I was tagged by @disneyfan50 to do this uquiz for my OCs! And...while I will admit, uh, due to my ability to write angst, the results do match some of my OCs, my struggle with limiting the choices will be real here.

fervently.

you crave a hug that cracks your ribs... the feeling of your wandering soul being crushed back into the bones that can't seem to hold it. you need a hand gripping yours so tightly you almost fear it may leave a bruise, a reminder that you are here. and that you are not alone.

Given everything that Locket has been through so far in Marvel Descendants, including her childhood on the Area of The Lost with her father, the incident with Devlin Kilgrave, all the enemies she's either faced or keeps facing (one of which seems determined to haunt her until one of them is dead), this fits her as with life seeming out to get her constantly and her enemies trying to make her feel alone, sometimes a simple hand grab reminds her its not true and she's always going to have someone there for her.

No faceclaim so uh, have a treasure gif??? And Jayra is a no-brainer for this one, given she was raised with the same motto as her dad was: "there's no team in 'i'." and was basically punished for showing any signs she cared about her friends when younger until ultimately, the only way she knew touch was with her eventual girlfriend, though even that sadly wasn't enough to undo what her father drilled into her. But once taken off the Isle and to Auradon with her friends, Jayra soon learns how wrong her father was about everything and how she doesn't have to be alone, not with friends like hers around who love her for who she is, and with that learning, comes a new appreciation for the feeling of touch from her loved ones, especially when she reunites with her girlfriend finally after six months of being apart.

cautiously. your teeth are bared, as they have been, your jaw aching for so long as growls slip free. you always have to defend yourself. you lash out in fear. you need someone who does not shrink back... a hand falling slowly to your shoulder, however briefly, in a reminder that you do not have to lunge. there is no danger here, now.

Throughout all alternate universes with Reese as a daughter of Hades, being guarded at all times is all Reese has ever known, given her father was basically a glorified roommate in the end to her, not bothering to raise her as she had to do that on her own, and whenever he did care to give her any attention, it was just to get angry at her, especially when she started becoming more of her own person instead of wanting to be like him. And sure, she did have a few Isle friends in each of these alternate universes, but even around them, Reese finds it hard to lower her guard, especially with Isle kids messing with her at times. Which means when it comes to finally being off the Isle in each alternate universe, Reese struggles completely around others at first, unable to trust that they do care about her due to everything really, and physical affection can get mixed reactions from her really. But with time, she does grow to lower her guard and does grow to see people do generally care about her unlike her dad, and despite her mixed reactions, she does grow to like physical affection, especially from her friends and eventual adopted family members in the alternate universes.

Have a green lightning gif for Malachi, since uh, he like Jayra and the rest of the OCs from Family Business/Evils Unfinished Business, has no faceclaim. I almost matched Malachi to 'fervently', given that does fit him, but I decided ultimately to match him with 'cautiously', given how Malachi's childhood of abuse at the hands of his mother and grandmother in the name of making him exactly like them, means Malachi is used to being guarded against everyone and everything, including his friends. But after being brought to Auradon along with said friends due to Alexander's proclamation, Malachi does start to lower his guard at least after some time and while he may be still getting used to physical affection, he does find himself appreciating it when he gets it from his friends.

gently.

you need to be held as though you're going to break. you need someone to trace your scars like cracks in a wall, crumbling. their touch is almost painful; you've been without it for too long, without someone to hold you. but, you cannot bring yourself to pull away.

Being the only daughter of Gaston, the only times Jewel recalls being held is by her older brother, Gil, when her father and other two older brothers got too much sometimes in their abuse, but it was only when the three won't looking, which meant that it was sadly rare. And this in turn in Auradon, means Jewel isn't exactly used to touches such as being held, but over time, she slowly learns there are more gentle ways of being touched then her father's and two older brother's brutal treatment, thanks in part to her eventual girlfriend, Clarice.

While Jayla may vary in alternate universes when it comes to how she likes to be touched, when it comes to canon (Marvel Descendants) Jayla, she only recalls being held by her adopted mother, but then she sadly died while Jayla was young and she was left with her adopted father, whose touch was nothing but abusive, even on the night that Jayla ultimately decided to leave home in favor of SHIELD Academy. But despite what he did to her, Jayla does grow to love gentle touching with her new found friends over time and when it comes to finding her family finally, it turns out dragons love gentle touching as well.

Tagging for this challenge is a little hard as don't know many friends who do OC's, but uh, tagging @descendantofthesparrow , @miss617 , @shiningharmony and anyone who feels like doing it really.