#ask the desertmouth

[nightingale-the-lurker]

The Angel banging into walls: Sorry, it's been a while since I piloted a body

MC: Please don't phrase it that way

Listen, sometimes you're a cosmic entity inhabiting a puny ass flesh body and it gets really complicated to keep all your molecules in the right place and keep track of where people keep putting the furniture.

[thcdoomed]

do you ever feel like your life has turned into something that you never intended?

NOCTURNAL ANIMALS (2016) PROMPTS || accepting [🏹]

|| @sandwoven

What a question to ask around the campfire. Loaded with tragedy and unspoken horrors. Dronia regarded her hands, calloused and battered from years of hard living in the woods, splinters, injuries that healed well but scarred over. There wasn't a part of her that wasn't marked by some story in the form of scars. But they were hard-earned, from adventures in the Spiderhaunt and the Desertmouth Mountains. Hunts and guide parties. Adventuring with... she sighed. Those hands should have had a ring on it by now.

She was supposed to be married and settling into her new life with Caius in their home. Maybe have a dog, look to the future, and expand the Fairbourne business. But that would never come to pass now. It was all gone, every last hope for it. It takes everything in her power not to reach for his ring that she kept on a chain around her neck.

"I think there is a world where I am living the life I was meant to. This isn't what I had plans for." Her eyes cast to Mistura, "What of you?"

[nightingale-the-lurker]

ROs wearing lingerie for the MC?

Rhys: Very smug, very at ease. He knows he's a handsome bastard. I don't think he'd do that unprompted, as he tends to focus more on pleasuring a partner, but that isn't to say he isn't into it, especially the aesthetic results. He wants to look good, sue him.

Lixue: She'd probably like it best if the Omen wore it, I'll be honest. She likes the show. If she's wearing it, she can be a bit bashful. It isn't the usual setting and dynamics for her. She warms up to being the center of attention every once in a while, though.

Faz: Does a whole tease show before the main act, so to speak. Could spend the whole day teasing the Omen with glimpses of what he's wearing. Into it and knows very well what flatters him the most. Pretends to be very coy and demure about the whole affair.

The Angel: I think it takes the Omen suggesting it, and they're somewhat oblivious about the sexual aspects at first. It's just another costume. Until they realize that it isn't, and then oh boy, they'll want to experiment with styles. Enthusiastic and having a lot of fun.

[nightingale-the-lurker]

ROs opinions on forehead kisses? Both giving and receiving?

Rhys: Pretends to be cool and unbothered. 100% a mess, in both cases, because he doesn't know many people that would trust a vepyr. He's a bit better at giving becaus he can just take the plunge.

Lixue: Better at receiving. She isn't the most open and can have some troubles showing affection. However, once you're close enough, she can sink into those moments with, to her surprise, ease.

Faz: Not... the best with physical affection as a rule. 100% a privilege reserved for the few who get close to him. But when you reach that stage, be prepared for being bombarbed with little forehead kisses.

The Angel: Absolutely precious. One of their favorite ways of showing and receiving affection, honestly. There's something very tender about it to them. Can be shy about initiating it, though.

[nightingale-the-lurker]

Hi! I don't know if you've answered this before but can you rate the ROs possessiveness from most to least?👀

Oh buddy

MOST

The Angel

Lixue

Rhys

Faz

LEAST

I can elaborate on that.

[nightingale-the-lurker]

So does Rhys wear one of those priest collars? Because those are kinda hot imo

The sexualization of Catholic imagery is strong and beautiful. Nature is healing

To answer it, no he doesn't, but let's add that to the bucket of comission ideas for when I'm doing the character portraits

[nightingale-the-lurker]

The inhumanity of Rhys and the Angel captivates me mind body and soul

I am fond of a lot of monster romances in interactive fiction, but respectfully, I like 'em weirder.

They're barely masquerading as people, and they can't do any better; they aren't people.

The Angel is a creature of fire hails and perfection. They need to fold themselves a thousand times to even fit into a human-like shape. Gravity and glucose molecules aren't their native language.

Rhys should invoke that primivite prey terror. He is a flesh-eating monster, and there are centuries of tales about his kind. If he isn't eerie and wrong like the suggestion of a snake or a spider, oh well.

They are, respectively, an eldritch horror and the reason behind the concept of uncanny valley.

[nightingale-the-lurker]

What do the ROs look for in a partner? What do they actually need?

Oh my, that ask is so good.

Rhys: He wants an enabler. Someone to look at his current years of indolence and growing bitterness in a nowhere town and not care that he doesn't have much drive anymore. He needs someone who will challenge him. Someone who stokes him to meet his potential.

Faz: He looks for interesting people. Intense, driven, and usually not likely to care that they're hurting him. Think Pyrrha from the Locked Tomb series. No matter his tastes for adventure and fire, I think he'll grow to realize he needs a more stable, gentler kind of partnership.

Lixue: She looks for someone who she can pour all her devotion into. Someone who will be brave, calculating, practical and not exactly real. What she needs is someone with a kind vision for their future together. A soldier who learned to garden, to use a metaphor.

The Angel: They want a martyr. Another one for their collection of people they've loved and never been able to save from suffering. What they really need is someone who cares about their own survival and who sees them as more the mouthpiece of gods, a hail of fire.

[nightingale-the-lurker]

What do the ROs look like?

Rhys: Tall, lanky and slightly underfed. He almost passes for human, except for the eyes, of an unnatural, glassy green that glimmers in the dark, like a dog's. The pupils are too small, and he blinks too little and moves them too restlessly. Quite handsome, with his pale curls, long lashes and artfully planned looks. Has a roguish smile.

Faz: He has a friendly face, with a broad, hawkish nose and high cheekbones. Dark brown curls he keeps around his ears, light brown skin, and very light brown eyes which, frankly, wouldn't look out of place in a doe. Not very tall, but he has good muscles. I pictured Faz as Arabic, so also very thick eyebrows and permanent stubble.

Lixue: The kind of person who wouldn't look out of place as a marble bust, severe and dignified. Black hair she keeps buzzed, beige skin, narrow, black eyes. Very tall, thick with muscle, a walking statue of a woman. She has a round face, a small nose, a sharp jawline and broad shoulders. I pictured Lixue as Chinese.

The Angel: They move too fluidly, like bones are optional. The Angel operates in perfect fractals, and they find it very hard to pass for human; it shows. Their limbs are too long, their eyes are flat and silver with no pupil. White skin, white hair, black wings that seem to weight them down. But they have a lovely, doll's mouth and slim shoulders.

[nightingale-the-lurker]

NSFW ahead!

What are the ROs preferences in bed? (Top/bottom/etc) And how would they react if the MC has the same preference aka "they were both bottoms/tops" lol

Rhys: Top. What he can say? It's a good use of Vepyr strength and a new way to see (and appreciate) a lovely body sprawled in front of him. While certainly not reluctant to bottom to a top Omen, he tends to be very skittish of certain positions/expectations, so it will probably come after a greater degree of trust is built.

Faz: Power bottom all the way. Faz swears he isn't that bossy in bed, but he has opinions, even if you're railing him to next week and back. In the case of a fellow bottom, he will top, but he 100% expects to be treated nice for his efforts. And he is the sort of person to do a whole damn calendar to make sure everyone is satisfied.

Lixue: Switch, though she tends to veer top due to the crowd that her more imposing personality attracts. For Story Reasons TM, she would want to top the Omen the first times/some times, but honestly, Lixue is quite the chill, accomodating person in bed. She doesn't need another source of stress, so anything goes to her.

The Angel: They're a bottom, and a bit of a pillow princess at that. Sex can be a lot if you're trying to focus on not letting go of your mortal shell. In case of a bottom Omen, they'll be curious to top too, however inexperienced they are. They happen to be a tease in that position, but they just want to understand the Omen and bodies.

[nightingale-the-lurker]

ROs kinks?

While the RO page has some interesting stuff, why not add to it

The Angel: Sensory deprivation. It can be difficult to focus on sex when you can see shrimp colors and more so, it's practical.

Faz: Mutual masturbation. What can he say? He likes watching. And likes being watched a lot more.

Lixue: Spanking. You could call her basic, but she has pain down to an art form, riding the perfect edge of it.

Rhys: Exhibitionism. More tasteful semi-public than full on indecency charges, but you get my meaning.

Faz x Lixue: Roleplay. Faz kinda talks Lixue into this, but they're both very good actors with zero shame. Lixue skirts into domme roles.

The Angel x Rhys: Corruption kink. The Angel is a freak about that, and Rhys is oh so eager to oblige, whether tagteaming them or managing two people.

[nightingale-the-lurker]

Want Rhys to eat my flesh 😏

in the biblical sense right? in the biblical sense right?????

[nightingale-the-lurker]

While reading that one ask about the ROs favorite foods I saw "canjica" and was like 'não é possível, I didn't know there was a food called canjica in other countries how cool! (Like the difference between pastel in Spanish and Portuguese)' but then I saw the "acarajé" and 'oh it's actually Brazil lol'

Em comemoração a festa junina, who jumps the bonfire, who is dancing quadrilha and who is macetando the food table?? Would they all participate in the quadrilha's little theater (the one where the bride's dad doesn't approve of the groom)?

Sorry very excited to see a Brazilian creator, I just played the demo and it's sooo good!!!! Ty for your hard work<3

live brazilian reaction:

for the unitiated, festa junina aka the junine celebration is a very traditional brazilian feast happening in the month of june, celebrating the three big boy saints of the month (anthony, john and peter).

it's evolved into a month long celebration with a lot of traditional foods, games, the quadrilha dances (very elaborate group performances) and a lot more. it's very popular in northeastern brazil

so, for what the ROs would be up to in são joão

The Angel: They're dancing the quadrilha. And they'd absolutely smash it as the bride. It's the swish of the skirts for them.

Faz: Lording over the food table. 100% waits the whole year for the food and won't waste his chance.

Lixue: Probably in jail (it's a são joão joke, you stay there until you pay "fines" or do a challenge). 100% will try to jump the bonfire.

Rhys: Yes, the games are rigged. Yes, he's still playing. You'll only take him away from shooting or tossing rings if he's dead.

[nightingale-the-lurker]

What colors do you associate with the ROs?

chronic overthinker that i am, here it goes

The Angel: Mint green. Soothing, cute and sweet.

Faz: Amber. Earthen, solid and vibrant.

Lixue: Tyrian purple. Royal, dark and dignified.

Rhys: Cyan. Bright, unnatural and striking.

[nightingale-the-lurker]

Hiii! :) What is something the ROs want to hear, need to hear, and dread to hear from MC?

The Angel

Want: I understand you.

Need: You can't exist depending on one person.

Dread: Follow my orders. You're made for this.

Faz

Want: I care as much as you do.

Need: One day, the war will be over and we'll be together.

Dread: You're nothing but collateral to me.

Lixue

Want: Me and you, to the end.

Need: Life goes beyond casualty calculations. Live it with me.

Dread: You've fucked up. We lost. It's your fault.

Rhys

Want: What you did was the right choice.

Need: You can take control of yourself.

Dread: That's all that you are.

[nightingale-the-lurker]

rhys and angel poly call that promoting interspecies(???) diplomatic relations. get the gods in here too let me fuck the drowned maiden i could fix her

the interspecies(???) made me giggle

and hey it's the hic est nihilum's index of weird ass creatures that you can/should be to understand better carnally