In my L series, he meets Kathryn, a forensic pathologist who becomes his best friend and eventually his partner. This quote is from the fic Somewhere Called Home.
Aaaa tysm for the ask!!! I love talking about my OCs so much hehe <3
2) Do you have a personal favourite among your OCs?
I definitely go through cycles with my OCs where there's ones that I tend to write/draw/create headcanons for/play around with the most at certain times depending on what fandom I'm most invested in, so it's hard for me to pick an all-time favourite! (right now, though, the Kova brainrot is all-consuming hahaha)
12) Name an OC that isn’t yours but who you like a lot
Oooh there are so many wonderful OCs that I just love!!! Kathryn Mackeddie (@my-one-true-l) and Nerissa (@arrthurpendragon-- all of Kass's OCs are so amazing honestly) come to mind immediately but there really are so many incredible OCs out there!
24) If you could meet one OC of yours, who would it be and why?
Joey. I wanna give her a hug 😭 (she also would just be a nice person to hang around)
43) Do you have any certain type when you create your OCs? Do you tend to favour some certain traits or looks? It’s time to confess
Plucky young girls who kick ass? Haha
(I also have a habit of using my OCs as my bilingual power fantasy lol a lot of them end up being bilingual due to my deep desire to be completely fluent in more than one language)
To all that don’t know! One year ago I met the most amazing friend ever right here on tumblr! She has done so much for me in the past year. To show my appreciation I drew her a poster for the fic she has worked so hard on.
Where did you get the idea for Kathryn when you started writing your fic? Did you always planned on putting her on your story or did she came up later? And what inspired you to create her?
Oh goodness Luz! 🥰💜🖤 Kathryn is a trip I wasn't ready to go on, but 7 fics later and counting, here we are lol.
Kathryn began because I was thinking about how L's life came to an end and wondering what would have happened if another person, aside from Watari, believed him about Light before it was too late. I didn't want to change anything major to the early parts of the DN story's plot, so I felt whomever it was needed to be a new character.
I liked the idea of it being someone other than another detective, and since I'm very into forensic science, I thought it would be cool to have them be a medical examiner. They had to be someone that had a skill L was not proficient in so he would see value in bringing them onto the Task Force. Since Death Note is lacking in women, I decided that they should be female and Kathryn was born!
I wanted her to be different than L, but strong and intelligent in her own regard. I wanted a compliment to his personality without being a copy, someone that was strong where he was not and vice versa so there were less blind spots when it came to looking at evidence and coming up with theories.
When I started writing the story, the intention was for them to be best friends with a little hint of a spark now and then (because that's my jam), but somehow they decided they were going to be best friends that fall in love lol, but they will always be best friends first.
They've been pains in my ass ever since lol!
Thank you so much for asking about her! Somewhere along the way she became my favorite fandom OC of all time. 😊💜🖤
I haven’t drawn anything in what feels like so long so please excuse the messiness. But i’ve felt like if Ryn ever met the Tall ass Moreaux girls she’d just look so small. Yes this is just straight up OC indulgence, No I have no shame. Much love! <3
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THIS IS AMAZING, ACE!!! I LOVE IT!!! She would be SO tiny next to them omg!!! Can I just say how badass they look together, too? lol!
What’s this??? Ryn’s birthday?? And I’ve been freed from classwork for the weekend? And i’m saying too much in question format???
All that aside, I sent the time lapse plus the end result mostly because you can see my visible confusion and my stylus just decides to give up. But it truly was the definition of ‘trust the process’
Anyways, Much love, stay hydrated, stay safe, you’re awesome!
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Dear Ace, This is absolutely amazing! You never fail to take my breath away with your gifts!!! She's stunning! You do such a beautiful job on all your artwork and I'm blessed you share your talents with me and my dear Kathryn! Thank you so much! You truly are a wonderful person!!! Much love back at you!🖤🖤🖤
3, 8, 11, 15, 25, 27 for the ask game with the lovely Kathryn! <3
Hi Ali!!! Thank you for sending these!!!🖤
3. What is the meaning behind their name? Do they have any nicknames?
In story, it’s just what her parents named her. To me though, so many of my favorite female characters are Catherines and Katherines (and even a Ryn), so that’s why I chose the spelling I did.
In fics, her friends call her Kat, her family and closest friends call her Ryn. Aside from Ryn, L calls her Kit Kat and various other sweets-based nick names like Cupcake and Gumdrop.
8. What do they believe will happen to them after they die? Does this belief scare them?
She isn’t religious, but she is spiritual. She believes you go somewhere, but where? Well, that remains to be seen and no, it doesn’t scare her.
11. If they could make a mark on history, what would they like it to be?
To Kathryn, she already made a mark when she helped catch the Long Island Lady Killer, but she would really love to have a small impact on the Kira case that allows L to catch him.
15. What was something their parents taught them?
That kindness doesn’t cost you anything to give.
25. What is their biggest flaw?
She tends to undervalue her intelligence, not equating it with her successes, which she thinks are due to her observation skills and persistence, rather than know-how.
27. What is their biggest strength?
Her patience. She will keep at something until it works or breaks (if that makes sense). Either way, she’s getting an outcome.
Okay A, I think I came up with some! 67. Is their bedroom messy? What about their bathroom? Kitchen? Living room? 90. Are they right or left handed? Took a minute! -G
Haha! You stuck with it, G, I’ll give you that!😁
67. Is their bedroom messy? What about their bathroom? Kitchen? Living room?
I think of Kathryn as pretty tidy, like her room and bathroom are always clean and never lets Watari clean her quarters (because to her, it’s kind of creepy and also not his job in her mind), but has no issue with the clutter and stacks of papers lying all about HQ when The Task Force is working together.