Character Design | Writing Masterpost

Character design, bitch! Bet you'd thought you'd seen the last of me.

PART 1
Ever feel like all the little details are getting smoothed over by boring questions? Well, not anymore! BAM! Have some questions that will spark interest.
  • "Their" song?
  • Who does more housework?
  • What couple cosplay they should do?
  • Who cried watching Toy Story 3?
  • Who hogs the blankets at night?
  • What they fight about?
  • Who has more Facebook friends?
    [x] 
  • Who controls the Netflix account and what have they dominated the suggestions with by watching?
  • Who snores?
  • Who has an embarrassing ringtone that the other calls them in public just to get to go off?
  • Who sleeps on the top bunk if given the chance?
  • Who plays the piano at 6 in the morning to wake up the other?
  • Who has accidentally set something on fire by attempting to cook a birthday meal?
    [x]
    • Who wins strip party games?
    • Who draws stuff for the other?
    • Who buys weird things for the other?
    • Who makes mixtapes?
    • Who turns on blacklights and glowy in the darky things when they have sex?
    • Who makes sweets at 3 am and wakes the other to eat them together?
    [x] 
  • Who drives to the other's house at night just to do nothing/lay on the floor and think/talk?
  • while making out, who stops, goes and starts arctic monkeys, and continues?
  • who tags scary/sad posts w the other's "look!" tag so they can suffer too
  • who's other's "look" tag is just funny giggles and cute romantic text posts?
  • who knows the others signature selfie pose and mocks them for it?
  •  who orders what in fast food places?
PART 2
ANOTHER UNIVERSE (PROMPTS)
 
found their phone number in a library book
hitchhiker ride au
met through online rpg au
disneyworld cosplayers au
accidentally taking each other’s bags au
camp councelors au
antiques shop au
called the wrong number while drunk au
sex shop au
found your their dog au
crashed the their car au
yoga class au
public demonstration au
[x]
an “i accidentally broke into your house/apartment because my friend lives next door to you and i was in the area, drunk, and i thought i was climbing into the right window and falling asleep on the right couch (and i did wonder when my friend got two cats but i didn’t question it) so now i’m hungover and shirtless in your living room so um hi howya doin” au
[x]
accidental car crash in the middle of nowhere at 4 in the morning! au
texted the wrong number but refuses to admit it! au
trapped in an elevator while one person is incredibly drunk and another person is panicking bec ause they suddenly realized they’ve lost their wallet! au
we’ll just watch one more episode! au
hey you know your shirts on backwards! au
oh shit i actually did leave the oven on! au
we probably shouldn’t have put that in the microwave! au
i forgot your name but im way too embarrassed to admit it! au
sleepwalking all the way over to the other persons apartment! au
so get this! au
i accidentally spilled my drink on your nice couch while you weren’t in the room so i flipped the cushion over only to find a bigger stain on the other side! au
stuck in traffic in 90 degree (F) heat and the air conditioner is broke! au
stuck in traffic while its 20 degrees (F) and the heater is broken! au
guess what i found behind the fridge! au
i can’t find any matching socks and i have an important interview! au
[x]
Stuck on simply charachter ideas? No problem! Simply use the new and imporved method: tumblr posts that started out as a joke and turned into an actual story idea.
two tough chicks bro-ing it out
younger woman and older woman who develop a mother-daughter relationship. also kill people
triplets.
triplet HACKERS
a girl, her father, and her father’s scandalously young gay lover. (all of whom are assassins)
younger woman and older woman who totally get it on bow chicka bow wow. also kill people
sisters, one on a suicidal rescue mission for the other
two lady-spies who try to honeypot each other
a teenage girl with mysterious powers, and her two boyfriends
a middle-aged ex secret service couple suddenly called upon to SERVE THEIR COUNTRY
platonic male-female friends who kick ass together and love and depend each other. but no hetero
lesbian mercenaries
asexual husband-wife duo. they kill their enemies without mercy and cuddle in pools of their blood
all-women gang of international thieves. based in hong-kong
[x] 
Ex queen turned pirate being hunted down by the king’s men and naming her all female ship “the clit” and when asked why she replies, because the king will never find it. Rival lesbian pirate finds ship immediately. Alliance is formed in no time.
[x] 
two people go skinny dipping by themselves, find out they didn't go alone, and hold the skinny and just fool around in the forest/field/whatever
stay up all night on a sugar/caffeine high, had too many monsters
homo couple goes to one's homophobic household and they just hides in their room and eats pizza and make out
(not even au's anymore, really...)
how does your character think they'll die?
what is your character's favorite light source?
catnip is like weed for... any story line that involves a character remotely related to cats. in a dna way.
immortal having a gigantic room where all the walls are completely covered up with photos.
each one is of a different loved one whom they have outlived
[x]
your character crying and drinking coffee on top of their signifigant other
[x]

dragon protecting princesses because of abusive parents or forced marrying.
the dragon teaching princess how to protect herself, princess returning home riding her trusty dragon friend and killing everyone who tries to control her
Princess taking over throne and dragon continues to be loyal friend. Burning everyone and everything that disagrees with her.
[x]


PART 3: NAMES
FEMININE NAMES (not some dumb name website: actually a tumblr post by me)
EDIT: Duchess
Darling
Rosen
Rot
Ikaros
Daisy
Anne Marie
Sibylline
Maëlle (princess in french)
Veruca
Decay
Ursula
Mariell
Muri
Passerine
Purlieu
Viviana
Mary Elizabeth
Minnie
Josephine
Angestia
Nettine
Virgia
Sun
Honoria
Lucienne
Chrisphie
Clementine
Quinn
Liling
Diabelle
Samra
Achiam
Tiri
Belurielle
Viril
Memoria
Mabel
Agni
Lorelei
Adrian
Eitreya
Scarlet
Annaliese
Rina
Lapine
Viola
Othelia
Cornelia
Valencia
Patience
Morticia
Just in general writing help
two people with the same pronouns, how to make it not confusing (written in context of smut but useful for any stories)
Instead of whispered, consider [ayy this blog has other good writing help]
emotion chart (basically alternative/more depth words for sad,happy,etc.)
masterpost for writers creating their own worlds, or even just characters 
An Amazing Resource: ObsidianBookshelf.com (Val Kovalin) [Index of All Articles by Title]
how to push yourself past the bullshit and write that goddamn novel: a very simple no-fuckery writing plan to get shit done
cute date ideas from a dumb text post 
Seven Extremely Good Reasons to Write the Ending First
random blog's tagged/writing reference 
THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND BEFORE YOU MAKE A WEBCOMIC
tips on making pastel goth based ocs
Writing Drunk Characters
how to write anxiety attacks
A Guide To Writing A Character With A Hangover
writing characters with social anxiety [context of rp but useable for whatever] 
how to play/write a character under the influence of drugs
masterlist of... everything. (one of my favs)
a reference blog's tagged/writing help
tips on writing a drug dealer.
change paragraphs when... 
Bio Templates
words to use more often


I will probably add more as I gain bookmarks, as this is all from a bookmark folder called "story ideas", heh...
I hope this was helpful, these have been to me. Plus it helped me organize my thoughts, so that was a plus...