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Favorite Movies

I was tagged by @cr-noble-writes - thank you, friend! I will tag (only if you want to play!): @alyssalenko, @happychica, @ronqueesha, and @vulpixelates!

Games: Post a gif of 10 of your favorite movies without naming them!

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I was tagged by the fantastic (and fantastical) @vorchagirl. Thanks so much, lovely!

I will tag - only if you want to play - @alyssalenko, @charomiami, @happychica, @pigeontheoneandonly, and @ronqueesha,

Rules: Google and post the meaning of your OC’s name (if you made their name up or they go by a nickname, post an explanation of how it came to you)! bonus if you can find something for their last name too

I'm going with some of my characters from a modern AU collab with @happychica. If you're interested in some sweet and spicy bro!Ryder/bro!Ryder (no incest, no selfcest) please check out Murder in the Sunshine State, or if you prefer ME:Andromeda Universe Simple Things.

Javi (Javier) Rivera Aragón

Javier is a Spanish version of Xavier (which makes complete sense but I didn't know it until I looked it up for this) and means "new house." I didn't give the name much thought when I picked it. It was just a Spanish/Mexcan boy's name and I liked the way it sounded. 

Ale (Alejandra) Rivera Aragón

Alejandra means "defender of men" and is a Spanish version of "Alexandra" and a feminine version of "Alexander". Her nickname, Ale, is pronounced "AH-leh", not like the alcoholic beverage. Ale was named after her father (Alec or Alejo depending on the universe).

Bonus fact: When Alejo and Elena found out they were having twins (and a boy and a girl) they picked names for both of them. Alejo planned to named the older twin after himself - Alejandro for a boy, Alejandra for a girl - and then Javier or Jacinta for the younger one. Javi will NEVER know how lucky he was to be the younger twin because he would hate his name even more if he was named after his father.

Lister "Mickey" Micheals

Mickey, which is his preferred name, is a diminutive of Michael, which is his last name. His first name, Lister, means "dyer". I picked Lister after the main character in the book Red Dwarf (which I would 100% recommend to anyone who can find it) because I was looking for a name that the character might not want to use. It came down to Lister or Eustace (thank you, Chronicles of Narnia) but I'd already used Eusticia in another fic so "Lister" won out here.

Samuel Harris

Samuel means "Told by God". I actually decided on "Sam" first because I was looking for a short (one syllable), unisex name. I know that some people are actually named Sam (not short for Samuel or Samantha or some such) but for this character it definitely felt like a nickname. Even if it's what they go by 98% of the time. I'm still not completely sold on the last name Harris but it's staying until I come up with something I like better. (Who knows, in that time I might warm up to it!)

Nadia Das

Nadia is both an Arabic name and a Russian one but I'm choosing to go with the Arabic meaning which is "tender, delicate". One of my childhood friends had an older sister named Nadia and ever since the name always felt kind of magical to me? The character is NOT based on her at all, I just wanted to use the name somewhere and it seemed like a good fit for this character.

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OC Character Personality Quiz

I was tagged by the delightful @alyssalenko to do this Which Character Personality Quiz for my OCs. (It was a lot of fun so I did a bunch of characters. Also, SUPER pleased with the results - I feel like they matched really well.) I'm posting the top 5 for each OC from a fandom that I am familiar enough to deem accurate. (Also following @alyssalenko's example, I'm doing fancy eye shots for my characters!)

Javi:

Ty Lee (Avatar: The Last Airbender): 90%

Lito Rodriguez (Sense8): 90%

Genie (Aladdin): 87%

Simba (The Lion King) 87%

Chris Turk (Scrubs): 87%

Wyatt:

Fantine (Les Miserables): 87%

Frodo Baggins (The Lord of the Rings): 86%

Peeta Mellark (The Hunger Games): 86%

Samwise Gamgee (The Lord of the Rings): 85%

Christian (Moulin Rouge): 85%

Mara:

Eliza Hamilton (Hamilton): 89%

Astrid Leong-Teo (Crazy Rich Asians): 84%

Maid Marian (Robin Hood): 83%

Deanna Troi (Star Trek: The Next Generation): 83%

Cosette (Les Miserables): 83%

Veerla (gets 6 because of a 3-way tie for 4th):

Inara Sera (Firefly): 89%

Mulan (Mulan): 88%

Princess Fiona (Shrek): 88%

Sailor Jupiter (Sailor Moon): 87%

Nala (The Lion King): 86%

Elizabeth Swann (Pirates of the Carribean): 86%

Angelica Schuyler (Hamilton): 86%

Donovan:

Derek Morgan (Criminal Minds): 93%

Sailor Jupiter (Sailor Moon): 90%

Maximus Decimus Meridius (Gladiator): 89%

Mulan (Mulan): 88%

Will Turner (Pirates of the Carribean): 87%

Tagging (if you want to play): @captainsaku, @happychica, @hawkeykirsah, @mallaidhsomo, @pigeontheoneandonly, and @ronqueesha. (Only if you want to, of course!)

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Music Meme

I was tagged by @alyssalenko to share five songs I've been listening to a lot lately and then tag five people. I’ve been listening to a lot of covers recently so have a whole bunch of covers!

Kiss (cover) by VoicePlay

Breathe (cover) by Sarah Brightman

Holding Out For A Hero (cover) by Adam Lambert

Someone You Loved (cover) by Lauren Spencer-Smith

If I Were A Boy (cover) by Reba McEntire

I will tag @blakelyohgee, @happychica, @pigeontheoneandonly and @ronqueesha - only if you want to play, of course!

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I was tagged by @alyssalenko to share nine of my favorite movies by posting their posters - thanks so much, hon! I would like to stress that I am NOT saying these movies are GOOD. I'm saying I LIKED them. Here we go!

Tagging, only if you want to play, @blakelyohgee, @derelict-blade, @happychica, @mallaidhsomo, and @ronqueesha.

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OC Name Origins

I was tagged by @ronqueesha - thank you so much! I will tag (only if you want to play): @commander-krios, @happychica, @korkro, and @mallaidhsomo. Only if you want to, of course!

RULES: Search and post the meaning of your OCs’ names (if you made their name up or they go by a nickname, post an explanation of how it came to you)! Bonus if you can find something for their last name too.

But . . . I've done this one with all of my characters here. So instead, I'll tell you why I picked the names I did. (I’m letting you in on some Easter Eggs here, so take note!)

Alejandra “Ale” Ryder Aragón

Ironically the "named after her father" didn't come up until after I'd picked "Alejandra." I wanted a Spanish name that was kind of long with a good nickname option. I was actually leaning toward "Gabriela/Gabi" or "Daniela/Dani" because I was worried "Ale" (ah-leh) would be read by English-speakers as "ale" (the alcoholic beverage) but I kept coming back to "Alejandra" so eventually I just decided to go with what felt right.

Ariella Shepard 

I love the name Ariel. I put an "a" and the end of it because I could. Ariella was the ORIGINAL name of my "proto-femShep" - my very first Shepard - and it only felt right keeping it with the Shepard that got the canon universe.

Donovan Shepard and Lír

Remember those Easter Eggs I mentioned? This is one of them, a nod to Burn Notice. The actor who plays the main character is Jeffrey Donovan. (The main character's name is also "Michael," which is Donovan's middle name.)

Javier “Javi” Ryder Aragón 

Honestly, "Javier" didn't get a lot of thought. I needed a Spanish boy name for Ale's twin and I liked the way it sounded. (And I didn’t plan on him becoming an actual, fully developed CHARACTER . . . )

Mara Shepard

When I split up my "proto-femShep" and I needed to name the one that got my Without You series, I decided to go with names by meanings. One of the meanings of "Mara" is "bitter" and it's also Biblically connected to grief. Which, of course, made it perfect!

Veerla Shepard

This was originally spelled Veerle after one of my favorite (triple threat) stage performers, Veerle Casteleyn. The name is pronounced the same, though I changed the spelling to be phonetic because a friend told me they had always read it "veer-lee" (referring to the actress).

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Get To Know Me Meme

I was tagged by @iberiandoctor - thank you so much! I will tag (only if you want to play) @alyssalenko, @bagog, @derelict-blade, @happychica, @painterofhorizons, @ronqueesha, and @sweet-ree. Only if you want to, friends. No pressure!

Favourite colours: Black, blue, and silver

Currently reading: I’m not reading anything yet but I have THREE (3) books for my flight: Braveheart in Spanish, a Spanish/English parallel read collection of short stories, and The Skull of Truth, which was given to me by the lovely @happychica.

Last song: “Silver & Gold” by Baywud. (Not my favorite of his work but would definitely recommend the artist!)

Last series: Exandria Unlimited: Calamity by Critical Role

Last movie: Top Gun: Maverick with my family. My brother and step-dad REALLY wanted to see it. I was pleasantly surprised.

Sweet/spicy/savoury: Sweet and/or sour

Currently working on: Moving to New Zealand. This was probably meant to be a creative projects/WIP question but, seriously, the only thing I’ve done in the last month or so is get ready for the move. Visa application, traveller declaration, house on the market, cat relocation, pack-repack-rerepack, etc.

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Four Songs: Javi

I’ve got some new OCs in the works, which means new four song playlists to summarize them! I owe @happychica​ for this one, my bro!Ryder, Ale’s twin, Javier Luis Ryder Aragón. If anyone is interested in playing, I would love to see your characters summed up in four songs!

Ariella | Mara | Veerla | Ale | Javi | Donovan | Chris | Gina

Not My Father’s Son (Acoustic) by Stark Sands & Billy Porter

I’m not my father’s son I’m not the image of what he dreamed of With the strength of Sparta and the patience of Job Still couldn’t be the one To echo what he’d done And mirror what was not in me

Bailamos by Enrique Iglesias

Bailamos Let the rhythm take you over Bailamos Te quiero amor mío Bailamos

Azul by Cristian Castro

Es que este amor es azul como el mar Azul, como el azul del cielo nació entre los dos Azul, como el lucero de nuestra pasión Un manantial azul que me llena de amor

Good Place by Leo Soul

I’m in a good place Nothing’s gonna take me away I,m having such a beautiful day Baby, tell me what I can say, can say Nothing much other than that