#( edits of this girl will be posted when i feel like it uvu )

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𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗶 & 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗼𝗻. — 𝘴𝘺𝘮𝘣𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘮, 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘦.

description: this is the first post of a series of meta & world-building posts that will explore the symbolism of certain characters. they go more in-depth into their place within the world's lore, their powers as well as their general character. the first characters will be the main muse of the blog: mali. ( for the sake of simplicity, she will also be referred to as mali in this post even though her name as a goddess was b'aelzei. ) content warning(s):mentions of blood.

as an entity of the void, mali prevailed in an environment which was doused in darkness ever since it came into existence. its only nourishment had been the negative energy that flowed through the universe & thus, it was no surprise that it only created creatures with fitting attributes. alas, there was mali. b'aelzei, as she was once called. a goddess of justice. retribution. vengeance, in its most negative sense. & yet, these concepts were often even seen as something positive, especially in hopeless environments; the desert-like garden of the end, the void where lawlessness & chaos prevailed. creatures that roamed these lands only followed the concept of to eat or to be eaten; the stronger ones prevailed, no matter how dirty they fought. no matter how unjust their climb was.

but then came mali.

an entity that defied everything within the void. a paradox. she was a twist of the fates; a gamble, really. they wanted to see what would happen if a goddess of justice would be born into a world where injustice had reigned for over millions of years. they thought she would be eaten. consumed by the unjust & darkness of the creatures. she was a joke. an experiment at best.

but mali prevailed.

she became a beacon.

she became the moon.

at least, in a symbolic sense. just like the moon, mali would reflect the injustice upon those who brought it to this world. just like the moon, mali would reflect the justice of the cosmos upon those who needed it. through mali's existence, a new era was ushered into this dark environment — for a lot of tinier, weaker creatures they saw mali's reign as hope. she was like light in this darkness. through associating themselves with her, they could escape the fate that seemed inescapable for so long.

however, mali didn't just acquire her position within the void by simply existing. no. it took several hundred thousand years before she was at a place where she had become influential enough to provide shelter for weaker entities. she tore through the desert like any other budding god; tearing herself through the flesh & dirt, consuming the souls of unjust beings & growing in power. a self-made entity whose had all the odds against her, ever since it was decided that she should even exist.

but it didn't stop there.

as the fates realized that their plan had backfired, they obviously tried to make it harder on the young entity at the time. however, even as they created new gods & creatures to torment her — mali would not back down. like the moon, she would reflect their own injustice upon themselves until they self-destructed. that is what her justice is. imposing a reflection of one's actions upon themselves; illuminating their souls with their own behavior. for some, it wouldn't do anything. but in a land where the most grotesque & horrible behavior was the norm? where it even was rewarded with more power? a being who could bring punishment to those who were unjust would flourish as long as they didn't back down. as long as they pushed forward.

& for a while, the forces that went against her would cease. the young goddess thought she could make a change within this world. transform it. bring forth another cycle of life that wouldn't just be dictated by injustice. to bring some sort of guidance. real hope.

oh, how naive she was.

mali forgot that she, too, was a product of this world. she was nourished by the darkness. by the negativity. by everything that shaped the void. just like the moon, she also had a dark side. the shadows that lingered within her soul were bound to erupt & swallow everythng in its path but she didn't know. she didn't want to know. perhaps, she was aware of what had been happening to her, yet ignored it. made excuses. she hasn't eaten in so long. she hasn't eaten in so long. the moon was waning. its light dimmed. & when there was no light left, the shadows were unshackled.

under the blood moon, the goddess of vengeance would arise.

in an instant, everything that she had built for herself was gone. taken by her own hand. consumed. bit by bit. the wasteland was wasteland once more as the fates laughed from above, watching the eclipsed moon as it struggled to understand what happened. no one would ever be able to beat their nature, would they? she had never been so different from those lawless beings of injustice that she had once killed. she, too, had used them to acquire strength. was she any different?

as the blood moon came to a close & the cosmos was able to shine its light upon mali once again; the darkness ceased. for a while. it would come back, she was sure. with every eclipse; every time there was no light to be reflected; no justice to illuminate the world; mali would become one of them. a true voidborne whose nature was written into the sand from which she had risen millions of years ago.

as the waxing moon represented the light of justice.

the waning moon would forever be a reminder that vengeance was near.

one that was all-consuming. every negative aspect. every mishap. every wrong-doing. it wouldn't matter.

the blood moon consumed it all under mali's gaze.

after the events that transpired after her first 'eclipsed state' mali fled to the human world where she would eventually loose her original body to the poet & wander through the mortal plane as a ghost for thousands of years. it is certainly possible that even the poet's existence itself had been another ploy by the fates to finally kill mali for good. she contradicts her own self. she's a paradox. a mistake. something that shouldn't exist in the first place. & the fates wished to eradicate every smudge upon their perfectly laid out plan for this world.

at present time, mali watches the moon in melancholy & regret. she searches for answers but no one ever speaks to her. the universe once sang through the moon, coaxing her into transforming the land with her own two hands. but now? it was silent. deadly silent. perhaps, all the gods are dead. perhaps, even the moon in the sky doesn't know the answers anymore. & yet, every time it slowly disappears from the nightsky, she feels the darkness within her grow. despite its silence, it still coaxes her with a shrilling cry for vengeance & doom.

but does she know her name? does she know her story? the moon & the universe that reflect upon mali; she is but a stranger to them. a vessel, at best. a disposable tool, at worst. after all, if she was to die, they could simply create another entity as a vessel for whatever they wished to achieve. for all that she knows, there has never been any hope in this world — and the light of the moon has never been so dim.

TLDR; moon symbolism.

REFLECTION — mali's power rely on reflection. her powers act like a mirror to the other person, particularly their character as well as their actions. mali cannot harm or bring justice to a person whose behavior does not reflect such. additionally, mali does not decide which actions should be punished by her powers; she simply reflects the will of the comos & the fates, acting as a vessel of the universe. this directly corresponds to how the moon reflects the sunlight & thus, brings us light.

ILLUMINATING — just like the moon in the darkest of night, mali was seen as a beacon of hope within the void. she was the force that illuminated the place & made it possible for weaker beings to exist.

TRANSFORMATION/CYCLES — with mali's doings, she wanted to transform the void & the entities that lived there. however, she was unable to. but it still speaks to the moon symbolism as the moon, in a sense, trandsforms, too. that 'transformation' is just an optical illusion of light, though, as the moon never really physically changes. in the same sense, mali's transformation of the void was also just a mere illusion & it never really changed in the first place.

GUIDANCE — the moon is often seen as a beacon within the night & helps people find themselves within the darkness. this was also mali's mission within the void.

TLDR; blood moon & eclipse symbolism.

OMEN OF DOOM — just like the blood moon, mali's transformation under the waning influence of the cosmos meant for impending doom. on earth, it is no different. the eclipsed moon signals the time where the universes' influence on mali's voidborne powers is the weakest, thus, leaving room for said doom.

SHADOWS — this is pretty self-explanatory; the blood moon rises during a lunar exclipse when the earth's shadow partially or fully blocks the sunlight from reaching the moon which makes it appear red. mali's light (aka her sense for justice or her "humanity", to a certain degree) are also blocked due to external forces, humans being one of them, which severs her ties to the universe & unleashes the shadows within her.

TRANSFORMATION & RENEWAL — through eclipses, the moon can be seen as it 'renews' itself; in mali's case, this is almost the same. mali's powers & vitality both gain a boost through this process, even if it extremely painful.

WAXING & WANING MOON — with the waxing moon illuminating/showcasing more light, the justice & light within mali grow. however, as it wanes; so, do the traits within her. the need for blood & violence rise with the waxing of the moon, making her prone to revert to her voidborne tendencies.

next part here (coming soon! mali & the hare. )

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♨ ❀ ✉ !

♨ What unlikely, ‘only possible in RP’ ships have you enjoyed writing with your muses?

Ok, the Stars of Glory ship between @agent-sawyer and my Little Prince is still hands-down my crossover otp for that kid, as well as his interactions with other Twain canon characters--DON’T GET ME STARTED WITH TINTIN. I could get into a LOT of talk about the Prince and his crossover relationships (because rarely were there any other players in the fandom) but this is Little My so we’re gonna talk Little My.

Little My is also pretty much the only active muse in her fandom at the moment which has left her room for plenty of interaction with crossover and OC muses. I love it when she finds someone to be a nuisance to ( @ryusxnka, @iuriis, @grcatsnakes, @bundleofnerves), or she meets someone who can equally piss her off and vice-versa ( @the-littlest-inkblot, @texxeract, @kaengeru (@dxncingdxmon, @famiished, Candid again because that interaction was straight-up murder) as I love horror themes and if we can get the girl scared for her life in a situation where she doesn’t have control of her escape, I get so thrilled to write!!

I’ve also enjoyed the relationship budding between her and @schneelein, My is developing a friend who knows more about her “love-life” than her own sister AND SHE’S NOT SHY ABOUT GIVING IT AWAY!! They are besties now. Plus every interaction with @koyotii is a treat as he’s one whom she feels gets her when it comes to mischief-making and so his company is MUCH appreciated and looked forward to. I also love how despite being an independent young lady, she’s low-key building a mom squad with @furybred and @ofeire in addition to the Mymble and Moominmamma. And especially appreciating Sidon’s ( @sharkzoransidon ) patience with My, as a good number of us may understand an unrequited love/first crush scenario. (She’s dealing with it, honest, Snow is helping her xD)

I know it takes me a while to get ships going for my muses, chemistry takes a while even for a muse so bold and outgoing. But I’m optimistic about her relationships she has now and may have in the future. uvu

❀ What is your favorite thing about your current fandom or RP community?

I’M NOT THE ONLY ACTIVE FAN IN THIS FANDOM, BLESS! THIS! GAY! SITE! And not only that but this fandom is so, frikken, RAD! Like, not only is it filled with creative and wonderfully skilled people, but as a fandom far beyond tumblr, we all pulled together to make the new series happen in such limited time. Because of the people who love Moomins, we’ve contributed to something that promises to be beautiful and as by the book as one can get with Tove Jansson’s work. Guys, we’re AMAZING!

✉ Say something nice about someone you follow!

I’ve already seem to have made quite a list above for a bunch of my rp buds, so I think I wanna give a little shout-out to a non-rp person I follow who’s been good at pepping the fandom and myself up.

@troominmoll, thank goodness for you and the attention you put into other adaptations of Moomin that lots of people just don’t know about. I adore all your edits and it’s always a fun time when we get to hang in streams and chat about fun, silly things. I feel like we got into the Moomin experience around the same time and took different turns that are both inspirational and exciting for the other to witness (at least I get excited and inspired when I see your posts). Though you’re not a rp blog, I do think of you as a friend and I appreciate your presence here. uvu