all oc questions for maisie dylan!
What’s the maximum amount of time your character can sit still with nothing to do?Maisie could spend hours doing nothing… or more like getting lost in her thoughts. Since she left Beacon Hills just under 2 years ago she became pretty reclusive, preferring to spend a lot of time on her own.
How easy is it for your character to laugh?Not as easy as it used to be *ooooh dramatic*, but for real though… it’ll get easier the longer she spends back in BH.
How do they put themselves to bed at night (reading, singing, thinking?)Listening to ‘easy-listening’ kinds of music, a lot of acoustic guitar kind of stuff I reckon.
How easy is it to earn their trust?Pretty easy actually, Maisie tries to see the good in everything/everyone so she will always give people the benefit of the doubt.
How easy is it to earn their mistrust?Suspicion alone wouldn’t be enough for Maisie not to trust someone, she’d need some kind of proof first.
Do they consider laws flexible, or immovable?Definitely flexible - her moral alingment is Chaotic Good
What triggers nostalgia for them, most often? Do they enjoy that feeling?Sounds and smell mostly. Maisie practically lives in her memories, specifically ones of her and Hazel because it’s the only place where she feels safe and happy - but it’s also pretty painful with the current state of their friendship.
What were they told to stop/start doing most often as a childMaisie’s mother used to go batshit crazy at her for picking all the flowers from their garden, girl had hundreds of them pressed in her book collection.
Do they swear? Do they remember their first swear word?She does swear from time to time, but not nearly as much as other people her age probably do. Her first swear word was probably something pretty tame… she’ll most likely use things like freaking/frigging instead of the F word.
What lie do they most frequently remember telling? Does it haunt them?THAT WOULD BE A SPOILER, soz… but yes it haunts the hell out of her.
How do they cope with confusion (seek clarification, pretend they understand, etc)?Pretend she knows whats going on then sneakily googles it on her phone when no-one is looking, but it isn’t often that Maisie is confused.
How do they deal with an itch found in a place they can’t quite reach?Desperately try with all of her might to reach it, even if it almost kills her in the process. Her determination is second to none.
What color do they think they look best in? Do they actually look best in that color?Maisie has a baby blue sweater that she would live in if she could, but Lydia always used to tell her she looked good in deep reds/maroon/burgandy kind of colours.
What animal do they fear most?Animals aren’t exactly a huge fear/issue for an Alpha werewolf… but Maisie has a lowkey fear of sharks.
How do they speak? Is what they say usually thought of on the spot, or do they rehearse it in their mind first?Maisie rehearses things in her head until she drives herself crazy, but when it comes down to it she sort of word-vomits her feelings.
What makes their stomach turn?Deucalion… lol. But also, sushi.
Are they easily embarrassed?Oh heck yeah, and she’s pretty fantastic at stumbling over things, walking into the wrong class etc
What embarrasses them?Just generally looking like a bit of a fool
What is their favorite number?9, because it was the age that she got this sparkly blue bike she had been begging her parents for over two years. It had tassles on and everything, and a pretty snazzy bell.
If they were asked to explain the difference between romantic and platonic or familial love, how would they do so?The intensity of any kind of love is no different for Maisie, if she loves she loves fiercely. But romantic love has a light-headedness to it that platonic love doesn’t, like the feeling of butterflies in your stomach or struggling to find words around a person.
Why do they get up in the morning? To try her hardest to make up for all the mistakes she’s made.
How does jealousy manifest itself in them (they become possessive, they become aloof, etc)? Possessive af, she’s one of those people that even though she knows getting possessive is only going to make the problem worse she just can’t help it because she’s terrified that if she tries to be cool about it that it will all fall apart.
How does envy manifest itself in them (they take what they want, they become resentful, etc)? Lowkey resentful, but envy only drives Maisie to work harder to get what it is she’s envious of.
Is sex something that they’re comfortable speaking about? To whom? Hahaha nope she is much too innocent for that kind of thing. She’d only ever feel comfortable talking to Hazel about it.
What are their thoughts on marriage? Maisie wants the white picket fence, three kids and a golden retriever kind of life… so marriage is the first step towards that.
What is their preferred mode of transportation? She loves taking the train purely just to be able to stare out the window at the world passing her by.
What causes them to feel dread? Every time it feels like someone is going to work out why she left Beacon Hills. Or any time Deucalion has a plan that involves her.
Would they prefer a lie over an unpleasant truth? No, although habouring a pretty enormous secret herself so #hypocrite, she’d always prefer the truth.
Do they usually live up to their own ideals? Precious little bean tries her hardest to be kind, honest and just generally good, but always seems to just fall short. But it never stops her from trying.
Who do they most regret meeting? DEUCALION…. and Peter Hale
Who are they the most glad to have met? Hazel
Do they have a go-to story in conversation? Or a joke?She’s a sucker for terrible knock-knock jokes
Could they be considered lazy? No, Maisie is organised af, doesn’t really know what a lie-in is, rarely is behind on her ‘To Do’ list and is just one of those people *eyeroll*
How hard is it for them to shake a sense of guilt? Maisie’s changing her middle name from Jayne to Guilt.
How do they treat the things their friends come to them excited about? Are they supportive? Supportive af! Learning everything she can about whatever it is their excited about, asking all kinds of questions and whether it’s something she can help them with
Do they actively seek romance, or do they wait for it to fall into their lap? She’s much too pre-occupied with the supernatural disasters, school work and trying to gain Hazel’s trust to even think about looking for a boyfriend rn… But she’s definitely a ‘if it’s meant to be, it will be’ kind of gal when it comes to romance.
Do they have a system for remembering names, long lists of numbers, things that need to go in a certain order (like anagrams, putting things to melodies, etc)? I don’t think she’d have any kind of system as such… she’s just got a fantastic memory.
What memory do they revisit the most often? Childhood memories with Hazel… but specifically the night of her 13th birthday when a group of girls in their year started bombarding Maisie’s phone with horrible messages about how she was a nerd, ugly and no boy would ever have a crush on her. Hazel hatched a Matilda-style plan to scare the living daylights out of them that weekend when the girls would be having a sleepover, making them think that there were ghosts terrorising them with things flying around the room and a scary message written in chalk on the wall. No-one had ever had Maisie’s back the way Hazel did.
How easy is it for them to ignore flaws in other people? Pretty easy, she just focuses on the good.
How sensitive are they to their own flaws?It’s all she can think about most of the time.
How do they feel about children? They’re adorable and she wants three of them.
How badly do they want to reach their end goal?Her life (perhaps literally) depends on it. Determination City is where she lives.
If someone asked them to explain their sexuality, how would they do so?I’m not sure Maisie’s spent a lot of time thinking about her sexuality. She’s always liked boys, never spent a lot of time thinking about girls but I lowkey think she might have a little thing for Malia at a later date….. but we shall see.
