends a lot of time sewing masks.
Ilem can't stand it. Goes for a run most days to get out her energy. Most likely to make questionable social distancing decisions. Feels cool wearing a mask. Tries cutting her own hair. She is banned from social media by anyone else living with her for getting into too many fights on Facebook. Also banned from getting groceries.
Reas says "this is a great time to catch up on my projects!" starts a dozen new projects and doesn't finish any of them. Takes a lot of long walks/jogs - she also hates being stuck inside. She has binged so many shows.
Heysu stays of social media completely because she's tired of the drama, and makes effort to keep up with her friends outside of it. Might punch through a wall if she sees/hears another coronavirus themed commercial. Plants a garden.
Juq shares informative articles and donates to relief funds. He tries to get people to sing on the balconies with him. Keeps making really dumb tik toks out of boredom.
If Zeg Amyu is with his family, he locks himself in his room as much as possible because he's going crazy stuck in such close quarters with them. If he's not... he still probably hides in his room a lot. Doesn't get in fights on social media but complains about what other people say to his friends.
thanks for asking! always love talking about the kids āļø
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oh yeah, i reblogged an ask meme last night. Thank you!!
(11) What does your OC think about magic? Is your OC generally for or against magic?Ā
Seyettoās attitude towards magic is that of most Pelasians: Itās dangerous and needs to be carefully controlled. Of course, he also sees it has its uses, such as binding Dragon to his will. So heās generally for it, if under proper restriction - which of course he is in charge of.Ā Rinnyxās attitude was once similar, but has shifted for two reasons: he is himself now a Speaker (magic user), and he studied magic outside of Pelasia, where it doesnāt have quite the same stereotype (due to the fact that it was Pelasian Speakers who once utilized the mind-affecting magic they specialized in to take over much of the world. So most people are doubtful of PelasianĀ magic, but not of all magic.) So while Rinnyx was once kind of freaked out by magic, learning it in an environment that did not focus on the mind control made him much more open to it, and it turns out he both loves it and is very, very good at it. And then he ended up using a lot of the mind manipulation anyway, but.Ā
Iām mostly talking about Rinnyx & Seyetto because Iām focusing on Red and Gray at present but Iām going to take a moment to talk about magic on one of my other works. In that, Tomiv and Zeg Amyu are very representative of the societies they were raised in, in their views of their magic. Tomiv sees it as a responsibility, a tool to help her people. Zeg Amyu sees it as a personal privilege, a special talent that makes him superior to (or at least gives him an advantage over) others.
(30) What supernatural creature would your OC most prefer to be?
Seyetto would be a dragon, which is cheating, because dragons are very natural in his world. But if he canāt breath fire, whatās the point?Ā
Rinnyx wouldnāt want to be anything that keeps him from interacting with society too much. Maybe some sort of fae?Ā
There are quite a few in my 12 story, on account of itās about several teens going to school. Iāll mention a few more notable mentor relationships.Ā
-Hsiev and Tiilis. Hsiev is the head of the battleschool and a serious badass despite not having the magic some characters do. Heās Tiilisās hero, and inspired him so much he decided to stay on and get a job at the school after he graduated despite the fact that it was cursed.Ā
-Tomiv and Janim. I havenāt written a ton of them yet but this is whatās intended for them. Janim is a member of the Twelve, and they have the same magic, though he is the first of the Twelve to learn this besides her father. He is the youngest current member. She gets some pushback from some other members, but they hit it off.Ā
-And from Red & Gray, Rinnyx has a couple - Dor Arill and Vetta Rho. Dor Arill was his tutor, saw the potential in him, and encouraged him to try to reach it. Rinnyx is not at all ambitious so it was a tough sell, but he found a path to put him on - and sent him to Vetta, who taught him magic.Ā
19. Whatās the strangest way two (or more) OCs have met?
I think the prize goes to Tomiv and Zeg Amyu, who met when Tomiv reached out with her mind across thousands of miles and unexpectedly found a mind she could connect to in the middle of enemy territory. Or, from Zegās perspective, a voice just started talking to him in his head one day and asked him to come for a visit.Ā
Tomiv doesnāt remember the time when she was asleep - her earliest memory is her awakening, and since then the Something has been in all her memories, that prickling extra sense in her mind, that strength deep in her bones, that link to something beyond herself. But Zegās double awakening was brought on when he was ten. He has something she doesnāt - a before.
He taps his foot, searching for the words. āI noticed more after - it felt like a new limb Iād always had but never noticed. Before, it was just like - well, being asleep.ā
drabble for @oc-growth-and-developmentās OCtober prompts. Still way behind but Iām back on it! with something metaphorical again, with something that probably makes no sense if you donāt know anything about the magic system in this world, which you probably donāt. But iāll gladly blab about it to anyone interested...
