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Much like regular Becca, Bex has a pretty good memory. She remembers facts, dates, and names, anything she thinks might be important to know. As such, she is good when it comes to dealing with the providing of information in exchange for useful things like money, power, and/or her safety.

She likes to be useful, to be an asset to more powerful people. Though she might come off as sweet and innocent, she is a schemer. Whatever situation she finds herself in, her priority will be to find a way to see that she is comfortable and successful. That can and will shift, when she inevitably ends up having feelings for someone - her desire for comfort and success will extend to them. It could, perhaps, supersede her own. 

If she believes in someone and cares about them, she'll push them to be better, she'll press on their ambitions. One she decides she believes in someone, her faith and loyalty are pretty unshakable, much to her own detriment. She will crash and burn, and is very self-aware about it.

When it comes to using her sexuality to get ahead, she is not afraid to do so. She has no shame in using every tool at her disposal. If seduction is an option, she will give it a try. She can be extremely charming when she wants to be, often telling people what she thinks they want to hear to endear herself to them. 

Becca is not generally one to get blood on her hands, but that doesn't mean she wouldn't. She may prefer convincing others to do bloodshed on her behalf, but she could be pushed far enough to do the deed herself. Most common motives would include self-preservation, to protect someone she cares about, or probably jealousy. While not an expert, she would be fairly knowledgeable about poisons. 

For better or worse, she's got Varys and Petyr Baelish vibes. Varys with the information-getting, and Petyr with the getting weirdly attached to someone and kinda being a simp about it while doing shady shit. She too intends to rise up from relatively little and better herself. Maybe even some Larys Strong vibes, minus the feet thing. (Getting to write her as a Master of Whisperers would be so awesome, tbh.)  

Her loyalty is pretty easy to keep, it takes a lot of abuse to lose. She could perhaps abandon a cause if a better one comes along, but if she's attached enough she might well stick through until the bitter end. As changeable as she is, she doesn't always stick to whatever principles she thinks she has. She's quite malleable and can easily be manipulated while she thinks she's manipulating someone else. 

I'll update this as I think of more stuff, or just add it in the comments. Thanks for reading and thanks for interacting with Bex!
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This gets its own separate post, because anything Ice and Fire is highly relevant to my interests.

I've read all of the ASOIAF books, and have been working my way through audiobooks of the other material (particularly Fire and Blood).
I've watched all of GoT (though I'm due for a rewatch) and I'm currently watching the new House of the Dragon episodes as they air.
I also consume video essays on YouTube regulary (comfort content whoops).

So I'm pretty well full of thoughts about this universe, characters, theories, and all that. I have the brainrot.

Until I decide on a family name suitable for her family being a Westerosi noble house, I might run with her being a bastard. Whether she's a noble bastard or not is flexible. Or, she could potentially be a wildling, I'm cool with that backstory for her too. Outside of that, I'm not sure. I don't really see her being from anywhere in Essos in particular. I'm open to suggestions, though!

If she's noble at all, there's always the possibility of arranged marriages. She could be sent to the Faith (as outlined here), or warded with some noble House as a hostage after a conflict.

I'm down to play her through most points in the timeline, though probably most likely around HotD or GoT times. As to what her role would be in the plot events, that depends on the point in the timeline, and whoever she's interacting with. Open to all the possibilities!

The ideas from the post linked above could be applied to Bex in Westeros - she could easily be in a King's Landing brothel or hiding out in one of the many mystical, spooky places of Westeros. If she were going to be involved in any magic here, I think I'd prefer if it were Old Gods kind of stuff, Weirwood magic, rather than the Red God - I don't want to inadvertently get too close to Melisandre territory. That said, I wouldn't say no to her being a priestess of R'hllor. She is called Bex the Red, after all.

Thanks for reading, and if you have any ideas, feel free to comment or shoot me a DM!
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Lesser Lord's Daughter

Her parents are very pious people, and expect Bex to be raised with their faith. Becca, predictably, resists this. Maybe she's a little promiscuous, or maybe she simply just refuses to engage with the religion. Either way, her parents are eventually sick of her shit and force her out.

This could be sending her out to roam on her own, with some gold and provisions to get her started. They could send her off to get married against her will. Or they could send her to their religious institution to be "corrected" or whatever. (More on this when I get to the ASOIAF part of the AU.)

Village Witch

This is essentially a future result of the previous backstory, tbh. Bex travels and learns healing arts, potions, magic, what have you, and then ends up in a nice little cabin by a swamp or something. Her level of magic use depends on the setting and plot. People could come to her for cures or poisons, ask her to join adventures, et cetera.

Village Wench

The one where Bex ends up as either a serving girl at a tavern, or in a brothel. Could be on the low end of either establishment, or high end and fancy. I'm flexible!

But Make It Pirates

Honestly, any variation of these could be played out in a pirate setting. I'm mostly familiar with Black Sails and Our Flag Means Death (with a strong preference for the former). One way or another, whether that's through running away or being captured, she ends up running with pirates, where she adapts and uses the skills/knowledge she has to be an asset.

(Under construction, updates will continue as I get more ideas or flesh out the existing ideas.)

Some info.

Jul. 2nd, 2024 06:56 pm
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As stated on the profile, this is a fantasy/historical AU version of [personal profile] cafeultra - with a different face because Jane Levy hasn't really done any period roles that would fit the vibe of an AU like this. Come on, Eleanor Tomlinson Rachel Hurd-Wood is gorgeous! And I think she fits the vibe. (I still love Eleanor but Rachel feels extra Becca-shaped.)

It's still Becca, also going by Bex. Red hair, and wears red frequently, hence Bex the Red. Her backstory is similar, tweaked of course to fit into whatever setting I'm writing her in at the moment. She isn't created with any specific fandom in mind, so I can pretty much toss her in anywhere.

The biggest ones for me are ASOIAF/HotD/GoT and Black Sails, I think? But I'm also into (if only casually) LOTR, Witcher, OFMD, and D&D adjacent stuff. I played Dragon Age: Inquisition so I'm familiar with it, but there's a lot I don't remember, it was years ago. My brain is drawing a blank on other fandoms - feel free to ask, chances are I'll either be a) familiar enough to be down, or b) unfamiliar but still down because sometimes being canon-blind is a satisfying experience.

Her history varies from "rebellious young lady from a well-to-do and religious family" to "abandoned by her family at a young age and left to fend for herself" with dashes of "possibly a witch" and "probably worked in a brothel" sprinkled in. I can tweak and adjust for whatever will best fit the story we're trying to tell. There are some key bullet points that make the character, but nothing is really set in stone. I'm very flexible, especially since this account is completely AU in the first place.

Her age can range from early 20s on up. Maybe 18 or 19 at the youngest.

If you see this account and would prefer to interact with modern/default Becca, just let me know.

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