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tartglias · 4 years ago

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undercover

characters: fatui harbinger ! reader x scaramouche + childe + signora (separate)

prompt: you had been away on an undercover mission for a while, but they find you at an unusual place

note: i was listening to yes or yes by twice when this came to my mind so idk I HAD TO WRITE IT (its a bit messy though i apologize)

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Scaramouche

He glared at the door of the tavern before taking a deep breath and walking in. He didn't even want to be there, but his subordinates were stupid enough to not be able to locate you themselves, so he felt forced to come himself.

It's been a while since he last saw you, he heard from the 11th harbinger that you got ordered to go undercover in the region of Fontaine.

But now, the Tsarista needed you back, reason why now he tracked you down and is currently standing awkwardly by the bar.

He tried to scan the area with his eyes in order to find you, but unfortunately for him, he was only met with the weird glances from strangers.

"Looking for someone?" He heard a deep voice coming from beside him, it was the bartender. He quickly put on his facade, and smiled at him. "Just a friend, they told me to meet them here today but I presume they haven't arrived yet"

"A nice place for a date, my friend. The show is about to start, can I serve you something to drink while you wait?" The bartender asked.

Scaramouche was about to thunder the man and correct him saying it was not a date, just business. But it's not like he cares, anyways. He smiled instead, and said "Just water will be fine, thank you"

Then, as the man behind the bar nodded, lights went out. Smoke started coming out from the stage in front of him, and then, a group of dancers appeared. Their backs were facing the audience, and their outfits were all colorful and sparkly. "How disgusting" he mumbled to himself.

The moment the dancers turned around and you appeared at the centre, looking as bright and beautiful as ever, his mouth dropped

What were you doing there?! It was supposed to be a top secret mission, so why were you performing in a tavern where the spotlight was clearly all on you?

To make it more unbelievable for him, you started singing a cheerful and bubbly song

Oh boy

His mouth and eyes were wide open, and Scaramouche has never been so shocked in his life

It was just very odd to see you like that, because he knew the real you. You were almost as sadistic as him, often laughing at the pain your vision brought to people. That's why he took a liking on you, because at the end of the day, you were almost as bad as him. The only difference is that you were mostly tolerated and respected by the fellow fatui harbingers, and also, you knew how to keep your mouth shut when necessary.

So this was a big contrast, now you were singing a cheerful song about love and positivity. It was a 180 degree turn, so he couldn't help but feel shocked, but slightly in a good way.

When the song finished, you quickly spot him and shot him a knowing glance that said "we'll talk later", before your smile reappeared in your face as you bowed and thanked the other customers.

Childe

Unlike Scaramouche, he was simply wandering around the city of Inazuma when he found the café you were currently working at.

He finished his mission a bit earlier than usual, so why not walk around the city his dear fellow fatui harbinger grew up in? Who knows? Maybe he will meet someone who is willing to exchange precious information about the 6th harbinger. That way, he would rile him up and eventually get to fight him.

That was, until he saw a much better source of entertainment.

He was standing outside of a themed café when he spot a familiar person dressed in a maid costume. He wasn't one to drink coffee, but why not try?

He walked in and sat at a random table, waiting to get served. Luckily for him, you got assigned his table.

When you saw him, your cheeks immediately reddened. Not only because of your attire and current situation, but also because he was not supposed to be there, and specially not when you were so close to finish the mission.

"My, my. What do we have here?" he said once you reached his table. You ignored him and handed him the menu. "Welcome to our humble café, master. How can I serve you today?"

Childe was screaming inside

"Master? I like that. I think I would like-" he started saying, quickly going through the menu. "A regular coffee and a wolfhood juice"

You eyed him questioningly. "That's a strange combination, master" "What can I say? I'm a man with many dualities" he said, smirking and making an emphasis on "many"

He knew you well, after all, you were his hardest challenge within the fatui harbingers. He once fought with you, and not even 10 minutes later you already had your foot pressing on his head against the floor.

He would be a fool to not admit that he has always been slightly interested in you. Not because of your fight style, or your agility to control your vision. But also because you didn't bow down to anyone that wasn't the Tsarista. He often thinks you would rather die than lower yourself like that

That's why he was enjoying this a little too much. Oh how he adored this unusual look of you roleplaying as a maid while you serve him coffee. Not to mention the use of the word "master".

He's definitely going to use this against you someday

Signora

Normally, lower rank fatuis would be assigned to locate the harbingers and deliver messages, but you were in an undercover mission.

To put it simple, those silly fatuis could not find you. That's why Signora was currently sitting on a dirty wooden bench facing a big stage. If someone could locate you, it was her. And she was 98% sure that you would appear in that stage at any moment.

"They should have picked a better place to perform." she thought, as she made a disgusted face at how dirty the bench was.

She was a bit curious though. Despite being a very respected fatui harbinger, you were also a very shy person. You didn't talk much in meetings, and if you did, your voice was small. You also stumble on your words while talking to people, and prefer smaller crowds.

Harbingers like Scaramouche often questioned why you were a harbinger at all.

But Signora knew better. She knew how powerful you were, and how confident you get in no time when the situation goes the way you planned. And if the situation goes the other way round, you're always quick enough to handle it smoothly. There was no doubt in her soul about the fact that you were perfect for the job.

But still

You were a very shy person who always ran away from crowded places. So why were you about to perform at such place? With a big audience?

Her questions were soon answered, when a tall man with a black moustache and a large hat appeared on stage. Lights were on him, as he exclaimed "Welcome everyone! It is my pleasure to present an acrobatic show you will never forget!"

The red courtain behind him opened, and there you stood in a yellow tight outfit and a big smile on your face. If Signora didn't know better, she would have believed you were the most innocent person in the world.

Once the man finished his speech and left the stage, the other acrobats started doing their performances. But Signora's eyes were on you, only.

She didn't expect you to use your pyro vision, as you lit up an acrobat hula hoop that was safely attached to a platform. And to make it more shocking, she did not expect you to smile at the audience before you made a cartwheel, landed on a trampoline, and jumped through the hula hoop.

You landed safely on the other side of it, and gave the audience a triumphant smile while you lifted up your arms.

That was the moment when you noticed Signora.

Signora rarely showed emotions, even less positive ones. But she just could not help the small smile that appeared on her face when her eyes met yours. She was shocked, amazed, starstruck

Your mission was nowhere near over, but as Signora smiled and clapped while you bowed down to express gratitude, you felt satisfied.

#genshin impact x reader #scaramouche x reader #childe x reader #signora x reader #genshin impact headcanons #genshin impact scenarios #genshin impact imagines #scaramouche headcanons #scaramouche scenarios #scaramouche imagines #childe headcanons #childe imagines #childe scenarios #tartaglia x reader #tartaglia scenarios #signora headcanons #signora scenarios #signora imagines #la signora x reader

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farfromsugafanfic · 4 years ago

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Sutures - Chapter Eight: Bypass

Genre: Soulmates AU, Idiots to Lovers, slight Enemies to Lovers

Pairing: Yoongi/Named Reader

Warnings (chapter specific): angst, invasions of privacy and personal space

Synopsis: “A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.” –Jean de la Fontaine

There was only one thing you and Min Yoongi had in common that night. You were both brokenhearted. You only intended to be together for one night, but when you both end up in the hospital the next day you discover that you are soulmates. It could kill you to be apart. As you and Yoongi attempt to sever the bond between you, will another be formed?

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You awoke with a pounding headache. Looking down at your phone, you noticed the reason why: around 10 text messages from Namjoon.

Most of them were just general greetings or texts to wake you up, but one of them piqued your interest.

Namjoon (6:50 am): I would come wake you up, but I think Yoongi is going through something related to the whole soulmate thing. I don't want it to hurt if I touch you.

Did it hurt for other people to touch Yoongi? Even in innocent ways? You felt guilt run down your spine, despite knowing it wasn't your fault. It made you wonder if it was related to the fact that you felt safest when you were in his arms, no one else could compare.

You sent him a quick text to let him know you were awake, before rubbing your temples and rubbing your eyes. You pulled your hair into a ponytail and changed into a simple pair of jeans and a plain white T-shirt. Normally, on a flight, you wore sweats or leggings, but because you were bound to run into paparazzi, you wanted to look at least presentable.

You already felt your stomach turning. You hadn't been on a plane for two years--since you last visited your family in the US--and you remembered the way your heart beat out of your chest at take off and you were convinced you would never touch the ground.

When you finally emerged from your room, you found the members waiting in the living room. All but one set of eyes darted to you when you walked into the room, Yoongi appeared immersed in his phone.

"Hey Sumi," Jimin said. "I saved you a banana."

"Oh, that's sweet, Jimin," you said. "But, I'm not really hungry."

Yoongi's eyes were on you now. You felt as his eyes took in your face: still red eyes, bare skin, and the baby hairs that curled around your ears. You forced yourself not to look in his direction, despite everything telling you to meet his eyes. Even your neck ached as you kept yourself from turning it.

"Are you sure?" Jimin asked.

"Yeah, honestly, don't worry about it."

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"All right, the members will all go through the main entrance," their manager explained. "Fans and reporters are already waiting, so as soon as BTS is out. We will drive around and--Sumi--you will go through the side entrance. Hopefully, this will prevent too much issue and we and we can all get on the plane without too much hassle."

Everyone nodded, but you still felt doubt in the pit of your stomach. You watched as the van approached the main airport entrance. The screams were louder than the radio and nearly deafening as the van came to a stop.

Despite the tinted windows, you still ducked down behind the seat and waited as the members climbed out. Screams and camera flashes were all you could hear and you were thankful that you weren't the one facing the crowd. Yet, your heart still panged as you thought about the members essentially distracting everyone so you could get through without being swamped.

"We have a bodyguard for you," Se-jin, the band's manager said. "If anything happens, he'll make sure you get through the crowd and onto the plane. Everyone is already pre-checked, so you should be able to pretty much walk on the plane."

You nodded, clasping your passport and ticket tightly in your hand. The van stopped at the side entrance and you climbed out. No one was outside of it, except for airport security, so you rushed to grab your suitcase and head inside the airport.

"Good luck," Se-jin said, giving you a sympathetic look as you approached the entrance.

You walked through the door and they came out of nowhere. Paparazzi mostly, their cameras blinding you as you attempted to move forward.

"Sumi! Is it true you cheated on Park Minki?"

"Do you really love Yoongi?"

"Sumi! Look here!"

"Sumi, talk to us!"

The whirlwind of flashes and yells were too much for your headache and you closed your eyes for just a moment. When you opened them, you felt yourself colliding with another figure, your shoulder slamming into their bicep, which resulted in hot coffee on your white T-shirt.

"I'm so sorry, Sumi," the figure said.

You turned to look at them, only to have a camera snapped in your face. Blinded, you turned around and stumbled towards where you remembered the security clearance to be. You felt someone grab your arm lightly and looked up to see the bodyguard they'd assigned you leading you through the mess.

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"What happened?" Namjoon asked as the bodyguard ushered you through the first class curtain and into your seat.

"Paparazzi spilled coffee on her so he could get a shot," the bodyguard said, standing at the doorway of first class and watching as you sat down in the window seat next to Taehyung.

"Sumi, are--?"

Taehyung was interrupted by the intercom and the captain telling everyone to buckle in and stay in the seats as the plane prepared to take off.

Your heart was already beating so quickly it almost felt like when you and Yoongi were separated the morning you found out he was your soulmate. You thought you were dying as your heart beat so quickly.

You closed your eyes and took a breath as the plane engine rumbled behind you and the plane began accelerating down the runaway.

“Tae," you said, your voice sounded desperate and as if you were about to cry. "C-Can you hold my hand? Just until the seatbelt sign is off?"

Taehyung didn't respond, but took hold of your hand and intertwined your fingers. You sat for a few seconds as the plane jolted into the air.

"Ah!" Tae pulled his hand away. His palm was red and his hand shook in shock. You reached to examine his hand. "No, no," he said.

"Did--did I do that?"

"I think so," he said. "I know you didn't mean to."

"I'm sorry."

You sighed and brought your knees to your chest and rested your head on them as you glanced out the window. You were almost above the clouds, the plane skimming the very tops. Watching the clouds--while it didn't necessarily relax you--it did allow you to get out of your mind enough until the seatbelt light clicked off.

You unhooked your seatbelt and walked past the members and to the first class bathroom. You were stunned when you entered to find it at least double the size of the typical economy class bathroom, but the thought soon passed as you caught sight of yourself in the mirror.

A large brown stain nearly covered the entire front of your T-shirt and your hair was falling out of its ponytail. You sighed, realizing you hadn't grabbed a new shirt out of your carry on. You unlocked the door and pushed it open, only to reveal Yoongi standing in the doorway.

His hands rested on either side of the door and he looked up at you, your eyes meeting for the first time since the fight.

You backed into the bathroom and Yoongi followed you in, closing and locking the door behind him. "Take your shirt off," he said.

"What?" You instinctively crossed your arms as he reached from the hem of your T-shirt.

"Did it burn you?"

You uncrossed your arms and allowed him to lift your shirt over your head. He tossed it aside and unbuttoned his own as he looked over your torso. No burns, only the fading hickeys he'd left earlier in the week.

He finished unbuttoning his flannel--revealing his own white T-shirt underneath--and draped it over your shoulders and began to button it.

"Won't they notice when we get to Japan that I'm wearing your shirt?"

"Probably."

"What's happening? I hurt Tae and Namjoon mentioned something about not being able to touch you," you said, focusing down on his hands as they finished buttoning the flannel. He was careful not to allow his touches to linger too long, but whenever he pulled away, it felt as if your heart was going to come out of your chest and follow him.

He rolled up the sleeve of his T-shirt exposing a fresh red burn that looked much like the one you'd unintentionally given Taehyung.

"It happened when Namjoon tried to wake me up," he said. "I think it has to do with the argument we got into last night."

Your gaze fell to the floor as he mentioned the argument. "So, do we have to work it out, or is it a permanent thing until we figure out how to sever the connection?"

"I don't know," Yoongi said. "But, I have a fan meeting tomorrow and I feel like my flesh will burn off by the end."

You smirked and couldn't help the chuckle in the back of your throat. "Is that the only reason you're here? So, your hand doesn't burn off?"

Yoongi's eyes widened. You realized the harshness of your words only after you had said them, but you didn't regret them. You straightened your back and kept your eyes locked on his.

When he grabbed your hand, your muscles relaxed and the exhaustion you'd felt from the previous days overwhelming you. Your eyelids drooped and you barely felt how your head came to rest just below his collarbones and his arms interlocked at the small of your back.

"No, I really am sorry, Sumi," he said, his voice barely audible over the sound of the plane's engine. "I regretted everything as soon as I said it. I was unfair."

You opened your eyes, but couldn't bring yourself to look at him. You simply caught a look at yourself in the mirror. Yoongi's flannel coming down to your thighs and the way your arms wrapped around him completely.

"I shouldn't have said anything to him," you said. "I wasn't thinking."

"Shhh," Yoongi said, one of his hands coming to play with your falling out ponytail. "Jimin told me you were crying last night." You didn't respond but rather turned your face into his chest. "Don't cry over me, okay? Especially if I'm being stupid like that. I'm not worth it."

Tears tickled your eyes. "You said I was stupid--"

"I didn't mean it. Sumi, you speak two languages and you teach English. You're so smart and you don't even know it. I never should've said anything."

You pulled away from him, but the air felt lighter around you. You glanced at yourself in your mirror.

"My god," you said, in English, pulling out your ponytail and allowing your hair to fluff out around your face. You used your hands to smooth back the hair, but stopped when he placed his hands on top of yours.

"Let me do it," he said. Yoongi took hold of the hair tie and did the same motion with his hands, but due to his vantage point, he was able to pull your hair tighter.

"How about on our day off in Japan I take you on a proper date?" he asked, tying up your hair.

"I'd like that," you said, turning around and smiling up at him.

He only responded with the smile you'd come to love.

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lilikags · 4 years ago

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Aluxia Fanris OC Trivia

Disclaimer: we don’t know much about fontaine so I’ll scrap her if canon makes it difficult for her to exist Q_Q

I’ve written a lot for her, so this’ll be broken into many different parts [see links to other parts below!!]

Link to picrew

Constellation: efficiebat uocum dulcedine

Special Dish: homemade chicken fricassee

Positive Traits:

Determined- Aluxia will do anything for her goal, as long as it doesn’t compromise her family. She will work throughout the night, skip meals, and immerse herself in the task until she doesn’t realize her mother’s calling her for dinner, with fresh chicken fricassee, her favorite dish, on the table.

Loyal- Once Aluxia’s decided you’re someone to be trusted, she’s not going to betray you. She sincerely looks out for everyone she cares for, in as many ways possible as she can without making it weird. Though, there are a few times she seems more like a mother than her own mother. The only way to break that loyalty is to harm (or attempt to) her family.

Creative- Aluxia is always thinking. There is always something on her mind, and she’s always trying to innovate her shows. One must always reinvent themself to stay in the industry, and Aluxia is always thinking about how to do so. She keeps a notebook full of ideas she’d like to try and show her manager.

Thoughtful- Aluxia is always thinking about the people she cares about. She always tries to do the best for them and all actions out of the normal are well thought out and always have a meaning. Every birthday present she gets has a deep meaning, one which symbolizes her love and care.

Reliable- If there’s someone in the neighborhood everyone can rely on, it’s Aluxia. It was a trait she inherited from her mother, and she always learned all sorts of skills from helping out, ever since she was young. If you needed help with something, she’d be there to help out right away; she most likely has studied it. If not, give her a day and she’ll be good at it.

Negative Traits:

Stubborn- Aluxia is inflexible when it comes to her opinion. It is what she believes and no one is changing it (in her mind, tricking her). Her views are almost as important as her morals, and unless something proves it wrong.

Critical- To those who didn’t work their minds out to make money and their ends meet, she is extremely critical. If it’s their responsibility to make ends meet for the family, then they have to do it. It doesn’t matter that they were feeling tired for a few months due to an unexpected family emergency; do what has to get done. She feels that effort is everything, and those who don’t pour their souls out to get their jobs done aren’t doing things right. (Though, if they’re doing okay, she feels that taking a break is good if you have earned it with your success.)

Unsatisfied- Aluxia’s goals are never satisfied. Once one is completed, another one pops up. It’s a never ending cycle, and there is no end to her hunger for knowledge and success.

Expectations- Aluxia expects everyone to get their job done professionally (including herself). Mistakes are to be kept at a minimum, and while she does know that people make mistakes, it doesn’t mean that she necessarily accepts them. “They were hired to do their job, yet they can’t do it right. What blasphemy.” Any first or second offences are brushed off as new recruit nerves, but anything really past that is negligence.

Hobbies:

Singing

With this as her job, one would expect this to be a hobby as well. She enjoys singing in her free time and while not on stage, she’ll practice songs from other artists she likes. Perhaps one day you can find her singing them on the streets.

Writing songs

Aluxia writes her own songs. It’s like painting a picture, but with words. Unlike stories, though, these words are said with a bit more flair.

Writing short stories

Aluxia loved reading story books as a child, and she continues her love for novels. She rarely has any free time, but when her mother takes away her magic equipment for her to rest, she spends it writing out her own original fantasies.

Cooking

When Alencia’s not around, Aluxia is the one who cooks.

Drawing

She doesn’t often find the time but practices when she can. Little doodles on paper is what she mostly does.

Habits:

Bites her nails (she’s trying to stop)

Buries her head in her arms after each performance when she gets back (to be fair, she’s very tired afterwards)

Falls asleep when idle

Fears:

Losing her family

Disappointing those around her

#genshin #genshin oc #genshin impact #aluxia

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doomfisthero · 5 years ago

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TAZ: Graduation Klondiveblog - Episode 1

I’m not sure how much attention this will drum up, given my past attempts at sharing content on Tumblr, but I’ve spent so much time making my own main character for TAZ: Graduation (info here) and inserting him into each episode that I figured I could turn my thoughts into an AU liveblog. I’ve caught up with the first four episodes, which I can release over the next few days.

For now, here’s my alternate version of the first episode. Enjoy!

-Klondike arrives third into the dorm, before the Firbolg. He does not introduce himself, but simply collapses face-first onto the nearest bed and tries to fall asleep. Fitzroy and Argo's initial attempts to speak with Klondike are met with irritation, but eventually they're able to coax out his name before the Firbolg comes in. He quickly responds to the Firbolg's decision to sleep on the floor by calling dibs on the extra bed.

-He lays in bed until roused by Gary, who tells him not to sleep through orientation. Klondike's dismayed to learn that skipping will only require him to attend a make-up session behind everyone else, and so he begrudgingly agrees to accompany his roommates as they explore. Is one of the advocates to investigate Groundsy's hut alongside Fitzroy.

-Accompanies the Firbolg to the barn after the gang splits up. While the Firbolg meets Hernandez and speaks to the baby pegasus, Klondike explores the barn and tries to swipe a few things, only to be caught by a stable hand. After explaining that he only wants some scraps to build trinkets, Klondike is pointed toward some refuse to take, albeit with a close eye placed upon him. This scene establishes Klondike's love for tinkering and his creativity, but also his selfish streak and willingness to be a little unscrupulous.

-Snarks openly upon meeting Rolandus Fontaine (“Oh, he just SOUNDS handsome.”) and insults his bad attitude. When Buckminster Eden (“Oh, now HE sounds handsome.”) appears, Klondike reserves judgment on him (“I've seen enough teen movies to know how his type turns out.”) but openly gives his full name – Klondike Breyers. Openly gushes over Rainer's chair, shocking everybody, and practically begs her to show him more of it. He almost crawls underneath it when he sees it light up.

-Demonstrates above average knowledge of the Heroes and Villains system in Nua as well as the Heroic Oversight Guild and what being 'evil' entails, but doesn't elaborate if asked.

-During lunch, while the gang is discussing their classes, Klondike introduces himself as a self-taught artificer with a special love for toymaking. When asked if the toys help him in any way, Klondike reluctantly admits that they do, but adds that they aren't supposed to. Loves Rainer's ragtime squirrel skeleton. Threatens to concuss everyone after the rite of passage if paddles get involved.

-During the tour, Klondike inquires into building and crafting classes – anything that lets him use his tools – and is dismayed to learn that he's mostly limited to Equipment Upkeep and Support Arts classes as a henchperson. Gets to blow off some steam in the training room, giving Germaine the Skeletaine a solid whack with his hammer. Expresses great interest in the blacksmithing and artificing rooms, and is eager to return to them. Is either ignored by Higglemas, or brought in and gets snarky again.

-Utterly bombs his Wisdom save during the rite of passage and is frightened by the voice. Suggests fighting the red-eyed creature before being talked down. Retires with his roommates for the night.

#taz graduation #taz grad spoilers #klondike breyers #au liveblog #klondiveblog #anything for mcelroy-senpai to notice me #fanfiction?

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let-the-stars-guide · 2 years ago

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The disastrous lives of Makula Managold

“I am the world’s unhappiest man who has had everything snatched away since the moment of my birth.” – Kusuo Saiki

Series: Amata Bene

Makula Managold, also known as Rea, is the daughter of the Managold family, a well-known merchant family in the Kingdom of Khaenri'ah.

One day, while making a delivery to the castle, she encounters the prince. He quickly fell in love with her and started taking her on small dates. She is now the future crown princess of the Kingdom of Khaenri'ah.

Rea sat on a cliff with her legs dangling. She murmurs softly to herself, holding a locket that her beloved had given her. When it was opened, a photograph of them on a date was discovered.

She laughed as she remembered that day.

Her beloved, Amanita Virosa, asked her out to a ball. She adorned the dress that her prince has given her many a moon. Makula changed into her outfit after applying cosmetics. As she exited the room, her parents clapped and praised her. She blushed and offered gratitude. She waited at the door until the coachman arrived.

On her journey to the castle, she spotted a mob of commoners gathering near the palace, attempting to gain entry. She also saw additional carriages from Khaenr'iah's noble families. She was engrossed, so she missed the door opening and the driver letting her out. Carrying her dress, she walked up the stairs to the ballroom.

When the door to the ballroom opened, the chatting halted. Nobles looked at her with what she believed was envy or curiosity. Her dress was stunning of course, and held the colors that the prince usually adorned on his outfit.As she passed, she could hear some women muttering or giggling about her being a scam. She stood in a corner, watching the couples dance. Turning in the dance, she spotted Prince Amanita's bored expression as he danced with an eager noble girl. She giggles to him, not noticing or caring for how he seemed to have felt.

His gaze scanned the room until he spotted Rea's figure. His expression became more lighthearted. She smiled awkwardly and waved back to him. The female he was dancing with appeared to notice as well, as she glared at Makula.

After the dance, he bowed to her and walked in her direction. As he approached Makula, the crowd parted. When he reached her, he bowed and extended his hand.

"May I have this dance?" He raised his head. She looked around, noticing everyone's attention on her. She almost panicked when he coughed, making her focus on him.

"Focus on me." He whispered gently. Confident, she took his hand as he led her into a waltz.

With Amanita's arms securing her she relaxed as they danced.

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Back and forth as they turned and spinned. Looking up she looked into her partner's eyes to see them gleam with excitement.

At that moment the world fell silent and it was just the two of them. Makula grinned, wrapping her arms around his head.

Unknown to her, the girl the prince left grew angrier and tried to sabotage their dancing. Her sister helped her by trying to intervene by approaching the ballroom floor. One of the guards stopped and scolded them as Amanita and Rea walk out of the ballroom into the yard.

Makula and Amanita took a walk through the Halls of the Castle. She gripped his arm as they walked in sync.

"This is beautiful." She gaze at the garden with astonishment. The garden was his personal property, and he would grow mostly foreign flowers or various types of plants. She let go of caressing a plant when her hand was abruptly seized.

"That's carnivorous, and poisonous." He moved her hand back to her side. Minty took a little walk to look at the flowers. She saw a beautiful one kneeling down and read its description.

Bittersweet Nightshade. A plant that originates from Fontaine and Natlan. This plant can not be touched by anyone; it is extremely toxic.

She gets up brushing the dirt off her outfit. "Do you have any normal flowers, your highness?"

Taking her hand once more he guides her to the normal part of the garden where she sees flowers she hasn't even known.

Amanita walked past her dendrobium and added it to her hair. "Gorgeous." He muttered while taking a look at her. She blushed under his gaze, looking away. Amanita pressed a kiss to her cheek just when the bell chimed. Makula glanced at where the clock was and back at Amanita.

"It's late." She got up, un-attaching herself to his side. Amanita looked at the clock and nodded, getting up as well. "Should I arrange for you to stay the night?" It was much too late for them to take her home now. Makula blushed at his comment and hesitantly agreed.

"Yes, let's go." She re-lnks her arm around his as they walk off into the castle private sectors.

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Makula returned home and resumed her routine of assisting her family. That is, until she began experiencing stomach cramps and kicks. Her family summoned a doctor when she vomited one morning, and he informed her that she was expecting. Makula's conditions became brighter, and her routines slowed. Her family supported her pregnancy by working twice as hard for their company and assisting her with her pregnancy problems.

A letter was addressed to Amanita Virosa. His parents intercepted it and kept it from the prince. Makula waited two months for word from her beloved, but she received nothing.

"That's not correct. He promised to write to me soon. Makula hoped and waited for him to answer, but to no effect. Due to her emotional swings, she sent two letters this time. After weeks, she finally received a letter from her beloved, who expressed his thanks and happiness to be her father and spouse. Makula smiled and laughed, like a schoolgirl embracing the letter to her chest.

Makula went outside one day to get some fresh air and selected flowers to use as an accessory for her mother's clothing. When she returned home, she discovered a small fire had started in the house. She dashed in, hoping to pull her parents out, only to watch them use an extinguisher to put it out. "Sorry Makula, your father got distracted." Her mother hit her father on the head. She sighed and went to her room to lie down, but then she started screaming and gripping her stomach. Her mother rushed in, saw the mess, and ran to get some towels. Makula hears her distantly shout at her father to call the doctor.

_Makula fell asleep after a few hours of being held by her parents. Half sleeping, she heard them ask for the child's name. Amanita and she discussed children one night behind closed doors. He stated that if he had children, he would call them "Sage." She giggled and made a dumb joke about naming the other one "Barley." She said the name to her parents before drifting off to sleep. Makula awakened to the smell of smoke. She shrugged it off for a minute, then heard Sage wail. Now alert, she looked around and saw the rooms in flames. She dashed through the home, terrified, looking for a window to get them out.

"Come on please!" She begged any Archon to help her.

"Dear Barbatos, please anyone?! No one answered her as she ran around trying to make an escape route. The fire began to spread in her room as she frantically looked around.

"No, Sage needs to live!" she yells as she attempted to open the door. Sage's voice became increasingly urgent as she yelled out loudly. "I'm trying Babe." She apologized to Sage as she attempted to open the window. She screamed as she burned her hands. She checked her fingers to see burn marks. She tucked Sage into a corner away from the flames as the fire began to make her feel increasingly disoriented. In her final moments, she believed she heard Amanita's voice pleading for her.

"Makula!" Her name was the last thing she heard as she passed out.

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Amira’s life has been strange. She was named after the same girl that Prince Amanita fell in love with which has become a taboo name. When approaching someone or applying for jobs she simply goes by the name Amira. This avoids her being looked at as the tragedy of Makula Managold. Amira came from a poor family that had disabilities.

The most concerning of all of them was her mother’s medical condition, which causes her extreme fatigue. They didn’t have money for the medication, so Amira and her father had to step up to work for them. She recently tried applying for a job as a bartender for a local tavern. On her first few days, she was learning how to mix drinks, but they all came out wrong, which led to her getting yelled at.

She sighed and kept trying to mix the drinks, but the order came out wrong again. Makula dedicated herself to trying to learn mixology to be a better bartender since she was desperate for the money. After months of working, she came across a violet-haired man wearing a hood over his head. When he looked up at her to order, he froze.

She heard him mutter her biological name under his breath in shock. Amira reached under the counter to grab a taser. She has never met this man in her life, and he knows her name. That’s too strange to be a coincidence! Still, at work, she put on a fake smile. “Hello, what can I get started for you?” She smiled, waiting for him to order.

“Can I have *drink name*?” She nodded and went to make the drink. A little thought in her head was telling her that she'd met him somewhere before. She tried to recall a memory of this man, but to no avail. Walking back over, she places the drink in front of him.

“Enjoy mister.” She walks off to go attend to someone else. After a few hours, he’s still ordering drinks, and she does her best to fulfill his needs. When she felt like he had enough, she denied it when he asked for another drink.

“You know you remind me of my late lover.” His words finally clicked into her head. She shook it off as a coincidence until she remembered the story of the late prince and his girlfriend, who had the same name as her. She fully stopped what she was doing.

This is the reason he looked at her strangely. However, that still didn’t make sense. If Makula Managold was his lover, then he should be the crazed prince who murdered everyone in the castle. He was human, right? So why is he still alive?

“Her name was Makula Managold.” The chatter in the tavern stopped as everyone faced him. Some drunkards told him, “We don't talk about Makula Managold.”

Within the blink of an eye, Amanita rose from his seat and slugged the man who spoke. Some other patrons tried to join in and fight too, telling him that the man was correct and that the Managold name had become taboo. This angered the man ever further as the fighting turned more and more bloody.

Soon enough, her boss came out and stopped the fight, telling the man to get out. He dropped the bloody men and grabbed his drink, walking out and passing her with a small smile. Her boss then turned to her, angry that she hadn’t intervened. She spoke harshly about how he would be docking her pay if she messed up again.

After the violet-haired man had left, the tavern soon exploded to talk about the tragedy of the Managold family and their daughter. Some mocked her, and some felt sorry for the prince to even be associated with her. Amira grit her teeth and harshly wiped down the tables. She had no connection to that woman other than the name, so why is she angered by them mocking her?

Some rival gangs decided to come into the tavern with their enemies for dinner. Instead of fighting, they slipped poison into the drinks that she was serving on the counter and one that she drank accidentally. Amira felt her lungs burn as she tried to scream for help. Whatever she drank,made her feel like she was having a heart attack. She tried to spit it out or try to throw it up, but it didn’t work.

Amira didn't realize it was poison until the gang that was originally at the restaurant yelled that it was. They began fighting, not paying attention to Amira. She never had experience with being poisoned, so she had no clue how to get the poison out.

They were almost out of time when the violet haired man who was banned returned to help them. He took a long minute trying to figure out what poison they had in their bbodies and when he figured iout,ut he was able to extract the poison. She thanked him and followed him out of the restaurant to evacuate. Just when they were officially t she heard a bomb go off, when her hearing failed her. Looking up, they saw Amanita’s anxious eyes as he shook her aggressively, trying to wake them up.

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A loud laugh was heard as people avoided the person running between people. The police followed her closely behind, yelling at her to stop. Turning her head, she eyed her pursers slowing down from behind her mask. Some were still close, and Mina turned corners quickly, trying to tire them out. After a few laps, they were completely out of view. She slowed down and walked her route to her home.

She entered, dropping her new belongings onto the kitchen table. There were some cleaning supplies for bathing, some food to last her two weeks, and expensive things she could sell off for money. Mina took off her mask as she began to prepare food.

Makula Managold, nicknamed Mina, was a thief who worked for some slummy man from a higher social standing. She did small jobs, such as stealing, and larger jobs, such as killing the man’s targets. After doing all of this, she was paid a small amount. The other half of her paycheck went to a male who worked longer than her for him for more years. As much as it angered her, Mina still needed the money.

Mina’s newest place she was assigned to was the abandoned castle. Legend has it that the Virosa family lived in the castle years ago. They said the prince murdered his entire family for killing the love of his life. However, another popular rumor was that a woman who was supposed to be the love of his life killed herself out of sadness because the prince didn’t choose her and chose to marry his chosen fiance, some noble woman.

Mira found it strange that the front door was open, but she assumed that the servants who were fleeing the prince's rampage had left it open. Hesitantly, she ventured inside the castle. The hallways echoed with her footsteps clicking across the ground, alerting any mice to her appearance. She walked door to door, looking for items from the lost family to steal or trade. She found valuables such as goblets drunk from the royal family, portraits, and nasty stained clothing. In other rooms, she found jewelry, presumably from the queen,letters from other nobles, and even a love letter from Makula Managold. She opened the letter and re-read the contents.

To my beloved Amanita,

My darling, the doctor, recently confirmed that I am with child. As anxious as I am, I am also excited to give life to something that we created. As much as your parents dislike me, could we elope and run off to get married in another country? I want to avoid them chopping my head off. I jest. I jest.

Always yours, Makula Managold

Rea

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To my dearly beloved Amanita,

My darling, the doctor, recently confirmed that I am indeed with a child. As anxious as I am, I am also excited to give life to something that we created. As much as their highness dislikes me, could we elope and run off to settle down in another country? I really want to avoid getting my head chopped off. Haha, I jest.

Always yours,

Makula Managold

Rea

Mina looked up and saw "herself" writing a letter with a smile on her face. She rereads the letter's content before sealing it and signing it off to the addressee on the front. Was this Makula Managold, the prince's lover? Mina stepped forward, hoping to get a better look at her when the vacant castle reappeared. MIna looks around, puzzled. Why would she be experiencing hallucinations of Amanita Virosa's deceased lover? After clearing her thoughts, she continues exploring the castle.

She rushes around the estate, bursting across blocked barriers. She was able to cross the estate very swiftly due to her high stamina. She laughed hysterically while smashing and looting stuff.

As she left, she heard some awful music playing. Mira heard laughter and whispers coming from the direction she was going. She ran around looking for the cause, but all she found was an empty ballroom. Sighing, she stomped out of the palace, colliding with someone on her way out. Looking up, she yelled at him before speeding away to submit her results to her employer. Later, she realized how unusual it was for someone to be near the castle, ever since the murders of the royal family.

Lilia was doing a trade with a famous assassin. She had to give the product he ordered to him, and they would both be on their way. Lilia sat in the bar, waiting for her client to appear. While she was waiting, a young man about the age of 19 approached her, looking to buy the product. He said he needed it for his friend.

Lilis listened to his sob story for a minute before bargaining the price. He reached into his pocket and pulled out some folding communication devices. He nicknamed it Metia. The device was something she hadn't seen created before, which was rare since Khaenri’ah was a highly developed nation.

The item was so rare that she decided to bargain with him. By the time the bargaining was going on, her client walked in. Ko was a famous assassin who descended from Inazuman origins. He recently immigrated here for unknown reasons. Ko sat down and joined the bargaining debate. As the price went higher and higher, the young man beat Ko in every way. The winner was the young man who took the prize and went to leave when Ko pulled out his hatchet. Bloodshed and fighting began in that tavern.

Lilia, using her knife, did her best to deflect and dodge the attacks thrown at her. Ko turned to focus on the young man scooping his guts open from his hatchet. The man screamed while Ko laughed maniacally. He then turned to the other patrons in the room and attacked them as well. Crawling, Lilia escaped, running into the streets, trying to gain as much distance away from Ko as possible.

As she raced, she heard fast footsteps behind her, and when she looked back, she saw Ko's angry visage chasing her. She tried to zig-zag like she had before with her purser, but it only brought Ko closer to her. Unable to shrug him off, she paused and drew her weapon. Ko came to a halt in front of her, ranting about how he was going to have his salary cut since she preferred to play games rather than deliver his package as requested. He stated that the penalty for misconduct was death. Lilia aimed her weapon in front of her as Ko ran forward, attempting to hit her. They danced, clashing weapons and attempting to grab the other hand. Lilis tried to kick him in the head but missed and fell to the ground. She got up and pushed her hand to her abdomen to feel for blood. She looked down and saw that her stomach had been cut open. Ko approached her with a furious expression.

"You should have followed instructions like a good girl." He spat as he raised his sword above her head and stabbed her in the face.

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Hoku eyed the constellations glowing in the night sky. The details from the night sky told her what weather would be predicted this week and the attitudes and ideals of some people. Looking further, she read of an upcoming riot that would happen between the people of Khaenri’ah and her impending death. As upsetting as it was, fate cannot be changed or altered in any way. Hoku decided to just wait it out until the time it occurred.

During the time it occurred, Hoku waited for her death. A polearm stopped and pushed back the man from hurting her. Looking up, she noticed a man that she'd seen multiple times when reading the stars about her past life. His name was Amanita Virosa. He is the ex-prince of the kingdom of Khaenri’ah and the original Makula Managold’s darling. Her original life on this planet was to be the soon-to-be queen of the lost country.

When reading, Hoku scoffed the first time, but it made sense to look back on all 3 of her previous lives. Apparently, the reason she’s reincarnated again and again was a promise that she made with him to love each other multiple times in multiple lifetimes. How stupid she must have been to make him suffer like that.

She looked up, staring coldly into his soft eyes. “You have to move on.” She pushed him away just in time for a flying arrow to shoot her right in the heart. She heard him yell after seeing her flung like a ragdoll. Seeing her blood, he wrapped a bandage around the wound, trying to close it. Hoku admired how he stitched her wound together. ‘He must have learned from the past three deaths and knew how to save my life this time.’ Hoku smiled sadly at her lover. He worked so hard to save her, and it was really sweet. Hoku, on the other hand, did not want him to suffer; she wanted the curse to end so that she could finally rest. When Amanita finished patching her wound and decided to end the fight, she unwrapped it. She sat staring at the sky, imagining what her next life would be like. She predicted that the cataclysm would corrupt the country completely, and she would be reincarnated as a person known as Minty.

"Good luck next time, Minty." She took a deep breath in and then faded out.

Minty gasped as she awoke from her sleep. They began to cough harshly, which escalated into full-fledged sobbing. It is the same damn nightmare again. Dying after dying, hearing her children scream or Amanita beg her to live. Minty got up out of bed, got dressed and left the house. Being in or near her bed was becoming taboo. She would have those horrifying experiences every time she slept. Walking quickly down the street, she arrived at Angel's Share. As upsetting as it was, she needed something to take her mind off of it for a while. She sat at the bar, waiting for the bartender to arrive. A man with bright red hair and matching eyes approached her. He froze for a moment, seeing the tears streaming down her cheeks and the tight hug she held herself in. Not saying anything he went off to the back. MInty kicked her feet against the bar table as she waited for his return.

Returning, he laid one drink out in front of her and grape juice as well. Confused, she looked up at him, before he gestured her to take a sip. She drank the alcoholic drink he prepared for her. Leaning her head back down she handed him the glass. He nodded and walked off to clean it. She drank the grape juice he had left out as well. The bitterness of the alcohol and the sweetness from the grape juice mixed making her head feel fuzzy. She grabbed her purse to pay when he stopped her. “It’s on the house.” She eyed him. Seeing him nod she got up thanked him and left the bar.

Anime / Movie references: re-zero, Sailor moon, Steven universe movie, Encanto.

#black oc #orginal work #original rp #oc lore #black original character

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whutisthat · 7 years ago

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Hidden Klance moments pt.1

So, we all are disappointed for the lack of promised content in this new season. They promised us LGBT representation, ‘project kuron’ explanation, diplomat hunk, team bonding, Lance falling in love ecc and we got almost nothing. I honestly enjoyed the season anyway, partly because i know i can’t expect so much in six 25-minutes-long episodes from a family show, mostly because I loved Pidge’s arch, Matt is finally found, Lotor is such a complex and enjoyable character, Lance and Allura interaction at the very end .... I can go on, I swear.

But let’s talk about Keith and Lance. Since i love my boy Lance so much, I observed him really closely, and since I’m a complete slut for Klance because pf the relationship development between him and Keith in season 3, I decided to look for some hint that could possibly lead us to think that there is really something going on between the two (even if it’s just friendship).

It’ actually longer than I espected so I’m going to hide the following part!

We know that the two didn’t get a real interaction, but I am sure that the authors didn’t really forget about them. Maybe this is just wishful thinking, but the information disclosed about them at the panel, really are a game changer. So there must be something going on somewhere.

Let’s start with Lance:

I don’t know about you but during the first and the third episode (which are the only one where he interacts directely or indirectely with Keith) he seemed to be very depressed. He was often portraied with two little bag under his eyes.

Like this. All those occation, I noticed, involved Keith. At the beginning, I thought it was just to make him look angrier, in fact he is talking about his absence during the parade (srry I couldn’t find a subbed version bcs Netflix doesn,’t broadcast Voltron in my country). But the bags never appeared on noone else.

Look at this photo of Pidge. The expression is the same, but she doesn’t look so tired. She is angry at Keith as well, she is litterally saying: “Keith is gone!”, althought we can’t read concern on her face.

I’m positive we can say that Lance is both mad and concerned for Keith. Of course he is mad because he recognize Keith as their new leader so it hurts seeing him neglecting his former team, Voltron. But he is also concerned about Keith because he knows how much he is suffering and struggling to be the leader. The mixture of these two emotions is making Lance pretty sad.

This screenshot really hurts. I’m sure noone in the team really blames Keith for his behaviour (not even Allura, who is always the most reluctant about him because of his heritage), but Lance is the only one that seem to be trying and undertand him. So why didn’t we get a real explicit prove of this fact? During the last season Lance really tried to talk with Keith and show him how worthy to be the leader he was. But now that Shiro appeared again, Keith is too fragile and unsecure, and Lance knows that whatever he says or demontrates to Keith would be useless. We also know that he is not so full of self esteem, and I am sure that he think that he can’t stand a chance to Shiro, when it comes to Keith. That’s why he can’t try and fisically stop Keith from taking bad decision, or can’t lecture him like Shiro or Allura do.

I think this is the frame that proves my point the best. This was the point in the episode when everything turns out right: Keith is forgiven by his team and they allow him to take part of that long mission with the bom, now that shiro is finally able to fly the black lion again. Let’s focus on the team’s different reactions:

Hunk/Coran/Pidge: for the sake of comedy they are ugly crying. They care about Keith and obviously don’t want him to part, but their character never shared something different or more special with Keith if not companionship. That’s why their reaction is the most obvious and uniportant ( speaking of this matter).

Allura: she looks genuinely pleased with Keith decision, and I know she is. she also speaks of how proud is of Keith ( space mum confirmed). I honestly think in this season the relatinship between them hits a turning point. Matter of fact she is the only one that tries to lecture Keith, in a positive way (not to scold him like shiro seems to do).

Shiro: I don’t know about you but he seems the happiest about the decision. That startled me bacause I honestly thought that he would have been the hardest to convince. I don’t think is coincidence that he agrees to Keith parting just right after he can fly the black lion. I think I will analyse deeper about his character in another post because there is something about him I can’t really put my finger on.

Lance: Lance, my boy, light of my days.... why do you look like a kicked puppy trying to deny the fact that he is in pain???

You’re not fooling anyone trying to lighten the mood.... “who am I gonna make fun of?”.... I can see the bag under your eyes, AGAIN. I don’t think he wants Keith to join that mission. I think he partly feel guilty because he had stolen red from Keith. He is not just going to miss Keith like everyone else .He can feel Keith hidden sadness and concern, and that’s how author decided to show this fact. They BONDED, of course they share feelings!! I can’t use photoshop but I am sure that if I could erase those bags, he would have totally looked 100% happier. Those signs had been porpusely drawn.

That’s all for episode one. Let’s talk about episode 3.

I know there is not a proper direct or indirect interaction, but my delusional ass wanted to read in Lance’s behaviour something more.

This is the episode of the iconic “milking moment” (can it be considered as a pun ??? how funny of me,,,). I noticed something was off with Lance. He literally locked himself in a dark room playing a video game he didn’t really wanted to buy this much (it was Pidge who insisted to find the money in the fontain in order to afford the game).

I am not a gamer, but I don’t think it’s healty to bury yourself in a dark room, sit on a unconfortable metal floor and play until you hate yourself. Perhaps is super normal, but it’s defenitely not Lance. We know how much this boy likes to spoil himself. But we also know how much he can be self-destructive (not literally! I’m not talking about the suicidal/self-armer fanon Lance), in an “emotional” way. Let’s be honest, I think of himself like a seven wheel and struggle to find a place in the team. Actually it’s seems normal for someone like him to engage unhalty activity.I know this analisy seems kinda rushed, but what’s coming it’s suspicious as well:

Coran and Allura asked him for help to get the milkshake. ALLURA asked him something. ALLURA, HIS CRUSH, CONSIDERED HIM THE RIGHT PERSON FOR A JOB. Let’s be real here. He would have been head over heels for something like that. At least he would have tried to flirt with her. We both know he never loose a chance to brag about himself. Normal Lance would have positively pulled off some pick up line like: “Everything for you, my princess. You know what they say about me? that my milkshake brings all the girl to the the yard.” That would have been gold (expecially altean reaction). BUT NO. Lance seems quite annoyed by the request honestely. And we know what that means. He is still not over the fact that Keith left.

I’m sure that’s enough material for one post. I’m not really used to analyse character, and i know that we can’t pretend to be right about our judgement. But if this can help to reconsider some aspects of fourth season, that would be awsome!

I’m going to analyse Keith second, god bless, that he had 1 min and a half screentime so it won’t be an hard job lol

#voltron legendary defender #vld #voltron #lance mcclain #keith kogane #klance #keith x lance #vld lance #keith (voltron)#character analysis #season 4 #voltron season four #plz forgive me and my grammar error

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x-mentalia · 7 years ago

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Thank you for your submission, the mods have accepted your application into the ring. Please have your blog ready by 06/02! Name: Laura Fontaine

Country: APH Belgium

Alias (Optional): Chrona

Pronouns: She/Her

Age: 32

Species (Mutant/Human): Mutant

Group (X-Men/Brotherhood/Civilians/Government): X-Men

Appearance (1-2 Paras):

Laura stands at about five foot three inches or 160cm tall. She has green eyes and chin length blonde hair. Her build is fairly soft and graceful and she is a lot stronger than she appears to be at first. Although she is short and somewhat unintimidating at first, the Belgian woman is not afraid to let that lure people into a false sense of security. Laura enjoys tying her hair back when at her job or in costume. She has fair skin that freckles a bit in the sun.

Laura’s sense of style is feminine and practical. Even when she is not being active doing missions or hero work, she is running around after children or her son. She fully believes it is possible to have a functional wardrobe and also make it look good.

Face Claim (OCs must answer): Léa Seydoux

Personality ( 1-2 Paras with 3 Strengths and 3 Weaknesses ):

When one first meets Laura, the first impression that she usually gives off is someone who is bright and happy. Laura cares deeply for her family and loved ones and will rise up to protect them and innocent people who she perceives to be in danger. Laura is very good with children, and has been proven to be encouraging and patient when the time calls for it.

On the other side of the coin though, Laura can be incredibly stubborn and can hold a grudge for a while if someone really harms her family. She also has been known to be a bit bossy at times and rather nosy, sometimes asking questions that she really does not need the answer to. This has tempered some as she has grown up being a single mother for the most part but there are still times where old habits rear their ugly head. Laura also has the tendency to overthink decisions that need to be made, especially if they involve her powers, and will second guess herself.

At the end of the day, Laura is a survivor. She faced a nearly impossible situation that broke her heart but still found the strength to keep going. And she didn’t just keep her head down and survive, she ended up thriving for the most part. She threw her all into caring for her son and her students and eventually everyone else when she finally answered the call and allied herself with the X-men.

Strengths: Kind hearted, Independent, Good with kids, Strong, Hard working, Intelligent

Weaknesses: Nosy, Stubborn, Overthinks things, Holds grudges, Bossy at times, Not very good at letting people know when something bothers her.

Backstory (2-3 Paras):

Laura was born on April 19th, 1985 to David and Annemarie Fontaine. She had a mostly normal childhood in Brussels, Belgium with a loving family. Her powers remained latent for the first decade or so of her life and only began revealing themselves when the Belgian reached puberty. Since her abilities are not super flashy, she remained mostly under the radar from the public until a young and impulsive Laura first tried suiting up and joined the number of mutants in Europe. The environment there was not as suspicious of mutants as United States but she still tried to keep her two lives separate.

Laura fell in love in secondary school with one Benjamin Vandroogenbroeck and they had a whirlwind romance. Unfortunately, as young people in love can be, they were not as careful as they should have been and Laura ended up becoming pregnant at the age of 17 in her final year of secondary school. Laura was nothing but determined though and she didn’t let that stop her. She married Benjamin and on June 15th, 2003 they welcomed Henri, their son, into the world.

She started University that fall with Benjamin and her family helping her care for her son and balancing school at the same time. Having a son made Laura take a step back from hero work since she had to focus on her personal life.

Unfortunately, another tragedy was about to fall on their little family. Before Henri was even one year old, Benjamin was killed as collateral damage from a villain attacking Brussels. The villain was defeated by other mutants in the city but Laura’s family was forever changed. She began to rely even more heavily on the support of her family, ultimately going back to her maiden name but leaving Henri with his father’s last name in Benjamin’s honor. Her younger sister Iris was a rock during this time of her life. Laura continued on with school though since she had already started and even continued on to get her master’s degree and her teaching certifications.

Once she graduated from University she received a job offer from a civilian school in the States. Henri was just turning 6 and although it was difficult to leave her support system, she and Henri left for America in late summer of 2009. Henri began school and began thriving and Laura enjoyed working as a teacher. She quickly got the feeling that mutants were much more at risk in America and worked to keep her powers under wraps for the sake of her son maintaining a more normal life. Especially as it became apparent that he did not inherit the mutant gene.

The years passed and eventually Laura received an invitation to teach at Xavier’s School for Gifted Children to help the younger students there. She lives outside of the mansion with Henri but worked out an agreement that her son can stay in the mansion if she is ever called out on a mission with the X-Men. The two of them have reached a new normal and Henri is now 14, almost 15 while Laura is 32.

Mutant Questions

Ability: Time Manipulation

Her ability manifests in a few different ways as listed below:

Slowing or Stopping time to others while moving freely. Laura creates a “bubble” around herself with the affected time flow and it can expand to be about the size of a closed room. She can also bring another person with her into this bubble as well if she needs to. Occasionally this gives her the appearance of moving at accelerated speeds or even teleporting to nearby areas but really it is just her messing with time because the time around her is moving slower than how it seems to everyone else.

Temporal Rewind. Not to be confused with her acceleration or slowing of time. She is always very careful with this ability to go back in time and rarely uses it unless things are dire.

Temporal cognition and awareness. Laura knows exactly what time it is, even when she is messing with the flow of time, and she can identify time travelers and anomalies in the timeline. This is how she knows not to change things too drastically.

Drawbacks/Limits of the ability:

While Laura’s abilities seem vast, there are some major restrictions that she has to deal with that limits her abilities. Laura going back time works a lot like the time turners in Harry Potter where she cannot change events that she knows happened. Laura also has no way of going to the future at all or knowing what is to come. The past has already happened and is stable but the future has so many possibilities that there is no way she could jump ahead and return without altering the current timeline. She also cannot bring people back with her into the past at all and she can only go back a day at the most. Using this ability completely wipes her out and she cannot double up and go back to that time again. She just has one chance or else the timeline gets too unstable.

With slowing and stopping time there are not as many drawbacks and it is easier for her since time is still moving forward or just pauses briefly. It drains her to stop time completely and when she brings others with her it drains her even more. Laura has an easier time messing with the flow of time in enclosed spaces like a single room without a lot of people in it than anywhere else. Her other abilities don’t drain her energy at all although it can be a bit annoying knowing exactly what time it is no matter when.

Non-mutant Question

Why would a mutant care about your existence? (Important if you’re grouped with the X-Men or Magneto): N/A

Lit Writing Sample:

Someone close to you has just discovered you are a mutant, how does your muse react before the other can reveal their feelings?

The evening began normally enough. Laura had finished her teaching for the day and had picked her son up from his after school childcare on her way home. While she always felt a bit guilty about not picking Henri up herself, the seven year old understood and seemed to enjoy his time with his friends that he had made there. Once the two of them had arrived home she began preparing their dinner while Henri worked on his homework at the kitchen table. She was always there if he had questions to help point him in the right direction.

Today though, something was bothering her son. She could tell. He was not focusing on his school work at all really and kept sneaking glances towards her as if he was thinking hard about something.

“Hey, Maman?” the boy asked, finally setting down his pencil. It seemed that he had decided it was time to bring up what was on his mind.

“Yes? Is something the matter, Bud?” she replied, turning to face Henri and giving him a reassuring smile.

“Um… well, today at school… we started learning about mutants and some of their history… and… it made me start doing some thinking.” Henri continued, trying to put his thoughts into words. “It made me think about some of the times where you seemed to move more quickly than normal or when you were suddenly just there. And… I just was curious if you were one of them? One of the mutants?”

Laura stilled at the question. She had not really thought that Henri would bring up this topic quite yet. Mutants were not really talked about as openly back in Europe as they were here so maybe she shouldn’t have been surprised. Her son’s face betrayed nothing about his thoughts on the matter except curiosity and she realized she was going to have to be honest with him and try to explain it the best that she could. Although she had tried not to use her abilities around Henri as often, her son was still smarter than most people gave him credit for with his somewhat goofy personality.

“Well, yes. Yes I suppose I am a mutant.” Laura explained carefully, “I was born with some abilities involving time although I don’t use them as much anymore. After your Papa died I was too focused on caring for you and going to school and I began only really using them to protect you if you were in danger. But I am still the same person as I have always been. I just have some extra abilities that you now know about that we need to keep secret, okay?”

Henri was quiet for a moment before he nodded. “Yeah, okay. A lot of what they told us about in school were about mutants who did bad things but there were some good ones too. You are one of the good ones, right?” he asked, tilting his head.

Laura laughed quietly and went over to ruffle her son’s hair. “Yes, of course I was when I was still active. And maybe one day I will be active again but right now I just want to do my most important job yet. Being a good mom to you. But in order for me to continue keeping you safe we have to keep this quiet, okay? The other kids may make trouble if they knew that and we could be in danger.”

Henri pulled an annoyed face and tried to duck out from under her hand before laughing. “Yeah, okay. I won’t tell them. It can be a secret! Almost like a spy!”

Laura grinned and nodded before she went to go back to check on their dinner. “I suppose that is close enough. And you don’t want to blow my cover too early, right?”

“Right!” Henri exclaimed before picking up his pencil and started working on his school work once more. He seemed more at ease now that he had finally asked the question that had been bothering him.

Laura let out an internal sigh of relief. That had gone about as well as she could have expected and she counted her blessings that the two of them had a close bond already. It would take more than this to shake the two of them. It certainly helped that Henri was still young and had not grown up to fear mutants like a lot of his classmates. Perhaps it was for the best that he found out now so she could continue to help him as he learned more, both about the good and the bad.

#accepted

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