#but when it comes to movies it’s definitely this right. alan shore clears if we include TV and I’ll hear you out on secretary but it’s this

[jimmyspades]

SEX, LIES, AND VIDEOTAPE (1989)

[mostwretchedson-blog]

really LONG CHARACTER SURVEY. RULES.

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BASICS. FULL NAME : sir mordred mac arthur NICKNAME : none AGE : 26 BIRTHDAY : 1 may ETHNIC GROUP : cornish NATIONALITY : british LANGUAGE / S : english, cornish, norn (the language spoken in orkney at this time), latin, ancient greek (very little) SEXUAL ORIENTATION : homosexual (possibly demisexual) ROMANTIC ORIENTATION : homoromantic RELATIONSHIP STATUS : single by default ( flexible ) CLASS : royal / nobility HOME TOWN / AREA : cornwall (birth to age 12) & orkney (age 12 to 16) CURRENT HOME : camelot PROFESSION : knight of the round table

PHYSICAL. HAIR : dark brown, straight, roughly shoulder-length EYES : vivid green NOSE : straight, patrician FACE : angular, vaguely feminine, with a high forehead and cheekbones LIPS : gently full, shapely, animated COMPLEXION : fair, generally clear BLEMISHES : scattered freckles on his body SCARS : various, but most notable is a scar on his right outer thigh, from a wound sustained in a minor skirmish with saxon raiders when he was twenty TATTOOS : none HEIGHT : 5′5″  WEIGHT : around 130 lbs. BUILD : slender, athletic; not physically strong, but quite agile ; as a transgender man, he has “female” sex characteristics FEATURES : androgynous, expressive, “pretty”; his beard is gained through magical means ALLERGIES : pollen (mild) USUAL HAIR STYLE : loose, or in a half-tail; rarely in something resembling war plaits USUAL FACE LOOK : sarcastic and skeptical USUAL CLOTHING : tunic, trousers, leggings, leather shoes or riding boots; armor was largely mail.

PSYCHOLOGY. FEAR / S : his fate as king arthur’s doom; falling from his father’s favor; horses ASPIRATION / S : to be loved and acknowledged by arthur; to be loved in general; to improve quality of life for the lower classes of the realm POSITIVE TRAITS : charismatic, eloquent, diplomatic, clever, witty, family-oriented, loyal, egalitarian NEGATIVE TRAITS : manipulative, childish, melancholic, pessimistic, vindictive, impulsive, headstrong, envious MBTI : enfj-t (the protagonist) ( ooc: om F G I AM DYING OF LAUGHTER RN ) ZODIAC : taurus TEMPERAMENT : choleric, melancholic SOUL TYPE / S : leader, spiritualist ANIMALS : eagle VICE HABIT / S : arguing, holding grudges, listening to gossip FAITH : pagan / old religion GHOSTS ? : yes AFTERLIFE ? : uncertain, but does not believe in the christian concepts of heaven and hell REINCARNATION ? : uncertain, leaning toward yes ALIENS ? : no (has no idea what they are) POLITICAL ALIGNMENT : complicated - he’s the son of kings and queens, but he was raised a commoner, and as such has a deep empathy for the common people, perhaps even more so than arthur and the other knights. in a modern sense, he’s quite liberal. ECONOMIC PREFERENCE : again, complicated - he misses his life as a fisherman’s son, to an extent, but also believes that he can do a great amount of good in his current economic place. SOCIOPOLITICAL POSITION : upper class - as the son of the high king, he’s squarely in the royal class, but as a bastard, his position is lower than his legitimate half-siblings. EDUCATION LEVEL : highly educated. morgause spared no expense for her firstborn once she got him back. prior to his arrival at orkney, he was illiteral and uneducated, but great efforts were made and he found he had a great penchant for learning once the opportunity was made available to him.

FAMILY. FATHER : king arthur pendragon MOTHER : queen morgause of orkney SIBLINGS : gawain, agravaine, gaheris, gareth, clarissant (maternal half-siblings); loholt, amr (paternal half-brothers) EXTENDED FAMILY : igraine of cornwall (grandmother), uther pendragon (paternal grandfather, deceased), gorlois of cornwall (maternal grandfather, deceased), morgan le fay (aunt), urien of rheged (uncle, husband of morgan), ywain the lion (cousin, son of morgan and urien), elaine of garlot (aunt), nentres (uncle, husband of elaine), galescalain (cousin, son of elaine and nentres), elaine ii (cousin, daughter of elaine and nentres), ragnelle (sister-in-law, wife of gawain), lovell (nephew, son of gawain and ragnelle), florence (nephew, son of gawain and ragnelle), gingalain (nephew, son of gawain and ragnelle), laurel (sister-in-law, wife of agravaine), lynette (sister-in-law, wife of gaheris), lionors (sister-in-law, wife of gareth) NAME MEANING / S : mordred - definite meaning unknown, but multiple possible meanings / origins: from latin moderātus (moderator); or from celtic mor (sea). some sources supply the dual meanings of “brave counselor” and “ill / evil counselor”. elizabeth e. wein, using the welsh form medraut, cites that the name means “marksman”. mac arthur - son of arthur. (disclaimer: “mac” is a scottish patronymic, which is not historically accurate given that orkney was not part of scotland (caledonia) until the 15th century. however, i’m using it for ease because i don’t have any knowledge of cornish or norn patronymics.) HISTORICAL CONNECTION ? : highly debatable

FAVOURITES. BOOK : he’ll read whatever he can get his hands on, but he favors plato and ovid. MOVIE : n / a 5 SONGS : n / a DEITY : as a follower of the old religion, he believes in a multitude of deities, but pays special deference to the mother goddess in all her aspects HOLIDAY : mordred isn’t a particular fan of holidays in general, but he does enjoy lughnasadh and mabon (beginning of autumn and mid-autumn) MONTH : november SEASON : autumn and winter PLACE : the sea, especially on a ship WEATHER : cool, overcast weather - just on the edge of gloomy, but not quite SOUND : waves lapping against the shore or the side of a ship; the deep thud of an arrow hitting a target SCENT / S : ocean air, moss, fresh-baked bread TASTE / S : fish, honey cakes FEEL / S : the spray of the sea against his skin, a cool autumn breeze, icy cold water ANIMAL / S : dogs, seagulls NUMBER : n / a COLOUR : deep violet or indigo, green, blue-green

EXTRA. TALENTS : archery, sailing, fishing, net-making, arrow-making, languages, diplomacy BAD AT : swordplay, jousting, cooking, maintaining his emotions, animal husbandry, forgiving injustices against himself TURN ONS : tenderness, physical affection, verbal affection, playfulness, being dominated just slightly, androgyny TURN OFFS : remarks about his body / gender, being expected to behave like a woman sexually, pain, hypermasculinity / buffness HOBBIES : sailing, archery, reading latin poetry TROPES : antagonistic offspring, bastard bastard, face-heel turn (or possibly heel-face revolving door), fallen hero, genocide backfire, heroic bsod, tragic villain ( ooc: though i hesitate to call my mordred a “villain” in the usual sense, it counts ), well-intentioned extremist AESTHETIC TAGS : blog tag; general aesthetic - stormy seas, a cloudy sky full of ravens, barefoot tree-climbing, and daddy issues GPOY QUOTES : "if you do not hate me, try to love me a little, father; it is lonely never to have been loved, only devoured."

FC INFO. MAIN FC / S : ben barnes ALT FC / S : n/a OLDER FC / S : n/a ( ooc: because he doesn’t live that long ahahahaha i h8 myself ) YOUNGER FC / S : maisie williams VOICE CLAIM / S : ashes o’reilly GENDERBENT FC / S : n/a

MUN QUESTIONS. Q1 : if you could write your character your way in their own movie , what would it be called , what style would it be filmed in , and what would it be about ? A1 : I FUCKING WANT A MORDRED MOVIE OKAY. seriously, this is a hot-button issue for me. i’ve never seen a film or tv adaptation where mordred was depicted well imo. i actually really want a mordred musical but i am no good at scriptwriting or songwriting. anyway, back to the question. i would probably title my hypothetical mordred movie the raven knight or something like that. i don’t know much about film styles, but i would love it to be directed by niels arden oplev or david fincher. (bonus: the musical would ideally be directed by michael arden.) obviously it’d be about mordred. duh. it would span from childhood to death and it would be emotionally intense and complex, but also have some black comedy elements. Q2 : what would their soundtrack / score sound like ? A2 : it would have clear celtic elements to it, with lots of woodwinds and strings. nothing too dramatic or overproduced. i would want the score to tell as much of a story as the film itself. (bonus: for the musical, i would love alan menken and stephen schwartz because they did a marvelous job on the hunchback musical, which is probably my fav.) Q3 : why did you start writing this character ? A3 :  i’ve been writing mordred in some form or another since i first got into writing. he’s been my mainstay, and has gone through many changes and evolutions. Q4 : what first attracted you to this character ? A4: jason done’s portrayal in the 1998 merlin miniseries. now i realize that he’s ridiculously hammy and overdramatic, but when i was younger (literally, i was 7 years old) i really loved him even though he was pretty much irredeemably evil in that version. Q5 : describe the biggest thing you dislike about your muse. A5 : he’s shamelessly manipulative, and he can be pretty whiny at times. he lets his depression rule him, and he tends to use his grudge against arthur as an excuse for his actions. while it comes from a place of desperately wanting arthur’s approval and love, he does nurture the chip on his shoulder rather than trying to understand arthur’s point of view. Q6 : what do you have in common with your muse ? A6 : we’re both trans and super fucking gay. we also have hella daddy issues. Q7 : how does your muse feel about you ? A7 : i don’t tend to think about my muse as an actual person. Q8 : what characters does your muse have interesting interactions with ? A8 : oh my god, let me just write you a list. obviously, his most interesting interactions are with arthur and morgause, but i also really enjoy writing him opposite guinevere, galahad, lancelot, and any of his brothers. Q9 : what gives you inspiration to write your muse ? A9 : the fact that i love mordred so much. he’s probably my absolute favorite fictional character of all time. that he’s in the public domain and i essentially have free rein to do what i like with him without feeling guilty helps a lot, too. Q10 : how long did this take you to complete ? A10 : ummmm idk, i forgot to keep time, but somewhere in the vicinity of several hours.