#and he only displays his very BEST traits because thats the only part of him people will love

[cacaocheri]

what if I PROJECTED on SUN FNAF. what then

[angstandhappiness]

INTRIGUING

@ninjakittenarmy I mean yeah, everyone knew he was sus, but a lot of us were hoping it’d be a red herring because it was both really obvious and played out for him to be the villain while as an ostensible good guy, he was a pretty entertaining foul to Oz with a few good counters to his philosophies.

@gatheringkeepsakes #ironwoods arc was flawlessly executed and i will die on this hill#also many of your commentaries about what fear does to a person can be applied to some groups in fndm me thinks

@laserdog10 THIS, THISTHISTHISTHISTHIIIIIIS!

@shadows-twilight #it truly is baffling to see people jump on his iron dick and treat him like his turn to villainy was some kind of character assassination#the signs were there from the very beginning

@indomitableweiss #as a resident ironwood fan yeah exactly#except for that last point of not to sympathize with him#bcs i think part of the point of ironwood as a character is that you can sympathize with him#bcs like you said#ironwood WAS a good man#and there are points where you can see that in v3 and 4#but the point is that he is a tragedy#bcs a number of things#(his paranoia. his need for control. his belief this his way is the best way. his unwillingness to be vulnerable)#end up destroying him as he falls to fear#from the start you can both see how he had good and dangerous qualities#but the decisions he made bcs he was afraid#and refused to ask for help#are what doomed him and so many people#and you can recognize that and sympathize#without saying that he was in the right or crwby messed up his character or anything#bcs it’s possible to sympathize with antagonists without acting like they’re really the hero#(sorry for rambling in your notes op. ironwood is my special guy that i love to think about)

@revalentinee #honestly it was a huge W for rwby to portray its military man(tm) as suspicious and villainous and i think they really nailed it#also with his whole military recuitment thing with weiss back in v4#your home life sucks? join the military! you'll have a place here!#thats probably how winter joined tbh

@tokufan400 I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again: The fall itself fumbled near the end, but I won’t say it wasn’t decently built up.

@iamafanofcartoons Whoo! Well said!

@dappercat123 I think most people claimed that hen”proved himself” towards the end of volume 3, he did have his heroic moment, like telling the students they can leave, etc, People assumed this was his “character arc” and that he’d already moved past his failings. Which was clearly not true by volume 4

@everydaywulfang On the topic of Ironwood's semblance, people that use that as some sort of excuse always miss that he only uses it like twice. He uses it to shoot Oscar and attack Winter. There's a visual tell where the highlights in his eyes disappear. I think the best show of it is when he's about to fight Winter because you can see him getting visibly and audibly upset but then suddenly drop to a placid expression. It's not him like, mind controlling himself somehow, it's him shutting off the little voice in his head that tells him not to hurt his friends.

@bridgyrose #this#he's had issues from the start#and vol 7 and 8 really were just his fall as he shed his own humanity#There's a reason he said he admired Salem's inhumanity

@tumblingxelian #Beautiful work

@average-monster #and it was a fantastic arc!!!#such a compelling story!

@crimsonxe I'd also toss in his basically extorting of Jac-ass towards the end of v4. Like I love watching Jac-ass squirm, but looking at just the situation and traits on display it was extortion.

@angstpancake @crimsonxe yeeeeep. he basically threatened jacques in his own home. which he deserves but stiLL if you have jacques schnee of all people telling you to get a grip-

@keets-writing-corner beautifully said OP!!

@dappercat123 @angstpancake I think the bigger issue is that he never threatened Jacques over the countless dead Faunus caused by his cutbacks on safety standards, But once what Jacques did went against what HE wanted, suddenly ironwood has problems

@angstpancake @dappercat123 absolutely. Despite what he says Ironwood doesnt give a shit about anyone but himself and the hunk of rock that gave him the power and means to fight back against salem. Also @dappercat123 in response to your reblog, Ive always viewed him telling the students that they can just leave their school even though they trained to be heroes, is very telling of his true nature if hes telling everyone they can just abandon hope and heroism and save themselves.

@dappercat123 @angstpancake ok I have to disagree with you there, I think he did want t save the world, but his worldview was sow arow dbz atlas society he doesn’t think the world can survive without atlas, but he truly believed he was the hero, that he was doing “what had to be done” He was wrong, but he wasn’t an arrogant self serving prick in the same way someone like, say Jacques is And as for his speech in volume 3? That was genuin,y heroic, these kids where students, not fully trained and CERTAINLY-not prepared for an attack on that scope, they didn’t even know Salem existed, they didn’t know about the relics, the gods, or ANY of this shit, yet ozpin is using basically them as human shields to be out between salem and the relics, this is why the gang got so,pissed at ozpin, because he told them NOTHING yet still expected them to fight and die for it, Giving them the chance to go and live their lives is a heroic act, they shouldn’t have to die for his and ozpins mistakes,

@angstpancake @dappercat123 yea thats true. I suppose where i’m going is that even though he meant well, there were a lOT of things about him that felt off? so signs were there. And i think that vol 7’s flashback to the fall of beacon, aFTER that beginning scene showing the condition of mantle and the general shouldve been the first signs for those people who thought his arc was over in vol 3 that he’s not right and something is fishy.

@dappercat123@angstpancake oh I agree, honesty towards the end of volume 7 when he came clean to the council and started dedicating resources towards evacuating mantle he was making genuine steps towards learning from his mistakes Then he saw cinder’s chess piece and went right back to his old way’s,

@angstpancake @dappercat123 yea true that mightve been why he said that to them. But it doesnt change the fact that although he mightve been a good person once, it didnt mean that his actions at the fall of beacon indicated his arc was over. I think it would be more clear if we look at him fighting there as the beginning of his arc, showing him on the grounds fighting side by side with innocent people, to it ending with him alone on a falling hunk of rock, no one by his side.

@dappercat123 @angstpancake oh I agree i never said it absolved him of his other obvious flaws, he still caused his own downfall and those flaws where evident from the beginning

@crimsonxe @angstpancake Since I looked back in on a whim and saw the convo happening I want to toss in that characters can be shitty with some good traits or good with some massively shitty traits. IW can be argued either direction, though I do lean a bit towards the latter. IW's "massive shitty traits" that were shown across the series = hero complex, "my way is the only way", stubborn-ness, might is all, military military military, etc. Him displaying some good traits doesn't (contin.) remove the bad. He can tell the students no one will blame them for leaving (good) and yet still have massive shitty traits.

Idk when people switched from “ironwood is sus” in vol 3 to “ironwood is a fucking hero who deserved better” in vol 8. This fall of ironwood was built up from the beginning. He was already paranoid during volume 2, when he decided to gaze menacingly into the distance at night in uniform and Glynda tells him “Its time you stopped talking about trust and started showing it”

Ironwood has always been stressed about Salem. He is lectured time and time again in volume 3 about the unnecessary show of force by everyone in Ozpin’s inner circle. They know the enemy is there, but Ironwood screwed them over by revealing that. And didn’t the fandom show some distrust towards Ironwood’s intentions when the council handed over the control of security to him? Didn’t Ironwood do that behind Ozpin’s back? Yes, and yes. The Fall of Beacon showed Ironwood that nowhere is safe, and being “prepared” with an army up his ass 24/7 is necessary. When he had his flashback to the fall of beacon during volume 7, it proves that the event made things ten times worse. His trust was betrayed, and like Ozpin, he put up walls to keep himself safe. But his walls were made of cinder blocks and explosives. Ironwood fell to fear just like Lionheart did. But Ironwood didn’t want to surrender, and that’s what made him different from Lionheart, but Salem controls creatures who are attracted to fear, and the hearts of men are easily swayed.

Oh yea Ironwood's semblance is not something outside of his control. I honestly don't believe in such a thing as passive semblance. We can even see the possibility of Qrow's bad luck, which was believed to be passive, start to become something he can control if he changes his outlook. Ironwood's semblance locks him to a goal, and shuts off his emotions so he can no longer hesitate. But ironwood still has to pull that trigger, and he cant ctrl+z the bullet. "I hope you aren't going to try to convince me to change my mind." "I don't think that is possible anymore" SO yea, Ironwood is not victim of his semblance.

Once you start to forget about the ordinary person, then you start to lose your humanity and who you are. You start to lose sight of what is good in the world, and replace it with fear and uncertainty and distrust. Once you stop caring, it all comes crumbling down. Ruby and Ozpin tried to show Ironwood that, but fear had an iron grip on Ironwood's heart to the point where he wouldn't listen.

Ironwood was a good man. Emphasis on was. Ozpin seemed to have similar thoughts, enough to invite him into the inner circle. At some point, they were friends. But fear took its hold and wouldn't let go. And it ended in tragedy.

“The single quality that is common across every living creature on this planet, is fear; it’s funny then that as common as fear is, we so easily underestimate its power.

Fear of growing close to someone, the subsequent fear of loss, fear of failure; and as more people depend on you, those fears can take on greater power.

Fear itself isn’t worthy of concern, it is who we become while in its clutches . Will you be proud of that person? Will you forgive them? Will you understand why they felt the need to do the things they did? Will you even recognize them? Or will the person staring back at you be the very thing you should have feared from the start?

I suppose we all find out sooner or later."

Stop worshipping false heroes. Stop sympathizing with horrible monsters. Stop rewriting the narrative. This was planned from the start. Leave CRWBY alone

[just-a-tired-fangirl]

Alright ya’ll buckle up, because I think me and my sister just solved Sanders Sides.

The idea stemmed from a comment that one of my sister’s friends made regarding her deceit christmas sweater. This friend had never seen the show before and after my sister explained the concept of the show to her, she asked if the side on her sweater was envy. My sister obviously corrected her and said that the side was Deceit, but she thought it was super strange how that was the first thing the friend came up with. Apparently it was the two headed snake that led her to pick envy.

So this made us think that if Deceit could also represent envy, then maybe the other sides could also encompass one of the seven deadly sins. The sin is not their main function, but each side has a sin that they are in control of. This theory also solidifies the orange side theory as there are seven deadly sins, and with six sides, that would mean we only have one sin left. It’s also fair to mention that the show itself goes out of its way to talk about the seven deadly sins in DWIT, and the show rarely does things without a purpose. So here’s our big, seven deadly sins theory on the show.

💛Deceit and envy:

Envy is defined as a sad or resentful covetousness towards the traits or possessions of someone else. Basically jealously towards what someone has that you do not. Interestingly enough, we’ve already seen Deceit display envy on multiple occasions. Throughout SvsS Deceit is baffled that Thomas is allowing his friends to be happy and have their special day, while letting himself suffer. Deceit feels envious of Thomas’ friends and the joy that they’ll be having on their wedding day. Not only this but, Deceit has also been established as containing a lot of Thomas’ selfish desires, and it goes without saying that envy is a faily selfish sin.

There are also many places where it can be assumed that Deceit feels envy. He is envious towards the light sides and how easily thomas accepts them. He is envious of Patton, not only because of how much Thomas loves him, but how much more Virgil loves him that he loved Deceit. He could also be envious of Virgil for leaving the dark sides and getting what Deceit wants most, acceptance from Thomas. I believe that Deceits arc is where his envy will truly shine.

❤️Roman and greed:

Roman’s connection to his sin is fairly interesting as he, out of all the sides, does the best job ignoring it. Roman is clearly greedy and wants what he desires, but he seems to push away the greed in order to appease not only Thomas, but also Patton. Roman could have easily been greedy and pushed Thomas to go to the callback in SvsS, but he didnt, instead hiding his deepest desires. While doing this obviously made patton feel a lot happier, it also leaves open a door for Roman’s much anticipated arc.

Unfortunatly for Roman, a lot of his desires are impossible to accheive. He is creativity and imagination after all, so he could really want something that is simply too unrealistic to have. For example, in Dealing with a Breakup, Roman clearly wants to get back together with Thomas’ ex, but everyone knows that something like that is unrealistic. In almost every case that Roman shows greed, he pushes it down and ignores it. All of this build up is leading to an arc where he deals with his greedy thoughts and possibly learns that sometimes, its okay to be greedy.

💚Remus and lust:

Honestly, I don’t really feel like I have to explain this one. So far Remus has been the only side to show any sexual character traits, so he would clearly also carry the sin of lust with him.

💜Virgil and sloth:

This one I’m super excited about because it makes a ton of sense. Anyone with anxiety would know that it keeps you from doing a lot of things that you really want to do. Have a social event to go to? Nope. How about we stay home instead and watch youtube. I’m sure a lot of you can relate. This same interaction is literally the entire basis of the newest Asides episode. Virgil is anxious about going to the party with the friend they fought with, so Thomas stays home and sits on the couch watching movies the whole night. Logan even goes as far as mentioning something along the lines of “Do you know how many times we worry about a decision over and over again until its too late for Thomas to change his mind?” Practically calling virgil out.

Apart from this, its also fair to mention that Virgil talks constantly about how he’s lazy and doesn’t like to work hard.

💙Patton and gluttony:

All right Patton time! So, out of all the sins, Patton clearly represents gluttony. One of the only sides to mention food (except for obviously logan and Crofters) is Patton. Whether is pizza or cookies, Patton clearly loves food. He encourages Thomas to eat whatever he wants because he believes that Thomas deserves it. That’s ones obvious with the whole “second cookie” line and also the “when your an adult, you can eat whatever you want!” line.

Even Patton’s gift for Roman in the christmas episode is food! A container of spaghetti. Not to mention that pattons christmas scarf also has milk and cookies and it. Basically patton is just surrounded by food imagery and its hard to see him having any other sin.

🖤Logan and Pride:

Logan is another side where his sin is leading him up to his arc. While a lot of people assume that Roman is pride, I think it makes much more sense as Logan and here’s why. Having pride in your work and the things that you create is almost never a bad thing. You should be proud of those things. But being too proud of yourself and your capabilities can get a bit dangerous. Logan has shown time and time again that he believes he’s the smartest and most important of Thomas’ sides. Saying things like “I’m the most important side here” or “I know I’m smarter than everyone else” or “I can usually solve problems on my own”. All of these show that Logan had a huge ego and a whole lot of pride.

Not only this, but Thomas recently built up this pride by complimenting Logan at the end of DWIT. Something that logan immediately let get to his head in the Asides episode. We all remember “Just your cool teacher being his cool self”. Logan’s whole character is built apon maintaining his pride and his image. He refuses to admit that he has feeling or show any weakness and he is too prideful in himself. This is where Logan’s arc is eventually going to take him.

🧡Orange and Wrath:

So that of course leaves us with one sin, wrath. I think that a lot of fans have speculated that wrath would be the next side, but with this theory, wrath would simply be one part of the sides personality. In each of the other sides, their sin is a small part of a whole. So with this logic, the next side would not be entirely wrathful, but would sometimes exhibit wrathful behavior or desires. Me and my sister, unfortunately couldn’t come up with one set-in-stone name for this character, but we were able to determine a lot of his charcteristics based on the context of the show.

Each dark side has been hinted at or forshadowed before he was revealed. For Deceit, thomas says something along the lines of “Lying is wrong, and thats a side of myself I would rather not feed into”. Remus has quite a few forshadowings. At one point, Roman says “and hopefully not thoughts of your naked aunt patty!” Which him and thomas then proceeds to be disturbed by. Remus is also forshadowed when Logan brings up being beheaded on A roller coaster. He’s even forshadowed right before he’s revealed in DWIT when Roman says “fishier than the crackens crack” and Patton reacts a little disgusted.

So we looked for instances where orange could have possibly been forshadowed and we found two moments in particular. The one obvious example is when Logan throws the balled up paper at Romans eye in LNTAO. The way in which the scene is filmed and logans remark “I don’t know where that came from” make this scene out to be very important. Not only this, but logans remark is the exact same one that Roman makes after the aunt patty naked quote. So this would then go to show that the next side contains a lot of frustration and build up anger and rage.

Another example of forshadowing is in the aSides episode. Virgil explains the encounter that Thomas had with his friend. Clearly Thomas was very angry and upset with this friend for his past homophobic views. He lashed out in a way that couldnt be encompassed by any of the sides other than orange. We’ve never seen one of the other sides angry like this before (except for the forshadowing with logan) so it has to be the last side. Thomas even responds to his friends “your behavior is unacceptable” with the snarky remark “oh yeah, like me being with a man is unacceptable?” Which is so out of character for any of the current sides to say. It’s also very curious to note that virgil is extremely anxious about the encounter. Virgil has shown in the past that his reactions to the dark sides are very intense, and I would feel comfortable saying that this is the most intense anxious reaction we’ve seen from virgil as of yet. With all that said, this encounter shows orange’s ability to hold a grudge and resentment or hatred for another person. While this doesnt show him being wrathful, or seeking vengence, it’s fairly easy to see how such hatred and grudginess could lead to him seeking revenge in the future.

Okay, wow! That took a really long time to write out... Please let me know your thoughts in the comments, or if you have anything else to add to the theory! I really appreciate if you made it through that whole thing, because I know I probably rambled quite a bit.

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The Return- Part Three

Okay y'all so here it is!! Part 3 of the Return series!!! Ivar and reader relationship developmentttttt💕 Hope you guys like itttt :) Lemme know if you guys wanna be tagged too. And don't kill meeeee pleaseee 😂

Part 1  Part 2 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 part 8 part 9 Part 10

Taglist: @yanii-the-hippie @oceans-daughter-3 @peaceisadirtyword @laketaj24 @amy8220 @cutegyrl927 @camatsuru @cindy-exo @cainismyname @affection-rabbit

Disclaimer: My sucky writing again. Bad grammar and spelling😂 Character death. And bad plot in general.

Your POV

Excitement. Thats all I could say I was feeling at the moment. To finally be back in Kattegat with my family was something I never thought would have happened again. After my father’s grand announcement of my return, the room overflowed with happiness. People were coming up to me, asking me where I had been for the past 6 years and how I had survived. Obviously, I tried to answer everyone’s questions to the best of my ability without giving too much information. For I still didn't know, the true reason as to why I had to leave or who wanted me gone.

The happiness in the hall however did not last very long. Aslaug, the woman who was questioning Bjorn earlier that night. Was actually my father’s wife. “Im sorry? She's your what now?!?!” Aslaug screams of sorrow over my existence could probably be heard all the way in Frankia. My father however, seemed to have very little interest in her reactions at all. He had cast her to the side as if she meant nothing to him. During the course of the next few hours neither my father nor Bjorn left my side. It was as if they thought something would occur to me if I was out of their side for more than a second. “Father, if it is alright with you I would like to go outside for some fresh air.” I tell him, whilst grasping his hand to truly catch his attention. Cupping my face he says “My sweet little girl, you may do anything you please. However, I would prefer that you do not stray too far from here, as I have just gotten you back. And I would not be able to handle losing you again.” With that he gives me a kiss on my forehead and sends me on my way. 

However, I can still feel the overbearing presence of my older brother. “Bjorn, you know Im not gonna run away, if thats what you're afraid of.” I tell him whilst stepping outside. “Im not afraid of you running away. Im afraid of something happening to you (y/n). Plus worrying about you is my job, always has been.” Leaning on one of the wooden beams, I cant help but to stare up at the sky and hold my cross between my fingers. Thinking to myself how different life would have been if I had not left. “ Im only a few steps away shout if anything happens. Okay?” “Okay! And Bjorn... I love you.” At that Bjorn kisses my forehead and walks back inside.

Unbeknownst to me, a certain dark haired man was lurking in the shadows. “Awwww, If I had a heart I would think that was probably the sweetest reunion Ive ever seen.” Turning to the sound of that familiar voice, I see Ivar leaning on his crutch making his way towards me. “I never thought that I would have a sister. And a Christian one at that.” The way that his eyes scan over my body makes me feel a certain way that I cannot quite describe. And the way that his features are outlined by the moonlight really gives a sense of how handsome he is. “Wait, are you implying that...” 

“Well, if all Christians are as slow as you I don't think we’ll have a problem conquering them.” A smirk is displayed on his face, while his eyes show a hint of deviance in them. “Why do you think that Bjorn and Ubbe look so much alike (y/n)?” “Or the fact that we all share similar traits like our eyes?” As Ivar continues to talk down to me as if I were a child, I start to connect the dots. Why it was that Bjorn and Ubbe look alike. The way that they all seem to share the same traits as my father. The four young men that Bjorn introduced me too, are actually my brothers. 

With wide eyes I come to the realization that...“You’re my brother.” “Took you long enough.” At that Ivar seems to crack what looks like a genuine smile. “You know, I always thought that I was the youngest, but now that I'm not...” The genuine smile I had probably imagined was now a devious one. “ Now, baby sister. Why don't you and I go and sit down by those steps down there. And you can tell big brother Ivar, what you've been up to all this time?” Without being able to answer, Ivar grabs my hands and takes me towards the steps. Why do I feel like this night is just getting started...

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Ivar POV

Needless to say all of us were in shock to learn that (y/n) was our sister. Especially Hvitserk, who had not only been enchanted by her beauty, but was  already planning how he would take her from Bjorn. I however, knew something was up the minute I saw her in the great hall. She had no scars whatsoever on her body, meaning she wasn't a shield-maiden. And absolutely no callouses on her fingers from when she took the ale, meaning she definitely wasn't a thrall. And Bjorn wouldn't cheat on Torvi, unless he wants his balls cut off. Something intrigued me about her instantly. It was if she had been sent to me by the Gods, her sharp tongue reminded me of mine. The way that she stood up for my mother not even knowing that she had caused Lagertha and Ragnar to break up amazed me. The way she handled herself with grace and dignity was exactly what I wanted. No, what I need for in a wife.

“Ivar, are you okay? You've been staring at me for the past 5 mins without saying a word.” (y/n) places her hand on my knee to draw my attention whilst looking straight into my eyes. “As a matter of fact, Im trying to piece together, how we’re the same age, and we never met before you left.” As she goes to lift her hand from my knee, something instinctively goes over me and I grab her and hold it were it was. The initial shock she and I both had at my actions soon subsided. She let her hand rest under mine. As if we had done this countless times before, our fingers intertwined and they in my eyes fit perfectly. I could see the inner turmoil inside her, on whether these small affectionate moments between us were something that was so wrong, but that felt so right. 

It was not just moments ago that I had found out she was indeed my sister. Blood of my blood. But somehow, something in me told me that we were meant to be. I felt safe and strangely loved by this person in front of me, whom I have never met before. “You know Ivar, we lived on a farm. I was 100% certain that I would be a farm girl for the rest of my life. I was content with knowing that I would spend my life tending to the animals and my family. But, this is just too much.” Looking down at where our once intertwined hands were. I see that she is now staring at the ground playing with the ends of her long braided hair. “Why? Because you feel as if you're not good enough? Look at me for Odin’s sake! Im a cripple!” At that moment our eyes connected and I saw a reflection of myself in her. A scared child who was deprived of a normal childhood. Seeking for acceptance and love from anyone. 

“(Y/n), come inside father wishes to speak to you.” Bjorn says coming out from the great hall ale in hand. Clearly drunk as well. “Sure thing, I’ll be there in a second.” As she goes to stand up (y/n) turns to me and kisses me on the cheek. “Thank you for the pep talk, big brother.” 

I knew that I could not be the only one feeling this way. She had to have been feeling the same about me. And I will go to the ends of the world and face the God’s themselves if they think that for a second I will not make her mine. 

Your POV

What had I just done! I kissed him whether it be on the cheek or not. I kissed Ivar. My brother. Oh lord, forgive me for these sinful thoughts are consuming me. The intense feeling I got from us holding hands and from when he stared into my eyes. I had felt at home. Felt safe, felt something that I should only be feeling for the man I should marry. Not my brother! As I enter the great hall, all eyes turn on me. Remembering what I had just talked to Ivar about, I keep my head up. I shouldn't be ashamed, or feel as if I'm less than I am.

As I make my way to my father through the crowd once he spots me his eyes light up immediately. Sitting on his thrown he extends his hand and makes me sit on the throne beside his. “My beautiful daughter are you feeling alright now?” He says to me a little louder as if to make sure that people know not to mess with me. “Y..yes father Im feeling much better.” I murmur to him. At that moment my eyes trail off as if to find something that would take me out of this position right now. I have never been one to be the centre of attention. And as much as I wanna believe in myself that I can be a good princess to my people, at the moment that is not going to happen. As I scan the room my eyes land on Hvitserk. He’s eating a piece of chicken las if it were his last meal ever. I cannot help, but to laugh at him and that when he notices. He flashes a smile that could certainly melt any lady’s heart.  Without realizing I tuck a strand of hair behind my ear and bit my lip. Biting my lip when Im nervous is something Ive always done.

However, what did not realize was Ivar eyeing me from behind him. At that I stop and stare at the ground. As the hours go by, finally the last person leaves the great hall. Leaving only my father and brothers with me. “Sooooo, where is (y/n) supposed to sleep, father?” Asks Ubbe. Coming from behind me Hvitserk puts his arm around my shoulders bringing me closer to his body. “She can sleep with me! I don't mind sharing my bed with her.” At this Ivar scoffs. “Of course you wouldn't, you wouldn’t mind sharing your bed with anything that has a pulse.” I tilt my head trying to figure out whatever he means by that. And all that can be heard is the snickering of my father. 

“I was thinking that perhaps I could sleep with Bjorn. You know since we used to share a room when we were little...” I say wishing that what I feel most comfortable with could be taken into account. “I don't know about that one baby sis, you'd have to ask Torvi. She defiantly doesn't like sharing thats for sure.” as Ivar says this he smirks at me while taking bite out of his apple. “Who’s Torvi?” “Wait! Bjorn didn't tell you? He's married.” 

At that moment a scream was heard throughout the town.

“Oh My God, Mira!!!!” at that moment I shot out of Hvitserk’s arms and ran as fast as I could. How could I have been so stupid that I left my friend by herself in an unknown place. Seeing the people gathered around Bjorn's cabin only made my heart more nervous. Pushing my way past the crowd I make it up the steps in one piece. But what I saw would forever haunt me. There on the floor lied my once best friend and most trusted subject Mira. And on her back was carved the death rune. All I remember is hitting the floor and watching a pair of worried and frantic electric blue eyes.

[gg-astrology]

Jimin Season: Teasing Nature | Libra Sun - Gemini Moon

Jimin Season Masterlist | Jimin Inner Planet Natal Reading

Can I just say-- that Libras tends to enjoy teasing people too? It’s not just Gemini Moon who kind of does it (in a very-- self-deprecating way) sometimes. Libra does it to reaffirm their comfort with someone else, usually in shorter intervals once they get to know someone (just for comfort sake/reaffirmations) but more prominently when they’re getting to know another person.

Some people call it flirting, honestly it’s just the way they get to know/understand someone. This habit is almost like a mutable sign where you ‘vibe’ someone out (think Pisces/Sagittarius/Virgo) but instead of it being about self-expression, this is about reaffirmation/making sure that they’re comfortable enough with each other.

So really, if you don’t understand why Libra do the thing they do--or what they’re trying to get it, it’s usually because they’re trying to communicate at you on a mental level-- what you’re not saying, just connectivity on both sides.

It’s like, what kind of atmosphere they can create with you? And how they sense their feelings? If you can get that, or respond in a similar way then it’s a clue to them that you both can build something from it together.

Most people can’t really read them at the telepathic level, and that’s ok. As long as you understand that they’re doing it for reaffirmation, and let them express themselves that way (but make sure you put your boundaries on what’s good and what’s not healthy-- like if they resort to making you understand them telepathically instead of voicing it out, make sure to teach them -- instead of reprimand them--  how to do that productively instead).

For an air sign, they can have a hard time voicing parts of themselves out (particularly in their feelings) thats why they do this vibing thing, so that they’re still trying to communicate something out even if it’s not fully formed. 

Cause if they don’t-- the other alternative (if they haven’t developed a way to communicate things out properly/learnt from experience) is to clam up and become stiff/indecisive with their opinions. It’s either accept this airy tentacle trying to reach out for comfort/reaffirmation or they shut down all together.  

Which y know-- is something they have to figure out. They can learn for sure, but doing this teasing/subtle hints thing is just for assurance/comfort in the way they know how to do. At least be a little open-minded/receptive to it when there’s nothing truly bad that can come from them doing this vibing thing (context).  

Gemini Moon (especially with Libra in them) are kind of person who’d make funny faces at you across the room, until one of you gets caught and then you’d both be embarrassed about the kinds of faces you were pulling.

You know, for such a mercurial sign we tend to disregard their ability to have fun/communicate non-verbally. Which is-- honestly, one of their best traits.

Geminis aren’t just talkative, they’re extremely expressive as well. In their facial features especially (Moon) they tend to have a lot of non-verbal communication with other people if opinions are risky/someone else is talking. Their ability to communicate (without even opening their mouth) and getting away with it should be criminal.

After we’ve debunked a little about Libra’s telepathy stuff, I want to dive onto Gemini Moon next.

One of Jimin’s most under-looked qualities (prior to GCF) was that he’s always been making faces at people/camera that’s not supposed to be attractive, he does it for fun/self-expression.

Ever since early-debut days (outside the context of actual stage performance) Jimin has always been unafraid of pulling faces, in front the camera or with friends. 

He’s not afraid to laugh at himself, and that’s why he’s able to pull some of his aegyo/softer trait up when time he needs to do it for others (the audience/fan/to get out of trouble). It’s because he doesn’t take himself seriously when it’s in this context.  

The affect of letting himself express this part of him out (not taking himself too seriously) counterbalances his overthinking/over-analyzing side of his performance/business persona. 

It helps him become more loose-limbed as well, lying down during vlives and his ‘relaxing’ positions (meditative sitting position, curled up, spread legs) in general,  showing unattractive angles sometimes. 

In the earlier days, it was more prominent probably because he’s still inexperienced with what he should do/what to keep hidden/what the fans want. 

Nowadays, we rarely see Jimin as relaxed (or self-conscious) but in the glimpses that we do (through GCF most likely) he still hasn’t lost touched with this part of himself that really helps him relax a little more.

Also with Jimin, we don’t usually notice how much he teases the member but he does. 

With Namjoon especially, during BV3 where he teases him about the fireworks (kept his mouth mum~ teases him about the spectacle) and again during the iheartradio interview (question about pants tearing during their stages) 

Jimin teases Jin by telling GCF Newark how he bowed when there’s camera around (when he usually doesn’t)-- and with Taehyung, when he makes him choose between them (bangtan) or the hwarang casts, or similar smaller/stuff. 

Jimin teases people, but ONLY about things that are acceptable to them/enjoy being teased about. He teases people so they have an opportunity to show a different side to them.

It has an affect of getting a reaction or emphasizing a different side of the member we don’t usually get to see outwards. With Jungkook, Yoongi and Hoseok especially, to get them out of his shell/feel more confident/less anxious about themselves. It’s for the sake of relaxation and familiarity. 

When Jimin teases Yoongi, it’s so Yoongi can play the role of the disciplinarian/older brother. It’s a side to Yoongi that we don’t get to see often, maybe with the member he’s more serious about it. 

But within the context of Jimin’s teasing, it becomes a playful stereotype that he plays in order to relax into himself (thus why we touched on ‘creating atmosphere’ with Libra earlier).

Refer to this gif-set of Jimin doing aegyo for Yoongi when he’s teased back. Jimin’s taking on the role of the younger brother because when he teases, he’s not taking himself too seriously. There’s no-- sense of pride or trying to one-up another, he’s just doing it so they can share dynamic/reaction with each other.  

Jimin -- atleast described by the other members, doesn’t like being teased back. This isn’t because he has a strong pride or anything, it’s because his feelings are hurt. 

Gemini Moon, in particular, likes teasing people but may find themselves having a hard time being teased back. Especially with Libra in them, because without the earlier telepathic/vibing out understanding it’s like-- they’re not sure sometimes if the other person is being mean or if their feelings are taken into consideration?

It’s because they vibe others out first before they tease them (and drop it really fast if the other person is uncomfortable) that they expect the same treatment to be given to them (like, vibe-d or ‘ok’ed with them first). 

When the other person jumps straight into the teasing, it can feel like a personal attack (Gemini Moon- mutable) makes them confusion/refute the teasing immediately (run away)-- but also it hurts their feelings.

Mostly because they weren’t given the opportunity to let the other person know (through their vibe) what they’re ok with and what they’re not ok with? 

So to them, it felt like it was uncalled for/unfair. They won’t know how to react to being teased back when they’re confronted with more oblivious/confrontational personalities (see: Jin/Taehyung sometimes even Yoongi) 

Jimin knowing what he can/cannot tease the member with helps him realize how he can care for them. By using his own teasing to showcase/display their different side/personality he can accentuate their better traits/more endearing traits of his members as well. 

It’s a two person show, but Jimin here is instigating (prompting) it. Because it can usually be hard to predict what he himself is ok with (even within himself) if he doesn’t instigate it and the other person teases him, he can be a bit lost on what to do (like, a heads up is nice).

With Hoseok, the dynamic they go for isn’t to show a different side to them (which is what Jimin’s sometimes stuck about/how to react) but accentuating what they already have/who they already are. 

When Jimin teases Hoseok, Hoseok plays a long easily because likes accentuating part of himself (aegyo, softer side, being on equal terms with each other- Aquarius) same goes with Hoseok, who always makes sure not to push Jimin into being something he’s not comfortable with. 

At least with Hoseok, Jimin and him are equal to each other when they tease one another. 

A contrast to this is Jimin-Namjoon dynamic, where Jimin teases Namjoon to showcase his cuter side. Pulling his cheeks, in interviews threatening him, making him whine etc. 

Jimin isn’t afraid to be a little defiant and show Namjoon how cute he is because not a lot of people does that for him. The goal is to let him relax, be connected to this side of himself and build up some self-confidence in this area as well (since Namjoon naturally does aegyo himself but gets embarrassed by it, Jimin’s showing him/prompting him into showing a different side to how cute he is)

With Namjoon’s natural affinity to find Jimin cute already, Jimin sees Namjoon’s cuteness that he tries to cover by complimenting other people. Jimin teases him to make him confront his own cuteness, giving him the opportunity to find his inner cuteness himself. 

Anyways, Jimin’s affinity for teasing people (and not being teased back) is to help himself relax, and let others self-express. (Gemini Moon). Some of the complication has to do with being ok with self-decrepitating but not ok when someone does it (because then it becomes criticism/doesn’t know how to take it/respond). 

EDIT: Check out this gif-set that captures Jimin’s Libra/Gemini subtle teasing and charm

And this gif-set from his recent vlive (on his birthday 2018) is a good example of him not taking himself so seriously

[vmprwtch]

             alec and pain *!

                      trigger warning: abuse

          alec has a lust and a love for pain. there’s a complicated relationship between pain and pleasure in his mind. he only likes being hurt by anyone he is engaged in sex with or anyone he has accepted into his circle of trust which is notoriously small. he also has a proclivity for abusive relationships, only semi-consciously. he does not necessarily prefer them in a way that romanticizes abuse. he is simply accustomed to abusive dynamics and has misguided concepts of what is abuse due to being a victim of abuse in a variety of ways. disclaimer: I am writing this as someone who has experience in the following issues and is speaking from that experience. I do not mean to represent anyone else’s similar experiences as we all go through things differently. I do not intend to romanticize any of the following material. it is merely fact about alec’s genuinely dangerous ways of thinking. 

alec believes everyone will hurt him eventually

              alec does not believe the best in people. he does not think there is any reason why people should be their best; he’s very agnostic and does not believe in any universal code of morality. however, he is simply conditioned to expect the worst of people. he is very much in agreement with hobbes that at their core humans are evil beings, animalistic and cruel. pain is to be expected at every turn. to kill is the only way to ensure one will never be hurt and so pain is a necessary part of life. its a nonissue.

alec sees himself as an object first and a person second

              since his transformation, alec has been a weapon first and foremost. his personality and his intellect are not the reason he was saved. he was not saved because it was the right thing to do. he was saved to be a weapon, a tool. he has always been a piece, an object. he does not question it. thats all he is. he is no longer a living breathing person. he died and was reborn as a dagger, something to be used for violence and wielded at the whims of the volturi masters. he believes he owes them and that he can only be safe or valued if he is their weapon. he has no other choice.

alec has grown accustomed to pain and sees it as a demonstration of passion and intense emotion, even positive emotions

              he was often harassed and beaten as a human and his life ended in utter torment. since then he has been feeling the burn of fire in his throat for 1200 years. his sns makes everything incredibly uncomfortable and he is simply used to living a life filled with carnage and bloodshed. pain is normal and it is in everything. if anything, he has noticed in the volturi and the world around him that when people care deeply they act out in violence and with intensity. when caius would get upset and wage wars or when aro would order an assassination for a scorned invitation to join the volturi, he was told they were simply very passionate and they cared too much. the world was a dangerous intense place and sometimes that passion manifested in violence. violence makes more sense than love; it is all he knows.

alec has an internal belief that regardless of his confidence or security, all people will see him as a monster and violence is a physical confirmation of this

              alec does not hate himself. however, he believes everyone else does. everyone has except for the volturi masters and even they frequently see him as a tool rather than a person. ever since his abuse at the hands of the villagers and his subsequent transformation into a literal monster, he has been a creature of darkness and abuse rejected by society. no one has been any different. by being hurt or assaulted, he is simply reassured. his anxiety and trauma convince him of their hate; the violence is a reassuring confirmation of that paranoia.

violence shocks him out of some symptoms of his mental disorders and his oversensitive sns 

              the shock of a slap or the distraction of a fight is reassuring because not only will it sharpen his sadness into rage but it also justifies the constant fight or flight reaction induced by his anxiety and that causes his sns. he essentially feels almost healthy when he is angry or involved in a physical fight because not only is the paralyzing sadness transformed but he also feels physically in tune. his adrenaline and panic is appropriate and comfortable for once.

his first sexual experiences (excluding those with women) were incredibly violent and unsafe due to the attitudes towards homosexual behavior at the time

              this is quite self explanatory. alec’s very early years/centuries were especially hard because not only were his thoughts heavily influenced by trauma and poor conditioning but the outside world rarely disagreed with him. they too saw him as a monster, a deviant and other such horrific derogatory things.

alec enjoys risk and the possibility of being seriously injured 

              the risk and danger once again make him feel healthier and fulfilled by justifying his fight or flight instinct, his physical discomfort, and his endless panic. its a satisfying link of mind and body. and with his penchant for self harm related behavior and self destruction, the possibility of being hurt is thrilling.

alec enjoys feeling overwhelmed and impassioned during sex in a battle of wills and bodies

              once more this relates to his need to get out of his own head and be overwhelmed by physicality. but it also plays to his generic kink for intensity, strength, passion, competition, etc. 

alec’s durability in supernatural verses has gifted him with a reckless abandon to indulge in the above instincts

              alec has no reason to really fear the outcome of any of the above dangerous behavior and often uses this as an excuse to engage in it. in his human verses this does not apply but it also does not stop him. he is always quite a reckless person when it comes to controlling urges related to his mental illness.

alec’s self imposed apathy leads him to crave intense waves of emotion

              alec’s apathy is part personality trait and part self imposed asceticism. he tries to contain and suppress his tumultuous emotions, choosing to repress his trauma and any chance of dealing with the, rather than turn it outwards or deal with it in a healthy manner. because he spends months at a time without emoting or laughing or truly feeling much more than mild emotion at most, he often finds himself in a very precarious situation when he is close to anxiety/panic attacks and his meltdowns. during these periods, he craves intense release of his emotions and energy to simply break free of his apathy and simply scream into the abyss that he cant be composed any longer.

alec finds the dominance of pain arousing

              this is quite straightforward. alec has a pain kink without any of the above trauma and conditioning. he always finds it arousing and unhealthily thinks it is a display of passion and strength.

abuse feels familiar to alec and he understands how to navigate abusive relationships better than healthy ones

              after the life he has led, abusive behavior and violence/cruelty feel familiar to alec. he can read and understand it infinitely better than love or selflessness. he has never truly been exposed to those in a pure and true form since his human life ended. it feels foreign and insincere and otherworldly to him. abusive relationships feel accessible and appropriate for him, something he not only prefers but also deserves.

alec often goes through bouts of depression where he believes he deserves the hurt

              a major component of alec’s depression is self image issues. he truly does believe he is a monster and an object and a pin cushion a majority of the times. in his eyes, he deserves that pain. he wants to hurt because his depression inspires self hatred in a very specific and unusual way where alec doesnt necessarily feel bad about being the way he is but believes and acknowledges that he is a terrible person deserving of violence and pain.

he is incredibly loyal but only is familiar with a manipulative sort of authority and therefore believes he owes his submission to those he is loyal to

              alec only knows the authority and power of the volturi which is often if not always very manipulative, abusive, and violent in nature. when he accepts people into his miniscule circle of trust, he has decided he will never not love them, that they are a fixed point of his world. and any figure of authority or love that he has chosen to obey will automatically reach a pedastal which allows them to treat him in a similarly abusive way. he only knows submission as a form of love and loyalty. it is natural for him and clearcut which his anxiety craves.

he would rather take all the pain in the world than see those he loves suffer an ounce of discomfort

              when alec actually loves someone he would gladly burn at the stake again than see them hurt. he will be a lightning rod for his loved ones. if those loved ones are the ones who decide to hurt him, he is also perfectly comfortable accepting it as a way for them to release anger or tension or for any other reason honestly.

alec excuses abuse and sometimes even believes he deserves it

               essentially, all the earlier points are evidence and explanation of this. the life alec has led has been fucked up and abusive and unhealthy. but its all he knows. its normal, commonplace. and he survived. thats a large component,. if he has already survived it, why should he care. he will be hurt anyway so as long as he isnt dying the pain is inescapable and inevitable. as stated, he often believes he deserves that pain as well. its his life and its natural. if he werent in pain he would be in heaven and he doesnt believe in heaven.

[otomeshistarlight-blog]

We’re chugging right along with the enigmatic Dabi!

1. Sleep: Dabi probably sleeps in ‘the yearner’ position, an assumption I’m basing off the personality traits associated with this pose. People who sleep like this are a little complicated: they are open-minded, yet cynical; slow and suspicious when making a decision, but stick to it once their minds are made up. If that doesn’t sound like our favorite fire-based villain, then I don’t know what does. Essentially he always looks like he’s reaching out for something that isn’t there, maybe a person or even a moment in time he remembers fondly, and as such you can’t help but feel a little morose while you watch him snooze. Something about him lying there like that just strikes you as so sad but if you ask him about it in the morning, he’ll shrug you off with a smart remark. However if you decide to lie down with him, don’t be surprised when those stretched out arms snake their way around your body and pull you in tight against the front of his chest. He doesn’t look it, but he’s actually quite the cuddler - at least when he’s asleep anyway. In fact, you’ll be hard pressed to disengage from his embrace if you find yourself needing to pee in the middle of the night so you’d better use the bathroom before bedtime. I almost want to describe him as being a clingy bed partner but possessive might be a slightly more accurate term. He snores on occasion, softly and only for a few minutes at a time, and he’s a pretty solid sleeper so you wont have to worry about accidentally getting hit in the face. Definitely hogs the blankets though so be prepared for a game of tug-o-war.

2. Sad: Dabi is a pretty aloof individual anyway but I think you’d easily be able to tell when he was feeling a little down. Rather than simply looking sleepy like usual, his eyes would take on a more hollow expression and the corners of his mouth would pinch around his scarred flesh. He may not be able to hide his emotions well but he’d certainly be loathe to open up about it in an honest way, defensively guarding the truth until you either dropped the subject or he forced you to drop it. Rather than being cold, he’s simply a secretive person out of necessity and burying his emotions is pretty much second nature at this point. If you managed to break his walls down enough that he trusted you, implicitly and unequivocally, he would eventually choose the most inopportune time to come clean about what he was feeling. Maybe it would be something as domestic as when you were brushing your teeth before bed or maybe in the middle of dinner without any forewarning to the sudden topic change but, more than likely, I see it happening when the mood is decidedly inappropriate. Perhaps right in the middle of sex, his attempt at really startling you, or even in the middle of a heated argument that has absolutely nothing to do with his emotions and he’d likely take great pleasure in seeing you rattled at the sudden announcement. Any sort of confession in this regard would be used as leverage for him to get the upper hand rather than him actually wanting to talk about his feelings. 

3. Happy: Dabi is only truly happy when he’s the direct cause of chaos and mayhem, or when he inadvertently finds himself standing in the middle of such a scene. The negatively charged energy and bad vibes that radiate off a situation like this, whether that be a disorganized bar brawl or a burning building collapsing around him, makes his skin crawl in the best way imaginable. It feeds him, stoking him like an open air flame, and it just gets him more amped up with each passing second. He’s used to going about things as a lone wolf of sorts, and he’s more than content with this, but I think he’d be pleasantly surprised to find that having a partner in crime just makes the end results all the more satisfying. You’d need to be able to keep up with him without slowing him down, and it would also help if you were just as fearless as he was, but he’d truly enjoy having you along for the ride. After all, two pairs of hands are better than one and he absolutely lives for that moment where you can pull the metaphorical grenade pin together and watch everything come crashing down. The adrenaline fueled sex afterwards is nothing to shake your finger at either.

4. Angry/Violent: Dabi is, for the most part, a relatively laid back kind of guy. Rather than getting angry, he prefers to focus on spitting arsenic laced words and dripping thick sarcasm from every syllable but by no means is he immune to bouts of rage. Actually, his are some of the most explosive you’re likely to see any time soon and its best to stick clear when he finds himself in one of these moods. I can easily see him absolutely scorching a place to the ground during one of these blind meltdowns but, on a slightly more subdued note, I certainly don’t put basic property damage past him. Punching holes in the wall, throwing/breaking furniture, smashing windows, etc. However, it would take an awful lot to get him to this point and, although I don’t think he could be talked down after already going off the deep end, there is that possibility that you could potentially diffuse the situation before it got that far. It would be best to try and get him to walk away from whatever was upsetting him enough that he’d drop his smart mouthed attitude, but if you were the cause of his little temper tantrum ... may god help you.

5. Sex: Dabi strikes me as an experimental and fun partner whose not restricted by basic notions of what is and isn’t acceptable to do in the bedroom. Or an alleyway. Or in the bathroom of a seedy bar. Or anywhere really. The point is, he’s down for basically whatever, whenever the mood strikes him. He’s just living his life and trying to have a good time so I definitely think he’d need a lover with as few inhibitions as him. An innocent partner would be fun to tease and taking advantage of their naivety would be something he’d take great joy in, but eventually that would get old. He wants to be excited by the act and experience the rush and thrill of doing something decidedly bad with someone who enjoys it just as much as him. Perhaps this is simply an act of rebellion, lashing out against the society that tried to tame his spirit, or maybe he’s just a legitimate freak in the sack. Either way, I know I’m picking up whatever he’s putting down. He doesn’t have much interest in the slow and steady technique, much preferring to go to town with foundation shaking enthusiasm, but if the right moment called for it he could be persuaded to take it down a notch. Like, say, if he had you pinned to a pool table in the farthest corner of a crowded bar and he just ever so inconspicuously lifted your skirt up .... 

6. Living Quarters: Dabi is a controlled mess in every facet of his life. He strikes me as a mostly nomadic villain who doesn’t stay in one place for too long, jumping from abandoned building to backrooms in strip clubs and sometimes even landing on a couch in a veritable meth den. Its not glamorous and its not pretty, but its the life he’s chosen for himself. He likely does have a little nesting spot to call his own, one thats secluded and hard to find, perhaps an underground bunker of sorts that no one knows about, where he can keep what little personal belongings he owns. But he doesn’t go there very often, just when the mood strikes him, and he always half expects the place to be raided and empty every time he stops by. I’m very doubtful about Tomura giving him or any of the others a place to stay above the bar - I don’t know if that building would even necessarily be outfitted with bedrooms anyway, and that kind of generosity would ride on the implication that Tomura actually liked Dabi as a fellow person. Which, given their sassy back and forth banter, doesn’t exactly seem to be the case. I’m eagerly awaiting more details concerning this in canon and I do so hope that Horikoshi delivers.  

7. Romantic: Dabi doesn’t appear to have a romantic bone in his body, much preferring general displays of lust to communicate his attraction and also the occasional lewd gestures that are sure to raise a few eyebrows. Its not even that he isn’t aware of how these kinds of things work, its just that he has no interest and they, quite frankly, bore him. He appears to be a rebel without a cause and everything about him screams to me ‘fuck the man’ so of course he’s going to do the exact opposite of what he was always told to do. But more than that, if he wanted a normal relationship with normal parameters that didn’t feature high stakes then he wouldn’t have become a villain. I think its obvious that he doesn’t want ‘normal’ and in fact I’d be willing to bet that, if anything, he’d look for something as abnormal as you could possibly get. That being said, I could see him showing his affection by giving you gifts in the form of stolen trinkets or maybe taking you to get a piercing. Or maybe doing it himself. The closest he’d probably get to actual romanticism would be some of the pragmatic, obscurely prophetic nonsense I could easily see him spouting at random. The kind of stuff that makes you feel like the center of his world and like a speck of dust all at the same time. 

8. Family & Friends: Dabi is ... an enigma for good reason. I don’t necessarily feel comfortable even taking a stab at this one because, while I do subscribe to the theory that he’s a Todoroki, there are far too many different angles to approach that from for me to even begin making an accurate prediction. Based on the evidence, I do think that he’s Endeavor’s second oldest son and all of the coincidental pussyfooting around him and his real identity is suspicious as hell but the exact details are as good as anyones guess. Was he a failed experiment? Shoto version 1.0? Was he jealous that Shoto was the chosen one instead of him? Did he get burnt up trying to protect Shoto? Like, there are just way too many possibilities and not enough facts to base anything off of at this point. And thats not even mentioning the fact he not only could have been, but likely was, an entirely different person before becoming a villain, which only further muddles this topic. He’s not the same, unhinged psychopath that Toga is (and damn, do I love her) so that seems to imply that he wasn’t always this way. Anything I could say to answer this question would be pure conjecture unlike the rest of this post so I don’t even want to take a stab in the dark here. 

9. Hobbies: Dabi seems like the sort who’d enjoy playing pool and darts, typical leisure activities you’d find in a bar, and maybe some artistic outlets like painting. I doubt he has a lot of down time though so I see him being more of an ‘out looking for trouble’ kind of guy who somehow manages to find himself in increasingly improbably situations. I also think he’d be into gambling, even just on a basic level, but he’d no doubt be quite good at it with that poker face of his. 

10. Likes/Dislikes: Dabi likes chaos, whether causing it or simply being stuck in the middle of it, quiet places to wind down in after all the fun has been said and done, adrenaline fueled situations and interesting people/things. He dislikes those who look down on him for any reason, being bored or otherwise unstimulated and soap box preachers. 

11. Childhood: Again, this is something I just can’t make an educated guess about and I apologize for that.

12. Old Age: Dabi likely doesn’t see himself reaching old age given both his lifestyle and his penchant for trouble. I also view him as having the ‘live fast, die young’ sort of mindset that only exacerbates his thrill seeking nature and the only thing thats kept him alive this long are his goals ... whatever those may be. Revenge? Making a point? Again, conjecture! 

13. Cooking: Dabi isn’t much of a cook but after fending for himself for so long, he’s got the basics down. He can prep a cup of instant ramen like no ones business and he makes a mean grilled cheese. But thats about the extent of his culinary skills and he doesn’t get a chance to polish them all that often as I imagine he’d be more inclined to find someone (or a couple someones) who were willing to give him handouts for one reason or another. Regardless, he appears thin enough that food doesn’t seem to be a top priority and he likely takes scraps whenever he can get them. He looks like he’d be a fan of spicy food though. The hotter the better. 

14. Random: Dabi’s favorite positions are the Downward Dog, because he likes wrestling you underneath him and pinning you down in a prone position thats just perfect for hitting your g-spot. He does so love making you scream until your throat is hoarse, after all. 

The Pile Driver, for much of the same reasons

and of course the Reverse Cowgirl because he strikes me as an ass man and he loves nothing more than watching yours bounce on his dick.

Dabi is, almost without a doubt, a kinky little bastard and I could easily see him incorporating various forms of bondage and power play dynamics into a relationship. I think he’d find any kind of piercing play especially tantalizing and risky public sex seems like it would likewise be at the top of his list. Rather than having one angle he prefers to go in at, he’d actually enjoy trying out all kinds of different things to see what sticks, whats just kind of eeh, and what ends in disastrous failure. Never a dull moment with this one, be ready for the ride of your life if you choose to ignore all the warning signs and climb on board anyway.

[sainadazai]

When your crush is angry all the time

Ch.5

"I don't think fire's all that bad, you know"

3rd person pov

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As the sun hung high in the sky the h/t haired girl stumbled around the train station in search of a restroom. Y/n had never experienced the mundane tasks a commoner would usually persue on a daily. Things like public transit, or any transit for that matter, were an enigma to her.

So while elder men stared a little too long and young children pointed at her in recognition, she spun in circles like a lost puppy.

"Its just a fucking bathroom, should there be someone here to direct people or something! Ugh and whats with the school girl fetish, these old guy are creeps..." she mumbled to herself continuing to get more and more lost on the platform.

Meanwhile, the rest of 1-A were making their way to internships as well, Midoriya scrolled into some old guys house, Kirishima bumped into his metal replica, and Bakugou held his grump posture and nonchilauntly entered the top 3 heros agency. He was expecting to at least learn something from this guy, or gain real life experience with villains. He never anticipated being scrutinized for his personality. No shit I'm scary, Im trying to kill shitty villains not make teenage girls put a picture of me on their wall.

For the first day of this new challenged everbody seemed to be having a ridiculously mundane time. Not y/n, though. No our main character was going through it, once she made it to the restroom, she got confused by how easily the toilet paper ripped in her hand and spent 20 minutes trying to get at least one whole time out of the stubborn roll. Then, when she opened up her bag to view the new hero-suot her mother helped design...she found strings¿

She ended up having to look at an example picture and read a guide on how to put what where. It took an additional hour considering the tightness of everpiece of fabric and when she stepped out of the stall to look in the mirror, she deadpanned. How could her mother hate her this much? It was already a burden being so sexy, but this? This was crazy.

She wasnt sure weather she should take a million photos, or never leave the bathroom and cry all day. However when her phone rang, a call from Mr.Woods agency, she realized how late she already must be.

In her rush, y/n also forgot about the creeps men and was recieving many stares, that went unnoticed. Until somebody had the audacity to touch her. It was just a ghost of his finger tips on the underneath of her ass that was no doubt on full display. That would not go accepted, as a girl who had turned her past trauma into nothing but a small personality traits, she wasnt scared. Still, as a woman who absolutely idolizes herself, or so she says, no one in this train station deserved the touch of her perfect, shiny, s/c skin.

The last error that secured her terrible first day was how y/n spun around and grabbed the mans fingertips. When she took a glance at him, he was smiling as if he had acomplished something. Boy was he wrong, only coming to realized so when the y/h girl suddenly had sprouted a vine from his finger.

He watched in fear as it began to grow and wrap around him, all the while the young girl he'd never met before let out a sickening aura that couldve suffocate him then and there. The vine continued to curl up around his middle and ring finger, slowly meeting the flash of his palm.

Once the growing stopped, y/n had almost decided to let him go. A part of her new that her plan wasn't well thought through, and he could be an innocent guy that accidentally touched her.

However, aggression outwayed logic and she looked him deep in the eye.

"You like using these fingers to touch things your not supposed to?"

"N-n-"

"Shhh, dont worry, im just gonna make sure you dont go touching things that arnt yours, okay?" She made an aggresive fist with the hand not touching him and the vine squeezed in. Anyone a foot away would be able to tell, but the both of them could hear how his two fingers snapped and bent under the pressure.

With a satisfied grin at the whispering man, y/n decided he had learned his lesson. Wow look at that, and I didnt even need some manly hero to come save me. Atta girl y/n.

Little did she know that not only did her pro-hero boss come to look for her, but je also saw the whole disaster. He was not pleased to say the least.

Y/n pov

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As the tree like man sat down in his office chair across from me, all I could do was look to my feet. I didnt feel particularily had about my actions, however, I did feel bad about being late.

While it is fun to be spontanious and act like theres nothing to lose, I wasn't lying when I said I wanted to control the earth aspect of my quirk. Ill never admit it if someone asks, but sometimes the only way I can sleep at night is knowing how strong my quirk is. Knowing that they cant hurt me if I stay strong.

Still, it just seems that as I grow older, the people trying to get to be get bolder and more powerful. Some might even say...they get smarter, too. Thats a scary thought; that if I want to stay alive at all I need to be constantly improving. I am not sure if I want to stay alive or not, but Ill be damned if dying or living isnt my choice.

Feeling the need to break the silence, I began my rant on all the reasons I had come up with that justify my actions. I was planning it on the way out here.

"Look, im sorry mr.woods. I know im not very heroic and shit, but when perverts to pervert things somebody has to do something, and its not like anybody else there would have scared a glance if I didnt save myself-"

"Your wrong."

"Huh- I wasnt done. Anyways i-"

"L/n you are wrong."

"Dude im trying to-"

"There was heroes on patrol, how else did you think i found you? There were real heroes ready to protect you, if you had simply shouted people would have been alarmed of such. I dont understand kids and their need to do everything alone." He rolled his eyes behind his mask and continued to stare at me.

"Excuse me but I dont think your in a place to comment on how I react to myself being touched. He was gonna get my skin dirty and for what, two seconds of his school girl fantasy. Ew."

"Your skin....dirty?"

"Yes, he is nowhere near my standards on someone who should be allowed to touch me...not even a brush of the fingers..ugh!"

"Alright well, I cant get you in trouble because then I get in trouble...so, tell me about your quirk while we go on patrol."

His chair sqeaked against the floor as he stood up and it slid back. Then he motioned for me to follow by painting out the door.

Relieved that I didn't have to talk about all the fake reasons people aren't allowed to touch me, and that I could finally get outside so my quirk would stop suffocating me, I was quick to exit the building.

I'm not sure if its the fact that ive only been using a forth of her, but my quirks side effects have been so shitty recently. To the point that our school nurse estimsted my new rate for being inside for an extended period of time was about three hours.

I havent actually combusted in years, but I've been close and god does it hurt. My chest starts to squeeze and I can feel all the energy drain from my body, then pieces of me start to get hold and cold at the same time.

"So what really is your quirk?"

I looked up at the hero next to me as we continued on down the street of the inner City.

"How much did Aizawa tell you?"

"I-he said...she has all the right elements? And told me I'd figure it out.." He scratched the back of his head.

I smirked at that. Who knew aizawa actually listened to the words I said. I was pretty sure after the whole sulking chrollos dick thing, he would have permanently tuned me out.

"Heh, that raggedy ann bastard" I smile smugly.

"So, what does it mean?"

"Ahh, okay so, did you go to U.A?"

"Um yes kid, why?"

Then im certain je knows of my family, explaining my quirk will be easier. God, this really is my favorite part.

I reached my left hand out, knowing he was right handedly and would respond well to it and then spoke.

"Hi, nice to meet you, im y/n l/n of the elementus royal quirk family."

Once he shook my hand I did a polite curtsey, as I learned in ballet to do that instead of bowing. Its much more fun to do this at family event, where I get to wear big dresses and pretend im important...but this'll have to do.

"The-i-oh shit..." He mumbled the last part in defeat, likely just figuring out what he'd gotten himself in to.

"So, im guessing you've got ...."

"Total control, yup" I confirmed.

"And you wanna focus on earth elements, like what flowers?"

I smirk up at him allowing my aura to put an intimidating facade.

"Actually I was thing more like venus fly traps" as I said traps I let my hands clap together mimicking the plant and bit at the air with my teeth.

He stopped walking and just glanced from side to side, waiting for me to start making sense again.

Until we heard some crying in the distance.

The two of our heads shot over and were met with a strange sight. There were three young boys, looked about 8¿ and a man, hero maybe? Crouched in front of them not looking all that nice. He had spike blonde hair, red eyes, gauntlets on his wris-

"Oh my god its bakugou, look sir! Thats the hot guy I switched schools for!"

"Wha-"

"BAKUGOUUUU!! HEYYY!"

his head slowly shifted from the kids to me and it seemed to only make him more angry. Then, once again I couldn't help but bask in the pure aggression...in his eyes.

They were red, fitting for the anger thry held, but it was beautiful. It was passionate, the way he could yell for hours about god knows what because he cares. He may care about petty things, or silly things, but he always cares so much. So passionately. That I can see it in his eyes.

"Oh my, whAt is this costume deary?"best jeanist spoke from ahead of us as we approach.

"Hi sir, sorry about the skin showing, my quirk is heavily enhanced the more my pours are exposed to the natural elements, especially oxygen. If I was more covered parts of my body would begin to go completely numb. Also doesnt my body look amazing! Im a lot more in shape since you saved me last"

I blamed happily at jeanist. Though we arent neceserilly close, he is definitely a great hero and has always been someone who easily sees through my façaude. Plus his fashion sense is wonderful and I often send him pictures of my outfits. Although he doesnt respond I know he sees them and if they were bad he would be mean about it instead of ignoring it.

"Well. It definitely gives your body..access to that. And the sword?"

Ahh...the sword that I liked to carry. It was now stored in its place on my back.

"Call it a good luck charm, plus, we cant rely only on our quirks, then we are just weak people with strong powers. Rather than strong people."

I was always one to put on a show for him, as I do for lost of pro heroes. Its a lot more fun to say things like your all serious and fancy and smart sometimes. Its my little inside joke with myself, like to laugh at how easily people are awed by it.

Like how even though children were still crying bakgou was staring at me face void of emotion, completely struck at my words.

Definitely not..staring at my body that was exposed. Not eyeing the tight strap that wraps my left leg, that he doesnt know is a funcional lasso.

Noticing him, im quick to avert my attention.

"Hey bakugou~"

"Tch you really went from shitty princess to slutty princess huh?"

"You really went from telling deku you'd be number one hero, to making kids cry on the street, huh?" I challenged

I heard the crying boys laugh a little, just the age reminded me of my brother, Im sure they have nothing in common, but I havent seen any of my brothers in quite some time so I suppose a small part of me was just projecting.

I hated that they were crying, though. Ussually I dont like kids, they are stinky and gross and the main reason people have been ruining my life up til now. However, noticing these three reacting to bakugou in a way I wish emotionally available enough for, it made me feel obligated to help them. Wierd, huh.

"Hey, did that guy use his fire all scary?"

"Yeah, he was gonna kill us"

"Fires scary."

I giggled a bit, I knew fire like the back of my hand. It was the first thing I mastered as a child and the way I see bakugou use it doesnt to the element justice.

"Hm, well, I dont think so...can I show you something?"

The kid in the middle, apparently the braver of them, lifted his gaze from the concrete to meet my eyes. Just as I crouched down to my knees in front of them he nodded up at me.

I smiled at this, proud that I earned his trust for...some odd reason.

My hands formed a cup shape in front of him and I focused my ears so I could hear the blood rushing through my own brain, like waves. This was how I learned to use elements singularly: by using my internally noise to block out everything else.

I first allowed a small line of fire to dance around, now bigger than a candle wick. Then through another, and another as the boy watched carefully. Not yet impressed his face was still caustious. However I continued focusing my energy, feeling my body, the air around me, the heat of the sun, even remember the passion from bakugous crimson eyes.

I as I did so the many small flames twirled and twisted within eachother forming into a beautiful blue and orange fluctuating flower.

The boy looked into my hands mouth now agape, tears dried, fear gone. Then, again, for some reasons unbeknownst to me... I felt a sense of pride.

He tapped his friends so they would look up and I continued making my fire into different things, birds, planes, people. The kids were entranced.

I looked back to see the two pros staring at me with a certain level of pride mixer with shock. While bakugou seemed at a loss for words. God knows why this time?

"I don't think fire is all that bad you know..."

"Pft, yeah, I know kid," with that I threw my little flames above their heads and let the sparks fall down of them like shiny glitter. Then, overwhelmed with this horrible feeling in my chest. I retreatdd to my boss for the weak. Was that..happiness? Ew.

[candidlytaron]

Chapter four: τέσσερα

You’re a star and everyone knows, maybe thats why I can never get close I can barely remember most of what was said during our last conversation

— Tori Kelly • Eyelashes

• • •

THE FORMAL MEETING

TARON

   It didn't take long for Taron to realise his worth and stop reaching out as much as he wanted to. It's only been two months since his break-up with Delilah, but now he's slowly coming to his senses and realise that trying to get her back might just be a big mistake. Or at least that's what he's been telling himself.

    Though now, she's completely out of his mind now that Taron's got a new project. He's going to be able to focus in something that doesn't concern his past relationship. He's been wanting to get a part on something, and he's glad it's in this project, of all the roles that he's auditioned on last month and these past few weeks.

    He's quite unfamiliar with the other artists that had landed a role. This is practically his first day on the job, and he's nervous. The only one he knows is Isla Constantine and that's it. And the only interaction he's ever had with her is two months ago during the award show. The only thing they did was smile and nod at each other. So Taron doesn't know how he's going to start a conversation with her, or with anyone in general. This is going to be a new world that he's going to be in, filled with unfamiliarity, and people will be pretty much different than the cast in his old projects. But he convinces himself that he'll be able to click with at least one cast member, just like how he clicked with Ed Holcroft, and the friendship is all going to start from there.

    He hops out of the cab and gaze at the gargantuan house that faces that's about to meet him in about a minute. The black gates look ancient, but well-preserved, still, as if this house had been passed on for generations. He proceeds to the small gate for the entrance and he taps the doorbell, then tuck his hands on his jean jacket's pockets awaiting for the guards' response.

    After about five seconds, the door swings inward and a guard meets him. "Name?"

    "Taron Egerton," he replies. Then the guard presses a button on the phone beside the gate. He says his name and awaits for the response of the person at the other end.

    "He is one of the casts. Let him in," cues a man from the other end of the line. So, the guard moves out of the way and let Taron step in the mansion and the breathtaking view of the modern approach stuns him, his jaw dropping to the floor.

    The guard taps his shoulder and scans his body with a metal detector, observing his reaction. "We've all had the same reactions, bruv," He says. "I can no longer count on my fingers how many celebrities had entered this home that painted the same expression as you. Not just celebrities, actually, but literally just anyone." He smiles at him, and Taron smiles back, still anxious and, now, intimidated too. But this is the director's house. Of course it is going to be massive, although he didn't expect it to be this massive.

    The guard gestures at his fellow guard to attend to the next guests as he leads Taron inside. Taron looks around the place and observe that there just might be a lot of pricey stuff that's put on display around the exterior of the house. No wonder why the director has so many guards around.

    When they reach the lobby, which is the expected area to meet the artists, Taron realises that he apparently went in too early, because there are only two people that's already around, and, in Taron's fear, they are talking, and it gives him anxiety that he might just have to barge in and join in their conversation. He hated doing it as he's used to finding someone who's not talking to anyone and just start interacting with them. It's always been like that for him, but not anymore.

    The two possible co-actors shifts their gaze from each other to Taron, and he feels so much more awkward than he was when he first entered. He badly wants to ask them to quit looking at him because for the first time in a while, he actually feels shy—an unlikely trait especially because he's an actor, but not all the time someone would be as confident as they are in front of the camera, Taron keeps reminding himself as a way of comfort. But he feels even more uneasy when the two begins to whisper whilst looking at him. He feels his heart racing, though he thinks he doesn't have the right to assume things because he doesn't exactly know what's going on and what they are really talking about.

    He gathers his guts and approach them, and with a much clearer sight does he realise: the girl that's been conversing with one of his co-actors is Isla. He smiles, a bit assured that she might have recognised him. And upon even closer inspection, he realises that the guy Isla is chatting with is Georgios Alanis. He remembers that he's Isla's best friend and that he's met him on one party but he can't remember what party it is. He walks towards them, smiles and greets. "Hi there."

    Isla already looks stunned. She shakes her head and gesture at Taron to sit beside her so he does. A side of Taron keeps on ruining the scene and reminding him that these two are best friends, you are a stranger. He just wishes that the voices would stop and let him have this moment. He's had enough of the voices bothering him on his everyday life since the break-up. He doesn't need it right now too.

    "I'm Isla," she greets, inviting Taron to shake her hand so he takes it, nodding at her.

    "I know who you are. You've wiped out all four categories you were nominated in just last month. That's amazing. I'm Taron Egerton."

    Georgios raises his eyebrows. "Oh, she knows who you are," he says, smirking. "Oh, and I believe we may have met. Oscars after-party. But in case you don't remember, I'm George Alanis." He invites Taron for a handshake too and, again, he takes it.

    "I remember," Taron chuckles. "No worries."

     "Anyway, Isla has been so keen to meet you. She's a big fan." His eyebrows raise as he stands up. "I'll just go get some water for the three of us. Vincent's just waiting for everyone to gather up. Until then, you two; chat. I'll go find the butler."

    Taron faces a nervous Isla, and he can hint out the anxiousness, so he starts the conversation. "So, Isla...who are you playing?"

    "Heather Wallace. I know you're playing Howell Ellis and I'm looking forward to working with you if I get the job."

    Taron smirks. "I am looking forward to working with you if I get the job as well. Frankly, this makes me nervous as I've heard that Vincent is very picky when it comes to actors. Explains why all of his movies and shows have the perfect cast."

    Vincent Pace is a well-known director and word on the street is that he's very strict when it comes to directing a movie. He wants everything to go his way, hence, his pickiness on the cast, because he wants to know that everyone can follow through with what he wants. The cast still have no clue if they are compatible to work with each other so all of them share the same nervousness that Taron has been feeling since the start of the day. Everyone wants to take part in this, so they have to be really good with each other. They all have to impress the Vincent Pace.

    "We need to be amazing. This is like, the level two audition that we have to overcome to move on to the next chapter."

    Taron cocks his head sideways and smiles. "Are you a gamer or something?"

    Isla's eyes widens and she laughs. "Oh god no. As much as I want to be, I'm only ever interested in certain games. Also, I've got better things to spend my money on than buying a console. That's got to be the last one on my list of things to buy as much as I want it. Practicality, as taught by my mother. However, George is a gamer and he's taught me everything I know...which is very limited, to be honest."

    Taron chuckles. "Are you two dating? I kind of fear he would be jealous on our...romantic parts."

    Out comes the typical question Isla's been asked too many times. But she gives Taron a free-pass because he's only met them formally now, and has probably never heard of her until the award show.

    "Hell no. We're just best friends, although I do understand how you would think that, but I assure you he's not going to beat you up after the romantic scenes. Besides, if I were together with him, we're all professionals. We should all be professionals. It's a normal nature for actors to come across romantic scenes every once in a while, especially now. This is a romantic comedy."

     Taron cringes at the term 'romantic comedy'. Despite the fact that he's been wanting to be a part of this project, romantic comedy is such a new thing for him. He's used to dealing with movies with more action scenes, one of the reasons why he's unsure whether he's going to get this part. He feels like he's not fit to play Howell Ellis, but he got accepted, so that has to be something.

    The room begins to fill up, and Vincent finally shows up on the lobby wearing his casual house clothing (cargo shorts and regular t-shirt) with the script on one hand, which reminds everyone to bring up their scripts too. He beckons to the artists when everyone's present and lead them to his lanai, and everyone in the room is in awe with the interior of the house. When they are all settled in, Vincent stands near the door to welcome his guests.

    "Hello, everyone, and welcome to my home. We will be roaming around my house to get the perfect ambience depending on the scene we will do, but when you are not included in the scene, you will stay in here. My butler and maid who will be here in a minute will get you drinks, finger-foods, whatever you need. Understood?"

    "Understood," everyone collectively replies.

    Vincent nods and turns to his copy of the script and everyone does too. "First scene will be held in the bridge across my koi pond. Characters: Heather Wallace and Howell Ellis. So Taron and Isla, come with me."

    Taron gulps. The butterflies on his stomach grows stronger with every step approaching the koi pond. This could either make him or break him. Either way, it's showtime.

• • •

    After the trials, Vincent announces who will stay as the character and who will be recast. Everyone in the room is just as nervous as they were when they first entered Vincent's intimidating house.

    "I'm only going to mention the name of those who will be replaced. If you don't hear your name, that means you stay. And if you stay, you stay in the house because I still got something to tell you," he explains, which heightens up the tension in the room. This had Taron and Isla holding each others hands but not couple-like. It's the kind that's like in singing shows such as American Idol where the contestants that are in trouble hold hands, praying that their name wouldn't be mentioned by the host because it means they are eliminated. They, together with George are looking down as Vincent start to announce the names.

    He stops mentioning names and a lot of 'contestants' for the roles get out of the house gazing down, as if they're ashamed. Taron, whose eyes are closed, opens one eye and looks at Isla, who is smiling.

    "Taron, we're staying," she announces excitedly and he can't believe the news. He looks at Vincent wide-eyed and he nods at him. Then, he turns back to Isla and George and shake their hands, congratulating each other. He, then, notices another guy standing in front of them. Westley Jones. The four congratulates each other and take a seat. Isla and George on the love seat and Taron and West on the bench across them. Vincent stands in the middle, beginning to discuss something as all of them clutch on their half-drunken wine glasses.

    Taron remembers West. He was introduced to him by Elle because she also attended to him. Though, they haven't actually had a proper conversation with each other, and Taron has always seen his aura as a nice guy.

    As Vincent pauses in his discussion regarding what Taron deems as 'boring business stuff' because of a phone call, he faces West, and he smiles at him. West smiles back, even pointing at Taron. "I remember you. Ella is your publicist!" He says, face lighting up.

    Taron nods in reply, pressing his lips together and forming a straight line. "She is. We met at a management party, if you can recall?"

    "I do. I do recall," West grins. "I'm looking forward to work with you, man. I've seen Eddie, Sing and Kingsman and you were amazing on all of them."

    Then the wave begins to hit him once again, after an entire week of not crossing his mind. He has watched each and every of West's films because Delilah loved him as much as Isla loves Taron. He remembers the first time he and West met clearly now: he had to take a video of West greeting Delilah and he remembers how she flooded his messages with 'OMG's when he sent it to her, out of her excitement.

    But of course, it will be a pretty weird thing to tell West immediately that he has seen all of his films, specifically because he wants to avoid a conversation about his ex-girfriend. But by the looks of it, West already knew what happened because the news is all over the place—Taron badly hopes. So he just says "I've seen a lot of your movies too and you were also amazing in all of them." He remembers a movie where West also played a spy named Samuel, so he decides to add in "it's an Eggsy and Sam crossover."

    "Now that is a movie crossover that needs to happen," West agrees, clinking glasses with Taron. "It's a great concept since both are action-comedy already. They should have done that when Kingsman needed help. My spy agency could have helped out. We've a lot of sources" which is true. They have a lot of devices that Kingsman and Statesman doesn't have, including the revival for agents who died in an explosion.

    Vincent comes back in the room, which breaks Taron and West's chat and discusses some more technical stuff regarding the set, the dates and where it's going to be filmed.

    After the long discussion, all the actors rise up and head outside to go home. Taron feels relieved somehow that it's one less problem to worry about being cast in this movie. West easily warms up to Taron, placing his arm around him as Taron drops his gaze at his phone to see if Byron had already messaged but there's none, so he looks up to West and realise how short he is compared to him. West is about six feet and four inches tall not counting the height of his curly hair, and Taron had never felt so little.

     "Man, we are going to crush it. I've been looking forward to this project because of all the hype and now I get to be in it, officially."

    "I have the same feeling. This is something that I've been waiting for because I've been rejected tons of times these past few weeks. Months, actually."

    "Have you got somewhere to be? We can hang for some coffee and talk about it," West invites enthusiastically. Taron feels assured that he might have found his set best friend that he can hang with without things getting immediately awkward. West had obviously warmed up to him pretty quickly.

    Taron shrugs. He has texted Byron several times but there's still no response. "I guess I could go for some coffee and small talk. I mean, I definitely need it."

    Isla and George walk past them, and Isla squeezes Taron's shoulder. "Hey, we'll be bouncing off. Need a ride?" George offers, but Taron just gives him a smile.

    "No. We're good. My best friend is picking me up tonight."

    "And my car is in the parking lot of this massive house," West adds, his tone joking, even emphasizing the word 'massive'.

    Isla raises her shoulders. "Okay, then. I'll see you both soon? I'm so looking forward to working with the both of you. I've watched your films and I can already tell that this movie is going to be really good. Vincent makes no mistake in casting. Anyway, I'll see you guys." She smiles before walking off with George.

• • •

    The ride on the way to Starbucks wasn't at all awkward as Taron had thought. In fact, him and West really clicked and sang along to a bunch of throwback tunes loudly in the car, even awkwardly dancing along and sharing a laugh. Now, they have reached Starbucks. Taron sits on a table and West volunteers to order for the both of them. The place is crowded, so there really needs to be someone left on the seats so it won't be taken.

    Taron scans the room for a free seat, and finds one by the window designed with pink hearts that's sprawled all over the glass, so he approached the seat as quickly as possible, mentally calling dibs.

    When he finally sits down, he looks beside him again on the decorated glass and feel lonely. Here he realises that Valentine's day is fast approaching, and this is his first year of Valentine's day without burning his money buying generic gifts like flowers and chocolates and movie dates. Despite this thought, he still feels that way. He wants and likes the feeling of burning money in order to make the person he loves happy. Here, he begins to plan out his next move. Perhaps, knock on Delilah's doorstep and ask for forgiveness with her favorite, overpriced bouquet of roses in his hands.

    That's stupid. Don't do that, Taron. Know your worth, he says to himself. He had already gone weeks without thinking about her because of the stress on getting accepted in a role, but everything seems to come crawling back now that he is relieved off stressing to be a part of a movie, and how he despises the repeated overthinking.

    Taron is dumbfounded, but he snaps back when he sees West sit down in front of him, situating the tray down the coffee table. Now, two cups of coffee, a huge doughnut and a cheesecake rests in front of the lads and West lifts his cup and takes a sip of his coffee, wincing.

    "That is scorching. Wait for five minutes before drinking," he advises, and Taron, whose hands is already on the cup, lets go and nods.

    "So T, let's talk about Isla. Where did you guys first meet?"

    Taron sighs. "Umm, well we didn't really meet on that award show we both attended last January, but we did smile at each other. That was the first interaction somehow. Second, today where we formally met. Why'd you ask?"

    West smiles. "Oh, have you recognised her from all the gossip articles?"

     Taron narrows his eyes and tilts his head, curious. "What do you mean, exactly? Is she problematic?"

     "No. God, not at all. In fact, she's a really sweet girl. What I meant to say is, if you've read gossip articles about her, more or less you have encountered her mentioning you, specifically because she has a huge crush on you and everyone knows it."

    "What?!"

    "Oh, scratch that. Let me correct myself. Everyone knows it except you, man. I'm surprised no one actually bothered telling you about that."

    "No. No one did."

    Everyone might have collectively agreed that it's a bad idea to tell Taron about it when he already had a girlfriend who was a bit insane. If he knew, she'd also know, and she would be extremely paranoid around Isla. But did she already knew? Since way back in January when she saw Taron catching a glimpse of Isla, she looked at her threateningly, causing a mini-argument between the couple because of Delilah's intimidating stare.

    "I thought you knew. I didn't intend to make you feel weird around her, most especially because you will be playing a couple in the film."

    Taron shakes his head. "Not at all. Everyone in the show business is a professional when it comes to stuff like this. I reckon she's the same. So, I don't think there will be any weird feeling around her. Plus, she doesn't appear fazed when I talked to her? Perhaps, it's just a celebrity crush if you will."

    West smirks. "All right. Anyway, I'm excited to meet the other casts for the table read. It will be amazing."

CHAPTER THREE

CHAPTER FIVE

[alicedoessurveys]

loooooong survey

Childhood

Did you spend your childhood time with mostly real or imaginary friends?: real. I spent most summers/half terms with my cousins and my neighbour’s grandkids. Did people consider you an odd child?: not odd, just shy  Do you have memories that go back to when you were only a few months old?: nope Do you remember any thoughts you had when you where very young?: not really nope  

Were they intricate or simple thoughts?: probably simple but I can't remember 

If you answered “intricate”, give an example of one of those thoughts: n/a

Were you dreams very vivid as a child?: yes, still do. I also used to get really bad night terrors a lot as a kid What is the strangest memory you have from early childhood?: can't think of anything strange.. Were you a child prodigy or did you display any gifts at a young age?: I drew a lot, but I was no prodigy What was the most “grown-up” thing you ever said as a child?: I have no idea What were your favourite TV shows in early childhood?: I grew up on Fairly Odd Parents, Rugrats, Tracy Beaker Were you afraid of monsters?: yes, especially zombies Did you believe that fictional characters were real?: yes Were you more quiet and artistic or loud and physical? quiet and artistic  Issues and stuff Do you eat meat?: yup, but only beef, chicken and bacon/sausage  If you do, what is your justification for it?: I dont feel I need to justify it, just like I wouldn't expect a vegetarian to justify why they dont eat meat. each to their own.  If you could legalize 3 things in the US, what would they be?: I dont live in the US, I dont really know their laws and I dont really care  Do you believe in the death penalty?: nope Did Mumia do it?: do what..? If you had a choice, which country would you have chosen to be born into?: I like that im English, I just wish I was born in a different part of England cause Birmingham is a shit hole What are your opinions of Michael Moore?: I dont know who that is  Describe your feelings about marijuana legalization: I think it should be for those who need it for medical stuff Red, White and Blue is a ghastly color combination, right?: nope What television news coverage do you detest the most?: all of it, I dont watch the news What will you do if Bush is re-elected? Im British, I dont care  Which state do you think will drop off into the ocean first?: idk Who do you consider “American Heros”?  I feel like these questions are very aimed at Americans  Completely Obtuse And Silly Questions Have you ever taken something apart just to see how it worked? yes  Do you ever yell at the television while you are alone? Reason?: not yell, but talk to the telly yeah. and not even just while im alone.  Name a few things (if any) that you bought on Ebay recently: I cant remember the last time I bought something off eBay  Are the Muppetes sinister? Think about it.: nope... o.O Do you watch the Science Channel (Discovery) on a regular basis?: no ive never watched it  Ever gotten into an “in person” argument with a total stranger? Discuss: yup. basically I was at this event thing where they had boats and pretty floating lights and shit on a river. we had waited all day to see them and when they were finally coming past we couldn't see them because it was so crowded and there was a “security guy” stood in the way. There was kids infront of me who kept saying they couldn't see because of him so I yelled “MOVE” and he turned around and started arguing with me. Long story short, he eventually moved out the way and found a space where he wasn't blocking anyones view and the people around me thanked me. I felt so awkward after cause im not a confrontational person at all but I was so tired & irritated that I just snapped.  Sugar or Honey?: Sugar What’s on your desk right now?: im not sat at my desk atm  How many e-mails do you recieve a day?: about 20 Do you think that time travel is a possibility?: no Are you slightly addicted to online tests and surveys?: not addicted, I just enjoy doing them to pass time San Francisco or New York City?: ive never been to either, but I would like to go to New York  What are your favorite color combinations?: grey and light blush pink looks nice Close your eyes and type the first random image that pops into your head: I cant because im listening to hairspray so thats all I can see right now  Do you enjoy night or day better?: depends what im doing  Favorite animal: Dogs   Have you ever been to a protest?: Nope, but ive ended up in the same place as a protest was taking place and it was horrible Aggravated a cop on purpose?: No Ever gone train hopping/ridden the rails?: Nope If you could choose a time period in which to live, which would it be?: I’m fine with this one Ever put your hand through a window?: no List a few words you hate the sound of: the c word And a few you like the sound of: idk Are you sick of this survey yet? not really  Emotions And Such Have you attempted suicide more than once?: No  Cutting?: Yes Do you get violent when you are angry?: Not with people, just with myself or just like throw stuff on the floor like a brat  Which emotion are you most consumed by?: fear Are you highly emotive?: Yes Do you discuss problems or keep them to yourself?: keep them to myself, and if I do discuss them I downplay or make jokes Do you fall in love easily?: not in love, but I do fall for people too easy What age/year was the most difficult for you?: around ages 19-now How do you channel your anger/sadness?: shut myself away and cry  Ever been addicted to alcohol or drugs?: No

Ever been homeless?: No List a few simple things that make you happy: playing sims, Tumblr, theatre When were you most recently your happiest?: hanging out with nick and Addison the other day  Do you consider yourself empathetic?: yes Friends Do you have friends that are drastically different from each other?: my main group of friends is only like 3 people and they have their differences but not drastic differences List a few key traits that all of your friends have in common: my friends are all into gaming, watching films & eating Do you keep in touch with friends from high school?: yes, two of my best friends are from school Have you lost touch with many of your friends?: almost everyone I become friends with end up losing touch in the end but ive been friends with Addison for 10 years and Rhys for 20 years Are they mostly local or long distance?: local  When you go out with friends, what kinds of things do you do?: usually go to the arcade, cinema and get food Have you ever been betrayed by a close friend?: yes If yes, are you still friends with that person?: no Are your friends mostly your age, younger or older?: rhys & Addison are 23, nick is 25, I am 22

Do you have a hard time making friends because most people bore you?: no, I have a hard time making friends because im socially awkward Do you like to hang out with friends one-on-one or in groups?: groups, it takes the pressure off in conversations Which of you online friends do you have the most in common with?: I dont have any online friends Family Are you close to your family?: yes What traits are you glad you inherited from them?: faithfulness & a good sense of humour  What sitcom does your family most remind you of?: I cant think of anything other than that me and my mom are a lot like Miranda and her mom from the sitcom ‘Miranda’ Does your family live locally or far away?: local Have you ever stopped speaking to someone in your family?: yes Have either of your parents died?: no, thank god Is your family very much like you or are you opposites?: a lot like me  How many siblings do you have?: one older sister Has your family ever thrown food at each other?: yes, every christmas season we throw chocolates at each other from the Quality Street or Roses tins Are the holidays a nightmare or a time of joy?: I love Christmas Day and I normally love christmas shopping but this year I found it all very stressful because I was so busy at the theatre and I had no money to buy gifts  Do you look like your parents?: ive been told I do List one interesting fact about your family: apparently my dads side of the family is descended from royalty Lovers Gay, Straight, Bi-sexual or no idea?: Straight Married/partnered?: Single Ever gone out with someone you were embarrassed to be seen with?: no Ever broken someones heart?: someone I “dated” in infant school told me when we reunited in senior school that I broke his heart. but I didn't actually do anything so I dont know where he got that from  How many serious relationships have you had?: none Have you ever lusted obsessively over someone you knew you couldn’t have?: not obsessively lusted, but I have fancied guys that I knew nothing could ever happen.  Do you believe in the theory of soulmates?: yes Ever cheated?: No Been cheated on?: No Thrown someones stuff out on the lawn/stairs/etc.?: Nope Had your stuff thrown out on the lawn/stairs/etc.?: Nope Most important emotional qualities of a lover?: someone who makes me feel happy and can make me smile, makes me feel comfortable, is caring, trustworthy, honest, affectionate  Most important physical qualities?: I dont think physical qualities are super important but I do fall for peoples eyes & smile Food & Drink Non-alcoholic beverage of choice: cherry coke or caramel hot chocolate Alcoholic beverage of choice: cider Foods you crave on a regular basis: chocolate

Salsa and Chips or Pita and Hummus?: neither Meat or Tofu?: Meat Soup or Salad?: soup Soda or Juice?: Soda Can I get you anything else?: You didn't get me anything..? :’) Favorite candy:: chocolate in general Favorite food to make: lasagne 

Food brand that you hate?: idk Do you try to buy all organic?: nope  Favorite fast food?: mcdonalds Final Questions Ever had a great song ruined for you after it was used in a commercial?: yes

Ever yelled at an SUV?: nope A Hummer?: Nope Ever faked being sick to get out of going somewhere?: yes If you could turn back time and change one thing, what would it be?: stay in college Bambi or Nemo?: Nemo List 3 things that are worrying you right now: 1, money. 2, a meeting I have to go to next week that im absolutely dreading. 3, I have this constant annoying anxiety that tells me my friends dont actually like me and that I get on everyones nerves.  Do you think you’ll ever have children if you don’t already?: not my own now, but I hope to adopt Do you think there is life on other planets?: no Have you ever broken a leg or arm?: nope Would you rather stay in the house or do things outside: depends on my mood David Letterman or Jay Leno?: I dont know who they are  Last words?: Bye

[babayagay]

I know Mafalda Prewett isn’t technically a canon character, but she was going to be, and I honestly believe the series would have been better if Mafalda was wasn’t cut out of the Goblet of Fire. You might be asking: ‘wait who’s Mafalda?’ and that’s a reasonable question bc literally no one would have fathomed a character like her. 

Mafalda Prewett was created by Rowling “to eavesdrop on conversations held between the Death Eaters of her house, and repeat what she heard to the The Trio in an attempt to impress them”. Think of what she could have added to the story, a Slytherin confidant to the Golden Trio. Think of the potential insight we could have gotten from Slytherin House right before the return of Voldemort. But since she ultimately was cut from the fourth book, we don’t really know much about her besides the little Rowling has shared.

What we know:

She was sorted into Slytherin

her father is a squib accountant, and her mother a muggle

She is extremely academically gifted

curious and nosy

prone to gossip

and somewhat unpleasant

Mafalda being in Slytherin is huge, because her one connection to the wizarding world is through the Weasleys: a Light, pureblood family that hasn’t been sorted anywhere but Gryffindor in decades, maybe centuries! Even though Mafalda had only two purposes in the books, to take Rita Skeeter’s place, and act as Hermione’s foil, her character would have made a huge difference to the series.

The Weasleys are thought of as the best of the purebloods, right? But we do know that Ron displayed some judgmental tendencies at best, racist/specist at worse. We also know that Molly Weasley had a canon, squib second cousin that they never talk about because his “profession” brought shame to the family? So let’s assume, that even among the Weasley’s, a certain prejudice exists between blood. (everything below this line turned into a fic, so tl;dr if you want)

Let’s say Mafalda first learns of Hogwarts when McGonagall comes to the door and asks to see her parents. McGonagall tells her all about this special magic school for her where she can learn to become a witch. She receives her Hogwarts letter, scoffs it off as a joke until her father, her normal, orderly, accountant father, speaks up and reluctantly confirms McGonagall’s story. He tells his shocked wife and daughter about his estranged parents and his unorthodox childhood. Mafalda, an ambitious learner, immediately decided she wants to go to Hogwarts and practice magic. She always knew she was different, after all. 

 Mafalda came to Hogwarts in the Trio’s fourth year, making her Ron’s junior by at least three years. Imagine this. 

Nervous little Mafalda, a social outcast in the muggle world (presumably for her unpleasant, braggy traits), stumbles up to the Sorting Hat, trying to convince herself this school wasn’t all a dream. The Sorting Hat automatically see’s her relation to the Weasley’s and suggests going to Gryffindor because that’s where her family is. But Mafalda had heard enough about the precious Weasley’s. 

Through McGonagall who had commented on her ginger hair and freckles, through her father who had nothing but disdain for the family who shunned him, through the weird Wand Maker who was old enough to recognized the name Prewett, through the Hat who had sorted dozens of Weasleys….

No, Mafalda decided she didn’t want to be roped in with the Weasleys. She had her goals and ambitions. And much like the advice Harry got when he was sorted, the Hat told her she would find her real friends in Slytherin. So Mafalda made her choice, savoring the look on the her cousins’s faces as she took her seat proudly at the Slytherin table. And though initially, Mafalda was shunned for her blood status, she made her own niche and proved that the supremacist’s were wrong about her, because she was not going to be shunned like her father. 

Still, that didn’t stop the bigots from ignoring her, even as she climbed to being the smartest Slytherin witch in her year. Anytime someone challenged her because of her blood, she would scathingly show them just how quick she was with a wand. Her marks were high, grade wise and target wise. She had a string of friends that would tell her the latest goings on of Hogwarts, and more importantly, what was happening in the pureblood circles.

Mafalda was often compared to Gryffindor’s Hermione Granger, something she did not enjoy very much. Perhaps because they were very similar, and/or the muggleborn was best friends with a Weasley. But as she learned more and more, Mafalda couldn’t help but see the similarities. And one couldn’t ignore that the Gryffindor got higher praise than her in most of their classes. So Mafalda “accidentally” ran into the Trio one day in the library as they were researching for the First Task. 

“Something bad is happening in Slytherin.” she whispered one day to Granger as she picked up her “accidentally” dropped book. It was enough to garner their attention at the very least. Mafalda pretended that she didn’t want their attention or praise, but a small bit of her craved it.

“It’s getting worse.” she would mumbled as they crossed paths between classes. They would meet during quidditch matches or shared classes, anywhere in public really. She would tell them about the bigots in her house because thats what they seemed most interested in. Somewhere along the way, they had crossed into basic conversation, and Mafalda found herself asking Hermione how to write a protection spell in ancient runes or how to administer a poisoned potion without the drinker noticing the taste.

Hermione, to her horror, found that the unpleasant, little, Slytherin Mafalda was a miniature version of herself as a first year. And she was progressing quickly. 

Imagine if Mafalda was the link between Gryffindor and Slytherin as Voldemort’s power grew. Imagine if Mafalda was the first Slytherin to join the DA, ‘only because Umbridge thought she was a Weasley, of course.’ She would recruit many more Slytherins to Potter’s side because a world where Voldemort ruled was a world that did not welcome her. 

Imagine none of the supremacists paying attention to the daughter of a squib, as she quietly spied on them and reported their conversations directly to Harry. The Trio would know that the Ministry had fallen days before the Order could get a whiff of it. The Trio would know which students took the Mark, and which one’s were struggling to stay out of it. The Trio was privy to Voldemort’s movements all because the daughter of a squib had used his bigotry against him. Mafalda had worked her way into the Lion’s den and proven she was worthy of their attention. 

When the Trio left to hunt Horcruxes, Mafalda was there to help Neville, Ginny, and Luna keep the D.A open and recruiting. Mafalda was there watch her fellow Slytherins struggle with the Carrow’s tyranny, and if they proved themselves trustworthy, she would quietly invite them to the Room of Requirement where she could offer them protection. Some accepted, but most did not, and Mafalda was ready with an Obliviate on her tongue when they turned her down.

It was thanks to Mafalda that half of Slytherin stayed to fight at the Battle of Hogwarts, because her real friends, the one’s the Hat had foretold all those years ago, wouldn’t let her fight alone. The rest would not, and could not, fight their parents, and she begrudgingly respected that. Mafalda was the one that would stun them and put them in the room of requirement until the battle was over. Because even she wouldn’t allow them to stand with their parents, even if it was unwillingly on their part. She carved dark runes into stone doorways that decapitated Death Eaters if they so much came into a three feet radius. She took cutting curses, while she covered escaping first years, and dodged subsequent bone breaking curses when she tackled the Death Eater who had Avada’d her roommate of five years.

When everything was over, Mafalda found herself face to face with Molly Weasley, her long-lost distant cousin. She was surprised when the woman embraced her, crying out how she had saved her daughter’s life inadvertently when Dolohov and Lestrange led the hunt for ‘the Weaslette bloodtraitor’. For once, her ginger hair and freckles had actually done some good, even if, Mafalda thought disdainfully, she was mistaken for a Weasley once again. Months later, Mafalda received notice that she had been nominated for an Order of Merlin, by none other than Harry Potter. There was a personalized note from him, attached to the owl. 

‘Mafalda. I never got to say this while we were at Hogwarts together. Thank you. I’ve nominated you for an Order of Merlin, and Ron told me I should have nominated “Mafalda Weasley” as a joke. But I don’t think you’d find that very funny. You’re the real hero. –signed Harry’

Mafalda smiled fondly. She was a Prewett and proud.

[breezybadaboom]

[benvoliio]

#squad, supernatural, and track and field in general! ufo and chess board for the gay aunts (idk who they are but I like them already). microscope for robo-mom (who I also already love), and contact and mixtape for the bad guy you don't have a name for yet!!!

THANK YOU I LOVE YOU alright buckle up kiddos this is gonna be a ride here we go

IN GENERAL

#squad: who's friends with who? what are the squad dynamics like?

okAY so for my main ocs the original #squad™️ is Eric, Marin, Jaden, and Kit! at the very beginning of my story each of them meets Christopher (who’s new in town) independently and decide that they simply Must be friends with this kid because everyone loves chris (i love chris). then they all figure out they met the same person and chris becomes part of their squad and also the fifth member of their band (that they desperately needed their band was average at best but now its Stellar) chirs & eric end up dating, and also marin and jaden end up in a poly relationship with someone from a slightly different social circle, Alexandria! kit doesnt end up with anyone romantically but theyre ok w that its cool

i have another, completely unrelated set of ocs that are part of a thing thats gonna be heavily inspired by r&j and that’s ben (bennie), charlie (charlotte), and jo (joanne)!! ben’s the mom friend (the human embodiment of the phrase “stressed out”), charlie has the stupid(ly fun albeit sometimes dangerous) ideas, jo is a total romantic with her head in the clouds (bet u cant guess who these three are based on lol)

spellbook: are any of your OC(s) supernatural? if so, what are they/what are their abilities?

uuh not really but i used to have a group of four ocs long abandoned that had elemental powers OH also i have an oc named peach who’s half human half weird avian creature alien idk and she has wings and telepathic powers as well as the ability to blast things w lightning-like energy and she also has a gf named jasper who belongs to @tycutiovevo​

track & field: which (if any) of your OCs are athletic? what sports to they play? which of your OCs would go HARD in P.E.?

jaden runs!! she was also on All The Teams back in middle school. alexandria is super strong and works out regularly and wears muscle tanks to show off her muscles. chris is below average at all sports excluding, for some reason, floor hockey.  bennie plays tennis to focus & relax and charlie used to be on the volleyball team until she got expelled lmao. the aunts are ex rescue agents sooo that requires some physical activity, Team Leader Winter is a current rescue agent (in kickass heels!!), the robomoms do a lot of flying but they’re robots so idk if that counts

THE GAY AUNTS™️

ufo: identity! what are some key identifying qualities or traits of your OC(s)? how to they identify in regards to gender/sexuality?

okAY! so The Aunts are how i refer to Eric’s adoptive moms, their names are Geneva and Manami and they’re an ex rescue agent couple who met through a rescue agency that goes and breaks kids out from sketchy underground organizations! both Eric and Jaden are kids they rescued and then adopted & they’re literally the best family ever i love them. the kids call them Neva and Nami instead of mom & mom lol UH ok identifying qualities.... Gene was recruited to the agency in france, speaks french english japanese and ancient greek (because why not), is a major math nerd and can hack into just about anything. she’s got big red hair that has a life of its own, warm dark brown skin and golden brown eyes and small scars across the bridge of her nose and the right side of her bottom lip. Nanami was recruited from japan, speaks japanese french, english, italian, chinese and korean. she’s an amazing mechanic and inventor and also loves to cook! she’s got black hair that she keeps a little shorter than your average pixie cut, dark brown eyes, a tiny tattoo of a rose just below her left eyebrow above her cheekbone, and she lost the lower half of her left leg in a particularly difficult rescue so she built herself a cool prosthetic leg, she also sometimes uses a sweet wheelchair she built that Geneva decked out with all sorts of awesome features!!! as for gender/sexuality: both of them identify as female and gay as hell also theyre in love and married

chess board: who is the most logical? or the schemer/planner?

honestly both of them are pretty logical, probably typically Manami comes up with a lot of good concepts and Geneva comes up with plans to make them work

ROBOMOM!!!

microscope: zoom in -- describe the little, insignificant details about an OC.

okay robomom is technically eric’s birth mother. i can explain that if you want but this is asking about insignificant details soooooo robomom is a robot specially designed and trained to nurture babies! she can fly! she became self aware and taught herself to speak using preprogrammed lullabies and “soothing responses”! she can also sing! despite belonging to the villains of my story she has Ultimate Faith in humanity and believes they are truly Good and i love her for it!!! robomom!!!

EVIL DUDE I DONT HAVE A NAME FOR

contact: how does your OC(s) feel about touch/physical contact? are they affectionate? if so, how do they display affection to others?

ohhh this is a good question for him thank you so he is seemingly just a somewhat important but also not the one In Charge member of the super terrible underground organization that is literally creating children in test tubes (Sketchy™️) but jokes on u he’s actually way worse than the person in charge of the whole thing. he is definitely not into touch unless it’s stabbing someone, literally just likes being cruel for the sake of being cruel, the only thing he feels anything resembling affection towards is his political goals and he will do anything to see them achieved including murder and torture. yeah. not a fun guy. (he stabs chris i hate him for that chris is sweet and has done nothing wrong)

mixtape: 5 songs that describe your OC(s) or songs they themselves would like.

Cold - Aqualung

bad_news - Bastille

Violence - The Unlikely Candidates

Two Evils - Bastille

My Way (MINOR KEY VERSION) - Frank Sinatra cover by Chase Holfelder 

[our-legacy-rp-blog]

ARCUS LAURIER SEVENTH PUREBLOOD GRYFFINDOR

HISTORY

Though pure blood ran through some members of the Laurier family’s veins, there were many that held the title and were products of blood traitor unions. Steeped in tradition and honour, the Laurier name hasn’t held the same status in over a hundred years - their powerful family members were exported to other families, and the weak were left to marry half-bloods trying to climb up the social ladder. The Laurier’s are a shadow of their former selves, clinging to the glory of the days long gone while sipping wine in a mansion. Removed from society and politics, the Laurier family has slowly weaned itself off of the drama of pureblood society, preferring instead to keep to themselves and their own. The Laurier name, when mentioned, is usually tied to a strange new incident at the house or a spectacle in public - madness, it’s said, runs in the Laurier veins. 

Lena and Mathias Laurier married in the winter in the backyard of the Laurier estate. Mathias, an alumni of Durmstrang, was the sole heir to the Laurier family - or at least, the only pureblood one that they cared to acknowledge. With the name itself beginning to die out, Mathias had been sent abroad as a boy to get an education, find a wife, and ensure that the name Laurier wouldn’t die with Mathias’ grandmother. He returned to Scotland with Lena on his arm and the two were wed under the watchful eye of Mathias’ grandmother, who passed away not long after. The Laurier name would live on, and she’d passed over with a sated, peaceful heart. But Mathias had inherited the Laurier trait for being removed and distant from not only society, but people themselves. His wife had seen an opportunity to marry a beautiful man, believing that his icy nature would melt once they were wed - but it only deepened.

A rift widened between the newly weds until Lena became a shadow of former self, haunting the Laurier mansion feeling lonely and bitter. Her own family believed she was having the time of her life with the man of her dreams - and with four older sisters, Lena wasn’t prepared to be the humiliated and unlucky sister who would die a spinster. She instead tried, in vain, to win Mathias’ heart - she would ply him with gifts, conversation, surprises, flirtation, but nothing worked. He was a cold man who always seemed to see right through her, and Lena would retreat to her wing of the house lonelier and more desperate than ever. It wasn’t until their third anniversary that Mathias broke his chilly exterior and, in an unnatural display of affection, hosted a dinner for Lena. Believing it to be a sign of his love - belated but still welcome - Lena received it warmly, and that night, the two slept together for the first and only time in their marriage.

Arcus was born nine months later to a mother who was exhausted, lonely, but overjoyed to have a child - and to a father who stayed only long enough to glimpse his child before disappearing once more. For Lena, Arcus was a companion - a pet, almost, that she used as a crutch for her failed marriage and to fill her lonely days. She raised her son to be her best friend, but simultaneously she stunted his imagination and faith in the world, because everything Arcus ever knew was limited to the Laurier mansion. Lena’s own bitter, broken dreams were passed to her son, however unconsciously, and he grew into a shadow of his mother - on the face of it, able to paste on a smile, but inside feeling hopeless. He sympathised with his mother, even as a boy - he wanted more for her, but every time he tried to dream beyond the walls of the mansion, she would reign him back in. Arcus learned that dreaming was best left for when you were asleep.

By the time Arcus was seven, he’d seen his father so sparingly that he almost forgotten what it meant to have a father. But Mathias hadn’t forgotten his son - and he came for him when the boy was seven, telling Lena that it was time for Arcus to learn the family’s history and business. Of course, there was no family business: the Laurier’s had no trade or occupation, and instead lived off the wealth accumulated over the years. Thanks to the booming business of their cousins, the Vaubadon’s, the Laurier’s needed to never work a day in their lives. Mathias instilled in Arcus a sense of entitlement and laziness - everything they needed was provided for, and as long as Arcus did the bare minimum, he would be fulfilling his duty. Arcus was scared of his father, who seemed like a stranger and a prison guard simultaneously, and took the lessons to heart, promising he would do what was needed by his family when the time came.

Mathias handled Arcus in a cold and clinical manner - there was no father-and-son bonding sessions, but instead more like a business transaction between them. Mathias took Arcus to see the Vaubadon’s business in Knockturn Alley, explaining the situation with the werewolves and the potential upcoming war between wizarding kind and the creatures. This affected Arcus deeply, because it proved what his mother had always said: there was no hope, and dreaming of a better future was a waste of one’s brain power. Arcus was accepted to Hogwarts at the same time as his cousin, Georgie, but the two couldn’t be more different. Where she craved knowledge and wanted to try, Arcus was lazy, nihilistic, and despondent - nothing could motivate him to care about the state of things, especially when he knew what awaited them all at the end of the day. Arcus hated werewolves, but he also didn’t care enough to fight them, either - he didn’t wish for a war, but at the same time, he saw it as inevitable.

Arcus is someone who feels hopeless and expresses it through sarcasm, banter, and substance abuse. As someone who knows how things will end, Arcus sees little point in trying to change things - it feels pointless, and instead he seeks to enjoy himself while he can. Hedonistic, wild, and unapologetic, Arcus is a loose canon with nothing to lose and everything to gain. His free-wheeling path means that he doesn’t care who he hurts with his words, and he doesn’t see the point in developing personal relationships, either - it’s all a waste of time. Arcus wants to have fun while he can, believing that he’ll die one way or another, and the Laurier’s let him get away with a lot. His mother cares, but is too busy in her own head, and his father cares even less, so long as Arcus does as he’s told when the time comes. With parents all but out of the picture, Arcus is a someone who sees himself as Nero standing on top of Rome watching it burn to the ground. He knows he’ll crumble with it, but he’s going to enjoy the time he has left.

NOW

There is a strict regime waiting for Arcus after graduation. The one that many young males from pureblood families are looking towards as they edge towards the prime age of eighteen. The Laurier name held no prestige within the high society of purebloods, but that didn’t tarnish the purity of their blood. It was still pure, and his father was not one to stray from tradition or even fathom the idea of him not continuing on their name.  Be it to continue on the rumored insanity that runs through their veins, or the simple status it gave them to keep their lives cushioned and lavish - Arcus truly has no choice in the matter of his future. He was doomed to repeat what his father had been forced into; and then whatever sad and pitiful children his chosen wife would be forced to birth out would have to go through the same torture because thats just how shit worked. There was no such thing as dreaming and hoping for something outside of what you were born into. His father wanted the family name to live on, his mother wanted grandchildren, and Arcus wanted nothing more than to sink into a dark pool of nothingness and fall away from the expectations placed on his shoulders but he knew once more he would only find himself disappointed again, and again, and again. He could find himself a job within the ministry if he chose to - but Arcus didn’t really care much for politics. He didn’t care much for the war manifesting itself within his world either. He held much disdain and hatred for werewolves but not enough to join a movement.

Even as he stays within the castle walls of Hogwarts, surrounded by those just like him with futures that are entangled and intertwined forever now within their world – Arcus finds his classes are boring. He sees no point in joining clubs. The only thing he looks forward to every day is falling into bed and drowning himself in whatever substances he can get his hands on. Arcus’ days are spent being loud and obnoxiously gregarious, skipping classes and rolling eyes at the stern looks and conversations his professors attempt to have with him. He has yet to get expelled; and part of him wishes for it. But another part of him finds himself enjoying the ability to be as far away from his home as he can be, enjoying the taste of freedom he had never managed to get while growing up within his family mansion. The walls had kept him in for so long, he’s gone a little crazy now that he’s out, but no part of him seems to want to stop. Perhaps that insanity rumor was true afterall. What he does know is that he’s going to milk his time at Hogwarts for as long as he can and do whatever the fuck he wants until graduation comes around, because the minute he walks out those doors, his hands will become shackled once more and whatever fleeting feeling of freedom he had will no longer be there.

DETAILS

BIRTHDAY: December 15th. FACECLAIM: Tyler Blackburn WAND: 11", Red Oak, Dragon heartstring, very sturdy. POSITION: N/A. CONNECTIONS: Arcus is cousins with Georgie Vaubadon.

STATUS: TAKEN

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CHARACTER PROFILE QUESTIONS BY BETH KINDERMAN AND NIKKI WALKER 

Taken from here { x }

PART 1: THE BASICS

What is your full name?

Beatrix Nadzieja Hayes.

Where and when were you born?

December 19th 2039, at Kings College Hospital in London, England.

Who are/were your parents? (Know their names, occupations, personalities, etc.)

Lucas Hayes, Papa. Paratrooper in the British Army, dead. Fun, loving, kind. Ava Hayes, Mother. Housewife, currently in a mental hospital. Horrid, evil, disowned.

Do you have any siblings? What are/were they like?

N/A

Where do you live now, and with whom? Describe the place and the person/people.

Beatrix lives outside of London on her own, in a two story house that she’s decorated to her liking. There is a large garden out back, with an old, small hangar used for storing the jets and planes when they aren’t being lended out. 

What is your occupation?

Bee is a Lieutenant in the British Army, and an Agent for International Rescue.

Write a full physical description of yourself. You might want to consider factors such as: height, weight, race, hair and eye color, style of dress, and any tattoos, scars, or distinguishing marks.

5′8″, British, blonde hair and chocolate-honey eyes. Comfortably style of dress - mainly shorts and tops. Four tattoos, all well hidden. A few small scars from childhood, and a nice round one on the top of her left thigh.

To which social class do you belong?

Middle.

Do you have any allergies, diseases, or other physical weaknesses?

Allergic to Canary Melon, suffers with PTSD.

Are you right- or left-handed?

Right handed.

What does your voice sound like?

This girl.

What words and/or phrases do you use very frequently?

“You’ve got to be kidding me.” “Боже мой.”

What do you have in your pockets?

Phone, hair bobbles, lypsyl.

Do you have any quirks, strange mannerisms, annoying habits, or other defining characteristics?

The ability to switch between English and Russian in the middle of a sentence, and change her accent up at will. Has an annoying habit of tapping her fingers on her skin when sitting. 

PART 2: GROWING UP

How would you describe your childhood in general?

Beatrix’s childhood was, for the majority, unstable. 

What is your earliest memory?

Her earliest memory is of trying to put her fingers into a plug. It’s only bits and pieces of a memory since she was young - she remembers her Mother freaking out and her Dad laughing and pulling her away. 

How much schooling have you had?

16 years. Nursery, Infants, Juniours, Secondary.

Did you enjoy school?

No, school was simply a tool for Beatrix to learn and make her way into the Army.

Where did you learn most of your skills and other abilities?

Most of her homemaking skills and DIY skills are self taught, through the internet or through experimenting. Her kickboxing skills come from taking classes when she was a young girl, and then constant training sessions - whether she’s in the gym or on tour, the girl kicks ass.

While growing up, did you have any role models? If so, describe them.

I think Bee’s one and only role model was her father - he was a good man and she looked up to him, aimed to follow his steps into the Army.

While growing up, how did you get along with the other members of your family?

Beatrix only had her mother and father to get along with, and it’s safe to say she was a daddy’s girl through and through. Her mother, however, is a different story.

As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?

Being a daddy’s girl, Bee wanted to follow her Papa’s footsteps into the army. Not necessarily become a paratrooper like he did, but she wanted to help out and serve her country for definite.

As a child, what were your favorite activities?

Beatrix always loved playing outside in the sun - whether it was climbing trees, playing on the swingset, or riding a bike. 

As a child, what kinds of personality traits did you display?

She was always a bright, bubbly, happy child. Post-divorce, however, that all changed. Beatrix withdrew into herself and became quiet, focused, and determined.

As a child, were you popular? Who were your friends, and what were they like?

Penelope was, arguably, Beatrix’s only childhood friend - especially after she withdrew and refused to make any friends at all.

When and with whom was your first kiss?

At fourteen, Beatrix actually attended a house party and played Seven Minutes in Heaven with another girl from the party.

Are you a virgin? If not, when and with whom did you lose your virginity?

Yes.

If you are a supernatural being (i.e. mage, werewolf, vampire), tell the story of how you became what you are or first learned of your own abilities. If you are just a normal human, describe any influences in your past that led you to do the things you do today.

Arguably, Beatrix’s biggest behavioural influences have been her parents divorce, the Bratva, war, and Penelope. Each event (or person) practically causes a behavioural one-eighty. 

PART 3: PAST INFLUENCES

What do you consider the most important event of your life so far?

The most important event in Bee’s life would undoubtedly be the death of her father. As big as it is to get involved with the Bratva, or to be part of International Rescue, nothing can compare to that - it shook her to her core.

Who has had the most influence on you?

Lucas Hayes, without a shadow of doubt.

What do you consider your greatest achievement?

Achieving the rank of Lieutenant in the British Army.

What is your greatest regret?

Being captured with a group of nine other women overseas. She doesn’t regret being captured, she regrets not being able to save all of the women. She regrets that one was killed before she could act.

What is the most evil thing you have ever done?

Does having a lack of mercy towards those who don’t deserve it count? Because there are countless acts of that.

Do you have a criminal record of any kind?

No - but only because she’s friends with hte right people. The Bratva did a pretty effective job of wiping her criminal record before she left Russia, back when she was sixteen. They still do a good job of keeping it clean when she visits during the summer.

When was the time you were the most frightened?

At age 25, when Beatrix is trapped under a burning building - thats when she is the most frightened. She can experience The Hood trying to control the world, murder in front of her very eyes, and even being trapped in a room with a ticking time bomb - but nothing will shake her to her core like being caught underneath a fire and not being able to do anything about it.

What is the most embarrassing thing ever to happen to you?

John caught her wearing his boxers after getting out of the shower.

If you could change one thing from your past, what would it be, and why?

Regarding the group of women overseas - Beatrix would make sure all of them made it out alive.

What is your best memory?

An illegal, drunken night in Russia with her friends - tresspassing on private, abadoned property and breaking and entering said property. Beatrix climbed up a gutter pipe and broke the second floor window of a house. It’s her favourite memory because it taught her that, in some weird sense, she can do anything if she puts her mind to it and believes in herself.

What is your worst memory?

Bee’s worst memory is probably the look on the Babuskha’s face when she was packing to leave Russia, holding out one last bowl of Borscht for her. It tugged at her heart in a funny way, made her wish she could stay with that old Babushka.

PART 4: BELIEFS AND OPINIONS

Are you basically optimistic or pessimistic?

Beatrix is, without a shadow of doubt, a pessimist. Years of running on the wrong side of the law, fighting wars, and just trying to survive has made sure that the negative of a situation comes to the front of her mind first. 

What is your greatest fear?

Fire always has been, and always will be, Beatrix’s greatest fear. Even when safely contained in a fireplace, she remains anxious and hypervigilant to its movement.

What are your religious views?

Non-applicable. With everything she’s seen and done, Bee hardly believes that there is some greater force out there. There’s too many awful things happening on the regular, even though they live in a supposed ‘better’ world than fifty years ago, and people wanting to do harm, to think that something like a god still exists.

What are your political views?

Governments can be useful for control and regulation - but they can also be easily deceived and corrupted. Beatrix finds it to be a... fine line. 

What are your views on sex?

Details on such a thing should be kept between those having it - and noone else is entitled to those details if they do not wish to share. What people want to do is up to them, and there should be no shame in it.

Are you able to kill? Under what circumstances do you find killing to be acceptable or unacceptable?

Had Beatrix allowed herself to slip enough, then killing would almost be second nature to her now. Shooting first used to be a motto she lived by, a life was nothing to her. Now, thanks to the help of friends, shooting is an absolute last resort - and used only to protect. If she’s going to shoot, she’ll aim for a non-vital area like the calf or forearm - just to disarm and shock.

In your opinion, what is the most evil thing any human being could do?

Beatrix realises that humans are capable of an astounding amount of evil - and she does not believe in one thing being ‘the most evil’, rather that all evil acts are practically on par with each other.

Do you believe in the existence of soul mates and/or true love?

No. Some days it’s hard enough to believe romantic love exists at all, nevermind true love; and if Beatrix can’t believe in that, she can’t believe in soulmates.

What do you believe makes a successful life?

Quite simply, survival. If you survive life, you win.

How honest are you about your thoughts and feelings (i.e. do you hide your true self from others, and in what way)?

Beatrix, while she does not always voice her thoughts, is never dishonest about what she thinks. The only thing she does hide is how well she’s coping with her PTSD

Do you have any biases or prejudices?

Tea is better than coffee, any day. 

Is there anything you absolutely refuse to do under any circumstances? 

Beatrix will always refuse to take part in illegal drugs - she’d rather not inhibit herself like that.

Why do you refuse to do it?

Purely and simply because it feels wrong - to feel so out of your own body is wrong in every sense to Beatrix.

Who or what, if anything, would you die for (or otherwise go to extremes for)?

Family - and friends that have become family to her. Beatrix wouldn’t give a second thought to giving her life to save theirs. 

PART 5: RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHERS

In general, how do you treat others (politely, rudely, by keeping them at a distance, etc.)? Does your treatment of them change depending on how well you know them, and if so, how?

Upon first meeting someone, Beatrix will be polite and civil. Where that relationship goes will define how she treats them - for example, if they are to become a friend, she will relax significantly around them, cracking jokes and smiling more. Even then, there’s still an element of that serious nature.

Who is the most important person in your life, and why?

At this point in time, I would argue that it’s either Penelope or Scott. Both mean a lot to her.

Who is the person you respect the most, and why?

Undoubtedly, Scott Tracy. Due to both having background in the Forces - Scott the USAF, and Beatrix the British Army, Bee understands how his mind may work at times and respects him as her senior officer out in the field.

Who are your friends? Do you have a best friend? Describe these people.

Bee has a lot of friends - between International Rescue, the Army, and her old rag tag group in Russia, she has a lot of people to laugh with. Though the best friend position goes to Penelope. 

Do you have a spouse or significant other? If so, describe this person.

Currently, no. Though that’s not to say that there isn’t someone on her mind.

Have you ever been in love? If so, describe what happened.

A first love, an unrequited love - and still, she loved him with her whole heart. Then, it got harder and harder. She always knew it was unrequited but, but one day she realised she couldn’t love someone that wasn’t even on the same planet as her half the time.

What do you look for in a potential lover?

A best friend. 

How close are you to your family?

With one half of her biological family dead and the other disowned, Beatrix finds herself having a second family in International Rescue. Kayo and the Lynch twins are arguably the closest of the bunch - though only marginally.

Have you started your own family? If so, describe them. If not, do you want to? Why or why not?

A family is not something Beatrix has her focus on. Between International Rescue, the Army, and her PTSD, she hasn’t much time to think about settling down and having children.

Who would you turn to if you were in desperate need of help?

Most likely Scott, Virgil, John, Kayo or Penelope. 

Do you trust anyone to protect you? Who, and why?

Only two people - Scott Tracy, and Matthew Lynch.

If you died or went missing, who would miss you?

Though she would never say it aloud, Beatrix would hope most of her friends would miss her.

Who is the person you despise the most, and why?

Her Mother - for all the things she’s done to Bee in the past.

Do you tend to argue with people, or avoid conflict?

This will largely depend on the situation. Both arguing and avoiding conflict are things Beatrix will do. For example, she will avoid confrontation with the media, yet is likely to argue with Jeff Tracy.

Do you tend to take on leadership roles in social situations?

Again, this depends on who she is with. If someone like Scott, John, Kayo, or Matt is there then Beatrix will step down. Otherwise, she will step up.

Do you like interacting with large groups of people? Why or why not?

Not at all. While large groups don’t make Bee nervous, they certainly do make her uncomfortable. In her mind she reasons that there are a lot of pairs of eyes that can stare and judge her, that they will somehow reveal all her secrets and she will be shunned. 

Do you care what others think of you?

Both yes and no - those who she cares for, she will care what they think. Anyone else can take a hike. 

PART 6: LIKES AND DISLIKES

What is/are your favorite hobbies and pastimes?

Sketching, playing the piano, gardening, beekeeping, tennis, archery, and horse riding.

What is your most treasured possession?

A small bee necklace, with her Russian nickname engraved on the back.

What is your favorite color?

Yellow, of course.

What is your favorite food?

Mangos.

What, if anything, do you like to read?

Fiction. Adventure, comedy, or murder mysteries.

What is your idea of good entertainment (consider music, movies, art, etc.)?

A night out to a classical concert, or a movie night in curled up with the Guns ‘n Posers.

Do you smoke, drink, or use drugs? If so, why? Do you want to quit?

Beatrix has a complicated relationship with smoking. She will most likely smoke while on tour with her troop, though not always. Its not until she sees a therapist in her late twenties that she finds the gall to quit completely. Alcohol is usually only consumed if things are really bad,  or if she’s visiting Russia.

How do you spend a typical Saturday night?

Keeping busy with house chores - gardening, laundry, ironing, changing the beds, scrubbing the bathroom, the like. 

What makes you laugh?

Largely sassy comments and witty remarks.

What, if anything, shocks or offends you?

If someone puts milk in fruit tea, consider Beatrix offended. In terms of being shock, she tends to be shocked by irregular, whacky things - take contortionists, for example.

What would you do if you had insomnia and had to find something to do to amuse yourself?

No doubt Beatrix would keep herself busy with something quiet - drawing, or laundry, or ironing. Something she could just get on with.

How do you deal with stress?

Grit her teeth and get on with it, only ask for help if absolutely needed. Both her job in the Army and her volunteer work for International Rescue are high stress jobs - she knows how to cope and unwind later.

Are you spontaneous, or do you always need to have a plan?

Surprisingly, Beatrix is more spontaneous - she’s more likely to get up and visit Russia on a whim than she is to plan a holiday there.

What are your pet peeves?

People running late, people who talk negatively about food, peope who stand in the way.

PART 7: SELF IMAGES AND ETC.

Describe the routine of a normal day for you. How do you feel when this routine is disrupted?

Awake at five, start laundry or meal prep for the day. Go for a run, have a cup of tea and some breakfast, start gardening. Take a shower, have lunch, more tea, run errands or complete more chores, have a small dinner, featuring more tea. Relax - probably by doing some paperwork, or reading. In bed by ten.

What is your greatest strength as a person?

Trained as an Army commando, Beatrix has the strength to endure - she will get up and push and keep going, even if it’s at a detriment to her own health.

What is your greatest weakness?

Her chosen family. She would drop anything and do anything for them.

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?

Beatrix would love to get rid of her mental illness, if she could. She feels its the root of a lot of problems some days and wishes she could weed it out.

Are you generally introverted or extroverted?

Extroverted.

Are you generally organized or messy?

Organised.

Name three things you consider yourself to be very good at, and three things you consider yourself to be very bad at.

Do you like yourself?

Beatrix is the same as everyone else - there are days when she doesn’t mnid herself, and days when she doesn’t like herself.

What are your reasons for being an adventurer (or doing the strange and heroic things that RPG characters do)? Are your real reasons for doing this different than the ones you tell people in public? (If so, detail both sets of reasons…)

What goal do you most want to accomplish in your lifetime?

Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

If you could choose, how would you want to die?

If you knew you were going to die in 24 hours, name three things you would do in the time you had left.

What is the one thing for which you would most like to be remembered after your death?

What three words best describe your personality?

What three words would others probably use to describe you?

If you could, what advice would you, the player, give to your character? (You might even want to speak as if he or she were sitting right here in front of you, and use proper tone so he or she might heed your advice…)

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Every Episode Of Reza Aslan’s ‘Believer’ Will Piss Somebody Off (And It’s Awesome)

Reza Aslan is a scholar and writer whose best-selling books include Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth and No god but God: The Origins, Evolution and Future of Islam. His personal journey took him from being a refugee from Iran as a child, a conversion to Evangelical Christianity as a teenager and now his embrace of the Sufi mystical tradition within Islam. His new show,Believer with Reza Aslan, will debut on CNN Original Series on Sunday, March 5,at 10 PM ET. He spoke with Voices Editor Paul Brandeis Raushenbush about his new series, how he understands religion, and the fact that someone is going to really love each episode, and someone else wont.

Paul Brandeis Raushenbush: Given your own spiritual journey Im thinking that there was something about you that was ready to go out and make this series.

Reza Aslan: No question. My spiritual journey has essentially paralleled my intellectual journey and the meeting of those two has led me to a foundational belief that religions are just different ways of saying a similar thing. Theyre different languages, different symbols, different metaphors for expressing what is oftentimes an identical sentiment or an identical quest or search for transcendence, for meaning, for an experience thats beyond just a material world. My entire goal here is to get the viewer to recognize that these different traditions, they may look weird, they may look foreign, they may look scary, but once you break through them, once you see me experience them, then theyre going to come across as a lot more familiar.

PBR: One of the tensions of the series is that you put yourself in some of the most extreme manifestations of religion, the mountaintop experiences. But these people also have jobs and theyre caring for their elderly parents or their young kids, so I think that its really interesting to also have a sense of how these experiences translate into normal life.

RA: So many times our conversations about religion are on such a weird theoretical level. You have critics of religion essentially using the words of a religious leader or even the text in order to make broad generalizations about religious people when, in reality, there is a world of difference between the top-down religiosity and the actual lived experience of religious people.

PBR: A lot of the traditions covered in the series are formed out of intensely political realities that theyre reacting to and interacting with. Im just curious to what extent politics was overtly present in the conversation or is that always subtext?

RA: I define religion as an identity, not a set of beliefs and practices. Thats probably postulate number one for me. People tend to think that, Oh religion is just something you believe in, right? Well, not for most people, actually. The vast majority of people who raise their hand and say, Im Jewish, Im Christian, or Im Muslim are making identity statements much more so than belief statements.

So, if religion is a matter of identity, then it encompasses every aspect of your life. It cant be divorced from your politics or your social views or your economic views. Its all wrapped up together as one. Even when youre talking about religions that are on the margins like the Aghori in India or Voodou in Haiti or Santa Muerte in Mexico, these are religions that have no choice but to be engaged with the world in which they live. Sometimes (its) because that world is attacking them; sometimes because that world is the enemy; but sometimes because what they are trying to accomplish in the spiritual realm is reflected in the world.

PBR: Much of this series must have been created prior to the election. Does the show have a different kind of edge to it now?

RA: Im going to be honest with you about something, Paul. If you are Black or Latino or gay or Muslim in this country, Trumps election should not have surprised you in the slightest. The show is certainly much more important now. The themes are much more vital because more people are aware of this undercurrent in American society than I think they were a year ago. As someone who has always been aware of it, my goal with this show was from the beginning to make the exotic less exotic, make the fearful less fearful, make people realize that they have a lot more in common with each other than they would possibly imagine. Yes, I think that thats a more important message today than it was a year ago but the message hasnt changed.

PBR: What was the moment when filming for the series when you were like, Get me the hell out of here?

RA: [Laughter] You actually see it happening. There is a moment in the premiere episode, the episode about the Hindu sect the Aghori, when Im at the mercy of this Aghori Sadhu (Holy Man) who take part in ostentatious displays of self-pollution in order to shock the system. So, I knew it intellectually, but being on the sand with a group of them, I did not feel safe and I literally say to my director at one point, Get me out of here. Only later on I realized that he thought I was joking. I was not joking. If I do this show again, Im definitely going to make sure that the director knows what my safe word is because I wouldve used it then.

PBR I love that, a safe word. The flip of that question is, what was the moment when you were tempted to just join and said bye-bye to your crazy life and join up.

RA: Well, I will say, I spent a week among this doomsday community in Hawaii under the leadership of a self-styled messiah named Jesus. The first few days I said to myself, Oh my goodness these people! And in my first conversation with Jesus I thought, Huh! This guy is unhinged and it took maybe two or three more days before I was able to sit down with him again. But I was hanging out with all of his followers and they were all like, Yes, dont worry. Jesus always does that. Hes always like that with people. It takes a while to get to know him. I just kept thinking to myself, Okay. These people are on another wavelength.

Then I had a second conversation with Jesus that we show and I just flat out told him, Stop being messiah and just be a human being and talk to me, and we had like a two-hour conversation. At the end of which I thought to myself, just for a second, Hah! I kind of get why people are drawn to this guy. There is something really honest and authentic about him and he has created this paradise on the Big Island where everything is shared and common and its self-sustaining.

His doomsday message is very much geared on the reality of climate change, so you can make fun of him all you want, but the truth of the matter is that he is right. It is a catastrophe just waiting to happen.

PBR: Spiritual curiosity is almost a tagline for your show. Curiosity is an undervalued religious virtue, but curiosity is perhaps the best trait to have in life and certainly if youre investigating other peoples spirituality or your own for that matter.

So, what is the secret thing you have been dying to tell me that you have told nobody else that is going to be my headline?

RA: Well, I think each one of these episodes is going to piss somebody off.

PBR: Thats a good headline.

RA: That may be, in many ways, like the story of my career, basically. I swear to you, its not something I aim for. Its just something that I dont consider when I make my decisions about what Im going to write or what Im going to say. Im not courting controversy. Im just interested in these issues and Im not going to be constrained by what I think may or may not get me in trouble. There is something in every one of these episodes thats going to get me in trouble. I know

PBR: Is it going to get you in trouble with the people who practice that religion or other people or both?

RA: Yes, sometimes both. I think that there will probably be some very conservative religious people within each one of these traditions that will be unhappy with the way they feel their religion is being portrayed. I just think of the Scientology episode. Whats great about (that) episode is that theres something there for everyone to be angry about. And something for everybody to love. At one point or another everyones going to find something to be angry about.

Trust me.

A version of this interview first appeared on Voices at Auburn.

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