It’s Over, Isn’t It
Some Perigees Prior | Priori Poster | Clover Park
Priori looked up at the tall indigo, who’d texted her a few nights ago demanding to meet, and she shook her head.
“Erikaa.” She said, almost gently. “Why are you here?”
“Don’t you know?” Spat the highblood. “I thought you knew everything.”
The olive shrugged. They both knew that wasn’t how her power worked - especially if she didn’t want to know something. The whole point of Cherie’s meddling had been to make it controllable. More than it had been, anyway.
She did know it was best to let her former conspirator have a moment of resentment, especially when it wasn’t really Priori the indigo was angry at. A warm wind blew through the park, ruffling each woman’s hair.
“Tabula’s dead.” Erikaa finally said, after they’d both watched several trolls go by, searching for a free picnic table. The park was meant for midbloods - a troll as tall as Erikaa, with her caste and white hair, drew some attention - but no one wanted to bother an indigo in a nice suit, even one without paint.
Priori’s shoulders hunched, and her breath caught for a moment.
The white-haired woman gave her a sardonic look. “Thought that’d get your attention. Looks like she and that ghost hag did each other in. I’m sorry I wasn’t there to see it.”
The wyvern troll made no noise, only stared straight ahead. Hm. Well. This made things less complicated, didn’t it?
She came back to herself, tapping her fingers against the aged and cracked wood, not really caring if she got splinters. If it were someone else, they might be lying to her…but that wasn’t Erikaa’s style. Unlike the purpleblood’s former moirail, she’d always been blunt.
“So where have you been instead?” The greenblood asked softly. “You’re a writer, aren’t you?”
The lanky troll stared at her in disbelief and disdain. “That’s it? That’s all you’re going to say? You clung to that maroon like she was life itself, not that she ever seemed to care. I don’t know why I bothered telling you.” She sniffed, dismissive.
“You want something.” Priori stated simply.
She didn’t mind, she only wanted to know what it was. She could tell it was something desperate, for Erikaa loathed her own needs, loathed coming to a mere oliveblood about them.
“That clinic.” said Erikaa scornfully. “Are they any good?”
The indigo didn’t have to say which one.
“For many things, yes.” Answered the wyvern troll.
“Could they fix me?” She said, deathly intent, leaning forward slightly, her pale eyes narrowed. “Could they take away this curse? I’m tired of it, Priori. I didn’t get suppression tech like you did because I was too ‘useful’. Because I could find everyone they wanted without even trying - I wish I’d had to try.”
Her pale, bony fists clenched. “I saw that medic in charge of it the other night, drawn by my power. She thinks I don’t remember her - she’s wrong. As if I’d ever forget someone like Wistim. She could have helped me. I would’ve paid her anything.”
“She was frightened of you.” Offered the olive softly. “When she was young.”
“Me?” Snorted the indigo, waving a dismissive hand. “It’s Sfinct she should’ve been scared of, back in that godawful place.”
“Mm.” Hummed the other woman, nodding in agreement. Lexius Sfinct had been a threat of many hues, all the more so because she meant well.
Erikaa looked at Priori again, really looked at her, threading her slim fingers together as she stared the much shorter troll down.
“Why aren’t you upset about Tabula? You owe me that.”
Priori Poster had never owed anyone anything, and didn’t plan on starting.
“Why aren’t you upset about Cherie?” She countered, even and mellow.
Her former conspirator’s mouth twisted. Erikaa bit her lip.
“Because they’re not fucking worth it.” She said after a moment, with a quiet spite and disdain that could have shriveled the leaves off any plant.
Priori nodded; she very much agreed.
“Your breakup doesn’t deserve to be mourned; Tabula doesn’t need to be. She should have died long ago.”
“What about you, girl who bargained with gods?” Said Erikaa mockingly. “If you’ve let your lover go, why didn’t you leave like Naeyrn did? What’s even here for you anymore?”
The mechanic gave the highblood her usual smile.
“I want to see what happens.”
The indigo rolled her eyes.
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i have... ✨Danyal Al Ghul Headcanons✨ but specifically for my yaelokre danyal oneshot
There's also the tumblr post here but I recommend the link in the title because its the ao3 version, and that one is edited and has some stuff in it that's not in the tumblr post, and will be the version I'm using.
So for summary: this Danyal is also from a Demon Siblings Au where Danny is five years older than Damian. However, things turned out a bit differently, and Danny and Damian had a fantastic relationship with one another. Danny loved music and regularly came up with songs to sing to Damian with. Specifically the folk band Yaelokre's EP "Hayfields" (seriously go fucking listen to it its sooo good. Harpy Hare is the second song but its my favorite. Special shoutout to @gascansposts for introducing the band to me)
He falls off a train when he's twelve and Damian is seven while the two of them and Talia are on mission. He ends up with magically induced amnesia and wakes up in Arkansas while the Fentons are on their yearly Divorce-iversary visit to Aunt Alica, and since he can only remember his name, he ends up being taken into their care.
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Yaelokre Danny has the same facial scar as Things in Threes Danyal, since he was initially another version of him where things turned out better. I'm debating on whether or not I should take it away however, and give him a different scar (maybe from when he fell off the train?), just because the scar is a pretty key identifier for Ti3 Danyal.
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Danny frequently visits Aunt Alicia in Arkansas! Well, only after he gets settled in and stuff. He doesn't really like the city that much and prefers the countryside where Alicia lives. I know she lives in a cabin but I'm changing it to a farm, so she puts Danny to work and gets him to help her.
I don't want to confine his hobbies to only being star stuff, because people tend to have more than one hobby and I feel like it reduces him to one-dimensionality, so he likes to garden, and learns guitar. His room becomes filled with plants, and he turns their roof into a rooftop greenhouse right below to OPS Center.
He has a complex relationship with the weapons from his past, but he's not... like... appalled by it? When he finds his weapons in the Fenton attic all he thinks is that they're his weapons, and he starts carrying a knife on him afterwards. Essentially he becomes fascinated with weaponry because its one of the few physical ties he has to his past, and while he's not training like he is in the League, he allows his strong muscle memory to guide him through his katas.
Danny likes climbing things. This causes Problems For Everyone Else.
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Danny was not the "kinder Al Ghul" in the League. His kindness extended to his brother and family, and that's it. To everyone else he had high expectations out of them, and the pride you'd expect from the grandson of Ra's Al Ghul and trained by its top members. While he wasn't like, unnecessarily cruel or anything, he wasn't merciful either.
This transfers post-train fall as him coming off as no-nonsense and unforgiving. He's not fond of the idea of giving people second chances, and is skeptical of the idea. He's disgusted by incompetency and views it as an unforgivable offense, especially if he thinks that the person should know better, although he's not sure why. Some egocentrism for the soul.
He doesn't like being touched by anyone who isn't family, and gets irritated when anyone grabs him or holds onto him for extended amounts of time. Dash has gotten hit so many times. With Jack Fenton's tendency for abrupt physical affection, it doesn't make it any better. I'd argue it'd make it worse because Danny doesn't want to be touched more often than not.
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Danyal had a red scarf in the League that he wore on his last mission, it came off before he fell off and caught itself on the roof. Damian still has it and took it with him to Wayne Manor. He's got it locked in his room and takes it out when he's alone and missing Danny the most. One time he forgot to put it away before leaving his room, and Dick was visiting the manor for something and found it. Damian found him holding it and freaked out.
Dick could only say "I've never seen you wear this, Damian, this is really pretty--" before Damian shoved him to the floor and stole it out of his hands, before screaming at him; "Don't touch this! You don't ever touch this! This is mine! You hear me!?"
It caused such a commotion that the rest of the family present came to see what the fuss was about, and Damian kicked them all out of his room. Dick is the one brother Damian's the closest with, so the fact he reacted so strongly shocked them all.
This is likely what leads to the "Danyal" conversation.
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And since I'm like, not entirely satisfied w her design, I have. Some scraps I made after
I highkey wish I stuck to my main vision, that's been with me since day one. Which is, the layered ribbons. In the main piece, I tried reducing them so you can see more bones and some more Hel-like "armor" underneath (though it's generous to call it that lmfao). It was an impulse decision, and like... idk, you kinda miss the point without it.
Point being, there's like... A Lot, going on here.
> The white dress? Completely imagined. I could have fucking SWORN she was wearing a white dress in the Book 3 key art. But one thing about me is I'm a sucker for the symbolism, behind the white dress. So it's a staple of her design, still. Not to mention, something that was always a strong vision was being able to see through the dress, somewhat (ghostly glowy effect)
> The Biggest Thing though. Again, I regret changing last minute LMFAO. Is that front piece. Like an open wound, as if she was slashed and split down the middle. Messy layered ribbons, in pink and flesh tones, to mimic "guts" (ESP strong in her damaged art, where the ribbons would "spill out"/come undone). The ribbons also are keeping the dress tied together -- as if it were mended. Then, there's the frills! The torn fabric! I'm always iffy about How heavily I want to lean into it, but in the back of my mind. It has a vaguely yonic shape. But Mostly, it's meant to also just look torn open LMFAO (and then decorated 🥰)
Everything else is just vague and experimental. Like nods to a variety of chara's designs (the shorts/thigh highs lifted from her base art, the shape of her dress/the tattered ends lifted from Lif, the sleeves kinda lifted from Henriette, and also the hairstyle VERY much lifted from Henriette -- with just the tiiiiiniest hint of Alfonse in there, with a long strand of bangs to the side, opposite of his). Also experimenting with sharp teeth like accents on her outfit... (hard to notice here, but. Thinking about it)
Another sketch I did afterward, again. Just. Fucking around/finding out. Though I do like the shapes here, more.... and it does have a closer resemblance to Henriette, actually (in dress shape). Not sure where that collar connects to, though LMFAO
In the final piece you don't even see much of the armor I designed anyway... some parts I just ended up omitting regardless, due to the complexity/business. There was a concept for it to be like. Winding around her body. But like. Her design is already so complicated. It really wasn't worth it to fuck it up more 😔💔 (and yet......... that's what I did................. I should have just stuck to my guns.............)
@sharenaweek
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