Here is a little list of OC Questions based on some Animal Charges used in Gallo-British Heraldry (obviously this is not an exhaustive list and there are plenty of other Heraldic traditions, such as German-Nordic, Latin and East European).
Lions: Bravery.
Is your OC seen by others as particularly brave or courageous? Is this view accurate?
What is their greatest fear? Have they ever had to confront this?
How do they steel themselves to overcome something they fear?
Are they too proud to admit to being scared? Or are they happy to admit when something frightens them?
Have they always been particularly brave or cowardly? Or has this changed over the course of their journey? Have the things they have seen and overcome inured them to things that would terrify the average person? Or have their experiences so damaged them that they are precipitated into anxiety by things that others would take in their stride?
Are they good at helping others to master their fear and able to encourage them to be brave in the face of danger or anxiety? What is their strategy for achieving this?
Dogs: Faithfulness and Reliability.
Is your OC someone that others can rely upon? Is this true in all situations or only certain ones? Can they (for example) be relied upon to back up their friends in a fight, but not to remember their birthdays?
Is your OC loyal to their friends or their family, regardless of the rights and wrongs of a specific situation? Or can they set aside personal loyalty when judging a person's actions or behaviour?
Has your OC ever been unfaithful to a partner? What led to this?
Has their faithfulness to another person ever been tested? What might tempt them to cheat on a partner or betray an oath in the future?
Who relies most upon your OC? Is it their children? A partner or lover? An employer or leader? How does the idea of letting this person (or people) down feel to them?
Is your OC as faithful (whether to another person or to a set of beliefs or principles etc.) as they like others to believe? How important is it to them to be seen as trustworthy or pious? Alternatively, how important is it to them that others see them as an unprincipled rake or scoundrel?
Stags: Wisdom and Long Life.
Has your OC inherited any traditional or "folk" wisdom from their upbringing? What value do they place upon this?
Does your OC have a notable respect for their elders? Do they believe that older people have the wisdom of experience? Or do they tend to think that older people have just had longer for their stupidity to become ingrained?
Has your OC ever been told something that they consider particularly wise? Did they think so at the time? Or is it only with the benefit of hindsight that they see the truth of it?
Does your OC expect to live a long life? Do they take active steps to ensure they will be healthy and comfortable in old age? Or do they believe that they will die before then, perhaps violently, as a consequence of their lifestyle or role?
Would your OC rather have a long, but dull or unremarkable, life or to burn brightly for a shorter time? If the latter, then what would they like to achieve or experience that is more important to them than living into old age?
What distinction does your OC make between "wisdom" and "cleverness"? Do they see one or the other as more valuable or worthy of respect?
Eagles: Power and Nobility.
How comfortable is your OC around those who are politically or socially powerful? Do they make a point of being especially deferent? Are they interested (or particularly capable) in playing the social game by being obsequious to their "betters"?
Does your OC consider themselves to be powerful? If so, then how important is it to them that others see them as such? If not, then would they like to be more powerful than they are? Would this be to feel safer? Or in order to impose their will upon others?
How aware of social class is your OC? Are they conscious of their position in society? Do they look down upon certain social groups (such as tradespeople or servants)?
Do they believe that it is achievable to move between social classes? For example, would they see it as possible (or even desirable) for someone of a lower social class to join the upper classes if they suddenly became very wealthy? Or do they make a distinction between class and (for example) the mere wealth of the nouveau riche.
Given the choice, would your OC prefer to be loved or feared by others?
What does "nobility" mean to your OC? Is there a moral or social code by which they live? What values drive them? Are there some that they reject?
Hares: Speed.
How important is efficiency to your OC? Will they always choose the fastest route or the least wasteful approach to a task? Or do they prefer to dawdle whenever possible?
Is your OC a fast talker? Or do they take their time over their words? Does this change when they are excited or anxious?
Is your OC particularly impatient with those slower than themselves? Or are they able to make allowances for them in accordance with their needs or age?
Has your OC ever rushed to complete something and then regretted missing out a detail or opportunity as a result? Or have they ever taken too long over a task or decision and lost out on a possible reward or outcome that they now regret?
Does your OC prefer activities or jobs that are frantic or require quick responses and decisions? Or are they more drawn to slow and contemplative roles, with more planning and reflection?
How quickly does your OC bounce back from failure or rejection? Do they appear to recover faster to others than is actually the case?
Badgers: Endurance.
Does your OC have notable stamina or a particularly hardy constitution? Are they able to undertake hard physical work when required?
Is your OC stoic in the face of adversity? Are they able to manage hardship without complaint? Or do they tend to moan and complain? Does this depend on the nature of the challenge? Or even on who is around at the time?
What was the most difficult time of your OC's life? What helped them to get through this? Have they recovered fully?
What is the most difficult thing about your OC that others around them have to put up with? Are they remotely aware of this (alleged) fault? And do they have the slightest intention of addressing it?
Does your OC have a particularly high pain threshold? Are they a good patient? Do they ever exaggerate an illness or injury for attention? Conversely, do they ever minimise the seriousness of their pain in order to avoid worrying others?
When your OC is enduring hardship or suffering, what do they hold onto in order to get through it? Is there a particular philosophy they reflect upon? A mantra they repeat to themselves? Or are they driven more by bitter spite? Or a stubborn refusal to allow themselves to be defeated?
1) Name a film that haunts you?
2) Any reoccuring dreams you're willing to share?
3) What places do you feel most drawn to?
4) What weather suits your personality best?
5) What do you collect, or would you collect if you could?
6) What language do you best like the sound of? Which language draws you to it?
7) 5 foods you would like to try? (Drinks count)
8) Are there any genres of music or film that feel like home or create a sense of nostalgia for you?
9) What is your ideal atmosphere?
10) If you were a shape, what shape would you be?
11) 3 of your favourite sounds in the world?
12) What role in a cast or crew appeals to you the most?
13) Do you like to write? What genre/s do you like the best?
14) What does the perfect day look like?
15) Describe yourself in the art of meme?
16) Name 3 things that are going well for you today? (A way to look on the brightside.)
17) Watching any interesting shows or movies?
18) What's the last nonfiction book you read/are reading?
19) Create a funny insult?
20) What is something you always wanted to learn?
21) What is a place you would consider it a goal to be exiled from?
22) Name a mild inconvenience that makes you inconceivably angry?
23) Name your favourite happy accidents?
24) Favourite phase of the moon?
25) Describe an ideal past or future life? (Realism optional.)
26) Ideal hiding spot during the apocalypse, zombie or not?
27) A fictional universe to get trapped in?
28) Top 3 ways to die?
29) Top 3 ways to live?
30) You are trapped on an island with 5 other people, literally anyone. How's it going? How are you leaving?
31) When was the last time you drank anything? (Stay hydrated.)
32) If you were a paint brush, what style would you be?
33) Favourite type of tape?
34) Favourite eating utensil?
35) What type of book covers do you like?
36) Favourite coloured pencil or crayon shade?
37) Do you have a favourite note?
38) Favourite games? (Video or otherwise.)
39) Sike. There's no question 39.
40) What are some of your favourite "infamous" Tumblr posts?
41) Favourite famous photo?
42) Give us a historical antecdote?
43) A piece of random trivia?
44) A fact about one of your interests?
45) You have a keycard pass to go back in time and punch one person in the face. Or read them the riot act. Or whatever it is you want to do. Who is it?
46) If you could change one historical event, which would it be?
47) Info dump about something you're interest in?
48) Talk about something you own that you really love?
49) What is your favourite thing that you've ever made?
50) What is something you really love doing?
51) Your favourite letter?
Oh heck! I love you for this. (I mean, I already loved you for other reasons, but now I love your Ask style, too!)
It's getting a cut though because I can't ever give an Incomplete Answer.
1. What is your go to flavor of salad dressing?
None! I despise salad dressing. I really hate the taste of vinegar, and I also hate the taste of ranch, so there's not a dressing in the world for me. I've used homemade teriyaki sauce in lieu of dressing before, though. Mostly I just enjoy the taste of vegetables unironically.
2. What’s the t-shirt you wear the most?
I... don't usually wear t-shirts, actually. Blouses and such instead. But I have a Blue Lantern T-shirt I tend to wear on laundry day, it's just a medium blue shirt with a big black-on-white Blue Lantern symbol over the chest. Got it at the last MidOhioCon, I believe (before that one stopped and WizardWorld took over). I waffled between Blue and Indigo Lantern for me, but I decided the stronger theme in my life is Hope, and I like all the Blue Lantern characters in Blackest Night / Brightest Day. Hope Corgi holds a very special place in my heart.
3. What TV show can you quote the most?
Oh, definitely '03 Teen Titans. I've seen every single episode a bare minimum of 10 times, usually more like 25. And even more than that for the ones I really enjoy.
4. Do you put your left shoe on first or your right?
It depends on how I'm sitting. Usually the right, but if my skirt has an... immodest... slit or something on that side, I'll put on the left foot first and use that shod foot as an anchor to pivot and contort myself so as to not show off my underwear. 8F
5. What’s your study routine?
When I was in school? Reading! Honestly, mostly just reading. I tend to learn best linguistically and I've always had a knack for reading comprehension, so words on a page works fine for me. I do copy Main Idea things down in notebooks, and in my Latin classes I cross-referenced Wiktionary and the Latin-English Dictionary my mother gave me for a deeper dive, but mostly I just read the material and take notes. I reread my notes at the end of every class, and then maybe once a week or two, I'll reread my notes for that whole chapter. (Fun fact: I didn't really study in study hall. I mostly doodled or wrote fanfiction.)
6. One sound you can’t stand?
The Spongebob Squarepants themesong. Listen, I'm not trying to be a hater, but it's just not my brand of humor, and as a child I was ridiculed and forced to watch it specifically because I told people I didn't want to watch it. So like, Bad Associations.
7. Hot showers or cold showers?
Hot showers for warming up after winter days at the bus stops and ritual cleansing, cold water for hot summer days and quick showers for clarity rituals. Statistically I lean more towards cold.
8. Breakfast or no breakfast?
Yeesh. So, my stomach condition tends to be worst in the mornings and right before bed, so I don't often eat breakfast. On days off I just sleep until lunch, and on work days, I'll bring a small piece of fruit, but there's only about a 35% chance I'll actually eat it. And even then, I won't usually eat it until 10 or later.
9. What age were you given “the talk?”
Oh stars. Which talk? My mother's "suck it, don't fuck it" (so you don't get pregnant) talk? I think I was like 13, maybe 14 the first time. Or the "you have to sell your soul to capitalistic moneygrubbers to get by"? (Dad called it a "work ethic", but his point was basically "your life doesn't matter as much as your job.") I got that one around age 17, 18.
10. Ice in drinks or no ice?
I love the cold! In an ideal situation: Yes please! Lots of ice! As much as possible! At restaurants, NOPE, because I've worked at enough restaurants to know how often they DON'T clean their ice machines. Also, I like getting More Drink. At home: Unfiltered tap water makes me feel ill, so I'll only get ice if I know it was made with filtered water. In the summers, I drink half of a water bottle, freeze it on its side, and fill the rest with the drink.
11. What’s one Halloween candy that you would hate getting as a child?
Maybe Milk Duds and Dots, because I didn't like the way they stuck to my teeth?
12. Blue jeans, skinny jeans, leggings, shorts, or no pants at all?
No pants at all! (When I'm around people who are comfy with it, I'm actually down for nudism...) But if I have any say in it, you'll only ever find me in a skirt. (My nickname in high school was "the [gender] who never wears pants". True story.)
13. What’s one slang term you refuse to use?
The G slur, does that count?
14. Could you ever be a vegetarian?
I was vegetarian for 7 years! Now I'm pescatarian, and going back to not eating fish would make me sad both physically and hedonistically, because fish is one of the only proteins I can reliably digest Without Any Risk, and also salmon is one of my favorite foods. I could do it, I have the willpower for it, and if I had the motivation, I'd lay off fish. But I wouldn't enjoy it quite as much.
15. Hardback, paperback, or e-books?
Ooooh, this one always depends! For sturdiness, carrying it around for 2+ months apparently, and my very favorite books that I know I'll be rereading, I have to go hardback. I'm surprised my copy of Gideon the Ninth has survived several rereads so far, because it's the paperback. (I'm probably going to buy a hardback copy, because I'm probably going to keep rereading it and that poor book has already been through so much...) But for visits to the local book shop that doesn't often carry both, or buying out-of-print things I can't find in hardback, I'm likely to buy paperbacks because they don't usually have the same books hardbound.
16. Would you rather go through the drive thru or go inside?
Not that I often go to drive-thru restaurants, but: I prefer to go inside; if I'm waiting I'd rather be standing and able to fidget/stim. Also I imagine when I start driving that at a drive-through I'll Get Distracted^tm and miss when the line moves. Not to mention, there's air conditioning in there!
17. Do you keep your car/room neat or messy?
Iiiit's organized chaos. It often looks cluttered to others, but I know exactly where everything is. (I also have birds that have paper bedding and chinchillas that have paper bedding, dust baths, and hay, all of which scatters quite a bit between cleanings. But I do try to keep up on things.)
18. What’s the first app you check when you wake up?
I don't use apps until after I get off work. =w= Even then, I mostly use my computer, because my phone's battery doesn't last 20 minutes when it's using WiFi. If websites count though: The first one I check is Tumblr, shortly followed by Discord.
19. If I looked in your wallet, what would I find?
LOADS of things! Paper, specifically. Lots of paper. I don't have a wallet, I have a... large coin purse, I guess you'd call it? Pencil case maybe, but taller? Within it are a tiny pocket calendar, debit cards, gift cards, pens (ALWAYS pens), post-it notes from Assorted Thoughts I've had at work (including notes for stories, things I want to ask my mentor, grocery considerations, and playlist ideas), an expired passport and temps license, monthly bus pass, and assorted other papers like receipts or quotes.
20. Spicy food or non-spicy?
Non-spicy, please! I actually enjoy jalapeno and can eat it with no problem, but my whole digestive system says "Fuck OFF" to anything with chili, for some reason. But hot!spicy things irritate my stomach, so I can't even eat much in the way of jalapeno. Other spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, and clove are fine, and truly beloved! I also really like Indian spices, I think Eastern Indian is my favorite. Also note that most spicy foods are flavored with vinegar, which is a Hard Pass Every Time.
I’m not gonna be very original here but I think my two favorites are Aziraphale being some sort of protector of queer people and Crowley being so soft for kids that she saved as many as she could during the flood (and any other terrible event he went through). I always lose my ability to think when presented with characters who are soft for kids or have some sort of parental relationship going on, even otherwise shitty stories containing this trope make me cry. Which is also why I refuse to believe that Crowley wouldn’t keep tabs on Warlock after Armaggedon, he has raised the kid for several years, he has to care !!! So, there you go, a third headcanon I like.I’m also very big on Crowley and Aziraphale not feeling an ounce of jealousy if one of them was to have a human sexual partner (because seriously how could their bond compare to anything they could share with humans, and even so I’m sure they’d be supportive of anything bringing pleasure to the other). Also? It’s canon that Crowley is genderfluid, and it’s often headcanoned that Aziraphale has chosen to present male and uses he-his out of convenience but is otherwise agender, and in both cases I’m just *chief’s kiss*.But other than that I’m rather appreciative of the vast majority of headcanons I’ve come accross. Even if I disagree with them I often understand what appeal they can have. I only have a few I kinda dislike ( like the Crowley being Raphael thing, really not my stuff, but even for this one I can appreciate a good fic or some good fanart or be interested in reading why someone might like this headcanon... it’s just not my thing... or the fact that Crowley turns into a snake often, I love a cute snek Crowley as much as everyone else but I can hardly ignore how he stated in the book that he didn’t like to transform because he was scared he was going to be stuck, which led me to a crack headcanon that he only had snake eyes because he didn’t manage to properly turn back to a humanoid form after the temptation in Eden, but I kinda discarded this headcanon when the show came out because all the demons had similar unhuman features ), but as long as the characters remain... well, in character, and that the headcanon doesn’t disrupt -too much- the canon continuity of the story, I’m very tolerant.
JIN: Favorite Vine?
RM: Are you a leader or a follower?
SUGA: Favorite nickname you’ve been given? Why?
JHOPE: Would you rather have amazing dancing or singing skills?
JIMIN: Are you ok with your height or you’d prefer to be shorter/taller?
V: Favorite art out of the Seven Arts? (Architecture, Sculpture, Painting, Literature, Music, Performing, and Film)
JUNGKOOK: What’s your greatest talent?
SUHO: What role do you have in your group of friends?
KAI: A brand you would like to model for?
D.O: Are you more the calm type of person or the hyperactive one?
BAEKHYUN: From 1 to 10, how clingy are you?
CHEN: How loud is your voice?
SEHUN: Would you rather date someone shyer than you or more outgoing than you?
CHANYEOL: Does your voice match your face?
XIUMIN: Which animal do you physically resemble to?
LAY: What language would you want to learn?
JACKSON: What sport do you know you would suck at? Why?
BAMBAM: Favorite meme?
JB: Soundcloud or Spotify?
JINYOUNG: How good of a student are/were you?
MARK: Where do you wish you would have been born at?
YUGYEOM: Celebrity you would like to be best friends with?
YOUNGJAE: Are you allergic to something?
HEECHUL: Who’s the funniest person you know (can be a celebrity)?
SIWON: What position would you have if you were working for the government?
SHINDONG: What’s your type of humor?
EUNHYUK: Song that makes you dance as soon as you hear it?
DONGHAE: Do you think your personality matches your physical appearance?
YESUNG: What would have to happen for you to snap?
LEETEUK: Do you wanna have kids someday? How many?
RYEOWOOK: Do you have a contagious laughter?
KYUHYUN: Have you ever suffered an accident?
TAEMIN: Let’s say we met a year ago, and just now we’re comfortable around each other, are you the same person i met a year ago?
ONEW: Are you more of a sexy person or a cute person?
KEY: From 1 to 10, how sassy are you?
JONGHYUN: Would you rather write songs or books?
MINHO: Are you competitive for the right things or for everything?
