I go by either he/him or they/them pronouns (no preference), and I'm from the west coast of the United States. I'm a cosplayer, dancer, and doodler!
I started both dance and cosplay in about 2011~2012, and they've been deeply connected hobbies for me ever since. While I've explored and undergone formal training in a number of styles over the years, I have strong preferences for modern/contemporary, waving, and breaking. You can often find me at any events local to my region that allow me to give a dance-adjacent cosplay performance. I've recently begun to focus on developing cosplay construction methods that complement this mode of expression!
I've also been drawing for essentially my whole life, and these days I alternate this hobby with my costuming and performing arts. My style derives from my favorite anime visual styles, tactile input, and spite. 😛
As far as fandoms go, Vocaloid is what got me started on my current artistic journey, so I'd have to call it an eternal favorite! (And you can probably tell within about five seconds of being exposed to my taste in music. 🤣)
I'm not as into anime as I have been previously, though I still draw inspiration from some of my old favorites on occasion.
Which brings me to video games -- my current primary source of inspiration! I got into Fire Emblem around 2017, and while I have only played a few of the games, it's been one of my favorite series ever since. These days, I also love Genshin Impact, Honkai: Star Rail, and Wuthering Waves.
Oh yeah, and I'm queer. A man enjoyer through and through. (And a dragon enjoyer, for that matter. 🐉) So hang around for a minute or two and you're basically guaranteed to witness me gushing about my favorite guys. 😛✨🏳️🌈
is anyone else annoyed that "ai" encompasses both chatgpt and tools we train to do repetitive tedious work for us. and by the ripple effect of articles like "scientists develop ai to detect cancer early" that make people argue for the merit of chatgpt or become anti-medicine. and by the general state of the world and society
Maybe Jingran sketch after dinner and WuWa tonight
Had a couple of spontaneous thoughts today that are leading me to think I have the beginnings of a crush on him
Which I don't feel at all prepared for on one hand but on the other hand, my therapist was able to send me a non-paywalled version of a paper I requested and reading it did make me feel just a little better
I know if no else has got me, scientific papers have got me
Honestly I think the most unhinged thing to make my ringtone would be Mydei's line from post-Amphoreus that's like "Castrum Kremnos originally came up with the Council of Elders system, but we stopped iterating on it around Year 3000 of the light calendar"
bc to other people it's be like. why is your phone making noise that's just this dude talking? and to me it's like well this is my favorite person starting a rare "pleasantly tipsy" infodump, of course I'd want to hear it over and over
"Oh. Hello. Wait wait wait- you can understand me??? That's so fucking awesome. Decoding Court of Savantae glyphs and then watching the researchers have to translate what I wrote into their common tongue is sooooo time consuming. Where'd ya learn my language anyways?? I'm not from Solaris."
Hobbies
"Hobbies? Well. You could say I have a fondness for video games. It's more so about the good story telling and world building. I like a plot I can really sink my teeth into, ya know?"
Troubles
"Sooooo. Uh. Why do you know me, Rover? I mean, I know why I know you but- well. Okay yes, I also have partial amnesia, but I know you. Not personally, but like, through dreams and shit. Yes, I know I sound insane, but let me ask you- has a single prediction of mine been wrong yet? Yes I know Geshu Lin didn't come back- shut up. That was a guess-"
Favorite Food
"Oh my fucking God, I need hot naan and good humus before I kill myself- where the fuck are my chickpeas-"
Disliked Food
"Get those fucking beets away from my pasta you heathen! No! I don't care if the recipe calls for it! Throw it out-"
Ideals
"I'm just a little person, ya know? Ignoring the weird resonance abilities, anyways. There is so much life in me and every living thing- I can feel it thrumming in the air. Maybe that's resonance, maybe it's just the high of a new place to explore. Do you feel it too? And would you blame me if I got a little lost in it...?
Chat I
"Oi oi oi- the fuck are you doing. Absolutley not. I am not supposed to be the responsible one, but you make me look like a Saint! Rushing off like that... christ."
Chat II
[Kokiri Forest music] "Brain empty, no thoughts. Only Korok."
Birthday Wishes
"Zum Geburstag viel Glück! No I will not translate. Suffer."
Self Introduction
"Yo. Yes, it's me, the voice in your head. Name's Ophelia, but you can call me Phe! I'm kinda surprised you recognized me right away. How'd ya know who I was? You knew my name before I could even remeber yours! Uh well. I'm working part time with the Midnight Rangers right now. Been here in Jinzhou for about 6 months. Oh yeah, you almost drowned too? That's so fuckin' weird. Anyways, pleasure to finally meet you for realzies, Rover."
Greeting
"Ophelia, Badass Supreme reporting for duty! Huh? No I dunno what we're doing, I just felt like intruding in your business."
Join Team I
"*whistles* Damn. That was a squirmy one, wasn't it? Fucking Tacet Discords..."
Join Team II
"Hey hey hey- Get your ass in range! I cannot protect you if you are 30ft away!"
Join Team III
"Off we gooooo into the wild blue yonder-"
Intimacy I
Thoughts II
"I think about it all the time, but I must be dreaming to be here with you. This shouldn't really be possible. But... a good dream is a good dream, isn't it. So I won't worry about what happens when I wake up. Stay with me a while, Rover? Let me tell you about the dreams of before."
About Jiyan
"Dude- he's such a sweethearttttttt. I need to help him get a boyfriend. He deserves one so bad. No but actually, Jiyan has been one of the kindest people. He had his small exploratory squad were actually the ones to find me! I was busy just kicking ass in the middle of nowhere- uh. Northfall Barrens I think? Anyways. He treated me for my delayed drowning and got me escorted back to Jinzhou to find a translator.
About Calcharo
"Speaking of translators! His friend, Calcharo? Yeah, apparently in the New Fed's lawless zone, they speak a dialect of my language! It's so wild- how did they even learn that? Anyways, he's been super helpful and I've taken to helping him and the Ghost Hounds when I can. He's a bit prickly at first, but also a bit puppy like? Anyways, once he trusts you, he's quite the loyal friend."
Intimacy II
"Hey Hey- Rover. You ever listened to this band? Huh? No? Well, I kinda assumed you'd have. Based on all the sciency shit Baizhi checked, we, in theory, are two halves of the same person. I figured we were from the same world then. Okay- yes yes, I know having identical, syncing frequencies doesn't mean same person, but it certainly feels that way at times."
About Geshu Lin
"I am fucking positive that man isn't dead- i bet you he falls out of the overthrax later as the Overthrax's resonator or some BS- Which is fineeeee. Jiyan misses him."
Intimacy III
"Hey... Am I... a bad person...? Well, I sometimes think about it- I don't exactly treat this world as real at times. It's reflexive. Like I just automatically assume this planet and it's people are fantasy- like I can ship people and death isn't to be unexpected or mourned. I'm trying so hard to confront myself with it. The truth that this is very real. And my memories may be lying to me. Maybe I'm not an outsider at all- more like some janky foresight. Oh... well, I suppose you wouldn't have recognized me if that were the case...? Maybe?"
About Rover
"So fun fact! When we first met, you called my name before I even recognized you! Though, I'd appreciate if you kept Abby out of my tacet mark. It feels funny. Yes, I know they get confused because we have the same frequency. Do you think we're like, spiritual siblings or something?"
Intimacy IV (Bonus!)
About ር ልፏ ቹ
"Shh... my sweet child. It's alright. Let's go see Baba, okay?"
Some tidbits are coming soon! Fun fact, she’s based around the Ophelia In the Water painting, of Ophelia drowning at the end of Hamelt! Her color schemes all remind me of that painting.
We’re moots now, so please please please info dump about your OC :D
(No pressure obviously, I just like making new friends)
Hello and welcome friend :D I love making new friends and have been saving up some things about them so this is a great reason to share what I've been thinking.
I do have some sketches of them I posted here and a post talking about their ability here, but I think I have some more things I can speculate on. I have also been meaning to respond to another ask from a few months ago with a fully-coloured image of them but have been both busy and varying in motivation (if you know who you are I'm sorry I think about it every day).
(I accidently wrote a lot so underneath the read-more to not clog up scrolling)
Name: Deoxy. Yes named after my account but their design was something I was considering for a persona and decided it would make a pretty cool WuWa character as well.
Age: 28
Birthday: 23rd of May
Pronouns: Has a slight preference for they/them, but actually doesn't care that much and will respond to anything. Would forget to mention them unless asked for and go with whatever the other person said. They're just a creature going about their day and sees it in the same way you might misgender an animal but the animal doesn't care.
Rarity: 4* because we need more and then everyone can have and use them
Affiliation: Jinzhou, Huanglong
Faction: Huaxu Academy. Kinda. Deoxy has always been an extremely self-motivated scientist who will find any way to get through the projects they are interested in. Their primiary interest is in genetics and genetic resource conservation. They believe that a deeper understanding of the world can come through analysing DNA samples and learning about how different organisms are related. From this, Deoxy's main goal is collecting and preserving samples from every living thing they can get their hands on.
In the past, Deoxy used to roam around the wilds alone, collecting samples and writing down what organism they came from (if possible). Everything from a blade of grass, a tuff of fur, soil samples, or swabs from the willing participant was put in a tube and recorded in meticulous detail. But there soon came a point where they hit a wall. They had collected all of these samples but still did not have a laboratory where they could analyse or store any of them, and while DNA is an extremely stable molecule, their bags were running out of space.
So Deoxy marched right up to the nearest scientific institute that they knew of- which happened to be Huaxu Academy. They said they had a research proposal and wanted to talk to the Principle Investigator of the academy. The person at the front desk told them that they would see what they could do, but that he was away from the academy for the next week.
This didn't bother Deoxy. They said that they'd wait for the next time he was free, and asked for a stack of paper.
That week was productive for Deoxy. Their original plan was to walk in and show to the Principle Investigator all of their samples and notes while explaining the importance of their project, but after taking a moment to sit and reflect outside of the academy they knew they would have a better chance if they wrote out a formal proposal. Their old professors would have been shaking their heads at Deoxy's brashness, but Deoxy was always so nose-deep in their work that they would barely notice. It took some planning and multiple drafts to concisely lay out their research project, but by the end of the week Deoxy felt confident in their proposal.
They had rarely left that spot outside Huaxu Academy during that time, much to the concern of the people working there. Because they were constantly wandering, Deoxy rarely had any shell credits and would eat off of the land. There was nowhere else to stay in the city, and while they could have camped in the plains outside of the city Deoxy did not want to miss when the Principle Investigator came back. While intensely focused on their projects, Deoxy had a bad habit of forgetting to eat. It was useful for situations like this, but their accidentl fastings were occasionally broken up by a woman who would bring him hot tea and different assortments of cold vegetables.
The day had finally come when the Principle Investigator came back, but Deoxy only learned of this when they got woken up by said person. He had a smile on his face, saying that he heard that someone was waiting for his return and apologised for the wait. Once Deoxy connected the dots, they excitedly jolted up and gathered all of their things in their arms to follow him inside.
The man took a while to read through Deoxy's proposal, clearly taking his time to understand the details of the project. Deoxy tried to wait patiently but couldn't stop their leg from bouncing, their finger from tapping, or their tail from swishing behind them. Lulls like this where they had nothing else they could do always made Deoxy restless. Eventually, the Principle Investigator set the stack of papers down, the same smile returning to his face.
"This is an excellently written proposal with a very fascinating project. However, our research focuses on ideas that help with the ongoing tacet discord threats. I'm failing to see how this would relate to that cause."
Deoxy wasn't fazed by the rejection. They knew that getting acceptance for a random proposal would be a long shot.
Their eyes gazed over the man's metal arm, noticing the faint etchings of a tacet mark within the metal workings. Deoxy had spent a lot of time working on discovering if there was an underlying genetic basis for tacet marks, attributes, and resonance awakenings but had left before being able to see any conclusions. They had never known that tacet marks could appear on inorganic parts of an organism.
Deoxy grabbed a piece of paper that still had some free space left, talking while they wrote. "There are three aspects that relate to TD outbreaks. The first is already a part of this proposal; we know that Waveworn Phenomenon can disrupt and destroy areas, so maintaining a biodiversity collection will help ensure that we do not lose precious species or information during a catastrophic event.
"The next two are new focuses branching off of the original project idea. One would be collecting information on as many resonators as possible. Understanding how genetics relate to the observable features of resonators can help our ability to predict and identify resonator abilities and stability and could potentially lead to finding resonators before they awaken. The last experiment would be to see if we can collect and extract DNA from tacet discords themselves to further understand where they come from and how they work."
Deoxy had no clue how well these new experiments would work. They had just pulled them from thin air while their pen and brain was speaking. But it seemed to be satisfactory for the man, and he said he would speak with the president about these ideas.
Some time later, Deoxy was set up with their own lab space under a side-branch known as the "Genetic Resource Unit." They were focused on analysing TDs and resonators, but with whatever free time they had during their data collection they harvested material for their other projects as well.
Don't worry I totally understand the finals ass kicking. They are based off a crocodile! Although I do wish WuWa had something similar to a croc in the game so it made a little more sense universe-wise. The closest I can get is a kerasaur at the moment, so I think they'd likely be assumed to be a dragon like how Mortefi is Dragonkin. I've actually been thinking about what Deoxy's voicelines would be and included this detail in their "about Mortefi" since they would be (consenually) taking and analysing the DNA of everyone they meet.
About Mortefi: Mortefi and I have some similar features with all of our scales, but while he is Dragonkin I’m… not. His genes have a very unique sequence that I believe relates to his bloodline. I just wish Dragonkin weren’t extinct so I could get a bigger sample size to run some tests…
However, this is just a short draft because I know Mortefi's "scales" are moreso crystalline matter while Deoxy has actual scales. Also his report mentions that "The Resonance Spectrum Pattern of Mortefi has been observed to align closely with that of the Dragonkin" but again due to extinction implies they can't confirm that he is either. But I think with all his dragon stuff going on it's pretty likely.
I need to change my ringtone to something serotonin-inducing because I get like 3 spam calls a day, probably intended for the person who previously had my phone number, so I hear it a lot
Debating using that audio from Cia Court's stream of Nick going "🎶LET'S TAKE IIIIBUPROFEN🎵" or perhaps one of Gabriel Warburton's silly lines
