#ct5597-jesse

[squidbrain]

All I've Ever Wanted

A Captain Rex x Oc fan creation!

The Clone Wars changed everything. Danger was seeping into even the safest of places. A peaceful planet finds itself wrapped up in a political uproar that endangers the royal family. The Jedi Council assigns the 501st to assist establishing a Clone presence on Ziphus. Their Captain takes on the task of protecting Ziphus’ Archduchess, a young diplomat named Sarela, but she proves to be quite a handful for the stoic soldier!

18+ only! Later chapters will have mature themes and explicit writing!

Chapter Two: The Captain

Captain Rex and his boys in the 501st have been on enough high stakes missions to last a lifetime, so who better to guard a royal family in danger?

Prologue

Chapter One

“Once my ass hits that bunk, I’m never getting up again.”

Rex looked up from his datapad. He watched Fives drag himself across the room and flop down on his bunk. He let out a long groan and closed his eyes. Rex smirked and breathed the tiniest laugh.

After being out on a string of missions, back to back, he couldn’t blame his boys for being tired. He took a moment away from his report to look around the barracks. Jesse was sitting up on his bunk. Tup was sitting up on his own, above Jesse’s. Echo was at the foot of his own, removing and storing his armor. He nudged Fives to do the same, but he only got a groan in response. Appo passed them, chatting quietly with Kix.

“How long will we be down for?” Echo asked as he climbed into the bunk above Fives.

The question was aimed at Rex, but Jesse answered before he could. “With our luck? Six minutes.”

Rex laughed again and shook his head. “No rest for the best, boys.”

They all shared a tired laugh. Rex looked back at his datapad and scrolled through the mission report. He wanted to make sure the details were exactly right before he sent it off.

What he didn’t expect was his comm to go off. Fives groaned loudly. Rex shot him a glare and then answered the call.

“Rex, I need you on the bridge in five. The Council has a mission for us,” came General Skywalker’s voice.

“Right away, sir,” Rex replied. The call cut out.

Fives peeled his eyes open and looked at Rex. “No rest, eh?”

Rex grinned as he set his datapad aside. “Not for the best, Fives.”

Fives offered him a smirk. “Lemme know when you need me.”

Rex headed out quickly, tucking his helmet under his arm as he walked.

He was on the bridge in four minutes and as he walked in, he saw a smirk hit Commander Tano’s lips.

“Four minutes, Captain,” she said.

He returned the smirk. “I’m efficient.”

General Skywalker smiled and motioned to the war table. The holograms of two Jedi and a few clones were waiting patiently, Cody among them. Rex saluted them and stood at the ready.

Master Obi-wan spoke first. “The Council recently became aware of a situation on the planet Ziphus. Their Prime Minister received a few messages hinting at a possible alliance with the Separatists, but during the opening address of their congress they were interrupted by our old friend Count Dooku.”

“Gotta love when he comes around,” Ahsoka grumbled.

A Cathar male nodded. “Quite true, but we fear he won’t let Ziphus slip away so easily.”

“Anakin, we want the 501st to guard the royal family and the Prime Minister. Master Ornil’s battalion will set up a clone presence on the planet,” Obi-wan explained.

Anakin smirked. “You can count on us, Master.”

“Master Ornil will meet you on the planet. Get there quickly and secure the palace,” he instructed.

“Guard duty seems a bit low for us,” Ahsoka said, crossing her arms.

“Aw, come on, Snips. Every mission has its importance,” Anakin said, nudging her arm.

“Ziphus is a planet vital to the Republic. The revenue alone is extremely high, but its placement in the system could leave several smaller planets vulnerable if overtaken. We are counting on you to ensure the safety of the royal family and thus the loyalty of the planet,” Obi-wan explained.

Anakin smirked again and waved a hand. “Don’t worry, Master! We’ll take care of it! We always get the job done!”

“Yes, but your methods worry me,” Obi-wan sighed.

Anakin shrugged. “But my methods produce results.”

Aksoka rolled her eyes. “Don’t worry, Master Kenobi. As boring as guard duty is, we’ll take good care of the royal family.”

Master Ornil chuckled. “We’ll secure the planet as fast as we can and get the 501st flying off to more exciting adventures, Commander.”

The image fizzled out and Anakin sent the planet’s coordinates to their navigator. He smiled at Rex and Ahsoka. “Ready for an easy mission?”

“Are they ever easy? You know this is gonna go belly up,” Ahsoka said.

“With any luck, it won’t. Master Obi-wan was right. Ziphus sits too close to the capitol. If we lose it, it could leave Coruscant vulnerable to attack,” he explained.

Rex nodded. “Don’t worry, General. My boys’ll get the job done.”

Anakin beamed. “They always do, Rex! Go get them briefed and ready. We’ll be jumping in a few minutes.”

Rex nodded again and headed back down to the barracks.

He found his boys right where he left them. Fives looked up at him as he walked in and tossed his helmet on his bunk.

“We’re on guard duty, boys,” he said, setting his hands on his hips.

“Guard duty? Chancellor moving around?” Jesse asked.

“Not the Chancellor this time. We’re heading to a system called Ziphus. The Seppies wanna sink their claws into it and it’s our job to ensure the safety of the royal family,” he explained.

Fives smirked. “So we get to play with princesses, eh?”

“With your luck it’s a totally male family,” Echo said.

“Not according to this,” Tup spoke up. He was on his datapad. “Emperor Tam has a wife and three children. Two girls and a boy.”

“So we get to play with princesses,” Fives chuckled.

“You better behave or I’ll decomm you myself,” Rex said, pointing at him.

Fives laughed again. “No, you won’t. You love me too much.”

“We’ll see about that when you’re in prison for toying with a princess,” Jesse said.

“Everyone in this company better be on their best behavior. We’re professionals and I expect you to act like it. Understand?” Rex said sternly.

They all nodded and confirmed they, in fact, understood him. Rex sat down on his bunk and slid his helmet underneath. He stretched out to get some rest and look over his mission report.

“I hope they’re pretty,” Fives mumbled sleepily.

“Will you shut up?” Jesse snapped.

Rex chuckled and shook his head. Professional soldiers or not, they were all just boys sometimes.

“I’m gonna make you guard the prince,” Rex said.

Fives scoffed loudly.

“Can I help?” Tup suddenly piped up.

Rex, and a few of the others, looked over at him. Tup blushed a little and shrugged. Rex smiled at the subtle confession.

“Sure, Tup,” he said.

He smiled back and stretched out on his bunk. He wiggled his datapad and glanced at the others. “You know, this Ziphus is a pretty place. Guard duty on this planet is gonna be a nice change of pace.”

“Well, at least there’s that,” Fives said.

“General Ornil is setting up a base and once he’s finished and a team has been assigned, we’ll be off again. Couple weeks, maybe,” Rex said.

“General Ornil?” Echo questioned. “281st, right?”

Rex nodded. “Yeah, I think so. Why?”

“I know their Captain. He was recovering on Kamino while we did our Arc training,” he said.

“Recovering from what?” Jesse asked.

“Got his chest cavity crushed,” Fives replied.

“And he lived?!” Jesse shouted.

“Armor saved his life. Took a while to get him back on his feet. He was doing p-t on Kamino and working with Alpha to get him ready to go again,” Echo said. “What was his name, Fives?”

“Bren,” he answered. “He’s a good guy.”

Rex remembered the name. He was sure he’d met him before, but he couldn’t think where. “Hope he’s doing alright.”

“Me, too,” Echo said.

The boys continued to have light conversation, sharing expectations about their upcoming mission and little anecdotes from the past until one by one they drifted off to sleep.

Rex was the last to turn in, as he usually was. He finalized his report, submitted it, and turned off the datapad. After shedding his armor and stowing it properly, he hit the bunk and laid his head back against his pillow.

Sleep came easily to his exhausted body, but it was interrupted far too soon for his liking. He was being gently shaken and he groaned in protest.

“Rise and shine, Captain!” Commander Tano said cheerfully. “Skyguy wants you on the bridge in ten.”

He rubbed his face with one hand and sat up slowly. He nodded and stifled a yawn. “Yes, sir.”

She gave his shoulder a good pat and headed off. He looked around at his men, who were all slowly coming to life. He climbed out of his bunk and shivered when his bare feet hit the durasteel floor.

As he pulled his armor on, a few of the boys exchanged grumbly good mornings with him as they shuffled about. He yawned and grumbled and stretched to shake off the sleep and headed up to the bridge.

When he arrived he looked at Ahsoka, who had quite the grin on her face.

“Eleven,” she said. “Thought you were efficient?”

“I am,” he replied. “Just usin my change from yesterday.”

She shook her head and looked up at Anakin. “So what’s the word?”

He smiled. “Master Ornil will be arriving in a few hours. He has his battalion ready to occupy the planet. We’ll be heading down to meet with the royal family within the hour, so get your boys ready to go.”

“Right away, General!” Rex replied, saluting him.

Rex turned and hurried away from the bridge.

He gathered his boys and had them briefed as quickly as he could. He made sure they had all of their equipment and ushered them all off to the hangar. Drop ships were waiting to take them to the planet below. Anakin and Ahsoka joined them soon after and they were off.

When they broke the atmosphere, he had a look out the port windows. Tup was right. It was a pretty planet. Lush and green, sparkling blue waters. Reminded him of Naboo.

Anakin stepped forward. “Men, I want this mission handled with the utmost care and professionalism. Ziphus is an important system and we cannot let it fall into Separatist hands. Understood?”

They all saluted and shouted in the affirmative. Rex didn’t worry a bit. He knew his boys would handle this.

“General, we have clearance to land and we’ll be touching down momentarily,” came the pilot’s voice over the comm.

“Excellent!” Anakin replied.

When the ship touched down and the doors opened, Rex and his boys spilled out. They spread out over the landing site and had a look around. There were Ziphan guards waiting nearby with a well dressed man. He waved to them as Anakin, Ahsoka, and Rex approached.

“Good day, General,” he said. “I thank you for coming so quickly. My name is Nej Vane, advisor to his Majesty Emperor Tam.”

Anakin and Ahsoka bowed politely.

“Our company will be taking care of security for the royal family. Another company is behind us who will establish a base of operations and handle setting up a clone presence on the planet,” Anakin explained.

“Excellent, General. Come this way and I’ll take you to the palace,” Nej said.

Anakin and Ahsoka joined Nej in his transport while Rex and his team joined the Ziphan guards in theirs. Rex looked them over and made notes about the weapons they carried. Long range blaster rifles and a single blaster pistol. Rex frowned. Not enough against a droid company. He was glad they were there.

One of them tipped his chin up and caught Rex’s attention. “You the captain?”

Rex leaned forward and nodded. “I am. You are?”

“Gabe Nal. Major in his Majesty's army,” he replied. He held a hand out.

Rex shook his hand and nodded again. “Good to meet you, Major.”

“You as well. We’ll be working closely together. I’m in charge of palace security,” Gabe said.

“Good man. We’ll need a detailed blueprint of the palace. Access points, weak spots, and your command center,” Rex said.

“Of course,” Gabe nodded. He suddenly looked a little uncomfortable. “Do I use your..number? Seems demeaning and I’d rather not.”

Rex smirked and shook his head. “Name’s Rex.”

Gabe smiled and looked a tad relieved. “Well met, Rex.”

When the transport arrived at the palace, Anakin waved on to follow them inside. He turned to Appo and instructed him to work with Gabe.

“He’ll help you map the perimeter of the palace grounds and go over entry points. I trust you to handle this for me,” he said.

Appo nodded. “You can count on me, Captain.”

He saluted and approached Gabe, who was standing nearby with his own soldiers. Rex followed his commanders inside the palace.

He was used to seeing grand buildings and ornate palaces by now. He’d been all over to reassure kings, queens, dignitaries, and all manner of folk that their planets were safe from the droid army. He kept his eyes forward.

Nej led the group through the palace until they reached the throne room. He opened the doors and stood aside for them to enter.

Dead ahead in the center of the back wall was a grand throne. Ornately carved wood with gold filigree along the back. A smaller throne of similar style sat next to it, one step below. Emperor Tam and his wife were atop these thrones.

Standing to Tam’s right was a young woman, the spitting image of the Empress seated on Tam’s left. To the left of the Empress stood a young man and woman. Most obviously they were his children, but he wondered why they were separated.

The three of them bowed deeply.

“Emperor, I hope you’re well,” Anakin said as he straightened.

Tam smiled some. “I’d be better if it wasn’t for these uncertain circumstances.”

“There is quite a bit of tension now that Dooku has made his intentions clear,” Empress Thena said sadly.

Anakin nodded and brought his hands together in front of him. For such a chaotic figure, the General could really pull himself together and emit such a calm. Rex respected the duality of it.

“We’re here to ease that tension, Empress,” Ahsoka replied.

“Emperor, my name is Anakin Skywalker. This is my Padawan learner, Ashoka Tano and Captain Rex of the 501st legion,” Anakin said.

“A pleasure to meet you all,” Empress Thena said with a smile.

Tam smiled a little wider, then motioned to his right. “Please allow me to introduce my heir, Archduchess Sarela.”

Rex watched Sarela curtsy to them, bowing her head slightly. He made a mental note that he specified heir. She would need to be well guarded.

Tam waved to his left. “And also my son, Duke Edric, and my youngest, Duchess Helene.”

Edric and Helene bowed and curtsied to them as well. Rex remembered Tup’s insistence in helping guard Edric. He smirked behind his helmet.

The trio bowed to the royal children. Anakin spoke to them, “You have nothing to fear. Captain Rex has a skilled team and in their care you’ll be quite safe. Won’t even know anything’s changed.”

Rex nodded.

“Everything’s changed, Master Jedi,” Sarela said softly.

“Cherub,” Tam said. A small, but gentle warning.

“Please, your Highness, continue,” Anakin said to her.

“Our people are scared for their lives. As are we. I don’t doubt the skill of your men, but I doubt things will feel normal,” she said sadly.

Ahsoka nodded. “Well, then we’ll do our best to make things as easy as can be. You’ll be safe, your Highness, and so will your people.”

She nodded and said nothing more.

“Sarela has quite a full schedule, Captain,” Thena said. “Will she be alright moving between the palace and the State house? Or should she conduct business from here?”

Rex considered. “I’ll guard her myself, Empress. Under my care she’ll be free to travel to any destination necessary to conduct her business.”

She smiled. “Thank you, Captain.”

“Does this mean you’ll reopen congress, your Majesty?” Sarela asked. “Since we were interrupted.”

“Oh, yes, your nerd speech,” Helene said suddenly. “You were so excited over it.”

“Helene,” her mother warned.

“What?”

“Helene, this is quite a serious matter,” her father said.

“I never said it wasn’t!” she defended with a little smirk.

He gave her a look, but it could hardly be called a scolding one. Rex got the impression that his children had him wrapped around their little fingers. Which could prove troublesome if they didn’t want to behave. He’d give them the benefit, though, and wait to see what they were like when it came to taking orders.

“I will reopen congress tomorrow,” he said evenly.

Sarela smiled. She had a charming little smile.

“We should discuss your schedule, your Majesty,” Anakin said.

Tam stood and nodded. “Right this way, General.”

Anakin turned to Rex and Ahsoka. “Ahsoka, I want you to go with Empress Thena. Rex, I’ll leave it up to you to assign guards to the Emperor’s children. You know your boys best, so I trust you to assign them properly.”

Rex nodded. “Yes, General.”

Ahsoka smiled at the Empress. “Lead the way, your Majesty.”

The two Jedi followed the Ziphan rulers out of the throne room, leaving Rex with the royal children. He raised his arm and spoke into his comm.

“Sergeant, send Fives, Echo, Tup, and Jesse to the throne room,” he said.

“Right away, Captain,” Appo replied.

Rex looked around the throne room while he waited. The siblings came together in front of the throne. He watched them for a moment.

Helene pointed to her father’s throne. “Sarela, when you sit back on the throne, do your feet touch the floor?”

Rex watched Sarela gather her skirts and sit down. She wiggled backwards until she was against the seat back. Her little feet, in fact, did not touch the floor. It only then occurred to him how much shorter she was compared to him.

Sarela snickered. “No.”

The three siblings burst out laughing and Sarela kicked her feet.

“Baby queen!” Helene laughed.

Sarela laughed harder and pounded her fists on the arms of the chair. “My first royal decree is the abolition of nap time!”

The three laughed quite hard. Rex couldn’t help but chuckle. In this moment they really did forget their troubles. He didn’t want to disturb them.

“A toybox in every household!” Edric laughed.

Around her deep belly laughs, Helene wheezed out, “Blankies for all!”

They laughed themselves to tears until the doors opened. His boys came in, walking up the long center carpet until they reached Rex. The siblings settled and Sarela stood up off the throne.

“Alright, boys, listen up. Fives, Echo, you’ll be guarding Duchess Helene. Jesse, Tup, Duke Edric,” Rex said.

“Yes, Captain,” they said in unison.

“Study their schedules, vet their staff. They don’t leave your sight. Am I understood?” Rex asked.

“Sir, yes, sir!”

Tup and Jesse followed Duke Edric. He explained his schedule as he walked with them.

Duchess Helene smiled at the Domino twins. “Be ready to die of boredom. My first appointment today is with the modiste.”

“The what?” Fives questioned.

Helene giggled. “The dressmaker.”

Fives nodded slowly. “Right. Well, lead the way, your Highness.”

Helene gave her sister a kiss on the cheek and she spoke softly to her. They parted and Helene led the twins away. That left Rex and the Archduchess.

He turned to her. “Madam, I will do whatever I can to make you feel safe and as undisturbed as possible.”

She smiled at him. “I am most certain that I’m in good hands with you, Captain.”

Rex offered her an arm and she took it quickly. They walked together toward the door.

“Where to first?” Rex asked.

Sarela smiled. “I need to get to the State house. I have a few meetings with the governors today.”

Rex nodded and led Sarela outside. Her speeder was waiting nearby. The speeder was surrounded by Ziphan guards and clone troopers. With the bulked up security, it was unlikely anyone would get within ten feet of her.

Rex was more than confident that he could keep this tiny princess safe.

Hope you enjoyed!! <3

The post dividers are made by @saradika ! I have linked each image to the original post for ease of finding them!

Get away from me, Disney

[ziracona]

if u have any safe dbd content providers pls let me know! and somehow horror fandoms really have that tendency to idolize the killers or fetishize them and it just really rubs me the wrong way... it's okay to enjoy a villain but waving some of the stuff they did away is wrong imo (im thinking of freddy the most here who def did the most fucked up shit out of all of em, some people just adore him in ways they shouldn't)

Ye, enjoy any character you want like duh, but some people do seem to not get the concept of liking a character without liking them as a person/excusing everything they do, which is wild. You don’t gotta stan a character to enjoy them. I mean even in family/non-serious media, like, do I love Yzma from The Emperor’s New Groove? Absolutely. Eartha Kitt was a goddess in that role, she’s hilarious and an icon. Is she a good person? Adkfsld No. She doesn’t even have any redeeming qualities. She’s trying to kill a teenager the whole movie and wants to rule the empire and mock peasants and let them starve. But she’s a fantastic character that I love. As a person? She’s super evil tho. It’s p simple. My favorite Ghostface from Scream is by far the one from Scream 3, because they’re the most interesting and engaging/enjoyable to watch to me, but they absolutely are a terrible person. I enjoy them as a character a lot, but yo, they f’d up, and none of what they did was ok. Ya know? And yeah, it’s not chill to act like stuff like Freddy or some of the other killers did is fine, because it super isn’t, and that kind of stuff irks me too. 

And sure! For content providers, I know quite a few artists, and not any writers, but I’m happy to list some of the art blogs! Uh let me see. Haha. I feel bad because I’m very sure I’m leaving people out, but artists I regularly see stuff from/enjoy who don’t draw torture porn kinda stuff in the regular lineup include:  @eggchef @wackflounder @neilusgrey @xmafiacatx @solelystarling @betadwight @earthayan @wetmin @jayjester @spinalfluids @kardcore @kathi-linchen  --- Also. @ourwarbird doesn’t really draw DbD anymore, but if you haven’t seen their stuff, they’ve got quite a lot of nice stuff in the Dead by Daylight tag on their blog. @cryinglittlepeople does a bunch of Bleach & DbD, not DbD exclusively/mostly, but still v active doing dbd art, and really good at it (and dedicatedly tag like tw drugs type stuff on art so if there’s anything you want to filter, it’s easy/thoughtfully formatted). And @tan-abe unless you’re someone that has trouble w gore. Got some real cute parkfield. Also @nnnnnngh has some real nice dbd art, and did some for ILM that give me great joy. TuT

[jacensolodjo]

Kix: Get my pants! Jesse: Underwear? Kix: I’ll fake it.  Jesse: Yes, sir. Kix: Wounded come before personal chafing.

[rai-jauru]

"You both owe me for this one." Fives and Jesse got themselves into trouble. #captainrex #clonewars #clonewarsart #clonewarsfives #clonetrooper #clonetrooperfives #CT-5555 #ct5555 #fives #arctrooperfives #arctrooper #starwars #starwarsart #starwarsclonewars #sketch #traditionalart #clonetrooperjesse #jesse #ct7567 #ct5597 https://www.instagram.com/rai_jauru/p/CMDOGltgUZR/?utm_medium=tumblr

[ladiesguy1122]

Which 501st ARC Trooper Is Your Favourite?

[ninjachick0117]

I was tagged by the wonderful @ct5597-jesse

APPEARENCE

I have long thick dark hair with blonde highlights (but soon to change it to red/maroon) it is a natural wavy curly, usually wear my hair up in a messy bun, I wear glasses but don’t cause of these masks during the corona, i usually wear mostly star wars or marvel shirts or video game shirts, shorts or leggings, with jesus sandals. I also have hazel eyes!

HOBBIES AND TALENTS

I play video games on a 24/7 basis. I go hiking and on walks with my sister or friends. I watch movies all the time like it is an addiction especially horror. I can sing. And communicate pretty well. I also do video editing a lot which i enjoy and think i am good at.

RELATIONSHIP

I am serious talking to someone who i believe we will date soon. My sister and I are beat friends and i would hide a dead body for her. I only have 2 best friends. I am very close to my family. I have 3 dogs and 2 ferrets who i love dearly. I have 4 friends online who i love dearly.

AESTHETIC

I never been skinny dipping but would love to sometime. I love going on long night car rides and talk deeply. I get irritated if people click with their nails. i don’t like when people complain about getting something easily done. I would love to live in NYC. i LOVE looking at bright tie dye colors! I am a Fall person for the season.

MISCELLANIEOUS

I love to dance in the rain when it is heavily raining. I love watching thunderstorms. I defiantly sing in the shower! I am addicted to Tik Tok. When i can’t sleep i watch music videos of different fandoms i watch or Markiplier. I play with my ferrets while watching whatever. I am the friend who will do anything dare or helping. I am a loud person and will try to make you smile. Lastly i do stupid shit.

Lmaoo hope you enjoyed! But now i tag @thelastbladedancer @lavenders--blue

[leos-spot]

Tagged by @ct5597-jesse 💙💙

Rules: name your top 10 favorite female characters from 10 different fandoms then tag 10 people

In no particular order bc I lost my braincell and I literally just forgot all characters to ever exist so I'll just write what comes to mind sjdjajaj

1. Rosa Díaz and Amy Santiago (Brooklyn 99)

2. Starfire (Teen Titans)

3. Katniss Everdeen (The Hunger Games)

4. Padme Amidala (Star Wars)

5. Katara and Sukki (ATLA)

6. Brenda (The Maze Runner)

7. Luna Lovegood (Harry Potter)

8. Elena Álvarez (One Day At A Time)

9. Gwen Stacy (Spiderverse movie)

10. Astrid (How To Train Your Dragon)

Thank you sm for the tag!!!!! 💙💙 And I tag @quimerathetraveller for this ✨

[lightasthesun]

Tag game

Thanks to @ct5597-jesse for tagging me!

rules: name your top 10 favorite female characters from 10 different fandoms then tag 10 people

1. Ahsoka Tano (The Clone Wars)

2. Clarke Griffin (The 100)

3. Katniss Everdeen (The Hunger Games)

4. Sansa Stark (Game of thrones)

5. Hermione Granger (Harry Potter)

6. Lexi Grey (Grey's Anatomy)

7. Lydia Martin (Teen Wolf)

8. Deet (The Dark Crystal Age of Resistance)

9. Natasha Romanoff (Marvel)

10. Rapunzel (Tangled)

Randomly tagged some of my favorite blogs, none of you are obligated to do this ofc x

@asroarke @padawanlost @writeonthrough @rise-of-ahsoka @i-wishyou-would @obiwanobi @princessclarke @gffa @ginervaweasley @glbertblythes

[ziracona]

also i believe the realm rules were quite different for this one? seemed like legion wasnt one person, and quentin was somehow really unafraid of napping.. also the way entering other people's realms worked, and man jesus poor quentin with that default wound..oh! right, the way healing works also seemed different? like it didn't feel like in ILM their healing processes kept being reset, i think it was also said they're slightly accelerated even :o (2/2)

Yeah! You’re very correct.

So, for most of the things I write for myself (or as gift or commission if unspecified), I use the world building I did for ILM (IE: trial realms only exist while the trial is going on, and killers all have their own little base areas, survivors the campfire [although more than one campfire exist because the default is not for all survivors to come/stay together], and all the areas connect to the Entity’s core somewhere, and they are shifted in location regularly, like an atom with its nuclear, or a solar system model [kind of]. In practice it’s kinda a shell game, because the randomization of locations makes it harder to organize or work or even /feel/ centered. It’s meant to discourage working against the Entity, finding answers, and being organized in general).

This one used a totally different layout system (traverse by walking through the fog, which metaphorically is like a hopping into a whirlpool with many islands stationary inside it [realms], and your determination/focus is what allows you to ‘swim’ to them, your familiarity with the location let’s you find them faster), because I wrote that fic as an art trade with @speckeltail , and about an event referenced in his ask blog @badham-bedhead — So, for the fic, I used his world building for the realm/realm rules and characterizations etc. We have very different Entities (or Birttanys, thanks the world’s best dyslexia moment for me yet 🤣) and since the Entity kind of morphs how the whole world would be made, they’re p different in some ways! It was really fun to explore some of the possibilities. I think the biggest overal difference between the world building systems is how death works and how rules work (ILM Entity is very particular in how it expends energy and doesn’t like to constantly insure everyone bc it’s a waste of fuel almost never actually necessary, so you die for real if you die outside a trial unless it is paying attention and intercedes in time, it works hard to keep people separated and isolated and is /very/ harsh towards interactions between killer and survivor if caught, accelerated healing outside of trials partially bc it doesn’t totally understand real world happenings, and partially because it likes people to be healthy enough to have a fighting chance in trials (if they have no shot bc they break their leg, for instance, they’ll lose hope /really/ fast and become useless to it). Speck’s Brittany is more casual/relaxed and does things for enjoyment more, so it’s rules are less meticulous and strict (survivors can easily go to killers’ home realms to scavenge and killers aren’t supposed to kill them, will be punished if they do—doesn’t care if they talk so long as it gets fed, will sometimes let people get away with stuff for amusement. Insured everyone always so there just /is/ no permanent death period, for killer or survivor. Pays less attention in general, and thus survivors can end up with permanent injuries between trials like Quentin has, because Entity is just like ‘oh how do you look again? Open chest wound? Got it’).

It’s a very different system, and I loved getting to explore how that would feel to exist in—death is a huge and fearsome stake, and losing it period loses some tension, but it also presents this fascinating reality of what does that mean? How do you assign meaning to death and suffering if there just /is/ no long term cost, no higher stakes fear? It’s just pain, and permanent stacking cognitive damage. And the dichotomy between people who would be like “it doesn’t matter then” (especially killers not wanting to feel guilt) and survivors struggling to carve out meaning by treating it like it does even if it feels like it doesn’t because it’s all they have, is such a cool idea, and I’m glad I got to play w it a little. If you’re interested, I’d totally ask Speck about his world building, because I got a few dive from him before writing that fic to make sure I did it right, and it was super fascinating! He’s even got a chart made for how the realms are laid out geographically.

[ziracona]

ur literally the reason im in dbd so much atm and u just reblogged my art so im super happy rn fjskdjsk ily and i love ILM ♡♡

AH thank you! I love how you draw Meg she’s such a goldmine and you’re style is so great! It makes me so happy you like ILM thank you for telling me I love your art! 💙 (ノ^▽^) ノ

[ziracona]

i finally read ur new JoeyQuen story on ao3! can i just say that one of the things i love most about ur writing is the humor? and the way it just fits despite the overall darker nature of things, quentin was adorable and hilarious, poor joey having to deal with him djskdjsj each time he thought "its just the drug talking/making him nice" i couldn't stop thinking "nah man thats just quentin" i have now at least 2 more comic ideas (1/2)

Thank you! Haha, that’s extremely true—

Joey: it’s just the opium...

Me: nah buddy the opium is makin him fkn dumb, have no filter, and not scared of you—the rest of that’s just Quentin.

And that sounds adorable! : D so glad you liked it!!

[ziracona]

i feel like last time i replied to a post u didnt see it so imma send another ask! i truly adore david, and saying we have the same brain def is a compliment to me qwq ive been introducing a lot of friends to dbd after reading ILM and wanting to play, when they see david they all think hes a douche and im all nooo he's wonderful and a sweetheart, leave him alone >:[ and ye! tried to give quin the correct scars from memory hehe im super happy u noticed!

AH yeah, if you (or anyone) have ever replied to a post or tagged me in something and I didn’t respond, it means I never got the Tumblr notification because this site is. TuT sadly very broken. 

Haha, good! Being similar to David is 1000% a compliment the guy rules. And NO ah poor David--he’s not a douche! He just wants to protect his friends! Also heck yeah! I loved the scars. : D  I hope you’re able to get your friends to come around on David--he’s a good guy just doing his level best. I love him.

[ziracona]

its really just his gritty appearance that throws em off fjekdje he has like this smirky face too i think, & overall i do see him often characterized as a jerk here on tumblr :( ur david is just *heart eyes* like who doesn't want a friend like that?? he gives awesome hugs im sure!! im just in love with everyone in ILM cause u fleshed everyone out so well and the group dynamic(s) urgghh they're to die for istg, found family & epic platonic relationships r my undoing

Yeah, TuT it’s not fair—he does get the asshole portrayal sometimes. My boy just wants to keep his friends safe though and punch killers and I love him for it. And I know he does! The big kind that makes people feel safe bless you David and your hugs. A great friend. And thank you! : D I’m glad you did! I love me some found family & platonic love too TuT they’re just so good. So glad you enjoyed it too! 💙

[ziracona]

BRITTANY PLS DHSKDHDKSDH THATS HILARIOUS, the entity is just a diva who wants to play god yes its canon now dhdkdhs and i see!! imma check em out hehe, i kinda envision ILMs realms as domed places like snow globes? that border each other, and props for doing so well despite the dyslexia! (my dads got it and i can only imagine what a bother it must be), im curious.. do u have a beta or would like one? :o about ageing: ahh i kinda figured its like that but doesn't hurt to make sure!

It was oddly fitting 🤣 I legit thought he put Brittany on purpose as a joke—like I knew it meant Entity I was just like “lol that’s funny wonder why the specific name” then re-read and was like “Oh. No. That was just me doing my brain thing” but 10/10 that it did bc it’s a great name for the Nasty. And yeah! That’s pretty accurate. Invisible walls of snow globed areas. Thx—it’s not terrible? Editing is a pain, bc my brain often just won’t register a typo or missing word until like a 7th time reading it, but it’s not so bad. My sister is incredibly kind and was a beta reader for me a lot during ILM (although actually kinda ironically more for story than line editing), and one of my friends on here did it for me once too. If I was still doing ILM I’d probably say yes, haha, but I’m on such a weird schedule rn it would be weird trying to coordinate that with anyone but maybe my poor longsuffering sister. If you ever are reading one of my fics & hit a typo or something in a thing I wrote that breaks you out of the scene, you’re totally welcome to like, take a screenshot of it & drop it to me here in a message so I know it’s there to fix! Like absolutely no pressure at all to do that, but if you ever see one & would like to see it get fixed quick (I legit just don’t see them sometimes for many reads of my own) it’s totally fine by me if you want to drop a reminder/notification! : )

[ziracona]

one more thing! (why do u assume ur the smartest in the room~ rjekdhs) ahem, im kinda confused how aging works.. it seems kinda random? cause if memory serves right quentin decided he was 24, but u also said joey was his age & joeys around 19/20... & ofc overall laurie aged far less than anyone else in ILM.. tho her 40 years in the realm could also have been much less since times all weird & it could've been like with jane who also didn't spend over 10 years in-realm.. am i making sense? djskdj

Haha, now that song is gonna be stuck in my head.

Okay, so the age confusion is for the same reason as the other stuff. In ILM, survivors age according to their perception of themselves/time passing and aging. Quentin /says/ he’s 24 in ILM because it’s how old he wants to be, but tbh he’s probably lying to himself and actually sees himself as/thus has aged and actually is a year or two younger than that (22, 23? P 22, turning 23 his first year back in reality—I think Nancy notices/remarks on this to herself in Out of Darkness) (also almost everyone else is accurate/not lying or hoping to be able to force a stretch of truth in Many More about how old they think they are Quentin is having a hard time dealing w his time loss and doing his best). That’s neither here nor there lol—tangent. But yeah. So, short answer is I’m Not That Kind of Person Who, I was writing the characters as they work/appear in Speck’s world, and in his, Quentin is much younger than ILM Quentin. In his, Quentin is 18, Joey is like just-turned-19/p much same age. In ILM, people have been there varied lengths of time, but they age depending on how much they think they’ve aged, not how long they’ve actually been in-realm, because the entire realm is build to change things based on belief. So, Quentin has been there physically less time than Dwight, but aged more years comparatively, because he knows he should be 24 and has been very aware of time passing. This did not quite /get/ him to 24, more like 22 or maaaybe 23, but he’s aged a /lot/ since getting there, and rapidly. Comparatively, Philip has been there for almost 40 years and aged only 7-9, because he kept losing time (literally) and that’s how he perceives himself as having aged. Laurie probably wasn’t there a /literal/ 40 years, just bc the Entity isn’t very linear, but I expect she has been there something horrifically close to it. To her though, time has felt stuck. She feels caught in the same October 31st, eternally, and aged very little because her perception of time only changes based on other survivors cycling in and out, like stages of life, which got her to feel like she’s aged slowly from 17 to her late 20a (about 10 years), and since this is how she has thought of her life while going through it, she’s aged that way. I hope that makes some sense haha. Jane aged realistically (was in the realm about a year, aged about a year, even though she was taken from longer ago), but Benedict, who has been there since the 1860s, barely aged at all the whole time, because he was an adult already (no loss of childhood to produce aging cognitively/maturation, unlike Nea/Quentin/Laurie [or Susie or Joey]) and felt endlessly stuck in a cycle. Mentally aged some after losing his group (felt older and gone) and thus his perception finally gave him added time, but it gave him like a decade rapidly, then stopped again, rather than the 160 years he’s been displaced (or the probably nearing 100 real years he’s been there—boy is old af, and I’m very sorry for him). Hope that makes some sense! It’s all based on cognition (though you can’t like, de-age. It’s more like Entity doesn’t add natural human elements of time and growth like aging or sleeping or hunger naturally, but if you think of them/having or needing them, then you gain them or experience them—you flip the switch from casual to survival, turn on the element as it were haha. You can also get the benefits of such, if you believe you will [energy after sleeping, etc].)

TLDR: Joey says they’re the same age bc Quentin is 18 in Speck’s world and Joey just turned 19. In ILM they are 19 (Joey) and 22 (Quentin), which is still p close, but the discrepancy is just bc they’re very alternate universes! : )

[ziracona]

thanks! i feel especially honored that u recced my own sideblog to me^^ dhsjdjsjh

Asdksfjls I forgot that was yours. I’m really tired. TuT Lol, but yes, here, a link to you in case you can’t find it. ｡ﾟ(>ヮ<)ﾟ｡