#› test muse › lysander crawshaw

[sparsilelove]

@rcsengxrten / continued from here

lysander's brow furrowed at the man's -- noel's -- explanation. it didn't illuminate the situation much. it had been years since belias had possessed him, rendering him helplessly frozen in a corner of his own mind, but it plagued him still. it left him with a lingering feeling of unease and a knowledge that reality was ... malleable.

but this didn't feel like reality.

he pulled out his phone, a sigh halfway between relief and resignation leaving his lip as he was greeted by the familiar distortion, the image inverted, the numbers twisted. a dream then.

"my place, huh?" he replied, willing his legs to move toward the couch-like shape noel was on. he half-walked, half-floated over. "that's a cute way of putting it. are you part of it? you don't seem like you're dreamed up." his brow furrowed again. "you're too colourful, for one."

[sparsilemuses]

current test muses for @sparsilelove as of mid-may!

face claims featured: archie renaux, ben barnes, brenton thwaites, charlie hunnam, darren barnet, frank grillo, joshua bassett, marisa tomei, mason gooding, riz ahmed, rudy pankow, sarah michelle gellar, tom hardy.

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these are organised roughly by how much i'm itching to play them!! most muses have at minimum a slice of life and a genre (supernatural, sci-fi, horror, etc) verse. the first verse listed is their main / default and any others are alternates / by request.

i am open to all kinds of plots, though as ever my preference is romantic connections! currently only looking to ship with men because i'm too gay to function. the ideas listed are just some starting points.

kamran mustafa (riz ahmed) is a softhearted, hardheaded man of the people ⇾ slice of life: formerly homeless, now running an unofficial halfway house in the poorest part of a city, he's all about grassroots action and giving everything he's got to those in need ⇾ dystopian future: an important figure in the rebellion against the elitist powers that be, often throwing himself directly into harm's way for the good of others & ideas: friends to lovers with another grungy weirdo, opposites attract with some corporate dbag

orion kemper (joshua bassett) is a cocky genius with too much money and zero self-restraint ⇾ slice of life: after graduating high school at 14 & college at 18, ri sold an app for a stupid amount of money and has spent the last 4 years dicking around ⇾ supernatural: born werewolf with a permanent sneer at bitten wolves, set to inherit alpha status of his family pack one day (if he doesn't get himself killed first) & ideas: friends to inappropriately cuddle, older men for him to top, someone unimpressed with him

lysander crawshaw (archie renaux) is jaded, paranoid proof that curiosity killed the cat ⇾ supernatural: still recovering from being possessed by belias, a greater demon, lys struggles with the lines between reality, dream and hallucination ⇾ slice of life: raised in a cult, lys brings with him a truckload of trauma, a sprinkling of self-hatred, and a dollop of dang adorable & ideas: someone who is his anchor to reality, someone with a similar experience, someone he can start over with

tiberius cooper (rudy pankow) is brash and loud, but in a cornered animal kind of a way ⇾ horror i: the "final girl" of a group of friends (including his twin brother) who were targeted by a serial killer while on vacation, tib sleeps sitting up holding a knife ⇾ horror ii: after his identical twin brother livestreamed a string of violent crimes (think 'spree'), tib has all but become a recluse for his own safety ⇾ slice of life: having never really recovered from the sudden death of his twin brother, tib covers up his debilitating anxiety by being the most obnoxious guy in the room & ideas: someone who knew him before everything (esp. exes of his twin), someone from a support group, some morbid weirdo who is drawn to the darkness in him now

elliot hawthorne (charlie hunnam) is a soft, sweet nerd who loves to take care of people ⇾ slice of life: a film professor who was recently dumped after five years with his ex, ell's students have been complaining lately that they'd like to watch something other than dardenne brothers movies, thanks & ideas: student or former student, friend who always thought he could do better than his ex, co-worker

beatrix calhoun (marisa tomei) is a trainwreck in motion, barely keeping up appearances ⇾ celebrity: a well-known musician who has been active since her early twenties, beatrix is still in love with songwriting and touring, leaving no room for anything else ⇾ slice of life: an artist who manages to charm the pants (often literally) off various wealthy / connected people to keep her afloat & ideas: fan, young musician who looks up to her, touring band member, ex who is also in the industry, producer, step-son, kid's friend

dandelion corrigan (tom hardy) is a cynical witch who believes his family is cursed ⇾ supernatural: an actual witch, with an actual curse, piecing together an existence in the woods making herbal remedies and mild infatuation potions for the locals ⇾ slice of life: an oddball from a pagan-ish family who makes his living selling things from his little farm & making ointmints, certain he'll never be happy & ideas: let's break this curse yo

ava blake (sarah michelle gellar) is an enigma at best and a nuisance at worst ⇾ espionage: a well-trained assassin / spy, ava has discovered a nefarious plot within her organisation that is no good very bad ⇾ slice of life: a single mom very much inspired by lorelai gilmore, ava runs a cafe / bakery / bookstore called the nook and has no time for your nonsense & ideas: rival spy / double agent, normal guy caught in the wrong place at the wrong time, another single parent

athanasios wilde (ben barnes) is very, very bored, to the point of insanity ⇾ supernatural: an immortal shapeshifter, ath's lived hundreds of lives in hundreds of bodies ⇾ crime: a significant general in his father's crime family, ath is a particularly unsettling kind of ruthless & ideas: another cursed immortal or someone seeking to become immortal, unsuspecting normie drawn into his bullshit

peregrine talbot (brenton thwaites) is extremely polite, but probably making fun of you ⇾ supernatural: a fae prince, beholden to the 'seelies can't lie' rule, perry is fascinated by mortals, occasionally living among them ⇾ slice of life: trust fund kid with a scholar's mind, perry is actually nice, as long as you don't interrupt him & ideas: mortal who falls into the fae realm, supernatural creature who needs his help, classmate from college, friend from the wrong side of the tracks

taliesin rafferty (darren barnet) is me proving trans guys can be fuckboy dbags too ⇾ slice of life: tal vibes are scrolling grindr while he's on a date with you, sneaking out while you're in the shower, pretending to forget your name so you don't get attached & ideas: best friends with feelings, the guy who sees through his bullshit, the guy he chases long enough to fall for

phoenix dawson (mason gooding) is a genuine, no shit, actual nice guy with no trauma ⇾ slice of life: a dance teacher with a heart of gold, nix believes in random acts of kindness, smiling at strangers, and telling the people you love how much you love them loudly and often & ideas: long term boyfriend / husband for domestic cuteness, trainwreck best friend he's always there to pick up when he falls, guy who bullied him in high school

edoardo "eddie" mancini (frank grillo) is the typical salt of the earth every man, doing his best to get by ⇾ slice of life: after the tragic death of his wife, eddie is finally forced to confront the secret he's always kept about his sexuality and hopefully figure out some kind of happiness (while his kids [24 - 38] mock him for being uncool) ⇾ any other genre: bewildered mechanic stumbles into supernatural shit / ends up in the apocalypse / some other shit, chaos ensues & ideas: someone from his past he once hooked up with, a friend of one of his kids, please lord let him get picked up at like a farmer's market or some shit, customer who leaves his number, barista who writes flirty messages on his cup, etc

[sparsilelove]

for all lysander had mastered the art of telling dream from reality -- or as well as one could -- he still wasn't quite able to control his dreams. his obsessive late night reading tangents spoke of techniques to do such a thing, to be able to wake one's self from deep sleep or manipulate the world of the dream. they all required practice, and lys was too busy trying to get enough damn sleep to make it through his waking life in one piece.

he was surprised, then, that he could feel the other's touch. it wasn't unpleasant, but it was unusual -- something a little more lucid than he was used to. he stared at the spot where they touched, then up at noel's face.

"i gave up on things making sense a long time ago," he said, curling his legs up underneath him, leaning heavily on the back of the sofa. "i'm deeply curious about you." in fact, he was deeply curious about everything, a natural penchant for inquisition that had always gotten him in trouble. "you look familiar, but we haven't met before now, have we?"

Noel watched the other closely. Most people can hardly tell dreams and reality apart. But the young man figured that it was always easier to get in contact with the person of his interest when he met them in their dreams.

Attentively, his piercing light blue eyes observed the other with a rather amused smile. He didn't know why Lysander took out his phone but it didn't matter anyway. Noel learned not to pay too much attention to the things other people did while dreaming.

❝Maybe I am just too colorful because you want me to be? Does it have to make sense, Lysander? You wanted me to be here, so here I am.❞ Once the other was close enough, Noel wrapped his fingers around the other's wrist. ❝Are you not curious about me?❞

[sparsilelove]

@txbooboys / lysander + oli / lys wakes from a nightmare and wants some uhhh comforting 🤭

lysander woke with a gasp, his eyes wide in the dark. it took a while for him to recognise the shapes in the room, register that the steady breathing by his side was oli. he pinched the delicate skin of his wrist, counted his fingers, all the little tricks he'd learned to distinguish reality from not. eventually, his heart slowed as he focused on nothing but the mantra looping through his head.

this is real. i am in control.

when his breathing was back to normal, he slid back down in bed, curling tight into oli's chest. he hesitated, then frowned, teeth sinking into his lower lip. he could either wake the man, or spend the next however many hours wishing he'd wake up. lys needed comfort, and oli was the only one he wanted it from.

"oli ..." he murmured, shaking the other's arm. "sorry, i just-- i had another nightmare."

[sparsilelove]

these are my current test muses. threads & replies with them are high on my list as i figure out their futures!

athanasios wilde (ben barnes) is a bored immortal shapeshifter

dandelion corrigan (tom hardy) is a cynical witch from a cursed lineage

elliot hawthorne (charlie hunnam) is soft, sweet, heartbroken film professor

kamran mustafa (riz ahmed) is softhearted, hardheaded skid row folk hero

lysander crawshaw (archie renaux) is recovering from demon possession

orion kemper (joshua bassett) is a cocky genius who loves topping married men

peregrine talbot (brenton thwaites) is either a fairy prince or a nice trust fun kid

taliesin rafferty (darren barnet) is a trans guy who is a classic fuckboy douche