#Thorne Sorrez

[anarchswild]

"If this is the role you wish me to play milord, then I shall to utmost perfection." A whisper sounded against metallic footsteps on tile, audible only to the man within their arms. Thorne closed their eyes and followed the path that they had rehearsed, counting their footsteps as they tread slowly to avoid catching the cape they were not yet accustomed to. The sound of voices guided their path as they stepped slowly into the ball room, the soft hum of contentment from their archbishop and murmurs from those nearby telling Thorne all they needed to know, that their point had come across without fail. The King and his Slayer, adorned in blood red beads with his crown and robe, made their entrance.

A very last-minute contribution to @tzimizce's Palla Grande event! A little collab between me and my partner @dapperbasil with our dearest Lasombra, the Archbishop and his Paladin, his lover, Tulio and Thorne Sorrez.

[dapperbasil]

For as much as the Toreador take pride in their loves, their distractions, their joys, their trances, I find no pride in such things. As nights go on and days turn to weeks and turn to months, I find myself unaccustomed to such a perverse feeling overtaking me. My Lady has been ever so kind to me as I rediscovered who I am after my embrace, yet the comfort I should get from such a thing is always and forever cast over by a shadow of perversion and disgust. Something that is supposed to be natural to me gives no feelings other than personal hatred and embarrassment. Each time I slip into that state of inaction, of inability to do more than stare in fascination I come out of it worse off than I stepped in. 

I am not a member of the Toreador clan. I have never been welcome in the homes of the roses, aside my brief stint in the haven of Lady Annalyse. Even then I was looked down upon as if I were not equal, and to them I suppose I may never be. I have always been a spectacle to them, something to catch their attention for a moment or two and be tossed aside. I suppose I am lucky in that way, as I have been spared the short attention span that seems to plague those embraced in such a way. 

The only things to catch my eye are those I would have found truly beautiful before my embrace nonetheless, which seems to work as its own kind of curse in a way. No longer can I stand the tender touch of my liege, the one person I love with all of my being. Her compassion brings me nothing but pain as I lose myself in the attention, his love being a double edged sword brought down upon my neck. The beauties of the world around me also pull me further and further into myself and stand to distract me from my duty. The glimmer of starlight on water, the beauty of the moon overhead shining with all of its brilliance to name a few. Each hurts me further and further, tempting the beast within to overwhelm me.

No longer will I allow the rose clan to hold the strings to the marionette which is my heart. I must learn to withstand these temptations, and quickly as to not embarrass Lady Thalia. The circumstances of my embrace have been quite the challenge to come to terms with for the past months, and even now I still do not feel as if I am truly myself or I ever will be again. Phillip died a gruesome death on that bloodstained cobblestone road four years ago, and in their place stands a rose plucked of all petals, only thorns remaining on the stem. My Lord has graced me with this new name, this new meaning to life, and I must show my gratitude in the only way I can.

My name is Thorne, and I am a knight of house de Sorrez. Tonight is the night I will be presented to all as a member of clan Lasombra, one year after the failure of clan Toreador to present me as one of their own. This time I am ready for the obstacles ahead of me, ready to traverse the battlefield of Elysium with Lady Thalia at my side.

-Thorne, Toreador fledgling and childe of Thalia/Tulio de Sorrez of Clan Lasombra

[anarchswild]

FangFest '24 - Day 7 (a little late)

Thalia and Thorne Sorrez, a pair of Lasombra from all the way back in Dark Ages. In their time as neonates they were a noble and their knight, in more modern nights they are an ArchBishop and their Paladin. 800 years of romance, beginning from their mortal lives and continuing through the centuries without fail.

[dapperbasil]

So I promised a few of you that once Thorne's secret was out to the other players in their campaign I would finally post the writings I've done for them. I have been in very bad burnout and anxiety since, but I finally did so.

I have at least one more I'll post at a later date, maybe a few others if I feel confident enough about them.

[dapperbasil]

🌱 and 🌳 for Miss Tammy, 🍂 and 🌟 for Thorne?

Emi I am so happy you asked the questions you did for Tammy. Buckle up.

For Miss Tammy King:

🌱- Does this oc have any pets? Do they have any pets they want?

In the modern timeline, she and Zacharias do adopt two ghoul cats. It was Zacharias' idea, as one way to alleviate the quiet empty home of two kindred who wished they could have children of their own. Adopting them from a gangrel who specialized in rehoming strays as ghouls or pets for licks, they quickly became well loved members of their household. Looking after them is easy when Zacharias has animalism, and they quickly became emotional support animals for the pair (who have varying lasting traumas from their early years, both having particularly horrible nightmares on a regular basis)

Vivaldi is an orange tabby, and bonded almost immediately to Tammy. Going against the no braincell orange stereotype, he's very smart and during days that Zacharias isn't around he will sleep right beside Tammy since those are the days she most often has nightmares. He tends to be extremely active and is almost always getting into something (gotta give the kindred enrichment somehow.) Tchaikovsky is a grey tabby and has wiggled his way into Zacharias' heart. He has his own setup in Zacharias' home office where he likes to lounge and watch the Baron do work whenever he doesn't feel like going into the office building. In comparison he's very relaxed and loves picking a spot and laying there all night, often times settling in on Zacharias' lap as he reads a book by lamplight. Of course the Ventrue named their cat ghouls after composers. Literally nobody is surprised by this.

🌳- Does this oc collect anything?

Tammy collects postcards! When she was young she always wanted to travel but due to her family situation it was always out of the question. Now that she's a Ventrue and has all the time in the world and the actual ability to do so, she loves to take postcards from anywhere she visits. Just don't remind her about how rare those are becoming.

For Mx. Thorne Sorrez

🍂- What music does this oc like?

I thought so hard on this it left me crylaughing. Anyway, by modern nights/Toronto timeline Thorne is old. Like stupidly old, like 800 years old. So I thought their music taste had to be insufferable, and I realized exactly what vibe they have for it. They love video game soundtracks. Find them lovely and beautiful, real works of art. However. Thorne hates playing video games. They don't get it, it isn't fun for them. They'll still play if Tulio or Jude insist on doing so together, but they only have fun with multiplayer.

🌟- Is this oc good at expressing themself through words or do they have to use other means?

Thorne is fucking abysmal at speaking. They have never been good at it, they were raised as a farmhand and then as a knight for Thalia. It was never important for them to speak, their actions were their voice for them for many years. Only once they were raised as a Lasombra alongside Thalia was there any real need for them to speak well. They can express themself well enough, but sometimes it takes others who know them better to translate their meanings to others.

[dapperbasil]

☁️ CLOUD and 📏 RULER for Thorne, 🤥 LYING and 🌈 RAINBOW for Tammy?

(Hi Emi sorry for the wait rainbow really stumped me for a bit!)

Thorne:

☁️ CLOUD - a soft headcanon

"So you wish to see the parts of me only Lady Thalia gets to see? I suppose I can indulge you, just a bit." Their soft, brown eyes have a distant look to them as they think for a moment before turning back to answer the question. "Though I only met him through Lord Tulio's embrace, I see Sir Antonio as a father figure to me. He was quick to take me under his tutelage after my embrace, and I know he suffered greatly for my sake and Lady Thalia's. I was rather lost in those early years, and much like the father figure I did not have in my childhood, he was my guide. I have much love for the man, for what he has done willingly for us."

📏 RULER - is your oc well educated? where did they get their learning from?

"That would be the previous Knight Commander of House Sorrez before me. When I was taken in as a page, set to become Lady Thalia's personal knight, he saw there was room for improvement in the young boy he saw before him. I will not lie, it was difficult to start, but eventually I became quite knowledgeable to better aid my Lady."

Tammy:

🤥 LYING - are they good liars? do they have tells to show they're lying?

She sighs, looking away immediately. "I hate to admit it, but I am a terrible liar. Strange, is it not for a kindred to be so bad at something that feels so essential? I've improved slightly, but even still it seems easy enough to tell when I am being untruthful. I suppose that's why when necessary I try to tell half-truths. They're easier to fake, I feel."

🌈 RAINBOW - what advice would they give to their younger self?

She pauses to think, minutes passing before she finally begins to speak once more. "I would tell Heather to better appreciate the time she has with her grandmother. She is all she has left, and there will come a time far too soon where Heather would be taken away from her. It... It genuinely hurt the first few years, knowing Heather's disappearance would never be solved, knowing she left her grandmother all by herself in her final days."

Tammy clears her throat and straightens her tie, narrowing her eyes. "And to a young Miss King of three years ago, I would tell her to trust her friends that they can take care of themselves. If one of them has to go into Garou territory for their sire, DO NOT accompany them."

[dapperbasil]

GAZE UPON THEM!!!!! MY DARLINGS!

FangFest '24 - Day 7 (a little late)

Thalia and Thorne Sorrez, a pair of Lasombra from all the way back in Dark Ages. In their time as neonates they were a noble and their knight, in more modern nights they are an ArchBishop and their Paladin. 800 years of romance, beginning from their mortal lives and continuing through the centuries without fail.