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Somehow, despite my meticulous research and information retaining skills, I've been writing Desmondâs DOB as 1984 instead of 1987
I've been using this date and Alex's DoB to figure out when things happen in the timeline. I already got screwed over once when I found out Alex was born in 1979 and Dana was 9 years younger, and had to change a bunch of things around to make them fit the original canon, but this?? this might be (strained squeaky voice) a small problem
#bro how old is everyone???!#why was i lead astray?#damn wiki and art books and other sources reporting differenr info about ages and dates#on one hand this could be good bc Alex has to be over 21 due to his recruitment age for Gentek#which has made their first meeting really weird bc Desmond would've been 18 and Alex 23#which isn't too much of a gap and they were both at a college party so no one was carding anyone at the time#but then i found out alex was born in 1979 which would make him like 26 which was kinda uncomfortable with him merting Des at 18#but if i change Des dob to 1984 instead of 1987 like i have been this entire time#then hes 21 when he and Alex meet who is ~26 at the time#i kinda like that a lot more#since that means Des has Elijah at around 21 it means he and Clay get more time to hang out#and Des has more time to get used to being away from the farm too#idk#i was upset but this ended up being quite fortuitous for me#also how is it thay i have two chapters for permutation 1 before penn#also for all the predictive powers desmond/reader has they cannot predict alex#hes too much of a loose canon to be tracked. at any given time#whatever whatever when you find out new shir you just gotta adapt!! thats all!
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Various Pjo Character hc: games and Pets apparently
In honor of my snake shedding and scaring my socks off while he does so because for a solid moment I got to stare into the black void of my room and consider that a entity would chose to announce its presence by crinkling a like chip back before I realized and screamed, âitâs youâ at him and grinding all day in royal high because the Dev team is setting it on fire but I still want to be a pretty princess in the game.
It is only day two of midwinter break please my marbles have already scattered,
Octavian; if he had access to the game. Wouldâve played royal high. He strikes me as a dress up type of guy. Does profit trading but refuses to diamond farm. Also doesnât like switching over to different rh like games. Again, like exclusively uses it for the dress up aspect, thinks everything looks really pretty. He has all of the stuffed animal items/stuffed animal like ones. Gets oddly heated about the game too. Like, would argue with someone about a value of an item and then leave to server hop. Yeah heâs that one Iâm sorry guys. Also his dorm is so bare bones, refuses to spend a lot of diamonds on it until he can do it all at once. But Octavian likes a lot of games where he has total control of his character and everything about it. Really liked Animal Crossing, also feels like he uses the sims purely for character customization; has a bunch of mods and then just never uses them. Has all of his friends/probably the cohort as sims too. Doesnât like rpg-rpg games that have like fighting mechanics, just feels like the sort of guy to not like video game fighting.
Octavian also had a rabbit. His family had a lot of animals (because he had a lot of family-) and he got to be the rabbit kid. His was the like toasty colored ones with the big lop ears. Sadly it was given away when he joined the legion. But he feels like a rabbit guy, it comforted him a lot.
Jason: you know the wolves life games? For a few certain amount of you I have just unlocked horrifying memories that your brain has tried to hide of emo wolves and if not then you donât want to know. But I feel like heâd play them, theyâd be the first ones once he gets on, along with like obbies. I just feel like heâs the type of guy to like a good obby. But also warrior cats ultimate edition. The first thing my man does when he enters the mortal world is get sucked into warrior cats because I feel like heâs that type of person. Also clangen. He feels like a clangen sort of guy, along with that Mario games. I also feel like heâs in a similar Octavian boat where he doesnât like games with big fighting mechanics, just doesnât find it that interesting or something heâs looking for in a game. He is however an open world type of guy, likes exploring.
I want to say heâs a dog guy and wouldâve had a dog. But at the same time Jason feels like heâs deeply benefit from getting a cat. Catâs are just soothing on the soul, also he just feels like the type of person to have a cat on his lap or laying on his chest. Silly little white cat for Jason Grace, or the scraggliest stray cat that was bestowed upon him by the distribution system.
Hazel: any of the like fighting games? Donât particularly think she likes Roblox much, but if she is playing itâs either one of the games where everyone hates each other and you get to beat each other up or bee swarm simulator. Hazel either is having a de-stress day and it is through being stressed and upset at strangers in the beat âem up games, or by tending to her bees and being upset at other people and npcs in bee swarm simulator. Really likes other competitive games too? I donât know she just strikes me as that type of gal to get waaay too invested in something like a Mario party. Also turn based rpg games, somethingâs ticks me as someone whoâd like that.
Obviously she has Arion but Hazel also feels like sheâd vibe with a dog, maybe a cat but I just see more dog with her. A silly little lab for the silly little lady.
Frank: does not play. I genuinely canât think of Roblox games that are tame enough for him. Actually scratch that tycoon games. The super chill ones where no one interacts with each other and you just exist and build out your little space. He likes those. Enjoys seeing the progress heâs making in something. Heâs also an animal crossing player, along with the casual tycoon games. However Iâd also say he plays like CoD, just casually and heâs extremely average at it but I feel like he just, does that.
Frank feels like heâd have a really like barely a pet-pet. Like either a fish dude or he has isopods. Just strikes me as someone who canât deal with a very like aaaaa pet. Or a ragdoll cat. Those are the options I present to you dear reader. Or an axolotl, heâd be an axolotl man.
Larry: Larry plays natural disaster survival. Larry is a menace to society. Also bloxburg, makes pretty okay builds but on a slightly different note feels like a Sims guy to me. I dunno, him and Annabeth get to be in the same boat. Also those really bad mobile games.
Larry gets a pet turtle or a bird. He also just feels like a bird guy, already joked about being a pirate I think he likes giving Campâs eagles look overs and is happy when itâs his turn to look after them. Also just feels like a man whoâd have like 50 pigeons.
Dakota!!!: I almost forgot my man. But Dakota. Dakota plays horror games, he canât handle them but he still plays it. He is so loud when he plays too. Doors, fnaf, poppy playtime, the list goes on. I think he also sits there and is like, âoh Iâm super good at them and like super braveâ and it jumps cuts to him screaming because a monster is right behind him. Heâs still super brave and great in battle, but he gets so jumpy once you put him in a dark area and instill paranoia. Also canât play mafia because he screams a little too much.
Dakota is a hamster type of dude. He had a couple growing up and probably wouldâve had another one if uh. Events didnât happen (itâs literally so unfair what happened to him like aaa-). I feel like he had the really small ones.
Okay uh, thatâs about it for the random headcanons Iâve spewed. These are 100% my opinions and probably donât weigh on anything. Thank the Gods I managed to keep Bryce out of it (but if you ask me he is the opposite of Frank, plays CoD and is so annoying about it and very invested-). Anyway Iâll try and actually do something! Possibly New Rome things? Or more Camp Jupiter map, I want to finally put that one to rest. Or Dakota hc finally. Weâll see what happens.
#hehe :3#pjo hoo toa#camp jupiter#hoo#hoo octavian#hoo headcanon#pjo octavian#octavian headcanon#octavian hoo#octavian pjo#jason grace#pjo jason#hoo jason#hazel levesque#pjo hazel#frank zhang#pjo Frank#pjo larry#hoo larry#pjo dakota#hoo dakota#pjo headcanon#aaaa so many tags-#okay bye
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There's this manga called Brutal: Confession of a homicide investigator and when I finished it all I thought was, "Desmond in MC's place would be pretty funny especially with his bleeds lol" because with the crap Desmond went through, I feel like he should de-stress some of it in.... different ways
The manga is really brutal with some triggering stuff so it's ok if you don't do this
Nonnnnyy, Iâve been waiting for a continuation and hoping that the author gets better since last year TTATT
For those unfamiliar with the manga, Brutal: Confession of a Homicide Investigator or Brutal: Satsujin Keisatsukan no Kokuhaku is kinda like Dexter (the tv show) except the main character is much, much more unhinged, loves the look of despair of his asshole victims and goes all out to making their death karmic and ironic.
Also⊠he does pottery (badly), his favorite movie is The Exorcist and itâs implied his first love was a man who died before he could kill him XD
Itâs super dark and the manga does not shy away from all the gory details and dark themes (when I say the MCâs victims are assholes, itâs an understatement). Seriously, thereâs a lot of triggering stuff in this manga that each chapter usually have a warning label. Itâs also short with only 19 chapters due to the authorâs poor health so⊠if you wanna try it out, it wonât take too much of your time.
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Anyway!
I feel like Desmond wouldnât do what Dan does to his âvictimsâ, mostly because the Brotherhood stresses to respect everyone, even the people they kill. The Hidden Blade is meant to deliver swift deaths, prolonging the death of the target as some sort of punishment would be against that âtraditionâ.
Although, to be fair, if we set this up as Desmond having lost a bit (or most) of his sanity after the Solar Flare, it would work.
OrâŠ
This would be a Desmond who joined the police force after leaving the Farm. Itâs highly unlikely since Abstergo would be all over him once he delivers the necessary paperwork and the results of his medical checkups but maybe he gets a lucky break, maybe Erudito is actively helping him by changing all of his information before it could get to AbstergoâŠ
Maybe someone in the Calculations is ensuring he stays away from Abstergoâs radar. Weird computer glitches, strangely timed bad luck, accidents leading to data corruption⊠No one would think that someone is behind it unless they believe that that someone would be a âhigher beingâ.
In this scenario, Desmond would see the worst of mankind and how the world as it is right now let some of these monsters get away. Desmond would use both the skills and techniques he learned from his profession and his childhood training in punishing these monsters the way they deserve to be punished.
In either scenario (Desmond becoming unhinged after the Solar Flare or Homicide Investigator!Desmond), Desmond wouldnât care if they were Templars or not. As long as they have done something âbadâ and got away with it, they become his targets.Â
But heâd still wear a hood and a mask to hide his identity.
So when Abstergo âfindsâ footage of him, they assume heâs an Assassin out for revenge and they wouldnât think that the other non-Templar/Abstergo related disappearance are related until itâs too late.
The Assassins would think heâs a rogue Assassin, most probably a survivor of the Great Purge that has cut all ties with everyone. They donât necessarily agree with his âmethodsâ but they let him do as he pleases because (1) they have no idea who he is or even how to predict his movements (2) heâs only targeting horrible people so itâs not technically against the Creed, and (3) they need all the help they can get.
(It would be funny if Desmondâs fake identityâs first name is Dexter. I mean⊠Iâd probably go for Derek as usual if I was to write this (big IF) but giving him Dexter as a fake name would be funny)
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Hey, nonny.
You know what would be funny?
If Desmond goes to Japan after the Solar Flare to sorta-chill, sorta-relax, sorta-have a vacation and he just starts becoming some sort of vigilante during his time there. And Dan⊠falls in love with him. Both as the vigilante and as the nice foreigner working as a barista in the cafe near the police station or something. Just imagine a fusion of cafe au and serial killer au with a heavy topping of yandere from Dan and âI have really bad choices in love interests and I know itâ from Desmond XD
#all right#how am i going to tag this#uuuhh#desmond x brutal au#i guess#also#desdan#???#idk anymore#btw#for some reason#iâm imagining dan acting like#song ryang-ha to desmond#but more yandere#anyway#letâs just go for the usual tags#assassin's creed#desmond miles#brutal: satsujin kansatsukan no kokuhaku#hiroki dan#teecup writes/has a plot#fic idea: assassin's creed#fic idea: brutal#fic idea: crossover
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Just a fun idea
  If Nova was a romanceable npc in mtas then what dialogues would she have ( like one for each relationship level (Acquaintance, Buddy, Good Friend, romance), you can skip levels or add more lines if you want )
Introduction:
Hiya! I haven't seen you around yet, so I'm assuming you're new - I'm Nova, one of your fellow builders! Come find me if you need a buddy to go ruin diving with.
Birthday:
My birthday's on Summer 15. When I lived in Seesai, I spent every single birthday at the beach. I can't really do that anymore here, so my new thing is just sitting by the oasis.
Acquaintance:
If you ever need to get ahold of me, ask Kor or Daphne where I am, they'll probably know! Oh, wait, but...what if you don't know where they are...hmm. I'll get back to you on that!
Kor told me you're from Highwind! That's cool, I've always wanted to visit. You think I'd be...blown away?...Sorry, that was bad. Ignore that!
Uh oh! I forgot my pass to the salvage yard expires today...you think Rocky will let me extend it for, like, a discount...?
Buddy:
Moving to Sandrock gave me a bit of culture shock. I do miss Seesai a lot, but I really think I'm better off here than I was there.
There you are! Daphne stopped by earlier to give me a few melons from the Moisture Farm...care to share some with me?
I love collecting minerals and whatnot from the desert, but I am so intimidated by the Boxing Jacks there. Every time I see them coming from the corner of my eye, I can't help but yell!
Good Friend:
My brother lives in Walnut Groove. He's a real successful Builder there. To be honest, I don't care for building that much, but...it's a stable job, at least. Don't know if I'll live up to the expectations he's set, though.
I used to be the apprentice of a well-known Builder in Seesai. She was really kind to me, even when I made mistakes all day. I was so sad when my apprenticeship ended! In fact, she made me my bandana and pickhammer as a parting gift. I try to write to her every few weeks.
I have a really small collection of Old World stories and movies. It gets boring watching and reading the same things over and over again, though, so I hope I'll find more stuff in Sandrock to mix up the collection!
Romance
Confession Accepted:
Oh? I can't believe it, you beat me to it! Of course I accept.
Confession Rejected:
I'm...really flattered, I promise, but...I'm so sorry, I just don't think we're at that level with each other...
General Lines:
I made you this bracelet the other day. You don't have to wear it, if it's not your style! Buuut...I do have a matching one, sooo...
I've wanted to visit Seesai for a while, but I was always too nervous to go through with it. I think if you're by my side, though, I'll be able to manage.
Hey! What are you doing today? You wanna go eat at the saloon? I'll pay, don't worry!
Honey?...mmm, no. Sweetie? Hmm...Oh! Sorry! Just trying out nicknames for you...baby?
When I first got here, I felt like I had something to prove. I don't even know who I was trying to prove something to! But now that you're here, I feel like the last of that pressure came off of my shoulders.
Festivals
Day of the Bright Sun:
âą I put in a few accessories I made over the last couple of weeks. I hope whichever person ends up with them likes them!
Showdown at High Noon:
Wow, the atmosphere is amazing! Everyone is so amped up for this. I didn't participate in anything like this back in Seesai, so I can't wait to see who comes out on top!
Day of Memories:
This festival has different ways of being celebrated in other cities, but they all have one thing in common - they're all so beautiful.
Tour de Rock:
I'm so bad at sandrunning. Maybe I'll just...watch and cheer everyone on!
Running of the Yakmel:
Can I tell you a little secret? I'm kind of scared of Yakmel! They're cute, but they're huge! I try to avoid the ones around the outskirts of town when I can.
Winter Solstice:
I've been looking forward to eating some skewers all day! What better way to kick off the start of a new year?
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i feel that many of my fav fictionalrrys go unwritten/have less content far too often :((((( last night we took a dip into the land of sugar daddy h, and today i'd like to take u on a journey to cowboyrry :)
cowboyrry who always wears a stupid cowboy hat :( that makes him look 10x more stupidly attractive (me thinks he has a large collection, some embroidered with flowers and leaves, while others are solid colors with a shiny pendant to act as an accent. me also thinks he has his initials embroidered on some)
cowboyrry who does the majority of his farm work without a shirt on, his bf jeans so low on his plushy hips that u can see his pretty fern tattoos :( he gets all glowy under the sun bc of how much he's sweating from the work and heat combined :(
cowboyrry who lifts u into he bed of his truck and hands u a glass of homemade lemonade to sip on while he works :( he keeps u trapped with his hands on either side of ur thighs while he waits to see if u like ur drink :( and when he hears ur soft hum of approval as soon as the sweet, tangy liquid touched ur tongue, he presses one kiss to each of ur cheeks and then the corner of ur mouth :( he pulls his shirt over his head and leaves u with a wink, and a stupid flutter in ur tummy :(
cowboyrry who makes u wear his cowboy hat every time u r*de him :( as soon as u mount his lap, his hat is on ur head and he's so smug bc his pretty girl is in his lap, stuffed full, wearing his cowboy hat :)
cowboyrry who grunts deep from his chest whenever he lifts bales of hay :( the sound is so rough and raspy and holds lots of similarity with he groans he lets out when... well yeah. and the minute u hear it ur head is in the gutter :(
cowboyrry who coos and pets ur hair away from ur face when ur on ur knees for him :( he makes u take frequent breaks bc as much as he loves watching and feeling u choke on him, he knows u forget to breathe sometimes (every time) :( he also leans down and nips at ur lips every so often bc h is a firm believer that kisses r the best reassurance :(
cowboyrry who softly mocks u when u go dumb on his c*ck :( his thumb rubbing tight circles on the head of ur cl*t while u spasm around him :( he uses his free hand to smooth away ur baby hairs and wipe up ur pretty tears, all the while he's "look at u, my lil cowgirl, all bent outta shape cos o' her man's c*ck, hmm? atta girl" all in ur face, his lips brushing urs, cocky smirk twisting his oh-so-kissable mouth upward when he sees u start blushing even more :(((((
do what u must bestie đ«Ą
-t*mmy r*ding anon đ”âđ«
ONLYYYYYYY U COULD MAKE ME BE INTO COWBOYRRY . BC cowboyrry would have his initials embroidered on his hats that just fits him and he's also shirtless more often than he needs to be and when he IS in his shirt it's drenched and clinging to his abs . he's hella ripped from his cowboy work and has the meatiest yummiest biceps but also the softest hips and pretty pink lips :( he lifts u up and carries u around and puts u wherever he wants and he always wants u around :( and ofc u get hot n bothered bc he's just ... such a man doing heavy work and he's so strong and sweating and grunting all hotly and it just makes u a little w et ........... and oka y.... OKAY MAYBE I GET THE COWBOYRRY HYPE ....... bc like he'd totally get u to ride him in the back of his truck and have u put on his cowboy hat andhe'd be looking up at u w a smirk as u bounce ont op of him .... and yeah he is a soft mocker ..... u know i love soft mocking :( making fun of u when u get tired of riding him and being like "need me to do all the work ? not cut out for the cowgirl life hm ?" n it makes u blush bc ur trying ur best and he loves getting head bc cowboyrry is epitome of Common Man and he will actually legitimately out loud say Save a horse ride a cowboy to get u into bed w him
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Entry: 003
Date: Sun, 08.18.2277
God damn my leg hurts, I used a stimpack on it which seems to have stopped the bleeding, I also wrapped it with some bandages to keep it from getting infected, but it still hurts so much. Who where those people? Why did they shoot at me, I was just asking for help, I was hoping they would have food or clean water, but the moment I shouted over they opened fire. The bullet hit me in the fleshy part of the thigh and seems to have gone straight through so at least I donât have to go digging around for the slug, hell I saw dad do that once on a member of vault security after a misfire accident and it did not look good.
The surface has been, insane, to say the least. I didnât expect to find anyone still alive up here, but the sheer amount of gunfire I have heard on the horizon alone leads me to believe otherwise. I was also attacked by this group of women. They came barrelling at me like they where possessed, eyes solid black, skin flaky and there bellies, well, there bellies where swollen almost like they where pregnant. I, I tried to talk to them but eventually one jumped on top of me, there teeth gnashing like they where trying to bite me, I had to, I grabbed my bat and just struck them. They fell backwards and hit there head on a rock. I didnât even mean to hurt them, I ran away so I donât even know what happened to them, I, Iâm just trying not to think about it. Eventually I wound up loosing them by hiding in a farm house. Thatâs where I found this rifle, it seems to take these urm, let me see, thatâs it .32 cartridges. It honestly seems in pretty bad shape, like itâs about to fall apart at a moments notice but, well, itâs better than nothing right? Plus there was an all be it half empty box of ammo for it in there too, so beggars canât be choosers, is that the phrase? I think so.
It was shortly after that actually when I spotted those people who shot at me. I ran as fast as I could, trying to duck behind rocks as I made my getaway but I still ended up getting hit. N The gunfire actually attracted the attention of some random robot, from a distance, it seemed like some sort of RobCo eyebot, to think something like that must have been operating for more than 200 years, itâs pretty crazy to imagine anything lasting that long. It almost seems like a shame that the poor thing was shot down after so long, it did give me the opportunity to hobble away though, so I canât complain too hard.
It was a little while after that I wound up here at this cal-de-sac when I actually noticed my pipboy making a beeping sound. It was beeping to tell me it had finished connecting to some sort of database and that the GPS function had be initialised. I read about this in a book once, the satellites that run the global positioning system are in near earth orbit it said, so seems they also survived the bombs unscathed, could Vault-Tec have planned for this? Maybe thatâs one of the reasons why they gave us all these pipboys?
According to my pipboy Iâm at a place called Jury Street in the D.C. area, I did actually find a house that was still standing, the rest of the houses around here are ether destroyed, half destroyed or obviously falling apart, but this one still seems structurally sound, so for now at least me and Mr. Patches are hold up here, say, hello Mr. Patches, oh, right you cant actually speak since you are a teddy bear and all. This place even has a nice bed, but, well I do worry whether I will get the chance to use it. With those, women out there and the people who shot at me, who knows what would happen if I just go to sleep tonight expecting to be safe.
Having walls around me does make me feel oddly comforted though. I guess being outside, nothing but the air and sky to all sides of you, well, it will take some getting use to. Itâs not at all how I imagined it would be, my first time seeing the outside of the vault I mean. I thought that some day maybe we would all leave the vault together, just like the manuals say, slowly use the resources of the vault to rebuild civilisation, but, well, that was very naive of me. Even then though, I feel like Iâm trying to keep calm, trying to keep myself together, but, in reality, Iâm terrified. I thought when I left that cave a level of that fear would go away, but, everything Iâve seen today has only made that fear worse. At least I have you here though right Mr. Patches? So Iâm not alone, I just have to keep telling myself that, Iâm not, alone.
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TIMING: Current LOCATION: Various PARTIES: Monty (@howdy-cowpoke) & Kaden (@chasseurdeloup) SUMMARY: It's definitely not a horse-themed meet cute. CONTENT WARNINGS: none.
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When Kaden got a call from Marge at the front desk to come down to the shelter quickly, he assumed there was another monster that had been brought in that was wreaking havoc in the place. He sure as hell didnât expect it to be because someone left a horse there. âYou told them we donât have a place to keep them, right?â heâd asked over the phone. She assured him that she had and that they had left before they could do anything and that he needed to get there as soon as possible. Putain de merde.Â
Now he was sitting outside, holding the lead to a horse who was grazing on the grass in front of the animal shelter. She seemed sweet â skinny, but that wasnât too surprising considering the assholes and ditched and run a whole fucking horse. âYou got any idea where you can go?â he asked the equine. Her only answer was to continue munching on grass. âThatâs what I thought.â
Kaden sighed. He was out of ideas.Â
Wait. That guy. Dairy farm guy. âThis might be your lucky day,â he said to the horse who was still simply grazing without a care in the world. Kaden sent a message and now all he had to do was wait for him to head over here with that trailer.Â
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Surprised to have heard from the Animal Control guy this soon, Monty was passing off his chores and hitching the trailer to his truck in minutes. All he was told was that there was a horseânothing on the animalâs status, not that he figured the guy had much experience with horses. Not a common sight in animal shelters, after all.Â
Twenty minutes later and he was pulling up at the provided address, climbing down from the truck and grabbing the small sack of horse feedânot part of his equinesâ typical diet, but he had a feeling the horse could probably use the extra calories. And, when he laid eyes on the animal and the man holding her lead, his heart broke.Â
Walking over to them at a steady pace, Monty flashed the man a thankful smile. âOh, sweetheart,â he cooed, giving her a thorough inspection. She didnât seem to mind the attention, her coat twitching beneath his hands as he ran them over her side and back. Digging out a handful of the feed, Monty held out a palm for her to eat from. From there he finally returned his attention to the man, whoâs name he hadnât even learned yet. âLo siento, amigoâah, Iâm Monty. Monty Rivera.â Reaching out with his free hand to shake, he gave the man a nod. His gaze quickly jumped back to the horse that was nudging his shoulder for more feed. âThank you for letting me know about herâpoor thing. I know, I know.â He took out more feed and held it up, smiling at the way she jammed her nose into his palm. âNot as bad as she could be, all things considered. Needs a bath, and needs her hooves trimmed⊠and some good, healthy meals, obviously.â She did have a beautiful amber champagne coat, despite it being a little raggedy.Â
He glanced back to the man, now looking apologetic. âI⊠hate to ask, but weâre a little short staffed on the farm today, and multiple animals are giving birth. I might not have extra hands when I get there, and Iâm not sure how well sheâll take a new place with lots of other animals around. Could use the help getting her to the paddock⊠if you donât mind.âÂ
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There were definitely worse ways to spend time on the clock than sitting around with this horse waiting for the trailer to show up. Kaden was just glad he wasnât going to have to figure out what to do with her overnight. Something about watching her just nibble and graze, her ears occasionally twitching back and forth, her tail swishing away any flies â it was mesmerizing, peaceful in a way. So much so that he nearly jumped when he heard a voice.Â
Shit. Thankfully, it looked like this was the farmer alright. Kaden pushed himself off the rock he was sitting on, wiping the dirt off his hands on his jeans. Not that he had any lingering doubt, but there was a sense of relief seeing how easy he took to the horse and how calm she was around him. Sure, he knew better than to get too invested in the animals he encountered on the job but that never stopped it from happening, even if he had only known this horse for about a half an hour. âKaden Langley,â he offered, shaking Montyâs hand. Afterward, he reached out to give the horse a pet, too. âYeah considering I think she was being kept somewhere just outside of downtown, I expected worse.â A pit dropped in his stomach when he realized he could see a little of her ribs on her side as he stroked her dusty coat. âNot sure what the hell they were thinking or how they never got caught.â Then again, most of the departmentâs time was spent wrangling monsters confused for animals so he guessed it made sense enough that this had gone under the radar.Â
Kaden had fully expected that this was probably the last time heâd see the horse and planned to give her a small goodbye. He wasnât going to admit it, but he was dreading it a little even though it was one of the many he had on the job and something he should probably have been more used to. âThat so?â he asked, holding back the smile threatening to pull the corners of his lips upwards. Guess it wasnât time for goodbye just yet. âYeah, I can help. Iâll follow in the truck after we get her loaded up. Still on call and all that.âÂ
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The zombie quietly shook his head, running his hand down her nose. âTrophy pet. Pay a lot of dinero for a pony with a rare coat, donât think about how big sheâs going to get when you ârenovateâ the garage into a stable⊠nowhere for her to run? No wonder they dumped her, sheâd have been an anxious mess. Must feel better already, being in an open space like this.âÂ
When Kaden agreed to help, Monty brightened. âGracias, appreciate that.â Leaving the animal control officer with her for a moment more, Monty went back to the trailer and unlatched the gate, swinging it open and securing it in place. Then it was a matter of laying down the ramp, and⊠good. Taking the small bag of feed deep into the trailer, he set it down as bait, then retrieved the orange slices heâd brought with him.Â
Returning to the pair, he exchanged the lead for the fruit, clicking his tongue and giving a very gentle tug to nudge her in the right direction. As she turned, her eyes landed on the trailer and her ears flicked back. âGive her a slice,â Monty instructed softly, âthen keep leading her to the trailer with more.â She didnât seem thrilled about the looming confinement, but the oranges were too enticing for her to outright refuse. Stamping her crooked hooves a little harder, the mare let herself be led right up to the ramp, then stopped. Her eyes widened and nostrils flared with a defiant huff as she jerked her head to the side, shifting her weight from one side to the other.Â
âI know, niña, I know.â Switching places with Kaden, Monty figured that if she decided to bodycheck him into the side of the trailer, heâd at least probably come out less harmed than the officer⊠if only because of his regenerative traits. Still, she refused to budge, and the zombie huffed out a breath. âAll right. Letâs tryâŠâ He looked around him before plucking a rope off the trailer wall and began tying a small loop at the end of it. A few knots and adjustments on the horseâs head later, and a bowline hitch was set in place. Removing the standard lead and setting it aside, the farmer gave another encouraging tug on the new halter combo, and she gave a petulant whinny before finally moving up and into the trailer. Success.
It wasnât a long drive from here to the farm, though the going was certainly slower now that he had some precious cargo in the trailer. Pulling up by the barn, Monty was thankful that the unloading went a lot smoother. Seeing her walk with such an uneven gait, though, he realized that the hoof trimming was going to have to take priority over getting her into a field. âChange of plans,â he said to Kaden, again looking terribly apologetic. âStay here a moment, I am going to go grab my farrier kit. I need to take care of these hooves now.â The shoes could come later, he figured.
Returning with the kit in hand, Monty had Kaden hold the horse still as he went to town on each foot, one by one, slicing them down and cutting out the excess sole until they looked perfect. The mare, to her credit, was only cantankerous for the first foot until she realized how much better it felt. From there, it was smooth sailing. Finished, Monty left the rolled-up sleeve of tools in the trailer and returned to Kaden. An additional lead was attached to her neck with one person on either side of her, and off they struck.Â
âI imagine you must not work with many horses,â Monty chuckled, glancing over at his companion for the afternoon. âWhat is it, usually? Dogs?â
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Kaden was no expert with horses. He liked them well enough and knew how to ride well enough to get into some tough spots in the woods and mountains for hunting that just werenât practical to take by foot and no fucking way were any vehicles making it through. He was never the one with all the horse knowledge, he just helped out where he could. Monty, on the other hand, clearly was well-versed. The hunter nodded as he swapped the lead for the orange slices. He may not be the expert, but he knew enough about luring animals to get the gist.Â
He held his hand out flat as her soft muzzle and whiskers brushed against his palm to take the orange slice. âYeah, thatâs it,â he said calmly, unable to keep the hint of a smile off his face. He took a slow step back before holding another slice just out of reach. She reached her neck out far as it could go, shoving her head towards the fruit, but her lips couldnât grab it. âYouâre going to have to come get this one yourself.â She pulled back and stretched out again, far as she could without lifting a hoof. It still wasnât enough. And so one foot drifted up as she leaned forward. And then a little more. And a little more until sheâd taken a step forward onto the ramp. The first clang of her hoof on the metal made her jump back, startled by herself. Kaden pushed his hand out a little closer and the scary sound was quickly forgotten as the mare gobbled up the treat.Â
Getting up the ramp was easy enough but when she was faced with the walls threatening to surround her, the mare was warry. Kaden was wondering if she was about to bolt. Or worse. He didnât have to wonder long before Monty slid in to swap places. Kaden was all too happy to let him proceed from there. He watched from the outside, waiting to see if he was going to need to help any but he sure as shit didnât know how to do any of what the other man was doing. âGuess I called the right guy,â he said once the horse was loaded up and they were ready to head out to the farm.Â
Once they arrived, Kaden wasnât sure where to start. Thankfully his only job was to hold the horse while Monty did all the hard work. That much he could do. Though she was a little restless at first (and he couldnât blame her, it looked to him like fixing her hooves was some full-scale operation), she calmed down quick enough. âFacile Ă faire. Tu vas bien,â he muttered to her as he stroked her forehead. He knew she had no damn clue what he was saying but it seemed to help. The occasional treats he slipped her probably didnât hurt, either.
When that was all said and done, Kaden followed Montyâs lead and took the other rope. âYeah not a typical call, thatâs for sure,â he replied. âUsually itâs dogs and cats, yeah.â And monsters. Mostly monsters. âOccasional raccoon, squirrel, even deer. One moose. First horse, though. Take it youâre pretty familiar with them, though. How long you worked with them?â Looking around at the landscape as they walked, he had to admit, it wasnât half bad out there. âPretty nice piece of land youâve got out here, too.â
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"A moose?" Monty grinned enthusiastically. "That's wild. I've never seen one of those in person⊠not sure I'd want toâŠ" They weren't exactly known for being friendly, after all. "Oh, uh⊠since I was thirteen, or so." Nevermind that more than a century had passed in between now and thenânearly two. "Always been working on farms, ranches, that sort of thing. Time I spent working at an orchard was awful boring. Too many people, not enough horses." He laughed, rubbing the back of his neck. "Thank you, though. It is⊠somewhat unfortunately close to the pit, but we make do. It was cheap to buy, at least." The slight odor in the air was not dissimilar to the one wafting through town, so it was likely that Kaden hadn't even perceived the change. "What about you? How long have you been doing what you do?"Â
The horse between them was shockingly well-behaved, seemingly enjoying the feeling of having her hooves cleaned up. But as they neared the gate, her anxiety kicked in again. She might not have realized that there was a wide-open pasture beyond it, or perhaps there was simply something about it that she didn't like. Horses could be weird like that, Monty had found.Â
"Hey, hey," he cooed, stopping to try and let her acclimate. "It's alright, niña. No more garages for you, I promise."Â
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âSurprisingly wasnât the toughest day on the job, either,â Kaden added. âHe got stuck in a fence so just a matter of getting him out.â The jobs that were monsters were always worse, not because he didnât know how to deal with them so much as he didnât know how to explain his methods as part of his job. Those were the reports that Gary griped at him about the most, always asking him how he was supposed to write anything up with no real info. He always figured it out, though.Â
âThirteen?â He raised a brow. âWould have guessed it was about since you could walk.â He seemed the type. âBut yeah, I prefer working with animals to people, too. Even the cats whoâd rather scratch me than get in a carrier.â Having tougher skin than most certainly helped there, though, he had to admit.
âOh, uh, me?â Kaden wasnât sure why the question threw him for a loop, it was simple enough. Still, he could feel sweat forming between his palms and the lead rope. âOnly been in town a few months or so. Never worked animal control before that. Well, not officially but, uhâŠâ Right, great, he was doing a stellar job looking like a normal fucking person. âI just worked a lot of odd jobs in the past. Shit like that.â None of that was suspicious, not at all. Putain.
It seemed like Kadenâs nerves were contagious as the horse grew agitated when they reached the gate. He had a feeling that the other man was going to do a better job soothing the mare than he was. Instead of trying, he carefully walked around the front of her towards the gate, slowly handing Monty the second rope so the hunter could open the gate nice and steady, hoping that might alleviate some of her stress. Less doors, more open field was probably nicer for her if he had to guess.Â
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Shrugging his shoulders, Monty looked a bit sheepish. âI mean⊠yes, mi familia had goats and chickens growing up, so I suppose I was tending to them the moment I could walk,â he laughed. âThe horses, though, they made me wait until I was a bit bigger before I could handle them. I would sit on the fence and watch tio ride them around, training them. He took me with him a few times, before I was big enough to ride my own. It was really something.â Realizing he was rambling, the zombie pressed his lips together. âAnyway.â
Kadenâs answer, while not that odd on its face, was made odd by the strange delivery. It was⊠charming, in a strange sort of way. He smiled like he was trying not to laugh, and exclaimed, âOh! Well thatâs exciting then, a change of pace! I would welcome you to town, but Iâm sure itâs done a good enough job of that on its own already.â There was a knowing hint of sarcasm to his tone, but he wouldnât elaborate further. This place and all of its flaws had given him more than it had taken, so far. He wouldnât speak ill of it.Â
Giving Kaden a thankful nod as the second lead was passed to him, Monty continued to reassure the horse as the gate was pulled open. Once it stood fully ajar, her ears swiveled forward curiously and she gave a mighty swish of her tail. âWant to go check it out? Come on, love,â the man encouraged her, taking a step forward. She followed, craning her neck to give Kaden a sniff and a nudge in the chest before her hooves hit grass. And when that happened, she stood stock still, her muscles tense. For all the world, she looked concerned, but Monty was smiling. âÂĄOye, there you go!â He unhooked the second lead, and then the first, leaving only the halter in place. The horse gave a loud whinny and took off into the pasture, galloping as fast as her legs could carry her and tossing her head in the air.
Swinging the gate shut again, Monty watched her with an expression of pure joy on his face. âThank you,â he breathed, looking at Kaden and shaking his head. âSheâs perfect. I am so glad sheâs here.â With uncharacteristic boldness, he clapped a hand to the manâs shoulder. It wasnât a hug, but it was just about all he could muster.Â
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âAhh, so I was almost right.â The corners of Kadenâs mouth couldnât help but turn upwards while Monty talked about the farm. He couldnât say why, maybe it was just nice to hear something, well, nice for once â about a childhood that wasnât just training and school scattered in between more training. âAnyway, yeah Iâve already had some memorable encounters in Wickedâs Rest. Come to think of it, guess this is a weird sort of town to attempt stability but here I am.â Thatâs what he was aiming for, right? Putain, hell if he knew what he was trying to do anymore. Other than run away from his fucking problems.
The soft snuffles and nudge from the horse shook him out of his thoughts and a laugh bubbled up in his chest. âHey, there, itâs still me,â he told her and it seemed to be good enough for her. As she stepped away, Kaden held his breath, trying to keep steady as he watched the mare try to make a decision of what to do next, where to go. She may not have been human, sure, but he was damn familiar with that feeling. Her whole world had just turned upside down and this whole new place was laid out before her, exciting and fucking terrifying all at the same time. Hell, it was how he felt stepping off the fucking plane.Â
And then, she bolted, broke free and ran. It was the best damn thing heâd seen in a while.Â
Kaden was already smiling as he watched the mare explore her new home and the hand on his shoulder only widened it. âIâm glad I could get her here. Not every animal I see gets this kind of outcome,â he said, nodding towards the trotting horse. âItâs nice to see it work out. Even better to know sheâs in good hands.â
He could have stood there all day watching her explore the pasture, but heâd have to leave eventually. That familiar pit hit his stomach whenever he realized his part in the success story was at the last chapter. It was a bittersweet moment walking away after getting invested and as much as he tried not to be an idiot who got invested, he always did. Still, he wasnât leaving right that second. Heâd save that feeling for later. He turned towards Monty to see if there was any rush and hell if the man looked just as thrilled as that damn horse. Kaden couldnât help but watch him admiring the mareâs new found freedom for a bit.
Right. The horse. He cleared his throat a little and snapped his gaze back towards the paddock. âSo. What are you going to name her?â he asked.
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Before Kaden had turned to watch him, Monty had admittedly been doing exactly the same thing. Arms crossed and hooked over the top of the gate, face half buried behind them, he recognized that a familiar (but never acted upon) feeling was blooming in his chest. Dang it. Snapping his gaze forward the moment he noticed Kaden turning, he did his best to act completely natural as he felt the otherâs eyes on him.
The question was a welcome break from the tension caused by being so seen, and Monty gave a thoughtful hum, lifting his head to run a hand through his unruly mop of hair. â... Manzanita, I think. Little apple.â He watched her trotting around the grass for a few moments more before glancing at Kaden, struggling to pull forth the words he wanted. This animal control officer seemed like a good man, a good person to have as a friend. And if he was trying to be more sociable, then this was someone he wouldnât mind spending time with.Â
âKaden,â he started, his body language doing little to mask his nerves as he shifted his weight and brushed his palms on his jeans, âyouâreâwelcome any time. Here, I meanâto see Manzanita, orââ Or me. That wasnât a thing you could just say to people, heâd sound like a whackjob. ïżœïżœOr me.â Whackjob it was. His eyes widened a little and he let out a nervous, breathy laugh, trying to backtrack. âI just meanâyou can stop by. Whenever. Weâre pretty much always here.â It wasnât really helping, was it? Jesus. Dragging a hand over his face, Monty could do nothing but laugh at himself, even if he felt like dying inside. âBetter at talking to animals than people, in case you couldnât tell. Trying to work on that,â he muttered from behind the shield of his palm, giving Kaden a sort of pitiful, hopeful look.Â
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âManzanita,â Kaden repeated, letting the word roll off his tongue as best he could. It definitely didnât sound as nice when he tried it. He furrowed his brow and thought for a moment. âYeah, it doesnât work quite as nice in French. P'tite pomme is the best weâve got.â It fit her, though. She looked like a Manzanita.Â
The hunter was content to keep leaning on the fence and simply watching the mare in the pasture and he figured Monty would be the same, so he was a little surprised to hear the other manâs voice. Granted, it was less speaking, more sputtering. He had to bite back the bits of laughter threatening to spill out. It was like watching a baby deer trying to figure out how to walk, wobbling and shaky and adorable in all of their awkwardness.Â
âI see. It all makes sense now,â he said, a sly smile across his face as he turned to face Monty. âYou didnât need my help at all and this was all a ploy just get me out here to the farm.â Kaden knew he shouldnât tease too much given the earnest look on the other manâs face â there might even be some blushing under his hands there. âBut yeah, Iâd like that.â He reached over to give him a nudge with his elbow. âConsidering youâre not that bad to talk to.â That and, though he wasnât about to admit it outloud, he was pretty sure this was the most heâd smiled in a while. He wasnât going to dig into why, he wasnât sure he wanted to lest that ruin it all.Â
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Monty tried to pronounce the French in response, finding the roundness of the language to be more difficult to navigate, and made a face. âMhm, sĂ, I think I will leave that one to you and your countrymen,â he laughed.Â
The farmerâs mouth hung open in silent protest as Kaden spoke, head shaking side to side as he worked up the nerve to respond. The nudge to his side jump started his voice and he finally let out a defiant huff. âExcuse you, amigo, I did need your help! And you were very helpful!â he argued through a smile, but his voice quickly softened. âButâgood.â Alan would be pleased. With another chuckle, the zombie tried to wave away his nerves with a dismissive hand gesture, which of course did very little for him. âI have a friend that insists I try to meet people.â Pursing his lips, Monty watched Manzanita slowly settle herself into the grass for a good roll through the soft blades. âBesides the hands, heâs about the only person I talk to.â It wasnât meant to sound sad, but Monty figured a person like Kaden might know where he was coming from. âSo anyway, congratulations. Youâre my first success story.â Chatting online was one thing, but managing to convince someone to spend more time with him after meeting him in person? That was a feat in and of itself. He smiled gently and turned his head to look at Kaden again, burying his fingers deep in his hair as he leaned against the gate again. âI know a farm isnât exactly, you knowâŠâ The statement hung in the air, and Monty didnât really know how to finish. Let the assumption do the footwork, then. âSo we donât have to meet here. Unless youâre really just interested in seeing Manzanita again,â he teased.
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âThat so?â Kaden's face scrunched at the word friend. Not because he was surprised that Monty did or didnât have many friends so much as he hadnât thought about his own situation. He wasnât sure if he had anyone in town heâd call a friend. The only person he could think of calling that wasâ His throat tightened and he swallowed to force out any memories threatening to rise to the surface. It didnât matter. Now wasnât the time and there was shit all he could do about it. âFunny enough, not sure Iâve made a whole lot of friends in town yet, myself.â His voice was shakier than heâd like, constricted by the emotions that had gripped him. He gave a small cough to try and clear them away. He glanced back to Manzanita, trying to drink in the joy of the moment again and leave the past where it belonged.Â
Turning back to Monty, all awkward and earnest as he leaned against the gate, made that easy enough. A smile fell back onto his face as he tried to fill in the blanks of the other manâs sentence. There were a few ways that could go and Kaden wasnât entirely sure what he meant. Or what he wanted it to mean, if he was being honest. Maybe it was best not to overthink shit. âYou like coffee?â he asked, stupid smile still spread across his face, he was sure of it.  Â
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He knew it. It was a joyless victory, though, because Kaden clearly wasnât okay with that fact. Or rather, there was some underlying thing-âa memory, maybeâthat was making it a painful realization. âWell then, I guess congrats to both of us are in order,â he offered, trying to lighten the moment if he could.Â
âI do, actually⊠now you mention it.â His smile took on a more playful edge, and frankly, he was impressed with himself. This was going great! It never went this great. Maybe getting out all that crap heâd been bottling up with Alan not that long ago had more good than heâd realized. Maybe he was finally not an emotionally constipated weirdo who panicked at the thought of being alone with a stranger. And in a date setting no lessânot that thatâs what this was. Not exactly. Was it? He didnât know, and for the moment, chose not to dwell on it. Not when he was doing such a good job at being normal, for the most part.Â
âWhenâs your shift end?â
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âWell good thing the one thing I scouted out in town was the best coffee places.â Kaden had to admit, this almost seemed too good to be true. Go on a case, come out with aâ well, he wasnât sure if it was anything other than coffee. Still, a relatively normal moment, in Wickedâs Rest? He hadnât been there that long, but heâd been there long enough to know that things almost always went a little sideways. If there was another shoe about to drop, he didnât want to even think about waiting for it, though. Not to mention, he was still on a farm and it still smelled like a farm, mixed with the scent of low tide that was lingering around the entire town. Alright, he didnât need to be pinched to know it was still very much real. Maybe he should just fucking accept that on occassion something decent could happen to him.Â
He wasnât certain, but he was pretty sure that it was the question that made his stomach do a small flip. Putain, that was stupid. âUh, good question.â Kaden took a quick glance at his watch. âIâve got a few hours still. Unfortunately.âÂ
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âThatâs perfect, plenty of time to get this girl all cleaned up and properly fed, wey. No problems.â The day was still pretty young, and the coffee shop he had in mind was one that was open late, anyway. âWell, tell you whatâIâll get the lady settled in, clean myself up, and meet you at that place downtown in a few hours, eh? Whatâs it called⊠Latte to Love?â He shrugged, not understanding the play on words (they werenât his strength, especially not when they were in English), but was smiling all the same. âAnd donât rush yourself. No pressure, no problems.â Was he repeating that for Kaden, or for himself? Hard to say.Â
Once the pair had reached the barn and their respective vehicles, Monty gave Kaden another handshake, this time with both hands. âIt was a pleasure to meet you,â he said cheerfully, âAnd I look forward to meeting you again in a less⊠professional setting.â
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âThatâs the one. Should be a pretty easy rest of the day, I hope.â Damnit, Kaden hoped he didnât curse himself by saying that. He just wanted a nice, normal, simple shift. The last thing he needed was to run into a monster on the way to the fucking coffee shop. It would be his luck. âSounds good to me. Considering Iâd rather not show up with animal piââ Wait, was that too crass or⊠Putain, he was overthinking shit now when he wasnât before. Stupid âUh, animal bodily fluids on my clothes. Tends to happen. Definitely not one of the highlights of the job.â He reached up to rub the back of his neck, hoping that his face hadnât gone red at all.Â
âPleasureâs all mine,â he said, mirroring Montyâs grip as they shook hands. âSee you soon, mon ami.â Hopping back into his truck and driving back to the shelter to put in the paperwork for this case, Kaden couldnât help but continuously glance at the clock, trying to make the time go faster. He just hoped he wouldnât run into Andy or Alex when he stopped back at the cabin â he didnât want to deal with the fucking third degree they were gonna give him.Â
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Neighborhood Watch S2 Ep1: Shindig
Hello!! We finished the first session of season 2! And jesus christ- a lot happens, it was a bit disjointed! But Iâm here to try and make sure itâs all coherent! (my own personal comments will be in the tags) So letâs go!
A week has passed since the Season One finale; the Domeâs been dropped, and everyone in the Main Cast knows that John is a monster. Since the Dome is gone, the rest of the town had been unlocked for us to explore!
During the week, Song buys new flowers for her house at the florist- she runs into Louis, whoâs been buying native wildflowers to improve his lawn. He runs into some interns who work for the mayor, who offer him some free seed packets for some newly discovered flower- They grow quick, with thick thorny vines and stems, and are ready to bloom within a week with beautiful tie-dye-esque colors. Louis declines, not trusting anyone whoâs a part of the government, and the florist owner, Kathy, is wary of the flowers due to how quick they grow; they can very easily become invasive.
Song does archery practice with Amira in her backyard- Amira has not mentioned John being a monster, and Song hasnât asked her about it. Amira does mention, however, that while hiding in Songâs house during the s1 finale she found a black book with a red gem. Thatâs one of Songâs spellbooks, and Song vaguely says she uses it to help protect herself. Amira shows interest in it, and Song discreetly tries to sense if Amira has the potential to become a magic-user- but Amiraâs aura indicates she doesnât have any ability for magic at all, which is odd because all humans normally have the capacity for it; the center of her soul is dead-blue.
Shelby starts her Twitch-streaming again, with the internet being back up, and when sheâs not busy with that John spends time with her; Not only because sheâs his friend, but as a way to make up for making her worry so much (and to avoid the rest of the Main Cast). Sometime during the week John tries to go the park, but sees Louis there and immediately turns around to go home. He also fills in Emmett about the events of taking down the Hunter, omitting the fact that he is one himself.
Markus keeps to themself for most of the week, ordering take-out (thereâs only one Uber driver in Greenville, btw, his name is Kyle and he sells weed on the side) and healing from their wounds. At some point, they get rid of Emmettâs corpse with carrion beetles, and use his bones to make bonemeal for various projects- including their worm farm. Towards the end of the week, they decide itâs been long enough- They march right up to the Doe/Waters household and knock on the door. Shelby is busy streaming, and so John answers. He freezes when he sees itâs Markus, and in a cold panic he closes the door. Through the window he sees that Markus looks sad, and they walk away. John feels awful, and is still reeling from the cold panic, but he doesnât want to make it awkward by opening the door again, and theyâll want to talk about that night, oh no, god you fucked up- And so he decides to head to the park, as part of him still finds nature to be calming/ feeling a bit like home. He people watches, observing the librarian reading a book, until it starts to get darker out, and begins his walk home.
Meanwhile, going back to Markus walking home, I feel itâs time to mention that some more neighbors have moved in during the week- Two of them being Heath and Sammy Clark. Heath, a 5âČ6 blonde guy, jogs up to a dejected Markus and invites to him and Sammyâs get-together (in fact, theyâve sent out invites to the entire cul-de-sac). Markus doesnât seem too into it, and heads home.
On the topic of new neighbors, Iâll summarize them now:
The Clarks have moved in across from Phil. Heath is an outgoing trans man, and Sammy is a very quiet and hairy ginger man whoâs almost 7ft tall.
Bonnie McMurry moves in next to Shelby and John. Sheâs a sweet older lady in her mid 60s and lives alone, though she had a bunch of odd-shaped boxes with her labeled âLoisâ. Shelby had asked about it, revealing Bonnie had an adult son who passed some years ago. During the night, loud music can be heard from her basement.
William Krieger is a socially awkward and reclusive man with a pencil stache. He keeps his pet rats in his many coat pockets.
Kenneth Feinstetter lives across the street from Louis. He is a loud and boisterous man with glasses who will tell anyone willing to listen to him about his ridiculous conspiracy theories regarding Greenville.
Some moving trucks come in at midnight. Lucretius Wayne introduces himself to the neighbors, sending out gift baskets of high quality. Heâs charming, and even the Pattersons like him.
Louis recognizes Lucretius as the vampire Lestat. His ex.
But the time for the Clarkâs party is here, and Markus decides theyâre going. They get all dressed and give themself a pep-talk about how theyâre going to make friends. They head outside and see the Pattersons are heading over to the party as well, and for a moment consider heading home, but then Lucretius appears with some wine and greets the Pattersons; Karen waves at him, and Bob seems... jealous? Markus decides to go, if only to see this drama unfold.
Louis doesnât like being left out and decides to go. As heâs walking over, William approaches him and wants to be invited to the party. Louis makes a comment about if William is really going with a jacket that has so many pockets, and William responds heâs got to bring his family with him. Louis doesnât like William, whoâs standing far too close to him, and so when Philip approaches Louis takes his chance to leave. Kenneth approaches Louis and asks if heâs seen anything weird, or out of the ordinary? Louis almost says no, but then mentions that heâs never seen Lucretius leave his house til after sundown- he might as well try and direct suspicion towards his ex.
Song decides to bring some wine over, and as she exits her home Lucretious greets her; They compare the wine theyâre bringing, and he offers her his arm. She takes it, and together they walk to the Clark household. Louis sees this, and though his expression remains calm, his grip tightens. The Sampath family is going; Amira waves to Song, and she and Lu wave back.
Markus approaches the Pattersons and asks how Karen is doing (bc, yknow, The Curse), and she says sheâs doing much better. Bob thanks Markus, who says that while they donât like each other, they donât want his wife to die, and Bob says heâll owe Markus a favor because of their help. Markus squirms away.
John and Shelby are going as well; John prepares a snack tray to bring along. As the two of them leave they hear music coming from Bonnieâs basement; as much as John wouldnât admit it, part of him is glad heâs away from the noise.
The Clarks are greeting people as they enter; John approaches, sees the rest of the Main Cast and seriously considers leaving, but Shelby interprets this as general social anxiety and reassures him itâll be fine. He makes eye contact with Song as she approaches- her gaze hardens, and John looks away. Lucretius asks Song if everything is okay; she responds by saying not everyone in the neighborhood is getting along at the moment. Lucretius is invited inside by Heath.
Inside is very spacious; the archways leading to the different rooms have been altered to be taller, and even then Sammy has to bend over a little bit to avoid hitting his head. Thereâs snacks, drinks, etc. Sammy offers Philip some alcohol, and he turns it down. Markus is in awe of how tall Sammy is, and heads to a corner to vibe. They can hear the spiders behind the bookshelf in their corner. William shows up to stand next to them, and Markus bluntly tells him that they want him to go away (âPlease go away. I can say it in four different languages if youâd like.â) Williamâs smile starts to fade at Markusâ insistence, and he actually starts to look angry, but then gets distracted by a snack tray and scurries away.
John and Shelby have bumped into Kenneth, whoâs informing the both of them about some kind of drama going down on Twitter. John doesnât have social media, so he doesnât quite know what heâs talking about, but he likes listening to people talk and wants Kenneth to like him- especially since Kenneth doesnât know about his monstrous nature. Shelby brings up the fact sheâs a Twitch Streamer, upon which Kenneth looks her up on the Internet, and then awkwardly excuses himself.
Everyone starts to vote for which party game to play. John approaches Philip, whoâs trying to tune his guitar to bring some extra entertainment to the party, but Phil is having a bit of trouble tuning it. Lucretius appears and offers to tune it, and plays a flamenco riff (and winking at Louis), absolutely showing up whatever Phil was planning to do (John doesnât interpret it that way, though, and thinks itâs nice how Lucretius helped out Phil). Markus and John both notice Bob Patterson and Louis going off into one of the other rooms of the house- Bob has noticed Louisâs reactions to Lucretius, and asks if they know each other. Louis tries to play it off- not every person with a southern accent knows each other, Bob- but Mr Patterson wants to know if Lucretius is anything similar to the monster he saw the previous week, if something supernatural is going on. Louis says nothing supernatural is going on with any of the new neighbors, in response Bob whispers something to him before storming out. Louis, apparently a bit shaken by what Mr Patterson had whispered, takes a moment before leaving the room and heading back to the party.
The group has decided on Two Truths One Lie. Some highlights:
William glaring at Markus the entire time
Almost every normal neighbor hoping that Markusâs âI have over 300 bugs at my houseâ bit is the lie
Everyone immediately guessing Philipâs lie (divorced but on good terms)
Kenneth putting one of his truths down as him âknowing the truth about this town.â Song asks him what that means, and Kenneth invites Song over to his house to look at his charts and notes some day.
Lucretius smiling at Louis the entire time is was Louisâ turn (we find out Louis is allergic to wool)
Flirting with Song when it was her turn (Heâs been flirting with her the whole party, I should add.)
And then itâs Lucretiusâs turn. He grins, and gives his options: 1) He was born in Louisiana. 2) He has a skin condition that prevents him from being out in the sun 3) ...And heâs bloodthirsty monster.
Louis knew this, but Song doesnât pick up on the danger; like almost everyone else, sheâs incrediby charmed by Lucretius. John was too, actually, but as soon as that was said, John realizes that Lucretiusâs charm is all part of a lure to get prey, and that he could be something similar to John. Markus realizes the danger as well, and deduces that everyone in this room could be in danger- so they summon a bunch of cockroaches to scare everyone away. Almost no one notices it was them who caused the roaches- except for William, whoâs been staring at them the whole time.
People start running away in the chaos- Heath faints, Sammy tries to stomp the bugs (shaking the house with this, actually), and Louis tries to get ahold of Song, but Lucretius has taken her hand before he could do anything and has gotten her out of there. Lucretius offers to walk her home, and she accepts. Once outside, John tries to make eye contact with Markus- a âdid we both notice the same thingâ kind of look. Markus sees this and looks almost panicked, an âoh god not again lookâ (Unknown if it was fear about John or the event happening), before their gaze becomes sad. A monstrous roar appears from inside the house, and Markus races inside. John tries to head in too, but Louis calls out to him and says they need to talk. John anxiously says something about getting rid of the roaches and attempts to get away, worried Louis wants to talk about That Night, but the Crooked stops him (âJohn. This isnât about youâ).Â
Meanwhile, inside, Markus sees Sammy angrily stomping at the roaches. Markus, not wanting to have their bugs killed, leads them out with food. Sammy corners Markus and, speaking for the first time, growls a comment about how he didnât see what Markus did was necessary, and that he knows about their kind and would appreciate that Markus never do that again. Markus stammers an apology and runs home.
Louis leads John to his house, where he asks what John knows about Lucretius. John tells him (how the charm is a lure, how he might be like him), and Louis says that John is strong enough to take him on in a fight, but not strong enough to survive; Song is in just as much danger in Lucretiusâs presence as she is in Johnâs. At this comment John tense and seems angry, and Louis said it wasnât meant to offend: He needs Johnâs help to kill Lucretius, after all. Stakes, garlic, crosses and etc might be useful. Also, Louis tells John, Bob knows about Lucretius, the house shook when Sammy tried to kill some roaches, William has rats in his pockets- thereâs a Lot more to deal with than John being a monster, or even Louisâs ex being a vampire.
Meanwhile, Lucretius has walked Song back to her house. He says it was a pleasure to hang out with her this night, and Song agrees- but the night isnât finished yet; Would he like to come inside for some coffee?
He accepts, and is invited inside.
#JOHN LEVELED UP BTW HE CAN SHAPESHIFT NOW <333#neighborhood watch recap#fun fact the florist and mailman flirt with each other#I'm convinced Shelby is this game-world's equivalent to Jerma /hj#AND GODDAMN IT YALL JOHN FUCKED UP HIS FRIENDSHIP WITH MARKUS AAAA </3#BC DUDE I WAS STILL YELLING ABOUT THIS AT WORK!! LIKE OH MY GOD JOHN YOU IDIOT </3 TALK TO THEMMMMMM#is john people wathcing for fun or to find prey? perhaps a bit of both#With Sammy we finally have a character who's taller than John#and on that note its been dtermined John is 6'10#Kenneth is my fave new npc i love conspiracy theorist characters sm#props to louis for not selling out any of the main cast to kenneth#so proud of philip for trying to go sober tbh#i want more kenneth and john interactions i think it would be hilarious#if Kenneth did anything weird John will SO kill him#girl help my boy is so autisitc#he didnt realize lestat tuning the guitar could also be showing off he just thought lestat was being nice#HEY IS SAMMY IMPLYING THERES MORE PEOPLE LIKE MARKUS?? MORE BUG PEOPLE???#BECAUSE OF THE CONVO WITH LOUIS JOHN MIGHT START THINKING THE MIAN CAST WONT KILL HIM IF HES USEFUL </3#and ouUGUH. THE FACT SONG ASKED LESTAT FOR COFFEE. THE SAME WAY SHE ASKED LOUIS. AND LOUIS DECLINED AND SO SHE ASKS LESTAT#TO SEE IF HES BETTER THAN LOUIS#AND HE ACCEPTS???#OOOH MY GOD GIRL!!!! YOURE IN TROUBLE HES A VAMPIRE OH Y GOD#our gm does a great job mkaing the town feel Alive its so cool#However.#if i were to have one complaint its that theres so much going on and so many plot hooks/plot points#that its a bit hard to keep track of what to follow up on/ do next#bc johns suspicion of karen has been dropped in favor pf investigating new stuff#and while id like to know about kens theories we also have bonnie and everything else to think about#not to mention the interpersonal relationships of the Main Cast#but its still enjoyable
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At the end of July, I spent my birthdays on a foreign country and found myself on a forest farm in Denmark in a deep green windbreaker. The temperature at the time was around 20°C, and the vast green meadows and clusters of lush trees radiated a refreshing coolness. We passed a flock of sheep as the farmer led us to a platform nestled two stories high between tree branches. To reach the top, we had to pull ourselves up with ropes, pressing our feet against the tree trunks. If we failed the first time, we simply tried again. The sky was bathed in twilight, blending into the plains, and in my companionâs camera, my face glowed under the warm sunset. Looking back on that moment now, only three words come to mind: Hen zhi de (ćŸćŒćŸ; It was worth it); and those words capture the essence of the memory.
In interviews, Iâve often described myself as yong gan (ćæą; brave) and hao qi (ć„œć„; curious). Whether or not Iâm familiar with something, my first instinct is always to try it and see how far I can go. Climbing trees was one thing, but stepping into the world of acting was another. After being accepted into the Beijing Film Academy, I landed my first lead role in Run for Young (éŁçŹć°ćčŽç怩ç©ș). Aside from the basics I learned at university, I had no formal acting training. I knew it wouldnât be easy, but when the director declared, âShe is Li Anran,â I dove into the project without a second thought.
Later, a behind-the-scenes clip went viral online. In it, my character, Li Anran, learns that her first love, Liu Wenqin (played by Zhou You), has been in an accident. I turned away from the camera, wiping my tears as I walked down a long, empty hill. The tears came uncontrollably, not just from the character, but from the pressure I felt as a newcomer. In that moment, it felt like both Li Anran and I found release together. I also realized something important: sometimes, in a single instant, the character becomes familiar. At first, I constantly asked others if I was portraying her correctly. But one day, it clickedâI understood her, and I could act with confidence from my own perspective.
Perhaps, just perhaps, thatâs my natural gift as an actor.
I donât spend much time imagining the future. I just make decisions when the time comes. Iâve been in boarding school since middle school, and during my art entrance exams, I travelled alone from city to city, suitcase in hand, moving between examination venues. Before entering Beijing Film Academy, I never actually considered becoming an actor. I didnât focus on which major or school to choose and simply did my best. And when the time came to make a choice, I knew which path was right for me.
The word âdreamâ (æąŠæł; mĂšngxiÇng) is something that we often associates with hope, but we sometimes overlook its emptiness. I prefer to stay grounded, or as the proverb says: jiao ta shi di (èèžćźć°; to keep oneâs feet on the ground). You can only avoid being swept away by lifeâs currents if youâre truly grounded.
On set, things can get chaoticâlights, mechanics, people shoutingâbut I think despite all of that, Iâm pretty good at keeping myself composed. Before doing an emotional scenes, I will try to find a quiet corner to be alone, and tell the makeup artist not to touch me during filming. Once Iâm immersed in the characterâs emotions, my heart sinks like a stone into still waters.
I believe emotional depth is key to portraying a character. When Iâm tackling roles set in different time periods or involving characters with a significant age gap, I start by discussing the script with the director. Iâve avoided playing characters too far from my own age, as I know there are nuances I might not grasp without the right life experiences. But as I get older, Iâve noticed my emotions have deepened. Emotions I couldnât feel before now come to me more quickly. Sometimes, when I revisit roles Iâve played before, I see a different side of them.
In Blossoms in Adversity (æè±è·), the bond between the women in the Hua family reminded me of the unspoken understanding shared between the women in my own familyâmy mother and aunts. I played Huazhi, the eldest daughter, who leads her family through crisis with entrepreneurship. Her story mirrors how the women in my family also shine in their own ways. Unlike Huazhi, who bears the weight of family prosperity, Iâve learned independence and self-reliance from the women in my life. Yet, in both the Hua family and my own, the collective strength of women coming together remains a source of inspiration and support. Growing up around such powerful women has always made me feel capable of achieving anything.
Recently, I turned 25 and have completed seven films and nine TV series (with two more yet to be released). This year, I was invited to the First Youth Film Festival as a First Debut Recommender. Under the starry sky in Xining, I expressed my excitement at sharing the same space with young creators and film lovers.
I mean it when I say that I look forward to collaborating with new directors at the film festivals. There were dozens of films screening in quick succession, and great works that are more than deserving to be recognized. When the director of The Secret of Monsters (ćŠæȘç§ćŻ), Chen Yanbin, thanked me for recommending his film, I told him it was I who should thank him for sticking with his creative vision and sharing his story.
Compared to the last two decades, there are now waves of new-generation actors entering the scene. Since 2016, the number of applicants to film academies has increased by 20% to 30% each year; which means the competition increased tremendously also; but I think, and feel that Iâve already found my footing in this constantly evolving world. I know what I want by now, and once I make a choice, even if it turns out to be the wrong one, Iâll be sure to stand by it.
When Iâm feeling drained, all I want is to lie in bed, pick a random movie, and fall asleep to the dialogue. Other times, I find myself in some corner of the worldâmaybe a forest, a marketplace, or on a cobblestone bridgeâbursting with energy. Thatâs me, embracing the world with courage and curiosity. But Iâll admit, there are moments of anxiety. An actorâs schedule is tied to production, and when I have a day or two off, walking through the city helps ease that tension.
Sometimes I take pictures of some seemingly mundane moments (in which I ended up sharing on a nine-grid pictures on Weibo) because they resonate with me. The other day, I saw someone walking with flowers and wondered where they were going. Other times, Iâll glance up at a tall building and think about the lives unfolding inside. Iâve always felt a deep connection to the world, and I donât worry about the opinions of strangers. As long as my heart is steady, I know which path to take.
Next to the tea lodge being used as a filming location was a glass-roofed room, where sunlight filtered through the misty windows, softening as it touched the ground. The floor was covered in fine, shimmering sand, which sparkled so invitingly it seemed to beg for someone to step in, just to feel its softness beneath their feet. Outside the door, the lively buzz of the crowd filled the air, with the crew still in awe of Zhang Jingyiâs earlier performance. The next scene hadnât been called yet.
One of the crew members wandered into the room, their foot sinking gently into the sand. Instead of resisting, the grains seemed to embrace their ankle, offering a sense of security and calm. For many admirers, Zhang Jingyiâs charm mirrored this room: tianjing, wennuan (æŹéăæž©æ; serene and warm). Even if you stumbled, her presence would catch you, wrapping you in a comforting embrace, as though urging you to rest, to bask in the quiet warmth of a peaceful sunlit afternoon.
Edited and re-written by Lillianne, original article by äžć棫
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<Cantar del MĂo Cid>
My Cid Rodrigo DĂaz you will hear what he said to him: Eat, count, of this bread; drink, count, of this wine, / for if you do what I say, you will no longer be a captive.
<El Lazarillo de Tormes> by LĂĄzaro de Tormes
[The blind man] washed the breaks he had made with the pieces of the jar with wine, and, smiling, said: / âWhat do you think of Lazarus? What made you sick heals you and gives you health â and other gifts that were not to my taste.
<La Galatea> by Cervantes
Who is that powerful one who is known and famous from the East to the West ? Sometimes strong and brave, Other times weak and fearful; He removes and restores health, Shows and covers virtue in many, more than once, He is stronger in old age Than in joyful youth. [...] without weapons he defeats the armed one and it is inevitable that he defeats him and the one who has treated him the most, showing shame, is the most shameless. and it is a thing of wonder That, in the field and in the town, A captain of such a test, Any man dares Even if he loses in the fight.
<warning by Juan Ruiz>
«You can smell the fire, which is a very bad smell,
your mouth smells very bad, there is nothing that is worth it,
it burns the assaduras, the leg burns;
If you want to love, owner, the wine does not bother you.
«The drunken monkeys grow old, they
do not walk in their color, they dry out and turn gray,
they do many vile things, everyone hates them;
They miss God a lot and they fail the world.
«When wine is stronger than brains,
the drunks are gnawed like pigs and rooks;
therefore come deaths, strife and shuffles;
Much wine is good in vats and jars.
«Wine is very good in its very nature,
it has many benefits if taken in moderation;
He who drinks too much of it, take away his sanity,
all the evil in the world becomes all madness.
<Tragicomedy of Calisto and Melibea>
âSettle down, my children, there is plenty of room for everyone, thank God. They gave us so much of paradise when we go there. Put yourselves in order, each one has his own place; I, who am alone, will fit this jug and cup, which is no more my life than what I speak of.
After I got older, I don't know a better job at the table than pouring, because whoever tries honey always gets stuck with it. Well, at night, in winter, there is no such bed heater. With two jugs of these that I drink, when I want to go to bed, I don't feel cold all night. I cover all my clothes with this when Christmas comes; This warms my blood; This sustains me continuously in a being; This makes me always happy; This keeps me cool; I see plenty of this at home, that I will never fear the bad year, that a crust of mousy bread is enough for three days. This removes sadness from the heart more than gold or coral; This gives effort to the young man and strength to the old man; puts color to the colorless; courage to the coward; to the lazy diligence; comforts the brains; takes the cold out of the stomach; removes the stench of longing; it makes the cold powerful; makes one suffer the toils of farming; He makes the tired reapers sweat all bad water; heals the redness and the molars; sustains without stink in the sea, which water does not do.
I would tell you more properties about it that you all have hair. So I don't know who doesn't enjoy mentioning it. It has only one blemish, that what is good is worth a lot and what is bad is harmful. So, what heals the liver, makes the stock market sick. But even with my fatigue I look for the best for the little I drink, only a dozen times at each meal. "They won't let me go from there unless I'm invited like now."
<Don Quixote>Cervantes
Wine is mentioned up to 43 times in Don Quixote (1615), the most universal work of our literature. There are few characters more enthusiastic about wine in all of universal literature than the famous squire Sancho Panza, whom Miguel de Cervantes profiled not only as a great fan of wine but also as the possessor of a complete gift in the knowledge of it. âWon't it be good, Mr. Squire, if I have such a great and natural instinct when it comes to knowing wines that, when I try to smell any of them, I guess the country, the lineage, the flavor, and the hardness and twists it has to take.â , with all the circumstances that affect the wineâ, Sancho comes to consider.
Another example, when Don Quixote charges against the windmills while Sancho walked "very slowly on his donkey, and from time to time he raised his boot with such pleasure that the most gifted still life artist in Malaga could envy him."
<coplero Alonso de Toro>
In Villalar and Pedrosa,
Bozales and San RomĂĄn,
wine is no longer worth anything,
they give it almost for nothing;
Well, in Toro, where you were born,
I found, in the buns of the milestone,
a blessed red wine,
which in your life you dress like this.
In the city of Zamora,
on Valvorraz Street,
Blessed Our Lady,
there are so many taverns!
In Casaseca de Chanas
and Casaseca de CampiĂĄn,
they give us so much wine
that we sing more than frogs.
In Corrales and PerdigĂłn,
and in Fuen del Carnero,
even if the poor man carries a hide,
he will fill it without delay;
In Venialbo and at Fuente
Cantalapiedra and Cantalpino,
the people are very happy
because they drank a lot of wine.
Villarino and La Ribera
and the town of Fermosel,
a lot of wine, in a great way,
and softer than honey.
<'Anna Karenina'> by Leo Tolstoy
Kitty, observes Anna Karenina's first meeting with the man who would later become her lover. Tolstoy relates what the Russian princess Kitty saw at that meeting: He could see that Anna was intoxicated with the wine of ecstasy that she inspired. She knew that feeling, she knew its signs, and she saw them all in Annaâshe saw the trembling, bright light in her eyes, the smile of happiness and excitement that involuntarily forms her lips, and the unmistakable elegance, security, and softness of her movementsâ .
<'Paris was a Party'> by Ernest Hemingway
The novel includes several memoirs by the author of the time he spent in Paris with other well-known American writers who lived there, where they met in cafes and bars to chat. At that time in Europe we considered wine something as normal and healthy as food, as well as a drink capable of bringing you happiness, well-being and pleasure. Drinking wine was not snobbery or a sign of sophistication or culture; It was something as natural as feeding and, for me, as necessary as that. It wouldn't have occurred to me to sit down to eat something without drinking, be it wine, cider or beer. I loved all wines, except sweet wines or those that were very heavy.
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& since i can't stop adding in my SI OC
Sio as maybe the young Animus Subject 3, the Farmer (tentative title); As an earlier subject, they received less mental damage before dying, so will wake up earlier
On another planet far far away, the Colony Ships they powered crash-lands, & eventually progressing to Silver Diamond's canon, with their Earth being modern day Earth through some odd resonance
Hoshiminokoto is likely an Isu Sage who was involved in the original Plant project
Oblivious Sio, who woke up after most of the colonists have died, volunteered to power Hoshi's plan to save the rest of the humans, but the degradation their comatose body suffers from the drain meant he switched to Dependent Plants, then back to his canon power source, humans
Better to lose replaceable Dependents & humans than the source of more Plants, after all
Some of the Dependent Plants manage to transform into what will be known as the Ayames, cursed to drain their surroundings of life energy in a futile attempt to regain their lost powers
The newer generation of Plants were used as the base for the River Snakes
Ability set is anything relating to Farming, which, the Silver Diamond's cast's abilities does kinda fit
Even if they were comatose, they were the core of an active Hivemind for more than a millennium
Silver Diamond canon start
Comatose but healing Sio was stashed deep underground, the Sanome Prince Guards might find em?
Would finally wake up late canon, just in time to help mama Sanome save the 4, allowing them to also have their mom present for their happy endings
Sio is fond of the Sanome family, & will visit post canon
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Sio could ping Desmond when he wakes his Angel Arm or something power intensive via the Higher Plane, & teleport over out of curiosity
Tags along mostly as a spectator, though will try to answer any questions Des (& Vash) will have
Can't help power wise, but can help with the Hivemind & mental stuff
Finds Des's Bleeds interesting, will totally try to chat with them
Able to recharge & heal Des's Plant children
Will totally try to feed Vash fresh fruits at least once per town, that boy needs food darn it
Gets most of their funds from selling fruits & veggies
Doesn't really fight, since their powers are either not gunfight-useful, or overly lethal; runs & hide instead
If Sio follow Desmond back to the past
None of the SD cast will come along, though Sio will miss the Sanome family
Maaaybe they brought along Hoshi's spare copy of Chigusa? One that has no memory of canon Chigusa; will be a doted on little brother
Will be disgruntled they're stuck in a small body again; picks up a pole weapon to compensates since less guns now
Doesn't care for the Assassin-Templar war, only came along cause bigger little brother (Des & possibly Clay) dove in
Until they find out the Abstergo is part of the Templars, & what they have done to their new siblings
Eco-terrorism is not enough to cover the absolute BS they'd pull given the chance
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Sio's ability set (for people who haven't read SD)
Rapid growth, manipulation & healing of plants & willing Plants
Have a similar stash of Functional plants from their old planet, which is another entire list on its own
Minor ability to manipulate reality of living/formerly living objects so long as deep understanding is archived
Ayames' ability to absorb all nearby life energy; useful for knocking out groups of people
Some degree of shapeshifting, including some wickedly sharp Ayame claws
'Ayame's Eyes', a mutated version of Eagle Vision that lost the 'Allies-Enemies' detention, but has insane range; can linked senses to anyone fed their blood
Can control anyone fed their blood too, but they rather not please & thanks
Creation from own blood teleport-capable cloaks & healing bandages; in addition a crystal focal, Golems too
This is based off @teecupangel's Desmond-in-Trigun post.
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In Assassinâs Creed, thereâs a Precursor race called the Isu, the Ones that Came Before. Tall, supernaturally beautiful, likes to wear glowing clothes. Created the human race as slaves.
Trigun has the Plants, tall, (fanonly?) supernaturally pretty, can glow, & are a slave race to humans. Can be considered the Ones that Came After.
Both species have supernatural abilities, bordering on miraculous. Its almost like they're mirrors of each other...
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Assuming the Grey & the Higher Plane are the same or related, & the Isu are able to tap into the Grey to power their miraculous devices, mad scientists used the Animus Subjectsâ bodies (who all have higher Isu genes) to create the first Plants, letâs call them the Grand Plants. Theyâre then used to create the canon Dependent Plants, with Desmond's stronger genes used as the main base.
Timeskip later, most of them are sent off on Colony Ships. Then, we reach canon Trigun.
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Grand Plants starts off brain dead, since theyâre made from corpses. The Subjectsâ fragments slowly seep in from the Grey / Higher Plane, healing the mind & soul until they can awake, years & years into the future. So by the time any Grand Plant wakes up, their Colony Ships will have already reached their planets or perished in space.
As the origin of the Plant species, each Grand Plant is stronger in their respective fields, but weaker or useless in the others. Any Independent Plant spawned will also have the same skewed ability sets as their parent GP.
Desmond is the Messiah/Cipher, ability set is everything, but he needs to unlock them first. Guess Plants can telepathically talk to his Bleeds now too, for extra hilarity.
Clay is the Scapegoat/Herald?, similar ability set to Des but weaker. He does have better mental abilities though. Plants can also talk to his Bleed, yes~
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Maybe Grand Plants can use the Higher Plane to pull inter-galaxy teleportation? Pushing it further, potential method to time travel?
Endgame is yeeting Desmond n Clay with all their Grand Plant powers back into the past, though I havenât decided which era to. Could even drag post-canon Trigun twins along, as well as the Hopeland brothers via âoh, youâre half-married to my youngest? / nephew-in-law!â shenanigans.
Since the GPs arenât very human anymore, the Isuâs POEs canât effect them as much, but they can still control them, perhaps even to a better degree, thanks to their understanding of future tech.
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Random stuff
Brain insists the Ark of Covenant from AC1 can summon energy animals, & shrink down to an Apple sized ring for easy storage; Why are you like this, brain
The Plants group now calling themselves Ushi / Uzi, as a reference to how theyâre almost the opposite of the Isu?
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This is gonna be long, honey soooo⊠buckle up.
We have Desmond linked to the God of Wine, Dionysus / Bacchus with this fic (show some love and kudos this please, I adore this concept).
However, what if Desmond by chance ( Isu bullshit)Â that he absorbed when he touched the Eye as he time travels back In the Renaissance before the Auditore family execution event, it manifested in him having demi-god traits but with two Gods I have in mind.
1. Aphrodite or Venus, goddess of love, beauty, pleasure and procreation. Accidentally becoming a matchmaker for people like Des incidentally shoved a man by mistake who the man then bumped into a woman, BOOM! the two madly fell in love at first sight and married with children or his charm increases, making people fall in love with Desmond. This adds angst if Desmond discovered this power, He has low self-esteem and is severely traumatized (fuck you William for that). He would believe they really donât love him especially the assassins and itâs just a illusion they do. Actually they do, the power only boosted his charisma but Desmond doesnât know this shhhhh.
2. Eros or Cupid, god of carnal love. 16 year old Desmond with his newfound freedom after running away from the Farm. Itâs no surprise he could be a sexually liberated man especially heâs a hot bartender to hook up in the back alley of Bad Weather. He might dabbled in BDSM, heâs a switch, but preferably doms. He also got a vasectomy to avoid impregnating a woman no Elijah in thishe believes that he shouldnât have children, after having narcissistic father and possibly an emotionally neglectful mother can do that. An ability to sense lust or desires of a person in eagle vision could be possible.
With that being explained, regardless of which God, these abilities have pros & cons. Desmond when he is in the Renaissance, heâll be low-key but he canât stand out and without the currency to have a peaceful life, we needs a job. By some gift of the universe or it hates him. He ended up as a bodyguard of Rosa in Fiore by saving some courtesans from aggressive drunken men while in his clothes devolved in rags by the heat of the Eye when arrived, making him look like a beggar, good thing it was night time so his face wasnât seen by the girls.
Its been weeks doing this job, Desmond have saved plenty coins but not enough to buy land far away and live his life maybe as a farmer or open a tavern. Lately, he been feeling unwell, no matter he drank to quench his thirst, his throat is dry as if he been in dessert with no water survive and started having hot flashes. It could just because of the clothes he donned, not a single silver lining of his skin is shown except the upper part of his face and hair but he was assumed it was if it were the fact he started having wet dreams, from memory of his many hook ups in New York or some constructed with people with no faces. He gets aroused, yes, but he has self-restraint but he also frustrated and losing his rationale.
âDezmund~â Bianca, a courtesan who been attempting to lure him to bed. The other courtesans entertaining the patrons who had too much wine, too busy to notice the two, giving them a sense of privacy. âBiancaâ he nodded with one brow raised at her. Bianca practically started to entice him with her usual flirting to him. You know what, fuck it, he thought, he proceeded to âââââââ
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YeeeaaaahhhhâŠi wonât be too detailed so it wonât be overbearing. So giving you the mental picture is that Desmond used his knowledge of BDSM, blindfoled and tied Bianca and used her mouth to empty his frustration while he is still completely clothed. He gave her sweet aftercare and realizing his symptoms are gone and his mind is clear and â- oh fuccccckkkkkk he unintentionally created a chain reaction after this event involving himself more to the Brotherhood, the Auditore family and Leonardo
Anyway, thanks for reading this till the end, mwah <3
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Additions by teecup:
⊠that sounds like Desmond has the curse of an Incubus, needing to âunloadâ his pent up energy to another person.
And you know who would be fascinated by it?
Leonardo Da Vinci.
Perhaps it was during one of the times that Leonardo went to a brothel to find âinspirationâ. Maybe it was because he had been nursing a crush on Desmond who was unattainable to his eyes, a simple bodyguard meant to keep everyone safe.
He would see the complicated expression on his face. The frustration in his eyes.
And the flushed cheeks.
Oh, Leonardo would be smitten but heâd try to act like a friend, as any attraction he might have pales in comparison to his worries concerning Desmondâs wellbeing.
Desmond sees him and finds himself being unable to lie to Leonardo.
He needed to tell someone about his problems and he trusted Leonardo.
So Leonardo listens andâŠ
Things start to snowball from there.
At first, it was simply Leonardo trying to help Desmond while studying his âafflictionâ.
Then it became more for the thrill and pleasure they would receive from one another.
Desmond becomes Leonardoâs muse and sometimes his modelâŠ
Maria Auditore saw Leonardoâs potential and started commissioning himâŠ
Federico comes in to get one of the finished commissions and⊠finds Leonardo and Desmond in a very compromising situation.
Instead of leaving⊠Federico decided to join in.
And Desmond knew that Federico was hiding something but it would be a while before he realized that during this time, two years before the fated day that the Auditores would be executed, Federico was already on his way to becoming a member of the BrotherhoodâŠ
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Also⊠maybe Leonardo and Desmond have an open relationship which will give us more option for Desmond to âpartnerâ up with (like maybe⊠La Volpe??? XD)
#desmond needs to have sex#for his health#lol#it would be funny if#all the persons desmond has sex with#find their true love afterwards#only leonardo doesnât#becauseâŠ#itâs actually desmond#they donât realize it though#ask and answer#leodes#mentions of#desmond miles x oc#desmond miles x original character#desmond miles x original female character#assassin's creed#desmond miles
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Hello!! i saw that requests were open!! i was wondering if you could do a modern au (or yara without anton) where everyone gets to live peacefully! i hope its not too much to ask for clara, juan, yelena and camila (or any characters of your choice)
i love youre writing so much! thank you for writing this in advance <3
FC6 â Modern AU!
okayy so i had major writers block, then i read this sad ass poem and got inspired as hell. these are a lot longer than expected but i hope you like them!! they feel more like a short fic than HC's but im hoping that's okay and that it still feels in character cause idk and with a new addition of zenia i don't feel confident in these at all lmao pls enjoy !!
Clara GarcĂa
Clara lives along the affluent east side of Barrial in Valle de Oro. Her home isnât over the top, in fact she downsized after she refused to conform to the snobbery of her parents but it still held a beautiful ocean view and a large living space.
There was lots of spots to enjoy the view (in fact almost every room in the two story Villa had access to it) but nothing beat the top floor balcony which never failed to make her feel at ease. It was like the sea breeze could just lift her up and carry her away from all the burden of family and responsibility.
Her library is the favourite part of her house. Itâs small compared to what sheâs known in her childhood home but it holds all the tales, poems and histories which she fell in love with. Clara will spend hours resting on an armchair or couch, reading idly before she eventually falls asleep.
Fresh from university, Clara intends to use her education and her power to enter politics. Whilst this peaceful Yara is free and happy, itâs far from perfect and so she dedicates her life to demanding better for Yaraâs poor and disadvantaged.
Clara, with your help of course owns a charity for Orphans of Yara (something her family werenât too happy about). Despite her not having the same experience, the people she considers familyâ Dani, Juan, Lita, Julio and yourself have all struggled and so the two of you regularly go to visit the children with gifts and homemade foods.
Sometimes, Clara does need a break from time to time and youâll gently sit her on the couch with her back to your chest. The two of you will just soak up each others warmth as you read her favourite poems to her, leaning down for kisses during the verses.
Juan Cortez
Juan may live in a peaceful Yara, but thatâs not gonna change his lifestyle much. His workshop and home is the abandoned San Telmo Lighthouse in El Este where it is very much still a mess.
The hazardous weapons, technology, chemicals and god knows what else are mostly contained to the workshop section of his home (but letâs be clear he practically lives there) whilst the old lighthouse has been restored to a level thatâs liveable.
Surprisingly, the kitchen has a rather flashy edge to it. Not in the sense anything is new but his own upgrades and trinkets means the appliances have a fancy grade quality to them. Juan will never admit it but youâve seen him countless of times dancing around the kitchen with music whilst he either makes dinner or dishes for Guapo.
His job is somewhat ambiguous⊠on paper heâs a âweapons expertâ but for whoâ well that depends on how much. But those bigger higher paid jobs from governments donât come often so heâll take smaller jobs like repairing hunting rifles from the neighbouring farms and tinkering with the odd car that needs repairs.
His favourite thing to do is spend quality time with the two people he loves most, that being you and Guapo. Sometimes youâll go for walks along the beach, or even fishing out on a boat (even though heâs too impatient to catch anything and Guapo eats the bait before it hits the water). But as long as heâs with you, heâs the happiest man alive.
Juan has a tendency to get lost in his work, unintentionally losing track of time whilst he drills, welds and tinkers with scraps of metal and industrial composites. That just means you have to drag him off to bed so the two of you can spoon up and he can snore in your ear like the loveable old man he is.
Camila âEspadaâ Montero
Camilaâs home is a version of what her father envisioned only much smaller. Her snug farm tucked away in the mountains of Madrugada has the best sunsets and fields for the few horses she owns.
The house itself is quite small, giving room to the grazing paddocks she has strewn around the property but it doesnât feel small inside. The open living room is perfect for snuggling in front of the fire on a cold night, where you can just enjoy the peacefulness of nature.
Her favourite part of the house has to be the backyard and porch area. Camila can either sit there with her morning coffee alone or she can set up fairy lights and a table to invite her large family over for dinner.
Espada has a whole rang of community based jobs which she manages all at once. On weekends sheâs down at the farmers market selling her own collection fruits and vegetables whilst buying some for herself. Other times sheâs training, helping people both with horse riding and her skills with her sword.
Of course, youâre with her every step of the way. Some of your mundane domestic activities together end up being your favourites. Both of you have to check the fences each morning whilst walking the dogsâ with your hand in hers and the crisp frost blowing from your mouth, it feels like a real life dream.
You love the life youâve built together on her farm and even though you enjoy the hard work of farm way of life (you had to in order for Carlosâ blessing) but sometimes you just love collapsing into a hot bath together. Your limbs are tangled and steam floats off you but its so different to the sweaty labor of working with horses.
Bembé Alvarez
BembĂ© lives in a surprisingly cozy apartment above his local business in Segunda. Itâs mostly unliveable space but with a little bit of hard work (and money) he transforms it into a pretty welcoming home.
His shop is on the flashier end, turning Yaraâs old furniture, ornaments and antiques into newly restored luxury items which fetch a high price. He loves arranging his store, finding spots for new art works and sculptures amongst the array of coffee tables and armchairs.
Itâs a stark contrast to the warm bedroom and living space he calls home. BembĂ©âs bed catches the light in the morning and it softens some of the exposed concrete walls which heâs decorated with house plants and some artwork he kept for himself instead of selling.
Obviously his job as a small business owner is pretty similar to the Black Market King only heâs not smuggling anything and instead buying, restoring and selling his goods. He still deals with all the worldwide customers as well as a few locals which always keeps him busy.
When he does take time away from work, he loves spending it with you. Bembé often takes you out to drinks or a nice dinner if the evening calls. Sometimes its eating delicious street food from local restaurants and others its a fancy night out in Esperanza.
Of course, you canât always find the time between work schedules but your favourite time together is curled up in his bed late at night. Both of you snuggling as you watch the townâs skyline out the large wall length window.
Yelena Morales
Yelena lives in a cramped, highly overpriced apartment in Esperanza but she totally justifies it to you and everyone else that itâs convenient to get to university by walking.
Her home is definitely in need of some TLC as most apartments are but sheâs covered all the chipping paint and rotten panelling with house plants, artworks and her favourite pieces of clutter which make it feel like home.
Itâs a tight squeeze with a barely passable kitchen and even smaller bedroom but her pops of colour make the rooms feel much larger than it is, and itâs perfect for curling up on her bed to watch movies or study.
As a student of Espinoza University sheâs pretty much living the university life of cheap foods and stacks of textbooks but sheâs incredibly smart. Yelena is heavily involved with all the University unions, clubs, protests and activism groupsâ not to mention she writes for the campus paper about issues sheâs passionate about.
Young, and in desperate need of some fun the two of you try to get out as much as possible whether thatâs lunch with friends or partying with Yaraâs nightlife. But whatever you do, itâs always done together, with your arms linked and fingers intertwined.
Sometimes when youâre both feeling adventurous you sneak out onto the rooftops of the university. Resting against the ventilation system, the two of you watch the city skyline as Yelena tucks her head into your neck and the two of you just cuddle for hours into the night.
Zenia Zayas
Zenia absolutely adores her hometown of Esperanza, and after moving out of her fatherâs home she bought herself a large and modern industrial, studio apartment.
Thereâs almost a full one-eighty degree view of Esperanza and the water, along with multiple large windows which are perfect for natural light and inspiration (although not great for sleeping in when the sun comes blaring through the bedroom).
Her favourite room has to be the corner designated to her work as an artist. Itâs littered with canvases against the windows and paint of the walls from broken spray paint canisters. She can be in her element for hours in her space and it never ceases to make her feel inspired and at home.
Obviously, Zeniaâs occupation is an artist but it ranges from form to form. She loves her signature spray paint and street style, using her platform to promote freedom of expression to Yara but she also loves to sculpt just like her father had.Â
Itâs not often but the two of you will get dressed up in fancy attire to premier her artwork at the galleries across Yara. Itâs always those moments when youâre most proud of her, and you make sure she knows it with a string of kisses and hugs whilst journalists take her photo and critics applaud her work.
But your favourite moments (and Zeniaâs as well after she confessed youâre her biggest source of inspiration) are when the two of you are wrapped up in bed together. Her large mattress is encased in the yellow glow of the sunset, leaving you beaming as you kiss and just hold each other in an embrace.
#fc6#far cry 6#fc6 headcannons#fc6 writing#modern au#far cry#clara garcia#clara garcia x reader#juan cortez#juan cortez x reader#camila montero#camila montero x reader#bembe alvarez#bembe alvarez x reader#yelena morales#yelena morales x reader#zenia zayas#zenia zayas x reader#gn!reader
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The Griefers Playing Minecraft
I decided to make a little sequel to this post after wandering around for like an hour looking for cacti (spoiler: I didn't find any) and I wanted to experience the lovelies once again. It's gonna have the same basic beginnings as the first post but I don't feel like writing it all out. I'm lazy and tired deal with it
đTulsi Ainđ
Redstone specialist. She makes every type of farm, all the grinders, and it's all so efficient. She makes me jealous cuz I can't do shit
She steals everything from the villagers lol, but she levels up the traders to their highest level. She probably traps them in boxes or something so she doesn't have to track them down all the time
She has these huge farms of animals, mainly cows, so she can get leather to make books, to make bookshelves, to make an effective enchanting table. She puts so many enchantments on her tools
She named a diamond enchanted sword Zenith...........my darling...............
She tries to capture the bunnies and make a little bunny pen. She gets mad when they keep jumping away. Slippery little fuckers
In terms of a house, she leans more to stone. Polished stone and bricks with cobblestone and mossy bricks dotted around as accents. Of course, everything is redstoned and automated
She spends a lot more time on Minecraft than she'd like to admit, but she likes it and it's fun shut up
I feel like she wouldn't mind being on some sort of roleplaying server, or somewhere she can have a job like a blacksmith and get paid in ores and live a life in a nice little village
She makes a skin that looks like her.......with the wittle bunny ears.........and her apron with a little oil stain on it, just like her real life one..................
She would make tutorials on YouTube for redstone and how to make the farms and stuff. She wants to help people learn
Baby bunny I love her so much
đĄïżœïżœïżœElowen de BhaldraitheđĄïž
She loves fighting the monsters! She likes jumping into dark caves or the Nether or the End and just beating the shit out of all of them
She's not that good at fighting at first but shhhh no one else must know
Crossbow is her main long range weapon, it packs more of a punch than a normal bow, along with the magic arrows. Other than that, she uses an iron sword cuz it looks most like her real life swords
She defends villages from pillagers and takes over their outpost when they're all dead. Actually she just defends a village in general. Not for the villagers but for the XP and stuff. Definitely not for the villagers /src
If she does make a house of her own, which she probably won't, she'd use dark oak and spruce. Nice comfy and dark feeling, just like her :3
She tames wolves and brings them along on her journeys. She takes great care to make sure they're healthy and safe. She's sad for a week when one of them dies but will deny any relation to the stupid game you showed her
You know she's a softie at heart of course :3
She wanders around looking for loot--she fishes a lot to feed the dolphins to guide her, she looks for ruined Nether portals, she looks for the spooky mansions cuz sometimes they have loot, anything you can think of
(btw have they gotten rid of the jungle temple things cuz I haven't seen one in years and idk if it's bad luck or if they're just gone)
If she got invited to be like a town protector or a mercenary or something on a roleplay server by Tulsi or Lucan, she'll join, but she still prefers to play by herself
She'll get really focused on it and if you come in and ask her a question she'll jump and fall off the cliff face she was trying to navigate. She throws the phone at you and you don't even know what you did wrong
*sighs* cat wifey......I love her
đŻLucan de BhaldraitheđŻ
He likes building! He likes making cool things! I like to think he has a secret eye for design so he doesn't need to look at too many tutorials to make things look cool
He audibly gasps whenever he sees a cute mob. Pandas, polar bears, foxes, the itty bitty kibby cats, bees
Listen, he's not a cottagecore kinda guy, but.....he will make a house in a flower field near a beehive because he thinks it's cool
He might try to make a little town in creative mode first and make sure it has all the supplies he needs so he can switch it to survival and live in comfort :3
He'd also play on the same roleplay server as Tulsi! He'd probably be an architect and get paid big bucks (aka stacks of emeralds) to make new buildings for people with new roles
He doesn't understand potions or redstone lol. It just doesn't click with him. He's a smart guy in general don't get me wrong but he just doesn't understand it
Ooooh and banners! He likes making cool banners and hanging them on the outside of houses and using them as waypoints and stuff. Those he does have to follow a few tutorials tho cuz it can be confusing with the layering and stuff
He loves taming animals and will not hide his sadness like Elowen does when one of his wolves dies
He'd also like the allays but when he frees them he just gives them a random item so they don't fly off and it's like...a piece of andesite and he can't figure out how to give them a new item so it never gets to do its job
He loves that you introduced him to this game cuz now he associates it with you, who he also loves! He's such a puppy please I love him--
đźBalsam Taureauđź
(that's not an actual last name it's just 'bull' in French)
(please give him a last name I am BEGGING)
Anyways, he's not the best at what you would consider the essentials at Minecraft. He can't make cool buildings like Lucan without a strict tutorial, he doesn't understand redstone like Tulsi does, and he gets shit on by hostile mobs cuz he tends to just run headfirst towards them (blame the bull instincts)
But you know what he is good at? Farming
He has these big sprawling farms that spread out across the plains, or he has the cool terrace farms, either way they're really cool
He grows a lot of crops and he knows all of the most efficient layouts for all the crops cuz he is the Plant Dad and that is canon
He also keeps a bunch of livestock and somehow has the best luck with the chicken eggs (even though he keeps accidentally hitting the chickens with them lol)
He tames horses and names them after the people who are important to him... white and black one named Sage....a ginger one named Lucan.....a brown one named Tulsi......he loves them all and I love him
He doesn't go mining often enough to find rare ores cuz he spends most of his time checking on his crops, so all of his tools are iron
He also won't admit it but he doesn't like going into caves.....he enters one, hears a cave noise, stops, and turns right the fuck around XD he's not about to deal with that
Really the only way he gets rare stuff is by getting paid in the server. He doesn't wanna venture out too far
Your honor he's a Good Boi who just wants to tend to his crops leave him be
#last legacy#fictif#headcanons#tulsi ain#elowen de bhaldraithe#lucan de bhaldraithe#last legacy balsam
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@forwardintros || ( michiel huisman, male, he/him ) â Look who it is! If you take a look at our database, youâll find that ROYAL MERCER is a forty-two year old AUTO MECHANIC thatâs been in Chicago for HIS WHOLE LIFE. According to the file, theyâre a mutant on LEVEL 2 with the power of BEAR PHYSIOLOGY. That must be why theyâre COMPASSIONATE and TERRITORIAL. If you ask me, they remind me of tight, black leather with silver fastenings, the rumble of a well-cared-for engine, a kitchen bursting at the seams with knick-knacks, and misty mornings beside a shallow river. They are affiliated with THE MERCER FAMILY. Â
under the cut: basic info, appearance, personality info, bio, pinterest link tw for mentions of bullying
BASIC INFO
FULL NAME: royal mercer NICKNAMES: roy, papa bear AGE: forty two BIRTHDATE: may 1st GENDER: cis man PRONOUNS: he / him SEXUALITY: bisexual ;) SPECIES: mutant AFFILIATION: the Mercer Family
APPEARANCE
HEIGHT: 6â6â / 198cm BUILD: one of the best words for him is probably âbeefy.â he has the sort of thighs you see in those watermelon crushing videos that go viral, with the arms, back, and chest to match. heâs a big dude. HAIR COLOR: chestnut brown EYE COLOR: warm, rich brown, with a hint of gold reminiscent of sunlight through whiskey ETHNICITY: white jewish (irish + dutch) NATIONALITY: us american TATTOOS: several, many still tbd by mun. currently determined tattoos include: a portrait of his first dog, rosie, with her adoption date underneath on his left forearm; a back piece consisting of the silhouette of a bear staring up at the moon â the bearâs silhouette is filled by an intricate dotwork forest of pine trees, and the moon is just as finely detailed even as the dots of it disperse into nothingness just before curving over his right shoulder; four dates on his left pectoral, just over his heart, arranged in a heart and styled as follows: xx.xx.xxxx â the first two are the day he and aneesa first met and the day he moved in with her, the second two are saminâs birthday and the date royal was officially granted legal guardianship over samin. there is an ornate filigree that surrounds them, completing the heart with a baroque flourish. PIERCINGS: both nipples, a tongue stud, and a prince albert SCARS: a small, difficult to see scar through his right eyebrow, a jagged gash across his right wrist from a bad fall as a kid that ended with a compound fracture, a bullet wound in his right shoulder from a night he doesnât like to talk about, and a collection of small but numerous ones on his hands from various nicks, cuts, burns, and scrapes accumulated over years of working with his hands. OTHER: very hairy, but well manscaped
PERSONALITY
ALIGNMENT: neutral good ZODIAC: sun: taurus, moon: aries, rising: taurus TRAITS: loyal, protective, stubborn, kind, mistrustful of authority figures, irritable yet also chill
BIO
royal grew up on his family's farm outside the city limits of Chicago. it was a strange but wonderful place to grow up â populated by several branches of family as well as friends, it was more of a commune than a simple farm, though they shied away from that word with good reason.
life on the farm taught him a great many things â how to identify wild plants and animals, or avoid being attacked by an angry goose. eventually, the adults of the farm steered lessons in a different direction, focusing on mutant history and relations, with sneaky additions of conflict resolution and de-escalation tactics. after all, the best way to get kids to learn is to trick them into it with a game.
mutations ran in his family, both of his parents were mutants, and two of his grandparents too. royal was the middle of three sons, all mutants as well. of course, they didn't know this when they were born, but they suspected for some time, and royal grew up with the expectation that he would one day develop a mutation.
school was something of a challenge for royal, and royal was something of a challenge for the school as well. he argued with his teachers, sometimes simply for the fun of it, he played copious amounts of pranks on staff and students alike, and worst of all, he got into many, many fights with other students. it started out with him intervening on behalf of other students, but soon this transformed royal into a target in his own right. unfortunately for the bullies, and the school principal, this little seven year old had a wicked left hook and he wasn't afraid to use it.
after royal's mutation manifested for the first time at age eleven, the bullying got worse. other children were ganging up on royal, who soon found himself facing sometimes up to five other children at a time. after a particular incident during sixth grade, in which a bad fight took a worse turn, royal lost control of his mutation and transformed, and bit one of the kids who had been trying to beat him up. the boy needed eleven stitches to close the bite, and so at this point, the mercers made the decision to withdraw royal from public school and finish his education at home on the farm, with more than a little encouragement from the school officials.Â
school on the farm was largely unremarkable for royal, except for the fact that now he actually did his work (most of the time). aside from school, the majority of his time during these years was spent helping his aunt and her wife in the garage â scurrying back and forth with tools and water and other ephemera that they needed. soon enough they discovered his aptitude for repair work, and took to letting him help out, with extensive supervision of course. he adored it.
royal managed to convince his parents to let him go back for the last two years of high school, with some caveats. he didn't want to do classroom learning anymore â there was a vocational training program offered through the school district with an auto-mechanic training course. that was what royal wanted to do. he knew that he would still have to suffer through some of the same old boring shit as before, but he figured that getting to do something he actually liked made up for it pretty well.
for their part, his parents wanted him to pick and play a sport, hoping the activity would provide a good outlet for his emotions and thereby keep him out of trouble. they weren't expecting him to pick wrestling of all things, but it did actually (mostly) work. he loved it as much as he loved mechanic work, so the threat of getting kicked off the team was quite effective. there weren't zero fights but there were fewer and they mostly took place off school property, so that was an improvement. right? more importantly though, royal was able to graduate with his peers and obtain his first certification.
college was similarly uninteresting to royal, at least academically. he got his certifications and everything, and that was what he cared about. the social experience of it though was another story. the people he settled in with after high school were some of the first people to ever make him feel like he belonged anywhere outside his family farm. he fell in love more than a few times, but the only one he ever stayed in contact with was aneesa ofori. though it wasnât love, there was something special between the two of them.
when royal was about 26 his younger brother, roman, disappeared. he had been moving into his own apartment, a birthday present. but he left the house and simply never arrived at his new apartment. the movers were there with his things for an hour before they called his parents, who had kissed him goodbye nearly two hours before. the following 24 hours were a blur of panicked phone calls, tears, and disbelief. the next three weeks? agony. romanâs entire life sat in boxes, stacked in an empty apartment in rogers park, and there was not a trace of him to be found anywhere else. the police eventually refused to keep looking, and it broke royal.
he pulled away from everyone and everything. already living on his own, he visited his parents and the farm less, stopped going out to parties and dinners and game nights with friends. the only thing he did was work, but even that was only part time. the burden of his grief was too heavy for anything else. it swallowed him, and for three long years he lived half a life.
eventually his parents made a decision, desperate to regain one of the sons they had lost. they got him a dog. a rescue. the way she cowered and shook cracked something open in royal's chest. as he would tell it later, that first night where they sat on opposite sides of the living room, him tossing her little shreds of roasted chicken every so often, was the first night he felt anything at all in three years. at that point, he realized he needed some serious help, much like rosie, his new dog. with a little help from his family and friends, he dragged himself into therapy, and began to heal the grief of his brotherâs disappearance.
his relationship with rosie developed into a love for the ages â it was also the start of royalâs volunteer work with the animal rescue. over the years he adopted several dogs, and found safe, happy homes for hundreds of others.
at thirty-two royal finally took the chance and started his own business, mercer automotive repair. it took nearly a year to get the location he had purchased up and running, but when he finally did he couldn't have been happier. soon enough, he had a reputation for honesty and quality work that kept customers both new and old coming in the door.
PRESENT DAY
within the past few years, royal moved in with his long-time friend aneesa, to help her raise her teenage son, samin. while he's fully aware of the fact that he isn't the kid's father, it's definitely the role he plays in his life, and he honestly loves it.
his business is still doing well so he can often be found there, but he also spends fair amounts of time at the gym, out in the woods outside the city, home with aneesa and samin, visiting his familyâs farm, or spending time in the lesser known parts of the city â the local kink community specifically.
last but certainly not least â after one of the groups escaped from the kappa facility royal began to have nightmares about his brother. horrible, gut-wrenching nightmares filled with freezing blackness and the echo of his brother's voice calling his name desperately. but it's probably nothing, right?
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I am also suffering from 'can't work without a prompt' so I'm here to put one in your inbox but I don't know any guys from your animes so you'll have to pick which one to write about for this one l: âI picked a bad time to become a decent person.â
HILARIOUSLY i was just poking at thoughts abt a character who this would fit perfectly, so here have some thoughts iâm trying to put together through a drabble
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It was, for a moment, incredibly tempting to throttle the woman in front of him. Deeply so. And yet, for some reason, he didnât.
(He knew the reason. But if that man could be a world champion of denial, so could he.)
âWhy are you like this,â he asked instead, voice flat and hoarse from disuse, with an undercurrent of irritation despite his best efforts (or maybe due to them, he wasnât certain anymore). âWhy.â
She just grinned at him. âYou know the answer to that,â she teased. âIâm incurably reckless and terminally diagnosed with Hero Syndrome. And maybe I just like messing with you.â
âI donât think I would say maybe,â he snapped. âYou could have died, you realize. I could list the ways it could have happened, but Iâd have to choose whether to do so chronologically or in order of severity, and we would be here far, far too long.âÂ
She had the gall to raise her eyebrows. âBecause youâre just dying to run away again, right?â She asked. âI mean, Iâm actually looking at you straight on this time! Thatâs new.â She paused. âWhen was the last time you had a shower?â
âFirst of all, thatâs completely irrelevant,â he told her. âSecond of all, where are your Servants? Where is--â A pause, hopefully too brief to be noticed, though he has little faith it slipped her nosy insight. â--Kyrielight?âÂ
By the widening of her grin, that slip had been caught. Damn it.Â
âMash and everyone are around!â She reassured him with a laugh. âThis isnât exactly a Lostbelt, remember? Itâs just a holiday Singularity. Iâm allowed to wander off!â She had the grace to, here, at least look sheepish. âI...maybe should be more careful where I step, though. Iâm learning self-defense but those chickens were definitely the nasty, out for blood, peck me to death kind. I mean, though, seriously, where did the evil chickens come from?? The first time I saw them was Luluhawa, though, so probably--â
He groaned. âThe origins of the homicidal farm animals are beside the point,â he grumbled. âThey could have killed you. And had you fled in the other direction, it would have been right into a nest of chimera. Do you have any spatial awareness at all?â He grimaced. âReally, Iâd assumed the Singularity had been dealt with.â
âIt has,â she said with a grin. âYou should know these things last a few more days after we de-Grail them. Let me have some last ditch summer fun, okay?â
...alright, no, he really was going to throttle her. His hand connected with his face hard. âAnd nearly getting pecked to death by angry roosters is your idea of summer fun these days?â He asked, voice faintly muffled. âWhy did I bother? I should have let you die. It would have served you right. You need to learn that actions have consequences.â
âWhy didnât you~?â She asked, leaning forward. âI mean, youâve been pretty hands off and all so far.â She paused, looking insufferably smug; she must have picked up the expression from the King of Uruk, ugh. âYou care. You caaare about me, donât you?â
He looked at her with as much disgust and annoyance as he could muster. âI do no such thing,â he said, attempting to sound disdainful, though it only managed to come off as defensive. âYouâre all idiots. It--â He huffed. âIt would be a damned pathetic end to this if you died being eaten by a chicken in one of these low-risk, inconsequential, ridiculous Singularities. Thatâs all.â
âMmmmhm,â she said, disbelieving. âYou like us idiots, though.â
âI do not!â He snapped, startled at the fact heâd raised his voice. âYou-- tch, I picked the worst time to decide to allow myself a bit of basic decency. Iâm leaving.â
She beamed at him, undeterred. âAwww, saving my life is âbasic decencyâ, you really do care!â
â...and I will let you get eaten next time,â he told her flatly. âSee if I donât.â
He spun on a heel to depart, already casting the spell that would take him outside the Singularity -- he had places to be, after all, there were still two Lostbelts remaining -- and still he heard her behind him.
âYou mean like the time with Sheba and the leopard?â She asked sweetly, and his breath hitched in surprise before he could catch it. âShe told me about that one a while back.â
Well. He had nothing to say to that, save to finish his spell and leave. Damn it all, that woman was impossible. Absolutely impossible.
...why did he always end up fond of the impossible ones? That man had no explanation to give, either, and in all his wisdom, that was one of the few questions that remained unanswered...one of the riddles he couldnât solve, so to speak. If he had to be sentimental about it.Â
Tch. That man had left him more sentimental than he once was. He knew that. And still, it blindsided him at the worst moments. He had a duty to carry out now, again, and his messy, human sentiment would just get in the way. And yet...and yet, her laughter and her smile still lingered in the back of his head, as it always did.
(Perhaps one day, she would be the one to welcome him home-- no. A foolish notion, yet more unnecessary sentimentalism. He had no more wishes left, after all.)
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