8, 12, and/or 14 for that OC ask thing about Diana? 👀
Hiiiii! Yayy my girl Diana!!
8. What (if anything) do you relate to within their character/story?
Her sensitivity! I cry so so so easily. And honestly Dee cries less than I would if I were in her shoes lol.
12. What have you found to be most difficult about creating art for your OC (any form of art: writing, drawing, edits, etc.)?
I’ve really struggled to grapple with both sides of her characterization! In my heart, she’s just whiny and bratty— despite how cruel and selfish she can be! Maybe I’m just seeing Dee the way she sees herself!
14. If you had to narrow it down to 2 things that you MUST keep in mind while working with your OC, what would those things be?
As said above, I need to keep in mind that Diana is not “just a silly girl.” In the same way that her husband is not just the “unassuming, charming twin”. It’s difficult because that’s how Diana views herself and her husband and I’m writing from her perspective (for the most part).
Aside from that, I need to also keep in mind that Diana is considered “new money” and that influences EVERYTHING. The way she talks, reacts to things, how she’s treated, how she behaves, etc. And there’s something freeing about that! I can write crazy scenes like the duel between her and Esma because, as Esma later says, Diana can get away with it because no one expects any better from her.
(As a side note: I was inspired by that conversation you can have with Wallace where he bad mouths the twins for their “Tyvian blood”. And considering the way Treavor speaks of them like their animals, I can further push the envelope for things Diana can get away with. For all Custis’s talk, they’re not half as refined as they think they are— something he denies and Morgan indulges in!)
