#Jewish!mikaelsons

[matt-murdick]

in my hcs and my main Finn/Sage fanfic Sage is from France bc in the books (male)Sage is the French Antichrist and I thought it would be funny if boring big brother Finn married Satan’s kid, and I didn’t want Sage to be an oblivious human if I was having her meet Finn when he was already a vampire

[w1ngedsoul]

hi can you do headcanons on dating elijah mikaelson tvd x fem reader

This man is so polite.

Holding doors, helping you sit down, constantly asking you if you're alright or if you want to leave a party/random event.

He always makes you text him so that he knows you got home safe when he can't walk you home.

Flowers, jewellery, teddy bears. This man is amazing at gift giving, he quite literally knows you inside and out.

If you're curvy, then he'll love to hold onto your hips while kissing your neck.

If you're religious, he'll want to be as educated as possible. For example, if you're Jewish, he'll support you fully when you tell him you don't celebrate Christmas.

He'd practically internally scream watching you wear the clothes he buys you.

He wouldn't be able to keep he hands off of you.

"You look irresistible, darling. But, I'm afraid you would look far more stunning with that dress on the floor."

He knows exactly what to say in every conversation.

He has such a way with words that can either have you on your knees or crying on his shoulder.

He face was absolutely priceless when he told you he wanted to introduce you to his favourite classical pieces and you already knew all of them, in fact, you had a playlist full of classical.

Every Sunday morning from 11am-2pm, you'll sit in your living room with books in your hands, taking it in turns to read to each other.

Date night is something that Elijah takes very seriously. He'll take you to the finest, romantic restaurants and be an absolute gentlemen throughout the whole night.

And at the end of the night, when you've arrived home and you just placed the keys into the trinket, you'll hear a sharp whisper next to your ear.

"Undress."

Something he loves doing, is taking you to the theatre and watching a pantomime. He knows you used to watch them throughout your childhood but stopped as you grew older, he felt as if you should stay connected to those calming memories.

He's honestly the most loving boyfriend you've ever had, he'll remember all of the little things such as what your favourite song is to the perfume you wear only on special occasions.

He also remembers every detail about you, I mean that literally. Everything you've ever told him about yourself is ingrained in his brain, from the mean boy in primary school to graduating university.

He doesn't know why or how, but he's a lover for candlelit baths. Whenever he's stressed about a sibling or something came up at work, you'll run him a hot bath with candles surrounding the bathroom. Usually you'll put on sensual music in the background, but for most of the time he enjoys the silence.

Speaking of work, he actually has a job. Even though he's a vampire and doesn't necessarily need one, he wants to be as connected to a human life as possible. His siblings shamed him for it, claiming it was 'pathetic' of him and he should 'own his species'.

You supported him fully and he was forever grateful, he got a job in business which he's managed to keep for a good five years and so far, everything's gone well for him. He's the manager at his company and trains new employees daily, you've honestly never been prouder.

But, there are times where you let his mind slip when he's at work...

"You sent me pictures of you posing in lingerie in front of our mirror, while I was in a meeting."

"Did you like them? I made sure to wear your favourite colour."

You two don't keep anything from each other, you're always honest with one another which is what makes your relationship so strong.

"Hey J? Do you want to hear more about my aunt's aff-"

"Tell me."

J was a nickname you picked up randomly when you first met, it stuck ever since.

Once, when you two were talking about hobbies, you mentioned your grandmother taught you how to knit and crochet.

From that day forward, Elijah bought a ton of crochet tools and pulled up YouTube tutorials every evening practicing.

Then when your anniversary rolled around, he presented you with a bouquet of perfectly crocheted flowers.

"Do you like them, darling?"

Something that Elijah tries to keep hidden: he gets jealous so easily.

If there's someone staring at you with the wrong look in their eyes, Elijah will make sure they won't have eyes to look out of by the end of the hour.

Or if someone asks for your number, he'll make sure to introduce himself, and maybe introduce them to his newest spiked bat...

He's not really one for torturing people, but when it's necessary like when you're in danger he'll go through hell and back to make sure you're untouched.

He'd kill for you, even his siblings if it came to it.

He would quite literally die for you, he even told you this when you were gazing at the stars.

"You know, even though you have made this life wondrous in so many ways, I'd let the world take me just so you'd be safe."

[cancerian-woman]

NO BECAUSE WITH THE WAY BONNIE, TYLER, AND ENZO WERE WRITTEN, I’M ACTUALLY STUNNED AT HOW RACIST JULIE PLEC IS.

Like Michael Trevino is a non white fully Mexican man, Kat is a white Jewish/African American woman, and Michael Malarkey is a mixed man with Palestinian/Lebanese (Arab) heritage… what do Enzo, Tyler, and Bonnie have in common? LAZY AND/OR BAD WRITING. Enzo, like Bonnie and Tyler, had a compelling character and personality and storyline potential, but noooooo. Even if he wasn’t the most compelling love interest for Bonnie (which I also think was lazy writing), HE WAS DONE WRONG. THERE COULDVE BEEN MORE DONE WITH HIM.

Even in TO, POC aren’t done well. While POC are done better in TO than TVD, I don’t like how they did Marcel. Nope. I ain’t with the Marbekah train, and the Mikaelsons vilified that man when he was right about A LOT of things. AND THEY STAYED AT THE SAME HOUSE THAT HE WAS A SLAVE AT. THAT SHIT WAS WEIRD. But yeah, they made it very clear that it didn’t matter how close to the family Marcel was, he was never one of them. And maybe I’m reaching, but it reminds me of how in some white families that adopt black kids, they treat the black kid completely different than their biological children and I don’t like those undertones… but maybe it’s just me overthinking. And the thing is, she didn’t HAVE to write the Mikaelsons like that. Plec could’ve emphasised the family bond that the mikaelsons had with Marcel and how much it hurts for both Klaus and Marcel to be at odds with one another, but noooooo. They treated Marcel like that one “problem child” that’s iced out of the family.

But the racism carries on into Legacies because you cannot TELL ME that Alaric of all fucking individuals had a more compelling storyline than MG or RAF.

Not even in Legacies but in TVD, but remember Sarah Salvatore? The black Salvatore? SHE WAS DONE WRONG. COULD’VE HAD A GOOD STORYLINE.

Like people seem to think that the racism was only with Kat (and to be fair, she’s one of the only ones who has been outspoken about the racism), but as I look back at the TVDU more, it’s actually worse than I thought.

Vincent, Marcel, Bonnie, Tyler, Enzo, I’m definitely forgetting some, but the list goes on and on and on.

You summed everything perfectly tbh.

Yeah, Kat wasn’t the only one. Bonnie fans were rallying for years when the show aired and stopped airing. So that voice of fans naturally seems louder.

thank you for the ask💜!

[sterek-ao3feed]

Some Even Fall to the Earth

Read it on AO3 at https://archiveofourown.org/works/57418642

by BlueEyedBetaMeow

Everything is going well for the Hale-Stilinski pack, recently reestablished in Beacon Hills with the solidification of the alpha's bond in marriage. Bolstered by the move of wolves Klaus and Hope Mikaelson, as well as their significant others from New Orleans, things have settled peacefully after the events of the last year. Derek has opened a flower shop in town, and Stiles has taken a gap year and is contented himself with mostly looking after the youngest member of the pack - Klaus and Camille's pup Stig - when the holidays begin to loom in front of them.

Derek has been leery about this time of the year since his family was taken from him, but when a mysterious package shows up on their door step for Stiles, it flips the entire pack on it's head. Suddenly, Derek has to be the source of holiday cheer, but luckily enough he has a pack to help him this time around.

Words: 14160, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Series: Part 3 of White Rabbit

Fandoms: Teen Wolf (TV), The Originals (TV), Legacies (TV 2018)

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: M/M, Multi

Characters: Derek Hale, Stiles Stilinski, Original Characters, Klaus Mikaelson, Camille O'Connell

Relationships: Derek Hale/Stiles Stilinski

Additional Tags: Holidays, Jewish Holidays, Hannukah, Domestic Fluff, Werewolf Stiles Stilinski, Mates Derek Hale/Stiles Stilinski, Established Derek Hale/Stiles Stilinski, Stiles Stilinski is Jewish, Jewish Identity, POV Derek Hale, Background Character Death, Original Character Death(s), Domestic Derek Hale, Grief/Mourning, Cultural References

https://archiveofourown.org/works/57418642

[dear-indies]

Hi you two! I was hoping to rp as Kol Mikaelson but I don't want to use zionist N*thaniel B*zolic for vampire verse Kol, not to mention that his resources aren't that much so I would love some alts for him, please! Someone in their early twenties with similar vibes if at all possible, please!

Aidan Turner (1983)

Iko Uwais (1983) Betawi.

Utkarsh Ambudkar (1983) Marathi / Tamil.

Theo James (1984)

Burak Özçivit (1984) Turkish - has spoken up for Palestine!

Rahul Kohli (1985) Indian - has spoken up for Palestine!

François Arnaud (1985) - is bisexual.

Penn Badgley (1986)

Jason Ralph (1986)

Daniel Sharman (1986)

Karim Kassem (1986) Egyptian / Egyptian Jewish - has spoken up for Palestine!

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (1986) African-American.

Casey Deidrick (1987)

Ismael Cruz Cordova (1987) Afro Puerto Rican.

Michael B. Jordan (1987) African-American.

Varun Saranga (1990) Indian.

Douglas Booth (1992)

RJ Mitte (1992) - has cerebral palsy.

Fabien Frankel (1994) Ashkenazi Jewish, Indian Jewish, Iraqi Jewish / French and Italian.

Nicholas Galitzine (1994)

Kofi Siriboe (1994) Ghanaian.

Apo Nattawin Wattanagitiphat (1994) Thai.

Algee Smith (1994) African-American.

Nick Robinson (1995)

Cody Christian (1995) Penobscot, Passamaquody, French / English.

Charlie Rowe (1996)

Elliot Fletcher (1996) - is a trans man - has spoken up for Palestine!

Aria Shahghasemi (1996) Iranian.

Michael Evans Behling (1996) Nigerian / White.

Jacob Elordi (1997)

Archie Renaux (1997) Indian and White.

George Sear (1997)

Asa Butterfield (1997) - has spoken up for Palestine!

Emre Bey (1997) Turkish.

Corey Mylchreest (1998)

Felix Mallard (1998)

Christopher Briney (1998)

Bilal Hasna (1999) Punjabi and Palestinian.

Saint Levant (2000) Palestinian, Serbian / Algerian, French.

Jonathan Daviss (2000) African-American, including Haitian.

Here are some general alts too - bonus points to anyone who replaces him with a black and/or Palestinian suggestion because fuck that man and his dangerous views.

[fortitudina]

What does your muses name mean?

NAME: Elijah Mikaelson

Meaning: the Lord is my God Elijah is a masculine name of Hebrew origin holding much sway in the biblical realm. The Book of Kings positions Elijah as an important prophet who defended the worship of the Hebrew God. In the spirit of this revered miracle worker, Elijah means "Yahweh is God," borne from the elements el and yah. Revered for upholding and protecting the Jewish religion, Elijah also served as a conduit through which God performed many miracles. Upon his death, this faithful figure ascended the heavens on a chariot fire, igniting a litany of inspiring imagery for many centuries after. Today, the name remains a reflection of devotion and outspokenness—an inspiring choice for baby.

TAGGED BY: @lycanslain TAGGING: @fangsforhire, @esotericsoldier, @salvationofsouls ( for Ethan, Dexter, Darcy ), @rubiesintherough ( for Cora, Wraith, Nemus ), @sioraiocht ( for Alina, Magdalena & Remus ) & Anyone Else.

[fvckingmourn]

RULES ; FVCKINGMOURN.

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this blog is extremely low activity, and pretty much a private blog to write collaboratively with my current rp partners. if i follow you first, you're welcome to follow back. if you follow me and i do not follow back (from sanguinelupus) within a month, feel free to soft/hard block! i do not take blocking personally. i am always on discord, so feel free to ask for it if you'd like to plot or write with me outside tumblr.

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i'm a primarily plot based writer, but i also like sending/answering memes to start a thread and seeing where it goes. if we're mutuals, you are always welcome to send me memes, request memes from me, or turn a meme response into a thread. while bee is mostly associated with my own klaus blog and other people's ocs, i am not opposed to creating alternate universes for her. other klaus blogs are also always welcome to interact with her in her own canon as well.

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[icebluecyanide]

6. Elijah

In all honesty, Elijah wasn’t always his name. It’s not the one he was born with, and it’s hardly the only one he’s had over the years. He signed his letters as Elias for centuries, he went by Ilyās when they stayed in Al-Andalus, Élie in France, and Elis in medieval England. There are people out there—vampires for the most part—who still know him as Ilya Mikhailovich. Elijah is merely the English variant of a name he has used variations of throughout ten centuries.

a series of random TO headcanons

[therealvinelle]

... I saw a tag saying you reject the mikaelson surname and even though I only have passing internet knowledge of the vampire diaries I can't help being curious why

Mainly that I find it to be such a lazy attempt to make the Originals have a backstory that made sense.

The Originals are Vikings from Norway, a country located in Eastern Europe if I've understood TVD correctly, who went to live in North-West America. Their names are Michael, Esther, Freyja, Finn, Elijah, Niklaus, Rebekah, Kol, and Henrik.

Michael, Esther, Elijah, Rebekah, and Niklaus are each very foreign names, and what's more they're very Jewish and/or Christian. They were born in the late 10th century, making them predate the Christening of Norway by just a bit. These names are also very anglified, in Norwegian Michael is Mikkel.

Finn's name is Norse, so good on you, CW. Too bad the name means "Sàmi person", the sàmi being an ethnic group in the North.

Henrik, kudos that they didn't spell it Henry, but... still not a Norwegian name, fellas.

Freyja is actually a Norse name, but she does not get a pass because she stayed unnamed until several seasons after they had decided to make the Originals Vikings.

So, the names never made sense.

Then, they decided to slap some Viking aesthetic onto these people, and give them the surname "Michaelson", because Vikings used patronymic surnames.

This led to the interesting decision to have Rebekah and Freyja, who are women, be called "Michael's son" as well. Michaelsdottir would have been... still not great because what the hell even is this family, but it would have been correct.

Even more baffling is the decision to have Michael's wife Esther be called Michaelson as well. Alright, show.

Then there's the characterization of it all. Michael turned out to not be Klaus' father at all, and Klaus framed him for murdering their mother. Michael spent the next millennium chasing his children across the globe to murder Klaus. He was a terror to them, the Terminator never letting them be at peace because if they ever let him find them their brother would be murdered.

Why, exactly, do they all, Klaus included, bear his name?

I just can't take that name seriously, and so I don't use it.

[atlasmeyer]

(—) ★ spotted!! ATLAS MEYER on the cover of this week’s most recent tabloid! many say that the 30 year old looks like LOUIS TOMLINSON, but i don’t really see it. while the SINGER is known for being BENEVOLENT my inside sources say that they have a tendency to be OBSTINATE i swear, every time i think of them, i hear the song ‘CLOCKS’ BY COLDPLAY.

𖥻 BIOGRAPHICAL STATS!

NAME: ATLAS DAVID MEYER.

BIRTHDATE: FEBRUARY 25TH, 1992.

ZODIAC: PISCES.

HEIGHT: 5’9.

BIRTHPLACE: SHEFFIELD, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, UK.

CURRENT RESIDENCE: LOS ANGELES, CA.

NATIONALITY: BRITISH.

OCCUPATION: SINGER, SONGWRITER.

𖥻 PERSONAL STATS!

SEXUALITY: BISEXUAL, BIROMANTIC.

ALLERGIES: NONE.

DIET: PESCATARIAN, GLUTEN FREE.

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION: JEWISH, NON-PRACTICING.

FAVORITE COLOR: BLUE.

FAVORITE BOOK: THE GREAT GATSBY BY F. SCOTT FITZGERALD.

VICES: SMOKING (NICOTINE + MARIJUANA).

PERSONALITY TYPE: INFP-T.

𖥻 MUSE INSPIRATION!

FICTIONAL CHARACTERS: LUCAS SCOTT (OTH), THE WINCHESTER BROTHERS (SPN), ELIJAH MIKAELSON (TVD).

4 PRIMARY SONGS: ‘CLOCKS’ BY COLDPLAY, ‘COLORS’ BY HALSEY, ‘PARENTS’ BY YUNGBLUD, ‘REPLICA’ BY THE XX.

[medusasterling]

What's up with the Mikaelson Names?

Maybe this is just bothering me because I'm bored and picky about names, but I can't let it go now that I noticed.

Why the hell do all the Mikaelson children bar two have names that are, you know, not Norse?

Henrik and Kol are the only ones that do have actual Norse or Norse based names that might even have been around during the late 10th century.

Finn, while derived from Old Norse, literally means "from Finnland" while the Mikaelsons are explicitly stated to hail from Norway.

Elijah, Niklaus and Rebekah are Jewish and Christian names. It took me about three minutes of online search to know that Norway wasn't christianised until Olaf Tryggvason became king in 995. Since all the Mikaelson children save Finn were born after the family came to North America, for their transformation into vampires the year 1001 is given and the wiki states Elijah's year of birth to be around 977/978, it is save to assume none of the Mikaelsons were Christians. Why the Christian names then?

It's not that hard to find names that can at least pass for Norse. In fact let me demonstrate:

F - Fróði ᚠᚱᚬᚦᛁ

E - Eiríkr ᛅᛁᚱᛁᚴᚱ (or a more widely known derivate: Erik)

N - admittedly à bit more difficult, but there's Njáll ᚾᛦᛅᛚᛚ, a form of Niall that was at least mentioned in the context of 10th century Scandinavia (even if it was Iceland), or Njǫrðr ᚾᛦᚢᚱᚦᚱ, which is the name of one of the Vanir - Norse gods (but then, so is Freya)

R - Runa ᚱᚢᚾᛅ or Reidun ᚱᛅᛁᛏᚢᚾ from rún or Hreiðunn respectively

So there you have it.

The runes by the way are from the Younger Futhark, which was in use from about 800 to 1200 AD

And while I am a history student, I do not currently have access to the university library so all this is not properly done research by scientific standards. In fact this is what I came up with after a short Google search in the middle of the night. I revise this and add sources and citations once I do have access to the proper books again, but for now, take this for what it is. A late night rant that was just barely fact checked.

Still, if this is what I can do with five minutes of research, why did the creators of TVD not do the same?

Edit 06/05/2020: I have already picked out the books I'm going to need so as soon as the university library opens up again, I will revise this to be at least somewhat scientifically respectable...

[cuntnymeria]

20 questions

rules: answer 20 questions then tag 10 bloggers you want to get to know better

I was tagged by: @the-end-is-kigh

name: Shay (actually pronounced as shy btw)

nicknames: shush, shusha, shishkebab

zodiac sign: scorpio

height: 160cm (5’2? 5’3?)

language spoken: hebrew (native language), english and some very rubbish spanish.

nationality: it’s complicated lol (israeli? jewish? my grandparents are from morocco and tunisia so idk man)

favourite season: autumn

favourite flower: lavender

favourite scent: lavender, campfire, petrol.

favourite colour: green

favourite animal: idkkk, i love all animals. except mosquitoes. fuck mosquitoes.

favourite fictional characters: arya stark, klaus mikaelson, zuko (atla).

coffee, tea, or hot chocolate: je suis a tea slut.

average sleep hours: y’all boutta hate me for this but usually it’s 10/11 hours.

dog or cat person: dog

number of blankets you sleep with: 1

dream trip: cancun probably.

blog established: around 2012/2013

followers: 760

random fact: i hate orange juice

im tagging: @babyitsbeautiful @welt-verbessererin @babyhoneyltommo @a-really--lazy-writer @moonstruckandkissedinsane @the-bisexual-disaster @yanak324 @fineosaur @greeneyedwildthing @valsore

[berkcwitz]

❛ ✶ (   madison beer, cisfemale, she/her   )   spotted   !   jalissa   berkowitz   was   spotted   singing   along   to   find   my   way   by   dababy   in   hilton   grove  .   you’ve   heard   of   them   right   ?   they   are   a   twenty   two   year   old   pornographic   actress   /   internet   personality   who   has   already   amassed   a   net   worth   of   550m  .   you   should   really   follow   them   on   insta   @callmejalissa  ,   they’re   about   to   hit   89m   followers  .   the   tabloids   have   been   calling   them   the   vixen   because   they   are   known   for   being   whimsical   but   also   a   bit   abrasive  .   though   most   people   recognize   them   by   a   drunken   gaze   staring   into   the   mirror   as   she   holds   finger   guns   to   her   head   ,   a   laugh   too   contagious   ,   leaving   notes   in   lipstick   on   bathroom   mirrors   &   echoing   of   her   mothers   longtime   disapproval   .    —   ooc info   (   mia.   twenty.   est.   she/her.   )

GUYYYSSSS ?! this group ? a masterpiece , wow . im hella excited to get to roleplay with you all . im mia by the way , im twenty ( i’ll be 21 in june what a vibe ) & i live in the est ( a clam chowder eating , dunkin donuts chugging , no Rs havin , boston sports loving new englander ). also i go by she/her pronouns ! i am going to be so honest with you guys . this intro is dummy long . like , i promise i will not judge you if you hmu asking for a quick synopsis of my girl because this shit below this cut ? is a novella & a half , sis . if im very honest i really just needed to flesh her out completely because she’s a new baby of mine ? and i wanted to make sure i really knew her before i put her out on the dash . im so anal about this , i know . anyways , before this little note section gets as long as the intro without further a do ? adu ? idfk ... here’s jalissa , she’s ... a piece of work . also if you'd prefer to plot on discord hmu @ 𝖒𝖌𝖐'𝖘 𝖜𝖍𝖔𝖗𝖊#9789 .

𝐆𝐄𝐓 𝐈𝐍 𝐃𝐄𝐏𝐓𝐇

full name: jalissa  billie-jean  berkowitz nickname: lissa , jals , jb , berks , jalissa cadden ( porn name ) birthday: october 13th birthplace: fort lauderdale , florida hometown: hilton grove residence: hilton grove nationality: american ( est. 1997 through birth ) , british ( est. 1997 automatically a citizen due to mother’s citizenship , passport was claimed est. 2012 ) ethnicity: askenazi jewish ( maternal & paternal , 100% ) religion: judaism orientation: pansexual , panromantic ( she never really came out per say , people just kind of know she’s attracted to all genders . her family is very religious and she’s very involved with her synagogue so she’s made the choice not the necessarily put a label on her sexuality but is open about loving people no matter gender ) languages spoken: english ( fluent , first language ) , yiddish ( fluent , second language ) , spanish ( fluent , third language ) , german ( conversational , fourth language ) . father: henry  christian  berkowitz  ( 50 years old )  was born & raised in fort lauderdale , florida by a politician / banking heir & talk show host / philanthropist . henry himself went on to follow in his father’s footsteps and serve as a us senator for two terms & currently is the ceo of berkowitz capital . ( relationship:  it’s never been perfect but the love is clear in the relationship & he’s been much better at being supportive of her in recent years . certainly a daddy’s little girl even when you do wrong you can’t do much wrong type of situation ) mother : austen  sylvia  rachelson-berkowitz  ( 48 years old ) was born & raised in westminster ,  england up until her teens when she & her mother moved to washington dc after her mother had become the incumbent uk ambassador to the united states . austen was crowned miss usa at the age of 20 & later went on to follow in her families long time involvement in politics ( holding former offices as a us representative as well as governor for two terms ) . today she spends much of her time putting her law degree to work on criminal cases . ( relationship: they’ve never been close & have never quite seen eye to eye . since jalissa was nineteen she & her mom haven’t said more than ten words to one another & if they have it’s never necessarily positive ) brother: kenneth  patrick  berkowitz  ( 24 years old ) was born in fort lauderdale , florida & raised in hilton grove . he shares the same parents as jalissa and is the couples first born & only son . kenneth is following in the berkowitz footsteps & is heading the uk sector for berkowitz capital since graduating from columbia university a couple years back . ( relationship: the two siblings have always been close. they had a similar friend group growing up & alot of the same interests . they’re still rather close to this day despite being countries away from one another ) sister: sariah  rachel  berkowitz ( 19 years old )  was born in fort lauderdale , florida & raised in hilton grove . she shares the same parents as jalissa and is the couples last born . sariah currently attends stanford university where she’s on a pre med track . ( relationship: the two were often at each other’s necks growing up . mostly because how similar they are to one another . as of recently the two have grown close , though , with sariah fessing up to looking up to her older sister ) social class: upper education: highschool diploma ( hilton grove highschool g. 2015 ) career: youtuber ( from 2014-present ) , pornographic actress ( from 2016-present ) , podcaster (from 2018-present ) notoriety: being apart of the prominent berkowitz family , having one of the top 10 most watched pornographic movies , her podcast with her best friend tickets to our downfall  & her youtube channel callmejalissa . weight: 122lbs  height: 5′4″ hair color: brown ( with blonde highlights ) eye color: hazel ( wears blue contacts sometimes ) positive traits: whimsical , astute , extroverted , affectionate , quick , intelligent , friendly , ambitious , passionate , humorous , loyal , compassionate , effervescent negative traits: opportunistic , recalcitrant , hypocritical , vain , critical , stubborn , distant , sneaky , abrasive , sarcastic , obsessive , vengeful , reckless , arrogant likes: black coffee , birthday parties , lying , sunshine , baby pink , glossy lips , gossiping , stand up comedy , sunkissed skin , dogs , peanut butter , popping champagne bottles , driving with the windows down , swimming , mimosas , oversized sweaters , taco bell , cranberry juice , makeup , football , cosmetic work , arguing , online shopping , exotic foods , jewelry the price of a car , fresh berries , roller skating dislikes: liars , driving in the snow , her mother , jelly , basketball , bad drivers , when people lie about their cosmetic work , sushi , hateful people , disloyalty , overly emotional people , romance , being alone ,  astrology enthusiasts , hospitals , silence , cheap perfume , criticism , traffic , being late , red wine , short hair , anything banana or grape flavored  hobbies: reading magazines , dancing to her newly curated playlist in the mirror , gossiping with her grandparents , video editing , meddling , going for brunch , goat yoga , drinking alcohol while snuggled up in bed , painting alternate universe cartoons , attending big soirees , making impulsive decisions , smoking weed , sleepovers with her closest friends , suntanning on yacht decks , late night instagram lives , marilyn monroe movie marathons  chara inspo: kourtney kardashian , emily nelson ( a simple favor ) , tan france ( queer eye ) , evie zamora ( thirteen ) , rebekah mikaelson ( the vampire diaries ) , jennifer check ( jennifer’s body ) , gabrielle solis ( desperate housewives ) , regina george ( mean girls ) , lucifer morningstar ( lucifer ) , kathryn merteuli ( cruel intentions ) , veronica lodge ( riverdale ) , chanel oberlin ( scream queens ) , samantha jones ( sex and the city ) , andie anderson ( how to lose a guy in 10 days ) , blair waldorf ( gossip girl ) , naomi lapaglia ( wolf of wall street ) , maddy perez ( euphoria ) , kat hernandez ( euphoria ) fashion inspo: fran drescher , bella hadid , alex chung , madison beer , romee strijd , kendall jenner , selena gomez  career inspo: tana mongeau , jordan lipscombe , sofia franklyn , alexdandra cooper , lana rhodes , abella danger headcanons: she has one hundred percent smashed the windows in an exes car , she drives a black range rover , vandalized an exes home before , says “ harely quinn is my spirit animal “ once a day , is not the type of ask if you’re okay with her vlogging , has slept with rock stars and couldn’t care less that they’re basically the age of dirt at this point , is actually very sad when she’s not putting on the vivacious front in front of people , dances on tables whens she’s drunk , its not a party unless someone has offered her a line  

𝐁𝐄𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐄 𝐉𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐀

the   berkowitz   family name has long been one that holds prestige & power . among the 1% for over a century . they are a prominent banking family that has had their hands in the pots of nearly every big banking company across the nation . coming into the united states after word broke of the california gold rush back in 1849 , the berkowitz brother’s were of the lucky few to acquire pounds of gold by the thousands . later founding what would become a leading investment bank known as berkowitz capital . the generations to follow would capitalize on the head start given to them by the two brothers . expanding the family company as well as the knowledge of the family name through heavy involvement in politics alongside the kennedy’s . since as early as 1953 there has always been a berkowitz family member actively appointed to a political role ( governor , senator , representative , us ambassador , etc ) . although the families roots within the states are documented in the capital of california , as generations went on they made their way over to the east coast , with most of the family members now residing in southern florida . 

the   rachelson   family is a prominent political family . synonymous with power & eloquence . with their rise initially taking place in the british parliament . many escaped to england from germany between 1933-1935 . they hadn’t settled into the states until jocelyn rachelson ( jalissa’s maternal grandmother ) was appointed the united kingdoms ambassador to the united states in 1987 . the rachelson’s have since had heavy involvement in the us government , both behind the scenes and at the forefront . much of the rachelson family have stayed within the european union ( germany & poland ) as well as england . although the few that followed jocelyn to the states now reside in washington dc and the tri-state area .

henry & austen had met through their mutual friends . it didn’t take long before the two became a rather public couple , a supercouple if you would ( similar to that of a brangelina of the 1% ) . although they’d met in new york the two decided that when it was time to start a family they wanted to move to hilton grove , an island austen had eyed for years . instead they found themselves moving down to fort lauderdale where henry had grown up . before they knew it , they were three kids deep in settling down in fort lauderdale . austen’s anger from never wanting to build a life in florida started to tumble into the relationship & the daily life of the family & so in an effort to recover the marriage henry agreed to moving the family up to hilton grove , where they have resided ever since .

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐉𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐀 𝐄𝐑𝐀

jalissa was born the second of three children and oh boy does she suffer from middle child syndrome , riddled with a envy and a need to be in the mix . the berkowitz household , although , from the outside looking in looked like a fabulous family life was anything but . jalissa , like her siblings , was born on a pedestal & what came attached with that was even higher expectations from her parents . her parents found a way to be extremely authoritarian & uninvolved all at the same time . they were very dismissive if you disappointed them & everything jalissa did seemingly did just that .

for a long time she was obsessed with getting her parents approval , she’d turned life into a silent competition between herself & her siblings . she befriended only the people her parents approved of , did all the events they asked her to do , did everything she could to excel academically & only dated people who were of benefit to her parents ( people who’s parents where also in high places ) . 

during highschool she joined the model un , debate team , and soccer team . if it were up to jalissa & not her parents she’d probably had joined the cheerleading team but her mother would never let that fly . it was too “ self indulgent “ to fit the family brand ( if only she’d known what would be coming years later lol ) .

it wasn’t until she was seventeen that she started to deviate from her parents wishes . of course , the catalyst to this was a boy , one her parents hadn’t really approved of but jalissa was completely head over heels for him . he really helped her boost her confidence to be her own person ? and not allow her parents to treat her like a puppet . with his encouragement she started her youtube channel , something she’d wanted to do for years but her mother had shot down the idea anytime jalissa brought it up . it was once again too “ self indulgent ” . the channel known as callmejalissa was an outlet for her , talking to a camera was the most heard she’d felt in seventeen years of her life . and god she knew that was hella sad . she really grew to view her subscribers as family & by the time her channel was brought to her parents attention ( more like her mothers , her dad had found her channel just four months after she’d made it and promised not to tell her mother so long as she was smart about what she posted ) she was about to turn eighteen and there wasn’t much they could do to stop her from doing it .

at eighteen she’d graduated highschool salutatorian with offers from university of pennsylvania & brown university . in all honesty she didn’t wnat to go to college , she saw it as a complete waste of her time . it wasn’t like she was going to do anything with the degree anyways . it would simply be a point of bragging for her parents at events & at this point she really could care less about them being able to brag to their friends . she knew she had to play along though , because this was the same year she was going to receive her first half of her trust fund ( a whoopin 500m , yes her trust fund in total will be 1b her parents are grossly wealthy guys ) so she bamboozled ? her parents , promising she’d committed to attending penn just so they’d allow for the money to be released to her account . she moved out of the house , literally moving into a house of her own a couple blocks from her parents house & claimed she was living in pennsylvania for college . we stan a sneaky binch .

two months later her parents were at her front door , though , ready to give her an ear full . her mother basically disowned her at this point . telling her how every year jalissa found a new way to be a bigger disappointment . her dad kind of played good cop , like he normally would because her mother often dug into her pretty deeply . to the point where any insecurity ( even though with the way she carries herself you’d never think she has any ) she has stems from something her mother has said / called her in the past . if henry berkowitz had a soft spot , it was certainly jalissa , it that had only grown clearly with the harsher austen became on the girl .

a few months before her nineteenth birthday a sex tape was released of jalissa cheating on her boyfriend at the time . it was a drunken mistake she’d made around the time of her mother basically disowning her , but that explanation did suffice for her boyfriend who inevitably broke things off with her . although this was a horrific time she’d received an abundance of offers to film more tapes . it was enticing to say the least . she was someone who loved intercourse but also had this deeply rooted desire to get back at her mother ? and what better way to do so then to something so far left from what her mother was about . this was next level disappointment in the eyes of austen berkowitz . the only thing that made sense ( in her mind ) was to dive head first into the porn industry .

like you’d expect her parents had a fit when they found out about her new career choice . although her internet fame had soared to new heights and her youtube & instagram followers were loving every second of this move . her mom was currently serving as governor and has since not been able to get elected in the political world since jalissa became one of the top porn stars around . they basically blacklisted her & jalissa feels no remorse , she’s gone so far as telling her mother “ sucks to be shunned , huh? ” .

although it took her dad a while to come around , he cares far too much to shut her out . 

not to long after jalissa & her best friend started their podcast tickets to our downfall , it’s a mix of call her daddy & the basement yard , basically two besties talking on a level that most people wouldn’t want to leave the privacy of their own space , giving advice , hoe tricks , and telling funny stories of their past . it a total hit & one of jalissa’s favorite things to do .

she live sin the same house she has since she was eighteen . she lives on her own with three dogs and a cat . she absolutely hates being alone and so maggie ( a tan corgi puppy ) , louis ( a  yellow lab puppy ) , humphrey ( a chocolate lab ) , and cedric ( a orange scottish fold ) are her babies that keep her sane in her big ole home . 

𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐘 

as you can tell jalissa is chaotic , impulsive , reactive , and overall just searching for attention . she doesn’t care if the attention she receives is for the wrong reason or not , as long as she’s getting it . despite this she’s a good person ? i promise . she’s very friendly , loves a good joke & having a good time . very fun loving . she’s the type of person to try and bring up everyone else’s mood even when she isn’t feeling 100% herself . she’s loyal to those she deems are loyal to her . sometimes she’s bad a seeing who is actually loyal to her though & will be disloyal to someone who actually has her back ? oops . she’s definitely not the type to sugar coat anything for you , she tells it like it is & refuses to apologize if that hurts your feelings . if you cross her ? i’ll be praying for you . she’s the type to fuck your s/o , tell your boss some wild story about you & dump alcohol over your head at an event all in the matter of a week . don’t get her going , she’s absolutely relentless . with that said she’d very affectionate ... ? you can catch her hugging up on whoever is next to her at all times . touch is her love language , because lord knows she’s no sweetheart . she hates the stereotype of porn stars / internet personalities being ditzy , although she didn’t attend university she was accepted into two ivy leagues based off her academic abilities alone . the girl is intelligent & enjoys having a clever conversation from time to time .

𝐖𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍

a girl squad or just a squad in general really , give my baby her lil group of people please

her ex boyfriend from when she was seventeen ( he’s mentioned above ) but basically he’s the one who encouraged her to not let her parents make her their puppet , they didn’t approve of him , jalissa fell head over heels for him . they would’ve dated for nearly two years because the sex tape of her cheating on him came out .

the person she cheated on her ex with ? maybe they’re the one who leaked the sex tape ? maybe they never even told jalissa they were recording ? 

her best friend that she does the tickets to our downfall podcast with ? these two are literally like twins , just two peas in a pod ( pun intended )

fans of her work ? and im not taking about her youtube channel or podcast 

ex hook ups that think she’s crazy ? she probably gave them reason to think so lbr

frenemies give me blair & serena circa season one type of shit

just plain old enemies , they were probably friends at one point or maybe just have always disliked one another ? 

smoking buddies were they literally just hot box cars together and munch on taco bell talking about why sound vibrates & shit 

someone who isn’t afraid to confess their love for jalissa but her damaged ass refuses to confess her feelings for them ? so it’s just this constant cycle of them having a good time , them being sweet & her just gets weirdly quite & starring at them before she complaining about them going and ruining the vibes

she’s a bad influence on them ? they’re a good influence on her ? ride or dies ? partners in crime ? only friends when there is a substance involved ? sugar baby vibes ? unlikely friends ? flings ? crush ? friends with benefits ? everytime they are around one another its a fight ? someone she lets crash at her place sometimes ? someone she’s backstabbed & maybe they don’t even know she has & they still think she’s a ride or die for them ?

[dear-indies]

Do you have any alts for Kol Mikaelson please? Didn't know The Actor Who Shall Not Be Named was a POS until I managed to stumble across a post on this blog. Thank you muchly for your help

A previous ask: https://dear-indies.tumblr.com/post/644198705343430656/hi-following-the-two-posts-about-n-buzz-and

More suggestions not on the linked list! 

Pedro Pascal (1975) Chilean [Spanish, Basque, possibly other] and 1/16th Peruvian.

Tim Rozon (1976)

Matt Czuchry (1977)

J.R. Ramirez (1980) Cuban.

Fawad Khan (1981) Pathan and Punjani Pakistani.

Taylor Kitsch (1981)

Tahar Rahim (1981) Algerian.

Daveed Diggs (1982) African-American / Ashkenazi Jewish.

Dan Stevens (1982)

Tom Payne (1982)

Alfonso Herrera (1983) Mexican.

Zahid Ahmed (1984) Pakistani.

Berk Cankat (1984) Turkish.

Luke Mitchell (1985)

Colin Morgan (1986)

John David Washington (1984) African-American.

Henry Golding (1987) Iban Malaysian / English.

Serkan Çayoğlu (1987) Turkish.

Barış Arduç (1987) Turkish.

Caio Castro (1989) Brazilian.

Daniel Radcliffe (1989) Ashkenazi Jewish / Northern Irish and Irish.

[carmen-berzattos]

yk i was just thinking...klaus elijah rebekah mikael and esther all have christian/jewish names even though they were born pagan vikings?? that's so anachronistic!! they shouldn't even refer to the whole family as mikaelsons since vikings used patronymics surnames meaning mikael esther and dahlia should have a different surname (also mikael mikaelson sounds rlly dumb lbr). also hope should be called hope klausdóttir (daughter of klaus). looks like jp didn't do her homework smh

Listen I know you guys love to complain about this, but honestly, how hard is it to imagine they adopted a modern surname to blend in/make things easier? 

Re Christian names: I think Elijah is the only name that biblical actually. And I imagine they were plenty of influences since they were born a solid 900 years after Jesus, so it isn’t impossible to imagine some blending of cultures and names and so on. I imagine much like Christianity was influenced by pagan rituals, the reverse is also true. Alas, the show gets a lot of things wrong and weird about language and historical time periods and whatnot but the names have never been an issue for me. 

[alienanthropologist]

Crew File: Captain James Mikaelsson

Full Name: Mikaelsson, James Solomon

Age: 36

Race: Martian of African descent 

Religion: Reform Judaism

Birthplace: Biosphere 3, Mars

Spouse: Benjamin Ginsburg

Children: None

Parents: Rabbi Joseph Mikaelsson and Dr. Rebecca Smith

Siblings: Rachel Mikaelson

Bio: Captain Mikaelsson was born in the Biosphere 3 medical center. He was the second generation of his family to be born on Mars. Primary through high school education took place at the Biosphere 3 education center. Unlike many of his peers who elected to attend The University of Mars, Captain Mikaelsson decided to study at Columbia University on Earth.

While at Columbia Captain Mikaelsson majored in astrophysics and minored in sociology. He was an active member of the Jewish Students Club as well as the track team. He also represented Columbia as a mathlete. It was during this time he met his husband.

Following graduation he and Mr. Ginsburg shared a one bedroom apartment in Brooklyn. Captain Mikaelsson worked at the Langely Research Center while Mr. Ginsburg took a position as a primary school teacher. They were married three years after graduation. They moved to Houston upon Captain Mikaelsson's acceptance to the colonist training program.

Captain Mikaelsson excelled during the training program and was unanimously selected to lead the first wave of colonists to Natari VII.