^ Whitecap Bay mer sharks are the broadnose sevengill shark. Syrena and her sisters are this type of shark. (AUTHOR'S NOTE: this is another revision of the mermaids of PotC).
^Rumrunner's Isle mer sharks are sand tiger sharks. Imogen and Moira, and the former's sisters are this type of shark.
^ Port Royal mer sharks are whitetip reef sharks. Andrea and her sisters are this type of shark.
^ Pantano River mer sharks are bluntnose sixgill sharks. Amelia and her sisters are this type of shark.
^ Devil's Triangle mer sharks are leopard sharks. Raquel, her sisters and her daughter, Esperanza are this type of shark.
^ Tortuga mer sharks are tiger sharks. Sonya and her sisters are this type of shark.
^ Blood Island mer sharks are grey reef sharks, Margaret Smyth, her sisters and Carina Smyth, her daughter, are this type of shark.
^ Isle Cruces mer sharks are bull sharks. Cassandra is the only mer shark of this species as she was given the task to protect her brother's heart.
^ Singapore mer sharks are blacktip sharks. Dominique is this type of shark.
^ Isla de Muerte mer sharks are blacktip reef sharks. Selena and her sisters are this type of shark though she and her sisters move to Spain after it sinks back into the sea.
^ Shipwreck Cove mer sharks are shortfin Mako sharks. Veronica and her sister are this type of shark.
The mer sharks look like @BoissB_ mer sharks drawing:
Which is what inspired me to do this AU.
And these are the shared physical traits of the mer sharks
All mer sharks have the same ability as the bull shark, they are able to go into fresh water.
What is/are your OC’s nickname(s) and how did it come about?
‘sparrow’, because she turned up with hawkeye and a sparrow is a little shitty hawk and tony stark thinks he’s funny
What is the color of your OC’s eyes/hair/skin?
blue, blonde, white.
How tall is your OC?
not very tall. very short. probably like 5′-ish.
What is a noticeable physical attribute of your OC?
there’s a long, ugly scar on the inside of her collarbone. otherwise, the general bad attitude mixed with the height is. amusing.
What does your OC normally wear? What would your OC wear on a special night?
comfortable, practical clothing. dull colours, generic brands, doesn’t mind much what she looks like. for a special occasion, she’d dress down, but appropriate to the occasion.
What is one word you would use to describe your OC’s appearances?
angry
Does your OC have any markings, such as a birthmark or a scar?
scar on her collarbone.
How does your OC talk/what does your OC’s voice sound like?
I’m honestly struggling here. It’s just normal. Just a normal voice. Good at shouting. Very loud. Usually angry.
What does your OC’s bedroom look like? His/her living area?
kind of messy but like, organised chaos. she’s not really a chore-doer, yknow, she’s busy doing other stuff and she mostly lives alone so it doesn’t bother her or anyone else. it’s not really out of control or anything.
apart from her clothes and stuff, she doesn’t really have her own space; in new york, she lives in clint’s apartment, an old, small space in an outdated building with second-hand furniture and a bunch of clint’s crap still sitting around, and if she has a place in sokovia it’s temporary housing and doubles as an office, so in the grand scheme of things she doesn’t really have a huge impact on the spaces she occupies while she’s there.
What does your OC keep in a special drawer?
as sad as it is, nothing, she doesn’t really have a lot of possessions, definitely not special ones; the only things she brought with her from SHIELD were a bag of clothes, a knife, a gun, and a toothbrush, and since then she hasn’t quite settled enough to start collecting things - and living most of her life so far without a lot of stuff is just a hard habit to break.
What is your OC’s relationship with his/her mother?
the evil scientist? she’s not a huge fan. kind of resents her like, a lot. imogen doesn’t remember anything about her except what other people have told her and the things she’s found out about herself, so she’s kind of just a stranger that set her up for a lifetime of frustrations.
What is your OC’s relationship with his/her father?
nevr knew him, has like one vague memory of him being kind of nice, but in the end he was evil so she’s not really searching for any way to keep his memory alive.
How many siblings does your OC and what is his/her relationship with them?
hah. she has one brother. having cut herself loose of that tie, she’s recently realised that that relationship was some kinda toxic and also he wasn’t afraid to kill her when ordered to so. you could say she’s not really interested in seeing him again either.
Who is the mother and/or father figure in your OC’s life?
she’s a bit over parental figures and a bit too old for that kind of bond at this point in her life, but she does have a couple of ‘mentors’, people that she can rely on to point her in the right direction.
clint barton is one, of course, you always have to have a good friend who can knock you out and tell you ‘hey maybe being on team hydra isn’t like, the most morally sound decision you could make’.
pepper potts is a professional rolemodel she’s found she can look up to. she lowkey thinks she could be like pepper someday but she’ll never admit that ‘CEO’ sounds like a good job to her.
and shoutout to Agent Donoghue, whose name i had to look up because he’s in sparrow for a whole five seconds but. she feels really bad about this one. Donoghue was her last chance at SHIELD, he gave her every chance to be successful in that line of work and he really was a good mentor, she just wasn’t ready to change when they knew each other. she looks back on a lot of the things he said these days and regrets not listening sooner, just like she regrets how it ended...but things had to happen the way they did for her to want to grow and become a better person.
What was your OC’s childhood like?
crap, mostly. well, it was fine in a way, but. her parents died when she was five and she almost died too but that wiped most of the memory out of her head at least. she was adopted by a neighbour who was actually just a hydra agent on a longcon mission to keep an eye on her, more because she was possibly useful for information on her parents than out of any concern.
this didn’t really lead to a loving household to grow up in, and her brother, who is five (or maybe seven?) years older than her didn’t spend much time around the place, and got himself admitted to the SHIELD academy as soon as he could. she didn’t really deal with this whole situation very well, so she grew up struggling in school, getting into fights, constantly grounded and yet impossible to control.
eventually, her brother managed to get her an admission into the academy as well, where she found some structure at least but wasn’t particularly well liked and was typically bottom of the class, problem student, one step away from being thrown out.
What is your OC’s strongest childhood memory? Why and how as that impacted him/her?
she sort of remembers the murder of her parents, sort of, but it doesn’t really hit her the way she thinks it probably should? it’s just there in the back of her brain, blurry and disjointed and she’s not sure how much of it she’s made up and how much she’s actually remembering, and it doesn’t really impact her all that much although it probably did as a young child.
otherwise, the day that her brother, will, left for the academy. she has a whole lifetime of memories of people failing her, but that was the first time that he failed her, and though she didn’t realise it at the time, it was the final straw for her as a kid; she only closed off after that, gave up on people and on school and whatever else she was dreaming about. looking back now, she realises that she should have held on to that betrayal instead of eventually forgiving him, because that was her first red flag that he wasn’t as focused on her wellbeing as she thought he was.
What is your OC’s imagination like?
not very good, she’s a very impulsive and in-the-moment kind of person, and a pragmatic and logical thinker who doesn’t leave much room for fanciful dreaming or thinking very far outside the box.
How many times did your OC move as a child? Which area was his/her favorite?
she spent most of her childhood in new york, shifting house a couple of times but otherwise in the same area, attending the same school, etc. they all sucked, honestly; her favourite place was her parent’s house. or it would be if she could remember it.
What does your OC think of children- either in general or about having them?
she used to have no tolerance for kids but she’s warming up to them slowly, the further she gets from being a loudmouthed, hotheaded teenager. she would have kids one day, but not for a while yet, but more because she’s just too busy and not settled in one place at all than because she doesn’t like them.
What kind of mother/father would your OC be?
she’d be dedicated to being a good mother, and to settling down and living a life that is right for her kids. she wouldn’t be the perfect parent, she knows nothing about parenting and has never had one of her own in her life, but she would try her best. she might even learn patience.
Who are your OC’s closest relatives?
none of her relatives are close. she doesn’t know any of her distant family, most of them are dead anyway, and her brother is the worst person ever, so she’d just like them all to stay very far away, thankyou.
Who is/are your OC’s closest friend(s)?
she has a couple of good friends in sokovia, katja and sofia and vinn (but they are all ocs and so you’ll have to send me another ask to know more about them). clint and the maximoffs are her closest friends in the avengers circle of people, and i guess ruby (radford, hacker extraordinaire and Legally Dead) also counts as a close friend, if grudgingly.
Who are the people your OC surrounds him/herself with?
people that challenge her, and people that have earned her respect, which she doesn’t give away freely. she likes to be pushed, whether in her skills or her wit or just as a person, and she has an acute sense of when people don’t really like her company - which is fine, she knows she has a personality that is grating to some people, but she would prefer that they just didn’t come near her if that’s the case.
Who are the people your OC dislikes/hates?
people that she feels are working against what she thinks is right. usually, this is groups of people - hydra, intel, certain rebel groups and militias in sokovia. otherwise, there are plenty of people that rub her the wrong way day to day, but she doesn’t really spend time actively hating them, she’ll just either get into a fight with them or avoid them as much as she can.
If your OC has a soulmate, who is it?
(pietro, but don’t tell her)
Why does your OC and his/her soulmate work so well together?
they’re both people that grew up lost and overlooked and angry at the world, and they were both manipulated by hydra and used and tossed aside by them, so they find common ground in that, even if it was on very different scales. they also tend to run in the same sort of circles as well - they find friends in the same people, their goals often align - but their personalities are different enough that they don’t just piss each other off.
they share the same humour and the same brutal honesty and strong sense of right and wrong - they’re not afraid to call each other out, or argue, and they’re learning to apologise and forgive together. most importantly, they make the choice to be there for each other and to live new lives, and they stick to it. they both have an idea of who they want to be in the future, and both have the other in that vision.
What are some things your OC admires about his/her soulmate?
she admires his commitment to his cause, how much he cares about his country and his friends and family and the responsibility he puts on himself to fix it. also, that he could put up with her for so long, without complaint; she’s always been used to people getting tired of her or taking off (or trying to kill her but we’re not going to talk about that), and she wasn’t really sure anyone could stand to be around her and still care about her for so long.
How did your OC and his/her soulmate meet?
auntie stark playing matchmaker at a party because he was bored and he’s a meddler and they both annoy him in the same way.
What is your OC’s level of education?
high school dropout and SHIELD academy dropout with no formal education, but she’s competent enough to get by in basic skills like maths and SHIELD related things like fighting and espionage.
Did your OC participate in extracurricular activities, and if so, what were they?
is detention considered an extracurricular activity
What is your OC’s opinion of school? What kind of student was s/he?
school was a very negative experience. she hated every minute of it. she was that really annoying, disruptive kid that would physically square up to anyone who even looked at her funny and regularly punched people and things, yknow? bad grades, bad attitude, no friends, given up on a long time ago.
What subjects did your OC excel at?
sports weren’t terrible, as long as they weren’t team sports. once she got to the academy, hand to hand combat was her best subject, except that she was used to fighting dirty and already too set against the system to sit down and learn proper technique.
What subjects interested your OC?
nothing at school really interested her; all of her interests have really come to her in her 20s, when she’s free to discover them on her own.
What is your OC’s dream job and/or current profession?
throughout the three fics about her, she’s a shield/hydra agent, a security officer at Stark Industries, and the director of the SRF camp in Nova Grad, Sokovia. she’s still figuring out where this is leading her, but the last two jobs have been perfect for her at that stage in her life.
How is your OC working towards his/her dream job and/or achieved his/her current profession?
she’s been lucky enough to fall into each of her professions so far, which she is all too aware of and works hard to prove that she deserves it. her brother got her a place in SHIELD training, Clint helped organise the job at Stark Industries and called in a few favours so that she would get it, and she took over the SRF camp temporarily after an incident with the former director. she’s most proud of her work at the latter, and she’ll try to continue in that role until something else pulls her away.
What are your OC’s thoughts/opinions of his/her current profession?
she enjoyed working at SI well enough, the job was within her skill level, the people were okay, she was comfortable. she could have easily stayed there for a lot longer if other opportunities hadn’t presented themselves. she loves running the SRF camp, it’s just the right amount of challenging and a little bit dangerous but not too dangerous, and even if it’s a lot of paperwork there’s also something new and crazy happening every day to keep it fresh.
What is your OC’s biggest dream?
to find a place to fit into and live a life where she’s making her own decisions, outside of the control of other people.
How does your OC react to and handle stress?
she gets short and snappy with people, doesn’t have time for stupid or time wasting, can get pretty heated but doesn’t often get overwhelmed, she’s still got a handle on the situation.
How does your OC handle anger?
loudly. she will physically fight people, if she’s riled up enough, but she’s trying to curb that habit.
How does your OC handle grief?
processes inwardly, and puts on a brave face outwardly. very few people would see her express grief, and it would take a few weeks for it to really hit her like that.
What is your OC’s greatest fear?
losing everything she’s worked hard to get in the last few years.
What makes your OC happy?
uninterrupted downtime, when she can just do what she wants. it’s a simple life.
oh, and people getting what they deserve. it’s satisfying.
What kind of sense of humor does your OC have?
sarcastic, dry remarks, and finding humour in other people’s misfortune.
What are some things that greatly upset your OC?
being disregarded as stupid or useless or annoying, situations in which she’s helpless or too far out of her depth to catch up
What are some things that annoy your OC?
people that can’t keep up with her or say dumb shit, people in general, irritating noises
If your OC has them, what are some regrets s/he has?
she regrets not trying harder in school or the academy, she feels like those years were mostly wasted and wishes they hadn’t been even though she knows it’s not something to blame herself for. she regrets killing donoghue too; in the moment, it was all she could do, and what she had to do to survive, but it goes so against her morals that she’ll always feel guilty about it.
How easily does your OC forgive?
not very. she’s been let down a lot in the past, and she’s cutthroat about removing people from her life when she thinks that they’re dragging her down.
What are some of your OC’s vices?
pride, wrath, anger, impatience, unkindness, spite
If your OC experienced trauma, what was it?
the death of her parents. during flicker, she struggles with the knowledge that she has killed and seriously injured people before, and with knowing that she’s done these things while trying to learn how to live a normal life.
in swift, sokovia offers her a very immediate and major seachange; she has to live through bombings, violent riots, shootings, etc. I think the most rattling out of these for her is having to play dead on a street filled with the dead, not knowing if her friends are alive or if she is going to live through this. up until swift, she doesn’t really see the worst that groups like hydra can do; she sees the blood and the death and the injustice of soldiers running blindly in to die, but this incident really hits home for her that she’s putting herself in the way of bad, terrifying people, and the things they are capable of are scary.
What secrets does your OC have?
she used to be a hydra agent. she’s open about it if she has to be, if someone finds this information out themselves she’s very upfront and will tell them the whole story and let them make their own decision, but she’ll keep it secret until that time, she’ll never be the one they hear it from.
What are some of your OC’s morals?
usually her choices come down to just basic human decency, sadly; she believes people should be free to make their own choices and to live their own lives, safe and in peace. in the scope of swift, she wants the people of sokovia to be able to retain their country under their own control, she doesn’t believe that the invaders and the rising militia should be involved, and that they should be free to choose their own government, but she doesn’t really think that riots and bombs are the way to go about it.
What are some of your OC’s motivations?
her own drive to be better than she has been in the past, to make up for the time she’d spent with hydra (even if the things she’d actively done for them were minimal), to find her way in the world and the place she’s meant to occupy.
What is the health of your OC?
it’s good. lots of scars, the regular kind of aches and pains from living a very active lifestyle. as of swift, she has restricted movement in her shoulder from a bullet wound - not enough to really bother her day-to-day, but she’s given up archery since recovering.
Does your OC think with his/her head or heart?
with her head
What are your OC’s thoughts on death?
she hasn’t really come to terms with death yet - it’s a scary concept, and she’s young. mostly, she just tries not to think about it at all, even when it’s staring her right in the face. she could probably find peace with it when it happens, if it’s for the right cause.
What are some of your OC’s strengths?
she’s willful, determined, brave, she can speak her mind when she needs to and she’s not afraid to tell people what she thinks or to fight for a change. she’s open to change herself, and she’s willing to learn, where she wasn’t in the past.
What are some of your OC’s weaknesses?
she’s quick to anger and slow to forgive, she often picks a fight that she should refrain from and can easily hurt the ones she loves. she’s closed off and that turns away many people and loses her many opportunities. she has a negative mindset and low self-worth; she makes life harder for herself often.
How does your OC take criticism?
not well. she’ll get angry and start an argument or storm off, and take a few hours or days to process. it depends who is offering her criticism as to whether she’ll come crawling back to apologise or if her pride will be too much to allow her to do that.
What does your OC think of him/herself?
she doesn’t think very highly of herself. she’s acutely aware of her faults - that she’s too angry and hardheaded, that she doesn’t listen enough and isn’t particularly talented at anything.
If your OC could change one thing about him/herself, what would it be?
some days, she would say that she would change her whole personality, take out the anger or whatever it is that makes it so hard for her to sit down and listen, or forget her whole past. other days, she wouldn’t want to change anything at all, even though she’s a whole mess. she really wants the latter to be her answer, but she’s still learning to be okay with herself.
What is the general impression your OC gives other people?
standoffish, strong personality bordering on rude, takes no shit, short-tempered, unfriendly.
How emotionally/mentally vulnerable is your OC with other people?
on a scale of zero to ten, i’d give her a solid one. she’s closed off, pragmatic, and thinks she has to do everything alone. close friends might get more out of her, and she’s learning to be softer and more open, and to work with other people, but for the most part she isn’t giving anything away.
How does your OC display love?
sarcasm, mostly. she doesn’t outwardly express it, really, especially in public, but she’s always there as support or to listen or offer advice, if she can. and she’s always trying to do better and to commit herself to the relationship, even if she doesn’t make a big show of it.
What are some habits your OC has picked up?
clint’s coffee addiction has rubbed off on her.
What is your OC’s favorite drink?
it’s quickly becoming coffee
What is your OC’s favorite food?
doritos
What is your OC’s favorite sweet?
chocolate
What is your OC’s favorite season?
autumn
What is your OC’s favorite kind of weather?
sunny, but not too sunny
What is your OC’s favorite book?
she doesn’t really read
What is your OC’s favorite movie and/or TV show?
dog cops, she used to hate it but now she’s too invested to quit, shrek is her like, go-to movie when there’s nothing else which is weird and she’ll never admit it. but true.
What is your OC’s favorite kind of music (and song if there is one)?
she listens to a whole bunch of different music, but her main genres would be pop, rock, rnb
What is your OC’s favorite form of entertainment?
TV/movies
What is your OC’s favorite color?
blue
What is your OC’s favorite scent?
salty sea air on a strong breeze. it’s just so crisp.
What is your OC’s favorite animal?
she wasn’t a dog person until she met clint’s dogs. now she’s totally a dog person.
What is your OC’s favorite sound?
s i l e n c e on a sunday morning.
What is your OC’s favorite time of day?
morning, once she’s awake.
What is your OC’s favorite kind of ice cream?
chocolate
