#♧vlad

[shmowder]

He even lets his sister paint his nails

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Vlad Masters ✨️

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Mi gringe masterlist, no llores sangre por favor.

Disfruta ~

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★ Headcanons

♪ One-shots

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❀ series

♡ Fluff

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♧ Random

♢ Smut

Ikemen Vampire

The mansion

Residentes/Residents

Le comte of Saint Germain

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(Probablemente ❀ en un futuro/Probably ❀ In the future)

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Leonardo Da Vinci

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Napoleón Bonaparte

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Arthur Conan Doyle

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Vincent Van Gogh

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Theodorus Van Gogh

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Isaac Newton

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Osamu Dazai

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Jean D'arc

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Sebastian/Akihiko Satou

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Castle of Vlad

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Vlad

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Charles-Henri Sanson

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Johann Georg Faust

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Others

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William Shakespeare

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Francis Drake

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Galileo Galilei

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Raven of Bad News

Raven Of Bad News by Ennuii1

A Sequel To Love Of My Sins

Three years after Touya's life being semi-normal, threats from Keigo's past begin to threaten his family and their child, Toshiko.

Words: 588, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Series: Part 2 of Love Of My Sins - Dabi Redemption Fic

Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death

Categories: Gen, M/M

Characters: Dabi | Todoroki Touya, Takami Keigo | Hawks, Kan Sekijirou | Vlad King, Takami Keigo | Hawks's Father, Takami Tomie, Nezhit | Yeva Ono, Shigaraki Tomura | Shimura Tenko, Todoroki Rei, Todoroki Natsuo, Todoroki Shouto, Todoroki Fuyumi, Nomi | Harpy, Ryung | Vulture

Relationships: Dabi | Todoroki Touya/Takami Keigo | Hawks, Dabi | Todoroki Touya/Kan Sekijirou | Vlad King, Kan Sekijirou | Vlad King/Takami Keigo | Hawks

Additional Tags: Hero Dabi | Todoroki Touya, Soft Dabi | Todoroki Touya, Trans Takami Keigo | Hawks, Takami Keigo | Hawks is a Little Shit, Dabi | Todoroki Touya Needs a Hug, Dabi | Todoroki Touya is So Done, Protective Kan Sekijirou | Vlad King, Children, Kidnapping, Child Death, Trauma, The Author Regrets Nothing, Angst and Tragedy

Read Here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/31296749

[coltii-romanesti]

Vlad felt his phone vibrate and read the message quickly before replying and stashing his phone once more.

[SMS: Ena♧] Yes, please do. I'll see you there

By the time he looked up, Resi seemed to have already walked on and he had completely lost her. Great... were they going to the reception separately or together? He sighed, deciding to at least go get the car ready to head out.

As he exited the cathedral, greeting some old friends along the way, he saw the Irish woman all by herself, most likely waiting for a ride. He quietly walked up to her from behind, hands in his pant pockets.

"Or, we can talk now if you want?"

As Vlad's car finally rolled up among the many others in the lot, he quickly shot out a text responding to his girlfriend's question.

[SMS: Resi♡] Got delayed, coming in the cathedral soon

Being delayed was an understatement, but at least he made it before the ceremony started. So much for coming early. Vlad walked in with a few of the last guests, adorning a black suit and navy necktie loosened oh so slight so he could breathe. It was a full cathedral; full of friends and family, Vlad couldn't help but smile for his two friends.

It took a moment to spot Resi with such a crowd, and he immediately went to take his place next to her. From the corner of his eye, however, a red-green combination from across the aisle caught his attention. His brows furrowed, trying to place who it was, only for the realization to dawn on him with the bride's entrance. Ena.

With the sound of the organ, Vlad brought his attention to the back of the sanctuary, his eyes following Lilli in her beautiful white gown as she made her way to the altar and to her groom. She appeared to be an angel the way the light came in from the windows and onto her blonde hair and wedding dress. And Jan, her groom, a proud giant waiting for his precious angel.

It was a beautiful ceremony in all ways, and Vlad was glad to have made it. He nearly cried, he was so happy for them. Briefly, his mind wandered to a conversation he and Jan had about the subject, about being ready. No one ever is, but you know when you know...

Ena. As the guests were slowly filing out to head to the reception, Vlad pulled out his phone.

[SMS: Ena♧] you're back? You never answered my texts... or my calls, I was worried something was wrong

[SMS: Ena♧] at least talk to me at the reception

[shmowder]

The dating adventures of Artemy Burakh

[shmowder]

Well, hello there! I have a request. How would patho characters react to the random dance invitation from their significant one? Who will join them immediately and who will be dying inside with shame?

That's a fun request, like casually getting up, putting on some music and wordlessly extending your hand to them. Maybe a romantic slow dance, or a fun energetic dance as you pull them around.

Here's the most to least willing.

[Romance, Several characters]

1. Eva

There isn't a single person on this planet who's more willing to follow you to the end of the Earth than a deeply infatuated Eva. She wants to dance with you all the time. To kiss you until you both drown.

When has Eva ever refused you a whim or a craving? When has she ever denied your affection? Be it hugs, twirls, or even your extended hand. Inviting her to join you in this declaration of love out of the blue.

Overjoyed, her enthusiasm is infectious as she accepts your offer in a heartbeat. Standing on her toes and letting you spin her around. Falling into your arms and humming alongside the melody in the air.

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2. Vlad Jr.

Is love hereditary? The urge to put your partner on a pedestal and appease their every wish seems to run deep in the Olgimskys' genetics. For the average person, getting a favour out of Vlad Jr. is more akin to pulling teeth, and yet all the stubbornness fizzles into thin air once his beloved comes into the equation.

He's just curious and indulging you, is what he says. He definitely doesn't melt the second your fingers brush against his hand. He doesn't forget the concept of embarrassment once your lips curl into a smile as you whisper his name, urge him to leave the chair and stand on his feet.

He imagines putting his hand on your waist, a crystal clear picture before he follows through with the act. He imagines yours on his shoulder. He's even already predicted the pain from that one misstep you'd have over his foot. Yet he still does it all the same, follows through like it's his lifelong dream that he suddenly remembered he must achieve.

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3. Bad Grief

If shame was ever worth a dime to him, your dearest wouldn't have become a criminal to begin with. That ship sailed long ago. Neither does he attempt much to keep his tough guy act going.

Sure, your request would harm his street credit and make him appear as more of a softie, so what? He can just raise it again after. Put people back in their place. This warehouse isn't a sand castle threatening to topple over at the slightest display of fragile masculinity. His people are loyal to a fault.

And he's sick of the same old boring routine. Look at you switching it up a little with a dance or two! although, a little cliché, don't you think? Not that he's complaining, if anything, he's the one pulling you back into even more dancing until your legs grow sore.

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4. Artemy

It takes little effort besides the suggestion itself to convince him, maybe bat your eyelashes a little, hug his arm, and he's completely yours for the time being.

He used to watch the herb brides dance as a kid. He had his fair share of drunk soldiers stumbling around and dragging the "surgeon who saved their life" into a clumsy rowdy dance. Artemy's body is the most comfortable swaying around, deliberate controlled steps, large hands holding you close and preventing you from stumbling to the ground.

Definitely improvises, weirdly good at it. Has no problem following your leads if you ever take control of the dance. The atmosphere is light-hearted. He hasn't done something simply, just fun in a long time. The dance ends in laughter as sticky marches upstairs to ask what's all this ruckus is about. Some people are actually trying to sleep in this house, you know.

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5. Lara

She reluctantly agrees after you plead your case for a while. A sigh leaving her lips as she gets up to join you. She's rigid at first, unsure movement and distant eyes. Clearly, her mind is preoccupied with a different matter, putting up very little resistance as you move her around.

So much weights on her mind, it's hard to forgo all her worries and simply be in the moment with you. Feel her heartbeat drumming along to the music, your touch on the nape of her neck, the warmth of your body so close by.

Eventually, she gives in. Walls melting as she regains her strength with a deep breath, putting her foot down and dancing to her own rhythm rather than simply making you trudge her limbless body around. She moves with fervour and passion, repressed emotions resurfacing, it's you who struggles to keep up with her. By the end, you're both breathless laying on the ground.

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6. Daniil

He's too busy, he doesn't have the time. Why don't you just go to a club if you want to dance so bad? Not to mention, you're in public right now. He would like to maintain his dignity and not have the people talking about the mad doctor who lost his mind and started dancing in the streets just yet.

But if you're going to be persistent, fine. He'll do it, only to make you happy. He isn't exactly in the mood, but sure, once the two of you are back at the comfortable privacy of your home, then he'd gladly play the gentleman role as much as you want.

Daniil enjoys it more than he lets in, having someone who looks forward to dancing with him, specifically him. Even if it conflicts with his schedule, he'll make the time for you.

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7. Stakh

He hasn't danced in...very long. Probably since he was a kid. Once his limb grew too tall, height too awkward, body too large for someone to properly hold.

The refusal comes out of his mouth before he has time to think about it, shaking his head and denying your earnest request. A guilty look in his eyes as your shoulders deflate.

It feels wrong, gnaws at his throat, he doesn't want to stand up. It doesn't feel appropriate yet, to celebrate, not when it's barely been a year since...he passed away. A part of him wants it, to take you in his arms and twirl you around, to smile with shakey lips as he attempts his best to recall the steps, to be a good dance partner for you, a good partner in general worthy of your heart. But he feels frozen in place, sitting on the wooden chair, back slightly hunched as he watches you move, still brimming with life.

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8. Yulia

It's not that she doesn't want to. It's more of her leg not allowing her to. Making it greatly difficult for her to move around so freely. On some days things are fine and she's able to walk around the street she carved, on other days...not so much. Even the pain of her body weight pressuring down her leg as she stands is far too much to endure.

A cane might have made it easier, but she doesn't want one, nor does she care to explain why. She's more than content to sit down, nurse her drink, and watch you waltz around.

True to her word, she does pay attention. Clear eyes following your every move, her finger tapping against the table with the rhythm of the music. Maybe with enough liquid courage, she might stand up and join you for a few seconds. Although you'd have to be the one to sit her back down before she strains her ankle for more than she can endure in a moment of spite against the world.

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9. Andrey

Just because he spends 90% of his day in a bar doesn't mean he's down to dancing. He watches others dance, not the other way around. The observer, never the entertainer.

Is what he claims, but in reality he doesn't mind dancing as long as he's in the mood. Make him think it's his idea, Andrey always chases after his desires, it's not that hard to make him desire having your bodies pressed together and moving to the beat of music in the air.

You'll have to be clever, plan ahead, and build up to the dance invitation. Getting Andrey to agree to something isn't that different from attempting to appease a greek god into granting you his favour.

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10. Peter

It would take nothing short of a miracle to get the man to depart from his beloved corner to sulk in and actually use his god-given tissue connectors to frail his limbs around.

Peter doesn't like moving much—wait no, let me rephrase. Peter doesn't like moving much when it's not on his own terms and mood. His habit of swaying around in place only extends so far, attempt to reach for him, and he'll recoil away with a bothered expression.

He doesn't like changing his schedule for someone else, and most of all, he doesn't like getting bored. Most of his own ideas do not interest him for more than a passing second, and he's the innovative genius architect of the decade—if not century. What hope do you have with your average imagination? Even in love, he tends to be self-centered. Wanting things to go his way. For you to pay attention to him and his interests, rarely indulging yours. Why dance? Aren't we all just dancing clowns in the circus of life? Isn't society already a big masquerade? All music sounds the same, you're not doing anything new, so why even try? He might stare at you with blank eyes, dissociating halfway through.

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11. Maria

Sit down before you embarrass her any further. She loves you, but this isn't the time nor the place for your impulsive shenanigans.

Spend enough time around the utopian bunch, and you, too, will quickly develop immunity to these eccentric types and their silly requests. Your display doesn't impress her. She's not letting her morning tea go cold just because you felt like taking her for a spin.

There is etiquette to these things, considerations. And your behaviour will reflect on her as well, she didn't marry so she could babysit, have some self control and wait your turn between all the other people and responsibilities demanding her attention.

[shmowder]

I'm in such a Valentine's Day mood despite it being so far away so here's this

Daniil

Claims he doesn't care for frivolous events, too busy for it. Definitely doesn't have it marked on his office calander or anything. You're just imagining things.

He already picked a gift months in advance. Stopping at the window of a store when an item on display caught his eyes, how you were the first person which came to his mind. The jingle of the bell announcing the shopdoor opening as he stepped inside, swallowing the steep price of this purchase, asking for it to be gift wrapped, safekeeping it inside a locked drawer in his desk.

Quietly leaving it atop your bedside table just before he leaves for work, a letter neatly tucked beside it with his initials at the bottom.

-

Vlad the younger

Everyone likes flowers. It's statically plausible that a bouquet would get him into your good graces. Or should he risk it with a more personalised gift that may backfire?

Like everything else in his life, he weighs the cons and pros of every gift with the same meticulousness as one would dealing in the stocks market. He doesn't mean to come off as detached from the whole romantic aspect, Vlad just happens to see its value through a different perspective. It's a special day for sure, but not for the reason most people assume so.

It's a test of trust, of devotion, and showing the other where your priorities lay. An investment of love, plain and simple, it just happened to come with a pink dresscode and a red heart theme. But at its core, it is still an opportunity that he'll shamelessly take advantage of. All is fair in love and war. Now, which gift would reap him the best benefits when it comes to sowing his affection into your heart?

[shmowder]

The Judge seems to be the one in charge of the Kains dealings, the head of the family in the Olgimskays' eyes at least. So much so, Vlad Sr. refuses the idea of dealing with Victor or even listening to him at all. He doesn't see him as worthy of respect, not an equal to the other house leaders.

The way Vlad Jr. refers to him as the younger Kain. The way he passive aggressively mocks Victor at the start, then blatantly calls him terrible at the end—with the same mocking title people gave to his wife, "The Terrible Nina"—but still showing reverence for Georgiy. Vlad shares his father's sentiment regarding Victor.

That in the Olgimskays' eyes, taking orders from Victor Kain is as insulting as taking orders from the 10y old Khan. Do the Saburovs also share the same mindest?

Victor doesn't seem to hold any real power; his older brother is the one who weilds it all.

But you can glimpse fear between those sentences while talking to Vlad Jr.

The Judge is predictable in his own way. They got used to dealing with him and know how to tiptoe the line of legality.

Victor, meanwhile, is uncharted territory. He has a too keen of an eye, easily cornering the Olgimskays at a dead end. He immediately aims for the head of the hydra, the termitary, probing and watching them squirm as he calmly observes, an eerie pragmatic air, awaiting a slip up from them, a single mistake, an opening to lunge as he gradually turns the heat up, simmering waters turning into a full boil while they're none the wiser.

[shmowder]

HIII!! IT'S ME AGAIN!!!! I LOVED THE BLURBS!!! It really was what I had in mind :D! I think I'll pick 🐈 for my emoji... And here I am again, requesting another thing!! Can you please do one of whatever Patho characters you want with a reader with like.... TEN cats???

Anna Angel was the first character who came to mind. Owning 10 of any pets, but especially cats who tend to shed their fur everywhere, one which they lick, would be her nightmare. Even if you ended up as someone dear and close to her by some miracle, she'd always think twice before accepting any friendly hugs or touches. Maybe even ask you to put on rubber gloves when the two of you hang out.

While Eva Yan would interpret this as you having a kind soul, one must be good inside to be able to care and nurture all these poor strays, right? Even if your cats are high-end rare breeds which you spent a lot of money on acquiring, she still refers to them as strays to support the narrative she's building in her brain. You'll be romanticised against your will as a caring, kind and nurturing person A friend of animals. She also makes the mistake of attempting to give your adult cats a bowl of milk a couple of times.

Artemy Burakh's cousin has a pen with ten cows. your situation isn't that different in his eyes. At least cats don't smell as bad as cows, although the sharp claws aren't something he's used to. Cows are cuddly and tend to walk away when in discomfort, cats make a stronger case with their claws and teeth, he found out. The kittens love playing with his bootlaces and attempt to climb up his legs whenever he comes over.

Vlad Jr. has mastered the art of getting your cats to adore him through a series of trial and error, reading a couple of books, and bringing them a whole slab of raw meat/fish whenever he comes over. They basically go crazy over him, which he views as a sound strategy to use and get in your good graces. He's actually the most considerate of their personal space. You'd think he's been dealing with cats his whole life the way he knows how to pet each one differently, exactly how it likes it. His lap is a prime sought-after spot between your beloved felines.

You know the curse of non-cat person to counterproductivly end up being the cats' favourite human? All of Daniil Dankovsky's effort to step away from your cats, never look them in the eye, never touch them, or their stuff is interpreted as the biggest signs of respect by your animal companions. They adore getting in the way in front of him just as he's about to take a step, tripping him over in the process. Finding his expensive one of a kind snakeskin coat the best candidate for them to exercise their claws against.

[shmowder]

Rubin and Vlad jr being canon besties and also weirdly obsessed with Artemy’s dad is so fucking funny to me like you KNOW they’d immediately both be 30% less weird if they just fucked but they WON’T. Nina at least like PAID the Stamatins, Isidor really said “artemy let these bitches die in the plague PLEASE”

Anon, for a second in time, I really thought you meant that Vlad Jr and Rubin would be less weird if only had they fucked Isidor Burakh.

Why was my first reaction "but isn't that just counterproductive :/" As if the weird margin was the biggest concern in this whole equation.

Tbf, Isidor was saving kids to ensure the future of the town while Nina was saving her favourite human pets to build more miracles. Like yes he had no quealms with Rubin and Vlad Jr dying but Nina JUST LET HER OWN SON DIE. The Kains literally chose the safety of their paid contractual workers over their youngest family member.

Did they really need Mark Immortell in there? Tf was he doing besides sassly standing there with his cane? Is the gay unhinged retired theatre director really that much of a better option than the life of your own 10 years old child?

Anyway, I don't think there is a single force on this earth that could make these two less weird. Good dick can only go so far and this is me being overly generous because I highly doubt their skills in bed. That dick is mediocre at best.

But oh yes, they still should fuck either way. For science, of course. Who said you can't have sisyphean themed sex?

[shmowder]

If you call out the wrong name during sex, I don't think Vlad the younger would even be offended tbh. He'd just stop and ask about who they are out of mere curiosity then be say "oh okay" and proceed like nothing happened.

Like in a "Huh I didn't realise your social network circle extended to them, what a small world" and go right back into it.

It's okay, just an honest mistake, he understands, no, really, he's fine. Until you see the next day flipping through a suspiciously large folder. Ah it's nothing, just some boring papers documenting that person's entire life history, family lineage and government files. Did you know they just had the funniest social security card? Their bank balance is even more hilarious, would you like to see?

What's that? Oh no you don't have to apologise for last night, he doesn't care, actually he couldn't care less even if he tried, mhm it is the least thing in the world he possibly could ever care about. I mean, who else you're sleeping with is none of his business, so why would he ever have the right, let alone the audacity to question your decisions?

still, he'd love to have you over for lunch today, too, if you're up to it.

Dinner? hmm, no, not today. He's busy, you see. He needs to borrow the services of some butchers and worms from the kin, no reason.

[shmowder]

Oh no you misunderstand, i don’t think good dick is what would “fix” (improve) Vlad jr and Rubin but rather that something that forces them to think about something or someone OTHER THAN Isidor for AT LEAST 10 seconds a day (you KNOW he has talked to fat vlad about his son being a huge weirdo multiple times) would make a HUGE difference.

Huge weirdo Vlad Jr. my beloved <33 I'll let you call me daddy in bed dw babygrill

Lfhwkfjs, but yeah, it's just daddy issues–this whole "weirdo" vibes, isn't it? Funny how the lack of a father figure and the overly abundance of one resulted in both of them developing the same issues, just on two opposite sides of the spectrum.

There are definitely weirder people than them in this town. If anything, Lara sweeps at the daddy issues competition.

It's not that they lack anything, but they're surrounded by prodigies and are constantly compared to impossibly talented people. No wonder they're desperate to prove themselves in some way, burning themselves out in the process.

So yeah actually, mediocre dick would help them accept who they are.

Also, I feel like Vlar Jr. doesn't believe in aftercare and Rubin doesn't feel like he deserves or need it. Both are extremely wrong and both desperately want it but they don't realise it. Their sex life starts unhealthy and more of a series of nightstands before it gradually becomes more and more enjoyable, safer and full of consideration.

[shmowder]

Honestly I put yulia in the neutral tier since I’m very similar to her in some regards and I’m having a crisis every other Wednesday so like I could get high with her we can have a crisis as a team! But no yeah in retrospect not really a neutral option unless you enjoy depression…or unless she mellows out while under the influence which isn’t probably likely

Oh yeah if you get high with Aspity some sort of horrific thing will occur to you during or afterwards that’s one where you dug your own grave now lay in and oh god the idea of giggly happy high Daniil is absolutely beautiful he’d absolutely demand you never speak of that to anyone ever as if anyone would actually believe you to begin with if you attempted to tell them that.

Thought of some more characters after sending the original ask so I’ll give those thoughts as well because oh boy did I start thinking a lot about this most of it while I myself was under the influence, I’d probably put Nina kain as well into the it could become a terrifying experience to be high/get high with her genuinely do not think that experience goes well for you that just seems like it ends poorly, Lara seems like she could go either way as well it might be a good experience or it could get depressing as all hell that or she’d become oddly productive no matter how it goes I love Lara so I don’t care which it becomes I’ll get high with her still. Including the executioners since it’s too funny not to, this assuming you could get high with them which would be a horrifying experience in which it would feel like you are dying….probably because you die afterwards or similar to Aspity something bad happens to you in some way shape or form but then again you dug your own grave buckroo. The last character I have any thoughts on how they’d be around to smoke with is vlad the younger and I think that’d be a miserable experience I don’t think it’d anything expect absolutely miserable I don’t know why you’d want to get high with him anyway but if you do it won’t be fun at least that’s my opinion.

-immune anon

honestly who am i to rain on your parade if the "half-empty glass" woman is your cup of tea. Pass her that joint.

For Vlad Jr, I understand where you're coming from.

But I don't think it'd be that bad. He's the type who thinks "this ediable ain't shit" five minutes later. "Can the kin worms communicate with the worms in the ground below?"

He remains collected for half an hour through the trip before it all hits him at once. He either freaks out or becomes the most mellowed out version of himself.

In both scenarios, he's the type to go full conspiracy theorist. Making connections between unrelated things, uncovering mysteries that were allegedly hidden in plain sight.

Vlad Jr. as your trip sitter is when his virtues shine through....kinda of. He doesn't let you wander off into the street in your current state, at least. But he mind put you through the "🐭🐭🐭🐭🐰🐭🐭 Spot the rabbit!" cocomelon quizzes type shit. Out of curiosity.

Casually bringing up the embarrassing stuff you did the next day. "Hey, remember yesterday when you showed me your animal print sock collection, then proceeded to cry on the floor in a fetus position when you couldn't find the other pair to the frog socks? Well :) I paid some people to break into your house and search for them, here you go. It apparently was at the bottom of your laundry basket. You must have missed it under the pile of clothes."

Or mentioning how he found some pebble shaped candy in the store, so you don't have to go and eat rocks like you kept talking about while high last night.

It's like he is trying to be helpful–but his definition of help isn't the most appropriate or useful.

[shmowder]

Any ideas on Vlad jr one sided love hcs? Or any other character of your choice?

I wasn't sure if you meant from the Vlad's side or the reader's, so I'm going with Vlad Jr.

-

Vlad the younger views love under a more pragmatic lense, a mutually beneficial affair, something he can earn, or least bargin for.

Your lack of romantic feelings doesn't deter him, especially if you were already good friends and shared an intimate friendship. If it's a place in your heart he seeks, then he has already earned it and more by becoming someone important in your life.

He's a little too optimistic in his approaches, thinking if he explains his case plain and simple and directly ask you what he can do to make you fall in love with him or consider him as a romantic option, then you'll surely understand.

His ways have little considerations for the range of human emotions or the possibility of you misinterpreting his earnesty as a request to "buy" your love. He's shady by nature, which puts his genuineity at risk often. Not to mention his tendency to assume everyone must think and hold the same ideals as he does, right?

Vlad will accidentally make himself look like a sleezy douch who can't take no.

Because he operates on the general assumption that people are always on board with his method, that the world works exactly like how he thinks it does in the idealistic version within his dreams.

The version where it's normal to invite someone out for lunch and hand you a resume detailing why he'd make an excellent partner for you, the interests and goals you share in common and all the ways he could provide and excel as a lover as if this was a job interview.

His parents fell in love at first sight in a grocery store, give him a break. Romantic fairytales were all that his dad had ever read to him before bedtime.

So it's easy to understand where he's coming from. Following his line of thinking that if he has fallen in love with you, then surely you must feel the same? And if you don't, then it's a matter of time. And if it's taking too long, then he needs to speed things up by showing you all the good traits he has and expecting you to fall into his arms.

It's... not blaoted ego or inflated pride. Don't get him wrong. He is earnest about his feelings. Each and every attempt was genuinely from the heart.

Vlad is just extremely bad at not coming off as arrogant with his confidence.

He actually thinks the key to your heart must be hidden between the pages of one of those "how to woo someone" book guides. He tries to adapt to your taste, show interest in your hobbies, go above and beyond.

That his efforts must speak for themselves.

He rarely, if ever, has been told no in his life, spoiled by his father and adored by his mother. Even his little sister was his biggest fan as a toddler.

Even when he stepped into the real world, it was with the Olgimskay name acting as both a shield which protected from all repercussions and a sword which intimidated all those around him into agreement.

A privilege he is so accustomed to, a blindspot in his worldview, the one thing that keeps him a utopian utop the mountain.

Each problem he has ever had was easily solved by either making his argument, cunning wit, bribery, or hiring the right people to make that person disappear. It's just the way of the world, rotten yes, but a necessary evil.

His father handled most of it, the corruption and rotten work. Shielding his son from shouldering that responsibility, a vain attempt to keep his child's hands clean from the family business sins as long as he lived.

So many aspects in his life moulded him into the man he is today, the one who's looking at you in confusion when you reject his third courting gift for this week because it's "too expensive"

He tries to understand your views, your worlds are just too far apart. A miscommunication is doomed to happen. He enjoys your friendship and he wants to maintain it whilst starting a family with you.

The way the mere sight of you is enough to make his heart flutter.

The jealousy he buries down each time you express interest or throw a flirty comment towards another. Never making his emotions your problem, repurposing his envy into determination, a feul to do better, work harder and earn your affection before someone else does.

That's the problem. Your heart to him is something to earn. A precious gem to own and lock away in a safe.

Vlad is unawarly putting your friendship through a great strife, a trial of patience and trust as he wears your nerves thin.

When he truly never meant to, when he really thought he was doing what he was supposed to.

For the road to hell is paved with good intentions.

[shmowder]

Ooh, OCs! I'm in a patho oc group that I've unfortunately been too busy to participate in lately but I love my little (big) guy, so I'll share him here.

His name is Yonho, he's a former butcher turned botanist/agriculturalist, and he's 15 - because odonghs aren't born, they're spat out from the earth as fully formed adolescents. Yep, he's a worm NPC!

After learning how to exist for a few years he was put to work as a butcher for the Bull Project, but after doing that for a few years and realizing his labor mostly just made their greedy exploitative Böös richer, he quit and went to be a cattle herder in the steppe. He was free, but lonely, and couldn't enjoy his freedom knowing so many of the Kin were still slaving away at the meat factory. So he thought, hey, we're working there so we have money to buy food, right? So why don't we just grow our own food and we can stop working for him?

Great idea! Lots of other people thought of that before, though, and... the soil just sucks. It's terrible. Anything except twyre is barely worth growing. If they were going to stay in one area they had to depend on imports. But instead of giving up or saying they should return to being nomads he wondered if there was a reason twyre grew so well, and if they could give other plants that property. He planted the herb patches in Shekhen and started studying them, and one day when he was explaining his idea to a butcher who stopped by, they said they saw a book about something similar at a shop in town. He looked into it and found several books about plants, but they were all in Russian. So he went to some of the Kin in town and had them translate, and started trying to learn to read Russian himself so he could understand them better.

Now, a worm being interested in western science and trying to learn to read Russian is very unusual. And guess who caught wind? Vlad Jr. He immediately sought out Yonho and offered to help, saying he would give him the books he used as a child to learn to read, and would have books on agriculture imported for him. Yonho was obviously skeptical but Vlad Jr seemed better than his father and he couldn't think of a way this would hurt him so he cautiously agreed. And it worked, Vlad Jr did get him books on reading and agriculture. With his help Yonho quickly picked it up, and with a better grasp on Russian he started to speak more clearly, more like a townsperson. That was when Vlad Jr started talking about how wouldn't it be great if they could educate all the Kin and make them civilized like this? And Yonho realized he had never actually been interested in helping him, he just wanted to show they could be assimilated. He was understandably furious and while he didn't cut ties with Vlad Jr completely since having those connections is handy, he went back to Shekhen to focus completely on his twyre experiments. That's where he is during the game, and he's thrilled when Artemy frees the survivors from the Termitary and brings them there. He's even more determined to succeed now so it can be a long-term solution.

Despite being a devout Boddho boy, he really doesn't have any issues with the Town itself. Plenty of the Kin seem to like living there. It would be fine if not for the meat slave factory. And the racism. But a lot of people, especially those from the lower districts, are completely okay with living alongside them. Bar a mass departure, Yonho's staying near Shekhen and the Town forever. The Kin are his family. He's not leaving them.

Of course he believes all the steppe legends, being one himself, and he also believes the Mistresses. They've had Earth Mistresses and Mother Superiors for ages. However, he doesn't like the Dark and Light Mistresses. They're powers not native to the area, and like invasive species, they cause more destruction than good. He obviously hates the Olgimskys and thinks the Polyhedron is an abomination, so he hates the Kains too. He doesn't know much about the Saburovs but Katerina is a townborn Earth Mistress and they're not responsible for any huge destructive superstructures so he likes them best by default.

Obviously he would aid Artemy in his attempts to bring the Kin to Shekhen, but he wouldn't be hostile toward Clara or even Daniil if they were polite to him. I doubt he'd sabotage it, but he'd try to rescue the Kin from Utopian end by bringing them to a safe place in the steppe rather than inside the Polyhedron. As for quests... I'm not sure! He might ask you to get him a book or some supplies for Shekhen, or to talk to Vlad Jr for him. He would definitely be one of the worms you can trade herbs with though.

This was... already much longer than I intended it to be oops but here's the full document I made for him! And here's a drawing of him, done by the awesome @hayheadd!

A WORM OC!! IS IT MY BIRTHDAY? I LOVE HIM PLEASE MY CHILD <33 I would move the mountians and boil the seas if even one thread on his clothes gets touched by someone with malic.

Reading his backstory felt like reading a fable tale, one of those beautifully drawn bedtime stories you's obsess over as a kid. The narrative build and gradually steps he takes in order to solve this conundrum instead of just surrendering to the harsh reality.

He isn't satisfied with the current treatment of the kin. He wants his people to be turly dependent rather than subjected to borderline slavery by greedy cooperations.

It's very admirable how he doesn't give up even when his attempts fail, when the plants he attempts to grow withers, he asks why and tries to find an alternative way, searching for knowledge and information rather than simply giving up and thinking it was a foolish thing for a worm to even amount to anything.

I also like the complex relationship with Vlar Jr. Because he genuinely would help a worm if he ever caught wind of someone of someone like Yonho attempting to learn russian and actually read books. Sure, he'll do it with the intention in mind to spin this whole thing into benfiting his agenada to "uplift" and "enlighten" the kin, rather than actually understand why Yonho is doing the things he is.

But he still helps, I love that rat boyfailure man who. It is clever of Yonho to not cut off all connections since Vlad Jr. naivety or underestimation of the worms and kin can benfit him into getting even more batony books and outerworld resources with the Olgimskay's connections alone.

Ha, ironic. Taking advantage of the Olgimskay ignorance to help his own people who were wronged by them, to provide the kin even more knowledge whilst still respecting his own traditions and culture.

Because he knows the earth is a living thing, that he is a living proof of the magic in this universe and you shouldn't forgo one for the other.

Yk who else believes in steppe legends? Yulia, at least in P1. Taya also seems like she'd hold great favouritism towards the worm attempting to plant her strawberries and all kinds of fruits she's always read about but never tried.

Mother superior would definitely have his back if one of the Kin has a problem with his ways or claims it's an insult to the earth to attempt to not be satisfied with just the twyrine and swerve.

The art is so beautiful, I adore the little flowers and how accurate his clothes are to the Kin fashion ingame.