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A Rose Garden in a World of Sage Brush Masterlist

ARGWSB Character list (The leads)

Character list (The supports)

Character list (One offs)

@james-writing

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Update on the sapphic cowgirls

I am constructing character lists 

This will happen

The story’s title as of right now is A Rose Garden in a World of Sage Brush so keep a look at if you’re interested.

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A Rose Garden in a World of Sage Brush oc list (The leads)

{ARGWSB masterlist}

Octa Delilah “Ranger” “Octie” Miller

Big Iron - Marty Robbins

Tumbling Tumbleweeds - Marty Robbins

God’s Gonna Cut You Down - Johnny Cash

I Walk the Line - Johnny Cash

Lonesome Polecat - 7 Brides for 7 Brothers

Bless Yore Beautiful Hide - 7B7B

When You’re in Love - 7B7B

Wonderful, Wonderful Day -7B7B

People Will Say We’re in Love - Oklahoma

Ten Minutes Ago - Cinderella

Do I Love You Because You’re Beautiful - Cinderella

- Parents moved west in 1844, the year she was born. 

- Octa was 16 when she met Ashton - parents passed so Octa moved to California 

- They broke up when she was 18

- Octa roamed the land, became a ranger/bounty hunter

- She’s 25 when she meets Rose

First impression: Octa is rather stoic due to her natural, more reserved personality. She’s not used to staying in one spot for long, again, due to her occupation. By the time she meets Rose, Octa has been on her own for seven years, moving from place to place. She’s not quite friendly but she’s not outright rude to people either. She’s just distant. 

Personality: Octa is a lot of things. She’s kind, but distant. Serious, but happy to joke and tease people she likes. Reserved about her life but not withholding on her emotions. She’s also a flirt. She’s very confident in her abilities and herself and when she knows what she wants, she knows how to get it. Very capable. She has a more grey-scewed moral code because of her line of work. A hopeless romantic too.

Random: Octa likes to draw. Her favorite color is lilac. And she does not know how to read or write (important later).

Physical attributes: Octa is tall, pushing 5′11 and she dresses more ambiguous to hide her body type. This helps her intimidate people. She’s sturdy from years of dragging or pushing people around when needed. Long legs, narrow hips, her shoulders are on the broader side (think triangle). Her face is a diamond shape and her nose is hooked and just slightly too big. (Hence Smoke’s nickname for her, Hawk Head). It also crooks to the left. 

Her skin is a tawny brown with a very warm undertone and darker in some spots due to frequent sun exposure. She has fair green eyes reminiscent of jade. Her hair is dark brown but is often mistaken for being black, she keeps it up at all times with two frayed and faded red and gold ribbons that were gifted to her by her mother. When down, it hits her upper back and is naturally wavy. 

Equipment;

1 Colt Navy Revolver 

1 Flat Crowned, wide-brimmed hat in black with a red ribbon tied around it

1 tan, brown, and black ruana

Rose Christendatter

Still developing

Rose Garden  - Lynn Anderson

The Little Green Valley - Marty Robbins

Violets and Silverbells - Shenandoah

Goin’ Co’tin’ - 7 Brides for 7 Brothers

When You’re in Love (Reprise) - 7B7B

Falling in Love with Love - Cinderella 

June Bride - 7B7B

People Will Say We’re in Love - Oklahoma

Ten Minutes Ago - Cinderella

Do I Love You Because You’re Beautiful - Cinderella

Jolene - Dolly Parton

- Rose Christendatter was born in 1842 in New York

- She learned how to read and write from her Grandfather who also taught her how to teach. 

- Moved with her parents out west in 1867

- Became the local teacher in an outpost founded by a family friend - Lee Docker

First impression: Demure. Uptight. Flappable. Neurotic. Stuck in her ways. 

Personality: Rose Christendatter is all of the above. Definitely not the sort you’d expect out West. She’s a prim and propper, God-fearing young lady. If given the option, she’d much prefer to be back East with her grandparents. But she is curious about the world around her if not still incredibly naive. She is emotional sometimes to her detriment. Definitely dealing with internalized homophobia and misogyny. Got a long way to go in her story. But she’s also very sociable and well-liked in her community.

Random: She likes flowers and the story Don Quixote

Physical attributes: Rose is short to contrast Octa. She stands at about 5′2 with a pear-shaped body. Her face is very round. Her mouth is a little too small for the rest of her face, she has wide grey eyes, and long, straight dirty blonde hair. Her face is white with a notable, constant pink tint to it - sunburn or blush, hard to tell. She has a rounded, button-like nose and notable dimples. She keeps her hair braided back and normally hidden by some type of hat - it hits at her shoulders when down. 

Equipment

White, crocheted shawl

Various hats

Light brown, high heeled boots gifted to her by her grandfather

C-spectacles

Ashton “Smoke Storm” Morgan

Still developing

Savage Dogs - Palko Musiki

Billy the Kid - Marty Robbins

It’s All Over but the Crying - Ink Spots (specifically the first part of it)

Sobbin’ Women - 7 Brides for 7 Brothers

I Don’t Want to Set the World on Fire - Ink Spots

Stepsister’s Lament - Cinderella (Jk)

Ring of Fire - Johnny Cash

Jolene - Dolly Parton

-  Ashton Morgan moved out west in 1849 when her parents became 49′s

- Born in 1843

- Also from the East

- Abandoned gold-mining in favor of good old fashioned fuck you government actions 

- Started a band of rogues that ran up and down the west coast and terrorized settlements

- Was Octa’s first and longest girlfriend prior to Rose

First impression: Ashton is a master of disguise when it comes to who she is so what you perceive upon first meeting her is different depending on why you’re meeting her. But, generally, she comes across as non-threatening but with a rebellious debonair attitude. 

Personality: Ashton is dramatic in the best way possible. She’s spunky, loud, and sharp-tongued. While not the most astute at times, she more than makes up for it with her ability to wriggle out of any situation. She’s very clever. It’s her world, we’re just living in it. She does have a temper also but it cools just as quick as it flares. Stubborn as they come. 

Random: Ashton has a raging sweet tooth

Physical Attributes: Ashton Morgan is, simply put, a vision. Around 5′5, hourglass figure, shiny auburn hair, pouty lips, wide, brown eyes in an oval face.

Equipment:

Colt Single Action Army

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The problem I’m encountering while working on ARGWSB is that I am very gay and I keep giving myself butterflies thinking about the circumstances I want to write. I don’t know if that’s normal. But right now I’m sat here at my computer with my stomach in knots because I was crafting tiny playlists for each character so I could easily recall the “vibe” for each of them. And I am just very much in love with the story I’m slowly piecing together.

And the strangest thing is I can literally feel the nearly 18 years of internalized homophobia starting to melt away. This is what healing feels like apparently.