#Addis Ira

[overheardbyvarioustherapists]

Christoph: Lance? Am I ugly? Lance: What nonsense! I'm looking at you right now, you're the most beautiful boy in the world! Lance: Father, am I ugly? Addis: Very much.

[hopelessenthusiast1729]

You know what would be fun? A spin-off featuring the kings during their study days in Colde

[ask-court-of-darkness]

Question for the kings: What's your favorite thing about the mother of your first born child?

(Roc) … There is nothing to say. Min is gone…. Do not ask such things.

(Gilbert) Desist from asking such pointless questions.

(Klaus) Charlotte is quite beautiful and the smartest woman I have ever had the good fortune to meet.

(Louis) I do not remember many things about her. After all, I have had a thousand more wives after her.

(Aidan) She’s a right beauty. A good queen as well, though I would say her best quality was her kindness.

(Addis) Irina. Yes. What business have you asking about her?

(Liam) Norah is the love of my life. She is sweet and always comforts me with her presence… but she does give me warmth when we nap together.

[tsuyurislvr]

PLEASEEE tell me this involves doing a little dancy dance

[bitchkay]

Can i get soft Addis Ira hcs?

[Ask received Aug 26th 2023]

Ouu soft Addis is definitely a thought

Let's see

In an AU where Addis isn't y'know... that😳 and where hes actually a dad and a non corrupt king

That's actually kinda wholesome hold on--

Soft! Addis Ira Hcs☆

In a world where Addis dosen't blatantly call Lance a terrible son(while also actively being a a terrible father) hes... well a completely different person

Lance's daddy issues started as young as the womb cus why I find out Lance's mom was actually married to Addis- WHY TF WERE THEY LIVING IN THE DESERT?????????????????????

Unlike the other kings that are just like "oh I'm trying to protect them" "oh I'm trying to prepare them for dadadada" "oh this that and the third" bro is blatantly abusive💀💀 I'm pretty sure he knows he's shitty, he doesn't give a fuck

So an AU where... that's not the case is literally just flipping the switch, take everything bad and get rid of it🥰🥰

In an AU where Addis isn't an asshole Lance's mom would def still be alive that's for sure

Yall they can be a family yall🥰💖

Lance deserves that much

Lance deserves to have a proper family

Lance growing up not only with a dad in the home but yk actually having a home to live in--

That could've saved bro so much trauma

Addis is getting the Toji treatment yall I'm sorry💀 call this the cod equivalent of dad toji with baby megumi au💀💀

Can yall imagine Addis doting on his wife💞

Lance's mom died of a curable illness so in a AU where Addis dosen't indirectly kill her I can imagine him sitting at her bed side while shes sick, holding her hand, a little Lance on the other side sleeping next to her

Yall that's so cute

Lance is a mama boy, don't matter how good of a dad Addis can be little Lance will stick to his mama's side

Even go as far as push his dad away to have her all to himself

"She my wife." "But she's my mommy😠"

Addis and Lance are constantly fighting over his moms attention

Its actually really cute how little Lance get so possessive over his mom

*Addis giving his wife a kiss on the cheek* Lance: Daddy what are you doing!?🤬🤬 *pulls them apart* Mommy can I have a kiss too😇😇

Don't get me wrong the little guy loves both his parents but that's his mommy!!

Don't get it twisted tho, the boys out number her so where ever mischief ensues you know the Ira men have been😼

Yall do you think if they were in love they would have more kids😭💞💞

Lance would be an amazing big brother

Nah like imagine Lance's parents going up to him like hey bud you're gonna have a little brother or sister I'D CRY SO HARD😭😭

Imagine Lance w/ a little sister

STOP IT😭😭

I mean sure not EVERYTHING is Addis' fault but we were truely robbed, like imagine if Addis was soft and sweet and nice and Lance had a normal (as normal as a prince can get) childhood

WE WE'RE ROBBED‼😭😭

We really could've had at least a non hostile father-son relationship and didn't it's not fair😭

Omg imagine Addis as a girl dad😭

Like that's his princess

And w/ Lance as a big brother too like THAT LITTLE GIRL WOULD BE SPOILED ASF

And shes apart of the Ira clan too, yall forgot Ira represents wrath, that girl would be tough as nails, nobody can tell her shit

She beats the shit outta some fool being disrespectful and Addis and Lance look so proud.

I guess if Addis is good the country wouldn't be in shambles--

Well the country isn't in shambles perse

But if Addis isn't actively contributing to everything bad assuming Ira has been the way it is for a long time, I'd think there's at least a foundation there for Lance to take over as king to even more steps reform the country cus that's not an easy feat and can take probably decades maybe more to achieve

Please god makes the wealth gap not so violent--

Anyway guys they're a family imagine Addis taking a young lance outside to play

Playing out in the garden, hide and seek with papa

Let's get the old man involved imagine Zeneau is with Lance right, giving him his little princely etiquette lesson and stuff and then Addis comes to grab Lance for dinner and and Lance is like DADDY and runs up to him

I'm unwell guys

We were robbed

More than that bitch slaughtered this will never happen

Yall imagine if Addis was nice

Crazy

[angelicapocalypse]

• Well Hello Your Highnesses •

[eternallyfrustratedwriter]

Now I'm in desperate need of fics based off of this event that they cruelly teased us with.

[magicjesuscup]

So um...

This is super old, but does anyone remember the kings April Fools stories? Does Lance’s dad remind anyone else of the goblin king (Jareth) from The Labyrinth? 

I ask for so little. Just let me rule you, and you can have everything that you want...Just fear me, love me, do as I say, and I will be your slave.

Also, the first time I tried to spell Addis, I straight up spelled it like the shoe brand (Adidas) because that’s how I’ve been pronouncing it...I guess I can’t read. XD

[magicjesuscup]

Voting for Fenn's dad. I might be a bit bias since I have my own headcanons and haven't read Lance's route yet. I could argue that Gilbert and Roc were/are terrible parents, but they're also products of their culture. If Roc raised Guy better, his son may not have survived living in Avari; they're all out to kill each other over there. Gilbert could've also done a lot better, but wants his people to respect his son as king (which might be harder this generation because Guy's a prodigy or something). He at least has his moments (like sending Toa frozen fruit on his birthday). There's also a story event where Idina was trying to hurt MC and Toa, he threatened to tell their father, and she immediately backed off. This tells me (1) Gilbert didn't know this was going on and (2) would've had something to say about it if he did. ((None of this is an excuse; I still think they were terrible parents.))

Louis, on the other hand? He failed to find a safe babysitter for Fenn (his only criteria were probably (1) do I want to bang her and (2) will she say yes if I ask); made blaming a literal child/teen when problems arose his priority instead of making sure his son was okay; isolated Fenn from anyone who might have cared about him (like Hardie); and then ignored him for 10 years and counting. He has 1,000 wives; he has to have hundreds if not over a thousand children. There's zero chance he knows all of their names and birthdays or spends meaningful time with all of them. Roc had one kid out of wedlock (that we know of), but at least he took responsibility for Zev (for better or for worse). The only possible upside is that since Luxure is a polygamous society, his wives might have other husbands that could be better fathers to his children.

Also. It looks like 2 people voted for Liam. Why!?

I better not see NOBODY put the last three as answers 😤

[norel-ravenclaw]

Court of Darkness / Makai Nightmare

- Aesthetics 3/4 -

Crown Prince Lance of Ira

Professor Hawke Durand of Ira

King Addis of Ira

Crown Prince Rio of Voleri

Thoma of Voleri

King Aidan of Voleri

Crown Prince Guy of Avari

Jasper Lane of Avari

Prince Aquia of Avari

King Roc of Avari

[shaakyhaands]

I like how canonically the reason Lynt is considered the only one who can cut through the tension when Toa and Guy start going at each other is because “he’s so calm and kind” or something.

Whereas I— I read it as Lynt telling them to shut the fuck up because he cant fucking nap with them bickering in the background.

Canon Lynt: “guys stop 🥺🥺🥺 can’t you tell you’re scaring MC?? She doesn’t like it when you argue 😢”

My Lynt: “If y’all don’t shut the fuck up in 10 seconds or less, I’m gonna show you wrath that’ll make Addis Ira look like a little piss baby.”

[mairablue]

Tauxolouve: * shocked after seeing a certain man named Addis Ira* ...

Aigonorus: Yep that guy looks like you. * smiling *

MC: *talking to her boss on the phone* Sorry i can't come to office tomorrow.

MC: *Making a mental PowerPoint presentation to comfort her boyfriend later*

[after-witch]

Anon who asked for book recommendations here. I like both fantasy and horror mainly, I think sci-fi is also one of my favorite genres. So anything along those lines is good!

awesome awesome!

I'll throw out some recs!

Horror--

Small Spaces Quartet by Katherine Arden (at least the first book for sure)

My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones

IT by Stephen King

The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin

Fantasy--

The Winternight Trilogy by Katherine Arden

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

Wicked by Gregory Maguire

The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle

Prince Ombra by Roderick MacLeish 

quick note--if you go for Prince Ombra, make sure are not reading the 2002 reprint with the gold cover from Starscape; this version is censored/abridged and basically ruined the story.

This version, which is still in print, is NOT what you want:

Go for the older print editions from the 1980s or maybe 90s too. Just not this above edition. No.

The book contains (non-graphic) child sexual abuse, violence/death, and other heavy themes. This 2002 edition was like ‘oh well let’s take out massive chunks of the story related to anything remotely dark so we can market it to modern young readers, rendering the story nonsensical in the process.’

[fingerless-glovez]

POKÉMON AU LET’S GOOOOO

Dia

• Lives in the forest outside of Tristitas Town

• Very rarely goes into town

• Everyone between Tristitas Town and Akedia City is so worried about him

• The only people who can actually find him are Jay, Lou, and, to his annoyance, Tino

• His partner Pokémon is Linos the Snivy

• Has an army of Morelull, Paras, Foongus, Shiinotic, Parasect and Amoonguss at his beck and call

• Due to their propensity to put people to sleep and suck out their life force, Dia usually patrols the forest to make sure nobody dies

• He then drags them back out and slips a note in their pocket that says something along of "Do not go back in this forest. You almost died. I don't want to drag you out again. You're really heavy."

• Decided to run away after finding Meloetta

• Was already being exploited for his singing voice by his parental guardian, but when he found the mythical Pokémon collapsed in his backyard, he knew it'd be bad for both of them if she found out

• He was at the age where he could start a Pokémon journey anyway, so no one really questioned it when a 10 year old kid ran past them

• Especially not the mysterious man who first found him in the forest and gave him his starter

Lance:

• Lives in the desert outside of Ira City

• His house is at the top of a mountain surrounded by a sandstorm that requires safety goggles to get to

• Uses Gogoat to get up the mountain itself

• Will not go into the city if he knows Addis is there

• His partner Pokémon is Gruscha the Lycanroc

• Gogoat was given to him by Zeneau

• His name is Zeneau Jr., but Lance usually just calls him Zen

• Best friends with Gym Leader Hawke

• Found Christoph and Absol hiding in the cave at the bottom of the mountain

• Christoph is being pursued by the token Evil Team, and Absol refuses to leave his side

• After a bit of negotiation, Lance eventually convinced them to move into his house

• Everyone thinks Lance has a girlfriend because of all the extra groceries he buys now, and he's just like "... no."

• Left Ira City because of daddy issues

• Seriously, Addis isn't even a part of the Evil Team. Dude IS an Evil Team

• Addis is an Elite Four member trying to become Champion so he can basically take over the entire region. He wanted Lance to do it with with him (à la Darth Vader style), but for those of you who know Lance's backstory, you can probably guess why Lance said "fuck no" and dipped

• It wouldn't have upset Addis too much if Lance hadn't stolen his fossil revival machine before disappearing. It's Rotom powered now

Tino

• Lives in Akedia City

• Works at the Akedia City Gym as Lynt’s assistant

• And by assistant, I mean babysitter

• It's not uncommon to see him running around town and diving into bushes looking for him

• His partner Pokémon is Audino

• She usually finds Lynt first due to her amazing hearing

• Tino accidentally hurts her ears sometimes, but she forgives him because she knows he can't help it when he's stressed

• Self-appointed therapy Pokémon. Is always there when Tino's feeling sad

• When he's not running around having a prolonged panic attack or refereeing Gym battles, he can usually be found running the Gym's café

• Fidough is the café's mascot/sous chef

• Audino helps the waitresses

• They all have an adorable working relationship

• It's a very popular place because the workers are just so damn wholesome

• Sometimes he has to run some late errands, and he's managed to befriend the local Gengar that likes to scare people walking around at night

• Tino hasn't actually caught him, but he usually hangs out in his shadow wherever he goes

• Gengar's far from the only mischievous ghost Pokémon haunting the streets, but he's established himself as the scariest

• But Tino is off limits

[chirp-a-chirp]

Court of Darkness Character Analysis - Lance Ira

Lance: The Prince of Ember and Flame

Sin: Wrath

Story Tropes Represented: Bad boy with a good heart; lone wolf; misunderstood loner; parent loss

Folks who might be interested? @aide-falls @abugwritesstuff @shinonometrash @sallylovessweets @jaysquid @voltagefandomproject @marsipanic

Book one Lance spoilers below. Also, this is just my interpretation/analysis for Lance. It may differ from yours—let me know your thoughts!

Any direct quotes from Lance’s book one or events are in italics. 

…

Analysis: Lance is hot. Really hot.

Analysis complete. 

OK, jokes aside…who is Lance—a lone wolf, a resentful prince, a truant who scares most people away? 

At his core, Lance is man defined by loss—his mother, his best friend Lutz, the freedom to live the life he wants—and the accompanying anger that comes with it. Lance does not exhibit the classic physical signs of anger—flailing fists, face turning red, punching walls. He will not turn wild with rage in most circumstances. Lance would not want to give his father the pleasure of his anger manifesting like this. These overt signs of wrath are a reminder of Ira’s ancient magic that Lance despises so much. Instead, Lance’s wrath is internal, directed at himself. 

When we first meet Lance in his book one, loss and grief consume him—he blames himself for not noticing his mother’s illness, for Lutz taking the fatal blow from the automata meant for him. This grief keeps him stuck, idling in frustration and resentment. The deaths of his mother and best friend burn like embers within the ashes of hate he has for Ira. Those embers smolder, burning just as bright as the fire that created them. When Lance encounters Lutz’s brother on Colde, he is confronted by the past he runs from. He says to himself: What have I done these many years? Why have I burned with such loathing and frustration? And for what? To what end?  

Of the seven Saligian princes, Lance is the most resentful of his royal status. He describes that status, of [being] bound by the kingdom of your birth… [as] a heap of unicorn dung…shackled to a specific path. He was born a commoner, grew up in humble circumstances, unaware of his royal blood for years. His father, King Addis, is not in his life until his mother passes and Lance is old enough to be a useful tool. Lance has no patience for governmental intrigues, being a political pawn, or becoming a symbol of his country; he makes these thoughts painfully transparent to those around him. It is perhaps why Lance has the most modern sensibilities of all the princes. His value of individualism (for himself and others that seek it) is at odds with monarchy at large.  

Lance is a fierce protector of freedom. Every prince but Lance has a familiar—an animal with a dependent bond with that prince, bound to him by servile magic. Lance has a wolf companion—Grushia—whom he is close with through a natural bond, one without magic. They are free to leave when they choose, but both remain close to the other. It is that freedom of choice that makes their bond strong.

In Lance’s book one, when he brings food and supplies to the boy Christop (instead of going to class), he remarks to himself:

There are more important things in this world than learning how to be a king. For now, I’d rather focus on protecting those bound by their circumstances in life. 

Lance himself appears listless and reckless but is purposeful with his intentions for those he cares for. When watching over Christoph in his book one, Lance thinks—There’s no such thing as too careful when it comes to Chris; I don’t wish for him to become as I have. He ought to live as he likes, not be imprisoned because of how he came to be. He is someone who will defend those with limited choices who cannot defend themselves (Christop being pursued by Irithium), or those who do not have an advocate in their corner (Iran people living in the countryside). Academy lessons with Lou and political showboating with King Addis have little purpose to Lance—practical experience, meaningful connections with people, will show Lance the value of being a future king.  

There are Saligian princes like Guy that are princes for their kingdom—for Guy, what is best for Avari is best for everyone; individuals can be sacrificed for the good of the country. Lance is a prince of the people—further, he is of the people. While princes like Roy and Rio make a conscious effort to listen to and understand their subjects, Lance has directly experienced the life of a commoner, having lived their everyday plight. 

Lance will not be a king for the kingdom and the nobility running it. He scorns Iran politics for prioritizing military might over advancements in healing and helping Iran’s rural communities, resulting in the deaths of his loved ones. This hatred is so strong that it burns beyond recognition. In the Unbreakable event story, Lance describes his feelings towards Ira, and the entire military megalomaniac foundation upon which the country is built on, as so consuming that he’d burned himself to cinders out of concern for his country—all that is left is sympathy for the people that remain in Ira and the memories of those that he has lost. In his book one, Lance’s anger at Ira is equally powerful—One by one this kingdom called Ira has stolen everything important to me. What else must it take from me before it’s satisfied.   

But, just as fire can burn and overwhelm, it can also provide warmth and light the way. The individuals who have been closest to Lance in his life—his mother, Lutz, Christop, MC, Zenu—he describes as sources of optimism and warmth. Lots of light imagery is used to describe these people within Lance’s book one and various event stories. The MC reminds Lance of his mother—a woman who’s smile is comforting like a nap taken beneath the dappled sunlight of a forest; in Lance’s Magic ending, he describes MC as ethereally beautiful and so, so bright; while alive, Lutz was like the sun in miniature.

Lance turned away from sources of light after his mother’s and Lutz’s deaths—to invite light was to invite heartbreak and darkness if that light were taken away. But, his relationship with the MC changes that perspective.

The MC is relentless in her spirit and optimism—tragedy, difficulties, failures do not stop her; they fuel her drive to succeed. This approach is fundamentally different to how Lance has, up until meeting her, approached life for many years. And given their shared background—the loss of a parent, being forced to remain on Colde—it gives Lance pause. Lance cannot easily dismiss the MC given their shared experiences.   

When Lance is with the MC, his memories of his mother and Lutz become more positive. He describes their memories, in one event, as points of light, carrying hope that there is good left in his kingdom. While their memories still provoke anger, they also serve as fuel steeling Lance’s resolve, lighting his path, carrying him to conviction to change Ira for their sake.   

The MC provides a balm to Lance’s soul, an energy that nurtures, encourages, and empowers. She guides Lance forward, a steady bright presence that urges him to think beyond his past and into the future. The MC and Lance have among the most egalitarian relationships in the game—they describe each other as accomplices, partners, compatriots. They seek one another’s company equally, being open and transparent about their feelings, whether good or bad. This equality happens, in part, because Lance gets to know MC as a person before he knows of her powers. More than any other consort path, Lance allows for MC to truly grieve for the loss of her parents—Lance understands that the death of a beloved parent is not something easily forgotten or dismissed; it lingers, festers, unless that grief is expressed. 

When Lance is with the MC, a different fire consumes him. He describes his love her for as an ever growing thing, one where he melts at her smile, his heart burning for her, every part of him feeling as if on fire. In his magic ending, he says to love is to risk suffering; but to be loved is the great happiness there is. It is also one of the few consort book one endings (maybe the only one) where the MC is given something tangible to represent his love for her—a promise ring—perhaps an unconscious callback to the Iran quartz talisman his mother gave him as a child. Pretty words are not enough to show his love to those he cares for. He is someone who comes off as callous and cold, but probe deeper and you’ll find a man with layers of hidden kindness, a person dedicated to helping others, someone who, ultimately, becomes motivated by the memory of those he has lost. 

He is Lance—the man of ember and flame. 

[bitchkay]

Yall this mean I can fuck Addis Ira yall😈😈

Spicy you say😈😈