#cosette cioara

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Long days require long Sleeps

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Oh hey, I made a RE8 self insert shhhh

Backstory stuff below:

Cosette Cioara was born to unknown parents in 1940. As an infant, they became deathly sick while their parents travelled Europe and stumbled across the Village. In the Village, the parents were killed by Lycans, and Mother Miranda discovered the infant frozen half to death.

Miranda used the Cadou to revive the infant, and was raised in absolute secrecy by Miranda. None of the other Houses knew of their existence. Miranda named the infant Eve, after her daughter Eva. However, despite the Cadou being inside of them, it seemed that Eve did not develop any mutations at first, and was just an ordinary child. Miranda cherished Eve deeply because of how young Eve was, and she thought they could be the most suitable vessel. She gifted Eve a brooch when they were 5 which was meant to protect Eve from harm and also to help stabilise any mutations they could develop.

However, when Eve was still a child, Miranda began to realise that Eve would not be a good vessel for Eva, and her love for the child turned cold and full of hate. She began to despise Eve because she saw her final chance at getting her daughter back as a failure. She began to call them Anathema instead of Eve, because Anathema meant "a curse." Miranda forced Anathema to look after themselves after that.

Growing up, Anathema was left alone, and their only company were the crows and animals of the forests. It was here where their mutation began to occur. With Anathema's love of birds like crows, they began to mimic crows and their behaviours, and even developed a form to hide from observers. It was called the Cioara (crow) by the many children of the village that have seen this form. Aso protected them from the dangers of the Lycans in this form.

When Anathema reached the age of 12, though Miranda warned them that the world was cruel and to avoid others and keep out of sight, Anathema met a woman who had just been married named Elena. Anathema was scared of Elena at first, but Elena practically adopted them, though the child seldom spoke.

It was Elena who supported and hid Anathema from others. Their mutations grew still, starting to manifest in the form of them being able to understand animals and plants, heightened senses and speed, and alchemy-like abilities, which were dangerously unstable. The brooch which Miranda gave to Anathema when they were very young seemed to help them manage these more unstable abilities. Elena loved Anathema and protected them, though she wondered why Anathema wasn't among the Lords and Mother Miranda. But she never pushed Anathema to answer her questions, only allowing Anathema to have a normal childhood.

When she learned that Anathema was once called Eve and why Anathema was called Anathema, Elena asked if she could call Anathema 'Eve' again. Anathema was against this, so instead, Elena suggested that Anathema rename themselves. Anathema chose the name Cosette, after the character of the same name from the book "Les Misérables", finding kinship in the character.

Stories of this strange child began to circulate among the children of the village, and Elena began to worry that perhaps this could attract unnecessary attention. She asked Cosette to perhaps consider taking a more human form, and after a few weeks, Cosette's Cioara form changed into a more human one, though they still grew black feathers from their head.

Cosette began to interact with others more often, and when they turned 18, they started to spend more time among the villagers, and began to help out the people. However, Cosette would secretly go out at night and patrol the village, keeping Lycans away from people in a more advanced mutated/Cioara form. They managed to learn how to shift between these forms, and in the day, they were just an ordinary person.

It's also here where Cosette started to feel disconnected from their assigned gender at birth and preferred to use gender-neutral terms for themselves. Many villagers didn't understand it, but they didn't object to it either. Cosette changed their appearance to be more androgynous instead of feminine.

When Cosette turned 25, their ageing stopped. As the years went on, people began to notice that they did not age. This caught the attention of Mother Miranda, and she instantly knew who Cosette was, despite the changed appearance and ageing. She knew she couldn't kill Cosette due to the villagers being fond of them, so she instead struck a deal with Cosette instead.

Cosette would be recognised as a Lord, but was forbidden from being involved in any events or plans of Miranda's. Cosette was also forbidden from telling any villager who they were or their connection to Mother Miranda. Cosette was fine with this, though did feel the pain of rejection. They continued to protect the Villagers, and after their adopted mother Elena died of old age, they began to live in the forests, keeping a watchful eye on others.

It's here where Cosette meets a very peculiar man wandering the forests. They thought he was surely lost, but they were even more surprised to find that it was no mere mortal, but Karl Heisenberg, one of the four Lords.

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Got some doodles of the main man and Cosette down :)

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trying to think more about Cosette's powers because they are lowkey kind of underdeveloped so here are some ramblings:

I know that Cosette is probably the closest thing to Eva that exists in the mind of Mother Miranda, so she especially dislikes Cosette for their existence and not turning out to be a perfect vessel. So because of how similar the two are, I'd say that Cosette can shapeshift for sure, which gives them heighten speed, strength, and dexterity in their more monstrous forms.

And then I thought about "what if they could hear the Megamycete?" More specifically, what if Cosette could hear the countless voices of the humans absorbed by it? Not all the time, but when they get stressed out or are emotionally overwhelmed. It's a stark contrast to Miranda not being able to communicate with it, while Cosette probably could.

Because of that, Cosette can feel everything happening in the town, so long as it is within the Megamycete's range, and absolutely knows where all the Lords (and Miranda) are at all times. Cosette pretty much is a spy of sorts. Another side effect of their stronger connection to the Fungus is that they need to transform more frequently to avoid becoming overly corrupted by the mold. And they have a telepathic connection with those who have a Cadou within them (they can hear others thoughts and feel their emotions, but not the other way around.) I absolutely believe that Cosette could probably force those with a Cadou to do whatever they wanted, and that only happens if they ask the Cadou in question nicely. "oh please cadou within this human, can you move this human in [so and so such way]?"

I also think that Cosette probably needs to eat. A lot. And will consume pretty much anything. Cosette typically likes to eat plants, berries, nuts, and mushrooms, but will eat animals on occasion, though they don't prefer that. (They have also eaten people, but doesn't remember this because it was Miranda who forced them to do it as a part of her experiments.) If they are starved, they start to resemble the mold more and more. They will also go insane and try to eat anything in their path, and will definitely hurt/kill someone to eat them. They pretty much go rabid and are unreasonable in that state.

When they dissociate, they actually retreat into the earth/mold itself and become aware of EVERYTHING. It's both incredibly overwhelming and yet peaceful, especially when emotionless. This is still a very scary process and it almost looks like their body is dead. Their body will start to rot and decay rapidly if they are away from their body for too long, which will require them to consume food in large quantities to heal themselves when they do return. This can also possibly lead to them starving themselves much faster.

Cosette has a strong connection to animals, and if they touch an animal, they can probably absorb its memories. Same with humans. But this is only with humans and/or animals that have consumed plants or animals that have come into contact with the Megamycete or its territory.

They can also probably summon those tendrils that Miranda can, but they don't have much control over that. However, I do believe that eventually, Cosette does get to be more powerful than Miranda in that department.

When the Megamycete is blown up, Cosette probably retains a lot of their powers, but they are dulled. They can no longer hear the voices of the dead, nor can they retreat into the earth or the mold's collective. They also probably don't have to eat as much, and their form settles on a mix between their human and monstrous form. They become more stable as a result.

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Cosette's alchemy powers basically function this way:

if there are materials around to create something they want to create, or combine something to make something else, then they can turn do all kinds of crazy shit. they are basically manipulating energy.

create thousands of fire balls out of air? yes.

create a seed from dirt? yes.

grow limbs back? yes.

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Cosette's Cioara form is my ideal gender presentation

seriously

LOOK AT THOSE FLUFFY BIRB MAN TITTIES--

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A Comprehensive List of my F/Os + Corresponding S/Is

The Narrator (The Stanley Parable) - Sage Seine

Alternate Gabriel (The Mandela Catalogue) - Eden Gavrani

Obi-Wan Kenobi (Star Wars/Star Wars The Clone Wars) - Savi Han/Darth Corvus

Dr. Cockroach (Monsters VS Aliens) - Sah/Crow Child

Blitzwing (Transformers Animated) - Sage Moonling/Anyas

Tarantulas (Transformers Earthspark) - (none yet)

Michael (The Good Place) - Kaz/Mkazas

Jonathan Crane (Batman The Animated Series) - Asobakw Minowis

Bowser (Mario Bros) - Prince Thyme

Medic (Team Fortress 2) - Hacker/Rook Zrin Corbeau

Sun and Moon (Five Nights at Freddy's) - Princette Seren Estelle Orion Fairchild

Husk (Hazbin Hotel) - (none yet)

Thorin Oakenshield (The Hobbit) - Sercewe/Serce Curuwe

Karl Heisenberg (Resident Evil Village) -Cosette Cioara

Khonshu (Moon Knight) - Sava Seltic

Nathanos Blightcaller (World of Warcraft) - Saevis Soulborn

Ultron (MCU) - Solel Crowling

Future!Donnie (Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) - Artemisia "Tem" Souldancer

Eddie Dear (Welcome Home) - Sage Fairly

Frank Frankly (Welcome Home) - Sage Fairly

C!Technoblade (Dream SMP) - C!As8bakwSage

Negaduck/Jim Starling (Ducktales 2017) - (none yet)

Data Soong (Star Trek: The Next Generation) - Corvus/Cor

Pitch Black (Rise of the Guardians) - Samhain