#avalon musings

[bellanarisvhenan]

evermorelore > bellanarisvhenan

hi, my obsession with dragon age has fully returned so in true hyperfixation fashion I changed urls 🫣🤭

[descended-from-fairytales]

Now You See Me

@fxirytxlcfxtc

Avalon isn't usually one to party, but she'd gotten a text from Saoirse asking if she wanted to meet up, and she couldn't resist. Just the thought of whatever she has planned has Av all hot and bothered.

She walks into the party, and tries her best to play it cool while she looks around. Her hands absentmindedly tug on the skirt of her very short dress, trying to keep it from riding up too much. At least for now.

She looks down at her phone and shoots off a quick text, letting Saoirse know that she made it, hoping the other will find her soon.

[innovatorbunny]

the joke is that neither of them have lore

[mythicalminded]

@erabundus perish,

"I... don't recognize any of this, no." he admits with a weary smile. "Luv, I may have gotten lost on the railroad ta hell, but I didn't take a pit stop in purgatory, sure-like. Aye, I'd love to hear where I am. Maybe it'd explain why I've gotten such weird looks f'using my ... abilities so freely." perish the thought of a MAGE using MAGIC, no?

[ghoulxn]

what is your cosmic persona ? Mun v. Muse (Avalon)

tagged by @sansloii <3 we've got strong attraction 🌛 tagging: @llunarum (calypso) | @feraecor (Moonee) | @akutcu (Rui-lin!) | @spookyooky :)

[raitrolling]

=> Approximately one day after...

=> The tide laps at your shins as you wade out into the water, shoes and socks abandoned on the shore and your pant legs rolled up as far as they can go. It's cold, but that is to be expected at this time of sweep, and you felt that being here was necessary.

=> Calling out to The Reverberation from the pier had been a fruitless endeavour, as it did not respond after your first investigation. You wonder if that had anything to do with what else you had discovered.

=> Not too far away from the beach, marked with stones and a piece a wood decorated with dragonflies, lay the body of a construct you had called a friend. Arty was no resident of Vernrot Harbour, but you had still given it a traditional burial, leaving an offering and whispering prayers to the Gods for its soul to safely travel to where it must go.

=> It was a strange tradition, one lost to time over centuries of the town's existence yet still practiced by all residents. Just like the Harvest Festival, no one knew which gods they were praying to. You wonder if perhaps you were unintentionally offering prayers for safety to the one who struck The Artifice down.

=> But, it is gone now. You know that to be true. What isn't gone, however, is-

"Vallis."

=> A name you have called out for many times now, despite that not being the state he is currently in. You can tell, you sense the shift in the air that points towards the hybrid once again ending up in a full terror state. It would make more sense for you to use its title, but you are not here, now almost waist-deep in Vernrot's ocean, to speak to The Slumbering Ones.

"I... Cannot care for your pets alone. That is something for you to ðo."

=> You are calling out to Vallis, to remind him to come home.

=> You close your eyes, focusing only on the sound of the waves lapping against your body. Within the swell, there is the quietest hum.

=> You hear the choked apologies of a scared troll, learning how to feel remorse for the first time in his life.

[momijiba]

anybody else having that feeling that when you write about moving your rp partner's muse you feel like you are committing a crime or something?? or is that just me?

[torturedmuses]

@colcrado

"Dakota? Wake up." Rosie spoke gently at first to his sleeping form on her couch. It had been roughly a week since she found a bleeding Dakota on her front porch. He seemed to be recovering well, but he still needed more time. He had been stabbed after all. "Dakota," she said again, her voice much more irritated this time. They'd had another scotch night last night, and Rosie was feeling it still this morning. She'd fallen asleep on him again last night, and she'd delicately pulled herself out from under him in hopes he didn't know. She wondered when her comfort level around him changed to allowing her to do that, and she hated that she liked it.

Rosie's form of so-called physical therapy was having Dakota help her with barn chores. The extra set of hands were great. Having to listen to him the entire time? Not too great. After a third attempt at getting him to wake up, she grabbed a pillow from the corner of the other side of the couch. "Rise and shine, honey," she said to herself before smacking his shoulder with it. "Get. Up."

[divergentblades]

If they turn fluffy into a Pseudo summon, I think robin should be the host for reasons due to his connections to the green man in mythology who, in turn, is sometimes Fluffy. I can't speak on characterization matching up because I'm just starting Camelot because hyperfixation went bounce for a while

[kikun]

unlike hibernation. . . consider one day a year where the wanderers just meet and collectively have a nap to make up for the 364 days of not resting

no im not imagining a cat pile shut up

[bellanarisvhenan]

I've started a side blog, @eraofold , dedicated to preserving/linking to resources I used back in the early days I was on Tumblr (2009-2014). I've been on a nostalgic trip while also thinking about the lack of digital preservation that exists for so much of my teenagedom so I wanted to share the blog! I'm working on fixing broken links to themes and texture packs I personally used.

If you're interested in preserving resources maybe you'll enjoy browsing the blog! I also found an amazing theme by Racheals that looks like the old Tumblr dash so it's perfect for this kind of project.

[descended-from-fairytales]

Presents

@fxirytxlcfxtc

Avalon walks into the coffee shop with an anxious sort of anticipation. She holds the neatly wrapped present close to her body as she looks around for Saoirse. Getting a gift for her might be too much, and Avalon knows that. This is supposed to be casual, just blowing off some steam together. But Av cares more than she should, and she hopes that maybe this could test the waters. One present can't be a complete determinant of whether Saoirse also wants more, but Avalon thinks it could be a step in the right direction.

She smiles brightly when she sees the other woman and waves, quickly heading over to her. Setting the present down in front of Saoirse, Avalon slides into the seat across. "Merry Christmas! It's good to see you."

[innovatorbunny]

[erabundus]

anonymous &&. said... What's something that makes you happy about writing your muse? Is it their personality, their mentality, or something else entirely? Also, is there something you'd like to explore with your muse in general, but haven't had the opportunity for it?

honestly,  i  think  the  answer  is  a  mix  of  all  of  the  above?

i  started  playing  genshin  directly  after  unreconciled  stars  rolled  out  purely  because  i  saw  some  fanart  and  clips  of  scaramouche  and  just  found  him  absolutely  delightful  —  and  i  do  mean  that  unironically!  there's  a  very  specific  flavor  of  mean  and  prideful  character  that  really  clicks  with  my  brain.  there  is  literally  no  logical  explanation  for  it;  i  just  find  them  deeply  endearing  when  they're  being  objectively  terrible  people.  it's  like  the  same  feeling  of  "aww,  little  guy"  you  might  get  watching  a  racoon  scuttle  away  with  a  stale  pizza  crust.  scaramouche / wanderer  really  fills  that  niche  for  me  —  i  think  his  personality,  his  dialogue,  his  mannerisms  are  genuinely  the  most  entertaining  thing.  the  scene  of  him  terrorizing  his  subordinates  has  lived  rent  free  in  my  brain  for  years;  he  is  THE  funniest  genshin  impact  character,  no  i  will  not  take  constructive  criticism.

so  it  goes  without  saying,  getting  to  write  ren  is  just  an  incredibly  fun  experience  for  me.  he  is  such  a  strange  person,  and  that's  without  getting  into  finer  intricacies  of  his  psychology.  he  will  just  say  the  most  out  of  pocket  things  with  his  whole  chest  and  not  an  ounce  of  shame.  it's  not  in  a  "haha,  he's  so  random"  kind  of  way  either  —  because  there  is  genuine  thought  and  reasoning  behind  what  comes  out  of  his  mouth.  there  is  also  no  filter  whatsoever,  and  that  combined  with  being  such  a  naturally  intense  person  leads  to  situations  where  he'll  point  blank  tell  heizou  to  try  killing  him  if  he  ever  makes  kazuha  unhappy  before  casually  going  on  to  make  dinner  plans. he's very quotable.  also  i  think  the  quirk  where  he  deliberately  exaggerates  his  nature  as  a  villainous  person  is  just  kind  of  funny.  (  even  if  it  does  stem  from  an  unhealthy  place.  )  sir,  sit  down,  you  were  feeding  stray  cats  fifteen  minutes  ago.

beneath  the  blunt  veneer,  he  is  incredibly  awkward  —  and  again,  not  in  any  sort  of  glamorized  cutesy  way.  say  it  with  me:  ren  is  weird.  he  had  to  teach  himself  how  to  emulate  humanity,  and  there  are  cracks  in  the  façade  —  as  well  as  situations  wherein  he  just  doesn't  care  to  maintain  it.  he's  a  menace. it's easy to miss because he has such a strong personality and presence, but if you ignore the snark and theatrics and look at what he's actually doing, it becomes obvious.

but  i  also  find  the  way  his  mind  works  just  deeply  fascinating.  one  of  my  favorite  things  about  roleplay  in  general  is  choosing  a  singular  character  and  breaking  down  how  they  think.  i  spent  years  writing  a  muse  with  literally  eight  whole  lines  of  canon  dialogue  —  but  those  eight  lines  were  enough  for  me  to  build  an  entire  psychological  profile  and  backstory  out  of.  in  comparison,  wanderer  has  so  much  content  for  me  to  pour  over  and  i  am  thriving.  he's  deeply  sympathetic  and  completely  insufferable.  he's  messy  and  makes  terrible  choices  and  pushes  everyone  away,  but  he's  absolutely  terrified  of  being  alone.  he's  self  loathing  and  confident.  his  understanding  of  the  world  is  warped  and  cynical,  but  he  still  possesses  a  system  of  morality  (  even  if  "morality"  is  a  very  generous  term  )  he  tries  to  operate  by.  his brain is a big spaghetti pile of contradictions that somehow manage to work together. i can literally ramble about him for ages but this post is getting long enough. it's  just  so  refreshing  to  be  able  to  write  a  character  and  not  feel  obligated  to  smooth  over  their  flaws  —  because  it  affords  me  the  opportunity  to  have  him  grow  and  develop  from  them  in  a  distinctly  organic  way.

and  that  kind  of  feeds  into  what  i  want  to  do  with  him  in  the  future.  i  generally  don't  try  to  stick  too  rigidly  to  any  kind  of  clearly  defined  roadmap  for  character  development.  (  though  i  do  like  to  sprinkle  in  subplots  and  story  arcs ...  i've  been  wanting  to  do  a  big  dash-wide  event  at  some  point,  too.  )  i  tend  to  run  my  blogs  like  they  all  take  place  on  one  continuous  storyline with minor branching paths here and there.  if  your  muse  interacts  with  ren,  i  would  absolutely  love  to  keep  writing  with  you  and  building  on  that  relationship  —  whether  it's  a  positive  or  negative  one.  force  this  man  to  socialize.  throw  him  off  a  cliff.  it's  all  very  fun  for  me!

[magicties]

//I may not be active here much... But nostalgia has hit...

And I'm adding a new muse.

Tamara from Princess Starla/Gwenivere and the Jewel Riders

[ironbloodcd]

//So because I'm sucker for AUs, and because 'blank slate Wanderer/Scaramouche' has so much potential depending on how he's been raised and the things that he experiences, I've grown attached to the idea of an AU where Ei keeps him and entrusts him with the gnosis as she'd originally intended. Gonna throw some additional details beneath a readmore~

Much of his upbringing was handled by Miko, as Ei had very little part in it. He does hold some resentment towards Ei for her apparent lack of interest in him, but Miko has very much filled the role of a mother for him, and he views her as such. He's quite close to Miko as a result;

He was given the name 'Kunihide' by Miko;

His demeanor is far gentler and reminiscent to that of the Kabukimono, though he has something of a mischievous streak to him - you can blame Miko for that one;

Kunihide takes a very active role when it comes to matters at the Grand Narukami Shrine, having been primarily raised there. He knows all, if not most, of the priestesses who work there, and is fairly skilled in many of the practices and services that the shrine offers;

Due to the fact that he's the Raiden Shogun's 'son', it's not uncommon for visitors to the shrine to seek him out for blessings and the like. He's not terribly fond of his practice and usually tries to dissuade people from it, but his success rate is pretty hit and miss;

As his capabilities as a divine creation were never sealed away, and because he carries Ei's gnosis, Kunihide possesses some Electro capabilities, though they aren't nearly as strong as those of his creator.