Project: The Enhanced - Blog Posts
Anya and Adam fr
i fucking love writing a healthy best friendship between a man and a woman without making it weird or having them fall in love
hii! do you have any music you associate with your characters?
Charlie
I answered this ask on my main explaining why !!!!!
Adam
I can't go into detail on why this song reminds me of Adam bc spoilers! But I can talk about this lyric:
'Cause fire is the Devil's only friend
Like???? If I had to explain his internal conflict in 1 song lyric it'd be this, it fits him so well!! Him having fire powers, hating it, seeing himself as a 'devil', just AAAAAAAAaaa
🎄 CHRISTMAS TREE — what is your oc's favorite holiday?
🐉 DRAGON — what is your oc's favorite mythical creature?
I'll let you choose which OC's to answer with :)
Lets answer for Adam bc yes
His favorite holiday would probably be thanksgiving, bc its an excuse to eat a whole lot of food and hang out with family, two of his favorite things.
His favorite mythical creature is a dragon bc he's a nerd and also can control fire, so he's like 'oh me core' when he thinks abt dragons lol
Happy STS!
Which of your characters from Enhanced do you think you’d get along best with in real life? And which one do you think would drive you the most crazy?
Thanks!
Ooooh, hm...
I think I'd get along best with Anya bc we'd bond over books, and I think I'd get along the worst with Liam bc he's very energetic and hyperactive and i feel like i'd get tired of it T-T
For Charlie from the Sweet Treats OC Ask Game!
Iced Coffee: Describe how your character runs errands. When they have things to do, do they just get up and leave, or do they make a list and a plan?
Oohhhh
Charlie tends to jump from one task to the next as fast as lightning, and really only makes a plan if she absolutely has too. She avoids running arrands when she can, because going out tends to cause her some anxiety, but she can push through it most times to be a productive member of society
Smoothie: What would your character do on a warm day at the beach?
Tysm for the ask, I love your blogs sm
Hmm,, I’ll answer this for Anya bc her family are 100% beach ppl
She's 1000% that o e girl who just kinda sits on the beach reading a book instead of going into the water or anything. She’s a bookworm and a nerd who doesn’t particularly love getting wet despite her little brother being the biggest ocean lover you’ll ever meet ✨✨
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Chapter one is officially finished with this word count!!!!
I’m still deciding if I wanna push into chapter 2 tonight to hit 2k or go to bed
It’s 10 pm
Help
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heya! for the dessert ask game, MILKSHAKE and BROWNIE for Charlie?
Yayy!!!! Thanks for the ask!!!!
Milkshake: How does your character deal with change? Do they prefer a consistent routine, or do they like to shake things up?
She's definitely a more routine person, and kinda panics at change, though she tries to hide it
Brownie: What would your character do if they suddenly became rich? (Or, if they are rich, describe how they spend their money.)
She could freak. out. After spending years on the streets doing whatever it took to get enough money to survive, if she suddenly woke up one day with So Much Money in her bank account, she'd just about die on the spot.
As for how she'd spend it once the shock wore off, she'd probably donate a large amount to a cherity, and spend the rest to make sure her and Robyn don't have to worry about money ever again.
(For the ask game) Tiramisu for a random character of your choosing!
Tiramisu: Describe your character’s layers. How do they appear to others on the outside? What are they like on the inside?
Spun a wheel for this and got Charlie :333
Charlie presents herself as friendly at the surface level, she works in service so she has to.
But beneath that, she's pretty paranoid and closed off to more personal things, not wanting what happened when she was a child to happen again.
And underneath that, with the people she's most comfortable around, she's just.. a normal college kid. She's the dork who loves trains and sports and shit.
Instead of a specific ask, I'm going to throw you a couple questions!
Who is your favourite character, and what do you love about them?
And. If you could have a secret power, what would it be??
OOOO OKAY I LOVE THESE QUESTIONS
Adam's 100% my fav character, mostly because he's the first OC I ever made, which just gives him a whole lot of nostalgia points. And also i'm very weak towards golden retriever boys lol
If I could have a secret power, I would say teleportation, cause its freaking cool and I would have so much fun scaring the shit out of people with it
I love this story sm! Ur an awesome writer and I love reading the character entries
AAA TYSM!!!!!!!!!!
*agressive sniffing*
I smell a new story to be obsessed with 😜🫶🫶
YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
Okay, new poll since I’m almost done w chapter 1!!!!
Do you guys want me to post chapters as I write them (much more sporadic schedule but you’d get the first chapter sooner); or wait until I’ve written a good amount to post with a more specific schedule (new chapter every week-ish)?
I’m leaving towards waiting because it’s exam season and I don’t want y’all to have to wait for the next chapter for a while yk????
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Today’s goals:
- hit 2k words
- MAYBE finish chapter 1 HOPEFULLY
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Blacked out and suddenly i'm ??? almost done with chapter one ??? or at least a good chunk into it ???????? what writing demon possessed me????????
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Robyn!! Community, 7, 15 and 17 i think
7 - Who is your character most honest with?
Definitely Charlie. She's his best friend in the world, and the only person (right now) that knows he's enhanced ('cause she is too, obviously lol). They've been through a lot and both really hate secrets, so they're really honest with each other
15 - Is there a person your character would turn to for backup in a fight?
Ok I gotta be careful with how I answer this bc spoilers. For a while, it's Charlie and Charlie only, but after UNKNOWN SPOILER THING THATS NOT RLY A SPOILER YET I AM OMMITTING IT ANYHOW happens, he also is able to turn to Adam for backup :3
17 - How well does your character work with others?
Really well! He's super sociable and enjoys talking to people! He's a lot less paranoid and closed off then Charlie :)
Anya appearence 19 and weather 13
19 - If your character had to get a tattoo what would it be?
Ooohh.. Probably like, her brother's birthday or something. She's very very family oriented so it'd definitely be something for one of them, but I'm not sure what exactly, maybe i'll think of somth and make it canon eventually :3
13 - What element best represents your character?
Hm.. probably like Light (is that an element in this sense?????) or something, just cause it gives her vibe
Adam 🏙️, 💤, 🍳 v curious abt him (he sounds like a character I would love)
🏙 Do they prefer rural or urban environments?
Even though he and Anya live in the city for work, he'll always be a country/rural boy at heart
💤 What's their sleep schedule like?
Pretty good most nights, though he does have occasional nightmares abt uh... Trauma
🍳 Can they cook?
Abso-fuckin-lutely. Best cook ever, Will learn people's favorite foods and immediately learn how to make them
Also is the story only from Anya's pov?
It's in 3rd person and flips from chapter to chapter mostly between Anya and Charlie!
Anya's just who it opens with so thats who I wrote the summary following to keep the mystery :3
🎵 and 💝 for Charlie. Dont worry Imma come back w more asks you're abt to get spammed. But! You better write first
I am writing, I am! I swear! ~150 words written so far today as of now :))) and yayy, I love getting spammed lol
🎵 Favorite genre of music?
I imagine her listening to like.. indie punk kinda music?
💝 What's their love language?
Acts of service 100%, she loves doing things for others even when she's already swamped. she isn't really huge on physical touch though, cause.. Trauma.
…what if I said I got distracted and ended up playing with my dog for an hour 😔
Alright! 1/2 goals reached so far
I'm gonna go make a snack and then lock tf in
We're reaching 1k words today IF IT KILLS ME
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So does she prefer Charlie or Charlotte? (just read her intro it’s sweet)
Tysm for the ask!!!!11
Usually Charlie, even though it's a more stereotypically 'guy' name. 'Charolotte' feels too proper and fancy for her lol
‧₊˚✧ Charlie Barak - Character Intro ✧˚₊‧
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‧₊˚✧ Basic Info ✧˚₊‧
Name || Charlotte ‘Charlie’ Barak
Age || Twenty-Two
Birthdate || August 25th
Gender + pronouns || Trans girl + she/her
Orientation || Lesbian
Ethnicity || Syrian
Alias || Conductor
╰› This was the alias Charlie used during her time as a fighter. She was one of those kids who was really into trains, so it was a play on that and an electrical conductor.
Enhancement || Electrokenisis
╰› Charlie's body creates an excess amount of static electricity, which causes many health issues such as chronic migraines and seizures (powers with drawbacks my beloved). She can expel small amounts of electricity from her body (typical lightning powers you'd see in media), as well as manipulate electrical devices around her (lights, for example).
Alignment || Neutral good
Daytime occupation || Bartender
College Major || Kinesiology
Likes || Sports (she’s on the track and basketball teams), working out, running, going to the gym
Dislikes || Her past, wide open spaces, feeling exposed, her own anger
‧₊˚✧ Appearance ✧˚₊‧
Charlie has warm brown skin and caramel brown eyes that look almost gold in the sun. Her wavy dark brown hair is usually tied back in a small ponytail or bun, especially when she's working or at the gym, though a few strands hang loosely over her forehead.
She's quite tall and well built, considering how active she is. She has one of those noses that's clearly been broken before and never really healed right, so not it's kinda crooked.
Height || 5’11’’ (180 cm)
Outfits || Her work outfit is a simple white collared shirt rolled up to her elbows, under a black vest type thing--typical bartender uniform thingy. When she's not at work, she doesn't put a huge amount of effort into her appearance, dressing simple and practical rather than for fashion.
‧₊˚✧ Personality ✧˚₊‧
For as long as she could remember, Charlie's been angry.
At the world, at the people who ruined her life, at her brother, and most of all at herself. It started as a quiet burn inside of her when her brother died, and only intensified as she grew older and eventually escaped the facility. Eventually, though, with the right people to help, she's learned to start managing it. She's still angry, but now she doesn't have to beat up people twice her size to deal with it.
...at least for a while.
ANYWAYS.
She's friendly at the surface level--she has to be, working in customer service--but she's still pretty reserved and secretive. Paranoid, almost. She doesn't give up personal information easily. But if you're someone she's already close with, she's fairly loyal and open. It just takes a bit to get there.
She's really athletic, and enjoys playing and watching sports, working out, going to the gym, etc etc. She's reactive, adaptable, and a fighter at heart.
Myers-Briggs || ESTP
‧₊˚✧ Background ✧˚₊‧
tw - charlie's backstory includes themes of kidnapping, and loss of a family member. Keep yourself safe first and foremost <3
Charlie was twelve years old when her enhancement developed. She was simply sitting in her 6th grade science classroom, trying to ignore the boys in her class who kept throwing colored pencils at her. But eventually, she turned, yelled, "will you quit it?", and the lights in the classroom went out.
While in hindsight, it was painted as simply a coincidence--faulty wires, or something--Charlie knew deep down that it wasn't. She'd heard the stories of the kids who could do crazy things on tv, of course. But she'd also heard stories of those people being murdered, kicked out, and other unspeakable things. So, she was smart enough to stay quiet.
Unfortunately, someone else noticed.
Her science teacher, Mr. Holt. He'd always talked in class about the enhanced, seemed fascinated by them. Charlie had never thought much about that.. until he took her.
One moment, she was simply walking home from the park with her 5 year old little brother, Caleb, and the next.. a sharp pain in her neck, then darkness.
The siblings awoke in some sort of makeshift science laboratory that looked like it had been built out of a shed.
The next three and a half years of Charlie's life were a blur of experiments and agony. From what she could gather, Holt was fascinated by the enhanced, he would do anything to figure out why they could do what they could do, how that could help him, etc etc. Charlie and her brother were the unfortunate guinea pigs for his tests.
Caleb was killed a year into it, experiment gone wrong, and maybe he was the lucky one. And then Charlie was alone, terrified.
She was fifteen when she finally escaped, by stealing some chemicals from the lab, dumping them onto Holt's face, and making a run for it.
She wandered for a while, having no idea where she was, what to do, where to go, etc. She eventually found her way into the city, and for a while she.. survived. She slept wherever she could, found food, used the public computers in the library to find out that not only had she been pronounced missing and then dead, but her parents had died sometime in her absence as well. She doubted it was an accident.
She was angry. She was alone, terrified, starving, but most of all she was so, so angry.
Eventually, she came across this sort of.. fight club, for enhanced people. It offered a pretty good pay for the simple act of going into a pit and beating the shit out of someone.. no rules, just entertainemnt for whatever sickos decided to check it out.
It wasn't perfect, but it was the best opportunity she had. So, Charlie signed up. Even though most of her opponents were twice her size, she was able to fight defensively and use her powers to her advantage.
She used this as her primary income for food and basic needs for a while, until she met Robyn.
He was also a fighter at this place, around her age. They met between matches, quickly becoming good friends. Good enough that they were eventually able to scrounge together enough money to get a tiny apartment together and enroll in school.
Charlie now works as a bartender at the Sine, a sports bar a little away from her college campus. She shares an apartment with Robyn while she works on a kinesiology degree.
‧₊˚✧ Links ✧˚₊‧
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Today’s goals:
- get Charlie’s character intro up - FINISHED!!!!!!!!!
- hit 1k words
Can yall bully me into doing this please
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Goal: hit 1k words tonight
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Best feeling in the world
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Poll time !!!!!
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