#ocs 101

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The Difference Between a Profile and a Person

A profile is a list. A person is a pattern of small contradictions. What is interesting about how people use SweetDream is that they instinctively reach for the second one. On sweetdream.ai the creation process rewards that instinct, asking not just what your AI girlfriend looks like but how she thinks, what she fears, what she jokes about, and where she came from.

The payoff shows up in conversation, which is where the platform clearly invests. SweetDream's chat is emotionally aware and remembers what came before, so a companion built with a real backstory behaves consistently over time instead of resetting into a blank, agreeable voice. Add voice messages, real-time phone calls that genuinely sound human, and video or live cam sessions with select characters, and the personality you wrote starts living across every format.

Compared with options like ourdream.ai, the thing reviewers keep landing on is depth of character paired with strict privacy. As an AI companion platform, SweetDream simply treats the inner life of the character as the main event.

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Pokemon Reborn OCs 101

A little bit of basics for the OCs + timeline mashup AU my sis and I have for Pokemon Reborn (+Desolation) :3

THE CHARAS:

-Click here to see a lineup + relationship between the charas

-Click here to see them chilling at the Nightclub

THE AU:

-In this version of the events, the new world merged a few timelines (including Anna’s and Lin’s routes) that are simultaneously true, which leaves everyone with confusing and contradicting memories. Some people remember one Champion better than the others depending on how close they were during their timelines. This also means the OCs only meet in the post-game.

↳Becaaaause of the 6 Champions situation, in this AU's post-canon Reborn would adopt a similar system to Paldea regarding Champions.

-Almost everyone is older than in canon. For a while ages were listed in the wiki (not anymore, from what I've seen) and everyone was so much younger than we thought, so we aging them up. The characters who have to be under 18/freshly 18 because of plot reasons remain like that, but everyone else is generally older (including the MCs, they're all in their 20s, except for Nana, who is Ancient xD).

↳The exception to this is Lin, who is younger than implied in canon and had a unique development because of the whole stuck with Arceus situation.

-We're yeeting everything meta because we don't enjoy it. That's it, that's the whole reason.

-A few years after Reborn's post-game, all characters would end up in Desolation's events through convoluted methods (we're still working on this xD)

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Submachine OCs 101

Just an intro to my Submachine lovelies <3 Note: these characters have now been recycled for my original story Replika.

-Lost in Infinity (fanfic)

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The Arcana OCs 101

The basics of my beautiful Arcana apprentices :3

Note: some things about the Apprenticembers might be outdated

ALNAIR:

-Alnair's Apprenticember

-Alnair's magic

-Times of Plague (fanfic)

ATLAS

-Atlas' Apprenticember

SHELL

-Shell's Apprenticember

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Crystallize 101

Some basics to get you started on my original story :3

BLURB:

The world is not as it once was. Years ago, with The Collapse, entire cities started literally falling down and burning into the ground. Today, buildings are still falling, cities are still burning, and gangs have taken control of the wastelands left in the wake of destruction. After losing everything, Ari found a new home in one of those gangs… But how much does a place have to hurt you before you stop calling it home?

CHARACTERS:

*Ari (she/her): Late 20s. Fighter in Adrien's gang. Adrien's protegée. Loyal, hardworking, good-natured, insecure. POV character.

*Mercy (xe/xem): Mid 30s. Leader of xyr gang/community. Strong, smart, idealistic, patient. POV character.

*Val (he/him): Late 30s. Co-leader with Mercy. Firm, serious, level-headed, loyal. POV character.

*Adrien (he/him): Late 40s/early 50s. Head of his gang. Manipulative, cruel, self-absorbed, power-driven.

*Kai (he/they): Mid teens. Fighter in Adrien's gaang. Wary, naive, kindhearted, persevering.

*Doc (she/her): Early/mid 40s. Head doctor at Mercy's gang/community. Friendly, witty, resourceful, keen-eyed.

CONTENT WARNINGS:

Violence, torture, injury, death, murder, manipulation, gaslighting, isolation, mental illness, trauma.

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The Land of Plenty: Just Another Greek Retelling (aka JAGR) 101

*SUMMARY:

Some snippets into the lives of characters from Greek mythology, reimagined in a different world and different circumstances. What if Icarus was an engineer trying to make mechanical wings? Daedalus his mentor, who adopted him when he was a half-feral orphaned child? Apollo a dancer in a club called 'The Oracle'? Dionysus the owner and bartender of said club? This and more to be found in the Land of Plenty!~

*DISCLAIMER:

The Land of Plenty: Just Another Greek Retelling is inspired by greek mythology, but is not accurate to the classic myths and does not aim to be. Despite the familiar names, characters, and concepts, the story is set in an entire different world with entirely different rules. Timeline, core concepts, events, and relationships between characters, among other things, have been altered to tell this story. Keep this in mind when reading. If you're looking for a retelling that stays more true to the classic myths, please check in another place. Thank you <3

*INDEX:

[Note: You can also read it on AO3]

Prologue Lore Tidbits (1, )

Too Close to the Sun (1, 2, 3)

*CHARACTERS:

There's a few, so they're under the cut :3

(will update as more characters are introduced)

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Cybergirl Airia 101

An original universe with Airia, a cyborg girl created in secret as a lab project, as its main (and currently only) character.

(she's also the featuring character for my Starset inspired drawings)

-Airia Q&A (for tidbits of lore)

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Replika 101

The basics to get you started on my original story!

PREMISE:

One day, tears in the fabric of space-time appear on various locations of Earth, leading to a strange world —later named Replika for its ability to recreate spaces within itself. Scientists get ready to explore this new world, with different teams and different lab facilities being set up both in and out of Replika. In their quest for knowledge, some scientists will get lost, some will die, some will trade their morals in favour of scientific advance, and some will end up regretting every decision that led them there.

CHARACTERS:

*Minh Thao Lý (he/him): From late teens to 60s. Explorer. Overconfident, single-minded, daring, ambitious, manipulative. Of the mindset that scientists should be willing to sacrifice anything for scientific advancement. Briefly mentors under Nathra. Hires Marcus and Ebis.

*Nathra Kebede (she/her): From 30s to 50s. Physicist and researcher. Calm, gentle, caring, smart, inquisitive. Of the mindset that the safety of scientists is more important than potential scientific advance. Briefly mentors Thao. Chanda and Marcus' superior. Will work with Nakia.

*Chanda Vaswani (she/her): From mid to late 30s. Biologist specialized in botany and mycology. Kind, cheerful, playful, curious, teasing. The kind of scientist that would (and does) die for her own research, but wouldn't dare drag anyone else down the same path. Marcus' (late) wife. Worked for Nathra.

*Marcus Ndiaye (he/him): From 30s to 40s. Analyst/data management. Quiet, serious, reserved, attentive, obliging. Chanda’s husband/widower. Worked for Nathra and Thao. Teams up with Ebis.

*Ebis Ito (she/her): From late 20s to 30s. Computer scientist, later an explorer. Lively, optimistic, driven, kind, friendly. Briefly works under Thao. Teams up with Marcus.

*Nakia Iqbal (she/he/they): From 40s to 60s. Interdisciplinary scientist back home, later an explorer. Curious, resourceful, helpful, observant, kind. Will work with Nathra.

CONTENT WARNINGS:

Death, grief, isolation, mental illness, suicide attempt.

[Note: I'm a very character driven writer, so, despite what it might look like at first sight, this story is more about characters and their inner conflict and relationships with each other than it is about science. Just a heads up <3]