May I ask for some fun facts abt Cecil and Emilio? I know I thirst for Nyoka, which tbf, it's NYOKA, but the aforementioned two have also been endearing to me; I like how well written all your OCs are; sometimes I reread the fics that include them a lot, because there's just something about your prose(? Is that the right word?) that is just hooking me in, how seamlessly they blend in with the TWST universe with how you and Cozy write them, it's like they're canon but just with little screen time 🥲; I remember seeing Nyoka at first, and then being like, "WHEN DID THE GAME ADD A HOT ASS SNAKE MAN??" and then I remember reading about Emilio at the time, and I also thought how he must be canon because of how well they fit(?). If I found out about Pip and I just started to get into the fandom, I'd think she was canon, that's how well, in my opinion, these OCs are well written. It's also something, when someone asks me who's my favorite character, and I can't say Nyoka or Cecil 😔
Anyway, sorry for the ramble, I just got off finals and I'm feeling sentimental (i almost died/j), also sorry if this sounded off? English is my second language so I kind of am not that great with it, which is also why I also adore your fics, because you write so good, and I want to be good at English like you do ^^
THANK YOU SO MUCH!! And congrats on finishing your finals (I'm glad I'm free from that stuff now lol) it means a lot to me that these characters feel real and enjoyable and that you liked my writing :DD seriously means the world to me,
I am in the final stages of a backstory fic about something that happened in Nyoka's youth that influenced how he acts currently, it will be posted hopefully soon!
Not sure if this was said before, but Nyoka and other snake beastmen tend not to show their teeth and always try to smile with their mouths closed. Showing one's fangs is a sign of aggression for them and can make them appear angry/scary to others.
Nyoka's bite is a buffer for his signature spell, like how Azul's spell is buffered by contracts, and Jamil with eye contact. This not only limits Nyoka's signature spell so he can't overdo it, but also makes it so that he can't use it too frequently lest he cause permanent harm to the person he used it on (which he doesn't want!)
With Cecil, the ring he desperately wanted to research was destroyed...However, as a lover of ancient magical artifacts he has discovered two things,
The trophy for the NRC vs RSA tournament looks very ancient and possibly immensely magic, so he wants to help NRC win it so HE can inspect it, and,
His roommate Silver technically counts as an ancient magical artifact. He's 400+ years old, he's got magic and traits influenced by fairies, so maybe he's consent to a little experiment or two to figure out what he might be packing after that 4 centuries long nap hmm (this is silly and innocent, obvs he mourns the ring but would prefer that explode than Silver)
EDIT-BRO I MISREAD HOLD UP
Emilio used to be pretty happy with living a simple life. Back when his parents were alive, they weren't rich but they were happy and they made him feel super important. He didn't handle the transition to living with his aunt and her family very well as they are upper-class and her husband works for their country's monarch.
A lot of his kiss up tendencies come from leaving his original home and being surrounded by people so much more different and more important than him, so he wants to be important too which leads to him being seen as super annoying by his peers (which is funny, because he finds Sebek annoying)
Maybe more sad than fun but that is the intention we had behind his character that I hope to go more into soon!
