because i’m crazy about fleshing out characters. I tried to keep these questions mostly positive.
send me one (or more) of these for any of my ocs!
1. what does music mean to them? what role does it play in their life? 2. if you were to hug them, what would they smell like? 3. what’s their favorite food? 4. what’s their least favorite food? 5. do they like nature? if they do, what’s their favorite natural setting (woods, beach, desert, lake, etc.)? 6. what’s their most prominent personality trait? 7. what’s their mbti? 8. hogwarts house? 9. d&d alignment? 10. if they were in a modern high school clique (jocks, goths, hipsters, geeks, etc.), what would it be? why? 11. tea or coffee? 12. dusk or dawn? 13. country or city? 14. what do they do in their free time? do they have any hobbies? 15. do they like animals? if they do, which ones? 16. how are they in platonic relationships? 17. how are they in romantic relationships? 18. do they have any insecurities about themselves? 19. what’s their favorite genre of book or movie (if they like to read or watch movies)? 20. what would their dream vacation look like? 21. how many hours of sleep do they get on average? 22. what is their body shape? are they trim or tubby? tol or smol? 23. if you had to pick five words/phrases (objects, places, weather, etc.) to describe your oc’s aesthetic, what would you pick?
24. do they hold onto grudges? 25. are they fiscally responsible? or would they prefer spending with wild abandon? 26. what’s their favorite kind of weather? 27. how old would they be if they didn’t know how old they are? (e.g., what’s their mental age?) 28. what’s their opinion of children? how are they around children? 29. what’s their sexual orientation? 30. what’s their favorite color? 31. what temperature would they prefer the room to be? 32. how mannered are they? how proper to they act? 33. how do they dress? 34. which season do they prefer? why? 35. what is their “morning ritual”? 36. what is their “nighttime ritual”? 37. have they ever had a one-sided crush? 38. do they like art? what form? 39. how do they read a book (if at all)? slowly, over the course of a few days, or within a few hours? do they sit, stand, lay down, all of the above? 40. do they have any recurring dreams/nightmares? 41. what would be their favorite subject in school? (e.g., English, Math, Science, History, Recess, etc.) 42. what physical features do they find attractive on other people? 43. are they patient or impatient? what situations would make them feel one or the other? 44. what is their opinion of authority? 45. what is their opinion of tradition? 46. are they into folklore and/or conspiracy theories? or do they think both are garbage? 47. if they were to have a “happy place” they retreated to in their mind during stressful/boring situations, what would that place be? what would be in it? 48. what is one value they hold higher than any other, in others and in themselves? (e.g., loyalty, intelligence, compassion, responsibility, etc.) 49. what is(are) their love language(s)? 50. what is their opinion of cheese?
Hey friends and fam, look at the time. Another tiny little milestone!
There‘s now more than 250 of you following the everyday adventures of my OCs and my steady flow of gushing over hot manly turians, which makes me insanely happy ❤
So I‘d say it‘s time for another giveaway! Yeeey! *throws confetti*
GIFTS:
Two (2) lucky people will get a chance to win either a drabble/ficlet (100-1000 words, depending on my muse; pairing and prompt of choice) OR, since apparently my attempts at turian fashion are well received by many of you, I offer to draw two sets of clothes for your OC or a canon character of choice! As always, I‘m most used to writing/ designing for turians, but I can delve into other species as long as enough information and a template model is provided. I‘m shit at anatomy and not ashamed to say so.
In both cases, things will be discussed by PM and if you don‘t like surprises, I‘ll send you updates along the way 🙂
RULES:
– Giveaway runs until Sept 8th, 2018, midnight MET
– You must be following me. I‘ll check! New followers welcome but please don‘t just stick around for the giveaway (that‘s plain rude!)
– Of course no giveaway blogs
– Likes an reblogs both count. As many reblogs as you want but please don‘t spam your followers!
– Winners will be chosen by list randomizer (each of you gets an equal chance of winning) and will be contacted by PM
– If winners don‘t respond within 48hrs, I‘ll choose a new one.
So… thanks again for sticking around and good luck everyone ❤
Well, I gotta call it a night, but here’s a snippet of the Nocturni WIP
“What do you want?” a raspy, modulated voice calls just as the door lifts high enough to reveal an old, battered shotgun in a tall quarian’s hands. The man wears a suit that looks made from a mismatch of specialty armor on top of his living suit, his broad form holding the weight with ease as if he’s gotten especially used to it. This must be Rael and, if his looks mean anything, he’s spent a long time growing accustomed to the harshness of Omega. He isn’t subtle at sizing Garrus up, his eyes flicking over every inch from behind his yellowed faceplate. “You’re a big bosht, aren’t you?” He glances at Nihlus before looking back to Garrus, the obvious threat. “Don’t matter, I guess. I’ve had a few of you in here ….”
Garrus hums and ducks his head just a fraction, but he knows full well that it doesn’t hide a damn thing at his height. Swallowing, he pulls his mandibles to his jaw and reminds himself why he’s here.
He needs armor if he’s going to find and kill Cydian and every last one of her ‘children.’
Rumbling in attempt to seem less threatening, Garrus nods once. “I hear you can make some impressive armor.” His mandibles flutter as he huffs a derisive laugh and motions himself. “Think you can come up with something for me?”
Rael lowers his weapon slightly, shifting left, then right as he looks Garrus up and down. “Yeah … I can.” He looks around behind Garrus and Nihlus before stepping back and jerks his chin towards the inside of his shop. “Come in and I’ll scan you.”
Hello everyone! I hope you’ve been alright! I finally managed to do some updates to the site and commission sorting: I hope it is more clear now!
If you want to take a look, or give feedback, I am always welcome to hear about it! You can check the Updated Commission Info.
This being said, commissions slots are now OPEN. If you’re interested please send me an email to palavenmoons@gmail.com , specifying what kind of commission you’d like, characters involved (references) and if you have an idea for your slot or prefer a Wing It Slot, otherwise Character Sheets are also available.
I will take a few days to organize the requests and workload, and start working on them between the weekend / Monday the latest. Please be patient while I get to your email / slot! Thank you!
In other news, I will be making a raffle for September. Stay tuned for those!
Thank you all for reading and the interest. Signal boosting is appreciated too!
I was tagged by the lovely @bronzeagelove and I thought ‘how fun!’ I don’t know who hasn’t been tagged, but if you want to do this, feel free!
Rules:
The first sentence of your WIP
The genre
The name & age of your main character(s)
The first bit of dialog in your WIP
I’m going to go ahead and use Umbrus Nocturni for this since it’s the current Google doc open on my computer.
1. The first sentence
Not a single sentence, but it’s a flashback, so I figured I’d add the extra sentence:
“Lieutenant Shepard, I’ve looked at your evaluations sent over by Doctors Slavik and Jain. I agree with their recommendation for discharging you.”
2. The genre
Hm … good one. I’d say most of it is a type of darker themed supernatural with a hint of romance happening soon between two of the main characters. I mean, it has vampire turians, so supernatural just screams at me.
3. The name and age of your main character(s)
Nihlus Kryik: 31 (The games never say his age, but I always see him as older than the other two, but still young enough to need to look to Saren for help at times)
Jaiden ‘Jai’ Shepard: 26
Garrus Vakarian: 24
4. The first bit of dialog
This is technically the same answer as the first question, but here’s a bit more of it:
“Lieutenant Shepard, I’ve looked at your evaluations sent over by Doctors Slavik and Jain. I agree with their recommendation for discharging you.”
“Come on, Captain.” A sigh. “Can’t you put in a good word? Say I’m still fit to serve under you? You requested me before the damn doctor reports.”
“Shepard … I’m going to be blunt with you. I can try to talk to anyone I can to keep you in service, but you have to look me in the eye and tell me you can sleep at night without nightmares.”
“….”
“Shepard ….”
“I can, just give me a chance.”
“Is this with or without the medications? The therapy?” A pause. “You can’t, can you? … I’m sorry, Shepard. I can’t put my neck out for you if I can’t trust that you’re at the top of your game. Not with a clear conscience, not with men relying on you.”
Cassia: 🛏What is their favorite bedroom activity to do with their partner?
I’m going to go with non-sexual things because, to be honest, Cassia is actually more sensual than sexual. Sure, she likes to have sex with Saren (and it’s good), but she likes just being in his company just as much. She wants nothing more than to spend all her time in bed, snuggled up in his arms, and doing nothing at all. Sometimes they talk, sometimes they sleep in, read, watch vids, or just do nothing at all, taking the time together to bask in the loving company.
Arcanus:
💚Are they prone to jealousy?
Arcanus doesn’t get jealous like so many fics illustrate. He doesn’t act out against anyone or anything drastic like getting petty, but he is a little cheeky with how he handles someone flirting with Ellie or her playing a part and flirting back (yes, he’s okay with that because he knows who she comes home to). When the above happens, he likes to get very showy with just who she chose over everyone else. He likes to stick close to her, touching her and making vocal sounds that any turian would easily recognize. He may even lock gazes with whoever was flirting and flaunt by touching her, pulling her against his side or just plain standing really damn close. Too close for mere co-workers or even friends. He’s a little bit of a shit, but Ellie loves it.
Saren:
🐶Are they a cuddler?
Saren cuddles at first because Cassia wants to, but he eventually becomes a fan of having her close. He’s kinda a romantic once he gets used to it, loving the sensory overload when her closeness. Her scent surrounds him when they’re pressed close and he can feel her unconscious vocal purrs and thrumming that most wouldn’t pick up on at a distance. It’s not an easy thing to do to be so close, but her determination in the beginning to find a way has led to the two taking that time to themselves before Saren’s insistence to be doing something finally muscles its way in and he has to get up. Now, she can easily find him and cuddle up and he won’t really struggle too much.
I’m going to go ahead and do this for my ‘youngbloods’ (the twins, Aeson, and Saren) 🙂
Aeson
Aeson is a bit of a romantic. He’s shy, however, so his affection comes very subtly. He admires people easily and trusts perhaps too easily. He looks past faults, seeing them as just another part of someone, and, though he doesn’t really have ‘relationships’ as we know it, he is a good guy even to those he blows off steam with. Usually, he’s a friend first before sexual partner to those he does sleep with. He doesn’t really have a romantic relationship with these people, however, because his heart is already set on Damocles. It has been for a very, very long time. Pretty much since he was old enough to begin to think about that sort of thing. The only thing giving him a bit of a boost in the little things of affection is the fact that they have been inseparable friends since young kids. He isn’t entirely out there with his attraction, but knowing Damo helps him do those little things where anyone else not his best friend would scare him off.
Cassia
Boy, this girl is the typical hopeless romantic. Granted, she’s grown up around her parents who seem to be like two sides of the same coin, but she has a very unimaginable idea of love. She is perfectly capable of having friends, and lots of them, but she never had that immediate love (or even any love for that matter) until it was – corny as it is – love at first sight with Saren. She’s demi, so sex isn’t something huge in her life, but friendship and devotion is. She didn’t initially understand why she was stumbling over herself with him until a friendship formed between them, then she realized she loved him. However, given how emotionally inexperienced Saren is, she hasn’t put standards or expectations on him concerning love. She’s come to the conclusion that, for as long as he wants her around, she will be the best thing he could possibly imagine, even if he didn’t know it.
Damocles
Damocles has come to the conclusion that he won’t find love outside of a familial one. He’s just been burned so long in his life that he’s come to believe no one wants anything to do with him if it involves spending more than the few hours to have sex. He knows people only want him because he is damn good at it, but he doesn’t ignore the fact that there are quite a few who treat the encounter like a last ditch effort and can’t seem to get away or get him away fast enough. How can someone ‘love’ him if they can’t even stand to look at him once they get what they want? He’s set himself up for that pain and doesn’t believe in this undying devotion that is love can include him, so he doesn’t ‘fall in love’ easy at all. In fact, he doesn’t realize it until it practically slaps him in the face that he has, in fact, been in love for quite some time. It just came about subtly and very different from he’s seen in vids.
Saren
Saren, much like many other emotions, doesn’t understand what ‘love’ is outside of a definition. However, from a writer and reader’s view, he falls for Cassia pretty early as well. He cares more for her well being than anyone else, will do pretty much anything for her. In fact, she’s the only one that can get away with some of the things she does to him. For instance, she’s the only one who can actually get him to put down his work and go out – even to a crowd! – while even his own father can’t convince him. He admits she’s important to him before he realizes it’s actually what love is. He also admits a fault that confuses him because he can’t explain why he acted the way he did, and thus, how to fix it. Little does he know you can’t fix love.
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