#oc traits

[annarts05]

my favorite negative character traits

some of these aren’t necessarily negative in all contexts, and actually, lots would be really great to have in certain scenes, but there are plenty of situations in which these traits are seen as generally negative :)))

reblog with yours, i wanna seeeeee 

arrogant

cocky

overenthusiastic 

self-absorbed or very self-oriented

workaholic

reckless

oversensitive

dramatic

impatient

prankster/bully (when it’s taken too far, that is)

liar (especially if the lies are for someone else’s benefit)

overly selfless

self-deprecating

hot-tempered

LOUD

#writing #creative writing #writing tips #character traits #things for characters #characters #writeblr #oc #ocs #oc traits #dear followers #i wanna see ur favorites #ok #<3

[theres-whump-in-that-nebula]

Quirks for your Characters: Faces

(Also doubles as a positivity post. You’re gorgeous whether you like it or not (this is a threat).)

- Faces that, in their resting state, look like they’re smiling on one side and frowning on the other; and thereby become unreadable

- Noses that are straight until the very tip, which is slightly rotated to the left or right to make one nostril appear larger than the other

- Eyes that are spaced unevenly from the nose, making their expression appear “wild” when viewed from specific angles

- Faces so symmetrical they activate the uncanny valley response

- Noses that are flat to the face from the side

- Tooth gaps! bonus points if it’s in a weird spot in the bottom teeth

- Extra-sharp canines

- Extra-sharp noses

- Deep, dark pit of a chin dimple

- Deep, folded-over smile lines

- Eye bags on top of eye bags

- “Mischievous” looking resting expression (like they’re up to something)

- Noses with that little vertical line indent up the middle of the bottom of the tip (think an extension of the philtrum that goes up the nose)

- Uneven folds of the eyes where one is hooded and the other is not

- Prominent, heavy brow bones that stick out from their head 😍

- Chins with no definition whatsoever that kind of fade into the neck unless their head is tilted back a great deal

- Tiny nostrils on a big nose

- Philtrums that curve to one side

- No philtrum

- Lips, of which the border isn’t clearly defined (it just kind of fades into the rest of the skin)

- Tall foreheads

- Squishy chins

- Downturned everything (eyes, brows, mouth, nose are all “droopy”)

- Long midfaces

- Short midfaces

- Wrinkles right between the brows (vertical) and between the nose and forehead (horizontal)

- Noses with big dorsal bumps (is that the right term?)

- “Messy” eyelashes that overlap each other in unique ways

- Prominent upper palates

- Hollow spaces between the nose and cheekbone

- Upper eye sockets so deep they look black from a distance

And again if you have any of these: you’re gorgeous! (Still a threat) And to hell with everyone who says you aren’t

#writing prompts #character development #oc traits #physical description of characters #positivity

[redd956]

Random Trait Things I do for my OCs

What variation [dad][grandpa][mom][grandma][etc.] they use for family members. Like I say papa (pahp-paw) for my grandpa and my partner says papi, so I like doing it for my OCs

Their preferred clothing style/fashion, and how willing they are to go to appeal to it

OC’s food preferences (it’s usually based off of their cultures for me)

What languages they know and how they learned them

Their personal fidget

What their teeth look like (jagged, discolored, pristine, gap tooth, mismatched, braces)

What they do in their free time

How they handle their money

Any skin blemishes or traits. I like putting beauty marks on my OCs because my sister and I have one on the same spot, so it’s always on my mind when designing

What type of drunk they tend to be if they’re old enough and around alcohol

How they wear their clothing/jewelry

Their laugh

Their walking style

How they handle arguments

Any superstitions they hold

#OCs #oc traits #original characters #original characters traits

[saraswritingtipps]

Good Traits Gone Bad

Exploring good traits gone bad in a novel can add depth and complexity to your characters. Here are a few examples of good traits that can take a negative turn:

1. Empathy turning into manipulation: A character with a strong sense of empathy may use it to manipulate others' emotions and gain an advantage.

2. Confidence becoming arrogance: Excessive confidence can lead to arrogance, where a character belittles others and dismisses their opinions.

3. Ambition turning into obsession: A character's ambition can transform into an unhealthy obsession, causing them to prioritize success at any cost, including sacrificing relationships and moral values.

4. Loyalty becoming blind devotion: Initially loyal, a character may become blindly devoted to a cause or person, disregarding their own well-being and critical thinking.

5. Courage turning into recklessness: A character's courage can morph into reckless behavior, endangering themselves and others due to an overestimation of their abilities.

6. Determination becoming stubbornness: Excessive determination can lead to stubbornness, where a character refuses to consider alternative perspectives or change their course of action, even when it's detrimental.

7. Optimism becoming naivety: Unwavering optimism can transform into naivety, causing a character to overlook dangers or be easily deceived.

8. Protectiveness turning into possessiveness: A character's protective nature can evolve into possessiveness, where they become overly controlling and jealous in relationships.

9. Altruism becoming self-neglect: A character's selflessness may lead to neglecting their own needs and well-being, to the point of self-sacrifice and burnout.

10. Honesty becoming brutal bluntness: A character's commitment to honesty can turn into brutal bluntness, hurting others with harsh and tactless remarks.

These examples demonstrate how even admirable traits can have negative consequences when taken to extremes or used improperly. By exploring the complexities of these traits, you can create compelling and multi-dimensional characters in your novel.

Happy writing!

#character traits #writing #writing tips #character development #writer on tumblr #writerscommunity #writer tumblr #writblr #writing advice #oc character #writing help #creative writing

[crowwowo]

Gale & Iraena postgame // Mortimer Wilson Jr

Original painting under cut

I saw this painting and immediately knew I needed to draw the little guys as it. I imagine that post game they both go back to Waterdeep and have a formal wedding where they proceed to spend the first 40 minutes of their reception just like this.

the cleric of Mystra to aiming a divine smite V straight at her Stormshore Tabernacle statue pipeline is real

#guys trust that i didn’t forget the tiefling ridges #she’s a drow cursed with tiefling traits #baldurs gate 3 #crowwart #bg3 #bg3 tav #bg3 fanart #bg3 gale #baldurs gate 3 gale #gale dekarios #gale x tav #gale of waterdeep #baldurs gate gale #baldurs gate oc #baldurs gate fanart

[lildarkvixen-art]

AND IF YOU SEE ME

YOU'RE PARALYZED

PILLAR OF SALT

YOU'RE MUMMIFIED

#dragon #dragons #dragon art #wings of fire #wof #wings of fire oc #rainwing #oc: tarantula #im always getting weird with him #anyways did this for an evil art challenge #so people told me things they noticed about my art #and then i had to draw without those traits #ldvart #was inspired by JMfenner91!!

[paranoia-art]

°•°Habits to Give Your Characters°•°

╭┈◦•◦❥•◦ Constantly crosses legs when sitting

╭┈◦•◦❥•◦ Doodles when zoned out (if there's no paper around they could trace doodles like little hearts on a table or even on the back of their hand)

╭┈◦•◦❥•◦ Crucks knuckles

╭┈◦•◦❥•◦ Braids hair when their bored (or just generally plays with their hair)

╭┈◦•◦❥•◦ Stands way to close to people when talking to them.

╭┈◦•◦❥•◦ Avoids eyecontact when people talk to them.

╭┈◦•◦❥•◦ Clutches on to other's sleeves.

╭┈◦•◦❥•◦ Bites nails when nervous

╭┈◦•◦❥•◦ Raises their eyebrows when interested.

╭┈◦•◦❥•◦ Offers food to others, before taking a bite themselves.

╭┈◦•◦❥•◦ Scratches top of nails (like when you're scratching the coat of nail polish off your nails.)

╭┈◦•◦❥•◦ Whistles to ease nerves.

Follow @paranoia-art for more!

Do message me if you have anymore you would like to add!

#writing #writers of tumblr #writers on tumblr #writing prompt #advice #my writing #writeblr #writers and poets #writerscommunity #writing tips #creative writing #writing help #writing advice #character development #descriptive phrases #ask #plot development #character writing #writing inspiration #oc #worldbuilding #character building #writer problems #chracter arcs #character traits #character habits #writer inspiration #writer stuff #character design #writers block

[lelelego]

what are you so small for? for other men to pick you up?? 🤨

#fallout #fallout new vegas #fnv #courier six #raul tejada #craig boone #boone/courier #boone x courier #one of my fave rship traits: one of them can be picked up by the other (bonus points for EASILY) #oc: eli #doodly thingy #fallout tag

[coulsart]

"Relax... you're in capable hands."

Self indulgent chara design between comms! The Mad Doctor

#couls art #oc #ocs #character design #eye strain #body horror #kinda? #maybe #I haven't decided on the pronouns of this character so any pronouns are fine #but they are pure evil and have no redeeming personality traits #no tragic backstory #just a genuinely evil twisted individual #i love my sympathetic monsters but wanted somethin different :) #blood

[grimweaver]

OC Traits | Gif Edition

Tagged by @lucien-lachance

Malkhai Rei Ale'Zandre Fierce, determined, frugal, practical, logical, affectionate, loyal, faithful, honest, mouthy, often questions/challenges authority and tries to take control of situations, sarcastic, family-oriented, sentimental, stubborn firecracker... whose athletically curvaceous, I should add. (First one when M'raaj-Dar berates her)

#OC Traits

[hoofpeet]

I love your oc lore!!! The "biblically accurate cow girl" post for me thinking - what would top(?) surgery for them look like

I have also put a lot of thought into top surgery scars for my guys !! A lot of opportunity for fun & stylized scars

#mailbox #bov ocs #heehee........... #i feel like the stomach nips probably don't have enough breast tissue to warrant surgery most of the time #just a little leftover trait from evolving from deer/cows #but it does open doors for cool scars which is always a plus !! #i have also def imagined ginger (cow girl) having top surgery as an adult

[starrysharks]

evil nova be like let's be law-abiding citizens and stay in school

#zeno's art #ocs #ultimate X-calibur #nova starbridge #evil artstyle #evil artstyle challenge #basically this is just “draw without any of the usual traits of your art according to your followers” #apparently my usual traits are bright colors + geometric shapes + huge eyes + heavy lineweights #evil nova is my attempt at the opposite of that

[clownsuu]

Hi!! Does Robbie like scary movies!? How would he act while watching one or even better, if he was in a horror movie? I was watching a scary movie with him on Character AI and was wondering! (Also I absolutely love your art, very yummy) :D

He’d be the type to be like “yeah babe let’s go watch a scary movie together so you can be scared and I can cuddle u all protective-like nYEHEHEHEH *sparkling rizz eyes*” and then IMMEDIATELY be terrified in the first 10 minutes smhh

cw big ol cleaver/knife

This is mostly an excuse to draw my boi in another one of my boi’s clothes- aka Robert c o u g h-

also him as a killer? Absolute total c h a o s- he can be quite cute and quirky at first but slowly get chaotic and go crazy go stupid smhhh. Similar to his mob version where he can get absolutely violent and chaotic, except he’s just almost nothing but that in this-

also if he was anything but the killer he’d be the first person to be killed LMAOOO

#Drawing him with his hair down feels weird smhhh #Welcome home #welcome home oc #robbie robs #Would he have obsessive traits as a killer? Probably smhhh #Unlike my other boy- Robbie is very much an attention seeker #Loves being the center of attention and can get jealous quite easily

[saraswritingtipps]

List of character flaws that could make a funny original character (OC) even more entertaining

Chronic clumsiness: Tripping, stumbling, and knocking things over with comedic regularity.

Absurdly bad luck: Experiencing a series of comically unfortunate events.

Exaggerated laziness: Finding increasingly creative ways to avoid doing any work.

Uncontrollable laughter: Breaking into fits of giggles at the most inappropriate moments.

Inability to keep a secret: Accidentally blurting out confidential information or gossip.

Extreme forgetfulness: Frequently losing belongings or forgetting important appointments.

Obsessive-compulsive quirks: Engaging in peculiar rituals or behaviors for no apparent reason.

Social awkwardness: Saying and doing the most cringeworthy things in social situations.

Over-the-top dramatics: Reacting melodramatically to even the smallest of inconveniences.

Excessive talkativeness: Rambling on endlessly without realizing they've lost their audience.

Compulsive lying: Fabricating outlandish stories to impress others or get out of trouble.

Food obsession: Constantly eating or talking about food, even in inappropriate contexts.

Nervous tics: Displaying quirky mannerisms or habits when feeling anxious.

Paranoid tendencies: Jumping to wild conclusions and imagining elaborate conspiracy theories.

Uncontrollable curiosity: Snooping around and getting into trouble due to a relentless need to know.

Over-the-top superstitions: Believing in absurd lucky charms or rituals.

Excessive hypochondria: Constantly diagnosing themselves with imaginary illnesses.

Silly phobias: Fearing utterly ridiculous things, like rubber ducks or clowns.

Inability to tell time: Consistently running late or showing up at bizarre hours.

Ridiculous fashion sense: Sporting outrageous outfits or hairstyles that defy all logic.

These flaws can turn your funny OC into a lovably eccentric character, bringing humor and charm to any story or situation they find themselves in.

#writing #writer on tumblr #writerscommunity #writing tips #character development #writing advice #oc character #writing help #creative writing #character flaws #funny writing #funny traits

[lainalit]

The moment the fandom realized that they made up the bat boys standby archetypes for a misunderstood villain, a protective himbo and a mysterious emo boy and that their canon characters are just the opposite of said personalities by being a hypocritical nice guy, a violent drill instructor and a head-empty fvckboy is the day we as a society can move forward.

#people are just lazy to make oc characters of their own so there use existing characters who have those archetypes but aren't well developed #so they can more easily project the type they like onto them #honestly pretty good move from sjm she doesn't need to write these characters with said traits the fans just make it up for her #and she gets all the credit #acotar critical #sjm critical #anti sjm #anti acotar #anti ic #anti rhysand #anti inner circle #anti cassian #anti azriel

[faeriekit]

Salt Mirror

phic phight fill with two prompts; for @echoghost1 and @fuyuthefoxwriter

(Sister fics are Snow Day, Snowdrift Sanctuary, and Frozen Out)

********

The first thing Danny noticed was the teeth. 

Or. Well. The first thing Frostbite noticed were the teeth. What Danny noticed was that suddenly he was being offered bigger and bigger bones with his meal, which were very much not typical human-appropriate food. 

“You break them,” Frostbite showed him, pinning the bone between two sharp canines and biting down. The bone broke clean in two. Hot-dog style. “Then you are free to eat the marrow inside.”

Danny stared. “I don’t… I don't think my teeth do that.”

“Try it,” his guardian encouraged. 

…Well. He hoped Far Frozen had as good a dentistry practice as they did medicine. Danny shoved the bone between his canine teeth, and clamped down—

—And the bone broke clean through. 

Huh. That was…new. 

Well. Marrow tasted good, anyway, and scooping the butter-soft marrow out with a spoon was easy. Danny might have clunked the wooden spoon against his teeth a couple times (man, was he clumsy today) but he was very happy with the results. 

The next day Frostbite offered him an arm-length rib bone, Danny didn’t even hesitate to chomp down. 

He ate through four ribs before he felt full. He was happy. 

*

The second thing Danny noticed was how pale he got. 

Like. As in ‘his arm matched the snow-white fur of his tundra-proof coat’ level pale. ‘White as a glacier and just as blue’ level pale. Like. There was no red left in his skin. 

He pressed his thumb to his palm. It went yellow, and then flushed back to white as his blood went back in. 

…Spooky. Uh. Danny blinked loudly. Maybe he was…sick…?

There wasn’t a mirror in their cave dwelling, and nothing was shiny enough to reflect in— everything that wasn’t medical was cast iron, or not quite mirror smooth, like Frostbite’s round cooking knives. 

Danny needed a mirror. 

He bundled up and walked through fresh snow drifts to the closest medical facility: an ice cave across from Ledyanoy and Avalanche’s home, carved into one of several dozen pillars of ice embedded into the floating island. Danny knew that there was a mirror there, since Frostbite went in for mirror therapy every time his ice-carved arm began to itch psychosomatically. 

He darted inside. Pritla was the only one in there, so they ignored him in their quest for additional data. Great. All Danny needed was the mirror set up in the corner, ready and waiting to be rolled into place for Frostbite’s next session. 

Danny peeked at his reflection. He looked…wow. 

For one, Danny looked spooky as hell. The blue went all around his eyes, now— no whites to be seen, creating an uneasy, inhuman look. He was pale. He was very pale. He looked like the printer had run out of any colors that might have given him some sort of standing to wander reality with. 

The insides of his lips were blue. The wet inner linings around his eyes were blue. 

…What. 

And. Speaking of…lips…his gums were a deep, sapphire blue, as was his tongue. None of that was as important as his huge freaking fangs, though!

Like! Huge! Not yeti huge, of course, but still!! Danny had no idea how they weren’t sticking straight out of his mouth when he closed it. Big, pearly fangs. 

What the heck was happening to him? 

*

“I think you’re turning into a Yeti,” Tundra decided primly, and flung himself at Arctic without any further thought. The teenage Yeti— still taller than Danny by two heads and a half— squawked, barely seeing the projectile cub in time to dodge appropriately. 

“No,” said Danny. It was more outright denial than certainty. He wrapped his coat tighter around himself. 

Avalanche, who was the closest to adulthood out of all of them, watched the two wrestle balefully. Tundra was barely out of cub age, and Arctic wasn’t much better than Sidney Poindexter when it came to having his crap together, so it was kind of like watching two frogs mud-wrestle in knee-high snow. 

“I mean,” said Avalanche, mostly bored by the spectacle of Arctic getting his butt whipped by what amounted to a kid, “I’m pretty sure it’s normal for human-born ghosts to adapt to their Obsessions after they form. You have to change a little to match your environment. And we have a lot of snow.” 

“So much!” Tundra howled from where he was perched on top of Arctic. His victory lasted as long as it took for Arctic to get his legs underneath himself, push himself to standing, and launch Tundra into a snow drift with a surprised squeal. 

Arctic shook himself off. His fur fluffed up with the effort, which made him look larger in size than usual. “I think that if you were turning into a yeti, Frostbite would have noticed. Or said something. Or done something.”

Avalanche shook her head, gamely ignoring how Tundra had turned from a fallen-in-the-snow position to a crouching-and-ready-to-pounce position. Danny had seen this a million times now; either Arctic would notice (he wouldn’t) and dodge, or he’d once again fall victim to Tundra’s childish enthusiasm. 

Danny and Avalanche largely had no comment on Tundra’s second leap of faith, nor for their mutual struggle for pubescent dominance that ensued. 

There were other questions to ask. 

*

“Am I turning into a yeti?” Phantom asked. 

Frostbite looked down. 

The half-ghost looked nervous— picking at his lip until green beaded under his teeth, his hands in the sleeves of his coat. 

“No,” Frostbite confirmed. He didn’t smile, as it would have seemed condescending in the face of Phantom’s genuine worry. It was better to keep calm. “Why are you worried about turning into a yeti?” 

Phantom stared up at him, eyes deep and luminous. Frostbite had seen similar coloration on deep-sea creatures, long-travelled things desperate for any sort of light. The sight was compelling, yes, but could not substitute for a verbal answer. 

“...Because I’m changing colors and now I have sharp teeth and I think I’m growing claws,” Phantom pointed out. All of these things were true. They were very good, sturdy teeth, and very good, sturdy claws, which was a good sign; anything otherwise would have indicated a lack of support on Frostbite’s end. 

“It is a very normal thing to want to explore other forms of expression at your age,” Frostbite pointed out. He threaded his paws through Phantom’s pale hair, and found, to his pride, little buds of ice horns. “And I am very flattered that you think so highly of us that you are interested in mimicking some of our more obvious traits; that being said, if it distresses you, you are always free to change back.” 

Phantom’s face turned…lost. “Oh.” 

Frostbite continued petting. More explanation would come, or it wouldn’t— but in the meantime, the human tinge returned to his charge’s cheeks, flush with red blood, and the bud horns collapsed where they grew. His charge’s hair turned dark once more, his teeth flat and human. 

Phantom’s eyes were always blue. The human color was not as deep, but was just as nice. Now, there were tears in them. 

“What is wrong, little one?” Frostbite rumbled, concerned. Phantom took his paw and pressed his face to it in search of tactile comfort. 

“I didn’t know why I was changing,” Phantom admitted, sniffing. His voice was wet and raw. “I was scared I couldn’t go back. Humans don’t just…change like that, 'cause we're made of matter. I was scared…”

Frostbite rumbled wordlessly. His charge had adapted very well to a non-human environment, but there were knowledge gaps that would have come naturally to any Realms-Borne being; most intuitively was knowledge of the self, as well as the rigidity (and fluidity) of one’s own manner of expression. 

Changing without realization would be distressing. Frostbite still remembered what it felt like to wake up some mornings and realize that his arm was gone. 

“You are alright,” Frostbite reaffirmed. “It it healthy to change, and it is a good time to find out how you will want to present yourself. That being said, there is no rush.”

Frostbite paused. 

“There is one rush. If you intend to partake in eating marrow with our dinner tonight, you may want to manifest your teeth again—”

Phantom laughed, little cub’s fangs poking out between his teeth. All would be well; but first, there was dinner to be had, and a good night’s sleep to be found.

#phic phight #phic phight 2024 #phic phight 24 #i cannot remember what tags I have been using and it's kind of distressing ngl #danny phantom #far frozen #Frostbite #Danny Fenton #Yeti!OCs #'what do yeti teenagers do' idk babysit n roam around n hit each other probably #Danny's having an identity crisis which is p fair for cross-species adoption after your parents rejected you for expressing inherent traits #faer fic