the vampire diaries fanfic writing tips

✧ build an oc question prompts

here are some questions to build an oc. feel free to answer here!

1. what show is your fanfic taking place in? the vampire diaries? the originals? legacies?

2. what season does it start? episode?

3. is your oc related to anyone on the show? if so, who?

4. what's their name?

5. what is their species at the beginning of the story? will it change?

6. has your oc lived in new orleans or mystic falls or did they just move on?

7. who are there friends?

8. who do they not get along with?

9. what are their interests?

10. what are some personality traits?

11. what are their strengths?

12. what are their weaknesses?

13. what songs describe them?

14. do you have an idea of what they look like or a face claim?

15. will they have a love interest? who?

16. what is your goal with this character?

17. what does your character want?

18. what does your character need?

19. what is their mbti (maybe take the test as if you were them)

20. what are their dreams?

21. do they have a strong support system? friends, family, etc.

22. what was their childhood like?

23. what do they struggle with?

24. what do they like to do for fun?

25. how will their relationship with other characters change?

26. what are they insecure about?

27. what are they studying/what is their job?

28. what is their relationship like with each of their family members?

29. what do they think about the supernatural at first? how does it change? what makes their view change?

30. where are they on the alignment system (if you want, take the test as if you were them)

31. what storylines do you have planned out for them?

32. how do you see their story ending?

33. do they have any secrets?

34. what are they afraid of?

35. what do they worry about?

36. do they have any past relationships that ended? what are they? why? how did it affect them?

37. do they have any talents?

38. who is most important to them?

39. what is most important to them?

40. what species do they want to be? (if human do they want to be a vampire, if a werewolf do they want to be human etc.)

41. how are they able to navigate the supernatural world? are they scared, confident etc.

42. do they trust easily?

43. how old are they? probably should've put this sooner.

44. are they happy when the fanfic starts?

45. are they going through anything when the story starts? (example: breakup, new move, new job etc.)

46. how do they feel about love?