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a-crepusculo · 2 years

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Meet My OC

—Dr. Nyla Imani Hassan

Basic Information

Full Name: Nyla Imani Hassan

Nickname(s): Lala, Ney, Nay

Place of Birth: Cairo, Egypt

Date of Birth: 14th November 1990

Hometown: Seattle, WA, USA

Ethnicity: Egyptian-Palestinian

Nationality: American

Hair Color: Dark Brown

Eye Color: Dark Brown

Height: 5′6″

Languages: English, Arabic, and (a little bit of) French

Personality Traits: Adventurous, enthusiastic, ambitious, familial, outspoken, stubborn, (can be) demanding, hot-headed, reliable, passionate, cautious

Hobbies: Hiking, swimming, photography, playing video games

Face Claim: May Calamawy

Family

Father: Hassan Noor Ali

Mother: Aisha Zahrah Mustafa

Sibling(s): Zayn Samir Hassan (older brother; deceased), Aida Zafira Hassan (younger sister)

Education

Medical School: Harvard Medical School at Harvard University

Undergraduate: University of Washington, majored in Biochemistry

Career

Current Occupation: Doctor, Internal Medicine | Head of Diagnostics Team at Mass Kenmore, MA

Past Occupation: Doctor, Internal Medicine | Attending at Mayo Clinic, MN

Romantic Relationship

Love Interest: Tobias Carrick

Personal Background

Nyla was born in Egypt, but moved with her family to Miami when she was three years old. They stayed there for a year with a close relative, then her father decided to move to Seattle when they have saved enough money

For the first few years of living in the US, their family has struggled financially

Though, despite those struggles, her parents have always prioritized Nyla and her siblings’ education, making sure that they could continue to learn in school

As an immigrant, Nyla was often belittled and bullied by her classmates, especially during elementary school. She was not (yet) fluent in English, so she would often mix up certain words and sentences

Things started to look up when her father was able to open up his own automobile repair shop, which instantly became popular in the neighborhood

However, when she came home one evening, she found her older brother laying on the floor, struggling to breathe. They rushed him to the hospital, but the hospital could not admit him due to lack of insurance. Her family moved him to another hospital, in hopes of him getting admitted and treated first, yet they were also declined in that hospital. As they rush to move him again to another hospital, her brother has passed away.

That specific moment became one of many reasons Nyla decided to be a doctor

Random Facts

Nyla loves swimming, and she got into the regional synchronized swimming squad when she was six years old.

One of her favorite childhood memory is riding the Seattle Great Wheel with her family when they first arrived at Seattle

Her current comfort show is Bridgerton

She always has a book in her bag wherever she goes, just in case she has some free time to read up

She would always bring white roses to her brother’s grave whenever she visits him

She met Marchia in middle school, and slowly became close friends as time flew by. They lost contact when Nyla got her internship at Mayo Clinic, but rekindled her friendship shortly after learning that Marchia became the Head of Diagnostics at Edenbrook

Her high-school superlative was: “Most Ambitious”

She suffers from fear of heights, or commonly known as acrophobia

Once, she bumped into Julia Roberts at the supermarket, and after asking Nyla tons of medical advice, they exchanged phone numbers. She still has her number to this day

Have more questions about Nyla? Feel free to send ‘em to my inbox, or send me a DM!

Main Masterlist

#open heart #open heart choices #choices open heart #tobias carrick #dr. tobias carrick #open heart oc #meet my oc #Tobias x OC #Tobias Carrick x OC #playchoices #open heart fanfiction #oph fanfiction #my OC #Nyla Imani Hassan

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bex-la-get · 2 years

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Their Little Bear (Ethan x f!MC)

Book: Open Heart

Pairing: Ethan Ramsey x Natalie Cusack

Special Appearance: Noah Cusack

Word count: 670

Summary: While out shopping for their little arrival, Ethan falls in love with an unexpected item.

Rating: T

Category: Fluff and feels.

Author’s Note: Dedicated to @genevievemd and @danijimenezv for both showing me the IG video that inspired this fic and encouraging the chaos that followed. Hope I did this justice, my loves! 💙

Natalie scanned the aisles of the baby store, looking at all the various supplies they would need. The nursery had already been painted and baby proofed. Now, the fun part began: shopping.

They still had a few months before their son was due but, being the planners that they are, Nat & Ethan wanted to leave nothing to chance. By the time the baby was born, they wanted to focus exclusively on him, and nothing else. Nat stopped in front of some rocking chairs and inspected each one, determining which she thought would be the most comfortable. Narrowing down her choices, she nodded to herself, then made her way over to the clothing section where she had last seen Ethan.

She found her husband standing in front of a rack of onesies, holding a small brown onesie in his hands, his thumbs running absent-mindedly over the fabric. “Hey E, will you come look at some rocking chairs and tell me which one you like better?” she said, approaching him.

Ethan didn’t immediately respond, his eyes glazed over as he stared at the onesie. Nat cocked her head to the side and lightly touched his shoulder. “E?”

He perked up at her touch and his eyes refocused. “Hm? Sorry, love. Did you say something?”

“Are you okay?” she asked.

He gave her a small smile. “Yeah, I’m fine.”

She studied him for a moment before determining that he was telling the truth. She looked down at the onesie in his hands and smiled. “Do you like that one?” she asked.

He looked back down at it, his eyes lighting up. “Is it ridiculous if I say yes?”

“Of course not!” Nat replied. “I think it’s cute! But I never pegged you as the type of person who’d want to dress up our baby in an animal onesie.”

“I’m not, usually, but…”

“But?”

He shrugged, sheepishly. “When I look at this, I have this image in my head of our son wearing this and I… I’m kind of obsessed with the idea.” He laughed. “I don’t know why, I just am.”

Natalie grinned. “Ethan, I love that idea. Let’s get it!”

“Really?”

“Really,” she nodded. “He’ll be our little bear cub.”

“I thought we were Rams for Ramsey?” he replied, smirking.

Nat shrugged. “When you find a cute ram onesie, we’ll talk about changing it. For now, he’ll be our little bear.”

Ethan beamed at her and placed the onesie in the basket he had been carrying. “For our little bear, then.”

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A Few Months Later

Ethan smiled down at his newborn son as he gently zipped up the onesie around his small body. Little Noah wiggled around and cooed at his father, making Ethan’s heart swell with overwhelming love. He leaned down and placed a gentle kiss on his son’s forehead before picking him up and carrying him out into the living room.

Nat was sitting on the sofa, watching television when Ethan appeared with the baby in his arms. Nat’s face lit up at the sight of her son in the bear onesie they had bought for him all those months ago. “Hi my little Bear,” she said, her voice rising an octave as the baby was passed to her arms. “Look how cute you are!”

“I gotta say, Nat: we made one cute baby,” Ethan said, sitting down next to her.

Natalie smiled as little Noah wrapped his tiny hand around her index finger. “Yeah, we did. It helps that his father has such good taste in onesies,” she replied, looking at him.

He kissed her forehead and smiled down at their son. “He’s the cutest bear I’ve ever seen,” he said, quietly.

“Our little Noah Bear,” Nat replied.

Noah looked up at both his parents with his bright blue eyes and cooed. Ethan rested his chin on Natalie’s shoulder, his cheeks beginning to hurt from smiling so much. “I love you,” he whispered into Nat’s ear.

“I love you more,” she replied.

He kissed her cheek. “Never.”

A/N: Noah would outgrow the onesie, but this nickname would stick for life.

Tagging separately.

#bexwritesstuff #ethan ramsey #natalie cusack #ethan x natalie #open heart mc #ethan x mc #open heart oc #noah ramsey #the ramsack kids

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justcallmefox89 · 1 year

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Irresistible Force Paradox: Chapter Two - An Open Heart Fic

Rory and Ethan have their second skirmish, and the intern interferes with one of the diagnostic team’s cases.

September 14th. 8:15 a.m.

“I’m telling you guys; this one is perfect for us. Five bedrooms, wheel-chair friendly, a few minutes on the T from Edenbrook,” Sienna continues to extoll the virtues of the apartment she had found online last night after the three of us, plus Elijah and Landry, had drunkenly agreed to live together. “And it’s within our budget! This is too good to be true!”

“Because it probably is,” Jackie replies, yawning.

I loop the lanyard that holds my name badge over my head. “I’m too young to die in an organ trafficking scheme.”

“Guys…”

“Fine! Fine. But if it even looks like it’s above a meth lab, we keep searching,” Jackie relents.

“Deal!”

“Sucker,” I whisper, nudging Jackie in the ribs after Sienna has walked a few feet ahead of us.

She bumps me with her hip. “I dare you to try and say no to that face.”

We meet up with Landry and Elijah inside the atrium, where two residents are corralling all of the interns into one big group.

“Moment of truth,” Elijah says, “We’re meeting out senior residents.”

The female resident waves us over. “Oh, hello interns! Right over here with the others!”

“Do take your time. We’ve got all day.” The man next to her scowls.

Uh-oh. I think I recognize that voice.

“What? What’s that face for?” Jackie whispers.

“I’m pretty sure that’s the guy who walked in on me and Bryce yesterday. In a supply closet.”

She snorts in amusement. “You’re kidding me. You like that surfer bro?”

“What’s wrong with him? He’s cute!” Sienna defends me. “Nice going, Rory!”

Jackie just rolls her eyes in response, but she’s smiling.

“It’s so lovely to see so many new faces ready for exciting adventures! I’m Dr. Delarosa, but to you, I’m just Ines!”

That’s a whole lot of energy this early in the day.

“And I’m Dr. Zaid Mirani. We’ve got your cases for the day. Come and get ‘em. Do not ask me for something better than what you get. I will treat you like you don’t exist.”

Awesome. A shorter, less attractive Ramsey.

I roll my eyes as all the interns move in to collect their assignments. I mosey over towards Ines while Jackie opts for Zaid.

“Hi! Dr. O’Shea! Do you remember me?”

“Of course,” I say, trying to perk up a little. You can call me Rory.”

Ines beams at me. “Zaid and I will be your mentors during your intern year. We’ll assign and monitor your cases and help you if you run into problems. Our purpose is to teach and guide you. Think of us as your safety net, okay? No matter what, we’ll get through this together.”

“Roger that, Ghostrider.” I take the patient’s chart from her and move away to join Jackie. “What’s Mirani like?”

“An ass,” she replies, flipping through her own chart. “What about Ines?”

“The most aggressively cheerful person I’ve ever met.”

“Gross. I’ll take the ass.”

“All right, young ones!” Ines calls out. “You’ve got your assignments. Go forth and shine bright.”

11:30 a.m.

My fellow interns and I gather in the atrium after answering Ines’ page. I slink through the crowd, trying to find Jackie or Sienna.

“I hope you’re all excited! We’re about to begin rounds!” Ines says.

“Woohoo,” I say under my breath, moving to stand next to Sienna. She grins and bumps her shoulder into mine, but doesn’t take her eyes off of Ines.

“We’ll go around as a group led by a senior physician, and you’ll present your patients and field questions. Today, we have a very special guest… Good morning, Dr. Ramsey!”

Fuuuuuck.

“Let’s get this show on the road, shall we?” Ramsey urges her, frowning.

“We’re doing rounds with Dr. Ramsey? This is great! Also, I’m gonna puke!” Someone, Landry I think, exclaims behind me.

“Let’s see who the interns are going to kill today,” Ramsey mutters, just loud enough for our group to hear.

“What a fucking asshole,” I whisper to Sienna. “Does he -”

“Something to add, Dr. O’Shea?” Ramsey asks, his gaze landing on me.

The other interns shoot me glances and start murmuring amongst themselves, trying to figure out why he knows me by name.

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Ethan stares down Dr. O’Shea, silently daring him to repeat himself. O’Shea’s left eye twitches in annoyance and he squares his shoulders.

“Yes, actually,” Rory says, glaring at him. “I said, what a f- oof!” The intern next to Rory stomps on his foot, interrupting him. He collects himself and tries again, a little more calmly. “It’s only our second day. You don’t have to make mean jokes to try to shake our confidence.”

Ines’ eyes dart back and forth between Rory and Ethan likes she’s following a tennis match. “Ha! Ha ha! Let’s maybe proceed with the -”

Ethan raises his eyebrows. “And has your confidence been shaken?”

Rory flashes him a sharp grin. “Oh Dr. Ramsey… It will take a lot more than you to shake my confidence.”

Taken aback, but trying not to show it Ethan replies, “Good. Because if I scare you, then you aren’t remotely prepared for what you’ll face on a daily basis here. Actually, why don’t we start rounds with your patient?”

3:00 p.m.

What is your game, old man?

I stare at Ramsey’s retreating back as he walks away from me, trying to puzzle out why he picked me out of all the available interns and assigned me to Kyra’s case. I bite my lower lip, worried and pissed off.

I don’t like Ramsey and I don’t like being singled out to handle his special, little assignments. I don’t like it at all.

A wail carries down the hallway and I wince in reflex. The baby had been crying ever since it had been admitted early that morning, and I’m a little awed that it’s still going strong. I have to walk past the hospital room to get to the nurse’s station, so I risk a peek inside as I slowly wander by. I quietly watch as one of the senior nurses, Marlene, quickly administers a dose of medication to the baby girl and hands her back to her father, a disheveled young man with dark circles under his eyes. A equally young woman, the baby’s mother I assume, slumps in a visitor’s chair, red-eyed from crying and nervously chewing on her lower lip.

Marlene murmurs a few comforting words to the parents and exits the room. I stop her just outside the door.

“What’s going on in there?” I ask softly.

“Sepsis of an unknown cause,” she answer, shaking her head sadly. “Dr. Banerji’s team took the case but they haven’t been able to pinpoint the cause of infection. Poor thing, she’s too young to tell us what’s wrong and they’ve been running tests all day. Her parents are just exhausted.”

I gaze at the sad scene in the hospital room, anxiously tapping my fingers against the clipboard in my hands. “Sorry if I held you up, ma’am,” I say absently, deep in thought. “I was just curious.”

Marlene pats me on the shoulder and resumes her rounds. I covertly check the hallway, specifically looking for a certain freakishly tall, older doctor. Once I’m sure Ramsey isn’t nearby, I take a deep breath and step into the room.

“Hi, I’m Dr. Rory O’Shea,” I say, just loud enough to be head over the still crying baby.

4:30 p.m.

Cursing his malfunctioning coffee maker for the twentieth time in just as many minutes, Ethan storms into the hospital cafeteria. The team’s newest case, a six-month old little girl named Emily, is getting to him and the lack of caffeine isn’t helping.

Think damn it… Sepsis in infants…

He scowls, trying to recall every bit of relevant information he can.

“Dr. Ramsey?” a timid voice interrupts his frantic thoughts.

Ethan prepares a sharp response, stopping just in time when he realizes it’s Emily’s mother, Sarah, not an over-eager intern, trying to get his attention. Her husband, Jason, sits at the table with her, both of them looking slightly more rested than when he had last seen that.

Why are they here? Did something happen? Surely Naveen would have paged me if -

“Dr. Ramsey?” Sarah tries again.

“What can I do for you?” Ethan offers them a tight smile as he tries to shake off his worry.

“Has your team found anything?” Jason asks, fear for his child lacing every word. “Emily still won’t eat and she’s crying hard enough to make herself sick…” Sarah grips his hand as he trails off, both of them looking fragile and so very young.

Damn it.

Ethan hates this part of his job. “Nothing conclusive,” he admits. “But I promise you, we can and will help your daughter.”

Sarah’s shoulder sag a little and fresh tears fill her eyes, but Jason manages a shaky smile. “Thanks. Dr. O’Shea said the same thing, and I don’t want you to think we doubt you we’re just -”

“I’m sorry,” Ethan interrupts. “When did you two speak to Dr. O’Shea?”

“He stopped by Emily’s room maybe two hours ago,” Sarah replies, using a napkin to dry her tears. “He was real sweet; offered to sit with her so we could stretch our legs and grab a bite to eat.”

“I didn’t realize just how much I needed a break until we got to the cafeteria,” Jason adds sheepishly.

Fucking Rookie.

Anger burns in Ethan’s chest, bright and hot. He’s not sure why Rory has decided to force himself into this specific case, but Ethan will have his job by the time this shift is over.

“Why don’t we see how they’re getting along?” Ethan suggests, forcing his voice to remain neutral. Jason and Sarah readily agree, eager to return to their daughter after their short rest.

Ethan struggles not to rush back to Emily’s room, not wanting to worry her parents. A grim smile spreads across his face as thinks about O’Shea’s upcoming termination. A fitting end to the two day feud he’d had with the intern. He strides into the hospital room, every admonishment he’d carefully prepared dying on the tip of his tongue as he takes in the scene before him.

Is that… Elton John?

Music plays softly from an iPhone resting on the small bedside table, and Rory gently sways to the rhythm, Emily sleepily resting in the crook of one arm. She’s no longer crying, but has one chubby hand tangled in Rory’s long, black hair as she sucks on the fingers of her other hand with intense concentration.

“I remember when rock was young, me and Susie had so much fun,” Rory softly sings along with the lyrics, using his free hand to make a small, yellow lion dance to the tune. Emily eyes the stuffed animal with interest, calm for the very first time since her admission.

“But the biggest kick I ever got, was doing a thing called the Crocodile Rock,” Rory turns in a wide, slow spin. “While the other kids wer - ”

And sees Ethan, Sarah and Jason standing in the door way. The young man’s eyes grow wide and two bright spots of color burn in his cheeks as he freezes in place.

“Hello, Rookie.”

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peonyblossom · 2 years

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Meet My OC - Vivien Hernandez

Book: Open Heart

Name: Vivien Hernandez

Pronouns: she/her

Birthday: May 6, 1993

Zodiac: Taurus

Height: 5’4”

Face Claim: Jaina Lee Ortiz

Love Interest: Bryce Lahela

Fave Taylor Swift Album: Red (Taylor’s Version)

Hometown: Bayamón, Puerto Rico

Hobbies: Surfing, gaming, & hiking

#open heart #meet my oc #vivien hernandez #cfwc mcs and ocs #open heart oc #bryce lahela

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txemrn · 2 years

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Did Tatum always wanted to be an OBGYN?

Hey, anon!

Thank you so much for the Ask! I love this question! 💜

And the answer is...

Nope! OBGYN was not even on her radar when she was approaching graduation. Before everything went south with her relationship with Ethan, she settled on Family Medicine (think general practitioner), and was matched with a program at Mass Kenmore (Ethan had his heart set on Edenbrook, so she sent apps to programs all around Boston).

But, she spiraled into a dark depression, and she declined the residency in Boston. But during her personal break, she met a very important woman who taught her and inspired her to work with moms and neonates. So, after a lot of gravelling and letters of recommendations, she applied to programs on the West Coast, hoping for a fresh start. She miraculously was matched to quite the competitive OBGYN program the following year at UCLA, and her passion for women's health would grow exponentially.

Thank you again for the thoughtful question about my sweet Tatum!

#you asked #open heart oc #tatum erikson

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ezekielbhandarivalleros · 2 years

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I’ve wanted to brighten up peoples day and to ask what’s your MC / OC favorite dish/snack?

Thanks 😍

Jake Tweneboah's favorite dishes are...

Kenkey - a typical Ghanaian dish made from fermented white corn (See Pic below) (My favorite as well)

Tempura Shrimp is also his favorite

For Snacks

Hickory Sticks - They look like fries but are actually chips

He also enjoys a bit of ice cream here and there

#jake x jackie #jake tweneboah #open heart oc

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shellysaurus-rex · 3 months

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some interesting things about polar bears

#shellyscribbles #one piece #one piece oc #penguin #shachi #ikkaku #bepo #trafalgar law #heart pirates #sleep with one eye open heart pirates

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ocwonderland · 5 months

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oc info card template

I wanted to share with you guys an OC info card I made on google spreadsheets. I made it to condense as much as I can about my OCs into one page, since I plan to print it out. It should be able to fit on an 8.5” x 11” printer paper.

(Apologies if it’s hard to read, I screenshot this on my phone since my pc isn’t working, also tumblr loves to kill the image quality...)

Feel free to use this as a template for your own OCs : ) You can modify it however you see fit, like change some of the categories or extend some of the boxes, or you can make your own info card based on it. Have fun!

Edit: I got a few people asking if I could provide the link to the google sheet itself. So here it is! It should prompt you to make a copy of the sheet, and it should show up in your own google drive for you to edit to your heart’s content.

#btw there’s supposed to be 10 hearts #but for some reason when I open this file on my phone it only shows 9 #not prompt #ocs #oc #oc stuff #oc tag #oc sharing

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storyofmychoices · 11 months

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Dr Olivia Hadley (future Lahela)

This adorable art of my beloved Olivia is by the lovely magrnarts on Instagram. Look at my ray of sunshine being the absolute cutest!!!

@choiceschallenge-may2023 : dream job ❤️

[Bryce Lahela x Olivia Hadley Masterlist] || [All Things Olivia]

#open heart #open heart mc #open heart oc #olivia hadley #my commission #open heart choices #choices open heart #choices #choices game #playchoices #choices game art #fan art #olivia lahela

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herebecritters · 5 months

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Can you draw flippy x flaky please

You’re lucky I love them ❤️

#happy tree friends #htf #flippy x flaky #flippaky #gush n mush #htf flippy #htf flaky #no I am not open to requests #but I haven’t drawn em in a minute and I felt the itch #they still have a huge special place in my heart #but I’ve been on an oc and htf god lore high lately #it’s been shaping into a buck wild and awesome story hehe #if you fill my inbox with request I will more than likely ignore them #please don’t I beg of you all #I like good lore questions though hehehe #I’ll try to sprinkle in some canon character art more often up here though #I know that’s what people ACTUALLY care about #but I’m not stopping with these ocs any time soon hehehehehe

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choicesficwriterscreations · 28 days

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April OC of the Month: Olivia Hadley

Please welcome April 2024's MC of the Month! Each month, we highlight one MC or OC on our Meet My MC / OC List. They are selected randomly on the Wheel of Names, and eligibility requirements can be found here. We accept MC / OC profiles on an ongoing basis. Please feel free to send yours in!

This month’s OC of the month is…

@storyofmychoices's Olivia Hadley!

More below...

In your own words, tell us what you like most about your MC / OC.

Olivia is literally sunshine. She is the most genuine and empathetic person. She constantly looks for ways to help others and make life better for those who are not as fortunate as she is. She always tries to make everyone she meets (especially children) feel special and heard/appreciated. It doesn’t matter if she knows them or not. She looks out for everyone. She is just a good person with the most beautiful heart and soul. She is so precious to me. In an ideal world, there would be a lot more Olivia’s to help us all feel special.

Do you feel your MC / OC is like you at all? How are you alike or different?

I do think Olivia and I have a lot in common. While I wish I could be as kind and empathetic as Olivia, I am still human, and I make mistakes. I try really hard to live by the principles of “leave the world a little better than you found it” (even if it’s just putting away a grocery cart someone left or picking up one piece of trash in a parking lot) and “be kind whenever possible; it is always possible” (this one is a little harder, but I try every single day to show kindness to everyone, even when I cannot show it to myself). I feel those principles also represent Olivia, she’s just better at it than me.

I also think we have similar occupations. We both wanted to be veterinarians and then learned we’d have to put animals down. Then we both switched to Pediatric Medicine. Olivia stuck with it. I decided to be a teacher because Pediatricians need to know how to deliver babies, and that’s a hard pass for me. Childbirth might be a miracle, but it’s disgusting (IMHO) lol. But we both work closely with children and try to make a positive impact on their lives. We both do whatever we can to create a safe place where children can tell us stuff they don’t know if they can share with their parents yet (questioning their sexual identity or gender). I’ve been very lucky to help several transgender elementary students feel more confident and accepted as well as work with parents to help them help their child. I’ve also worked with students with abusive home lives or their families can’t afford basic needs so I’ve gone out of my way to try to help them through anonymous donations and gift cards through the school. Anything I can do to ease even one struggle, I will do it and I think that is very much the person Olivia is. Olivia will always look out for anyone in her life.

As for differences, Olivia is a little more confident than I am. I drink far more coffee than she does. We both love plants, but she keeps them alive better than I do. I try, but I don’t always succeed, though a cactus I got as a gift from a student 3 years ago just bloomed for the first time this month, so I’m super excited for that. Maybe Olivia is finally rubbing off?

What is most important to your MC / OC? What is their motivation in life?

Olivia’s motivation is truly to make the world a better place. She knows that it’s not always easy, and there are so many struggles and so many hardships. She really wants to make a difference in the lives of those closest to her as well as in the community she serves. She knows she can’t conquer world hunger or global peace, but if she can make a difference to people around her then maybe those people can help some others and things would ripple out from there.

After she has children, her motivation splits. She’ll never stop caring about those around her or the patients she sees, but her children are her first priority.

What are their biggest pet peeves/dislikes?

Olivia doesn’t like gossip. She doesn’t like when people talk about others behind their back in a negative way. It makes her feel uncomfortable. She doesn’t like passive aggressive responses to situations. She genuinely believes that people are good, and if we all just try to have a little more empathy and understanding, the world would be a better place.

She doesn't like rudeness, pettiness, or dishonesty.

Olivia prefers order and organization, so she dislikes chaos and messy places.

If your MC / OC could change one thing - anything - what would it be?

If Olivia could change anything, she’d find a cure for childhood cancer. She takes each case to heart and watching children struggle is something that is very hard for her. She would never trade her time at Edenbrook for anything, and she feels guilty for even thinking it, but she is grateful when she opens her own practice that most of her cases become regular checkups and normal/everyday illnesses.

What is your MC / OC’s favorite quote or song?

“My favorite things in life don't cost any money. It's really clear that the most precious resource we all have is time." — Steve Jobs

“You are the sum total of everything you’ve ever seen, heard, eaten, smelled, been told, forgot - it’s all there. Everything influences each of us, and because of that, I try to make sure that my experiences are positive.” ― Maya Angelou

"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye." —Antoine de Saint-Exupery

"Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says I'll try again tomorrow." — Mary Anne Radmacher

“Even miracles take a little time.” — Fairy GodMother (Cinderella)

“Happily ever after is about finding happiness within yourself and holding on to it through any storm that comes your way." —Chris Colfer

Is there anything else you’d like to share about your MC / OC? (It can be why you created them, how they’ve inspired you, or you could write a little blurb as if it is coming from your OC - an acceptance speech. :) )

Ahhh what else to say about my precious Olivia?! She truly brings me so much joy.

If you’ve been in this fandom long enough, you’ll remember I was an Ethan romancer when OH first released. I enjoyed Ethan/MC’s dynamic. They totally reminded me of Thomas Hunt x MC. However, just before the pandemic, I wrote Bryce, thinking it was a one off thing, but as the world started to shut down, things got darker and scarier, Bryce Lahela’s sunshine and encouragement was something that resonated with me. I tried to make Olivia fit in the role of MC, but I just didn’t like the setup of MC with Bryce. So I made Olivia an original character. Taking her out of that MC role gave me so much more freedom with her and so much more freedom for telling her and Bryce’s story. I loved being able to see where each story would take them. I’m eternally grateful to Olivia (and Bryce) for helping me get through the Covid Pandemic. Having her and Bryce and their friends and family helped me have something positive and hope-filled to hold onto.

Olivia is actually really competitive. You might not see it or notice it at first, but if you’ve ever been a part of any competition with her, you’ll see she will not hold back.

Olivia has a black belt in taekwondo, even though she never talks about it. She got it in High School. She wanted to do something to challenge herself and she wasn’t participating in any team sports, though she did try to get a pingpong team started in her school but it never took off.

Olivia volunteered with Habitat for Humanity for a summer in the Dominican Republic.

Olivia has Scottish roots and has always dreamed of going to Scotland. She hasn’t gotten there yet, but one day!

Olivia is almost as lucky to have such good friends in Casey and Merida as I am to have @jerzwriter and @lilyoffandoms in my life. I can’t even begin to express how special they are to me and how I treasure their friendship.

Thank you to everyone who has ever supported Olivia. She is truly a special character who is so close to my heart. The fact that she is truly an original character and you still adore her means so much to me. I can’t say thank you enough. The amount of serotonin I get from writing and sharing her with you should be illegal, and then when anyone interacts, my heart explodes with unicorns and rainbows and all the sunshine. I’m eternally grateful for the support of Olivia, Bryce, and their little world. Thank you!!!

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Exile (An Open Heart Fic)

Book: Open Heart

Characters: Ethan Ramsey, Natalie Cusack (MC)

Special Appearance: Damien Calabaza (OC)

Word count: ~1000

Summary: He comes to terms with knowing that she’s happier with someone else.

Rating: T

Category: Angst? Ish?

Author’s Note: You ever come across a song that you’ve listened to a million times but this time it hits different and suddenly you’re overcome with inspiration? That happened last night with Exile by Taylor Swift. This is the result. Enjoy!

Also, special thanks to @liaromancewriter and @jerzwriter for helping me figure out some nitty gritty details. Y’all are the best! 💙

He didn’t belong here.

These weren’t his people, no matter how hard they tried to make him believe they were. These people showed off their wealth and their connections at every turn, which only made them feel more like phonies than anything else.

He adjusted the bowtie around his neck and sipped his drink, waiting until it was an appropriate time for him to leave.

He scanned the crowd around him, finding most everyone exceedingly boring or snobbish, until his eyes fell upon a familiar head of bright red hair. His eyes widened as the head turned and he saw Natalie, smiling and laughing with a group of people he didn’t recognize.

She looked beautiful. She always had been, but now, with her deep blue gown and her hair curled, falling around her face, she looked almost ethereal.

He didn’t realize he had been staring until she made eye contact with him. It only took a moment for her to recognize him, but when she did, she gave him that dazzling smile of hers and immediately began to make her way over to him. His heart skipped a beat and he quickly checked his appearance in the nearby window before she appeared. When he turned back to look at her, his heart got stuck in his throat hearing his name on her lips again.

“Damien!” She exclaimed. She opened her arms wide and pulled him into a tight hug. He returned her hug just as tightly.

“What are you doing here?” She asked, pulling out of the embrace.

Damien smiled sheepishly. “I’ve taken on an Assistant Professor position at Columbia. I’ll be teaching classes on Environmental Engineering. My appearance at this event is my ‘coming out’ to the other academics and high society folk of New York.”

Natalie grinned. “What?! Damien, that’s amazing! Congratulations!!”

His smile widened. “Thank you, Nat. What are you doing in New York? I thought you were in Boston?”

“Oh, I am. I’m just here for a medical conference. My mentor’s the Keynote speaker this year. And... I may or may not be speaking on a panel about affordable patient care as well.”

“Look at you, moving up in the world,” he said, smiling with pride.

Natalie laughed. “We both did pretty good for ourselves, huh?”

“You could say that.”

She took her hand in his and he fought the urge to squeeze it. “Come on, there’s someone I want you to meet!”

Following her lead, Damien stuck close to her as she led him across the room towards the back, where a tall man in a sharp suit was in conversation with an older couple.

“Ethan!” Natalie called as they approached.

The man called Ethan turned around and smiled at her, excusing himself from his previous conversation. Natalie let go of Damien’s hand and reached out for Ethan, placing a gentle hand on his forearm. “E, there’s someone I want you to meet.” She turned back to Damien.

“Damien Calabaza, meet Dr. Ethan Ramsey. Ethan, this is my dear friend Damien.”

“Ah, the engineer,” Ethan said, smiling and shaking Damien’s hand. “I read your article in the Times on renewable energy resources. I was very impressed.”

“Thank you,” Damien replied, his eyes narrowing in concentration. “Are you that Ethan Ramsey? The one Nat never shut up about?”

Natalie lightly punched Damien’s shoulder while Ethan laughed and nodded. “The very same.”

Damien smiled. “Look at you, Nat. Meeting and working with your hero. Teenage you would have fainted.”

Nat rolled her eyes and chuckled. “Nah, teenage me would have fangirled a little hard but she wouldn’t have fainted. Finding out she’s engaged to her medical hero though? That would have made her faint!”

Damien’s stomach dropped as he glanced down and noticed, for the first time, the diamond ring sitting on Nat’s left hand. He had always held a torch for Nat, even all these years later. He knew it had been foolish, but he had hoped she’d been unattached. Now, he knew she wouldn’t be ever again.

He cleared his throat and forced a smile. “Forgive me, I didn’t realize. Congratulations! When’s the wedding?”

“October,” Ethan answered. “Though I’d be happy with a simple courthouse wedding.”

“And face my mother’s wrath?” Nat said. “No way in hell am I risking that.”

Damien nodded. “Yeah, that’s smart. I’ve only seen your mom mad once and it still haunts me.”

“See?” Nat said, pointing at Damien. “He knows!”

Ethan laughed. “Fair enough.”

The three continued to stand a chat for a while, Damien observing how well attuned Nat & Ethan were with each other. When he moved, she moved, when he stopped speaking, she kept the conversation going. It was clear to anyone who looked at them that they were a perfect pair. And even though Damien didn’t want to admit it, he liked Ethan. Despite being one of the best doctors in the country, Ethan was very down to earth and not at all like the snobs that populated this event. No wonder Nat was drawn to him.

Eventually, the conversation came to a natural end. Ethan glanced around them and whispered conspiratorially. “Think we can get out of here now?”

Natalie nodded “Definitely. We’ve been here long enough to leave without anyone raising a stink.”

Nat pulled Damien into a tight hug goodbye. “Don’t be a stranger, okay? Keep in touch. Oh, and reach out to Dani! She’s also here in New York, and I know she’d love to see you.”

“Will do,” Damien replied, smiling. He turned to Ethan and shook his hand. “Good to you meet you, Dr. Ramsey.”

“Ethan, please. And the pleasure was mine. I look forward to hearing more about your work in the future.”

Damien watched as Ethan wrapped his arm around Natalie’s shoulders as the two of them made their way out of the event. He smiled as he watched Natalie look up at Ethan and give him a gentle kiss on the cheek. He was happy for her. She’d found her person and was very clearly happy and thriving.

And maybe one day, he’d find that for himself as well.

A/N: Tagging separately.

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