The past few days my Discords have been littered with drama what could be easily avoided if people realised that English is not their native language.
Stop thinking everyone by default is a native English speaker.
Politely correct people when need be. Don’t antagonise ESL people for not being completely and utterly fluent.
Agreed! My mother tongue is Chinese and I have been living in Malaysia and Singapore. While it seems like my English is decent, there are a lot of terms, tone, context, slangs in the English language that I don’t get.
This is the reason why I keep saying that I would like my English to be LESS good. As soon as you seem to speak properly, people who don’t know you instantly assume you’re English native speaker and reap you a new one at the first mistake.
I am a native speaker and if I notice anything wrong, I can politelty correct it in whispers if you want. Not to be rude, but to help you improve and learn. 🙂
Name: Iriel Bell Nicknames: Bell, Eerie (careful with that one) Age: 36 Nameday: 32nd Sun of the 1st Umbral Moon Species: Midlander Hyur Gender: Male Orientation: Bell’s teeth are clearly gritted, “If I admit that I am probably pansexual will you leave me alone?” Profession: Thaumaturge, book collector, printer
P H Y S I C A L A S P E C T S
Hair: Pale gold, platinum highlights Eyes: Viridian green Skin: Golden-toned tan Tattoos/scars:Numerous. Visibly: the angular tattoos at his temples, and the burn scars on the left side of his neck, twisting a ragged earlobe.
F A M I L Y
Siblings: Ten, deceased. Parents: Ichabod and Orla Bell, deceased. Grandparents: Bishop Bell, he never knew his grandmother. Misc Relatives: Curiously, none, that he’s aware of. His family never had aunts or uncles around, no visiting cousins. Pets: None, presently.
S K I L L S
Abilities: Making things burn, with a high degree of precision and control. Hobbies: Books–the printing of, the binding of, the reading of. LIteracy tutoring, making money, smoking, travel, horrific sanity-testing artifact curation, not sleeping, moderate alcoholism, bouts of severe self-recrimination, poetry–obviously, people-watching.
T R A I T S
Most Positive Trait: Sincerity, generosity. Worst Negative: His temper.
L I K E S
Colors: Black. And green, and sapphire blue, and amber, and burgundy. Though you’d be hard pressed to find him admit it. Smells: Books, hyacinths, petrichor. Textures: Iriel can’t distinguish much with his hands, and you won’t catch him rubbing his cheek on things. In public. (Fur, satin, the catch of a razor on stubble, crisp paper.) Drinks: Coffee, absinthe, whiskey, tea, water. In that order.
O T H E R D E T A I L S
Smokes: Continuously. Drinks: Regularly. Drugs: Never again. Mount Issuance: Yes, but prefers to walk. Been Arrested?: “On numerous occasions, in various city-states.”
Lyn’to is dubious, he has been married before and it didn’t end well. He also mated with a Keeper male when he was sixteen and sired a Daughter and a Son. The daughter he knows, Sahja Amariyo. The son he doesn’t know of yet.
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01. What does your character’s name mean? Did you pick it for the symbolism, or did you just like the way it sounded?
02. What is one of your character’s biggest insecurities? Are they able to hide it easily or can others easily exploit this weakness? 03. What would be their favorite physical trait about themselves? 04. What are their favorite traits about their lover? (one psychological and one physical) 05. Are they sexually confident or more of the shy type?
06. Do they have any hobbies that their lover finds unusual, odd, or otherwise annoying? 07. Is there a catchphrase or sound that they tend to make a lot (likely without being aware of it)? 08. What is, perhaps, their biggest flaw? Are they aware of this or oblivious to it? 09. Do they have a favorite season? What about a favorite holiday? 10. Is your character more feminine or masculine?
11. What is something that would make your character fly into a rage? 12. Is there some particular talent, skill, or attribute that they simply could not give up? 13. What are your character’s sleeping habits? Heavy or light sleeper? Blanket stealer? One that always rolls onto the floor? Pushes their lover onto the floor? Sleep talker or walker?
14. Do they live alone or with family? How do they feel about their family/roommates? 15. Is there a certain person in this world that they cannot stand? The very mention of this person’s name makes them tremble with anger or fear.
16. Is your character the athletic type or more of a couch potato? What are some sports/games that they like?
17. Does your character have dreams of getting married and/or having children?
18. What kind of home would they want to live in? Where would they place this abode?
19. Would your character be the kind to get into fights? (physical or verbal) Would they be a good fighter or cave in rather easily?
20. Does your character like animals? What are some of their favorite animals? Would they want pets? What about mythological creatures?
21. What is one of your character’s biggest fears? How would they react when dealing with this fear?
22. What kind of tattoos, piercings, birthmarks, freckles, and other such unique physical features do they have?
23. What is your character like when it comes to school? What subjects are they good/bad at? Do they get in trouble a lot or are well behaved?
24. In their own words, how would your character describe what their lover is like?
25. Is there something traumatic from your character’s past that greatly affects them even to this day?
26. What is their lover like sexually? How do they feel about their lover’s quirks, needs, etc?
27. If your character was going to get arrested, what would be the most likely reason for it?
28. If your character became a celebrity, what would they be famous for?
29. What is one of the most courageous things your character has ever done for a loved one?
30. When it comes to the arts (music, film, theater, etc), what does your character like?
31. Would your character be the kind capable of killing? Would they enjoy killing or only use it when necessary or, perhaps, refuse to kill no matter what?
32. If your character’s lover offered to take them out on a dream date, what would they want to do?
33. If your character wanted to be alone, where would they go?
34. Does your character have favorite foods? (breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert, snacks, etc)
35. Is your character afraid of death? If they got to choose how to die, how would they want to go?
36. Does your character have any medical conditions? Are they serious or minor? Do they affect their day to day life? 37. What are some of your character’s pet peeves? What are some things that annoy them or disgust them? 38. What kind of weather does your character like? Cloudy skies, rainy days, sunshine, etc? 39. When people look at your character, is there some assumption they might make about them just by appearance? Is that assumption correct? 40. Does your OC have any guilty pleasures they enjoy? Hobbies, past times, music, etc that they wouldn’t want known by others?
41. Does your character’s family affect your character in any way? 42. Is there anything in your character’s past that they regret, haunts them, or they wish they could change? 43. Does your character have a switch that changes aspects of their personality whether they are around friends, family, etc. Is there someone who gets to see their true self? 44. Is there a particular event that would emotionally devastate your character? 45. Is your character the kind to hide their true emotions or do they wear their heart on their sleeve?
46. What is some random affectionate thing that your character always does to their lover? 47. Is your character outgoing? Would they be the leader of the friend group, or the quiet one that gets dragged along? 48. Is there anything in particular that would ignite your character’s jealousy? Or does your character not get envious? 49. What is something that your character has nightmares about? Are these frequent? Do they heavily affect your character’s mood? 50. If your character confessed love to their crush, boyfriend, girlfriend, etc, what would they say?
Ask away! Anons are welcome. Just remember to post the number ALONG with the question so I know what I am answering xD
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