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Okay- so, uuhhh.. I was bored and decided to make a list of traits that the MC from The Arcana has.

This was heavily inspired by @still-a-morosexual-help Canon Facts about (general) MC.

Sidenote: I've only finished Nadia's + Asra's route so far, so if I find out anything more when I play the other routes, I'll add it here.

Without further ado:

Facts about 'The Arcana' MC:

They're reserved and quiet to people they don't know well but open up and show more emotion as they grow closer.

They're blunt and straightforward.

They're driven and determined.

They're hardworking.

They're observant.

They're good at reading people's faces/emotions, even if they aren't particularly close to said person.

They're good at lying/making things up on the spot.

They like to read, and can seemingly do so without pause for hours.

They're good with animals.

They're a good listener.

They get flustered when someone is very direct.

It's implied that they're shorter than Nadia (who is 5'10 / 178 cm).

They can horse-ride.

They don't know much about nobility.

They get nervous when people are watching them (but is able to speak perfectly well when needed).

They're very empathetic.

They can be quite the smooth-talker.

They don't talk about their problems often.

It's mentioned that they have "curious eyes".

They often get into trouble.

They get anxious when they're around too many people.

They can dance.

They're adventurous but is scared to act on it.

Asra mentions he's "glad that they're finally coming out of their shell".

They talk in their sleep.

They don't mind being in the rain.

Their love language is physical touch.

They're curious.

They like pumpkin bread.

They don't speak much but when they do, it's in short, curt sentences.

They can't read Asra as well as the others.

They give good hugs.

They don't mind small PDA.

They're good at eavesdropping.

They're pretty close to the baker that makes their favourite pumpkin bread.

They're selfless.

They know how to calm people down.

They're good at taunting.

They have good instincts.

It's hinted that they're around the same height as Asra (who is 5'8 / 173 cm).

They remember best from smell.

They carry a bag everywhere they go.

They don't mind when their surroundings are messy.

They aren't afraid of death.

They get nervous and is pretty awkward when meeting new people.

They're good at communicating.

They're good at making "pep-up potions" (makes you more lively/active).

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Would the Arcana LI eat instant ramen noodles?

Asra: they literally live off it, adding spices and other ingredients.

Julian: yes, and he didn’t know you’re supposed to cook it. Just chomps on it like a brick

Nadia: no, she sees you eating it and throws it out, making you promise to never eat it again

Portia: she’ll try it, fail to hide her dislike, and never eat it again

Muriel: it’s a go to emergency food, so yeah

Lucio: replaces the seasoning with cocaine

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Hi there! May I request last legacy M3 with an MC who's a royal? Like their parents are king(s)/queen(s)? Thank you so much<3

I love your writing btw! T-T

Aww thank you ;u;

GN!Reader, Colored Bullet Rule (Felix, Anisa, Sage), are you the royalty of a fantasy land or like a real Earth place? Are you Queen Elizabeth's great grandchild or something? When she croaks are you gonna throw the crab emoji everywhere? It's Your Duty as a Tumblrina

Sorry the absolute first thing I have to mention is how fucking excited Anisa is to find out because!! This!! Is what she wanted!!!! When she aspired to become a knight back all those years ago!!!!!! Oh you are absolutely a dream come true. She definitely treats you like your title deserves, bowing and announcing your presence to people and so on. She'll tone it down if you ask her to (Oh she's a knight of course she'll do whatever you command! And she's so excited about it too plz) but she's just,,, she's so excited,,,,, god I love her

I don't think it matters all that much to Felix? He comes from artistocracy himself y'know. He is interested in your kingdom though! Did you have a castle? Secret passages? Secret forms of magic?

Sage teases you like 'oh how gracious of the royalty to spend time with a mere unworthy peasant ;3' but in reality he actually does feel kind of intimidated. Royal life is so fancy and stuffy and rule-abiding, y'know? And if you're accustomed to a certain standard of living, a certain level of behavior/decorum, well how the hell can he compete with that?

I think all of them want to hear about your kingdom! And I think that if you're homesick they'd work together to try and do something nice. Sage tries to recreate the national dish (or your favorite, whatever, he's trying here), Anisa tries to recreate your kingdom's flag, and Felix puts together outfits that people there might wear.

If your kingdom has any festivals or holidays, the Starsworn will help you celebrate!! To the best of their ability. They spend like half the time bickering among themselves but they mean well

You teach them songs. If you can play an instrument then you can play while the other three try to sing. Sage is dancing and probably gets Anisa too as well, if there's a special sort of cultural dance you gotta do. Felix stays squarely next to you and if the others try to drag him into a dance, he kicks at them.

'Excuuuuuuse me princess' but it's Sage (and whatever royal title you use).

You're in public and someone spilled something on your outfit and now Felix and Sage are holding Anisa back before she commits a war crime. And you can decide whether or not to take this in a kinky way, but she's gonna,, uh,, pledge her fealty to you at some point.

Sage gives me massive The Bidding by Tally Hall vibes. I'm leaving a link so you people can listen to it because it fits perfectly. Apparently it's turned into a TikTok thing or something (and was nightcored apparently) but idk you need the original

Escell tries to make a crack at your expense about you being like,, idk,,,, he's Escell you fill in the comment,,,,,, and Felix is like 'UM FIRST OF ALL FUCK YOU AND SECOND OF ALL EAT ASS AND THIRD OF ALL MC IS LITERAL ROYALTY AND FOURTH OF ALL DIE'

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the coffee date

summary : felix has a date with the cute barista he’s been pining over for a little over a year . it does not go the way it was supposed to .

pairing  : felix escellun x gn!reader

genre : modern!au , romance , felix being a fool in love

notes : idc if last legacy is dying i WILL eat my own crumbs as if it’s a whole 10-course meal

felix was late.

it wasn’t even fashionably late, no. this was the kind of late that sent him rolling off his bed and slipping twice on his way to the bathroom at record time and speed, the numbers on the ridiculous duck digital clock that anisa and sage got him as a housewarming gift reminding him of how he had truly messed up this time. this was the kind of late that made even his papa grimace– papa, who’s never looked at felix or scylla with anything less warm and loving than a smile. the ‘oh shit, i’ve fucked up’ kind of late. he could almost hear sage and rime in his mind, snickering away like the assholes that they were while anisa just sighed.

he had already sent multiple messages saying how sorry he was, not caring for the fact that he had nearly been run over in traffic twice. the heels of his shoes clicked rhythmically against the darkening concrete as he pushed through the crowd of raincoats and umbrellas and people who were far more put together than he would ever be. was all these apology messages necessary? yes. did they matter more than his life? absolutely.

felix stopped in the middle of the pavement.

… he was in dire need of some coffee if he had no problem with risking his life for a barista. i mean, it wasn’t as if you weren’t the loveliest person he had the blessing of meeting in all his 26 years of living, but it also wasn’t like felix could confidently associate you with the big letter L word just yet. and he wasn’t a believer of those cliches like love at first sight or soulmates; he spited fate to much to ever have a happy endidng if that were the case. but he was … fond. yes, fond. that was the word. he was so indescribably fond of you that perhaps he’d risk a little scratch here and there, but it wasn’t like– he didn’t mean it in a way that– uh. huh? 

felix groaned as he shook the stray, wet strands of raven hair out of his face. he was delusional. he needed to get himself together before the date, lest he make more of a fool of himself in front of you.

of all days the gods could have chosen to spite him and his arrogant existence, today had to be the one where the entire world seemed to be against felix. that damned duck clock hadn’t worked even though felix had clearly remembered setting an alarm the previous night after he finished his essay before its due deadline at midnight, and he ended up waking up with only two hours to get ready for the date he had been planning ever since he first laid his eyes on you behind the counter. then scylla (who was felix’s second suspect in the crime of sabotaging his alarm clock) had refused to get out of his shower after she slept on his couch the night before, claiming that perfection takes time. felix was still seething about it now. as if she needed to spend more than an hour making herself look perfect! she took all of the good genes, that damned womaniser! and like a cherry on top, it had started raining cats and dogs on his way to the cafe. consequently, he would be arriving at his date incredibly late, looking like a mess. an absolute mess.

but felix was nothing if not an arrogant man whose sole purpose was to spite any authoritative figure that tried to tell him what to do, especially if it was fate herself.  

finally reaching his destination, he rushed underneath the rain shelter and allowed himself half a second to breathe out a sigh of relief, before quickly pulling out his compact mirror to give himself a once-over. once he had made sure that his eyeliner hadn’t smudged (and a few more attempts at fixing the hopeless mess that was his hair), felix took a deep breath to steel himself before walking into the café, the bell announcing his arrival. 

he swung around to make a u-turn the moment he saw the sage and anisa sitting at the corner booth, where they definitely should not have been.

“felix! over here!”

he turned back around, following the lovely voice that had risen over the idle chatter of the café. chivalry was not dead. chivalry was not dead. chivalry was not death, he chanted in his mind. a small, seething voice added: i’m going to kill sage if he doesn’t put that damned whiteboard down. felix forced himself to ignore the glaring ‘0 POINTS!!! WHY ARE YOU SO LATE????’ that sage had written in red marker.

“i am so, so sorry for being late,” he rushed as he slid onto the seat across you, taking your hands in his as he apologised profusely, “i know it’s not a proper excuse but i swear, my alarm was sabotaged and then my sister wouldn’t get out of the bathroom even thought it’s my house and gods, don’t even get me started on the rain–”

“felix,” the soft chuckle that passed from your lips cuts him off, and felix found himself staring as you grin at him fondly, shaking your head, “felix, it’s fine. you’ve sent me at least a dozen texts apologising about how you were going to be late.” 

oh. the man’s cheeks flushed as he recalled the dozen messages he’d sent you with more typos than what was socially acceptable. your pretty lips twitched into a smile as you watched him, eyes soft. your gaze is fond– much too fond for felix to look directly at you without blushing like some silly schoolgirl. he coughed, averting his gaze from your eyes to your interlocked hands.

your interlocked hands.

almost immediately, he heard sage whistle. internally, felix cursed. externally? he jumped back and tucked his hands to his chest, before hastily setting them down on the edge of the table when he realised how weird he must look. he could almost see sage smack his palm against his face, trying to stifle a laugh. he was going to kill him later. and did anisa really think that he wouldn’t recognise her with that pathetic excuse of a disguise? even with those thick-framed glasses and the paper crowbar moustache taped above her mouth, there was no mistaking her favourite bow and the pink streaks that ran through her hair.

felix hung his head, cheeks aflame with embarrassment. he was going to murder them once this date was over.

he perked up, however, at the call of your name from the counter. you begin to rise from your seat just as felix realised that, even though he was nearly an hour late, the table you had been occupying was completely spotless. he looked up at you, eyes wide.

“you didn’t order anything yet?” he asked, almost disbelievingly.

you grinned sheepishly, tucking your hair behind your ear. he saw your eyes flit over to the corner booth, before they settled on him again.

“i was waiting for you, actually,” you tell him, before inclining your head towards the direction of his friends discreetly. anisa and sage, ever so attentive, duck behind a menu and a whiteboard respectively. felix’s brow furrowed. this was a café, so where on earth did anisa get that menu from? “your friends were already here when i arrived and insisted on giving me a bite of their cake though. i hope you don’t mind.”

felix felt like slamming his head against the table. as if it wasn’t enough to stalk him and his date, sage just had to make contact first? it was like the man was trying to climb up to the top spot of felix’s blacklist and get himself cursed.

“it’s really no problem, dear. i should apologise for making you wait so long to  order,” he assured you, trying to save face as he smiles. it was hard to do so genuinely when he could see sage right behind you, waving his damn whiteboard. PAY FOR THE DRINKS. oh my gods.

“don’t worry about it,” you beamed at him, and felix’s heart skipped a beat, “i hope you’re fine with some pastries and your usual coffee. i thought it’d be a good time to order once you texted me that you were nearby, but i didn’t want to make you get into an accident or something if i asked you to text me what you wanted while you were crossing the road or something.”

oh, you were an absolute angel.

“you know me so well,” he almost sighed dreamily, but managed to settle for a soft smile. gods, you didn’t think that he was a lovesick weirdo, did you? thankfully, you just smiled at him before heading to the counter to collect your order. he watched you go, his heart fond, before sage caught his eye from across the room again. anisa was still hiding behind her menu, but the white-haired man wasn’t even trying to be subtle as he pointed at his whiteboard.

BE A MAN, FELIX.

oh, fuck him. he casually flipped him off before turning his gaze to the sky outside, his lips quirking up slightly. you had picked the window seat. he’d have to remember that for when he arrived earlier for your next date.

the weather had gotten worse since he entered the café. the rain was pouring down heavily, the sky painted in dark shades of grey. he wondered if sage and anisa would follow them out if he tried to lure you into another café. he wouldn’t risk ruining your outfit with the rain, but he’d appreciate the chance to push sage into a muddy puddle. he deserved it, as a treat.

“here we are!”

felix blinked as you set down the paper bag on the table in front of him. he could smell the aroma of his black coffee and your signature drink alongside some baked treats, but …

“did you mean to buy our meal to-go or …” a single brow raised, puzzled as he looked up at you with an expression that abandoned all attempts in looking anything but confused. but you just grinned, a mischevious glint in your eyes as you reached out and tangled your fingers with his.

“shall we make a run for it?” you asked him giddily, “before your friends catch up to us?”

felix changed his mind. soulmates definitely existed, and he had already met his match.

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MC: Someone take me to art museums and make out with me.

Julian: But they said not to touch the masterpieces.

MC: Well somebody's got to pin the artwork to the wall.

Portia, on a walkie talkie: This is Portia, those idiots are fucking around in the East wing again.

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bullshit what a load of fuckin BULLSHIT i dare any which one of u fuckers to look me in the eye n tell me muriel doesnt wash. him, asra and nadia are probably the cleanest LIs in the entire fucking game, fuck nix hydra for playing into that racist ass trope

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Why is it always “oh Muriel doesn’t bathe, Muriel is stinky” instead of this fandom’s “can do no wrong” white prince (AKA Lucio)? In case y’all didn’t know it would actually be more “historically accurate 🤓” for Lucio to be the one who doesn’t fucking clean himself since Indigenous peoples are the ones who taught white Europeans to bathe themselves properly! Oh wait I’m giving the stupid racist fuckers in this fandom too much credit—there’s no way any of them knew that white people historically took one bath a year which is why y’all eat the racist bullshit that NH puts in your plates like it’s caviar.

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@evanox recently answered an ask about Anisa’s love language being food (giving snacks in particular), and I adored it so much that I drew a bunch of doodles inspired by her ideas! featuring M3 and my MC Teo :’)

read their post here!

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OMG THAT SAGE REQUEST W/ A SWEET,CALM MC WHO IS CALMLY PISSED OFF AT RIME FKDNXKDN Bro what about the same kind of MC with other love interests (including Rime)??? They're not being calmly angry at anyone in particular but they'd do the same thing to anyone who's being rude to their partner? Maybe Escell if they were in Felix's route,maybe LoS (fucking MIKE) in Anisa's and Rime's? All separate,extra fluffy if possible cuz we all love a 'i love my partner and ill kill u if u upset them' trope

Anyone and Everyone Is A Potential Enemy

Felix Escellun

You 1000 get into fights with Escell over how he treats Felix.

Specifically, Escell and Felix are in a fight, Florian is trying to diffuse it, Escell calls Felix a disappointment or whatever and you just Pop Up behind Felix, wrap your arms around his waist, look up at Escell and just 'I will make pottery with your bones :)'

Florian is,, slightly concerned,, Escell is mostly unnerved because firstly that’s obviously a weird threat and secondly why with a smile on your face?? Unnerving.

You guys are in the marketplace and someone calls Felix a freak because he's buying skulls or whatever and you just get in their face 'I will boil your teeth :)' 

Felix finds it all really funny. Sometimes gets himself in situations just so you’ll go off on people. And if you threaten someone who like,, is a higher-up politician or something? He’s losing it giggling in the background. Makes sure you don’t get punished for it. Escell is obviously Not Happy about it but what can he really do? 

Anisa Anka

When you guys are talking to Orion,, and she says she's disappointed in Anisa,, and you step forward, hands held behind your back and smiling oh-so-sweetly and looking oh-so-respectful, and say in this cute and innocent voice 'I will lie your revolting sin before the eyes of the gods themselves like the world's longest and most professional call-out post for them to cast you out of any afterlife and entirely obliterate your consciousness :)'

...

Anisa is Sweating Bullets because you're about to fucking die and meanwhile Orion is just very stonefaced but is internally going 'wtfwtfwtfwtf' and then you grab Anisa's wrist, turn to leave, pause and look over your shoulder and go 'You even breathe that thought and I'll choke you until your eyes pop right out of your sockets, then plop into your open, gasping mouth where you'll swallow them whole. Then you'll choke to death on your own eyeballs.'

...........

Anisa drags you out of there before Orion can have you imprisoned.

Annie is slightly concerned because what the fuck is life on Earth like that you just have these on hand?? Also slightly concerned that you're gonna get arrested.

Is touched by how much you care about her though. Assures you that she's okay and you don't need to get so worked up over it.

Sage Lesath

I mean I already put most of it in the other post but

You're at a bar and someone is harrassing him so you pop up and light-heartedly sing 'Row row row your boat gently off a clif/I hope you break your neck and die, you will not be missed :)'

Sage gets a little flustered every time you defend him because big scary merc with a big scary sword is getting protected by his Sunshine And Rainbows Partner?? He melts

Rime Varela

Lord of Shadows/Gramme/Mike is basically telling Rime that He Will Always Be Evil And Flawed and you insert yourself into the middle of the conversation going 'Hey do you like your balls?' which is already like

what the actual fuck

and then you just continue 'How about I sew them into your mouth?'

Except Mike is from Earth so he isn't as easily rattled as the others so you'll have to do a little more.

'I'm gonna peel your foreskin like a banana peel :)'

...there it is

Once the immediate situation calms down and you two have a moment to breathe, Rime is very amused. Helps you come up with new threats. Touched that you care so much about him but won't admit to it.

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Idk why but this particular line is cracking me up

Leo he's in his late 50s he's breathless because he's being forced to run uphill

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Actually changed my mind about ftlog because I had an absolutely galaxy brain moment.

So in the beginning the mc said they died? Like they lived their whole life on earth and died (presumably of natural causes, haven't finished the story yet)

So while you can imagine that the mc is young and hot as an immortal, they could very well appear as any age. Like, say, a man in his mid to late 50s. A silver fox, if you will.

Anyways Tom Borgson is back and he is my ftlotg oc now. After living a long and happy life as a loving father, he has now become the God of Love

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theres no way rian is 6'1". its just not in his vibes. he's not that tall. that man stands at a hot 5'9" or 5'8", maybe even 5'7", and I STAND BY THAT. FICTIF IS JUST TOO COWARDLY TO GIVE MEN A VARIETY OF HEIGHTS

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OKAY NOICE HERE ARE RIAN HEADCANONS

- I can totally see Rian singing 'arabian nights' (the will Smith version since the voice suits him better) with a little drum thingy tied to his waist and jumkas at his ankles (if you're wondering what that is it's a kind of jingly indian jewelry idk how to describe it)

-i feel like he probably speaks a lot of languages and would give you hell lot of nicknames but mostly 'your majesty' would stick

-would get you jewellery ALL.THE.TIME. would absolutely not hesitate to buy you anything if he think you might like it. Pretty little dangler earrings? Bigger rings with rocks in em? MATCHING NOSE RINGS? -swoons-

- would not care about your gender when it comes to compliments. Like at all. Oh you're a petite smol girl? YOU'RE GODDAMN HANDSOME. Big bitch man? BEAUTIFUL.

-if he were ever travelling with the help of stars and came across a new one yoU BET YOUR ASS HES NAMES IT AFTER YOU.

-your name may or may not be carved at the under side of his bed cause he was up late thinking about you ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

- he'd spoil you so much it's not even funny. like you're not allowed to hesitate to ask for ANYTHING more food or wine? HES ON IT. Oh you like that shirt? LET'S BUY YOU 10. Poor boi just wants to give you more freedom than what you've had growing up in a castle :(((

- would love to teach you different dances just imagine y'all are happily dancing on a terrace,,,,,just two idiots in love,,,you haven't even processed how much time has passed just dancing the night away with this pretty man,,,,oh look the suns up,,,,well shit , ,

- he'd have such a shit eating grin if you started cursing cause of him or generally picked up slangs that he uses. Would not let you forget if you ever accidentally cursed while talking to a noble or diplomat lmao-

OKAY DAS IT FOR NOW LEMME KNOW JF YOU WANT MORE OF DIFFERENT CHARACTERS 👀

-dumb bitch anon >:)

OMLLLL AGH I LOVE! i was thinking ab similar things last night 😭

he absolutely gives "lemme give u things" vibes, which i think is cute and funny bc you absolutely have more than enough money to have whatever you want already and yet he'd still wanna get you gifts

AND THE THOUGHT OF HIM TEACHING YOU HOW TO DO DIFFERENT DANCES FROM THE "FANCY PROPER" ONES YOU WERE TAUGHT. He'd love to see the way your eyes light up as you learn about dances you were never taught because your father was set on keeping you focused on learning proper things and how to rule when you were younger.

also he'd like the way you stare at him as he demonstrates a move and he'd tease you if you're too busy thinking about how pretty he is and forget to actually listen and watch 💀

Just,,, the thought of him,, exposing you to new things you've never seen or been able to do,,, and he just falls even deeper in love with you every single time he sees that thoughtful or curious look in your eyes. as much as he teases you or acts cool about it, he's so in love and wants to show you everything, just to see that joyous expression on your face again.

COULD YOU IMAGINE FINDING YOUR NAME CARVED THOUGH?! IMAGINE HIM TRYING TO EXPLAIN THAT AHAHAHA

allow me to share a thought i was thinkin last night. idk how canon it is, but i kinda get "is used to mostly eating almost alone, if not completely" vibes from the mc. i could just imagine getting a little overwhelmed the first time eating with Rian's crew and sneaking to Rian's cabin, and he notices and follows and sharing a soft sweet moment with him😭

ANYWAY DO U MEAN TO SAY U GOT MORE? I WILL TAKE ALL U HAVE TO OFFER BC IM A WHORE FOR THEO, GWY, AND MAEVE TOO

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thinking about poor teenage felix who’s been sheltered his whole like, trying to make friends but not knowing how and everyone thinking he’s weird as he lives with his emotional distant father as his sister and other dad left him. then felix getting with rime only for rime to die and then him being by himself again.

don’t even get me started on my theory that stella was felix’s only friend growing up