#Viticalia/Thomsyn

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Wedding Meme

So @swtorpadawan​ tagged me in this and I couldn’t decide who I wanted to do for this, so I decided hey, I can combine it! Since Viticalia and Thomsyn very nearly always end up together, here’s the options for each of them. This wedding could also very end up Vits/Thomsyn/Lana or Vits/Thomsyn/Quinn depending on the au (poly lesbian wedding anyone?). Generally speaking, Vette and Felix would be the Maid of Honour and Best Man respectively, with Nadia and Jaesa as the flower girls and I actually cannot decide who the ring bearer would be but probably Qyzen for humour reasons.

So anyhow, have the ladies themselves first:

Now for wedding dresses I had to do a lot of searching (and not settle on my own wedding dress be I love it a lot), trying to keep Thomsyn’s on the right and Vits’ on the left

As far as rings and bouquet going, I’m going to combine them so this post isn’t terribly long because Thomsyn would have picked their flowers, and Viticalia would have picked their rings (in my headcanon Thomsyn’s bracers were a gift from Vits since there those petty spirally metal ones). Top ring would be Thomsyn’s and the bottom would be Viticalia’s, and Thomsyn would 100% go non-traditional with the flowers and end up with a lot of berries and greenery and a fewer flowers.

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(Don’t) Move

I haven’t really been following through on the heavy whump I would usually with these prompts, but they have provided my plenty of inspiration. So have a brief look into how Viticalia and Thomsyn first met on Quesh, mid Sith Warrior stoyline. Meant to go with prompt 11. (Don’t) Move

“Don’t move.”

The snarl that ripped out of Viticalia’s throat echoed across the cavern, muted only by the bodies at her feet. She didn’t bother looking, her own senses bouncing off the precious beacon of light standing between her and the exit. More than likely yet another one of Baras’ pawns, he certainly had enough of them scattered through the Republic, and she could think of a hundred better uses for them than what  Baras had achieved. Most of them have been wasted in their time only observing, when action could have changed the face of the war a hundred times over before the first treaty.

Vette, wisely, moved into a position where Viticalia’s blades could protect her. They’d worked together long enough now that she didn’t need to ask. The younger woman looked a bit worse for wear, they hadn’t been close enough together when the cave collapsed for Viticalia to get as solid of a barrier in place as she would have liked. She had done her best to protect Vette, which had left only her own force of will to keep her from being crushed by the debris. It had worked, if only barely, but breathing in more dust than air, and accepting the punishment of the rocks had left her body weaker than she was willing to accept.

“Get out of my way, Jedi, and you can leave here with your life.”

“If I were a betting woman, I would gladly bet against that. You don’t have the strength left.” The Jedi’s voice was more than amused and Viticalia palmed her blades as she turned to face the Jedi. She had not yet drawn her weapons, arms crossed over her chest and simply watching. She had that frustrating sense of calm, vague interest that most Jedi were capable of. Nearly emotionless. Grating.

She ignited one lightsaber as a threat, and the Jedi didn’t move. “This is your last warning, Jedi.”

“I’m willing to let you and your slave live, Sith.”

A common misconception, and one she didn’t have the energy to correct at the moment. “What do you want, Jedi?”

“I want  to know why you’re here. And what all of this is about.”

“That’s-”

“None of my business and Imperial secrets, yes, I’m aware. I can take you prisoner and ask you these questions later, if you like?”

The Jedi had  already read the hesitation in her long before it showed on Viticalia’s  brow and she growled lowly. “Let Vette- let the Twi’lek go, and I’ll answer your questions.”

“That would allow her to call for reinforcements for you.”

“Scared?”

“No.” Something glinted in the Jedi’s eye. An edge, something less than serene, and Viticalia focused on it, searching. “She may go.”

“Vits-”

“Vette, go, now. Back to the Fury, directly. Do not speak to anyone else till you get there, do you understand?”

She was opening her mouth to protest and Viticalia allowed herself to take her eyes off the Jedi for a moment. “No one else, Vette. Go.”

She hesitated for a moment. “I’m not leaving you here alone.”

“You’re not. The Jedi’s here.” She managed a twitch of a smile and Vette relaxed a little. It was enough of an admission that she’d survived worse, and would come back alive. “Off you go.”

She gave the Jedi a wide berth as she passed, and the Jedi responded in kind, allowing Vette to get to the entrance without incident. Viticalia tested the weight of her blades in her hands, igniting them both. “Stand down, Sith.”

“No.” She drew herself up, drew on her relief and power and let it settle clearly for the Jedi. “I am not so weak as you imagine.”

“I am well aware. There’s no need to fight. You negotiated on behalf of your...friend, it would seem. Clearly you’re the rare example of a reasonable Sith. We can negotiate.” The Jedi dropped her arms, taking a few paces forward so that Viticalia could see her a little better in the glow of her lightsabers. She was a tall, broad shouldered Cathar, thick hair drawn back and armour paired with the robes of a Jedi Master, modified for ease of movement. 

“I have no intention of betraying my people.”

“They seem to be willing to betray you.” The Jedi’s voice softened. “I felt the tremors when the cave collapsed, and I can feel the betrayal rolling off you. If one of my people had done it, I would have known.”

She snarled out of habit, to back up weakness with ferocity and the Jedi did not flinch. Of course. 

“You think I’ve come here to seize the opportunity, or because whoever betrayed you asked me to.” The Jedi’s head tilted curiously and Viticalia held her stare, gathering the Force into herself, preparing. “I can and will match you in battle, Sith, and right now you’re wounded. You're smart enough to send your ally to get others you trust, I think you're smart enough to avoid a fight right now.”

“You speak as though you understand my motivations. Assessing them from the few of my actions you’ve seen is foolhardy.” She deactivated the blades and set the hilts on her belt slowly. “But I have more important people to kill than a single Jedi.”

The Jedi took something from her pack, backlit by the entrance to the cave before an emergency lamp was lowered. “Good. Now. Which one of your Masters is making a play within the Empire by trying to off you here?”

“You think I’ll happily reveal any weaknesses the Empire may have?”

“You seem to realize the Empire has weaknesses, as everyone does, which puts your intelligence leagues above many I’ve met.” The Jedi set the rest of her pack down on the floor. “You may call me Thomsyn, by the way.”

Thomsyn was as pretty as she is powerful, and practical. “Viticalia, of house Volcatius.”

Thomsyn blinked once, even as Viticalia lifted her chin to state her family name with pride. “Lord Dapatica’s younger sister then. I’ve heard reports about you.”

“I suspect you have.”

“You left Balmorra a mess. And your sister is no less impressive.”

The word choice was telling. Viticalia shifted her stance, embracing the pain she’d been ignoring while negotiating, pulling it deeper into herself, letting it fester and drawing on the fire within it. Thomsyn looked at her for a long moment, big green eyes boring into her and tilted her head a little again. “You’re hurt worse than you appear.”

Her upper lip raised in a half-hearted snarl, but her own exhaustion and weakness, combined with the Jedi’s overwhelming sense of calm was beginning to get to her. “I am fine.”

Thomsyn took the hilt of her lightsaber, and Viticalia tensed for a long moment before the Jedi casually tossed it toward the entrance of the cave. “Come here, let me look at your wounds.”

“I am not unarmed, Jedi.”

“Nor am I even without my lightsaber, but the gesture counts. You’ve agreed, although you’re being rather obtuse about it, to provide information. Let me offer you something in return.”

“Aside from my life?”

“If you die of your wounds before your allies reach you, then I haven’t upheld my end, have I?” Thomsyn rolled her shoulders once. “I only bite people I like, promise.”

She dropped both her lightsabers a moment later, stalking over to the Jedi. “I can, and will, kill you with my bare hands, Jedi.”

“I told you to call me Thomsyn.” She sat, and Viticalia followed hackles up, but unable to deny the strange ease and trust radiating off of Thomsyn. Either she overestimated her own abilities, or she truly did have a good bead on Viticalia’s current situation. It seemed very much to be the later, “I assume you don’t want me to touch you?”

“No.” Healing took a great deal from a Force-user. Concentration and power. It would leave them vulnerable in the meantime. She could feel the Jedi focusing her power, and the rush of Light over her stung like wounds being cleaned. She swallowed once and then allowed herself to speak. “My Master was Darth Baras.”

“Ah. Thank you. You may answer my questions at your leisure. Now, please, don’t move.” 

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Fandom Meme - A, R, T

A -  Your current OTP(s)/OT3(s)/OTX(s)

Ooo this is a fun one. You brought up the idea of Viticalia/Lana and I’m now thoroughly obsessed with Vits/Lana/Thomsyn bc they’d be so good. Bel/Theron which I think is...probably obvious, I give Bel a lot of screentime, although I have the idea of Bel/Theron/Balkar in my head AND THAT I think would be great. Also Keiral/Biron - come at me I wanted more from them okay.

R -  A pairing you ship that you don’t think anyone else ships

Hmm, I definitely have a few, but I’ll stick npcs and then one extra which I’ll explain. Keiral/Biron as I stated above, bc I loved them. Also I know I reblogged a post about it earlier but um Vector/Quinn esp for an Agent!Quinn au. I think they would be really interesting together. OH also Phi-ton/Agent/Vector bc when I first played a female agent I thought Vector being okay with that marriage was very sweet and also that Phi-ton and Vector both seemed like they’d be legitimately interested in learning from each other at least. 

I’m pretty sure I saw this elsewhere, but I cannot remember where and for some reason Doc/Scourge is the funniest and best pairing I have ever heard I kind of wanted it.

I do have one that’s a bit weird, which is that I very much ship Viticalia’s older sister Dapatica with Senya in an au where Daps survived the Eternal Empire’s attacks.

I’m also gonna out myself here and just say that a friend got me into Hellblazer and Demon Knights and JLD in the DCU and I heavily ship John Constantine/Jason Blood and I will die on that hill. Give me that chaotic punk warlock and immortal queeny witch pairing pls.

T -  Do you have any hard and fast headcanons that you will die defending, about anything at all (gender identity, sexual or romantic orientation, extended family, sexual preferences like top/bottom/switch, relationship with poetry, seriously anything)

I tend not to change my decisions for ocs about like gender and sexuality and race once decided, usually bc I make them for a reason, but other than that not so much. Oh I will die on the hill that Kaliyo, Malavai, Doc and Vector should 100% have been bi romances (or at least added like some of the others in the expansions) bc the dynamic the three of them have with the player character male or female gets really deep and sometimes very homoerotic and I just pretend those were options in fics bc I can. Yes, I know Doc is a womanizer but like...man could that have been fun. 

I have some personal headcanons about Imperial, Republic, Zakuulan and Alliance culture but like, only stuff I would toss in fics, not anything I care about anyone else using.

This got long and I’m so sorry but thank you so much for asking!

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@swtorpadawan tagged me in this meme, and I am hella into it. This is my favourite musing bc swtor in the canon of star wars is fucking hilarious. On a side note, for anyone who does this and chose only one oc, but has thoughts about the others oh my god do and let me know. Im a snoopy bish give them all to me. In this case I’m going to try to keep it brief while covering my main four, Viticalia, Thomsyn, Belville and Montym. Partly bc I’ve been thinking about their dynamics for a joint Alliance Commander AU lately

This got really long, bc I couldn’t choose one, and Im a wordy bish, so I’ve put the actual answers under the cut, so as not to kill everyones dashes

What would your OC do if they were thrown through time and into Star Wars the Clone Wars:

1. Who would they fight for?

I think most of them would either end up going independent or siding with the Republic. Montym and Belville would actually be the most likely to commit to the Republic, they’re both two people who value loyalty and understand that sometimes things need to be changed from the inside out. Thomsyn I think would stay with the Republic, but may end up with the Grey Jedi. She isn’t inclined to this whole “just peacekeepers” deal and would want to take the fight to the Sith directly. Viticalia would be an independent, committing to neither except for who would pay her most, or just destroy the CIS and take her place at the top of it. She would not be willing to submit to being ordered around by Dooku, or lord forbid Grevious or Ventress, and she definitely wouldn’t appreciate Sidious being unwilling to step up on the frontline with his troops.

2. If not a force user, would they keep their job (Would a trooper still work for this new Republic and would an Agent be loyal to the Separatists?)?

Bel would probably make a play to join the SIS. And then immediately question how the SIS went from agents like Theron to seemingly having the capabilities of two people and paperclip. I’m just saying how did no one put any of the diddly dang dots together. He’d be the type to pull off an op and then basically drop it at the Jedi’s feet like “here, give me a job.” I’ll get into why he would go to the republic in a bit.

3. Who would they hate?

Vits would despise Dooku and Sidious. She would like Ventress but find her training considerably lacking. She understand some cunning, undercover work, and what it can do, that’s why she and Bel get along, but the lack of commitment to stand beside your men and fight with them is something she despises.

Thomsyn would have some problems with the way the Jedi, but she and Montym would both have a much bigger problem with Senate oversight. They’re both used to working with politicians, but the inability to work without that oversight would bother them. Neither of them think the Jedi are infallible, but they both have a big problem with the idea of needing politicians to greenlight things like humanitarian missions. 

Bel would have a huge problem with the Jedi that he keeps under lock and key. Part of it would be due to Kothe. The other part is...well he’s seen what happens when Sith lead, he doesn’t really think the Jedi should be given military power for their ability with the Force either. 

4. Who would they get along well with?

Bel would actually get along really well with GAR Specforces. I think he’d adjust pretty easily to them, and people like Skirata and Vau would be comfortingly familiar as Bel actually got along really well with Shae and Torian. And he would very much enjoy the troopers, he understands their mindset, and especially with the Commandos, they understand the importance of intel people like Bel are meant to provide. He’d also be all in to spar with the ARC’s, and hone his skills against theirs.

Montym would have had a romantic crush on Obi-Wan within five seconds of the man dramatically dropping his cape and that’s really all there is to it. He would also get along well with Senator Organa.

Like I said earlier, I think Vits would have liked Ventress, and probably tried to poach her as an apprentice in a damn second. Thomsyn I’m not really sure who she’d get along with best.

5. What would they think of the Jedi Order?

Viticalia has, and always will be fascinated by the Jedi in that sort of detached, research-esque way. Otherwise she doesn’t care about them much, although she does find it a bit amusing to watch some of them tout the ideals of the Republic as things go down hill. She at least never had any misconceptions about the Empire. Thomsyn and Montym sort of understand how the Jedi could have come under such heavy control of the Senate. They both would have hoped for better, but aren’t that surprised, not after Saresh.

Bel could not care less about the Jedi. Likes them well enough individually for the most part, but that’s his approach to any and all force users really.

6. What would they think of the “rule of 2” Sith?

Viticalia thinks its the stupidest thing ever. Probably starts taking on as many slightly sensitive people as she can and calls them her Apprentices just to piss off these new “Sith”. Really she’s just adopting herself a bunch of children, but it counts and that’s all she cares about.

7. What would they think of having a clone and droid army fighting instead of typical soldiers?

Bel understands what its like to be treated as less than a person. As an asset only. It’s still something he does to himself, thinking about himself as only an asset or a liability, which is a mindset Theron’s working on having him get rid of. So he would sympathize pretty heavily, which is part of why he’d go to the Republic. He’s turned the tide of a war and saved countless of his coworkers in the military before, he would try it again.

Viticalia and Thomsyn would have more practical issues with the idea a droid army. They aren’t creative, they can’t interpret, and they aren’t built for every situation. Thomsyn however would have a lot of problems on the legality of clones, whereas Vits is used to slavery and is prone to forgetting about how that works.

Montym thinks the whole idea on either side is terrible, for various reasons, but cannot stand that clones are not legal citizens but the Republic uses them anyhow.

8. If Republic - if they became a general in the army what would their relationship with their clones be like?

I think Montym would accept a position as a General, Thomsyn...maybe for a while. Montym is a little better with handling the cost of war, whereas Thomsyn counts on herself to keep everyone around her alive. I think they’d both be on good terms with their troopers, Montym would take a bit longer, he’s quiet and a bit...odd, but when he likes people he makes it clear. Thomsyn would get close to them quickly, and each death would hit her pretty hard.

9. If Imperial - what would they think of the complete lack of sith and excess of droids in the Separatist army?

Viticalia has soooo many problems about tradition with the way the Sith operate, but in particular thinks the CIS is...stupid. The idea of a civil war is fine, sure, but their execution is lacking. Bel thinks they’re stupid but also finds it very funny. Terrible tactics, questionable leadership, not a good spy in sight... but he also thinks the way the Republic has alienated so many of their own...well he’s seen it before with Imperial worlds, and after Saresh it isn’t surprising. He’s largely disillusioned and just wishes someone would learn from their mistakes already. Part of what would push him to join the Republic in this case would be that he values peoples lives a lot more than droids, and he hasn’t valued the Sith as leaders in a long time, so he has no reason to go to the CIS and as far as he’s concerned, Republics got the better chance. 

10. Consider they were born in this era - where would they fit in Clone Wars canon?

This I’ve actually thought about this a bit. Thomsyn and Montym would be still pretty much the same, Jedi, although Thomsyn would not have joined the Grey Jedi in that AU as she would be more accustomed to what this Republic is like. Viticalia I would go with a Jedi who leaves the order eventually, simply because it would be really fun to explore a much more light-sided Vits. Bel’s a bit more difficult to place, in a society that doesn’t put as much importance on genetics and perfection, he would have the chance to do whatever he liked, which he didn’t in the Empire. In an au that follows his canon life a little better, he would probably join the SIS, but more likely as an anaylst or undercover agent, not as a sniper and agent. 

Honestly time travel and born in that era, they’re def aus I’ve thought about writing

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🌿 Which oc can handle the most spice? Which prefers the blandest foods?🍁 Who is the most polite of your ocs? The rudest?

🌿 Which oc can handle the most spice? Which prefers the blandest foods?

Okay, this answer is partially a joke partially not. As far as handling spice, Daps and Vits grow up very well off, with the opportunity to try a lot of different foods, and Vits in particular likes to try different things, so I would say probably Viticalia. Thomsyn keeps up but isn’t as big into it as Vits. As far as who prefers the blandest food, Erminide is one contender, she grew up on whatever her master deigned to give them, and doesn’t have a very developed palate, but that doesn’t necessarily mean she likes bland, she just doesn’t like spice.

As far as actually bland food, it’s Belville. For two reasons. One is that he went his childhood, teenage years and some of his adulthood almost completely blind, so taste, smell and sound are a bit more sensitive for him, but it has more to do with his upbringing. And this is the part that started as a joke. See I designed Bel with an...aesthetic in mind, very pale, ghostly, silvery colour palate. In my head his family also very...white. And I think the idea of Theron finally agreeing to meet Bel’s family and have dinner with them after strenuously avoiding it and the idea of poor Theron being introduced to white people casseroles is Extremely Funny. It’s really not but it is to me. So yeah, it’s Bel, he grew up on White People Seasoning. Which means none at all.

🍁 Who is the most polite of your ocs? The rudest?

Depends on the definition. Belville and Viticalia are certainly contenders for the rudest. Bel’s ruthlessly pragmatic and goes very cold and neutral when he has an objective to complete, which often comes off as rude, but he can also be very charismatic when he wants to be, which comes with the territory as a spy. Viticalia is just used to being High-Class Sith. She’s used to getting her way, which means she’s sort of quietly snobby. She learns better than that over time, but when Vette met her she was very much that way. Sincere, but arrogant.

The actual rudest, or the person most capable of being rude is Mihailis, my trooper. She doesn’t take shit and she’s very blunt. She’s not aggressive, she’s just not afraid of confrontation and is very straightforward. A bit like Bel but with more muscle, and sometimes she just uses it to get the reaction she wants.

As for most polite, Erminide is a close second, but since she rarely talks, she comes off as rude that way sometimes. She’s not actually rude. Beau, my smuggler, and Montym would be tied for first. Beau is Soft As Hell, and incapable of being rude or mean, even when he maybe should be. And Montym has that stereotypical Jedi sereness paired with pretty strong parental instincts. He just wants to Help when people are around, but he’s very different in a fight or alone. He’s very aware of the expectations of a Jedi and tries very hard to live up to them. 

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Horny OC Asks - Viticalia Volcatius - 💗👜👄🐙 !

I put this together while at work so thank goodness I work from home. Anyways, for anyone reading this who doesn’t like smutty/sexual (or dare I say lemon) content, um, just scroll on by. I got way too invested in this

💗 - A great sexual experience

Much as I love Quinn because I'm an idiot with bad choices in faves, Thomsyn and Viticalia are as close to soulmates as it gets. However, my absolute ideal is au's with the three of them, usually in some universe where her older sister Dapatica is on the Council and they're actively working towards changing the Empire from the inside out, because then Thomsyn would gladly assist if it meant working towards peace.

Here's the thing with that tho, and partially the answer to the last question: Vits is a kinky, kinky mfer. The reason this is ideal is because Thomsyn is just a little bit feral at times, and Vits likes it rough, but she also very much gets off on topping Quinn. Having Thomsyn, a usually (mostly) composed Jedi Master top her husband would be an ideal scenario for her. And she definitely doesn’t mind watching or making Quinn watch and watching him squirm in turn. 

One of her absolute favourite things is when Thomsyn tries to stay in control, and have some sort of poise, and ruining her to the point she can’t continue with that route anymore. It fulfills a little bit of those childish daydreams I think most people would read in trashy romance novels about Jedi. 

👜 - what type of clothing is especially attractive to them?

Vits loves a good uniform, but only if it’s dirty and rough and clear that someone been in a fight. Get some blood splatter on those perfectly pressed pants and she’s into it. She also very much has a thing for armour and heavy leathers, but that’s more the act of removing  protection that leads to intimacy and trust because she, like all Sith, is a little emotionally stunted for a long time and the idea of trust and intimacy means a lot to her. It’s not necessary that that will get her into the mood, but she does tend to show vulnerability like that through sex when applicable. It’s something that Thomsyn has to work on with her over time. Making her express her emotions like a normal person.

👄 - Kiss and Tell about X

Getting down and dirty with Vits can go a couple of ways. If she has an emotional connection to you like with Mal, Thomsyn, she can run the gamut between soft and absolute kink fest. That can really just depend on her mood, and the emotional response she gets from a partner. Displaying trust and vulnerability with her is inclined to get you something softer, more emotional, with a lot of cuddling and kissing. Pushing or being a brat or displaying any interest in bottoming is inclined to make her go straight towards topping. She does not have any interest in bottoming, although she will accept someone trying to wrestle her for control, they just don’t win. Things can and will move from bed to floor to table to wall if she wants it to.

Outside of the bedroom, she’s surprisingly into being shown off. She doesn’t mind being quieter, or appearing more submissive in those scenarios, because she enjoys a partner that wants to show her off and is proud of her. She’s a lot more insecure about romance than she is about sex.

🐙 - Are they kinky?

100%. Extremely so. But she isn’t exactly a horndog about it. Once she’s got a willing bed partner, it can be a surprise what she’s into or wants, since she’s much quieter and reserved in person, or perhaps not since people have certain ideas about what Sith are probably into. She is very much into trying anything at least once, but usually only with partners she’s devoted to. She’s not exactly the sleeping around type.

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I have plans to write an AU for kotfe/kotet that involves at least the big four of my alts, that being Viticalia, Thomsyn, Montym and Belville, but I’ll likely add Erminide, my smuggler Beau, and my BH Donahelm at some juncture. For now I’m still figuring out the logistics, so consider this a test run of what may be to come: In which the others find out Bel is now force sensitive and he wants absolutely nothing to do with it while they treat him like a padawan

He definitely wasn’t meditating. Not on the light or the dark, or anything in between. Montym would have bet their title as a Master that Belville wasn’t thinking about the force in the slightest. He looked like he might be, having settled down across from Montym, kneeling on a cushion, although they couldn’t tell whether the man’s eyes were closed behind the tinted glass of his cybernetics. They may have been, and he was simply thinking, or perhaps he was staring at nothing, or perhaps he was staring directly at Montym and dissecting them.

The thought was enough to make them flinch, visualizing what a Cipher agent might look for when looking at someone, until they remembered that Belville couldn’t actually look at them anyway. And he’d probably long since cataloged anything he thought he could use as a weakness against Montym. They cleared their throat softly to get Belville’s attention. “You’re thinking, not meditating.”

“I don’t have time to sit around thinking about nothing.”

Montym huffed out a sigh. “You need to learn to center and focus yourself if you want to be able to control the force.”

“I am perfectly capable of focusing while doing other things. Is that why you force users are so predictable? Not good at thinking on your feet?” The Cipher’s tone was snide and Montym raised a brow at him and let the silence stretch.

“There is no need to take your frustrations over harnessing this technique out on me.”

“I am not frustrated. I think this is a waste of time no matter the outcome. I don’t need the force.”

“It seems very unlike a spy not to utilize all the tools at his disposal.”

“In my experience, the force is only a tool for those who regard it as one. And neither Jedi or Sith regard it as only a tool. You let it rule you, one way or another. This implies that following teachings from either of you is likely to cause me to follow the same faulted thought process.”

“Debating philosophy is a lesson for another day. I usually like to start that when the learner can at least lift a rock.” they swallowed a smirk and shook their head. “Is there never a moment when you allow yourself to rely on instinct, to empty yourself of thought and focus only in the moment?”

Belville looked distinctly unamused, head tilted to one side and expression bland. “My instincts are there when I need them. I don’t have to engage them.”

“You’re being obtuse on purpose.”

“Yes. And I can see why they put you in charge of Padawans. I was hoping you’d have snapped by now.”

“I have significantly more patience for you to try if you like, Belville. But you aren’t getting out of this until I’m satisfied you have some control over the connection Valkorion forged for you.” Montym smiled then, truly and with more than a little amusement. “Are you trying to frustrate each of us into letting the subject drop?”

“It worked with Lana and Viticalia. Thomsyn didn’t even try.”

“No, she called me. And with good reason, it seems. She does not have the patience to handle you, but you already know that. She’d have had you on your ass by now.”

Belville’s lips raised in a minor snarl and then his expression flattened. “A good spar would be better than this. I also do not appreciate being treated like a child.”

“I’ll treat you like an adult when you treat this like you’re an adult.”

The Cipher sighed and fell silent, letting the confrontation fall away, but there was no ease to his aura, instead a sharp, dissecting focus that shifted with his thoughts, planning and calculating. It always surprised them a bit to find an Imperial that wouldn’t rise to the bait, but they were quickly realizing many of them, like Belville himself, were more accustomed to diffusing confrontations when necessary. A need when dealing with Sith, they supposed. Montym sighed. “You still aren’t taking this seriously.”

“Is this truly necessary?”

“The force requires focus to wield. You have that, but you need to learn to let it be present so you can use it. Using it without understanding how to let it fill you, breathe through you, requires an amount of focus that would distract you from all else. You need to make the ability to pinpoint and take hold of it second nature if you want to be effective.”

Belville was quiet for a long moment. “Silence is indicative of danger, both in my line of work and how I operate. It means there are no tells, no clues, no information given one way or another. Silence means you’ve run out of options.”

“This makes you uncomfortable.”

“I thought that was obvious.”

“Less obvious than you would think.” They hesitated for a moment. “How did you learn to hide yourself in the force? I’ve felt you do it. You hide your emotions and thoughts with ease, to the degree that you can go unnoticed in the force when you chose to.”

The Cipher seemed thoughtful for a long moment. “It’s an interrogation technique. The ability to hide any instinctual reactions and override any physical instincts can be the difference between life or death. According to theory, it affects what the person using it puts out into the force. We used to practice it on acolytes so that we could successfully employ the technique against Jedi.”

Montym winced as they spoke. “An...interrogation technique?”

“Yes. The ability to hide micro-expressions and control the urge to vomit, swallow, or breath at certain points, depending on what’s being done.” His tone was so casual it cut at pieces of Montym harshly. “It can be the difference between life or death, if you’ve been captured, or under the rare occasion infiltration through capture is required.”

“And how do you do that?”

Belville’s lips pursed for a moment. “Dissociation from the surroundings, while focusing on the individual responses of the body. Granted it’s preferable to be able to use what your interrogator says and does against them rather than have to completely separate yourself from the situation. But it is possible.”

Montym swallowed harshly and nodded a little. “I see. I apologize, I am...a little disturbed by the thought.”

“You wouldn’t be the first.” Belville’s smile was tight. “You were hoping it would lead into this lesson.”

“I was, but I feel as though that may be too connected with negative thoughts and emotions to be useful.”

Belville’s head tilted again. “This is what I mean. Jedi, or Sith, you see everything as attached to emotions, when things can simply be tools. That technique is helpful in many other aspects, but that’s the reason I learned it. But it makes you uncomfortable to think I could use the same process used for handling torture to access what you see as a gift.”

“I...yes.” Montym settled their hands in their lap for a long moment. “It would almost be more useful if we had someone who had seen both sides of the fence. At least until you have the basics- except we do.”

“Excuse me?”

“Theron. He had Jedi training when he was younger. And it would not be a matter of him understanding your point of view better, he’s practically lived the same life in reverse, from Jedi to spy. Theoretically, he’ll be able to connect with your mindset better, and give you a way to access it without us having to completely change the way you think.”

“You know, I really thought I was going to annoy you out of attempting this five minutes ago.”

“You haven’t. I’ll be able to expand upon the base Theron can provide for you, and we can move forward from there.”

“Damn.”

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Name: Thomsyn

Class: Consular, Shadow - Kinetic Combat 

Species: Cathar

Age: Mid to Late 30s during class story, Early 40s during Kotfe

Hair/Eye/Skin Colour: Golden brown hair, mane-like, green eyes, golden tan and tawny brown markings

Gender: Trans Female

Sexuality: Lesbian

Love Interest (AU Dependent): Lana Beniko, Viticalia Volcatius

Family: None

Interesting Notes: Thomsyn has a mane that she keeps trimmed as it is more common on male Cathar from her family line, which leaves her with a very messy hairstyle that she does nothing with but enjoys having braided or played with. She doesn’t remember much of her family as she was taken to be a padawan when she was young, but she’s done a lot of research and likes to work in traditions from her lineage when possible, and she wouldn’t mind meeting her family now that she’s older but the chance never really came. She’s also very much the type of lesbian who will use her girlfriend(s) as gym equipment and lifts them constantly.

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🌱🌹🌴 for Viticalia !

Oooo for Vitsy! I love Vits, I have her as both an IA and a Warrior playthrough and in both she’s just *chefs kiss* This got really long and Im so sorry, but Im so glad someone else is interested in her!

🌱 What are some of your oc’s dreams? Goals?

I think for this question I have to go by age bc things changed A Lot for Vits as she got older. As a kid she was pretty stereotypically Sith, she wanted to make her parents proud, follow in Dapatica’s footsteps and eventually become a high-ranking Lord, if not make it onto the Dark Council. After her parents died things...changed. Daps took over as the head of the family, and with considerably more power, she wanted to protect Vits and let her see more of life than what their parents had designed for them. Basically, Daps was aware neither she nor Vits had much of a life outside Being Sith and wanted something more for Vits.

Vits was conflicted about that for a long time, so when she was given the opportunity to work with the military on new initiatives, trying to see the usefulness of mildly force-sensitive soldiers, tactics for fighting with Sith, etc, she jumped at the opportunity (this is why my reasoning for playing an IA version of her) because Daps approved of getting experience off Dromund Kaas and Korriban, but she still felt like her parents would have approved, which is why she’s older than most Apprentices by the time Baras took her on.

Daps was right tho, and by the time Baras took her one Vits had ambitions. And she’d worked with the military long enough that she liked the atmosphere, and intended eventually amass a force similar to a large strike team of Imperials that felt loyalty to her rather than fear. With her crew, she didn’t exactly need a whole strike team like she initially thought she would to accomplish the things she did.

It took her a long time to sort of let go of what she thought as Proper Ambitions, but by the time of the third chapter, she really just felt like things were being shoved in her face and she didn’t have much of a choice about it. By then she wanted family and romance and something with less...well betrayal. In any au, Viticalia inevitably has several kids that she adores and is very close to. She realizes later that her desire for loyalty was more a desire for family (Vette is instrumental in helping her realize this) and that she wants the sort of close-knit family she and Daps created as their parents were...more like guardians than parents. Daps ends up being the one who follows tradition and propriety while Viticalia fights for what she wants, but they both understand the sacrifices they’ve made a why, so there’s no hostility about it.

She would have like thirty kids, adopted and biological if she could, and Thomsyn would let her, but in different aus, Lana and Malavai will absolutely not let her do that. In Lana’s case bc she knows better than letting Vits of all people be allowed to train that many children into her own personal army, in Malavai’s case bc he gets stuck as babysitter and it turns out children are harder to round up than army privates. There’s a part of Vits that never loses a little bit of her desire to be untouchable, but she wants to be untouchable while holding a toddler. That desire hits harder after she loses Daps, because she refuses to lose any more family.

That got really long and was sort of vague but...yeah. She has a particular soft spot for some of the teens they adopt, and secretly bringing home war-orphaned children becomes a bit of a habit for her.

🌹 How is your oc with flirting? Either receiving or the source?

As the source of flirting, it comes off kinky, a bit violent, and very dominating. It’s part of being raised Sith where really that was all she learned, and anyone who flustered enough or bit back was usually what she went for. An emotional enough reaction really. And it can go sexual...pretty fast with her.

Receiving she gets a little...confused about it sometimes. Depends on the type. If someone cutesy flirts with her she’ll break your arm. She doesn’t like pet names early in a relationship (or at all depending on the person) or being treated with too much sweetness. She’s often unintentionally sweet because she’ll just say things without thinking that come across as soft flirting but she means them plainly. She’s being sincere when she’s being gentle and sweet, not flirty. Thomsyn has said soft, sweet things to her, and Viticalia’s response is usually to try and punch her at the start because she forgets how to speak and doesn't know how to respond to that. When someone finally tells her NOT to punch her s/o’s she changes to growling at them when they’re soft. But she means it with love. She just isn’t sure how to return that sort of flirting outside of direct sincerity.

🌴 If your oc could go on vacation to anywhere they’d like, where would it be?

In-universe she thought Rishi was very interesting, with lots to explore, and would definitely go back. She also thought Taris was nice (listen, she liked the ambience, she’s weird) and could visit Coruscant without being part of an attack she would. It’s not really about the place, so much as new experiences and atmosphere for her.

On Earth, she would be the type to go backpacking across Europe, Asia and Africa, making her own path and going where she wanted, just getting the chance to experience things. She’s a bit of a thrill-seeker, and mountain climbs, festivals, that sort of thing would really interest her.

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Name: Viticalia Volcatius

Class: Sith Warrior, Maurader - I don’t remember what skill tree I chose for her

Species: Sith Pureblood

Age: Mid 30s during class story, Late 30s by Kotfe

Hair/Eye/Skin Colour: Incapable of growing hair, dark red eyes, burgundy coloured skin

Gender: Nonbinary, she/her and they/them pronouns

Sexuality: Bisexual

Love Interest (AU Dependent): Malavai Quinn, Thomsyn, Lana Beniko

Family: Only family alive by class story is her older sister Dapatica, Dapatica dies defending the Empire when the Eternal Empire attacks before Viticalia is released from carbonite and she becomes the head of the family

Interesting Notes: Viticalia took military training in her 20s as she was part of an attempt to see if force-sensitives could be utilized in such a capacity. This was meant as a trial to see if acolytes without enough sensitivity or ability to pass as Sith. She likes to have weapons aside from her lightsaber at her side. After her sister passes and she’s freed from the carbonite gallery, her sisters former personal forces pledge themselves to her. 

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I don’t have pics of my ocs bc I always forget to take screencaps of my alts while playing, so I may eventually take screencaps and do individual posts but in the meantime: have an introduction to the big four of my swtor alts! Belville, Viticalia, Thomsyn, and Montym. Cipher Nine, The Wrath, and Two Consulars. Gonna post them each individually in case I choose to edit later! Ignore me for the next four posts lol

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So far I have a little bit worked out for Co-Commanders Alliance AU. Thomsyn and Viticalia are more or less the two at the top, the both of them having military experience and diplomatic experience alongside their own skills. I can’t decide if I still want Bel to be a Cipher, or whether it would be interesting to have him as a Fixer instead, in which case I think I’d switch Montym to being a Jedi Master who generally trains the younglings. Both ways are interesting, but it would be fun to put my girls in a position of power and maybe give Bel less of a tragic backstory, for what ever it’s worth. Just need to decide how that would change Bel as a person. The idea of this triumvirate of powerful force-using ladies in Vits/Lana/Thomsyn situation is oof I’m here for that