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[rokishimizu4]

The Heart of a Clock

(I ship so many different characters with Miranda Lotto, so if you had a specific ship in mind.. Please put in a request and I’ll write it for Tumblr~! Otherwise all the ships I’ll be writing are on my AO3)

(AU: If Miranda’s innocent evolved further after a mission that almost ended in her death. Her innocence’s bonded with her, it would do anything to keep her alive. Even making a deal with life and death themselves.)

A soft white light covers the fallen bodies of her comrades as she tries desperately to rewind their time, to bring them back. Even for a little while.

“Please, please! Wake up! WAKE UP!” She screams as tears flow down her eyes as she pushes herself beyond the limits the Black Order put her on after another mission gone wrong.

Her vision blurs as the light from the giant clock above her becomes almost too bright to gaze upon by anyone besides Miranda. It spreads farther and farther as she begs desperately for her innocence to save those fallen finders that gave their all, even though they were no match to the level 4 Akumas and the Noah family.

Her vision becomes dark as a piercing pain spreads throughout her body, from a Akuma’s claw through her stomach.

Her screams echo throughout the battlefield as the clock above glows red and purple, indicating it’s rage.

It pulses the blinding red and purple lights across the battlefield, knocking both enemies and allies alike, causing them to suffer the same pain that its friend, it’s sister had suffered.

~~~~Small time skip~~~~

“Oh my, what an interesting sight.” A gentle voice rouse Miranda back to the waking world, but a warm hand covers her closed eyes before she could try to open them.

“Keep them closed, my dear sweet Time Keeper. You still need to heal.” A warm voice, like the rising sun on a cool summer day, shushes her until she feels her body relax without her say so.

“Such power for such a small, skinny, little thing. The Master of Time must see you as something special for Them to ask for our help.” Another voice whispers, cold and distant much like a withering flower in the snow.

“Please…,” she whispers as she tries to understand, “please save them.”

“Such a sacrificial little lamb. Thinking of others before yourself. Very well little Time Keeper. We will save them.”

“But in return, you must keep a secret. No one must know of your new purpose, Little Time Keeper. Your heart is pure and true, do not let it be swayed by the matters of others.”

Miranda tried to open her mouth, to thank whoever was going to save her friends, when she suddenly wakes up in a panic on a hospital bed.

“Miss Miranda! You’re awake!” A small group of Finders gasp in relief as one of two rush out of the hospital room, off to find a nurse or doctor more than likely.

She opens her mouth to ask a question, but the sound of running footsteps breaks her off of her rambling before she could begin.

“Miranda!! You’re awake! Thank God!” Voices, familiar and so welcoming, scream so loudly from down the hall and the group of her friends rushing into her hospital room fills her with so much joy and relief that she begins to cry.

Allen and Leelaa rush into her open arms, hugging her like their lives depend on it, and maybe they did in some way.

Time passes in a blur as Miranda is filled in with what happened after she passed out, and questions are fired off which she tries to answer while keeping her promise to whoever saved her friends.

‘Thank you,’ she thinks to herself as she listens to Lavi, Allen and Kanda argue over this and that, ‘thank you for this gift. I promise to keep your secret. Just please give me the strength to keep my friends safe.’

She lets out a few sniffles as her eyes go from person to person, until her eyes meet the cold and warm eyes of two people in robes that silently disappear like the mist on a cold day heated by the rising sun.

Neither her nor her friends notice the small key to her Grandfather clock glow with faint words marking it with the deal between two very powerful innocences.

[yohohonabottle]

"Whoops! Wrong universe!" -Draft/'spitball'

Like with the previous post, this is more of a quickpost where I throw in my thoughts! May most likely flesh it out later into an actual oneshot fic. However I may need more info on Lavi so I can do her proper justice! Comments are welcomed and encouraged both on this + that future post! (As always) |> Prompt: Temporarily swaps universes with.... Lavinia @windmaedchen The wheel has spoketh once more, which is a funny turn of events since yesterday it said that Pirin adopted Lavi... And now they swap universes. ----------------------------------------------------

I'm going to outline two routes this could occur: 1) Literally. Pirin's universe is now Lavi's (temporarily) and vice versa. 2) 'Seats' - Pirin finds himself in Lavi's universe, in her place & vice versa.

In case A,

then Lavi will suddenly find herself as...basically the technical administrator/overseer of that universe. With Pirin's powers (see my Paragon lore post) but without the negatives because she's not an Esperia 'Actor*' (*Actor = Character)...or isn't somehow clocked in as one, more like a Moon* (*Moon = Character that holds little to no significant influence on the world and its functions compared to the Sun* of it.) so she can do whatever she wants, really. Explore? Yup. Observe from the sidelines? Mhm. Monitor and oversee it? Absolutely. Or go back home.

Dame Lavinia will also, most likely encounter my lore in the form of Valen noting she's not from around here. And that would lead him to filling her in on the Meta premise that's intrinsically interwoven into this universe...if not practically laden at its very core. Which would inevitably lead to the knight mentioning his Dove (Pirin) and the whole-- —"So we have this race...more like had, it's a really long history, trust me and it's a whole 'nother beast-- That are immortal wandering spirits. Also endlessly go through death-rebirth. Again, very heavily simplifying here, but this is preetty much the gist of it."

Aand that's how Lavi comes to know of my bat boye + his role within this universe outside of being Merlin & how he became 'Merlin'. Poor gal will also discover that this Valen... isn't her Valen. Her (future hubby, I'm guessing?) man, nor has feelings for her outside of platonic strictly and empty teasing flirting...which really is just him being playful and means nothing. But definitely makes sure she's okay!/Looks out for her, as he looks out for his friends and teammates! Also helps her understand things better and most likely 99% of the time uses analogies/explanations that Pirin has given....otherwise he'd just end up muddling the waters and confused poor dame soo much more. (His explaining really is like his writing- haphazard in the sense of rushed and jumbled all over the place with little to no structure, plus terms/phrases only he understands for himself. And the bat sort of dumbs it down in a way the other party can understand plus on a 'language' the other person gets. Like how when he was explaining things to Soren, a Mauler who doesn't understand subtle and flowery stuff + nerdy academic 'bs', Pirin basically leveled it to 'caveman unga-bunga' layman's words without being condescending/patronizing.) On top of that Val will make sure to find a way to help Lavi return back home and wish her the best for her, her Valen, and their kiddo. —"Oh and, can you tell that version of me to not put off tasks? Tell him: "It's really not fun having to deal with staggering mountains of paperwork on short-notice crunch. It won't become less boring two days later. Sit down and get it done right away, tidy your desk- And don't procrastinate! Pearl of wisdom from yours truly, smarter self." Thanks, Lavi!" And the rest of that time, however much Lavinia has left being in Pirin's universe, is likely spent just casually hanging out.

You bet Valen would introduce her to his squad-mates of the main team (Soren, Sinbad, Ludovic ....and Berial, unfortunately.), and to DnD! Ludovic or Soren will be the DM of that session/reall short & simple campaign, and the team having fun with Lavi. Plus a way to help integrate into their merry, chaotic lot and relax. Berial is still a brat here, but actually minds his manners, pranks and actions on account of Pirin (his Batman, frenemy). And definitely, awkwardly makes amends for his other self's terribly godawful misconduct to Lavi as best he can...or at least tries to anyways. Ironically Lavinia's story/past/experiences* remind him sooo much of his Batman, that he accidentally gets wee protective over her.

*(In this universe both Celestials and Hypogeans can sense a person's + other Cel/Hypo's inner stuff, without even prying. Thoughts, feelings, intents, hopes, fears, pains, desires from most superficial and trivial to deepest and most secretly coveted, dreams and fears, vague snippets of memories, etc. Plus hear and see those things, again, without delving deliberately in others' heads and hearts. It's just how they naturally are. However if Berial -since he's in here, I'll use him as example- actively focuses on her memories like zooming in on a gif thumbnail, or any of the other things, THEN he'd be actually prying and invading.) Which he doesn't, but just those glimpses are enough for the Jester.

At some point Berial might actually level with Lavi, serious talk without clown nonsense, and remark that. Sounds offhanded, but is more.. reminiscing, pensive. No malice in any form, which I can see shocking Lavi a lot. This version of the disgusting terrible and sadistic evil menace of clown. (Likely after their group round(s) of DnD and other games like Century Quest, card duels, Genius Invocation TCG -no you can't escape it here either. Someone happened to sneak that card game into AFKJ- Non hazard Black-Jack, and others including Never have I ever.) It's like a whiplash-- this civil, amicable Berial who is still a nuisance most of the time but knows when to get serious; and does, ditching the bravado even if for just a brief moment. The Hypogean isn't a saint nor hero, obviously, and isn't trying or pretending and claiming to be either. But he's got his moments of... helpfulness. Not evil bastard 10000% of the time. —"....You know, I'll be truthful and level with you for a moment. You remind me of Vanyusha, a lot, actually." Pause of contemplation, lost in his own thoughts, mutters ''I wonder what trouble he's gotten dragged into this time.. ....hm. Put a pin on this. I'll dig into it later." And then turn back her with his signature wide grin.. except it has an air of fondness, amusement to it. His tone is oddly serene almost as he notes to her-

—"You two will get along just fine by the way. Don't be surprised if he takes one glance at you and get like a mother hen, heheh.

We actually have an inside joke in the team, running gag, that Pirin is the Mather all across the board. From cradling the world itself, its people-- To his mish-mash of teammates." Maybe sensed/senses Lavi's confusion or other inner things that prompt him to share some of his own memories of this bat. How he came to Favor/Respect him (Clown's reminiscing moment, where he pranked Merlin), how that man shoved him right into his place (without being graphic or long-winded), all stories kept simple and brief. Plus sort of very quickly note this tid-bit about the nature of Celestials, gods and Hypogeans, with the reassurance that no, he will not delve in her inner working unless strictly given the green-light. A way of letting Lavi know she's got control and agency by calling the shots.

Plus, after that somber talk, throw in a bit humor/silly jokes to lighten the mood. --Meanwhile on the other end of scenario A--

And Pirin, in Lavi's universe, is just an Actor. Or heck! Just...Pirin, nothing more, nothing less.

Doesn't have his Moon status as it's not his to oversee. And likely this Esperia doesn't have a Sun and Moon, nor the concepts of it. No Meta-knowledge, 4th wall breaks, not a whiff of Multiverse antics (this could very easily be played off/explained as Reinier being at his symmetry tomfoolery again like he was with Talene and Dura's + Misarte's statues. Or hell! Even Merlin being a petty lil shaite again or spell goes wrong--Anything, go wild!), just....This world, it's established structures and lore, inhabitants, and Merlin. Like being in-game, closely follows cannon. Lavinia and her being a knight, plus her relations in this world is just standard stuff.

Like how we Players don't bat an eye much to the NPC's lives./ The lives of NPC's aren't so often pulled to the very fore front and center like with playable characters, even if they're involved in the quest. For example, in the questline -- Brineville had its moments of shining more than the rest of the world...But the focus and emphasis was still very obviously on the main cast of the season plotline and their antics, Merlin doesn't need mentioning as it's a given. -> (Finch's assumptions here! Very heavy speculations! I could be wrong!) <-

But everything's so alien to him, even if it technically is the same. (Like how twins look strikingly similar, possibly even sound so- But aren't the same person. The subtleties or apparent signs are there.) So I see him be wary and thread cautiously, trying to avoid running into anyone in fear of causing damage as an anomaly -something that's not supposed to be there. Doesn't belong here.

(Vanya can still, however, call upon his Sun.)

For once, Pirin can just... exist and be whatever. No history outside the established Immortal and Divine wars. He's just an eccentrically dressed, odd Wilder/Mauler guy who could be half-Lightbearer for all people care. And Pirin inevitably runs into Lavinia's Valen, who's just worried-sick and frantic in searching high and low for her.

And because this 'tiny' man is a sweetheart (His quote from Bear's sin sums him up best: 'I don't want anyone to suffer in the ways I have.'), he'll cave in and break his own 'rules' for this ''trip''. The 'don't interfere, affect this universe.' rule. Goes up to Valen, and after a very short-simple introduction of himself, tells the man of what happened.

"I'm not sure if Reinier is behind this, or whose spell went haywire...or if Merlin, my Boss in that realm, messed up something.. But I'm sure that your maiden is safe and well." (A little hurt that Valen doesn't seem to know, recognize, him at first nor sees that twinkle in his lilac eyes he knows... but notes to himself that this is a different Esperia, and this Valen is not his Noble Knight.) Cue a very quick lightning round of explaining some parts of time and space nonsense, plus how things are back in his universe.

"With this in mind, I'm starting to suspect either Merlin or my Sun are responsible for the mix-up. My team has likely already gotten on the case and are looking for a way to bring dame Lavinia back home."

...And then Berial of this universe maybe pops up to cause mayhem, spots the new face and instantly tries to torture him in every single way. (Interrupting their swapping of stories of adventures and memories, since Valen got curious about this new other universe parallel to his and Lavi's, and his other self. Plus how that other version of him got together/fell in love with Pirin. Telling him his own sweet tales with Lavi and history.)

Ohoo, how that lil menace got hard shoved right into his place the millisecond Pirin felt that clown dip into his mind & body. Berial just gets to experience a reallly hard Uno reverse card, suddenly faced with utter hell beyond anything he ever thought...and not in a fun way. Nope. (Lavi's Valen is simultaneously terrified, impressed and fascinated by this display.)

Witnessing how the Hypogean flings himself right out asap faster than a lightning, and books it for gods know where so fast that he doesn't even see where he's going. Smacks into a tree or building or something face-first like in a cartoon, and cowers. It's like that scene from Alecchino's boss fight with the Traveler where she stalks toward him, crimson moon behind her, and he's just done for.

"Try this again, or any of your bullshit again. And I will make you wish you were nothing. Разбра ли?" (Got it?) That clown couldn't speak, only pathetically whimper something vaguely like yes. "Изчезвай." (Scram/Get lost.)-- and Berial Bolts.

..Right as a portal opens revealing that other universe with the squad, and Lavinia with them. Perfectly safe, healthy, and unharmed. The Berial of that other universe sees his other self hauling ass and laughs heartily, knowing exactly what happened. "Yup. There he goes, heh. What a retard Ink-stain." Turning back to the two, he does a dramatic salute by taking off his head and a playful wink at the stunned knight. "I'm still myself after all~." And so the two are swapped, returned home in their rightful respective universes with Pirin formally letting Valen and Lavinia know they're welcome to visit his iteration of Esperia anytime they wish. Berial interjecting with "Don't be a shy stranger~! ..Also, if you get troubles from other worlds- Holler us, will ya? We're the-" "That's enough, you Midget." (Berial was about to make a cringe Ghost-busters joke.) One of Pirin's familiars, a firebird rosella, lands on his head. "You can call upon Zhar if needed to deliver a message. He beaks pretty hard as affection, but other than that, the little hooligan shouldn't be causing you headaches." "Too-daloo~!"

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Now! In case B, where the two only swap roles:

-Pirin ends being a Solitaire, since that's Lavi's post. He still retains all his abilities like magical prowess and all the combat experience + knowledge in general he has. Or his 'kit' as I like to refer to them. -Lavinia ends up being Merlin..technically. (In short: Merlin summoned Pirin to Esperia and contracted him to be his stand-in. But this deal is kept secret from everyone else, very few finding out the truth on their own, the rest willfully ignorant/unaware of it.) And has Pirin's 'kit' as if a stage 4 Paragon but without the negative side-effects like I noted earlier.

Ultimately the result in this route of the scenario is the same in case A. The two eventually return/get returned to their own respective universe with a chance mild cross-over and the opportunity to meet again in the future.

[alienaiver]

yohoo for the writing game!! how about Lavi (dgm) and 95?

have a good night:))

AAAA the way i screamed bcos lavi <3333333 i gotchu!

ur lucky prompt is this: “You came all the way here for me?” and its 872 words long! there're no warnings, it's a fluffy sort of confession thingy. there's the usual "lavi is bookman" angst tho!

it kinda ran from me ngl..... i wrote three different scenarios before i settled on this one, i really hope u like it <!!!!33333 and i hope you have a good night as well, im sending you smoochies and berries!

send me an ask with a random number between 1-210 and a character and i'll write you a little story!

Lavi’s sitting on the edge of the roof, legs dangling hazardously, swinging like he isn’t too many floors up and could possibly plummet to his death at any given moment if gravity and wind worked together to will his untimely end.

It doesn’t seem to matter much to him, as his mind is busy with other things, head rested in his palm, emerald eye searching the wide landscape in front of him for answers.

His question has all the answers he needs – he just doesn’t like those answers. Maybe Mother Nature will provide him some new ones if he stares at her fleeting canvas for long enough. At least, that’s what he’s banking on.

He’s in love with you.

He didn’t realize until he’d returned alive from Noah’s Ark and finally seen your face again after what had felt like the longest mission of his life. Your radiant smile welcoming him home, helping him to the cod where he was to rest after Miranda finally released her Innocence.

He’d dreamt about you in the Infirmary. So much so that he was afraid he might’ve said your name out loud and someone might’ve heard. What if they had? He’s Bookman Junior, he can’t have attachments. Emotions.

There’s no future for the two of you.

That’s what he’s been telling himself non-stop, willing his heart into forgetting the way your eyes closed slightly when you laughed or the way you fidgeted with your hands when ordering your food from Jeryy.

He hears footsteps approaching but pays them little mind, assuming it’s Bookman who’s coming to chastise him for spending his time idly. In the back of his mind he does wonder who’d come all the way out here, to the tower at the southeast corner where nothing or no one really lingers of the Order.

When you clear your throat, he registers the uniform out of the corner of his eye and recognize it immediately to be yours, losing balance from the panic of you being so close without warning. He falls forward and you catch his left arm, laughing airily at him, “be careful.” You tut, as you dust off your thighs and sit down next to him.

“What brings ya here?” he asks, trying to bring a smooth and confident smile to his face but he’s not sure how well he succeeds. You smile and tilt your head in confusion, “to be with you, of course.”

“You came all the way here for me?” he asks, a mix of disbelief and astonishment in his voice. You laugh again and gently take his hand into yours. If you notice the way he flinches at the contact, you don’t say anything as you squeeze it, “obviously, Lavi.”

Silence settles between you, but it’s not uncomfortable. Your hand is still wrapped around his and he tries to will his heart to calm down. He knows the answer deep in his heart, even if he was out here seeking others.

You inhale sharply before you open your mouth, “I know you’re a Bookman in training,” there’s a pause before you turn to face him, “but I’m in love with you. I just wanted you to know that. You can do what you will with that information.”

If Lavi didn’t know you any better, he’d say you were incredibly calm about professing your love to someone but as you reminded him, he’s a Bookman. He’s memorized every tidbit information you’ve ever shown the world and he can see how tense you really are. The sharp line to your mouth, the slightly-but-not-completely furrowed brows, and the determination in your eyes, preparing yourself for rejection.

You’re not as good as Lavi at memorizing details on people, especially the small ones they can barely control themselves but you know that Lavi’s reaction isn’t one of his more controlled, proper ones. His cheeks are dyed red, going all the way down his throat and all the way to the tip of his ears. His mouth is stuck in a tight, wobbly line and his eye is as wide as it can go. You try to hold back a giggle at the man in front of you. You’ve just never seen him so caught off-guard.

He opens and closes his mouth a few times, seemingly trying to taste his words before letting them out. A single swear word ends up leaving instead, making you unable to hold back your laughter, leaning forward as you laugh. You abruptly stop when you suddenly feel his hand by your chin, lifting up your head and catching your eyes with his. He’s beautiful like this, you absentmindedly think as you can’t help staring at him like he hung the stars just for you. with a shaky breath he leans forward and you slowly close your eyes as he comes closer.

Your lips collide and he lets out a deep sigh, one that indicates that he’s been thinking about this for just as long and deeply as you have. You press closer to him, and the grip he’s gotten on your uniform jacket tightens, pulling you impossibly closer.

He’ll figure it out. He’ll find his own answers because this, this is what heaven feels like, he decides.

[stormyaskgames]

Dark Academia: Where the Wild Things Are, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil,Invisible Monsters,Blood and Guts in High school, The Book Thief

Light Academia: Greek Mythology, Irish Mythology, Norse Mythology, Egyptian Mythology; mythology is cool✨ Learning to speak different languages, learning about different cultures, gross/weird/fucked up things from history.

Punk Academia: Hyperpop, Gothic Country, Steampunk, Electro Swing,Bitpop,Horrorcore, Post Punk Revival, Gothic Rock,Celtic Rock,Bardcore,Horror Punk, Screamo, Death Rock, Cow Punk, New Wave.

Chaotic Academia: flashcards with friends, fake tests with music, lots of breaks

Cottage Core: Buzzy ( honey buns? Buzz buzz) Neku (tarts?) Wyv ( that hobbit bread stuff NERD love you though) Renee (Cinnimon roll ? Just feels right💀) Crowley (icecream the pupper is a icecream feeeind)

Warmcore: my best friend and boyfriend; love of my life✨ the best thing to happen to me✨my favorite person; always a joy to be around✨✨✨i loooooove you✨✨✨ my puppy, My friends, dad and mama, kristy✨

Grandparentcore: my antique juicer! Honestly its amazing! The machine does all the work!✨ i really wonder why they stopped making them!✨💜 Antique Apple Corerer: it peals! It cuts the apple and it gets the core out! And in a fun spiral pattern!✨💜 i love it✨💜 Also my typewriter! Typewriters are so cool and aesthetic.

Plant Parent: (hopefully) we have a lavender plant! I call her lavi✨ shes my first plant without real help and it’s going well!✨ she hasn’t died yet!✨ soon we might get some rosemary! And when me and Neku have our own house i plan to make it pretty! And i want fruit and nut trees!✨💜

Dazecore: Night Owl; honestly my sleep schedule is still a mess; but my bf makes sure i sleep every night.

Forestcore: Barns and Noble, That bundt cake shop, Boba shop, Candy store! Toy store! Hot topic!✨✨✨💜

Fairy Core: Spider Lily, Sunflowers, Black Delilah are all flowers my friends associate me with, Foxgloves have been my favorite since i was a small child

Angelcore: The Juniper Tree there was this stepmom with a daughter and a stepson, he ends up beheading and killing his stepson with a heavy chest gives her daughter trauma by making her think she killed her stepbrother, fed her husband his son. And then the daughter takes the stepson and burries him under the juniper tree and he turns into a bird going around singing and its basically everything that happens and after he sings he collects presents for his family (which i dont remember) but the last thing he got was a heavy mill wheel, and he came back to his house and sung; his stepsister came out he gave her her present. Same thing with the father, and when his stepmom came out he dropped the heavy mill wheel on her head and when that killed her he turned back into a little boy.

The Tale of the Tongue Cut Sparrow: there was a old farmer and his wife and they befriended a sparrow. And early every morning the sparrow would sing to wake the old couple up so they knew when they needed to start working. Their neighbor was a grumpy old lady who hated being woken up early; so she cut out the sparrows tongue and the sparrow flew away. The old couple was heartbroken went on a big journey to find their friend and when they found him the sparrow welcomed them. He fed and entertained them and by the end of the visit he brought out two packages a big one and a little one. It was a present and they got to pick which one they wanted; but the old couple didnt want to take to much from their friend so they chose the smaller one and headed home. And when they got home and opened it there was gold,silk, and jewels.

Their grumpy neighbor saw and wanted treasure too so she asked the old couple how to find the sparrow saying she wanted to apologize when she found him he was a nice host again and again offered the two packages. The mean lady took the biggest one and when she got home SNAKES! Spiders! All sorts of creepy crawlies that devoured her.

I also loved Edger Allen Poe as a small child and would ask my grandma to read me his stories for bed.

Softcore: Tea, Baths, My bfs clothing/Blankets, the bottle of his cologne i bought (basically i want his smell) Candy, Meditation, Journaling, Video Games ( Fighting if I’m angry or need to get out energy Puzzle/Rhythm games if I’m upset. Basically the last two need a-lot of focus and are distracting)

Cyberpunk: love robots! They are cute and fascinating and if i wasn’t dyscalculic i would have totally joined the robotics club. However i HATE AI. I think people who make ai are jokes who want instant gratification and attention without doing any work or having any valid skills or any real things to offer. I also think they are lazy, just learn how to create like a normal person. So it kind of depends on the type of artificial intelligence

Vaporwave: Not even trying to be edgy here; but most of what i have is nightmares/night terrors (you know where i scream/cry in my sleep) they have been a chronic thing since i was a small child; typically stress triggered and i don’t feel comfterble sharing what their about but what i will say are they are trauma related. I drive people crazy talking about my “good nightmares” but i mean they’re fun! I enjoy them! Don’t get me wrong they still shake me up, but once i calm down it’s a good time. Like staring in my own personal horror movie with no real negative repercussions. And like i always die terribly and brutally but they are really pretty and interesting. Like the “dream” that looked like it was a painting, and i was on a stage being chased by a monster having to dodge falling sandbags and shit. And i died and it was graphic and then i was watching the cops as a ghost while they were trying to solve my murder and was kind of stuck there and the cops were SO DUMB.

Steampunk: i think it would be really cool if i had like tony stark computer tech. But use it for video games.

aesthetic themed asks

♡  post these and let your mutuals/followers ask you questions ♡

Dark academia- If you had to describe yourself/your life with book titles alone, which ones would you pick?

Light academia- What’s your favourite thing to learn about?

Punk academia- Which subgenres of music do you enjoy the most?

Chaotic academia- How do you prefer to study/work? Do you work in silence, with music, speaking to friends etc. 

Cottagecore- If your friends were baked goods, which ones would they be?

Warmcore- What makes you feel joyful?

Grandparentcore- What’s something that you love from another era?

Plant parent- Do you have a green thumb? If you look after plants, share a few pics/tell us about your plant babies.

Dazecore- Are you a night owl or an early bird? What’s your sleep schedule like?

Forestcore- You’ve been given $1000 and a free day to go wherever you like. Where will you go, and how are you spending the money?

Fairycore- If you were a flower or plant, what kind would you be?

Angelcore- Did you hear any fairy tales or myths when you were a child? Share your favourite one with us.

Softcore- If you’re having a rough day, how do you practice self care?

Cyberpunk- What do you think about artificial intelligence? Is it cool, scary, necessary to society etc. 

Vaporwave- Do you remember your dreams? If so, what was the last dream that you had?

Steampunk- If you could invent something right now, what would you make? For example, a machine that recorded your dreams or an oven that would always cook your food perfectly.

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[baereaved]

finally bought vol. 26 and the discussion room is already iconic

like i need to get back into fandom if only to see the absolute gems such as

[aro-attorneys]

please tell us about your feelings for Arystar and Eliade's relationship :3c

@icharchivist oh shit i did not expect anyone to actually ask but yeah i WILL elaborate (and try to be cohesive) and it's gonna be semi-personal and probably long so there's also a Keep Reading bar

I feel like such a weirdo for fixating so hard on a character that barely gets any screen-time anymore, but every time I re-read or get back into DGM he's still THE character I fall back on as like a....strong comfort character :,) I always latch onto the character with the most sense of guilt and/or estrangement from their peers (either current or backstory situation) because I Project A Lot.

Anyway

Krory and Eliade's story is absolutely packed with tropes I adore. Boiled down it's like....Two broken people who find comfort and Love between them. How sad yet romantic is that ;;; Also, the super-specific trope where One Has To Kill The Other is SO good like. I cannot tell you how much I love that. The drama, the guilt that follows, the tragedy.

Krory's youth has led him to believe he is doomed to be alone forever, that it is better to stay in the castle. Actively estranged from his peers as the Town's Token Witch of some sorts. He would take ANY chance to be accepted or even loved. There is even an implication that he wanted to befriend them after he got his innocence.

Then again, it is also implied that Eliade discouraged him from trying any further.

Eliade's motivation is much more nuanced in the entire story. She keeps saying she tried to love Krory. That she wanted to love him. Whether or not she was actually good for him is not clear, but at the end of the day (although that's more anime-only) she DID make him experience unconditional love and intimacy that he would otherwise never have experienced, even if exorcists had found them and she was not in the story. (god can you imagine Allen and Lavi finding him just like That. it would've been less sad but also he would not have ANY experience with love??)

She enabled/encouraged Krory's anxiety and estrangement from other people further so she could have him for herself. Confirming that he is indeed a vampire, that the villagers really hate him. But assuring him that she will always be there regardless. Eliade was manipulating him from the start. Her actions were toxic from the start, but her motivations were so pure that I cannot help but sympathize for her. She was only there for a few chapters but the whole concept of an Akuma defying the Earl's will for the sake of her own desire to be loved and held by someone hits me with so many things that I just...yeah...

I also strongly think that Krory still latching onto his feelings for Eliade (at least up to the point he fights Jasdevi) is Not Healthy At All. This guy was so depraved of human contact and intimacy that Eliade's short and messed up love for him made him feel this strong about her. But I also want him to take his time to process his loss and guilt so he can move on properly. I hope he can love again (or maybe he doesn't, but at least let this man make human contact without feeling estranged).

Also a little side-tangent: I project like mad on Krory. Naturally it's not a 1 on 1 but that's always the thing with fictional characters. Actively estranged by peers, lack of social development and naivety as a result thereof, anxieties about being loved (romantically and platonically), that sort of stuff. I like Miranda a lot too for similar reasons.

Also also, can you BELIEVE he is still so sweet and kind to everyone he meets, especially children. He wants others to feel safe and welcome and if that isn't just the best thing someone can do despite being treated so poorly, man....

And lastly (kind of?): do you know how WELL Hozier songs fit these two. I have liked Hozier for years now. I just LOVE yearning songs. I love the poetry. And Whatever Eliade and Krory had going on was so poetic to me. It was messed up but it was real and raw.

Lines like:

from Angel of Small Death & The Codeine Scene

from To Be Alone

from Jackie and Wilson, and lastly, of course:

from Like Real People Do.

Okay I have to stop here because this feels way too long...again I feel a bit weird for being so into a character that rarely receives any screentime or praise (then again, someone has to do it). I hope Krory gets to develop his own identity some more (on or off-screen) and that he is able to overcome his past :,D

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💍 + averey & lenalee o vo

@lunaetis​    /    wedding meme send me 💍 + A SHIP and i’ll tell you—

where they get married

it takes place in a beautiful garden near where they first met; averey was surprisingly stubborn about that because, in his words, “where they met is where his life started” and honestly lenalee probably won’t say no to that logic (plus he probably used the puppy dog eyes, he’s not above that)

when they get married ( ie what time of day, what month and season etc. )

it’s late spring, early evening some day in mid-april, to be exact, where the trees bloom & the flowers slowly come out of their slumber. it wasn’t planned like that, per-se, but things happen and sometimes the most beautiful things take place at unexpected times.

what traditions they include ( do they get married under a chuppah and crush a glass, garter toss, ‘something borrowed, something blue,’ etc. )

i’m honestly unsure about this because i feel like while they probably would include some traditions it wouldn’t be as big a deal as for other people; maybe they both drink wine from goblets tied together with red string or, and he’s only doing it very lowkey because he’s embarrassed but where averey is from there’s the tradition of carving wooden spoons for your loved one and decorating them with things like key insignia ( to signify they have the key to your heart ) so maybe that plays a part? i’m honestly stumped with this one otherwise because i can promise you even after looking up wedding traditions i have absolutely no idea about wedding traditions :’)

or there’s the whole “testing the groom” thing kamui might’ve been involved with planning

what their wedding cake looks like

it is either incredibly cute or absolutely extravagant and even now i’m not sure if it’s a 50/50 decision vote like most things are with them or if they just play rock-paper-scissors to settle which one to go for. though if avereys “boss” gets to have a say it’s literally the most over-the-top cake and i’m screaming and laughing over this one

….who smashes cake into whose face

i want to say lenalee smashes cake into avereys cake but honestly i’m 100% convinced averey accidentally smashes cake into his own face in a moment of inattentiveness.

who proposed to who first

OKAY SO. THERE’S TWO SCENARIOS I CAN SEE.

they both did at the same time actually because it was kind of a “you know if i could i’d marry you right now” -”i’m not stopping you” situation that ended with “so we’re getting married?” but in like, during a picnic or something and it sounds a lot less cute than it was because trust me it was cute and wholesome. either that or one of them prepared to propose to the other, the other found the ring and then proposed first in a classic uno reverse card move.

or it was averey but only because he asked lenalee if it was okay and she was just so confused and like “yeS?” and then it happened and turns out this dumb nerd had everything prepared already but was just nervous so it’s not even a surprise but he’d rather ask if it’s okay for him to ask then ask at a wrong time

who walks down the aisle and who waits at the altar ( or neither )

i want to say it’s the classic thing but i’m so sure averey insisted the walk down the aisle together just because he hates the traditional view most cultures have on the bride being “given away” into another mans care so he just was as stubborn as a mule about walking with her

what their wedding dresses / suits / other look like

can i say wildcard for this one because i actually have no idea. i thought about it for thirty minutes now and i literally have no clue other than given that avereys birthplace doesn’t even really do weddings he’d just stress so much about what to wear he’d probably be annoying a little bit before he just kinda settles on “i’m going to ask the fanciest people i know but at the same time i am ready to cry how to fashion....”

what their wedding colour scheme is and what sort of decor they have

it’s definitely a more red & gold theme; the decor is perhaps one of the most traditional things & once again i am not sure what else to say other than they kept it classy but also very eye-catching??? idk 

what flowers are in the bouquet ( if applicable. bonus: what do the flowers mean? )

okay so to start off it’s not in the bouquet but averey has a sprig of thyme in his pocket for “good luck”, there’s probably red peonys in there, perhaps some pink roses, DEFINITELY at least one white carnation, and a pink hydrangea. 

the red peonys stand for love, passion, honor and respect. the pink roses symbolize gratitude, grace & joy, white carnations symbolize purity, good luck & in wedding contexts pure love. pink hydrangeas symbolize heartfelt emotion. i’m not a florist, trust me.

what their vows are ( eg poetry, traditional, improvised etc. )

they’re actually improvised! i’d get the feeling at least one of the two had vows prepared but instead went spontaneous as soon as it came to saying them out loud. actually, i can see that happening with both of them i don’t know why.

if anyone’s late to the wedding

surprisingly enough, no. nobody would dare be late. they know better than that :)

who’s in the bridal parties / groomsmen / other

oh god here comes my absolute lack of knowledge with d. gray man characters AND the fact averey has literally like 2 people he hangs out with on the regular but i think in the bridal party there’d definitely be miranda? maybe kanda because i can see him refusing to be a groomsmen but they insisted he’d be involved. if this is a verse where the princess averey was serving is healthy & they finally get to be friends without one of them constantly under the threat of death then definitely her too!!

as for groomsmen there’s probably allen, lavi, a very grumpy kamui and one of the rookie knights from avereys training.

and yes i hope it shows i have no idea how weddings are??? structured???

what their bridal party / groomsmen / other are wearing

the bridal party wears a pastel shade of pink just because they def ain’t gonna wear white or red dresses and anything else would legit just clash with the color theme.

the groomsmen all wear a simple suit because honestly all of them made suggestions and it would’ve turned into a disaster because they’re tastes are so vastly different so eventually both lenalee and averey just were like “how about,,, we keep it,,,, simple,,,”

who gives speeches at the reception ( bonus: what do they say? recount a sweet memory or two between them? tell an embarrassing story? )

well i mean, honestly? i think they both give small welcoming speeches until the others get a turn and then it’s just kamui going, allen giving a speech, avereys rookie friend whom i decided is now called lynell and uhh, a few others probably want to have a god but honestly therE’S NO TIME......

who catches the bouquet( s )

i mean i want to say a serious answer but just for shits and giggles i’m gonna say kanda.

what their wedding photos are like ( are they sweet, with the couple holding hands or kissing or ~gazing into each others eyes~? are they silly, with a snapshot of the ‘cake-smash’ moment? or are they artistic, with one of them facing the sunset or holding their bouquets? )

okay so most of them are sweet and absolutely the cutest pictures ever but there’s definitely a picture of averey accidentally cake-smashing himself so....

what sort of food they have at the reception

it’s an 8 course banquet and honestly i don’t even know what exactly it’d entail i just know they went all out and if i dwell on this ask any longer i’ll be hungry i’m so sorry i just can’t do food asks past midnight i’ll turn into a gremlin

who cries first during the ceremony

can averey cry first if he’s been crying this whole time?

how wild their reception gets ( who dances the best, who gets drunk first, etc. )

it’s a tame kind of wild; there’s a dance off and definitely some drunken shenanigans but nobody goes absolutely crazy

what their rings are like

FINALLY MY FAVORITE THING I KNOW THINGS ABOUT. averey made them himself and he’s super proud and yes it took literal months but look at them,, he tried to keep them simple but elegant so they don’t get in the way of work, too. i’m crying.

what sort of favours they have ( heart shaped sparklers, mini champagne bottles, personalised candy etc. )

uH,,, UHHHHHHHHHHHH, personalised candy probably but also most definitely mini champagne bottles if just because it fit with the theme or something---

where they go for their honeymoon

they actually travel for a while! they couldn’t decide where exactly to go so instead they just decided to pick the places they wanted to see the most and then travel there for a bit

something memorable that happens during the party / ceremony ( do they run out of ice and someone goes to get it in full formal wear on foot, does anyone fall asleep in the middle of the party, etc. )

averey not only accidentally cake smashes himself he also manages to accidentally use the cake leftovers on his hand like hairgel because he was careless and ran said hand through his hair

THEY DID manage to get it out for the most part though so it’s all good---

who officiates the ceremony

can i pick wildcard again because other than the classic “a priest” i don’t actually have anything in mind other than perhaps the bishop that took averey under his wing to help him with his curse a short time before averey and lenalee met??

what song their first dance is to

OKAY SO I THOUGHT ABOUT THIS ONE SUPER LONG but i honestly think it’d be to “for the dancing & the dreaming” if just because it’s super cute and also they’d probably sing along thank you for coming to my ted talk

who gives who away as they walk down the aisle

i mean given that they walk the aisle down together i don’t think anyone gives anyone away but if it came down to it you already know the answer

[animebw]

Binge-Watching: Last Exile, Episodes 20-23

In which we arrive at the final destination, the Guild is weird in a lot of ways, and I get frustrated with how Lavie- and the show’s female cast in general- is sidelined.

Welcome to the Guild

We’re officially in Last Exile’s endgame, which means it’s time for the story to take us to the enemy’s home base. We’ve caught bits and pieces of what the mysteries Guild is like from the characters who are or once were part of it, but now we get to see in in person. And unsurprisingly, it is weird as shit. Weird technology, weird culture, weird priorities, and lost of suitably fucked-up reminders of how evil they are. My favorite scene in this whole chunk of episodes is Maestro Delphine’s dinner with Claus and Al, as she explains her philosophy on life to them. The Guild hoards all the world’s riches for themselves; while countless people lack clean drinking water, they happily waste gallons of pure water just to wash their fish. Delphine scolds Claus that there are too many people in the world to be supported equally, and if the unwashed masses are allowed free reign to drink and revel and populate, they’ll surely drive themselves to extinction. Which, of course, totally justifies hogging all the world’s resources for the elite and leaving the many to scrounge over scraps. It’s the same mindset that the Anatory and Disith leaders used to send countless soldiers to their deaths while the upper crust sat pretty and stayed out of the action. Only this time, there’s no cheap excuse of “chivlary” to disguise how nakedly evil it all is. In Delphine’s eyes, the Guild deserves better because they are better, and all these scrabbling peasants can wither in misery for all she cares.

That’s a good hook to build the climax around, giving us a nasty villain worth kicking in the teeth off. That said, the further in the weeds of the Guild stuff we get, the less and less interested I felt myself becoming. This show has never really been good with interesting characters, but the Guild especially is just boring. Beyond that one scene, Delphine’s just every stereotypical Evil Lady villain with creepy sexual/incestuous overtones, with no creativity to set her apart and all the cringe associated with that archetype. Which has the double problem of rendering Dio’s character mostly lifeless the moment he’s pulled under her thumb. And yeah, I know the whole point is that this weird ritual has turned him into a willing slave of society and it’s horrible that he’s lost his personality, but I wasn’t that endeared to him to begin with, so I don’t feel the loss of a character I cared about, he just loses what little spark he had in the first place and I don’t care about him anymore (though he does have some good moments prior to his brainwashing: ”Ship 5, report status.” “I have no idea!”)  Same deal with Lucciola; we’ve barely focused on these characters until now, so we haven’t gotten the chance to connect with them the way we have with Claus and Lavie. I get the broad strokes that Lucciola was raised as a mindless pawn until Dio’s friendship gave him a will of his own, but until we get that backstory, he’s just so unbelievably bland. And then he pulls a Supernatural right afterward and gets sent to turbo hell for confessing his gay, so that’s the last we’ll see of him.

Losing Lavie

The problem, really, is that we haven’t gotten invested enough in the Guild characters to build the climax around them. They’ve been important, yeah, but we’ve barely spent any time getting to know them. My emotional investment lies almost entirely in Claus and Lavie; they’re the characters I’ve actually been given a chance to care about. Everyone else is little more than pawns being re-positioned on a chessboard. But now Lavie’s basically been taken out of the action and Claus has to carry the main plot by himself, and I’m sorry, he’s just not up to the task. Without Lavie playing off of him, he’s every generic Serious Boy Protagonist ever. And it sucks that the show’s been re-orienting around him after billing itself as a double act from the start. Claus and Lavie together were what endeared me to Last Exile initially. The promise of their teamwork and relationship was what got me invested beyond the cool steampunk worldbuilding. But ever since Lavie bailed from the action back in episode 10, she’s been given basically nothing to do but get pissy at Claus for spending time with Tatiana, and you all know how I feel about that shit.

In fact, the more I think about it, the more frustrated I get with how Last Exile treats its female characters. Which is weird, because there’s not a lot of outright “offensive” stuff you could point to and get pissed over. There’s been basically zero fanservice, female officers exist comfortably alongside male officers... in terms of gender parity, there’s not much to complain about. But it feels like every single female character is made to exist in the shadow of some dude. Sophia is the empress of the entire country, but she has to be rescued by other people and is constantly positioned as the right hand man of Broody Bad Boy Alex. Tatiana’s character arc revolves around her realizing that Claus is better than her, and now she wants to live up to the example of a younger boy. Al is your standard-issue innocent child who needs to be protected from everything. There’s also that Disith girl who inexplicably gets roped into a romantic subplot with Mullin, all so he can be a big strong dude and promise to protect her right before dying tragically and making her cry her eyes out. Which is only marginally less contrived and meaningless than when Gurren Lagann did it, and at least Gurren Lagann had absolutely incredible animation to make up for it. Not fights to the death choreographed and shot like a dance for some reason. Like, I guess that could be cool on just a cinematic level as a Thing to do, but the too-close camerawork and awkward direction do it no favors. The only female character who doesn’t answer to a man in some way is Delphine, and she’s Crazy Incest Evil Bad Lady, soooooo yeah. It’s not as obvious as something like Fire Force, but it seeps into the fabric of the story all the same. I swear, Lavie better get to do some bomb-ass shit in the final episodes, or I’m really gonna be pissed.

Odds and Ends

-Is this search just one day, or several days? It’s a little unclear.

-Aaaaw, Al, that’s really sweet.

-”Okay, let’s party quietly.” pfft

-Ooh, I like all the different legends about what Exile might even be. Adds to the mystery.

-JESUS CHRIST WHAT ARE THOSE THINGS

-That’s... a weird place for an insert song scene transition.

-Jesus, they fight to the death for the right to be the next leader? This society is fucked up.

-”The Exile is a colony ship from those who created this world.” ...alright then.

-Well, this imagery is just getting weird now. Why is the rose bush bleeding?

One more session to go. Let’s hope it’s a good one. See you next time for the finale of Last Exile!

[unseeliexqueen]

INTRO TO MORGAN

(inbar lavi, 400/30, cis female, she/her) The war is about to start MORRIGAN ‘MORGAN’ HOLDEN. We see that you will be fighting for the NEITHER family as a UNSEELIE FAE QUEEN. SHE reminds me of A VOICE OF HONEY AND GRAVEL, THE SHARP INTAKE OF A BREATH, DRUNK ON SWEET WINE, LIPS STAINED RED WITH BLOOD AND LIPSTICK, SOFT HANDS AND SHARP NAILS, ROSE THORN CROWNS. We wish you luck. (cat, 25, she/her, gmt)

ABOUT

name: morrigan ‘morgan’ holden nicknames: morgan, my queen, ri age: 400/30 gender: cis female ronouns: she/her sexuality: pansexual species: unseelie fae occupation: owner of fae music and drinking venue; beguiled, queen positive attributes: charming, captivating, spontaneous, cunning negative attributes: capricious, tenacious, merciless, ruthless fc: inbar lavi

HEADCANONS

the morrigan (also mórrigan or morrigu) was one of the most mysterious figures in Irish mythology. the name morrigan means 'phantom queen' (or 'great queen') and describes a goddess from old ireland that was very associated with war, destiny, fate and death.

morgan’s unglamoured appearance is lilac skin, black eyes and black hair, long nails naturally stiletto shaped. her thick is thick and long and almost always entwined with plaits and patterns; almost warrior braids. she has small ivory horns. her feet are webbed and the veins in her legs wrap around like vines climbing a tree.

ruthless and merciless best describe the darkness that clusters inside her. to hold her crown, to fight against usurpers, she has to be. the crowns of fae exchange hands more often than believed.

although of both seelie and unseelie blood, morrigan’s true nature is buried deep in history and she is the only living being aware of that. of course, one has to consider the argument that true nature always finds a way to reveal itself, but morgan believes that an seelie aspect she may have had was oppressed when the morrigan let herself in and left a piece of herself behind in morgan. but recently, she’s been able to revive dead plants, which... has spooked her somewhat.

morgan can mostly be found in beguiled, her home, or the forest. she does run errands in town, but her bodyguards are often close by. there is never enough paranoia for a fae monarch.

morgan loves to have fun; mostly at the expense of other’s now. but if you can entertain, amuse or make morgan laugh, you’ll most likely be around longer. she also likes ambition; as long as it doesn’t exceed the box she allows her subjects.

BIO

four hundred years ago, a fae child was born to the brother of a king; a seelie king. the problem was however, her mother was an unseelie fae. their love had been forbidden, and for good cause; the seelie and unseelie ( especially back then ) did not mix. their gifts and beliefs and temperaments were completely differing. and yet, a seelie and unseelie fae managed to fall in love. morrigan was named by her uncle for he believed she would bring only trouble. with lilac skin, black eyes and black hair, she stood out straight away. 

however, it wasn’t until her fiftieth year that she found her calling; having spent the years before battling between her seelie and unseelie natures. and it wasn’t a enlightened discovery but one forced upon her by unaccepting ‘peers’. tricked by a young male fae at night to meet him in a forest clearing, she was ambushed by a group of seelie fae who thought her an abomination. they attacked her. however, it was not them who left the clearing that night. the ancient celtic figure herself, the morrigan, came down from the skies at her cries and inhabited her. and morgan let her. scared and hurt, she let the goddess within her and fill her with the power to hurt those who had hurt her. morgan walked from that clearing alone, the mangled bodies of those who had ambushed her left as plant food. as quickly as the morrigan had come to her, she left. however, she had left a piece of herself behind within morgan. why, was never known. perhaps there was a recognition of something similiar with morgan that she saw; a kindred notion. perhaps she saw something in morgan’s future and though it apt that she left a little of herself with the young fae. regardless, morgan left that incident a different woman. a woman with a little bit of the phantom queen within her. 

the unseelie called to her. and it was easy to accept, especially when her frollick only condemned her for the deaths she’d caused and held no sympathy for the events which led to it. morgan left her frollick in ash. she moved south and met a old solitary fae in munster who helped her learn the ways of her nature; poison, decay, storms and chaos. however, life was not enough to keep morgan entertained and she found herself travelling the oceans with pirates, seeing the world and figuring out what it was she wanted from her life.

america seemed to be the answer she’d been searching for. it was a new world growing, and it was open to be claimed. she arrived in new york and travelled the vast country until she was welcomed into the unseelie autumn high court. she saw a weakness soon enough and she exploited it, rising to sit in the seat of queen, stealing it from the cold hands of the king. after holding the crown and thrawrting any attempts on her crown for fifty years, she moved her permanent residence to Cresthill and has been there for almost fifty years.

[ambrxsian]

✧·ﾟ(  hebe + inbar lavi + cis female   ) 𝒎𝒂𝒎𝒎𝒂 𝒎𝒊𝒂 !!  have you seen (   lorelei naji  ) around ? (  she  )  has been in kaos for (   twenty years   ). the (  twenty-eight  ) is a (  cafe owner   ) from (  marbella, spain  ). people say they can be (  envious   ) but maybe that’s not too bad ‘cause they can also be (  vivacious  ). whenever i think of them, i can’t help but think of ( the first golden light of dawn shining over the horizon, the child-like wonder of wishing of a shooting star, the smell of coffee first thing in the morning  ).  ·ﾟ✧

what’s up i’m steph, i’ve got my hat on backwards and it’s time to f*ckin party. and here we have lorelei, the local sweet, resilient, too passive and self-sacrificing café owner. she serves up the modern nectar of the gods: coffee. (luke danes who?) anyways hmu if you wanna plot or are interested in any of the connection ideas below!!

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TLDR; BIO — (tw: mentions of death)

born as the result of a whirlwind romance turned long-term relationship, lorelei’s and her siblings’ lives were turned upside down when their dad suddenly left after 8 years. packing up her children and her life, lorelei’s mother layla naji moved from marbella, spain to kaos, greece into the home of her older brother rahim and got a job as a curator at the local museum. meanwhile, uncle rahim took care of the kids. his carefree, child-like demeanor made every day fun. lorelei came to idolize him, and hung onto his every word (especially those in the stories of the gods and goddesses he’d tell.) 

he fell ill and passed away when lorelei was a teenager, and as the eldest she took up the role of “caretaker” for the family. placing school second on her priority list, lorelei worked two part-time jobs and deposited her paychecks into the family bank account or used them to buy groceries. her grades slipped, and the deadline to apply for colleges for the fall semester slipped by. 

lorelei never attended college, choosing instead to focus on her siblings success. she did begin taking online business classes, and through years of diligent, hard work opened up her own café called ambrosia & nectar cafe (inspired by the stories her dear uncle used to tell.)

HEADCANONS —

her favorite colors are hunter green and peachy pink

she often has her hair tied back for work, usually with colorful, patterned scarves and bandanas

she barely remembers her father

sometimes she feels she should miss him, but the only father-figure she misses is her uncle

he’s still her favorite person, and she thinks of him often

lorelei often visits her mother at the museum

she loves the stories of mythology and has fond memories of hearing them as a child

lorelei’s mother is from morocco, and has another younger brother who still lives there

lorelei’s younger brother is three years younger than her

her sisters are four years and six years younger, respectively

lorelei adopted her vivacious, youthful personality to fill the void her uncle left

when relaxed she’s peaceful, responsible, amiable, perfectionistic, and often stressed

the woman barely sleeps and thrives off of coffee someone make her take a nap

she rarely takes a moment for herself to rest, and could sincerely use someone with whom she feels safe enough to just relax

she’s an early riser (after so many years, it became a habit) and is often up and moving at 4am

her cafe closes at 3pm and only serves coffee drinks, smoothies, tea drinks, breakfast & brunch, lunch and snacks

she sometimes resents her family for the work she had to do for them, but at the same time focusing on them helped her grieve the loss of her uncle

she has tried to be one of those people who goes for a run, and decidedly is not

at most she’ll ride her bike

she can drive, but doesn’t have a car. she bikes or walks (mostly bikes)

she’s never travelled, but always wanted to

she used to think that she’d go to college somewhere brand new, maybe study abroad for a semester and see more of the world

unfortunately, that didn’t end up happening. she’s only ever been to marbella, kaos, and morocco for her grandmother’s funeral when she was a younger teen

she has moments of envy towards her siblings

she wants to be a plant person, but she can’t keep any plant alive. (she tends to over water them)

but she’s determined to fill her apartment with greenery anyway — but they’re all fake 

WANTED CONNECTIONS —

FAMILY FRIENDS: the naji family has lived on the island for the last 20 years, making them something of a staple in the community. perhaps your muse knew her uncle from elementary school, her mother from the museum, lorelei and her siblings from school, or maybe lorelei babysat for your muse’s family. wherever the relation began, the naji residence is like a second home for your muse. 

BEST FRIEND: lorelei takes on more than any one person should, and almost never lets down and relaxes. your muse would be somewhere she feels at peace, somewhere she can forget about her responsibilities for a moment and simply be herself. lorelei tends to let her friendships and relationships slip in the wake of her responsibilities, whoever this person is would have to be persistent and patient with her. 

DATE GONE WRONG: maybe lorelei was late because she worked too late, or they just didn’t hit it off, maybe it went well but lorelei never texted back. whatever the reason, things are somewhat awkward now (whether it be a mutual awkwardness, or one-sided.) all genders welcome! 

SUMMER ROMANCE: a past fling — it worked because it was never meant to last. they owed each other nothing, but acted as a welcome distraction for both parties. and when they both said their goodbyes after your muse went back to their life (wherever or whatever it may be), they never expected to meet again. ...and yet.

CAFÉ PATRONS: whether they’ve been drinking lorelei’s coffee since all she had was a street cart, or they’re new to the café itself, she values every customer (especially her regulars.) she’d work to remember their names, their orders, and any other tidbits of information they choose to share. 

[dgmagines]

The main 4+ Link &a their SO in a Medieval AU?

Ah- Min isn’t all that knowledgeable about the Medieval period so min isjust?? But I hope these are right and that you enjoy these non ; v ; also- this one is actually the oldest ask in my box oof sorry nonny q - q

Allen

* Allen, undoubtedly, is a mercenary; hired by a family who suspectstheir child to be a target of assassination

* The person he’s guarding turns out to be s/o – who was unnerved atfirst due to his scars but they became closer as time passes, talking andlaughing with each other whenever s/o has time off of their schedule

* One day, Allen sneaks them out from their family estate per their ownrequest. They walked around the town that night and Allen is struck by theoverwhelming feeling in his chest. He has a bit of an internal breakdown thatnight after s/o bids him good night.

* as pleasant as his time was with s/o, Allen was hired for a job; Hepulled in favours owed by people in the surrounding area to identify who s/o’sassassin was and what group they belonged to, quickly subduing them before theycould do any harm to s/o or their family

* s/o either chooses to go with Allen when he leaves or Allen promisesthat he would come back, leaving a precious item with s/o so that they canremember him while he’s away.

Lavi

* A high-ranking member of the counsel. No one knows how he got inconsidering the fact that his family was of unknown status, except forrumours that they had ties to the royal family

* Is always pestering Link because of their close age; consequentially,it was how he met s/o

* Link took the day off to visit a friend of his and Lavi heard;naturally, the boy tagged along and was introduced to s/o, who had no ties tothe royal or noble families.

* Lavi is always hanging out with them whenever he can; taking them onwalks out on the town, having lunches with them and Link sometimes, even justtalking to each other for as long as they can.

* After a certain incident involving near-death and questionablechoices, Lavi and the Bookman bloodline either choose to cut ties with s/o orbring them under their protection.

Link

* The loyal advisor that has served the family for years. He doubles asa strategists in times of need as well.

* He’s mostly close with the next in-line for the throne, who turns outto be s/o; they’re inseparable to the public eye and, naturally, rumourshappen.

* Link feels as though they have to do something to stop those rumoursbut at the same time, he doesn’t particularly mind; he wouldn’t tell a soul, ofcourse, and has increased his efforts in trying to remove thoserumours.

* At one point of their relationship, Link accidentally confessedhis distaste for the people who seek s/o’s hand in marriage, claiming to be somuch better than they are and, further damning his situation, confessed to s/oin front of their parents – who have been, oddly, quiet about it. Mayhapsthey blamed his confession on the liquor

* The two either fight against the hierarchy for the sake of theirrelationship to be made public or run away in the dead of night to starta new life or Link pushes down his feelings to the deepest crevices ofhis heart and watch as s/o gets married off to another, having to stay in hisposition as their advisor so that he can make sure they’re happy, even if notwith him

* or, yknow, s/o’s parents is like “FINALLY YOU CONFESSED!!!” and marrythem off because the two have secretly been shipping Link and s/o from the verystart fdsbhgjf

Kanda

* A wandering traveller with a reputation for both the bad and the good.He’s caused trouble here and there – not enough for someone to want his head ofcourse, but enough to give him a reputation for fighting – and he’s also helpedaround in some of the villages he passes

* s/o would be a herbalist or a villager who stumbles into an injuredKanda and brings him to the nearest doctor – or treats him themselves,depending on what s/o’s profession is.

* Kanda is stupidly stubborn about admitting that he got injured trynasave one of the village kids who roamed too far into predator territory; s/ohad to find out about it from the kid involved and they couldn’t help but laughat his stubbornness.

* Kanda stays with them for however long it takes for his injuries toheal – and then some. He wouldn’t admit that he liked being in s/o’s presencemore than he expected.

* He’ll probably stay, honestly, though it’ll take him a couple of“trips” away from s/o before he admits that he wants to stay with them aspartners and not just,,, as friends,,,

Lenalee

* Is, unknowingly, part of a noble family in some faraway land that fledwhen she was very young in search of refuge. They settled in s/o’s village andLenalee has run into them a couple times since she was allowed to go outside

* s/o came over one day – begrudgingly - because their mom was like “wEhAvEn’T gReEtEd ThE nEw NeIgHbOuRs YeT” even though it’s been like,,, half ayear since Komui and Lenalee settled down in their village,,,,

* “We’re so late but I just got home from travelling to the othervillage and wanted to give you this. as a welcoming thing ohohoho” says theirmom but really its because she wants to see Komui for herself due to neighbourgossip. s/o wandered around the lawn and found Lenalee so they talked toher instead of sticking by their mom’s side

* The two of them became fast friends and s/o would often sneak Lenaleeout of her house to go stargazing at the nearby lake. Pretty much confessed atthat lake too.

[londonisopenhq]

WELCOME TO THE FAMILY! Please send in your account within the next 48 hours. The following characters have been accepted:

[ ADELAIDE KANE ] —— [ EMERSON D'ALESSIO ] is a [ TWENTY-FIVE ] year old [ HOTEL HEIRESS/SOCIALITE ]. They identify as a [ BISEXUAL CISFEMALE ] and I’ve heard that they’re [ INVENTIVE & CHARMING ] but can also be [ RUDE & TACTLESS ]. [ SHE ] has been living in London since [ MARCH 2004 ]. — ( ooc: sunshine, 25, est, she/her, needles/animal abuse/animal death )

[ ALYCIA DEBNAM-CAREY ] —— [ PARKER JONES ] is a [ TWENTY-SIX ] year old [ INVENTOR/ENGINEER ]. They identify as a [ HOMOSEXUAL CISFEMALE ] and I’ve heard that they’re [ INTELLIGENT & MOTIVATED ] but can also be [ AWKWARD & DISTANT ]. [ SHE ] has/have been living in London since [ JUNE 2016 ]. — ( ooc: mary, 27, EST, she/her, rape)

[ BRIDGET REGAN ] —— [ LEAH BLACKWELL ] is a [ THIRTY-TWO ] year old [ PILOT ]. They identify as a [ HOMOSEXUAL CISFEMALE ] and I’ve heard that they’re [ SMART AND DRIVEN ] but can also be [ DISTANT AND DISTRUSTING ]. [ SHE ] has been living in London since [ AUGUST 2008 ]. — ( ooc: xandy, 26, GMT, she/her, no triggers )

[ CASEY DEIDRICK ] —— [ DYLAN HUNTINGTON ] is a [ THIRTY ] year old [ LAWYER ]. They identify as a [ CIS MALE ] and I’ve heard that they’re [ HARD WORKING AND CLEVER ] but can also be [ GROUCHY AND STUBBORN ]. [ HE ] has/have been living in London since [ MARCH 2018 ]. — ( ooc: ALEX, 25+, BRST, she/her, no triggers )

[ CLAIRE HOLT ] —— [ DAPHNE PALMER-SLADE ] is a [ THIRTY ] year old [ POLICE DETECTIVE ]. They identify as a [ PANSEXUAL CISFEMALE ] and I’ve heard that they’re [ SWEET AND SYMPATHETIC ] but can also be [ HESITANT AND NAIVE ]. [ SHE ] has/have been living in London since [ DECEMBER 2019 ]. — ( ooc: lauren, 25+, est, she/her, animal abuse & animal death )

[ INBAR LAVI ] —— [ DAVINA COHEN ] is a [ THIRTY-THREE ] year old [ INTERIOR DESIGNER/HOUSE RENOVATOR ]. They identify as a [ HOMOSEXUAL CISFEMALE ] and I’ve heard that they’re [ CREATIVE & HARDWORKING ] but can also be [ MARTYR-LIKE & WITHDRAWN ]. [ SHE ] has been living in London since [ JULY 2005 ]. — ( ooc: sunshine, 25, est, she/her, needles/animal abuse/animal death )

[ JOHN HARLAN KIM ] —— [ MICAH COHEN ] is a [ TWENTY-SEVEN ] year old [ JOURNALIST ]. They identify as a [ PANSEXUAL NON-BINARY ] and I’ve heard that they’re [ CUNNING AND RESOURCEFUL ] but can also be [ SINGLE-MINDED AND OPPORTUNISTIC ]. [ HE/HIM ] has/have been living in London since [ SEPTEMBER 2011 ]. — ( ooc: Nico, 27, GMT+1, they/them, na ) 

[ KAT BARRELL ] —— [ PEYTON ADDERLEY ] is a [ TWENTY-NINE ] year old [ DOG TRAINER ]. They identify as a [ GAY CISFEMALE ] and I’ve heard that they’re [ FRIENDLY + LOYAL ] but can also be [ WISHFUL + CLUMSY ]. [ SHE ] has been living in London since [ APRIL 2010 ]. ( ooc: kaylen, 27, aest, she/her, n/a ) 

[ MATT RYAN ] —— [ EMRYS “RHYS” DAVIES ] is a [ THIRTY-SEVEN ] year old [ KINDERGARTEN TEACHER ]. They identify as a [ PANSEXUAL CIS-MALE ] and I’ve heard that they’re [ GENEROUS AND LOYAL ] but can also be [ DISTRACTED AND NEGLECTING ]. [ HE/HIM ] has/have been living in London since [ JUNE 2008 ]. — ( ooc: Nico, 27, GMT+1, they/them, na ) 

[ MELANIE SCROFANO ] —— [ ELLIOT MARINOFF ] is a [ TWENTY-SEVEN ] year old [ DRIFTER ]. They identify as a [ BISEXUAL CISFEMALE ] and I’ve heard that they’re [ FUN + COURAGEOUS ] but can also be [ RECKLESS + SELF-INDULGENT ]. [ SHE ] has been living in London since [ MARCH 2020 ].  - ( ooc: kaylen, 27, aest, she/her, n/a ) 

[ NINA DOBREV ] —— [ IZABELA “BELLA” SOKOLOVA ] is a [ TWENTY-EIGHT ] year old [ HORSE TRAINER ]. They identify as a [ BISEXUAL CISFEMALE ] and I’ve heard that they’re [ EMPHATIC & INTUITIVE ] but can also be [ OBSTINATE & SELF-DEPRECATING ]. [ SHE ] has/have been living in London since [ MAY 2010 ]. — ( ooc: sunshine, 25, est, she/her, needles/animal abuse/animal death )

[ OLIVER STARK ] —— [ TOREY KEESO ] is a [ TWENTY-EIGHT ] year old [ PARAMEDIC ]. They identify as a [ BISEXUAL NON-BINARY ] and I’ve heard that they’re [ COURAGEOUS AND LOYAL ] but can also be [ ROWDY AND HARDHEADED ]. [ HE ] has been living in London since [ SEPTEMBER 2013 ]. — ( ooc: kilo, 30, est, she + her, no triggers ) 

[ OLIVIA MUNN ] —— [ REAGAN KELLEY ] is a [ THIRTY-FIVE ] year old [ RADIO HOST ]. They identify as a [ BISEXUAL CISFEMALE ] and I’ve heard that they’re [ DYNAMIC AND SINCERE ] but can also be [ BOSSY AND CYNICAL ]. [ SHE ] has been living in London since [ AUGUST 2012 ]. — ( ooc: xandy, 26, gmt, she/her, no triggers )

[ PHOEBE TONKIN ] —— [ CELESTE MOREAU ] is a [ TWENTY-EIGHT ] year old [ NOVELIST ]. They identify as a [ HOMOSEXUAL CISFEMALE ] and I’ve heard that they’re [ CREATIVE AND CARING ] but can also be [ REGRETFUL AND STUBBORN ]. [ SHE ] has/have been living in London since [ JULY 2008 ]. — ( ooc: lauren, 25+, est, she/her, animal abuse & animal death )

[ RACHEL SKARSTEN ] —— [ KRIS DALY ] is a [ THIRTY-THREE ] year old [ PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL COACH ]. They identify as a [ HOMOSEXUAL CISFEMALE ] and I’ve heard that they’re [ OUTGOING & ADVENTUROUS ] but can also be [ RECKLESS & CHAOTIC ]. [ SHE ] has/have been living in London since [ MARCH 1987 ]. — ( ooc: mary, 27, EST, she/her, rape )

[ RILEY VOELKEL ] —— [ RHIANNON WOODS ] is a [ TWENTY-SEVEN ] year old [ RECORD STORE OWNER ]. They identify as a [ HOMOSEXUAL CISFEMALE ] and I’ve heard that they’re [ FUN-LOVING AND GOOD-NATURED ] but can also be [ ODD AND OVER-IMAGINATIVE ]. [ SHE ] has/have been living in London since [ MAY 2011 ]. — ( ooc: lauren, 25+, est, she/her, animal abuse & animal death )

[bloodkingdomrp]

♚LUNA.WERNER

“ Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company “

✚ AGE & DOB: Twenty-Nine & November 1st, 1989 ✚ OCCUPATION: Call Girl for The Mirage ✚ AFFILIATION: Kovali & Associate

♛THE HISTORY♛

Her upbringing was nothing short of mundane. When her sister came along, the monotony continued; A family of 4 who went about their normal lives and supped together every night lived in a quiet kind of bliss. It  remained so, until the cool autumn evening when Luna’s mother lost her appetite. According to doctors, by that time the cancer was already so bad she’d only have a couple of weeks. In a perfect world Luna would have had a million moments left with her mother: gushing over first kisses, crying over first heartbreaks, filling out college applications, prom photos, graduation, graduation, wedding, baby- whatever it be, the experiences were lined up. No world is perfect’ those few weeks passed too quickly for a ten year old girl who had a lifetime yet to live. Her mother died Devil’s Night, two days before Luna was set to turn eleven.

The mundane little family was decimated, buried beneath the ash of the eruption that shook their world. It didn’t take long for their suburban complacency to change. In a matter of months, the now single father plucked his children from their cozy Winnetka home and right into some inner city 2 bedroom setup.

Luna hadn’t noticed anything amiss until she was thirteen; when her mother’s jewelry started to disappear. Beautiful gold and jeweled pieces that, with each passing day, diminished in number. She interrogated her six year old sister and reminded her of the rules of dress-up, though it made no impact. Stirring late at night from a dryness in her throat, Luna spotted the real thief; her own father tucking a set of diamond and white gold earrings into the breast pocket of his flannel shirt. Fourteen, she noticed the rancid smell of liquor steeped sweat that lingered on the laundry she did. She noticed the crushed cans in the bed of her father’s truck. The newspaper with red sharpie marking sports pages from top to bottom, notes scribbled in the margins. Fifteen, she was a mother- a child in charge of raising her little sister now her father drank and gambled away any and all money and sense he had.  The bottom line was- they needed to live. Eight hours spent at school was welcome, any time spent at home was keeping conditions livable. Sixteen, Luna dropped out of school. Rumors spread as to why: pregnancy, elopement, illness, some strange combination of all three. Her favorite was the one where she was a winner of American Idol and had to brush off her old life and live a new and glamorous one. The truth was: she had to support herself and her little sister. In place of school, she got a full-time job serving at a little diner in town. The pay was low, but tips were good as the food was greasy. Still not a perfect world, it was the best a high school drop out could manage. She started serving and worked her way up to manager a few years in. Co-workers came and went, times changed and presidents didn’t change shit except their rhetoric, passive patrons of the Kovali became dear, protective friends she held in high regard. None quite so as Rafal- he was intelligent and made her smile, not to mention his glowering at rude customers helped with tips. He was a spark that seemed to light a corner of her cold little soul. Still, he belonged to someone else.

As if by some hideous trick of fate, Devil’s Night of 2016 came, and ended in another death. Her father, deeply indebted to the Faction, had been capped by someone all too eager to take the job. Luna was in the diner, cataloging necessities for the next restock of supplies when two police officers came in and shared the news.  She wanted to be upset, wanted to hurt, but she knew who was nipping at his haunches and the reasons why.

She was numb to the loss, in a way she hadn’t been when her mother had gone. Her father was a stranger, and his murder his own fault. He was gone, body turned to ash and kept in a little box in the trunk of her car. All that mattered was keeping her little sister safe. Thankfully, the kid was away at school in another state, and fate answered from a late-night interaction at the ramshackle diner.

An older woman, dressed in a designer cream-colored power suit, laced in pearls and diamonds looking for all the world like a politician took her place at a burgundy booth. She came in for a coffee, she claimed, but left Luna with a possibility: sell fantasy, charge thousands, live comfortably. Like any little girl, Luna once dreamed of grandeur; princess, rock star, mermaid. She never wagered the final would be the nearest she’d get; a siren calling men toward her. Whiskey on the rocks in a smoky bar, Luna drank as she gnawed over the offer, the idea masticating in the jaws of her mind. A conflicting yet welcome interruption came as Rafal joined her flank. Hours later, liquor on their breaths, bodies bare and pressed close, she couldn’t help but think:

He was one hell of a test client.

♜ THE DETAILS♜

(+): + cautious   + attentive   +  charismatic     

(-): - cynical  - ornery  - obstinate

Face Claim: Inbar Lavi

written by Ali | CST

[icharchivist]

How do you think Mana/the Earl would react to learning Lavi want to be his cute-little-son-Allen's boyfriend ? Would he just find it cute and encourage it or would he smile threateningly and casually scare the living daylights of Lavi just in case ?

okay ngl i’m getting so many meta-ish possible-theories of what would happen that I completely forgot for two seconds that AUs/HCs exist and I had a major whiplash doing “wait i missed a chapter that would change my whole life” for a solid second oh my god thank you nonny

and in general i guess, Lavi would probably be shady enough for Mana to be protective, just to different scales depending on how and why. I’ll get in depth about that. Lavi can somewhat make people uncomfortable, don’t know if you can trust him with your son’s heart, so y’know, stuff to be warry about. And I think Mana/Earl would consider it.

NOW onto the details of HOW

aNYWAY so. so. So that’s a problem of the Earl/Mana. Let’s picture three scenarios possible depending on which Earl we’re talking about.

So first, Mana Walker. Allen’s adoptive father. Would he still remain the same as we know him (say, meeting Lavi as a kid AU, or perhaps as an internal voice in Allen’s head, or just in more casual AUs where he’s alive) I can totally see him as an overprotective father who still would respect his son’s choices. Not too trusting of Lavi in general, probably nudging the conversation to Allen about being careful but Allen being stubborn, but, y’know, not getting his nose where it doesn’t belong. Letting Allen deal with it. (and if casual AUs let’s say Allen had enough help from Uncle Cross to at least be sure that Allen can handle himself on Allen’s own term if things go sour, so Dad’s gonna be the emotional support but will let the son handle himself otherwise.). Meanwhile Mana would probably try to befriend Lavi and be cheerful with him! If he’s gonna be your son-in-law, he’ll treat him like a son! even if he’s shady! Gotta make him feel welcomed in the family! And meanwhile always being a support for Allen to open his heart to.So I say, supportive mindful Dad who don’t get too much in the way.

Then The Earl as he currently is. With a very torn opinion on Allen considering he wants to adopt Allen for Nea (forcefully adopting your ex-adoptive son in order to adopt your brother who’s also You  is one of the most hilarious thing about this manga), but eehhh let’s picture a scenario in which the Earl doesn’t actively force Nea out for whatever reasons but still keep Allen around as a son (to Allen’s greatest dismay). 

Without entering into “Allen knowing the Earl is his father”, i think the Earl would be muuuch more reculent to Lavi being around because this would be someone who could take his son away and that’s not something he’s very found of. If we get the Earl to treat Allen like he treats the rest of the Noah, i’m pretty sure he would let it be, like casually bring up “you know your boyfriend is a dirty liar right? ❤” “Still lies better than Tyki at Poker.” “Was. Not involved in the conversation, thanks Shounen.”

Still thinking that the worst part would be the outsider factor, making sure Allen doesn’t slip away again. Perhaps would oppose to the relationship for a time unless he believes that at least it could stop Allen from running away from the family.

Would see him get dirty with Lavi though. Like casually threatening him, y’know, not to challenge the family’s equilibrium, totally not because he ended up caring for the vessell of his brother, that would be utterly ridiculous. “Erg, Allen, I think… I think your “father” wants to make me a cake.” “Well, that’s great isn’t it? You’d share a piece right?” “No- I mean, He wants to make me a cake. As in, into a cake.” “Ah. I’d still get a piece though rig- Alright alright don’t look at me like that I’ll tell him to stop don’t panic i’m joking.”

A version of The Current Earl who Would Remember Being Mana Walker (so say, a future version where the memories came back and all), would be a Earl that cares 100% for Allen. And I should have thought my process through bc he’ll just be Earl!Dad but in worse. Like in even more openly caring for Allen. And he wouldn’t have had to lowkey be blackmailing Allen to have him stay around. 

Let’s go wild, after all, Allen finding back his father figure might at least justify y’know, spending in the family dinner and trying to convince your dad not to destroy the world around a turkey and obviously bringing his boyfriend to the parties because sometimes that’s what avoid some fights between the family, just like you can avoid your controversial uncle from voicing an opinion at dinner by bringing your controversial boyfriend along who is not recording all of that for his clan. (Nothing avoids controversial topic like having a living recorder to rat it out)

(okay no trying to picture that I just had the picture of saying, Allen leaving Lavi at the table for a minute bc he’s chasing after Road or the twins or something, so Lavi is alone at the table with his now in-laws family and he’s. Just. Nervously smiling, stiff. And going. “…. so. Humanity. Sucks right?” to try to make small talks waiting for his boyfriend to come back and i can’t stop thinking about it)

Anyway there I think the Earl would try less to push Lavi away because just like Mana, his son’s happiness goes before anything! But the sadistic part of him that makes him a Noah, and who mistrust a bit Lavi with the heart of his poor, sweet son, would pull Earl!Dad stuff to lowkey threaten him, usually trying not to get caught doing so by Allen. 

I could also see him get faaar more involved in Allen’s life in general (”why don’t you stay in the ark for the holidays with your boyfriend, com’on it would be great❤” “You mean in the room I somewhat got reassigned that is near the Jasdebi’s which is completely incidental to the fact they would be able to make death-pranks on my boyfriend just because they were bored?” “…… ❤💧 I can find you another room.” “Yeah.”). 

He would be nudging Allen far more about how inadequate Lavi might be (”You know he said a horrible lie earlier?❤“ “Well you murdered people earlier today I believe you cannot judge.” “Touché.”) But yeah, that would fall flat.

So he would also be trying to emotional support Human!Mana would have done and understand… some of Allen’s bounderies, like if Allen told him to not do something he won’t do it. But it’s funny to freak Lavi out and he will use his Earl’s sadism for that. Just perhaps with less intend to actually hurt than he would have would he just want to make sure Allen gets involved in the family. 

But all and all I could see him also do an effort to be on good term with Lavi and listening to Allen’s concerns and feelings, just like Human!Mana would have done.

So basically the further we go down the scale the more we go from “kind and understanding father” to “Oh Allen does his things and he does it well and I will not oppose to it and i will be friendly to his boyfriend but i will freak the hell out of him”, with more or less intensities with how much of a Noah he is and how much he cares about Allen as an individual.

…….. That was ways funnier to imagine than i anticipated :’D hope you like it nonny ;O

Take care!

[fortunaterpg]

Henry for the role of George Holland (FC: Manish Dayal). The way you encapsulated George’s frippery and witty personality absolutely sold us from the get-go. Your application was also startlingly creative and original (the voicemail section was brilliant) and it left us speechless. You really have a literary gift, and it’s so exciting to see that applied to such an interesting and fun character like George. The references to his past were also very thoughtful. You understand George so fully, it would be silly to pass you over. Congratulations, and welcome to the group! Please take a look at this page prior to sending in your account.

Emily for the role of Theodore “Theo” Vassar (FC: Alexander Koch). Wow, where can we even begin? Your ability to blend Theo’s cow-eyed naivety with his crippling self-consciousness was truly magnificent. You articulated Theo so considerately and sensitively, and you never once turned him into a caricature of himself. We were particularly impressed with your writing style. You have managed to nail Theo’s voice so quickly, which is difficult to do in an application. We both love Theo as a character so much, so finding someone to take him in the direction we envisaged was going to be difficult. We shouldn’t have worried. Thank you for applying! Congratulations, and welcome to the group! Please take a look at this page prior to sending in your account.

Lia for the role of Anna Claybourne (FC: Phoebe Tonkin). You are so right: Anna is a flighty, difficult person to write. She’s simultaneously sure of herself and desperately out of her depth, and you managed to convey that sense of helplessness and wanton desire for acceptance in a tender, soft way. Your Anna is deep and gentle, but she’s also got a streak of sensibility to her that can be hard to find. We especially enjoyed your written expression - and your headcanons were lovely. Anna being good with children had us both melting. Let her find the woman of her dreams, dammit! We love Anna, and we really love you too. Congratulations, and welcome to the group! Please take a look at this page prior to sending in your account.

Cara for the role of Nazanin “Nina” Lowell (FC: Golshifteh Farahani). As we’ve mentioned a few times on the main, Nina is the foil to the group’s hubris. She is the insightful insider, ready with a quick one-liner and a wry, raised eyebrow. We wanted very much to find a writer who could bring this to life while balancing Nina’s need to be accepted, challenged, liked. You did all of this and more. Something that stood out to us was how you presented her behaviour: she certainly does set up little challenges for people and waits for people to either impress or disappoint her. In that way she can be perplexing, even a little mean, but you still illuminated her effortless warmth and ready sense of humour. Congratulations, and welcome to the group! Please take a look at this page prior to sending in your account.

Bird for the role of Naomi Rose (FC: Hari Nef). We went back and forth on your application, but in the end it was the sheer volume of research you did, and the sensitivity you brought to Naomi’s interpretation, that absolutely sold us. It’s evident you have a genuine warmth and love for Naomi, and we couldn’t ask for anything more. We especially loved the headcanons around how she presents herself - how important aesthetics are, how she inhabits her creative space - and how critical art is to that constantly shifting notion of identity. We look forward to seeing that more wry side of her come out as the group progresses. In many ways Naomi is the eye of the storm, being camp and dramatic, while also being unfailingly warm and kind when the time calls for it. She is simultaneously the mother hen and the sarcastic older cousin, and we can’t wait to see you bring her to life. Congratulations, and welcome to the group! Please take a look at this page prior to sending in your account.

Gabby for the role of Susanna Hadani (FC: Inbar Lavi). It would have been far too easy to turn Susanna into another Queen Bee. Your application only showed that not only was that too easy, but it was also boring. Your Susanna is marvelous. She is, in every single way, the supreme goddess of their set, and it’s for good reason, as she is, indeed, elegant and kind as well as intelligent and sharp-witted. We loved your headcanons around her acting and especially her dancing, which fit so well with her subtle love for drama. What stood out for us was that ability to simultaneously let people in and keep them at bay. As you so beautifully expressed, Susanna is like the sun. She can make you feel warm and loved moments before she turns away, leaving you cold. A brilliant application. Congratulations, and welcome to the group! Please take a look at this page prior to sending in your account.

Chloe for the role of Sloane Miller (FC: Sophie Skelton). We simply adored your application in every way. You write Sloane so romantically, with such tenderness and melancholia, that we were utterly in love with them by the end of your application. We particularly like the idea of Sloane exploring Joel’s death a little more and potentially turning it into a book - the way you described Joel’s loneliness and isolation was spectacular. You truly have a gift for writing that made your application a real joy to read. Your headcanons around Sloane’s gender identity was particularly moving to read. Thank you for exploring that in such a nuanced and sensitive way. Congratulations, and welcome to the group! Please take a look at this page prior to sending in your account.

Jenn for the role of Romeo Lee (FC: Steven Yeun). We genuinely, absolutely, could not have asked for a more perfect, more complex, more thoughtful, and arresting application for Romeo. Romeo, who should, by all rights, be the villain of this story, but instead manages to walk that silvery knife edge. As you very astutely remarked, it is too easy to write Romeo as the bad boy, the bad seed, and to keep his interpretation one dimensional. Instead, you brought us a person who is struggling, although you’d never know it. The headcanons around his family were a stroke of genius. What stood out for us was how you positioned Romeo in relation to his family, and consequently, the rest of the group. He plays a central and complicated figure and there is absolutely no doubt you are the perfect person to portray him. Congratulations, and welcome to the group! Please take a look at this page prior to sending in your account.

This concludes our first round of acceptances!