#architectdreamers

[girlvoids]

What exactly would I have to sacrifice in order to be as technically good at writing as you? I've read through your writing tag for at least a couple of hours now. AND IT'S JUST. SO. GOOD? There is no point to this message. I just wanted to yell at you.

I tried to think of a witty reply but I’m blushing and flailing way too much. Ilu. Thank you. <3

[lelianassong]

Hey! I don't know if you remember me but we briefly indulged in a conversation quite some time ago. Anyway, I've read your works with great interest and would like to compliment you on your original characters. They seem very multidimensional and complex in my humble opinion. I really enjoyed reading about them. Might I inquire to know if there is any kind of process or method you use to develop your characters? Does it typically start with an idea? What inspires you?

Hey, of course I remember you ^_^ Thank you so much! I really did try my hardest to make them as multidimensional and believable as possible so I am so glad you thought I did a good job on that! ^_^

I’ll put my process of method under the cut cause I’m likely to ramble on and on about shit :’)

I mean my first step is usually figuring out what kind of character I want. I’ll use Elena as the example, because she’s the most complex character I think so she seems like a good example to use. So for Elena I just thought ‘do you know what would be cool to have as my first Inquisitor? A Circle mage because that would be an interesting dynamic to see in the mage/templar war.’

From that it was really a decision on what kind of character I wanted her to be. I knew she was anti-Circle and I knew that she embraced her magic and was interested in pursuing more knowledge on it. However, I didn’t get her personality properly until I realised what kind of vibe I wanted her to have, which was basically ‘someone who simply exudes power and is slightly intimidating because of it.’ From that I decided that she would be guarded, that the passion and determination on the inside was guarded by a wall but its presence created this sort of feeling that she could destroy them in seconds.

Then, it was finding reasons for how she is the way she is. I feel like everything has to have a reason or a justification, or at the very least, it has to come to play in some way. So I wondered why she was so guarded, and I had played DA2 that day and recruited Anders and was like... what if she was close to someone who was made Tranquil. Then I just built this backstory around her, explaining why she is the way she is and making sure all of her experiences and reactions to things felt believable to me.

From then I really started to see the main values that Elena had. The main traits and how those would affect any relationships she had with anyone in the future and making sure they felt as organic as possible.

All the while, I kind of searched for things that inspired me for the character. Things like other characters or real people who had that same sort of vibe, looking as clothes that I felt really represented them, aesthetics and even going through songs and finding ones that just felt like they were relevant for that character. It really help sort of cement the idea of what sort of vibe and impact they have upon the world if I could get into their head and find things that they would like or that reminded me of them. They felt more real and as such finding their voice seemed easier because of it.

So... I’ll put it in bullet points to sum up because I am aware this block of writing has every tendency to not feel as if it flows due to my current exhaustion:

What kind of character did I want to explore? Basic outline, race, gender, sexual orientation, class

What sort of vibe do they give off? How do other people perceive them? How do they perceive themselves?

What are their values? What interests them? What drives them?

Background. What has happened to them to mould the person into who they are? How did it affect them? Did it change them? Reaffirm them? Produce new goals or ideals?

Are their relationships with people believable? How do they react to different kinds of people? How do they act on their own?

Inspirations that help to find the vibe, voice or inspire any extra pieces of information.

I mean that’s kind of it, I think? Also I tend to write a lot of drabbles and pieces to explore most or all of those things, mostly to find the character voice. Or I do small and casual RPs with people and their characters in order to sort of get a feel for their interactions and voices.

[girlvoids]

[her lips]

blood dripping 

red 

soft

wet

[her voice]

a distant hymn

disturbed

demonic

divine

[her shoulders]

as bare as truth

narrow

bent

feathered

[her neck]

a swan-like thing

porcelain

breakable

cracked

oh darling, won’t you choke me until i’m dead

so the grave can be our matrimonial bed

[girlvoids]

Cassiopeia.

Cassiopeia: Favourite book?

... just one? the book thief by markus zusak, after dark and norwegian wood by haruki murakami, les miserables by victor hugo...and others...

[girlvoids]

You give off the 'stunningly beautiful, stunningly talented poetess' vibe.

thank u lovely 

:o

[girlvoids]

aesthetics:

bruised knuckles, split lips, a smile that cuts deeper than any switch blade. 

an old memory wrapping its ice cold hands around your pale throat, the pain unwelcome but familiar.

clutching keys in your hands like a weapon, a match being lit inside you and the sparks ready to fly. come and get me, come and get me if you dare.

soft satin sheets between your legs, coffee chasing away the taste of regret as you lit a cigarette and contemplate the things you did last night. 

letting yourself get soaked by the rain because you don’t fear thunder and lightening when you a r e the storm.

[girlvoids]

I saw an image of a certain actress on tumblr the other day and firmly believed it was you. I was, however, confused by the expensive clothes. Then I realized it was indeed Emilia Clark and not you. I thought you should know this. That will be all.

Aaaaaah does this mean I get a pet dragon bc I would be fine with that. ❤️

[girlvoids]

nereida

one day we’ll return to the sea, my dear

the water is our 

guardian - shield - protector

with the salt on our lips, the waves in our hair

we’ll drift, drift, drift wherever we want to

our bodies

soft - smooth - still

until 

we’ve made ourselves a shelter in the deep blue

where our whispers are barely heard above the waves

where our minds drift with the currents 

an

embrace - touch  - caress

the only warmth we need