Was Working On A Bit Of Planning For My WIP (J&E Is The New Working Title, Previously Jet And Evander)

9 People, 9 Questions

Thanks for tagging me in this @k--havok! Have been a little busy and just got around to doing this one.

Last song

Favorite color

Mostly darker colors, but if I had to pick it would be black.

Last Movie/TV Show

I watched Hot Ones featuring Dave Grohl in YouTube tonight.

Sweet/Spicy/Savory

All three. Sweet and savory are good anytime for me, while I have to want something spicy or else I can't eat it.

Relationship status

Prefer to keep this private.

Last thing I Googled

Who the bassist for Imagine Dragons is and what bass he uses. I'm a big fan of bass guitar and like to know who the bassist is if I like the band.

Current obsession

The bassline for Imagine Dragons- Natural as I'm learning how to play it and it's so fun to play.

I'll tag @elizaellwrites @foxys-fantasy-tales @fracturedfable @sabrina-author @saintedseraph @athenswrites @sam-glade @silviathebard and @innocenthedgehog

Update on my hiatus and for my page.

I'm going to be returning now and I have some updates for my page as well as my WIP.

I'm going to be changing my theme

I will no longer be posting my WIP here as I'm going to be working on it off of Tumblr and try to publish it later. The reason for this is because I was talking with someone about my WIP and they were interested in it, saying that it should be considered for publishing. I didn't have much luck with my first, but they gave me some good resources. However, if it still falls through I could always self publish.

I'll still be writing and posting on here with everything explained in a pinned post.

Forgot to post yesterday's OC kiss for #ockiss24 so I'm going to post it in a minute. Just got the second picture done for today and that will be going up as well.

Heads up, seven up tag

I was tagged by @k--havok to do this tag. I'll tag @sabrina-author @elizaellwrites to do this tag.

From the WIP where Evander goes to work while Jet is left at the apartment.

Right now he didn’t feel like playing very much and hasn’t played really since he had his silver bass either. He decided to put a movie on the tv and try to find something to eat later on. Maybe later on he would look up places around the area to visit.

The movie he picked was a part of a duology and ended up watching the second after the first finished its run time. Looking up the movies for more information about them, he found out that they were adaptations of an old fantasy novel.

Finding the novel in question, it was published about a decade before he was born and had reasonable popularity after its publication. However, it never had the popularity the movies received and seemed to fade into a bit of obscurity.

10 songs, 10 people

I was tagged by @k--havok to do this tag! Thanks for taking me in this. I'll tag @elizaellwrites @dragonedged-if and @sabrina-author as well as an open tag for anyone else who would like to do this tag.

Rules: put your library on shuffle and post the first ten songs, then tag ten people

I have a playlist that contains most of the music I listen to nearly every day when I go out to do something and very often when I do other things at home. This is a full list of songs that I have in separated playlists depending on how I feel or in the mood for. It doesn't contain all the songs I listen to, but it's just what I have downloaded on my phone. Also, as something who loves a good bassline in music, a lot of the songs I have contain a good bassline. I'll put a 🎸 next to the songs that have this next to the songs below.

Riot by Three Days Grace 🎸

Rebirthing by Skillet 🎸

Believe by Hollywood Undead

Gone Forever by Three Days Grace 🎸

So far gone by Thousand Foot Krutch

The phoenix by Fall Out Boy 🎸

Boulevard of broken dreams by Green Day 🎸

One more light by Linkin Park

One step closer by Linkin Park 🎸

Sound of madness by Shinedown 🎸

A ten, but... Tag

Thank you @sabrina-author for tagging me in this! I will use my characters who have appeared more than once in my WIP for this.

I'll be tagging @k--havok and @elizaellwrites

Jet- He's a 10, but doesn't give himself credit for what he does quite often.

Evander- They're a 10, but they are the CEO of being stubborn and about the strangest things at times.

Serna- She's a 10, but appears as if she has a full pot of coffee in the morning with her boundless energy.

Marla- She's a 10, but it's never for the right reasons.

Thank you for tagging me in this @elizaellwrites! Love the questions you gave me and I will be using four characters from my WIP J&E.

More under the cut.

What is your favorite/most precious object?

Jet: My most precious object? It's my silver bass that Evander gifted me. *Smiling so big at the thought of them* To me it's so much more than an instrument as it is a physical token of their love at this point. And don't even think of harming it or else.

Evander: I don't really have a physical object that's my favorite or most precious, but I do consider music Jet plays and creates my favorite. I don't care what anyone says about that one. *Smiling as they say this*

Gunnar: I have a fluorite crystal tree I think is beautiful and have it on my desk for decoration. What? Who said lawyers are boring people who can't like beautiful things?

Marla: I have a croton plant I have in the backyard and it's huge. Took a while to do but it's impressive and I love it.

Who are your best friends/closest allies?

Jet: My best friends in life are Averi and my partner, Evander. My other friends are Ainsley, Aria, Elliott, Felix, Samantha, and Jasper.

Evander: Jet is my best friend even though he's my partner, but I think it's wonderful to have your partner be your best friend. As for my friend group, I have my two friends from college, Samantha and Jasper, and Jet's friends, Averi, Ainsley, Aria, Elliott, and Felix. Though out of his friends, I get along best with Averi, Aria, and Ainsley.

Gunnar: Just a few work colleges that I have close relationships with outside of work and my law firm partner.

Marla: Just some friends I have online from a few years ago I made when I was younger and hung out with often. Like to keep in touch that way.

Do you have any obsessions?

Jet: I think it's music and things that go into music production, but a certain someone says it's caffeine. Don't know why, I just have four bags of coffee and a large box of energy drinks I enjoy.

Evander: Have you seen my cabinet? It's tea. I love it and I'm a self proclaimed tea addict.

Gunnar: You want to know what the best type of coffee is for your taste, I'm the one who can tell you. I've tried a lot of different coffees to know what the differences are.

Marla: Landscaping designs are my thing and why I have a half complete degree in it. It's so beautiful and interesting that you can't help but love.

What's your family like?

Jet: *silence and slowly blinking* Can we go to the next question? I hate talking about this and I don’t want to either. Don’t care for any of it at all and want to forget about it all.

Evander: My family is very warm, accepting, and supportive. We are close knit and even though my sister and I are eight years apart, we’re very close and she looks to me as a role model which I’m honored to hold that position in her eyes.

Gunnar: I work a lot and I would love to have more time away from work to be with my family and son. But from what I hear, everything is going well and is when I’m there, so I’m glad and happy with that knowledge. Plus I will be able to have more time with them one day.

Marla: It’s very quiet and easy going. Can’t say that anything is going wrong with it and things are going well. Nothing to complain about.

Do you look up to anyone in particular?

Jet: I've always liked Salem from Ravenge and her demeanor, as well as being one of my favorite bassists who influenced me. She's truly one of the best and is an advocate for so many things that she is a certified badass.

Evander: Those who use their skills and voice to do good in the world on the behalf of others. It doesn't matter what their skill is that allows them to have a big enough voice, as long as they have that, I hold those people in high standing.

Gunnar: I wouldn't say look up to as much as I admire these types of people; those who overcome their difficult circumstances and come out on top despite everything. Those people have a drive few possess and that in of itself is highly admirable. So I suppose you could say I look up to those people by my reasoning.

Marla: I don't have anyone who I look up to as I don't care for that sort of thing. It's nothing to me and I won't bother.

I’m going to tag @kcooper95, @foxys-fantasy-tales, @fracturedfable, and @k--havok

Your questions are:

What is your favorite memory

What is your favorite way to spend a Sunday?

If you could have any object, what would it be and why?

What is your favorite type of music?

If you could have any skill, what would you choose and why?

WIP themes

I was tagged by @k--havok to do this tag. Thank you for tagging me in this! I'm going to leave an open tag for whoever wants to do this as I haven't been feeling well recently and have started to get better. I'll leave the template under the cut if you would like to do this.

Rules—bold themes that appear in your WIP and italicize themes that are loosely covered.

addiction | beauty | betrayal | change vs. tradition | chaos vs. order | circle of life | coming of age | communication | convention vs. rebellion | corruption | courage | crime and law | dangers of ignorance | darkness and light | death | desire to escape | dreams | displacement | empowerment | facing darkness | facing reality | faith vs. doubt | fall from grace | fame and fortune | family | fate | fear | fear of failure | free will | friendship | fulfillment | good vs. bad | government | greed | guilt and forgiveness | hard work | heroism | hierarchy | honesty | hope | identity crisis | immortality | independence | individual vs. society | inner vs. outer strength | innocence (sort of?) | injustice | isolation | knowledge vs. ignorance | life | loneliness | lost love | love | man vs. nature | manipulation | materialism | motherhood | nature | nature vs. nurture | oppression | optimism | peer pressure | poverty | power | power of words | prejudice | pride | progress | quest | racism | rebirth | relationships | religion (fictional religion is mentioned so?) | responsibility | revenge | sacrifice | secrets | self-awareness | self-preservation | self-reliance | sexuality | social class structure | survival | technology | temptation and destruction | time | totalitarianism | weakness | vanity | war | wealth | wisdom of experience | youth

For you to use

addiction | beauty | betrayal | change vs. tradition | chaos vs. order | circle of life | coming of age | communication | convention vs. rebellion | corruption | courage | crime and law | dangers of ignorance | darkness and light | death | desire to escape | dreams | displacement | empowerment | facing darkness | facing reality | faith vs. doubt | fall from grace | fame and fortune | family | fate | fear | fear of failure | free will | friendship | fulfillment | good vs. bad | government | greed | guilt and forgiveness | hard work | heroism | hierarchy | honesty | hope | identity crisis | immortality | independence | individual vs. society | inner vs. outer strength | innocence (sort of?) | injustice | isolation | knowledge vs. ignorance | life | loneliness | lost love | love | man vs. nature | manipulation | materialism | motherhood | nature | nature vs. nurture | oppression | optimism | peer pressure | poverty | power | power of words | prejudice | pride | progress | quest | racism | rebirth | relationships | religion (fictional religion is mentioned so?) | responsibility | revenge | sacrifice | secrets | self-awareness | self-preservation | self-reliance | sexuality | social class structure | survival | technology | temptation and destruction | time | totalitarianism | weakness | vanity | war | wealth | wisdom of experience | youth

Oc questions tag

I was tagged by @k--havok to do this tag. Thank you for tagging me! I will tag @elizaellwrites and will leave an open tag for anyone else who wants to do this as well. I'll leave a copy of the questions at the bottom.

For this, I will use Evander from my WIP since they are my favorite out of the characters I have currently and a lot of my thinking revolves around them. Also, they are the one who lives rent free in my head the most out of all my characters and they tend to be the first one I think about when I get an idea.

5 words to physically describe your OC

Intimidating, androgynous, tattooed, gentle, adaptable.

Who inspired your OC?

No one inspired Evander from where I can think of. I just drew them sometime early last year along with some other characters and I had an idea about what their character was like that went on from there.

Give me a song to define your OC

Going to bend this one a little bit as they have two that reflects their character. I'll add some information about how it works with them as well.

Back off, I'll take you on

Headstrong to take on anyone

I know that you are wrong

Headstrong, we're headstrong

Back off, I'll take you on

Headstrong to take on anyone

I know that you are wrong

And this is not where you belong

I can't give everything away

I won't give everything away

They're very headstrong and stubborn that this fits perfectly for them. They won't back down from something they know they can help and will go until the end of it. This also goes for what they've experienced already with Marla when helping Jet and dealing with her case.

How can I sleep at night? There's a war inside my head

I found a lion hidden right beneath my bed

I will not hide myself from the tears that you have shed

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But tomorrow is tomorrow, so forgive me if I stay

You can hide beneath the covers while I hide behind the pain

After all, only so much we can say

Words can lose their meaning once you walk away

Promise that you love me, watch me as I fade

I'll give you all those things that these liars never gave

The hands on the clock and the things we cannot change

Tear it all to pieces and take back what I made

If there's one thing I'd keep, it's you that I would save

'Cause I am just a lion, and a lion I will stay

This is more of their hidden anxious side they don't outwardly show others and is heavily reflective on themself. They don't have anxiety about their entire character, but a part of their personal identity they've been secure in for years.

^^ have to keep some secrets here as this will have it's own chapter in the future.

If I met your OC on the street how would they greet me?

Evander is open to new people and would have a small conversation with you if you wanted. If it's a simple "Hello, how are you?" they would respond and ask you the same. They're friendly with people they don't know or know well, so you'll generally get a friendly interaction. If you're someone they don't like and are on their bad side, good luck getting them to speak to you unless they're stepping in to help someone.

Can your OC be your best friend? Why?

Evander is overall a warm and gentle person, but their intimidating side can be a little scary. They won't harm you in any way and would prefer themself to get harmed instead, but if you didn't know that it's a bit off-putting. On the other side of things, they are one of the gentlest people who will be there to help you. They are also very patient and understanding with people, within reason if the other isn't wanting to anything and having them do everything. Ultimately, I'd say there's a good chance we might.

1 adjective and 1 noun to describe your OC

Patient

Anxiety

Questions

5 words to physically describe your OC

Who inspired your OC?

Give me a song to define your OC

If I met your OC on the street how would they greet me?

Can your OC be your best friend? Why?

1 adjective and 1 noun to describe your OC