#Legacy of the Shadow Twins Au

[tyto-and-tenebricosa]

Another Child

Warning: Implication of a child's passing

“They are out there…”

Her voice was low, heavy with worry and fear.

She stood by the entrance of their hollow, hunched over in a feeble attempt to make out more of the forest floor. Her talons gripped the wood beneath her so strongly it splintered, the blade-like pieces digging into her skin.

“Do you think they will attack?”, her much smaller mate, resting in the comfortable nest a few meters behind her, asked, shifting a little to adjust his position, a small bundle of down curled up next to him for warmth and protection. It was as white a snow, so fluffy It could as well be mistaken for a ball of cotton.

“I don’t know.” She admitted, straightening her back and turning towards him, bright yellow meeting gorgeous blue as their gazes locked. “They are…known to be unpredictable. Especially when in groups.”

He hummed in understanding, not quite sure how to respond. He turned his head away, once more, staring down at the small child, his daughter, that slumbered so calmly, unaware of the danger surrounding them. Of the thread that loomed over their little family of three.

As it should be.

“What if they do?”, he asked once more, gently nudging his little one’s head into a better position. She made a small sound, clearly displeased to be disturbed, but she did not wake, far too comfortable in her father’s loving embrace.

“Then I will have to fight.”, his beloved wife answered, turning her attention back to the darkness of the night, her ear tufts held high.

“We both know that you would not survive this.”, he argued, silently but insistent.

She didn’t answer right away, knowing his words to be true. She merely turned her attention back to the night’s darkness, her eyes darting around in a desperate attempt to spot the intruders that were lurking out there, probably just waiting for the right moment to attack. They were known to melt into the night as if they were a part of it, moving with a silent grace that was as damning as it was impressive.

When she found nothing, she growled in frustration, splintering the wood a little more as she dug her claws into the dry wood beneath her feet. And once the echoes of her frustration passed, she made a decision.

“The night only lasts a few more hours.”, she began, glancing backwards at her husband and her child once more. He was preening their daughter now, making sure she looked pristine even in her sleep. “Once the sun comes forth, we shall pack our things and leave.”

The male stopped in his movement, a few down feathers still between his beak as his beloved’s words reached his ears. He straightened his neck, looking at her in shock, those gorgeous blue eyes, as unique as beautiful, as wide as they could get. “Are…are you certain?”

She nodded, her head snapping towards a small movement that she caught in the corner of her eye. However, what she believed to be a monstrous predator was a single, small squirrel that was hopping from tree to tree, squeaking in panic when it noticed the predator’s presence…

Thank Glaux…she already thought…

A sigh of relief escaped her, and she allowed herself to briefly close her eyes, taking a deep breath to regain her composure. ”Yes…it’s too risky here. For us…and especially for her.”

“Do you think she will be able to handle it?”, her husband inquired, glancing back down at his child. She did the same, feeling her heart clench at the mere sight of her little one. Oh, how beautiful she was. “She is so…small. So…fresh.”

“She has to…”, she muttered, finally moving from her spot and trotting towards them, gently nudging her now as well, albeit a bit rougher due to her larger size. This caused her to wake, her beautiful eyes fluttering open with an unhappy chirp. The yawn she let out afterwards sounded almost insulted. “She will not have any other choice.”

“Where do you want to go?”, her mate asked, watching as his wife rubbed her much larger head against their child’s small body, her beak gracing over her beak before beginning to preen as well, cleaning her of all the grime her father had not yet removed.

Once done, she glanced at him, licking over her beak to cleanse it as well. “To the north, into the mountains.” She gestured in the general direction with her left wing. “I wish to nest at the foot, preferably in a cave hidden by trees. Far from their rotten gazes.”

He hummed once more, closing his eyes in thought before reopening them a few seconds later. He was deep in thought, contemplating her decision. Eventually, however, he nodded. He knew his wife knew best. This…wasn’t their first rodeo, after all.

“Very well. I trust you and your judgement. The mountain it is.”, he hummed, smiling at her, though his exhaustion and worry was still clearly etched into his features. It was a gesture meant to show his love, but she could see how utterly tired he was. Physically and emotionally, he was drained from the constant fear they lived in.

And by the stars above, she couldn’t blame him. She was too.

“I pray to hagsmire that it is the right decision.”, she muttered, looking down upon her daughter once more who had now cuddled into the warmth of her mother’s midnight black feathers. “If not…it may us cost us…everything.” Her face tensed, a deep-rooted sadness causing her eyes to glow faintly. “Again.”

Her mate reached out with a wing, gently letting it rest against her side. “It wasn’t your fault.”, he insisted, knowing what she meant. “The attack came out of nowhere. There was nothing you could have done.”

She sighed, swallowing thickly, her pride not allowing her to shed any tears. “I know.”, she rumbled, leaning down to gently nudge her daughter closer to her, adjusting her position so she could brood her. She had been out in the open for far too long for such a cold night.

Then, she leaned into him, her large head resting against his much smaller body as she bathed in the warmth of her love’s presence. “But��that doesn’t mean that I want it to repeat.

I am not losing another child…”

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[darlingofvalyria]

in hightower green— a masterlist.

The life and lies of the secondborn daughter of Viserys I, twin to Aegon Targaryen II, her rise to power and prominence, and her bountiful marriage to King Jacaerys Velaryon, First of His Name, King of the Andals, the Rhoynar and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms, Protector of the Realm.

For her crown, though no conqueror wore, was bathed in the shadows of the silent battles and wars she had won. For the Kingdom and for her lineage. Though she too wore many names, those that knew the stories— or the whispers — called her by others.

The Bastard Eater. The Kingmaker. The Spider Singer. The Emerald Fire.

+18 MDNI | Jacaerys Velaryon x Manipulative Targaryen!Reader, (Aegon's twin)

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♡˗ˏ✎*ೃ˚ : MAIN STORY (chronological order; you can technically read it them each as one shots) ::;˚ ༘♡ ⋆｡˚ ❀

I. IN SCALES OF GREEN, DRESSED IN SEA | smut, angst = The honour-bound prince does not want you. Or so he tells himself.

II. IN CLOTH OF BLACK, BABE IN BLOOD | angst, smut = Through all your scheming— you had made a mistake. It is about to cost you everything.

III. IN BASTARDS OF BLUE, WAGER IN WAR | angst, smut PART ONE | PART TWO (coming soon) = When whispers of the dalliance of bastards reach your ears, your vengeance roars for Winterfell.

(cold feet)

｡˚ ❀↳˗ˏˋ ADDENDUM STORIES ˊˎ˗ ↴🌸

COLD FEET | fluff | you talk your daughter down from her cold feet.

AU! | A DALLIANCE OF DRAGONS | smut, angst | after your husband betrays you, you turn to your uncle for help.

THE CHILDREN (& LEGACY)

FIC TAG MOODBOARDS | [ The Queen Consort & Gaelithox ]

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[delicatebarness]

safe & sound | prologue

Summary: Bucky is given his new assignment.

Warning: Mob AU. Age Gap (Bucky - late 40s/Reader - early 20s). Dad's Best Friend. Mentions of Violence/Blood/Bones. Mentions of weapons.

Word Count: 423

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A/N: I wanted to just get on with it and make a start. As always feedback is appreciated and highly encouraged :) thank you!!

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In the city's heart, shadows danced in the alleyways and whispers carried weight, the weight of the Rogers dynasty. Steve Rogers, a man of authority, led his empire with a determination that brooked no dissent. His wife, Natasha Romanoff-Rogers stood by his side, an equal in every sense, and her presence was as chilling as a winter evening. 

Their legacy was filled with secrets, built upon the bones and blood of those who dared to oppose them—bounded by a fierce love that went beyond the chaos they masterminded. 

Then, there were the twins. Their children, you and Peter, bore the weight of your parents' legacy on your shoulders.

Peter was the elder twin, a reflection of your father’s determination. From a young age, your parents groomed him to inherit the family business. He was schooled in the art of manipulation and intimidation. 

You were the younger twin and the polar opposite of your brother. Where Peter had embraced the darkness of the family name, you sought out the light. Your innocence remained untarnished as you wandered through life with wonder and hope. 

Together, you were the heirs to the Rogers legacy, a legacy steeped in blood and betrayal.

Your paths diverged further as you grew older. Peter had immersed himself in your family’s business, an ambition driving him to climb the ranks of the underworld. One day, take over your father’s mantle.

On the other hand, you yearned for something more, something that went beyond the confines of your family’s gilded cage. 

As the Rogers legacy thrived, a whisper of a testament to the power, love, and loyalty lurked within. You and Peter stood at the edge of your destinies as a shadow of your father’s past loomed ever larger, threatening to consume the Rogers whole. 

It was in the wake of this ominous threat that your father, the patriarch of your family, made a decision that altered the course of your life forever. Concerned for your safety, he turned to his oldest friend, a man who was forged from the same steel as himself: Sergeant James Buchanan Barnes. Known throughout the underground as “The Winter Soldier” but to you and Peter, he was “Uncle Bucky.” 

“Will you protect her, Buck?” Your father’s voice was grave as he asked for his friend's support, his eyes reflected a weight of the world that had settled upon his shoulders. 

Bucky’s gaze met his with a solemn node. “You don’t even have to ask, Steve.” And with their agreement, a new chapter in your life began.

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[xxrainbow-princessxx]

A Quiet Christmas - Isabella x Leo (One shot from a RR Mob Boss AU)

This is a one shot from a Mob Boss style AU for Liam and Leo. This is the kids first Christmas with Leo since they returned to Cordonia.

Cutesy fic, following prompt for @choicesdecember2024 for Day 29: Snowman / Snowball Fight

tagging a few old friends as I haven’t posted in a long time and I am sorry for that 😓😭 if I have missed anyone, again I am sorry - I just haven’t posted in a lifetime 😭

@havenroyals @angrythingstarlight @lorirwritesfanfic @lorircreates

This Christmas Eve for Leo was somewhat reminiscent of his days when the Rys Royal Family were still ruling the Cordonian Kingdom. It was a far cry from too many Christmases past on the run or drinking himself to oblivion to block out the pain of the unknown. This year however was set to change that repetitive narrative and create new, happier memories. Reunited again with this childhood sweetheart and their identical twin daughters, Leo decided to do something magical for their first Christmas together as a family and planned a trip to Lythikos after realising their kids hadn’t played in the snow since the were little, nor had he the opportunity to live that experience with them as a family, until now. The closer the family were to the Lythikos Kingdom, the heavier the snowflakes became. The snow was falling thick as a blanket over the darkened mountains, each flake softening the world outside. Leo sat in the driver’s seat of the black SUV, his fingers clenched on the wheel as the headlights cut through the swirling white haze. Beside him, Bella kept her eyes on the road, but he could feel her tension, the way her shoulders were slightly hunched as if bracing against some invisible storm.

Their twin daughters, Alessandra and Natalia, sat in the back, discussing the most important aspects of life right now, “Mama, Papa… will santa know we’re here and not leave our presents at home?” Their voices, high and eager, were the only sound that filled the cabin of the car. “Sí, mi amor…” Isabella spoke softly, “Santa will know where you are tonight, so do not worry…” Leo glanced at Bella, his brow furrowing. The trip had been his idea—this remote cabin in the mountains for their first Christmas as a family. It was supposed to be peaceful. But Leo couldn’t shake the feeling that, no matter how far they went, the shadows of their life would always follow may that be from the Via Imperii or someone plotting revenge of a business deal gone wrong. They had only just begun to experience the weight of their father’s legacy, the weight Leo had tried to shield them from over the past year, but in his world, that was always easier said than done. He let out a slow breath and shifted his gaze to the rearview mirror. The road was barely visible through the thickening storm, but they were nearly there.

Leo’s gaze softened as he looked at the twins, their little faces lit by the dim glow of the car’s interior light. Alessandra and Natalia both were happily watching their favourite Christmas film in the headrest screens without a care in the world and for a brief moment, Leo’s heart ached. They were so young, so innocent. He knew that life was precious and the three individuals in the car alongside him filled him with a joy that could only be described as indescribable - he wouldn’t be able to articulate how he felt, no matter how hard he tried. Coming to a stop, Leo fixed the handbrake with a grin in front of a magnificent wooden cabin decorated with outdoor twinkling Christmas Lights, “This is home for the next couple of days…” The cabin was cozy, nestled in a hollow between two snow-covered peaks. It looked almost like a picture from one of those glossy holiday brochures, the kind that promised peace and serenity—things Leo was only just beginning to understand and appreciate once more. The majority of his adult life was simply to survive, out of everyone there - he needed this the most. 

He helped the petite brunette unpack the car, keeping a sharp eye on the surroundings. His instincts, honed over years of running the family business, refused to let him relax. But Bella had insisted—thiswas supposed to be their escape. He stood momentarily to take in the quiet. A millisecond of time felt like an eternity. He felt as if he were in a paradox - out in the open but sheltered from everyone at that moment. "Mi amor, come inside…" Isabella called from the front door with a giggle. "Alessandra and Natalia are already re-decorating the tree and making themselves at home…” The sandy haired former Cordonian Crown Prince walked inside, the warmth of the cabin immediately enveloping him. The fire crackled in the hearth, its flames casting long shadows on the walls. The twins were in the living room, their small hands carefully placing ornaments on the tree, giggling every time one of them tipped over.

“Papa, come see, come see!” Natalia called, her face glowing with excitement as she ran towards him, eagerly taking his calloused hand, dragging him towards the 8ft Fir Tree. With a sparkling star in hand, Leo lifted his youngest daughter high enough to reach the top of the tree to add the final decoration to its rightful place. Alessandra was watching with adoration as the star glittered from above her, the flecks of shimmering gold catching the lights as they twinkled and danced around the tree. Leo kneeled down beside them. For a brief moment, he allowed himself to forget who he was day to day—but for the holidays, he was just a father with his daughters, enjoying Christmas. Kissing both of their cheeks elicited a shriek of happiness from them both as he wrapped his strong, muscular arms around them both gently. “I think Santa knows you two have been so good this year… he didn’t tell me anything different when I spoke with him this morning…” Leo wasn’t exactly joking when he said this, he did speak to a Santa this morning but that was more of a shakedown than handing over a Christmas present list. 

As the evening deepened, the storm outside grew fiercer, but inside the cabin, it was warm, filled with the smells of roasting meat and the sound of Christmas carols playing softly in the background. The twins had set the table with their own brand of chaotic enthusiasm, and the meal was simple—no lavish spreads or extravagant gifts, just a quiet night together. After dinner, they sat around the fire. Leo held a glass of whiskey in his hand, his thoughts drifting. It was hard to silence the ghosts of his past. The weight of his responsibilities was always present, lurking just beneath the surface of every smile, every laugh. But tonight, tonight was different. The twins were happily colouring in pictures as they patiently waited for bed time, the fire crackling in the background. Bella leaned against him, her fingers twining with his. “Leo, it’s ok” she cooed softly, as if she could sense his thoughts. "We’re safe here. You’re safe. We’re safe." He nodded, but he couldn’t shake the feeling that he was just waiting for something—someone—to remind him of the world he’d left behind for the next few days. But for now, as he looked at Bella and their daughters, the warmth of the fire and the laughter of his family filled the empty spaces. For the first time in years, Leo allowed himself to believe it might just be enough.

As the night wore on, Leo and Isabella found themselves cozied up on the couch as the kids fell asleep soundly in their room. Kissing the crown of Isabella’s head as she slept against his shoulder, Leo savoured his tumbler of whiskey, quietly enjoying the spitting of the fire, watching as it slowly dissipated away into ash and smoke a mere hour or two later. Each hour on the grandfather clock rang out as a reminder of the lack of sleep Leo had and how many hours he had left before chaos ensued the cabin. As the clock struck 4am, he heard a recognisable shuffling coming from the hallway. “Back to bed…” his deep voice echoed, “It’s too early…” smiling to himself as he heard a soft but audible sigh and the door closing behind them. It was sweet they were so excited, warming Leo’s heart further. He’d done so much planning. Unbeknownst to Isabella or the twins, he had the cabin built for them, it wasn’t some simple weekend retreat but a holiday home where they could just be together. In fact, it was a present to the woman who brought his children into the world and he was trying to make up for the past four years of not knowing they existed, or in Isabella’s case - still alive. Leo wanted to be the father he never had. He wanted to be present and only wanted what was best for them. For the first time in a long time, he felt a sense of peace settle over him. The past was a shadow he couldn’t escape, but tonight, that shadow didn’t feel so heavy. They were together. And for now, that was all that mattered, holding the love of his life just that little bit tighter as she slept peacefully. 

As predicted, the morning brought organised chaos and a childlike wonder to all. “He didn’t forget!” Exclaimed the twins as they bounded into the living room, wakening their mother who was still asleep against their father’s shoulder. Isabella’s glazed over eyes watched as they ran towards the tree and in a whirlwind of wrapping paper, toys and presents appeared, replacing the green and red wrapped boxes that sat perfectly under the branches. “Mi querida…” the petite brunette sighed, placing her hand gently against Leo’s cheek, “Did you not sleep?” her brow raising as she questioned him. “Yeah…” Leo yawned, trying to disguise it with a smile, “I gotta couple of hours…” before immediately changing the subject, “Breakfast?” The former Crown Princess’ dark chocolate brown eyes saddened as she saw the last two wrapped presents from under the tree, both for Leo, from her and the children. 

As the twins were preoccupied, Isabella carefully picked up the small boxes bringing them to the kitchen. “Open them…” she held out the presents in front of the mob boss, him puzzled as to why. Her brow furrowed at his reluctance, “…Por favor, mi amor… this one first…” she tapped her long red nail against the cardboard…” Leo opened it to a new pair of leather gloves, scarf and hat. He was confused but appreciated the gesture. “Sasha and Talia have always wanted to go build a snowman like they’ve seen in the movies… when they heard we were going somewhere snowy for Christmas they hoped that you would help them…” Leo tried on the gloves, they were pristine and weren’t tainted like his usual pair. For now, his hands were clean metaphorically and physically. Isabella’s beautiful warm smile appeared once more as she teased, now this one…” Leo looked at it, it was a small ring box, opening it he saw nothing other than a folded piece of paper. He carefully opened it, his sea green eyes scanning the contents before his gaze met the petite brunette’s. “You’re?!” Leo exclaimed, he didn’t know how to feel, he was elated but terrified at the same time. Isabella pointed to the picture of the sonogram, “Twelve weeks, going on Thirteen…” looking over her shoulder with a grin towards the twins playing on the other side of the room, completely unaware of what was unfolding, “They don’t know yet either… I thought you might want to be the one to tell them…” 

“Doll…” Leo softly cupped his hands around  Isabella’s face, embracing her as if it were his last. His lips crashed onto hers and once again, time felt as if it were standing still. In that moment, all he could feel was immense joy. “I’m surprised you didn’t notice each morning…” No he didn’t notice, recently when Isabella was going to work - he was only arriving home, passersby in the night as the Via Imperii’s grip tightened around the Kingdom. Family, he thought. Our family. This time it would be different, he could be there. He could be present. But again… could and would have two different meanings. “This place…” the sandy haired Cordonian cleared his throat awkwardly, “…this is for you…” Isabella’s eyes widened in shock, “We were only renting… I thought this…” causing Leo to chuckle loudly as he rolled his eyes playfully, “…You really think that you would be in one of Olivia’s Airbnb’s or something? I don’t think so honey…” shaking his head, Leo continued to plate up, “Breakfast is ready…”

“Show me all the presents Santa brought!” Leo happily exclaimed as the twins came bounding in trying to carry as many items as their little bodies would allow. “Wow…” the former Crown Prince grinned as he saw his two beaming girls, “You two must have been really good this year…” they nodded in unison. “Yes, papa! We have!” “And a little birdie told me that you also want to go build a snowman? Will we do that before dinner?” Isabella winced at the loud, piercing squeal that echoed through the wooden cabin, “So much for a quiet Christmas…” the petite brunette shook her head as the excitement grew. “Let’s all go get dressed and we can go outside…” Isabella calmly instructed before they as a family finally ventured out of their redwood cabin cocoon. 

There was so much snow that neither Alessandra or Natalia knew what to do with. “Let me show you…” Leo began to form the shape of a ball, rolling it around as it became bigger. “Go help your papa…” Isabella smiled from the porch, encouraging them both to help Leo as she pulled her woollen coat tighter around her to keep warm. The white powdery snow crunched under their feet, with the snowflakes continuing to dance above their heads. “You know….” Leo looked up to the sky with a warm smile, “Each little snowflake is different, they’re not the same…” Alessandra pouted her lip with a furrowed brow from confusion, holding out her little hand to catch the flakes “But they look the same papa?” “Well…” Leo grinned as he lifted a pile of snow, patting it to form the snowman’s head as he kneeled down beside them, “You and your sister look the same… but you’re different…“ before lifting the snowman’s head and placing it atop his body. Isabella found an old scarf, a carrot, some branches from the pile of chopped wood and some stones for the eyes and buttons. “Should be we get him dressed, yes?” 

Admiring their handiwork, Alessandra and Natalia sprinted toward the snowman, wrapping their arms around its snowy form in excitement. Leo cleared his throat playfully. “What about me? Where’s my hug?” The twins exchanged a mischievous glance, almost as if communicating telepathically, before racing toward him. Leo, grinning, fell backward into the snow just as they collided with him, and he wrapped his arms around them. The twins squealed with laughter as he chuckled.

“Mama!!” they cried out as Leo tickled them mercilessly. “Mama!!” they repeated, their voices full of giggles. The petite brunette, knelt beside them with a smile, her eyes twinkling. “Maybe next year you’ll have another set of hands to help stop the tickle monster…” Leo raised an eyebrow. “We’re doing this now?” Isabella nodded, her smile widening. “No better time.” Leo sat up, loosening his hold on the girls. “Sasha… Talia…” he began, his grin growing. “Your mama and I have something to tell you… we’re going to have a baby… you’re going to be big sisters.” The twins paused, taking in the news. Natalia was the first to speak, her eyes lighting up. “I want a brother!” But Alessandra shook her head with a determined expression. “No, Talia… no boys… mama…” Her hazel eyes turned to Isabella, and she smiled sweetly. “Can we get some hot chocolate?” “Por supuesto, cariño,” Isabella replied, her voice warm. “Let’s go inside and make some.”

As the evening began to slowly roll in, Isabella and Leo prepared dinner, the girls happily watching outside as their snowman stood proud and tall outside the cabin. It was a Christmas the family wouldn’t forget. Leo did have one more surprise under his sleeve but he wanted to wait until the twins went to bed before he could clamber the courage to ask the former Crown Princess to marry him with the 20 carat diamond ring he had carefully stowed away for safe keeping.

[rene-hl-trashcan]

Please Don't Hate Me

Fandom: Hogwarts Legacy (Video Game) Relationships: Sylvan & Sylvia (MC & MC) Summary : Sylvan finally snapped and Sylvia suffered. Notes : I'm procrastinating on a potential multi-chaptered AU, so I started brainrotting this💀 Warnings : No beta cuz I die like Ranrok's Loyalists. And I'm supposed to be asleep by now, so expect all the errors before I get around to edit this.

Sometimes, it’s difficult to remember that they both were meant to be the alternates of the same person.

They became a set—inseparable and incomplete without the other.

It’s too easy to forget and be consumed by the delusion. Sylvia has been living as Sylvan’s twin for a decade. It was a decade of them being together. It was a decade of being practically joined to the hips.

Sylvia knew nothing of love before Sylvan.

Sylvia has never felt warmth before Sylvan.

Before Sylvan, Sylvia hadn’t known that living was okay—that being alive is not a sin.

It's too easy to indulge in the delusion of a family that Sylvia easily forgot her roots and origins—forgetting the parents she surely had killed in the incident that sent her into his life—as she took the joy of what was once fully his.

His toys. His snacks. His cat. His parents.

His childhood as the only child in a loving family.

He shared his life with her, and she deluded herself into believing she deserved everything he offered.

It took ten years, but Sylvan finally snapped. He finally has had enough of her taking his rights

“Haven’t you taken enough from me?”

Sylvia hiccupped, backing away to maintain their distance, nearly toppling over in her scramble away from the only person across the multiverse whose love she wasn't willing to lose.

They were two versions of the same person, born into different worlds of opposing circumstances, united by the fickle whims of fate and destiny. Sylvan was what Sylvia could have been had her parents loved each other. Sylvan was what Sylvia could have been had her lack of magic in a purebred bloodline was embraced with love rather than disdain.

Sylvan was what Sylvia could have been had her existence was celebrated rather than disregarded.

They were different versions of the same person, born into two different worlds of contrasting storylines.

Sylvan is her, and Sylvia is him.

Losing his love would be soul-crushing.

How could anyone love her if her own alternate self hated her?

"Syl—" she tried, peeking at him through wet lashes, begging now.

For what? She did not know. All that she knew, she had to beg—be it for forgiveness or simply for a shred of mercy, Sylvia did not know.

She couldn't lose him.

Not when he's the only one she had left.

But his—her—eyes were cold, glinting with regret and hatred. His easy-going grin was gone, now replaced with a disdainful scowl.

Sylvia saw the ghost of her mother in his eyes. She saw the shadow of her father in that scowl.

Sylvia saw the people who hated her the most in the very person who she most treasured and she immediately froze.

"I'm sorry," she whispered, her wand hitting the marble floor with a dull thud.

There were buzzes of noise around her—muddled, muffled voices—but she couldn't tear her eyes away from Sylvan's face.

She couldn't tear her gaze away from his cold face.

"Forgive me," she tried again, scrambling to get onto her knees, desperate for a shred of mercy even if she had to grovel by his feet for it.

"Sylvie."

Her nickname pierced through the despair shrouding her like a sword. It came from behind her, spearing through the muffled buzzes of noise that surrounded her. It was familiar—warm and loving—and so very Sylvan.

But Sylvan hadn't moved at all. He loomed over her, cold gaze unyielding as he stared down to hold her teary gaze in an accusatory glare, the curl of his lips grew more hateful and livid.

"Sylvie, come on."

His voice sounded nearer now. It was as if he was right there behind her—as if he would close the distance and pull her into his comforting hug any moment from now.

Yet, Sylvan remained unmoving in front of her.

It was enough of a lifeline though.

Sylvia scrambled for her discarded wand, meeting his gaze with the bravado she didn't have mere seconds prior.

"Riddikulus!"

With that desperate shout, Sylvan exploded into a poof of white smoke, from which a plushie resembling him fell, bouncing unceremoniously on the floor.

Sylvia shakily exhaled the breath she didn't realise she was holding. Her body trembled, heavy wet lashes blinked furiously as her gaze remained fixed on the plushie. She barely had the time to wipe the remnants of her tears away before she was picked up off the floor and spun around, tucked in Sylvan's familiar embrace.

"Good job!"

His laughter was comforting—warm and brimming with love as it has always been—and Sylvia broke apart right there in his arms, burying her face at the crook of his neck, uncaring of the fact that noticeable wet spots had formed on the fabric of his shirt.

"Don't hate me," she pleaded, voice trembling and barely above a whisper, still reeling from the boggart—still so very terrified. "Please."

"Never, " he assured, and Sylvia practically melted at the brush of his lips over her temple. "I'll never hate you."

"Thank you," she murmured as the tiniest of smiles spread across her face, one that she hid behind her hair when she brushed a kiss on his forehead shortly before she was released to stand on her own

"Of course," he beamed at her, stepping forward for his turn with the boggart, tilting his head back to grin at her, mouthing, "You're mine to love forever, Sylvie."

THE END

P/S: I actually want to write both of their boggarts but the trauma I gave Sylvia decided to rear its ugly head and I got distracted.

Anyhoo who wants to see Sylvan's boggart? 👀👀

[clownprincehoeshi]

TWISTED DECEPTION - The Characters

Synopsis: Betrayal and manipulation were always a constant in your life. Leading your family’s legacy as a mafia boss is not an easy task and most of the times can lead to losing the ones you love most. You’ve always kept away from love, but even in this dark and unforgiving world it finds you. But it also breaks you.

Pairing: mafia boss Mingyu x mafia boss reader

doctor Seungcheol x mafia boss reader

Genre: strangers to lovers, enemies to lovers, mafia au, angst, fluff, smut

Warnings: mafia scenarios, death, gun mentions, blood, cheating, sex scenes, nudity… will post others along the way if needed

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Teaser

Lee Rua

• Mafia boss for the Lee clan

• Known for being stunning and deadly, with a sharp mind

• Her father died a few years back, getting killed by a mysterious assassin

• She was chosen as the leader of the clan, even though Jin is her older brother and a man

• She stays away from the public and the spotlights

• Her biggest enemy is Kim Mingyu. There were rumours that he was involved in her father’s death

Seokjin

• Rua’s older brother

• The public doesn’t know they are related, since Jin changed his family name to Kim and lived in the States for half of his life, away from family affairs

• He just wants a normal life, working at a hospital as a doctor

• He is married and has two kids

Jun

• The right hand on Rua and her best friend

• He met Rua when they were in 5th grade where he saved her from a gang of bullies and are besties since

• Would do anything for Rua, has been in love with her for years

Minghao

• Best assassin in Korea

• His dad used to be best friend with Rua’s dad, who was always there for the Xu family

• He’s the best when it comes to weapons, fighting, planning and finding information

• He always wears a mask when he’s out of the house and nobody except Rua and her men know how he looks like

Seungcheol

• He’s working at Jin’s hospital as a doctor

• Starts a romance with Rua after he saves her

• He keeps his life a mystery

• Hao doesn’t like him one bit

Kim Mingyu

• Mafia boss of the Kim clan

• Him and Rua used to be friends when they were kids, their clans were united when their parents were alive

• He hates Rua now, since the rumours that the Lee clan was involved in his parent’s death

• He’s known for his good looks and for being the most wanted bachelor

• He loves the spotlight, loves to see his face in articles

• He’s bribing a lot of people in power to be on his side

Jeonghan

• One of the best men of Mingyu’s

• He’s pretty quiet and reserved

• Incredibly intelligent and competitive

• He’s called The Man in the Shadows, because that’s his MO. Waits in the shadows and strikes like lightning

• Used to train with Minghao but they lost touch when they started working for the mafia

Joshua

• One of the best men of Mingyu’s

• Him and Jeonghan are called the Deadly Twins and are best friends

• He’s an extroverted guy, always attending events and parties

• Involved with Yoongi’s sister, Jenny

Wonwoo

• Friend of Mingyu, politician. A corrupted one

• He’s a pain in the ass for the other clans

• Smart but arrogant, always making inappropriate jokes with Rua

Min Yoongi

• Mafia boss of the Min clan

• He has a soft cat like face, but a heart of ice

• Would do anything to get his way

• He’s been trying to plant a mole inside Lee clan for years, but it never worked

• Always trying to stir shit up and create chaos

Jungkook

• Yoongi’s little brother

• Pretty chaotic and immature

• Gets his brother into trouble all the time

• Party animal, always seen with a new girl on his arm every other day

• Him and Taehyung are besties

• Sometimes he does the dirty work for the clan

Jenny

• Yoongi’s little sister

• Spoiled little princess

• She is crazy about Joshua and she’s certain Tae is trying to steal him from her

• She hates Rua with a passion

Taehyung

• Yoongi’s right hand

• One word that would describe him: crazy

• He is a cold, calculated asshole

• He likes to attend events and be the center of attention

• He got his eyes on Joshua, finding him kinda cute

• Always gets into arguments with Jenny about Joshua

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MAD QUEEN

- A Five Nights at Freddy’s Elseworld -

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The incident that should have killed Elizabeth Afton in 1980 when she was 8 only crippled her left arm beyond repair. She lived, and eventually grew up to inherit her father’s company, Afton Robotics Inc., and continue his monstrous legacy.

With her father, now Springtrap, she searches for the spirit of her little brother Evan to bring him home, but her twin brother Michael refuses to let that happen.

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Some things canon to this Elseworld:

Michael and Elizabeth (Lizzy) are twins in this AU. She initially dies in 1980 at 8 years old, and Michael is 10-ish in 1983, when Evan dies. (Recycled idea from Freddy & Friends, my main FNAF AU)

It’s partially inspired by the old theory that Elizabeth was speaking through the Fredbear plush to Evan in the FNAF 4 ending, promising “I will put you back together.” Because of this, it is Lizzy’s goal to fulfill her’s and her father’s desires and bring Evan back from the dead.

William trains her to be the next head of Afton Robotics, and she continued his legacy after he was spring-locked. They concluded their experiments and completed his new body years ago, and now they’re on the search for his spirit, nowhere to be found. He’s hiding from them.

On this note, Android Theory is partially canon here, but not in its entirety. They’ve built an android body for Evan so that they can “revive” him, but they need his soul to do so. So no, there is no android Evan running around.

She never kills anyone directly, but I imagine she either reopens Circus Baby’s Pizza World or creates the Twisted ones for experimentation (or both). One thing’s for sure: she’s just as psychotic as her father. That’s why Evan doesn’t want to be found. He knows they’re monsters.

GoldenDuo is for sure canon to this, but in a different way. Instead of the two spirits inhabiting Golden Freddy, Evan isn’t tethered to any specific character (not even Shadow Freddy). However, Evan tends to cling to Cassidy because she’s his friend, and Cassidy protects him from the rest of his family, including Michael (though she still has an ego that only a child can have).

Michael has a… complicated relationship with his family. William and Lizzy are convinced that he hates them, just like he hated Evan, but they never saw—they refused to see—that he loved Evan as much as anyone else in that family. He wants to love them too, but they won’t let him. They hate him.

Michael does NOT get scooped in this AU. Because Elizabeth is still alive, there is no reason for Michael to be sent to Sister Location.

Elizabeth doesn’t hate Circus Baby for what happened because she knows it was an accident. It was supposed to be anyone else, and she was unlucky enough to be the one kid that was alone. Michael has some distaste from her not seeing it the same way with him.

Evan used to hate Michael, but Charlie (The Puppet) eventually helped him realize that Michael was a good person, and wanted to help Evan more than anything in the world. So Evan revealed himself to Michael, and they both worked together to put an end to his father’s sick game.

Lastly, this is NOT canon to Freddy & Friends (my main FNAF AU). This is a sort of “what if” on the OG FNAF timeline, with a few of my own takes in there (with the help of a friend). If you wanna do something with this—make fan art, fanfics, animations—go right on ahead. This was just me writing these ideas down and seeing how they flow.

Be sure to give credit if you do anything with it, though.

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MORE INFORMATION + ISOLATED SKETCHES UNDER THE CUT

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Canon Event - The Night of the Fire:

March 16, 2007, Michael sets fire to an Afton Robotics warehouse where Springtrap and Evan’s new body are being kept, but not without interference from Elizabeth. She almost kills him, holding him at gunpoint, but she realizes that she has some semblance of a heart after all. They both escape the burning building together.

Michael and Elizabeth have a heart to heart outside as they watch the building burn: Elizabeth learns that Michael never hated them. He’s always loved them, and wanted nothing more than to be her brother, but they refused him; it was easier to believe that he meant to kill Evan than to believe it was an accident. Learning this, Elizabeth’s view of Michael shifted into something kinder.

Springtrap (who escaped the fire before it got bad) meets them back there. Michael tells them both that Evan doesn’t want to be found. He saw what their father did, and was horrified. Evan sees them as monsters. Elizabeth realizes that it’s true, but Springtrap starts laughing with pure joy, now that he knows that Golden Freddy was the only suit in the room when he did what he did. He now knows how to find Evan now but, Elizabeth finally realizes how much of a monster her father is.

William doesn’t actually care about what Evan wants, and he never did. He only cared about how Evan made him feel—Evan was his favorite child, and he only gave the twins attention when they were useful. William only cares about himself, and it’s only now that Elizabeth sees that. All she ever was to him was a tool to help him get what he wants.

Elizabeth on the other hand DOES care about Evan. He was her brother, and she loved playing with him. He was the light of the family, and the twins knew that better than anyone. Her whole plan for him hinged on him never having to learn what she and her father did to bring him back, but he knew the whole time. She was heartbroken, ashamed of what she had done—what she became in order to please her father.

Springtrap and Michael start fighting, just like they used to. But this time, it’s the last straw. Elizabeth tries to stop him, but Springtrap backhands her across the cheek, and he throws Michael back into the fire as the building explodes, forcing Elizabeth to watch her brother scream in pain as the fire begins to consume him. Filled with rage, she punches Springtrap in the face, shattering the prosthetic arm that he made for her. Springtrap abandons her, coming to realize that he no longer needs her.

Michael would have been dead if Evan didn’t convince Cassidy to save him. Michael had severe third degree burns across most of his body, but he survived. Afterwards, Mike is treated by a nurse friend of Elizabeth’s (gay?) in her home because Michael hates hospitals (they bring back bad memories).

Michael and Elizabeth now work together to bring their father down once and for all, helping the other spirits find their happiest day.

Isolated sketches:

Original Sketch from March 18, 2022:

[oonaluna-art]

Hello! I'm Oona Luna.

I am a digital artist and an occasional writer. I work on my graduate degree most days. In my free time like to make fan art and art of my original characters.

[Links of Interest]:

Our New Hope AU - A Star Wars Fan Comic I started during the height of the Covid-19 Pandemic. It follows the Skywalker twins as teenagers.

Resurrection OCT Reading Guide - An original character tournament I am serving as a judge on.

My Other Social Media - Where you can also find me!

[Tags of Interest]:

Daughters of the Sea - A story I started during the Pandemic, but I am currently stuck on the end of the second book. It is about 3 teen merfolk girls who inherit the powers of Poseidon.

Juno's Legacy - a story I have been working on and hope to publish one day. It is about a reincarnated queen trying to establish her role in a Universe shaped by her death.

Maite - Characters of mine based in the late Greek Bronze Age.

Mass Effect

Shakarian - Garrus Vakarian x LCDR Shepard Shenko - Kaiden Alenko x LCDR Shepard

My OCs

Razia's Shadow

Star Wars

Ahsoka Tano Anakin Skywalker Anidala - Padme Amidala x Anakin Skywalker KotOR - Knights of the Old Republic I, or general KotOR content. Leia Organa Luke Skywalker Lady Revan - Female Darth Revan content based on gender protagonist choice of KotOR 1 Padme Amidala Revalek - Lady Revan x Darth Malak Star Wars AU - Alternate Universe

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Nijigasaki as Mortal Kombat character

I thought Nijigasaki x Mortal Kombat AU would be funny to write since I'm bored.

The 2nd years.

Yuu Takasaki, Shujinko.

Biography:

An adventurer, who wishes to become the strongest warrior. Yuu has traveled to many places and learned many fighting skills from many warriors.

Yet due to her inexperience, Yuu has done many evil deeds, which include releasing The One Being, who was the God of School Idol. And now that she is discarded by the Idol Deity, she has vowed to make up for this mistake.

Ability: Power Mimicry.

Yuu can mimic and copy the powers of others around oneself. This is down from touch or just absorbing the nearby energy signatures and any superpowers she can see or acknowledge.

Ayumu Uehara, Kuai Liang/Sub-Zero.

Biography:

Like her cherished mother, Ayumu is dedicated to the Lin Kuei and its defense of Earthrealm. When her mother died, Ayumu was bereft. Though she took pride in knowing that her twin sister, Shinigami, would succeed their father as the Lin Kuei's Grandmaster.

But Shinigami's unprecedented moves to cast off the Lin Kuei's traditional duties have frozen Ayumu's enthusiasm. She fears that she may one day have to battle her sister for control of the Lin Kuei's legacy.

Ability: Cryokinesis.

Being descended from a race known as Cryomancers, Ayumu has the innate ability to control ice in many forms. Throughout the story, Ayumu's powers have continued to evolve. Her deadly ability to freeze comes from the process of absorbing the air around her and storing it before releasing it as a cold substance or simply lowering the temperature of the surrounding air to create ice constructs.

Shinigami Uehara (Famitsu Ayumu's OC), Bi Han/Sub-Zero/Noob-Saibot.

Biography:

Ayumu's elder twin sister and the Lin Kuei's Grandmaster, Shinigami leads her ancient warrior clan in the defense of Earthrealm from external threats. For centuries, it has been their solemn task.

But Earthrealm hasn't been threatened in generations, and Shinigami sees no point in limiting her clan to preparing for dangers that may never come. Under her leadership, the Lin Kuei will come out of the shadows and fight for its place as one of Earthrealm's great nations.

Ability: Cryokinesis and Umbrakinesis.

Like her younger sister who also descended from a race called Cryomancer, Shinigami possessed incredible control over the element of ice. She could easily deep freeze her opponents with temperatures of -500° Fahrenheit (which surpasses even absolute zero) to the point of them becoming brittle enough to shatter into pieces.

While she mastered Cryokinesis, she also mastered other abilities, one should be mentioned as Umbrakinesis. Shinigami displays a mastery over the powers of darkness and can turn invisible, create weapon constructs, and summon a shadow clone of herself to assist in battle. This allows her to overwhelm opponents who fight on their own.

Ai Miyashita, Sareena.

Biography:

A Demon from Netherrealm and was an assassin for Yohane, but turned against her. Her young and beautiful appearance hides her true form of a hideous demon.

In the past, she required Yohane's magic to sustain her human form, but since recently escaping the Netherrealm with the help of Shinigami, she has managed to find a way to remain beautiful without her. She is now a force of good with an alliance with Ayumu and Shinigami and the new Lin Kuei, however, she remains wary of her natural demonic nature.

Ability: Aestatekinesis.

Though born in the Netherrealm, she has the innate ability to control Summer in many forms. Throughout the story, Ai's powers have continued to evolve. Her ability to manipulate the season of summer comes from her Happy-Go-Lucky Charm, given by Ayumu during her first meeting with the Uehara Twins, which induces or taps the summer and the powers/forces it represents are: heat, sun, growing season, and abundance, hard work for those working the land and rest for the others.

Setsuna Yuki, Reiko.

Biography:

A girl who was born in the Land of War, her family was captured and killed and Setsuna's the only one to fight and survive from it.

After spending months as a prisoner, Setsuna was freed during a raid by Benihime (Flame Sword Princess Setsu's OC). Despite her youth and small size, Setsuna attacked her former captors and exacted bloody revenge.

Impressed by the girl's spirit, Benihime made Setsuna her squire. Under her tutelage, Setsuna learned the ways of war. She became an exceptional soldier and is now Benihime's second-in-command.

Setsuna's loyalty to Benihime is absolute. She will live and die by her orders.

Ability: Pyrokinesis and Hemokinesis.

Setsuna practiced Pyrokinesis from Benihime, she can control the fire with her mind, the rapid oxidation of a material in the exothermic chemical process of combustion, releasing heat, light, and various reaction products, flame being the visible portion of the fire.

While she still mastering Pyrokinesis, she started learning an ability called Hemokinesis, an ability to control blood. She can utilize several blood-related techniques such as throwing orb-shaped projectiles composed of blood and can even morph herself into a red-liquid state which she can mold into structures.

Lanzhu Zhong, Kung Lao without the hat and only martial arts.

Biography:

Born and raised in the city of Hong Kong, Lanzhu has spent her life as a gifted girl due to her noticeable talents in many fields. It has been an honorable life if not a glorious one.

Lanzhu's greatest fear is that her life will amount to nothing. She prays fervently that she will be called to do something bigger.

Her prayers are answered when she is asked to join the champions of Earthrealm. As a warrior fighting for its honor, Lanzhu knows that her victories will be long remembered.

Ability: Aerokinesis.

Lanzhu can control and mentally affect or move air or wind currents. With this ability, she can easily resist wind pressure, move air particles to create vacuums to suffocate foes or send wind at foes as gale-force currents. Lanzhu could teleport and travel on air via flight or skywalking.

Another faculty of this ability may be the potential for Aerogenesis like Lanzhu in which she can generate breathable air or the constituents of air.

The 1st years:

Kasumi Nakasu, Tomas Vrbada/Smoke.

Biography:

As a little girl, Kasumi had always dreamed of being a useful warrior in order to escape from boredom. Once her dreams were answered, she was chosen to join the Special Forces in her current role as an assassin along with her friends.

Their final mission, however, ended in tragedy. Having accidentally trespassed onto Lin Kuei lands, they were attacked. Kasumi managed to survive the ambush.

But that makes her shame and blame herself for all her friends' demise.

Eventually, to make up for her mistakes, she chose to make the Special Forces' mission her own. But as she lacked supernatural abilities, she set out to master practical magic. Having done so. she now participates in Earthrealm's defense.

Ability: Typhokinesis.

Kasumi mastered Typhokinesy, a type of ability that allows the Kasumi to cast magical spells and feats derived from smoke. She also employs the use of a karambit knife in battle and shows particular skill in handling it. They are stated to be the result of learned practical magic instead of an innate ability, she can also manipulate the smoke to levitate both herself and objects and can use it for flight.

Shizuku Osaka, Zefeero/Rain.

Biography:

As a student at Nijigasaki's exclusive Imperial Academy of Sorcery, Shizuku amazed her peers with her singular aptitude for water magic. Having honed her craft of water magic into a fierce weapon, she now hopes to learn the realms' darkest and most powerful sorcery.

However, while she fought for them and quickly rose the ranks, her arrogance grew along with her and when she demanded leadership of its forces and was denied, she got tempted by Lanzhu for power before she was freed by Kasumi.

Abilities: Hydrokinesis.

Being the Mage she is, Shizuku wields immense power. Shizuku can control two things that involve weather: water and lightning. Her powers are related to such, she is able to pressure jet streams of water to either propel herself or slice her opponents like a blade. Shizuku's control over water and lightning is so powerful she can create massive storm clouds to block out the sun from the sky.

Rina Tennoji, Sektor (LK-9T9).

Biography:

An emotionless, technological genius, billionaire, and playgirl, who is the one behind the Cyber Idol Initiative, and the leader of the cyborg ninja clan, the TekuOshi.

She never bothered to rediscover her human side and may be unable to. She also transforms into a killing machine called the Rina-chan BattleSuit, codename: TR-S09 as she is willing to hunt down anything that stands in her way.

Abilities: Full-Cyberized Power.

Rina has several special abilities thanks to her being a cyborg, such as enhanced strength and built-in weaponry. This includes a series of missile launchers built into her chest and flamethrowers on each arm. She wields a set of white energy swords called Pulse Blades and she wields a Laser Pistol. While she prefers using her fists and feet, she is skilled enough to hold her own against opponents who are also highly skilled with these types of weapons.

Shioriko Mifune, Scorpion but instead of Pyromancy, she wields Vapor Magic.

Biography:

Lanzhu's closest friend, Shioriko is described as calm and academically gifted. She values Japanese tradition and has been trained in traditional Ninjitsu combat. Until her friend has been tempted by evil, she has no choice but to leave the place and run away from her.

Struggling with hunger, fear, and threats, she was surrounded by Lanzhu's loyalists. As she attempted to commit Hara-Kiri, a sudden rain of ice saved her from danger, it was none other than Ayumu, who was patrolling the street. She then brings Shioriko back to Lin Kuei Headquarters to cater for her. During her training, she outperformed the Lin Kuei member.

Impressed by the girl's spirit, Ayumu then made Shioriko her second-in-command (Shinigami's the Grandmaster, Ayumu's the General) which Shinigami seems to not be impressed with. Under Ayumu's guidance, Shioriko learned the way of stealth and surprises, and she became an exceptional Lin Kuei Warrior. This led to Shioriko's absolute loyalty to Ayumu.

Abilities: Vapor Magic.

Shioriko can manipulate a Vapor Magic called Mist, a type of vapor magic that conjures illusions to fool her enemy. Like Kasumi with her Karambit knife, Shioriko carries a Kusarigama and dual Chokuto as her weapon. They are stated to be the result of an innate ability to keep up with Ayumu and Shinigami.

The 3rd years:

Karin Asaka, Kitana.

Biography:

As a Princess, she has one purpose in life: to become an Empress to the Throne. But even so, some distrust Karin's ambition. They whisper that Eli, with her steadier hand, should replace Karin as heir to the

That's why she's the first person to be tempted by Lanzhu's charm because of her hunger for power and fame. She went slaughter everything possible before a sudden Demon in Angel's clothing appeared and redeemed her soul.

Ability: Aerokinesis.

Though granted the power of Aerokinetic, she uses her Steel Fans in battle, even if she is more than exceptional in unarmed hand-to-hand combat. She can use her fans as both a projectile and a melee weapon, as well as the ability to create large and small tornadoes with her Aerokinetic, ( She expresses her magic with her War Fans) Karin also can teleport short/long distances and somewhat has flight to an extent. She can also throw her fans while airborne and execute a midair punch to counter other airborne foes.

Emma Verde, Ashrah.

Biography:

As a demon, all Emma knew was pain and violence. She assumed all beings, in all realms, lived as she did. But once she journeyed outside of the Nethrrealm, she realized her error. Other realms were places of beauty and peace. She could not aid in their defilement.

Emma fled from her sister demons. Along the way, she found an enchanted Kriss. It was a demon slayer, which she used to finish her pursuers. She was stunned to discover that using a Kriss to destroy evil was purifying her soul. And that if she continued to do so, she could free herself from the Netherrealm.

Emma senses that her final absolution is near. Once achieved, she will finally enter the light.

Abilities: Lumokinesis.

Emma from having possession of the powerful holy Kriss blade Evergreen in her possession, was able to clean the soul of its user. By slaying demons, the wielder's soul becomes more pure and holy, the effects that are shown in Emma. The blade doesn't just affect the user's essence, but their personalities (defecting from Yohane's Sisterhood of Shadows and protecting beings of good nature). Although a demon, Emma wields holy powers (possibly as a side effect from the wielding the blade). The energy from the Kriss’ blade is able to construct an angelic wing that allows her to fly and is sharp enough to pierce through an enemy’s body.

Kanata Konoe, Tian Zhu/Kameo Sub-Zero (Tundra), Jerrod/Ermac.

Before becoming the Master of Soul, Kanata was a Tengu Warrior as Tundra who honored Earthrealm with her service. On the final mission, however, she was killed in cold blood by one of Rina's TekuOshi.

Now, as a Reincarnated Master of Soul bounded by Yohane's dark magic, her personality has changed dramatically since then. Even if she's lazy or sleepy, she still finds a way to seek revenge on the one who murdered her.

Abilities: Cryokinesis and Essokinesis.

As Tundra, she's also born as a descendant of the Cryomancers, Kanata was granted the ability to freeze her opponent. Compared to Ayumu and Shinigami's cryokinetics, Kanata's was extremely powerful and it could go easily out of control. It was proven how she managed to slaughter people with her Ice Storm, an extremely powerful move only Kanata could use.

As Ermac, she can revolve around the incorporeal and immortal essence of a living thing. Having such magical power over the soul grants users extraordinary abilities connected to the soul. Kanata can harness more than just ordinary souls; she can also control the supernatural side of them, including her detrimental and beneficial nature. Due to such a connection to the soul, Kanata can use magic to connect powerful spiritual forces that are tied to the souls of any biological organism as it is the source of the sentient nature of any living being. With such magic, she can utilize the soul for a myriad of possibilities, including forging weapons, creating beings, and more, all by channeling her through herself or others for specific purposes bound to the nature and essence of the souls they use including her own.

Mia Taylor, Havik.

Biography

A citizen from New York to Nijigasaki, Mia has always loved anything that is purely chaotic, but she does it more patiently. Lawbreaking is met with strict punishment. Its citizens live in strictly regulated castes.

During her set out to create some mayhem, she met a sudden robot named Rina. Because she thought Rina also believed in chaos and anarchy, she befriended the robot and they caused some chaos together.

Abilities: Chaos Magic.

Mia can utilize chaos-related magic; a type of magic that taps into and utilizes the chaotic forces of the universe, granting Mia a chaotic form of magic that can utilize and reconstruct the probabilities as well as the very fabric of existence that are interconnected to reality, bestowing magical powers and mastery of spells that are are capable of warping the actualities of reality.

At her fullest potential, Mia can cause total chaos and destruction to the cosmos, even rewriting entire multiverses on a whim, making them virtually omnipotent because of endless chaotic forces that exist in the cosmos. However, when left unchecked, Mia can lose herself to the very chaos she's invoked.

Probably my longest post and longest tag I ever made, holy shit! :(

[gryphonlover]

well you know me, i wanna know more about the eah au 👁️👁️ but also the emotional support loftwing. Whichever you feel like sharing :)

- crazylittlejester

Ever After High AU - Main

As you know, the premise is that the Links have been crammed into the Ever After High universe. I'm treating them as characters in addition to the canon characters in EAH, which means a lot of fudging, as it turns out. It's also turning into a game of "how mean can I be to the characters" and I can't exactly lose at it. XD

I've already given you a list of all the Links' and Zeldas' roles so far, but to recap, here's an updated list.

Time/Mask - a child stolen by fairies, unknown legacy, possibly the next Godfather Death, unsure of his stance on destinies.

Lullaby - Mulan's legacy, neutral about destinies.

Warriors - Helen of Troy's legacy, hates his destiny but too afraid to rebel against it.

Artemis/Athena - Athena's legacy, thinks her destiny is boring but is going along with it.

Wild - Rip van Winkle's legacy, but it got messed up with Sleeping Beauty's curse during a magical attack on the school, accidentally woken up by Hyrule.

Flora - Unknown legacy, gains the ability to turn into a dragon and uses her dragon form to wait for Wild to wake up.

Sky - The next person to fight the Jabberwocky, likes his destiny but wants to end the cycle of legacies.

Sun - [redacted] legacy, just waves it off and says it isn't important right now, 100% in love with Sky and supportive of his agenda.

Legend - Merlin's legacy, feels neutral about it since he has to wait a long time to be an adult wizard due to their longevity.

Fable - Legend's twin sister, inherited magical abilities as well, but is not a fan of the princess legacy she inherited, which will make her a side character in someone else's story.

Twilight - Unknown legacy, cursed to be a wolf-dog that Wild adopted and now is stuck with him until someone puts two and two together, he just wanted to be a farmer.

Dusk - Unknown princess legacy, is very suspicious of the weird dog Wild takes everywhere with him, but can't prove anything.

Wind - The child of an ocean deity, probably from Atlantis, doesn't care about his destiny and spends all his free time with Tetra.

Tetra - Knows who her parents are but refuses to be boxed into a destiny, so she never tells anyone what her legacy is.

Hyrule - Jack the Giant Killer's legacy, saves a bunch of people because he's just that nice, is wonderful at what he does, but everyone thinks he knows the technical stuff when he doesn't.

Dawn & Aurora - Miscellaneous princesses, they don't really know what they want to do with their lives and are kind of figuring themselves out.

Four & Shadow - Were supposed to share a legacy, but there was a falling out in the family and now the whole story is messed up.

Dot - Is fine with her destiny and really just spends all her time working on hobbies and getting random certifications while she waits to be rescued. Honestly could not be happier, this changes nothing for her.

Ravio - This is probably going in a side story later, sorry.

Malon - Also probably going to be in a side story later. Sorry.

Spirit - Wasn't supposed to have a destiny but ended up befriending a ghost and then died in a train accident caused by a magic fight that made him a ghost, too.

Phantom - Was born into a legacy family but was an "extra princess" who ended up getting assassinated before she ever found out what her destiny was supposed to be, ends up being best friends with Spirit.

Anyway, here's a bit from the main plot. :)

No, it was too early for him to fall asleep! It wasn’t supposed to happen like this. He didn’t sign The Storybook of Legend yet, none of this was supposed to be happening… Regardless of his opinion on the matter, his eyes drooped shut. The magic permeating every fiber of his being and lulling it to a deep, dark sleep. Despite his best efforts, he was rendered unable to fight it, his will simply too weak to assert itself over something so powerful. His last dim thought was gratefulness for the fact that Flora would be his last sight before he woke up again. If he ever did.

[the-sky-queen]

Ooh, you have a future au as well! What are the names of the kids? How would they describe themselves?

I've done a post on Shadow and Rouge’s kids already, but I don't know how to do those fancy links attached to text sooooo I guess you'll have to track that down yourself. I'll still talk about them and Sonic and Amy’s kids though. :)

Ember Robotnik: He has a lot of self esteem issues. He struggles with confidence and often sees himself as unworthy, specifically unworthy to be Shadow and Rouge’s soon. He doesn't really realize how powerful he is either.

Spark Robotnik: He’s often called himself the master of pranks. He's also a massive tattletale and he's PROUD of it!

Dawn Robotnik: She thinks her art skills are absolutely amazing! :) Her best friend is her mama even though she's constantly driving Rouge crazy. Overall, she just loves to have fun.

Joy Hedgehog: She is well aware of how awkward she is, so she tends to stay quiet in public. However, among friends and family, she becomes an absolute chatterbox. She thinks she's a trash dancer and fighter. (She's wrong.)

Lux Hedgehog: Takes his status as Joy's twin very seriously. He always has her back. He hates bullies and the like and is always getting into fights to stand up for the weak.

Rose Hedgehog: She thinks very highly of herself and is determined to live up to her parents' legacies. She's set the goal to save the world by the time she 15 (so she's got 3 years left!) She trains every day and is pretty good at fighting if she does say so herself.

Elise Hedgehog: She is 90% certain she's the most mature kid in her entire family. She's not one for small talk and usually prefers to stay mute. She keeps to herself most of the time and loves to read.

Chip Hedgehog: It didn't take long for him to team up with Spark to drive their families crazy! He's made it his life goal to bug his siblings. Really the only person he has constant respect for is his dad. (Sonic may or may not join in on the shenanigans from time to time.)

Hope that answered your question okay!

[tyto-and-tenebricosa]

The Right Place

He...felt…so sick.

Every part of his body…was numb.

The world around him spun, dancing around him like a whirlpool. His limbs felt as if they had weights strapped onto them.

He could barely move, every step feeling as if he was climbing mountains. His claws dug into the earth, barely providing the necessary support as he stumbled forward, trying his best to not lose his balance entirely.

Despite his effort, though, he soon collapsed, his right side colliding with the walls of the catacombs. The rough bricks tore into his flesh, cutting it open, red, fresh blood leaking from the new wounds almost immediately, dripping onto the ground, staining it a deep red as he slammed into it. The impact was intense, so intense his mask fell off.

He did, however, not feel it, Not yet anyway. He just laid there, unmoving, shuddering, though he could not tell from what. He…had lost track of his own body functions. Of his feelings…of his very being. He didn’t know where…when…how…

It was frightening. He was frightened.

Very much so.

He blinked, the movement slow as his remaining eye, once fierce yet now clouded with agony, tried to focus, trying to regain some sense of sense.

Yet instead of sense, there was only agony. Agony as a piercing screech pierced through the air. Light suddenly flashed at the end of the corridor, rapidly approaching him.

Not in a straight line…but in a rough zigzag. He couldn’t move, he couldn’t breathe…he could only look…

And then, he felt them. A massive beak, laced with deadly fangs, latching onto his back.

…

..

.

Ah…

So this was the right place.

You obtained a piece of the lore puzzle.

[thesecondrobinisthebestrobin]

Hogwarts Legacy

Comic shots 

In The Shadow of The Study

Charm Class

Fanart

All roads lead to Hogsmeade (Sallow Twins and Ominis)

Ominis and his pet snake

Comic cover (Imelda, Amit and Ominis)

Sebastian Sallow T-shirts (2 mcs, Amit, Ominis and Sebastian)

Character Cards (2 mc, Ominis, Sebastian, Garreth, Imelda and Amit)

Demon Slayer au (Anne and Sebastian Sallow)

Night talks and Flying together (Imelda, Sebastian and Ominis)

(my mc) a bit of Lovells story

Portait of Love

Animation frames 1

Animation frames 2

Animation frames 3

Little drawing for Lovells B-day (mc, Imelda and Sebastian)

Animation frames 4

Animation frames 5

[ulircursed]

♡ mananan would've made a better match for ayra i think (sorry andrei) but he didn't arrange a marriage at all so let's just roll with it

from here! holy shit who is this guy changing the hair color changed everything

(the twins are here too! yeah, they get three children bc i do not like to shadow realm one of a pair of twins. they look the same as they do in canon bless u ayra and ur black hair)

but oh god ok in this au, ring reacted faster than all the conspirators and actually advised kurth to bring an entourage to meet mananan at the edge of the ribaut clan before reptor could assassinate the isacchian king. they get their peace treaty and the war ends! in exchange, mananan agrees (is forced to agree) to send ayra to grannvale to marry. because... something something od holy blood. maybe they take shannan too. anyway they are basically political prisoners grannvale is just too polite to say so.

and so she is wed to andrei, as the son of duke ring. at this point in my hc he has been officially declared heir i think. andrei makes no attempt to treat ayra as anything but a political prisoner, knowing that the chances of him having a major blooded child with a minor blood from a whole 'nother crusader are slim to none. at the same time, with ring right there and no conspiracy on the horizon (yet), it's not like andrei will do anything too crazy of his own accord (i've said this before, but while his relationship with ring wasn't good, it also wasn't bad enough that he would've at all wanted to kill his father without an outside reason). so they have a child.

meet black haired 'scipio'

the kid is born with only minor od blood. this is not great for andrei's mental health, and andrei makes his disappointment known to the kid from the moment he is consciously aware of his surroundings. at the same time, political prisoner ayra wasn't exactly encouraged to form a bond with her child so he also doesn't have a mother's support throughout all this

he ends up inheriting his father's self-worth issues wholesale, but worse bc at least father had minor ullr blood??? he has Nothing except the Political Prisoner's Bad Blood. hates himself deeply but tries to keep up a haughty appearance to cover that up. inferiority-superiority complex to the extreme

he will become a master knight in this iteration. gotta prove himself and his nonexistent self-worth u know

a few years later, the twins are also born! they have minor ullr blood and andrei ends up deciding that's worse, the idea that ullr's legacy is being mixed with another crusader's blood. when i say he doesn't have a healthy attitude re: ullr this is what i mean. he ends up liking the twins even less than 'scipio', and edain is aware of this.

ANYWAY back to the lore. a large part of the tellius gen i asks is just figuring out how we even get here ahaha. eventually, the conspirators find a chance during a big event that andrei is expected to bring ayra, and assassinate kurth during that time, blaming the whole thing on ayra but also insinuating that chalphy and yngvi were in on it. they publicly execute ayra and order that mananan and mariccle answer for their family member's crimes or they'll like. kill shannan too.

at this point byron and ring figure out what's going on, and they rescue shannan and get sigurd to smuggle him out of the country using the excuse of political visits to the surrounding nations. the yied desert is no longer a viable route at this point bc reptor and lombard would have troops there to intercept them, so sigurd plans to get to isaach via going through verdane and agustria then getting a ship north to silesse and then to isaach. he leaves with some of his friends, edain included, and edain brings her niece and nephew the twins, thinking that this might make their cover story of innocent visits more convincing if they brought children along (shannan is also along but he's the whole point of the excursion so he has to hide at all times). andrei then kills ring, takes the duchy and throws in his lot with the conspiracy 'for yngvi's sake'. byron also is killed.

everything that happens in canon with sigurd's party happens at this point, even though it's a little bit late. manfroy pulls strings behind the scenes to convince both verdane and agustria that sigurd is here to conquer them instead of basically just. smuggling a small child. and so they run into Problems along the way. he meets deirdre, they have seliph, manfroy comes in with a steel chair, etc etc. anyway the gang is in silesse when they receive news that mananan and mariccle are both dead, isaach has officially fallen, and grannvale knows what sigurd and co are up to and they'd best come back before they're all labeled as traitors. chapter 5 happens and the people/kids who do escape originally still escape.

ok the story took a huge extra few years to get back on track but ultimately everything stays the same, except scipio now has black hair, od blood and hates himself more. sorry.

[venust1na]

Menma: Naruto Next Generations My AU

Pt. 1 (explication)

So basically I will explain my AU (relationships, etc)

1. Everything goes like the original manga and anime, the only change is that:

- some of the characters are alive

- the couples change (I do ship naruhina and sasusaku but I prefer sasunaru and sakuhina)

- there will be variations (like, I know that for the plot Itachi and Shisui need to be dead but sometimes I will be doing other AUs when they are alive, same goes with Team Minato, Jiraiya, Minakushi, etc.)

2. Couples, Kids, Info:

(Some of the kids are just my OCs, later on I will explain about the kids)

Uchiha Uzumaki Family:

Naruto Uzumaki Uchiha

- Significant Other: Sasuke

- Age: 33 (Hokage since he was 22)

- Level: Kage of Konohagakure

- Team: Sasuke and Sakura

- Nickname: The Child of The Prophecy

Sasuke Uchiha

- Significant Other: Naruto

- Age: 33

- Level: Jōnin (almost Kage)

- Team: Naruto and Sakura

- Nickname: The Last Uchiha, Shadow Hokage

1. Kawaki Uchiha Uzumaki

- Significant Other: Hisaku

- Age: 16

- Level: Jōnin (ANBU)

- Team: Hisaku and Sayumi

- Nickname: Firstborn of the 7 Hokage, Captain ANBU Kwaki

2. Menma Uchiha Uzumaki

- Significant other: Satoshi

- Age: 14

- Level: Special Jōnin

- Team: Hoki and Memory

- Nickname: Uchiha Uzumaki Clan Legacy, The wielder of the Blue Sharingan, The Blue Lightning of Konoha

3. Naruko Uchiha Uzumaki

- Significant other: Memory

- Age: 13

- Level: Chūnin

- Team: Mikoto and Kento

- Nickname: The will of the 7 Hokage, The first daughter of the Uchiha Uzumaki clan, Princess of the Sharingan

4. Sarada Uchiha Uzumaki

- Significant other: Sumire

- Age: 12 (Boruto’s twin sister)

- Level: Chūnin

- Team: Boruto and Mitsuki

- Nickname: The great kunoichi of the new generation

5. Boruto Uchiha Uzumaki

- Significant other: Mitsuki

- Age: 12 (Sarada’s twin brother)

- Level: Genin

- Team: Sarada and Mitsuki

- Nickname: The dark sun

6. Himawari Uchiha Uzumaki

- Significant other: Atena

- Age: 10

- Level: Genin

- Team: Yuina and Ehō

- Nickname: The flaring sunflower

7. Minato Uchiha Uzumaki

- Significant other: Mikoto

- Age: 9

- Level: Chūnin

- Team: none

- Nickname: Konoha’s Prodogy

Haruno Hyuga Family:

Hinata Hyuga de Haruno

- Significant other: Sakura

- Age: 32

- Level: Special Jōnin

- Team: Kiba and Shino

- Nickname: Byakugan Queen

Sakura Haruno

- Significant other: Hinata

- Age: 33

- Level: Jōnin (medical Ninja)

- Team: Naruto y Sasuke

- Nickname: The Strongest Kunoichi

1. Hisaku Haruno Hyuga

- Significant other: Kawaki

- Age: 16

- Level: Jōnin

- Team: Kwaki y Sayumi

- Nickname: The firstborn of the Byakugan Queen

2. Satoshi Haruno Hyuga

- Significant other: Menma

- Age: 14

- Level: Chūnin

- Team: Shia and Mirai

- Nickname: The chosen by the Byakugan

3. Memory Haruno Hyuga

- Significant Other: Naruko

- Age: 14 (11 months younger than Satoshi)

- Level: Chūnin

- Team: Menma and Hoki

- Nickname: The pearly rose, the indomitable konoichi

4. Athena Haruno Hyuga

- Significant other: Himawari

- Age: 10

- Level: Genin

- Team: Eiki and Osuka

- Nickname: Konoha’s key

Hatake Umino Family:

Iruka Umino de Hatake

- Significant other: Kakashi

- Age: 42

- Level: Chūnin

- Team: -

- Nickname: Director of Konohagakure Shinobi Academy

Kakashi Hatake

- Significant other: Iruka

- Age: 42

- Level: Kage

- Team: Obito and Rin

- Nickname: Kakashi of the sharingan, the copy Ninja, the 6th Hokage of Konohagakure

1. Hoki Hatake Umino

- Significant other: -

- Age: 14

- Level: Chūnin

- Team: Menma y Memory

- Nickname: Son of the 6th hokage

Sabaku no Family:

Gaara Sabaku no

- Significant other: Aroace king

- Age: 33

- Level: Kage (Kazekage of Sunagakure)

- Team: Temari and Kankurō

- Nickname: The golden child, Prince of the Sand Waterfall Gourd

1. Shinki Sabaku no

- Significant Other: -

- Age: 13

- Level: Chūnin

- Team: Yodo and Araya

- Nicknames: Godaime Kazekage Heir

Kankurō Sabaku no

- Significant other: -

- Age: 37

- Team: Temari and Gaara

- Nicknames: Puppet master Kankurō

Nara Family:

Temari Nara

- Significant other: Shikamaru

- Age: 38

- Level: Jōnin

- Team: Gaara and Kankurō

- Nickname: Wind goddess

Shikamaru Nara

- Significant other: Temari

- Age: 33

- Level: Jōnin

- Team: Ino and Choji

- Nicknames: Hokage’s Chief Aide

1. Temaki Nara (OC)

- Significant other: -

- Age: 14

- Level: Jōnin (ANBU)

- Team: Sunagakure ANBU division

- Nickname: Hidden Sand Best Strategist

2. Shikadai Nara

- Significant other: Inojin

- Age: 12

- Level: Genin

- Team: Chocho and Inojin

- Nickname: Future of the Nara Clan

Yamanaka Family:

Ino Yamanaka

- Significant other: Sai

- Age: 33

- Level: Special Jōnin

- Team: Shikamaru and Choji

- Nickname: The beauty of Konoha

Sai Yamanaka

- significant other: Ino

- Age: 33

- Level: Jōnin

- Team: Yamato, Naruto and Sakura

- Nickname: The painter, Proctor Anbu Chime

1. Shia Yamanaka (OC)

- Significant Other: Kento

- Age: 13

- Level: Chūnin

- Team: Satoshi and Mirai

- Nickname: The best spy of the new generation

2. Inojin Yamanaka

- Significant other: Shikadai

- Age: 12

- Level: Genin

- Team: Shikadai and Chocho

- Nickname: Yamanaka clans sucesor

Hyuga Family:

Tenten Hyuga

- Significant other: Neji

- Age: 33

- Level: Chūnin

- Team: Neji and Lee

- Nickname: Konoha’s Warrior

Neji Hyuga

- Significant other: Tenten

- Age: 34

- Level: Jōnin

- Team: Lee and Tenten

- Nickname: Hyuga’s strongest

1. Sayumi Hyuga

- Significant other: -

- Age: 16

- Level: Special Jōnin

- Team: Hisaku and Kwaki

- Nickname: Hyuga Clan princess

2. Kento Hyuga

- Significant other: Shia

- Age: 13

- Level: Chūni

- Team: Mikoto and Naruko

- Nickname: the new Byakugan protector

Akimichi Family:

Choji Akimichi

- Significant other: Karui

- Age: 33

- Level: Jōnin

- Team: Shikamaru and Ino

- Nickname: Akimichi Jūrokudaime Tóshu (Sixteenth head of the Akimichi family)

Karui Akimichi

- Significant other: Choji

- Age: 34

- Level: Chūnin

- Team: Omoi and Samui

- Nickname: Killer Bee Apprentice

1. Chocho Akimichi

- Significant Other: -

- Age: 12

- Level: Genin

- Team: Shikadai and Inojin

- Nickname: The beautiful butterfly of Konoha

End of pt.1

[thedragonagelesbian]

Oc flower asks for Cyrus- Sunflower, Violet, Wisteria

flower asks (thank you <333333333)

Sunflower - What name(s) were you originally thinking of calling your OC?

God, it's been so long since I made Cyrus, I can't remember anything else I considered? I initially made him ~2017 as the twin brother of my other Hawke, Belladonna, for an inquisitor!Hawke AU*. I wanted to give him a 'C' name to match with Carver, since I already had Belladonna & Bethany, as well as something sufficiently fantasy-ish and soft-sounding for my gold-hearted hunk of a warrior.** I might've also considered Cyril?

*No one asked but I had to abandon that idea after this version of Cyrus proved to be too much of a stabilizing influence on this version of Belladonna, countering her penchant for self-destruction to such a degree that the original character stopped working. I don't think I'll ever write them together again, but with their new and improved 2024 characterizations, they'd definitely make each other worse, not better.

**Original Cyrus was also human, bald, and heavily bearded asofjpf there were some. adaptations. when I decided to reuse him for sapphim & vaelsmod's (then) recently released Playable Elfs mod.

Violet - Do a voice claim for your OC?

I really like Nicholaus Boulton's voice acting for m!Hawke, it's hard for me to imagine anything different for Cyrus! I love that he also does the voice for Malcolm in the Legacy DLC, since Cyrus desperately wants to have his father's deep voice, whether via imitation pre-voice drop magic or approximation through voice drop magic. Also @/zevsurana has some great posts about how... performative and strained m!Hawke's red dialogue options sound, which I love as an additional detail for Act 3/post-Kirkwall!Cyrus & ranger!Cyrus. To the extent that the anger and aggression are real, they're also very much a coping & protective mechanism to try to keep himself safe.

Side note, now that I'm finally spending some time with another BG3 OC, it's wild how different some of the acting direction is across the voice presets. Voice 7 (Cyrus' voice) sounds way more tired & done with things than Yiseeril's voice (8). It's very fitting, especially for ranger!Cyrus.

Wisteria - Does your OC have a skill they'd like to learn? What is stopping them?

Varies depending on version/setting

When he's living in Val Royeaux between games, DA2!Cyrus spends a lot of time being frustrated that his brash sword & shield skill set isn't well-suited for Orlais. He tries to learn some more subtle rogue maneuvers from Varric & Zevran, but he never takes to it, being so utterly antithetical to how he's fought & conducted himself for all his life.

Both paladin versions of BG3!Cyrus (so pallybarb/Karlach & Halsin romancing timeline, and shadow sorc/Astarion romancing/turns into a sword timeline) want to further develop their Elvish, as it's a skill that has turned quite rusty in the ~century since his parents died. Pallybarb!Cyrus has a very willing & eager teacher in Halsin, though going to the Hells with Karlach has paused their lessons for the time being. Meanwhile, shadow sorc!Cyrus is a bit too distracted with the. Nonstop existential body horror that is this version of the game for him, so it's not something he's pursuing right now.

And ranger!Cyrus wants to learn to dance!! Though he has a complicated relationship with it, he loved dancing with Wyll sosososo much and wants to be able to do it well to give Wyll the dance partner he deserves and so they can show off in front of the other Baldurian nobles.