Orion is my main OC but she isn't the protagonist of the story; Marie is, with prophecy and all.

Orion isn't the antagonist either, (though their first encounter would be violent, as Marie's team is tasked with stopping her) but rather the two of them are sort of reflections of each other. They have a lot in common, but the way they've handled those same things are complete opposites.

So Orion is actually more of a foil to the protag.

Both of them have been deemed "mad" by the world and both have experienced (or do still experience) psychosis. Both were institutionalized at some point in their lives, and while this made Orion loathe society, it made Marie loathe herself. One blames the world, the other blames herself.

Both would learn gradually tho.

Orion's disdain for society is preeetty solid, but she would learn to admit her own faults, guilt and regrets. (Not guilt for being mentally ill, but guilt for, y'know, *pulls out ridiculously long list of horrible things she's done*)

Meanwhile, Marie would learn to also see the bigger picture, and instead of taking all the blame and responsibility herself, she'll learn to acknowledge the world she's been cramming herself to fit into, is just... really cruel, actually, and it's okay to admit that sometimes other people could also do their part to make it suck less...

Marie's first impression of Orion is pretty black and white... Marie was raised on that pearlcutching religion lol. Open-mindedness has kinda been dismissed as her being too curious and imaginative... aaaand that's a bad thing, of course lmaooo.

But stuff happens, and they gotta work together!

Marie does try to get along with Orion during this, cuz like girl chill out lmao we got bigger fish to fry... but Orion is a surly motherfucker and Marie is really just the personification of half of her pet peeves, so... yeah Orion is gonna try to butt heads with Marie and Marie is not gonna let her LMAOOO which is gonna piss Orion off even more. She thinks of Marie as "fake."

So at first, as they're stuck together, Marie does everything proper the best she can... and gets metaphorical rotten tomatoes thrown at her LMAO... it's the classic trope of the protag learning to loosen the fuck up cuz the stinky wolves in the woods don't give a shit about your table manners.

Through all of this, Marie gets to see Orion as a person, and soon she sees glimpses of herself "if she could just break free." And while Orion broke free violently, Marie has fought the same battles. Had her circumstances been different, had someone not taught her this or that, or had they done something else, Marie could see herself walking down the same path as Orion.

The story shifts as the caricature of the "Big Bad Evil Guy" gets difficult to really pinpoint as a person. But during the 1820's in Wysteria, (I'm planning that) there's a revolution brewing aaand wouldn't you fucken know it; the BBEG is uhh patriarchy and societal norms! *blows big raspberry*

It's a revolution for sexual autonomy, individuality, equal rights, basically hey maybe it'd be cool if people minded their damn own business and let homies kiss?

So, without Orion, the main story would kinda... get fucked, lol. Cuz Marie wouldn't have began to unlearn her own shame and trauma, and she (and the rest of the hero team) might not even have turned against the empress... and Cain also wouldn't have gotten involved with the hero team, cuz originally he helps them out cuz they had to go up against Orion, and Cain cancels out her powers.

As for Alfred and Madeleine and the rest of Orion's slimy crew... I think they could've still had that found family dynamic going on! I guess it'd just be a lot less chaotic. That, and obviously in "Happily Ever After", Alfred prooooolly isn't a dad...? *scratches head*

I ponder if he and Madeleine would've ended up together... or if Madeleine had to experience the "me = baby! Alfred = papa!!! <3 Orion = stupid mom..." for sparks to fly (Alfred finds her attractive regardless cuz he's creepy uncle but also he's generally keeping his filthy paws to himself LOL...)

Anyway that's it for now *somersaults off the stage and crashes directly through the floor*

in her early 20's

Most of her physical capabilities are granted by her herd of demons. Terrifying, uuuntil Cain comes around and negates her powers; the herd is chased off so she has to fend for herself, lol... At that point she's got no strength, and she's as frail as she looks. All she can rely on is precision and agility... or, y'know, Alfred, Madeleine, or any helpful tag-alongs they got with them at the time.

She stands 178 cm tall and weighs ~50 kg by herself. The herd resting on her shoulders make her footsteps 10 times heavier. Fragile platforms are likely to give in under her.

To make her experience with wobbly bridges worse, she can't fucking swim... Anyone wanting to save her has to carry half a ton twink back to shore LOL

in happily ever after

She's actually capable of wrestling Cain even when he cancels her powers LOL... If she manages to get on top, he'll have to put some effort in to turn the tides. She's in exceptionally good health, she's gained a lot of weight and she has a good amount of muscle underneath all the fat. Alfred could of course still dangle her from his arms like she's a tiny trinket lol... The wonders of a giant wolf husband who weighs a whole fuckin ton. (I read about Kodiak bears and polar bears for this...)

Alfred is definitely also why she began to feel comfortable with being big. Both cuz "she's tiny next to him regardless" and cuz like... *smacks lips* ... hm. Yeah, that's a very big pregnant bellay she got there. And suspension of disbelief is a wonderful thing, but her creator (me) has preferences, so... Thank fuck you're big(ish), huh????!!

But yeah, she'd actually have a lot of physical strength. She could kill a man in several ways, even without her demonic powers...

I have no clue how much she'd weigh, but with her height, fat and additional muscle... Eehhh I'll guesstimate 200 kg. It's hard (and pretty useless) to pinpoint, I know, but very cool to imagine the change she's gone through owo)b

EDIT: Akshually, so... since Alfred was the one who encouraged her to eat, and seeing her eat makes him really happy... so the focus had me wondering, and I asked Frede... if Alfred would have a feederism / fat fetish...?

He said nope, cuz it's more about providing for her and seeing her happy. It's less about the weight and more about taking care of her. (And putting a stupid amount of kids in her, of course...)

But he also mentioned... that it's probably more likely that Cain has a thing for The Fatness specifically, LOL. Cain likes fat bitches confirmed!!!!! good for him... good for him.......

As for Orion herself, hmmmm... I don't think she ever necessarily hated the idea of being fat. She originally wanted to be like her mom, and this beautiful role model she looked up to was already fat.

Orion only began starving herself when she noticed she was looking less and less like her mom, and more like her dad. She hoped to stunt her own growth spurt, and then it just spiraled from there.

But yeah, when happily ever after comes around, she likes being fat and would prefer herself that way. It's really the symbol of her healing.

Not only Babymetal but it's what made me connect the dots! But yeah it's such a liberating genre. And I think that's what Ophelia is just searching for in general; polar opposites of what she's supposed to be Music that's loud and brutally real, kinks that are "gross" and unladylike, a man who couldn't care less about what other people think and who welcomes her to be nasty!!!

Oughh my heart... she's healing...

I imagine the first time she's ever at a concert/music festival, it's probably gonna be with Brent and his sicko crew LMAO which includes a few other OCs. But yeah, then there's metal blaring loud... and she can feel it thumping in her chest, and she'll be smiling so big and she'll feel so free <3 sticking out like a sore thumb with the way she dresses but she's so fucking home!!!

• She wouldn't like Minions... cuz they're the wrong mixture of ugly, annoying and "cute" LMAO
• She'd like floral/nature prints but prefer to pair it with her "uhm akshually!" gay medieval prepper vibes so illustrations of edible and useful plants and mushrooms would be something she really likes. Complete with notes and such ⚆⚆ (lmaooo her just walking around with one of the newborns, babytalking and soothing them... but also stopping in front of some framed illustrations to lecture the life noob about the wonderful world of mushrooms...)
• She wouldn't like quotes printed. If it's just words on paper she sees it as clutter cuz she's "perfectly capable of common sense" without plastering it on the wall (Questionable, but alright, that's her reasoning)
• However if one of her loved ones (spouses, kids, etc.) as much as write a quick little stickynote that says "ILU" or even just any other note (saying good morning, letting her know of changes to plans with as much as a crudely drawn heart or sun) that stickynote is kept... for eternity...
• Hmmm, her most "fatal cringe" to her teenagers is probably just that she's weird and intensely supportive, I guess... Most of them prolly learn to just tell her upfront if she's annoying and she'll (usually) relent aaand retreat to Alfred for TLC lmao... Being whiny and pathetic about it.
• An example of her being embarrassingly supportive is when we get into modern times (way down the timeline) and the internet becomes a thing, she'd be absolutely unfazed if she ever accidentally stumbled upon art one of her teenagers made of their yumeship with uhhh... Kovu from Lion King 2, yeah? (IDK how one of her kids would ever manage to be embarrassed about that to begin with, but let us pretend. For science.) She'd see absolutely no problem with it and to reassure them, she'd let them know that when she was a kid, what really got her going was imagining the wolf from fairytales eating her (mom has a vore kink: confirmed) Oh and to make matters worse she'd state very matter-of-factly that Kovu is dreamy, and to make matters even worse, she'd compare him... to Cain (whom might even be this kid's dad oops)

Uhhh, that's it so far... I'll have to ponder some more but I guess most of her mom cringe is interaction-based (reminding you of "obvious" things several times, asking if you're gonna be okay even through you've picked up groceries many several times before, talking about "embarrassing" but natural things with no regard to being prim and proper or appropriate) rather than house decorations, hmm... I'll think more about it!!

EDIT: Waaait a minute... Now I know what she likes in lieu of Minions memes... How could I not have realized earlier:

... is brimming with potential for us two clowns with plenty queer characters. Buuut we might wanna focus on a time earlier than that though, or just take some liberties from historical accuracy to maximize fun. Frede is looking into notable things from the Victorian era, so we can pinpoint which would be most interesting for us to work with! The roaring 20's are quite far off from some of the things I wanna do; both in timeline, but also... countries, I think. The ole chimney sweep lore is mostly relevant in the UK, rather than the US... And I don't fucking know what the 1920's were like in the UK. Like? Were they also roaring? Probably not, since a lot (if not all) of the roaring 20's culture was thanks to the influence of black culture, as far as I know...

So yeah, another thing to consider.

Anyway, we're gonna focus on the Gainsboro's. As per fucking usual, lol. Beyond guesswork, I can't speak for Alfred, Cain, and Madeleine, as they're Frede's characters, sooo I'll just blab about Orion for a bit.

I'm not sure how this would change in a 1800's revamp, but in the original, I planned for Orion's dad to have died in WW1, meanwhile her mom ends up in a mental asylum. Becauseee... *vague hand gestures* Women, am I right? *crickets SFX*

Either way, I need her parents gone, so that Orion would end up in an orphanage at the age of 6... and you know what age 6 is a ripe age for? Getting a damn job, LOL. At least according to some chimney sweeps prior to 1834.

Yup, she'd end up a chimney sweep apprentice, and yup, as she grows older she'd end up with Chimney sweeps' carcinoma, AKA. scrotal cancer, babbey. Which uhh, sucks, yeah. But Orion isn't particularly invested in keeping her nuts, so at least her ego remains intact. (If anything, this might actually cancel out a lot of her dysphoria, lol... Well, if she loses them in her teenage years, at least, since it would stop puberty from progressing. She would've preferred puberty stopped before it even began, but we can't have everything the way that we want it, Orion. We can't have everything!!)

Something I find pretty fun is that Orion was already kinda "luck" coded, (which how she always finds four-leaf clovers, and how in Wysteria she's so "goddamn spoiled" and all that) and...! A superstition back then was that chimney sweeps were a sign of good luck, or in general that they were "lucky."

Also it feels kinda goofy to imagine her all covered in soot, like in the old photos of chimney sweeps... Like, she's this little demon-eyed freak, pale skin, white hair, but who would've known? She's covered in fucking soot from head to toe. Ashy little cryptid.

As for age, I'm thinking she'd be in her late teens in this AU, hmm... And I imagine she'd be companions with Alfred (Old! Man!) again, cuz I just really like them as two grimy bastards sitting like bums on a doorstep, having a drink straight from the bottle to wash down some fuckin' Heroin, and chortling about life, LOL... Also skipping/dancing through the streets like goofballs? Hello? That's them, officer. Those bitches stealed my heart!!

(Also if Alfred's voice doesn't sound like death, I'm nuking planet earth. Just letting you know ahead of time.)

As for Madeleine, Frede mentioned maybe her actually being from a wealthy family. Which could be juicy!! Wealthy families have houses, and houses have chimneys. Hmm! Customers? Customers?!

Anyway, I doubt Madeleine's family would look at Orion like, "Ah, yes, perfect! A chimney sweep! Please, take our daughter with you on your wacky adventures, and remember to bring that big, middle-aged bug-eyed wolfman with you," lol... Whether chimney sweeps are considered good luck or not, I think it's in their best interest not to trust Orion.

(Okay but... Orion flirting with Madeleine. Teehee... Yeah, for real, don't trust Orion.)

And yeah, I usually grab Cain first things first, but with this AU, I don't have a clear image in mind, hmm... But I think it could be cool if he had been in the same orphanage as Orion, maaaybe? There's potential there. Like that, they could've actually had a bit of a childhood together. I could tweak the years of Orion's stay, and have her arrive at age 4, then have her stay until she's adopted at age 6 or 7.

I imagine he's not really the kinda kid that would be difficult to find a new home for. I mean, he's a troublemaker in Wysteria, yeah, but he's also big for his age, so I think he'd just be considered useful in a time where people don't really give a shit about the wellbeing of kids, yeah...? Either way, they'd end up separated when one of them is adopted... :[ But of course they're gonna meet again later! :]

...ooor maybe they didn't know each other prior, which means we go with quadruple age gap with these blockheads! ^______^ hehe hoho sasa lele!!

Anyway I guess that's all I got so far, LOL. But I definitely wanna work more on this. Maybe even draw something related to it soon, hmm...!