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linderosse Ā· 3 months ago
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Guys.
Super long post; read at your own peril (tl;dr at the end).
But I just had a brilliant possible idea about where Echo (the new Zelda from Echoes of Wisdom) fits in the Wisdomverse, so Iā€™m documenting it in case I decide to use it.
See, merging Echo into Fable would be cool. They seem very similar already (relevant post), and itā€™s a good option.
Yet there are a few small problems with this. I can get around them, but theyā€™re still something to consider.
Fableā€™s already in four separate games (Most Zeldas get one game or less). Adding EoW makes a fifth.
Fable is already quite powerful amongst the Zeldas. Adding EoW makes her a bit OP. Iā€™ll have to balance that carefully.
Fable has a planned story arc in the Wisdomverse. This might conflict with EoW (for example, this is why LU decided against adding TotK to Wild)
So while I still think it could be cool to merge Fable and Echo, Iā€™m also looking for other possibilities. I donā€™t want to introduce a new Zelda between Fable and Dawn unless I have to.
And then I realized:
There is already a canon Zelda between Fable and Dawn.
Iā€™ve literally already introduced her.
I have plans for her that could totally work with what we see in Echoes of Wisdom.
Sheā€™s vastly underpowered and could use the abilities from EoW very well
I could totally see myself writing her personality into EoW Zeldaā€” itā€™s a different take than how Iā€™ve depicted Echo before, but it would work equally well imo
And sheā€™s also the Zelda with the least canon information; the one we know the least about overallā€” especially since we never meet her in her own time.
Guys, if Fable doesnā€™t work out, I think it might be awesome to merge Echo with Auroraā€” Hyruleā€™s second Zelda.
Imagine this:
Aurora woke up centuries in the future, after the Great Decline. Sheā€™s trapped in a vastly different world with Dawn and Hyrule as her only solace. She loves them, but sheā€™s not from here; and she canā€™t shake the dread that sheā€™s left everything behind: her friends, her realm, her brother, who she still cares about despite everything he did to herā€” and also, of course, her Link, who she loves, and went on an entire adventure to save.
When she was Echo, she was a hero. But as Aurora, sheā€™s an echo of the past; a mournful ghost of a bygone age
Tl;dr: What if Echoes of Wisdom is the era Aurora came fromā€” and where she desperately longs to return?
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(More thoughts on the timeline under the cut.)
Soā€” Echoes of Wisdom seems (so far) to take place around the time of Legendā€™s era, with enough ambiguity that it could be either before or after Legendā€™s era of ALttP/Oracles/ALBW/TH.
Currently leaning towards ā€œEoW before Legendā€ considering the similarities to OoT, but I could very well go with ā€œEoW after Legend,ā€ which would be necessary for the Aurora merge. The Oracle games, after all, have a lot of similarities with OoT in terms of races and characters present (Zoras, the Deku Tree, Zeldaā€™s design, etc), and they come after ALttP, which doesnā€™t have quite as many. Same thing with FSA, which is canonically after Twilight Princess but obviously resembles Four Swords more, and both Wisdomverse and LU have shifted the timeline to match. So there is precedent for similarities to skip a generation or two, even in canon.
I also doubt EoW is going to include a Prince of Hyrule (the one character we know of from Auroraā€™s backstory). This is fine, because Iā€™m confident I can come up with a reason the Prince was away during the events of EoW. Perhaps during the events of EoW, the Prince left on a journey of his own and first encountered the Wizard that leads to Auroraā€™s downfall.
Anyways, these are just tentative plans. Weā€™ll see what happens when the game comes out!
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reedenthusiest Ā· 2 months ago
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DRIPPED UPā€¼ļø
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miguelswifey04 Ā· 1 year ago
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not back but yeah iā€™ve been so busy with college and talking to this one guy :,) in my soft lover girl era <3 heā€™s super fine and rly sweet.
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coffeewithcutcaffeine Ā· 7 months ago
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Trying to get back to reading fics reminds me how much I love supporting my friendosā€™ art. The way I get to see the final result and absolutely marvel at their talent. The way I will never stop feeling inspired and in awe of how they can convey different worlds and vast spectrums of emotions through mere words. The way I will always beg for any crumbs of their working processes ā€” world building, characterisation, random ideas sprinkled in chats.
If it is something I am familiar with ā€” share all with me, talk my ear off. If it is something completely new that I have no idea about ā€” tell me more about it, teach me, guide me. There is absolutely nothing better than getting to see all the magic their beautiful brains can produce.
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system-of-a-feather Ā· 1 year ago
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Back from therapy and Riku recommended me to ramble about this a bit here, but in terms of the narrative of our CSA as I see it, I was a very broken and very hurt child who really needed gentle care and affection and in a time of need, rather than getting that, I was fed to the wolves and eaten alive and left spat out the other end way worse than whatever horrid state I was in before I was eaten.
As far as the narrative goes, from that point my life froze for years until the past year or two, and it took a while to get time to restart, but while that pain and hurt is real and it was horrifically unjust and cruel and nothing that I deserved, I have the care and affection that I needed at the time here within the system and the few people in our life that our system puts in our company.
I was failed by the world and the adults and peers around me there and got horribly hurt and taken advantage of and that betrayal was deadly, but it really is okay now because I have what I need to live again. It still hurts if I sit on it and simmer on it and I don't think itll ever go away, but life continues beyond the simmer and I'm ever thankful for my second chance at doing and getting what I needed now that I am free and honestly, I am blessed to have the care and love I needed even if it came late and after a horrible failure.
I honestly have more support and care and a more intensely supportive system that helps me and cares about me more than I ever could have dreamt of having before hand, so honestly, I struggle to hold long term complaints. Horrible things happened, but I currently have way more than what I could imagine when I was in need, and its met so much more than I requested that it does honestly make up for all the bleeding wounds I took on.
I guess I forgive the world for the cruel joke cause I guess I am just thankful to be part of this system and have so many supportive peers in this brain and body with me. It makes me feel like part of something and like I belong and am wanted and cared and thats really all I wanted since I've existed. I'm pretty happy and satisfied and its weird to say considering I was trapped in it for years upon years, but the CSA trauma I held just seems to disappear in the background as a side arc to my life the longer I float around the front and Ray helps me integrate more into the system. It's authentically kind of becoming an "oh that, right" than the endless spiraling void it used to be.
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linelpisffxiv Ā· 1 year ago
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The one thing I love about the G'raha fanbase is that...
I don't think we ship just one WoL or generic WoL with him.
I know I ship several specific WoLs with him and they aren't just mine.
Vivi is different from Raih'a is different from Z'ahra is different from Lin is different from Rai is different from Leilei is different from...
Like, I ship generic WoL and Meteor with him too, but like... I can list several specifics that I'm all over for it with.
(I also ship him with quite a few other NPCs too. Snoegeim, Deryk, and Hyth all have desires to or have tapped that in various other verses, especially Teri's and Mneme's. And I like the idea of G'raha/Estinien in that funny High School AU. And I'm certain we can get many more options in the future, but those are the three on the top of my list. There's literally only two/arguably three NoTPs I have. Well, other than G'raha/Any WoL not into him.)
Anyway, yeah. I don't think I'm the only one not pretending that these scenarios are secretly my WoL and just... genuinely cheering on and enjoying each specific WoL's personal story with him.
(This applies to many other characters as well. If I'm enjoying pics of your WoL with a character, I'm not pretending it's Meteor or mine there. Your WoL's relationship with Y'shtola is different from Teri's. Go let your WoL live their best life with her. And all the WoLs who are with other characters too. I'm just... cheering you on.)
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hylias-gremlin Ā· 2 years ago
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Have the collection of my simping predicament
Thank you @swordsoffour @sparklingpixies @trulytiredhermit for these lovely on point presentations of what's going on inside my brain.
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lunarprinz Ā· 9 months ago
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ofc, no offense to op but this post is really confusing to me...? wdym it drowns out any lore? first off- this makes it sound like the devs purposefully crafted narilamb and ignored other characters, literally just having them be uninteresting. second, we have little bits of lore here and there and its the player that puts it together and it's fun, but we all have to understand that, at the end of the day, narinder and the lamb are the main characters and have a lot more focus and interactions! i disagree with the thought that fans can "wash out" content. but... let's say fandom content is the same as lore content, sure. the bishops are wonderful, and i personally adore shamura as my fave character, so if i want to see shamura related content i will go to the shamura tag... simple as that. this is not a story heavy game and the bishops are support characters to the story of the lamb with their former god. if you think the cotl tag is (understandably) overflooding with narilamb you can always mute the tag in case you're annoyed by it. i'm not too big on it myself but i feel overjoyed in seeing the cute art made of two characters i like :)
Narilamb is mid
and Iā€™m tired of pretending that itā€™s not.
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iwrite-sinsandtragedies Ā· 4 months ago
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Day 1 ā€” Soulmates ā‚ŠĖšāœ§ ļ¾Ÿ
Submission for @goldengroovy's @olnfweek2024
MC: Micha
Long ass ramble under the cut šŸ˜‚
Okayokayokay SO-
I love soulmate au's. I cannot tell you how many fics I've read or how many prompts I've played with or media I've consumed or how many bullshit ideas I've come up with in my own head for them, I CANNOT.
It's just - hhhhhhhhhhhh- Soulmate au's and Time Travel au's are just the shit that gets me out of bed some days šŸ˜©šŸ’–my world weary soul drinks that shit like medicine, okay?
That all being said, it's probably a little ambiguous which au I picked to some, so let me explain: There are two au's I'm mashing up here really, both are from fics I've read back in the day. One being a Clack fic and the other a Thilbo one šŸ¤·ā€ā™‚ļøkind of calling myself out here but w/e, they were good fics.
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The Thilbo one is easier to explain - the concept is "Heartsong" which is, literally what it says on the tin. You find out who your soulmate is the first time you hear them sing (and no, that does not mean everyone is just a naturally good singer - they can be ass at music but, the point is, when you hear them their song is the perfect song for you and your heart knows that). There's a lot of little nuances to this one - things like you hearing your heartsong when you dream so you always know the moment you find them. Also people who have quiet dreams because their heartsong died, sometimes before ever even meeting them. etc etc. The heartsong also seems to expand, in some respect, to instruments (as Thorin plays his harp one night and Bilbo starts to hum without thinking about it because it sounds wonderful to him and that's how Thorin finds out).
Overall, it's a very soft and sweet concept to me and as someone who has a deep love of music, it's also one of my very favourites.
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The Clack one is a little less easy to explain? I think. Maybe because it's nuances are so round about but I'll do my best. The concept for this one is "I Only See Colour When I'm With You" - anyone who knows how Clack fics usually go knows where this is probably headed šŸ˜‚ and I am sorry to have hurt you but, overall, the idea is: You live in a noir-esqu world where everything is black and white. This only changes when you find your soulmate, of course, who brings the world into full saturation and lets you see colour for - possibly - the first time in your life (I say possibly because I genuinely can't remember if you start out colourblind or if it's an age cap thing).
Unfortunately, for as much as I adore this concept, it's been a long damn time since I read the fic and I don't even know if it still exists somewhere. So I can't actually recall if it was a 'you have to touch them' or 'you have to hear them' thing but the fic takes place with Zack on the cliff right before Midgar where he holds Cloud and looks at the sky - so I'm willing to bet it's a touch thing.
I also really loved this fic because it was the first one I'd read that brought in the concept of multiple soulmates to me - As Cloud later sits with Aerith and sees the colour he couldn't see with Zack, meanwhile Aerith only sees black and white, because she was only able to see colour with Zack (who was never able to see colour with her, because he needed Cloud for that).
Essentially, they all needed each other to see the world in colour. As a polyam person who didn't quite realise I was poly back then, it was a very comforting (and now dearly cherished) fic.
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Anyways! Now that you have the background on the two concepts, you can kind of get what I'm going for with this piece.
Tamarack, Micha and Qiu are all soulmates in a fuzzy, desaturated world (I'm sorry, I'm not cruel enough to but them in complete greyscale LOL) and the way you find your soulmate is by hearing them sing and, when they do, your world is suddenly vivid and bright and beautiful. Suddenly, you can see things as they were meant to be seen and it's a permanent change (unlike the Clack fic) but things are always clearest and brightest when your soulmate speaks or sings šŸ’–
I get a real kick out of the idea that Micha's known for fucking months that Tamarack is his soulmate (if not years) because he's always listening to her play but never says jack shit about it because he's emotionally constipated that way šŸ˜‚Though genuinely, it's probably because he just doesn't think he's her soulmate and he's a bit against finding out he's right honestly.
Joke is on him, he's Qiu's and Tamaracks soulmate! And he couldn't have picked a better moment to grow a pair an take the risk šŸ„°
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goldengroovy Ā· 1 month ago
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warm up doodle of the cutest ppl in the world
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linderosse Ā· 4 months ago
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Epona!
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Accessories and outfits!
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Makinā€™ smoothies for status buffs!
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Conditional Ultrahand!
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A potential Dark World???
Itā€™s a bit too early to tell for sure, but I think Nintendo might have actually achieved the blend of 2D Zelda and 3D Zelda fans have been clamoring for since OoT released over 25 years ago.
Iā€™m so hyped!!!
New Trailer
Wisdomverse
(More under the cut)
That said, the placement of Kakariko Village under Death Mountain (like OoT) instead of in the east half of the map (like ALttp/ALBW) is interesting. And (Kakariko seems to be in its place!) weā€™re confirming that all the OoT/MM racesā€” Gerudo, Deku Scrubs(!!) are present alongside the River and Lake Zoras (like in the Oracle Era).
More points in favor of this being situated after OoT, so potentially between OoT and ALttPā€” essentially, making this Zelda the Downfall Timeline version of Lullaby, or the Zelda directly before Fable.
Thisā€™ll have interesting implications for what the combined timeline will look like if I fold Echo into Fable, or if I make her a new Zelda :)
Either way, I canā€™t wait!!!
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reedenthusiest Ā· 17 days ago
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Voting slay (I voted last week but didnā€™t get a sticker til yesterday </3 my ballot is ok!)
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miguelswifey04 Ā· 1 year ago
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hi baes! if you do send requests or asks pls make them short pls pls plsā€¦iā€™m gonna start college soon and i will not be able to write as fast or pump out ficsā€¦this is why iā€™ve been writing short drabbles lately šŸ„² but iā€™m fine!! iā€™m js so slow and unmotivated lately, andddd i have sm going on in my life rn :,(
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coffeewithcutcaffeine Ā· 8 months ago
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hello my darling lin šŸ’ž i'm afraid i can't keep it to myself any longer, i must know all about your character tags, they're simply too intriguing šŸ‘€.
Ahhh, my loveliest Lizzie! Thank you so much for sending this ask my way, it was such a lovely and generous surprise to find in my inbox today! šŸ„¹ā¤ļø I have a lot of different tags for five separate works so, please, bear with me as I briefly try to elaborate on all of them skdskfjsksfjsk. I apologise beforehand for my seemingly endless rambles, though I hope it will turn out to be interesting nonetheless! šŸ„°āœØļø
VOIEVOD:
The majority of my tags come from my medieval magnum opus sksksk because numerous distinct characters are already detailed and elaborate in my mind ā€” letā€™s dig into them! I do have to confess that some of these tags have yet to make a proper appearance, but I have prepared them in advance, just in case.
( oc: if i cannot move heaven i will raise hell ) ā€” Vlad Dracula. This phrase is a well-known quote from Virgilā€™s Aeneid: ā€œFlectere si nequeo superos, Acheronta movebo.ā€ I have always felt that it perfectly encapsulates Vladā€™s entire life ā€” he is quite the prototype of a Machiavellian ruler willing to resort to more violent methods if needed (which we know very well from history, after all). Throughout the works, he repeatedly acknowledges his belief that he is destined for hell and expresses his willingness to sacrifice his soul for the greater good of his people. And he is also a very strong-willed and stubborn person who will always find a way to achieve his goals, whatever it costs him.
( oc: sanctuary ) ā€” Cătălina. At first, I greatly hesitated to use this symbolism as I truly believe this remarkable woman is defined by much more than her role as the royal mistress and the mother of the voivodeā€™s sons, and I try to depict that individuality of her character. However, this role does significantly influence her life and defines many of the decisions she makes. Throughout their relationship, Vlad sees Cătălina as his sanctuary because she accepts him as he is, loves him despite his perceived defects, and offers him a sense of belonging and peace. Sure, he loves that she keeps him on his toes, but this acceptance and the notion of having a kindred spirit give him the feeling of healing and safety. He can take off the many masks and let himself be exposed as he is, deep down. She also serves as a sanctuary for their sons, acting as the familyā€™s anchor since they spend most of their time with her.
( oc: golden child; lion boy ) ā€” Mehmed the Conqueror. His tag comes from the beautiful poem written by madzieloss on Tumblr, with the whole quote going, ā€œGolden child, Lion boy; Tell me what itā€™s like to conquer.ā€ I initially tried to use one of Mehmedā€™s poems from his diwan to make it a bit more personal, but this particular poem works perfectly because it encapsulates Mehmedā€™s whole essence ā€” the Sultan of the Empire, the gifted child, the great conqueror. I also love using the recurring theme of gold and sun for his character. Gold represents the splendour of the Ottoman Empire, as well as his personal visuals (a lot of rich clothes and jewellery, the gilded Ottoman armour, his ginger hair and beard). Sun is the lovely little dichotomy seen in his character as it is both radiant and invigorating (his manners, generosity, education, intellect, aspects of rule), and merciless and blazing (his cruelty and the destructive sides of his politics towards other countries). Like the sun, he can either help grow or burn everything down.
( oc: the dragon ) ā€” Vlad Dracul. I hate admitting that I could not come up with anything even remotely unique for Vladā€™s dad as his moniker Dracul literally means ā€œthe Dragonā€ skdhskfskdks. However, the nickname was used for a reason, and we do not fix what isnā€™t broken in this house. The dragonā€™s role in medieval symbolism reflects a complex interplay between themes of heroism, morality, and the battle between light and darkness ā€” on the one hand, the creature is seen as a protector and symbol of power, strength, and courage, but on the other hand, a dragon also represents a cunning and dangerous figure. He is called ā€œthe Dragonā€ both by people who admire him and despise him, so it shows the double meaning and the complexity of a rulerā€™s nature. At the same time, the meaning also spills over to his private life as he is both a figure of protection and (unwilling and unintentional) destruction to his family.
( oc: of burning martyrdom ) ā€” Mircea Dracula. The eldest sibling is without a doubt the most tragic figure in the entire story, and I wanted his tag to reflect the tragedy and inevitability of his fate. He was killed at nineteen at the hands of his fatherā€™s enemies and in the cruellest way imaginable, and the ā€œburningā€ part hints at some of the circumstances of his death. In his own way, he dies as a martyr because he dies refusing to give up his beliefs ā€” and he is a martyr figure because the majority of his short life is marked with great struggles.
( oc: keeper of secrets ) ā€” Alexandra. This tag is supposed to represent all the inner turmoil and complexities fighting one another inside Vladā€™s younger sister. Because the two siblings share most of their personality and physical traits and are also close in age (there is a three-year gap between them), Vlad has always had a fond spot for his little sister and always considered her his little confidante ā€” hence the meaning of keeping secrets. In return, Vlad has always been the brother who has granted Alexandra the most freedom and experience. She also keeps many secrets because there is a lot of her she has to repeatedly suppress inside of her ā€” as I have mentioned, Vlad and Alexandra are quite alike, but Vladā€™s personality tends to be accepted more while the same traits in Alexandra are often frowned upon.
( oc: cel frumos ) ā€” Radu Dracula. My laziness shows here once again as that is Raduā€™s moniker, meaning ā€œthe handsomeā€ or ā€œthe beautifulā€. Radu has been given a fair share of horrible portrayals in media over the years, so I aim to further develop his character and show the varied aspects of his personality that are frequently overlooked. I initially tried to find something that would suit his complicated character but eventually settled on the nickname itself as it nicely shows the irony of his life and the most defining issue of his life ā€” always being disregarded and reduced to only a sliver of his being.
( oc: cel mare ) ā€” Ștefan the Great. (Or, as I like to call him, Fane.) There is no possible tag that would fit the famous Voivode of Moldavia and Vladā€™s cousin (Vladā€™s mother was a Moldavian princess) more than his own nickname, ā€œthe Greatā€. He is considered a national hero in both Romania and Moldova and undoubtedly earned his monicker through his actions.
OPEN HEART:
( c: i rise with my red hair and i eat men like air ) ā€” Laura Levchenko. Her tag comes from Sylvia Plathā€™s poem called Lady Lazarus and, although I wanted to find a fitting quote from Lesya Ukrainka to represent Lauraā€™s roots (that form a great part of her being), this one has the right amount of sharpness and edge fitting for my darling spitfire. Her fiery hair is undoubtedly one of her trademarks, and the quote also represents an independent spirit that will not be pushed down by being seemingly ā€œinferiorā€. It also shows her own stance towards men, beginning with the painful experience with her dad and marking her whole life, as well as people who look down upon her.
( c: veni vidi vici ) ā€” E.R. This is incredibly embarrassing because I was desperate to find something better for Ethan, something more fitting for his characterā€¦ but there it is skdksfksldls. I do not think this quote even needs any introduction, so I will mention instead that ā€œI came, I saw, I conqueredā€ expresses the way Ethan achieves everything he sets his mind to, as well as the ferocity with which he pursues all his goals. When we compare his character to Lauraā€™s, it might also imply the briskness with which he achieves certain things in life as a straight white American man ā€” as opposed to Laura who is not only looked down upon for being a woman but also has to face a lot of xenophobia in her life. (You also want to re-enact the Ides of March on him sometimes butā€¦ I digress sksksk.)
CRIMES OF PASSION:
( c: this ghost sitting year after year upon my heart ) ā€” Milena Rosa. This quote comes from Federico GarcĆ­a Lorcaā€™s play Yerma, in Spanish being, ā€œeste fantasma sentado aƱo tras aƱo encima deĀ mi corazĆ³nā€. I have to admit that I have yet to get myself familiar with Milena and craft her character in detail the way she deserves, but we know from canon that Jimmyā€™s tragic death greatly defines not only her own inner life (because she battles with all the demons his loss has inflicted upon her) but also the trajectory of her future career and the purpose she finds in her mission.
( c: bleeding sun ) ā€” T.T. Trystanā€™s tag is from Lucie ThĆ©sĆ©eā€™s Poem, and the full quote goes, ā€œHandsome as life and poison. Sun-blood handsome. Bleeding sun.ā€ This was an instant fit because Trystan is undoubtedly the product of the environment he grew up in ā€” Drakovia is both a place of beauty and vibrance, but we know its regime is bloody and deadly. Trystan will also never suppress the essence of who he is, and his character is both full of life and somewhat fierce (sometimes even violent) in nature. A lot of my worldbuilding for the story comes from my own experience as an Eastern European, and this little corner of the world is brimming with endless contradictions, so I tried to come up with something that would evoke that as closely as possible.
THE WAYHAVEN CHRONICLES:
( c: i am the sea and nobody owns me ) ā€” Kimberley Cunningham. Kimble is my TWC newborn that I have only recently crafted into a character she should have been from the very beginning. Her tag is actually the legendary quote uttered by Pippi Longstocking which, apart from its fierceness, also fits Kimberleyā€™s playfulness and carefree approach to life. She is a rebel through and through in every aspect of her life, which stems from the disastrous nature of her relationship with Rebecca. Her main objective in life is to do the exact opposite of what she is told, and she enjoys shocking people around her. But, just like the sea, she can be tempestuous and unpredictable, and some of her decisions can be quite destructive. Kimble ends up in the love triangle which kind of mirrors the rest of her life ā€” initially harmless fun turns complicated and messy.
( c: a ribbon of loneliness ) ā€” Sydney Brannagan. My poor baby Syd has been characterised through his melancholy since the very first moment, so I needed to find this little nugget that would instantly evoke his inner world. Then I found this quote by Jenny Slate that goes, ā€œI think Iā€™ve come to terms with the fact thatĀ there will always be a ribbon of lonelinessĀ running through who I am.ā€ Loneliness runs through Sydney not only in the sense that he is such a sorrowful soul, but also because a part of him always feels so detached from others. All his life, he has felt like he has to prove his worth to his mother to feel accepted, and he also unconsciously builds a wall around him as the time goes by. In the professional setting, his personality does not stand out in any particular way ā€” he is diligent and polite, some might even consider him a bit bland.
BLEEDING HEART:
I do feel like I need to give a bit more context for this interactive fiction beforehand, especially because there is only Chapter 1 out so far. The story is a retelling of Bram Stokerā€™s Dracula through the point of view of Mina Murray, and the first chapter already explores several wonderful themes I cannot wait to get my grubby little hands on! I have a very clear idea of who I want Mina to be, how she struggles in the setting and society she lives in, and how her personality drives her emotions and decisions. I do not know if my personal HCs will align with the story as it progresses, but there is nothing this user cannot tweak to her liking skdhskfjfksks.
( c: growing fruit around cyanide ) ā€” Wilhelmina Murray-Harker. Minaā€™s tag is a part of a poem from a collection called Swallowtail by Brenna Twohy and goes, ā€œPeach pits are poisonous. This is not a mistake.Ā Girlhood is growing fruit around cyanide. It will never be your for swallowing.ā€ Essentially, it encapsulates the conflict between who Mina seems to be on the outside and who she truly is on the inside. I have always felt like the Victorian times were one of the most suffocating periods for a woman to live in, and Mina always has to suppress a huge part of herself to somehow ā€œfit the mouldā€, hence how she grows fruit around cyanide. Just like the society, her relationship with Jonathan also suffocates her ā€” her engagement is a choice made out of reason, but she does not feel fulfilled with him in practically any way, which ultimately drives her into the arms of Dracula.
( c: the master of the night ) ā€” Count Dracula. His tag is just the tweak of the quote from Bram Stokerā€™s Dracula: ā€œListen to them,Ā the children of the night. What music they make!ā€ Since he commands all the creatures and phenomena of the night, I have changed the bit to the ā€œmasterā€. I wish I had anything interesting to add to his character but, so far, I am waiting to see what he turns out to be like in Bleeding Heart ā€” I know we are able to make him be the big villain or give him redeeming qualities, so I will wait and see which route will seem more fitting to me though I do play around with the idea of making Dracula more redeemable and a different character more villainous). Also, Count Dracula the Vampire has absolutely nothing to do with Vlad Dracula the Voivode in my fictional world ā€” I know merging the two into one character is very popular, there is even one novel that did this that I absolutely love, butā€¦ not happening here lmao.
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system-of-a-feather Ā· 1 year ago
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I'm gonna roast him cause he deserves it but Chunns an abrasive idiot. He's by far one of our most simply driven parts and honestly the one best at just being in the moment and all - he literally is primarily motivated by the opportunity to just think while doing monotonous tedious tasks by himself and listening to music. However, he deeply finds people stressful and irritating so he typically finds anyone being around him something disrupting his peace so he's very easily annoyed by people, and so he's very abrasive and when in a bad mood, intentionally or not, one of the meanest parts (to people outside of the system).
And so this dude is simultaneously one of our most peace-seeking peaceful parts AND one of the meanest and harshest parts at the same time. And while I 100% get it and understand the mechanism, the dissonance between what he seeks and what he does is just... brain splitting I swear to god.
He's actually a huge himbo who would admit himself that he has two flies buzzing around a rotting apple for a brain, but he presents so angrily and abrasively to most people irl it just... my dude you give me a headache
-Lin
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rotting-brains Ā· 6 months ago
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