#Victor will die /lh

[hello-from-nrc-infirmary]

*Vern's eyes widen a bit, his breath catching at Silver's words. It's not.. exactly an answer, but he relaxes a little. A warm smile softens his features*

Sunshine of my soul... our roses twine, in storm and sunny days... I swear to dance our song beyond roots and leaves..

*he gently squeezes Silver's hands. A few red roses have bloomed in Vern's hair, their color is bright against his green locks*

Cherished Trinkets:

Breakdown in Progress

*Vern can hear the rain beating the roof as he shakily checks around the old windmill. Icy water drips from his hair. It's late, no one else should be around. Pausing, he coughs. Everyone should be in their dorms as the storm settles in. Shivering as he scratches at his bandages, he tries to retrace his steps.*

Was it... umm...

*Lightning whites out his vision. Thunder violently crashes nearby. Vern's knees abruptly give out. Breathe. He needs to breathe. Vern doesn't notice as his bandages unravel. Tears blur his vision. Take a breath. Try to breathe. The sprite hugs himself tightly as another rumble of thunder bursts through the air. Red columbines bloom throughout his hair.*

N-no... I-I... I d-didn't....

*Vern's skin is freezing, yet his veins are burning. His heart feels like it might explode. Each exhale is too short, and the inhales barely take any air. His throat tightens as the faint taste of smoke and iron fill his mouth. Another rumble rattles the stone structure. Vern is trembling as he covers his ears.*

I-I... S-Stravi... p-please... s-somone...

*He squeezes his eyes shut, tears falling to the floor. Foxgloves and oleander start growing from where each drop falls. Brambles protectively coil around him*

Ooc// uhh... I know I told some people about this so.. tagging? Lmk if you want to be removed or added

@nrcbookclub @nightonthemountain @aurora-retainer-silver

[kurishiri]

n.1 . . . “ the betraying hunter is tempted by the death god ”

— this translation may not be 100% accurate or may contain creative liberties for characterization or narrative flow purposes. if you enjoy, please consider reblogging, but don’t repost or claim these as your own!

— cw: a bit of joking centered around drugs; if i took a shot every time victor’s eyes were compared to jewels, i don’t know how many shots it would be, but it would probably not be healthy /lh

Victor: Good evening to you. The full moon tonight is quite beautiful, isn’t it.

Roger: Yeah, to an almost irritating degree.

Though I didn’t have much of an eye for appearances, even I could tell this person’s face possessed a striking beauty. And collapsed at his feet,

was the criminal in euphoria as he died.

(There’s no stab wound or any sign of physical trauma. And yet… he’s dead?)

I was curious about the cause of death as a former doctor, but there were more pressing matters right now.

Roger: Would you happen to be the head of ‘Crown,’ which consists solely of Cursed ones?

Victor: Indeed, that is me.

The man flashed me a smile, and in a single blink of the eye—

Roger: …!

The distance between us closed, and he poked my nose with his fingertips.

Victor: Now, I have answered one of your questions. So, would it be fair to ask the same of you?

V: Entry is forbidden in this area even by the police…

V: …which you don’t appear to be one anyway. On top of that, you are not a member of Crown either, so what brings you here?

Those jewel-like eyes seemed to make the heart waver, and they seemed as though they could see completely through me.

(Well, not that I had any intention of faking it ‘til I make it in the first place.)

Roger: See, my dad’s a doctor. So I bring the deceased who have faced strange or inexplicable deaths back for an autopsy.

Victor: That is to say then that you come around when you hear any information on incidents happening out on the streets?

Roger: Yeah, that’s right. That said, I don’t actually have permission to step foot in here, unfortunately.

R: Getting permission would take too much time. I jumped over the fence back there.

Victor: ……… [surprised]

V: Haha, how nice, there’s nothing I like more than naughty boys.

The moment the air around us lightened up, I found the gap between my emotions close.

Roger: There’s a man named Alfons in there, right? He joined Crown a year ago.

R: He and I go back a long way, so that’s how I know of Crown’s existence.

Victor: Crown’s existence should be kept confidential, that Alfons…

Roger: No, he didn’t leak any information about Crown to me.

R: But I can hear sounds from up to a hundred yards away. Because I also hold an unnatural ability as one of the Cursed.

Victor: Hmm…

Roger: Will you let me join Crown? I’m sure I’ll be of use to you in some way.

In order to find a way to rid the world of Curses, I would like to have even just one more sample of a Cursed one.

As such, Crown — an organization consisting solely of Cursed ones — was the ideal place for me to be.

Victor: Crown is a place where the scent of death will follow you where you go. Surely not somewhere you’d choose to go to of your own volition.

Those jewel-like eyes questioned me: ‘And yet, why?’

(Best to keep things simple here.)

Roger: I’ve had a personal interest in Curses, so I’m researching them. You can call it the nature of a former doctor.

Victor: I see. Well then, this is the prime opportunity.

V: I’m sure the choice between taking another ally or having them die upon knowing the existence of Crown is an obvious one.

All he did was say those words with a smile on his face, and yet I felt the night air grow cold.

Victor: Seeing as you have the resolve, I feel you’re well suited for Crown. So, I look forward to working with you, Roger.

He held out his own hand, but all I could do was stare back at it.

Roger: …I’m pretty sure I haven’t given you my name, have I?

Those eyes that seemed to hold jewels simply smiled at me in silence.

The moment I took his hand, it felt deep and dark——the fragrance of night that told me there was no going back, that is.

When I safely joined Crown, my first step was to devise a plan to make a medical record for Victor.

But…

Roger: Victor, do you have time for an exami—

Victor: Ahh, Roger! I managed to get some valuable beer, so how about we have a drink together?

Roger: Beer? Dammit… I know you’re playing dirty.

—— Time skip ——

Roger: Victor, today’s the day you promised I could exami—

William: If you’re looking for Victor, he is currently abroad on orders from Her Majesty. He will return in three days time.

Maybe it was simply the nature of a hunter to have a strengthening desire to chase after those that played hard to catch.

Then, I found my biggest chance — Victor was accompanying someone from America who was a heavy drinker,

and rumors spread that he was intoxicated at the castle.

I approached a certain someone who was sitting with his eyes closed——but.

Victor: If you’re going to jump on someone in their sleep, you should at least spike something with a sleeping drug first, Roger.

His eyes, gleaming like jewels, suddenly opened.

Roger: So you are strong to liquor, aren’t you. ‘Cause if that’s the case, one sleeping drug wouldn’t cut it.

Victor: Oh my, I see you’ve finally managed to find out something about me.

Crown was practically a hub for some strange people, but this person’s enigma seemed to know no bounds.

Roger: Victor. Just what are you?

Victor: Perhaps I may be cursed, but on the other hand, I may also not be.

Roger: What’s that supposed to mean? You were the one who said Crown consisted only of Cursed ones, right?

Victor: Oh, but never once did I say that I was Cursed.

Roger: .........

R: ...You sneaky bastard.

(It’s not as though I’ve given up on finding out more about Victor.)

(But, I also feel it just can’t be helped that I only know so much. Because——)

I felt that he was bearing a darkness alone, one more deep than any of us could imagine.

Roger: ...Well, guess I should let it go as long as I can collect research funds. For now, at least.

I turned to the next medical record.

Roger: Elbert Greetia. Bearer of the Greedy Queen’s Curse.

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[deduction-substitute]

Friendship /familial hcs for Lucky? Enemies too maybe kekw

SURVIVORS

Due to being closer in age and being the youngest of the group of veterans, Emma and Lucky get into loads of shenanigans that make the other three stressed as hell (Two, maybe. Kreacher is also a little shit, so...)

LUCKY AND FREDDY R CLOSE...DON'T PISS ME OFF!!! Freddy's sense of humor is being sarcastic, exaggerated, and smug as hell. It's not a huge hit with the other survivors, but Lucky LOVES Freddy's jokes. It reminds him of his own friends joking around with each other in his time

Lucky is Emily's assistant...I swear....when more survivors started to appear, Lucky asked Emily to teach him the basics of medical aid so that they could split the workload: Emily tending to the patients with more serious wounds while Lucky dealt with the more minor ones

Kreacher and Lucky have made it a game that by the end of the week, the former has to successfully steal the latter's glasses. Lucky wins most of the time because he always wears it (duh), and because Lucky somehow knows every single time Kreacher's about to make an attempt

Since Lucky never met them in their game, he was able to help them mend their relationship (No bias!!) when it was just them 5 in the manor. They still fight, and there's definitely a LOT of things they need to work on, but they care for each other very much and they make me sick I hope they die

CHARLES AND LUCKY...I already made a post b4 but Lucky's dream of reaching the stars being understood by Charles. Lucky trying to get Charles to give him a try at his jetpack while Charles looks like he's going through a war flashback

Him and Helena are besties ☹️ Freddy is the lowkey cunty uncle who's forced to watch over them because they decided that Freddy's office was the best place to relax and hang out

Sometimes he works out with William and Ganji. Theyre more than happy to help Lucky exercise, but theyve had to cut a lot of sessions short because of Lucky's asthma (he's just like me fr!!)

Qi, Naib, Ganji and William compete on who can rescueLucky the most (None of them are #1 by a long shot. The veterans hold that title)

He's completely soft for Memory. Loves styling her hair and reads her stories from his time

I like to think...that Lucky makes letters to greet the newcomers...he's the second person to have given Victor his own letter

SURVIVORS

Even though Joker is only Smiley Face's survivor identity, Lucky still isnt comfortable around him. They'll work it out soon, but not now

Due to being an enigma, there are many rumors and gossip about who- or even what- Lucky is. Andrew isn't fond of gossip, actively avoiding it and the subject himself

More crack, but Servais doesnt like how he dresses up. If you gave Lucky his old closet back Servais would faint/lh

Orpheus doesn't trust Lucky because he doesn't remember inviting him to the manor. It makes him go crazy trying to think of an explanation. He likes being in control because it gives him a sense of security. Lucky is a complete outsider that he can't figure out

Also crack, Florian getting upset with Lucky during matches because he ends up stealing most of Florian's rescues due to his lucky nature. Outside matches however, he treats Lucky like normal

Edgar doesnt like the fact that Lucky's "luck" is good enough to be considered a skill in the first place. Youre telling him he just prays in front of a crate to get an item he wants? What a stupid "talent." (He's going to fall in love with him and the realization will feel like a ten ton truck coming at him with maximum velocity and speed, hitting him and making him crash into a brick wall RAHHHHH EDLUCKY)

I probably have a LOT more, but the brain isnt braining. Also, the post is getting too long for me lol. Ill make one with the hunters tomorrow! If I. Remember. I probably won't 😭 Someone's gotta remind me

[strange-doll-child]

Do you have any songs you associate with the Organist or Shadow Piantist? Or any other ghost you like for that matter?

YESS I DOOO- GODDD I BEEN WANTING TO TALM BOUT MY HORRIBLE MUSIC TASTE EHEHEHE

I have spotify playlists for both The Organist & The Shadow Pianist but most of those are just music w/ their instrument lol

BUT for songs I associate with the haunts 👀👀 Wellllll-

Master Gracey got assigned the song "Nothing's New" by Rio Romeo, it makes me think of him(Evil Dorian got a song or two as well, mainly the song "Not Evil" from The Lego Movie 2 lol) maybe a little bit of "For the Departed" by Shayfer James too

Ghost Host got three songs by Shayfer James, which are "Where We Belong", "Villainous Thing", and "Diggin' Up Hatchets" from the Counterfit Arcade album - Of course "The Family Friendly Noose Song" is also there like- Hdhsh

Give me the song Headless Waltz by Voltaire at take a hot guess/lh (Reminds me of Hattie and maybe the headless husbands)

Madame Guillotine from The Scarlet Pimpernel gives me Constance vibes. idk makes me think of her probably because of the beheading thing and literally nothing else heh

I have a Heartbox Playlist I'll leave it at that

VICTORRRR- I have so many songs for the organist heheheheh- the worst one I have for him is "The Art of Poisoning" since I picture he got poisoned heheh, "Angel of Music" from PoTO for obvious reasons dhhshd(For SLG!Victor we got "Secrets of Wysteria" by Steam Pianist and "Stuck Inside" by Black Gryph0n because child murder)

Charlie/The Shadow Pianist doesn't have a lot, but I do picture him with/to the song "Dark is Rising" by the Poly Sulfer Band, most of the music I picture for the attic pianist is just piano music thoughh

"Dance to Forget" by TryHardNinja makes me think of Victor and the ballroom, actually- I wonder why lol

"Weight of the World" by Shayfer James gives me a bit of Alistair maybe, maybe(Genderbend specific but Alicia has the songs "Nothing" by Emilie Autumn and "I Hate My Mom" by GRLwood)

"Phantom Dancing"(CG5) and "1000 Doors"(TheLivingTombstone) give me vibes of the mansion in general and "A Million Ways to Die" ofc- Oh! And "The Greatest Show Unearthed" by Creature Feature

"Concertina Ballerina" by Alternative Radio makes me think about Sally Slater, hehe

OOOO, I know "Trouble" by The Blasting Company makes me think of Ezra specifically- "Search Party" as well, but that can be for all 3 Hitchhikers

Fuckin uhhhh Phantom 5 has a couple I think to them about like "The Hearse Song" and "The Red Shoe Parade"(Specifically the English cover by Mothy)

"Stuck With You" by Voltaire gives me duelists, kinda, yeah, heh

Those are kinda all I recall, I do have songs I think of for my OCs, but this is kinda strictly canon haunts, heh

[topdisease]

Fuck yeah we're live I'm making a randy propaganda post because he got paired up with FUCKING VICTOR ARCANE like how does he compete with that (/lh)

• Lives in a literal dumpster (it's the cheapest place in town)

• his head is taped together by a bandage reading FUCKFACE and if he takes it off he'll instantly die

• Works as a swan wrangler (absolutely shit at it) and as a result has very obviously bandaged hands (he's also a sex hotline worker)

• Is deathly afraid of a fortune teller machine which told him "YOUR FUTURE IS FORFEIT, YOU WILL DIE ALONE AND MISERABLE, GO FUCK YOURSELF!" (is the reason he has FUCKFACE taped to him) (long story)

• Is okay with dating a green local naked cryptid (the protagonist) (don't ask) because it's basically his only option

• College dropout and lying to his dad about pursuing a Master's in Pharmaceutical Chemistry. (that's gotta count for something)

• also he has a plushie which the game creator bullies on their Tumblr (actually I think they just bully him in general kinda)

jesus christ 😭

[hurricane-fam-guess-the-url]

im going to fucking die NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO /lh

-Victor

fufufufufu~ yarn, im betting on you being @majoraspades!! (⁠｡⁠•̀⁠ᴗ⁠-⁠)⁠✧

[faerielleart]

“...do you permit it?”

[Les Misérables!AU, in which Hanji gathers a group of students to conspire behind the king’s back and start a revolution to put an end to the extreme social inequality. Levi is the most cynical and pessimistic of the students and doesn’t believe in the revolution at all, however he attends all the meetings and takes great interest in Hanji, the leader of the group, though he is unwilling to even admit it to himself. Following the plot of the book, the revolution begins during the funeral of an important military officer, Hanji and the students wreak havoc among the crowd and built barricades in the streets using old furniture. The people do not rise with them and they are left alone the following day, with the guards coming to shut everything down and kill the rebels. Hanji gives one last speech, encouraging the loyal students, who didn’t leave despite the situation being hopeless, to fight til the end; “Let others rise to take our place until the earth is free”, using the lyrics from the musical. The students are killed, until Hanji is the only one left. Just as the guards are about to shoot her, Levi arrives. He did not participate in the battle, but he wants to die by her side. He asks for her permission and Hanji smiles and takes his hand. The guards shoot them, Hanji stands against the wall as if nailed there, only her head bowed, and Levi falls at her feet. Needless to say, Hanji is Enjolras, Levi is Grantaire]

[the reference for the scene is taken from the 2012 movie! pls go watch it yall it’s my fav movie of all time also listen to the songs they’re all amazing and if you have time read the book and come cry about enjolras and grantaire with me]

[loverdotpng]

Oh boy I get to move forward plot-wise very soon

[deadsh33p]

I'm very shy about sending asks but do you wanna talk about your version of the Batman rogues? If you don't is fine.

Decided to not do what you asked for and just tell you my batman universe. Since there are many characters, I'll just give a sad abstract for ya.

-I imagine the Batman universe timeline like how Gotham portrayed it: a mix of multiple different years. In this case I focus more on the 1920s, 40s, 90s and 2000.

-Look I understand why Bruce acts playboyish but I love my men goth and pathetic. He is goth and pathetic.

-Even though there were many conflicts, in the end batfamily becomes CANON. They all love each other very much (yes this includes Jason and Damian) (Damian acts like how the batfamily webtoon portrayed him aka not a piece of shit)

-Hyperempathetic Bruce Wayne my beloved.

-Yes Batman spanks the living shit out of his rogues but he has a list of who he thinks has more chance of reabilitating "sooner". Seeing how Harley is getting better, his hopes for Harvey leaving crime comes back AND STRONG.

-Batman and Harley are friends. In their own way.

-Harley acts similarly on how she acted in TNBA: nicer. Though she swears alot.

-She gets along pretty well with the Batfamily (said prior), but with the rogues too. The majority of them.

-She goes to Oswald's house to escape the cops every now and then.

-Obviously she's incredibly close with Ivy, but she gets along really well with Edward. Before Harley met joker (and became Harley Quinn) she was Ed's therapist, til he broke out of arkham. But she feels alot of sympathy for him. Ed is grateful for meeting Harley but he absolutely HATES that she knows everything about him, for obvious reasons.

-Edward dislikes Ivy alot. She hates him too so no probs.

-He streams on twitch and they can't legally ban him because it helps finding where he is.

-Ed avoids killing now. But in his first years as riddler he would do much horrible things. You can say he's "getting better" (he still commits crimes though)

-Kristen is canon here, though she doesn't die.

-The first years being the riddler, he was in an incredibly bad moment in his life. Batman once found him having a breakdown close to his own traps.

-Has autism, OCD, anxiety and schizophrenia. Though this has nothing to do with his crimes.

-The reason why he loathes attention SO MUCH is because of the extreme neglect he suffered through his entire life. Unconciously he is kind of showing in the face of every abuser/bully that he has power now.

-Works with The penguin.

-Oswald is kind of the dad of the rogues, if you interpret it that way. Everyone goes to him for help, being either advice on their personal life or the "please let me hide in your house Batman is going to break my femur" kind of help.

-Adopted Martin (gotham). Learned ASL to understand him better. Martin is a horrible child to everyone (future arsonist) EXCEPT Oswald (he genuinely loved his dad hell yeaah).

-Oswald used to be more aggressive (like in gotham) but over the years he's become more calm. Though if you push him over the edge he WILL put an UMBRELLA over your THROAT.

-For some goddamn reason he's close friends with Ivy.

-Victor Zsasz works for him.

-All of the rouges hates Joker. Every single one. Joker used to be less extreme but he's pushed too farz even fir the villains.

-Batcat canon idfc

-Selina's literally the most chill out of them all. All of the rouges be commiting terrorism and my girl really be here simply stealing pearls like😭 (/lh because my girl IS TALENTED)

-She doesnt gets along much with the rogues in general.

If you have anything specific pls feel free to ask ;)

[a-chaotic-dumbass]

Bestie I'm gonna spare ya from givin too many cus bitch answer yo asks😭😭/lh

Victor-

What would it take to “break” your character? What would destroy them completely?

Cecilia-

Has your oc ever tortured/hurt someone else without killing them?

Rosanna-

What would your oc do if they knew they were going to die in the near future?

Marionette-

Does your oc have nightmares? What are they about?

Madonna my beloved girlboss pls let me be your heels ™-

Imagine your oc in a world based on their inner psyche, with physical representations of all their problems and life experiences. What would it look like? How would your oc deal with being in it?

Victor🌸

What would it take to “break” your character? What would destroy them completely?

to anwer simply: Katya's or 7's death. even worse if it's his fault. he already lost them both 40 years ago, and this time would probably be the last. 7 already toes the line of death constantly, always looking like she'll die, before crawling out of it's grasp. and Katya already almoust died cause of him. he already almoust killed her with his carelessness. thats why he's been so hessitent with showing his face to Katya or 7. it's pure guilt and shame for him.

Cecilia Echo🌸

Has your oc ever tortured/hurt someone else without killing them?

hmm. personally? as in by her own hands? probably not. she doesn't take hands on approaches. she isn't a fighter, thats not her job. psychological torture is a different thing though, she's 100% done that before. but has she ordered others to do so? most likely. be it cause they weren't telling the whole truth, or cause they simply were on the other side from Cecilia.

Rosanna Lumine🌸

What would your oc do if they knew they were going to die in the near future?

well, Rosanna would try to spend as much time as possable with others. Cecilia, Tsuki, Marionette, Des, them all. she'd try to make sure that Cara's birds will be fully OK after she passes. she'd also try to 'accept' that Morana has decided that she'll come to it's door soon.

Marionette Welf🌸

Does your oc have nightmares? What are they about?

yes, they do. the 'nightmares' are mostly about her childhood, and what happened when Cecilia found her. she doesn't remember them fully, only snippets, but they show up in their nightmares constantly.

Madonna Amos🌸

Imagine your oc in a world based on their inner psyche, with physical representations of all their problems and life experiences. What would it look like? How would your oc deal with being in it?

hm. it'd probably be represented as her mantion back from her first life. you cant exit it beyond the garden, all of the windows and doors are sealed, and even the garden is covered in a cage. think of a bird cage. a pretty one, to be sure, but a cage non the less. it'd be filled with 'pictures'. ones of her childhood, how her parents,,, 'showed' her how to be a proper child, woman, later on a wife. of her marriage, or at least how the process went. probably the picture that was painted right after, with her and her husband standing, dressed in white and green, with Madonna's hair being the only pops of red. how she ended up killing her husband. how her dress was finally red agian after so many years, not green or yellow. there'd probably be a library too. maybe her current room in Vale's castle.

tags under the cut🌸

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[daphneblakess]

the fuckign bravely high school au is the funniest thing i’ve seen in my entire life. tiz with the recorder makes me fucking DIE i’ve just been thinking ab him trying to be romantic with agnes and he just. whips out the recorder and fucking shreds some frere jacques or something im crying

well I’m about to make your night because THERE’S MORE WHERE THAT CAME FROM (I love my shitty au child with @sapphicpsychic)

Agnes has band the period before Tiz, but their lockers are next to each other so they see each other for like five minutes every day. Agnes has never had a crush before and Tiz’s flirting skills are...rough (he has pulled all-nighters composing his Serenade in A Minor for Recorder. things are bad over at the Arrior household).

Victoria is the same age as the main four, but due to a chronic medical condition, she’s only just now starting at LH. Victor is assigned to help her adapt to school life when in reality, he needs to be more worried about helping the school adapt to Victoria.

Einheria is the overachieving senior who’s involved in everything because College Applications. Mephilia is the art kid who’s really talented but only ever draws stuff that should probably be getting her sent to have a chat with Victor. Artemia is the lone school furry.

There is a talent show. What’s worse, it’s a talent show with actual prizes. I know at my high school, kids would have slit throats for a Starbucks gift card.

The mistake is made of putting Praline at the top of the show. After her finale involving a confetti cannon that shoots out glittery pink streamers with her YouTube and Soundcloud on them, she has to be locked in a dressing room so that she won’t crash anyone else’s act.

Mephilia does freestyle slam poetry. Ringabel gives a brief reappearance as Alternis Dim to accompany her on the drums. It’s...memorable.

Edea does a very enthusiastic swordplay demonstration. She’s actually pretty good, but she failed to inform Holly during the signup that she would be doing it with a real sword (although let’s be real, Holly probably wouldn’t have cared). This is a little problematic once she gets to her finale and almost takes Khint’s head off where he’s sitting on the judge panel.

Artemia shows up in rave pants and does five minutes of various animal calls. Everyone is left vaguely uncomfortable.

Ringabel does stand-up comedy. He thinks he’s Bo Burnham. He’s not. (his biggest laugh comes from Edea walking back onstage and physically dragging him into the wings)

Einheria gives a very nice acrobatics demonstration. Would that it had been the end.

As it turns out, Edea is not the only act to get in trouble for using real weapons. Jackal does a knife-throwing act. His original target was going to be Victoria, but Victor found out from Holly minutes before they were supposed to go on and put a stop to that. Praline leaps at the opportunity to replace Victoria if it means she can go back onstage.

DeRosa freestyles. He’s booed off the stage within thirty seconds.

Kikyo stands on stage in silence without moving. DeRosso breaks down sobbing on the judge panel because “the message is so simple, yet so poignant”. Kikyo is here because Praline made her sign up. She exits stage right after three minutes to very confused applause.

The finale is Tiz and Agnes singing a duet of the song that is obviously the best fit for them - Celine Dion’s 1997 classic, “My Heart Will Go On”. On the bright side, Tiz worked up the nerve to ask Agnes to do a duet with him, and she agreed. However, Tiz couldn’t carry a tune if it was his firstborn child. Agnes is holding the mic so close to her face that she might as well be eating it. There are three recorder breaks and you know exactly what they all sound like.

Einheria is declared the winner by virtue of her being the only one to do a completely normal and uninterrupted act. Use that Starbucks gift card wisely, Einheria. AP exams are coming.

[aurora-retainer-silver]

[Silver slowly lowers his hands from his face, still visibly embarrassed but looks up at Vern when prompted]

[though, instead of answering, he gently lifts the others hands, and presses his knuckles to his forehead.]

Sword or shield, knight or partner, I’ll be by your side.

Cherished Trinkets:

Breakdown in Progress

*Vern can hear the rain beating the roof as he shakily checks around the old windmill. Icy water drips from his hair. It's late, no one else should be around. Pausing, he coughs. Everyone should be in their dorms as the storm settles in. Shivering as he scratches at his bandages, he tries to retrace his steps.*

Was it... umm...

*Lightning whites out his vision. Thunder violently crashes nearby. Vern's knees abruptly give out. Breathe. He needs to breathe. Vern doesn't notice as his bandages unravel. Tears blur his vision. Take a breath. Try to breathe. The sprite hugs himself tightly as another rumble of thunder bursts through the air. Red columbines bloom throughout his hair.*

N-no... I-I... I d-didn't....

*Vern's skin is freezing, yet his veins are burning. His heart feels like it might explode. Each exhale is too short, and the inhales barely take any air. His throat tightens as the faint taste of smoke and iron fill his mouth. Another rumble rattles the stone structure. Vern is trembling as he covers his ears.*

I-I... S-Stravi... p-please... s-somone...

*He squeezes his eyes shut, tears falling to the floor. Foxgloves and oleander start growing from where each drop falls. Brambles protectively coil around him*

Ooc// uhh... I know I told some people about this so.. tagging? Lmk if you want to be removed or added

@nrcbookclub @nightonthemountain @aurora-retainer-silver