Art Of My OCs, The Alive One Is Rufous A. And The Zombie Looking One Is Francis L.

Russell Crowe in The Nice Guys

We don't talk enough about his glasses

I need that man. I need art, I need a fic, of this man. And I need to finish my 3:10 to Yuma fic so I can't write anything yet.

Am sad again

Stone and his motorbike should be talked about more

I finally watched Unhinged (2020), and honestly Tom Cooper (the road raging psychopath in the film) can get it. Bro can get it, I need fanfiction on this, I NEED FANFICTION ON THIS.‼️‼️‼️

Bro can get it.

Check out what I got😈🙏

welcome to the crab, shadow.

So my problem with most ‘get to know your character’ questioneers is that they’re full of questions that just aren’t that important (what color eyes do they have) too hard to answer right away (what is their greatest fear) or are just impossible to answer (what is their favorite movie.)  Like no one has one single favorite movie. And even if they do the answer changes.

If I’m doing this exercise, I want 7-10 questions to get the character feeling real in my head. So I thought I’d share the ones that get me (and my students) good results: 

What is the character’s go-to drink order? (this one gets into how do they like to be publicly perceived, because there is always some level of theatricality to ordering drinks at a bar/resturant)

What is their grooming routine? (how do they treat themselves in private)

What was their most expensive purchase/where does their disposable income go? (Gets you thinking about socio-economic class, values, and how they spend their leisure time)

Do they have any scars or tattoos? (good way to get into literal backstory) 

What was the last time they cried, and under what circumstances? (Good way to get some *emotional* backstory in.) 

Are they an oldest, middle, youngest or only child? (This one might be a me thing, because I LOVE writing/reading about family dynamics, but knowing what kinds of things were ‘normal’ for them growing up is important.)

Describe the shoes they’re wearing. (This is a big catch all, gets into money, taste, practicality, level of wear, level of repair, literally what kind of shoes they require to live their life.)

Describe the place where they sleep. (ie what does their safe space look like. How much (or how little) care / decoration / personal touch goes into it.)

What is their favorite holiday? (How do they relate to their culture/outside world. Also fun is least favorite holiday.) 

What objects do they always carry around with them? (What do they need for their normal, day-to-day routine? What does ‘normal’ even look like for them.) 

mild spoilers for sonic 2/3

I noticed eggman calls stone a "sycophant" a couple of times throughout the films & had no clue what that meant so I googled it and:

eggman thinks that stone is only obedient/loyal to him because he wants to be on the strongest side, not because he likes him in any form. Whilst stone is out here being absolutely enamoured by robotnik and would literally die for him 😭

Which makes eggmans announcement about him not being a sycophant but a syco-friend so much more moving 😭

(please don't call me out for not knowing what fancy words eggman randomly uses throughout the franchise are and if this is a super obvious take, I am but a man 😂)

wait whys everyone sad about stobotnik in this movie, looks like its going great to me??