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Just uhhh. Just btw? For the moment, I'm doing most of my writing on discord bc my brain refuses to handle the extra bandwidth of tumblr.

Ask about it if you want.

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So not only was this week my first week of school in almost a decade, but I also had a pet die out of the blue. So bear with me as I readjust to my new normal.

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Solas.

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“revolution isn’t always the answer” you’re right! sometimes revolution is the question and the answer is yes

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Inbox call.

Muse specification not necessary unless you want things for a specific muse. This round, if we talk and or plot a fair bit ooc, you're already included in this.

Delete as many as you please, including all of them if they don't hit right.

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𝐎𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐘𝐎𝐔'𝐑𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐏𝐏𝐄𝐃 𝐂𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐍, 𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓'𝐒 𝐀𝐓 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐄?

animal intuition

loyalty is the saint you pray to. if you ever were stabbed in the back by your beloved, you'd probably apologize. to your enemies, you're fierce. to your allies, even fiercer. you cultivate a thick inner circle built on promises and devotion, fit only for the best of the best. it's impossible for most to even begin to dissect the type of person you are, owing to your unbreakable emotional walls and confusing philosophies. dream careers? body guard, movie star, unwitting pawn. don't let people get the best of that loyalty.

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* ☔ : action prompts inspired by GOTHIC HORROR, DARK ACADEMIA, ETC. some prompts are usfw. add reversed for the muse receiving the meme to perform the action instead. ( adjust scenarios or specify details as needed. )

𝟶𝟷. sender sets a church on fire with the receiver still inside. 𝟶𝟸. sender presses a holy symbol into the receiver's flesh, burning them. 𝟶𝟹. sender declares themselves god to the receiver. 𝟶𝟺. sender begs the receiver for a blessing/prayer before night falls. 𝟶𝟻. sender licks their lips and tells the receiver to confess their sins. 𝟶𝟼. sender takes refuge from a storm with the receiver in an abandoned church. 𝟶𝟽. sender snarls at the receiver, unable to cross the threshold/onto holy ground. 𝟶𝟾. sender laughs, breaking a seal, ward, etc. set by the receiver to keep them out. 𝟶𝟿. sender recites a prayer with the receiver as the shadows darken and writhe. 𝟷𝟶. sender burns the receiver's holy oath away as they pledge themselves to the sender instead.

𝟷𝟷. sender practices calligraphy on the receiver's skin. 𝟷𝟸. sender refuses to speak with the receiver unless it's in a dead language. 𝟷𝟹. sender taps on the windowpane of a café from outside, alerting the receiver. 𝟷𝟺. sender leans over the receiver's writing and makes a noise of disagreement. 𝟷𝟻. sender intimately washes ink from the receiver's hands. 𝟷𝟼. sender worries over the receiver, who has not slept in days. 𝟷𝟽. sender hands the receiver coffee, having learned their favorite without asking. 𝟷𝟾. sender presses the receiver against a bookshelf, needing them now. 𝟷𝟿. sender kisses the receiver in a museum after it's closed. 𝟸𝟶. sender breathes on the receiver's neck as they pick a lock to the secret archives.

𝟸𝟷. sender bites into the receiver's (neck, thigh, etc.) and drinks their blood. 𝟸𝟸. sender's experiment succeeds and brings the receiver back to life. 𝟸��. sender makes an offering at a crossroads to summon the receiver for a deal. 𝟸𝟺. sender digs themselves out from their grave as the receiver reacts in horror. 𝟸𝟻. sender kisses the receiver for a final time, in case their experiment goes wrong. 𝟸𝟼. sender confesses to the receiver that they've promised their firstborn in a deal. 𝟸𝟽. sender cuts their palm and the receiver's to swear a blood oath. 𝟸𝟾. sender forces the receiver to drink their latest alchemical creation. 𝟸𝟿. sender wakes up confused, having been turned into a vampire by the receiver. 𝟹𝟶. sender signs away their soul to the receiver in exchange for a boon.

𝟹𝟷. sender acts out an ancient ritual, with the receiver standing in as the sacrifice. 𝟹𝟸. sender burns the only copy of the receiver's thesis, book, etc. 𝟹𝟹. sender pours wine into the receiver's mouth as the bacchic party grows louder. 𝟹𝟺. sender confesses to the receiver that their parents have cut them off. 𝟹𝟻. sender and receiver try to wash the blood away, but the stain keeps growing. 𝟹𝟼. sender slips their hand under the receiver's clothes in the dark of the opera box. 𝟹𝟽. sender aims an arrow at the receiver and promises they won't hit them. 𝟹𝟾. sender complains to the receiver that a funeral will distract them from studying. 𝟹𝟿. sender dismisses the receiver's concerns that the summoning ritual may work. 𝟺𝟶. sender screams for help as the receiver begins to go mad from reciting the esoteric chant they discovered in a forgotten book.

𝟺𝟷. sender screams at the sight of the receiver's true face/form. 𝟺𝟸. sender offers to hide the receiver as the mob's torches grow nearer. 𝟺𝟹. sender is mesmerized by the receiver and goes to them despite all warnings. 𝟺𝟺. sender is stone-faced as the receiver cries that their lover is no monster. 𝟺𝟻. sender sharpens their blade as the receiver watches in horror. 𝟺𝟼. sender weeps as the receiver tells them they're leaving for the sender's good. 𝟺𝟽. sender proposes to the receiver to provide an alibi for the receiver's pregnancy, even though the child is not theirs. 𝟺𝟾. sender holds the receiver in their arms, the monster now dead. 𝟺𝟿. sender promises not to forget the receiver as they share a final night together. 𝟻𝟶. sender visits the receiver in dreams as they are separated by class, circumstance, etc. in waking life.

𝟻𝟷. sender calls out to the receiver from a distance, their voice echoing in the mist. 𝟻𝟸. sender covers the receiver's mouth as their stalker draws nearer. 𝟻𝟹. sender tells the receiver not to open their eyes until they've escaped the house. 𝟻𝟺. sender kisses the receiver passionately in the middle of a graveyard. 𝟻𝟻. sender tries to light a candle to comfort the receiver, but the flame turns black. 𝟻𝟼. sender locks all the windows and doors, promising the receiver they'll be safe. 𝟻𝟽. sender takes off their jacket and puts it around the receiver's shoulders. 𝟻𝟾. sender reaches out for the receiver's hand in the dark. 𝟻𝟿. sender finds the receiver abandoned for dead. 𝟼𝟶. sender grows confused as they cannot see the will-o'-the-wisps the receiver has begun to follow into the night.

𝟼𝟷. sender's laughter echoes through the halls as they stalk the receiver. 𝟼𝟸. sender lavishes praise upon the receiver's beauty, enraptured by the fresh blood seeping through the receiver's white dress, shirt, etc. 𝟼𝟹. sender catches the receiver snooping and tells them they've been bad. 𝟼𝟺. sender slumps to the floor, realizing the receiver has poisoned them. 𝟼𝟻. sender blindfolds the receiver, promising it's for their own good. 𝟼𝟼. sender locks the receiver in the attic, promising it's for their own good. 𝟼𝟽. sender sings a haunting lullaby to the receiver from the walls. 𝟼𝟾. sender looks in a mirror, unaware the receiver is watching from the other side. 𝟼𝟿. sender sighs, realizing the receiver has found the painting of their former lover—who is identical to the receiver. 𝟽𝟶. sender asks the receiver to swear upon their life that they will not enter the sender's private study, no matter what they hear inside.

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if you ever disrespected me and i was calm about it .  .  . don’t trust me.

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“How can you not be angry?”

“I am angry,” the werewolf said. “But unlike you, I don’t have the luxury of showing it without being called a monster. Without someone taking it as a sign of proof that I need to be put down like a rabid dog, that I’m just like what the stories tell you.” 

“But everyone gets angry…that’s human.”

“Up until the point when you’re not human.”

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@cuerrvox sent: 🫦

↳ Send 🫦 for a New year's kiss. Accepting.

Assumptions are one of the greatest tools on offer. If not for use as an eventual weapon, then certainly as a plaything. As they so often seem to forget, Solas is most certainly not the stodgy scholar he allows them to think he is; beneath lies a certain amount of the impish trickster some knew him to be. Perhaps not in the context of confounding those around him, but therein lies beauty. Often, he can get away with a great deal of mischief and have others refuse to believe it was him.

This night, drinks were passed around in celebration of the new year upcoming. It seems as if the whole of the Inquisition is in varying stages of inebreation, yet Solas himself, though several glasses of wine in, barely feels the effects. Most of the night, he's been a quiet observer of the party; they never were his preference to begin with, but they had their place to raise the spirits of a working body. And, at least, he could usually find ways of entertaining himself.

The hour of the new year fast approaches, and finally, the veritable ghost among men decides to grace his companions with his presence once more. He knew the tradition, or had at least heard of it from the excited chattering of passers by. Sharing a kiss at midnight. No doubt, most assumed Solas of all people wouldn't participate. Mere minutes before, however, he stops at Merril's side, leaning in so that only she can hear his words as he whispers them.

"Would you care to incite a little confusion with me...?"

A plan set between they two and left to bloom in the minutes that passed. The countdown begins, and as the crowd begins to cheer, he makes a show of bringing Merril into his arms for a new year's kiss -- only to bid them all goodnight just as soon as he's released her. That ought to give them plenty to fuss over for the next few days.

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@venombloom asked: how would you react?

↳ Alistair Therein Starters.

Had Rook been less willing to listen to his words in conversations past, it might have been disdain that the wolf regards her with -- but Daisy has proven herself an adequate listener, and so it's with measured consideration alone that she's met. There are plenty of options with which to answer; what she might wish to hear, what would garner the result Solas himself desires, the truth, or something otherwise completely fabricated to mask that which many before her considered part of his worse nature. Which would be most beneficial? Most natural?

"For a start, I might have gone with less insistence on calling them 'gods.'" They two have shared plenty of jabs such as this; he otherwise wouldn't have been willing to let that side of him show. "Beyond that, I would be considering how useful this First Warden may be going forward versus how likely he is to change his mind, and how great a roadblock he will present should he remain stalwart in the face of your request."

If any were to understand a ruthless blade through to the path of what's necessary, it was likely to be a Crow. "Ultimately, however, it is you who must live with the consequence and memory of your decisions. Are you willing to follow through with your promise of 'by any means necessary'?"

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@dellamuertos said: 🌺 send this to ten muns you think are wonderful 🌺

I'm always terrible with responding to these things but?? Thank you??? ;w; That's terribly sweet of you and this has been living rent free in my head.

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The Dread Wolf Rises

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Just so you know, both Solas and I are over here judging those of y'all that wanna fuck Elgar'nan.

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“youre so mean” if you guys werent fucking stupid i wouldnt have to be mean to you. change starts with you

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The shocking amount of similarities between Captain Jack Sparrow and Solas are truly fascinating if you stop to think about them: an essay I probably won't write.

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I'm being so fr rn when I say that binding the veil to himself is very far from a good end for Solas -- and don't you fucking @ me with that redemption bullshit. He's a person who chronically cuts off pieces of himself for the benefit of the people he cares about, and you're asking him to not only do so again [when he arguably has almost nothing left to cut off] bc the best he could do to keep the world from being plagued to death didn't end up being a good long term option ( I remind you again that the veil was failing even before he woke up, and note that doing some fucked up shit to a handful of people to try and prevent as much global devastation as he can is in no way equivalent to being put in isolation in a prison of mental torment until the veil eventually falls apart ) but also it literally doesn't fix anything???

Solas isn't innocent but like why are we acting like adding to his psychological torment is a good thing. Especially when he'll flat out tell the Inquisitor that he 100% doesn't expect to survive dealing with the Evanuris / veil issue in the first place.