#▌♚ ❝ in character

[daimondea]

@falcongroh​ asked ;; ❝ i know you’re trying your damnedest to be tough…but the truth is, you’re terrified. ❞

              green  eyes  flashed  before  she  could  control  herself,  but  minerva  managed  to  hold  back  her  urge  to  clench  her  fists.  what  right  did  he  have  to  say  this  to  her,  to  try  and  give  her  advice  before  her  first  event  in  the  games.  as  if  he  was  a  loving  brother,  instead  of  one  who  had  walked  away  when  she  needed  him.  but  now  she  didn’t  need  him,  because  she  was  stronger  without  him.  because  now  she  had  a  chance  to  prove  to  their  father  that  she  was  better.

              and  that  thought  was  enough  to  fuel  her  to  go  forward,  head  high  and  face  forward.    “  perhaps  you  should  cut  back  on  your  drinking,  if  you  think  that.  this  is  nothing,  and  i  will  succeed.  i  always  do,  after  all.  “    she  had  no  other  choice,  not  if  she  wanted  to  avoid  bringing  shame  to  the  family  name.

[goetiae]

Ciel is FTM-coded.

The way Ciel is written throughout the story does not entirely fit the Victorian societal rules of raising a young gentleman. However, a lot of his inherent character traits align with the narrative of someone who is not born as a cisgender boy - but grows to own his masculinity in a way he can and wants to.

First and foremost, he is entirely dressed by his butler: not only does Sebastian pick his outfits, but he also dresses Ciel from the undergarments on. While both lady's maids and valets assisted their mistresses and masters in dressing (to a different degree), the role of a male servant was more limited. A lady's maid serving a mistress would be more concerned with the lady's appearance whereas a valet would be more of a personal assistant tending to finances, schedules, travel arrangements, and more.

Sebastian seems to take great pride in picking Ciel's garments, making him look aesthetically pleasing, changing his attire, and overly tending to his looks. This surrounds Ciel with a slight air of femininity. While Yana's history is not entirely accurate, we do not see any other noble male character be treated in a comparable fashion. As an FTM-coded character, Ciel represents the struggles of trans men dealing with treatment majorly attested to women while seeking out male presentation.

While not an exact direct part of the story, the promotional material features Ciel in the feminine outfits very often. He typically wears corsets, bustles, suits with long skirt-like bottoms, feminine fetish boots, high heels, lace, and more. Ciel's manga outfits are not proper male wear either. His attires do not, and have never, fit the traditional masculine silhouette used for boys and men alike. We know that Yana is aware of the historical aspect of fashion as she admitted to have read historical books for the manga.

Ciel is not treated this way because he's a child either. We can see plenty of his childhood, his brother's childhood, and his brother's current life at the manor. There's no hint that he was or is treated in the same way that Ciel is. While it can be due to Ciel's brother not having a butler such as Sebastian, it is also safe to assume that Yana would not portray Ciel himself this way within and outside of the manga if this wasn't significant. She undeniably retains his masculine presentation without any hint of it changing - yet adorns him with symbols of femininity.

Victorian model of masculinity also suggested that to be a proper man, or a boy as it applied to public schools too, one is to be physically able and athletic. Ciel is shown to be neither of the two: he is a sick child dealing with a chronic condition. Moreover, he fails to perform athletic exercises in the Circus Arc and requires assistance both at the Noah's Circus and at the Weston College whenever the requirement is to be physically fit.

Ciel is struggling to maintain being respected in his position of a heir due to his bodily traits: height, weak health, and lack of athletic build. We are shown that he wears heels to seem taller and more masculine as well as a cane - a sign of class and manliness. This desire to fit in within the society where masculinity requires certain physical traits reflect struggles that some trans men handle to this day, which includes inability to feel properly accepted into the society as a man due to a lack of precise physical qualities.

There is a prominent mother-son parallel with Ciel and a father-son one with Ciel's brother. Ciel and Rachel are sickly, allergic, quiet, and attested to "have the same face" by Angelina. Ciel's brother, instead, is very often drawn similar to Vincent in poses, mannerisms, and expressions: he is visibly friendly and often shown smiling despite his actions often not matching his demeanor. He seems to also spend a lot of time with Vincent when still a child. Perhaps Ciel is secondary to his brother in the same way Rachel is secondary to Vincent in a patriarchal Victorian society. This reflects the struggles of being assigned a gender one does not identify as in a society that heavily favors the opposite one.

Yet, Ciel makes it a point that he is no longer a spare - he is a rightful heir and Earl because he earned it and made himself so. Moreover, the refusal to reveal his name - while might be a plot device - plays well into the idea that his old name is a deadname. Him making a new name for himself, refusing to go back to the old one, and creating himself into an image of masculinity is an example of transition.

[erobret]

@thuganomxcs

❝ OH ! ❞ SHE JUMPED , HAND GOING TO COVER HER HEART . ❝ you scared me there ! gotta warn a girl before you sneak up on her ! ❞ the laugh that came from her was genuine before moving to pause the music filtering from the speaker resting on the nearby log . ❝ didn't realize someone else was out here . hope i didn't disturb you with the music . ❞

[groazei]

--- 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐈𝐑𝐃 𝐎𝐅 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐌𝐄𝐒 𝐈𝐒 𝐌𝐘 𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄, 𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐌𝐘 𝐖𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐊𝐄𝐄𝐏 𝐌𝐄 𝐓𝐀𝐌𝐄.

ALUCARD OF HELLSING & DEVOURED BY JOVIS .

[fractempyreal]

also... I'll work on some older starters but if you'd like one... hmu (or like this post)

[royalarms]

happy first birthday to my noctis muse :)

[blcdcarnage]

So, I am going to do another verse, where Levi is Thor. Either he is going to be Thor, reincarnated. Or, Thor takes possession of his body, for good. Either way, he is Thor, but Odin had his Son implented on earth. However I decide to do it, and he comes to the surface and introduces himself to the world after Levi is in battle, and his life is in danger after a deadly attck befell him. Levi is dying, injured beyond repair, and his Viking Brethren are ready to revenge there General and King. But as Levi is about to collapse, he starts to undergo a change. His whole body erupts into lightning, and he pushes himself back up to his feet. Upon raising his head. All who are present witness his eyes flashing with lightning. As Levi / Thor outstretches his hand and calls his Hammer to Him. Levi used a hammer, like Thors because he worshipped Thor. And he loved all the Gods, but Thor was his main one, source he always cried out to. And always got a answer. If you want to tell me which one I should do, comment it below. But yea, that is going to be a thing.

[herok1ng]

figuring out quite quickly through forum-thread browsing that the way i see marth and the way the general public ( irt fe fans 💀) sees marth are... very different...

[castleclysm]

❝ Offspring hatch from Eggs. ❞

[kinglyisms-archived]

Those who don't 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞 in magic will never find it.

For magic can be found all around you, inside you, even in stolen moments.

Welcome to 𝐀𝐁𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐇.

Indie. Priv. Sel. Multi-muse. Original World & Original Characters CARRD.

[daimondea]

▌♚ ❝ bacchus ( @falcongroh​ )

To say the Orland blood ran deep in her veins wouldn’t be the whole truth. No this ire, the disdain held for his existence, purely upon his shoulders. Even as he rolls his shoulders to loosen up Bacchus find it hard not to see the little girl in her. How many years had passed since that fateful day? He knew because he could remember every nightmare he’d have since since. Always of he same thing, of his sister not being safe because he left her when he ran away from his forced role. It was a pitiful life that he forced upon his sibling and yet he couldn’t exactly say he wouldn’t flee again.

Or at least not without her next time.

    “That what dear ol’ dad keeps beaten into you?” words cut through the air like knives. It’s a rare, and brief, showing his his Orland blood as he looks at her with both regret and shame towards himself, “You can act tough all you want Mini, but we both know this isn’t what you want.”

              his  words  sunk  in,  and  minerva  had  to  fight  the  urge  to  throw  something.  preferably  at  her  brother’s  know-it-all  face.  even  as  she  resisted  that  desire,  the  tigress  did  turn  around,  twin  braids  flying  with  the  action  as  she  looked  up  at  the  taller  mage.    “  really,  bacchus?  really?  this  isn’t  what  i  want?  strength,  power,  recognition?  why  in  the  world  wouldn’t  i  want  that?  “

              green  eyes  narrowed,  even  as  painted  lips  curved  in  a  haughty  smirk.  this  was  such  a  pathetic  reach,  especially  considering  how  even  as  a  young  child  she  had  enjoyed  winning.    “  or  maybe  you’re  just  worried  about  your  own  chances.  you  know  just  how  high  the  standards  are  for  sabertooth,  and  i  made  it  in  on  my  first  try.  “  and  they  both  knew  that  their  father  would  not  have  made  that  easy  for  her,  despite  the  fact  that  she  was  his  daughter.

              pride  shone  in  her  gaze,  gloved  hands  shifting  to  rest  on  her  hips.    “  i’m  stronger  than  i  was  back  then,  brother.  and  it’s  no  thanks  to  you.  “

[lilmcttens]

👑 You're just Amity to me! 🙂

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out of spells- Hahaha! Don't make me laugh! Lies! I'm far too old to "Be" Amity. Or anyone in an animated show really.

I'm glad you like my writing for her though. Thanks~!

[erobret]

@replicantdeviancy

SHE'D GOTTEN THERE EARLY . before most anyone else . she'd brought a box to decorate her little desk in the office ; cute little animals to line her computer and all the adorable things ! she had also brought homemade muffins for her coworkers . she wondered if that was too much for her first day on the job . she was a little nervous .

❝ oh ! hello ! ❞ she'd jumped up when someone came into the corner of her line of sight . she had to catch her chair she'd jumped so quickly ,❝ i-i'm sherry . sherry birkin . . . i'm new . ❞

[groazei]

--- ❝ WHO MISSED ME ? ❞ casually stretch , gloved hands aching for something to coat his throat red .

[fractempyreal]

Every day i long for continuity in threads in the sense of like.... Conversations between two muses happening and another muse gets brought up in that convo. Or characters meeting through a mutual friend kind of thing, I just think that kind of stuff is so fun and so much can come from it.

[pendraigon]

merlin (2008) on today on tumblr's trending page, good for merlin (2008)