Not-So-Secret Secret Assassin

@loopylin

Sniper

She asked if my scales gave me powers, then trailed off tryin’ to pronounce my species’ name.

My tail flicked worriedly as I realized I’d made her start snifflin’. Gabriel tried his best to comfort her.

I kneeled down on the other side of her and curled my tail close to my legs, makin’ myself smaller and hopefully less…[Read more]

@whalekeeper

That’s a joke.

*Snort*

Ari

His fingers brushed the next handhold. Just a little farther. He stretched, straining to reach the last inch till his gip caught on the rough circle. Good. He swung up, feeling out a higher foothold.

Sweat trickled down his back. Ari grinned at the sting of salt. Almost to the top.

Shouts below mixed with the squeak of shoes on tile. Swords…[Read more]

@loopylin

Remington

Callum sighed as if still recovering. Poor thing. It must have been wrong to ask him so many questions. Remington, biting his own cheek in subdued guilt, patted him on the shoulder.

He turned back to Ellis. “Remington LaCreux, prince of… well, technically king of Surabond. If you look on the map, we’re that country that…[Read more]

@loopylin

Remington

“My current theory is that he has fainted from pure joy,” Remington explained. The stranger next to them came up and took Callum’s other arm.

Callum groaned. He seemed to regain focus, and rubbed his temples. “I… faint easily. You… overwhelmed me.”

“Ah. Maybe I overstepped just a little bit.” Remington brought his left…[Read more]

@loopylin

Marcel

“When I first got here, I made friends with a younger kid, the headmaster’s son. He was getting beat up by his own brothers.” Marcel’s mouth tightened at the memory. “We tried to report it but… nothing happened. I haven’t seen him in a while. Things happen in the open and the teachers do nothing about it. Punching matches in th…[Read more]

@koshka

However, he is influencing my sister.

Hehehehehhe

He is sixteen years old and already contemplating disowning his family.

We love a snarky, rebellious teenager. The energy Ari gives off is palpable, and you haven’t even written him yet.

@loopylin

It would be funny if all the characters were mostly clueless about other countries and had n…

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@theshadow

Sniper

“But that sounds kind of cool though, putting down animals. I mean, you’re killing, er, putting them down for a good cause. Although that sounds a little tough having to see that animal and uh, you know, eliminate it. But you must be used to it, right? Sorry, this all sounds wrong-” Trevor stuttered.

Azalea cut in before he co…[Read more]

@loopylin @rae @whalekeeper

Huntress

Mell giggled at Soldier as he tried to avoid Runt.

She then turned to me. “What, um… Who are you guys?”

I wasn’t exactly sure how to tell her what we were without freaking her out. “We’re, from, uh…a a galaxy really far from here.” I finally explained, trying to make it decently easy to understand. “We w…[Read more]

I love LeQroi

Except I don’t feel like roleplaying as him right now so just imagine he’s sulking in his room.

Wow. Okay. I love Remington so much.

However, he is influencing my sister. She just grabbed me by the shoulders and demanded I add a certain character because she believes it needs to happen.

And so, while I wait for the perfect moment to drop LeQroi’s next, here’s Ari, a character from the history of a WIP my sister and I have been developing…[Read more]

@loopylin @elishavet-pidyon

Thx! I cackled more than normal. This is why they say writers fall in love with their side characters more than their main characters. 🤣

He’s like a golden retriever trying to befriend a terrified opossum hehe

Funnily enough, if Remi was an animal, I picture something like an opossum. Just in appearances. P…[Read more]

Speaking of being social

Remington

Seeing so many fresh, wide-eyed faces brought Remington more joy than he ever would have believed.

New kids were always interesting to meet. They all came from different places and cultures, and lived their lives in a way Remington couldn’t imagine. But they all had the same bright, chaotic wonder in their…[Read more]

These boys are taking initiative. I love it. XD Go explore the place and make friends and enemies! All the better to cause conflict.

@loopylin @mineralizedwritings @elishavet-pidyon @ellette-giselle

After much deliberation, for no serious reason, I feel it makes more sense for all of these characters to come from the same huge world. A world with a huge map, isolated countries, and separate magic systems/cultures. While portal fantasy is easier, I think this way gives us more…[Read more]

@ellette-giselle what I mean by that is “despite the fact that I probably will never have an IRL husband that doesn’t stop me from fictional character projection” lol

@loopylin

What does my ethnicity have to do with how well I can do the job?

honestly though

@ellette-giselle nah I figured you were just messing around with someone lol

@ellette-giselle Not as drastic as yours, but one time I was filling out medical paperwork and they asked for my race/ethnicity/whatever the heck it’s called

And of course I threw myself into a tizzy because why do YOU need to know that you annoying government officials who are so concerned about that sort of thing can I not just be a HUMAN and l…[Read more]

@loopylin

Huntress

“I’m not scared.” Mel tried her best to look tough. She reminded me a tiny bit of me at that age.

She fed the giant bird a pastry she had in her pocket. “This is Runt. He’s not scared either.”

He cawed softly and pecked at the pastry.

Kind of impressive that a girl that young was able to tame a bird that large. A little odd…[Read more]