OC Fact Swap, if you're still doing that lol. Valerian studied martial arts with his dad and still does it when he needs to blow off some steam. For the longest time, his punching bag had a picture of his sister on it. Now it's a picture of his mother.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love Valerian sm.Â
My sorcerer Irisi learned martial arts when she was about 14ish, after her First Arc as a character. Alhazred, her adoptive father, encouraged it, but she ended up learning mostly from old scrolls because her fatherâs old and busy with Plot Stuff, so she fights with an old krokotopian technique that basically no one else in the Spiral knows.Â
For the OC fact swap! One of my necromancers, Chiyoe, is terrified of fire because she grew up in Dragonspyre. She watched her home and people burn before escaping to Avalon.
owo thatâs really interesting!!! fears can tell a lot about characters!!
Fact swap!- My balance oc, Irisi, is terrified of ghosts/undead creatures because of the stories Alhazred told her as a kid so she wouldnât go into the pyramids, even though at the time they were completely empty. It comes up later on when the explorers from Marleybone disturb the ruins and tombs inside, as well as waking powerful and dangerous enemies.Â
Headcanon A: realistic- Irisi is fluent in the ancient Krokotopian language as well as the Spiralâs version of âcommonâ.
Headcanon B: while it may not be realistic it is hilarious- She learned martial arts with the express purpose of kicking Arthurâs ass for leaving her.
Headcanon C: heart-crushing and awful, but fun to inflict on friends- because of how she lived on Krok, she literally didnât know what other humans looked like until she leaves Krokatopia!! :)
Headcanon D: unrealistic, but I will disregard canon about it because I reject canon reality and substitute my own- Sheâs able to learn two extra schools besides balance, bc I hc that all powerful balance wizzies can learn two extra schools.
Irisiâs golden, half awake eyes were blazing with the fury only a tired teenager can truly perfect before she was even out of bed, the dark circles under her eyes no match for the dark glare in her gaze.
Irisi was abandoned to die. Yet now, she thrives as a young scholar with a strong sense of justice.
85. What kind of personalities do they find attractive?
Irisi really enjoys more chill people, kinda like on her level. Sheâs very introverted, so she doesnât enjoy being around very energetic people because they tire her out socially. Sheâs attracted to gentle people, the kind who are good friends before being her significant other.
Mariâs definitely the type whoâs bark is worse than their bite. Internally, sheâs still that introverted, kinda anxious wreck who isnât good with groups. Romantically, she needs someone whoâs good for her, quiet and willing to be patient.Â
Thatâs why theyâre so good for each other. While Mari blossoms into this loud, kinda intimidating punk, sheâs still willing to do yoga with her girlfriend and cook fun new food and theyâll talk about books and whatever else theyâre interested for hours.
Listen Irisi is the type of friend who makes you valentines and gets you your favorite candy whenever you seem even remotely in a bad mood and she loves making friendship bracelets and has like 10 of them on her wrists and half of them are rainbow patterned
(inspired by @asofterfan âs punk au for the Thomas Sanders fandom tbh)
98. âHold me back!â
âHold me back!â Mari snarled, her arms outstretched as if she expected her brother and her girlfriend to actually restrain her.
âNever. Go beat some ass, sis.â Emrys grinned at his sisterâs antics, pushing her forward a little to encourage her.
Mari huffed, flipping her bright green bangs out of sight for the moment as she charged up to some necromancers that were about to have a really bad day, a very heavy biology textbook in hand.
âWhy does she do that every time?â Emrys muttered, laughing under his breath.
âI donât know. but itâs super hot.â Irisi said absentmindedly, immediately blushing after she realized what she said.
âUseless lesbian.â Emrys teased, picking up Mariâs lime green, sharpie-stained backpack and hefting it over his unoccupied shoulder. He halfheartedly threw some magic snow at Irisiâs face. âYouâre so red.â
Irisi made an annoyed expression, and waved her hand, blowing away the snow in a mini sandstorm.Â
âIt is awesome though.â Irisi said, pointing to where Mari was down the hall, currently bodily protecting a much taller boy in a beanie from the group of bullies she was scolding.
âHow likely is it that we just picked up a new friend after this?â Emrys tore his eyes away from the scene to continue his conversation with the sorcerer beside him.
âConsidering thatâs one of the Tamier twins, I think weâre gonna have enough people to start that Queer Straight Alliance you were talking about the other day, because theyâre kind of a package deal.â Irisi said, never looking away from her kickass girlfriend as she began waving the biology book threateningly, yelling about how bullshit social constructs are.
âHow likely is it that sheâll get detention again?â Emrys tried again.
âOne hundred percent.â Irisi mumbled, still staring at the scene in front of them. âIâll start on some of her projects, you outline some of her essays?â
Emrys huffed, pulling his planner out of his bag and using a glittering green pen to write about doing some of Mariâs homework. âI guess.â
Mari threw a book directly at the biggest bullyâs head, knocking them flat onto the ground.
âSheâs the best.â Irisi sighed, her amber eyes alight with the most mushy expression known to humankind.
