And if my first post for the new year is a redo of my original lineup to fit the MCs per category? What then dfougsufgsf
Again this is inspired by @cassiopeiacorvus' lineup which just seems to grow more mad respect to you omgg
I'll also do my best to explain the character design and body language I used since this is how they appear at the start of their stories!
Evangeline Marie G. (Guzman) Lakandula
I went with this very conservative style due to her being raised very sheltered and when she was younger her family always put value to how they appeared to the rest of the clan and I really wanted to make sure that it's clear that it stuck with her even after she ran away from her father and sister
White is meant to be this colour of purity but it also makes it less hot so long as the fabric isn't too thick
Body language is closed off and almost looks like she's trying to always comfort or embrace herself due to a lot of insecurities and a hard childhood
She doesn't mess with her hair at the start as she doesn't see a reason for it nor has the motivation to do anything beyond keeping her hair loose or the occasional ponytail
Flats because it's easier to use a bicycle and also since she doesn't think heels would suit her
The only constant thing I shouldn't forget to keep drawing is the necklace which I now turned into a locket. In there is a photo of her grandparents since it was her grandmother's locket before her death
Kara Urduja D. (Dimasupil) Madlangbayan
Say thank you Metro Manila Film Festival for showing The Kingdom aka a movie about an uncolonised Philippines for giving me some clues on how to work with a modernised take on something like that
So I axed off Rutherland and went with a slightly colonised part of the archipelago that reclaimed its independence before Spain fully sunk its claws into the country. Thus the small country known as Dimaapi was founded. They speak deep Tagalog and have little to no Spanish loan words but they could speak English cause it's necessary
Urduja was named after the Pangasinense princess Urduja/Udaya, and it's a name chosen by their mother to remind them of their worth. In the old stories, Urduja announced she would only marry one who is greater than her in battle and wisdom, so their mother wanted them to settle for no less than that.
Has a complicated relationship with their mother cause it feels more like they're a bargaining chip and prop for their mom's campaigns
Urduja keeps their hair short for management reasons but the first time they cut their hair it was a bit of a scandal since it's like they took away their own pride
They went to Manila once and saw modern barongs and got very fond of it that that's their go-to fashion now
Wears heels cause they like feeling tall
A bit uncomfortable with their role as First Child hence the body language and have a tendency to put their weight on one foot a lot of the time
Maya Chelidonia C. (Caacbay) dela Rosa
They actually sometimes do go on their tiptoes unconsciously, it happens as a way to think over things and they don't even notice. Mafalda learned to just accept it
Wears flats for workplace-appropriate reasons, their go-to is something respectable looking so they could be taken seriously
Ties their hair in a low bun like back in their police days back in the Philippines as something familiar but also practical
No makeup beyond a tinted lip balm their younger sister sent over to stop them from picking their lips
Likes coffee but it's more of like sweet stuff just to stay awake. Prefers Kopiko tho and black forest milktea
Delores Faustina A. (Abad) Hilario
Babie darling girl who's confident in herself and is trying her best in college
Does a lot of volunteer work back at the Philippines and is known by her old school friends to have waded through deep floods to aid very flooded areas during typhoon season
Asked her mom to dye her hair before she went to college
Rings are her comfort item and will wear a lot on different fingers (they're costume rings but it's the feeling of it that's more important)
Likes to wear skirts of varying styles unless she's told to wear pants
Emma Dolores A. (Acda) Dalit
Here's my Freshman MC all grown up and here she dyed her hair a lil bit since she liked the colour and thought it would look good on her
She stopped writing her novels and fairytales after her messy breakup with James, her grandmother's death, her leaving Hartfeld and later on her grandfather's death so she focused more on journalism after a course switch and became a political journalist
She became known as someone who interviewed King James Liam Rhys and Queen Evangeline Marie Lakandula-Rhys for a special interview
Is very work obsessed that she sleeps only four hours despite her siblings' growing concerns
Still wears pinks but stopped with the floral prints
Dyed her hair a deep red brown shade since she thinks she looks good with it
Now wears her grandmother's pink pearl necklace
While she doesn't say it, she still secretly writes short stories but she no longer talks about them
Fell out of touch with Edgar who noticed her stopping in writing
Taglist: @choicesficwriterscreations
