#❮ muse ❯ ––– ben warden

[frxgmcnts]

✘ — @dozenrozez | liked this and the wheel chose ben to anyone really!

"So, how did you end up agreeing to a blind date?" Ben couldn't believe he really had went on this date. Despite Delara assuring this was the best idea, who had also been the one to arrange this whole blind date thing, he originally had planned not to go. Yet here he was, so he might as well could make the best of it.

[frxgmcnts]

"I drink to that. Couldn't have said it better."

⸻ "there's no black and white, only gray."

@frxgmcnts

[west1rosi]

LIKE THIS POST for a starter from my northern houses muses during THE DANCE OF THE DRAGONS ERA. specify if you want a specific muse (or several and i'll pick). if you are a multimuse, choose your muses, or else I will ignore because I'm not good at choosing.

❝ HOUSE . . . .—stark

❝ CREGAN STARK . . . — STARK [the winter wolf.] the blacks, warden of the north ︱bisexual, he/him. ︱ leo suter. ❝ LYNARA STARK . . . — STARK [the brave bark.] the blacks. third wife of cregan stark.︱bisexual, she/her. ︱ caitrona baife. ❝ ALYSANNE BLACKWOOD . . . — STARK [the snow wife.] the blacks. second wife of cregan stark.︱bisexual, she/her. ︱ sai bennett.

❝ HOUSE . . . .—forrester

❝ DUNCAN FORRESTER . . . — FORRESTER [the loyal shield.] the blacks, bannerman of house stark. ︱het. , he/him. ︱ ben barnes ❝ BRAN FORRESTER . . . — FORRESTER [the second wall.] the blacks, bannerman of house stark. ︱het. , he/him. ︱ freddy carter

❝ HOUSE . . . .—cerwyn

❝ LYSSANE CERWYN . . . — CERWYN [the quiet blade.] the blacks. sister of lord cerwyn, cregan's best friend.︱heterosexual, she/her. ︱ rose williams. ❝ JON CERWYN . . . — CERWYN [the best shield.] the blacks. cregan's best friend.︱heterosexual, she/her. ︱ david oaks.

ALT. my sara snow blog if you want to follow her.

[fairysvgar]

LIKE THIS POST if you'd like a starter from any of the following canon muses (testing):

alice cullen - a 23 104 year old vampire of the olympic coven. she has the gift of subjective precognition, and is very well liked at forks university. optimistic + caring. cis woman, she/her. heterosexual. chae soobin fc.

alistair theirin - a 22 year old grey warden who is the bastard child of king maric and the mage elf fiona. he is currently helping save ferelden (and technically thedas) from the blight. humorous + charming. cis man, he/him. bisexual (femme leaning). nick slater fc.

gale dekarios - a 36 year old human wizard who loved mystra too much. this ended in him having the netherese orb in his chest, and he could explode any minute. he has a mindflayer parasite as well - something he's struggling to get out of his skull. romantic + intelligent. cis man, he/him. bisexual. ben barnes fc.

[estrangedaframian]

MOBILE-FRIENDLY GUIDELINES

Do

Send ic asks and memes! You are never bothering me with these, no matter how many.

Talk to me about your ideas for ships, threads, plots, etc. You may come into my inbox or DMs at any time, day or night. I LOVE hearing from my rp partners :)

Write me starters and tag me in stuff if you’re compelled to (provided it doesn’t break one of the below rules).

Don’t

Ask me about my day, my life, or anything overtly personal. I make exceptions for good buddies of mine, but I can’t stand it when people I don’t know from Adam start prying. I am in a bad situation that I can’t get out of; it burns when I have to be reminded of that. I’d rather not have to lie, ignore, or make something up just to satisfy someone, you know?

Reblog memes from me if we haven’t interacted. Please use the source whenever possible.

Say ‘Hi’ or [insert generic greeting]. Again, this doesn’t apply to my close friends. You KNOW who you are.

Ask me if I want to rp with you. If you wish to start writing with me, I expect you to do the leg work. Also, I expect you to have read my rules beforehand.

Expect romantic ships with Harry Warden or Soldier Boy; Harry is single ship with @pasiphaedemetriadevil’s Isis, and Soldier Boy aka Ben is single ship with @lovelylostminds’s Charlotte as female muses go and selective with male muses.

Fetishise LGBTQA+, religiousness, children/youth, or animals.

Send me random pics of my muse(s) faceclaim(s) or give me updates on their activities. I am am aware of the fact that I’m weird for being this way, but actors as themselves ooc trigger me really badly.

Use imagery of spiders or spider-esque things in our interactions ic or ooc. Even stylized ones will not be tolerated.

Talk about abusing animals or use animal-abusing imagery ic or ooc.

Wincest or Destiel. I don’t ship it and I won’t rp it. Platonic is fine. Any pics of Destiel or Cockles will be tagged for shipping partners that play one of the faceclaims involved. I am not endorsing either of the aforementioned ships.

Approach with OCs who are said to be related to Sam or Dean unless heavily discussed and on the condition that I already know you.

Banned fc(s): Danneel Harris, Gen Padalecki, Jonas Brothers, Imogen Poots, K-Pop members, Jack Nicholson, Madelyn Cline

Asterisk roleplay, such as *walks over to the table*. Dialogue for roleplays must be contained within a parameter e.g. quotation marks, brackets, etc. I will not respond if your character is speaking and it blends into the general narrative.

about the mun

Older than 28, GNC, he/they pronouns. Not searching for anything remotely romantic or sexual with my writing partners; I have life-ruining celebrity crusheslike the best of us but in practice I am asexual. However, I do very much enjoy sexual themes and shipping in rps, and I can of course appreciate male and female beauty for what it is, both fictional and real. Unapologetic vegan. I have several disabilities, so please try to be patient with my speech, tone, and overall writing. I am battling SEVERE depression, and I ask you to please bear this in mind when interacting with me ooc. That said, I try my best to be a good friend and writer in the rp community.

While mun ≠ muse, Dean is somewhat of a vicarious character for me, and he and I will share similar views from time to time. This may periodically result in my portrayal not adhering to canon or popular fanon, but do not use this to attack either myself or my muse(s).

I don’t support the canon spn finale in any way, shape, or form.

If I feel I can’t read your replies, grammatically speaking, I’m just going to drop it. Hot potato-style. Same goes if I feel like you’re not giving equal effort to the thread. Oh, and I can’t see those wack formats well.

If I receive too many asks of the same nature, from the same muse, I will simply delete the/certain of the asks at my discretion.

For my own comfort, I will block any and all bloggers who are self-proclaimed ‘Satanists’ (don’t care what the suffix is).

My only hard ‘no’ with any ship is non-con. Obviously will not ship any minor characters.

[frxgmcnts]

In all honesty, the question didn't come all that surprising to him. In fact, he had expected it. Briefly glancing around he shifted is attention back on Sonny. "I might have heard my brother has gotten himself in some trouble. Just wanted to check if you've heard anything around here, before I walk into some trap." Yes, Chris and him weren't close, but they still were brothers, family in some wider definition of the word. If the rumours were true Ben would regret ignoring it.

@frxgmcnts liked for a starter

“not  that  i'm  complaining  or  being  judgmental.”  sonny  started  as  she  looked  at  the  male  with  curious  eyes,  “since  you're  not  a  hunter  anymore,  why'd  you  come  here  to  the  safehouse?”  she  paused  for  a  moment,  “don't  get  me  wrong,  you  are  welcome  here  any  time.  i'm  just  curious.”

[muutosarchive]

SECRET MENU MUSES

aka : muses open to anyone. appearing here either for low activity or interest from others, not so active fandoms / muses i added for friends.

liviana charvanek/romulan commander : joanne linville (star trek tos: the enterprise incident, star trek novels)

number one / una : majel barrett (the cage and star trek tos only, doesn't recognize strange new worlds)

christine chapel : majel barrett (star trek tos based only, does not recognize strange new worlds. willing to adapt for aos)

ar'alani / ziara : n/a (star wars / primarily adapted to fit the star trek universe. still reading thrawn ascendancy)

project alice abernathy : milla jovovich (resident evil films)

daycare attendant / sun + moon + eclipse : n/a (fnaf: security breach)

adam faulkner stanheight : leigh whannell (saw franchise)

cirice iglesia : sky ferreira (the band ghost based original character, based on the song of the same name. verses found here.)

ted theodore logan : keanu reeves (bill & ted franchise)

john constantine : keanu reeves (constantine 2005)

harley quinn / harleen quinzel : harley quinn (mixed media based / mainly nolan verse, the animated series, dceu, multiple comic runs, and the arkham games)

tank girl : lori petty (tank girl film based primarily but heavily heavily comic inspired/influenced. headcanon based)

freddy fazbear : n/a (classic / withered freddy, circa fnaf 1 & 2 / ucn, & pre-game canon)

rockstar foxy : n/a (five nights at freddy's 6 (pizzeria simulator), & ultimate custom night)

otis b. driftwood : bill moseley (house of 1000 corpses based, the devil's rejects &. 3 from hell).

ben harmon : dylan mcdermott (american horror story : murder house)

rusty ryan : brad pitt (oceans 11-13)

debbie ocean : sandra bullock (oceans 8)

thomas barclay : wes bentley (p2 : 2007 film)

nevaeh thomas : nicki minaj (oc, single mother + sa survivor, affiliated with #avemaria's temperance shaw)

doctor slone : alisha wainwright (fortnite br).

lloyd pierce : forrie j. smith (yellowstone, ranch hand)

jessica campbell : abbey lee (five nights at freddy's : novels / with a verse for the main game timeline)

rift warden stellan : n/a (fortnite battle royale)

teeter alldredge : jennifer landon (yellowstone)

vincent demarco : jon bernthal (former gang enforcer oc, bio found on the oc bio page)

raegan demarco : angelina jolie (daughter of vincent, bio on bio page)

alejandro vargas : alain mesa (call of duty modern warfare ii. Los Vaqueros, mexican special forces).

toy chica : no faceclaim (five nights at freddy's 2)

jules : emily bador (fortnite battle royale)

waluigi : sascha baron cohen (super mario franchise)

gwen stacy : sophie thatcher (spider-verse)

everest : n/a (creepypasta oc, personal interpretation of the rake. ask for info).

cordelia goode : sarah paulson (american horror story coven &. apocalypse).

evelyn dutton : kate hudson (yellowstone)

papa 'copia' emeritus iv : masked tobias forge (the band ghost)

[karaktcrs]

Couple of scar headcanons for a few pla muses (non rp blogs. DO NOT reblog!)

Palina: Burn scars on both her lower arms and her left shoulder from training with a couple of playful Growlithe.

Iscan: A couple of cuts on his arms and legs from when he made a nasty fall once when running away from a couple of ghost poké.mon. He had only been a warden for about a week when it happened.

Mai: She has a couple of slashes from Scyther on her arms and back from when she protected Teddyursa and Munchlax when she was a teenager. There’s also a scar on both of her feet from when she slipped and made a nasty fall around deertrack heights. Mai didn’t end up with more scars from it because Ursaring saved her before she reached the ground.

Melli: Has a few, luckily not too deep, scars on his chest from when he once held a very playful little baby Gligar. 

Irida: Burn scars on her hands from when she tried to approach a Ponyta once. There’s also a scar on her back from when she got hit in the back by a Glalie once.

Adaman: Several scars on his arms, legs, shoulders and back from being way too curious and reckless as a kid. There could be more but Eevee/Leafeon has always ben there to protect and save him.

Ingo: He has a small cut on his left cheek and several on his hands and lower arms from when he first ended up in Hisui.

[sarsaparillia]

wip wednesday

@fandomn00blr tagged me, thank you! tagging anyone and everyone who sees this. go forth, babes, show off!

anyway, i’m working on a couple of things. so here, have some musings on sereda aeducan by someone who used to be called sten:

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The Qun reaches the ears of many, but it does not often reach the ears of many dwarves. The Qun reaches the ears of many, but it does not often reach the ears of many Wardens, either. The Qun reaches the ears of many, but not often do these many come to Seheron.

She causes a ripple. Whispers of her reach the palace’s heart long before she does; a dwarven women, not viddathari, but pale and blonde-haired, wearing Warden blues. If whispers of her had not reached the palace’s heart before she herself, Arishok would have been very disappointed in his antaam.

All reports of her are devoured as soon as they slide into his hands. Arishok frowns, reading through them once again.

She  moves inland slower than he expected she would.

The Siccari avoid her. This both confuse and worry his antaam; they have found no other that Tevinter’s murder-birds will not touch. The ben-hassrath do not engage her, on his order—the Arishok is more concerned for his people than for her, in this. Rasaan does not question this, only raises a brow. Seheron is Arishok’s domain, and Rasaan will not infringe upon it.

Arishok shakes his head.

She was peerless with a sword when he knew her, and that has likely not changed.

[heartscfvalor]

General Wanted Plots for My Muses Specifically

Hogwarts Mystery Things for Aislinn. She has a friendship with Bill and Charlie Weasley, as well as Nymphodora Tonks, as they all went to Hogwarts together. She also wants Merula Snyde, Rowan Khana, Penny Haywood, Ben Copper, and the rest of the HM cast to be around. During Hogwarts they’re trying to stop the Cursed Vaults from wrecking havoc; after Hogwarts, Aislinn works as a curse breaker. For romance options, she is bisexual but has a preference for women.

More things with my Harriet Potter; exploring her Hogwarts years as a Slytherin student knowing that Severus Snape is her father would change the story drastically. But also AUs where...maybe Snape and Lily actually got together and stayed together. Or an AU where Lily lives, so when Harriet grows up she has to notice that her daughter looks so much like Snape, and not James, and know that eventually she has to tell her child the truth.

Dragon Age Stuff for Nesira, my elf rogue. For DA:Origins, she is an elf from Denerim; on her wedding day, she is kidnapped with several other female elves by a human noble, and she has to fight her way through the castle to save her cousin, who is being abused during the fight. Nesira opts to kill the human noble rather than take the money, and is afterward recruited to the Grey Wardens by Duncan in an effort to save her from being arrested. She takes over the group after Duncan is killed in Ostegar.

Or, Dragon Age: Inquisition. Nesira is the elf rogue sent from her Dalish clan to spy on the meeting between the Templars and the Magi, but was caught in the crossfire with the Divine, Justinia, was murdered by a demon. Sent briefly into the Fade, Nesira was rescued by a glowing figure of a woman, whom some believe to be Andraste, and she is given a mark upon her hand that gives her the ability to close the rifts that have opened all over the country, allowing demons and spirits to break free into the world and cause chaos. Because the Chantry believe her to be something evil, they denounce her as Andraste’s Chosen One and pull back support, so Cassandra, a Seeker, pulls together a new age Inquisition. Nesira volunteers to be the Inquisitor. She has the Mark upon her hand; it only seems right. For romance options, Nesira is pansexual, and she has no preference for gender or sex.

For Anne, definitely an AU where she has her son. The physicians and an astronomer predicted that Elizabeth was supposed to be a boy, and Anne believed in it so much that it was a genuine shock that Elizabeth was born a girl. What if they had been right? What if Anne was the one to bring an Edward into the world? What if she was able to give Henry the son he wanted, and the son she so promised? I think it would be interesting to try.

More Twilight Things!!! It’s a Hyperfixation y’all, we’re just gonna have to deal with it. I need more stuff with Beau and Edythe tho; both are bisexual, so we can do Reimagined stuff, or we could do regular Twilight stuff with all sorts of combinations. Beau has Big Respectful Simp Energy, let’s take advantage of it.

More will come. This is just all I could think of this morning.

[frxgmcnts]

✘ — @angelk1llr | liked this and the wheel chose ben for whoever you have the highest muse!

There was a moment of silence in which Ben just looked at the other before he eventually decided to respond. "It's gonna take a lot more than a simple apology for me to be able to trust you again."

[unhowl]

🖤 pinned post time! for the sake of mobile users, an abridged version of my rules & a complete copy/paste of my muse roster is beneath the cut! if you could use more information, it’s on my blog when you’re next at a desktop.

RULES

— about: bard - 26 - they/he - white - spoonie - various brainworms — all warnings and triggers are tagged appropriately including not safe for work — don’t be weird, racist or otherwise awful; also, no minors please — i love memes! send me memes! encourage me to send you memes! — i don’t care how you format but i don’t use small text and rarely use icons

MUSE ROSTER

please note: not all muses have faceclaims, or use their canon faceclaims. none of these muses are straight and a good chunk of them are trans. i canon diverge fairly often but that doesn��t really matter until we plot.

CINEMA

CINEMA

leerie, jack - mary poppins returns - fc: lin-manuel miranda he/him | biromantic, ace-spec | human | lamplighter, lightly magic bartolomei, mambrú - a perfect day fc: benicio del toro he/him | bisexual | human | aid worker cromwell, luke - chokeslam - fc: michael eklund he/him | bisexual | human | freelance graphic designer gillick, alejandro - sicario - he/him - fc: benicio del toro he/him | bisexual (not openly) | human | mercenary, assassin, disrupter lane, mike - magic mike - fc: tba he/him | bisexual | human | carpenter and part time dancer rockatansky, max - mad max - fc: tba he/him | bisexual | human | former road warrior, drifter

GAMES

arainai, zevran - dragon age - fc: in-game he/him | bisexual | elf | spy/assassin anders - dragon age ii - he/him - fc: in-game he/him | bisexual | human | former warden; on the run attano, corvo - dishonored - fc: in-game he/him | bisexual | human |  bull, the iron - dragon age: inquisition - fc: jason momoa he/him | bisexual | qunari | mercenary carver - la by night - fc: taliesin jaffe he/him | gay | vampire | spy, anarchist de rolo, percy - critical role - fc: tba he/him | bisexual | human | lord of whitestone gascoigne - bloodborne - fc: in-game he/him | bisexual | human, sort of | beast hunter, infected miller, joel - the last of us - fc: john cho he/him | bisexual | human | just trying to survive porter bridges, sam - info - death stranding - fc: norman reedus he/him | gay, demisexual | human with DOOMS | delivery man regis, emiel - the witcher 3 & books - fc: in-game he/they | bisexual | vampire | barber, herbalist sol, pumat - critical role - fc: tba he/him | gay | firbolg | shop keeper, wizard strife, cloud - final fantasy 7- fc: in-game he/him | gay | human | mercenary tealeaf, mollymauk - critical role - fc: hale appleman he/they | bisexual | tiefling | circus performer, swindler, mercenary

LITERATURE

black, sirius - harry potter - fc: hale appleman he/they | gay | human | unemployed, wizard deschain, roland - the dark tower - fc: idris elba he/him | bisexual | human | gunslinger everdeen, katniss - the hunger games - fc: tba she/her | gay | human | rebel, hunter graham, will - red dragon - fc: andre holland he/him | bisexual (not openly) | human | former fbi, boat mechanic kadmin, dimitri - altered carbon - fc: various they/them | bisexual | augmented human | assassin for hire wicker, julia - the magicians trilogy - fc: tba she/her | bisexual | human | hedge witch, goddess-y

OTHER

bautista, lincoln - original character - fc: alfonso herrera he/him | gay | human, immortal | witch cavendish, laszlo - dracula but an oc - fc: tba he/him | gay | vampire | property developer darkfeather, marilou - original character - fc: jason momoa he/they | bisexual | vampire | drifter earp, wyatt - info - historical/fantasy - fc: anson mount he/him | bisexual | hollow | beast hunter wildgrube, fenrir - mythology/fantasy - fc: michael eklund he/him | bisexual | monstrous wolf | that fenrir zidane, dihya - original character - fc: sophia boutella she/they | bisexual | human | artist

TELEVISION 

alderson, elliot - mr robot - fc: rami malek he/him | bisexual | human | hacker, currently unemployed castle, frank - the punisher - he/him - fc: jon bernthal he/him | bisexual | human | he's the punisher coldwater, quentin - the magicians - he/him - fc: jason ralph he/him | bisexual | human | teacher, magician dipierro, dominique - mr robot - fc: grace grummer she/her | gay | fbi agent earp, willa - wynonna earp - fc: tba they/she | bisexual | unemployed, tired earp, wynonna - wynonna earp - fc: tba she/her | bisexual (not openly) | black badge-ish, demon hunter flint, james - black sails - fc: toby stephens he/him | bisexual |  hale, derek - teen wolf - fc: tyler hoechlin he/him | bisexual | werewolf (beta) | he does not have a "job" hobbs, abigail - hannibal - fc: kacey rohl she/her | bisexual | human | college student, bartender house, gregory - house, md - fc: hugh laurie he/him | gay | human | doctor keane, marcus - the exorcist - fc: ben daniels he/him | bisexual | human | (former) exorcist lightwood, alec - shadowhunters - he/him - fc: david castañeda he/him | gay |  luther, john - luther - fc: idris elba he/him | bisexual | human | (former) police macy, rick - in the flesh - fc: david walmsley he/him | gay | risen human (zombie) | army veteran madani, dinah - the punisher - fc: golshifteh farahani she/her | bisexual | human | agent for dhs monroe, simon - in the flesh - fc: emmett scanlan he/him | gay | risen human (zombie) | antiques shop staff mccall, scott - info - teen wolf - fc: tyler posey he/him | bisexual | werewolf (alpha) | community college poe - altered carbon - fc: chris conner he/it | gay | artificial intelligence | hotel and hotelier scofield, michael - info - prison break - fc: wentworth miller he/him | bisexual | human | volakis, amber - house, md - fc: anne dudek she/her | bisexual | human | doctor

VOICETESTING

alexopoulos, justice - original character - fc: tba deet - the dark crystal: age of resistance (tv) - fc: in-show/nathalie emmanuel karev, alex - grey's anatomy (tv) - fc: justin chambers scythia, andromache of - the old guard (movie) - fc: charlize theron spencer, eliot - leverage (tv) - fc: tba vance, eleanor - the haunting of hill house (book) - fc: isabelle adjani

[maddmuses]

Muse Directory

Original // Fandomless

-Alexzandra: The 6th Warden, designed by The Archons to protect all of life in existence, and foster it into the future. But sometimes, does being a guardian mean being a destroyer?; A Crimson Angel From Beyond The Stars (Alexzandra) (She/Her/GNC; Pansexual)

Multimedia // DC Universe

-Conner Kent: The Kryptonian clone of Lex Luthor designed to emulate Superman’s DNA; Y’all Need a Hero (Conner Kent) (He/Him; Hetflexible)

-Kara Kent/Zor-El: One of Krypton’s last survivors, and daughter of Zor-El. She escaped Argo City in much the same way that Clark escaped Kryptopolis, but the Brainiac program captured her before she could arrive to Earth. Acting as his Scion and a warrior, Kara razed numerous planets, before learning her errors after meeting Superman.; It does not matter what they think. You forced me to destroy worlds! But I will fight for this one! (Kara Zor-El) (She/Her; Pansexual)

-Martha Kent: The eldest daughter of Kon-El, known author, and local witch; The House of El’s Magical Gem (Martha Kent) (She/Her; Bisexual)

-Alexandros Prince: Son of two worlds, and two heroes, he seeks to find his way in the world; Athena’s Champion (Alexandros Prince) (He/Him; Pansexual)

-Caroline Kent: Daughter of Earth and Mars, heir to the El legacy; Kiss my fist bad guys! (Caroline Kent/Kara-El) (She/Her; Bisexual)

-Terry McGinnis: The Future Knight, Bruce Wayne’s true successor as Batman, and Neo-Gotham’s new defender; The Dark Hope of The Future (Terry McGinnis/Batman Beyond) (He/Him; Heterosexual)

-Cassandra Cain: Best Batgirl, martial arts extraordinaire. Might actually be the best; Orphaned Wing (Cassandra Cain) (She/Her; Demisexual)

Multimedia // Marvel Universe

-Peter Parker: Your Friendly Neighorhood Spider-Man, one of the world’s most dedicated heroes!; Your Friendly Neighborhood! (Spider-Man Earth-14320) (He/Him; Hetero)

-Thor Odinson: King of Asgard and her greatest warrior, Thor is The God of Thunder and intends to be Asgard’s final monarch. Empowered by his father’s spirit in a new Mjolnir, he acts as both ruler and avenger; The New All-Father (Thor Earth-14320) (He/Him; Eschewed Labels)

-Ben Hardy: The illegitimate son of Peter Parker and Felicia Hardy, currently the cat burglar and supervillain Ricochete, and the future her Black Spider; Gonna get what’s mine (Ben Hardy) (He/Him; Biromantic Demisexual)

-Rachel Summers: The daughter of Jean Grey and Scott Summers from a potential future, one of the most powerful psychics, and an avatar of the Phoenix; Future Phoenix (Rachel Summers) (She/Her; Lesbian)

-Gwendolyn Poole: Marvel’s original Pinkie Pie, and everyone’s second favorite 4th wall-defying merc; So I'm having a hard time getting uh; comic book universe citizenship? (Gwendolyn Poole) (She/Her; Bisexual)

Multimedia // Avatar Universe

-Avatar Li of The Fire Nation: Former Crown Prince of The Fire Nation, and now Avatar-in-Training, they’re finding their way in the world. What will be there for them?; The Third Wave (Avatar Li) (They/Them; Asexual)

-Ty Lee: One of Azula’s Triad, and later on a Kiyoshi Warrior. A skilled Acrobat and Chi Blocker, she can identify the qualities of your aura just by looking at you; Circus Freak is a Complement (Ty Lee) (She/Her; Homoflexible)

-Ty Zia: Ty Lee’s granddaughter and first airbending Kyoshi warrior in all of history! A bit sassy, you’d better watch out for her left hook; The Dragon of Storms (Ty Zia) (She/Her; Homosectional)

-Zaheer: The master martial artist, and airbending leader of the revived Red Lotus. A spiritual man and revolutionary, Zaheer assassinated the Earth Queen, hoping it would help restore the world’s balance; Enter The Void (Zaheer) (He/They; Asexual Hetromantic)

Multimedia // Critical Role

-Keyleth: The Voice of The Tempest and designated swiss-army-druid, Keyleth is the HEART of Vox Machina... Well, bleeding heart more like it; Your Purpose in Life is Only What You Make of It (Keyleth) (She/Her; Pansexual)

-Scanlan Shorthalt: The Kingslayer, Aes Adon, The MEAT MAN!!! Scanlan is a Bard and certainly keeps the spirits, and if you ask him the meat, of Vox Machina raised through their adventures. Recently divorced; Oooh. Shut up and Shoot That Hole! (Scanlan Shorthalt) (He/Him; Yes Please)

-Vax'ildan: Champion of Ravens and known multiclass hoarder. Not of this world, he serves the Matron of Death, though occasionally is known to intervene when the situation calls for it;  Dagger Dagger... Dagger (Vax’ildan) (He/Him, Omni)

-Vex’ahlia: The most powerful member of Vox Machina... By merit of Trinket being her partner. But seriously, as Coinmistress of the Tal’Dorei Council, and designated carpet bomber of Vox Machina, you’d best be careful to stay on her good side darlings; We don’t do anything with dignity (Vex’ahlia) (She/her; Bisexual)

Multimedia // Disney

-Anna of Arendelle from The Noble Family of Holstein: Sister of Queen Elsa of Arendelle, and daughter of King and Queen Agnarr and Iduna. A daring princess, she will not be stopped from throwing herself into danger for her subjects, or the ones that she loves; Go ahead. I won’t judge (Anna Holstein) (She/Her; Bisexual)

Multimedia // Gundam Franchise

-Domon Kasshu: King of Hearts and Champion of the 13th Gundam Fight Tournament. Champion of Neo-Japan and savior of Earth. Gundam Fight Readyyyyyy... GOOOOOOO!!!!!; Take This! My Love!! My Anger!!! And All of My Sorrow!!!! (Domon Kasshu) (He/Him; Fightsexual)

Multimedia // Rick and Morty

-Jessica: Just your typical popular romantic love interest? Hardly. She has seen eternity, and it was silent; Fuck Off I’m A Time God (Jessica) (She/Her; Pansexual)

Anime // Boku no Hero Academia

-Ashido Mina: The chipper and athletic first year, her acid quirk is super cool!; I Wanna Go! That Looks Like Fun!! (Mina Ashido) (She/Her; Lesbian)

-Son Rin: Intense, young, and beautiful, this second year is nothing like anyone who’s come before; Time to start this with a bang! (Son Rin) (She/Her; Pansexual)

-Iosefina “Sefina” Wataru: The HOT granddaughter of Katseru Wataru, she is often compared to her brother for having a rather MAGMAnamous personality; Stay out of my kitchen, or quit your bitchin’ (Sefina Wataru) (She/They; Panromantic Demisexual)

Anime // Bleach

-Isane Kotetsu: Captain of 4th Division and the greatest healer of her generation; The Amiable Amazon (Isane Kotetsu) (She/Her; Lesbian)

-Rukia Kuchiki: Soul Reaper of 13th division and world-famous artist, well-known best girl; Frozen Tears On Porcelain Cheeks (Rukia Kuchiki) (She/Her; Omni w/ a woman lean)

-Byakuya Kuchiki: Captain of 6th division and head of the Great Noble Kuchiki Clan, pink is a lovely color, and pink just fucked you up; King of A Thousand Swords (Byakuya Kuchiki) (He/Him; Omni w/ a male lean)

-Isshin Shiba-Kurosaki: Former Captain of 10th Division, and proud dad of three. Mostly wandering around the world in his self-appointed “Golden Years”; Doctor in The Streets | Daddy in The Sheets (Isshin) (He/Him; Demisquared)

-Batsu'unsai Katori: First Captain of 8th Division and commonly known as “The Scalpel”. A front-runner and pioneer in many of the modern sciences and studies engaged with in the Soul Society today, she is precisely the kind of monster one would expect to find in such a position of such a world; Seireitei's Serial Killer (Batsu'unsai Katori) (She/Her; AroAce [Sex Positive])

-Yūyake Kuchiki: Heir apparent to the Kuchiki Clan and local spoiled brat. Well-loved by her family, but worried about her future as a noble; A Fiery Bow Among Alabaster Snow (Yūyake Kuchiki) (She/They; Genuinely unsure)

-Shoyo-Fēng: Daughter of captains Kotetsu and Fēng, she suffers from serious anxiety and is strangely powerful for it; Two Plus Four Makes... Seven??? (Shoyo-Fēng) (She/Her; Flighty and prone to picking up significant others)

-Rikō-Fēng: Brother of Shoyo and son of Isane and Soifon, he’s a protective and caring young siblings... Though he seems to care little for most others; Clever Bee... (Rikō-Fēng) (He/Him; AroAce)

-Futatsu-Fēng: A young and beautiful assassin from the Onmitsukido, ;  The Elegance of The Black Lily (Futatsu-Fēng) (She/Her; Omni)

-Tenchi Zaraki: Son of Kenpachi Kenpachi Zaraki, a martial artist in 4th division, though maybe not traditionally first-rate; The Tree That Grows Slow (Tenchi Zaraki) (He/Him; Bisexual)

-Yamato Von Zieger: Agent from America, Seated Executive, in charge of Living World’s Patrols for the Americas; American Soul Reaper (Yamato Von Zieger) (He/Him; Pansexual)

Anime // Digimon

-BlackWarGreymon/Kuromaru: A digital monster reborn after the reboot of the digital world by Yggdrasil. Once a warrior whose sole purpose in life, it seemed, was to fight his new life merits the search for a new purpose; My Strength is My Final Gift to You (BlackWarGreymon/Kuromaru) (He/They/It; Digimon cannot engage in sexual action, i.e. Kuromaru would be somewhere on the aroace spectrum)

Anime // Dragon Ball

-Son Goku: The saiyan from earth, ally to good, nightmare to you; Saiyan From Earth (Son Goku) (He/Him; AroAce/Fightsexual)

-Son Goba: Daughter of the hero Goku, and the next generation of Team Dragon; The Next Defender (Son Goba) (She/Her; Chaotic Bi)

-Broly: The Legendary, once-in-a-thousand-years, demonic saiyan of Universe 7; The Legendary Super Saiyan (Broly) (He/Him; Demi)

-Barb: The Queen Mother of all saiyans. The previous Queen Consort of Planet Vegeta... Before it blew up; Mother of All Saiyans (Barb) (She/Her; Omni/Strengthsexual)

-Gine: The mother of Kakarot, and the progenitor of a legend. Secretly a descendent of The Legendary Super Saiyan Yamoshi; His Kind Eyes (Gine) (She/Her; Bisexual [woman lean])

-Cell: The perfect warrior, a bio-android created for the sole purpose of achieving perfection, and killing Son Goku. Of course, he’s gone beyond that now; You fool! Don't you realize yet you're up against the perfect weapon?! (Cell) (He/They; AroAce)

Anime // Jujutsu Kaisen

-Kasumi Miwa: A student at Jujutsu High School in Kyoto. Famously useless... Unless you give her a cool af sword!!!; Useless Miwa Speaking! (Kasumi Miwa) (She/Her; Bisexual)

-Mai Zenin: The younger of the twin heirs to the Zenin clan, and a student at Jujutsu High School in Kyoto. She hates her sister, and she’s not shy about it; The Lesser Part Lost (Mai Zenin) (She/Her; Problematiq-bi)

-Maki Zenin: The elder twin heir of the Zenin clan, and a student at Jujutsu High School in Tokyo. Cast aside by her family and made an outsider, she’s out to prove herself, and to become a Jujutsu Sorcerer despite her heavenly pact; The Unseeing Blade (Maki Zenin) (She/They (Literally Two Bitches after [SPOILERS]; Bisexual)

-Nobara Kugisaki: A student at Jujutsu High School in Tokyo. From a small rural village, she’s returned to Japan to meet someone important, and to experience the world outside of her childhood; Living in a Lonely World (Nobara Kugisaki) (She/Her; Gayz4MakiLesgooooooo)

-Satoru Gojo: The Strongest Sorcerer. A once in four-hundred years prodigy with Jujutsu Abilities that are so rare and powerful that even those born with them individually are often killed as children. Now a teacher; Infinity is Everywhere (Satoru Gojo) (He/Him; Demi)

-Yuta Okkotsu: Second year at Jujutsu High, he has only lived in the sorcerer world for a couple of years, but with his unique sort of haunting he means to stop suffering, even at the cost of himself; I may be cursed but I will never let that define me (Yuta Okkotsu) (He/Him; Bi)

-Yuji Itadori: An anomaly in the Jujutsu world and the vessel for Sukuna. Recently enrolling into Jujutsu High School in Tokyo, he pursues a renewed purpose in eating Sukuna’s fingers so that someday they might be destroyed along with him; The Shrine’s Guardian (Yuji Itadori) (He/Him; Asexual Biromantic)

Anime // Naruto

-Itachi Uchiha: Master of Genjutsu and the bringer of his own clan’s genocide. Likely the strongest to ever do it, Itachi would be instrumental in keeping Konohagakure safe, even when branded its enemy; Master of The Sharingan (Itachi Uchiha)  (Ask me about my main!AU) (He/Him; Biromantic Asexual)

-Naruto Uzumaki: The jinchuuriki of Kurama, and a shinobi of great renown... Well, most of the time not quite yet. Eager and energetic, he’s seen as something of a knucklehead, but whent he chips are down he’ll never back out of a promise, or run away from a fight; You'd Better Believe It!! (Naruto Uzumaki) (He/Her/They; Pansexual) (Ask me about my canon divergence)

-Sakura Haruno: The head of Konoha’s Medic Corp. and healer of Squad 7, she is the Beautiful Ninja Maiden who crushes her enemies; Cha!! You’ll never stop me!! (Sakura Haruno)  (Ask me about my canon divergence) (She/Her; Later-In-Development Lesbian)

-Yamaneko Uchiha: The cousin of Sasuke and Itachi Uchiha, and a focal point for the clan’s potential future. Feeling abandoned by her peers, she has a chip on her shoulder, and a desire to show up her contemporaries; The Uchiha Tigress (Yamaneko Uchiha) (She/They; Bisexual w/ a Sapphic lean)

Anime // One Piece

-Luffy D. Monkey: The captain of the straw hat pirates and future king of the pirates! Eater of the Gomu Gomu no Mi and lover of adventure; If you don’t take risks you can’t create a future (Luffy) (He/Him; AroAce but overall sex or romance disinterested but not repulsed)

-Nami Bell-mère: Renowned cat burglar and member of the straw hats, she won’t be stopped until she’s made a map of all the seas... And gotten a few Beri along the way ;3 ; Tangerine Queen (Nami) (She/Her; MoneyPansexual)

-Toru Akiyama Tōru Caushān : The World Government’s Golden Dragon; The Burning Dragon (Tōru Caushān) (He/Him; Demisexual Biromantic)

Anime // Shonen

-Judai Yuki: The heroic duelist of destiny; Gotta Get Your Game On! (Judai Yuki) (He/Him; AceAro)

-Seto Kaiba: Master of dragons, and defyer of fate; Dragon Master Transcending Time!! (Seto Kaiba) (He/Him; Homoflexible)

-Yuharu Kaiba: Daughter of Mokuba Kaiba, and successor to the Kaiba legacy; Blue-Eyes White Heiress (Yuharu Kaiba) (She/Her; Pan)

-Shiro Minamoto: A young Obelisk Blue student and duelist who struggles with his own identity and desires from life;  Samurai Master of Dragons (Shiro Minamoto) (He/Him; Demi)

-Josuke Higashikata: Protector of Morioh and Local Stylish Teen (tm). Stand User and master of Crazy Diamond... He’ll heal you as long as you don’t comment on his pompadour; WHAT THE HELL DID YOU JUST SAY ABOUT MY HAIR!? (Josuke Higashikata) (He/They; Fabulously Jojo)

-Korosensei: Destroyer of the moon, the ultimate teacher, and former reaper. Don’t let his grin fool you; Calamari Mentor (Korosensei) (He/Him; Chaotic Straight)

Anime // Seinen

-Diane: Queen of Giants and Sin of Envy (The Serpent), Diane is a serious threat in a cute (but big) package! Seriously, stay out of the way of her maul, and her love life, if you know what’s good for you; Spitting Venom in My Lyrics I’m The Serpent Sin! (Diane) (She/They [Distinct Cultural Concepts of Gender]; Pansexual w/ Femme Lean)

-Escanor Castellio: The Lion Sin of Pride and strongest holy knight. A man whose power rises with the son as he becomes the pure embodiment of strength;  Who decided that? The only one who gets to decide such things IS ME! (Escanor Castellio)  (Ask me about my canon divergence) (He/Him; Lover of Beauty)

-Panty Anarchy: The elder of the Anarchy Sisters, a pistol-wielding badass who wants to sleep with 1000 men while on earth; Angel of Lust (Panty Anarchy) (She/Her; Heteroflexible)

-Stocking Anarchy: The younger Anarchy Syster, armed with a sword, or a fork, you’d best be careful not to piss her off; Angel of Gluttony (Stocking Anarchy) (She/Her; Homoflexible)

Anime // Sanrio

-Retsuko: A red panda accountant trying to get through her daily grind. She’s eager to find a way to cope with the workplace, and find her fulfillment in life; Screaming Roaring Satisfaction (Retsuko) (She/Her; Bisexual)

Literature // Fantasy

-Drizzt Do’Urden: Ranger of the North and most famous swordsman in Faerun, this Drow elf struggles with his identity and the way the world sees him, for his appearance;  For Me I'll Use My Scimitars (Drizzt Do'Urden) (He/Him; Vaguely Demi)

(Note: Any interactions with these muses and muses from this verse or of this sort of verse will be tagged “Problematic Wizard” and cw; Problematic Wizard. If I miss any please lmk so I can rectify that miss.)

-Donovan/Donna/Don Greyback: The son child of Fenrir Greyback, Gryffindor Quidditch player; The Full Moon Boy (Don Greyback) Alpha Wolfgirl (Donna Greyback) The Last Greyback (Don Greyback)  (Genderfluid Any/All; Woman-oriented but open to anything)

-Hermione Granger: The brightest witch of an age. Future Minister of Magic, and premier House Elf-rights activist; I mean, it’s sort of exciting isn’t it? Breaking the rules (Hermione Granger) (Ask me about my canon divergence) (She/Her; Lesbian who dates a lot of transgirls)

Video Games // Kingdom Hearts

-Sora: The hero chosen by destiny, but not destiny’s first choice. A Keyblade Master in all but name, he has traveled to numerous worlds, and has asserted himself as the protector of all worlds. Able to attract and connect the hearts of others to his own, he relies on the light of his friends to guide his key; The King’s Soaring Imposter (Sora) (He/Him; Bi)

-Roxas: An anomaly of heart, the nobody commander of Samurai, and Sora’s other. Fighting to find his own place in existence, he defies the notion that a nobody is simply a memory, or parody, of someone who once existed; Blades of Promises and Endings (Roxas) (He/Him; Bi)

-Vanitas: The True Unversed, a boy whose heart is the fragments of another, dark emotions personified, his sole purpose (as he sees it) is to reunite his broken heart so that he may escape the prison of his existence by forging the χ-blade and reuniting with his former self; The Source of Suffering (Vanitas) (He/Him; Fucked up)

Video Games // RPG

-Zack Fair: Future hero and second wielder of the Buster Sword. Soldier 1st Class; Actual Human Puppy (Zack Fair) (He/Him; Pan)

-Cloud Strife: Third wielder of the Buster Sword mysterious mercenary. What does his future hold? And does it have to do with his enigmatic past?; Master of The Seven Blades (Cloud Strife) (He/They/Her; Omni)

-Tifa Lockhart: You know, she’s objectively best girl. And she punches great too!; The Seventh Heaven (Tifa Lockhart) (She/Her; Pan)

-Mei “Mai Fuller” Fukaya: SOLDIER 1st Class and Gunblade specialist, Mei comes from a pauper background, becoming a proper hero like her idol from legend; The One-Woman Firing Squad (Mei Fukaya) (She/Her; Bi)

-Squall Leonhart: Chairman of SeeD and master of the gunblade, Squall is the hero who traveled through time to stop the witch Ultimecia; Grieverhart (Squall Leonhart) (He/Him; Pan)

-Geralt: The White Wolf, the greatest witcher, the Ravix of Fourhorn. A legendary witcher, Geralt wanders the world, killing monsters, and stopping evils; The Butcher of Blaviken (Geralt of Rivia) (He/Him; Horny)

Video Games // Baldur’s Gate

-Karlach Cliffgate: The Fury of Avernus. Karlach was one a simple commoner in the city of Baldur’s Gate until one day, when her ancestor Zariel had her brought to the hellfires of Avernus to act as her champion. Following a daring escape, she now travels, seeking respite from the consequences of her escape, and for something to replace the hell engine that is now her heart...; A Golden Retriever From Hell (Karlach Cliffgate) (She/Her; Bisectional)

-Minthara Baenre: The Merciless Soul. Minthara was once a member of the Lolthite cult in Menzoberranzan, but inadvertently escaped her fate when leading an assault on another cult dedicated to a deity called “The Absolute” that had attempted to convert drow from the city. However, her life changed when one of the cult’s leaders cut down her men, and took her heart. Now an escapee of two cults, she is wandering through life, seeking a new purpose; A Drow Outcast Unlike The Other (Minthara Baenre) (She/Her; Lesbian)

-Shadowheart: The Dark Justiciar. A young half-elf who remembers very little, other than her devotion to the dark lady, Shar. Dedicated to following through and her allies, she seems to struggle as she unknowingly walks through two worlds; Lady of The Twilight Faith (Shadowheart) (She/Her; Pansexual)

-Zesaer Xorlarrin: A bhaalspawn of most unusual origin, her entire life seems to be steeped in conspiracy, mystery, and sorrow. Now a wandering deathsinger with no memories, she must compose the next verse of her life with no recollection of the chorus; The Lady of Seldarine Sonata (Zesaer Xorlarrin)

Video Games // Devil May Cry

-Dante Redgrave: The Legendary Devil Hunter, son of Sparda, and multiple Hell-Bowl Champion of The Nine Rings; Adventures of The Wacky Woohoo Pizza Man (Dante Redgrave) (He/Him; Hetero)

-Madonna “Donna” Redgrave: The daughter of the Legendary Devil Hunter, new owner of Devil May Cry, and well-known headache to both heaven and hell; My Lady of Sparda (Donna Redgrave) (She/Her; Bi)

Video Games // League of Legends

-Ahri: The Vesani gatekeeper, alluring and deadly, she subsists by consuming the souls of her lover... But still? Probably worth it; If you'd like to play with me you'd better be sure you know the game~ (Ahri) (She/Her; Dominant)

-Briar: A Blood Golem with a ceaseless hunger, she has escaped from her prison, and now wandering Noxia, if not Runeterra at-large! But watch out, she’s hungy; I’m Hungry... I mean... Briar (Briar) (She/Her; Bisexual)

-Settrigh “The Boss, Sett”: Half-Vastayan, Half-Noxian, All Badass. A pit-boss and warrior, he will do anything to ensure his mother has a happy life, and that his people don’t have to put up with Noxian imperialism; Glad I Don’t Have To Fight Me (Sett) (He/Him; Fight me!!)

Video Games // Fighting

-Bi-Han: (WIP)

-Hanzo Hasashi: Sometimes a man, sometimes a specter, always a bad-ass. Member of the Shirai-Ryu clan, he dons the identity of the ninja warrior Scorpion to seek both vengeance and justice alike; I Let Go of My Rage and It Saved Me (Hanzo Hasashi) (He/Him; Demi)

-Kuai Liang: (WIP)

-Reina Mishima: The semi-legitimate daughter of Heihachi Mishima and the latest of the Devil’s Legacy to rise. Nobody knows what her true desire is; The Purple Devil (Reina Mishima) (She/Her; Fightsexual/Pansexual (Sapphic Lean))

Television // Animation

-Danny Fenton: Young Danny Fenton, he was just 14 when his parents built a very strange machine; it was designed to view a world unseen (He's gonna catch 'em all 'cause he's Danny Phantom!) When it didn't quite work, his folks, they just quit, but then Danny took a look inside of it. There was a great big flash, everything just changed, his molecules got all rearranged! It was then that he knew what he had to do, he had to stop all the ghosts who were coming through, he's here to fight for me and you!; He’s Gonna Catch ‘em All ‘cause He’s Danny Phantom (Danny Fenton) (He/Him; Pansexual)

-Dan Phantom: Old Danny Fenton, he was just 15 when his family were tied to an unstable machine, it blew and every just died! Now a teen orphan he turned to Vald Plasmius, desperate to tear his emotions out of him. But all it did was make everything just change, and his ambitions became all rearranged. Now the domineering ruler of the earth and ghost zone in the future, the phantom within intends to turn all of his dark emotions onto the world that denied him his own happy future; I Surrendered My Human Half A Long Time Ago (Dan Phantom) (He/Him; Baby Bi)

-Kim Possible: She can do anything! Nothing’s impossible for Kim Possible! Your local normal-everyday-girl turned super spy/do-gooder, you just need to call; It’s just you doing the impossible it’s true (Kim Possible) (She/Her; Bi-Curious)

-Lee Ping: Secret spy conspiracy theorist. He was framed on his first day back at school for the biggest prank in history, and now he’s gotta find out who did it, to prove his innocence; Now I Gotta... Go It Solo (Lee Ping) (He/Him; Love Me Hate Me But It Ain’t No Lie Baby BI BI BIIIII)

-Shego: Or “Shannon Go” if you knew her from before the comet. Ex-School Teacher turned Ex-Superhero turned Current sorta Supervillain, one thing’s for sure, she definitely enjoys crime. Why? It’s just kinda neat; I am EVIL! Have I made myself clear? (Shego) (She/Her; Demiromantic Lesbian)

Television // Live-Action

-Kwon Jae-Sung: Cobra Kai’s newest bad boy, and the “next generation” of The Way of The Fist. Watch out, or you’ll catch a heel to the face; Kill Their Heart (Kwon Jae-Sung) (He/Him; Bisexual)

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Watch People’s Heads A’Roll: Solo Para

Ardenzana, Queen of Hearts, paced back and forth in the Rehabilitation Center. She’d been mulling over the grayface’s words for some time- that Corazana had gone missing. Surely, that couldn’t have happened. Surely, her heiress, her only child, her beloved daughter, couldn’t have gone missing.

Yet the fact remained that Corazana had not returned, and that was simply not like her daughter. If nothing else, she should have at least sent a message saying she would be detailed, and she hadn’t done any such thing. So either Corazana was committing treason by ignoring the Queen of Hearts (highly unlikely) or the Princess of Hearts had indeed gone missing.

Ardenzana’s heart twisted, and she let out a scream so loud it could have shattered glass. She could hear Rhombus asking her what was wrong, but she was so outraged she could barely respond. Hades knew what she had gone through to even *have* Corazana, and she would not give up her daughter so easily. And woe to anyone who had dared to try and take her from the Queen of Hearts.

But the only thing that perplexed the queen was if Corazana was truly missing, why in Wonderland hadn’t Fairy Godmother informed her? Shouldn’t that be the type of thing a parent be told? Or had the idiot principal not even noticed? Worse, had Fairy Godmother noticed, and deliberately kept the information from her?

<i>I’ll wring her neck myself,</i> Ardenzana thought viciously, already anticipating the satisfying break of bone. She pushed out of Rhombus’ grip, tearing apart their tiny makeshift room. Her daggers had been taken from her (now in the museum, of all things), but she’d been hoarding chess pieces from the game room (much to the king’s chagrin) and slowly breaking them down into points. Taking them, she turned to her husband, eyes flashing, and stated, “Rhombus, we’re going. We have an appointment!” She swept out of their chamber, her puzzled (though wary) husband trailing after her:

“Ardenzana, where are we going?”

“<i>We</i> are going to find our daughter, Rhombus. As I’m sure you’ve noticed, she’s not here. Also, as I’m sure you’ve noticed, people have failed to tell us this, meaning either <i> they</i> are fool enough not to know and Corazana could be in danger and without help, or that they do know and are not telling us on purpose. Neither option is acceptable to me.”

With that, the Queen of Hearts strode down the main hallway of the Rehabilitation Center as if it were her own palace. She deliberately ignored the nurses who tried to speak to her, the questions of the other villains, and the warnings of the wardens. At the entrance, she made eye contact with the guards and commanded, imperiously, “You will take us to Fairy Godmother, now.”

“Our orders are that all the villains are to stay in the Rehabilitation Center, until they’re deemed rehabilitated,” one replied, far too smugly for the queen’s liking. She thought his head would like far more frabjous removed from his shoulders.

“I’m afraid that circumstances require you to violate that particular mandate,” Ardenzana riposted, her voice like ice, “Though I thought you would realize that. Did what I said sound like a <i>request</i>?” Haughtily, she turned to the other guard, “If you both are incapable of doing such a thing, I can direct myself to Fairy Godmother’s office.”

“Look, we can’t,” the second guard said, his tone somewhat more apologetic, “We have orders from the king.”

“Yes,” the Queen of Hearts mused, “and your king does not have children. Tell me, do either of you have children?” She crossed her arms, and the King of Hearts swallowed as she noted the direction of her right hand, slowly sliding down the side of her gown. Both guards nodded, and Ardenzana continued:

“What would you do for your children? What would you do if they went missing?”

“‘Missing?’” The first guard repeated with a laugh, “Your daughter’s not missing. We hear a lot about her, and it’s not all good, but she’s not missing.”

Rhombus straightened, offended at the first guard’s demeanor, “I beg your pardon. Surely you aren’t disparaging the reputation of the Princess of Hearts, the future ruler of Wonderland, to her <i>parents</i>? The King and Queen of Hearts?”

The second guard, sensing the rising tension, quickly interjected, “Your...uh, Majesty, I don’t think my colleague meant any offense- I just think he meant-”

“Oh, but I know <i>exactly</i> what he meant,” the Queen of Hearts said, eyes narrowing into slits, “He meant every offense. But let me tell you what I mean, gentlemen: my daughter is missing, and I will cut down anyone who stands in the way of me finding her.”

“You?” The first guard scoffed, “Please. This is getting ridiculous. Just get back to your room,” to the second, he added, “and you can stop with the ‘Your Majesty’ crap-”

It was at that moment that Ardenzana saw red. Tired of the taunting, and the delays, and the stupidity, she wrapped her fingers around a chess piece (the queen of course, though it was hardly identifiable as such anymore), reached forward, and slashed the first guard’s throat. He crumpled to the floor, choking on blood.

To the second guard, the Queen of Hearts said calmly, “You <i>can</i> stop with ‘Your Majesty.’ It’s ‘Your Royal Majesty.’ And unless you want to join your friend, you <i>will</i> move.”

“You have five seconds,” the King of Hearts said to the second guard, “After that, I’m afraid we’ll have no choice. You must recall we hate being late.” Although he sounded quite congenial, his own eyes were filled with fury.

Fully terrified now, the second guard slammed his hand on a panic button. Alarms began to blare and the Queen of Hearts threw herself in his direction. Although she missed his throat, she quickly went to work on wounding him in other places.

“Rhombus!” Ardenzana snapped, “Why did you give him a time limit? We should have just <i>killed</i> him! Now is not the time for options- oh for the love of Wonderland, will you <i>help</i> me? He’s heavy!”

“Ardenzana, you can’t classify this as self-defense-” the King of Hearts said slowly.

“I’d think there are exceptions for saving your <i>child.</i> Beast pushed his enemy off a bloody <i>castle</i> to save Belle. How is this different?” She demanded as the pair rolled the bodies to the side.

“I think if we had given them time to escort us, this whole situation might look a little more palatable to Ben,” Rhombus said, “You wanted our image to be fixed, and at least if we tried to give them time, it would have looked more frabjous.”

Ardenzana retorted, “Rhombus, I don’t care about our bloody image right now. Corazana is missing. What good is a throne without our daughter to inherit it?” Her husband didn’t answer her. Instead, he asked, “How many of those do you have? I need some.” He gestured to the chess pieces, and the queen tossed him two. With that, the pair pushed open the doors of the Rehabilitation Center, running down the steps and intent on reaching the main campus. They got about one hundred feet away from the center before three squadrons of guards came running from the castle, straight in their direction.

“Give me your chess piece,” Rhombus demanded as the guards ran towards them, “Ardenzana, now! We can’t risk them finding these!” Gesturing to the guards, he added, “You have to know we can’t beat sixty men. All we needed was Fairy Godmother’s attention, and I guarantee we have it now.”

Sulkily, the Queen of Hearts passed her chess piece to the King, who shoved them on the ground and squashed them into pieces beneath his boots.

“I hate that woman,” Ardenzana said, and Rhombus held her hand as he replied, “I know.”

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Supergirl - ‘Crime and Punishment’ Review

Supergirl: "Years of helping people, wiped away with one lie."

This is one of those episodes where I simply enjoyed, or at least appreciated, nearly every moment of the various storylines.

I felt the profound dismay of Supergirl at how she is currently being called a traitor for something she did not do. Even when she rescues someone who was trapped in a car that was about to explode, he turns on her.

I appreciated Mehcad Brooks’s excellent acting when he was being treated for PTSD, especially the terror with which he reacted when the doctor tried to approach him and to reassure him. Of course he’s having some other problem (becoming a real superhero?) due to the super drug that Lena whipped up for him. Can we hope that Lex is also having some after effects?

I admit I didn’t enjoy Ben Lockwood’s appearances so much. That doesn’t mean that his appearances, or President Baker’s scenes, were not well done. I think that’s because I’m reacting viscerally with negativity to the characters.

Brainy had an off moment when he shouted his intention of being clandestine (by now he should know better) but the rest of his scenes were excellent. It was fun watching him make his way to the restricted area, how he tricked the security systems and then bluffed his way past the guards. But what was better was his hesitation when he was about to do something illegal. He doesn’t know if his action could backfire.

I thought the thread showing how Alex asked James’s sister Kelly for advice about how to work with her boss was also excellent. The advice apparently backfired; Colonel Haley saw straight through Alex and knew she was being manipulated. Nevertheless, at the end, Colonel Haley finally came down on the side of the good guys. I would argue that the manipulation actually worked. Note to everyone: when you’re trying to persuade someone, don’t expect instant conversion; often your efforts need a little time to take effect. Haley’s speech at the end was a little on the nose (Supergirl is not especially subtle) but it was also cathartic.

The scenes between Brainy and Nia Nal were enjoyable and witty. I liked how, while holding a pastry, she said that she was suffering and couldn't eat (obviously able to eat). Still, I’m not sure how I feel about the fact that Nia Nal refused to help by dreaming for him. I suppose her refusal to help (or rather, her delay in helping) was needed for the episode, but it felt unnecessarily petty.

I thought Stryker’s prison, with the corrupt warden, and all the other prisoners, was very well done. We met the warden earlier (and now he’s dead, so we never will again). Lex’s cell was over the top (of course) and so was his manipulation of his half-sister from afar.

The best new character was Steve Lomeli, the man who is in prison for releasing DOD documents. That was a crime (and such things have to be crimes) but he did it out of overall conviction. I liked how he can’t stand Supergirl but has a tremendous amount of respect for Kara Danvers. The best moment for Steve Lomeli was when the prisoners were all dropping to the floor, and Lomeli reached out his hand to hold the hand of another prisoner who was trembling with terror.

And then, my favorite bits of the episode: Supergirl turning back into Kara Danvers for some interactions in the prison, and how she ends going back to Stryker’s to speak with Steve Lomeli, another member of the fourth estate.

Title musings: “Crime and Punishment” is the title of the episode, and it is also the title of a book by Fyodor Dostoevsky. Admittedly it has been decades since I read the book, but the episode doesn’t strike me much like that particular book. However, there are plenty of crimes and plenty of punishments to go around.

Bits and pieces

Ethan Hunt, referenced by Brainy, is the name of the protagonist of the Mission Impossible series.

At the end of the last episode, J’onn J’onzz was seen flying off in his shapeshifter spaceship to go to Mars to bury some sacred objects, so he wasn’t around in this episode. As much as I enjoy David Harewood, I think this was good. Following another storyline on Earth would have been difficult – J’onn hasn’t been that integral to the main plot ever since he left the DEO – and I really didn’t want to try to become invested in a whole bunch of new characters on Mars.

We also didn’t see Lex Luthor or Red Daughter. I’d like to see how Red Daughter is reacting after her attack on the White House.

There’s been no mention for a while now that Supergirl cannot let her dear sister know that she is both Supergirl and Kara.

Of course "Stryker's Island" was created to sound like "Riker's Island."

Quotes

Lena: Justice. What a crock!

Supergirl: If the government wants to stop me from helping people, let them try.

Brainy: Ah, spruck! There is a perfect 50/50 chance that what I am about to do is absolutely wrong.

Kelly: You can’t change people. But you can appeal to who they are.

James: I’m Guardian. And I protect people. … I feel like I shouldn’t need help. I feel like I should be strong enough to get over this. Of course, if you have a magic pill, I’ll take it.

Nia Nal: What does your gut tell you? Brainy: That decisions should be based on facts, and not on intestinal inclinations.

Overall Rating

I feel as if the series is working particularly well now. Part of this is due to the introduction of Lex Luthor, as having a worthy villain is always good. But Lex Luthor, with all of his contraptions, can sometimes be over the top, and although his influence was felt in this episode, he didn’t make an appearance. I think the tension is due to the fact that our main character, Supergirl, has great conflict going on. Her whole thing is saving people, and that is being taken away from her. I love, too, how she is going to fight back – using her arsenal as a reporter. Even though this episode had a few minor flaws, I’m giving it four out of four mighty pens.

Victoria Grossack loves math, Greek mythology, Jane Austen and great storytelling in many forms.

[writing-muse]

Ma vhenan ma ghilana. Part 16.

Solavellan fanfic with a twist. Complying with the original story but with a few surprises. They will be revealed along the way. ‘Solavellan hell’ is real. Please join me for this story where I try to add my own bits and pieces and ask questions. Also, there will be a slight twist to the main plot. Surprising? Maybe! Expected? Not at all.

“I wish the dwarf was with us.” Dorian muttered to Bull as they sat around the campfire. He was cleaning the dirt from under his nails while Bull was polishing his maul. The Qunari stopped his work to look at the Mage.

“You think he would have helped?”

Dorian shrugged, his worried expression buried in Triss’ back. She sat some distance away from the camp, sipping her tea. Alone.

“I don’t know,” the mage admitted.

“I think the elven apostate would have been a better choice,” Bull remarked.

Dorian shot a glance in his direction. “So you’ve noticed.”

“Yeah,” the big guy admitted. “They try very hard to deny it but there is something going on between them.”

“I thought it was like a big thing between them. With all the looks he gives her.” The human mused.

“He’s hiding something, that’s for sure. But he cares about her.”  The Qunari laid down his maul and took off his boots. His feet were cold and wet as everything else due to the constant rain. “Argh, this place is horrible. I don’t mind rain but this constant wetness in the air just gives me chills.”

“You’re not complaining about the never ending trail of undead?” Up till now the Warden sat quietly to the side. His coat was off and he was trying to warm his toes.

“The undead are fine, I mean, to kill. It’s the weather that sucks.” Bull admitted with a wide grin. “It would be great if someone shared their flask with us. It may turn out to be actually not so dreadful then.” He grinned even more widely in the Mage’s direction.

Dorian rolled his eyes but procured the flask and passed it to Bull.

“Shall I go and talk to her?” He asked after a few moments of quiet which was filled with appreciating gasps over the fine liquor from both of his companions.

“Maybe she needs some time to herself,” Blackwall suggested.

“She had a lot of time to herself. I think too much time, actually.” Dorian stretched his arms and then covered himself more firmly with his coat. Bull ran his eye appreciatively over his form but did not comment.

“She’s been extremely quiet these last couple of days, that’s true. That shit in Redcliffe must have been tough on her.” Bull remarked looking over at her form. She was still sitting near the lake, in the rain, holding to the cup of, by now, a cold tea.

“You have not seen her in Redcliffe. When she saw the others sick and oozing red… it was horrible but she held it together. And then she saw Solas and… well... just fell apart. Both of them actually. It’s like the tam that held all the emotions broke down and this was a drop too much.”

“Solas? Falling apart?” Bull mused. “This, I’d like to see.”

“He’s always so calm and composed. It’s unnerving sometimes.” Blackwall remarked.

“Yeah… so for him to fall part…it must be something.” Bull checked his gauntlet and sighed seeing a few new dents. He should have accepted the new armour the Herald offered him. He didn’t want to wear it here though preferring to check it upon their return. Now he decided it wasn’t a good idea to wait.

“Maybe I should not have said anything,” Dorian commented standing up and walking closer to the fire. He stared at the flames for awhile, being oblivious to the look the Qunari was giving him.

“Nah, you’re worry about her. Like we all.” Bull smiled when Dorian looked at him. “But I think they need to figure it out for themselves. They need to talk. And I have not seen them talking since Redcliffe.”

“You’re not with her all the time, though.”

“No. But I saw her either running around Haven with the herbs or training with Cullen’s soldiers or helping Harrit with armours. And it was only three days before we left.”

“You may be right.” Dorian admitted. “I have seen her passing by to see Adan but she walked away when Solas called after her.”

“Then she’s been avoiding him.” Blackwall grunted.

“Seems like it.” Dorian agreed, his eyes glued to the flames. “Maybe they should talk after we’re back from here.”

“Yes, that would be preferable.” The Qunari grunted and wiggled his toes.

~

‘You’re overthinking this’, I told her. Triss has been worried too much now. The stress and the emotions were running through her and instead of dealing with them she chose to deny them. I would not let them to consume her.

I know what I need to do. I don’t need your help in this matter.

‘You are running away. Hiding behind duty and tasks to fill your time. You’d be better to face him and the consequences.’

Do you even know… how frustrating that is? Oh yes, you probably do know!

‘I know you have feelings for him. Deeper than you are ready to admit.’

The feeling of uneasiness and frustration ran through her but she held her tongue. The cold tea mug got deposed on the ground next to her wet feet. She put the blanket closer around her. It did not keep the rain from making her wet or shiver all over. She needed to get under a roof to get at least a small amount of heat.

‘Go back to camp and change your clothes. You should not get sick but I would not chance it.”

She snickered but got up and walked back to camp. The empty mug dangled from her frozen fingers.

“Ah, I’m glad you decided to join us,” Dorian’s happy grin lighten his face when he greeted her.

She chuckled at him. “Thanks. I’ll go to change. I think I am wet.” And she disappeared in a tent.

“That’s exactly what a man loves to hear from his lady,” Blackwall’s soft comment made the others laugh.

“I bet that’s what the elf would love to hear from her,” Bull admitted quietly and winked at Dorian. “You think he would like to?”

Dorian checked the content of his flask only to discover it being empty. “I’m sure he would. He is a man and has his needs after all. Like all of us.” He sighted. Here it went his back-up plan on keeping himself warm. Now, he would have to rely solely on his magic to keep the chill out. And the rain. And the wetness. And the wind. He sighed again.

“We’ll welcome your assistance,” Triss informed the big Avvar warrior when he requested to join the Inquisition. Then he turned away and started walking to their camp.

“Wait!” She shouted. “You may as well help us with escorting our soldiers.” The warrior nodded and once she checked on her companions they all went back to the Inquisition camp.

~

The journey back to camp was about defending the wounded soldiers and fighting the ever-spawning spirits. Dorian noticed that Triss gritted her teeth too many a time to be comforting. She pushed forward and fought every enemy but her heart was not in it. This needed to be addressed. Luckily, in that old Grey Warden cache they found old artefacts along with a few bottles of fine Antivan wine. Not his favourite but it would do.

At the camp the soldiers had put a makeshift roof above it so the camp get a bit drier than on their previous visit. The Avvar warrior was currently sharing a bottle with the Qunari who was telling him about one of his adventures with the Chargers. Blackwall went aside to check on their equipment and was trying to make sure everybody got weapons according to their skills. The freshly arrived soldiers brought many supplies which were dearly needed in this place. Many of them were to stay here to make sure that nobody got the same idea as the Avvar chief’ son. Dorian used this moment to navigate around the camp and evading the ever working Inquisition soldiers to get to Triss. The others were giving her a wide berth talking in hushed whispers about what she can do once she sets her mind to it. He could not deny that they mirrored his own thoughts. Her resolve and willingness to assist others seemed to be boundless. And yet, he recognised that others saw her as a figure and not a person; scared and struggling. He saw that in Redcliffe and he vowed to himself that he would make sure to do everything in his power to keep her from harm.

“Ah, there you are.”

Triss spared him a glance from above the book she was reading. Her feet were extended towards the fire. Her clothes were mostly dried by now. She took the mug filled with wine without a single question. This bode well.

“I was curious what you thought about this.” He admitted sitting next to her. He was trying to make her feel comfortable to breach the subject of the apostate without any of the soldiers overhearing them. There was no need for more gossips.

“Do you need anything?” She asked tilting her head. She closed her book and put it in her lap.

“Just wanted to talk. That’s all.”

“Of course.” She nodded while staring into the fire.

“It’s good we got them all alive. It will help the morale.” He nodded towards the soldiers sitting at the edges of the camp and cleaning their armour and weapons. He could see Blackwall moving between them. It seemed that the Warden was accustomed to giving orders and caring after those under his command.

“Yes.” That all she said before drinking half of the wine.

“You know I am a good listener once you’ve decided to talk to me,” he supplied quietly. “I know that Redcliffe is bothering you but I’m here. Whatever you need.”

She flinched at the word Redcliffe. Then she drank the rest of the wine and passed him the mug for a refill. Which he did diligently. He decided not to stop her tonight. Maybe that’s what she needed. His eyes caught Bull’s eye and the big guy nodded almost imperceptibly at them. Damned Ben Hassrath. He met enough of them in Minrathus to be wary; and yet here was the embodiment of their power; a big and impossibly skilled spy for the Qunari. Why she decided to accept his help was beyond his comprehension. Maybe she did not realise the extent of their skills? Oh well, this issue will need to wait. There was something else he needed to talk about tonight.

“What I need Dorian is to forget about it. Not to talk more.” Her voice was strained and hoarse.

‘Da’len, you need to talk about it.’

Fuck off. I don’t.

‘Since when do you swear?’

Since now. Fenedhis woman, get lost. I’m trying to get drunk so I don’t have to think about this. And…

“…with you here it’s difficult to forget.”

“I’m sorry to bring back those memories but…”

She sighed. She did it again. Said things she thought out loud. Closing her eyes made her head spin a bit. Good. She needed to let go for a moment. A bit of elfroot would have helped. She should have taken a supply from the camp but it was usually Solas who had a bit of it on him so… Fenedhis, her thoughts returned to him again. How was she to forget about the red lyrium and that horrible possible future if she keeps seeing it oozing from her friends and killing them slowly?

‘Just let go.’

Easy to say.

‘Let go da’len. You’ll be fine.’

She took a long deep breath. “It’s not your fault Dorian that I keep thinking about Redcliffe,” she admitted playing with the half full mug. “Everybody who was there actually reminds me of it. Of what I could lose if I do not follow through. If I fail. And it seems that I do not try to forget about it.” The rest of the wine was drown in one go from her mug. Its empty content shoved towards the Mage. He picked up the new bottle and filled the mug. And then his own.

“I’m scared that I will fail. And then I’m scared that I will not. If that makes sense? What if we discover that there is something more to it? Just like Cassandra said, we need to find who is responsible for it and end them. But they may be something a bit more what we anticipated. And I guess… I’m scared of finding exactly that.”

“I would take small steps first. Maybe trying to survive tonight first, then come back to Haven and then move to the next thing? If you concentrate on big things they may be overwhelming but if you take small steps they may actually be feasible and easier to digest?”

She sighed. “You don’t know what-“ her voice failed her.

A few moments of silence stretched between them. The soldiers were laughing and exchanging jokes and bottles. Cheery that they survived. Grateful.

“What did he do?” Dorian’s voice reached her ears.

“He didn’t want to hear about what’s happened. He said he knew enough to be sure that he would not survive without me being here. He didn’t want to-know about…how he-“ she willed her tears to subside. Took a few sips of the wine before continuing. “-he didn’t care. As if it was nothing what we witnessed.”

“Vishante kaffas,” Dorian muttered under his breath. No wonder she had a hard time after Redcliffe. The person who was holding her hand and encouraging her throughout their escape from the Redcliffe castle; the person who looked at her with such tenderness and love was gone; to be replaced by the cold bitchy apostate who can stick a stick up his arse! Kaffas! That was it! He was to have a few words to say to that elf, that’s for one. Maybe also treat him to a fireball or something.

“I know that for him it’s just a possibility… but for me it was real. So real, Dorian. I just can’t-” her voice wavered again, “I can’t simply forget it. And the way he behaved. I remember every second of it. Every single gesture and word. And he-he simply doesn’t want to hear about it. I just,” she sighed and put the mug on the ground, “don’t know what to think anymore.”

Dorian was studying her for a long while. An Elven young woman, clearly intelligent and committed to the cause, working hard to achieve the goals, with good heart and cheerfulness so unlike any elves he met. There was kindness to her, a warmth which attracted others to her. And a beautiful smile and glint in her eye.

She barely was the same after Redcliffe. So, the only way to restore her was to convince the apostate to listen. That’s all she needed. For him to take a moment of his ‘precious’ time and listen to her. If not, Dorian was the one to tell him. His mind. Oh yes. They were returning to Haven after all. And then, he would have a few especially selected words to share with Solas.

That was the plan. And if Dorian decided on something… it usually happened.

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