#[written in the stars] ; musings

[walkingstackofbooks]

My vision for endgame Data/Julian which has consumed me ever since I watched Picard 😅

A few months after the Dominion war, the Enterprise docks at DS9 for a short while allowing Data to meet his long-time pen-friend, Julian, again. Julian's not doing well, but since he seems to enjoy Data's company, Data decides to take a couple more weeks of leave to spend some more time with his friend. However, Julian starts becoming more and more withdrawn and anxious, and after an incident one evening where he becomes agitated to the point of storming out, Data reaches out to Deanna to see if she can give him any insight into his friend's behaviour. She has some ideas, but also suggests that Data ask Keiko, and after talking with the O'Briens, Data believes he understands what's wrong. When he asks Julian if he's correct in thinking that his impending departure is what's upsetting the doctor, Julian's surprise at the question is enough that he answers truthfully - yes. To Data, the solution is obvious: if Julian is distressed by the idea of someone else leaving him, then Data will not leave. (Julian begs him not to make promises he cannot keep, and has a minor breakdown when he realises that Data is deadly serious.) After a lot of conversation, some favour-cashing, and the fortunate coincidence that one of Beverly's doctors was beginning to look for a promotion to CMO, Julian ends up transferred to the Enterprise: technically a demotion, but after so long having so much on his shoulders, it's actually a relief.

While on Enterprise, Data and Julian get closer and closer. Their relationship brings some difficulties when it becomes public, though: some see the fact Julian's dating an android as proof that he's not really human; others wonder how Data's affection can be real, and feel that if he were as human as he wants to be, then he wouldn't be dating an augment. Julian's parents definitely berate him for wasting all the gifts they gave him by marrying an android - if only he'd talked to them before the wedding, they could have adbised him against it! - making him a zillion times more grateful Data talked him out of inviting them every time he started to feel guilty about it. But that's by the by. They're together, happily married, endgame Julian/Data achieved, right?

... Wrong. I hate Nemesis, but imagine Julian following Data down before he throws himself into space, knowing he could probably stop Data from doing this if he asks. Data saying, "I know I promised never to leave you," and Julian shaking his head and barely being able to choke out the words "It's okay," and then Data's gone. And Geordi's trying to reassure Julian (Geordi's trying to convince himself...) that Data will be alright, he's got the emergency tranport unit, and they get back to the bridge, and Picard transports in, and Data's still on the ship that's blowing up, and Deanna's asking what happened and Julian's sliding down against a wall, horarsely whispering "I let him go..."

20 years later... Picard season one. I haven't quite decided when I want Julian to appear, because the idea of Julian fighting for android rights is everything to me, but also I kind of like the premise of changing as little as possible in canon... (Maybe Julian had tried to be part of the movement for android rights, bu the media had really latched onto his augment status and used it as another reason to discredit the movement, and so he'd withdrawn from it, as it seemed his presence was doing more harm than good….) So the Picard crew all return to the Riker-Troi household after the final showdown and Deanna welcomes them in with a "Guess who we finally managed to get in contact with" and bring them into the lounge where Julian' anxiously waiting. And of course the initial introduction is awkward and Julian's talking a million words a minute until Will pokes him and then over the next few days he's trying to keep his distance so that Soji doesn't feel that she needs to let him into her life... And meanwhile Soji is still, you know, coping with ALL the feelings and trauma that the last - what, week? - have given her and so she has no idea what to do with this man, who was apparently her father's husband, especially as she has no clue how he feels about the whole suddenly-having-an-android-stepdaughter thing. But eventually they do manage to have a conversation (/are forced to talk it out) and they get on so well and Soji realises how much Julian genuinely wants to get to know her for her sake and while Julian's terrified at the prospect of having a daughter, he's also delighted (and Will and Deanna make them both stick around for a whole while, 1. because they do enjoy having them both around, 2. because Kestra adores Soji, and the two are pretty good for each other, and 3. because, while they have kept in contact with Julian over the years, they also know how long he's been on his own for, and they want to make sure he's got a solid base and people to lean on. As much as Julian wants to be a good father, Soji deserves more than one traumatised, lonely man doing a best that would quite possibly not be good enough...)

Picard season 3. Julian and Soji are visiting Geordi at the museum when the Picard crew come along, and are swept into the action... Julian learning that Data's alive - kind of... Julian tenderly kissing Data before they take down the partition, telling him he has to win so he can meet their daughter... The two of them barely having time to reunite before having to rush off to their respective duties in saving the ship... (I have VISIONS of Soji and Julian working desperately together to find a cure for the transporter virus, while Julian's augment physiology has done something weird to make it that he's turning, but very, very slowly. Julian making sure that Soji is armed, and making her promise to shoot him if he turns too quickly. Soji telling him he has to keep fighting it and refusing to think about what it might come to. Julian realising he's about to lose control and getting Soji to restrain him. Soji despairing that she won't be able to find a cure by herself - she's not a doctor doctor like he is - and Julian reassuring her that he believes in her, she just needs to do her best... but most importantly, if she doesn't find it, it's alright, it's not her fault, and he loves her. Resistance is futile. A phaser shot.) And afterwards, when Soji's found the cure and it's been distributed, Julian wakes up to find Data sitting next to him and Soji hovering nearby. He tries to scramble up and leave to help the rest of the crew, but Soji informs him that just as he took longer to turn, he took longer to get better, and he's the last one to wake up from it. And then she makes to leave, to give the two of them some time alone, and Julian tells her that's nonsense, she needs to meet Data, and Soji says that it's fine, they've been talking while he was asleep, and Julian replies that now he feels left out, so she definitely can't leave, come here, sit by me, I'm not letting either of you out of my sight.

[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.

[yourenumber1]

For our story must be written. It’s in the stars

✨💋📖

[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

[manganyeh]

Hubba Hubba, for both Robin (@intergalactic-singer) [to Boothill] and Topaz (@topaz-and-numby-official) [To Asta] !!

Robin and Boothill

Topaz and Asta

[stxrsfxte]

Like for a small starter ☺️

[onigiram]

TAGS. i didn't like the other ones asjbfjbsdjgb

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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

[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.

[manganyeh]

kiss starter with @topaz-and-numby-official (with asta)

Asta was up against the wall Topaz’s hands on both her sides lips almost pressed up against each other “Jelena..” She felt Topaz’s lips pressed against hers

[shootingthestars]

Welcome to our humble blog!

(in this blog, there will be dark topics such as addiction, s/h, occasional sexual humor, violence and a lot more. you have been warned.)

“Alt..we can’t just have 10 emojis in our intro post”

“But they are funny! 🥺”

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Maddox (They/it/fae) - red text / 🏹

Altair (It/they) -blue text / 🌌

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The Hunter and The Beast - Both

Popsicle time! -Maddox speaking

The void speaks - Altair speaking

Letters from the stars - Ask box

Shooting compilation - Reblogs for rp stuff if I feel like it.

Written in the stars and void - Reblogging quotes (underneath will be written the character it’s meant for)

Treachery’s friends - Anything including Zaman, Aurora, Azrael, Sirius (character), or Vixon

Clones time- Maddox interacting with any other blogs outside of the pd world.

Muses of the Stars - any art we create for these little fucks

(Block the ’#just role(play) with it’ tag to stop seeing rp shenanigans!)

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OOC TIME!

Falling as a Star - OOC Alt Admin @sewer-ravioli (She/they/sol) Hey name's Sirius! i'm definitely not gonna as active on here as much but will answer any questions aimed for Altair or both depending on where it fits in. Timezone is CST and i'm most active at night for answering and interacting! Hope you have a good day :3

accidental headshot - OOC Maddox Admin @weylinweekly (ae/he)

hiiiii! it’s me weylin :3 I’ll prob be the main one answering questions. My timezone is PST and I have really funky sleep schedules so mind that. I’m fine with gore n shit but keep in mind I am a minor so. have a nice day! Also I am the one playing any of the friends of Maddox unless explictly said (Vixon, Zaman, ecta.)

[brckenbadass]

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