#//tosses this onto the dash

[warncdandwiles]

The penguins pause in the halls, outside on the icy balconies, as utensils, ornaments and anything not nailed down starts shifting. On the palace windows, frosted glass starts to change. The snowflake patterns shift into something twisted. It becomes clear: Arktos is dreaming.

He does not recognize this chamber but it could pass for a wing of his own castle, if he didn't know every inch of the place. It was an extension of him, you see.

He hears...drumming. Fingers? He turns, and finds nobody.

The quiet presses in, and he does not like that. Yet calling into the dark, to demand answers? He simply cannot muster the courage. What is he afraid of?! He is ice itself!

Something brushes his shoulder. Arktos is not short by any means, in fact, aside from the polar bears, he's one of the biggest things around. So when he looks over a snowy shoulder, and sees a shape looming, well.

He is probably trembling.

There is a pair of eyes, pale, nondescript but oh so cold. They are familiar and completely alien, all at once. They take him in, he is seen. Contemplated, with chilly interest.

It's dark, but he's sure the mass behind him is...smiling.

he awakes. The floating objects around the palace clatter back into place. The etchings on icy tapestries and windows ease back into formation.

And Arktos is on his throne, slumped, a hand over a chest with no heart, and yet, is tight with terror he can't possibly explain.

[mechahero]

//Some HypnoOutlaw AU stuff because I have a problem

Lambda's username on there is jetixis (or cyberworldz maybe? If I go down the cyberworldz username route, he'd use it out of spite or some attempt to seem cool because it's ironic to use the name of Hypno.space's competitor while being on HS. Even though he uses Hypno.space and doesn't use CyberWorldZ at all.)

His desktop wallpaper is the classic light green and slightly darker shade of green checkered background. Or a Taurus X wallpaper. He changes between the two a lot.

Listen, his display settings are Squisherz themed, except for the sound which is default. His cursor setting is HS default or this cool gauntlet cursor he found while poking around one night. His screensaver is Oozle Drip.

Motor City isn't a thing but he still does live in Virginia. I don't know where in it yet.

He's usually on HS to hang out with people. He's kind of lonely in real life and uses the internet as a method to connect with other people and talk with them!

Yes, he has a virtual pet. It's Mushi. He used to have an April the Flying Hamster but he made the mistake of taking a weeklong break from HS and it sort of... died? (I know the pets don't actually decline or die when you log off but roll with it.) He's still upset about it.

The song that plays on his page is either Wild Sleep, or he managed to scoot around HS's copyright system so he can have Platinum Retriever or Glamopaster #2 as his page theme.

His page is... well, it's not really weird exactly. It's kind of just average? Imagine a page for a heavily masc 18 year old but slightly juxtaposed by the fact that he often talks about cute things he likes. And the background being pink perhaps, that too. Maybe a mix of cool and cutesy gifs and stuff.

He just kind of talks about whatever! From the music he likes, the shows and games he likes to watch and play. Average stuff. He won't shut the hell up about KATACLYSM and a vampire show he likes though.

Has a page dedicated to Taurus X. He wanted to make a fan club so he could talk about it with other fans of the show but he wasn't sure how to do that, so it's just a page.

Has an unlisted page that's tucked away. It mostly functions as a diary. It's more of a place for him to try and put his thoughts and feelings. It's rarely updated due to how weird he feels about it.

He has another unlisted page which is basically just a place for him to put his fanfiction. He mostly writes a lot of worldbuilding stuff for the world his character is in. He very rarely writes stories about his character, which is a cyborg catboy that takes cues from JRPG protagonists. (Just... roll with it. Please.)

Has a third unlisted page where he posts screenshots of drama he comes across and talks about it. Think like Gossip Girl. Lambda tends to follow these bouts of drama very closely. It's mostly for his eyes only as he's aware that it's really fucking weird to post about someone else's drama publicly, hence the unlisted page. Doesn't stop him from getting into the occasional fight outside of that page though. Because never knowing when to keep his mouth shut is just consistent with Lambda no matter the verse.

He's a sparklehaze disliker, sorry. He's tried to like it but it's not his thing. Dislikes a lot of cosmic music and coolpunk songs as well.

Ironic considering he's a Fre3zer fan lmaooo (he only likes Icy Girl and that's it so that doesn't even count.)

Secret Seepage fan. He keeps it to himself but Lambda really does like their songs. He just doesn't want to be made fun of for listening to the HS equivalent of nu metal lmao.

He's just kind of nosy. His nights when not spent in ChitChat talking to his friends or posting on his page consist of going onto other people's pages and looking through them. He has a lot of fun going through rabbit holes and seeing just how many pages are connected to each other. The downside is that he tends to find a lot of weird stuff. But hey, that kind of happens so he's not too bothered by it, he just moves on.

You know Lambda would have the HS_Lifestyles badge on his page. And HS_Music. And HS_GamersOnly while we're at it. He's not subscribed to a lot of things.

[litfeathers]

I see you calling Evelyn “wittewife” and counter by calling Caleb “clawhusband.”

[roetrolls]

I don’t think a person’s therapist is where you’re supposed to send flowers to them 🤔

[wingspiked]

ㅤㅤㅤ#𝐖𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒𝐏𝐈𝐊𝐄𝐃.   ⸻   private   &   selective   SUNDAY   of   hoyoverse's   HONKAI:   STAR   RAIL.   portrayal   contains   heavy   religious   trauma   and   not   spoiler   free,   but   they   are   tagged.   nsfw   will   be   present.   minors   /   pro-shippers   do   not   follow   or   interact.   composed   by   saffron.   30.   any   pronouns.

[starscrxssed]

"Mmm.. No good. If I want to get into a deeper dive on this, I'm going to need more specimens.."

[everybodyknows-everybodydies]

poet laureate of Winterhold reviews her résumé

[multiicolor]

AWH! it's so nice to see demons coming out of their shell- so brave !!! your friends will LOVE your true self !!!

[byeolyeou]

❝ if you like having a functioning hand , or --- y'know --- being alive , i'd get the fuck out of this area . ❞ agust raises a brow , head cocking to the side - fingers plucking the cigarette from between his lips after blowing smoke into the air , flicking ash onto the sidewalk before looking to the other again .

[arcxnumvitae]

Zhifeng has appeared!

Throw drink Fondle butt Flirt Kneel down

[mechahero]

sideblog shenanigans lead to making an outfit for it fhbnfnjedm

[tenebriism]

"Xingqui?" The name leaves Aether's lips breathlessly as he's, at last, able to turn and get a proper look at the younger man. How long has it been since the two of them had last crossed paths? Probably at one of the Lantern Rites - and from what Chongyun had told him, the mischievous bookworm had taken his leave from Liyue Harbor sometime after that. After catching neither hide nor hair of the young man for over a year - and likely much longer than that - it would be an understatement to say that he's surprised to meet up with his friend in the midst of a fight with the Fatui.

And now that the dust has settled, their opponents left either prone on the ground or having retreated, Aether finds himself able to give the other boy his full attention. With a grin spread across his face, the Traveler finds himself rushing forward to throw his arms around the younger, a laugh leaving him as he pulls Xingqui into an elated, good-natured embrace.

"Gods, what're you doing here?" he asks, pulling back so that he might get a better look at his friend. His hair's grown, Aether notes, and he looks... well, a little less like a young nobleman, with a flicker of experience apparent in those golden eyes. Even so, Aether is still able to see that familiar sparkle that Xingqui's always been known for.

While this rumor involving his sister had turned up nothing, there was still something to be said for being able to reunite with another of his companions instead. "Chongyun said that you'd left the harbor, I... where've you been?"

XINGQIU IS FREE, Y'ALL.

Life on the road hadn't been EASY, not that he'd expected it to be, and yet . . . he wouldn't trade it for anything, even the COMFORTS he had been used to back at the family estate. Though he'd been pampered, day in and day out, by staff hired specifically to tend to his every whim and need, nothing could compare to the liberating breath of fresh air he'd drawn when, first, he'd escaped Liyue's borders. No longer did he feel weighed down by his family's expectations, or the tedious schedule that felt more like shackles around his legs. The wealth and teachings afforded to him in his youth were cherished, certainly, as was the relentless martial arts training that had enabled him to seek and retain SOME manner of independence over the years, but since

Now, he could be FREE . . . even if it meant learning how to properly survive on the road, and tend to things HIMSELF, instead of ringing a bell and waiting for someone to do it FOR him.

Mondstadt was his first destination. Appropriate, given the point of this entire life altering journey. The land of wind and freedom, where people oft traveled in search of an understanding of what it felt like to live life for the sake of living. Here, with the help of his dearest friend, Albedo, Xingqiu had learned a wealth of things that, for once, did not deal with commerce, or formal tradition, or academic studies. He'd learned what it meant to be a knight, an adventurer, and even a bit of ALCHEMY on the side, but most importantly, he'd begun to learn who XINGQIU himself was, outside of his family's reputation.

Of course, he hadn't come here merely to escape the jaws of his family line and slack off. Nay, no matter how much wealth filled his pockets and pouches, and how EASY it would be to simply purchase lavish accommodations and relax, Xingqiu STILL wanted to, somehow, be of use. To prove he was more than just the spoiled son of a wealthy guild manager. As such, to feed his adventurous temptations, he accepted commissions, here and there, when he wasn't helping out Albedo in Dragonspine or around Mondstadt, or teaching the school children how to read, write, and dream. When he'd caught ear of a rumor that the missing sister of the famous Honorary Knight of Mondstadt had been seen nearby, he'd set out IMMEDIATELY in hopes of helping said Honorary Knight.

The Traveler, after all, did so much for Teyvat. It was about time someone did something for him.

. . . even if it ended in a RUN in with him, but to Xingqiu, it was a blessing. A very favorable outcome, even despite the lack of PROGRESS, in regards to his missing sister. " Oh--- T-Traveler ! " He stiffens, not used to being hugged like this ( not even by Chongyun, and even less, by his family ), but he's just as elated to see the Traveler as the Traveler is to see him.

" Chongyun is correct; I finally left Liyue. No more lessons, no more meetings . . . I regret not having rebelliously escaped sooner, in fact ! " He BEAMS at the older man, before gesturing downwards towards the sprawled out bodies on the ground, " I know you could have handled yourself just fine, but you will have to forgive me for stepping in all the same and stealing your thunder. I saw you and could not deny myself the opportunity to fight at your side for the first time in archons only know how long. "

Even the way he speaks sounds far more refined than prior, when oft, he would zone out from an important conversation in favor of getting further into his current choice of literature, only to jump back in with a half-assed response. Now, he retained eye contact. Listened with eyes AND ears, and did not respond merely for the sake of responding, but rather, to fully contribute.

A young boy, Xingqiu was no more.

" My only regret is that the rumors were not true, but I suppose I should have known better. Still, it is better to investigate falsities than it is to, potentially, miss out on a truth, correct ? "

@ironbloodcd ;; ღ

[spxcemuses]

The dog does nothing but stare at you, expecting you to pet him. Is willing (and excited) for affection and loves it.

[krzcrz]

yeah yeah it's still september anyway

[cenfitto]

longass name as is filipino tradition. my girl ines :] she has a farm on fantasy PEI

[lustfulheart]

Starter open to → F (made with Beta)

Simon is a therap|st but that doesn’t need to come into play here if you don’t want it to. but honestly saw a post calling him dad.dy so .... have someone call him that or something similar lol. idk gimmie. Simon doesn’t wake up often.

“Back up --- what did you just call me?” Simon’s eyes were slowly drawn up from the pages on his desk towards the woman standing before him. He had been listening, intently as it were but this? Well this had caught him off guard so excuse him for needing to hear it once more.