Do the Rochambeau Guys Look Identical?
Okay so weāve gotten a few questions about faces. Namely, how do the Rochambeau guys look alike and not question it. This is up to the reader, really, but realistically, they wouldnāt look alike. To them, they donāt look alike. We picture them all as Lin b/c thatās what weāre used to as viewers. The more I write these characters, the less I see them as Lin which sort of helps b/c then my brain isnāt constantly thinkingĀ āCLONESā or something. Iām going to kind of talk about how I envision them and if you have a particular faceclaim for one or more of them, weād love for you to reblog and add it to this post because weāre curious as to what you guys see-even if itās Lin at different ages. Remember, whatever YOU envision is correct. Thatās all that matters. I just decided since we were asked three times to kind of give an idea of what I see when Iām writing, but LOVE to know your ideas :)
Alexander: So Alex being the oldest, I get this sense of maturity and looking older than the rest of them (not necessarily Lee). I do see a lot of Lin b/c you canāt have Hamilton and not think of Lin. @break-so-beautifullyā has really molded him into this seasoned veteran wise badass that I adore and the more I tried to to think of a face for him, the harder it was b/c I see Lin but also just this handsome, suave guy whoās going to do whatever it takes to protect his new family. Definitely older Lin vibes.
Physical Description: On the shorter side-no taller than 5ā²8, and this is important to me because Iāve never been a fan of guys trying to make themselves bigger b/c height is something you canāt help anyway, and a short man that owns his height and is unapologetic about it is a plus in my book. Alex definitely owns his height. Heās lean and fit and has short hair (heāll grow it out back to Ham style later) and is very Lin in those soulful kind of eyes and has a mild New York accent. No scars due to his condition.Ā
Usnavi: I definitely get young Lin vibes from Usnavi, but I picture Usnavi being on the thin side-like heās extremely lanky and is probably still IDād out at bars. Heās on the darker side of skin shade (being Dominican) and has thick hair (you just canāt tell b/c itās under a hat) which he keeps short. He has braces (didnāt get them until he was an adult) and looks younger than he is.Ā
Physical Description: Lanky, average height. Thick hair and soulful eyes, but definitely tired looking with dark circles under them most of the time. Has the darkest shade of skin out of all the guys. Little scars here and there just from life. Braces. Almost always wears his hat.Ā
Not exactly, but I have this kind of look about him in my head (the hair, thick eyebrows, facial hair, and thin boyish look about him)
Ruben: *sighs* Here we go-my baby. So...Ruben is also on the darker side of skin tone. He has that sweet, soulful-eyes Lin look to him, but his hair is curly. Like, when his hair gets long enough you can put that shit in a ponytail in no time. He has marks all over his body from his traumatic experience in Jamaica-burn marks, scars from being hit with an extension cord and a belt, a stab wound scar in his abdomen from an accidental stabbing, and Ianās name branded into his chest from a hot coat hanger (check out RACD to really delve into this). On his face, he only has one visible scar near his jawlineĀ
Physical Description: Average height. Scars all over (wears long sleeves all the time and mostly sweaters and collar shirts), curly hair that can get absolutely out of control if he doesnāt tame it, big soulful eyes, soft spoken, stutters a lot-and the stuttering is extremely important. This isnāt stutters once in a while. This is a more frequent than not kind of thing. Even in regular conversation, he can be trying to push one word out for several seconds (donāt worry-none of the boys call attention to it). Second darkest shade of skin out of the guys.Ā
Luckily I have a faceclaim for Ruben and his cute face and curly hair.
The hair: level unbrushed and untamed
Alvie: The baby of the group (unless youāre counting Lyra). Alvie is the smallest, definitely on the thin side and has just this boyish, scrufy look about him. I picture him having kind of a really soft voice with a slightly raspy texture sometimes (plays in well to his power involves sleep so he might sound tired a lot). I have a faceclaim for him for sure. In my headcanon, Alvieās half white and it sort of worked with him struggling to fit in growing up. My face claim for him is Alexander Oāconner (Rex Orange County). He has the right boyish look to him.
Physical Description: The smallest of the guys (but also the youngest) and def still looks like a teenager almost. Heās half white and looks more white than Hispanic (but he does tan in the sun). He has a gap between his front teeth and doesnāt grow facial hair as well as the rest of them. He has self-harm scars on his wrists (from his teenage years) and a small scar on his left temple from a botched ETC session at Rochambeau. He has thick, straight sticky-up y hair. He doesnāt particularly know how to (or care to) to tame it and in Rochambeau they kept his hair short for ETC treatment so it would have gone from this:
Lee Scoresby: He kind of ties with Alex on the Lin faceclaim only heās not short. Lee is definitely the tallest of the bunch. I think b/c heās the newest character I canāt picture anyone but Lin, but he definitely screamsĀ ātallestā in my head.
Physical Description: The tallest of the guys with a mustache and thick hair quiff. Heās right on the level of fit with Alexander only he does have scars-just cuts and nicks here and there. Itās important to me that heās tall b/c he can tote Lyra around when sheās hurt or tired like a mother koala bear.
Lawless: Honestly since heās not a Lin, I did not have to struggle with him. Heās just Leslie Odom Jr. I picture him almost exclusively always in a suit. Even when he goes to bed. Even when he showers.
Pippa: Same. Sheās just Phillipa Soo.Ā
Lyra: Dafne Keen only slightly younger Dafne Keen b/c sheās eleven in this story and I feel sheās small and can fit in tight places to hide and spy and she has those little kid long toothpick legs that are not in proportion to her body yet. More legs than torso.
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