#aria-ashryver

[storyofmychoices]

Manaaki Ropata for @aria-ashryver

My first @choicesbookclub AOU giveaway chibi gift is for the lovely Aria! I had a lot of fun creating your His Story MC and I hope you enjoy this little art! 🖤🤍💜🩶

[aallotarenunelma]

just popping on in to send you a biiiiiiig hug! I hope life has been treating you gently these days my sweet friend 🌻 sending you all my love and support

Hello my dear friend Aria! 🩷

I have been generally doing better these past months, thank you. 💛

I have been away from here for so long that briefly coming here feels at the same time familiar and unknown. I have been mainly focusing on recovering, feeling better, and putting things in order.

I am not certain I can fully come back here, but I do miss being here.

I do hope that life is also being gentle on you, because you deserve the very best, my lovely friend. I often think about you, and wish for you to be happy, safe, and to feel good.

I am sending you a lot of hugs, light, and love. ❤️

@aria-ashryver

[choicesficwriterscreations]

December MC of the Month: Luca O'Rinn

Please welcome December 2023's MC of the month! Each month, we will highlight one MC or OC that is currently on our Meet My MC / OC List. The MC / OC is selected randomly on the Wheel of Names, and eligibility requirements can be found here. We accept MC / OC profiles on an ongoing basis. Please feel free to send yours in!

This month’s MC of the month is…

@aria-ashryver 's Luca O'Rinn

More below...

In your own words, tell us what you like most about your MC / OC.

This little idiot just doesn’t stop. They are so damn resilient! I love their bravery, compassion and that Luca takes the time to make sure the people around him feel seen, heard and understood. Communication is important to him — he’s a little tactless or graceless with it sometimes, but he tries so hard to make sure the people he loves know it. I love how talented and inquisitive he is, and that he has such a strong sense of self — Luca just feels so bright to me, so vibrant and joyous. “Lightbringer” was an accidental name meaning, I just picked “Luca” at random when creating my MC because it felt right, but it really was the perfect choice for them!

2. Do you feel your MC / OC is like you at all? How are you alike or different?

Luca is much more impulsive than I am, and has a bigger social battery, but I think we are both the kind of people friends come to for advice and comfort. We are both musically inclined, both love hugs (probably more in my case), animals, and the beauty and magic of the natural world. I’m 6ft tall, Luca is tiny. Luca’s heritage is a nod to my own Scottish roots — my grandparents / great-grandparents emigrated from Scotland, and I’m lamenting the slow death of any Scottish cultural influence in my family’s day-to-day life as the generations pass. There are parts of me in Luca, sure, but ultimately they are very much their own person.

3. What is most important to your MC / OC? What is their motivation in life?

Authenticity, truth, and (this one might sound weird, but) movement. Luca will never be someone he’s not. For him, to live is to grow, to always seek out opportunities to find out more about himself and the world he lives in. 

They can’t stand being stagnant and idle, both mentally and physically; Luca is a dancer with a truly avid curiosity, so they just need to keep moving, no matter what they are doing. Right now for Luca, that means having intense, emotional conversations; breathing love into the world;  learning new skills; knuckling down on language studies; uncovering vampire lore; fighting to protect the ones he loves; doing a lot of introspective thought and trying to be a better version of himself with every day that passes.

4. What are their biggest pet peeves/dislikes?

Luca has a strong sense of social justice, so there are plenty of things that annoy them —particularly in regard to the treatment of other people; they’ll be the first to jump to someone’s defense— but in terms of more minor pet peeves, pertaining to him personally? Being called “bro” / “man” / “dude” by someone who obviously means it in a cisheteronormative way (and people who blatantly ignore the “they” aspect of their pronouns). Luca definitely picks their battles, and they are totally fine with being called any of those names by friends and family, but it often elicits an eyeroll coming from closed-minded and/or queerphobic people.

Also, early mornings. Luca is firmly of the opinion that mornings should be banned. No more mornings. The day doesn’t exist before 10am. He will never understand how Gabriel keeps getting up at dawn to go for a run. On purpose. That’s just wild.

5. If your MC / OC could change one thing - anything - what would it be?

Luca hasn’t had the easiest life, but it was one that led them to find Cas and Gabe. They would go through it all again and then some if it meant a life of loving those two and being loved by them in turn… but Luca sees how much Cas and Gabriel are hurting, too. How much they ache for a place of belonging. How deeply lonely they have been.

If Luca could change one thing, it would be for them, not himself. He’d bring back their parents. Choi Harin. Sofia Adalhard. Remiel Adalhard. He’d bring back Gabriel’s sisters, Raquel and Michaela. His grandmother, Sarah. His cousin, Joaquin. Cas’s halmeoni, Choi Miyoung. His harabeoji, Choi Yongho. Cas’s best friend, Ricky Harlow.

If Luca could steal them even a moment with the people they have lost, then he’d do it in a heartbeat. He knows it's an impossible dream, but that won’t stop him from making sure that, at the very least, Cas and Gabriel know they will always, always be a part of his family. That the O’Rinns will always be there to welcome them with open arms.

6. What is your MC / OC’s favorite quote or song?

Luca’s favourite song changes with the wind, but at the moment they are making good use of Hozier’s “De Selby (Pt1)” to practice their (rusty) skills on acoustic guitar, as well as their pronunciation of Irish Gaelic (which they’d like to be fluent in — Scottish Gaelic and Irish Gaelic share a root language, so they are very similar in many ways. Think Spanish to Portuguese!) Luca has a firm grasp of Gàidhlig, but the only fluent Irish-speaker in the family is their great aunt Morag. Given the O’Rinn’s ancestral ties to Ireland, Luca aims to fix that!

He’s also currently messing around with some original contemporary choreo to Lee Taemin’s “Just Me and You” and “Guilty”.

7. Is there anything else you’d like to share about your MC / OC? 

Luca has come to mean so much to me. I never intended to write about them when I first started reading ID —I had never written fanfic at all!— but the more I learned about them and fleshed out their backstory, the more I knew I had a story to tell. Rather than write a simple, short piece, fool that I am, I decided to dive right into a (currently) 250K+ word longfic centring on not one, but four romantic relationships (Luca x Cas; Luca x Gabriel; Cas x Gabriel; and the dynamic of the poly ship between all three of them). 

Despite being a retelling, I think “Starlight” gets a lot thematically heavier than Immortal Desires ever did, with a broader focus on worldbuilding and characterisation, and the experience of writing it has been so rewarding — I think in large part because of Luca.

I just adore them. So much. And I’m grateful to have them along for the ride while we find our way through this story together. There is no one else I’d rather have along for the ride. (Also, I’m sorry I make you suffer so much, sweet Luca. I promise your happily ever after will be worth every hardship 💖)

Thank you so so so much to CFWC for letting me gush about Luca!! If you would like to know more about them, you can read about them in my longfic, “Snow In Crimson, Starlight in Gold” on AO3, or find more on my masterlist.

[choicesfandomappreciation]

Sending a shout out to @korgbelmont for working so hard on the Choices Character Transparents - it's such a useful resource that he makes readily available for anyone in the fandom to use.

There is so much content in there!! It's got to be hard to wrangle all of that, for free, as a hobby, out of the goodness of your heart, so here is a little recognition for all that effort.

It (and you!) are truly appreciated ✨💖✨💖✨

@korgbelmont

[jerzwriter]

alrighty, you said "meaningful songs" so I'm not pulling punches lol. local cancer patient attempts to make you emotional with:

the "diagnosis = incurable" song (side note: i love that Christian (Ian) writes about his mental health with such raw vulnerability! His albums are all about navigating bipolar disorder)

and the "respectfully, fuck that" song. (I've been bumping this a lot lately, post-chemo hehe)

OMG OMG OMG. I saw Walk, and I automatically started crying. This is one of my all-time favorite, most meaningful songs. I fucking LOVE it! It has pulled me through some serious shit - so this is THE FUCKING SONG for you right now! Play it all day, every day! Aggh. I can't listen to it without goosebumps, crying, and dancing around my living room like a total fucking maniac... and that's just what happened here at 11:30 PM - no fucks given.... this part...

To keep alive, a moment at a time That's still inside, a whisper to a riot To keep alive, a moment at a time That's still inside, a whisper to a riot The sacrifice, the knowing to survive That first decline, another state of mind I'm on my knees, I'm praying for a sign Forever, whenever, I never wanna die

I never wanna die I never wanna die I'm on my knees, I never wanna die I'm dancing on my grave I'm running through the fire Forever, whenever I never wanna die I never wanna leave I'll never say goodbye Forever, whenever Forever, whenever

I AM SCREAMING!!!!!!!! Literally screaming! Personal memory here. I went through some major shit some time ago; I honestly didn't think I'd survive. FF was on tour, but I was flat broke, so that wasn't happening. Well, my ex-girlfriend showed up at my job, threw a change of clothes at me, and said, "Just get in the car." Without telling me where we were going, she took me to see them live, freaking pit tickets. I almost died. I was stageside like I had Dave Grohl's (aka Jesus) sweat on me. Screamed this at the top of my lungs balling my eyes out. (She got so fucking lucky that night, but I digress). Def a top 10 moment in my life.

After that total catharsis, I had no doubt that I would love whatever else you suggested here - now, I did not know of DPR IAN before, but OMG, I loved this song. I listened four times in a row and loved it, and they are also added to my listen-to at work tomorrow because I need to know more about them. And "mental health with raw vulnerability" - babe, that's my thing right there. There is nothing I love more than artists who do this; it's one reason I love Noah Kahan; sometimes, I think that MF went into my brain and took notes that I've never been able to create. So I am ABSOLUTELY getting more acquainted with this artist. Thank you SO MUCH for introducing me.

Like - you put me in such a better state of mind rn - you have no idea - THANK YOU - and as I've told you before - you are a fucking ROCK STAR. Never mind these artists; YOU are the rock star! (I mean - you're a rock star compared to DAVE GROHL - that's something!) Sending you a huge hug and all the love!

Send me a song.

[choicesfandomappreciation]

Wishing @aria-ashryver the best day ever. They deserve all the love. 💐

@aria-ashryver

[choicesfandomappreciation]

sending some love to @lovealexhunt because not only have you done SUCH a wonderful job with the Spread Kindness event, but seeing all the beautiful mood boards you took the time to lovingly and carefully make popping up on my dash always makes me smile.

They are like little flowers you planted. They keep springing up and showering things with softness and beauty, I appreciate it so much!!!

🌻🌷🌸🌼🌺🌷🌻🌻🌸🌺🌺🌼🌻🌼🌷

@lovealexhunt

[loreofyore]

oooh i wanna hear more about sophie! 💦🧠😍🚲

From this ask game

💦 : Is your OC’s attractiveness based on looks or a more intangible aura?

Both! She's conventionally attractive, as is everyone else on BotB, but there's also an aura there. I think, in order to be the successful(ish) lead singer of a band on TV, you need a certain degree of charisma.

🧠 : What is your OC’s most mentally attractive attribute?

Her resilience. She's had a few "why am I even doing this" moments as the tour progresses, but for the most part, she rolls with the punches. She's too proud to let this show/the producers/Viktor White win.

😍 : What does your OC find irresistible in others?

Confidence for the most part, but she's also attracted to intelligence and humor.

🚲 : Does your OC enjoy playing the field? Or are they more monogamy-minded?

Monogamy-minded, but she's open to playing the field if she's single/unattached. This is very unfortunate though, because Sophie has spent the last two years falling in love with Orion and not wanting anyone else, and the year before that getting over Seven. So she hasn't actually been with anyone in three years, and it's slowly driving her mad.

Thanks for the ask, friend!