#HC;;

[lalannaoronir]

🌸｡*ﾟ+. In a perfect world, what would Lalanna have chosen to do as a career path? Would she have chosen a more calm and peaceful life, or crave something more fast-paced and chaotic?

All Lalanna ever wanted to do was be a wife and mother, and perhaps a caretaker of Kadjaya's Footsteps. She wanted a peaceful life. Then she heard Hydaelyn's voice and everything changed.

[omothercrystal]

This Mothercrystal holds so much guilt and fear and self-doubt.

Forgetting the little details of her life as Venat. Realizing that the names and faces of everyone who has ever fought and died in her name have started to blend together.

"I BIRTH A WORLD OF SUFFERING TO MIRE AND PLAGUE."

By Sundering the Ancients, by making them imperfect (although I would argue they already had their imperfections that were just less acknowledged), she essentially opened Pandora's Box. Because the Sundered beings we became did not have the overarching sense of duty and peace, in which one could suspend their wants and needs for the betterment of others. No, the fragmented ones that resulted her imbalanced and needy and demanding and curious and afraid. They were BORN with that fear of the end embedded in them and they couldn't even understand why, and fear leads to so many terrible things.

And the Warrior of Light, her brave little spark, was the butterfly of hope at the bottom. And oh, how she hated watching idly by while so many tried to pluck your wings.

She wanted to do so much more. But if she did any more, she wouldn't have had the strength to test you. BUT IF SHE DIDN'T PROTECT YOU, WOULD SHE EVEN BE ABLE TO TEST YOU AT THE END?

Absolute torment, second-guesses and self-doubts. What was the right way? What if you failed?

And in the Black Rose/Eighth Calamity timeline, you did.

She had to destroy the perfection of the world she loved and she had to have faith that man would find his way forward despite it. 7 Times did she watch them fail, and 3 more nearly fall utterly. Her heart cannot take it. But she must.

[jellllllo-bowl]

gotham rainy nights

i firmly believe in Duke doing silly things with his power

hiding under your dad's cape when it's pouring outside can be something very special + bat-rain-poncho, several years later

[aniisol]

mumbo thinks he could beat most the irl hermits in a fistfight. okay. let's see. welcome back, my name is grian and today we're all gathered here to kick off a brand new life series in the middle of this actual forest

[applecidersstuff]

Percy Jackson is against bullying.

He is however very sad that neither Annabeth, Clarrise or Drew had met Octavian in camp Jupiter, because as much as he frowns on it he would pay any kind of money to see those three tear him a new one for acting like a little bitch he is.

[beebfreeb]

[thief-of-eggs]

Headcannon that due to diligently monitoring the Wayne family’s media image, Alfred is chronically online, and as such, is constantly dropping slang into conversation like-

(Over the coms)

Batman: Alfred, what’s the update on the Arkham situation?

Alfred: *Ahem* Unfortunately sir, it is as they say- ‘we’re cooked’

Collective groans from Tim, Dick, and Jason over the coms

Batman: …Huh?

Jason: *muttering* I knew I should’ve stayed outa this one…

Damian: I don’t understand, what are we cooking?

Alfred: It’s giving ‘failure era’, sir-

Dick: Damn it!

Tim: We really are cooked

Damian: What does that -?

Alfred: It’s lowkey not-

Batman: In English Alfred. Please.

Alfred: *Sigh* My apologies, sir. The Joker has escaped.

[m3djed]

"he would not fucking say that" but you ever be looking at fanart and suddenly its "he would not fucking have abs"

[notherpuppet]

Three darling daughters #girldad

[eydilily]

hermit family photo ! ! !

[ukiyoioi]

I - The Explosion

I CANR BELIEVE MUMBO IS GONE ON SESSION 5????

[lalannaoronir]

She can't handle the cold. She's pretty sure she'd die in Coerthas.

(She won't she'll just be miserable)

[omothercrystal]

LOSS OF SELF

A general outline of how Hydaelyn approached past Warriors of Light and how she was affected/changed by each defeat.

[[ If your Characters are from another Reflection, we don't need to follow this, but if not -- these are reference points I'll pull for my portrayal.]]

THE FIFTH REFLECTION - Overcome by Wind, the First Calamity

Realizing that the Unsundered are attempting to rejoin and revive Zodiark, Hydaelyn began to call out to the fragmented souls to see who would answer her. Coming off of her disappointment with the Convocation, she took a sterner approach and became more mentor, more strong arm the mortals than the kindly teacher she had been.

THE TWELFTH REFLECTION - Overcome by Lightning, the Second Calamity

Hydaelyn overcorrected. The stern approach did not work. She tried to be kinder, but the cynicism and scrutiny of man left her with few willing to do what was necessary. And those that did were not brave enough to do everything required of themselves.

THE SECOND REFLECTION - Overcome by Fire, the Third Calamity

Perhaps she was being too hands-on. She was weaker now and tried to keep her intervention to a minimum to conserve energy and also allow the mortals to do what they wanted. But with minimal guidance, they came to their own conclusions, and by the time she tried to reach them they no longer heeded her.

Venat was starting to forget the little details of the world she loved so much. Not the important things, but the names and faces of everyone she had met on her travels. She usually had such a good memory. Would she forget the names and faces of all those who had answered her Call? She was wracked with guilt and fear and yet she knew she had to press on.

THE THIRD REFLECTION - Overcome by Earth, the Fourth Calamity

She tried to find a balance in her approach. She tried to bring groups of Warriors of Light together to form a traveling party, but in-fighting and petty squabbles caused a breakdown in their communication. The Ascians were able to manipulate them to turn against each other and no amount of pleading could prevent their undoing.

Hydaelyn was beginning to feel the drag of her weakness. She could no longer project her appearance into the mind of her chosen.

THE SIXTH REFLECTION - Overcome by Ice, the Fifth Umbral Calamity

Hyadelyn attempted to possess people to communicate more clearly with her Chosen, but her attempts were widely ignored or scorned as sacrilege. When her possession led to the deaths of one of her Chosen (they let her use their body and were mortally wounded when she tried to speak), she vowed not to do so ever again...

Hydaelyn could no longer remember the name or face of the visitor to Elpis, only their message. She could only retain the most important information necessary to try and save their worlds...

THE SEVENTH REFLECTION - Overcome by Darkness, the Seventh Umbral Calamity

In a Reflection swarmed in Darkness, Hydaelyn could barely reach her Chosen. But those she did reach were so wonderful -- they listened, they grew, they had allies they could depend on! They were on the younger side and they adored her and treated her like a child would its mother.

But they were so young. They were defeated so easily. They died calling for her aid that she could not render.

If she was going to survive doing this, she could not allow her heart to be dragged down by the defeat, disappointment, and misery. She began to distance herself from her emotions, disassociating and minimizing the woman that was Venat to her most meager of essences...

[nebulaeyedfish]

Cleo isn't messing around....

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[hinamie]

post-graduation trip airport looks