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Beautiful People- February: Dominic Chase

  So, it's that time again, and if you want to check out what Beautiful People is about, just visit Georgianna's blog. This month's questions just seemed to lend themselves to my character Dominic from my current work-in-progress So She Dances. And they have definitely led me to discover some things about his background that I had never realized before. So, here goes.


1. If your character could be played by an actor, who would it be?  Well, from the picture it should be obvious. Bradley James, all the way!

2. Does your character have a specific theme song?  Not really, though, "You're So Vain" does come to mind... Also, I think, if he were to finally one day get saved (no, he is not currently a Christian), it would be the Newsboys song "Joy".

3. What's their worst childhood memory?  I'll try to summerize a long-ish story. Basically his aunt moved in with his family when she got kicked out of her parents' house after getting pregnant- unwed. Without telling any of them until after she had done so, Dominic's aunt had an abortion. She soon suffered severe emotional trauma, which affected the whole family. Dominic was only seven years oldd at the time, but it is the basis for an answer to a question below.
 
4. If your character had a superpower, what would it be?  It would be super strength- so he could impress the girls even more.
 
5. If your character crashed on an island with a bunch of other people, how could your character help the group survive?  I think he would more annoy the other people than help them, especially since he does have strong leadership qualities but he would want to use those to try to get people to do things his way and not anyone else's. However, if no one stepped up to lead and organize, he would probably do it...but people would still think him bossy.

6. Are they married? If not, do they someday wish to be?  No, he's not. He does want to get married, but only to a girl he thinks is worthy of himself.
 
7. What is a cause they would die for?   In spite of all his faults, one thing he feels very strongly about, due to the event mentioned above, is that he is strongly Pro-Life. I don't know if he would neccessarily go so far as to die for it, but it could come close.

8. Would they rather die fighting valiantly, or quietly at home?  Fighting valiantly. Definitely. He feels that if it were any other way, people would think less of him.

9. If a stranger walked up to them and told them they were the child of the prophesy, would they believe them?  No way! Now, he would probably think that if anyone had the ability to be, it would be himself, and that it would probably be cool, but he would never take it seriously- and he would think the person batty.
 
10. Do they prefer the country, or the city?  City boy, all the way. There are very few instances where you would actually catch him in the country...and I can't think of them off hand.

Story Snippets- February

  First, just let me say how I can't belive it is February already! That said, my dear friend Katie has started a monthly blog thingy where you can post little snippets of the various works you have been working on, etc. I think it is an awesome idea, and that is what I am here for today.

As I haven't actually written anything for So She Dances yet, I shall be featuring my two Faerie's Virtues books that I have completed.

"He was teasing, and Cherry couldn’t help but smile and retort. 'Well, then, sir, your fears have been realized. I am a tea sweetener. "No tea unsweetened" is my motto.'"

~Faerie's Grace: Hwinny's Story

 

"The next two days were spent in a mix of relaxation and slightly anxious anticipation. Everyone was on edge waiting to hear an answer, but no answer came before Naji and Purity were to leave. The morning of departure came and went, and, as soon as the coach was out of sight, Caleb and Hwinny gathered what they would need for an overnight and made their way back through the long tunnel."

~Faerie's Grace: Hwinny's Story

"Hwinny and Caleb looked at each other. They knew they existed, and that the alliance between the two races was probably true, but here was absolute proof. 'We believe they do,' Hwinny told him. 'In fact, we know they do, and we’re going to stop them.'"

~Faerie's Grace: Hwinny's Story

“I know many of you, today, hold memories of my mother- memories of her I will never have; even memories of her before I and my lost sister were ever born. It was her grief over my missing sister that brought on her cruel fate- for fate it is when a Faerie does not live to fade but dies before their time, as if they were mortal. Our memories of her are bittersweet. She was beautiful and kind, and loved my father and myself dearly, and I wish she had been able to spend more time with us as I grew. As it is, most of my memories are mixed together. Some seeing her happy and smiling as she watched me play or played with me, or as she and my father talked over happy things that I was yet too young to understand. These memories soon blur and flow into memories of her sighing and walking around melancholy as something had suddenly brought memories of her missing child to the forefront of her mind, making her tender heart break even more. I choose, however, to remember her in the light of the former- laughing and singing, and teaching me what lessons she could."

~Faerie's Love: Naji's Story

“You see, the Mountain Keepers have a rather large thirst for knowledge. It does not matter too much what kind of knowledge, as long as it is useful to us, and we will take it from anywhere. Technology is one of the most useful forms of knowledge that we have gained from the mortal world. You Faeries have only gone so far as to have electricity. We have gone far enough to have certain forms of electronics.”

~Faerie's Love: Naji's Story

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