#mx-myth

[radiantcircle-if]

The Radiant Circle

The Radiant Circle is a work-in-progress contemporary fantasy interactive novel with elemental magic, a heavy hand of romance, and a salt-sprinkle of mystery. The story is rated 18+ and may contain triggering content for some.

↪ introduction (updated 7/22/24) ⟢ demo (upcoming fall/winter)

You were born without any magic into a long lineage of sorcerers who serve the Night Circle—a division of the Radiant Circle, the central governing body that maintains order among sorcerers. Even now when you live outside of the magical community, you’re still required to report to the local leadership about the magic you still don’t have.

Of course, only after having accepted a life without magic, you awaken a latent magical power too great to be yours. Myths speak of such a sorcerer, a Resonant Soul capable of mastering all four elements, reincarnated throughout history to bring balance to the magic community. So little is truly known, but that can’t be you.

But what if it is?

Thankfully, as an investigative journalist, what you do best is hunt for the truth. To unravel the secrets of your soul, you’re forced back into the world of sorcery to navigate ancient rivalries and contend with those who may fear your newfound power and seek to bury it for good. 

Because while most didn't believe the myths to be true, others have been preparing for your return. Most of all? You four souls bonded to yours for eternity.

Play as the main character ⟢

Choose your name, appearance, gender, and sexuality.

Develop your personality as a harmonizer or disruptor—will you bring unity or will you bring destruction?

Gain mastery over elemental magic as the Resonant Soul—how much mastery in each element is up to you.

Travel the world while earning or losing influence through your decisions—will your reputation precede you or will you remain unknown?

Five romance options ⟢

Two pansexual men, one lesbian, and two gender-selectable romance options... and a hidden sixth romance option... with the potential for more to unlock later.

Four soulmates who will be revealed over the course of the story—your bonds, whether platonic or romantic, are yours to develop.

And if you don’t like romance, you can improve your friendships instead.

Or if you’re a misanthrope, deteriorate all your relationships to your liking.

Good endings? Check. Bad endings? Also check.

You ✦ 26-year-old journalist from Seattle, USA (ℹ) Rejected by the magical community because your magic never awakened, you once sought to understand why before later turning to a career of journalism to attempt to uncover truths that don’t have to do with magic. Your dissertation was titled “Unveiling the Hidden: A Comparative Study of Secret Societies and Their Influence on Modern Media." After landing your dream job as an investigative journalist, you're returning home to Seattle for your assignment.

⟡ tropes include main character (surprise! you're the main character), insider/outsider, the most wanted (because you are a…), person of mass destruction, (possible) living legend, (possible) lust object, (seemingly) cosmic plaything…

Arseau Nassiet ⟡ High Justicar 31-year-old water sorcerer (he/him) from Seattle, USA (ℹ) A talented water sorcerer, your older brother Arseau is well loved within the Night Circle's upper echelons, but he'd never brag about it. He has been away from home for over a decade, raising ranks within the circle alongside his best friend. He coordinates his visit home with yours during the holidays so he can see his favorite younger sibling (never mind that he has only one sibling—you).

⟡ tropes include protective older brother, brainless beauty (yeah, he's a himbo), the caregiver/caretaker, the confidant (if you want), the informant, nice guy (someone has to keep the peace between the Pico brothers), the reliable one...

César Pico (RO) ⟡ Archumbricar 31-year-old earth sorcerer (he/him) from Tijuana, MX (ℹ) One of the highest ranking earth sorcerers in the world, César is seen as the unofficial heir of the current Night Luminary—and he takes the role seriously. As your brother's best friend, he has been a permanent fixture in your life as far as you remember—another persistent reminder of the magic that has remained inaccessible to you and the community that left you behind. He's at least an attractive reminder, even if it's unfortunate that his rare smirk proves that he knows it.

⟡ tropes include the hero, the cold & brooding heir, older brother's best friend/forbidden love, age gap, opposites attract, danger deadpan, glory hound, tall dark & handsome (obviously) ⟡ solo-route (with a possible rivalry with his brother), borderline enemies to lovers, (possible first love), forced proximity, maybe the slowest burn

Rafa Pico (RO) ⟡ High Justicar 27-year-old fire sorcerer (he/him) from Tijuana, MX (ℹ) The younger brother of César....and also his left hand man even though he doesn't take his position within the Night Circle very seriously. He doesn't take anything very seriously except his freedom. Especially his freedom to flirt his way into anyone's good graces.

⟡ tropes include the explorer, the charming playboy, childhood/long time friend, (his) unrequited crush (on you), the (horny) bard, speed demon, hell seeker, elegant classical musician... ⟡ solo-route (with a possible rivalry with his brother), friends to lovers but he never really saw you as a friend, forced proximity, slow burn

Gazi Gharib (RO) ⟡ Photojournalist 28-year-old (she/her or he/him) from New York City, USA (ℹ) Your roommate and best friend ever since you moved to NYC, they're always ready to help you investigate something new and dangerous.

⟡ tropes include the innocent, the best friend, the encouraging charmer, the serial romeo, the casanova, agent mulder (the believer), empathetic communicator, spirited competitor, the klutz ⟡ solo-route or poly-route with Deniz, besties to lovers (and you can start at the lover bit if you'd like cause this one is a...), faaaaaast burn

Deniz Yılmaz (RO) ⟡ Private Investigator 26-year-old (he/him or she/her) from Istanbul, TR (ℹ) Your next-door-neighbor and childhood best friend. You haven't kept in close contact, but they're the first person you think of seeing when you visit home.

⟡ tropes include the jester, agent scully (the skeptic), street-smart investigator, hardboiled detective, erudite stoner, literal-minded/snark knight combo, childhood friends, loyal supporter, gadgeteer genius ⟡ solo-route or poly-route with Gazi, childhood friends (or was it more?) to lovers, (possible second chance romance...), somewhere between slow and fast burn

Dr. Noel Sung (RO) ⟡ Journalist 41-year-old (she/her) from London, UK (ℹ) Your graduate school mentor who you credit for preparing you to land a job at The New York Times as prestigious as it is. She's now your direct supervisor, and she has quite the assignment for you.

⟡ tropes include the magician, high-powered career woman, absent-minded professor(/former forbidden love?), age gap, charismatic intellectual, intuitive leader, pragmatic idealist, deadpan snarker, determinator, shrinking violet, (your possible unrequited crush on her goes here)… ⟡ solo-route, workplace romance (technically; she's your boss now), slow burn

An ancient, hidden society of sorcerers ⟢

The Radiant Circle is the central governing body that maintains harmony and order among sorcerers, as well as keep their community secret. It was originally formed and led by the Resonant Soul (called the High Guardian—this is you) and the most powerful elemental sorcerers of the time (called the Founding Guardians—these are the four souls bonded to you) as an alliance of sorcerers from across the New Kingdom of Egypt.

After its formation, the magical community grew, and eventually, the Radiant Circle was divided into four smaller regional circles called the Ephemeral Circles: the Night Circle (you know the most about this one), the Dawn Circle, the Day Circle, and the Dusk Circle. These four circles, also called luminariates, are the main governing bodies of the current world of sorcery. Every known family of sorcerers lives under the eye of the Radiant Circle and one of the four Ephemeral Circles.

Only the Resonant Soul can be the High Guardian of the Radiant Circle. Only the four souls bonded with Resonant Soul can be the Founding Guardians. During periods where the Resonant Soul or the Guardians aren’t alive, these positions are left vacant and the Ephemeral Circles meet as the Radiant Council annually instead. Unfortunately, it's been so long since there has been a Resonant Soul that there aren't many people left who remember who sits at the top of the hierarchy.

You live as a Threshold—an uninitiated sorcerer, typically a child who can't use magic yet—within the luminariate called the Night Circle. You sit at the bottom of the hierarchy, but every other sorcerer you know? César is an Archumbricar, the right hand of the Night Luminary and leader of the Night Circle. Arseau and Rafa are César's High Justicars, his right and left hands. Your dads even play a role, advising the Luminary from their position in the Night Weave.

A single soul that can control all four elements, reincarnated once again—you ⟢

Before you became the Resonant Soul, you were a child born without magic to two prominent sorcerers sometime before recorded human history begins. Back then, it was common to put the child of every sorcerer through a resonance ritual, even children of sorcerers born without magic who always died in the process. But where there's a will, there's a way, and someone really wanted you to live and created circumstances that bound your souls together—one into endless reincarnation and the other into endless immortality.

You meet the four original Guardians over the course of hundreds of years. Your bonds are unique and have chained the fate of their souls with yours so that they are reincarnated in an endless cycle by your side. Even so, you've lived more lives without them than with them, lived more lives without magic than with it. Almost as if you're fighting a losing battle against knowing your true soul.

Only the Resonant Soul can resonate with all four types of elemental magic, but your magic remains locked away until you regain your memories (how're you supposed to regain memories you don't remember you need to regain? then again, how safe would it be to give you all that power and no recollection of all the mistakes you've made?). The Guardians are known for their extraordinary abilities in one element; their magic isn't sealed away, only their memories (which still isn't convenient—how are you supposed to know who they are if they don't know who they are?).

⟢ retweets & asks are welcome! there is no better writing motivation ♡

〉 Sections: Profiles, Editorials, Articles, Ask Me, Answers, Quotes

[narcissistcookbook]

mx. cookbook, first of all hiiiiiiii, hope ur having a good day, second of all, i'm the one who made you and bug the eldritch pet rocks at the pittsburgh show last week! and i realized as i was telling friends about them a few days ago that i didn't take a photo of them :(( so i cant show off my cursed arts and crafts :( if you've got the time could you please snap a photo of one or both of them and post it for me pretty please and thank you so much <3

p.s. the show was so so amazing and i regret not getting the MYTH shirt

[elliespectacular]

Do you still have that Jellicle name generator saved anywhere? Some friends and I used it for our OCs and it was an absolute blast!

The name I got was Callio the convivial cat, which is short for Calliope, who I played in Xanadu. She has a whole costume and everything now!

Even if you don't have it anymore, tysm for making it ;-;

Xanadu mention! Also I do still have it saved! This one is revised a little and I might make more changes later, but here it is in text form:

Jellicle Name Generator

This will give you a name that is relatively in-line with the naming conventions seen in Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot and later adapted into the musical Cats by Andrew Lloyd Webber - and unlike those shitty "last name and your birth month" name generators, this one won't doxx you in the process.

Before we begin, a bit of terminology we'll be using: - Portmanteau: Turning multiple words into one word linked by a sound or letter. Compelling Television = Compellevision. Punk Squid = Squnk - Smoosh: Combine words by simply removing the space and (optionally) changing the word positions. Country Jester = countryjester - Prefix: Goes before the name, like Mr. or Captain - Suffix: Goes after the name, like Jr. or The Great - Cat-like term: Something associated with cats. Meow, Whisker, Bell, Claw, Scratch, etc.

FIRST: Roll a D20 to determine your base name

An uncommon person’s first name

First syllable of a common last name + a unit of measurement. Portmanteau 'em.

Short, dangerous noun + a non-dangerous profession. Smoosh 'em.

Two Latin words. Portmanteau 'em.

A simple present-tense verb + sophisticated person's first name. Smoosh 'em.

Cat-like term + sophisticated person's first name. Smoosh 'em.

Combine two short nouns, then add "-er" "-ie" or "-est" to the end.

Think of an actor you like. Shorten their first name to its shortest nickname.

A medical term spelled incorrectly.

A food you liked as a kid + a pretentious word. Smoosh 'em.

A figure of legend/myth. Remove one syllable and any spaces.

An older person's first name that isn't common today.

Last name of a historical figure + a silly word. Portmanteau 'em.

A kids' name with 2 or more syllables + that name again without the first syllable + an onomatopoeia. Portmanteau 'em if you can.

A silly word + the first name of a former coworker. Portmanteau 'em.

A kind of public event + a cat-like term. Smoosh 'em.

Something from ancient history. Shorten what you came up with into a single word.

Something you do when you're nervous. Take that verb and add "-er" to the end to make it a noun.

Silly word + hostile-sounding verb. Portmanteau 'em.

Two silly words with 2+ syllables each. Smoosh 'em.

SECOND: Roll another D20 for flavor

Before you roll, consider how your name sounds without any additional flavor. If it's fine on its own, feel free to leave it as-is. Otherwise, roll on!

Suffix - An upsettingly average last name

Suffix - Think of a hobby. Your suffix is "The _____ Cat"

Prefix - A short adjective

Suffix - Think of an adjective. Your suffix is "The _____ Cat"

Prefix - Choose Mr. Mrs. Ms. Mx. or something similar

Suffix - Think of a color. Your suffix is "The _____ Cat"

Prefix - Any one-syllable word. Repeat the word a second time, adding or replacing the first consonant with that of your base name.

Suffix - Think of any non-proper noun. Your suffix is "The _____ Cat"

Suffix - it's the word Cat

Suffix - it's the word Kitty

Suffix - it's the word Kitten

Prefix - Choose "Sir" "Madam" "Captain" or something similar

Prefix - Choose "Lord" "Lady" "Noble" or something similar

Prefix - His/Her/Their Majesty (or any pronoun you prefer)

Prefix - His/Her/Their Grace (or any pronoun you prefer)

Prefix - Mc

Prefix - Van

Prefix - Von

Prefix - De

Suffix - Any cat-like term

And you're done!*

*This is as much a creative exercise as it is a "generator" so feel free to mess with the formula and/or let your result inspire something more original. Add multiple layers of flavor if you want. The rules are not rigid. I recommend generating a few names and picking your favorite!

[askoverkill]

ooc: is it alright to use mþ (pronounced myth) instead of mx (mix)?

// A quick search tells me that it's Icelandic. I can't say I'm familiar with its use of this, but I see no issue if it's what you're comfortable with.

// as a whole tho, I'd prefer mx. because it's what I know and feels right for me and works well with this blog's nonbinary cast. Anyone is free to use their own specific nongendered terminology tho!

[shark-myths]

hi mx-myths! so excited for girl out boy 50s au :-) hope you had a wonderful holiday season <33

thank you darling! It has been so, so restful. I’m excited too, and nervous! I’ve been working for a long time and I’m not done yet. looking forward to sharing!!!

[lanternagainstthedark]

Hyrulian PC Blogs

So things have been vanishing for our community of people. I wanted to create a list of HISTORICAL blogs, whom we have lost the knowledge of, blogs whose name has changed, and active/newer blogs.

As of January 9th, 2023, here are the LOST blogs,who we will remember forever. We miss you all!:

@hylianshrinemaiden

@sapphula-divine

@suntomoon-moontosun

@floridacraft

As of Januaru 9th, 2023, these are the changed blogs/ blogs I haven't seen actively posting about Hyrulian PC-WHICH IS FINE!

@confident-conch is now @roachratt-no active HPC posts.

@singasongoftime is now @witchliibra -I'm unsure about HPC/HPM, but I have seen LOZ posts!

@moonlitfox is now @heckin-vivi- unsure of HPC status

@bwitchys is now @croneboulder -still active in magic, not in HPC- I think.

As of January 9th, 2023 these are the blogs who haven't been active in 3+ years-from what I can tell

@legendoftheseawitch

@hylianshrine

@them0thprince/@them0thprincegrim0ire

@chaosundone

@thebookofhyrule

@pathofthehero

@oldfaerieofwinds

As of January 9th, 2023, these are the blogs I have seen posting or referencing Legend of Zelda/Hyrulian PC within 2 years:

@kakarikowitch

@farorestempest

@magic-on-tina

@lostwoodstarryskies -AKA Me! Ask me about anything!

@knightofhylia-sageofthetriforce

@knightofhylia

@folklord-myth

@rolling-sea

@mx-sunshine-witch

@low-resolution-rock

@cleansed-majora

@triforceofwitchcraft

@hyruletarot

@eventide-imp

@ocarinawitch

@a-song-of-healing

@noren-mekuri

@hylian-crown

@scatterbrainwitch

A good bet is to just scroll through some of the tags included below!

Also, feel free to join the Community of Hyrulean Faiths Discord server! We are a collective of people happy to support you in building your path! All are welcome as long as respect is given! See @knightofhylia-sageofthetriforce's blog to learn more!

[ratethisalbum]

#148) The Mysterious Production of Eggs

Andrew Bird

Suggested by: Anonymous

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Bandcamp ~ Spotify ~ Youtube

(Remember to listen first, then rate!)

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Tracklist:

1 /=/ 2 Sovay 3 A Nervous Tic Motion of the Head to the Left 4 Fake Palindromes 5 Measuring Cups 6 Banking on a Myth 7 Masterfade 8 Opposite Day 9 Skin Is, My 10 The Naming of Things 11 MX Missiles 12 /=/=/ 13 Tables and Chairs 14 The Happy Birthday Song

[tiny-breadcrumbs]

I got inspired and sketch something...

Let's poke @mx-myth and their AU here because I can't stop thinking about it... This one is for you!

[narcissistcookbook]

Mx cookbook, I’ve been a fan for years but no matter how I try, I am struggling to make it through MYTH. I keep being interrupted by others, or my brain, or any variety of things honestly. I don’t know. I WANT to listen to it but now when I think an opportunity is arising I have an odd moment of aversion. Like there’s something wrong, or for me to avoid. I don’t know quite why it is I’m sending this, but I think I was hoping you could suggest an ideal listening environment for MYTH?

It's not for everyone! It's a pretty dense record and it might just not be engaging for you. Also worth noting that the album is haunted so that might be what you're sensing

The ideal listening conditions is walking through the forest at night at least a mile from safety

[nutcasewithaknife]

Get to know me better tag game

Thanks for the tag @redemption-revenge, the Fu Rong to my Mo Fang, my companion in going insane about a God and his fancy chicken wife <333

Last song I listened to: Moonlight by Forestella. So me and @istgidek1234 have been very chaotically plotting and co-writing an ice skating AU for MLC, and thanks to the lyrics of this song, we've fixated on it as the score for one of Di Feisheng's programs. MLC and feihua nuts like us, go look at the lyrics and you'll understand why ;-;

Currently watching: The Legend of Shen Li - Thanks for putting this on my dash and compelling me to watch it, Fiachra. It's put me back in my c-drama groove after a While :D. The experience of watching and blogging as episodes drop one by one is so so fun. Absolutely thriving on it, and I hoping it keeps going this strong till the end!

23.5 Degrees - SILLY HIGHSCHOOL LESBIANS SAVE MEEEE!! It's silly and fun and touching. This too is still airing, one ep a week, and I yearn for more :')

Also just caught up to Dungeon Meshi!

Currently obsessed with: Shen Li and Xing Zhi, as individuals and together (special mention to the gay potential between Fu Rong and Mo Fang). Autism gang doing monster cuisine adventures with necromancy lesbians (Dungeon Meshi is good y'all). Figure skating; I'm hypnotised and falling down so many YouTube rabbit holes. Getting the colours just right for a liansanjiao piece im working on (inspired by @difeisheng 's post about them taking an afternoon nap <3). So on.

Tagging everyone and anyone who wants to share (especially if you've been lurking in my notes, know that you bring me so much joy ^^)! And also @mx-myth @istgidek1234 @ari3su @peacocksapphire @tejoxys @wuxia-vanlifer @jianghushenanigans @fangdoubing @dollopheadsandclotpoles @dogsandcatsandmiscellaneousstuff

[a-unknown-frequency]

((... I mean. -Mx Peculiarity

((Yeah sure collar just materialized here ifg /j /j /j

(( CAMEO APPEARANCE FROM THE MYTH THE LEGEND!?

[animemakeblog]

“Sousei no Aquarion: Myth of Emotions” The Character Promo

The official website unveiled the character promotional video for the television anime series Sousei no Aquarion: Myth of Emotions. The anime will debut on Tokyo MX, TV Aichi, BS Asahi, TVK, and other stations in January 2025.

[shark-myths]

mx myths how is 50s girl out boy au going :-) so excited to read !!!!!

the best question ever!

they are 💅🏾🫧🚬🎙️🪩 with a hefty side of green maraschino cherries and alarming casseroles.

about 2/3 finished, is my estimate! I hope to be sharing them soon! in the meantime I have been thoroughly distracted by:

1) ⚽️ AU (blame @nomaptomyowntreasure )

2) freaky friday bodyswap (blame the enthusiastic person who gave me the idea in the comments on my old, superhot mindlink fic)

3) getting a super old perennially finished fic no one ever asked for from the year of our lord twenty sixteen polished and ready to publish

much fic in the pipeline!!! you’ll be getting weekly updates from me soon 💜

[redactedwriting]

i met dallon the other night and he’s literally such a sweetheart i feel a little bit crazy . i need him so carnally. like mx weekes dick in my mouth PLEASE. i want him to pet my hair so gently while i praise him and kiss all over his hips and stomach and thighs. i should ride him into the mattress and praise him the whole time methinks

YOU MET HIM!!!! the man the myth the legend...he's not just dallon in our screens........omg. did you hug.

he should fuck your mouth. i think. just cupping the back of your head and telling you "take it, pretty. you can do it." and you suck him off slowly and languidly and at your pace how you want it because it is about YOU tonight, your wants and your needs and if that means that you take 9 thousand years sucking him off, maybe making him cry /pos a little bit, then that is what happens! mmm, having him beg you in that sultry daddy voice of his...riding him and his voice gets all high and choppy and he's begging you but clearly still topping, if that makes sense? ugh call me. dallon call me

[eldritch-bf]

shoppalestine has a variety of items but I specifically wanted to highlight their books, and a few in particular.

Light in Gaza: Writings Born of Fire

Imagining the future of Gaza beyond the cruelties of occupation and Apartheid, Light in Gaza is a powerful contribution to understanding the Palestinian experience.

Light in Gaza is a seminal, moving and wide-ranging anthology of Palestinian writers and artists. It constitutes a collective effort to organize and center Palestinian voices in the ongoing struggle. As political discourse shifts toward futurism as a means of reimagining a better way of living, beyond the violence and limitations of colonialism, Light in Gaza is an urgent and powerful intervention into an important political moment.

Blood Orange

Blood Orange is a highly emotional, important and timely poetry collection by Mx. Yaffa (They/She), a trans Muslim displaced Indigenous Palestinian. Their writings probe the yearning for home, belonging, mental health, queerness, transness, and other dimensions of marginalization while nurturing dreams of utopia against the background of ongoing displacement and genocide of indigenous Palestinians.

On Zionist Literature

Interweaving his literary criticism of works by George Eliot, Arthur Koestler, and many others with a historical materialist narrative, Kanafani identifies the political intent and ideology of Zionist literature, demonstrating how the myths used to justify the Zionist-imperialist domination of Palestine first emerged and were repeatedly propagated in popular literary works in order to generate support for Zionism and shape the Western public's understanding of it.

A Child's View From Gaza: Palestinian Children's Art and the Fight Against Censorship

A Child's View from Gaza is a collection of drawings by children from the Gaza Strip, art that was censored by the Museum of Children's Art in Oakland, California. With beautiful, high-resolution print images of the exhibit, the book also features a special foreword by celebrated author, Alice Walker, as well as an essay by MECA Executive Director, Barbara Lubin, describing the struggle against the censorship.

Note: for obvious reasons, shipping can take over a month; in addition, they are currently unable to ship to the UK, and EU customers must spend at least €180; you may have to pay additional fees to get your package through customs.

[tiny-breadcrumbs]

five people I’d like to get to know better 💘💘💘

tagged by @a-memory-a-distant-echo

🎶 Last song I listened to: 再见 (insert crying emoji)

📺 Currently watching: Mysterious lotus casebook for the nth times. because why not. I also currently watching the truth S2 with very very slow.

🌶️ Sweet/Savory/Spicy?: Spicy! No chili no life

❤️ Relationship status: Tragically single

🤩 Current obsession: Di Feisheng and by extend, XSY. Yes. Yes. Maybe this is why I'm single.

No pressure, tag: @la-muerta @cheetahing @nutcasewithaknife @bbcphile @mx-myth