#Marie Arana

[imslowlydisintegrating]

i kinda wanted to start a game cuz i thought it'd be really fun but

tagging: @holdmyteaplease @serendipminiewrites @bassguitarinablackt-shirt @lordcatwich @talesfromtheunknowable @gently-decaying-flowers + open tag

[thingsasbarcodes]

Madame Web (2024)

[hughmanrights]

Madame Web review

Director(s):

S.J. Clarkson

Main cast:

Dakota Johnson, Sydney Sweeney, Celeste O’Conner, Isabela Merced, Tahar Rahim, Mike Epps, Emma Roberts and Adam Scott.

Runtime: 116 minutes.

Does it pass the Bechdel test? Yes

Basic Plot:

An EMT develops precognitive powers and has to defend three young women from a mysterious killer.

Overall Thoughts:

Madame Web is an underwhelming superhero film. Despite a strong and diverse cast, Madame Web has a poorly developed storyline and cringe dialogue. In addition to casting, Madame Web also has impressive costuming.

Overall rating: 2.1 out of 5 stars.

[lillotus17]

INTERTWINED SERIES (Spidermen!ENHA) Preview

SYNOPSIS: After being dead for two minutes and then brought back to life thanks to your coworker you start to get these weird visions of future events just minutes before they happen. During a train ride you witness the murder of three teenage boys in broad daylight and then suddenly the next second they're sitting back down in their seats, alive and breathing. Despite the want you have to keep your peace and leave it alone, you can't help but get a very bad feeling and it only intensifies when you recognize the man that murdered them in your vision three train carts away and walking in your guys' direction. Shoving the three boys off of the train, saving their lives, risking your own, and being accused of kidnapping was not on your bucket list after surviving death. You don't have any clue what is going on or what in the hell you're gonna do to help these three boys but thankfully the four of you bump into some help along the way.

RELEASE DATE: TBD

PAIRING: EnhaHyung!Line X Fem. Reader, Spider-men!EnhaHyungLine x Madame Webb!Reader, Superhero!EnhaHyungLine x Clairvoyant!Reader, Spider!EnhaHyungLine x Paramedic!Reader, [ft. Enha Kim Sunoo (Anya Corazon), Yang Jungwon (Julia Cornwall), and Nishimura Riki (Mattie Franklin); TXT Yeonjun (Ezekial Sims), Choi Soobin (Ben Parker), mentions of Choi Beomgyu (Richard Parker); Shin Ryujin (Mary Parker); more to be added].

GENRE: Superhero AU, Romance, Action, Comedy, Angst, Strangers to Allies to Friends to Lovers, polyamorous relationship, (let me know if I forgot anything) more to be added!

WARNINGS: profanity, sexual/suggestive content (intercourse, oral, masturbation, phone sex, sexting, etc) ONLY WRITTEN FOR HYUNG LINE, MINORS DNI (you WILL be removed/blocked), poly relationship, drinking/consuming alcohol, feminine pronouns/terms used for reader, MADAME WEBB SPOLIERS!!! If you haven't watched it already! This is based on the MADAME WEBB MOVIE with some twist added into it! Let me know if I forgot anything at all!

DISCLAIMER: This is purely a work of FICTION! This is not meant to portray any of the Enhypen Members or other mentioned idols in any way or shape or form.

I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE IMAGES/GIFS THAT MAY BE/ARE USED IN MY WRITING. IMAGES CREATED BY ME WILL HAVE MY WATERMARK OR BE COPYRIGHTED! THE MOOD BOARDS USED FOR THIS SERIES ARE ONES I PUT TOGETHER ON MY OWN BUT THE PHOTOS USED ARE NOT MINE!

ALL CREDITS GO TO THE OWNERS/CREATORS!

PLEASE DO NOT COPY OR REPOST MY WORK!

THIS IS A WORK OF FICTION, STRICTLY FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES.

P.S. if you haven't already, you should definitely check out @artysse (credited) on TIKTOK! If you already have, then you know that it's an ENHA Fan Art Account of Spider ENHA! It's really fucking awesome! Go show some love!

NOT PROOF READ: Apologies for any grammatical errors, my loves!

AUTHOR'S NOTES: This takes place in New York, with mentions of South Korea and Japan. Reader is the same age as Jay, Jake, and Sunghoon. Jungwon, Sunoo, and Niki are the same age, in high school, and have a slightly bigger age gap between them and hyung line. Time gaps, mentions of MCU universe events/milestones. Slight spider-verse au, hyung line are all from different universes! Also note that maknae line don't have their spider powers (yet) because they develop it in series. ENHA hyungs already have their powers when they meet Y/N and the other boys.

CAST:

Y/N L/N as Cassandra (Cassie) Webb/Madame Webb

Yang Jungwon as Julia Cornwall (Carpenter in the Comics)/Arachne/Spider-(Wo)man

Kim Sunoo as Anya Corazon/Arana

Nishmura Riki (Niki) as Martha (Mattie) Franklin/Spider-(Wo)man

Lee Heeseung as Peter Parker (Tom Holland Universe)/Spider-Man

Park Jongseong (Jay) as Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield Universe)/Spider-Man

Sim Jaeyun (Jake) as Miles Morales (Spider-Verse)/Spider-Man

Park Sunghoon as Gwen Stacy (Spider-Verse)/Spider-Gwen/Ghost Spider

More to be added!

[14carrotghoul]

24 for 24

Thank you @read-and-write- and @myheartalivewrites for tagging me! One of my resolutions is to read more books bc last year I finished a whopping one (1) book! My goal for several years now has been 26 books (one every two weeks) and I want to try a few different things to hopefully meet it because I have progressively been getting worse at meeting my goal!

So here are some books that have been rotting on my bedside bookshelf or in my sprawling TBR in no particular order

Freedom is a Constant Struggle - Angela Y. Davis (50% done already!)

Bad Mormon - Heather Gay (~25%)

Parable of the Sower - Octavia Butler

Mexican Gothic (reread in Spanish)(~10%) - Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Severance - Ling Ma

Cantoras - Carolina de Robertis

Crying in H Mart - Michelle Zauner

Hacienda - Isabel Cañas

Open Water - Caleb Azumah Nelson

In the Dream House - Carmen Maria Machado

Jesus and John Wayne - Kristin Kobes Du Mez OR White Too Long - Robert Jones

Silver, Sword, and Stone - Marie Arana OR Open Veins of Latin America - Eduardo Galeano

Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat - Samin Nosrat

They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us - Harif Abdurraqib (This year's designated travel book!)

Zami: A New Spelling of My Name - Audre Lorde

Passing - Nella Larsen

Frankenstein (reread) - Mary Shelley

Pride and Prejudice OR Emma - Jane Austen

Darius the Great is Not Okay - Adib Khorram

Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe - Fannie Flagg

Tipping the Velvet OR The Paying Guests OR Fingersmith - Sarah Waters (I got copies of the first 2 for a STEAL at a used bookstore, and one of them had a sticky note covered in cat hair - really felt like a passing of the wlw torch lol)

Fun Home - Alison Bechdel

Persepolis - Marjane Satrapi

Maus 1 & 2 - Art Spiegelman

No pressure tagging because this is pretty extensive and this is a list I like to make at the beginning of the year anyway (although usually a shortlist of 10 books) but I'm curious about y'all's prospective reads if you decide to share! Part of the fun of reading for me is hearing all about new books! @happiness-of-the-pursuit @cha-melodius @orchidscript @inexplicablymine @indomitable-love @affectionatelyrs @ssmtskw @dumbpeachjuice @daisymae-12 @cultofsappho @suseagull04 @firenati0n @kiwiana-writes

[rpking99]

Marvel- Spider-Man

Black Cat/ Felicia Hardy

Black Cat is the alter ego of Felicia Hardy. A highly skilled jewel thief who can make others around her very unlucky. Reality can be hers to play with. Highly sexual, flirtatious and a bit of a natural trouble maker

Mary-Jane 'MJ' Watson/MJ Watson-Parker

Mary-Jane Watson-Parker, also known as MJ. I write her as both her traditional sense, as well as the hero identity she adopts. Yes, in Annie's world her mother became a hero as well. As Spinerette she had a special costume that lets her fight alongside her family by copying her husband's powers. She is sex confident no matter what, a party girl. An actress, a model, a fashion designer, a CEO. She's been it all

Spider-Girl/May 'Mayday' Parker

Mayday is the daughter of her world's Spider-Man, Peter Parker, and his wife MJ. From a world that is fifteen years ahead of the main marvel universe, she has all her father's skill and wit with her mother's sass

Spiderling/Anna-May 'Annie' Parker

Anna-May 'Annie' Parker is from an alternate future of the Marvel universe. A different one from Mayday, but like Mayday she is the daughter of Peter Parker and MJ. More like her mother than Mayday, she is an aspiring hero who wishes to uphold her family legacy as Spiderling

Mayhem/April Parker

April 'Mayhem' Parker is a clone of Mayday, spliced with Symbiote DNA to make her half-human and half-alien. Believing herself to be the real daughter of Peter and MJ she refers to herself as April, as April comes before May, and has to struggle with her rage issues

She-Venom

She-Venom… Or just call her Venom. The Venom Symbiote is an alien parasite that bonded with Spider-Man… And got very jealous after he removed the black suit he did not know was a living being that was using his body as he slept for dangerous joy rides. Can be the Symbiote by itself or bound to a female host.

Scream Symbiote/Silence Symbiote

Scream is another Symbiote, one of Venom's multiple children. She is, naturally, more powerful than her mother and a leader, but also is more solitary.

Agony Symbiote

One of Venom's many spawn. With acidic saliva, she is more quiet and calm than her sister Scream. But also much more sadistic if the mood fits her

Carnage Symbiote/She-Carnage

Anti-Venom

A clone of Venom made form anti-bodies. All the normal Symbiote powers as well as a healing touch

Mania

A clone/little sister of Venom made form her cut off tongue.

Spider-Gwen/Ghost Spider/Gwen Stacy

Spider-Gwen is the fandom name of Gwen Stacy from Earth-65. Her real code names being stuff such as Spiderwoman or Ghost Spider. In her world she was bitten by the radioactive spider, and after the death of her best friend she fights to defend New York.

Ultimate Spider-Woman/Jessica Drew (Earth 1610)

A female clone of the Ultimate Universe Peter Parker. The same powers plus the ability to produce webbing from her fingers.

Spiderwoman I/Jessica Drew

Jessica Drew is the original Spiderwoman. From 616, the main universe. Her powers given to her by her scientist father to save her life. She is a super spy with different powers than a traditional spider, a hard core badass who is also a MILF of a spider ass kicker. With phermones powers

Madam Web/Spiderwoman II/Julia Carpenter

Julia Carpenter has had an interesting and long life. She is serious and is Madam Web. She has all the normal spider powers plus the ability to see through time, see the future, with the power of the web of life that conencts all things

Silk/Cindy Moon

Silk is the hero identity of Cindy Moon, another spider heroine from the 616 universe. She was bitten by the same spider as Peter was, bitten near minutes later. She has organic webbing from her fingers and a MUCH stronger spider sense, but is physically weaker. Very social awkward while also being a big dork in her own right.

Spider-Girl/Arana/Anya Corazon

Spider-Woman 2099/Michelle O'Hara (gender bent)

SP//DER/Peni Parker (aged up)

SpiderMILF/Rio Morales

An alternate universe variant of Rio Morales. Many Spider-People refer to her as Spider-MILF despite, in her world, Rio never married nor had a son. She tends to change her costume a lot

Doctor Octopus/Olivia Octavious

A female variant of Doctor Octopus, Olivia 'Liv' Octavious is as cruel and arrogant scientist. A wild, powerful woman who thinks she is the smartest.

Leading to....

Superior Spider-Woman/Spider-Bitch/Olivia Octavious

In an alternate universe, Olivia has done the same thing her male counterpart had done and stole the body of a Spider-Girl/Spider-Woman

Aiming to be the Superior Spider-Woman, greater than any other, meaning other Spider's simply refer to her as the Spider-Bitch

Silver Sable/Silvija Sablinova

Lizard Queen/Courtney Connors

A female variant of the Lizard, of Curt Connors. The dominant, powerful reptile woman hungry for a mate

Beetle/Janice Lincoln

Total Muses: 25

[sporadiceagleheart]

Start of September edits Rachel Marie Jones Arana, Ana Rose “Nortie Grace” Huntley, Ahnika Elaine Clark, Heather Michele O'Rourke, Judith Eva Barsi (1978 - 1988), JonBenét Ramsey, Meika Dawn “Peeka” Jordan, Sara Sharif, Charlotte Figi, Olivia Pratt-Korbel, Liliana Marie “Lily” Peters, Saffie-Rose Brenda Roussos, Audrii Danielle Cunningham, Norah Lee Howard, 5-year-old Mercedes Losoya, Little Lucy Morgan, Sloan Ella Mattingly, Destiny Arianna Kay Riekeberg, Louis XVII Dauphin of France, Athena Presley Monroe Strand, Pauline “Paultje” Adelaar, Angellika Nicole “Angie” Arndt, Niña Sophia Gabrielle Corullo or Sophie,Charlotte Helen “Char” Bacon, Charlotte Louise Dunn, Kylie Ann Rosset, Naomi Reese Dunmire, Deborah Anne “Debbie” Bricca, Kyleigh Rampley, Kyleigh Leann Rampley, Eliahna “Ellie or Elle” Torres, Layla Marie Salazar, Alexandria Aniyah “Lexi” Rubio, Tess Marie Mata, Makenna Lee “Kenna” Elrod Seiler, Jacklyn Jaylen “Jackie” Cazares, Ahnika Elaine Clark, Ana Rose “Nortie Grace” Huntley, Rachel Marie Jones Arana, Emilie Alice “Em” Parker, Grace Lillian Ford, Three-year-old twins Aisha and Lailani Ford, Leiliana Wright, Arabella McCormack, MCKENNA CLAIRE WETZEL, Olivia Rose “Liv or Livie” Engel, Olivia Twenty Dahl, Olivia-Leigh Picton, Jaquita Mack, Bella Skye “Bellz” Edwards, Natalia Victoria Wallace, Bella Claire Callaway,Delyza Alyze Ortiz Hernandez, Mia Ugalde-Jorris, Mary Beatrice “Mary Bea” Perez, Hope Arismandez, Angel Hope Herrera, Danielle Marie “Danny” Franklin, Emma Catherine Grace Thompson, Katelynn Elizabeth Stinnett, April Sue-Lyn Jones, April Marie Tinsley was an eight-year-old, Cody Paul Chama, Star Hobson, Karla Isabelle Ruth “Karly” Sheehan, Opal Jo Dace Jennings, Amber Rene Hagerman, Lois Janes, Sarah Payne, Alicia Lynn Clark, Tristyn Bailey, Rosalie Avila, Elizabeth Shelley,

[serendipminie-writes]

HI HI HI MINIE CAN I TELL U ALL ABOUT MY CHARACTERS NEW MIDDLE NAMES

(im gonna do it anyway the question above was to give you the illusion of free choice /j >:))

names that didnt change due to cultural reasons - Arun, Naia, Akachi, Toyoko, Ash

the new middle names are in () and the new last names are in []

MOOOS

Art (Kieran) O’Cahan

Cy (Elias) Segal

Daya (Rivera Catalina) da Silva [Iglesias]

Azi (Aphiwe) Tyali

Domi Larieux [Morais]

WDOTR

Anastasia (Camilla) Marie

Cheli (Mercedes) [Malviya]

Sam (Pierre) [Malviya]

Zexi [Malviya]

Ruhi (Maaka) Arana

Don (Viktor) Nekvasilová

sorry for the infodump i just ahhhh love names :D

Omg the illusion of free choice? Almost like the American government lmao

I would have said yes anyways, you know that Ginnie~

Ohhhh I love that!

Sorry for taking so long to answer this, I've been quite busy lately~

Thank you for the update!

[umbrellant]

Time to bring back my fav quote from "Bolivar: American Liberator" by Marie Arana

"His abhorrence of Spain was so great [...] that it dwarfed the sea that separated him from it."

[h-f-k]

What are the other two books you’re reading??

"In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote and the other one is called "Silver, Sword, and Stone: Three Crucibles in the Latin American Story" by Marie Arana

[unknown-art-room1]

Hi guys, so this post is basically an oc list, as someone on here told me they would be interested in learning about them. But some of them need remaking and badly, even if they aren't really used much, so why not put them on here? You guys can ask about them and it might actually get me to draw them more. They're all used for rps I do with my friends, so I'll put them into separate lists for you.

For Jjba:

Charlie Zeppelli

Sean Lang

For Marvel:

Danny Daiche

Arana

Taylor Aln

Jacob Stark

For DC:

Damien Smith

Elliot/Ethan Nygma

For DC here on Tumblr:

Phantom Messenger

For MHA:

Jessica Short

Melody

Natasha

Ruby Randal

Kudo Kinben

Rex

Austin Armstrong

Max Mercury

Jeremy

For Transformers:

Jumpspeed

Pincher

Maelstrom

Currentrider

DnD:

Cordelia

Robin

Fulgrim... I think that one is wrong.

Raleigh

Umbra

Investigator Jamie Shelby

And I have a Harpy in the works.

Now for random/no longer used in rp:

Yamatori

Mandy Hawkins

Zukko

Tronika the Troublesome

Derek Yasashi

Sunny/Luna

Obidiah

Mizu

Raven

Leroy Stone

Louise Jackson

Peter

Alinar

Daniel

Shinsetsu

Elizabeth/Arthur

Shiro

Juniper Ice

Dianna Milward

Catrina

Janey Smith

Mary Ponderous

Atlas

Scarlett

Helios

Holly Snowdrop

Angel Wing

I wish I could say that this is all of them, but I have more in the making and knowing me I will make more as well. Please don't be afraid to ask about these guys, I'm happy to talk about them! Plus it just might save me from my boredom!

[imslowlydisintegrating]

WAY DOWN ON THE RIVER

���Oh mother tell my baby sister / Not to do what I have done / But shun that house in New Orleans / They call the Rising Sun” — House of the Rising Sun by Lauren O’Connell

——————————————————————

genre: horror comedy

pov: 3rd limited; switches between characters

setting: on a traveling new orleans riverboat, from new orleans, louisiana to cairo, illionois

content warnings: gore, graphic depictions of violence, depictions of panic attacks, blood, death

——————————————————————

blurb, characters + worldbuilding under the cut

BLURB

Nine killers board a boat, each with a different intent. Some there to kill, and some there for it's intended purpose — traveling. Whatever the reason, all of them get tangled up in the complex web of everyone's favorite game show, Who Killed That Guy? With the deaths piling up, everyone aboard has to manage to survive the rest of the week. If only there was a detective on board; alas, they probably killed him, too.

——————————————————————

CHARACTERS

Anastasia "Tasi" Marie / TEATIME

Anastasia "Tasi" Marie was born and raised in New Orleans, USA. Most of her childhood was spent hiding from her transphobic, alcoholic mother and learning about anything she could get her hands on, usually politics and government. When she turned 16 she leaped at the chance to get emancipated and won the court case. Due to her intelligence and studious nature, Anastasia managed to get accepted into a college soon after emancipation. She was a history major at Columbia University, New York, and later worked as an archivist at a local museum. When she discovered one of her coworkers was cheating on his wife, she killed him, leading police investigations to discover he was adulterous and make his wife aware. After the first killing, Anastasia continued to kill cheating spouses. Eventually, she quit her job and started traveling to find a wider variety of victims. Her method of killing is inviting her victims over for tea and poisoning them with cyanide. Anastasia hates violent killing, not for the nature of it, but simply because she thinks it's too messy and the cleanup isn't worth it. She's very strategic and can form a complex plan from very little information, which is how she's succeeded as a serial killer for nearly a decade. She has what she describes as 'the most peculiar sense of being able to tell when it's going to rain, but only a few hours before it happens.' She has a pet rat named Rat that she always brings with her to her murder scenes. Anastasia also suffers from inattentive type ADHD. She currently lives in Denham Springs, Louisiana, USA.

Araceli "Cheli" Malviya / LANCELOT

Araceli "Cheli" Zamora was born in Madrid, Colombia and lived there for the first seven years of her life to a Spanish father and Colombian mother who later divorced when she was 3. When she was 9, she was adopted by an Indian-American woman referred to only as the Specter after her parents were murdered. Cheli moved to New York, USA and The Specter became her mother and taught her how to kill as well as personally educating her in most other subjects. She learned Louisiana Creole, Hindi and Mandarin Chinese as a result of being raised with the Specter, Sam and Zexi. The Specter allowed all her children to choose if they wanted to choose the path of serial killing, and they decided they did want to, becoming the group of serial killers known as the Trinity. Cheli's main victims are pastors with a history of SA. Her method of killing is killing her victims with throwing knives. The knives are personalized — they're named after female Catholic saints, and the names are engraved into them. Cheli has slight anger issues and learned how to box and play drums as a coping mechanism. She's the only one of her siblings that knows how to do hair, and loves it. She learned how to do Afro hairstyles and dye, bleach, and cut hair so she could know how to do her sibling's hair. Cheli is described by Sam as 'charming in an annoying way — she'll insult you and make you fall in love with her all in the same sentence.' She has a strong dislike of bright, artificial lights, but loves dim lighting from lamps. Cheli suffers from hypoglycemia and as a result always has candy or candy wrappers in her pockets. She currently lives in New York City, New York, USA with Sam and Zexi.

Samson "Sam/Sammie" Malviya / BAM BAM

Samson "Sam" Zamora was born in a small farming town near Baton Rogue, USA. They were raised unaware of their parents, since the community operated under a communal raising structure, usually only bothering with parents for government requirements. When they were 9, they were adopted by the Specter, an ordeal the farming community was concerningly apathetic about. Sam moved to New York, USA and The Specter became their mother and taught them how to kill as well as personally educating them in most other subjects. They learned Spanish, Hindi and Mandarin Chinese as a result of being raised with the Specter, Cheli and Zexi. The Specter allowed all her children to choose if they wanted to choose the path of serial killing, and they decided they did want to, becoming the group of serial killers known as the Trinity. Sam's main victims are middle-aged addicts with children. Their method of killing is blunt-force trauma. Sam has horrible eyesight and uses glasses, but mainly relies on their siblings for guidance. They are easily the best dressed out of their siblings and put the most effort into their appearance. Sam is also the best cook out of their siblings and enjoys cooking Indian and Louisiana Creole food with the Specter. They love visiting museums with their siblings and making it a competition to see who can find the most homoerotic exhibit in a set amount of time. Sam is described by Ruhi as having 'impossibly long eyelashes over piercing gray eyes that make Ruhi's breath catch when they sweep over him with a mix of curiosity and disdain.' They currently live in New York City, New York, USA with Cheli and Zexi.

Zexi Malviya / HONEYPIE

It's unknown exactly where Zexi Zamora was born, as his mother abandoned him at an orphanage after his birth due to mental health and financial reasons on his part. He was raised by primarily Latina people, and as a result, became fluent in Spanish. They were also firm in teaching him Mandarin Chinese, believing it was important for him to have some connection to his culture even when he wasn't surrounded by it like he would be if he had been raised by his mother. When he was 9, he was adopted by the Specter, which was very bittersweet for the orphanage caretakers. Zexi moved to New York, USA and The Specter became his mother and taught him how to kill as well as personally educating him in most other subjects. They learned Hindi and Mandarin Chinese as a result of being raised with the Specter and Sam. The Specter allowed all her children to choose if they wanted to choose the path of serial killing, and they decided they did want to, becoming the group of serial killers known as the Trinity. Zexi's main victims are detectives who are assigned to investigate his sibling's murders. His method of killing is using a suffocation agent in his victim's food, usually a dessert like cake or pie. Zexi is the peacemaker between his siblings and often tells them they 'need to chill out.' He's a photographer and frequently visits the scenes of his sibling's murders to photograph them. Zexi is deaf and knows ASL (so do Cheli and Sam), but his deafness isn't took severe so he's able to use hearing aids. He likes to joke about lots of things being deeper than they are — for example, he could see a penny lying facedown on the ground and equate it the silencing, oppression and genocide of Native Americans. Sam has described this talent as a 'stupidly interesting skill, the way he pulls things from thin air. Sam nearly considers it an art form.' He currently lives in New York City, New York, USA with Cheli and Sam.

Akachi Moriai/ MS. MEDIC

Akachi Moriai was born in Enugu, Nigeria and lived there for 16 years with a complicated relationship with her parents until she left for college possibilities in the US. They had a few kills under their belt before they left for the US, but after they made it to the US they started killing more frequently. She befriended Toyoko, who was also coincidentally a serial killer, but it wasn't something Akachi was aware of until they started dating when Akachi was 19. Akachi dropped out of Harvard Medical School to instead travel around killing people with Toyoko, which they found much more rewarding (to each their own, I guess). She married Toyoko when she was 22. Their main victims are male gynecologists who SA their patients. Her method of killing is overdosing her victims on certain pills. Akachi is a very artistic person and paints portraits of their wife's victims with the victim's blood. She keeps a jar of things that are sensory-pleasing for her wife around at all times. Akachi is very fond of snakes and usually has one around them at all times. Sometimes the snakes aren't even personal pets, they're just...there. She also really likes wearing jewelry and is constantly layering bracelets, earrings, rings, and necklaces. While they are very artistic, Akachi is also kind of flighty and non-committal, hopping around arts and crafts and picking up new creative hobbies every few months and such. She currently lives in Chicago, Illinois, USA with Toyoko.

Moriai Toyoko / THE SURGEON

Moriai Toyoko was born in Narita, Japan where she lived for fourteen years before her parents immigrated to the USA. Due to large pressure to become a doctor like her uncle from her parents and their refusal to accommodate her needs as an autistic person, Toyoko went slightly crazy and killed her parents with surgical tools when she was 17. She managed to frame their deaths as if they were murdered by burglars and played the part of the grieving daughter. After that, she continued her killing. Her main victims are psychiatrists who diagnose with obvious bias/ableism. Her method of killing is cutting with surgical tools. Toyoko is often self-destructive and works more than healthy for her, but tries to stop because it makes Akachi nervous about Toyoko's health. She's obsessed with keeping her spaces clean and cleans her tools 3 times a day at designated times. While Toyoko is autistic, she has high-functioning autism and a harder time with social cues and interaction than overstimulation. Her special interest is in surgery and medical mysteries, and she spends a lot of her time reading or studying surgery procedures/statistics and medical mysteries. Toyoko is very oblivious and didn't realize she was dating Akachi until three months into the relationship. While not a very sentimental person, Toyoko makes certain to keep every small gift her wife gives her. She currently lives in Chicago, Illinois, USA with Akachi.

Ruhi Arana / FLASH-BANG

Ruhi Arana was born in Auckland, New Zealand, and lived there for their whole life. The start of his killing began as a response to the murder of his mother and father when he was 7. As a result of their parents' death, they were raised by their aunt. His parents' death was the outcome of a racial hate crime, and the man who murdered them was later put on trial and declared guilty due to the efforts of Ruhi's aunt. While Ruhi was on a vacation in Argentina when they were 16, they ended up meeting Don. They both attempted to kill the same man, which they succeeded at, but then both attempted to kill each other, which failed. Ruhi's main victims are people with a history of racial and transphobic hate crimes. His method of killing is stunning his victims with a bright light and then choking them via smoke inhalation. Ruhi is described by Zexi to be a 'tall, lanky son a bitch that was even taller than Zexi, who was notably the tallest of his siblings.' Ruhi is a solitary person and despises working in large groups, barely tolerating partnerships. It's easy for them to adapt to new situations and learn things very quickly, which is part of the reason they've managed to get away with murder for 8+ years. Ruhi is incredibly good at literary analysis and composition and works for a newspaper. If able, he signs up to write articles on his murders, making sure to reveal the victim's history of hate crimes. They're also majoring in English Literature at The University of Auckland. Ruhi's a shameless flirt, described by Don as 'willing to flirt with a shoebox if it attracted him enough.' He currently lives in Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.

Donna "Don" Nekvasilová / BELLADONNA

Donna "Don" Nekvasilová was born and raised in Sokolov, Czech Republic where she lived for eleven years before her family immigrated to the US. Don attends Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey as a psychology major. He plans to get a master's degree in psychology and become a forensics psychologist. Their killing started when they were 16 and saw a xenophobic woman harassing an Asian person, leading Don to later kill the xenophobe. Her parents remained unaware of this and are very supportive of whatever Don decides to do with her life (probably wouldn't be supportive of murder, but what I'm saying is she's the only serial killer with a happy, living family). Don's main victims continued to be xenophobes after the first murder. His method of killing is through the use of poisonous plants, usually atropa belladonna since that's his calling card. Don is dyslexic and uses colors to code his plants instead of the names, which is helpful in concealing their crimes. She's incredibly skilled at makeup and uses it to her advantage and is one of the best at hiding her identity. He has the nervous habit of biting at his nails, leading to his fingers always having stains of blood or blood crusted around the nails. Don is also a gymnast, specializing in aerial silks and the balance beam, making them incredibly agile and flexible. She's a very energetic, vibrant person who often has trouble sleeping because of their amount of energy. It also causes him to be slightly irritating to the people around him, and his energy and constant movement can be tiring to some. They're described by Ruhi as seeming 'weirdly knowledgeable about many things — it's like she was made for Jeopardy.' She currently lives in Princeton, New Jersey, USA.

Muoi "Ash" Vanich / THE PYRE

Muoi "Ash" Vanich was born and raised in Bangkok, Thailand. He attended the Faculty of Medicine, Chang Mai University to become an RN. He lived in Thailand for nearly twenty-five years before immigrating to the US with his sister to help her raise her family. After immigrating, Ash got a job as a travel nurse, which led to him traveling around a lot, making it easier for him to kill people without his sister and other family becoming aware. In the medical world, ableism thrives, and as a result, Ash's main victims are ableists, usually people who accuse disabled people of faking it. His method of his killing is through fire by any means. Ash was born with a limp and uses a cane full-time, experiencing chronic fatigue as a result. He's plagued with night terrors about drowning, which is part of the reason he's so attracted to fire. Ash is depressed and anxious, and basically a tired old uncle that needs a nap instead of murder. Despite using a cane, is supernatural how clumsy he is, he gains fifteen new bruises every day. When he gets to new places he'll be in for a while, he walks around them, mentally mapping them out so when he walks around later he can close his eyes and get the slightest moment of rest. He's described by Cheli as a man who looks like 'the tired, sad uncle that you only see at the family function and always looks to be on the verge of death.' He currently lives in Washington, D.C., USA near his sister.

Crew of the Beaulieu

The Specter (she/her ; 53) is the Indian-American woman who adopted Cheli, Sam, and Zexi. She was also a serial killer, albeit before her children's time, stopping her killing around five years before her children's adoption. She was called the Specter for her unknown method of killing and the fact that her identity was never discovered.

Kalpani Corea (she/he ; 48) is the Sri Lankan pilot and captain of the Beaulieu, the riverboat WDOTR is set on. She is a close friend of the Specter and regraded by Anastasia as a woman with 'a confident set to her shoulders and a sly smirk playing on the edges of her lips.' To Cheli, Sam, and Zexi he is considered an honorary, 'fun' aunt.

Aniyath Inasa (he/him ; 34) is the Maldivan clerk of the Beaulieu and cousin of Kalpani. He's a serious man with a blank gaze and aloof attitude toward most of the passengers. He does have a soft spot for Cheli, Sam, and Zexi, however, and has been known to crack an occasional smile around them.

Nazli Volkan (they/them ; 26) is the Turkish engineer of the Beaulieu. They're quite skittish and usually only speaks around other crew members. While they do take a while to warm up to, they are very dependable and gets on Aniyath's nerves the least.

Szalai Zita (xe/xyr ; 40) is the Hungarian head of the firefighters of the Beaulieu. Xe's a loud, slightly obnoxious member of the crew, but much of the younger crew adores xyr like a mother. Xe is the love of Kalpani's life and her partner.

Miryam Caillat (she/her ; 36) is the French mate of the Beaulieu. She doesn't hesitate to snap, and while not abusive like mates used to be in older times, is quite strict with the deckhands. Even though she's firm, she's fair and respectful of each of the deckhands, taking the time to learn each of their names and getting to know them, despite her joking that she only does that so the deckhands know who she's yelling at.

Jackie Watts (they/she/he ; 27) is the American 'leader' of the deckhands, or the co-mate of Miryam on the Beaulieu. Jackie is a mischievous, bouncy person whom Toyoko describes as having 'a sparkle in their eyes that they'll always have, no matter how old.' Despite their decade long age gap, she's known to get along well with Cheli, Sam, and Zexi.

Isma Samaha (he/they/ze ; 33) is the Egyptian head of the cabin crew. Considered the kindest of the crew on the Beaulieu, Isma is described by Cheli as 'a soft kind of person, but only to the people he thinks need it.' They're very supportive of the entire crew and jokingly called Dr. Samaha due to the crew joking that Isma could be a therapist.

——————————————————————

Worldbuilding

The World

The world is basically a parallel/alternate world to ours. It's very similar and has many of the same elements like world leaders, celebrities, historical events, etc. Aesthetic-wise, it is more steam-punky and the use of machines and mechanics like trains, steamboats, and ferries is commonplace globally. Mechanics* as a whole are incredibly innovative and forward, much more advanced than our world. Supernatural elements are also way more prominent in this world, and things like cryptids, monsters, and magic are real, tangible things. This does affect the day-to-day life of the people of this world, and it's not uncommon to see something supernatural every day.

This world is, funnily enough, aware of our universe/world. While this world is not constantly up to date on our world, they do manage to get some form of news every few years. Of course, major historical events still happen, including the horrible ones. But as for mechanical, technological, architectural, etc. — those mistakes are often discovered and corrected.

Note: this doesn't mean technology. Technology, while more advanced than on our world, is not as common in this world.

Transportation

It takes place on a riverboat in New Orleans, Louisiana. In today's world, they usually aren't used for travel, more for a tourist attraction. In this world, steamboats and riverboats are used more commonly as modes of transportation on the water. The other main form(s) of transportation on land are trains and/or buses.

[latinomuslims]

Graciela Mochkofsky writes about “LatinoLand: A Portrait of America’s Largest and Least Understood Minority,” by Marie Arana. #LatinoNews

[latinodawah]

Graciela Mochkofsky writes about “LatinoLand: A Portrait of America’s Largest and Least Understood Minority,” by Marie Arana. #LatinoNews

[qualitymoonsuit]

Merry Christmas! Here are the books I got this year. They are Star Wars: The High Republic: The Eye of Darkness, by George Mann; Star Wars: Crimson Climb, by E.K. Johnston; The Winter Soldier: Cold Front, by Mackenzi Lee; Avatar: The Legacy of Yangchen, by F.C. Yee; Dawn of the Jaguar, by J.C. Cervantes; Secrets of the Sky, Book 2: The Posion Waves, by Sayantani DasGupta; Area 51 Interns, Book 3: Time Chasers, by James S. Murray and Carsen Smith; All Is Found: A Frozen Anthology, by Heather Knowles and Mari Mancusi; The Woman in Me, by Britney Spears; Arana and Spider-Man 2099: Darkness Tomorrow, by Alex Segura; Stinetinglers, by R.L. Stine; Stinetinglers 2, by R.L. Stine; A Twisted Tale Anthology, by Elizabeth Lim and Greeking Out: Epic Retellings of Classic Greek Myths, by Kenny Curtis and Jillian Hughes.

[evedreamsof]

we are // j. arana

entry #30

summary: what do you do when you put two clueless idiots together?

“why don’t you just tell him?” mary sighed. “come on, i’m sure he feels the same way.”

“you can’t be sure.”

“i know that i am sure. now go tell him.”

eve nodded and sat beside justin, who was busy fiddling with his phone.

“hey.”

he turned to her and smiled. “hey. what’s up?” he leaned forward, his face inches from hers. “anything on your mind?”

“i’m in love with you,” she said quickly. she shut her eyes and repeated, “i’m in love with you, justin.”

when she opened her eyes, he was looking at her quizzically. “i know that.”

she turned beet red. “WHAT!?”

he nodded.

“how’d you know!?”

“‘cause we’re dating?”

“WHAT!?”

“calm down, you’re acting strange.”

“we’re dating?”

justin nodded.

“since when!?”

“what?”

“we’re dating?”

“…yes?”

“i didn’t…know that….”

“we’re NOT dating!?”

they stared at each other. “mary,” they said in unison. at that exact moment, they heard her laugh loud and with glee.

“oh my god…this is so embarrassing,” eve said while shaking her head, “i am so sorry.”

justin laughed nervously. “i’m more embarrassed…i really thought we were dating, eve.”

“what made you think that?”

“i…our actions?”

eve gave it some thought. “i guess you’re right.”

justin licked his lips. “i…um…mary told me you were in love with me, and i told her i’m in love with you, too. i didn’t…well, i assumed we got together since…since you started kissing my cheek.”

“i….”

“no, there was a difference.”

“it’s why you’ve been flirty.”

“yeah….”

“i thought you were just too shy to say it out loud and you weren’t ready to tell the world about us…so, i wasn’t too loud about it, either.”

“i do love you, i really do.”

he kissed her. “so do we both know that we’re dating now?”

she laughed. “yes, we do.”

he kissed her again. “i love you, too.”