#cc: blorbo blursday

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Happy Blorbo Blursday!

If people were only allowed to know ONE thing about Bianca to understand her as a character, what would you tell them?

Hello, George. Happy Blorbo Blursday. Thank you for the ask, and I hope your day is going great.

I think the one thing that people need to understand about Bianca is that she is not just a fallen angel, like you read about in the bible or see in tv and shows: ie: Lucifer. Yes, she fell from Grace, but she would actually be classified as a cosmic horror.

Bianca's true form is a massive, corrupted dragon that has a miasma of death and shadow, while her predatory demonic nature introduces an otherworldly terror. As she is a combination of celestial (angelic) and infernal elements, this makes her not of this world and more of an unknown, unpredictable being. This is especially true after she is injected with Jenova and S-cells, which alter her genetic makeup.

Her abilities, especially her skill Umbra Ascension, can destroy and recreate the Omniverse, as well as pulling people into a nightmarish dreamscape where if a person passes on, they are gone. I believe that Umbra Ascension, coupled with the corruption (Jenova cells and the slumbering of her celestial essence) adds to the horror. Bianca has the power to destroy everything in existence, is foretold to be the destroyer of the Omniverse, and even she cannot fully grasp or control that power. This will lead to a lingering threat of potential cataclysms.

As I said, she is a celestial being destined to destroy and recreate the Omniverse to her liking, and as it stands right now, she is also a corrupted being manipulated by external forces like Sephiroth and the remnants of Jenova's influence. While her demonic blood does sometimes filter out the corruption, as that is the dominate influence in her body right now, it also positions her as a figure of existential dread. Bia's very existence challenges what we view as the boundaries of reality, time, and life, itself, making her quite the living reminder of the smallness and fragility of existence in the face of greater, cosmic beings.

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Happy Blurbo Blursday

They are stranded on a desert island and can only bring four items and one companion, what & who are they bringing? 

Happy Blurbo Blursday! Thank you so much for the ask, and I hope you are having a wonderful day.

I am going to answer this for Bianca Moore, the protagonist of my passion project: Fantasy Worlds Collide. Bianca is a being that can controls spatial and reality, but for this exercise, I'll tone down those powers for her.

If Bianca was stuck on an island, here are the three things that she would take. I'm going to say that this is a tropical island.

The first thing she would take is her signature weapon, Noctemaris. Noctemaris is a tachi and allow her to have some defensive capabilities. It can also be used as a backup blade for practical tasks such as cutting wood, hunting, or crafting tools.

Bianca's white ribbon is the second thing she would take. It is imbued with strong protective magic which will allow her to remain in peak conditioning while stranded. The ribbon protects against poison or fatigue, keeping both her mind and body sharp. Seeing as Bianca often goes to realms that are magical in nature, this will be invaluable in safe-guarding her health and stamina.

She would also bring a multi-tool. Since it is a combination of a knife, pliers, screwdriver, and other useful tools, she would be able to build shelter, start fires, prepare food, and make rudimentary tools. This tool is portable and has a wide range of functions that would allow her to make the most out of limited resources.

Since she is on a tropical island, it is important to have clean drinking water. She would bring a portable water purification device. This will ensure that the water she drinks is not contaminated, keeping her and her companion safe and hydrated.

Sephiroth as a companion

As for the companion, she would bring her love interest, Sephiroth. He is a master strategist and an elite SOLDIER. This would be before his descent into madness. Due to his SOLDIER training and his intellect, they would both thrive by each other's side. He would be able to easily adapt to the island's challenges, using his military experience to devise survival plans.

His combat expertise would make him invaluable against potential threats while his knowledge of survival tactics from years of missions since he was 15 ensures that he could help gather resources, build shelter, and find or hunt for food.

Finally, it has been shown that Masamune has the ability to cut through buildings. He could use it to cut down trees for building shelters and creating tools easily.

His calm and methodical approach to problem-solving would help balance out Bianca's more impulsive tendencies. His leadership and resourcefulness would make him an essential companion, complementing Bianca and enhancing their chances of survival.

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Happy Blorbo Blursday!

Have any of your characters come from a position of privilege that they’ve never had to examine?

Happy Blorbo Blursday, Mara. Thank you for the ask. I hope you are having a wonderful day. I have one character that fits this question. So, I'm going to talk about the big bad of Fantasy Worlds Collide, Azrakiel (Asmodeus).

Content Warnings: Abuse of Power, Manipulation, Entitlement, Superiority Complex, Parental Exploitation, Lack of Consent, Themes of Lust and Desire, Familial Conflict, Betrayal, Morally Ambiguous Relationships, Existential Struggle, Internal Conflict, Cosmic Horror, Loss of Identity, Ambition, Violence, Civil War, Societal Hierarchy, Emotional Trauma, and Descent into Darkness.

Azrakiel's origins as a revered angelic watcher grants him a unique perspective on privilege. He was among the first angels to be created by the Creator Deity and was granted the motif of a 'holy dragon', which is Azrakiel's true form. He was once a celestial being of unmatched grace and considered himself the celestial race of angels' as superior to the race of man. His elevated position once provided immense respect among his peers, but it also came with a sense of entitlement that shaped his worldview. He also believed that a celestial being can do what they want with the mortals: including mating and marrying them. This was one of the reasons he sided with Lucifer in the civil war that rocked the Celestial Realm and lead to him being kicked out of the Celestial Realm with the other rebels and securing him the title of the Prince of Lust as Amodeus.

Despite his fall from Grace, his ambitions remain deeply intertwined with the remnants of his celestial origins. Rather than addressing the moral complexities that came with his previous position and power, he chooses to exploit his understanding of cosmic forces for manipulation and control. This lack of introspection leads him to see himself as a master of destiny and an aspiring demon who lusts for omnipotence, omniscience, and omnipresence. He really is unconcerned about the impact he has on others, believing in the reason justifies the means. His refusal to confront the implications of his privilege creates a stark contrast between the angel he was and the primordial demon he became.

Azrakiel's privilege is reflected in his relationship with others, especially his daughter Bianca Moore. He views her as a pawn in his grand schemes, and he will often overlook her own autonomy and experiences. His ambitions blind him to the reality that Bianca, as a being of light and dark, possesses her own identity and power and is much more than the Harbinger of Chaos, Lady Amara, and the Duchess of Lust. Rather than nurturing their family bond, he would rather exploit her divinity to achieve his goals. I feel this dynamic emphasizes how his lack of self-examination not only continues a cycle of control but also creates a chasm in his familial relationships. By focusing on his relentless quest for supremacy and refusing to recognize the privilege that he once enjoyed as a Watcher Angel, he risks losing the very connection that could ground him, redeem him, and give him a true purpose besides getting back at his father, the Creator Deity.

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Happy Blorbo Blursday!

What are the ways Bianca says ‘I love you’ without actually saying it?

Happy Blorbo Blursday, Mara. Thank you for the ask. I hope you have a wonderful day.

Bianca often expresses love through action than words, as she is deeply protective and has a fear of losing those she cares about. Her love often shows in subtle ways. She will go great lengths to ensure the well-being and safety of those she cares about. This involves standing between them and danger. An example of this is how she watches over Sephiroth's body that is reforming in the Northern Cave of North Crater.

Physical touch plays an important role in how Bianca expresses love, especially with Sephiroth. She is deeply touch-starved, and despite her guarded nature around most people, physical touch is one of her love languages: although it's something she shares only with Sephiroth and very few others. She will reach out to him with gentle touches, letting her fingers brush against his hand. Her wings often reflect this, as they wrap around him in tender movements, offering warmth and protection. Touch is a very rare gift for Bianca, making it the most intimate way she says 'I love you' without using words.

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What are your fun facts about Bianca?

Hi, pinkevilwriter. I hope you are having a wonderful day. Thank you for the ask.

Bianca can navigate through cosmic portals when she learns to master her skills. Right now, she realizes on her sword Noctemaris to channel her powers to do this. This allows her to travel between dimensions. She will often use this ability to explore uncharted territories later in her life and timelines. In fact, she can see all possible outcomes for any event, sort of like Dr. Strange did.

Although I often speak about how brooding Bianca is, she loves black cherry-scented items. Her shampoo is black cherry and vanilla scented.

Bianca has a 9.2 wingspan, and she stands 5 foot. She loves to fly to be alone and recharge her batteries like an introvert.

Before she found out about her celestial heritage, she was born into a human 'vessel' and thought she was human. From 18-20, she was a romance suspense novelist. She still writes in several journals about love and romance. Writing is her guilty pleasure.

Bianca is very talented at manipulating reality. Her clothes are illusions, but if someone feels them, they feel real. To fit into some of the earlier timelines, in some stories, she even crafted a Honda S600. Some slice of life fics I have plan feature Sephiroth driving this car when they go on day dates in the Grasslands. These slice of life fics will be lighter in tone.

Bianca is terrified of chocobos. She views them as nothing more than giant terror birds, even the chocobo 'Kweh' that used to be Sephiroth's. Seph helps her get over her fear. This is in the slice of life fics.

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Happy Blorbo Blursday.

If your character found a magic lamp with a genie in it.. How would they use their three wishes?

Happy Blorbo Blursday. Thanks for the ask. I hope you are having a wonderful day.

Bianca's wishes reflect her deeply-rooted desire for control over her life. She is a character very steeped in destiny and prophecy.

She would want to eliminate Asmodeus' influence from her and those she cares for. Her father has been a constant source of trauma and fear in her life. She would wish to sever his power and any hold he has over her destiny.

Next she would want to protect and restore teh lives of those she has lost or loves deeply. She endured the loss of so many close to her, including her first husband Mordecai. Her second wish would to be to restore their lives and ensure the lives of all those still alive, like Sephiroth.

Bianca often struggles with the instability of her celestial and divine heritage and her powers due to the alien cells that were injected into her. Her final wish would be for control: over her powers, fate, and even her sense of self.

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✨Good day and Happy STS!✨

Hmm… what is something about your WIP (any WIP) that you really like? What’s your favorite bit? Why? Tell me about it!

(have a lovely day btw! ✨✨✨)

Hello. Happy STS to you, too. I hope you are having a wonderful day, and thank you so much for the ask. My day will be a blast, as Spooky season is my favorite season. :)

This is a really interesting series of questions. First off, I was told by my doctor that for my health I shouldn't pursue publishing due to all the stress that comes with it. I love to write and was disheartened when my doctor advise me to do that. So, I'm here sharing original and fan content with everyone, enjoying the craft I so adore. I have been writing since I was 9 when I drafted out my first 50k original story. It was cliche, though. I think that is to be expected at that age.

I am only working on one project right now: Fantasy Worlds Collide. It's my passion project. I take fandoms and do write fan fiction, but I really enjoy the original arc that I have built for FWC. It centers around angels, demons, and the cost of ambition and destiny. FWC follows Bianca Moore through time, space, and dimensions (fandoms) as she runs from Asmodeus, her father.

My favorite bit is to see how much Bianca has grown over the years. I originally created her in the winter of '97. She used to be a human scientist; now, a fallen angel with a soul-bond to a cosmic horror. It's interesting as my celestial angels could be considered cosmic horrors in themselves. As my primordial demons (devils) are just angels cast out of the Celestial Plane for aligning with Lucifer in the Civil War and hold land in the kingdoms of the Abyssal Realm, Bianca sometimes refers to herself as half celestial-half devil.

For the writing itself, I have always had a fascination with sociology and what makes a person tick. This is my favorite part of the WIPs is to explore Bianca's PTSD and her misguided loyalty to her soul-bonded mate. There is an upcoming scene that I plan to write that has her love interest tending to her wounds with a needle and thread to conserve his energy as they were crossing the continent to go to another one that was full of ice and snow, but she is freaking out since she has a phobia of any medical equipment. He has to resort to using magic to heal her. It's a sad situation to be in, but I believe it helps her grow as a character.

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Happy Blorbo Blursday!

What does a perfect day look like for your oc? What do they do? Who do they see?

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Happy Blorbo Blursday. Thank you for the ask and I hope you are having a wonderful day! I'm going to answer this for Akihiro Hiroki, my Sephiroth clone. I am going to focus on his perfect day before he was turned into a clone and before he was pressed to join SOLDIER.

For Akihiro, he wakes up before dawn. He will begin his day in deep medation by a waterfall, as he focuses on his connection to Leviathan, Da Chao, and the flow of water. He will recite Wutai prayers. He is alone in this moment.

Then, he makes his way to a nearby temple.

After meditation, Akihiro trains in martial arts in a nearby temple. He will be joined by other monks. This practice is passed down through generations and teaches him strikes, kicks, and defensive stances.

After a light lunch, he tends the gardens around the temple. He natures the plants and will find peace in this. The act of growing and caring for the plants reminds him of his own duty to protect and preserve. Some of the elder monks might pass by and offer him wisdom as they walk through the temple gardens.

And the rest of the perfect day would revolve around offering spiritual guidance or preforming healing rituals with materia for those in need. It doesn't matter if it is a wanderer who came to the temple seeking help or a fellow monk who needs advice. He provides advice, prayer, and tries to help others find balance.

As evening falls, he will prepare a modest meal in the temple's communal dining area. he enjoys a meal of steamed rice, fresh veggies, and fish from the nearby river. It is shared with the fellow monks in quiet contemplation.

Finally, as the sun sets, he sits on the temple steps and watches the sunset over the mountains. he will reflect on the day's events, the people that he has helped, and his own spiritual journey. He offers a prayer to Leviathan and Da Chao, thanking the Water God for strength, peace, and clarity. He is alone during this moment.

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Happy Blorbo Blursday!

Does Akihiro play chess? If so, how good is he?

~ @nightingaleflowlibrary

Happy Blorbo Blursday. Thank you so much for the ask. I hope you're day is going well.

Unfortunately, Akihiro does not know how to play chess. His main hobbies were prayer rituals, reflecting on spiritual teachings, tending to various gardens, and wandering in nature. Before he was kidnapped in Wutai by Shinra, he was sort of like a wandering monk and devoted to Da-Chao, the water god.

When he was a SOLDIER, he focused all of his time on training and little else. He would often distance himself from the other members of SOLDIER.

As a Sephiroth Clone (SC X), Akihiro has diminished mental capacities. When Sephiroth is not directly in control of Akihiro, he only knows how to do three things: provide for Bianca's basic needs (as opposed to searching for the Black Materia like the rest of the clones), eat, and sleep. Out of everyone in Fantasy Worlds Collide, his fate is probably the worst.

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✨Good day and Happy Blorbo Blursday!✨

How does Bianca act around people she doesn’t know? How about people she does know? What do you think this says about her?

have a spectacular day!✨

Hi, Seastar. Happy Blorblo Blursday. I hope today finds you well. This question actually came at a perfect time since my OC-tober prompt dealt with Bianca's current personality, which does affect the people that she interacts with.

Bianca's demeanor around people she doesn't know is often guarded. Her interactions with strangers are often met with caution, mistrust, and a predatory element towards them, as Bianca sizes up if they could be useful to her and Sephiroth's grand scheme. However, this guarded behavior serves another purpose, too. It serves as a barrier that protects her from betrayal, which was a lesson learned from a lifetime of being hunted by Asmodeus' cult. Her paranoia and hyper-awareness make her wary of potential threats, causing her to keep anyone she doesn't know at arm's length.

In contrast, Bianca's demeanor softens around those she knows and trusts: which are very few people. It allows her to reveal a glimpse of vulnerability beneath her hardened exterior. Still, while she does soften, it is extremely hard for her to let her guard down. For example, she said this to Sephiroth when he rightfully called her on using jokes to keep some distance between them: 'I can't trust anyone. It's not just you. Anyone. It's been this way since I was ten.' And this is to the man she gave up her afterlife and world for.

She is always bracing herself for the worst: for her loved ones to betray her or be taken from her. Despite her best efforts, the shadow of Asmodeus looms over every relationship, leaving her on an edge of being afraid losing those she cares for or seeing them fall under her father's influence (or an entity like him, which was shown when Sephiroth succumbed to Jenova's influence 7 days after Bianca and he met, changing him and their budding and future relationship forever).

I feel like this reflects her fractured identity: a being forged by trauma, destined to destroy everything in existence, manipulated by forces beyond her control (including Asmodeus and, to a lesser point, Sephiroth), and struggling between her natural need for connection and her learn instinct to protect herself. I feel like this constant tension shapes her into a character who is resilient and fragile, someone who fights for love and loyalty, even when she feel she cannot trust anyone -- not Sephiroth or even herself. Ultimately, it's a reflection of her duality: the dark and light that exists inside of her, as she is both a celestial angel and the daughter of a primordial demon.

Or I hope that's what comes across.

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✨Good day, Bardic!✨

For Blorbo Blursday:

What is one thing (any OC) would save in a fire, not including essentials?

Hi, Seastar! Happy Blorbo Blursday to you too. I hope you are having a good day. Thank you so much for such an interesting question.

I decided to answer this for Bianca Moore, my protagonist in Fantasy Worlds Collide, the passion project that bridges Final Fantasy, Inuyasha, and original work together.

Bianca's story revolves around destiny, love, and loss. There is not many things that she has since she went from the modern age on Earth, to Feudal Japan, and finally to Gaia (the world of Final Fantasy 7). Her entire possessions include a change of clothes from her world, a picture of her late mate taking in the modern age, and various trinkets. These all fit inside a wheeled leather luggage bag.

However, her most prized possession is a silk, white ribbon that Sephiroth gave her before he had a psychotic break. This ribbon not only protects her from various status effects, but it also is a token of their love and serves as a reminder that no matter how long they may be apart, as he is in the Lifestream and she is on Gaia, that they will be together again. This is the object she would save from a fire.

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Happy Blorbo Blursday!

So when Akihiro was a SOLDIER, what made him distance himself from the other SOLDIERS? Was it forced or out of his own volition?

Happy Blorbo Blursday! I hope you are having a good day. Thank you so much for the ask.

After one of the former 1st Class SOLDIERs took most of the 2nd and 3rd classes with him after he defected, Shinra ended up kidnapping and brainwashing citizens to fill the SOLDIER program. Akihiro was one of those people. He was pressed into joining SOLDIER. Akihiro was originally a monk from Wutai.

He was kept in isolation for a good portion of his initial conditioning. This conditioning consisted of watching propaganda films, endless looping music, and finally mako injections with very little sleep.

When he was finally released, he noticed that most of the other SOLDIERs were slightly unhinged and very boastful. This is the complete opposite of Akihirio's personality. Even the conditioning could not erase that part of him. He still sought to maintain a balance through meditation, etc. His apartment reflected this state even then with a small zen garden that he would tend to help him balance his new life.

In essence, he viewed his fellow SOLDIERs like those coworkers that people don't like. They were loud and obnoxious. He would rather keep his head down and do his job than to socialize.

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Happy Blorbo Blursday!! What's the dumbest thing Bianca has done and why did she do it

Hi, Hal. Happy Blorbo Blursday. Hope you are having a wonderful day / night. Thanks so much for the ask. Here's sort of a funny story for Bia.

Ever since Bianca came to Gaia, she had a fear of chocobos. She was never really around ostriches or anything like that. Growing up, she would watch the discovery channel in the hotel rooms that her and her stepfather, David, would rent as they tried to stay one step ahead of the Cult of Asmodeus. So, she seen a lot of documentaries on terror birds and prehistoric animals. She views chocobos as terror birds. No matter how gentle they are.

look at it. giant terror bird.

Unfortunately, one of the quickest ways to cover ground is on a chocobo. After she escaped the labs of Shinra Manor, she and SC X (as Sephiroth who was possessing him) had to use one to go north from Nibelheim. Sephiroth would instruct her on his old mount, Kweh, a beautiful black chocobo.

Kweh was supposed to be gentle, but he sensed her fear. Almost immediately, he went into like a full bucking bronco mode with her clinging onto his neck for dear life. The entire time, she is screaming for Sephiroth to help her and that Kweh was trying to peck her butt. He wasn't.

The reason she thought he was was because Sephiroth tried to make light of her fear. He told her that chocobos are very gentle unless they try to 'peck butts'. Sephiroth thinks that he is funny, but in reality, it didn't help the situation.

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Happy Blorbo Blursday!

What are Bianca's favorite and least favorite foods?

~ @nightingaleflowlibrary

(sorry if you get this twice, Tumblr crashed when I sent it the first time and I wanted to make sure you got it <3)

Hello. Happy Blorbo Blursday, @nightingaleflowlibrary. I hope you are having a wonderful day today, and thank you so much for the ask.

As a celestial being, Bianca does not need to eat foods like we do. She gets her nourishment from consuming souls: demonic, angelic, or human. However, she loves savory foods, and she can't stand sweet foods. Her favorite food is steak, especially when it's blue and paired with mash potatoes and lots of gravy.

As for her least favorite food, it is a toss up between caramel sauce and blueberry donuts. She hates the texture of caramel, as she finds it too sticky. She finds the donuts too sweet.

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Hey! Happy Blorbo Blursday ^^ Which established universe (that they aren't already a part of) would your OC most thrive in? What role would they take, and why? (For example, a wildling in ASOIAF, a sith lord in SW, a firefly in TLOU, etc.)

For an OC/ OCs of your choice!

Happy Blorbo Blursday! Thank you so much for the ask, and I hope you are having a wonderful day or evening.

This is a really good question, and it is one that I have been pondering recently. I'm going to answer it for Bianca. Bianca's ability to cut through the fabric of reality would allow her to be in whatever realm (fandom / established universe) that she wants. It's my way of keeping the character fresh, lol. I am also going to ignore the soul-bind that tethers her to the Final Fantasy 7 world.

As for which established universe she would most likely thrive in -- apart from Inuyasha and Final Fantasy -- I would say Dragon Age. She would either be an arcane warrior.

The reason is that magic plays a vital role in the story, such as the complex dynamics between mages, templars, demons, and the Fade. Bianca is a blend of celestial and infernal power and could easily thrive as an arcane warrior -- a mage who combines physical combat with magical abilities. This mirrors her actual skillset that has swordsmanship and supernatural abilities. She has a connection to light and darkness and would give her an edge controlling Fade-base powers.

As far as her background, she is a celestial who was born in a human vessel and is exiled from the Celestial Realm which could parallel the role of apostates or mages shunned by the Circle, giving her storyline a chance at redemption. Her infernal and celestial blood is in a constant warring state and could mirror the constant battle in Dragon Age between the physical realm and the spiritual. I almost see her as taking on a mentor role, guiding others through the spiritual dangers of the Fade, offering her a place to channel her strength and wisdom into defending those who can't protect herself.

Now, it makes me want to play the newest Dragon Age. :)

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