#{-Into The Minds Of The Muses | Headcanons-}

[bluecaitjinx]

What sort of every day activities do you think Jinx and Caitlyn would do if they were married for a long time. Like after 15 years

oooh this is such a fun question!

post-canon, i can imagine jinx and caitlyn settled down in piltover because of caitlyn’s sense of responsibility to the city, but they are definitely the type to travel a lot. especially as they get older.

with that in mind, here’s a list of caitjinx married-life headcanons:

travel. anytime they visit a new region of runeterra, jinx’s primary interest is sight-seeing. caitlyn often worries that “sight-seeing” equates to getting into trouble (and she is usually correct), but jinx has always been naturally curious and adventurous. for someone who grew up in the fissures, fresh air and foreign landscapes are a welcome change. (though, their visit to bilgewater reminds jinx a little bit of home).

“oh my gods, cait, everything here is huge! do ya think they sell pirate hats?”

caitlyn’s primary interest, when not traveling for diplomatic reasons, is the different cuisine each region has to offer. she does plenty of research into local dishes and makes a list of ones she’d like to try. jinx takes it as a challenge to find each item on caitlyn’s list, dragging her wife from food stall to food stall until they find what they’re looking for.

ionia. caitlyn visits ionia for the first time on her 30th birthday. jinx had been planning it as a surprise for the year prior with the knowledge of caitlyn’s ionian ancestry. although jinx tends to be more spontaneous than meticulous, she made a detailed itinerary for their trip, ending with a boat ride in the lake of lighted lilies. it’s safe to say that caitlyn shed a tear or two.

souvenirs. whenever they return home from their travels, jinx comes back with a trinket or weapon, and caitlyn comes back with a practical item of clothing or an ornate decoration to add to their home. as they grow older, they dedicate an entire wall in the study to displaying their souvenirs and other fond memories.

“is this one from our wedding?” / “no, darling, that’s from when you nearly got us killed in demacia.”

clothes. jinx manages to stain, soil, and rip whatever it is she’s wearing, even on the most mundane of days. whether it be paint splotches on her shirt when she’s working on an art piece, or a tear in the leg of her pants after a particularly nasty fall, jinx’s wardrobe has seen better days. caitlyn, of course, finds it both incredibly endearing and slightly irritating, making sure to playfully chastise her wife each time she has to hand wash or sew jinx’s clothes back together. not that she really minds.

art. jinx is an artist. it’s something caitlyn greatly admires about her. she is both jinx’s number one supporter (and financier) and her muse. jinx will sit herself in front of caitlyn’s desk with an easel or a sketchpad while caitlyn works and paint/draw portrait after portrait. somehow, jinx manages to make every piece unique, stylized, and full of color regardless of the drab setting.

in a bout of self-consciousness early on in their marriage, caitlyn once asked jinx to paint a portrait of her in which she had both of her eyes. in response, jinx proceeded to crest the most breathtaking portrait of caitlyn, with one eye and without her eyepatch, serving as a reminder of the woman’s natural beauty. the love and reverence that went into each stroke of jinx’s paintbrush can be felt by anyone who views it in the main sitting room of the kiramman estate. it’s one of caitlyn’s favorite pieces.

tattoos. jinx gave herself her own blue smoke cloud tattoo at the age of 18, a testament to her artistic ability (and her left-handedness). lying in bed on their wedding night, caitlyn asked jinx to give her a tattoo. not right then, but sometime in the near future. jinx jumped at the opportunity, and after their honeymoon, had caitlyn lying on her stomach as jinx began what would soon become a tattoo of the kiramman house crest and two crossed rifles on the center of caitlyn’s back. (inspired by https://x.com/roosdrawsthings/status/1823442651720417367?s=46&t=6XyYORDs_ReW59UnMyq_-g)

guns. jinx and caitlyn, as we all know, are excellent marksmen. their aim is parallel to none besides each other, which makes for very fun competitions amongst themselves to see who’s the best sharp-shooter. they keep a tally over the years of matches won between them, and it’s always neck and neck. when caitlyn develops arthritis in her old age, her and jinx retire the friendly contests. their tally ends in a tie.

care. despite the mutual hatred and obsession that founded their initial rivalry, jinx and caitlyn’s marriage is surprisingly free of strife. they got all of the fighting and trying to kill each other out of their system in the early days of their relationship, leaving them with a playful dynamic full of banter and snark. that, and a whole lot of tenderness. jinx and caitlyn have been through hell. they are all too eager to show one another the love and affection they both crave in the wake of the cruelty they’ve endured.

jinx likes to braid caitlyn’s hair, especially whenever it gets longer. caitlyn hates the upkeep and maintenance of having long hair, but she holds off on cutting it with the knowledge of how much jinx adores it. no matter how many times jinx teaches caitlyn to braid as well, the finished product of caitlyn’s earnest attempts could be mistaken for a toddler’s handiwork. jinx tries not to laugh at her. she really does. but the frustrated frown (pout) on cailtyn’s lips breaks her resolve.

“it looks cute!” / “oh, don’t patronize me-“ / “no, no, i swear. you’re gettin’ better. you’re just overthinkin’ it.”

nightmares. it’s not uncommon for either jinx or caitlyn to suddenly awaken in the middle of the night due to a bad dream or night terror. the occurrences of them lessen as time goes on, but every once in a while, one of the two women will jolt up in bed, breathing ragged and a sheen of cold sweat on their brow.

if it’s caitlyn, she rarely cries but will allow herself to be coaxed into lying back down and held by jinx. with a few minutes of receiving soothing touches and murmured reassurances, caitlyn will decide whether or not she wants to talk about it (usually she doesn’t).

if it’s jinx, she wakes up with a scream or a sob and will quickly dissolve into tears. caitlyn will gauge if jinx is okay to be touched (usually she is) and then will draw her wife into a warm and secure embrace, protecting jinx from the horrors of her own mind. jinx typically takes a while to calm down, but then caitlyn will begin singing the french lullaby that her mother used to sing to her as a child, and suddenly, jinx can breathe easier.

“can you sing it again…?” / “of course, my love. close your eyes. just focus on my voice. nothing else.”

music. jinx’s instrument of choice is her voice, whereas caitlyn’s preferred instrument is the piano. the kiramman household has never seen a quiet day with jinx singing any chance she gets, or with caitlyn brushing up on her piano skills when she decides to tap into old interests and hobbies. (she even cracks open a french textbook from her schooling days but immediately slides it back onto the shelf at the sight of “passé composé.”)

jinx adores caitlyn’s playing of the piano just as much as caitlyn adores jinx’s singing. if jinx stumbles upon caitlyn playing a piece she recognizes, she will sit next to her wife on the bench and sing along. it’s a peaceful moment of connection in the otherwise chaotic and unpredictable lives they lead.

[flowersforthemachines]

Wip Wednesday (featuring post-canon Rookanis divorcees)

Recently got into thinking about all the ways Rook and Lucanis could burn and crash post-canon. And also of Lucanis's banter about putting Wardens out of their misery at the end of their Calling at their requests. And so the idea of him agreeing to do the same for Rook despite them not seeing each other for a while was born.

(Bellara is there because I have a headcanon of blighted!Bellara joining the Wardens after the events of the game. if you get it you get it)

“How did you know I was there?” he asked. “In the Eluvian room.” “Oh, I didn't know it was you, precisely," Bellara replied. "But I felt the Eluvian’s magic so I knew there'd have to be someone. Like a guest.” “Or an assassin.”  “We haven't had those in a few years,” she laughed. “Which is good. I don't miss almost getting stabbed. Or poisoned.” Lucanis, if I can have one last request: please make our break-up at least somewhat public among the Crows. I've had too many dealings with assassins who want to get at the First Talon through me.  “And they kept spooking the griffons.” Bellara scoffed.  “How are the griffons these days, by the way?” he asked.  Why. Won't you. Ask about. Rook?  “Good. Better. Bigger. You can't believe how big they can grow until you see it. I'm not sure if even I believe that, and I've been here the entire time.” He couldn't pay any mind to the halls they walked through — his concentration worked only to keep himself together. All he could do was walk forward. It felt like the tiniest slip could be his undoing.   “And how are the Crows?” Bellara asked in a way that begged to fill the silence.  “Betrayal, succession feuds, assassination. You know, the usual.” “I don't think it's usual,” she mused. “Not for most of the world anyway.” Ask. Her. About— “How’s Rook?” The words burst out of him like a dog breaking off a leash.  Bellara stopped.  “Bad.” Back turned towards him, she continued, “I almost said that you can imagine, but you can't, I guess. Not like I can. The Blight, it's… It's a lot. Too much by now. When it's over, it's… It will be a relief. For her.” She let out a shaky breath and turned around. “So thank you. For coming.” We. Will. Help.  “Death is my calling, after all,” he said. “It’s what I do best.”

[osunism]

So part of the issue I'm running into with The Godslayer Project is that it is a post-canon story, and therefore wholly original. It takes place a year after Daughter of Disgrace, but most of the characters this time are OCs.

Save for the canonical plot thread that inspired this entire story, I'm essentially expanding the world of JJK, including introducing a sinister new villain I'm excited to unveil. I think my two or three readers will love them, actually. I think this is the longest I've spent on an outline for any story I've written, including my first novel [I don't even think I outlined that really god...but I was 17 it's whatever].

I even have a section specifically highlighting the major conflicts in the story and how to puzzle it all out. I've been inspired by a lot of other talented writers in the JJK fandom [see my fic rec tag] with regards to building tension [both sexual and non-sexual]. So in a way this fic is me sort of testing some new writing abilities, trying some new things, etc.

I'm excited.

[truethes]

literally could not get to sleep last night until about 3am so have now managed to plot some sort of mini hsr au's for some of my gen.shin muses:

kav.eh - surprisingly the least developed, but he's definitely imaginary remembrance, using me.hrak as a summon. kinda waiting for the next patches to drop on more lore of the remembrance as a whole before i commit to anything big on this, though!

neuv.illette - one of the judges of the ten lords comm.ission, a vidyadha.ra involved in the imbibitor lunae's arrest and subsequent imprisonment to the shackling prison. now forced to bare witness more towards the schemes that surrounded this, it's certain he feels a certain amount of guilt for making such a choice. def on the hunt path - element i am uncertain of.

tartag.lia - once a child with big dreams and goals to join the silvermane guard, he disappeared one day during his youth down a hole never to be seen by his family or friends again. truthfully, he disappeared into the path of the nihility, only to be rescued by one of it's emanators, ski.rk. unfortunately, it wasn't specified which area of belo.bog ski.rk was to return to the child to and he's been living in the underground ever since. is a pretty infamous champ at the fightclub. i believe him and luca are good friends and you cannot convince me otherwise. he is lightning nihility though, im very sorry acher.on and kaf.ka ...

thom.a's and aya.kas are pretty intertwined but separate - they alongside aya.to were all childhood friends on a planet that was eventually attacked by dr prim.ative. tho.ma essentially ends up taking a risk to sacrifice himself so that aya.ka and aya.to get away, much to their dismay but inability to stop, but he is eventually found by the galaxy rangers and taken in, he is fire the hunt. ayaka, in comparison, ends up travelling around a few places with her brother. they're still inseperable, but are now considered stowaways with no real home. they have the same goal as tho.ma, to find each other and then, maybe then they'll be able to find some semblence of home again.

[agapestricken]

hello, hello, you all — so... i hope you all are having a great thursday thus far, and i thought i'd bring this up now since i hadn't before; but with ana's zombification comes some noticeable differences to his behavior as well as appearance. because, and don't get me wrong, he was already pale before... but now anastasiy's skin now has this pallor that takes on a sickly look. and it has become necessary for ana to have to apply some concealer to his skin daily to hide the fact that his lips are, indeed, sort of tinged blue + some veins (particularly around his eyes and mouth) can clearly be seen and it definitely isn't the most uhh. natural look, to say the least JSJSJ

now, i'll probably cover more about his behavioral differences later, but one thing is that this man does have these SICK and TWISTED urges to consume human flesh as a zombie would in typical fiction would... so that's lovely / j LMAO nahhh, i'm totally being sarcastic with y'all right now as that is actually horrifying. but anastasiy does try his darndest to resist giving into this temptation because cannibalism is a BIG no-no in society for a reason (because its absolutely terrible and extremely gross) + with... slightly mixed results 😬

[rukia-kuchiki-divided]

Spoiler - TYBW S3 E29 ~

~okay but can we talk about this scene for a second??!! Throwing this under read more so I don't clog up the dash but like...

Look at her face! Look at the sheer DESPAIR on her face as she realizes what he is doing! Notice the only way he stops her from interfering is with a direct order. When does Ukitake speak like that to Rukia? We almost never hear him speak in such a commanding tone. It forces her to revert to her training. That's the only reason she stopped moving toward him. Then he utters those words. "There are two types of battles" These are the words that haunt Rukia the most. See how she instantly flashes back to Kaien?! The hand gesture is the EXACT same movement she did when she flash backed to this in Ichigo's fight with Grand Fisher. Imagine the turmoil in her, the sheer panic and PTSD her body is going through having to stand back and do nothing as her captain dies? And let's also remember that this isn't just a boss > employee relationship. While I do think Kaien had a greater influence on Rukia as a whole, we cannot dismiss the influence Ukitake had on her. After Kaien's death, it would have been Ukitake that would have interacted with her the most. They shared that trauma and I do think he would have taken her under his wing as much as Rukia would allow. Of course, Rukia's natural tendency is to withdraw into herself but you cannot convince me that Ukitake did not notice; that he did not go to Byakuya to intercede for her and was shut down just as he did in the Soul Society Arc when she was sentenced to death.

And! When she was sentenced to death and he realized Byakuya wasn't going to do anything, this man defied the orders of the head captain to ensure that Rukia would not die. He is the one who oversaw her growth after that arc and into the Hueco Mundo arc. He elevated her to the position of his lieutenant - and this is after he emphatically said no one would ever measure up to Kaien. This is not a typical superior relationship. I really think Ukitake mentored Rukia and was the closest relationship to a father figure she ever had.

Now, with all that, imagine all of this when she had to watch him die. With his last words to her being "You understand, don't you, Kuchiki?" ??? Rant over for now. I'll be over here drowning in feels.~

[when-wulf]

My number one headcanon for Asena and Gale is that they have a nightly chat around the cook fire. From the first night they scrounge up enough food to actually cook (their first supper being rations courtesy of those temple looters) and Gale insists on doing it because “you’ve already done so much, and I’ll have you know I’m quite a wizard in the kitchen as well.”

But Asena, who’s been adventuring for years and cooking over a campfire her entire life, can’t help hovering because they are certainly not in a kitchen. Indoor and outdoor cooking are different, and “I don’t doubt you and am perfectly content not to have cooking fall to me. My only concern is that with the way you’re building that fire, by the time it’s all done the only thing anyone’s going to want to eat is brains.”

So Asena builds a proper fire for cooking over and sticks around to offer guidance as needed for adapting his culinary skills to the great outdoors. And they talk, because Gale is a pent up chatterbox and in spite of the initial appraising staredown she seems to give to everyone, Asena is very easy to talk to.

It becomes routine, a little nightly ritual. Asena building the fire and keeping him company while he cooks, talking about where they’re at and what the plan is going forward or more often just shooting the breeze.

Even once Gale can build the fire himself, Asena dresses wild game she’s caught or preps foraged plants and mushrooms he’s not familiar with. If there’s nothing else she’ll bring over some unrelated little task she’d be working on anyways because her hands aren’t allowed to be idle for more than a few minutes at a time. Others join in on occasion, but most take the time to get some stuff of their own done before it’s time to eat.

It’s just part of the early evening ambience at camp, a crackling fire and that low conversation you can’t quite make out, interspersed with the occasional barks of laughter (because they are both very silly, and Asena laughs very easily, and that’s contagious).

[primordialruin]

I wanna write with my mutuals! I need to send you stuff

[spiderwarden]

my brain damage from the Moonrise Towers incident headcanon I have just got validated because I saw someone point out that Mintahra's Intelligence before they tried thrall her, stood at a 10INT. But then after they tried to crush her mind, it's now at it's current stance of 8INT.

[catgirlweed]

havent posted any of these yet i don't think

[mad-hunts]

did i ever tell you all how barton's kids fully found out that he fears being left alone / abandoned? because i feel like they definitely had suspicions that that was something he really didn't want to happen before for a while, but barton never expressed it in a very overt way, if that makes any sense. that is, until he had somewhat of a delirium-based breakdown when he was REALLY sick with pancreatitis. which i estimate was around whenever matilda and louis were around fifteen years old.

because there is a chance that whenever you have a fever around the 103-106 mark that you will experience hallucinations and delirium + some people just seem to be more suspectible to it than others in general. and in the worst of the fever, barton had this super vivid dream about his kids leaving him, and he just woke up SOBBING from it. i mean, he was ugly crying because of it and begged them not to leave him. which is actually really kind of sad whenever i think about it. i honestly was thinking about writing a drabble about it because he didn't only just beg them for that — he said some things that, although it might not seem like barton would ever say them, sounded genuine.

and one of these things was apologizing to them, which... matilda + jack in particular, remember, and it's possible that it kept them up for a few nights. and i don't mean in a disturbed way or anything. i mean, in a ' wow, i can't remember the last time i saw dad be that vulnerable with us before. and if he did mean that he was sorry, then what does that mean whenever he may (or may not) eventually repeat doing what he apologized for? '

so it's honestly something that they still think about sometimes, and barton DOES remember saying them but kind of with a 'haziness' undertone to the memory, if that makes any sense. so yeah... barton's relationship with his children has a LOT of layers to it, and overall, it is very unstable. but he does ultimately seem to be attached to them in his own ' barton-like ' way, which is the best way i could put it because the man's mind is kind of like a labyrinth.

it's hard to navigate his feelings even for barton himself, but he is capable of being at least a semi-decent dad sometimes... but other times? yeah, he can be really cruel and uncaring. and i may sound like a broken record here, BUT the bad overshadows the good, and so he is not someone to look up to in regards to how a guardian should treat their children. however, i just think it's interesting how barton has just completely turned his dynamic with them on it's head before like this.

[lususnatura]

okay, buttt blamore purposely trying to find ways to be kind of 'over-the-top' and/or inventive with its bone manipulation is something that i live for, if i'm being honest + this is because it ABSOLUTELY suits his personality. like imagine another muse having no freaking idea what blamore's doing during a fight because he threw a bone seemingly nowhere near them... but then the bone implodes and turns into shrapnel.

and it does this with the objective of either injuring this muse heavily or killing them — as it can do this with multiple bones at a time, after all, which would send a bunch of sharp and dense bone fragments flying across the room. like OMG. i can't say that that wouldn't be extra, but it also has the capacity to be really kind of scary to have to try to dodge LOL. and that definitely makes blamore more of a threat. for, i feel like bone manipulation is already such an underrated power as it is, but with someone who can use it creatively?

ahh, well, all i have to say is you better strap in because you're in for one hell of a fight LMAOOO

[twistedappletree]

10 inches of snow is wild! I don’t blame you for hating it 😂 Maybe thinking about some cute ZhuiLing winter headcanons will make it a more positive experience? 💜

no bc this is actually such a good idea what the h e c k 😭 positive association baybeeeee~

🩵✨💛

• Lan Sizhui is a walking hand warmer. Since Jin Ling’s hands are so much smaller than his, they get colder faster. When they’re outside, Lan Sizhui frequently stops to warm his hands with his breath and makes sure to hold his hand with his own facing the cold so Jin Ling’s stays warmer.

• Jin Ling does not understand Lan Sizhui’s insistence on practicing his cultivation regardless of the weather. It makes him paranoid about Lan Sizhui getting sick, so he (lovingly) scolds him about it and tries to coax him inside to relax and keep warm. Sometimes, Jin Ling finds him practicing in a snowstorm and goes outside to yell at him about catching a cold, except Jin Ling is the one who catches a cold instead and Lan Sizhui feels so guilty about it that he finally listens to him and stays inside to take care of him.

• Jin Ling has a comfy little nesting spot on the floor of their room made out of pillows, furs and blankets with dim lanterns for ambiance. It’s facing a window so he can see the snowfall. He likes to curl up with Fairy and Lan Sizhui while he sips tea and watches Lan Sizhui study, write notes, draw pictures of plants and their properties, etc. He also enjoys listening to him read books out loud so he can fall asleep to his voice.

• Fairy loves going on early walks in the snow, which are usually joined by Lan Sizhui since he’s the morning person between the two. But Jin Ling eventually starts going with them because he secretly feels like he’s missing out. Unfortunately, while the walks are beautiful, he has the uncanny luck of having mounds of melting snow fall from the trees on top of his head. Lan Sizhui starts bringing an umbrella and holds it over both of them so Jin Ling can enjoy the walks without getting soaked.

🩵✨💛

[cranetm]

𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐏𝐀𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐍 𝐒𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐓 𝐎𝐅?

𝖕𝖆𝖙𝖗𝖔𝖓 𝖘𝖆𝖎𝖓𝖙 𝖔𝖋 𝖍𝖔𝖚𝖘𝖊𝖘.

but not of homes. only the shells of what keeps us enclosed. houses can be decorated or well-built or crumbling or haunted but only a home can truly be warm; you are the patron saint of that lack.

Tagged by: @bullsh1tterz ♥

Tagging: @ofmuse, @acertiijo, @lususnatura, @okoden, @pv55y

[anthromimicry]

hey, y'all — i'm going to be on here today and replying to some asks that are older + some new ones as well, so be looking forward to that! and ALSOOO i just wanted to wish a good morning to all of you, my precious mutuals ❤️ please remember to take care of yourselves today and drink water / eat!! i hope you're all well (:

[ikkaku-of-heart]

Ikkaku is such a fucking brat it's not even funny. Sure, she can play sweet and submissive in the right mood or be a sensual dom but at her core she's a brat and a tease and has a mouth on her. So doms, you'd better be ready for that, but if you like working for it and putting a gal in her place, well, Ikkaku is very much for you.