#{ was w/ oryn }

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@tewwor said:

⛓️ (wait but also josiah—)

send ⛓️ to find my muse bloody, bruised and restrained. (someone called animal control on hellhound finally) ACCEPTING

TO THEIR CREDIT, IT TAKES ONE HELL OF A PLAN to capture the hound. they were meticulous. the reward was twofold — well, threefold. one: claim the megafuck bounty on the monster's head. two: rid the streets of their plague. three, and to these particular men and women, the most important: interrogate amari fletch's right hand and learn the whereabouts of the unseen's stronghold.

they do plan to kill her, eventually. persephone is sure of that.

her knees bite hard into the opera theater's stage floor. they've smashed apart both of her arms — a wise move on their part, as the prosthetics are equipped with mechanisms to escape bonds. ( a leak? no, that's an easy guess. ) as if ankle-chains weren't enough, one of their menagerie of idiots has decided to use the environment to their advantage, attaching a long rope to the pulleys in the stage ceiling and keeping hellhound yoked by the throat at the end of it. they're left kneeling, pulled upright by the threat of a snapped neck. effective. painful. especially when the fuckers actually started kicking.

they're not sure when it happened, exactly — hellhound's consciousness is hanging by a thread, focused completely on forcing her muscles to keep her upright, forcing her fucked-up lungs to keep circulating. but at one point, everything must have gone to shit for them. because they're gone. even the guy tugging at the rope just to make the beast writhe. the burn of the rope pressed up underneath her jaw makes it impossible to move her head to see who it is that does it; they can barely hear, see, think through the haze in her brain.

with seph's luck, it's another one of her enemies come to take over the fucking job. she wheezes in a breath, bares bloodied teeth. the spotlight burns. even though moving a goddamn centimeter aggravates an unknowable amount of bones broken underneath dark-mottled skin, she doesn't plan to go down without a fight.

[permanently-stressed]

what character playlists do you have?

OCs:

melody c.

luna c.

adan w.

ayda m.

atlas d.

elora c.

awyin k.

oryn k.

eliza a.

coral c.

jane young

iris young

Other Characters:

biana vacker

"nothing good comes from my mom" (aka keefe)(it's still under construction)

(I also want to make a "one thing did. one of my favorite things" playlist for Sophie)

[nycmess]

oryn is so clearly obsessed w/ her

i agree! he seems to be really into her.

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[tewwor-a]

You Look Good Wearing What?

ORYN: ① Sailor Uniform.　② Yukata.　③ Human Platter.

EUN: ① Underwear Only.　② Nothing.　③ Gothic.

CHAN-YEOL: ① Cosplay.　② Dress.　③ Waiter Uniform.

SEIKO: ① Underwear Only.　② SWAT.　③ Bunny suit.

[relto]

a soil/vermillion/cerulean hatchling from oryn and amalgam! 11 off/1 off/1 off from 10/12/77 (!!) color ranges AND metallic over wasp. i also still have oryns parents, she was a pretty mediocre hatch that i tentatively kept. oryn is slate/crimson/fog, amalgam tarnish/tarnish/grapefruit.

[memento-morri-writes]

The Incident (Mistakes Were Made)

Kristopher fucks up.  Fallon does too.  Very angsty.

ATQH Content Masterpost

Wordcount: 1,067

Trigger Warnings: Drinking/Alcohol, (Implied) Past Abuse/Neglect, Depression (Implied), Self-Deprecation, LOTS of angst.

Taglist: @enchanted-lightning-aes @ink-fireplace-coffee @inkingfireplace @rose-bookblood @italiangothicwriteblr

(this is for you, rose!)

February 20th

Fallon sat at her vanity, slowly running a brush through her hair.  Though it had been years, she could remember her mother singing softly while she brushed away the tangles.  So many memories. The room was full of them.

She looked down at the brush in her hand.  Even that was a memory - a thirteenth birthday present from her mother.  It was heavy, coated with silver and adorned with an engraving of a rose on the back.

Her thoughts were interrupted by a knock on the door.  She glanced at the clock.  It was after eleven.  Who would be calling so late?  The knocking sounded again, this time louder.

Fallon walked to the door and slowly opened it to reveal Mabel, red-faced and furious.  “He’s gone and done it again, just like I said he would!”

“W-who?” Fallon stuttered, confused.

“That bloody prince!  I saw him with my own eyes.  Got his hands on my best bottle of wine.”  The cook spat.

Fallon froze, Kristopher's words from the ball echoing in her head. I'd rather not. I don't like who it makes me. "I'll go talk to him," She said, pushing past Mabel into the hall.

"That scoundrel! If it wasn't for your rules, he'd be getting a good talking to right now. From my pin!" She raved, waving her rolling pin for emphasis. Fallon ignored her, walking as fast as her feet could carry her towards Kristopher's rooms.

When she arrived, she rapped rapidly on the door. There was no answer. She knocked again, harder this time. Fallon's hands shook, so she wrapped her arm around herself. Where the hell was he?

Slowly, the door creaked open. Fallon gasped. Kris stood in front of her, disheveled. His shirt was unbuttoned, and he was barefoot. A glass of wine was held loosely in one hand as he half-leaned against the door. He looks like shit, she thought.

“Your Majesty,” he slurred. “To what do I owe this pleasure?”  Is he drunk?  Fallon thought, eyes prickling.

“I’m here to search your rooms,”  She said, trying to summon a tone of authority.

Kris smiled as if amused by something she'd said. He took a small step forward, unsteady on his feet. "And here I was thinking you were here to c-" He didn't get a chance to finish his sentence, as Fallon pushed him aside, storming into the room. "What the hell?"

Fallon ignored him, eyes desperately scanning the room, willing this to all be a ruse. Her throat caught when she saw it, a bottle of wine sitting on the coffee table. Crossing the room, she picked it up. It was half-empty.

Her vision blurred as she blinked back tears, staring at the bottle in her hands. He's actually drunk. Turning, she faced the Prince, who now stood, watching her, glass in hand. "What the hell is this?" She asked, unable to hide the tremble in her voice.

"It's a bottle of wine." Kris said, a lazy grin spreading across his face.

“Don’t be smart with me,” she said, angry now.  “I don’t mean the bottle, I mean this.  You.”  Kris ignored her, idly tapping the glass in his hand.  “I haven’t seen you drink more than a glass since you got here, and now you go and down half a bottle? What in the Morrigan's name is going on?"

Kris looked up and rolled his eyes. "Nothing's going on, besides the usual. I'm being kept at a reasonable distance until I stop being useful. But the joke's on you. I'm useless. So do yourself a favor and just send me home already."

Fallon's eyes burned with tears. "I don't believe you really think that. Whatever, whoever is going on here, this isn't you." Her voice shook, tone pleading.

Kris laughed, loud and sharp. "Oh, so you think you know me better than all of Oryn? Than my family? This is me, Fallon. The drunk, the extra, the useless waste of space. I guess you don't know me at all."

The bottle slipped out of Fallon's hand and it crashed to the ground, wine spilling from the open neck and soaking into the rug.  The tears she had been holding back came now, spilling from her eyes as she stared at him, speechless. Oblivious, Kris tipped his head back and took a long drink.

As he lowered the glass from his lips, Fallon felt a bolt of rage shoot through her. She crossed the distance between them in two quick strides. Before she even knew what she was doing, her hand reached out and snatched the glass from his hand. Kris started. "What the f-?" The rest of his word was covered by the sound of shattering glass as the cup hit the wall and shattered.

They stared at each other for a moment, eyes flaming. "What the hell was that?" Kris gestured wildly towards the wine sliding down the wall.

Fallon grabbed his wrist, and looked him in the eyes. Her own burned with tears and anger, but her voice was steady as she spoke. "Don't you dare say you aren't worthy of love. Don't you dare go wasting yourself like this. You are a good man, Kristopher Pelle, and you'd better damn well act like, or I swear to you, you will be going home." She dropped his wrist and walked away, leaving the Prince standing, speechless behind her.

She stormed into the hallway, the door slamming shut behind her. "Your Majesty, are you alright?" One of the palace guards stood in front of her. Leo, she thought his name was. "I was helping to pack the last of Duke Viadore's things, and we heard yelling."

"Everything is fine," Fallon said, though she felt anything but. "Tell Captain Blackthorne to post a guard at His Highness's door. He's not to come out until he's sober. If you have to dump a bucket of river water on him, I don't care. Just don't let me see him again until he's presentable."

The guard's eyes widened, but he nodded. "Yes, Your Majesty." He looked like he wanted to ask more, but Fallon didn't give him the chance. She turned and walked down the hall back to her own rooms.

Once inside, she sagged against the door, anger dissolving into exhaustion, and the tears she had been holding back spilled out.  Covering her mouth, Fallon sobbed quietly.

[sofrpc]

⌖*ﾟ— 550+ UNIQUE AND UNDERUSED MALE NAMES

as requested, i have created a masterlist of 550+ unique and underused male names ! these are all listed in alphabetical order, and although i dont claim any of these as my own, please don’t copy and paste straight into another masterlist. feel free to use the names in any way you like, i hope this gives you muse for your characters (my faves are bolded) — also smash that like or reblog if you found this useful, thank you !

A

abel, acacius, ace, achilles, adagio, adaiah, adalius, adley, adelio, adonis, adrian, adriel, aiden, akello, alain, alarik, alastair, alek, alfred, alfonzo, ali, alisio, alonzo, amari, amedeus, amias, amos, anakin, andre, ansel, anton, anwar, apollo, aragon, aramis, archer, aries, arlo, arrius, artemis, asher, ashton, asriel, atlas, atlantis, atticus, auden, august, auri, austin, avery, axel, aziel

B

bacchus, baden, bailey, baldwin, balin, balton, bandit, banks, barley, baxley, baxter, baze, bear, beau, beck, benson, bentley, berlin, bianco, bishop, blade, blaine, blaze, bode, bodhie, booker, bosley, boston, brandon, brantley, brayden, braxton, brecken, brennon, brett, briley, brinley, brock, bruno, bronx, brooks, bryce, bryson

C

caelan, caesar, cade, cador, cage, cain, caleb, callaway, callen, callister, callum, calvin, camden, campbell, carlisle, carlo, carrick, carter, casey, casper, castiel, cedric, cesar, channing, charles, chase, chuck, clifton, clinton, cleon, coen, coleman, colton, crew, cristiano, cooper, corbin, corey, cortez, cravin

D

dale, dallas, dalton, damari, damian, damon, dane, dante, dario, darius, davon, dax, dean, declan, dedrick, delius, demarcus, demetrius, dennis, denzel, deon, derek, devon, dexter, dillon, dimitri, dion, dolan, dominic, drake, drew, drystan, duke, dwayne, dwight, dyson

E

eaton, echo, edan, eddison, eden, edrick, eli, eliam, elias, elijah, elio, eliseo, ellis, emilio, emerson, emmett, enoch, enzo, ernest, eros, essex, evan, evian, ezra

F

fabian, falcon, fallon, farley, felix, fenton, finley, finnick, floyd, flynn, fonso, ford, forester, francisco, franco, freddy, frederick, frodi

G

gabe, gabriel, gaius, gabin, galvin, gareth, garrick, gaston, gaveel, georgie, gemini, giorgio, glade, gonzalo, gray, gregory, greyson, griffin, grover, gunner, guy

H

haim, hadden, hadley, hale, hammond, hanan, hanson, harden, harley, harris, hayes, helio, helix, hendrix, hermes, hiram, holden, holland, holmes, houstan, howard, hudson, hugh, hugo, hunter, hyde

I

iago, ian, icarius, idris, iker, ilario, indigo, isaak, isaiah, israel, ithiel, ives

J

jace, jadon, jago, jahziel, jairo, jakez, jakobe, jamari, janos, jaron, jasper, javier, jaxon, jayden, jaylon, jaziel, jenson, jeremiah, jermaine, jersey, jett, joaquin, jonas, jose, joss, jovani, joziah, judas, jude, julian, julius, junior, justice

K

kace, kaden, kael, kairo, kahlil, kai, kaleb, kamden, kanan, karson, kashton, kasper, keenan, keiran, kennedy, keon, kenton, kenzo, keyon, kez, kiah, killian, kingsley, kito, klaus, kobe, koby, kodah, kohen, kolton, kristian, knox, kyan, kynan, kyson

L

lamar, lamont, lance, landon, laney, larkin, lawyer, lazarus, leandro, lee, legend, lennox, leno, leon, levi, lex, liko, link, locke, loki, loman, lonzo, lorenzo, luca, lucian, lukas, lyam, lynx

M

mac, machi, macklin, maddox, magnus, maison, major, makeo, malaki, manning, mano, marion, marlon, mars, martez, mathias, maxton, mekhi, meyer, micah, milian, miller, milo, montey, montez, myles

N

nakos, nasir, nathaniel, neel, neriah, nero, nevada, nicolo, nicklaus, nickolai, nico, nike, nikos, nixon, noah, nolan, norton, nye

O

oakley, oberyn, obi, obsidian, octavian, oison, olimpio, olsen, omar, ontario, onyx, orion, orlando, oskar, oslo, oryn, otis, oxford, oxley

P

pablo, paley, palmer, parker, parson, pauly, paxton, pearce, perkin, phelix, phoenix, pierre, pike, podrick, porter, preston, prince, puck

Q

qamar, quinten, quillon, quince

R

racer, radley, rafael, rafer, ralph, rambo, ramiel, ramone, randall, raven, rayan, reed, reese, rhydian, ricardo, ridley, riker, riley, river, robin, rocco, roderick, roland, roman, romeo, ronan, roni, rowan, royden, rufus, ryder, ryland

S

sadler, safari, salem, salix, salvador, sami, santiago, sawyer, sean, seaton, severo, shayne, shiloh, silas, silvano, simba, skander, skyler, slade, spencer, spiro, stanley, stefan, syrus

T

talmon, tane, tanner, tate, tatum, tavis, teddy, terence, theo, theon, tirion, titus, tobias, tommen, tonio, travis, trey, troye, trystan, turner, tyrell, tyrese, tyson

U

ulan, uri, uriel, urien

V

vadim, vale, vance, valentine, vaughn, venturo, venus, vermont, vero, victor, vidor, vince, volante, voss

W

wade, walker, walter, warner, warren, watson, waylan, wayne, wilder, wilson, wilton, wolfgang, wyatt, wynton

X

xander, xavier, xenos, xylon

Y

yates, york, yuri, yusef

Z

zacharias, zade, zavier, zayn, zed, zeke, zero, zeus, zion

[memento-morri-writes]

happy blorbo blusday morri! today i’m curious about how each of the mcs of one of your stories approach leadership? do they thrive under pressure or do they flounder? what is their particular style of leadership? how would they cope w being suddenly thrust into that position?

Hello, and thanks for the ask!!! Happy Blorbo Blursday!

This is a really, really good question, because my stories are both either directly or indirectly centered around leadership. So, this is perfect.

Fallon takes leadership as her job. It's her connection to her mother, it's what she was raised to do, it's all she's ever known or thought she wanted. She's good at it, and has a good balance of confidence and command, but also genuinely caring for the people she's leading.

Most of the time she can cope with the stress just fine, but when she's under additional emotional or personal stress (such as after her mother's death, or after Lavinia's attack), she tends to backslide a bit. She doesn't have the healthiest coping mechanisms, and the downside of Fallon being so passionate about leadership being her job is that when things go bad for her, she throws herself into the work of being Queen, neglecting herself in the process.

And she already was suddenly thrust into the position. Yes, she had been raised to be Queen, but she was expecting for her mother to step down and still be around to offer advice, at least for a while. So, she reacted just like I said above. Threw herself in head-first, and neglected her own health, mental and physical.

Kristopher's stuff under the cut, along with Dorian.

Kristopher is not a leader, and never wants to be. Quite honestly, being King is the one thing he never ever wants to do, for several reasons. Firstly, he doesn't have the temperament. He gets angry far too quickly, and doesn't have the patience to deal with people's subtle remarks and posturing. He also hates being stuck inside, so long policy meetings and diplomatic affairs would be hell for him.

And then there's the whole thing about his father. Pierre is an awful King, and he's used his power for his own benefit at the expense of the wellbeing of his people. Kris never wants to be put in a situation where the power can go to his head.

Plus there's the fact that no one in Oryn would ever take him seriously. The vast majority of his own people hate him, and he doesn't find it worth his time to fight the losing battle to convince them otherwise.

So, if he was thrust into a position of leadership, he would probably get inside his head a lot and convince himself that he would do a horrible job and everyone already hates him, and he'd just kind of let the whole thing blow up in his face so he could get out of it.

Well, maybe. If he were to, through some absurd series of events, become King of Oryn, at first he would kind of spiral and freak out, but also, he really wants things to be better for the people of Oryn. So, I think that at some point, he would hopefully realize he has a chance to make a difference and try his best. But it would be hard, not just politically, but also emotionally, because a lot of people would be saying a lot of very cruel things about him.

Dorian has a complicated relationship with leadership. He's honestly somewhere between Fallon and Kristopher on the scale. On one hand, he was raised to be King, but on the other, it's never been a burden he wanted. He doesn't want the stress, doesn't want the pressure to make everything right, and if he screws up it could ruin thousands of lives.

He was honestly a little relieved when Lenora stepped in, and he was much more angry about being imprisoned than he was about getting his throne stolen. He never wanted it in the first place.

I've been trying to think about how I want his arc to end. Does he remove Lenora from the throne and take it back? Does he replace her with a new system of government? Or does he just let her keep it, given that she hasn't actually done anything wrong to the citizens of the kingdom? I'm still not sure.

Another part of Dorian's battle is that he doesn't want to disappoint his parents. They wanted him to be King, and he worries that if he lets that pass him by, he'll be letting them down. But at the same time, he'll probably be making himself miserable.

Also, there's the fact that as King, he would be expected to marry and have kids. He's aroace, so that's not something he even remotely cares about, and he doesn't want to be in a loveless marriage with anyone because it's not fair to them. Also, there would be the matter of his child/children would then potentially be subjected to the same thing he is. They don't want the throne, but they have to take it.

So, I'm not sure what I want to do about that, because ye old "depose evil monarch and replace with democracy" plot is often used, and it doesn't really make much sense for this series, since the focus is on one person, not a whole kingdom. And like I said, Lenora is actually a mediocre ruler. She's less attentive than Dorian's parents, yes, but she's not actually bad. But also, I feel like just leaving her on the throne feels kinda weird?? But I also like the idea of Dorian grappling with his parents' approval throughout the book, and coming to the conclusion that they would want him to be happy. So... idk.

Sorry, this got really, really long. But given that both of my books revolve around leadership at least in part, this question was actually really good for me to answer!! So, thank you!!