#elerie

[sillybillybillysilly]

Doing this for Elerie Meghli

1: Her biggest fear is loneliness, no doubt. This makes it so she's very easy to lure into a cult, which affects the whole story. It makes her relationships close and plenty, though. Its not abandonment she fears, as long as she still has others left. it's loneliness.

2: She's very passionate about theatre and play (outside social play like tag, tug of war, hide & seek and so on). I haven't gotten into enough depth about the theatre part in first draft but I will later on! The theatre is a reason for her to return to Blomgren and get back to her social circle. The play is mostly a way for her to compare very real dire situations to something less scary.

3: Haven't written enough about this either, but I'm pretty sure she used to be really lonely.

4: She's egocentric, hot-tempered and selfish!

5: Nuh-uh. She's strong and a great runner but that's obvious to everyone she meets.

6: Comparing the situations to games, as said before. "I'm hiding from a dangerous person right now. Like when I play hide and seek"

7: She blames it on other people

8: Durru has helped her realise that the gods rarely punish with death, and that the cult leaders judgement isn't true.

9: She wants her friends to be happy and safe, and she doesn't want to actively hurt people unless they're hurting her friends. But passively hurting others is fine with her- she rarely even realises it, because it doesn't matter to her. She matters the most.

10: Well that depends on the dilemma, obviously. But if one's self-sacrificing and the other isn't, she would choose the one that isn't.

11: Honestly she thinks it's all important because she thinks she's the prettiest person ever. Pink and turquoise hair? Important and unique. Blue eyes? Wow, gorgeous. Oh, now they're red? Oh that's fantastic!

12: She adapts pretty quickly if there's others around her in the same situation, no matter if those people are new to the situation or not. If not, she will do whatever to find others, and that's more important to her than adapting.

13: Oh I should give her nightmares. Thanks, OP. Hmm. "She's had these friends as long as she remembered joy." Is a quote from early in the book. She has nightmares of her childhood (she got the friend group as a tween) where she was isolated and lonely because her father (who's not in her life now) abused her and socially isolated her so she could neither tell others or figure out that this wasn't normal. This is also a part of the reason of why she was so susceptible to the cult.

14: Theatre and play, as mentioned before. And she definitely expresses herself verbally, a lot.

15: Getting bitten and turned into a vampire, most definitely.

some original character (OC) questions that might pique your interest and spark your creativity:

What is your character's biggest fear, and how does it affect their actions and relationships?

What is something your character is deeply passionate about, and how does it drive their goals and motivations

Describe a memorable childhood experience that shaped your character's personality or outlook on life

What are your character's quirks or eccentricities that make them stand out from others?

Does your character have any hidden talents or abilities that only a few people know about?

What is your character's preferred way of coping with stress or difficult situations?

How does your character handle failure or setbacks? Are they resilient or easily discouraged?

Describe a significant relationship in your character's life and how it has influenced them.

What is your character's moral compass? What principles or values do they hold dear?

Imagine your character in a challenging moral dilemma. How would they approach it, and what choice would they make?

Is there a specific physical feature or item that holds special significance to your character? Why is it important to them?

How does your character react to change or unexpected situations? Are they adaptable or resistant?

Does your character have any recurring dreams or nightmares? How do these dreams affect them?

What is your character's preferred method of self-expression? Do they have any artistic talents or creative outlets?

Describe a defining moment in your character's life that marked a turning point or significant change in their path.

[fortjester]

failure to grieve is not failure to love

pressure to party by julia jacklin / gideon the ninth by tamsyn muir / next of kin by lucy dacus / harrow the ninth by tamsyn muir / bluets by maggie nelson / ketchum, id by boygenius / being alive from company

[eldritch-spouse]

I just had a brilliant idea

What if we do ring toss with your horned ocs but instead of throwing rings I throw my panties at their horns?

(Rest in tears Vesper)

Considering the horn setups we have here, some of these will be quite challenging...

Who's to say Vesper can't catch them with his head tendril? Just toss them, you will find he has great reflexes.

Insults your aim: Mervin; Ludwig; Kalymir

Berates you for being a pervert: Cero; Eleri; Primin

"Skill issue" when you fail: Rei; Grimbly; Roch

Actively angles their horns to catch your panties: Santi; Obie; Nick; Berle

Blushing furiously: Fasma; Jayde; Nena; Vorago; Hudd

"But why??": Rieba; Adrul

Doesn't budge (but keeps them): Flints; Miara; Zizz ; Lucidia

You're failing no matter what and they're heartbroken: Lemoana; Rinx; Lacai

Puts them on: Livius

Begin running immediately: Krulu

[sealwomyn]

I wanted to share this informative little comic for International (Working) Women's Day:

[rosesncarnations]

I gotta find my notebooks that had the story I was writing forever ago 😭😭😭

"Elain saying “I don’t want a mate. I don’t want a male” clearly means she wants Azriel!!!"

"No she'll want Lucien!!"

"Azriel"

"Lucien"

WRONG WRONG WRONG ALL OF YOU

CLEARLY SHE WANTS A WOMAN, SHES LITERALLY SAYING EXACTLY THAT

GWYNETH BERDARA GET YOUR ASS OVER HERE AND SAVE YOUR WIFE

[whosthehomonow]

Gatsby An American Myth literally has fundamentally changed me I’m so glad I saw it and I really hope they release show clips at LEAST so that more people can get a glimpse of how wonderful it is

[pastel-kaleesh]

"You ok?"

"Her life signals appear to be normal, she just fell"

[stellar-planetary-system]

thinking abt jackie and wilson by hozier as a verge (young leif series) song. thinking abt them meeting leif and thinking abt

INTRO VERSE: so tired trying to see from behind the red in my eyes / no better version of me I could pretend to be tonight

^verge living every day jumping and surviving to get to tomorrow, slowly ground down to feel tired of life, with the red in their eyes from the dryness of the desert they meet leif in.

soul deep in the swill w the most familiar of swine/for reasons wretched and divine

^verge being born into a life of crime for the most cruel of crimes and that rejection and hate from other ppl permeating their soul

^^“for reasons wretched” vapus being destroyed by the hubris of their plans “and divine” the incredible power that could have been achieved

she blows outta nowhere roman candle of the wild / laughing her way through my feeble disguise

^leif literally showing up on a broken ship like a firecracker in their life to spark something new / he sees through verge as a terrifying person and breaks their guard down so easily

no other version I would rather be tonight / and lord! she found me just in time

^feeling more and more relaxed with leif, beginning to feel happy in the moment they found leif when they did

cause with my mid youth crisis all said and done / I need to be youthfully felt, cause god I’ve never felt young.

^verge makes the choice to kiss leif in realizing they need to feel something they’d never been able to before

CHORUS

she’s gonna save me call me baby run her hands through my hair.

^leif being one of the only ppl verge could ever let close to run his hands in their hair (and not pull it).

she’ll know me crazy soothe me daily / better yet she wouldn’t care.

^leif being the one person who knows them so intimately, calms them in all their crises, and most importantly doesn’t care what kinds of sins other ppl put on their shoulders. he just loves them.

we’ll steal a lexus be detectives ride round picking up clues

^being on the nancy sinatra and living their fantasy life of being criminals with a purpose in their small family together

we’ll name our children jackie and wilson / raise em on rhythm and blues

^the ultimate fantasy of being able to settle down for verge. even if they don’t want kids it’s the yearning for a life they wish they could have. something about being Able to settle down that’s so appealing yet so far. / ^^another piece of that fantasy, that they’re gonna raise their kids on a steady rhythm, something calm and soulful and significantly Normal in their own way.

VERSE

lord! it’d be great to find a place we could escape sometime / me and my isis growing black irises in the sunshine

^verge starting to consciously wonder about some kind of normalcy to their life. / "me and my isis" is usually referred to as the goddess of healing and love, so the healing and love of verge through leif and “black irises” could be funeral flowers and maybe them knowing the fantasy’s doomed from the start.

every version of me dead and buried in the yard outside / we’d sit back and watch the world go by / happy to lie back, watch it burn and rust / we tried the world good god it wasn’t for us

^for a moment this was their life. to say fuck the world that hurt them badly and let it burn as long as they had an escape with leif.

CHORUS

she’s gonna save me call me baby run her hands through my hair / she’ll know me crazy soothe me daily / better yet she wouldn’t care / we’ll steal her lexus be detectives / ride round picking up clues / we’ll name our children jackie and wilson / raise em on rhythm and blue

^repeated again like they're reliving their life with leif and then.

VERSE

cut clean from the dream last night let my mind reset / looking up from a cigarette and she’s already left

^waking up the next day after their escape from minsky and lafftrax without leif (who left them voluntarily).

I start digging up the yard for what’s left of me in our little vignette / for whatever poor soul is coming next

^falling back into their old life knowing they can’t stay the same person they were with leif in order to survive.

END CHORUS

she’s gonna save me call me baby run her hands through my hair / she’ll know me crazy soothe me daily / better yet she wouldn’t care / we’ll steal her lexus be detectives / ride round picking up clues / we’ll name our children jackie and wilson / raise em on rhythm and blues

^the lingering memories of a life they could have had but could never have actually had it.

[miladydewintcr]

Hello! Happy Friday!! I'm here for DADWC ☺️

Prompting for Eleri Tabris: your OC talking about your favorite quest!

- asexualtabris 💜

Thank you, I had so much fun with this one!! My opinions on the other main quests in DAO bounce around a lot depending on my mood, but I am always always so excited for the Landsmeet!! So here are some letters between Eleri and Anora in the aftermath of that!

(For context, Eleri spared Loghain and set up a marriage between Alistair and Anora <3)

For @dadrunkwriting

Dear Warden-Commander,

Thank you once again for sparing my father’s life, despite all that he’s done to you. I am eternally in your debt.

I’m writing in hope that we might exchange ideas, so to speak. I’ll tell you how best to interact with my father, if you’ll tell me what to do about my new husband. He’s making a rather deliberate effort to avoid me, and while I don’t begrudge him the sentiment, in public at least I’d prefer we present a united front. In private, he may hate me, if he wishes. I care not.

Looking forward to your swift reply, I’m sure.

Signed,

Queen Anora Theirin

-

Dear Anora,

I’m not using your title. Titles mean nothing to me. You can just call me ‘Eleri’, if you’d prefer it.

I’d prefer-

Tips for dealing with your father would be most appreciated. I will say, I’m finding I enjoy his company far more than I thought I would. He has a surprisingly good sense of humour, and I’ve noticed we seem to come to the same judgements about most people we meet, more-or-less around about the same time. I can see why he found such success as a leader, he has excellent taste.

For Alistair- believe me when I say that he is upset with me, not you. It was a horrific thing for me to do, arranging a marriage between someone I saw as a cousin a friend and a woman practically a stranger to us both. He does, of course, hate your father, but I’d hope he of all people wouldn’t impose the sins of a parent upon their offspring.

He appreciates when you don’t take yourself too seriously. Perhaps try cracking a few jokes with him? If you’d rather take a more material route, he enjoys gifts of runestones or of little carved statuettes. Monsters, in particular, seem to be favourites.

It will take time, as I’m sure you understand, but I have faith that he will come around. He may never forgive me, but he will forgive you. You’ve done nothing wrong, after all.

- Eleri Tabris

-

Dear Ser Tabris,

Please accept my sincerest thanks! I sent a servant to the market in search of a little statuette, and she returned with a beautiful little dragon carved from jade. It cost a considerable amount, but it was worth it for the smile it coaxed from my husband. It was his first genuine smile, I think, directed at me.

For my father, I would advise you to be direct with him. He’s never been one for the polite civilities of court, and he will appreciate if you speak your mind with him instead of attempting to obfuscate your true feelings. Even if you disagree on a matter, he will still appreciate the honesty.

If you seek to win his favour with gifts, I suggest maps. He isn’t too particular about place or function- they can be outdated, covered in decorative illustrations, scrawled with notes. I’m not sure what he sees in them, but he has collected them since I was a child. Now he’s with you Wardens, he shall have to rebuild that collection from scratch.

Thank you for indulging me and providing such sound advice. I know you’re an incredibly busy woman.

Signed,

Queen An-

I do hope, perhaps, when all this is over, it wouldn’t be too presumptuous of me to ask if we might spend a little time together as friends? At court I am typically vastly outnumbered by men, and as such I have so few female friends. You had Alistair’s approval, once, and it seems you’ve earned my father’s. I feel we would make a good match.

Signed,

Queen Anora Theirin

-

Dear Anora,

I’m not sure what you look for in a friend, exactly. I would not fit in particularly well at court, I fear, and I’ve no interest in playing nice for noblemen.

Your father has told me stories of your childhood- nothing embarrassing, don’t panic, but I’m having a little trouble reconciling the poised, elegant queen I met in Denerim with this absolute rascal of a girl with skinned knees and mud on her skirts. If she’d like to make my acquaintance, I think perhaps I could consider a friendship.

- Eleri (Just Eleri, please, if we’re to be friends)

-

Dear Eleri (Just Eleri. Since we’re friends.),

I’ve not seen that girl in a very long time. I should think she’s bursting to get out and have some fun.

There’s a decorative lake at the estate I grew up on. With my father, legally speaking, as good as dead, the estate is now mine.

I’m not sure there’s much chance for swimming in the Denerim alienage. If you’re able, I’d love to show it to you? I spent many a summer day there catching frogs, if you can believe it.

If you cannot swim, I shall teach you.

Your friend,

Anora

-

Dear Anora,

I cannot swim. It seems a useful skill to learn, though, and I’d appreciate the lesson.

Are we likely to be attacked by vengeful frogs?

Yours,

Eleri

-

Dear Eleri,

Maker, it’s been a while since a letter drew such a laugh from me! I would hope the frog population have long forgotten my past transgressions- but if not, I shall have the Warden-Commander of Ferelden to protect me, should I not?

Your friend,

Anora

[szczurzyslawa]

My almost-not-a-late piece for Mermay 🥺 As they say better done than perfect

[web-novel-polls]

Web Novel Quotes Tournament: Round 2-D, Match 45

Quote A: 

"Of course, I know that no matter what, the mountain of sins I have accumulated cannot be cleared away... But if it's possible, if I can contribute even a little to prevent that future tragedy. Maybe I can alleviate, even just a tiny bit, the weight of the slaughter and sins I've accumulated... I dared to think that way…"  - Eleris, The Demon Prince Goes to the Academy, Chapter 427

Quote B: 

“I…want, I want…a…home.” - Gu Mang, Remnants of Filth (Tumblr)

[Propaganda below - Major Spoilers]

Quote A Propaganda

Eleris was originally a tyrannical Arch-Demon (before becoming a vampire) who was deposed by her own son. Out of guilt for her own actions, she becomes a pacifist who helps whoever she can, including being the only member of the Vampire Council who chose to help the demons during the Great Demon War. She’s the first member of the Demon spies the main character meets in the (human) capital. Her past is only revealed in the late stages of the novel, but her constant desire to protect the demon realm while loving humans is integral to the story. She’s just… clenches fist so important to me, and the theme of doing what you can despite never being able to redeem yourself or fix what you broke is fantastic

Quote B Propaganda

Gu Mang was born a slave, working under the cruel and arrogant Murong Lian. He ended up creating and leading the Wangba Army, mainly composed of slaves and those of lower status, and gained military recognition. However, once the Wangba Army returned, the Emperor refused to grant them a proper burial, and Gu Mang defected to an enemy nation, only to be returned as a prisoner of war. 

*Propaganda may be incomplete or lacking due to Mod Web’s inability to finish books that come into your house and beat you black and blue (emotionally)

[eldritch-spouse]

Eleri experiencing schadenfreude whenever they see one of the other head imps having a difficult time with their lord's heirs

[Eleri: (signature look of schadenfreude)]

Fortunately, Nena and Lacai are spared of this treatment, as they quickly step down from head imp, temporarily at least. Two of them are in indescribable torture.

Roch is just... The poor guy can't sleep. And he can't put the heir of Wrath to sleep very effectively either when they're constantly bursting with too much energy and too much rage. This little demon is trouble incarnate, and if they're not chewing Roch to a pulp, kicking and screaming and trying to launch themselves at anyone in the room at any given time, they're plotting murder in a corner.

Rieba likewise doesn't get a wink of rest, the heir of Pride is as demanding as their father, with the added lack of autonomy on top. They're mean, they're picky, they need to be the center of everything, and they'll throw the most insupportable tantrums if they don't win at everything on the first try. Lords help her.

Jayde is very anxious. Like, extremely so. Sloth kids don't cry and scream when something's wrong, they just lay there like potatoes. He's deathly afraid he might be ignoring the kid in a moment of illness without even realizing, which leads to helicoptering. He feels a single shiver and is examining them from top to bottom.

Flints is a curious case. He seems to be handling himself well, even with an heir that is extremely jealous and wants everything someone else mildly flashy has. He manages to be somewhat proficient at calming the kid down and can be found making faces back at them or mimicking them back. Of course, there will always be the blood vessel about to burst when there's too much uninterrupted hysterical shrieking going on.

All of them bow before Eleri for general advice.

[minyboy]

A birthday party without a cake is like a dance floor without me!

[writingdeliberately]

Hi!!

Welcome to my blog, I don’t know if I want to have a screen name or not, but I’m writing deliberately!!

I am 19 years old, in college and I use the She series pronouns! I'm a witch and a queer and a creative!!

I’m an actor and writer and I’m going to college for both. I write plays, poetry, novellas, shorts stories and mini essays! feel free to ask me about anything or to see snippets!!!

I’m currently working on two main projects:

Pyne’s Cove: a magic realism novel loosely inspired by parts of my high school experience, highlights community, queerness, found family and chronic illness

Poetry Project: my book of poems at over 5000 words

I have two projects on the back burner

The Ruby Project: a queer fantasy novel about found family, the importance of humans and anti-capitalism

A secret second gayer thing

I’ll share bits and pieces of each, feel free to ask about any!!

Anyway here’s my favorite song at the moment

Finished projects!!

How to Find Simon: a ten minute play about being gay in the woods at night.

Pen and ink: short story about a writer struggling with the idea of sharing her art

Elevator music: a 10 minute play about two people on the brink of spiral getting stuck in an elevator

Falling out of line: a piece of flash fiction about a couple breaking up in a line for a musical

While I'm up here: a dramatic monologue (literature not theatrical) about a burnout actor spiraling as they announce an award on live tv

[vulpinesaint]

debuting my dnd character who sees a reference to something sexual and goes “ew :|” and then sees a reference to something romantic and goes “EWWWWW.” guy who rolls his eyes at sexual references but gets green-like-nauseous with disgust at the thought of romance :)

[can-of-pringles]

Most Favorite Pringles OCs Tournament!

Link to the characters:

Jelaa , Atarah , Van , Eleri