#Black Label Society - In This River

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[doyourememberrocknrollradio]

In This River - Black Label Society(High Quality)

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OC SMASH or PASS

Tagged by @ghostoffuturespast! ♡⸜(ˆᗜˆ˵ )⸝

RULES: pretty self explanatory. include physical descriptions or pics, and propaganda. the “other” label can be used for “sexuality misalignment” (ie: oc is femme and you’re gay, vice versa or you aren’t into smashing but a specific thing you wanna do with them like perhaps hug or study them under a microscope idc).

Propaganda:

Just The Facts:

Full Name: Valerie Rose Barrère

Aliases: V, Val

Height: 5’3”

Age: 27

Pronouns: she/her

Gender: Cis woman

Sexuality: Mostly heterosexual (everything goes out the window if she comes across a hipster lesbian at the bar with swagger)

Features: White skin with some freckles/moles, magenta-ish hair (switches up her hairstyle but mostly sports the long hair undercut), green eyes, purple eyebrows, piercings (ear, eyebrow, bridge, nose, labret, naval), neck cyberware (she chose it cause it kinda looks like an upside down crescent moon), bold dramatic makeup, platinum mantis arms with pink blades, chrome talons (I mean fingernails), floral body tattoos in black with chrome accent

Pros:

Protective. Feisty. More willing to kick someone's ass for a friend or lover than for herself.

Extremely passionate, feels things very deeply. Tries to hide it but not very well. Authentic even when she doesn't want to be.

Silly, fun-loving. Will tell dad jokes and terrible puns.

Brave. Frequently does things she fears.

Kind, compassionate towards others (unless they're shitty, then all hell breaks loose.)

Ambitious, grandiose ideas (pro or con you decide)

Unconventional.

Strong moral compass.

Flexible. Good for the field and the bedroom.

Cons:

Guarded. She knows she's over the top but sometimes it's impossible to hide. "Crazy."

Easily bored.

Style over substance. If it ain't cute, she ain't wearing it.

Impulsive. Reckless. Doesn't always think before she acts.

Not lady-like. Too wild for "proper" society

It's summer and you want cuddles. Too bad. You'll be sleeping elsewhere and as far away from her as possible.

Tends to push people away, thinking they are safer/better off without her.

Asks too many questions.

Forgetful. Chaotic.

Thinking she can fix ALL THE THINGS by herself and blames herself when things go wrong. Terrible at asking for help.

Tagging no pressure!! @streetkid-named-desire @shimmer-like-agirl @harellan @miss--river @fly-amanitaa

Maybe you've done it and I missed it! Or I didn't tag you and you want to play!

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In This River - Black Label Society(High Quality)

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For the music meme, if you fancy it:

11:A song that you never get tired of

20:A song that has many meanings to you (also if you feel like explaining them I'd be fascinated...)

22:A song that moves you forward

23:A song that you think everybody should listen to (and why...)

11:A Pain - Three Days Grace I was hesitating but it was against 2 other TDG song (Home and Never Too Late)

20:A Spirit Never Dies like the AMV, this song can fit any of my blorbos. It's the Blorbo song from my 'classic era anime'. My fav are often the never giving up type, may it be heroic or spiteful. Plus the song is so great.

22:A Trampoline - SHAED the lyrics just speak to me on an ethereal level.

As I'm looking up Suddenly the sky erupts Flames alight the trees Spread to falling leaves Now they're right upon me Wait, if I'm on fire How am I so deep in love? When I dream of dying I never feel so loved

23: Mhhhhhhhhhhhhhh........ In This River - Black Label Society the guitar alone is worth it. but also piano on fire, dope song, poignant lyrics. good song

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Watch "Zakk Wylde, Black Label Society - In This River" on YouTube

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Black Label Society - In This River [Official Video] HQ

#Ro Ro # DC

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Black Label Society - In This River

[savyir-genesizz-the-wizard]

🌈PRIDE OC ASKS!

azya: 3, 8, 11

pig: 4, 5, 6

wolf: 1, 3, 5

aaand 18, 21

Azya Zaavim (check "read more" for some lore)

3) I suppose that he always knew that he's into men. He probably saw some musician in a magazine at a certain age lol.

8) He never did, really. He grew up with a foster family and lost contact with them when he moved to the capital with his adopted sister, who was very much ok with anything he did. So did his band really. Most prominent musicians in Ajidiali are queer. He did have some issues with his party members tho since while Ecres just calls itself an "agral union" they have a lot of conservative members.

11) He doesn't feel the need to talk about it much. There's no systematic homophobia in Ajidiali so. He probably would be more open about it if he lived in our world and use his platform to speak about queer rights. He will talk about his husband a lot if asked. He's a divorce lawer!

Pig

4) When she used to be in the army it was... well, as unsupportive as could be, really. After deserting she was mostly a loner before meeting Steel Soldier and Unit 81, and then Blink and the rest of the gang, who are all very supportive people. A lot of her hypersexuality is just posturing but she've made a lot of friends in various lesbian bars around the Solar system.

Here's a bonus "before" and "now":

5) Uh, I dunno. Came to me in a vision, like with most of my ocs.

6) She would never police other people but about herself... She would say that she's "bisexual but men don't dig this handsome face anymore". It's a short response that works for her well enough.

Wolf Tangermann

1) "Oh, my gen-der? What, you want to steal it? To black-mail me? Well, you won't get it!" There are two theories on its gender - some say that it's simply hiding it, as it hides any other information about itself, and some say that it doesn't have it. Have it lost it? Who can say. Maybe it has just discarded it, like a snake discards it's skin.

3) In truth, it itself doesn't know. It's certain that it known it while on the surface but perhaps some things are better left behind.

5) I didn't and I think that it actually fits it well.

18) I figure them out eventually, like any other part of their character. Generally, I think that oc's relationship, or lack there of, to a label is more important than the label itself.

21) Below the cut 👇

Family structures and queerness in Ajidiali

As the concept of "sexuality" as known in modern western society is quite new on our Earth, I've decided that in Ajidiali it's nonexistent, outside of academic fields. An Ajidialian would rather use a word "preference".

- Mountain people

Mostly monogamous. Households are mostly isolated so close family lives far away from other people (around half a day of walking). It is however possible to "swap" wife (or husband in more matrialchal groups) with another couple, if both parties agree. Parents usually live with the adult youngest child. First marriage is expected to be heterosexual but one can "swap wife for a husband" (tho this is frown upon if it's done before having at least one older child). In modern day, swapping is less common, as parents don't have this much say in what the original marriage should look like.

- River people

Mostly polygamous, living in groups of 3 adults (two women and one man or two men and one woman) per house + one women's parents (as it's usually their house). Taking care of children is a community's job. Small kids can choose where they want to sleep and play but teenagers are expected to stick to one household (of their choice). This is to this day the most common family structure in the country, both on the country side and in the cities. People who don't want to have children of their own are still expected to take care of other's small kids but not of teenagers and are expected to live in monogamous relationships or remain single.

How a household itself functions is very much dependand on a region and group. These marriages are to this day often arranged and romantic love within them is not generally expected. Everything outside of these 3 people households, or changing their inside rules, is what is considered to be "queer".

- Sea people

Most of their family habits were lost when that started to consider themselves as part of Ajidiali. The main differences from River people are that they are more often patriarchal and queer people tend to be more isolated from the community.

- Ex-nomads

Despite being a completely different group, they don't have much differences from the River people either. They have lost a lot of their culture when they abandoned their nomad lifestyle. However, their differences are more noticable - their family units are bigger (usually 4-6 adults with their parents) and there is less pressure on having children (which seems to not impact the demography).

[doyourememberrocknrollradio]

Black Label Society - In This River [Official Video] HQ

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RULES: Shuffle your repeat playlist and post the first TEN tracks, then tag 10 people.

I was tagged by @the-night-wizard , thanks! Awesome music choices, I love Miracle of Sound! Here's what I got:

Evergrey - Where August Mourns

Claus Ogerman - Cityscape

Isao Tomito - The Sea Named Solaris

Santana - She's Not There

Black Label Society - In This River

Joe Satriani - If I Could Fly

Joe Louis Walker - While My Guitar Gently Weeps

Type O Negative - Love You To Death

Shawn Lane - Death Theme

Vinai Trinateepakdee - Move The Sky

Thanks again that was fun! I'll tag @musicaddictt @jennykin @geekmybride @broadminded @crashtestjeffy @dethblow @sinnerinsaintseyes if you want to do it!

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Black Label Society - In This River (Doom Troopin' Live)