#im still not back into elden ring i just thought this fit them*** sorry

[mohgreal]

miquella: remember to drink water babes

radahn: no

miquella: then become the dirt i walk on.

[starfolk7]

For the ask game: Messmer, Wolf, Genichiro and your grubby man Gabe

Oh my god im so sorry this took me so long to get to but HOO BOY this will take a bit here we GO-

Messmer

- favorite thing about them: My god, they did SUCH a good job with his character. Forever locked away in the Land of Shadow? Carried on a crusade that even his most loyal followers had to take a step back and say "hey um is this too much"? Cursed with the inhabitance of the Abyssal Serpent, wherever they came from? There's so much buried under that fierce and tired exterior, and I love it when people dig deep on Messmer and come up with fitting headcanons to coincide with his tragic canon story <3

- least favorite thing about them: I guess all of the genocide? Then again, that's a core part of his character/story, so he wouldn't be the same without that. And really, there are no pure sides in Elden Ring, everyone's got blood on their hands and skeletons in their closets. Messmer is no exception.

- favorite line: "O Mother, forgive me..." The delivery on this line gets me every. Single. Time. 😭😭😭

- brOTP: Messmer and Gaius!! From the lore, it sounds like they were super close friends, and I love the idea of them being close comrades. Idk, something about it just hits, y'know?

- OTP: Any Messmer x Tarnished/OC ship! Yes I have one of my own, but I don't think I'll be publishing anything about it for quite a while. I'm already loaded with writing projects as it is lol

- nOTP: Don't really have one for him!

- random headcanon: Give him hot soup and he'll be a happy man. Idk why, but my headcanon of him as a soup guy still holds firm!

- unpopular opinion: I really don't like how a lot of fans seem to put all of the blame on Messmer and none of it on the Hornsent. My point above stands: there are no innocent sides in the story of Elden Ring. Except maybe a handful of NPCs.

- song I associate with them: Ouroboros by Trobar de Morte; Demigods by HEALTH (especially the last minute of the song, OOF)

- favorite picture of them:

Kind of basic, but I adore the cover photo for the DLC. The pose and the lighting just absolutely slap <33

Wolf

- favorite thing about them: His loyalty and, to an extent, his naivety. It's pretty endearing, seeing him figure out things about the world around him that he never knew about. Example: the poor man didn't know you're supposed to cook rice before you eat it. He's spent so long learning to be a weapon that it never occurred to him to learn the simpler things. It's kind of sad, but also compelling, if that makes sense!

- least favorite thing about them: I guess the killing thing, but he didn't exactly get a say in his career path soooooo

- favorite line: I have so many for Wolf, he's got great lines! But honestly, all of the dialogue where he defies Owl. It hits closer to home than I'd like, but it's an amazing part of his character development <3

- brOTP: Wolf and Kuro! Sure, there's a master/servant dynamic going on here, but I just love Wolf looking after Kuro like a sibling or even an adopted son. It tugs at my heartstrings something fierce ;w;

- OTP: Hehehehe I love shipping Wolf with OCs. Yes I have an OC ship with him that I don't chat about much, but it's cute and compelling and UGH I love it a lot!

- nOTP: Don't really have one for him, believe it or not!

- random headcanon: Once he has the freedom to do what he likes, I feel like he has more energy to develop a better hygiene routine. Let's be real, he smells like dirt and sweat on a good day, and I don't wanna think about what he smells like after trudging through that Great Ape fight fjkjskghd

- unpopular opinion: It's been a bit since I thought about this aspect of things for Wolf. I guess I don't like it when people boil down Wolf to being just naive or just an unfeeling killer. He's so much more than that. I'm noticing a trend in what bothers me with character interpretations lol.

- song I associate with them: Tourniquet by Evanescence, though he's def not the only one of my boys that gets this song!

- favorite picture of them:

There's so much wonderful fanart of Wolf, but after looking through a bunch, I just adore this shot of him. It encapsulates so much of his character in one go! Plus the lighting highlights his pretty face so well! <33

Genichiro

- favorite thing about them: There's so much passion contained within one guy that looks like attractive burnt toast. If he used it for good, it would be much more attractive, but at the very least, it's compelling! Genichiro has more issues than Time magazine, but he's got the spirit, y'know? Overall, absolutely great antagonist with so much depth <3

- least favorite thing about them: How to stop him from going after Wolf asking for a friend. The friend is me. I know, it's part of what makes him a compelling character but PLS

- favorite line: It's been a bit since I played Sekiro, but I use "Heresy, you say?" on my brother a lot lol

- brOTP: Not really sure? Need to read more fics with Genichiro in them, that might give me a better idea.

- OTP: Don't really have one of these for him, either! Shipping him with Wolf has its own kind of spice, but I wouldn't call it an OTP of mine, y'know?

- nOTP: Also don't have one of these for him lol

- random headcanon: He would not know how to function in everyday society. I don't mean high society, I'm talking amongst everyday people. He would be so lost lol

- unpopular opinion: I guess I don't really care for how people boil him down to one trait or another. As much as I like to poke fun at Genichiro sometimes, there's so much anger and passion for a multitide of reasons. He doesn't fall into one box or another.

- song I associate with them: Gotta admit, haven't really thought about songs for him much. I'm not the person to ask on this one skdhfkdsh

- favorite picture of them:

You cannot tell me this isn't an amazing shot of him. It embodies SO much of his character in one frame. Plus, it's pretty hot, not gonna lie dsfsdfdsh

Gabriel

- favorite thing about them: Oh my god, where do I even start? The nuance behind his heinous acts? The crisis of his position in existence? Gabriel is SUCH a disaster and he doesn't even know it until he gets his ass handed to him for the first time in his existence. He's spent the whole time fighting in the name of God, someone that couldn't even be bothered to live with His mistakes, and for what? Just for Gabriel's own kind to turn on him when he slips up once? GodDAMN there is so much to unpack about him and his character, but I'm trying to keep this as spoiler-free as possible, so. Just know that he has a LOT going on in that haloed head of his okay he's Going Through It TM

- least favorite thing about them: Why he gotta be so mean to me :((( I'm kidding, but for real, Gabe has uh. Done a LOT to piss off the damned, let's just put it that way. But again, it comes down to: what choice did he have, if any, to do anything different? Lots to dig through on that one.

- favorite line: UGH I have so many for him, but this is from an exchange later on:

"Face it, brother. God is Dead. The fire is gone. You're chasing phantoms."

G O D his character arc drives me insane okay

- brOTP: If Gabe and V2 (another of my beloveds) ever got the chance to meet, I'm p sure they'd bond over their mutual hatred of V1. Maybe that's just me, but I love the idea so much that it's a later thing I'm playing with down the line in my fic. Sure, it's also motivated by other things, but shhhh don't worry about that lol

- OTP: Hehehehehehe Gabe x OC go brrrrr. Y'all know the shit I'm writing with him and Charlotte down the line, it's not a secret at this point that those two drive me nuts in the best way skdfhksdhf

- nOTP: I wouldn't say nOTP, per se, but I really am kind of neutral on Gabe x V1? I completely understand where the appeal comes from, and there's some cute ass art of it, but it doesn't really hit the spot for me? Personal thing, really. It's fine, though! I'll party in my little OC corner instead lol

- random headcanon: Since Gabriel is an archangel that has existed for...god knows how long, he can understand every single language humanity has ever created. Now, does that mean he can properly speak every single language? Absolutely not. Some languages he can speak as elegantly as a native speaker, but others? Oh no no, he's atrocious with his pronunciation. Idk, I think it's just funnier if he can understand what people are saying, but he can't always properly convey his words in their language. French, for example. No this isn't motivated by his stuff with Charlotte what are you talking about-

- unpopular opinion: I like poking fun at him and comparing him to a wet cat sometimes, but I really don't care for when people only see Gabriel as a pathetic whiny mess. He didn't get this far being that way, he had to fight and win SO MANY battles before his first encounter with V1. If he wasn't competent in his skill set, V1 would have crushed him in an instant. There's a reason he was able to cause so much misery for the denizens of Hell. That's all I'll say.

- song I associate with them: Oh geez, SO MANY. But here's a few, not counting his tracks from the game:

Sleep Token - Chokehold; HEALTH feat. SIERRA - HATEFUL; Ethel Cain - Family Tree; JVLIAH - Angel of Death; DYNA - Redemption; Spiritbox - Circle With Me

I don't have a problem I swear-

- favorite picture of them:

I had to sort through a LOT of pics, but this is by the lovely friedri-ce right here on Tumblr!!

Not only are the style and colors absolutely STELLAR, but it just. Perfectly encapsulates Gabriel when you first meet him in the game. Gorgeous piece, I love all of their fanart of Gabe!!! <333

[valleynix]

I listened to all the audios AND I LOVE THEM SO MUCH

My brain is braining with so many ideas rn, anyways here is my input on them

reader/lunatic needs some therapy fr- CALL DANIELA

OMG I NEED A SCENE WHERE READER AND LUNATIC ARE ACTUALLY WORKING TOGETHER BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE INSANE- you thought one mutated bird was hard to beat HOW ABOUT TWO

OMGGGGG I love this song sm, and plus I also thought about readers beginning dynamic with this song, IT JUST FITS SO WELL

BACKSTABBER- I’m scared… I need this story to be canon rn, with full 4K 1080p 3d mocap animations

Chp 1-7 WAS A ROLLERCOASTER OF EMOTIONS (I love it so much), at first I was a bit confused but when I reread the story with context EVERYTHING WAS SO COOL AND MADE SENSE AND OMGGJSJDBAJBSKANSKSNS$:@/$;&/& I LOVE UR WRITINGGGGG!!!! man I’m about draw you scenarios just so you can edit them

THISSSS AUDIOOOOOOOOO NGL the distortion of the voice in the audio is what I imagine lunatic’s voice is like (not the voice itself just the distortion

Reader beating the shit out of Miranda for everything she did to them is not a want.. ITS A NEED

AAA my heart 😰😰😰 I’m imagining Daniela trying to bring reader back from a frenzy but reader is just trying to tell her to kill them so she can be safe 😭😭

Ethan: finally!! They’re down! Lunatic: Ethan:….. shit NAH BUT READER/LUNATIC IN RE8 WOULD BE INSANE, an elden ring boss healthbar appears at the bottom-

THIS WITH READER TRYING TO GO BACK IN TIME WHILE THINKING OF THE DIMITRESCUS BDJAJSJA I’m dying rn

Cassandra and reader dancing in the village…. CASSANDRA AND READER DANCING IN THE VILLAGE

Below the surface fits them so well I love that song so much

STOP IM GONNA CRY- Cassandra will never live that down if she killed them. Her first love killed by her hands 😭😭😭😭

Reader just raging in their memories trying to find a way to go back

IT DOES OKAY IT FITS THEM SO MUCH

okay I’m crying now AAAAAAAAAA Daniela would put new rocks she found in their grave (if they even have one), and tell them about the new flowers she planted while crying 😭😭😭😭

ANYWAYS KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK

IM SO SORRY, I ONLY JUST GOT BACK FROM WORK BUT HERE WE GO

now imagine Daniela just sits them both down and is like, "you two work on your problems or i'm not giving either of you rocks for a week" (their problems are solved in record speed)

i'm really thinking about writing that little AU thing where Reader/Lunatic are actually like working together to take an intruder down LMAO (there's a boss in Dark Souls 3 that reminds me of them but i cannot remember the name:( )

THIS SONG IS LITERALLY SO GOOD, i so desperately want to edit them SO BAD to this song but they are only canon in my mind :'(

the way you read my mind... i would literally beg capcom to help me make some mocap animations just to make edits of them SKDJFHSDJKFHS

SKDJFHSKJF THAT WAS MY INTENTION!!! literally when i started out writing TPtM, i was trying to confuse you all but have it make sense if you were to go back and reread, AND IM SO GLAD I ACHEIVED THAT PLEASE (also i will literally fall in love with you if you draw scenarios oh my god-)

this distortion is what they're supposed to sound like!! like Reader's voice mixed with something a little more sinister, almost like the second voice is just slightly delayed

LISTEN SHE WILL GET WHATS COMING TO HER I PROMISE, i love my lil bioterrorist but she has gone way too far 😭

THATS EXACTLY HOW I IMAGINED IT, like she's just trying so hard to convince them how much she adores them and how she can help them, and Reader is just warning her to stay away or that they're a lost cause, that she should just take them out while she still can... :(

no because imagine Reader is just all bloody and on the floor, gasping for air, multiple bullet wounds in their body, and they're just kind of crawling back into the shadows. Ethan goes to finish the battle, only to see... multiple eyes amongst the shadows?? and why the fuck is there a darker than black shadow he can barely see??? and then that's when Lunatic probably steps over their body to protect them and goes absolutely apeshit

(also, Ethan would've never made it out alive if these two were in RE8 LMAO, like he could probably try reasoning with Reader, but the second he even thought of harming the Dimitrescus, he'd be taken out)

HEHEHE, i did have a much angstier thought for it but honestly them trying to go back through their memories works too-

PLEASEEEE MY HEART CANT TAKE IT, I NEVER EVEN THOUGHT THIS COULD FIT CASS/READER DANCING IN THE VILLAGE BUT NOW THAT IM IMAGINING IT??? OH MY GOD

below the surface is literally so good please, every time i hear it, i think of them

SHE WOULD NEVER FORGIVE HERSELF- she'd just be looking at the older sketches she's done of them, and eventually, there would come a time she can no longer draw them simply from memory, and it would probably be the only instance she breaks down ugly sobbing

FALL FAIR SUITE IS SUCH A GOOD RAGE SONG LOWKEY, like it really doesn't sound like one but my god-

IM SO GLAD YALL AGREE LIKE IDK HOW TO EXPLAIN IT

YALL HAVE GOT TO STOP MAKING ME CRY, THATS SUPPOSED TO BE MY JOB >:'( she'd literally be trying so hard to keep a smile on her face while tears are streaming down her cheeks, and she'd just talk to their grave (or wherever it was decided their "grave" would be, body or not) as if they were simply sitting next to her :(

OKAY IM GONNA GO LISTEN TO THE OTHER AUDIOS Y'ALL SENT IN, JUST KNOW I LOVE YOU AND APPRECIATE YOU AND GETTING ASKS ABOUT OTHER AUDIOS MADE ME ALMOST CRY <33333