#FINALLY UPDATED I WIN

[zeebreezin]

Introduction • Updated 22/02/24

Hi hey hello, this is Astra! Welcome to my Fallen London side blog, I’m new to the game with only one account so far, but I’ve played a good bit of Sunless Seas and am always interested in the lore. This blog is heavily focused towards OCs, both mine and others, as well as my personal liveblog of my playthrough! I’m working through a Nemesis route character as we speak, and will most likely work through all the routes eventually. My current playthroughs liveblog is under #low level liveblog if you’re curious. If you ever have questions about my characters or want to interact, shoot me an ask! I love talking and I love hearing about other people’s creations, my door is always open for such things :)

I’m a writer and digital painter, and am much more comfortable with more atmospheric / background work compared to portraiture! I also tend to make jokes that can lean in dirty directions, but I’ll be avoiding straight up NSFW images on this blog. There might be discussions of kink & sexual topics, but I’ll keep those tagged under #suggestive and they shouldn’t be too frequent. I’m also chronically bad at tagging spoilers or triggers, so please let me know if you need anything I will do my best.

Characters & Character specific tags below!

Ambition Characters:

The Marked Examinant - August Shaw - #August Shaw

He/They - Mid 40s - Nemesis! - Investigator - Watchful | Dangerous

An investigator by trade, Shaw is a prickly character who has a mildly extreme obsession with the various languages of the Neath, a fascination that’s gotten them into a good deal of trouble… and left them with a few strange quirks. He's driven by the need to get revenge after his daughter’s death, and puts on a face of absolute pragmatism to do it. Unscrupulous at the best of times, he is damn good at his job, when he’s not chasing a bit of escapism by any means necessary. While they’re seemingly a complete hardass, Shaw does have a soft side for a few things: Namely, his assistant, and the urchins of the city.

The Reckless Playwright / The Penumbral Renegade - ‘B’ - #b

Any/They - Mid 20s - Hearts Desire - Actor/Playwright - Persuasive | Shadowy

B is an aspiring playwright and actor with their head in the non-existent clouds and a spring in their step. She always seems to be getting into a little bit of trouble, before charming his way out of it with a smile and a wide eyed look. Everything about their past is a bit of a mystery, though it can’t be denied that they have a good heart. While searching for cheap lodgings in London, B ended up with the (mis)fortune of becoming Shaw’s housemate and eventual investigative assistant. Their endless optimism hides a great deal of past horrors, as does their suitcase. They’re absolutely not wanted by the Navy, too. Don't know why I had to specify that.

The Pragmatic Headhunter - Vivian Fitzpatrick - #Vivian Fitzpatrick

She/He/They - Early 40s - Bag a Legend - Bounty Hunter - Dangerous | Watchful

Shaw’s Ex-wife who came down to the Neath after he abandoned her and their still living son. After murdering her (now probably ex-) husband, Vivian developed a taste for the Neath. Both for the power they could achieve, and for the thrill of the hunt and battle. More than anything, he wants to prove herself to be more than the grieving mother the surface wanted her to be - by becoming something more feared than death itself. Harsh and openly hypocritical, Vivian’s on the fast track to becoming something terrible - but the question is, will she be able to bury the last of herself to do it?

(WIP!) The Rake-In-Violant / The Malcontent Seamstress - Emile Rainier - #the rake in violant

He/She - Mid 20s - Light Fingers - ‘Socialite’ / Thief - Shadowy | Persuasive

By day, she’s a seamstress’s apprentice, shy and longing for more than her meager position will allow. By night, Emile becomes the Rake-In-Violant, a thief of hearts and less abstract possessions, a terror of high society that the foolish can’t help but come crawling back to. If you ask him, there’s nothing wrong with what he does, despite the broken marriages and scandal left in her wake. Hopefully no ‘once in a lifetime job to steal a massive diamond’ fundamentally scars him for life any time soon and changes that.

Non-Ambition Characters:

The Ravenous Acumen - #The Ravenous Acumen

It/She - ??? - Killer for Hire / Killer for Hobby - Shadowy | Dangerous

A mysterious figure with a deeply warped body and equally warped sense of morality. After Acumen’s own hubris cost her everything, it devoted itself to killing arrogant or naive researchers that play with things they don’t understand. There’s far worse fates out there then death, after all. It speaks in riddles, lives for games, and has a bizarrely tender affection for anyone who gains her favor.

The Phosphorescent Engineer - Officer Benedict Beverley - #Officer Beverley

He/Him - Mid-Late 20s - Chief Engineer @ The Grand Geode - Watchful | Persuasive

The hot shot engineer and golden boy of the Grand Geode, Beverley is a sequencer who’s best known for his wonderful designs of prototype dawnlight explosives. Utter bastard. He’s desperate to test them out and bring the dawn to the population of London, but he’s even more desperate to recover his lost prototype… and find his missing partner.

[Has a Sunless Skies verison - The Scintillating Harbinger!]

Side Game PCs:

(WIP!) The Everdrowned Reaver - Captain Verily - Sunless Seas PC - #Captain Verily

She/They/It - ??? - Captain of the Double or Nothing - Irons | Hearts

An undying captain who’s past shifts with the tides. Who is she? Why is she here? Why does the water never leave her lungs? Why does the sea keep spitting her back out?

(WIP!) The Wide-Eyed Venturer - Doctor-Captain Everett Shaw-Fitzpatrick - Sunless Skies PC - #Doctor Captain Everett

He/They - Early 30s - Captain of the Uncommon Denominator - Hearts | Mirrors

Shaw and Vivian’s son, who spent his teen years raised on stories of their adventures in the Neath. Now, he’s taken to the skies to make a story of his own, after a brief stint learning medicine in Vienna. He’s got all the smarts, but none of the cutthroat energy of his parents. What could go wrong?

Other Character Tags

Because I am desperately in love with themes and motifs, significant character relationships are tagged with these funny little monikers:

August Shaw & B - #Detective duo

A depressed detective set on revenge and a lost playwright drunk on freedom take up lodgings together. A strangely charged and mildly codependent friendship.

August Shaw & Vivian Fitzpatrick - #(un)loveable hand

The bloodthirsty wife he abandoned and the self flagellating husband she swore to surpass. Extremely complicated divorced couple who’ve changed in more ways than one.

The Shaw-Fitzpatricks (August, Vivian, Lenore, Everett) - #in the blood

A family charged with sorrow, who all seem to have a tendency to wield their pain like knives. General tag for the family’s background, themes, and vibes.

August Shaw & The Ravenous Acumen - #worst laid plans

An endless game of cat and mouse - or at least, it should be, provided the killer can get her chosen opponent to survive what’s coming. Psychosexual mind games, and weirdly supportive ones at that.

B & Officer Benedict Beverley - #best and brightest

Two best friends, perfect partners, who build a maddening machine. One chose their own ambition over the other’s safety - but who betrayed who is up for debate. Nostalgic longing, evil gay people, and worse (colonialism themes)

B & Emile Rainier - #red letter days

A pessimistic Rake and an optimistic Revolutionary. What could go wrong? …a lot of things, very quickly. A lighthearted odd-couple FWB relationship.

Vivian Fitzpatrick & Emile Rainier - #arsenic and old lace

Vivian is, without a doubt, the Malcontent Seamstress’s least favourite client. She knows it. A bizarrely antagonistic situationship, focusing in on envy and how rapidly gaining status can change people. Also evil women.

Doctor-Captain Shaw-Fitzpatrick & Skies!Beverely - #horseshoes and hand grenades

The most dangerous Captain of Her Majesty’s fleet… and the daredevil traveler that just can’t help but ruin his day. Frequently. Kind of a joke - some Wile E. Coyote and Roadrunner type shit until one of them gets feelings about it.

[zeroannat]

every day i wake up, make coffee, and chat with the hex

[moeblob]

You know, I'm sorry for another story time but my life has been very stressed lately and today I got a huge boost. SO.

As some of you may know, I moved states at the end of July and have been here since August 1st basically. Social anxiety is a struggle but I'm making it. And there's this easy to reach by walking convenience store and almost every time I walk there I walk past a gem store. And I think to myself almost every single time "I love the store has a bouncer". I didn't say anything to him at first! But one day I got brave and proceeded to make an absolute FOOL of myself as I am on my way back from buying some sodas and ask him "are you like the store bouncer?"

The man looks at me and smiles and gives a little chuckle and says pretty much yeah? And then I say more awkward things and then promptly leave feeling very embarrassed. I purposefully AVOID that lil corner for a couple days and then finally feel brave enough to walk by cause it's ... like. Literally right by my destination. Man isn't even outside that day and I think phew! I can't be creepy if I can't talk to him!

BUT THEN I SEE THAT HE IS DIRECTLY INSIDE CHATTING TO A WORKER. And he sees me. And smiles and stops whatever conversation he's having and exits the store to say hi. (I am definitely beaming, like a normal person, because I apparently am NOT creepy enough to this man more than a foot taller than me who could easily kick my ass if he wanted) So we just chat. For maybe ten minutes? It's very nice! We have a Very Normal Conversation! I feel better about the first interaction because I had a second interaction.

So now............ today. I am once again wandering around and on my way to lunch when I pass the gem store and I'm like "hello again!" to the gem store bouncer. We begin to chat again and he mentions a pendant they recently appraised that he likes and I, thinking this entire time that the store was ONLY appointment only and I would never be allowed inside, am casually mentioning "yeah, I was born in June and we have three birthstones and like.... none of them are dark enough for me. I mean there's pearl which I'm not a fan of and then moonstone and another." And so he's saying they have a sheet inside to show birthstones so we walk in together to find out the mysterious third stone.

And the sheet only shows pearls. And I'm like "this is a crime against June babies" and then I somehow start talking to one of the female workers and I'm saying "yeah I just kinda like walking by here and seeing the bouncer" and she looks at him and is like "oh I like that." and I admit I have no other idea what to refer to him as (I don't know his name at this point anyway) and she's like "most often security guard."

Ah. Yes. Like a normal person would think. Security. Yes. Not "gem store bouncer". She then leaves to grab a coffee from across the street and I leave with the bouncer and somehow we get into talking about wearing mostly black and how he's pretty goth and then I mentioned a sweatshirt my aunt sent me once saying "I'm only wearing black until they come out with something darker" and he grins and says it's a life motto. Then the woman returns with her coffee and he tells me to tell her what I said, so I repeat it and she looks me dead in the eye and says "that was made for me. Also I love that you called him a bouncer it's hilarious".

I now observe that he (all black suit black shirt black tie) and her (black sweater with black/white striped pants n black shoes) are indeed somehow the gem store goth club. And then she heads back in and he says he's sorry they don't have any cookies to offer me, they normally have cookies in the back for employees, and I'm like "ah no it's fine thank you".

And then I left feeling like I was somehow allowed to join the Cool Goth Club at the gem store.

Anyway, sup, my new favorite person is the goth bouncer at the gem store and he makes me smile so much when I see him.

[peppermintmochafem]

cute silly femme from my poetry class asked me to have a threesome with her and her gf… do you have any advice for me 🫠🫠

Threesome advice for you sweetheart ♡

So I think with threesomes the thing that makes it tricky is like mostly logistical like figuring out dynamics and positions and such so for me I don't approach it any differently it just might take longer for it to flow you know? But if you are worried about it you can always figure out some details beforehand

♡ watch for a while! (Ooh bonus if you hang out before watch their cutesy pda they will notice and like that) (bonus bonus if you touch yourself if that's your vibe or make little commentary)

♡ talk to each other about each other! ~ isn't it so cute how they.. etc etc~

♡ ask questions for dirty talk like "oh she's like when you do that? Does she like this?" type thing can be such a cute vibe and cut through awkwardness & it allows you to just try things or copy!

[hood-ex]

My fav thing about the Voltron lion is that it's supposed to be the most powerful weapon in the universe, but Shiro will be like, "Form Voltron!" and then Voltron starts getting it's ass kicked six ways to Sunday, so all the paladins have to disengage and fight separately.

[jascurka]

not to jinx it but... my spopipy got confused and doesn't play me any ads and my premium expired like two weeks ago :]

[thebabycup]

theydies ladies and gentlemen we have got a truly exciting round one coming up this week!!

moving on from the qualifiers we have gong, para, bonsly, bichu, and happiny!!

truly some upsets here, with para clawing the win from tyrogue right out from under his scrawny little ass, proving gamefreak wrong and letting us all know once and for all why bugs resist the fighting type!

in another shocking development, it was found that true love does NOT conquer all as happiny ultimately sacrified phione to climb her way to the top! will she be able to make it? will all the bloodshed have been worth it, in the end??

and finally and perhaps most exciting of all, the roundest boy bichu has moved on to round one, where he will be forced to face his dark half, his evil self - that mega titan himself: PICHU

yes, folks, we've got a mirror match coming up this week in an unprecedented turn of events! can beta pichu prove all the haters wrong?? can this eldest forgotten brother take back what should rightfully be his?? will gamefreak ever learn from the mistakes of their past???

find out this week in round one of

THE BABY CUP

[deus-ex-mona]

nanarumi sesesena photobook ily

[ilikedetectives]

Me after Black Friday shopping: My wallet!!! *clench chest*

[encorebug]

can we as a community decide after that crown rank update to give newer players space to improve and not use this as an excuse to target newbies specifically

[the-travelling-witch]

SHE’S FINALLY FREE

[roaringheat]

chat, i did it i finally broke up with my partner

[loppiopio]

psychic damage.

[teenageukulelescreamo]

for the first time in like a hot minute I am actually really happy :,)

[elibeeline]

big day for sports folk

[charlyritter]

NOOOOOOOO HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAAAA