OC Kiss Week Day Two

Last line tag

Thank you for tagging me in this @foxys-fantasy-tales! I haven’t wrote much on my WIP (Jet and Evander) as I’ve been working on some ideas I have planned for the rest of the book and other life events. However, I have worked a little bit on the next chapter.

I will tag @k--havok and leave an open tag.

When he was done looking up everything and just looking at something on his phone, they caught his attention so they could tell him something. Setting his phone down they complemented him again on his playing and his confidence on stage.

He said, “That’s how I usually am when I play, not like when you first heard me.” remembering how he felt when they first heard him play. 

“Well, I’m impressed either way with your skill.” They replied.

“I guess that’s thanks to all the time I spent alone with my old bass since I was alone most of the time.”

“What about that friend of yours?”

“Moved. I was alone after that with no one but my bass. Gives a sense of peace when I play. Plus the alone time helped refine my skills and knowledge of music.”

His demeanor didn’t change as he revealed this fact about his life and not having anyone, almost seeming like this was supposed to be the norm for everyone despite it not being true. Hearing this made them feel sympathetic for him.

They asked if he realized that shouldn’t be something to be normalized for someone. He shook his head, dismissing it and still thinking it was normal. After being dismissed, they dropped their attempt in letting him know that being alone like that wasn’t something people typically go though. Now wouldn’t be the time to talk about that anyway as it wouldn’t be very productive and he was still adjusting to his situation.

This or that tag.

Thank you @sabrina-author for tagging me in this! Sorry it took so long to see and respond.

I will tag @k--havok and @elizaellwrites

historical or futuristic

the opening or closing chapter

light+fluffy or dark+gritty

animal companion or found family

horror or romance

hard magic system or soft magic system

standalone or series

one project at a time or always juggling 2+

one award winner or one bestseller

fantasy or sci-fi

character description or setting description

first draft or final draft

love triangle in everything or no romantic arcs

constant sandstorm or rainstorm

WIP themes

I was tagged by @k--havok to do this tag. Thank you for tagging me in this! I'm going to leave an open tag for whoever wants to do this as I haven't been feeling well recently and have started to get better. I'll leave the template under the cut if you would like to do this.

Rules—bold themes that appear in your WIP and italicize themes that are loosely covered.

addiction | beauty | betrayal | change vs. tradition | chaos vs. order | circle of life | coming of age | communication | convention vs. rebellion | corruption | courage | crime and law | dangers of ignorance | darkness and light | death | desire to escape | dreams | displacement | empowerment | facing darkness | facing reality | faith vs. doubt | fall from grace | fame and fortune | family | fate | fear | fear of failure | free will | friendship | fulfillment | good vs. bad | government | greed | guilt and forgiveness | hard work | heroism | hierarchy | honesty | hope | identity crisis | immortality | independence | individual vs. society | inner vs. outer strength | innocence (sort of?) | injustice | isolation | knowledge vs. ignorance | life | loneliness | lost love | love | man vs. nature | manipulation | materialism | motherhood | nature | nature vs. nurture | oppression | optimism | peer pressure | poverty | power | power of words | prejudice | pride | progress | quest | racism | rebirth | relationships | religion (fictional religion is mentioned so?) | responsibility | revenge | sacrifice | secrets | self-awareness | self-preservation | self-reliance | sexuality | social class structure | survival | technology | temptation and destruction | time | totalitarianism | weakness | vanity | war | wealth | wisdom of experience | youth

For you to use

addiction | beauty | betrayal | change vs. tradition | chaos vs. order | circle of life | coming of age | communication | convention vs. rebellion | corruption | courage | crime and law | dangers of ignorance | darkness and light | death | desire to escape | dreams | displacement | empowerment | facing darkness | facing reality | faith vs. doubt | fall from grace | fame and fortune | family | fate | fear | fear of failure | free will | friendship | fulfillment | good vs. bad | government | greed | guilt and forgiveness | hard work | heroism | hierarchy | honesty | hope | identity crisis | immortality | independence | individual vs. society | inner vs. outer strength | innocence (sort of?) | injustice | isolation | knowledge vs. ignorance | life | loneliness | lost love | love | man vs. nature | manipulation | materialism | motherhood | nature | nature vs. nurture | oppression | optimism | peer pressure | poverty | power | power of words | prejudice | pride | progress | quest | racism | rebirth | relationships | religion (fictional religion is mentioned so?) | responsibility | revenge | sacrifice | secrets | self-awareness | self-preservation | self-reliance | sexuality | social class structure | survival | technology | temptation and destruction | time | totalitarianism | weakness | vanity | war | wealth | wisdom of experience | youth

9 People, 9 Questions

Thanks for tagging me in this @k--havok! Have been a little busy and just got around to doing this one.

Last song

Favorite color

Mostly darker colors, but if I had to pick it would be black.

Last Movie/TV Show

I watched Hot Ones featuring Dave Grohl in YouTube tonight.

Sweet/Spicy/Savory

All three. Sweet and savory are good anytime for me, while I have to want something spicy or else I can't eat it.

Relationship status

Prefer to keep this private.

Last thing I Googled

Who the bassist for Imagine Dragons is and what bass he uses. I'm a big fan of bass guitar and like to know who the bassist is if I like the band.

Current obsession

The bassline for Imagine Dragons- Natural as I'm learning how to play it and it's so fun to play.

I'll tag @elizaellwrites @foxys-fantasy-tales @fracturedfable @sabrina-author @saintedseraph @athenswrites @sam-glade @silviathebard and @innocenthedgehog

OC Kiss Week Day Three

Got this done later than I would like, but this will be the last picture with Jet and Evander as I would like to feature other characters. This has an accompanying excerpt under the cut. Word count: 523.

Unlocking the door, they had red sunflowers with a small pouch with it. They didn’t know what their partner was doing but could smell what he made. Setting the sunflowers down on the table next to the couch, they saw him cleaning the counter.

“You made all this?” They asked gently, looking at what he made.

"I wanted to surprise you with a lovely meal tonight." His smile was accompanied by their soft expression as he sat down. "Despite my efforts, I was unable to finish and clean up before you got back."

“Oh, Jet. This is a wonderful surprise. Thank you so much for doing all this.”

They went over and crouched next to him, placing a hand on his shoulder as they gave him a gentle kiss while he cupped the side of their face. After parting from the kiss, they took the towel from his hand and cleaned off the sauce from his cheek. He smiled and kissed them again that made both of them lose their balance, making both of them laugh together as they laid like that for a moment before he sat up off them.

“I love you, Evander.”

“Ich liebe dich auch, Jet.”

“I’m glad you like the surprise. But I’m guessing that means you love me too?”

“It does. Though you should check out the table next to the couch because I think you'll like it.”

He stood up and went over to the table to see the red sunflowers with the small pouch. He held the sunflowers and hugged them with the sunflowers around their neck. Smiling, they asked if he liked his gift.

He said red sunflowers were his favorite and why his laptop background was a field of red sunflowers. The beautiful red color was something he loved about this variety of sunflowers. Red sunflowers weren’t very common and made their beautiful color all the more special.

After he let them out of the hug, he saw the small pouch and opened it. Inside was a pick case with the logo of his favorite band on the flap. As he held it he loved how it looked as it was beautiful.

He asked them to wait where they were for a moment before quickly going to get something. They tilted their head for a moment until they saw him come back with a huge box of sweets they liked and handed it to them, knowing how big of a sweet tooth they had.

“Jet, I know I’ve got a massive sweet tooth but this is nearly half my height if I turn it on its side.” They smiled with a kind laugh lining their voice, holding the box.

“I know that box is scared of you, knowing its quick fate. Maybe five days at most?” He joked, smiling happily.

“You might be correct. But, not in five days. Perhaps eleven, maybe twelve, but definitely not five.”

“Okay, eight days.”

“Oh my god, Jet. You are so crazy!”

“I guess I am, Evander.”

“Hey, how about we have some of the delicious smelling dinner you so sweetly made tonight before it cools off?”

Tagging @foxys-fantasy-tales.

A ten, but... Tag

Thank you @sabrina-author for tagging me in this! I will use my characters who have appeared more than once in my WIP for this.

I'll be tagging @k--havok and @elizaellwrites

Jet- He's a 10, but doesn't give himself credit for what he does quite often.

Evander- They're a 10, but they are the CEO of being stubborn and about the strangest things at times.

Serna- She's a 10, but appears as if she has a full pot of coffee in the morning with her boundless energy.

Marla- She's a 10, but it's never for the right reasons.

Oc questions tag

I was tagged by @k--havok to do this tag. Thank you for tagging me! I will tag @elizaellwrites and will leave an open tag for anyone else who wants to do this as well. I'll leave a copy of the questions at the bottom.

For this, I will use Evander from my WIP since they are my favorite out of the characters I have currently and a lot of my thinking revolves around them. Also, they are the one who lives rent free in my head the most out of all my characters and they tend to be the first one I think about when I get an idea.

5 words to physically describe your OC

Intimidating, androgynous, tattooed, gentle, adaptable.

Who inspired your OC?

No one inspired Evander from where I can think of. I just drew them sometime early last year along with some other characters and I had an idea about what their character was like that went on from there.

Give me a song to define your OC

Going to bend this one a little bit as they have two that reflects their character. I'll add some information about how it works with them as well.

Back off, I'll take you on

Headstrong to take on anyone

I know that you are wrong

Headstrong, we're headstrong

Back off, I'll take you on

Headstrong to take on anyone

I know that you are wrong

And this is not where you belong

I can't give everything away

I won't give everything away

They're very headstrong and stubborn that this fits perfectly for them. They won't back down from something they know they can help and will go until the end of it. This also goes for what they've experienced already with Marla when helping Jet and dealing with her case.

How can I sleep at night? There's a war inside my head

I found a lion hidden right beneath my bed

I will not hide myself from the tears that you have shed

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But tomorrow is tomorrow, so forgive me if I stay

You can hide beneath the covers while I hide behind the pain

After all, only so much we can say

Words can lose their meaning once you walk away

Promise that you love me, watch me as I fade

I'll give you all those things that these liars never gave

The hands on the clock and the things we cannot change

Tear it all to pieces and take back what I made

If there's one thing I'd keep, it's you that I would save

'Cause I am just a lion, and a lion I will stay

This is more of their hidden anxious side they don't outwardly show others and is heavily reflective on themself. They don't have anxiety about their entire character, but a part of their personal identity they've been secure in for years.

^^ have to keep some secrets here as this will have it's own chapter in the future.

If I met your OC on the street how would they greet me?

Evander is open to new people and would have a small conversation with you if you wanted. If it's a simple "Hello, how are you?" they would respond and ask you the same. They're friendly with people they don't know or know well, so you'll generally get a friendly interaction. If you're someone they don't like and are on their bad side, good luck getting them to speak to you unless they're stepping in to help someone.

Can your OC be your best friend? Why?

Evander is overall a warm and gentle person, but their intimidating side can be a little scary. They won't harm you in any way and would prefer themself to get harmed instead, but if you didn't know that it's a bit off-putting. On the other side of things, they are one of the gentlest people who will be there to help you. They are also very patient and understanding with people, within reason if the other isn't wanting to anything and having them do everything. Ultimately, I'd say there's a good chance we might.

1 adjective and 1 noun to describe your OC

Patient

Anxiety

Questions

5 words to physically describe your OC

Who inspired your OC?

Give me a song to define your OC

If I met your OC on the street how would they greet me?

Can your OC be your best friend? Why?

1 adjective and 1 noun to describe your OC

OC Kiss Week Day Four

This is Felix and his older sister, Rachel, who he lives with. He's trans and asexual.

OC Kiss Week Day Five

Aria and her pet parakeet. She's aroace.

Heads up, seven up tag

I was tagged by @k--havok do this tag. Thank you for tagging me in this! Sorry for the quietness on my end, had a little to get done lately. I will tag @elizaellwrites and @sabrina-author to do this tag.

In this excerpt, Jet decides to play his bass a little bit with Evander as his audience for a bit.

After the pause, he said that he was versatile in playing styles and could play almost anything. Plus, he was testing out how well this bass would do with a few playing styles and was more than impressed. They asked him to play something heavy as that was something they wouldn’t mind hearing at the moment.

“How heavy were you thinking?” He asked, switching into the correct humbucker position.

“Surprise me.” They smiled before adding, “You’d be surprised what kind of heavy music I love.”

“Alright, just let me know if it's too heavy.”

He began on the lighter side to start with that quickly turned into a heavier style akin to heavy metal. Knowing how some popular songs had this, he understood how to do this and executed it well.

It was deep, aggressive, and heavy hitting as he played quickly. His tone was, as he thought, imperfect to how his tone normally was on bass. Still, he was happy with it and just had to get to know this bass a little better. To be expected.

Most of what he played was on the heavier side and accented with the lighter playing. It was about the average length of a song of this genre. They enjoyed what he played and complemented his skill with a bass guitar.