Last semester (Fall 2020) I made a Choose Your Own Adventure/Romance story based around the first four planets of the solar system. I figured, “hey, that’s the kind of content that would do okay on Tumblr. So here It is. Everything is virtually unedited from the initial projects. I hope you enjoy it and have fun.
I’m not sure how the artist feels about me using the icon creator for character designs, so the designs will be replaced with a short description by yours truly :3, but the original creator of the picrew I used is scuff scotch.
All (read: minus one news article) information comes directly from NASA’s websistes at the time. If there have been any major changes since then, my apologies.
Space Space: Solar System!! Is a, comparably, short educational choose your own adventure story revolving around the Terrestrial Planets… but as possible love interests. The reader is a college student, looking to learn more about the planets but stumbles upon them after a night of heavy studying. While talking and interacting with them, they learn more about them, ending the day closer to one of them only to figure it was a dream but with a better understanding about their chosen planet and waking with a keepsake from said planet.
This fiery redhead is small and bitter. They’re darkskin with dull brown/red eyes and orange glasses. Their hair is curly and coiled, brushed into a simple puff with bangs.
Mercury is closest to the sun and inhospitable, making them not very “likeable”. A tsundere, oldest of the terrestrial planets, Mercury lives in the shadow of their more popular siblings and nephews (Mars and his moons, Venus, and Earth and his moon). Crunchy on the outside, melty nerd on the inside, if MC (reader) can crack that cratered, edgy, low in oxygen exterior, they’d find a melty, iron center. They get surprised when asked about themselves rather than their siblings. Can get hot and cold easily.
This moderately light skinned is plump and round with dark spots of Melasma. Her eyes are blue on her left and brown in the right. She favors the color blue.
Just like their name sake, Venus is a flirty, socialite, having hosted over 40 space crafts. They can be passive aggressive, open to insulting the MC due to their hot temper. Easily annoyed with her other siblings, Venus isn’t as popular as her brothers Earth and Mars, but she’s still happening and more popular than her older sibling, Mercury. Takes compliments like water despite not having any water, insults get her extremely angry. Her variations in surface are a bit of a sore spot, she always calls Earth a “hack poser” for trying to copy her heavy greenhouse gas filled atmosphere as well as a “baby” for not being able to handle it as well. Considers herself a trendsetter.
Light skinned with light brown hair done in a topknot with shaved sides, Earth is a similar size to Venus. His left eye is blue while the other is green. He’s currently wearing a mask due to feeling unwell.
Earth is a popular, “frat boy” planet. He’s well-liked and popular considering the fact he’s the only one of his siblings known to host complex living organisms. He’s laidback but can get boisterous without noticing. He’s feeling a bit unwell due to some greenhouse gasses getting trapped but he’s taking it like a champ. Though he’s not the oldest, he’s curious about his other siblings as they tend to ignore his questions. He’s friendly and tries to get along with everyone, even with Mercury’s annoyance and Venus’s anger. He’s got pretty good skin due to the fact asteroids have a harder time hitting him due to a bulk of them breaking up in the atmosphere. When he’s not hanging around, he’s with his son, Moon.
Closer to dark skinned, He’s way into the red aesthetic. His light reddish brown hair is medium length dense and coily. His left eye is a pale reddish/orange while his other is bright red.
Mars is the loveable goofball of the Terrestrial siblings. Usually cold, you won’t see him out of a jacket. Mars is closest to Earth relationship wise as they tend to talk to each other more than the others. Mars is smaller than Venus and Earth but not quite as small as Mercury and will lovingly tease them for it. He’s pretty chill most of the time, and makes friends pretty easily, but not as easily as his brother Earth. He’s well known but doesn’t mind it. He has slightly bumpy skin, but Earth is trying to push a skincare routine on him so he’s more hospitable . He’s got two sons- Phobos and Deimos. He and Earth get into petty arguments about how he could be hospitable if he just tried even though he’s not a hundred onboard with the idea.
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