#[written in the stars] ; musings

[expectiations]

give me a reason to yap about DoctorRiver and I will deliver

[stcries]

gonna be playing with some graphics today, but i wanna get some new threads going. so, here's a mini starter call. all muses are available.

make sure to reply with what muse you'd like, cause idk how well my brain will be mashing two characters together lmao. starters may only be small, as in one or two paragraphs, depends how long my motivation lasts for.

[soaps-mohawk]

AHHHHHHH OH MY FUCKING GODDDDDD

Patreon anon here (I need to find a shorter name, damn) but FUCK chapter 27, as per usual, ATE

Literally I know I say this all the time but you are such a good writer. The beginning had me scared ngl and the END????? WITH THE?????? AND THE WORD?????

I love you and your brain, thank you again for the amazing content :)

That name is quite a mouthful...if I were better at nicknames I'd think up a cool one 😂 unfortunately that is not my speciality.

Awww thank you!!! 🥹

Hehe yeah, throwing in another cliffhanger 🤭 you know me

[sunburnacoustic]

What's the musical version of Star Wars? Muse are getting there. Who else is mad enough to try?

Q Magazine on Muse's Drones tour, April 2016

[stxrsfxte]

Like for a small starter ☺️

[onigiram]

TAGS. i didn't like the other ones asjbfjbsdjgb

[stcrforged]

ROLEPLAY HISTORY!

The rules are simple! Post characters you’d like to roleplay as, have roleplayed as, and might bring back. Then tag ten people to do the same (if you can’t think of ten, just write down however many you can and tag that number of people). Please repost, don’t reblog!

CURRENT MUSE(S): (canon muses)

dr. hermann gottlieb (pacific rim)

tendo choi (pacific rim)

monkey d. luffy (one piece)

fíli (the hobbit)

faramir (lotr)

grog strongjaw (tlovm / critical role)

dr. ian malcolm (jurassic park)

the corinthian (the sandman)

varric tethras (dragon age)

dorian pavus (dragon age)

sindri (god of war)

mimir (god of war)

týr (god of war)

viktor vektor (cyberpunk 2077)

WANT TO WRITE: (maybe i will write them someday, maybe not)

james howlett / logan / wolverine (x-men)

HAVE WRITTEN:

dr. hank mccoy / beast (x-men)

piotr rasputin / colossus (deadpool / x-men)

matthew the raven (the sandman)

chato santana / el diablo (suicide squad / dc comics)

pietro maximoff / quicksilver (x-men)

peregrin took (lotr)

proinsias cassidy (preacher)

sasha kaidonovsky (pacific rim)

aleksis kaidonovsky (pacific rim)

peter grodin (stargate: atlantis)

king richard (galavant)

chirrut îmwe (star wars)

qui-gon jinn (star wars)

obi-wan kenobi (star wars)

cassandra pentaghast (dragon age)

oliver queen / green arrow (justice league unlimited)

isolde (merlin)

kerry loudermilk (legion)

cary loudermilk (legion)

shatter (the gifted)

mr. wednesday (american gods)

zorya vechernyaya (american gods)

WOULD WRITE AGAIN:

dr. hank mccoy / beast (x-men)

matthew the raven (the sandman)

Tagged by: @chaoslulled Tagging: @luckhissoul, @caracarnn, @fadedpath, @fenrs, @astraltouch and anyone else who wanna do this!

[immobiliter]

navia + how the spina di rosula operates

okay so this is a meta i wanted to write fairly early on and will become a cornerstone of my portrayal of Navia since she is the Spina and so many of her interactions will revolve around it. i mentioned before that the Spina is, in my opinion, a watered down version of the mafia/mob who, at least in the way that it is presented and led by Navia, wishes to do good ( for the most part ) and acts for the benefit of the ordinary citizens of Fontaine. unlike the mafia, it's an organisation that isn't explicitly criminalised or hunted down by the Maison Gardiennage as far as we know, but the Spina very much operates in the underworld of Fontainian society ( quite literally — the Fleuve Cendre is located beneath the Court of Fontaine, the symbol of Fontaine's opulence and splendor and seemingly huge wealth divide ).

there's also the name — whereas the majority ( though not all ) of the landmarks and areas in Fontaine take inspiration from the French language, Spina di Rosula doesn't look obviously French? it feels Italian ( though while spina translates to thorn in Italian, rosula doesn't mean rose in Italian. nor does it mean rose in French either lmao ), but google translate tells me it's Corsican, which is even more interesting since there was such a thing as the Corsican Mafia, who historically operated both within the French underworld and the Italian Mafia. Corsica also has its own regional language in addition to them being French speakers, which is interesting to me too — obviously hoyo has taken wider inspiration from Western Europe when it comes to Fontaine and therefore different countries are sprinkled in here and there with no obvious connection, but for the Spina quite literally by its etymology to exist in a space between French and Italian is definitely significant.

Navia claims that the Spina is funded by donations and I don't doubt this girl's word, but a common practice of Mafia groups were so-called "protection rackets", essentially guaranteeing businesses and people protection outside of the law in exchange for money. considering that the Spina controls the Fleuve Cendre and have their organisation logo visible and large above their "base of operations" ( the tavern area you meet Navia in during the AQ and see her in at the start of her demo — in her demo you literally see the Spina's symbol before anything else ) in order to signify the fact, I can absolutely see this as a method that the Spina uses. "voluntary" donations to ensure that businesses and individuals are protected from rival factions, since it's sort of hinted at in the AQ that control of the Fleuve Cendre was hard won by Callas, Navia's father, and we know that he had to partner with Marcel and the Confrerie of Cabriere in order to control Poisson. Marcel's organisation is called a "sister organisation" of the Spina, though I am sure there was a time early on in Callas's reign where they were bitter rivals — plus the Mafia does tend to adopt a familial model when it comes to ranks and alliances, so calling it sister is kinda appropriate. you also see in the latest event that a) despite growing up in the Fleuve Cendre, Chevreuse isn't necessarily welcome there considering that she is a part of the Maison Gardiennage, and b) that there are all kinds of unspoken rules she needs to follow in order to navigate the area.

I do think the Spina was much more ruthless and domineering under Callas. it's described in Navia's story quest as the Spina's golden age, and before you find out about Colter's animosity towards Navia, he makes a remark about the "eye for an eye" culture of Callas's Spina di Rosula. we also find out that Callas was "stiff as a board" according to Navia and used to be better at taking counsel from others until Clementine's death, when presumably his stance and willingness to listen to his subordinates hardened quite a bit. but Callas did also partner with both the Court of Fontaine and the Fontaine Research Institute on the Aquabus lines — something which caused a split within the Spina itself, and it's explained that he did this to forge alliances. I think it could also be true that Callas did this in order to gain tacit permission by these institutions, particularly the Palais de Mermonia, to operate without interference from law enforcement ( or at least for them to look the other way concerning some of the Spina's practices ). considering the fail safes that he put in place in order to protect Navia when he was wrongly accused of murder, I think Callas was an incredibly shrewd and ruthless businessman and knew that he needed connections in both the high and the low of Fontainian society.

it's possible he was also able to successfully hide the more shady sides of the Spina's business too: we know that the Maison Gardiennage basically has no jurisdiction over the Fleuve Cendre and leaves it alone for the most part ( which says something about the wealth disparity in Fontaine as a whole imo ). considering that the Spina does do a great deal of good for the ordinary Fontainian and is presumably well-liked by the general populace ( if not so much by the Palais Mermonia ), it would likely be more damaging for the Maison Gardiennage, for example, to attempt to dismantle it and face resistance from the common people than it is to just leave it alone.

considering that Callas's name and reputation were disgraced by being falsely accused, that could also explain why the Spina is struggling more under Navia — perhaps before Callas's murder charge, the powers in Fontaine were more willing to look the other way, whereas once his name was disgraced, it became easier to weaken or suppress the organisation's power and reach.

as far as what this actually means in terms of interacting with Navia and the Spina — unlike in Act 1 of the Fontaine AQ, where Navia literally rocks up outside the Opera Epiclese courtroom with Melus and Silver to offer Paimon and the Traveler help, professionally speaking it would actually be pretty tricky to get an audience with Navia herself since she is at the head of the Spina. personally would be a very different story since we know that Navia is something of a socialite and a celebrity and does have many well-connected friends in Fontaine, but in terms of business, Navia is heavily protected ( despite the number of attempts on her life let's not talk about that ) and it would not be easy to get to her if you're not already known to her or to the Spina.

[celestial-sword-dance]

Multimuse Honkai Star Rail Ask/RP Blog

{rules}

{muses}

{mun}

indie | selective | oc/au/dup friendly

penned by cyber | tag list below

[apollos-boyfriend]

Please please please talk about your ocs (if you want to ofc). I have such a similiar thing going on with mine and I really wanna see your take on it

WAIT NO i did not mean to get that across i love talking about these guys so much i am open and welcome to questions at any time they r my livelihood

so i don’t have a lot of modern drawings of them bc mcyt kind of took over my life BUT i do have these references for the main characters!!

so these r axl and halley!! they’re kind of the main tie ins to the whole creation and destruction thing, as they were both created to be vessels, of sorts. more like messengers. since the entities couldn’t physically manifest on earth, these two were created to relay information instead! creation speaks to during the day, and destruction at night through their dreams. the issue was, when they were designed, the two were meant to be one being, but got split into two due to an accident. they’re literally two halves of a whole, and have an odd bond because of it, able to communicate without so much as saying a word.

because of that, they’re VERY close. codependently so. they’ve never known a life without the other by their side, and low-key shut down when left alone. axl’s the quieter, more calm and collected one of the two, while halley is the more wild card spitfire that will talk anyone’s ears off if they give her the time of day. together, they kind of make a functional person, if you really squint, and i love them both so very much

[stcries]

okay y'know what, let me just poke dash really quick ... the heat may be trying to dampen my motivation, but now that i'm actually here, i'm starting to fight through it.

so, here's a small starter call for me to get things going! starters may only be a small paragraph or so, depends on how much i can last in this weather. a few new muses have been slipped onto the blog, so i will list them below, who are all available to be requested:

husk and lucifer (hazbin hotel. if you request these or any of my hazbin/helluva muses, please let me know if you've seen the hazbin episodes or not.) vegeta (dragon ball) discord (my little pony) apollo justice, herlock sholmes (ace attorney, there will probably be more as the brainrot continues)

[thelocal-idot]

My Star

another poem based on leo

You lift me up to the skies to return me to the stars.

You would tell me afterwards, “I want to take you home.”

Because to you I am the burning star that shines for you.

“I am no star, for I would never belong to the sky.”

What a loud laugh you’d have as i would respond.

I couldn’t help but smile as you capered around me.

You’d point at a constellation, and whisper how lovely i’d be up there.

You’d tell me how the starry night is incomplete without me.

To you I burn brighter than any sun, despite my rainy mood.

How I long to murmur those words back to you.

Stuck in my throat, I can barely express how much I adore.

Yet with a single look you seem to understand and hold me in your grasp once more.

[misplacedreporter]

tag dump

˟main;; a hell of a team

˟ooc;; we're out of print!

memes;;

˟vash;; you're not as lonely as you think

˟self;; ace reporter reporting for duty

˟roberto;; booze and blackjack

˟knives;; swiss army knife

˟zazie;; bop a worm

˟vashmeryl;; still painting flowers for you (plantisvox)

˟wolfwood;; bullet of a broken gun

˟musing;; we're written in the stars

˟canon;; it's only dark when your eyes are closed

˟crack;; dark arts

˟mashwood;; i still fall for you like suns do for skies (gen)

˟merylwood;; love was never a choice for me (gen)

˟vashmeryl;; i understand more than you know (gen)

˟vashmeryl;; tonight i want to dance with you (typhoonvash)

˟royalty masquerade au;; fantastic mr fox

˟and so i called him atlas; for i placed the world onto his shoulders;; (wolfwood) full of merc

˟and lo! the lamb laid his head upon the altar of his own accord and was slain;; (sheepwood) apostacizing

hcs;;

˟merylwood;; I'm out of my head of my heart and my mind (full-of-mercy)

˟merylwood;; if you need a confession i'm guilty (forgivenpunishment)

˟merylwood^2;; just know that mine is a hand to hold (forgivenpunishment & full-of-mercy)

˟pokemon eeby deeby;; all along it's been a race against the clock

[nageill]

Grieving is Normal

Fandom: Star Wars, pre-The Phantom Menace.

Character(s): Obi-Wan Kenobi; Korre Ver (OC).

Pairing(s): None.

Word Count: 910.

Genre: Angst.

Summary: There is more than one way to lose a friend. Two Jedis, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Korre Ver, learn the hard way.

Author’s Notes: Just a little something I wrote up for @koiwrites, based on a random idea I had from our timeline with our Star Wars roleplays.

Cross-Posted: AO3.

Emotions were a natural part of life, and despite the popular opinion of Jedi throughout the galaxy, they were natural to the Jedi as well. They were not immune to emotions; they experienced them as well. They are not living statutes, cold and emotionless like a simple rock. No, they feel. If anything, Korre believes, they feel too much. With the Force, it is impossible to be connected to it and not experience every emotion that exists.

The Jedi simply do not dwell on it. They do not wallow, allow themselves to drown in them, or be consumed by them. They experience them and let go. That is the teaching of the Jedi. It is healthier to do so rather than to bottle them up inside, to try and deny them completely, less to fall into temptation from the Dark Side, either from lack of compassion or being controlled by them.

Therefore, the heartache the young Twi’lek is currently feeling is only natural. She has suffered a loss. Grieving is normal. She can experience this emotion and let go. Still, it is painful in the present moment.

Ris could not have left more than ten minutes ago, and yet, it felt like an hour to her breaking heart. The news of the young Jedi Knight leaving the Order caught Korre by surprise. Of all the news she expected to hear, this was certainly not it. She knows such a decision has not come lightly to her friend, however, and she must hold fast to the belief that the Force is guiding her elsewhere. That is where Korre finds her comfort, even among her tears. The Force is still with Ris, it will protect Ris and guide her even outside the Temple walls.

Still, she cannot say that she will not miss her friend all the same.

It is only when another approaches that interrupt her thoughts and tears.

“Korre, what is the matter?” Obi-Wan asked with a slight, worried frown, concerned.

“Oh, Kenobi,” Korre greeted him, wiping her eyes and taking a calming breath before lowering her hands to see him. She bowed her head slightly in greeting, weakly smiling at him. “I will be alright. I’m just missing Ris. It was so sad to see her leave.”

However, her friend’s laughter only confused Korre. She would have expected out of everyone here at the Temple, Obi-Wan would miss their comrade the most. “Don’t fret,” he began, “The diplomatic missions Ris and Master Coul go on never take too long.” He grinned, thinking that would reassure her. “She’ll be back and making sweet-sand cookies for your younglings before you know it.”

“Diplo—No. She’s not…” Her voice trailed off as realization hit her. “Obi-Wan, Ris hasn’t left for a mission. She’s leaving the Order,” she gently explained. “You…didn’t know?”

His blue eyes widened in shock. “What? What do you mean she’s leaving the Order??” Obi-Wan demanded, his voice growing much louder so quickly, a twinge of panic to his tone. 

What could have happened? Ris was the most rule-abiding Padawan and Knight the Temple probably ever had! What could she have done to be forced to leave the Jedi Order? The very thought that she would have voluntarily resigned from the Order, so soon after being promoted to a Jedi Knight, did not even cross his mind.

“I do not know. She did not tell me what prompted her to leave, only that she felt it was what she must do. Master Coul is returning her back to her family’s home back on Naboo today,” Korre explained calmly. She felt guilty breaking the news to Obi-Wan this way. Ever since they were crechemates, Obi-Wan and Ris shared a close bond. Why hadn’t Ris told him? Perhaps she could not find him, but still, it seemed so unlike her friend not to personally tell Obi-Wan she resigned.

“What prompted–she’s choosing to leave?” Obi-Wan sputtered, almost stammering.

The green Twi’lek nodded, a slight frown tugging at her lips. “That is my understanding, yes,” she confirmed. She did not need to sense through the Force to know her friend was hurt, upset. No, the intense emotion radiated from Obi-Wan like steam.

“Where is she?”

“She told me goodbye just before you came. I believe she might–”

However, Korre did not get a chance to finish answering his question before Obi-Wan was running out towards the landing pad. She hoped he wasn’t too late…

A hope which was dashed when Obi-Wan sulkily returned not even ten minutes later.

Disappointment, sadness, confusion, and anger burned brightly off his aura as he walked past her. Korre’s heart now ached for him as well. As much as she cherished her own friendship with Ris, she knew Obi-Wan hurt even worse.

“Kenobi!” she called after him, and he stopped, turning to look back as she crossed over to him and hugged him. “I’m sorry,” she murmured quietly, not able vocally expressed the depth of her concern but communicating it through the Force.

Obi-Wan at first tensed from the sudden embrace, too wrapped up inside his own head to fully appreciate or welcome the gesture, but he quickly relaxed. There was a comfort in his friend’s arms, a deep sense of understanding and empathy that, while it did not extinguish the flurry of emotions he felt right now, it did help to temper the pain. He hugged her back, perhaps a little too tightly. “Me, too,” he mumbled. “Me, too.”

[manganyeh]

📜

for Topaz and Asta!

~ @topaz-and-numby-official

Asta: I'm a reverse necromancer. Topaz: Isn't that just killing people? Asta: Ah, technicality.

Asta: So what’s for dinner? Topaz, staring at the food they just burnt: Regret.

Asta: Topaz was banned from the chicken shack, so we had to go out of town to get some. Topaz: Well, they shouldn’t say “all you can eat” if they don’t mean it. Asta: Topaz, you ate a chair.

Asta: Topaz! My face is on fire! Topaz: Asta! Are you ok?! Asta: Oh yes, I'm fine. I just said that to make sure you'd come in here quickly. Topaz: But your face is on fire. Asta: Yes. It's much faster than shaving.

[risingretribution]

Tag Dump // The Matron of Black Frost

[ obey no more in silence || the matron ; ic ] [ we're motivated by the scars that we're made of || the matron ; visage ] [ we'll rise from the dark like lazarus || the matron ; musings ] [ these trials make us who we are || the matron ; aesthetic ] [ the stones break bones but we're venomous || the matron ; headcanons ] [ its written in the stars and the hieroglyphs || the matron ; dash games ] [ Swoman. Sword Woman. || the matron ; crack ]

[ darkness naming her heir || the matron & amsel ] spiteriisen