How To Make A Naturally Intimidating OC Seem Soft

How To Make a Naturally Intimidating OC Seem Soft

So a while ago, I reblogged an old post from my first letmehelpyouwrite blog talking about intimidating OCs and how different people find different types of people intimidating, such as people that are too quiet, too loud, too tall, and so on.

Since I can’t find the part II of that post talking about how to turn your intimidating OC into a “teddy bear” OC, I will just rewrite it. So, without further ado, here goes nothing!

There are many different reasons why an OC can be intimidating. They can cause overstimulation, they can just unnerve naturally quiet people if they’re too loud… but no matter why Person A finds your OC intimidating, here are some ways that same OC can find them to be a snuggly teddy bear.

1. They talk softly to something harmless. If your OC that is normally loud and boisterous suddenly turns to a little child and is soft and quiet with them, that can be a very endearing thing to encounter. Your OC that normally would find this person intimidating would suddenly be overtaken with the “aww” factor. This would especially be true if the harmless creature is something that Person A loves themselves.

2. They give really warm hugs. Maybe your OC isn’t too prone to giving hugs but as soon as they do, it’s the kind of hug that grabs onto your heartstrings and tugs with all its got. They are great huggers and therefore less intimidating.

3. They have a really irrational fear that makes it seem silly that they could ever do harm. Like maybe they’re afraid of really cute monkeys or are afraid of clowns. Don’t seem so intimidating now, do they? Bonus points if they freak out in front of your OC.

4. For really tall OCs, if they like to give a short OC piggyback rides or otherwise hold/pick them up. This kind of goes with #1 but when something big and intimidating is seen being gentle and soft and careful with something small, it tends to kick in that “aww” factor along with a sense of protectiveness that just can’t be bad.

5. For tall OCs, if they do something random and silly. The sillier it is, the better. But make sure it isn’t overstimulating because overstimulation can kick in the intimidation factor and make OCs fearful.

6. For quiet OCs, they could do something weird and totally out of character for them. It should be something that seems silly or comical, to put less tension on their quiet tendencies and more thoughts on how cute and silly they are.

Here are just a few ways that an OC can be made to seem like a cuddly little monster teddy bear. I may add more later, but for now that’s it. Feel free to add your own to the stockpile!