sharing secondary characters definitely works for me :D as for the apocalypse character; either gender (can easily be adjusted of course), maybe like a middle child? i was thinking that the family could be a bit large (like, five kids or something?) so we can definitely play around with that. they're quite protective of what's theirs, their family -- you know, good moral standing. they've become rather isolated though however due to the belief of the family being the last people alive and feels rather... envious. they have a spark in them still, but wishes that they could just be normal and not have had this "immortality" cast upon them caused by whatever reason. they'd definitely be a bit tempered id imagine - independent, decent survival skills, stubborn, good work ethic, though can seem standoffish. they struggle with their identity, questions their faith, and feels alone. i'm also kind of thinking of making them the black sheep of their family. while they enjoy farming and such, they would much rather pursue something else (obviously, there is now a limit to that). they just kinda do what they have to for family because that's what their family does.

asssss for the academy plot, i was thinking a boy who isn't exactly royalty but had close ties to their superiors in the kingdom (maybe is distant relative to the king/queen, related through marriage, etc). i'm wanting to make a more shy character, though not necessarily reserved. someone who has good morals but is constantly tested. i'd imagine he'd have a hard time in the school, but knows his responsibilities and can be a bit oblivious to things because of that. he definitely wouldn't be easy to persuade as some kind of "rebel". he could be a "good" boy, but as time goes on he realizes that not everything is as it seems. i was also thinking highly intelligent, especially emotionally, and struggles to stay within logic at times especially if something becomes personal to him. anyways, getting past the shyness, you'd see he'd have a decent sense of humor and is generally soft spoken. he knows how to read the room and has a tendency to only speak when spoken to unless he deems otherwise. i'm definitely open to adjusting him though to better suit anything you have in mind!

i think a girl with many brothers could work! could maybe be significant to the plot as well? if you would like to go that route of course ^^

i will definitely include a good sense of humor :) im sure the two would have super fun banter, so that all works for me! aside from their kingdoms being enemies already, would there be another reason from their past as to why they're enemies? considering they were childhood best friends, id assume something in their history happened that caused them to drift apart, or we can unveil that as the story continues ^^

if you could make it that works for me! i'll be on and off tonight, but ill start outlining my characters asap that way we can get a decent start :)