I’m currently in the process of a new story (title in progress) for a romance-ish novel dealing with a popstar and a fan and need some more names
Current Characters:
Ceraphina [name_u]Morgan[/name_u] [name_u]Temple[/name_u] “[name_f]Cera[/name_f]” –16 years old, [name_m]Asher[/name_m]’s love interest, a nerdy fan who’s a little shy with curly blonde hair, blue eyes, and a baby face. Looks 14. Has two currently unnamed deceased brothers.
____ [name_u]Temple[/name_u] – Ceraphina’s mother
_____ [name_u]Temple[/name_u] –Ceraphina’s father
[name_f]Hallie[/name_f] [name_m]Turner[/name_m] - Ceraphina’s friend
[name_m]Asher[/name_m] [name_m]Rhodes[/name_m] (born _____ [name_m]Rhodes[/name_m]) –Age 22, FTM (forcibly closeted) transgender, rock star, main character, Ceraphina’s love interest. [name_m]Black[/name_m] hair, brown eyes.
[name_f]Ardith[/name_f] [name_m]Rhodes[/name_m]- [name_m]Asher[/name_m]’s 13 year old sister.
[name_u]Lindsay[/name_u] [name_m]Rhodes[/name_m] – [name_m]Asher[/name_m]’s mother. [name_f]Olive[/name_f] toned skin, Hispanic, [name_m]Black[/name_m] hair. [name_m]Born[/name_m] in the United States
[name_m]Pablo[/name_m] [name_m]Cort[/name_m]és-Castillo – [name_u]Lindsay[/name_u]’s older brother by nine years. [name_m]Born[/name_m] in Mexico.
[name_m]Grant[/name_m] [name_m]Rhodes[/name_m] – Blond haired. [name_u]Blue[/name_u] eyed, [name_m]Asher[/name_m]’s father.
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_m]Bowers[/name_m]- Reporter
[name_f]Molly[/name_f] _____-[name_f]Fan[/name_f], likely will be the name of a snooty girl from Ceraphina’s school
[name_f]Catherine[/name_f] ____ – [name_f]Fan[/name_f]
[name_f]Mildred[/name_f] [name_m]Rhodes[/name_m] – [name_m]Asher[/name_m]’s grandmother, transphobic
[name_u]Brett[/name_u] [name_u]Sterling[/name_u]– One of [name_m]Asher[/name_m]’s rock star friends. He doesn’t know that [name_m]Asher[/name_m] is transgender.
[name_m]Jason[/name_m] [name_m]Smith[/name_m] –Popstar and song writer
[name_f]Naia[/name_f] Winslow - [name_m]Jason[/name_m]’s girlfriend
[name_f]Erica[/name_f] [name_m]Smith[/name_m]- [name_m]Jason[/name_m]’s sister
[name_f]Minerva[/name_f] [name_f]Dee[/name_f] “[name_f]Mindy[/name_f]” – Popstar, possibly will be a lesbian.
[name_f]McKenna[/name_f] [name_m]Thatcher[/name_m]– Ceraphina’s best friend
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m] ____ – [name_m]Asher[/name_m]’s manager
____ ____ (born ____ _____ - MTF transgender teen who is brutally murdered. Age 17
_____ ____- Murderer, male, age 26
______, murderer’s teenager sister, Age 17, best friends with victim
Names that might be used (need character ideas for them)
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Arabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f]
[name_f]Willa[/name_f]
[name_f]Melinda[/name_f]
[name_f]Aubree[/name_f]
[name_f]Jessamine[/name_f]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_f]Loyce[/name_f]
[name_f]Martha[/name_f]
[name_f]Isadora[/name_f]
[name_f]Zoe[/name_f]
[name_u]Alex[/name_u] / [name_f]Alexa[/name_f] / [name_u]Alexis[/name_u] / [name_f]Alexandra[/name_f] / [name_f]Alexandria[/name_f] / [name_u]Andrea[/name_u] / [name_f]Andi[/name_f]
[name_u]Drew[/name_u] / [name_f]Drucilla[/name_f]
For the single names that I may be using, what role would do you imagine for these characters
Any suggestions? I’ll take options for boys or girls, though I need more boy names, hopefully.
I don’t know if there’s any transgender (or non-binary) people on here who could help me, but as a cis female writing mostly (if not completely) through a transgender male’s perspective is there any advice I can have for how to write him, if that makes any sense
EDIT: No, I’m not changing their ages. The fact that Ceraphina is only 16 and looks even younger is highly important to the plot.
Um, I just wanted to start by saying that a 16 year old and a 22 year old being together is pretty…creepy. Literally an adult with a teenager. I don’t really want to like, rant at you or something but yeah. I’d strongly suggest changing their ages…
Unisex:
[name_u]Sydney[/name_u]
[name_u]Logan[/name_u] (this is a fave of mine for girls)
[name_u]Winslow[/name_u]
[name_u]Riley[/name_u]
[name_u]Casey[/name_u]
[name_u]Harley[/name_u]
[name_u]Kennedy[/name_u]
[name_u]Quinn[/name_u]
Also! I like to look at surnames cuz they often make cool first names and you can also just go through flower names or stone names ([name_u]Ruby[/name_u] is pretty popular) annnd just going through popular name lists. Especially of the year the character would have been born.
Yeah, it feels like you’re insulting my intelligence when you assume things like that. I wouldn’t make them those ages or that far apart if I wasn’t positive that it’s the story I want to write. The timeline doesn’t make any sense with them both as teenagers or them both as adults anyway. There won’t be anything intimate between the characters other than kissing so nothing worth anyone pressing charges about. The supposed “Creepy” factor you think the relationship will be discussed within story by interviewers, Ceraphina’s parents, [name_m]Asher[/name_m] himself, [name_m]Asher[/name_m]'s fans, the paparazzi, some of Ceraphina’s friends, possibly, [name_m]Asher[/name_m]'s parents, and random people online. Maybe a prosecutor who tries to press charges with false charges of statutory rape [Pretty sure the [name_u]California[/name_u]'s age of consent is 18 the last time I checked and the story will switch between [name_u]California[/name_u] and an American state I haven’t decided on yet] It depends on where the story goes once the murder subplot jumps into play. Maybe you shouldn’t judge my characters or why I chose those ages through what little information I’ve given you about the plot. You do realise that the age of consent is actually 16 in most places, right? Though not in [name_u]California[/name_u] as I said before, Anyway, regardless, I don’t shy away from story ideas just because people on the internet think that it’s controversial or creepy. If you think the plot for this is “creepy” just because a twenty something has a non-sexual romantic relationship with someone who’s a teenager when I haven’t described the plot in the OP you should read my other WIP “Lost In A Lifetime: The Captive’s Game.” or worse, hear the plot for Book 2 of LIAL. Sorry if I come off as defensive or if you think I’m enabling hebephila. I already knew before posting someone was going to bring it up the ages and should have said something in the OP. Ages aren’t changing unless the plot does. If you’d like to debate about this subject more, please PM me
Anyway, about the suggestions:
I was thinking [name_u]Vivian[/name_u] ([name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]) for a name earlier! [name_f]Luna[/name_f], [name_f]Felicity[/name_f], and [name_f]Carrie[/name_f] feel like they fit with the universe as well, though I think I’ll use [name_f]Cara[/name_f]. I thought about [name_m]Nathan[/name_m] but I have a character [minor] in a different story already named [name_m]Nathan[/name_m] so I decided against it. [name_u]Logan[/name_u] feels like it fits well with the universe as well. I’ve always preferred it for girls, though I feel like it would work better for a boy in my world.
I don’t want to start more discourse, but I don’t think moosicorns meant to sound condescending. Using your own defense, you offered very little information to justify your decision for the age gap, so in turn it’s not unreasonable that some people glancing at your post might raise an eyebrow at it. No one’s a mind reader. We can’t know our intentions unless you tell them to us.
I’m just going to dump a bunch of names, and you can pick out the ones you want.
Thank you for your point of view. I’m really not this volatile and defensive usually, I promise. I think it just felt like a personal attack because of I’d already thought heavily on the matter before settling for the ages I’d chosen and the plot that could come from that because the characters, their general arcs, and how I wanted them to be/look like/act like didn’t make sense with any other ages. And I’ve also written much worse in other stories and felt that the comment was assuming that I didn’t know what I was doing making them those ages. Anyway, I’m not as high-strung as I was then. I think, anyway. It’s not like I don’t understand perfectly well WHY people find it creepy on a rational level.
[name_u]Addison[/name_u] [probably will use [name_f]Addie[/name_f] instead though] , [name_f]Kendra[/name_f], [name_f]Julia[/name_f], and [name_m]Colin[/name_m] fit wonderfully with the vibe I wanted for this particular set universe. Thank you.
I think it just felt like a personal attack because of I’d already thought heavily on the matter before settling for the ages I’d chosen and the plot that could come from that because the characters, their general arcs, and how I wanted them to be/look like/act like didn’t make sense with any other ages. And I’ve also written much worse in other stories and felt that the comment was assuming that I didn’t know what I was doing making them those ages. Anyway, I’m not as high-strung as I was then. I think, anyway. It’s not like I don’t understand perfectly well WHY people find it creepy on a rational level.