#{ tl: rebellious moon }

[13xwishes]

💋 (from Apple to Whisp)

Send 💋 to give my muse a kiss || { Accepting }

For @sorcerymuses || Whispering Royals (Eah!Whisp/Apple)

The rebel genie didn't waste anytime after being freed from the Evil Queens control. She didn't waste ANY time of even trying to get any vindication against the psychotic witch. The moment the bottle was broke and gave her back her free will, Whisp escaped and snagged one of the dark dragons before flying off into the forest as fast as she could. She had to get there... she had to...

The friendship bracelet Apple gave her... she added a special stone of Apple signature to know if her princess would be alright.

The moment Whisp woke up, the stone went dark.

Whisp's eternal heart raced as she finally found the clearing, landing nearby where she found all of their friends and Daring surrounding in a circle. She maneuvered passed them before red eyes widen to see what she feared: Apple lying in a glass casket.

Just like in her story.

Looking to the group, Whisp noticed a few things that seemed wrong: the rest of the group had sorrow and regret looks on their faces. Daring's look torn between denial and fear while holding his hand on his lips.

       ❝ No... ❞

Whisp shook her head, knowing that this was possible... but she hoped she was wrong. He failed Apple... they failed...her...

SHE... she failed her.

Darling notice Whisp seemed to be in a moment of shock and was the one who tried to reach to her, gently putting a hand on her shoulder. However the moment Whisp felt the touch, her magic flared and waved her arms to push the knight princess away. Another lash as a warning with a small wave of magic as the moon djinns eyes giving a glowing red and spoke in a two toned voice.

       ❝ GET! BACK! ❞

She snarled, body blazing in an eerie red glow so long as anyone tried to approach them. Seeing them how none dared to for the moment, the aura faded before Whisp turned back to Apple. Gripping the casket, she didn't hold back...

       ❝ You promised me, you idiot! You promised to tell me if anything happened! I told... Don't you realize how much I could've helped you? You were alway so stupidly stubborn...And you have the nerve to come into my life to mean something to me like this... It's all your fault making me feel for you like this... ❞

Whisp's harsh words continued... though the glow faded and tears in her eyes formed as she silently cried. But slowly her sadness turned to resolution as she looked to her princess...

       ❝ No... you need to come back... this... this isn't over. For you, your friends, for this Allah forsaken school....and damn well not for us. ❞

Whisp leaned closer until they were only inches apart...

       ❝ ... So wake up. ❞

Leaning forward, Whisp closed the gap to press a soft but longing kiss on the princess' lips. Eyes widen behind her at the display but the genie didn't care as she focused on Apple, pouring everything she had into the kiss.

Unknown to her, the moment their lips touched... a wave of magic burst out like a gust of wind, whipping hard around anyone and spread across the forest.

After a minute, Whisp pulled away and slowly opened her eyes. She looked with anticipation and put all her hope and faith into the kiss. It felt as if an eternity passed and just as she seemed she was about to give up and pull away...

... she swore she heard the soft voice calling her name.

[13xwishes]

Looking towards the carpet folding into stairs, Azhar turned to the nervous princess. Clearly the carpet wanted the two to get on, but the prince wasn't jumping at the gun as he was aware how Apple reacted.

Gently, he offered his hand to her...

       ❝ If you wish to walk away, I will honor that. Just know, princess that no matter what: I will protect you. Will you trust me? ❞

       ❝ Would you trust me? ❞

Her blush deepened as Azhar spoke. For whatever reason, she was captivated and nervous.

"Yeah…I can see that," she sighed. Apple gasped in surprise when he moved to protect her. But it…was just a magic carpet.

Apple tried not to swallow anxiously. She had mixed feelings about magic carpets. They were nice enough, but she was often too afraid to even willingly get on one. Even to hover inches above the ground.

[vivienneryan]

Vivienne Ryan (Nathalie Emmanuel), her parents' miracle baby, grew up in a stable, loving home, until tragedy made her an orphan at the age of 10, and left in the care of older, apathetic relatives. Quietly devastated by how her life turned out, Vivienne did all it took to put herself through school and become a best-selling author, writing about the romantic fairy tale lives she could only ever dream of living.

[BIOGRAPHY | [CONNECTIONS] | [BRIAR RIDGE]

QUICK STATS

Full name: Vivienne Alondra Bravo Ryan Nickname(s): Vivi, Evie FC: Nathalie Emmanuel Age: 35 Birthplace: Camden, ME Birthdate: February 14, 1990 Zodiac signs: Aquarius sun, Capricorn rising, Gemini moon Occupation: Full-time writer Neighborhood: Downtown Length of time in Briar Ridge: 15 years Sexuality: Bisexual & biromantic

TL;DR

Vivienne Alondra Bravo Ryan, born in 1990 in Camden, Maine, was the only child of Yamaris Bravo and George William Ryan, who called her their "miracle baby."

She grew up in a lively, loving household filled with music and stories, where her charisma and energy made her the center of attention.

At age 10, Vivienne’s world was shattered when her parents died in a boating accident, leaving her in the care of emotionally distant relatives in Briar Ridge, South Carolina.

Her rebellious streak emerged during this turbulent time, but a compassionate guidance counselor helped her channel her emotions into creative writing, which became her sanctuary.

At 18, Vivienne moved out on her own, working multiple jobs—including dancing under the stage name "Alondra"—to support herself. She would continue to do this when she decided, at age 23, to pursue a degree in creative writing.

While dancing, she developed a complicated relationship with a wealthy businessman, who inspired her but also made her question not just the power dynamics of their connection, but whether or not true love could really last.

A chemical pregnancy deeply affected her, briefly reigniting her longing for unconditional love and family, but she redirected her emotions into her writing. If you ask her now, she writes romance as fiction because that’s all she believes that’s the only way love survives: as words on a page. But, deep down, she craves the sort of emotional fulfillment that comes with a true love and partner, and family.

Writing under the pen name B. Reed (or “Bee”), she gained a large online following for her emotionally rich and romantic stories. Her writing style is similar to that of an Elsie Silvers, and her stories similarly depict a world of interconnected characters and their love stories.

She now lives in a modest yet stylish downtown apartment with a view of the beach, symbolizing her resilience and hope for the future.

TATTOOS & PIERCINGS

** bee tattoo on ankle **

[time222pretend]

ok i've been hype as hell for opening day but i wasn't smart enough to draft an intro so apologies bc i'm writing this as fast as i can to get it out on the dash. anyways this is yang hyein aka the yang canon and under the cut is a tl;dr (that's actually long as hell) about hyein (tho tw abuse) and please give this a like if you're interested in plotting!

ok so important part first: libra sun, aqua moon, pisces rising

now the rest: only child of yang sihyuk the current patriarch of the yang family and bc she's a girl she's the last of the yang line so like imagine growing up with that pressure

and tbh her dad like lowkey (highkey) resents her for being born a girl and like tbh bro didn't want to marry her mother anyways so like really was just another strike against her as far as her dad was concerned

and like bro also was very much in competition with park i's father so like the yang vs park competition was INCREDIBLY real in his mind so like again having a daughter by a lady he didn't even fucking want like it was like he lost in a way so like def punished hyein even tho like bro it was your sperm that determined the biological sex but anyways

so like idk growing up her dad def used the bible to enforce his will but also justify his actions and like explain away his like shitty behavior (ie cheating on his wife like abusing his family emotionally and physically bc he's frustrated with his own life)

and like tbh hyein tried very hard to be a very good girl and like present that way bc like if she did she kind of sort of gained her dad's approval but like also she was raised in a way where like ok your dad treats you like shit but also constantly reminds you that you're better than the rest so you need to act like you're better than the rest and be the girl they think you are

and tbh it was a lot easier to be that way as a kid bc she had a mother who like tbh had nothing better to do so she just fully invested into her daughter and was super overbearing

but her mom passes away when she's 12 and like idk the whole illusion kinda like starts to break apart from there bc part of it is like going from always being monitored and like having too much attention to just having none and her dad not giving a shit about her so long as she's out of sight out of mind paired with starting puberty and feeling rebellious and stuff

but like her dad is not about to be actively publicly embarrassed by a daughter he didn't want so like kinda does the whole double life thing where as like you know publicly she's still a good church girl sits in the front pew whatever and like idk outside of church though she starts hanging out with kids she shouldn't (s/o jeongbin, park ii, bae, and moon) and smoking and drinking and whatever and like a dumb part of her kinda thought like ok this is how life is gonna be and in a fucked up way she can be like her dad and present one day and have her private life be that

only like shit kinda never works out that way bc we all know what happens to jeongbin and tbh she never talks about that but like safe to say she was actually in love with jeongbin though their relationship genuinely was kind of fucked up and one of those things where like when you're raised by a bad man you seek out shitty men but she did love him

and idk after her went "missing" i think tbh part of her went missing with him like she got a lot colder and tbh she hardly ever talks about him ever again and like lmao gets engaged to his cousin and keeps it like business is moving but like idt she ever like processed the trauma she just moved on the way she did and the way she knows how to do things is pretend everything is fine and good

only she kinda girlbosses to close to the sun bc like a couple events happen simultaneously, she and park i get engaged, and like her dad has a stroke (which tbh probs from the stress of her getting engaged to the son of his rival but WHATEVER), and she starts having these honestly terrifying dreams of jeongbin being PISSED at her and they feel so real the shit is starting to scare the fuck out of her

and it all culminates bc one day like a little before the wedding she finds this dead fox on her doorstep and it's been mutilated and like tbh i think it was the straw that broke the camel's back for her and pushed her over the edge and she literally was just like "fuck it" stole some money from her dad and just skipped town

and then the subsequent 8 years as far as hyein is concerned are redacted like no one needs to know what she was up to, or what she did or why like if you ask her what went on while she was gone she's just like "huh? what are you talking about" like let me gaslight u into thinking nothing happened even tho like girl you came back even colder than you were before and like you seem more concerned with your position in life clearly something happened

and the something that happened is like a girl who got catered to her whole life had to meet the real world and it was a fucking rude awakening

but anyways she FINALLY comes back to goero in january of 2023 even though she'd been back in korea for a few months and tbh she came back bc like jeongbin's official funeral but also like tbh idk if you've been treated like shit for 8 years suddenly all the shit you went through growing up doesn't seem so bad and like it feels nice to be home

even tho home is like worse in some ways bc her dad has had a few more strokes since she's been gone and her stepmom (we don't have time to get into that girl) and aunt have been "running" the family business and by that like bro running that shit into the ground so like hyein is happy to be home but also like coming in on a fucking mess and at the end of the day it's HER inheritance they're fucking up so like she literally has just stayed in town and like took her dad's spot on the elder council and been fighting with members of her own family to like get control of shit so she can fix it

and tbh incidentally like her taking over for her family's timber business actually ends up helping a bunch of people working at the mill which cool for them she was just fixing the business bc she's been a broke loser for 8 years and she's fucking done with it adn the company was super mismanged but i guess it's nice some people benefit

but tbh like even though she's benefitting people and tbh fr stepping more into her power and the role she has people like def resent her bc girl you've been gone all this time and now you're just gonna run shit like nothing happened? and hyein who in goero was never told no is just like "yeah i am" and not apologize for it

bc if she were a man it'd be fine but she's a woman so like anyways yeah probs has a reputation for being a bitch and like judging by her actions in the past like they're def not wrong like lmao she def takes what she thinks belongs to her no questions asked but like tbh she actually means well and like what not so yeah

i could've added more but this is long as hell so hmu for plotting and i apologize for talking too much i'm just excited

[lemnnshark]

So! There's three wc stories I really want to tell, but I definitely can't manage them all at the same time. The results of this poll aren't a guarantee that I'll do the winner first, but it might encourage me to prioritize it if I know people want to see it!

I'll go into way more detail below the read more, but for a TL;DR:

A. Normal comic where two StarClan gods team up with a living cat to prevent a doomsday brought on by the Dark Forest

B. Mostly text based comic or novel that rotates POVs where eight cats try to form a third clan due to one being overly harsh and the other being overly traditional

C. Mostly text based interactive comic where a clan in an abandoned city has to deal with a zombie apocalypse-like rabies outbreak

A. The Fated Eclipse

In this universe StarClan has two gods, Sun and Moon. As the Dark Forest starts getting up to something, the protagonist, Sharpswoop, has to work with the gods to prevent everyone from dying. He also has to balance this with protecting his mate and kits, dealing with his rebellious apprentice who's training in the Dark Forest, and leading ShadowClan as deputy while the elderly leader's health worsens each day (Also, I don't want to spoil too much, but the Dark Forest may or may not have a higher being of their own...)

It would be formatted like a normal comic where visuals and dialogue are the only thing driving the story. It would also include bonus art between each chapter to help show their daily lives in between everything, and I've already started designing some of the cats

B. HavenClan: A New Hope

In the beginning, there was one clan, HavenClan, but differences in opinion led the cats to split into two. Half the clan became CliffClan. They live in the mountains and value strength and fighting above all else. The other half stayed in the valley below and became ValleyClan. They devote their lives to StarClan and the warrior code and prefer peace over war. But not all cats fit into these two extreme boxes, and with tensions rising between the two clans, a small group of cats from both clans set out to rebuild HavenClan and find a happy medium. The story focuses on their struggles of integrating life, earning respect from the other clans, and also trying to improve the issues of the other clans.

It would be formatted similarly to PATFW but still be divided up into chapters, each chapter would be from a different HavenClan cat's POV. This would probably be easier for me to make than TFE, but keep in mind there would be less visuals and more reading

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C. TBD

This one's much less planned out (don't even have a name for it yet 😅) as it's the newest. It would focus on a solitary clan that lives on the edge of an abandoned city but often ventures into the neighboring woods to hunt. Before long, a rabies outbreak occurs. None of the cats know what to do as they've never seen such a disease before, and it essentially turns into a zombie apocalypse as these cats' loved ones turn into unrecognizable, aggressive creatures

What makes it interesting is that it would be interactive! The decisions of the main character are up to the readers to vote on, and could either lead to a happy ending or total doom. This one will definitely be formatted up like PATFW, so if this one ends up happening first, I might make HavenClan a fully text based story with a few scene drawings here and there

[13xwishes]

Whisp rubbed her eyes from the sun's rays to get a better view of below. She sees it was one of the newer students. That goo girl who claimed to be a witch.

And yet oddly compelling how she's tripping over things so easily. With a grumpy frown, she groaned before she travelled through smoke before hovering in front of the goo girl's face.

  ❝ And yet you couldn't stop them with your magic, good witch? ❞

Gooliope is still a frighteningly fresh soul here at Ever After High. So fresh, that proper accommodations were still underway... After all, she is the tallest student to attend thus far, even more so than the half-giants. She's tall enough to halfway reach that balcony, even, but pays it no mind as she is focused on avoiding crushing someone who'd just narrowly ducked out of the way.

The noise? Knocking over cans and boxes and any number of misc items taking up the front courtyard--Poor Gooliope, as it were, is still getting used to her own size.

🍿 > ❝Oh--! I don't mean to alarm anyone--j-just some growing pains, is all! Sorry for getting in the way!❞

[queenimmadolla]

As an Astrologer, allow me to hypothesize:

I do think Sagittarius is correct, BUT I think he’s a Sagittarius rising since our rising sign is the energy we put out and how the world sees us. Aries is a good guess, but I don’t think they’re quite as free spirited as Sagittarius. They’re as intense as a fire sign, yet as free spirited as an air sign. Their energy is so sunshine-y even when they’re experiencing the worst. In order to make bad or difficult situations better, everything is a game or a quest to them. They’re generally seen as rebellious due to their loyalty to their desires and vision they have for their own lives.

It’s hard to guess moon sign since we’re given limited examples of his emotional process, and the examples we do have are under really dramatic circumstances that might make anyone behave erratically. My guess is Scorpio moon though. They’re loyal to their friends, and are good at picking up on how other’s feel. They’re observant and resourceful which allows them to land on their feet. They’re also somewhat moody, and don’t like being emotionally vulnerable unless pushed to the brink. I’ve noticed that many of them are touchy with the people they care about or they don’t understand personal space quite as well as others do. They’re also generally creative.

And for sun sign, I’m going with Leo. They’re hellbent on being themselves, and they genuinely don’t care who has a problem with it. They’re comfortable with attention, and are comfortable being a leader in a situation that garners them a lot of attention. Push comes to shove and they’re going to step up for their friends, even if they’re scared or complaining about it. They’re super entertaining and oftentimes theatrical. Whatever they’re doing though, they’re infectious. Leo suns definitely are the ones that are loyal enough to sacrifice themselves for the group too.

TL;DR In my professional opinion I think he’s a Leo sun, Scorpio moon, and Sagittarius rising. I could literally hypothesize character birth charts all day so I just had to throw my two cents in lmao 🤭

I can see what you can with someone of these points, so I’m not gonna undermine you. HOWEVER, maybe we need to do another study on Scorpios because I have yet to meet one who actually displays genuine loyalty, the majority I have met have proven to be quite manipulative and I’m not even joking lol though their level of self preservation is sometimes admirable.

BUT I WILL DIE ON THE SAGITARRIUS SUN HILL!

[snowymuses]

Name: Y’ukihime Ywons Alias: Crystal Exarch, the Exarch, Ukihime, Uki, Hime Species: Miqo'te Class: Paladin, Scholar, Red Mage, (All Rounder) Height:5'0 Age:24(appearance), ~324 (actual) Birthday: Third Umbral Moon, day 18 Gender: Female Orientation: Panromantic/Bisexual Hometown: Isle of Val, Crystal Tower of the Source Occupation: Caretaker of the Tower, Adventurer

Physical appearance:

A young appearing Miqo’te woman, her hair a mix of blue and red in her youth, the red has faded to a white/pink hue in her age within the tower. Originally her eyes were dual colored, one cyan and the other red, the latter symbolizing her Allagan heritage. After the events with the Crystal Tower and as the Exarch, both of her eyes are red. Small brown markings surround her face and a small ruby adorns her forehead when her face is exposed. Otherwise, she wears a hood to eclipse her face from people, which now has lines of crystallization across it.

Now that she has returned to the Source, she wears her hair in a bun and braid, her face fully exposed, as well as red and black clothing reminiscent of her Exarch robes. (FOR FULL REFERENCE AND A SILLY PICTURE, CLICK HERE)

Personality:

Originally very playful and rebellious, Y’ukihime stood against traditions and took to her own way. However, as the Crystal Exarch, she is very calm, motherly as a figure, and distant most of the time. Pleasant and well spoken, she may seem youthful, but offers an air of wisdom that denotes her age better than her features

Concerned about others, she holds those worries close to her heart and instead offers smiles and conceals things that are problems from others, intending to do much of it herself when it comes to others. She is secretive for the most part, until she feels she is fully able to open up to someone without anything to hide. Even so, she is devoted to the Warrior of Light and the people she has helped shelter with the Tower’s influence.

Story:

Y’ukihime is an AU Exarch, and was once a Warrior of Light, and is connected to my own G’raha Tia. This is a character/verse dependent upon G’raha not becoming the Crystal Exarch.

(TL;DR, they are twins that were separated at birth. Whether this is the case and which one became the Exarch is dependent on partner preference. Typically, I have it where Y’ukihime became the Exarch instead of G’raha.)

Y’ukihime Ywons was born to a Miqo’te woman in the G tribe, at the same time as her twin, G’raha. However, with both sharing a singular Allagan crimson eye, it was said their birth was an ill omen and were to bring destruction should they remain together. She was given to the Y tribe, where a Doman refugee woman had lost her child recently. Named Ukihime, or “Princess of Rain,” from her royal blue hair. Y’ukihime never felt out of place among her family, but upon learning of her adoption, decided to become a Student of Baldesion.

She became highly interested in the Allagan history and Crystal tower. She wanted to investigate things that fascinated her and did not delve into her true family, thinking to look back further than any member of her tribe could live would avoid the burdens. While there, Y’ukihime encountered a young male Miqo’te by the name of G’raha Tia. Although fleeting, their meeting spurred her to have strange visions of a crystal, and from then on could peer into the memories of others. Realizing that she had awakened to the Echo, this set her off to a journey across Eorzea, becoming a person dubbed a Warrior of Light, despite that one had already been found and had aligned themselves with the Scions of the Seventh Dawn. Still curious upon the Crystal Tower, she pushed to investigate it with the rest of the team, which had been dubbed NOAH by the selfsame Miqo'te she had met once.

Within the confines of the tower, two people were encountered (Doga and Unei), who confided in Y’ukihime of her linage from the Allagan nobility and her red “Royal eye" and spoke of how her and G'raha Tia were of the same linage, but more so, siblings with equal parts of Allagan blood. Within the tower the Cloud of Darkness reigned, which began to attempt to take over and infect Eoreza. Despite the realization, Y’ukihime pressed on, accepting the bloodline that flowed through her and the companion, whom she now counted as her brother.

Upon the Cloud of Darkness’s defeat, Y’ukihime and the others discovered Doga and Unei intended to remain within the tower to sever the Cloud’s ties to Eorzea and restore balance with their own Allagan blood. Before sending the group off and out of the Tower, the duo infused portions of their blood into Y’ukihime and G'raha to grant them control over the Crystal Tower, allowing them to learn the last will of Salina, an ancient princess who used Allagan technology to infuse her DNA into their ancestor so that her family could restore the Crystal Tower as a beacon of hope.

With the realization that only one of them needed to be with the Tower, both twins knew that the world in it's current state was not sufficiently ready to adapt to the Allagan technology within and did not want both of them to be trapped as Unei and Doga had been for all those years. Refusing for G'raha to join her, Y’ukihime sealed the Crystal Tower with herself inside, intending to guide the Eorzeans once they reached the same technological level as the ancient Allagans, and for G’raha to watch over them until such a time came to pass.

By the time the Crystal Tower reopened two centuries into the future, Y’ukihime became partially fused with the tower to prolong her life as its keeper. She learned of the Eighth Umbral Calamity that claimed the life of the Warrior of Light and the Scions along with the endless conflict that followed. Acting on a hypothesis proposed by Cid, Y’ukihime sent herself and the Crystal Tower to the First sometime after the Flood of Light occurred. Discarding her name and taking on the identity of the Crystal Exarch, Y’ukihime established the Crystarium as a haven for the people impacted by the Flood.

As the condition of the First worsened and finally gaining the ability to do so, Y’ukihime attempted to summon the remaining Warrior of Light to the First via the Calling, but ended up summoning the Scions instead. Due to the time difference, the Scions ended up appearing years apart from each other. Only confiding in Urianger the truth of the calling, and asking him to be her accomplice in a scheme to prevent the Rejoining of the First to the Source, Y’ukihime gave with full knowledge that the negation of the Eighth Umbral Calamity would erase her and send the Scions back to their world fully restored.

When the Warrior of Light finally arrives on the First, Y’ukihime, now known fully as the Crystal Exarch, acted as the Scions’ guide and leader, directing their efforts in defeating the Lightwardens. When the final Lightwarden was defeated, Y’ukihime reveals the true plan: to steal the light that the Warrior had absorbed from the Lightwardens and the transportation of the Crystal Tower and herself to the Dimensional Rift. Trapped there in her state, the light would be expunged and she would die where no one else would be hurt. The plan was thwarted by Emet-Selch, who had figured out her true identity and origin, and captured her.

When the Warrior of Light prepared to battle Emet-Selch, Y’ukihime used her power to summon heroes from other worlds to fight alongside them. After Emet-Selch’s defeat, Y’ukihime returned to the Crystarium, where she reclaimed her old name and continues to aid the Scions in finding a way to return to the Source, with no secrets held back from the Warrior of Light or the Scions.

5.3 Update. Spoilers Ahead!

Discovering that her own blood would be the key to returning the Scions to the source, Y’ukihime went to work straight away by infusing her blood into the Auracite. Making several, including one for herself as a tester, she had full intent to breach the gap between worlds and go to the other side with the others, ensuring the path was safe. However, with Elidibus gaining control of the tower, Y’ukihime did what she could to stop him, but had to protect Beq Lugg and transported them far from the tower.

The course of her work led to most of her body facing crystallization, but she did not have fear. Accompanying the Warrior of Darkness back to the tower even with her crippling form, she managed to hold out until the very end, unleashing an ultimate attack of the aether stored within her body from the Tower to quell Elidibus. This, however, diminished the rest of her life span, and with final movements and offering the copy of her soul and memories to the Warrior of Darkness, her inspiration, she placed herself as a statue atop the tower, as a never ending vigil for the place she had helped cultivate.

Within the Auracite, Y’ukihime witnessed the world of Norvandt beside her friend, and when the time came for her to awaken, it was a slow and painful process. The younger version of herself nearly rejected the memories of the older, but with the help of the Warrior of Light, the two began to meld and once more, Y’ukihime Ywons awoke in the Source.

After many treatments from Krile, her health returned from her slumber, and despite the offer from the Scions to join, Y’ukihime declined, for now. Her desire to journey and seek out new things in the Source, as well as find a way to make a bridge between worlds for all of them to go back and forth through became her top priority.

However, Y’ukihime will always offer her aid to the Scions, but leaves the heavy lifting to G’raha Tia, who desired the position more than she ever could. Verses:

Adventurer/Non Crystal Exarch: Within this verse, Y’ukihime still became a Student of Baldesion, however she did not obtain the Echo when encountering G’raha Tia. Instead, before the Isle of Val vanishes, Y’ukihime had gone on an expedition to Kugane to see how much of could be salvaged of their history from the Garlean Empire. She will still be related to G’raha Tia, at partner’s preference. (Tag: |V: Adventurer|)

[carcass-confessions]

Just for organization (and funsies because it's only 1 am and I'm bored) I wanna make a list of all the (magic) characters I have so far for this unnamed magic school story. Also idk if bullet lists are a thing on tumblr so like don't judge me if the format is weird jfshfjjsjs

Humans:

-Claire Celeste Estrella, the Amber Star Witch (the main character, 1/3 of a prophetic trifecta of witches, the character my friends ask me if she's written on purpose to be autistic, to which I say idk I write her like I'm writing myself so like)

-Heather Dean Forester, the Limelight Hydrangea Witch (Claire's best friend, he calls her by celeste, honestly he's kind of a boring design but I'm in love with him he's literally Just a guy who likes plants)

-Nova Éliane Jones, the Pink Sun Witch (lowkey starts off like she's the Mean Popular Girl trope but that's only because she's another 1/3 of a prophetic witch trifecta and she's charismatic and tbh just has great fashion sense, and Looks Like the queen bee of her friend trio,, tl;dr she's intimidating because she's popular but she's actually nice)

-Pippa Jane Owens, the Dandelion Witch (my DAUGHTER, in my top 3 favorite characters even though I haven't even written her yet, I just think she's neat. She's in Novas friend group, and I'm considering the idea that she somehow went to preschool or elementary school with Heather and Claire)

-Halia Ka Hiwa Kapule, the Red Hibiscus Witch (the third member of novas trio, if the Heathers were nice then Nova would be chandler, pippa would be mcnamara, and halia would be Duke. Not toxic, just in the sense that she's extremely perceptive and smart and easily on par with nova in popularity and intimidation from it. Idk I really like her outfit, leather coats over sweaters look DistinguishedTM)

-Divya Deshmukh, the Hourglass Witch (hrngh purple and gold color palette,, them and another character are the rebellious seniors who know all the Campus Secrets and Gossip, I love them very dearly, and their existence provided me a neat piece of worldbuilding so I appreciate that)

Non-humans (people native to the ~other world~ that the school takes place in; if not specified, assume they're an ElfTM):

-Daphne Rosa Clover, the Lilypad Witch (Claire's love interest, one of the few people in this world that is interested in the science behind magic rather than just what it can do. I love her dearly, pastel green and pink is one of my favorite color palettes)

-Sock Elm Dragonfly, the Feather Witch (the other senior that messes with freshmen alongside Divya. They're lowkey dating, idk. This is the one character I didn't name myself, but Sock is a better name for them than I probably could've come up with, I likely would've defaulted back to plant names since THEYRE ALL UNISEX TO MEE)

-London River Knight, the Lavender Moon Witch (the last 1/3 of the prophecy, also he's a werewolf? I haven't actually decided whether he's a Classic Werewolf or just a kemonomimi like some other characters. He's a pale lanky emo boy with grey hair idk what else to say, I just think he's neat, one of my favorite characters fjshhfsh)

-Serra Mun, the Cherry Witch (the VERY FIRST character I created for this story like 5 or 6 years ago. He's a catboy, of course. Frenemies with London, and as much as I want to ship them I fear the cliche of cat x dog but god dammit it's funny watching the way they bicker, especially since that's their first introduction from the pov of Claire and heather as their roommates, another one of my absolute favorites <3)

-Welwitschia Gloska, the Teapot Witch (well this is interesting. According to the laws of symbolic magic, she shouldn't exist, since a student by the same name and symbol just died the previous year. Perhaps there's more types of magic that can touch the soul, where symbolic magic cannot?)

-Bela Briar True, the Wisteria Witch (at the time of writing this, the most recently created character. They also probably shouldn't exist according to what people believe they know about souls, death, and the recycling and reincarnation of symbols. People tend to think of their existence as world breaking. It'd be like if it was discovered that gravity wasn't real and everything we know about modern science was completely wrong. They fully lean into this reputation though, and purposefully sneak around and generally act like a freaky little gremlin)

Non-Students:

-Professor Adriata Sweetweb, the Lavender Witch (the underworld necromancy teacher. I'm going to put it here first that every professor is a huge weirdo, so just imagine every professor I mention unless otherwise specified as being balls to the walls Extra in design and personality. As eccentric as humanly possible, and then more because none of them are humans)

-Professor Edith Dire, the Purple Foxglove Witch (the kitchen witchcraft teacher. It's basically a cooking class but with magic food, drinks, etc. She had her entire body turned into a wooden puppet so she could consume magic food containing her own symbol of a Foxglove, because otherwise it's poisonous.)

-Ewa Gloska, the Silver Moon Witch (1/3 of the previous prophecy 400 years ago, believed to be deceased)

-Ursa Elara, the Golden Sun Witch (1/3 of the previous prophecy 400 years ago, deceased)

-Altair Tahtinen, the White Star Witch (1/3 of the previous prophecy 400 years ago, deceased)

-Prastopé, the Lamb (one of many deities of the underworld. Also one of the friendliest ones, as her domain in the underworld is a vast meadow under pink skies, full of lambs that act as her eyes and messengers, meant for the souls of children. Underworld necromancers that wish to enter the underworld or simply speak with any deity tend to aim for Prastopé, as she has a reputation for being the most understanding and the least wrathful)

-Flutyx, the Ferrywoman (every underworld deity has at least one ferryman that brings the right souls to their domains in the underworld. Flutyx is the wife of Prastopé, and her only ferryman. While not as visibly soft and bright as Prastopé, being draped in black fabrics and dark colors, souls tend to feel at ease in her company. If Prastopé is the shield for the souls in her domain, Flutyx is the sword.)

-Paris insert last name (the actual first character I made, but he wasn't made FOR this story and is really just a super old character I completely forgot about and suddenly remembered and wanted to bring back. Anyways he's like in charge of what is essentially TSA for interdimensional travel lmao)

Characters I need to make but haven't yet

-all the other professors, too lazy to copy paste the list of classes I made rn

-more deities for both the underworld and over-overworld

-way more students as side characters but I unfortunately get way too attached and have to give everyone a Story

-the non-magical characters like yknow. The FAMILIES of the students lmao

-the Principal? Headmaster?? Of the school. And the one before them because it's important for the Lore

-some more characters related to the folklore of the world because history is a big aspect of this story and the characters arcs

-there's a character I accidentally retconned out of existence who was once named Barley and I really want to find a way to implement him back into the world because Heather deserves a love interest tbh, also it's needed for his ArcTM

[serinesaccade]

what do the numbers mean for R’s passcode the 0615

I think you're talking about R's password in I'm not the moon (I'm not even a star) and the answer is that it's a reference to when they started fake dating. June (06 month) of 2015 (15). Yes R is a sap. His background and cover photo are both Enjolras so of course his password is also Enjolras. Amnesiac!R has no idea and it means nothing to him. Enj has never been told and doesn't know (typical) but he does know that he was given R's password like 3 weeks after they began (fake) dating. Which. Many other amis know R's passwords and Enjolras was just never close enough to receive it so it WAS a lil rush of happiness for him. Also, he was expecting R to hold him at arm's length. (Esp since in the aftermath of them starting to fake date R was veeeery bitter and resistant and rebellious aka hurt and awkward and vulnerable). But even in that awkwardness! R gave him his password and started letting him into his life. Enj would never abuse access so he didn't snoop. (Though if he had some misunderstandings might have cleared sooner.)

Anyway, Enj associates the password with a level of trust and honesty he didn't expect from Grantaire at a delicate time. He's having flashbacks. Like flashbacks of both early days (opening the phone and getting maps and going thru R's music in the car) and later days (texting JBM for R because R is too comfortable while they're cuddling to do it himself).

This is a much more extensive answer than what you were asking but tl;dr R is a sap

[13xwishes]

What’s your biggest regret?

Random Wishes || Anonymous Wishes

Main Verse (Gigi)

   ❝ There were times where I regret not talking to Whisp sooner about how angry and alone she felt in the lantern. After Whisp was created, it was like the lantern began to find twice as many finders than I had before. I believe the lantern acknowledge Whisp’s existence but she still wasn’t allowed to be seen. I tried to understand and talked to her... but I know I should’ve tried harder. I won’t let that happen again... ❞

Ever After High (Whisp)

   ❝ I would’ve said joining this ridiculous biased school. I should’ve known with Milton Grimm running the place he would make it miserable for anyone who has a bad backstory or if their parents did. Milton was an ass too before this school was even created. But I digress. The school is bearable thanks to some people, I guess. The best answer is the whole ‘taking over the world’ thing back in the Monster Realm... ❞

[13xwishes]

Whisp held her tongue for anything related to Grimm. Partly because she didn't feel like explore more of the eerie past and partly because she had no choice.

The rules after all.

The offer for meeting Cerise's friends broke the genie out of her thoughts and didn't hide the skeptical look on her face. After what happened in the hallways yesterday, Whisp wasn't so eager to just jump at the opportunity just yet.

But at the same time... she couldn't hide in the shadow's forever.

      ❝ We'll see... ❞

One way or another, Whisp Grant was going to make a mark in Ever After High...

Cerise sighed heavily. She’d known a little of how ‘bad’ Grimm was, but this was just diabolical…

“Still…I didn’t think he’d still be so…cruel…,” she trailed off, tugging her hood a little. “He’s not even giving you a chance!” She took a deep breath to try and calm down.

Just another secret to keep. She could do this.

“Well, it’ll take some time to get that room cleaned up and your schedule made…so do you want a tour of the school? And I can introduce you to some of my friends at lunch.”

[euclydya]

ideas we have so far for the Before The Earth Fuckenings happen (aka shit abt The Kitty Sibs before oc!rosie yeets hirself to Earth) uunder thee cut

(btw this is LONG. and very rambly. and probably makes no sense to anyone but us.)

Collars. So. The core gave oc!Rosie a rose collar fucking Forever ago, before we had our hatena account even iirc, and Welp. to keep things balanced™ they gave oc!Janus and oc!Alex collars too bc why not bur there was never a reason Why?? just did so bc their designs felt bland. buuuuuuttttt I'm thinkinnnngggg waht if:

The collars represent which parts of the solar system they reside in/watch over. Alex's has the Mercury symbol on it because he primarily watches over Mercury, Janus' used to have the symbol for Uranus possibly? But he switched his out for a scarf bc he decided to embody Pluto and Pluto Cold™. Tho he still keeps his w him. Rosie's would probs have a moon symbol on it but sie's a rebellious bitch and said fuUck no <3 and probs carved hir rose collar out hirself. As for what it's made of we always assumed wood of some kind (as that's what it's made of in-sys) but The Moon Don't Have Trees On It, So. Moon rocks ifg??

Their mom wanted all her kids to stay somewhat close-ish by and the idea was that while her and her husband embody the sun and moon the kids were to embody/protect/ETC. the planets in between/around the sun and moon.

Like Alex was to rule over Mercury and Venus, Rosie was destined to be stuck on the moon and help their mom (but would've controlled Mars, Jupiter and Saturn), and Janus was to watch over Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. Earth would've been a grey area between the three of them but alas. NONE of that happened HDJAJKAKSDKDKSKSKDK

So tl;dr the collars have importance and show the main planet (and in Rosie's case the moon) one of the sibs lives on. Since Alex spends his time on Mercury his has the Mercury symbol, Janus' originally would've had the symbol for Uranus, and Rosie's WOULD'VE had the symbol for Mars on it but their mom said Nooo. "I like this one too much sie stays with me now" basically JSJAJDJ

Or maybe to be a bit more inclusive their collars would have symbols that embody all the planets they'd watch over... Dunno how I'd draw that though hdjsjwkdsksk so. fuck it that's for future me to figure out

Actual family dynamics and shit:

Their Dad Is a Controlling Bitch probably. I imagine since he's a (Something) of the Sun and Alex is physically closest to him then Alex would bond w their dad the most and slowly end up being used as a sort of. Puppet? Or Something?? For their dad. And what sucks is Alex truly believes their dad is in the right which is Also terrifying bc the fucker manipulated him over time; Alex (along w Rosie and Janus) did Not Like Him At All bc he was distant and wanted nothing to do w any of them, their mom included

We don't have a Catalyst for the story yet In Full but the bare bones idea is Rosie Goes Against Their Father's Wishes/Ideals/Something Similar In Some Way and he wants hir... Gone. dead r alive doesn't rlly matter. Just So Long As Sie's Not Being Annoying 2 Him </3. Since their dad Cannot feasibly fit on earth (He Lives IN The Sun. Hell he probably makes up most of the sun's mass in this universe, dude's HUGE) he sends Alex to... (in his mind) hopefully assassinate hir. Or, in Alex's mind, talk some sense into hir.

Violence runs in the family a bit thus why they're all dysfunctional as hell, so naturally Alex's first instinct is To Attack Kill While Trying To Force Hir To Come Back And Not Be A Nuisance To Their Father. Rosie, being 10x More Violent, fucking hates that and will not Hesitate, Bitch. This never ends well and they probs almost have tons of near death experiences bc neither want to stop fighting until they Win. tl;dr: It's Bad! NDJSJSJD

Now, while their mother is passive and doesn't agree with Her Husband Tearing The Family Apart she also answers things claws first and thoughts second.

However, Janus is NOT like any of them though. He thinks fighting is: 1. stupid, and 2. painful and not worth it what the fuck is everyone else's problem?? So he took control of the planets farthest away from his family and resides on Pluto to stay the hell away from them allHDJAKSKDJ

Their mom dotes on Rosie the most bc Only Daughter <3 and "Waow u like the moon just like me that makes me so happy <3" bc the moon is the satellite their mom embodies. Bc YES we r all for the sun and moon dynamics of it all. stfu. <3 HFJSJSJDJ but anyways bc of that Janus nor Alex saw much of their mom's attention thus letting Alex get manipulated more easily by their dad and thus leaving poor Janus to kinda just isolate ncndnsjdn

Rosie did Not Like That Though! Sie hates Being The Center Of Attention and the fact that their mom Wants Hir To Be The Next Moon Embodiment/Protector/WaHTEVER bc sie hates responsibility and thinks everyone in hir family is insane. So. Sie leaves <3 Which causes problems FOR LIKE. SPECIES REASONS WE'RE JUST *NOW* STARTING TO TRY TO PUT TOGETHER IT'S A COMPLETE DIFFERENT CAN OF WORMS JFJAJSKDKCJSJJDX

Species specific shit:

Hte more I think of it the more it'd make sense for the family to be apart of a larger celestial species... Which we're just now thinking of well over ~12+ years of the sibs existing as ocs cndjsjfkdkd soooo. More vague ideas:

Two (or more??) beings of the species choose each other, bond, and then find an uninhabited part of space to call home. they then form a galaxy. After, they form two planets; the planets they Embody. A planet one Embodies gives them powers related to said planet, generally, be they mild or strong. (Ex. Rosie's powers include mild telekinesis, not powerful enough to cause Much damage (tho sie can practice w them and make them stronger) but enough to give things motion like how the moon controls Earth's tides.) After this, should they choose, they can create as many other planets as they please, so long as they create a being in their image to Also Embody said planet.

Now. You can see the issue here right. The sibs' parents fucked up majorly. And thus everything in rhe solar system is out of whack </3 uh oh! JFJSJAKSKDKXDK

Wait this mena

s. oh my god

. they're fucking. gods essentially. fucked up and evil!!! hopy shit. ANYWAYS, CNSKDKFKXKDKDKD

This species can also take form of whatever, there's no set rule w them as a whole. Rosie's parents chose cat-looking things bc uhhhh Well. when i was like 11 I wanted to make a litol cat oc and it's causing me PROBLEMS down the line now! /JOKE JAJAJDJXJXKADKXKSKDJZKDKXKXJSJXJX bUt there's some set rules w some things:

Each being has to Embody a planet (or if their parents fucked up, a satellite object or similar will do in a pinch! /lighthearted).

Each being must have the symbol associated w their planet/satellite on their body in some way. The sibs' family chose collars—the symbol CAN indeed be removable if the being so wishes but most don't care abt it ig I don't know ok.

And finally (for now??) each being grows in size over time. They start out small but eventually become the size of what they Embody give or take. Since they tend to live for millennia, they have. TIME to grow. The bigger the being the more power they have irt what they Embody (ex. The sibs' dad is as big as the sun, and should he choose he can destroy the solar system Whenever he wants w his flames. He won't tho. probably).

It's kinda also possible for one being to pass on their planet to one they trust. Takes a lotta energy tho. That's smth we'll think more on though. I imagine others in the species don't do that much bc there's no reason too and again Rosie's family is extremely dysfunctional in everything that they do

Other notes:

Things like Rosie's family having ink tail tips and such are Most likely specific to them. Idk. I don't plan on fleshing out another family in this species so HDJSKAKDKDJDJ if our friends want they can do that we don't mind

The collective species has no name yet as u could probably guess fjsiaodkds if anyone has ideas hmu. we r bad at naming things! JFJSJSJDJ

The sibs' parents DO HAVE NAMES but they're placeholder names kinda???????? V iffy on making them their actual names bc they're just yoinked from googling "god of (thing)" and going w what sounds coolest and we don't want to lkke. appropriate anything. rip. And as for why the sibs have celestial names AND more normal names is Solely bc Earth exists in this story So to blend in Just a tad bit more they started using more human sounding names. But why humans don't look at them and scream bc they're anthro cat things is a different question completely that I haven't thought of Ummm. I'll figure that out later! NXNSAKSKDKXK

[squids-off-the-hive]

Introductions to the flayers! In Detail!

This post will introduce the four current mind flayers that I have played at least once in Dungeons and Dragons. Their names and legacy within their story will be detailed, although not much can be said for a majority of them, apart from one who I have played extensively.

Let's get started!

TL;DR and Pronouns:

S'anuk: Druid of No Circle, played him until level 2 in my first ever campaign, He/Him. (Agender)

Sa'keret: Barbarian, no path, played him for one session, he poses as an aasimar, He/They/She. (Genderfluid)

Eketh: Death Domain Cleric, played him in an evil campaign, where we are meant to be villains. DM couldn't run the game anymore at level 7. He/him. (Trans, mtnb)

Lotusen: Knowlege Domain Cleric, still playing them to this day. They are traumatized and are working through that. The party taught them morals. They/Them (Trans, Nonbinary)

S'anuk (suh-nook or sah-nook)

S'anuk is a Druid of no circle, though was likely to be Circle of the Moon. They were the first ever character I had played in Dungeons and Dragons, and due to that, we had no knowlege of homebrew stats for illithids as a playable race. This illithid is very calm in temper, and recreationally uses smoked moss as a relaxer to reduce anxiety. They tracwled up to the surface because of a strange vision that plagued their dreams and caused suspicion within the hive.

As they traveled up to the caves with two other Illithids and a few minions, the group had encountered some guards. The scouting parties were slaughtered with S'anuk as the remaining survivor, not before having been burnt in the face. Hiding their disfigure prooved to be a challange, but nothing a cloak couldn't fix. The vision repeated again, this time of an image of a gladiatorial event, with a date set on it. They met the party while signing up for the event, hoping to find some clarity, and more moss.

Campaign Status: Dead. Played until arrival to level 2.

Sa'keret (Sa-care-eht)

Not much is known about this Barbarian, but before they had a choice in a path, Sa'keret convinced their party members (and strangers, for that matter) that they were an aasimar, a celestial being bringing devine intervention that binds their face to be one with their true nature. It was a ploy set to disguise, but there unfortunately was not any time to investigate further into his story.

He had met his party due to hearing screaming in a household in the near-middle of nowhere. He gripped his axe and covered his face, to find it coming from a woman who was about to be jumped by goblins. Eith the party's help, he slayed the goblins, and before he could get interrogated by the party of who- or what- he was, the session had been cut there.

Campaign Status: Dead. Played for one session.

Eketh (eh-keh-th)

Eketh is a villain, a lawful evil cleric of the death domain. This was set within a campaign where we were meant to take over the world by any means possible. In that setting, Eketh was the last of the mind flayers, as the others had been purged, along with the brood, in this utopian world of All Good and No Evil. Bringing their hatred of those that killed their kind, Eketh vowed to become the mind flayer that brings their kind back, without needing to become as vulnerable as those that carry the generations.

His party were made up of a necromancer that was sickly, and a volitile, rebellious orc that had been enslaved. Due to some misshaps and betrayal, the orc was left behind as they turned a mob at the other two party members, who managed to escape. Eketh and the necromancer traveled together for some time, even to the future as a recent addition to the party upset some...elder gods that ended the world. So where the campaign led off was them trapped in the future, trying to figure out hoe to un-end the world so they can conquer it once more.

Campaign Status: Dead. A falling out with players and the DM.

Lotusen (low-tus-en or lotus-n)

Lotusen is another lawful evil cleric, but instead of world domination, their goal is quite different. They used to be a drow child, that got captured and turned into an Illithid by a colony that had been near their family for some time. They were fully indoctrinated, and apart from flashes of those fainter memories, they fell into the endless pit that was the hivemind. Except one day, while scouting, they came across...some temple of some kind, and upon discovery....they grew curious. What was this temple for? What kind of things went on in there? And before they knew it, they became marked by one of the Knowlege Domain Gods. Frightened by this, Lotusen had to retreat as their colony labled them as a traitor, and pushed them out to fend for themselves in the lonely underdark, cut off from the hive as well as their strength in bodies.

They eventually make it up to the surface, but not before facing a terrifying dillema of being known. When they finally fed on the surface, grasping an innocent wanderer in a ice wasteland, they were chased down by a mob, and had to retreat rapidly. At this point, the trauma and anxiety had gotten to them, and they now wear cloaks to hide their appearence, scarring, but also to now follow and study what had been forbidden: happiness, religion, community, and found family.

Campaign Status: Ongoing. Alignment change is in-bound from Lawful Evil to Lawful Neutral.

[ofcecilia]

⌠ DAISY EDGAR-JONES, 20, CIS FEMALE, SHE/HER ⌡ welcome back to gallagher academy, CECILIA CASIRAGHI! according to their records, they’re a FIRST year, specializing in SEDUCTION & FLIRTATION + LINGUISTICS, CULTURE & ASSIMILATION; and they DID NOT go to a spy prep high school. when i see them walking around in the halls, i usually see a flash of (pink satin sheets, the warm glow of a sunrise, the first pour of a bottle of red wine, unflinching doe eyes). when it’s the (capricorn)’s birthday on 1/13/01, they always request CANNOLIS from the school’s chefs. looks like they’re well on their way to graduation. ⌿ deanna, 25, she/her, est ⍀

NAME: Cecilia Anastasia Casiraghi

KNOWN AS: Cecilia, Celia, Cissy

BIRTHDATE:  January 13, 2001

ASTROLOGY:  Capricorn sun / Virgo moon / Pisces rising

HOMETOWN: Tuscania, Italy

RESIDENCE:  London, England

GENDER:  Cis female  ( she/her )

SEXUAL ORIENTATION:  Bisexual

HEIGHT:  5'7"

HAIR COLOR:  Dark Brown

EYE COLOR:  Dark Brown

TATTOOS:  None

KNOWN LANGUAGES:  English, Italian, Russian, French, Spanish

IMMEDIATE FAMILY: 

Allegra Casiraghi: Mother, currently in jail

Federico Casiraghi:  Father, currently in jail

Salvatore Casiraghi: Eldest brother

Niccolo Casiraghi: Second eldest brother

Anya Casiraghi: Elder sister

ABOUT:

Born Cecilia Anastasia Casiraghi, the baby of the Casiraghi family. You know them and you hate them, real asshat parents who value money and prestige over actually being nice to their kids. It's hard not to grow up despising your parents in that setting, though Cecilia would be lying if she said she didn't enjoy the being rich part of it all.  Still, it wasn't worth the pressure and scrutiny she received from her parents.

She grew up in a giant castle in Italy where she liked to pretend she was a princess trapped in the highest tower waiting to be rescued. Cecilia watched her older siblings seem so put together and polished, exactly what their parents wanted them to be, and couldn't help but feel isolated from the rest of her family  ( though her older brother Nico was her fave ) .   The older she got, the longer she waited for things to snap into place, only to be met with disappointment.

She got more rebellious as she got older, which didn't bode well in the Casiraghi household. Her father tried to break her spirit, which in turn only made her angier, causing her to run away when she was sixteen.  She didn't leave so much of a note to her family, but she knew if they wanted to find her, they'd have the resources to do so.  They didn't.

She struggled once moving to London, because a rich girl isn't exactly great at not being rich, but she had been saving up stolen money from her parents for a few months before leaving, so she had enough to find herself a place to live while she worked odd jobs here and there. She wanted to focus on art, her passion, the one thing her family had always told her she was good at  ( though they also said it wasn't practical ) . But, surprise surprise, art is NOT practical, and nobody wanted to buy paintings from an actual nobody.   

The story goes that she struggled for about a year before making connections with a local art gallery to hold a week-long exhibit of her work. There she made a few sales on her art, though the most noteworthy one had been selling a self-portrait to a wealthy older man who took a liking to Cecilia and decided to fund her art career, and her lifestyle. From then on she lived the glamorous city life she had been destined for, only realizing recently that art and partying can only get her so far. She had begun to miss the world she had been born into, even if she didn't miss the family that came with it.  So Celia reached out to a few old contacts, and was able to secure herself a spot at Gallagher Academy in the fall. Despite the drama of her parents being arrested for tax evasion and fraud, she found that the name Casiraghi still holds some weight in the spy world. 

WARNING: TOP SECRET INFORMATION

The reality of the situation is that even with the money Celia had stolen from her parents, her life was nowhere close to the one she used to live, and being poor kind of got old. Plus she still had this BURNING anger towards her parents, partly for letting her leave so easily. 

She had been living on her own for almost a year, and what little money she had left was slowly depleting. She had been one level above rock bottom when a faculty member of Caledonia Institute found her. Though she had no interest in returning to the spy world, they had fed into her ego that her being a part of their team was IMPERATIVE, and in return they would give her back the life she once had, while making her parents suffer.  How could she say no to that?

At only seventeen she was one of the youngest to enroll in Caledonia, and she became a professional spy in the process.  She'd have to sit through two years of training and schooling before getting an active mission, but training at Caledonia -- while strict -- was unlike the harsh treatments she was used to from training with her family. With a new outlook on the spy world, Cecilia began to enjoy it once more, and it helped that she was good at it. 

Mr. Stewart of Caledonia had promised her that her parents would pay for their sins, and in the spring he had upheld his end of the bargain.  Her parents were caught and tried for tax evasion and fraud, and she heard through the grapevine that they'll be going to jail for a long time. Though she wasn't sure what this means for her siblings, Celia was just glad karma finally bit them in the ass.

Conveniently after they're arrested, Mr. Stewart gave Cecilia an assignment for the fall :   everyone knows about Cole Conner's Gallagher Academy assignment from last fall, and how he's garnered less-than-stellar results. So she’s been enrolled as an incoming first year, returning to the spy world with a story weaved of her glamorous life in London, ready to pay off her debts to Caledonia without hesitation.  

PERSONALITY:

Celia is a total chameleon, able to morph her image and personality when needed in social situations.  It's how she makes herself easily likable and gets people to let her in easily, though her doe eyes certainly don't hurt.  She makes it easy for people to get wrapped up in her storytelling and the lies she spins for the sake of getting on other's good sides. Not only is she good at it, but she gets off on the thrill of it, because it's fun pretending to be someone you're not !   Whatever you want her to be, she can be it.

Underneath the surface, Cecilia is truly a spoiled brat who likes getting her way and winning, and once in a while parts of that haughtiness will break through the cracks of her facade. Caledonia had worked hard to take the rebel out of the girl, but parts of it still appear on occasion, though never against her agency. 

Above everything, she's trying not to make waves while in Gallagher, to go by undetected, so the easiest way to describe her would be Nice.  ( This might change while I play her so we’ll see welp. )

TL;DR:  She's Nico's younger sister !  But ran away from her family when she was sixteen because she hates them, and at her lowest point Caledonia Institute swooped in and saved her   ( and also got her parents arrested and made them lose their money whomp whomp )  and now she's a double agent working for them. She’s looking to make friends with everyone who’s anyone at Gallagher. Two-faced bitch but ya gotta love her ?  Or don't, you probably shouldn't.

WANTED CONNECTIONS:

She’s going to be meticulously crafting her own inner circle of friends for her own enjoyment at Gallagher, a mix of people from influential families and those who are deemed “popular” or worth having around, please send headshots and a resume if ur interested xoxo

Family friends of the Casiraghi family, who she hasn’t seen in at least three years. 

Other students who trained with her siblings in the super super exclusive training program her parents ran. 

Those she's crossed paths with living in London for a year: friends, flings, fellow artists, coworkers at her crappy jobs, etc.

Fellow first years she can glom onto for automatic friendships right off the bat, regardless of who they are

Legacy family students she can cozy up to for the sake of her job

Someone who is reluctant to trust her, despite her attempts to befriend them/get on their good side

Someone with a crush on her that can sorta see how malleable her personality and is like? But show me the real you?

A no-strings relationship that’s purely physical 

Someone she’s stringing along for the sake of getting close and getting information out of them

An upperclassman mentor figure to show her the ropes of Gallagher and help her acclimate 

A ride or die that she feels a kinship with, where they click enough that she can be more like herself   ( aka a little bitchy )

Someone with a really optimistic/romantic outlook on life that truly tests Cecilia’s efforts to match their enthusiasm 

Fellow artists she can spend her free time painting in the gardens with and help her get back into it

Fellow LCA + S&F majors who she’ll either have in her classes or that can give her some class pointers or offer their old notes to her

Someone she got drunk with and maybe let something slip that she shouldn’t have and now it’s awk

Someone weak-willed that she can easily take advantage of/manipulate into doing things for her

Fellow smokers even though I don’t condone the habit!

I have some things on her pinterest page here for inspo, also this tag

Lit rally anything please hmu !

[nikolying]

❝I GAVE MY LIFE FOR LOVE, THEN MY DEATH.❞

❛❛   aesthetic .  ❜❜   ―   ◜   ❏  . ― cooking under the stars, rough palms & gentle touches, empathizing with the wolf that howls for his moon. ― ✎penned by michael.

BASIC ▸

full name: nikolai vankov

age: 37 at death, 556 years since birth

date of birth: april 30th, 1473

occupation: groundskeeper for the salvatore school, resurrected traveler

species: witch (traveler)  

language(s) spoken: bulgarian, greek, latin, english

hair color: dark brown  

eye color: dark brown

notable scars or tattoos: a couple deep chest scars that resemble claws

INTERIOR ▸

2 positive traits: loyal & cunning

2 negative traits:  selfish & indifferent

likes: cooking, hunting, drinking, magic

dislikes: original vampires

habits: speaking concisely, rubbing his face/scruff, holding out hope

FAMILY ▸

father: aleksander vankov

mother: yana kovacheva

siblings: andrei vankov, evelina vankova, tsveta vankova

daughter: nadia petrova

BIO ▸

“YOUR FATHER WAS A TRAVELER. HE TAUGHT ME A LOT; TAROT READING, COOKING PIEROGI, AND THE KEY TRIGGER WORDS TO UNDOING SPIRIT POSSESSION.” nikolai and katerina were both young and equally rebellious. immediately after they were introduced, their lives became intertwined. they met in secret as he understood that her father would never approve, and though he cannot speak for her, his attraction to the petrova was instant. he reveled in the time they spent together; both completely enamored by her, and under her charm. he didn’t know she was the doppelganger during this time, nor a fellow traveler from her dad’s side. most of his teachings were magic based and he shared his knowledge with with katerina openly. 

i’m guessing that after nadia was conceived, the relationship halted. by her own recount it seemed they were only intimate the one time though that doesn’t have to be the case so we’ve got: 1) intimacy issues (either side), 2) fear of getting caught (either side), 3) not wanting niko finding out (katerina), 4) not wanting their families to find out (either side), 5) not wanting niko to find out (katerina), or 6) among many other reasons that would’ve driven them apart.

“TRAVELERS AND THEIR DRAMA. THEY’RE SO SHIFTY AND MAGICAL... AND WILDLY UNTRUSTWORTHY. AND MY DAUGHTER IS A WALKING REMINDER OF AN OTHERWISE FORGETTABLE NIGHT WITH ONE.” as this quote implies a betrayal of some kind... the cat was out of the bag. the news came of the disgraced katerina and a child that had been exiled from the petrov family. nikolai’s family threatened to find his bastard and kill her (though niko didn’t know it was a girl at the time) if he as much as spoke to katerina or the petrovs again. so, if and when she came to him for help, he would’ve been cold towards her and scared her off, hoping it would keep her and their baby safe in the long run. he never saw her again. so whether katerina truly cared for niko or trusted him, he wasn’t there for her in her darkest moment. and then she was gone and he let his heart finish breaking.

CONCEPT #1: she could’ve sought him out BEFORE, or AFTER she turned. though rip if she didn’t just vamp mcmurder him for being a lil bitch. lmao

then the petrovs were slaughtered, and nikolai couldn’t stay on the sidelines anymore. he doesn’t seek out his child in fear that it would put a target on them too. when her death couldn’t be confirmed, he started his search katerina.. but then so did the rest of the world. it lead him across countless lands and he met what felt like hundreds of other wayward creatures and witches.. narrowly avoiding death from klaus’s lackeys on more than a few occasions. he learned a lot about who and what katerina was, and how special she was to the “werewolves” and to the original family. this is what ultimately got  him killed a couple decades later. 

CONCEPT #2: i LOVE the idea that he and nadia could’ve met without either of them knowing who they were to each other?  they would, at one point, be looking for katherine at the same time and could’ve run into one another (before nadia turned into a vampire *eyes emoji*). niko would NOT have outed himself as a past lover of katerina’s, just as nadia wouldn’t have admitted to why she was searching for her. they could’ve teamed up without even knowing. even hotter if nadia was the one that killed him for whatever reason!

TL;DR: nikolai was in love with katerina and carries many regrets for what happened between them. even blames himself for what happened.. that maybe he could’ve stopped it somehow. despite trying, he couldn’t make up for it, as he died before finding her. he doesn’t remember being on the other side, hell or peace. he doesn’t feel a kinship with the travelers, estranged from his family for what they did. he doesn’t know his child (unless plotted with a nadia!) nor expects that she was a vampire. he’s back from the dead and is going to do whatever it takes to seize this new breath of life. he is assuming the best, that katerina is very much alive (well, vampire-wise) and that he can finish what he started 500 years ago.