#ask mud

[muddyswirls]

i literally just found ur acc but i love it so much. it totally motivated me to clan my messy altar LOL

Thank you, friend. That does remind me that I need leave more treats for Bast.. so a double thank you.

[muddshadow]

Okay that question is too good so back at ya, what do your characters think is their best physical and personality traits?

hey @jezifster !! i've been obsessively working on my #wip. the butcher (still struggling with the title), so i'll answer for those major characters :v

ADELADE // adelade most loves her eyes. they're soft hazel, more cedar than pine, sloped at the corners with heavy lashes. adelade's personality has roughened considerably in the last decade of her life and she dearly misses the tattoos that once decorated under her eyes, but she's always had a tender gaze. she considers perceptiveness her finest personality trait. wisdom used to be is very important to her, and she often unnerves/upsets people by noticing things they haven't quite noticed about themselves (especially the things they prefer to keep hidden).

PEBBLE // pebble loves her hair! it's smoky grey and tightly curled, and bunches heavily around her shoulders. living alone in the mountains definitely adds some tangles, but pebble considers twigs and leaves a lovely embellishment. as for personality, pebble prides herself on courtesy and friendliness. others might describe her manners as aggressively cordial, but again, birds and stones don't make the best conversationalists, and pebble really loves to talk and hear stories, and she's a better listener than most expect.

JANIER // janier's favorite thing about himself is his smile :) he has the sort of marrow-deep compassion that can't help but seep into his laughter, and so all his grins are full, cheek-pinching, and radiant. going off of that, janier holds kindness very close to heart. he's heir to a royal bloodline and was raised with passion and peace, never knowing true violence until it slaughtered his family and burned his grasslands to ash. warmth and the sensitivity to connect with others feels like the last thing he has left — especially important if he's to succeed in reclaiming his home.

BANSHEE // banshee likes her arms and shoulders. they're fiercely tall, wide-shouldered and toned, and they use raw strength and a smidge of magic to wield a big-ole longsword. they're quite the terror on a battlefield. and not sure if this counts as a personality trait, but banshee most appreciates her stellar memory. they're older than they appear, the years have been long and difficult, but banshee's mind is a vault. they won't ever forget a face, much less a grudge.

ISHAAN // ishaan is humble nearly to self-deprecation, but he's always loved his hands. long, thick fingers, sharp knuckles, old callouses and faded burns, nimble movements. he is an exceedingly talented blademaster (with a monstrously dangerous reputation), but his touch remains feather-gentle. he considers his best trait a strategic mind. he's been navigating every angle of a battlefield since very young, and has learned to balance caution, boldness, and ruthless creativity.

[muddshadow]

✅🔒🌹for Yulei/Nara!

(-@tragicbackstoryenjoyer)

HUZZAH @tragicbackstoryenjoyer // character dynamic asks

— for Yulei and Nara, from my Godspawn trilogy

✅️ Who cares more about being right and winning the argument?

probably yulei. it's not that she MUST be right about something, she's perfectly capable of admitting to error (she is very prone to error), it's more like an obsessive tendency to explain her point of view. you don't have to agree, but you DO have to understand. also yulei typically has the stronger opinions and is much more vocal in general. nara in contrast is rather non-confrontational. he has an escort, espionage, and diplomatic history, so he's got QUITE the silver tongue, but overall he's very reserved and is first to say "whatever, fuck this" when things start getting turbulent. 

🔒 Who's more guarded with their secrets and who is better at sharing them?

both of them are very guarded about their secrets, but in different ways. like mentioned above, nara has a long history of manipulating people to steal their secrets. so that's given him some trust issues lol. someone could ask what his favorite color is and he'd think, 'hm how will they use this information against me....' As for yulei, she grew up without any stability; watched a lot of friends die, has been abandoned by plenty more, has been homeless and wandering and alone for a big chunk of her life, and she’ll always be afraid of hurting people with her volatile magic (she’s done it before). for her, sharing secrets isn't worth the time and effort of plucking out a piece of heart. It takes both of them a long while to open up to others, but once they do, they're LATCHED ON. however, i think yulei would be the first one to spill. she's the braver one between them.

🌹 Who's the flirty one and who gets shy and flustered?

HM i could see this going both ways. Nara is the Flirty One in THEORY. he's a smooth-talker, crushingly aware of his attractiveness, and it was his job for several years to make people flustered. but nara also resents that part of his life because it's paired with a lot of bad memories, and so he associates coldness with flirting/sexual attraction/romance. nara flirting with someone he genuinely cares for translates to unabashed honesty. on the other hand, it's very difficult to fluster yulei. she's bold, mischievous, and fiercely adaptable, and she doesn't really take anything seriously. she's a casual flirt and doesn't notice doing it. anything INTENTIONALLY flirtatious, however, collapses into awkwardness. which makes for many oblivious moments between them (and kon the detective in the background like (-_-) )

[muddshadow]

happy blorbo blursday! let’s say your oc is in our modern world (if they aren’t already). what would they order when they walk into a coffee shop for the first time?

@rydykg

hi @rydykg !! it's blorbo day in my heart :v and i've been invested in two wips lately so i'll do the main characters for each...

godspawn characters ;

YULEI. she's a 'four shots of espresso with a single pump of berry flavor' kind of gal.

NARA. he would order a tea drink of some sort - chai tea latte, london fog, something milky and smooth.

KON. black coffee.

ESYL. something a little extravagant, teeth-achingly-sweet and chocolate-y. would demand ask for extra whipped cream

the butcher's lament characters ;

ADELADE. something simple but mostly sweet. maybe a matcha latte or white chocolate mocha.

PEBBLE. a smoothie with whipped cream, probably something tart or vibrant like pineapple or raspberry.

BANSHEE. cold brew coffee. extra ice to chew on

JANIER. he'd probably get something different every time, but i think a pumpkin drink would be his first choice.

ISHAAN. a warm drink. probably just honey and milk lol