I loved this thread🥺😭 they seem like such a special oc to you in many ways

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Thanks for asking Megs❤️ also if anyone wants to drop any more numbers yes please, I'm always ready to yap

And this is because, like I already said before, Ellie had this history with Tobias, Lennon and Pippa, literally dating back years ago, she was always part of their gang. And it's important to the emotional core of the band, and their bond. The management is a bit more of a comic relief part

I don't even think I dislike anything about Alyssa, but pre-creative director era she definitely felt a bit out of place as a drummer. I even made her specifically for this role and got inspo for her from one niche band drummer. But anyone who's not Ellie would have just felt a bit off in this role

I love how she may seem like an airhead but is actually really fierce and should be taken seriously. Also she has a messy "love" life (she has a few rotating hookup partners and everyone knows all the deets of her drama, but she's aromantic - the aro rep is another thing I love about her)

Pippa is already an actual alien! 25% on her mom's side, as the title of her introduction chapter said. And Zuri is part-alien too, she keeps some of the markings in her human form too because she likes it this way

Also this is the sole reason why I started playing Mass Effect and made Ellie my Shepard hehe. It has the *exact* vibes. I haven't actually played it in a hot while but am planning to return to it when I buy a PC (my laptop is incredibly noisy and I'm fighting for my life with sims already)

They didn't become a band until 2021, but this was planned with all the current band members + Nate, who was supposed to be Tobias' spouse but I wasn't vibing with that ship for a while. The premise was Tobias goofing around with Lennon, Ellie and Pippa, and Nate awkwardly sitting in the corner

I had no issue with either Zuri or Alyssa, but the new character didn't work in this role as well as Ellie, since she's the only one whose history is intertwined with the other three. But I slept on her the whole time somehow due to her "sweet" image (I underestimated her bc she's def more complex!)

She was the drummer of Galactic Crusade in their originally planned lineup from June 2021!

But later I replaced her with Alyssa, and then Alyssa with Eliana. I'm SUPER glad both ex drummers are still there in different roles and Zuri definitely shines more performing solo

Also Tobias and Pippa matching😭 the gang has so many elite friendship combinations but their relationship means so much to me, they bicker like they're siblings (Pippa actually reminds Tobias a lot of his older sister) but are really so alike and just get each other emotionally

Pippa's gf Astrid will appear later on after some heartbreaks, but she's the band's yoga instructor👀 and Marcelo was a quiet violinist in their first school band who often went unnoticed but Ellie saw him! They drift apart around the time she joins GC but later reunite (and he ages like fine wine🔥)

Thank you so much for asking, I love these two❤️

As for the ending, I'm thinking Paul decides to become mortal and age with Antonio and their loved ones and I find it quite a good and fitting ending for them! Becoming a vampire wasn't actually his choice, and he wouldn't see the point in living without his family, partner and friends.

They do have their own backstories and arcs outside Galactic Crusade because I became attached to them and they deserve it, but it's still in development. Like I have an outline of Paul's vampire backstory and how they met and their time prior to the band, but still am figuring out some details.