(fallen london stamps by anyway a common pattern I'm noticing is that it isn't enough for me to just say that my OCs are really good at this or that magcat - it's critical to me to dig deep into what it means to be really fucking good at something, the philosophy and worldviews around those skills, both the cultural and the personal. and my OCs are a vehicle for exploring that.
see, for example:
- the good doctor, steeped in the Red Science, being blase about how malleable reality can be, to the point of being a radical and a madman (affectionate)
- Rafael instinctively understanding people and situations in terms of how they might be manipulated towards an outcome, as pieces in a chess game; and struggling to reconcile the ruthless efficiency of this mindset with his deep empathy
- Wren and *gestures at all of the posts I've made today*