#delores shepard

[rhetoricalrogue]

OC Red Flags

Tagged by @chuckhansen to do this uquiz, thank you!

For my disaster girls:

Marian Trevelyan Fake you are a toxic human being. you belittle others, and are overly competitive. you probably envy those who have it better than you so you try to manipulate the person into feeling worthless so that you can feel superior. you are never there for your friends in time of need but you expect them to always be at your service

Delores Shepard Violent when something makes you upset, it could even be the tiniest most petty reason ever, you yell, rage, and possibly throw stuff in anger. your actions think quicker than your mind, and it could probably not even be intentional but the next thing you'll realize is that you've hurt someone

Vivian Hawke Rude Ash this one shouldn't really be explained. you have no regard for the feelings of others and you like to bully and mock people. you even find it hilarious

Zoe Dawson Violent when something makes you upset, it could even be the tiniest most petty reason ever, you yell, rage, and possibly throw stuff in anger. your actions think quicker than your mind, and it could probably not even be intentional but the next thing you'll realize is that you've hurt someone

#thanks for the tag! #marian trevelyan #delores shepard #vivian hawke #zoe dawson

[blessedarethebinarybreakers]

So many thanks to folks who attended my chat on theologies of the cross; I had so much fun and was delighted that y’all found it meaningful. Here’s the video for anyone interested in watching now!

Timestamps show the different concepts we explored:

(0:00 - 13:00) Waiting for people to join; introducing topic 

(13:01 - 21:54) Delores Williams & Historical Consequence — paying attention to real-world impact; don't use cross to justify suffering

(21:55 - 32:10) Ransom Theory & Christus Victor — Satan as a key player; "spiritual warfare" - (32:11 - 52:27) 

Substitutionary Atonement — Anselm's Satisfaction Theory; Penal Substitution — God as ultimate abuser??

(52:28 - 58:20) Moving from retributive justice to restorative justice; Jesus came to express, not change God's mind 

(58:21 - 1:08:20) Purification — Jesus removed barrier between us and God; issues with purity language?

(1:08:21 - 1:14:18) Theosis — Orthodox / Easter theology; created to partake in Divinity 

(1:14:19 - 1:21:40) Death of God on the Cross — kenosis (God's self-emptying); no God left in heaven to save us / God permanently dispersed into world

(1:21:41 - 1:27:00) Theologies that look at Jesus' whole life, not just death, starting with Jesus as Moral Influence/Exemplar 

(1:27:01 - 1:38:45) The Cross as Liberation/Revolution — focusing on the political context of Jesus' death & how his death exposes systemic violence — criminalized Christ; Jesus as Scapegoat 

(1:38:46 - 1:42:53) Jesus & Matthew Shepard — violence is not justified, but what came after can be redemptive — thanks to communities that respond to the violence with revolution

(1:42:54 - 2:00:00) The Cross as Solidarity — Christ becomes one with all who suffer unjust / systemic violence — on the cross, God knows godforsakeness — good news for oppressors as well as oppressed 

(2:00:01 - 2:07:28) The Cross and the Lynching Tree — Jesus & state-sanctioned murders of Black persons; salvation = Black people empowered to love their Blackness 

(2:07:29 - end) Wrapping up + a poem by Slats Toole

#good friday #theologies of the cross #holy week #crucifixion #youtube #progressive christians #leftist christians

[neuroticphysiologist]

what we know about paw patrol the movie

now updated after the premiere of the film! but still no spoilers.

hey guys! i wanted to create this little ICYMI article about the film. this will be updated once i get more info. don't worry, there won't be much major spoilers.

here we go:

- this was planned back in 2017

- mikros animation: let's see their take on paw patrol

- celebrity cast: tyler perry, kim kardashian west, jimmy kimmel, dax shepard, yara shahidi, marsai martin, iain armitage, randall park (there are interviews if you want to see)

- new pup named liberty

- first look was released during the KCA 2021. marsai martin, who voices liberty in the film, was the presenter

- official trailer was released on june 3 (aka the time stray kids won kingdom and i have to check out the paw patrol movie trailer right away)

- adventure bay and adventure city are different places

- the paw patrol's VAs from the series are in the film, but there are some changes:

rocky is voiced by callum shoniker, who's known for voicing copycat in the mighty pups charged up series (this got me surprised tho)

ryder is voiced by will brisbin and chase is voiced by iain armitage (i legit thought it was justin paul kelly. iain is still a pretty good choice btw)

- there are individual posters

- new gadgets: skye's wedgie drone, marshall's ladder slide, etc.

- the little turtle in the middle of the street is probably the reason why the truck driver gus got into a situation

- the books for the movie released quite early. in one of the books, titled "be brave, little pup", there's a chase and ryder backstory, as also seen in the cover. so the movie will also show that, aside from the humdinger scheme and cool rescues seen in the trailer. the backstory thing (which was also mentioned in the synopsis) actually got me interested to watch the film

- we get to see new scenes in various tv spots

- there are some references from the series (!)

- in some countries such as uk, france, and mexico, the film will premiere earlier than august 20

- movie toys available on august 1... actually, earlier than august 1! some toys and merch are available for pre order

speaking of toys, the va's of the paw patrol members shared their unboxing pics/vids of the movie toys they received (i haven't seen shayle's, maybe he didn't post?)

- a pawsome series marathon on nick

- not only one song, there are more! so far, the artists who wrote and performed original songs for the film are adam levine (good mood) and alessia cara (the use in trying)

good mood was released on august 6, and the use in trying was released on august 10

the two songs have lyric mvs

there is a new version of the paw patrol theme made for the movie

- according to kim kardashian, at first, her character delores was going to have a quite raspy voice and the crew were going to do something different, but when the producers saw how kim k naturally talks, they changed it to be more like a valley girl

- few of the cast from team u.s. attended the premiere on august 8 (kim k's family had a private screening on the 12th), and cast and crew from team canada attended the toronto premiere on august 14

- reviews are going paw-sitive!

- blu-ray release is on november 2 and digital release is on september 21. i found an article about this

- according to one interview with lilly bartlam, she had to re-audition as skye

- will brisbin shared his story about how he got the role of ryder and voice acting for the first time in several interviews

- writer and director cal brunker revealed an idea that didn't make it to the movie through this tweet

- few storyboards were released

- sequel announced! paw patrol: the mighty movie is set to premiere on october 13, 2023. synopsis was also revealed and it says that it's going to be focused on skye. there is also a spinoff coming soon

- paw patrol movie's first win! the song good mood won best song for animated film in hollywood music in media awards

- more to come!

#paw patrol #paw patrol otde #paw patrol movie #paw patrol the movie

[thisisawonderfulusername]

let’s save the world

season one, episode five

five hargreeves x reader

summary: finally explaining what was going to happen to luther, as well as making a deal with the handler

trigger warnings: cursing,

word count: 6k

flashbacks are in italics

a/n: i’m sorry that this one took a bit longer than all the other chapters, i’ve just been busy with a bit more schoolwork lately lol. but i hope you enjoy it! i had fun writing it *3* plus it’s the longest thus far, so maybe that makes up for the time gap lmao

you couldn’t remember how long it’d been since you got stuck here. years. lots of them. years since you had last seen five- seen anyone at all. the seasons changed and all you were doing was surviving. it wasn’t what you wanted for yourself, but you were too afraid to just give up and die. so you kept going, hoping that one day you would escape this nightmare or just fall to the ground, the life finally drained from your body.

most of the days were spent alone. you remember the day you first saw another living being. a dog. a beautiful german shepard. you weren’t sure how she had survived the apocalypse, but you didn’t care. she was like a ray of light beaming down on you after you had been left alone in the dark for too long, the pitch black being all you remembered, until you saw her.

she was named miracle, for obvious reasons. she stayed with you throughout many years, as she had been just a few months, at most a year old. in the hot summer, where ashes blew through the air in the wind, you found her some of those doggy goggles, to protect her eyes from the smoke and ash. in the winter, when it was freezing cold and snowing almost every day, sometimes to the point of not being able to travel at all, you would wrap her in as many blankets or put as many clothes made for dogs that you could find just to keep her warm. sometimes, you even carried her for hours, sometimes even a whole day. you swore she was the reason you kept your strength- both physical and mental.

she had been your delores. but you didn’t fall in love with her, of course- and she was actually a real, living thing. you were extremely lucky to have found her.

when she inevitably died and you were left alone again, you were beginning to think it was the end of your days. your hair had grayed, and you felt tired. tired of searching for your next meal, for a place to take shelter in a storm or a blizzard that was impossible to navigate.

you were ready to give up at that point. your fear of death was dwindling. you had given up hope of finding five again. who knew where he was? if he was dead? if he had went back to your time and totally forgot you? every once in a while, he would pop up in your mind, and you would think about him for hours, just wondering. but never hoping.

you remember the day you got everything back. it had started with fear, but ended with you getting a nice haircut, a shower, and some new clothes. the world was even kind enough to give five back. you thought it was all a dream and you had finally died, but you hadn’t.

it was when you were walking, yet again. your hiking pack that you were lucky to have found slowed you from all of the weight it held, but every last bit of that burden was important.

you thought you were seeing things at first, when you noticed the figure of a woman in the distance. you had pulled your pistol out of the holster resting against your thigh, prepared to shoot if it happened to be real. you didn’t know what it would be. a monster, some other survivor who may try to steal your supplies- you didn’t know, but you also didn’t care. if it was living, it was a threat.

as you got closer, the hand gun clutched tightly in your hand, you saw that it was a woman. certainly, she hadn’t been surviving in this apocalypse like you had. she was well groomed, hair in perfect curls with makeup done to perfection and a nice dress adorning her body. no, this was your eyes playing tricks on you. it was impossible for her to exist.

you had finally gone truly insane, after all these years.

-

you had awoken to a pounding headache and a terrible pain in your thigh, groaning as you buried your face into the pillow beneath your head. there was a conversation happening around you, but you tuned it out, trying to focus on the pain slowly dulling and everything you felt around you.

you were laying on a bed, that much was obvious. another obvious thing you noticed was the fact that your arm was wrapped around something- or, someone.

finally lifting your head, you squinted as you saw five’s back to you. your arm had been wrapped around his waist. sitting up, you quickly remove it, feeling a bit of heat on your face which you ignored.

“finally, you’re awake.” five interrupted the exchange between him and luther, turning to look at you as you scooted to sit by his side, running your fingers through your messy hair to fix it up.

after yawning softly, you nod, “i sure am.” you mumble, thankful that the pounding in your head had dimmed to a slight ache that you could easily ignore. your leg still felt like it was on fire, but you felt that you could suck it up and deal with it for now. “what’re you guys talking about?”

luther seemed serious, and you had a feeling you already knew, you just needed some confirmation. “the end of the world.” he states simply, and you nod, your suspicions correct. “so the eye’s a dead end?” he questions, handing the glass back to the boy, who nods.

before you can even get a word in, the door slams open, causing you to practically jump out of your skin, standing from the bed as diego storms in. “you have any idea what you two did?” he questions loudly, and just before he can do anything to either of you, luther grabs him, his feet dangling over the floor. he yells at him to put him down, but he doesn’t back down, waiting until he calmed down.

“wanna tell us what the hell you’re on about?” you ask, eyebrows furrowed as you take your seat once again, fully awake now from the scare.

diego looked at the two of you, the anger he held clear. you would be scared if you didn’t have the ability to burn him to a crisp, but, you did. “these two have been pretty busy since they got back.” he points a finger at you guys accusingly, and you roll your eyes, “they were in the middle of the shootout at griddy’s, and then at gimble brothers, and when those guys attacked the academy, they were looking for them.”

“actually, i wasn’t a part of the gimble brothers one. that was all him.” you wave a hand in five’s direction, but it doesn’t change the fact that diego is pissed. “and either way, it isn’t of your concern what we’ve been doing.”

“it is now.” diego breathes heavily, shaking his head, “they killed my friend.”

now that, you weren’t totally expecting. sure, the commission was ruthless and did whatever it took to carry out a mission, but how did his friend get into the middle of all of this? luther turned back to look at the two of you, urging you to explain.

sighing softly as he looked to the floor for a moment, five gave them what they wanted. “they work for our former employer.” he begins, lacing his fingers together in front of him, “a woman called the handler. she sent them to stop us.”

nodding slowly, you lean back on your hands, “soon as your friend got in the way, they were fair game.” you shrug.

“well, now they’re my fair game.” diego speaks lowly, “and they’re gonna pay.” he turns to leave, already making his way to the still open door.

five tries to stop him, explaining that it would be a mistake, which you fully agreed with due to the extensive training all the assassins went through at the commission. he didn’t listen, simply closing the door behind him.

it was silent for a moment, before luther spoke again. “former employer?” he questions, an eyebrow raising, “what's this really about? and don’t give me the ‘it’s none of your business’ crap, okay?”

“it’s a long story.”

-

the woman waved. you still couldn’t believe this. it took you all these years, and you thought you would be able to keep your sanity, yet here you were.

“who the hell are you?” you yell out, slowly walking towards her, the pistol still ready to fire if she tried something. if she was even real. which wasn’t possible. “tell me why i shouldn’t shoot!”

“i’m here to help.” she tells you simply, also walking forward with the both of you stopping a few feet away from each other. you wanted to keep enough distance in case she had some sort of melee weapon, or if she made a move, you could shoot and run. “if you shoot me, you wouldn’t hear the offer i’m about to make.”

your eyebrows furrowing in confusion, you gesture for her to continue, which she does. “i work for an organization. the commission.” she begins, taking off the shaded glasses that she wore and sticking them in the pocket of her dress. “we are tasked with the preservation of the time continuum through manipulation and removals.”

lowering the gun a bit, you purse your lips. “what the hell do you mean?”

“sometimes people make choices that alter time.” she explains in more simple terms, crossing her arms, “when that happens, we dispatch one of our agents to... eliminate the threat.”

hearing that, you’re immediately on guard again, raising the pistol in a heartbeat. she waves a hand, chuckling as she dismisses what you had thought. “no, no, you misunderstood. you’re not a target, y/n.” you don’t remember giving her your name, which worries you, but you ignore it for now. “i would like to recruit you. i’m offering you a job.”

lowering the gun, you drop it to your side, not knowing what to say for a moment. that doesn’t matter, because she does.

“we’ve had our eye on you for a while, and you have potential. survival skills, fire manipulation... we’ve even found another like you, who’s been here for just as long.”

your eyes widen at the mention of another who’s been here, and your heart leaps. “five?” if he was actually alive after all your hope was gone... you didn’t know what you would do.

“well, what a surprise, you know him.” she smiles, “it will be a happy reunion, then. but, you will have to give five years of service, after that your contract will end. you’ll be able to retire to the time and place of your choice.”

you had many questions. you could feel your heart beating out of your chest at the thought of being able to get out of this nightmare, to see five again. looking at her, you don’t even think. “i’m in.” you tell her breathlessly, and she grins at your agreement.

that was how you became one of the best assassins at the commission. a decision you weren’t sure you regretted or not.

-

“we were partners.” five tells him after explaining everything about the commission, even how the handler had found him. you didn’t bother with your story. it was practically the same. “the whole time i was trying to find out the right equation to get back. to stop the apocalypse. save everyone.”

looking up from the floor, where you had been lost in thought being brought back to those times, you clear your throat. “when he figured it out, we broke our contracts. but of course he got the equation wrong.”

rolling his eyes, five hits your arm. “so you two were hit men?” luther questions, earning a shared nod of confirmation. “well... you didn’t just kill anyone, right? you had some code?”

“no code.” five tells him, “we took out anyone who messed with the timeline.”

“what about the innocent people?”

“that was the only way we could get back here.” you mutter, your gaze fixed on the floor as you played with your fingers.

luther seemed surprised. “but that’s murder!” he contests.

“jesus, luther, grow up.” five responds, and you could tell he was starting to lose his patience with him. “we’re not kids anymore. there are no good guys and bad guys. there’s just people, living their lives.”

you purse your lips, “when the world ends, those people die.” you add on, your tone softer, “including your family.” luther looks at you, quiet and still taking in everything. you sigh softly, “time changes everything.”

-

the tapping of chalk against the walls was something you had quickly learned to tune out over the past few hours. at first, you wanted to rip your head off because of the constant sound, but staring out the window at everything outside helped take your focus off of it.

when the scribbling stopped, it was easy to notice, even if you weren’t listening in the first place. it’s a hard thing to explain. the difference between the sound of something and choosing not to hear it and the absence of that sound was just... different.

“i think i found something, delores.” five mutters to the mannequin, and you roll your eyes as you stand and move to look up at all the equations that now covered the wall.

crossing your arms over your chest, you try to make sense of everything, but it’s way too complicated for you to understand- plus it was scribbled everywhere over the wall and you weren’t sure what gave him what he needed. “sure, tell her but not me.” you grin as he turns to look at you.

“it’s a habit.” he says simply, shrugging and looking back to the blackboard the equations littered.

footsteps out in the hall catch your attention, and you turn to see luther standing in the doorway, just as confused as you by everything on the walls. “what is all this?”

you move to sit on the bed next to where five stood, sighing softly. “a probability map.” he still looks just as confused as before, and you nod, “i understand just as much as you do, buddy.”

“a probability map of what?” he questions, looking to five for the answer now. that much you hadn’t cared to ask. you figured he would explain it when he figured it out, as that was just how he was.

he continues to mark different things on the map, only taking a glance towards the large man. “of whose death could save the world. i’ve narrowed it down to four people.”

of course he had found some way to get a clue on what might stop the apocalypse. he was just that smart. “so, you’re saying one of them ends the world?” he asks, and you and five both sigh in exasperation.

“no, luther.” you lay back, looking at one of the equations by your head and trying to understand at least a little bit of it. “he’s saying their death could save the world. they probably don’t have anything to do with the actual event.”

the man breathes out an “oh.” watching for a moment, before leaning in slightly. “i’m not following.” he mumbles, and you roll your eyes.

“the slightest change in what happens can alter the outcomes in the time continuum.” you explain, glad that you understand one thing as you sit back up to look at him. “the butterfly effect, basically.”

five nods, motioning in your direction. “exactly. all i need to do is find the people with the greatest probability of impacting the timeline, wherever they may be, and, well-” he finally turns to look at him. “kill them.”

apparently finally finished with the complicated map, he gets off of the bed and places the chalk on the small table beside it, grabbing vanya’s book he had been using for notes and presumably writing the names down.

luther moves to look at the four circled, eyes squinting a bit. “milton green.” he reads off, looking to the younger- well, younger looking, “is he a terrorist or something?”

“i believe he’s a gardener.” five corrects, setting the book down once he was finished and reaching under the bed, pulling out a gun and pulling the zipper to open it up.

“wha- this is madness.” luther says, turning to look back to him, his eyes widening when he saw the gun, “where did you get that?”

he glances up at him, “dad’s room.” he picks the gun up, examining it. “similar to what i used at work. nice shoulder fit, reliable.”

“you can’t-” luther stumbles for words, surprised by what five was planning to do, “this guy, milton, he’s an innocent man!”

you groan softly as you stand up, looking up at the significantly taller man. “it’s basic math- to five, at least,” you shrug your shoulders, “his death could potentially save the lives of billions of people. he’d be dead in four days anyway. the apocalypse won’t save anyone.”

“we don’t do this kind of thing.”

“we are not doing anything, luther.” five argues, glaring at him, “i am. with y/n’s help, of course.” you smile slightly.

luther was clearly not going to back down, and you were beginning to get annoyed. he was wasting precious time. “i can’t let you kill innocent people, no matter how many people it saves.”

five shrugs, “good luck stopping me.” he turns to leave and you do the same, but luther is quick to try and do exactly that, grabbing delores and holding her out the window.

when you turn to see what he’s doing, you cringe, “not a good idea.” the gun is already pointed at him. sure, it was a bit overkill, but when it came to delores, five was ready to do anything. you still weren’t sure why, especially when you were back here and he had actual people around him. years of sanity were lost, though, so you assumed that was why he hasn’t gotten it back.

“i suggest you put her down.” you lace your fingers together, rocking on your heels slightly. you definitely didn’t want to see five blow his brother’s brains out over a mannequin.

luther doesn’t seem phased by the threat. “put the gun down.” he counters, nodding towards him, “you’re not killing anyone. don’t make me do this. it’s her or the gun.”

ultimatums. you’ve always hated them. what good was making someone choose between two things?

when five didn’t choose, luther didn’t hesitate in moving to throw the fake women, and the gun clatters to the ground as five jumped to save her. luther had moved towards the gun, quicker than you thought he could move. when he picks it up, you sigh softly. this time, five working on that map, luther stopping you two. you couldn’t get that time back.

“i can do this all day.” luther states, and you roll your eyes as you snatch the gun from his side.

he moves to grab it back from you and you glare at him, “don’t even try it. unlike your brother, i won’t hesitate to shoot you.” you take a few steps towards the bed, putting the gun back in it’s case after unloading it.

five was having a weird, tender moment with delores. honestly, you felt like you shouldn’t have been in the room to see it. “i know you’re still a good person, five.” luther tells him, while you zip the case back up. “you wouldn’t have come back here to save us all if you weren’t.”

you hated him, but the monkey man had a point. of course five didn’t care about the whole world. he just cared about his family. who wouldn’t want to save the people they grew up with?

“you’re not alone. we can help you.” well, that kind of hurt your feelings. it was as if you didn’t exist to him.

five sighs, looking back towards him. “there is one way.” you whipped your head towards him, slightly surprised. what was he thinking? “it’s close to impossible, though.”

“more impossible than what brought you two back here?” he raised an eyebrow, and you looked down at the plain covers on the bed, tapping your fingers against the fabric for a moment as you thought.

maybe it would work.

-

the car rolled to a stop on the old, empty road. you sat in the back, in the middle of the seat, leaning forward with your elbows resting on your knees. your foot tapped against the floor, almost without you realizing it. you were paranoid. this could get the both of you killed, if it all went south. you just had to hope that it didn’t

“i never enjoyed it.” five states, causing both you and luther to look at him in confusion. the whole ride had been silent, which you found incredibly uncomfortable, but maybe it was just the anxiety. “the killing,” he explains at your confusion, “i was good at my job, took pride in it. but it never gave me pleasure.”

pursing your lips, you look to your foot, which continued it’s tapping. “it would take a freak to enjoy that job.” you mutter, shaking your head and sighing softly, “i’m sure some of them did, though.”

five nods slightly, glancing back at you for a moment, “i think it was all those years alone.” he theorizes, “solitude can do weird things to the mind.”

tell that to delores.

luther hums slightly, “yeah, well you were gone for a long time. i was only on the moon for four years, but that was more than enough.” you never would have thought you would actually have something in common with the monkey man. sure, your experience was much worse, but he knew what you felt all those years ago. “it’s the being alone that gets you.”

there’s a moment of silence, before luther speaks again. “well, do you think they’ll buy it?” soft moment over, apparently, as he pats the case that sat between them. it was close enough in resemblance to the commission cases, so you assumed from far away, it would be believable.

“well, they’re desperate.” five tells him, and you nod, though they don’t see it since neither of them were looking towards you.

“losing that case is like a cop losing his gun.” you tell him, sitting up slightly, “the commission finds out, they’re in deep shit. plus they’ll be stuck here without it.” you shrug.

luther pulls the case to his side, “i should hold it. in case they try to make a move on you.”

five hesitantly nods, “okay, but be careful.” he tells him, “i’ve lived a long life. you’re still a young man, you have your whole life ahead of you. don’t waste it.”

you can’t help the short laugh from what he said. seeing who looked to be a thirteen year old boy tell a man in his late twenties, maybe, you weren’t totally sure, to not waste his life. it was hilarious.

his eyebrows furrowed together, five looks back at you. “what are you laughing at?”

a grin on your face, you shake your head, still giggling a bit. “nothing. just so wise beyond your years, five.” you laugh even more as he rolls his eyes, leaning back into the seat as you calm yourself.

once you had gathered yourself, you noticed the car that was coming towards where you guys had parked along the side of the road, and you sighed softly. fun time is over, now to get back to business.

you all got out of the car as they drove past and parked a little ways away. the wind blew your hair into your face and you quickly pushed it away, scrunching your nose up as you watched them get out of the car, their masks on.

“if this all goes sideways,” five turns to tell luther, also catching your attention, “tell delores i’m sorry.”

rolling your eyes, you slap his arm, “c’mon, mannequin lover. nothing will happen. hopefully.” you shrug, sticking your hands in your pockets and quickly moving to meet the other two half way, him quickly following behind you.

as you got closer, five motioned to the masks covering their faces. “are those really necessary?” he asks, and without saying a word, they both take them off, throwing them to the side. if you didn’t have to make a deal with them, you would shove a piece of glass in their leg, show them how it feels. but no, right now you have to play nice.

“where’s the case?” cha cha asks, getting straight to the business.

sighing, you shake your head. “that’s how you’re gonna start?” you raise an eyebrow, glancing back to where luther stood, “you know, we can leave, get back in the car and drive off.”

the woman is quick to pull out a gun, and you roll your eyes. these recruits, always so quick to resort to violence. “you won’t even get halfway.” she threatens, and you simply roll your eyes.

“maybe. but as i’m sure you already found out,” five speaks, his eyebrows raising slightly, “my brother is not your average giant.”

hazel leans to the side slightly towards her, “he’s right. dropped a chandelier on him, got right back up.” your lips press together at the mention. you definitely did not get right back up. well- you did, but you were actually injured, unlike the larger man.

“he’ll smash your precious briefcase before you can even take him out.” you imitate an explosion with your hands, quietly making the sound that would accompany it. they didn’t seem as amused as you were.

“probably us too, right?” hazel speaks again, motioning with the gun he held, “so how do we help each other out here?”

of course, five was ready to tell them what you two needed. “get in contact with your superior. we need to have a chat, face to face.”

cha cha looks slightly confused by the demand, tilting her head to the side for a moment, “about what?”

“what does it matter to you?” you raise an eyebrow, “you need the briefcase, so just do it.”

she purses her lips but sighs, shaking her head. “just don’t tell her about it.”

five shrugs, “fair enough.”

finally putting the gun she had pointed at the two of you down, the woman turned around, walking over to an old pay phone along the side of the road near where they parked. hazel followed, but didn’t turn his back on the two of you, and you did the same as you followed five’s footsteps.

when you got back to the car, you stood next to five, who leaned against the hood of the car. luther moved to stand next to the two of you. “what happens now?” he questions, all of your gazes trained on the commission workers who stood by their own car after getting in contact with the boss.

“now, we wait.” five tells him, one of his hands stuck in his pocket.

it felt like hours that you stood there, just having a staring contest with the two contracted to presumably kill you both. it was really only a few minutes, and the silence that hung in the air was broken by the sound of a light melody playing in the distant, and all of you finally looked away from each other to look for the source.

having to squint slightly, you saw an ice cream truck in the distance, slowly making it’s way towards you. why the hell would an ice cream truck be in the middle of nowhere? you knew it wasn’t the handler, so you didn’t know what or who it could be.

when it got closer, you saw klaus at the wheel, a grin on his face as he waved at all of you. you managed to catch a glimpse of diego in the seat next to him, and your confusion only grew.

“what the fuck? why are they here?” you ask, watching as the truck sped up a bit, “how did they even find out where we are?”

before you can get an answer, the two assassins had already lifted their guns and started shooting. eyes widening, you swung the car door open, as it was the closest and first thing you thought of, jumping behind it to avoid the bullets. a sharp pain shot up your leg and you hissed slightly, but ignored it.

after only a second of the shots ringing out, everything went silent. you had your knees to your chest, head tucked between them and your arms, and you were totally confused from the sudden pause.

“shit.” you muttered to yourself, not wanting to lift your head and see what had happened, “did i die? am i fucking dead right now?” you weren’t ready for death yet. you thought you were, but you are certainly not.

your cycle of thoughts was interrupted when you felt someone yank at your arm, and you jumped slightly, finally lifting your head from it’s place. you sigh in relief when it’s five, “you’re not dead.” he deadpans, and you roll your eyes as you grab his hand to pull yourself up, wincing at the burning of your thigh.

once you were up, you turned to face the music and see what the hell had happened. your eyebrows furrowed when you saw that everything was... frozen.

slowly walking by five’s side towards the two adults stuck in the air, you glance at him for a moment. “are you sure?” you mumble, before another voice cuts in.

“neat trick, right?” you both turn and your shoulders slump as you see the same woman from all those years ago, when she felt like a savior, taking you out of the apocalypse. as the two of you take a few steps towards her, she takes the glasses she wore off, holding them in her hand and having that same, awful smile on her face.

“hello, five. y/n.” she motions to your thirteen year old selves, “you two look good. all things considered.”

sighing silently to yourself, you decide you’ll let five do the talking for a bit. “it’s good to see you again.” he speaks, and you look to the road as you scrunch your nose up. it definitely is not.

“feels like just yesterday i met the two of you.” she hums, and you roll your eyes to yourself, “of course, you guys were a bit older then. congratulations, by the way,” she points to you guys, circling her finger a bit, “on the age regression. clever of you. threw us off.”

you snort, “if only he had done that on purpose.” you grin, sticking your hands in your pockets as you glance to the boy, who was clearly annoyed with you. “he got the equations wrong, if you can even believe that.”

“i just miscalculated the time dilation projections.” he shakes his head, “not like you could have done any better.” you shrug your shoulders, not having an argument for that. he was absolutely right on that front, because you sure as hell didn’t understand a single thing he ever did with all the crazy equations and probability maps and everything like that.

the handler waves her hands to the side, “you realize your efforts are futile.” she states, putting her hands behind her back, “so why don’t you tell me what you really want.”

“put a stop to it.” you say almost immediately, lacing your fingers together, “the apocalypse.”

she shakes her head slightly, “you realize what you’re asking is next to impossible, even for me.” her eyebrows raise as she speaks, “what’s meant to be, is meant to be. that’s our raison d'être.”

five lifts the hand gun he had been keeping close, his expression showing no emotion whatsoever. “how about survival as a raison?” he raises his eyebrows in a mocking way, the smallest smirk tugging at his lips.

she isn’t threatened by it, dismissing it. “i’ll just be replaced. i’m but a small cog in a machine.” she twirls her finger, “this fantasy about summoning your family, five, to stop the apocalypse,” she starts to step closer, and you stiffen slightly, “it’s just that. a fantasy.”

the handler manages to make you so angry without even genuinely insulting or seeming rude in any way. she says everything in such a light voice that you would expect to be saying anything that’s only kind, but she said the opposite. small jabs at you two without outright calling you out.

“i must say, though,” she continues after a moment, continuing her slow steps, “we’re all quite impressed. your initiative, stick-to-itiveness... really something.” she smiles slightly, “which is why we want to offer the both of you new positions back at the commission. management positions.”

five is just as muddled as you are by the offer. there must be some ulterior motive to this. “sorry, what was that?” he raises an eyebrow, letting out a small, breathy laugh.

she straightens slightly, “come back to work for us. it’s where you belong, we both know it.”

“didn’t work out too well last time.” you assert, tilting your head as you raise your eyebrows. you weren’t about to agree to something like that. unless five seemed to have some idea about it being a good idea, you wouldn’t do it. not in a million years.

the woman seems set on getting you back, though. “but you wouldn’t be in the corrections department anymore.” she explains, expressing with her hand, “i’m talking, the home office. best health and pension, and an end to all this travel. you two are distinguished professionals in,” she looks the both of you up and down, “school uniforms.” she chuckles.

finally being only a few feet away, she pushes the gun five held down. “we have the technology to reverse this process.” she tries to convince, “you can’t be happy like that.”

five’s jaw is slightly clenched as he stares right into her eyes. “we’re not looking for happy.”

her smile is soft, but you feel like she’s trying to deceive you- she always gave off that vibe, though. “we’re all looking for happy.” she looks between you two, “we can make that happen. you guys can be yourselves again.”

five lets out a short breath, finally fully putting the gun down, “and what about my family?” he questions, gesturing around to his siblings who were still frozen in their place.

“what about them?”

you can’t help but glare at her, “you know what. he wants them to survive.”

she takes a deep breath in, looking over to luther, his arms raised in the air with the fake briefcase in hand, before to the ice cream truck, where klaus sat in front of the wheel, his eyes wide, and diego looked to be in pain or as if he was cursing for some reason. she finally looks back to five. “all of them?” she questions, and you hold back another eye roll.

“yes, all of them.” five tells her, stating the obvious.

she nods, starting to put the sunglasses back on, “well, i’ll see what i can do.” she then holds her hand out, an eyebrow raising from behind the shaded lenses, “do we have a deal?”

the boy grabs your hand, ready to accept, but before he can, you glance to the side. “wait.” you hold a finger up, pulling away and walking towards the two corrections recruits. they both watch as you grab the gun that hazel had dropped when the truck had hit them, pulling the magazine out of it and throwing it as hard as you can to the side, before doing the same with the now unloaded pistol to the opposite side.

as you start to head back, five notices the bullet that had been frozen as well, heading in luther’s direction. silently, he walks towards it and moves it so it wouldn’t actually hit him.

you two meet back in front of the handler, hands already reaching for each other as you take a deep breath to prepare yourself for what would happen.

the next moment, you’re all gone, time continuing on it’s own.

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💎 CHARACTER STATS 💎

▌ FULL NAME:   Delores Linette Littlejohn/Scozzari

▌ SINGLE OR TAKEN:   Verse dependent.

▌ ABILITIES OR POWERS:   An excellent dancer. Remains very agile, poise and balanced although having not danced on a professional level in awhile. She also has the potential of harnessing great artistic ability, which is also a verse dependent thing ( all boiling down to how much time she devotes herself to art and actively studies it. )

▌ EYE COLOR:   Brown

▌ HAIR COLOR:   Black

▌ FAMILY MEMBERS:   The Littlejohn Family is enormous. There were her grandparents, Amos & Elizabeth, their children which includes her father William as well as a host of cousins spanning on both her paternal and maternal side. When married to Sal, she has a total of four kids: Cassandra, Nicholas, Bianca, and Luciano.

▌ PETS:   When she’s young, she has a Cocker Spaniel named Lady. Who is accompanied by two other Cocker Spaniels depending on the verse. There is also Solomon, a German Shepard. He’s her main guard dog in most scenarios. Finally, there’s Pepper. A black cat who is more of Sal’s pet due to the feline’s favoritism. 

▌ SOMETHING THEY DON’T LIKE:   Feeling unheard, whether it be an important or unimportant scenario.

▌ HOBBIES/ACTIVIES: she’s a follower of 80s/90s fitness trends, Jazzercise in particular. Also, does a lot of at home workouts. Plays sports like tennis. Reads romance & erotica, shopping, getting her hair done, seeing plays and musicals in Manhattan, attending local art exhibitions, dancing.

▌ EVER HURT ANYONE BEFORE:   In some emotional form.

▌ EVER KILLED ANYONE BEFORE:   Verse dependent, in canon she carries a gun in her purse but there’s been no reason for her to pull the trigger.

▌ ANIMAL THAT REPRESENTS THEM:   Has the demeanor of a housecat, but the lifestyle of a lioness. 

▌ WORST HABITS: Prone to severe passive-aggression if she doesn't like you, says little about her negative feelings yet expects those around her to catch on when something isn’t right, tries to repress many of her negative emotions, makes expressive faces without realizing, subconsciously ‘turns her nose up’ at certain things, smokes heavily whenever stressed.

▌ ROLE MODELS:   The women her grandfather had relationships with. They molded her heavily. Delores also values her time spent with old mob wives.

▌ SEXUAL ORIENTATION:   Bisexual. The degree of how open she is open with her sexuality varies verse to verse, though.

▌ THOUGHTS ON MARRIAGE/KIDS:   Delores started out having a very girlish view on marriage in her childhood. She believed it led to eternal love and a happily ever after. Delores aims for having only long term serious romances. ( as a millennial she can admit that maybe she’s old fashioned in that kind of aspiration, but she doesn’t want to waste her time on people who don’t care about her. )  Now, Delores feels marriage is based on mutually choosing someone to be with. But more than that, it’s choosing to support them and help them survive through life just as they help you. In regards to children, Delores on default wants two or three. Not one. This is because she felt very lonely growing up and in her perspective, a big family is likely to ‘radiate love.’  

▌ FEARS:   Thunderstorms. Losing her children, whether it be through abduction or murder.  Break-ins. Men she doesn’t know. Snakes. And ferrets, because they are snake like.

▌ STYLE PREFERENCES:    90s designer dresses and diamonds. High quality lingerie.

▌ SOMEONE THEY LOVE:   ​​Her family. 

▌ APPROACH TO FRIENDSHIPS:   It was more difficult for her to have friendships in her childhood than it is in her adulthood. Delores just didn’t get social cues and she seemed weirdly ‘old’ which other kids did not like. Now in adulthood this reserved demeanor comes across much differently. There are plenty of women who want Delores to be their ‘friend’ and she goes out with them for the sake of being polite, but she always keeps her distance. However, if Delores considers you a true friend, she’ll spend most of the day with you. Take trips out of the state with you. Vent to you. Let you vent to her. All and all, she’ll spend hours on the telephone talking about any and everything.

▌ THOUGHTS ON PIE:   Not everyone can make a pie properly.

▌ FAVORITE DRINK:   White Wine.

▌FAVORITE PLACE TO SPENT TIME AT:   She loves the atmosphere of Los Angeles.

▌ SWIM IN THE LAKE OR IN THE OCEAN:   Neither.

▌ THEIR TYPE:   She’s always been attracted to people with brighter demeanors than her own. Even when she scoffs or rolls her eyes, she’s secretly thinking of how cute and funny they are. She likes it when people have a sense of adventure to them, because she actually craves new experiences and they’re the best person to get this thrill from! But more than that, Delores is attracted to people who care about those around them, showing that they are not self-centered. People who have a moral code, integrity. In the end, these things are far more important than how charismatic someone is.

▌ CAMPING OR INDOORS:   Indoors. She’s not about that camping life.

tagged by: @hammurabicomplex​ tagging: steal it from me, I think most of my mutuals have been tagged.

#dash games. #headcanons.

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@noiseofthunder​   said   :  “Why are you so happy?” -lola, said bitterly

      Delores smiles. It’s not an unusual sight, however what is unusual is the intensity of her beam. It is as though she is a ten-year-old, in the process of receiving something she always wanted!

      “Sal is purchasing me a puppy!” Yes, they already have Solomon - but the sad truth of the matter is that the German Shepard is getting old. “It won’t be until next month, for my birthday, but he couldn’t keep the secret to himself.”

#ANSWERS. / IF YOU KNEW THEN WHAT YOU KNEW NOW. #NOISEOFTHUNDER. / LOLA. #the happiest/most excited i've probably ever written her in a thread bgvfcdfbgvflkm

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–Animals in The Scozzari Home.

Hatsheput. A Egyptian Mau that @overlourdes gave Delores when he began giving away his cats. This was also right around the time Delores was lonely with Sal being in prison. This cat is very expensive - and although Delores believed her name was a mouthful, she receives very special treatment.

Solomon. A German Shepard Sal purchased to provide security to their home in suburbia, but really he’s more so Delores’ dog. Sal tried to train him to be on par as a police canine while Delores smothered him with affection. After living in the same house for many years, he and Hatsheput get along well.

Three Nameless Baby Turtles. Are located in Sal’s work office. He gazes over them in pride from his chair, like a father. 

#( THE SCOZZARI FAMILY. )

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[rhetoricalrogue]

Me: *screeching into the void about wanting to write something*

Delores Shepard, whom I have not fully developed or thought about in years: hey.

#delores shepard #Wrex took one look at Del and adopted her #Ashley took one look a Del and went ‘this is my new best friend’ #Del took one look at Zaeed and asked if he wanted to be FWB #I have a hybrid colony kid/Earthborn backstory for her

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I got to thinking about Delores who I decided was a sort of hybrid of the Colonist and Earth-Born background. Her last name wasn’t Shepard when she was rescued off of Mindoir and she bounced from foster home to foster home before running away and living on the streets.

She eventually took to eating out of a dumpster behind some diner and was usually so quiet she never got caught, or so she thought. Then one night she hears “mija, it’s raining. If you’re gonna eat something, I have a plate of hot food with your name on it. You don’t have to come in, but I have a stoop with a cover so the beans don’t get wet.”

Turns out the owner is a retired Alliance officer who has experience helping people with PTSD and the two of them click. Not right away, but Delores acts more like a stray cat that Shepard eventually gets to come inside by her own choice. He offers her a place to stay and contacts social services to make it official. Delores is a lot younger than the canon Shepard: she was non-verbal when the Alliance found her and someone took a guess at her age. The only thing they could eventually get out of her was the April date, but it was actually the only thing she could remember of her mother without getting violent flashbacks to how she died because Delores and her father had been planning a big surprise birthday that would have taken months of prep when the attack happened. If I had to guess, Delores is actually around James’ age, if not three or so years older.

Delores basically grew up behind the grill at Shepard’s diner and learned how to cook just about anything from the man himself. It’s also where she learned how to speak fluent Spanish and why, when everyone woke up with a hangover after the Citadel party, she stumbled into the kitchen and blindly started mixing things with “Ey, cabrón, you want homemade tortillas to go with those? Then be a little quieter and start peeling the potatoes over there. Anyone that can stand, I’m gonna get you on skillet duty so I’m not the only one cooking while suffering, okay?”

Side note: she makes the BEST hangover foods ever, even when cobbling stuff together from field rations for her old squad mates. Cooking centers her; when Shepard saw she was going into a panic attack, he steered her into the kitchen and asked her to mix some things. Concentrating on if egg whites had gone from soft peak to stiff peak stages took her mind off where it had wanted to go and the fact that she could put A, B, and C ingredients in a controlled 1, 2, 3 order and come out with a finished product gave her a sense of stability that she appreciated, plus the fact that she did it all by herself made her feel accomplished.

Shepard wound up dying of natural causes sometime during the two years Delores had been out of commission and she really hasn’t let herself mourn since then. After everything happens post-reaper war, she opens up a restaurant and names it after him, hiring employees who, just like she had, didn’t have a home and were still reeling from loss. It becomes one of the cornerstones of the community. Enlisting in the Alliance may have been her way of honoring Shepard and thanking him for all he’d done for her at the time, but Delores thinks that offering free hot meals to whoever needs it and a safe place for others to land is really how she can keep Shepard’s legacy alive.

#delores shepard #i have some more thoughts about Del but none of them are sticking just yet #she’s always looked a lot older than she is but i want to say she was maybe 12 when Mindoir happened? #i haven’t messed with the lore to see if that would work #so i could be bullshitting but whatever

[rhetoricalrogue]

How about 17 - 20 for Delores Shepard? Please and thank you!

Thank you for the ask!

17. Who did Shepard romance?

No one. The mission came first above all else, however, she did blow off some steam and have a super casual friends with benefits thing with Zaeed as well as flirt back like hell with James. The James thing never went further than her bullshitting and getting a kick at him getting flustered and then telling him (forgive my Spanish, I’m rusty as hell and never was any good with conjugations) “Si no puedes correr con los perros grandes, quédate en el porche.”

18. Share a headcanon about Shepard and their LI.

Each of them try to one-up the other for the most outlandish stories on how they got a scar, then try to guess if they’re telling the truth or not.

19. Why did they fall for each other?

There hasn’t been a fall, per se, but mutual respect and attraction hit. They have similar personalities and work well with the other.

20. What are their common interests or hobbies?

Target practice, drinking competitions, betting on varren races, strip poker.

Mass Effect Relationship Questions

#replies #delores shepard

[rhetoricalrogue]

Happy Mass Effect Eve, everyone. I’m so excited for the people playing it for the first time and I’m thrilled for the people revisiting the games!

I’m waiting to get my copy once I have a PC setup, but I may do some posts about my Shepard to get into the spirit of things.

#it’s going to be 84 years until I make up my mind on what sort of PC to buy #I might just fire up my Xbox and play my original copies between now and then idk #I’ve missed all my Shepards so much #I may not remember a whole hell of a lot about them but I MISS THEM #Delores has the most canon tweaking with her backstory out of all of them #and I decided that Jules gets to smooch her helmsman earlier than I originally wrote her doing #I can’t remember my m!Shep’s name atm but I remember he had cheekbones that could cut glass

[rhetoricalrogue]

Six-ish Sentence Sunday

After roughly a two year hiatus, I’m actually writing. It’s rusty as hell and probably would be done faster, but I’m thrilled that something is getting put down.

ANYWAY, here’s another WiP snippet from this thing that’s running through my head. I have a vague ending planned and at 1,457 words written so far, it’s heading towards the middle point.

He fell into step with her, their long legs eating up the pavement as they made their way down the block towards a service station. “Where’s your piece of shit car?”

She stuffed her hands into her jacket pockets. “My piece of shit car is in the shop getting an oil change. I’m not too keen on walking all the way out of town towards the old Miller building, so I’m grabbing something else.”

The something else turned out to be a motorcycle that looked as if it had seen far better days. “You make a habit of riding crappy old junk?”

She rolled her eyes as she waved at the mechanic and walked the bike out of the storage bay. “I dunno, I’m talking with you, aren’t I?”

That caused him to blink before giving her a slow, I’ll give you that one type smile. “Touché, Sweetheart. Though by my recollection, you haven’t ridden me. Yet.”

“The key word is yet, Sunshine.”

#the wayhaven chronicles #new WiP #zoe dawson #agent mason #i need a ship name for them #six sentence sunday #so i went over oops #these two assholes are in it deep they just don’t know it yet #zoe is turning out to be a hybrid of vivian marian and delores #so basically a purple/red hawke a stoic yet flirty trevelyan and a paragade shepard

[rhetoricalrogue]

For all your Shepards, what drew them to their LI(s)?

Thanks for the ask! This got really long, so I’ll stick it under a Read More.

For Kira, her and Kaidan just clicked the moment they first started working together. She’s always been a friendly person and easy to befriend, and their relationship grew from mutual respect as co-workers and then as friends. They try to keep the relationship bit on the down-low for professionalism’s sake, but they tend to finish the other’s sentences without realizing it. It was tough trying to pick things back up after Horizon, but they were both determined to try and work things out.

Noah was drawn to Ash because of several similarities in their beliefs and values. They were just starting to get into their relationship when the attack on the Normandy happened. When he saw her again on Horizon, he thought that she’d understand, and her refusal of him made him believe that maybe he didn’t know her as well as he first thought. He’s not the type to dwell on things, so when he sensed that Ash had closed the book on their relationship, he decided to move on.

Miranda was different than Ash and Noah saw all these different layers that she tried to keep hidden from everyone. He liked that underneath the exterior most people (himself included at first) saw as being a frosty bitch was someone who cared a lot about those around her. He felt a bit awkward around her since she literally knew how he ticked, but that wore off quickly.

Jules and Joker were supposed to hook up much earlier. One of Jules’ infiltrator friends knew a shift pilot who was right up Juliana’s alley and offered to give him her Extranet address, but Jules had just gone through a breakup and wasn’t ready to jump into another relationship. Then the whole thing on Elysium happened and the mystery pilot was forgotten. When they finally did meet, Jules liked his attitude and how he didn’t let anything limit him. The fact that they share a love of old vids and both of them randomly threw out movie quotes from time to time helped make that first connection from acquaintances to friends.

Delores liked Kaidan’s ass, plain and simple. She eventually got attached to the rest of him, and the Horizon thing hurt her more than she let on. Zaeed is pretty much a kindred spirit and the closest thing to a BFF she ever had. One thing led to another and they had a quick, drunken rebound fling. He broke it off because he knew they both knew what it was and he didn’t want to “fuck up the friendship they had by adding feelings to the mix.”

Nothing ever happens with James: Del just likes stirring shit up and seeing how far Vega will take the flirting before he starts stammering all over the place. She teases him about staying on the porch while the big dogs run. They’re both fluent in Spanish, so there’s a lot of back and forth banter between them.

#alittlestarling #replies #my writing #kira shepard #noah shepard #juliana shepard #delores shepard #mass effect

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Serrice Ice Brandy & N7 chestplate for Delores, please :)

Serrice Ice Brandy - What, if anything, is a memory that the character looks back on fondly?Delores spent her pre-N7 years in an intergalactic roller derby with the handle Del the Destroyer. A few years later, she finds out that one of her new Alliance teammates happened to be an ex-opponent. The two of them were pretty competitive back then, and the friendly rivalry picked right back up.

“Come on Del! I kicked your ass on the rink, don’t make me kick your ass doing the most chin-ups.”

“Up yours, Vasquez.”

N7 chestplate - How difficult is it for someone to become close to your character? What (if anything) would someone have to do to earn your character’s trust and respect?

It’s pretty diffficult to get close to Delores, especially after the whole incident with her entire team getting taken out by a thresher maw. Those people had been her family, and for the longest time, she didn’t want to get attached to people just to watch them die like that ever again, requesting to be used for small solo missions instead.

You can earn her respect by showing up and putting in 110% effort in doing the work. You don’t have to be the best at what you do (though that does help!), but you have to show that you’re committed to doing what you say you’d do. Show her that you’re loyal to her, but that if she steps out of line that you’ll call her on it without simply blindly following her lead goes a long way too.

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For all OCs or for the first that comes to mind: How does their personality shift when someone gets to know them well? Do they prefer time alone, or with other people? How do they show affection with loved ones?

Oooh, good one! I’ll put most of this behind a read more for length, because I did ALL my current OCs. (I really hope the read more link works or else there’s gonna be a wall of text, I apologize in advance)

Wardens

Moira: she tends to show more affection once she gets to know someone. She’s a very touchy-feely person by nature, so there’s more arm touches or hands on shoulders. Once she’s befriended someone, there’s plenty of hugs. She likes spending time with people the most, but she’s okay being by herself. She likes giving practical gifts tailored to individuals as a way to show her affection.

Aiden: the surly exterior is really a set of armor he’s put on to protect himself from losing anyone else he cares about. Once people get to know him, they realize that he’s quick with a clever (or not so clever) joke and has a sunny disposition. He also likes spending time with people, but can read who would rather be alone and who would welcome his company pretty well. He shows affection with small, thoughtful gifts with loads of sentimental value.

Iona: Iona’s guard comes down and she smiles a lot more once she’s friends with people. She’s a loner who would rather spend time by herself or only a few select people at a time. You know she cares about you if she cleans your armor or sharpens your blades. You know she loves you if she asks you to braid her hair, since this is something only family members or Tamlen had done for her. She returns the favor by braiding or playing with others’ hair as a way to show affection.

Elsa: are you hungry? Have you eaten? When was the last time you slept? Elsa turns into a mother hen when she knows you better and shows her love through food. She’s happiest surrounded by friends and holding three different conversations all around a dinner table.

Gavin: my poor trash son. He pushes the people he cares about the most the furthest away from him. He believes that he’s cursed and that everyone who cares for him will die, so he tries to cut everyone off at the pass. Once people get to know him, they can see his behavior for what it is, but it’s rare that anyone sticks around long enough to do so. He likes being alone, believing that it’s better that way.

Inquisitors

Ravena: she comes off as being a snooty intellectual, but once people get to know her, they realize she’s just a big history nerd. She likes spending time with others and shows her love through doing little things that make life for the people she cares for a bit more comfortable.

Ada: Ada is the shyest of my OCs, but once she’s comfortable enough with people, she offers herself as a sounding board. She’s one of my knitters, and her loved ones get everything from hats and scarves to pillows and blankets once she gets a good yarn stash going. She’s another loner who prefers spending time with one or two people at a time than a large group. She also shows her love via flowers, so friends will be gifted with potted plants and herbs that made her think of them.

Elora: Elora’s been an outsider for the majority of her life, so she’s not really sure HOW she should be with friends. She also doesn’t realize just how touch-starved she is, so once she knows it’s okay to do so, she usually leans on friends or has an elbow in contact with their elbow. Being with so many people who accept her at once is overwhelming at times, but she wouldn’t trade it for anything.

Rolfe: Rolfe shows his affection through music. He’ll write a quick little tune for friends, but he’ll take his time and compose ballads for those he loves. He also loses a little of the brash, devil-may-care armor and show his more caring side to those he considers friends. If anything, he looks out for his friends in his own way, like teaching Elora enough Orlesian that she knows who’s insulting her behind her back or personally training Ada with daggers because he’s horrified that his cousin doesn’t know how to defend herself. He’s at his best surrounded by people, but he also likes to spend a bit of quiet alone.

Vincent: he will Dad you without even realizing it once he gets to know someone. He’s also a bit of a poet, so he shows his love by writing down the words he somehow can’t get across while talking to people. He’s an introvert who likes being alone, but he’s happy spending time with people while they do their own thing in the same room.

Next Gen Heroes

Tristan: he’s a smart guy with a dry sense of humor, but he hides it until he knows you. He’s also an introvert who likes to be alone, but shows affection by touch. He’s big on hand kisses.

Grace: another mamma bear, she’ll defend her friends to the death once she’s decided to adopt you. She also carries snacks in her pockets and will knit you a scarf, even if she wants to strangle you with it sometimes. (Alex, I’m looking at you.)

Gabriel: do you like puppies? I’m gonna talk about dogs and show you the newest puppies I’m training. Gabe is a quiet guy who likes to be left alone with his dogs, but is a brilliant chess player. If he likes you, he’ll let you win.

Alex: You get what you see when it comes to Alex. He’s my sweetest cinnamon roll and loves everyone. He’ll also break anyone’s nose who talks bad about his friends or family and shows how much he cares about people by trying to cheer them up or by being there for them when they need him. Like Rolfe, he’s happiest around a large crowd.

Marian: my sweet murder daughter. She had some tragedy in her life and now only lets a select few see underneath the Ice Queen facade and is a loner by nature. She laughs more around those she cares about and usually shows her feelings by way of “I found this book and thought you might like it.”

Shepards

Delores: She’s sort of like Vivian and ready to fight anyone who looks at her friends wrong. She’s a loner who usually shows how she cares by way of card games and drinks.

Noah: Noah likes spending time with friends and is another what you see is what you get sort of upbeat, positive guy. He usually likes to spend time with individual people and buy them model ships or whatever goofy souvenir keychain he might come across.

Juliana: Jules likes to spend time alone, but once people know her, they’ll wonder how they would have ever been intimidated by this goofball. You know you’re in if she invites you to watch old movies with her and you know she loves you if she has movie recs for you and throws quotes at you.

Sole SurvivorsSam: she likes being around lots of people and will start mending clothes or fixing gear once she gets to know someone. She usually shows her affection by slipping in little treats to her companions’ bags or finding things for them when on salvage runs.

Olivia: she’s a loner who makes time for only special people in her life. She does thaw out (pun intended) and be more caring once she gets to know people, and she usually shows affection by sharing little mundane tidbits of her pre-war life. She’s also a snuggler and another touchy-feely type character.

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