#{ The Master and The Assassin | Main Verse | }

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base verse zed is kayn's dad for all intents and purposes even if they don't call each other that but modern verse zed is his actual dad officially the boy was adopted and i also think modern verse zed is a lot better at that and communicating and making sure kayn knows he's loved and that his dad is proud of him and having fun together and grounding him sometimes when he's being a pest but you know a lot more openly affectionate than base verse i think

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˖⁺. ﹙ the femme fatale admiral. ﹚: rishen herrera 1311 .𖹭 ݁

. . . wanna play his lovegame !? 🍒 : “ ayy. . . pobrecito, ¿Te estoy sonrojando, cariño? that’s adorable, look at me with those pretty eyes of yours, thaat’s it. ’  ”

꒰ verse ꒱ 1311

꒰ species ꒱ human 

꒰ ethnicity ꒱ mexican-indian

꒰ age ꒱ 46

꒰ gender ꒱ genderfluid, amab

꒰ mbti ꒱ intj/estj

꒰ alias ꒱ scarlet cyanide, admiral of aegis, admiral (herrera), (director herrera), boss (specifically his special division), rishie (yŭ xī)

꒰ story ꒱ 

driven by duty and justice; high off of the stakes and always ready for a challenge, we find ourselves rishen herrera. the admiral of aegis known for his quick wit and effortless charm. sarcastic and seductive, with a click of his heels as he steps through the halls of which he’s highly respected in.

from undercover missions to hacking mainframes, sniper to knifeman,

an assassin my trade and mastermind by nature, he strives for the protection of those who cannot protect themselves. leading his organisation with dignity and strength, while trying to maintain the conflict occurring throughout his city between human and supernatural alike.

it’s hard work but he needs to keep going. even if it takes endless hours and countless risks,

he has to.

 

꒰ appearance ꒱

deep maroon eyes, sharp eyes framed with beautiful black winged eyeliner.

soft medium-length, fluffy and curly dark brown hair that extend halfway down his neck and tickle just a bit of his back.

bronze skin with a wide array of beauty spots on the left side of his face and along his forearms

a very androgynous face that leans more towards feminine features, has some sharpness here and there

stands at 6’0” in height and has a slender figure

deep red stiletto nails, sharp enough to leave a few tears in the skin of his enemies.

deep red lipsticks that accentuate her lips nicely, and make that deadly smile of hers look all the more beautiful.

triple lobe piercings on either ear, with rose gold piercings covered or dangling with small rubies.

sometimes wears septum piercing, it depends on the day and time

midline tongue piercing with focus on the barb at the underside of his tongue

often, he dresses quite feminine, particularly the femme fatale aesthetic ( sleek red dresses, sometimes fishnet stockings, stilettos, dark femme makeup, etc ).

when he dresses masc it’s often by dressing in darker hues of clothes, rocking the look with lots of darker jewellery and overall makeup as well — using his makeup to bring out the more masculine features of his face

his hands and neck are adorned by minimalistic rose gold and red jewellery

rose gold rings littering his fingers.

has a navel piercing.

 

꒰ personality ꒱

teaming with sarcasm and sass, he’s known especially for his sharp tongue

known as a master strategist and mastermind, his intelligence and wit is another main characteristic for him

quite blunt. ties into his straightforwardness. can sometimes even come off as a bit monotone or exasperated

charismatic despite it all, yet in am effortless way. a sort of cool confidence that exudes off of him in everything that he does

is known to have a silver tongue when it counts. incredibly deceptive. a scarily good actor

flirty when he needs to be. knows how to wrap people around his finger. can be quite the seductress

observant and particularly calculating. he’s very quick to analyse and create a plan — which ties in well with his quick adaptability. might even be a bit cunning sometimes

always ready for a challenge, surprisingly likes making bets

can be cocky, especially when it comes to confidence in his intellect

can be irritated quickly but he has a controlled sort of annoyance and anger. an almost calm rage

a natural leader, very highly respected and feared

duty-driven and prefers to work rather than let his mind run in other ways

 

꒰ with a lover ꒱

teases but like in a very shameless way — he does not hold back with the small teasing flirts or playful pokes that leave you flustered in several different ways. whether it is out of shyness or embarrassment.

very flirty — he wants you to know and see how all over you he is. she must be marking you, musn’t she? make sure you know that you belong to him.

does not hesitate or hold back on the pda. his hands and lips roaming your body and touching you as much as possible. pulling you all flush against him is a necessity, he doesn’t care who’s watching.

displays a lot of his affection by physical affection. loving, careful and tender touches, and brushes of his hands on your face of wherever you allow him to touch. can be verbally affectionate too.

cannot get his lips off of yours, he likes pulling you off to corners and kissing you breathless whenever possible.

can get quite protective, a bit more than usual. this can also bleed into possessiveness, but he tries not to let it get out of hand.

always has to have his hands on you in some type of way.

can sometimes be rather clingy, both physically and emotionally. he clings to you in his sleep, a part of him always paranoid you will fade if he lets go.

tries to use the time he has with you wisely because he’s a very busy person — often being caught up in his work and such. he always tries to make up for it.

late night/early morning cuddles or little coffee dates in his office is one of his favorite pass times. he gets to be with his beloved, and that is honestly all that he needs to cheer him up after a bleak night or day.

can and will do your make-up if you ask him to, rushing to find the makeup kit and sitting you down in front of his large vanity to doll you up.

late night cooking with him that can turn into little dances around his apartment kitchen. the gentle sway of your bodies to the music creating fond memories and greeting the old.

 

꒰ strengths ꒱

mastermind: very strategic and calculative, intelligent — rishen is a mastermind, able to create tacticts and strategies at a quick and efficient level

combat: is extremely skilled in combat and knows his way around different techniques, new and old.

stealth: particularly stealthy along with being extremely light on his feet.

martial arts: is very skilled in an array of martial arts

acting / deception: extremely skilled in the art of deception. good at putting on a pretty face and swaying people around before catching them in their act and exposing them.

weapon mastery: has quite the adaptability with weapons and uses his analytic advantages to learn them quicker

adaptability: as previously mentioned, rishen is an extremely adaptable person, and weapons are not all that he is adaptable in. being good at adapting with environments, people and fighting techniques.

advanced tech skills: admiral herrera has always had a bit of a knack in the advanced technical skills from firewalls and defence to hacking and configuring

 

꒰ weaknesses ꒱

heart condition: has a rare heart condition that he was born with, subjecting him to heart attacks throughout his life. it is vital to keep him calm to avoid cardiac arrests.

unstable hands: ( sometimes ) his hands can get a bit shaky and sometimes convulse due to physical trauma issues.

 

꒰ relationships ꒱

copper: boyfriend ( it’s complicated ) ( emotional support shrimp

emerald: boyfriend ( it’s complicated ) ( emotional support bunny

alessio agresta: enemy

jìngyí agresta: enemy

zhào yŭ xī: work partner, best friend, younger sibling figure.

zhào yizé: friend, work partner

zhào hàoyú: enemy

zhào haitāo: neutral, work partner

yuè mèng yáo: on and off work partner

zhào mùchén: enemy

shimada takara: friend, work partner

kyung seong-jin: enemy

shalika vaishya: right hand, best friend

 

꒰ extra ꒱

really loves ducks — he thinks they are adorable

he is particularly skilled in aerial dancing

will be grumpy if he doesn’t have his cup of hot chocolate in the morning ( yŭ xī handles it mostly )

he can speak spanish ( latin american ), hindi, a decent amount of chinese

plays the bass, he was in a band

[nigrit]

'The War of the Districts, or the Flight of Marat…'

Part 1 (of 5)

Some years ago I photographed a fantastic, satirical poem from a compendium of French Revolutionary verse in the BnF (réserve). It’s been gathering virtual dust ever since. But no more! It’s a witty take on a key moment from early in the Revolution, when the Paris authorities pitted themselves against the radical Cordeliers district (under Danton’s leadership). With help from @anotherhumaninthisworld (merci encore!), we managed to produce a rough translation, which I revised, added some footnotes (to clarify the more obscure references) and added this brief intro to put it in context. While the translation is a literal one, I’ve tried to preserve some of the rhyming spirit of the original where possible. So boil the kettle, get a brew on and settle down to an epic account of Maranton vs Neckerette…

In the early hours of 22 January 1790, General Lafayette, commander of the National Guard, authorized a large military force to arrest the radical journalist Jean-Paul Marat, following a request from Sylvain Bailly, the Mayor of Paris, to provide the Chatelet with sufficient armed force [“main-forte’] to enable its bailiff to enforce the warrant.[1] Bailly’s request was in response to the outrage caused by the publication, four days earlier, of Marat’s 78-page Denunciation of the finance minister, Jacques Necker.[2] Marat had moved into the district the Cordeliers district in December to seek its declared protection against arbitrary prosecution.

His best-selling pamphlet denounced Necker – probably the most popular man in France after the King in July 1789 – of covertly supporting the Ancien Régime and working to undermine the Revolution. His accusations included plotting to dissolve the National Assembly and remove the royal family to Metz on 5 October, colluding in grain hoarding and speculation, and generally compromising the King’s honour. The charges were intended to reveal a cumulative (and damning) pattern of behaviour since Necker’s reappointment in July 1788, and again in July 1789. Bearing his Rousseau-derived epigraph, Vitam impendere vero (‘To devote one’s life to the truth’) – now used as a kind of personal branding, Marat adopted the role of “avocat” to ‘try’ Necker before the court of public opinion.[3] Its general tone came in the context of a wider distrust of international capitalism, with which Necker was closely associated, and which appearted to violate many traditional values.[4] For those interested in the nitty gritty, here’s a footnote explaining why Marat had completely lost faith in Necker.[5]

It caused such a sensation that the first print-run sold out in 24 hours. Most of the radical press hailed Marat’s audacity in challenging Necker’s ‘virtuous’ reputation, while providing invaluable publicity for his pamphlet. The legal pursuit of Marat was largely prompted by the rigid adherence of the Chatelet to Ancien Régime values against the offence of libel (attacking a person in print).[6] I suspect that Marat was hoping a high-profile campaign against Necker would help to establish his name in the public eye by provoking a strong response. However, this was one of the rare occasions when Necker delegated his defence to ‘hired’ pens, providing Marat with valuable extra publicity.

If libel was the main reason for going after Marat, the impetus for pursuit was further motivated by wider political concerns over the extreme volatility that had gripped Paris since mid-December. After pre-emptive popular action in July and October against perceived counter-revolutionary plotting, a new wave of similar rumours was seen by many as a signal that the thermometer was about to explode again. The arrest of the marquis de Favras on Christmas Eve, for allegedly conspiring to raise a force to whisk the King away to safety, assassinate revolutionary leaders, and put his master, Monsieur (the King’s middle brother) on the throne as regent, only served to intensify popular fears. This, combined with the continuing failure to prosecute any royal officers, including the baron de Besenval, commander of the King’s troops around Paris during 12-14 July – who would be acquitted on 29 January for ‘counter-revolutionary’ actions – led to large crowds milling daily outside the Palais de Justice, as the legal action against both men dragged on through January.[7] On the 7th January, a bread riot in Versailles led to the declaration of martial law; on the 10th, a large march on the Hotel de Ville had been stopped in its tracks by Lafayette; on the 11th, there was an unruly 10,000-strong demonstration, screaming death-threats against defendants and judges, in the worst disturbances to public order since the October Days march on Versailles (and the most severe for another year); and on the 13th, tensions were further exacerbated by a threatened mutiny amongst disgruntled National Guards, which was efficiently snuffed out by Lafayette.[8] As a result, Marat’s Denunciation, and earlier attacks on Boucher d’Argis, the trial’s presiding judge, were seen as encouraging a dangerous distrust towards the authorities. Hence the pressing need to set an example of him.

So much for the background. Do we know anything about the poem’s authorship? it appeared around the same time (July/August) as Louis de Champcenetz & Antoine Rivarol’s sarcastic Petit dictionnaire des grands hommes de la Révolution, par un citoyen actif, ci-devant Rien(July/Aug 1790), which featured a brief entry on how Marat had eluded the attention of 5000 National Guardsmen and hid in southern France, disguised as a deserter. These figures would become the subject of wildly varying estimates, depending on who was reporting the ‘Affair’ – all, technically, primary sources! The higher the number of soldiers, the greater the degree of ridicule.[9] Contemporary accounts ranged from 400 to 12,000, although the latter exaggerated figure, included the extensive reserves positioned outside the district.[10] Since the poem also suggests around 5000 men, this similarity of numbers, alongside other literary and satirical clues, such as both men’s involvement in the Actes des apôtres, and the Petit dictionnaire’s targeting of Mme de Stael, suggest a possible common authorship.[11] While the poem took delight in mocking the ineptitude of the Paris Commune, the lattertook aim at the pretensions of the new class of revolutionary. While it is impossible to estimate the public reception of this poem, its cheap cover price of 15 sols suggests it was aimed at a wide audience. It was also republished under at least two different titles, sometimes alongside other counter-revolutionary pamphlets.[12]

Both act as important markers of Marat’s growing celebrity, just six months after the storming of the Bastille. A celebrity that reached far beyond the confines of his district (now section) and readership (which peaked at around 3000).[13] Marat was no longer being spoken of as just a malignant slanderer [“calomniateur”] but as the embodiment of a certain revolutionary stereotype. While he lacked the dedicated ‘fan base’ of a true celebrity, such as a Rousseau, a Voltaire or (even) a Necker, he did not lack for public curiosity, which was satisfied in his absence by a mediatized presence in pamphlets, poems, and the new lexicology.[14] For example, Marat would earn nine, separate entries in Pierre-Nicolas Chantreau’s Dictionnaire national et anecdotique (Aug 1790), the first in a series of dictionaries to capitalize on the Revolution’s fluid redefinition of language.

There seems little doubt that Marat’s Denunciation was intended to provoke the authorities into a strong reaction, and create “quelque sensation”, of which this mock-heroic poem forms one small part.[15] It would prove a pivotal moment in his revolutionary career, transforming him from the failed savant of 1789 to a vigorous symbol of press freedom and independence in 1790. Who knows what might have happened, if, as one royalist later remarked, the authorities had simply ignored this scribbling “dwarf”, whose only weapon was his pen.[16]

I'll post the 3 parts of the poem under #la fuite de Marat. enjoy!

[1] The Chatelet represented legal authority within Paris.

[2] Dénonciation faite au tribunal public par M. Marat, l’Ami du Peuple, contre M. Necker, premier ministre des finances (18 Jan 1790).

[3] The slogan was borrowed from Rousseau’s Lettre à d’Alembert, itself a misquote from Juvenal’s Satires (Vitam inpendere vero = ‘To sacrifice one’s life for the truth’).

[4] See Steven Kaplan’s excellent analysis of the mechanisms of famine plots and popular beliefs in the collusion between state and grain merchants. In part, this reflected a lack of transparency and poor PR in the state’s dealings with the public. During 1789-1790, when anxieties over grain supply were the main cause of rumours and popular tension, Necker made little effort to explain government policies. The Famine Plot Persuasion in Eighteenth-Century France (1982).

[5] As a rule, the King, and his ministers, did not consider the workings of government to be anyone’s business, and was not accountable to the public. However, in 1781, Necker undermined this precedent by publishing his Compte-rendu – a transparent snapshot of the royal finances – yet on his return in 1788, he failed to promote equivalent transparency over grain provision. In consequence, local administrators suffered from a lack of reliable information. Given the underlying food insecurity that followed the poor harvest of 1788, any rumours only unsettled the public. The most dramatic example of this came in the summer of 1789, when rumours of large-scale movements of brigands & beggars created the violent, rural panic known as ‘The Great Fear’. It was Necker’s continuing silence on these matters that lost Marat’s trust.

[6] Necker had a history of published interventions defending himself before the tribunal of public opinion, confessing that a thirst for gloire (renown) had motivated his continual courting of PO, then dismissing it as a fickle creature after it turned against him in 1790. eg Sur l’Administration de M. Necker (1791). For the best demonstration of continuity with Ancien Régime values after 1789, see Charles Walton, Policing Public Opinion in the French Revolution (2009).

[7] The erosion of Necker’s popularity began on 30 July after he asked the Commune to grant amnesty to all political prisoners, including Besenval.

[8] While the evidence was slight, Favras’ sentence to be hanged on 18 February made him a convenient scapegoat, allowing Besenval and Monsieur to escape further action. See Barry M. Shapiro, Revolutionary Justice in Paris, 1789-1790 (1993).

[9] The most likely figure appears 300-500. See Eugène Babut, ‘Une journée au district des Cordeliers etc’, in Revue historique (1903), p.287 (fn); Olivier Coquard, Marat (1996), pp.251-55; and Jacques de Cock & Charlotte Goetz, eds., Oeuvres Politiques de Marat (1995), i:130*-197*.

[10] For example, figures cited, included 400 in the Révolutions de Paris (16-23 Jan); 600 (with canon) in Mercure de France (30 Jan), repeated in a letter by Thomas Lindet (22 Jan); 2000 in a fake Ami du peuple (28 March); 3000 in Grande motion etc. (March); 4000 in Révolutions de France; 6000 (with canon) in Montjoie’s Histoire de la conjuration etc. (1796), pp.157-58; 10,000 in Parisian clair-voyant; 12,000 in Marat’s Appel à la Nation (Feb), repeated in AdP (23 July), reduced to 4000 in AdP (9 Feb 1791), but restored to 12,000 inPubliciste de la République française (24 April 1793).

[11] “Five to six large battalions/Followed by two squadrons” = approximately 5000 men (4800 + 300). A royalist journal edited and published by Jean-Gabriel Peltier, who also appears the most likely publisher of this poem.

[12] For example, Crimes envers le Roi, et envers la nation. Ou Confession patriotique (n.d., n.p,) & Le Triumvirat, ou messieurs Necker, Bailly et Lafayette, poème comique en trois chants (n.d., n.p.). Note the unusual use of ‘triumvirate’ at a time when this generally applied to the trio of Antoine Barnave, Alexandre Lameth and Adrien Duport.

[13] By the time the poem appeared, the Cordeliers district had been renamed section Théåtre-français, following the administrative redivision of Paris from 60 districts to 48 sections on 21 May 1790.

[14] For the growth of mediatized celebrity, see Antoine Lilti, Figures publiques (2014).

[15] As Marat explained in a footnote (‘Profession de foi’) at the end of his Denunciation, “Comme ma plume a fait quelque sensation, les ennemis publics qui sont les miens ont répandu dans le monde qu’elle était vendue…”

[16] Felix Galart de Montjoie, Histoire de la conjuration de Louis-Philippe-Joseph d’Orléans (1796), pp.157-58.

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Hehe I'm so glad I got sent a few of these! I'm gonna have fun rambling about aus now! Lots of rambling. I'm not kidding. This one at least is uh- long. Oops.

As I said before, a lot of my AUs are Ethubs focused, but hopefully you guys don't mind that! 😅

Soooo, let's see, which one should I start with, hmmmmmm. Let's go with one I was talking about with a friend a lot a few weeks ago!

And that would be -

Assassin Creed AU 🗡️ Well- it's inspired by Assassin's Creed anyway. I am not well versed enough on the series lore to do anything that sticks to it too closely. I wanted to play around with ideas a bit anyway. But I started playing one of the games again a while ago and that's where the ideas came from.

Assassin AUs have been done before, yes. But this one is mine!

Etho is an assassin, somewhere in the 18th/19th century, and has been with the Assassin's Brotherhood for most of his life. He's very good at what he does. He's smart, quick, and stealthy. Like a ghost with a knife. You won't know he's there until his blade has found it's way into your throat.

The Brotherhood consists of various other Hermits, including; Doc - retired assassin now serving as the groups main medic Tango - his targets often go out with a bang. or with fire. Grian - death from above Cleo - master of poisons and deadly concoctions Impulse - weaponsmith, where you go for a new knife or gun Zedaph - creator of gadgets and nifty tools and Mumbo - the spymaster. Kinda. Not really. Far too squeamish for assassin work. So he handles information gathering, sorting out jobs and targets, etc

They work together to take out criminals and other bad people who are causing issues in the area. As well as probably aiming to solve some sort of ancient mystery like in the games. (Though I haven't figured that part out yet.)

The story is mostly focused on Etho, a lot of what I have is about his and Bdubs' relationship too, but there's other stuff as well. Rambling continues under the cut ~

Etho doesn't interact with civillians much. But then he meets Bdubs. Bdubs is not affiliated with the Brotherhood. He's a craftsman. He works with wood, leather, and sometimes metal, making tools and clothes mostly, but weaopns too, and selling them in his little shop. Etho goes there on a whim looking for quick repairs or a replacement.

Bdubs is a pretty ordinary guy just going about his life. He has no idea what's in store for him when he meets Etho that day.

Etho is- odd. Tall and mysterious, and dressed in strange clothes. Bdubs doesn't know what to make of him. But treats him like any other customer. He does what's asked of him, Etho pays well. And he finds himself with a regular visitor.

Etho isn't entirely sure why he keeps going back there. He knows other people with the same skillset that he could go to instead. But there's something about Bdubs... There's something drawing Etho to him in a way he's never really experienced before.

Gradually, they become friends. And with time, that friendship progresses. Etho slowly falls in love with Bdubs, and realises that he's so screwed. He's never been in love before. And these- these- emotions. Are not easy to deal with! He doesn't know how to handle Bdubs being so gentle with him, so kind and smiling so sweetly.

And. Yeah. Things develop. A very touch starved Etho craves the gentleness and kindness that Bdubs gives him so easily. Etho has friends, sure, but this is different. Someone detatched from the violence of his work. Someone willing to care for him and love him despite all that he is. It's like nothing he's ever experienced before.

Bdubs never expected to get tangled up with someone like Etho. Danger surrounds him. Etho could leave one day and just. Never come back. But behind all that. Behind the layers of Trained Killer. There's a sweet, slightly shy guy that Bdubs can't help but love.

It's not all plain sailing though. No no. There's drama and chaos too of course. The nature of Etho's work kind of requires it. One time Etho returns to base badly hurt, and in a state of 'I thought I was going to die and all I wanted was to see you again,' he's asking Doc, who's looking after him, for Bdubs. Another time, Bdubs gets captured by the bad guys and Etho and the other assassin's have to rescue him. There's heartbreak as events leave Etho thinking that Bdubs doesn't want to see him anymore. And the difficulty of tracking down an assassin who doesn't want to be found. Etho becomes over protective at times, which Bdubs isn't fond of. But panic ensues when that protectiveness leads to Etho hurting Bdubs accidentally. Bdubs doesn't know what to think of seeing Etho kill someone. Knowing it happens is one thing, actually seeing it happen is another.

There's ups and downs, and I want there to be some overarching mission that Etho and the rest of the Assassin's are working towards. But I don't know what that is yet. I need to brainstorm and play the games more I think.

However, meanwhile, in the present day. Another young man, funnily enough also known as 'Etho', has somehow gotten himself roped into an investigation being done on his ansestor. A- distant cousin. Or something. He thinks. But the guy was an assassin. Which is cool. Fancy technology he'd never heard of allows him to relive the 'genetic memories' of the assassin. See what he experienced and learn about his life. About the things he did, the people he knew, and the events he was a part of. Hoping it'll help them find answers to something that's going on now.

This Etho, nerdy computer science graduate Etho, is very confused but overall rather fascinated by it all. Though he realises quickly there's a lot more at stake here than facts and figures about centuries old history. He learns a lot about his assassin ancestor and the life he lived. Maybe... Maybe too much. He's not sure that he wanted to know about the more- private parts of the guys life. It's interesting that the man the assassin was in love with looked a lot like one of the technicians working on this investigation, though. It's probably just a coincidence. The odds of it being anything else are far, far too small. But he is rather handsome, so surely you can't blame Etho for having a bit of a crush on him...

And- I am going to stop there or I could ramble all night dfghj. I love this AU a lot, if you couldn't tell. I'm probably forgetting things, but this is already more than enough to get an idea of how things go! There's assassins! And drama! And romance! And it's so much fun!

Thank you Anon for giving me an excuse to ramble endlessly about my AU! If you want to ask more about this au though then please do! Aaand maybe I'll draw something for it at some point too, I've been wanting to for a while hehe!

[jacksgreysays]

Omg thank you for the innsights!!! I also find Naruto hard to write and I personally find him very annoying lmao. Bleak!primadonna au is amazing because it builds on the last big conversation shikako and naruto have before he leaves, in the land of birds, where shikako tells him to find a better solution then years later in a similar situation (avenging a twin!!!) he can’t. We all know that if shikamaru is not okay, shikako is also not okay. And if shikamaru died shikako would burn the world for him. Also this is your ‘verse, but i headcannon that after the war the twins find a bit more balance in their relationship (not amazing but not a cold war either) and without shikamaru, even if she hasnt needed him to orient her in this world for a long time, post canon without him she just loses her need/will the be a ninja. Nothing matter anymore. She has been close to breaking for a long time already in canon and i just think she was closer to breaking as a person than everyone realized. Also i think tsunade would find it naruto is the one who mismanaged his ninja and deprived konoha of it’s seal master and jonin commander in the same move. Like i think she would totally ask him if losing shikako, purely as a resource (sensor, seal mistress, political, reputation, former anbu) is worth the slight to his morals? Like to tsunades reign she was probably one of her most valuable resources and the loss of such a resource is not to be taken lightly. But she 100% thinks shikako was rash and foolish, but thinks naruto should have had the foresight and known shikako better.

Also i headcanon that shikako resigned from anbu under kakashi, so she never swore absolute loyalty to naruto, which i think would be a very interesting dynamic, especially if he tries to use the tattoo function to (like the hyuga main line!!!!!!!!) to remind her of her vows and his orders and will and then she just turns around and reminds him she was never anbu under his command. (Like i don’t know if this is in character for naruto at this stage of his life, but naruto loves to remind people of their responsibilities and doing the right thing so???). Ahhh delicious delicious conflict!! (Hope i didn’t step on your toes or anything, i am like 99.9% sure i will never write anything in any form for this so it’s all up for editing/interpreting/ignoring) i love this verse and your writing thank you so much <3

Hi again, anon! Let's keep this bleak!primadonna AU brain rot party going! :D

Because, oh my god, I agree so much.

Naruto is hard to write! Or, well, he’s hard to write in such a way where his naivety/stubborness is charming/endearing instead of annoying/ridiculous :( I think SQ does thread that needle pretty well in DoS, but I think there’s also a reason why Sasuke has more “screen time” than Naruto even if you take into account the whole “Naruto is traveling with Jiraiya and Sasuke didn’t defect.” Even in the fandom, there’s more fanfic with Sasuke than Naruto because he’s just so difficult to write him well! He is a moral compass in a fandom that loves nuance, RIP.

I also think that the twins find a better balance in their relationship, especially because so much of Shikako’s secret keeping was because she wanted to keep Shikamaru safe from the incoming S-rank threats. Now that the war is over, no more S-rank threats (theoretically) and so significantly less secrets that need to be kept from Shikamaru. (She does still keep secrets, because I think that’s just how she functions, but a lot less than before.) But yes, definitely for her to be so blindsided by his assassination and then being denied her right to avenge him IS so final straw for her that she would just snap. Like I said before, it almost would have been understandable to her if their dad had been the one assassinated or, at least, Shikamaru would have been alive to slow down Shikako’s immediate, brutal revenge, but for her to lose Shikamaru after EVERYTHING they’ve been through? Like if it were the Akatsuki or something, then she’d almost understand it—or, at least, it would be justified for her to take out that level of S-rank threat. But some weird political bullshit trying to get Temari to go back to Sand, and then when Kankurou sends the councilors over as weregild, Naruto DENIES her that justified revenge? WHAT?! HOW DARE HE? It truly would be a betrayal to Shikako that Naruto would hold his own moral opinions above the Nara clan’s political/legal right to mete out whatever punishment they choose for the Sand councilors that killed their heir.

And yeah, Tsuande definitely thinks Naruto made the first mistake. Shikako reacted extremely to it, which was a mistake as well, but the FIRST mistake was definitely on Naruto for that reason.

I love the headcanon that Shikako resigned from ANBU under Kakashi—less because of the “oath to the Hokage” thing, but more because of a matter of timing? Because the reason why she even joined ANBU in the first place is because of her rapid promotions and also the fact that her (and Sasuke’s) reputation(s) were growing much faster than their skill. They needed to be able to gain experience without having a major target on their backs while also leveling up skill-wise enough to match their reputations. So by the time Naruto would have been Hokage, there’s no need for that subterfuge anymore. Shikako’s time better serves Konoha by being open about her movements/missions/abilities. I see it a lot in Kakashi-centric fic, but the idea that after the Uchiha Massacre in particular, they really flaunted Kakashi’s reputation around as a sort of “see we still have a Sharingan and it’s sooooo powerful, woooow” kind of thing to the point that they wouldn’t even let him do ANBU missions anymore because they needed him doing missions under the Sharingan no Kakashi PR as opposed to the (semi-)anonymous ANBU Hound.

Like. If Naruto is to a level of being Hokage, then Shikako (who in all practicality, is the better Hokage candidate) is similarly such an overt S-rank nin that being in ANBU would, if anything, hinder her abilities since she’d have to anonymize her skills.

I also don’t know if Naruto would try to use the tattoo function in that way—although, that would absolutely be such a… hm… not dark arc, per se, but a “you have crossed a line and we can never go back to what we were” sort of thing. Like in a desperation to just get her to listen he tries it and it doesn’t work but that fact that he even tried it. I don’t think it does torture/pain like the Caged Bird Seal, but it probably does a “pay attention to me” type of thing. Like if the Hokage needs to signal their ANBU guards without being too obvious about it kind of thing. So it’s more of a “hey, listen, I’m about to drop a secret mission on you” than a “you must submit to my will or else” but I think it is the chakra equivalent of grabbing someone’s arm when you’re in the middle of an argument which is sort of like escalating from words into potential violence. Especially if the argument started as Shikako to Naruto, former teammates and childhood friends, both feeling betrayed by each other and mourning Shikamaru but then Naruto trying to use the ANBU tattoo to make her listen to his side suddenly brings in his Hokage status and how legally he can do whatever he wants—it is a military dictatorship, after all, “peace” or no—but then it also highlights the whole issue of this bleak!primadonna AU which is that, legal or no, Shikako literally can do whatever she wants due to her power and ingenuity.

Oh, the Hokage says these people are going to jail instead of receiving the capital punishment? What, is he going to protect them personally 24 hours a day for the rest of their lives? And so what if he does? Shikako’s far sneakier than that. What obstacle has Shikako ever been up against that she couldn’t solve eventually? And it’s so easy for her to do harm, she often has to actively curb her more harmful ideas, it’s so much harder for Naruto to enforce his incorrect decision than it is for Shikako to enact hers. Which, again, the whole issue of this AU.

Anyway, anon, I really appreciate your enthusiasm for this weird AU I made. It makes me so happy that other people are thinking about it as often as I do :D

[lorelodge]

MUSE LIST

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PIRATES

Frenchie

Synopsis: Born as a bastard son to an aristocrat & his servant, Frenchie has spent much of his life neither being seen nor heard. He grew up in the servants quarter with his mum and spent much of his free time singing to flowers of the manors gardens. Determined to see the world, he would eventually leave home scraping and scamming to get by. However, his prospects have much improved since then. Having learned to sail while serving on the Queen Anne's Revenge, Frenchie has gone from musician to captain in a very short period of time. Was there a possible mistake when counting the votes? Perhaps. But a captain he is. May God have mercy on his ill-equipped ass.

Orientation: homosexual & demiromantic.

Shipping: Izzy Hands (main); selectively open.

Occupation: musician; sailor.

Verses: Our Flag Means Death (canon), Gen. Modern, Modern: Musician, Stranger Things, Apocalypse, Western, Supernatural; Medieval Fantasy.

Roach

Synopsis: Nicknamed after one of the few creatures who could survive nuclear war, Roach is as wily and hardcore as his namesake. After being driven out of his hometown, Roach bounced from ship to ship serving as cook, surgeon, and occasional interrogator. The Queen Anne's Revenge is the one ship he's felt settled on. He considers the crew family & will do whatever he can to keep their bellies full of good food.

Orientation: pansexual & bordering aromantic.

Shipping: Wee John (main); open & poly.

Occupation: cook; impromptu surgeon.

Verses: Our Flag Means Death (canon), Gen. Modern, Apocalypse, Western, Supernatural.

Edward Teach

Synopsis: Edward Teach, born on a beach. At least, that's how the saying goes. The truth is much less mystical. He was born in Bristol to a family so poor they barely owned the shirts off their backs; Ed has been breathing salt since he was born, and tying rope for near as long. Between his sailing prodigy & the common sense of his first mate, Izzy Hands, Ed has created an ageless pirating legacy. However, in recent years he has grown bored of the constant violence and has chosen to retire with his boyfriend, Stede Bonnet. They now run Jim's Inn where everyone is welcome. Unless your a dick about forks. You can fuck off if you're a dick about forks.

Orientation: homosexual & homoromantic.

Shipping: Stede Bonnet (main) & Izzy Hands; closed.

Occupation: captain (canon).

Verses: Our Flag Means Death (canon), Gen. Modern, Modern: Musician, Western, Hunger Games, Supernatural.

Jim Jimenez

Synopsis: Jim was born to kill, at least, that's what they were taught to believe. They were adopted by nuns after witnessing the murders of their entire family. The church was like no other & the nuns there raised Jim to be an assassin. There life became one focused on revenge. It wasn't until they met Oluwande that light crept back into their life. With Olu's help they have exchanged solitude for a family aboard the Queen Anne's Revenge. They currently serve as the Revenge's master-at-arms.

Orientation: pansexual & panromantic.

Shipping: Oluwande Bloodhari (main); open & poly.

Occupation: sailor: master of arms (canon); muscle gun for hire (modern)

Verses: Our Flag Means Death (canon), Gen. Modern, Supernatural, Western.

William Turner Sr

Synopsis: The third in a long line of carpenters named William, he most often goes by Bill or Billy. Although he started off as an honest sailor, Bill's life would change upon meeting Jack. A life of freedom served him far better than he could have imagined. He became intoxicated by the freedom he was provided. Still a mild tempered and affable man, Bill's desire to roam the seas forever was a selfish one, and often caused him to leave his son for months at a time.

Orientation: bisexual & biromantic.

Shipping: Jack Sparrow (shhhh); open.

Occupation: sailor (canon); carpenter (modern)

Verses: Pirates of the Caribbean (canon), Gen. Modern, Supernatural.

SPOOPY

Laszlo Cravensworth

Synopsis: Laszlo Cravensworth was born in 1685 to a wealthy but emotionally distant aristocratic British family. Despite his privileged upbringing he was a rather miserable sod until he met his (eventual) wife, Nadja. The night they met she killed and turned him into a vampire. Laszlo's death proved to a chance at a new beginning and for the past three centuries he has gone through life doing what makes him happy (sucking and fucking, mostly).Throughout his immortal life he has been a cult member of Baron Afanas', a pirate, an inspiration for Freud, and Jack the Ripper.Often accused of being lazy, Laszlo is a man with many passing fixations. He has a love for the arts, especially music, and prefers to pursue hedonistic pleasures than power or acclaim.

Orientation: pansexual & demiromantic.

Shipping: Nadja of Antipaxos (main); selectively open & poly

Occupation: lawyer (former); vampire

Verses: What We Do In The Shadows (canon), Gen. Modern (mortal), Apocalypse, Hunger Games.

Baron Afanas

Synopsis: Baron Afanas was born in Kievan Rus' in 1010 a.d. He was stolen from his family at a very young age and sold into slavery. To increase his value he was made an eunuch before reaching puberty. His later disgust for humans stems largely from his trauma as a human man. Furthermore, his sire is the grand sire whom he traveled with for several centuries.

• Baron has served as a member of the vampiric council. • He traveled with a coven of vampire supremacists for a good portion of his life. • The majority of those vampires were eventually killed by Van Helsing. • He began his own cult/coven in the 1400's starting with Nadja. Everyone in this coven was sired by Baron (sans Laszlo). • He used to have considerable more reach and power but by the 1800's his views were considered laughably fringe.

Orientation: pansexual & demisexual

Shipping: Carlisle Cullen (main); selectively open.

Occupation: cult leader (canon); priest (modern)

Verses: What We Do in the Shadows (main), gen. Modern.

Lestat de Lioncourt

Synopsis: As brave as he was beautiful, Lestat was destined to turn heads & woo hearts no matter where he went. It was near inevitable that an old country vampire such as Magnus would feel compelled to abduct & turn him. Made the heir of a fortune moments before his sire set himself ablaze, Lestat has spent much of his vampire life battling against crippling loneliness. He is known to turn others on a whim in order to fend of his own demons.

Orientation: bisexual & homoromantic.

Shipping: Louis Pointe du Lac (main); selectively open.

Occupation: actor (canon); Rockstar (modern).

Verses: Interview With the Vampire (canon), Modern: Musician (mortal).

Dean Winchester

Synopsis: Born in Lawrence, Kansas as the son of a former (Mary) and future (John) hunters, Dean's occupation was set in stone before he took his first breath. The death of his mother marked the end of Dean's childhood. Since then it's been a series of motels and long days on the road. Dean has been to heaven, hell, and purgatory. He has lived the lives of a monster and hunter. These experiences have left their mark but have never destroyed his desire to protect those he loves and put good out into the world.

Orientation: bisexual & undetermined

Shipping: open.

Occupation: monster hunter (canon); firefighter (alt. Modern)

Verses: Supernatural, alt modern.

Rowena MacLeod

Synopsis: Rowena has always known that she was different. She was born as nothing more than the lowly daughter of an impoverished miller; the ability to harness powerful magic ran in her bloodline. However, it would only be after a decade and a half of heartache that Rowena learned the valuable lesson of putting herself first. Her small Scottish town was unable to contain her and she happily abandoned her mortal life in hope of finding a coven of like-minded magic users. Rowena is a 300 year old, natural born witch who long ago rejected her mortal coils. Known for being selfish, petty, and vengeful. Those who encounter her often leave worse for wear.

Orientation: pansexual & panromantic

Shipping: open

Occupation: witch

Verses: Supernatural (main)

Felix Costanzo

Synopsis: In in the depths of St. Louis, New Orleans there lives a vampire known as Lestat & his rat-catcher fledgling, Felix. His human life was pleasantly average. Born and raised in New Orleans, Felix was the eldest child & only son to a single mother of four. His childhood was spent looking after a gaggle of misfits. He chose to stay behind behind after high school. Getting a job at a local guitar shop and slowly building up a loyal following as a gaming streamer. His mundane life was cut short by Lestat de Lioncourt who turned him into a vampire. Now a creature of the night he lives isolated from humans in a studio apartment, catching rats for his sire & gaming until the sun rises.

Orientation: Bisexual

Shipping: open

Occupation: twitch streamer.

Verses: Supernatural (canon), Modern: Musician, Modern: University.

NORMIES

Cyrus Monteagudo

Synopsis: Cyrus was born with a congenital amputation of his left arm. However, this condition has always been his normal. Though things my have been more difficult at times he refused to be held back. He and his step-brother made the varsity wrestling team. He graduated college as a NCAA DII wrestler before deciding to move in to the relatively new sport of professional MMA. He went on to fight in several organizations but was never able to win a title. He retired right before his 30th birthday. However, he maintained his love of sports and chose to become an occupational therapist. Many of his clients are former fighters learning to live with hip & knee replacements.

Orientation: undetermined

Shipping: open

Occupation: MMA fighter (former) & occupational therapist (current)

Verses: gen. Modern

Jeremy Russek

Synopsis: Jeremy moved to Hawkins with his family the summer before his Sophomore year of high school. He an amateur ghost hunter, cryptologist, and documentarian. After learning about the disappearances & deaths happening around Hawkins Jeremy is hot on the trail. He is a member of the student paper and photography club.

Orientation: undetermined.

Shipping: open

Occupation: cameraman & producer.

Verses: Stranger Things (canon), Supernatural, gen. Modern.

Axel Gustavson

Synopsis: Brash, loudmouthed, and full of spite. The assumption may be that Axel was raised on the streets. Truth is they were a normal, apple pie family...at least on the surface. He was a rejected Dr. Brenner subject; adopted by two researchers who took pity on him. As a teenager Axel rebelled in an effort to reclaim agency over his life. Eventually he met Kali who persuaded him to leave California for good. Axel making the second member of her gang.

Orientation: bisexual (closeted) & biromantic; selectively open.

Shipping: open (if you dare).

Occupation: scum bag.

Verses: Stranger Things (canon).

Oliver Campbell

Synopsis: Oliver was the youngest of four sons to a wealthy English-Irish family. He was a rambunctious young lad who never quite lived up to his brothers achievements. His friendship and eventual romance with Izzy Hands led them to eventually join the Navy. Note: In his canon verse he dies a few years after joining the Navy, although this can be altered for my partners.

Orientation: bisexual & biromantic

Shipping: Sloane (main) & Izzy Hands (secondary); selectively open-ish.

Occupation: being pretty. ABS - Navyman (canon); IRA member & mechanic (modern).

Verses: Pirates of the Caribbean (canon), Gen. Modern

Adam Brannigan

Synopsis: Despite being born into the infamous Teague pirate family, Adam has never wanted that sort of life. His strict moral compass and aversion to the unpredictable led to him reject the family occupation. With the help of his brothers and their contacts Adam eventually left Shipwreck. He created a new identity in London, studying law, and eventually opening his own practice.

Orientation: heterosexual & heteroromantic

Shipping: Mary Ann (wife); closed.

Occupation: lawyer

Verses: Pirates of the Caribbean (canon), Gen. Modern

[silentknives]

* VERSES.

all that we know may never be enough ; main

For some, there comes a time when neither sides work out — when neither have the answers. There comes a time where one needs to find their own way, and that is the conclusion Emily has come to. In the struggle to find her own path, she embarks on a search for her missing mother. She hopes that this search may provide answers to an alternative solution for this age-old war between Templars & Assassins. She hopes to find a way to tip the scale towards a more balanced society, and to keep it that way, but the possibility of that is a question she has yet to find the answer.

silence is no longer an option; assassin verse

Emily Beckett was born on 1757 in London to a doctor and a seamstress. Due to the high demand of medical assistance in the British colonies in America, her father was recruited there. Both parents sought a new life in this new land, but due to reasons unknown, her mother had to be left behind. Emily was four years old when she moved with her father to America, Boston specifically. When she grew older, she often helped her father with supplies by making frequent runs to the Frontier to trade and collect materials. She eventually learned to hunt, and she became a notorious hunter in the Frontier. Her skills eventually caught the attention of the Assassin Brotherhood and, at some point, was recruited.

a tale retold in the name of order ; templar verse

Same beginnings and motives, but a different encounter. She had eavesdropped a “secret” organization accidentally in passing – the Templar Order. Intrigued by what little she heard about them, she eagerly searches for this organization throughout her journey around the frontier and in Boston. Her search led her to the Green Dragon Tavern where she finds a small, but influential band of men who were in the order. They were reluctant and skeptical of her at first, for she kept her goals and motives a total mystery. However, she more or less shared the same values as them – wanting order and peace in this young and budding country.  After creating an alliance and working together on multiple occasions, Emily was deemed worthy of joining the Order. She hoped with the resources and skills the Order could give her, she would find a way to help her father without producing more chaos than she had already caused.

a fortress of distortion ; modern / reincarnation AU

Emily is an intern at Abstergo and a college student getting her masters in Archeology. Throughout her life, she has had strange dreams about being the same woman, but these dreams became frequent after getting in contact with some Isu artifacts. Dreams turn into nightmares. She becomes haunted by these familiar scenarios and embarks on a secret investigation of the woman she keeps dreaming about. Turns out one of her ancestors was an Assassin, but not only that, she hypothesizes that she’s a reincarnation of a rogue/vigilante from the late 1700′s. Emily makes it a personal mission to study the Animus and to, eventually, get herself into it to get answers. She juggles between being a good student, being an even better intern, and discovering who she really is.

two sides of the same coin ; alternate assassin’s creed AU

Similar background, different timelines. This is mainly for crossovers within the Assassin’s Creed franchise ( other than AC3 ).

to live by no one’s rules ; red dead redemption AU

Known to some as a trader and a huntress of the Ambarino Grizzles. To others, Emily is an infamous bounty hunter, and goes by the alias ‘ Silent Knives ’. Under that alias, no one really knows exactly who she is or what she looks like since she disguises herself beneath the dark of night. She has brought in quite a number of criminals and outlaws throughout the years, and she has become an asset to law enforcers, but not quite reliable enough to be in full allegiance with them. She’s only a bounty hunter out of necessity, and it isn’t a full time occupation.

[voxofthevoid]

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Platypus <3

🤔 Do you have an WIPs where you wish you had chosen a different fandom/character?

Nah! There are some concepts I revisit over and over, like vampires or rival spies/assassins, but whenever a story forms, it's already inextricably tangled with the characters involved. Even if I were to write the exact same concept for another fandom or ship, it would be a wholly different story.

💗 Is there a scene you can’t wait to write for a WIP?

Like I said here, so many xD

The main fic I'm writing now is an a/b/o dubcon heatfic that's supposed to have a twist at the end (that the dub in the con might be in the reverse direction than the fic makes you think up until that point). I only need to write the final chapter, and I'm excited to go poking at the reveal, but I am also procrastinating it hardcore because the path there is going to be a little tricky.

🗣️ Talk about your favourite WIP.

Here ya go

❔ Choose a random WIP and talk about it.

Right, so, a conversation with @thelionshoarde escalated as it's wont to do (this time, the blame is on me), and I said I'd write a fic where Yuuji fucks ten guys xD

And this should be simple, right? Sure, I don't really do multishipping, but it's porn. I can do porn.

No, I decided all the scenes should be in the same verse and arranged in a proper narrative sequence and also emotionally coherent on Yuuji's end, so now there's an outline longer than some of my master's papers. Will I ever write it? God only knows.

[cuteniarose]

can you plz infodump about your ocs?? so new people to your blog can understand them

Hey, anon? I hope you know that this ask is the best one I’ve gotten in all my 3 1/2 years on this hellsite, so thank you!! You really don’t need to know about my OCs to follow this blog cause a) I post once in a blue moon nowadays, and b) it’s rarely about my OCs, BUT SINCE YOU ASKED-

K, so, my main OCs are Suiren and Midori, sisters who just so happen to be Ghazan and Ming-Hua’s daughters. They were 7 and 4 respectively when their parents were imprisoned for trying to kidnap Korra, which led to them being placed in the ‘care’ of Ghazan’s older sister, Haya. What happens to them after that? Well, you’d have to be more specific, since I have about a trillion different AUs featuring them. The two most important ones (aka the ones written down) are:

1. Seeds of the Red Lotus. The very first fic I wrote about them, which I... haven’t updated in two years. It currently stands at 5 chapters BUT I am in the process of rewriting and continuing it. The basic concept is that the girls grow up in utter misery under Haya’s iron fist, and in a desperate attempt to get enough money to leave and live a happy, comfortable life somewhere else, Suiren becomes an assassin at the bright old age of 17. Fast forward 6 years, and Team Avatar, unable to take down the Earth Empire on their own, hire her to kill Kuvira

2. Under the Oak’s Shade. A rather self indulgent AU written as a form of catharsis and spiritual healing. Six months into living with Haya, the girls are taken in by Zhi, a cranky lesbian with a bad sense of direction/P’Li’s firebending teacher from the Red Lotus/my friend @katkastrofa‘s OC from her fic Lost and Found (which, unlike the multichaps I write, is complete and you should go read it immediately). Once I pull myself together to actually figure out how the next instalment in the series should go, this will, most likely, eventually become a Red Lotus Korra AU, which I’m definitely looking forward to writing.

Now that the basics are out of the way, let’s get to actual infodumping about my two precious cinnamon rolls. Most of this info is from SotRL-verse, as that is the main story I’ve got about them, so keep that in mind

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Suiren:

23 years old as of 174 AG. Master waterbender and deadly assassin. Cold, calculating and precise in everything she does, leaving no room for error. Takes no shit from anyone, is fiercely defensive and independent, and is the last person to ever accept any help or charity. Confident in her abilities and borderline cocky at times, a lot of which is a front. Extremely short tempered, nihilistic, cynical and high strung, not willing to let anyone get close enough to her to see her hidden vulnerabilities

She wasn’t always like this. A long time ago, back before she lost her parents, she was much, much softer, kinder and more gentle. Her parents called her their little water lily, and the nickname suited her well. However, P’Li’s nickname for her was ‘my little firecracker’, so she very much still had quite a temper even back then. Overall, she was a happy little girl with bright eyes and a mischievous smile who was determined to excel in her waterbending lessons. She was Ming-Hua’s pride and joy. 16 years of taking the brunt of Haya’s anger to shield her sister, as well as destroying the part of herself that wouldn’t let her mindlessly do the bidding of whoever paid her, changed her, perhaps irreversibly.

Her old life still haunts her, though. Genetics played a cruel joke on her – the silky black hair reaching below her waist, the angular features, the prominent cheekbones, the (relatively) short height – it all serves to make her see her mother every single time she glances in the mirror. Being just like her mother was something she once aspired to, but now follows her like a curse. Even the things she got from her dad, dark skin and golden brown eyes, don’t help, and just make her look like Haya, especially when she’s angry

There is another side to her that no one but Midori gets to see. She may not be as soft as sixteen years ago, but she is still capable of love and gentleness. She loves her sister more than anything else in life, has already killed and would die for her. She is very protective of Midori (though often to a fault). She hugs her tight and kisses her forehead and cheeks, quietly sings her (their mother’s) lullabies as she calms her down from a nightmare, heals any and all her wounds, tells her stories of their parents, always puts her first no matter how pained and exhausted she herself is... In short, Suiren took on the role of a self sacrificing parent a long time ago and has played it well

Suiren is a distinguished lesbian but can’t keep a partner longer than a few weeks. Girls fawn all over her, but once they see past the pretty face and confident demeanour and notice everything wrong with her, they run (which only serves to make Suiren’s abandonment issues worse). She has taken to sticking to one night stands when she needs an outlet for her frustrations, convinced she will never have, and isn’t deserving of, a long lasting, loving relationship

She struggles severely with her mental health, constantly plagued by what she has done. She tries to limit her sleep to avoid nightmares that she knows will come and represses all emotions except for anger as that is the safest to latch onto and channel into killing. She is almost always on edge and feels pressure mounting with every single day. Very prone to overstimulation when it comes to noise, light and people. The only times she ever relaxes (or, at least, pretends to) is when she’s alone with Midori or with Lotus, her pet sabertooth moose lion.

To sum up: the poor girl is a vessel for my trauma and deserves a 30 hour nap, a hug, a warm blanket, the whole world and her parents back

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Midori:

20 years old as of 174 AG. Earthbender, though not very good at it. She discovered her earthbending only a few months before losing her parents, and had no one to teach her since then. She is naturally kindhearted and hardworking, always trying to help out where she can and seem useful. Quiet and anxious, she prefers to stick to the background and draw as little attention to herself as possible (which is in fact a defence mechanism against Haya’s treatment of her but, y’know, let’s not get into that rn)

Sixteen years ago, Midori was a bright and happy little girl, wanting nothing more than for everyone around her to be happy as well. Always full of energy, she could talk and ramble for hours about anything that crossed her mind. Just as mischievous as her sister, she knew she was the baby of the family and could get away with anything, though to her credit, she didn’t abuse that much. Her parents called her their little Seedling, the youngest of them all so full of potential and eager to grow and make her parents proud. P’Li often called her a cuddlebug for her affectionate nature (am I stealing that from Kat’s fic bc it made me scream into my pillow for five minutes straight? Maybe. You can’t prove anything).

In present age, she’s a lot more similar to her childhood self than Suiren is. She doesn’t talk that much anymore, if at all, and her happiness is often clouded by the harsh world around her, but some of that cheerfulness still shines through, especially when she’s alone with Suiren or with Tenzin’s kids. The energy once used for rambling and chasing butterflies and racing with her sister is now almost always redirected into chores and housework, though if Suiren offered, she’d gladly race her again (and probably win tbh, her legs are longer and Renny prefers faster methods than running)

She doesn’t remember her parents well, and their faces have blurred beyond recognition in her mind. It’s why her appearance doesn’t affect her as much as Renny’s own does her. She’s not a carbon copy of either of her parents like Suiren is, she’s more of an even mix. She knows what Suiren had told her, that she has their mother’s eyes and their father’s nose, but can’t piece anything together in her head. She keeps her hair, as dark and silky as Suiren’s, though thicker, at shoulder length, a bit uneven in places as she cuts it herself. As a child, Ghazan would tie her hair into twin pigtails every morning and she never let anyone else do it. She hasn’t styled her hair in any way since she took those pigtails out before going to bed the night their parents left

A disaster bisexual, proven by the fact that out of all people in the world, she falls for Opal Beifong. You know, the step sister of the woman Midori’s sister has to kill (or die trying), and the daughter of the woman who killed Midori’s beloved auntie P’Li. Yeah, tough case. Anyway, turns out, there is a limited supply of Ghazan’s charm in his genetic code and it all got passed down to Renny, because ‘Dori herself turns into an awkward mess whenever the opportunity to flirt arises. It’s fine though, Opal still finds her adorable. Also she probably had a small crush on Bolin when they first met, but that was because he was one of the only people her age to be nice to her and she got over it quickly

Remember how I said she was quiet and anxious? Yeah, understatement of the century. Her anxiety follows her around throughout her day and is the driving force behind all of her decisions. Many things, from raised voices to passive aggressiveness to bad moods to unfinished housework, can trigger it. When it does, she clams up and curls in on herself, but tries her best to deescalate or rectify the situation. She’s also very sensitive to any kind of conflict, even when she’s not part of it. Midori also worries a lot for Suiren while she’s away on missions, as she knows she’ll completely fall apart if something were to happen to Renny. She has nightmares about it often, almost every night that Suiren is not there. Little does she know, Suiren has similar worries over losing her.

Another big thing is her major inferiority complex. She looks at her big sister and sees someone who has always been talented, powerful and capable. Someone who can do so many things without even breaking a sweat. Someone who has girls fawning all over her. And then ‘Dori looks at herself and sees none of those things. She doesn’t hate Suiren for it, not at all, but tiny inklings of disdain sometimes take form. She tries hard to ignore it, but often can do nothing but listen to those thoughts swirl around in her head.

In summary: An anxious mess of a girl who is in desperate need of a proper support system and someone (*cough* Opal *cough*) who could assure her that she is enough and that it doesn’t matter if she isn’t like her sister, she’s perfect just the way she is

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If you want me to elaborate on any of this (and this goes for everyone, not just anon) my askbox is always open and my desire to infodump about my precious traumatised babies never wavers

[deathturned]

general statistics.

FULL NAME Vex'ahlia Vessar. NICKNAMES Vex, Stubby (only to Vax). TITLES Lady Vex'ahlia, Baroness of the First (formerly Third) House of Whitestone and Grand Mistress of the Grey Hunt, Champion of Pelor, Coinmistress of the Tal'Dorei Council. AFFILIATION Vax'ildan, Vox Machina, Slayer's Take, Dawnfather, Chamber of Whitestone, Council of Emon.

BORN Spring 783, Byroden. GENDER Cisgender woman. PRONOUNS She/her/hers. SEXUALITY Bisexual. HEIGHT 5'9". HAIR COLOR Black. EYE COLOR Hazel. TATTOOS None (yet). SCARS Several, mostly general wear and tear from adventuring. Most notably, a brand on her upper right arm marking her as a member of the Slayer's Take, a burn scar over her heart from her death in the Sunken Tomb, burn scar along her left side from her death battling Vecna.

RACE Half-elf. RELIGION Eventual devotion to the Dawnfather.

POSITIVE TRAITS Adventurous, charismatic, compassionate, outgoing, pragmatic, self-confident. NEGATIVE TRAITS Deceitful, distrusting, obsessive, resentful, vain, vengeful. ALIGNMENT Chaotic good (formerly neutral good/chaotic neutral).

PHOBIAS None. MENTAL HEALTH Relatively healthy (situational trauma).

skills & abilities.

EDUCATION Trained by private tutors in Syngorn at her father's instruction. PROFESSION Mercenary, adventurer, Grand Mistress of the Grey Hunt, member of the Chamber of Whitestone, member of the Council of Emon. LANGUAGES Common, Undercommon, Elvish, Draconic, Abyssal, Thieves' Cant.

HALF-ELF ABILITIES Darkvision, Fey ancestry, skill versatility. FEATS Observant, sharpshooter. PROFICIENCIES Skill—Athletics, deception, insight, investigation, persuasion, survival; Expertise—Acrobatics, perception, stealth; Tools—Thieves' tools.

BLESSING OF THE DAWNFATHER Natural resistance to necrotic damage, ability to channel the light of day into her being.

ranger.

FAVORED ENEMIES Dragons, demons. NATURAL EXPLORER Forest, mountain, Underdark. SPELLCASTING Wisdom-based. FIGHTING STYLE Archery. ARCHETYPE Beast Master—Ranger's companion (Trinket, brown bear), bestial fury, exceptional training; primal fury. ABILITIES Primeval awareness, extra attack, land's stride, hide in plain sight, skirmisher's stealth. SPELLS Cure Wounds*, Hail of Thorns*, Hunter's Mark*, Speak with Animals*, Lesser Restoriation**, Locate Object**, Pass without Trace**, Protection from Poison**, Spike Growth**, Conjure Animals***, Conjure Barrage***, Lightning Arrow***, Grasping Vine****, Conjure Woodland Beings****.

rogue.

EXPERTISE Acrobatics, Perception, Stealth. ARCHETYPE Assassin—Assassinate, bonus proficiencies (disguise kit, poisoner's kit). ABILITIES Cunning action, sneak attack, Thieves' Cant, uncanny dodge, evasion.

connections.

PARENTS Elaina (mother, deceased), Syldor (father, estranged), Devana (stepmother, estranged). SIBLINGS Vax'ildan (twin brother), Velora (younger half-sister), Cassandra de Rolo (sister-in-law, main verse).

SPOUSE Percival Fredrickstein von Musel Klossowski de Rolo III (husband, main verse). CHILDREN Vesper Elaina (daughter), Wolfe (son), Leona (daughter), Vax'ildan (son), Gwendolyn (daughter).

Note: While I am happy to ship Vex with other characters, Percy is her main ship & her relationship with and eventual marriage to him is her default. This will be her canon unless we have discussed a different ship.

VOX MACHINA Vax'ildan, Percy de Rolo, Keyleth of the Air Ashari, Scanlan Shorthalt, Grog Strongjaw, Pike Trickfoot, Taryon Darrington.

character intro.

Like so many half-elves, Vex'ahlia has spent most of her life suffering the cool reception of a people who don't fully accept her.

Born of a human mother and an elven father—who only later in life took an interest in their existence—Vex'ahlia and her twin brother Vax'ildan quickly realized the only people they could truly rely on in this world were each other.

It was at the age of ten when the two were taken from their mother, and brought to live in Syngorn, the isolated elven city for which their father was an ambassador. He quietly took them in, but always kept an icy distance, and after too many years of disdainful looks, the pair decided to leave his indifference behind, and set out on their own.

Vax took to the cities, stealing small trinkets and learning the ways of the thief, while Vex kept to the woods. She preferred the isolation. Always the keen observer, she learned to hunt and to track, to spy, and to shoot. And through a series of fateful events, earned herself a companion in the form of a bear—her own stolen Trinket—to fight alongside her and protect her fiercely. Also, he is adorable—and gives expert massages.

[cats-and-pads]

Game Review: Ghost of Tsushima

Ghost of Tsushima was published in 2020, but I only got to play it now. I’m so very late to the party, but honestly, I regret nothing—it was a wild ride, but a very touching one and it ended up being sad. So, without further ado, let’s dive into the game review and analysis, because boy, we’ve got a lot of material to cover.

Beware: the review contains spoilers from the game. Nothing major, but still—it might spoil the game for you if you haven’t played yet.

Open world 

I’m a big fan of open worlds since they give a chance to explore the land further than what plot allows us for. And let me tell you, the world in the Ghost of Tsushima is simply magnificent, a picture-perfect of Japan of XIII age and Mongol invasion. The graphic design just stunned me, from such details as the titles of every adventure to the movement of the wind guiding us along the way to the harmonious images paired with haiku verses. It’s simply gorgeous.

While we’re at it, the guiding system was very unique. Usually, it’s totally up to the player to control the direction according to the markers, but this particular game guides us through the breaths of wind. It aligns perfectly with how the Japanese were (are) attuned to nature and its calling. I particularly enjoyed discovering the Inari shrines, another element of Japanese folklore and culture fused into the game. Chasing little foxes and even sometimes petting them is a cute feature. Another thing I really liked were the bamboo strikes that increased resolve after a successful completion—I loved how the designers referred to samurai credo once more since it’s said that the master samurai is able to cut through bamboo with his katana.

Ghost of Tsushima doesn’t allow a lot of foraging, but the mechanics at least didn’t force me to throw away the unused resources which is very useful for hoarders like me who pick up every single flower, bamboo, linen, and supplies. 

Mythology & Culture

I’ve mentioned the presence of Inari’s shrines throughout the whole island, but there’s—of course—more. It’s not just Inari mentioned, not just shinto shrines reproduced with shining red torii and pagodas, but also Buddhism and Confucianism. We see statues of Budha stolen and destroyed and rebuilt, we see shrines becoming a shelter for people, we befriend monks working hard towards protecting the smallfolk. And it’s very clearly reflected in the Bushido, samurai code that some of the characters try to follow and others—like Jin—break out of. 

Characters

What I liked the most about the portrayal of characters here was the battle between the samurai way and the “immoral way” of the ghost. 

First of all, Jin assassinating the guards for the first time in his life brought back the memories of his past, and it was such a great idea to puncture the actual playthrough with what happened before. It gave additional context into Jin’s life, and made me relate to him even more since he’s shown as a person—merely a boy—who’s been raised to become a samurai and who’s bearing a responsibility too big for him. It also strikes me that the samurai’s main goal is protection and becoming

The final duel between Jin and his uncle wasn’t difficult in terms of mechanics, but the conversation and the consequences of choices the player has to make resonate the most. I enjoyed the contrast between them, not just in the dialogue and the opposite sides of the duelling arena, but also their attire. While Jin is wearing a black kimono, his uncle is dressed in white, and it struck me in terms of how Lord Shimura represents the traditional samurai values, and how Jin’s path is the dark one. But it also resembles the yin and yang philosophy, meaning that one can’t exist without the other. 

I absolutely loved when Jin and Lord Shimura said their lines about honour, because yes—honour is what drives them both, but in such different ways. Lord Shimura seemed quite a harsh man, putting the honour and his credo above any feelings, and feelings are what pushes Jin to save the nation even at the cost of his own honour. The difference between them is that Jin adapts, he’s not afraid of shadows and of sacrifice, and he chooses the smaller evil which is converting to the dark side but prevailing over their enemy, the Mongol Khan.

It’s such a peculiar relationship between them, shown in the present and in the past, with both of them playing the roles of a student and mentor, father and son. We don’t get to know much of Jin’s real father apart from the fact that he was killed by the Mongols, so Lord Shimura raised Jin in his stead. I think he really loved the boy in his own way, even though in the end his honour was more important than the family ties. I don’t hate him for this choice, though, and it’s such a big success of this game—all the characters become at one point so relatable and human that it’s hard not to be sad when something major happens. 

I had even stronger feelings for the Ryuzo plot line—the way I screamed with what transpired between them! Backstabbing hits the most with childhood friends, and what’s worse, I also understand the impossible choice Ryuzo was faced with: his people or Jin. Another excellent ploy on the game designers’ part, I’m taking notes. 

Mechanics

Okay, combat is not my forte, but in the game combat was easy enough even for someone who prefers exploring and following the plot from fighting. I even enjoyed the open combat, especially since with every point added to the technique Jin became stronger. The stand-offs were a nice touch to the game, as was the use of ghost weapons. I played on normal, and apart from the final battle on the ship, I didn’t even get frustrated with bosses in the game. I admit that the plot and the choices Jin had to make made me scream much more than duels or beating Mongols, which is—once more—a big plus for someone who’s not here for combat.

Final rating:  ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

I’ll be coming back to the game and I’m certainly waiting for the next game—supposedly coming out in 2025!! 

[fracticus]

𝐅𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐔𝐒 ; adjective. difficult to control, unruly.

independent rp blog home to SHAY FINNEGAN // thirty7. detective for gotham pd. vigilante. former royal navy. AU VERSES — dc, marvel, john wick, star trek, crime & general fantasy. multi verse, multi ship, open to canon & oc’s. 21+ only. open starters. memes. pinterest (shay’s)

— dreamt up by puppet master mun puck. twenty5. she/her.

(temp rules & side muses under the cut)

SIDE MUSES:

ZARA HAKIM: thirty5, she/her, archeologist (and procurer of stolen artifacts & antiquities), s.h.i.e.l.d agent, may calamawy fc

MARGARET ‘MIDGE’ TELLER: twenty5, she/they, research assistant and / or intern journalist, abigail cowen fc

JAYA KHATRI: twenty8, she/her, hacker (either illegally or for legal purposes) and private investigator, anya chalotra fc

JUNO THACKERAY: twenty6, she/her, farmer’s market stall clerk and thief (freelance or for a group), mechanical engineer (think tony stark vibes), josephine langford fc

ALICIA HASSAN: thirty1, she/they, hotel manager (think the continental vibes) and / or tattoo artist (or freelance assassin of some kind), emeraude toubia fc

RULES

21+ from here on out please and thank you! I’m 25 and I just feel more comfortable writing with folks knowing they’re in that age range.

Banned topics are the run of the mill ones, nonc*n, inc*st, r*pe, etc. there may be triggering topics besides those i have banned due to the fandoms my charas are written in. I’ll do my best to remember to tag certin triggers, but I apologize in advance if I forget!

Shay (jenna coleman fc) is my main muse on here, but I will bring in a few side muses over time (because I have no chill). She’s open for shipping, whether that’s romantically or platonically, as are any other of my muses not labeled as ‘off limits’!

[holdingbag]

a bag of holding of original characters.

fantasy / baldur's gate iii based. low to medium activity; low to medium effort as far as aesthetics go. follows back from charlatann . by stella ( 25+ / CST / he/him ). find rules on main blog. muse list below cut.

ANIKI ANGEMONT. second born to the angemonts. mephistopheles tiefling with lavender skin and short pointy horns. very sulky and antisocial, which makes her terrible for any socialite plays her parents might want to use her for. her soft footsteps lend her to be quite the rogue, though. curious affinity for rodents and insects. assassin rogue / storm sorcerer. she/her.

CERRAN. looks like a pretty average human guy when you first meet him. easy-going, with a crooked smile and a rambling story to go with every occasion. it's said he was able to win an archfey's name off them in a game of cards, but he doesn't confirm nor deny this. most concerned with his traveling troupe of thespians and other such performers. carries a banjo with him, and is never seen without a cowboy hat. ranger. he/him.

ELIHANA ELI STORMCLAW. half-elf raised by three of the strongest motherfuckers she's ever met. she's learned bits and pieces from her herbalist mother, her battle mage mother, and a retired battle master mother. all of that's come together to make an eager eldritch knight fighter. she/her. (multiple verses)

KARMA. more to come! dark urge background <3

LEILATHA GRYM. wood elf with some...interesting hobbies. despite growing up within a grove of ancient trees older than her grandparents, her interests turned towards things more...on the dead side. hopes to become a necromancer strong enough to bring anything back she pleases. perhaps those do involve dragon bones. don't pry. necromancer wizard. she/her. (multiple verses)

LUCKY LOVEHEART. ohhhh bitch. mephistopheles tiefling with green skin, purple eyes, lovely bleach blonde hair -- and a penchant for lying. dabbles in insurance fraud-like schemes, believes strongly that he can talk himself out of anything. kinda mean. very interested in fucked up lieges who collect poison and are definitely NOT werewolves. college of whispers bard. he/they. (multiple verses)

SAFFYRE. half-elf with grey skin and no shoes they don't believe in them. grew up on the outskirts of the emerald grove. vague memories of two out of three of her parents -- a mage and a sailor, madly in love -- but takes most after their tiefling guardian. loves pranks and talking to the moon in the middle of the night. circle of the moon druid. they/them.

VIKTORI DHELMASS. an older drow who's...starting to grow a bit tired, admittedly. used to fight quite vigilantly in the underdark, even going so far as to lead an army under lolth's name. after a particularly harrowing battle she decided to retire, and try to find her estranged son. kind of...ended up...doing the adventuring thing again but it's okay! this is going to be the last one, no matter what happens. battle master fighter. she/they. (multiple verses)

[lunar-realms]

Please repost do not reblog.

CHARACTER SHEET ―

FULL NAME: Duke James Ian Sandalius Robtrie (Duke is his title, not a name)

NICKNAME: Sandglass, Silly Lizard, Heartlight (from @cfmanymuses‘s Namira)

ALIASES: the King’s Assassin/Pet (he’s not particularly fond of it anymore)

PRONOUNS: He/him

HEIGHT: 5′ 8″

ZODIAC: I never picked an official birthday, but demons don’t really have zodiacs.

SPOKEN LANGUAGES: English, Demonic (including a special dialect known simply as Sand Demonic)

𝐏𝐇𝐘𝐒𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐋 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐒 ―

HAIR: Depends on his mood. Fluffy, sandy brown when happy, flat, black when upset, in between when neutral, red tinged when angry/upset.

FACIAL HAIR: sometimes he has a bit of stubble or a mustache, but he’s usually clean shaven

EYES: Dark brown-gold, turns fuschia with cat slitted pupils when tapping into his demonic strength and abilities EXCEPT his dragon form which has gold swirling eyes

SKIN TONE: Olive-Tan

BODY TYPE: Lean and underweight (at least he’s not malnourished anymore courtesy of Namira)

VOICE: Mid-range, smooth voice though it is often soft and meek from centuries spent as a servant. 

DOMINANT HAND: Ambidextrous though he favors his left

POSTURE: Rigid and tense, always seeming to be on high alert or submissive, especially towards authority figures he recognizes (ie: Kings/Queens and Nobles, simple guards or “police” are lower in the totem pole in his eyes)

SCARS: Too many and he spends quite a bit of his power to hide them. He’s most self conscious about the claw gauges on his chest over his heart

BIRTHMARKS: He has a white symbol over his left eye and eyebrow, commonly seen on Sand Demons and unique to his family

MOST NOTABLE FEATURES: The birthmark over his eye and his pointed ears and teeth.

𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐋𝐃𝐇𝐎𝐎𝐃 ―

PLACE OF BIRTH: He was born in the manor his family owned.

HOMETOWN: Hell

SIBLINGS: An older sister named Emily (deceased)

PARENTS: Kozmotis Robtrie and Duchess Robtrie (I...should think of a name for her) (both deceased)

𝐀𝐃𝐔𝐋𝐓 𝐋𝐈𝐅𝐄 ―

OCCUPATION: Servant and concubine to King Lucifer though in one verse he’s a traveling bounty hunter with Namira

CURRENT RESIDENCE: Hell’s palace

CLOSE FRIENDS: Mia (fellow servant and mother figure), Balthazar “Bill” (soulmate from his main verse), Namira (fiery elf who stole his heart in his DnD verse)

FINANCIAL STATUS: Slave/poverty (he doesn’t have anything to his name outside what his master has given him)

DRIVER'S LICENSE: No.

CRIMINAL RECORD: All other murders/crimes sanctioned/forgiven by his position as Lucifer’s puppet, though his most notable act was that he murdered Malacine, the Crown Prince of Hell, at his wedding on King Lucifer’s orders so that his master would remain king and Hell would have reason to go to war with Heaven and the Grim Reapers,

VICES: Desert flowers, lizards (he loves them), water/swimming, sweets, violence (he’s a demon...he thrives in the bloodshed)

𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 ―

LOVE LANGUAGE: Giving gifts, physical affection, words of affirmation.

RELATIONSHIP TENDENCIES: Ian is most often the submissive partner in a relationship, not really knowing any other way to behave, but he is very dedicated and devoted to his partner. He will go to the ends of the earth for them if they asked. He’s very supportive and surprisingly quite cuddly and playful when allowed. 

𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐄𝐎𝐔𝐒 ―

CHARACTER'S THEME TUNE: This Life is Mine / Love Like You / ADDICT / Use Me Up

HOBBIES TO PASS THE TIME: Reading, sparring, playing with sand

LEFT OR RIGHT BRAINED: He’s more analytical and literal so... I think that’s more Right Brained, but he was more Left brained when he was younger and allowed to be creative and curious.

SELF-CONFIDENCE LEVEL: -100. He has absolutely no faith in himself or his abilities unless his king has told him otherwise. He gets much better later, but... initially, good luck convincing him he can stand on his own two feet.

Tagged by: I stole it from @cfmanymuses

Tagging: Whoever hasn't done this yet! It's a great post to get really in depth with your character and to allow others to learn things about them too, so I recommend everyone steal this from me and give it a shot.

[nihilspero]

— V E R S E S

† verse: MAIN (long post) —

She was a 6 y.o. orphan of the north who was kidnapped amongst other kids—regardless if they had parents or not—for the sole purpose of cash fodder in the black market. Whether it was luck or the exact opposite, she was bought by an unnamed group that forced her to go through grueling and extreme training. The training was too harsh that only 30 kids out of 350 survived. From there on, each children were given the name G01 - G30 regardless of skill.

It was known later that the unnamed group was an experimental military unit that prepped younger children for scientific superhuman experimentation. After all, only the strongest and the ones who lived are given ❝God's Blessing❞ as what the researchers would say.

After contributing a decade into mercenary work alongside her adult peers in all corners of the world as well as showing talent in persevering against the odds, she was picked as one of the 7 Archangels of God and was baptized with the name of Uriel the 4th Archangel. However the name Uriel was mostly for show and the researchers preferred to dehumanize her and the other Archangels by calling them as strictly numbers instead.

If Fourth believed that her previous military training was hell, she will eventually learn that the ❝ God's Blessing ❞ experiments are beyond that. Excruciating, countless pain with her being continuously ████ ████ ████████. They forced the experiments onto Fourth until she gained the power they desired.

Once the operation amongst all 7 Archangels reached a resounding success, they were immediately given mercenary orders that would affect the state of world; shaping and trimming the world to fulfill their master's wishes.

At some point, she defected from the group during a duo mission with First—known as Michael—and was reported dead by them. As to why they lied, no one will ever know.

Now she stays low by opening a small, cozy bar that hardly had customers but a select loyal few, who only attended due to their fascination of how badly she bar tends and the mysterious persona that she exudes.

❝ I refuse to lay my hands on another living being ❞

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† verse: TRIGUN —

One of the assassins of Eye of Michael—known as Gloria—who defected after she was saved by Luida due to being badly injured from a mission. Later on, she was invited to the dome of flora and as she listened to Luida's principles on following the right path, it sparked a change in Echio's heart.

Although she wished to stay longer due to her newfound and profound love for plants, she didn't want her past to creep up and affect the researchers.

So she left.

And decided to open a small bar with the side-job of being an informant.

❝ Welcome, are you here for water or liquor...? ❞

[riftrive]

I'm being slow on my caard, so very very basic info dump for each muse- most of main verses are set outside the FNBR canon, so please keep that in mind. You can also find rules on my CAARD FOR CHAOS HERE

CHAOS // ANY PRONOUNS, PERSONAL PREFERENCE THEY/THEM. BLOG DEFAULT IS THEY/THEM AS WELL // 26, KINDA (WAS REBORN) // UNKNOWN VOID CREATURE MADE OF SHELL AND OOZE // PREVIOUS MEMBER OF FINAL RECKONING CREW / VILLAINOUS COUNCIL, AFFILIATION VERSE DEPENDANT

Chaos is a spy / mercenary for hire with a heavy fondness for science and experimentation. They often use their job to collect subjects and if necessary money to buy what they require, though that is often not necessary for them. They are a non-human creature, more akin to insectoid when wearing shell, who uses their ooze to appear humanoid in clothing when out on jobs (Chaos is the one with the most lore I have given to, its hard to make a simple description for them)

RENZO THE DESTROYER // HE/HIM/IT/ITS // 3 MILLION // A SENTIENT BLACK HOLE IN A ROBOTIC VESSEL // NO CURRENT AFFILIATION

Renzo is a 'doomfluencer', meaning he goes to different galaxies / planets and tries to get footage of destruction and mayhem to upload and make media about. This ranges from ones he makes himself, those caused by other villains and or horrific entities, or collabing with others for it

CUBE ASSASSIN // THEY/THEM/SHE/HER // UNKNOWN AGE // GEOMETRIC ALIEN PART OF THE LAST REALITY // AFFILATION TO LAST REALITY

Cube Assassin is an enigma, and she intends to keep it that way. Loyal to the faction the Last Reality, they use their skills to dispatch anyone that is in the way or a general nuisance to the goal. While more suited for jobs in shadows and subtlety, she has no problem with the more direct of actions either

CLUB WILDCARD // HE/HIM // 35 // HUMAN (PROBABLY) // AFFILIATION TO WILDCARD CREW

Clubs is part of the Wildcard crew; an infamous heist crew that has upped the stakes when the rifts were discovered, deciding to take on some jobs outside of Earth. Clubs is often seen as the more blunt and direct individual, though he does certainly know when to and not to be. Master at finding an entrance, whether it be a perfect lock picked or an explosion- he is also the defecto driver

BLACKLIGHT // HE/HIM OR THEY/THEM ON OCCASION // 31 // IMMORTAL HUMAN // AFFILIATION TO FINAL RECKONING CREW / VILLIANOUS COUNCIL

Blacklight found out he was immortal by accident when he was younger, and chose to benefit from it. Starting off with crime in his young adult years, often going in loud and proud due to a lack of fear of death. He was later discovered and recruited by the Final Reckoning crew (later renamed to Villainous Council as it grew), he's the specialist on weaponary and human interaction- despite also not being great at it, he's the best

WILLOW // SHE/HER, THOUGH IS FINE WITH THEY/THEM // 27 (SHE ONLY DIED LIKE 5 YEARS AGO) // GHOST, POLTERGEIST, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL HER // AFFILATION TO FINAL RECKONING CREW / VILLIANOUS COUNCIL

Willow is a ghost with unfinished business, but honestly she's not actually that pressed to get it done. She constantly lies about what it is, and even the 'embarrassing truth' is yet another lie to keep it from being known. This is because she likes being a ghost, and has fun with the things she can do now. She joined the Final Reckoning crew with ease when she learned about how many problems she can cause on purpose. Her specialty is paranormal activities

CATRINA // SHE/HER, THEY/THEM, IT/ITS // UNKNOWN AGE // NATURE DEATH SPIRIT // AFFILATION TO FINAL RECKONING CREW / VILLIANOUS COUNCIL

Catrina is a spirit born from large scale death found at the center of a forest, but that is as far as she has spoken about it. Her interest in joining the Final Reckoning crew has always been found as a touch odd, because her interests do not lay with just causing general mayhem for pleasure. However, she benefits from it in her own ways, and has no qualms dispatching those even outside her actual interest of getting rid of. Her specialty is magic.

TEEF // THEY/THEM/IT/ITS // UNKNOWN AGE // ALIEN FROM AN UNKNOWN PLANET // AFFILATION TO FINAL RECKONING CREW / VILLIANOUS COUNCIL

Teef is a runaway criminal on an intergalactic scale, and while they have spun a tale about it being a minor thing and or a misunderstanding, there are a few individuals that know the truth behind the true reason they are so wanted. The Final Reckoning / Villainous council has provided sanctuary and enjoyment for them, especially being one of the first 2 founders of it (the other being Chaos). Their specialty is anything alien.