#nereidae

[enchaentd]

stop smiling at me like that. / from aklla

prompts for people who aren't used to kindness, accepting!  ˎˊ˗

        like always,   allie doesn’t get to know where they’re going.   she knows this because every time she asks,   aklla grumbles at her or makes another stern face that allie knows means irritated.   there’s a tiny, secret part of her that ushers her to talk more,   try to goad any other reaction from aklla,   who stays stoney and uncarveable,   unimpressionable.   so much guess work that allie almost always gets wrong,   and aklla keeps staring at her with her eyes that always seem a little   ...   dead.   it’s a horrible thing to say,   which is why she doesn’t say it.   allie at least knows that she feels parts of her die,   sometimes,   when it’s dark out and aklla gets cold.

        but aklla likes her enough to keep her,   she has to be happy about that.   she’s the luckiest girl in the world,   all of her wandering leading to aklla’s firm,   irritated grip on her hand.   typically,   aklla leans toward leaving her there.   but today,   she keeps her,   right there at her side.   firm grip.   she wants to keep her.   the fairy girl glows before she even realizes it,   her fingers ghosting up towards her mouth with aklla’s instruction.   she fights to push down her smile,   pursing her lips up and still not quite managing to hide the points of her mouth,   dimpling her cheeks.   earnestly,   allie pours.   “ i’m sorry,   i can’t.   i’m trying,   i promise,   i’m just,   like,   really happy,   here,   with you. ”

[curseplay]

@nereidae sent . . . from malee: you have a lot of weird knowledge. [ ACCEPTING! ]

it's moments like this when it becomes obvious just how deeply paris relies on lauren and andie for social endeavors. all it took was a five minute detour away from their table for them to fumble their way into a conversation while in line for the bathroom. their onstage persona, effortlessly cool and sexy, can often leave something to be desired when she's having an off night.

when she was in high school, she got abnormally invested in the assassination of united states president john f. kennedy. said obsession was worked into every assignment she could muster. for a whole academic year, it was kennedy book reports. kennedy history presentations. hell, even calculations on the trajectories of the bullets that hit kennedy. and now, that knowledge that often remains dormant for a reason, had come spilling out somehow.

❝ — thanks ! ❞ she chirps, only realizing after she's replied that this . . . may not be a compliment.

looking at her closer now, paris knows this girl's face. there was a period of time on tour where she, lauren, and andie would huddle in the same bunk around a phone and watch kpop girl groups for, well, gay reasons. gay reasons, as well as appreciation for the shared craft of performing. still, her name escapes her.

❝ you're . . . really talented. like, in music. my bandmates and i — we're fans, ❞

[70th]

“ since i was about fifteen? ” the memory is a little hazy, as though she were looking back on someone else’s life. it may have well has been. the words feel strange on annie’s tongue - it’s funny, people never really want to hear about her. “ i had this friend, marilla, who used to sneak them from her mother’s packs, almost everyone out on the boats smokes. we thought we were being very rebellious, very mature. they used to confiscate them off us in school. bad for building endurance. ” she hasn’t even lit up yet, simply rolling the cigarette between her fingers. annie smirks faintly, an upward twitch of the corner of her lip. “ i didn’t want to make it a thing, hearing the stories of victors falling into addiction, but after everything…. well for some reason i thought it was better than getting hooked on alcohol, or the pills doctors kept throwing my way. ”

“ i had to stop after the capitol, and down in thirteen, and then the baby. ” asleep in a basket in the sitting room, her skin prickles at the thought of being too far away from him. she feels like she can’t stop the words from pouring, it’s easier than breaking something. and safer than just screaming out into the air, though she’s frequently been tempted to do so. who knows who’s attention that would grab. they would take him from her, if they didn’t think she could do this. she knows that, it had all been bluntly said to her back when she first knew she was carrying. “ i try to keep it away from him. i try to keep a lot away from him, but it’s been so hard. ”

@nereidae 𓆝 𓆟 𓆞 CONTINUED

[rottedfigs]

grumble, grumble, grumble. that is the sound his impatient stomach makes, eating itself from the inside out. an equally as restless sigh passes from his mouth as he scans around the room, trying to spy the waiter that had taken their order in hopes they are returning with his food. a mere thirty seconds after walking away from the table. when they are nowhere to be found, the slant between his brows is knitted with frustrations and he leans back in his chair. in all honesty, the moment they had ordered food, luffy had forgotten that signy was even seated opposite him. right up until she asks ----

❛ what is it you want this time? ❜ @nereidae

‟ si-iiigny. ” elongating out her name as if this is somehow going to soften the blow, his demeanour is quickly changed from agitated from lack of food to the light, fluffy, happy-go-lucky luffy everyone knows and loves. smile breeching from ear to ear to match. he's back leaning forward, palms pressed against wooden table top and encroaching over the table like he's got a secret to share. ‟ what is a little help between friends, huh? surely you've noticed something isn't quite right in this town. ”

[calithal]

“then what do you suggest?” boo again from aklla

five word prompts, accepting!  ༄

              “  i  think  you  know.  ”    she  says,  like  she’s  singing  a  song,  in  and  out  and  up  and  down,  matching  the  huge  grin  she  wears  on  her  face.  proud  and  only  promising  deviousness,  and  nothing  good  or  productive  about  it.  usually,  aklla’s  on  the  same  level  of  fucked  up,  but  argues  for  slightly  more  sense.  but  that’s  the  fucking  boring  part.  cj  snaps  from  where  she’d  been�� scraping  around  the  room,  closing  her  jaw  against  the  air,  knowing  that  aklla  will  snap  back.  cj  digs  her  nails  into  aklla’s  shoulders.  dragging  her  backwards  a  bit  as  cj  jumps  forward,  her  head  right  by  aklla’s  ear.  sudden,  sharp,  eager  for  the  bite.    “  lots  and  lots  of  fire.  and  blood.  fucked  up  shit  with  the  body.  i’m  very  creative.  ”    her  grin  only  grows,  curling  up,  bigger  and  bigger.    “  i’ll  be  your  best  friend.  ”

[bloomrots]

" what ? this place probably has a million forks , they can go without one . " sharp brown eyes narrow at the stranger she caught watching her , one brow quirked in assessment . " unless you're going to snitch . in that case , i just really wanted to see what they looked like in my bag . "

@nereidae liked !

[apeirture]

BARKING

HEHEHEHE

[at-sabohteurs]

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send ⭐ for muse pairings : mine x yours

peter parker x kamala khan ⇾ honestly ? fan - girl vibes. that's it. peter being older than kamala but also still young compared to the rest of the superheroes. he had his own fan - boy moments and i think he and kamala would have some fun interactions.

tatum riley x gale weathers ⇾ in my au where tatum actually survives. just in law things. also since tatum was so protective of sidney and so catty to gale, the evolution of that would be so interesting to play out.

regina mills x johanna mason ⇾ in my hunger games verse for regina, a victor of . . . i think i had her win the . . . i don't remember which games. 50 - something. 4, maybe ? idk. but just victor bullshit, rebellion bullshit.

eleanor dutton x jolene walsh ⇾ just two country girls. she's my yellowstone oc, the kid beth and rip never had. idk i just want some fun things for her and i reckon they could get on well. maybe. if ellie's anything like her mother though, she'll be a handful. maybe jolene can chill her out or be a good balance for her ? idk lol.

rachel berry x rowan griffith ⇾ or claudia johnson ? idk just some industry peeps. my take on rachel is re - imagined and i have no real thoughts on what we could do with them, i just have a mighty need to write her lol. alternatively, my broadway oc mackenzie brenner would also be a good option, i think.

thena x vidya sharma ⇾ i meeeeeeeean ? i miss them. i love them. i would love to pick them back up again pls n thank you. that's all.

verna x valquiria frietas ⇾ i think there's SO much potential here for them crossing paths over hundreds of years, every few generations. maybe valquiria even struck a deal with verna at some point ? not sure, but i think there's lots of potential for sure. otherwise, i think valquiria and elphaba ( @defyed ) could work too.

ra mi-young x aster monet ⇾ mi-young is a doctor. my default for her is in an apocalyptic setting. it just kinda makes sense to me, maybe ? idk. i also have no thoughts, head empty for this i just think it'd be neat.

[enchaentd]

❛  there's no way in hell i'm doing that.  ❜ boo from aklla

grumpy x sunshine sentence starters, accepting!  ˎˊ˗

       with all of her wishing bundled up and presented to her in a bouquet,   it’s still not enough,   and allie can feel the way her heart wilts.   the rejection doesn’t come without a sting.   time had stretched so long already to let the two of them stay together.   it’s okay,   really,   it is.   she sighs,   heavy,   accepting it as best she can as she tangles up her fingers,   just to unknot them.   “ i know. ”  her eyes fall to the ground,   scarcely a flutter,   a little ashamed in that way that only aklla can do.   where’s her hope,   now?   that aklla will make it to wherever she’s going,   that she’ll be safe when she’s away,   that she’ll come back.   that last hope is so unsteady,   it quivers,   high up in her mind.   

        her optimism is wrought away from her hands,   as aklla stares at her with her wide,   dark eyes.   allie can’t find anything there.   the look that allie can’t turn into a daydream,   the one that doesn’t feel like the aklla that she knows.   of course she’s not going to stay.   there’s so much for her,   out there,   beyond the forest.   so much more than she could ever dream or wish for.   so much more than allie.   “ won’t you eat something,   then?   before you go? ”

[zwy01]

Noble OCs - Kravei

Making five OCs for every clan!

Adagio Riccardo Kravei: Pureblood. Entered eternal sleep, belonged to Gejutel’s generation.

Adagio was the father and predecessor of Roctis, and the older brother of Kronos Paradiso. He was a great Clan Leader but a terrible father. He was always on top of his duties and answered to his clan members’ needs. If the other Clan Leaders were involved, then he was committed. He was born for that role and his parents had high if not impossible expectations for him. And Adagio delivered flawlessly. He never complained, and viewed their unforgiving training regimen for him as his destiny. It was grueling, but he enjoyed every moment of it. He even reprimanded his parents at times because they didn’t give him enough work or discipline etc. Adagio managed to impress and pressure his predecessor with his extreme competence thus took over their Soul Weapon and title of Clan Leader at the young age of around 400 years old. He was more than ready and his predecessor saw no reason to delay his succession just because. Kravei clan members all agree that Adagio is their most excellent Clan Leader in the last who knows how many generations. He celebrated and smiled with his people for their success and milestones, and cried with them during their struggles. He was the strong, kind, and understanding leader and friend they needed. He could be Adagio the Magnificent or Adagio the down-to-earth fellow babysitter for the day depending on who he was with. The big Kravei family was glad that he wasn’t the Lord or something even if he had the qualities for one, because then he wouldn’t be their beloved Clan Leader. In their eyes, he was perfect. All but one were oblivious to his dark and cold side… his son and successor Roctis. Like how Adagio’s parents set near impossible expectations for him, he subjected Roctis to the same pressure.

Except Roctis was… average. He was diligent and hardworking but despite his honest efforts, he was lackluster in his father’s eyes. Adagio refused to believe that his heir had so-called limits because he himself was brilliant and unfortunately couldn’t relate to struggling. He accused Roctis for being “rebellious” and “lazy” and heavily punished him for it. After all, how could Roctis, the future Clan Leader, serve the Kravei well if he’s a failure? Adagio forced Roctis to kneel on spikes and whipped his hands, legs, and back. He wasn’t trying to be cruel out of malice, though. In fact, he dreaded each time he had to do such things to his son. He truly believed that he was doing the right thing to guide Roctis back “on the right track” and sobbed and wailed as he carried out the punishments. Roctis never showed much emotion as he endured said punishments and always apologized and promised how he’d work harder next time. Adagio himself applied healing potions on his son’s body after each time and again, wept as he did. Roctis comforted himself by convincing himself that this was just his father’s twisted love for him. And it was. Adagio was nice to Roctis in public, though. He only abused him behind closed doors so not even their closest servants had any idea. He didn’t do this because he was afraid of being branded as a cruel father, but because he was ashamed to let anyone know of Roctis’ incompetence. Plus, he believed he gave his son dignity by preventing witnesses. Roctis was determined that when he has children, he’ll never subject them to such torture and he’ll give them all the freedom they want. Well, we know how that goes. Adagio’s hobby was making and collecting fish hooks.

Gello Kravei: Non-pureblood. Alive in the present day, belongs to Gejutel’s generation.

Gello has done great deeds for humanity, especially women and children. She is passionate about it to this day and sees it as her life mission. She appreciates the ways of human life while simultaneously taken aback by the crimes humans commit. Generally, she has a neutral and positive-leaning opinion of them, but she’s aware of the horrors of human nature so she does her best to counter that on her part. Gello and her supernatural piranha friend Roti travel the world to perform safe and painless abortions for women in need. They’ve also built multiple hidden communities in different locations scattered throughout the world to take in women and children who have left their unsafe homes in search for a new place to stay. Gello’s many sisters run these communities and conceal them with their supernatural noble powers so they stay hidden from the rest of the world, especially from those who try to find the “missing persons”. Gello and Roti have helped countless individuals and families escape from abusive circumstances and will continue to do so for a long, long time. They may have even visited a certain snow werewolf matriarch in the mysterious snowy mountains for insight on how to run peaceful, tight-knit communities. One of Gello’s close childhood friends was her Clan Leader Adagio, who shed tears of overwhelming joy upon learning of her intentions to help humans. He offered to fund everything Gello and her sisters needed for running their communities and routinely asked them if they needed more despite always giving them way more than they can spend. Before Adagio entered eternal sleep, he left them a generous sum for their cause, and a public statement to his other clan members that they should all learn from Gello’s example and do good deeds for humanity. Gello’s hobby is shoemaking, if she has the time for that.

Sakina Nereida Kravei: Non-pureblood. Alive in the present day, belongs to Raskreia’s generation.

Sakina is the study buddy and playmate of Ignes. Her parents volunteered her for the position because they saw it as an opportunity for prestige. Sakina had no ambition for said prestige yet obliged to her parents’ wishes because they manipulated her into believing she was indebted to them for bringing her into existence. In reality, they had their daughter to satisfy their own desire to climb the social ladder. They did care for her, but any sort of superficial parental instinct would’ve gone out the window the moment she showed resistance towards their plans for her. Maybe her birth was even timed to match that of Ignes. Sakina’s parents pressured her into delivering a self-recommendation letter to Roctis. It was approved, and the two children were introduced to each other soon after. Sakina was neutral at first but gradually felt more uncanny as she caught glimpses of Ignes’ true nature from her abnormal behavior and remarks. Still, she stuck with Ignes because backing out wasn’t an option. More precisely, she didn’t have a home to return to and her parents probably would’ve strangled her if she called quits. Eventually, Sakina was won over. Perhaps Ignes helped her experience her first sense of purpose. Those rushes of excitement became an addiction and soon she was obsessed with Ignes. Her savior. Ignes could live without Sakina, but Sakina couldn’t live without Ignes.

Curiously, as unhinged as Ignes was, she treated her companion quite well. Sakina was set on repaying that “sincerity” and stepped in and offered herself when Ignes was being difficult. Although she detested pain, she willingly let Ignes experiment on her and was proud to be the Kravei heir’s first science project, in a sense. For a while, she was able to keep Ignes from hurting others by offering herself instead. Roctis’ response to Sakina’s efforts was thanking her, then telling her he looked forward to her future good work. This put immense pressure on her because she wasn’t sure about how long she could keep the ticking time bomb under control either. She did wonder why Roctis never put his foot down with his daughter for once and all but kept her mouth shut as she was in no position to comment on his parenting. As expected, Ignes eventually got bored of having her companion as her only test subject and went after other nobles. Sakina felt terrible witnessing it happen because she had promised Roctis she’d do her best to keep an eye on Ignes and prevent her from stepping out of line, yet it seemed like she could no longer deliver this promise. One day, Ignes asked her companion to join her. Sakina’s inner voice told her to refuse but her loyalty to Ignes was able to outweigh her morals, so she agreed to becoming an accomplice. When Roctis found out, he fired Sakina for “encouraging” Ignes to take the wrong path thus failing as a companion… even though the real guilty one was his own daughter, whom he did not punish. Sakina went into hiding after she was kicked out and a very nice Titus noticed and took in the distraught young woman and offered her a place to stay in his library tower. Titus continued to hide her from her clan’s sight and ignored Ignes when she went around looking to take back what’s hers. Otherwise, Ignes would’ve taken her ex-companion with her when she and Roctis left Lukedonia along with the other traitor nobles. Currently, Sakina is working in rehabilitation for troubled nobles, especially youngsters.

Jayashri Kravei: Pureblood. Alive in the present day, belongs to the Previous Lord’s generation.

Jayashri was born outside of Lukedonia as her parents loved to travel and their noble home was too small for them. Her parents found a deserted island, fell in love with it, and built their new home there… all far, far away from Lukedonia and its seemingly endless problems. The small family of three lived together happily and once Jayashri was a young adult, her parents started to travel again and asked if she’d like to come with them. She felt quite comfortable on their island and had no need to venture outside, so she said safe travels to her parents, hugged them tightly, waved, and went back inside. Jayashri’s time alone was happy and peaceful, and she befriended the local snake population, which was all she needed for company. Despite in a remote location, her deserted island was not completely out of reach from human explorers and whatnots. Every now and then, there’d be a shipwreck and Jayashri would rescue and nurse the humans back to health. She’d load their ships with food and water before they sail off. Interesting, some individuals decided to say goodbye to their exploration party in order to stay on the island with their savior. Perhaps they fell in love with her. Jayashri didn’t particularly care about humans, just that she’d like to not see any die in front of her. But, she was okay with pretending to love them back, for unknown reasons. The human lifespan is short after all. Maybe she thought she could be kind and help them experience a fulfilling life. They’d be dead in a few decades, so it wasn’t like a commitment of any sort to her and only a temporary effort. And so roughly every two or three centuries, Jayashri would act as a loving and caring partner to a human who genuinely loved her. Then, she’d bury them after they die and go back to living in solitude. Rinse and repeat. One day, her parents came back to their island and told her it was time for them to go home to Lukedonia for a while to visit their other family members, and they departed at once. Jayashri’s parents continued to travel after their family business was over while she herself decided to stay in Lukedonia because she liked it there. More importantly, she finds the love of her life. Jayashri is the partner of Eun Ru. Their kids are twins Dasik and Yakgwa Ru, and they are planning for a third. The deserted island is now their vacation home.

Casimir Kravei: Pureblood. Alive in the present day, belongs to the Previous Lord’s generation.

Casimir is quite an unusual fellow. He bears uncanny resemblance to Raizel’s brother, to the point where he actually looks more like him than Raizel who is his actual brother. In a nutshell, they’re kinda twins. He’s also Raizel’s brother’s friend, confidant, informant, and valet… and maybe even more. Who knows. Casimir is rather secretive about his personal life so people have little knowledge of him aside from his physical appearance, which in itself is a mystery. Mere coincidence? Good question. He isn’t remotely related to the noblesse yet they look identical and arguably indistinguishable if it weren’t for their different auras. That’s where it gets interesting. You see, Casimir is Raizel’s brother’s shadow. He follows him everywhere and tends to his needs. He can do paperwork and dirty work depending on what is needed of him. He is the first person Raizel’s brother sends to collect information on someone. Sometimes, he even presents himself as the noblesse and communicates and gives orders on his behalf, all possible thanks to a special noblesse aura imbued jewelry artifact given to him by none other than whom he serves. That’s how much trust the noblesse has in Casimir. The possible motives behind his loyalty are a mystery too. Casimir and Raizel’s brother have a daughter together named Crescentia Kravei who is just as mysterious as her fathers. Casimir’s fate is unclear after the noblesse’s execution, but he is alive and so is their daughter. In hindsight, the identity of the man Edian handed the bloodstone to back then is debatable. But, that can stay a mystery too because i don’t wanna keep writing this anymore

Thank you for reading! That is it! I’m finally done yay.

[pulpsandcomics2]

Spellbinding Terror by Marzena Nereida Piwowar

[almostlookedhuman]

[calithal]

you can't lie to me. i can tell when you're lying. / from aklla

pre-established relationship prompts, accepting!  ༄

                so  she’s  been  gone  all  week-  half  of  that  time  she  can’t  even  remember -and  returns  marked  up  and  messy.  that  doesn’t  mean  anything,  and  she  wishes  everyone  would  just  fucking  stop.  the  fire  of  pride  fuels  her,  because,  she  absolutely  fucking  could  lie  to  aklla,  pass  it  off  as  nothing.  “  god,  fuck  off,  aklla.  ”    cj  rolls  her  eyes,  and  storms  past  her.  really,  what  the  fuck  is  she  doing  here?  getting  bossed  around  by  an  actual  robot  while  she  has  a  hangover  is  the  thing  that  she  wants  to  do  the  least,  right  now.  at  least  with  aklla,  she  knows  what  to  expect.  there’s  no  compassion,  no  guilt,  no  poor  cj  or  disappointment  in  those  cold  brown  stone  eyes.    “  you  have  no  fucking  idea,  ever.  i  don’t  owe  you  anything.  you’re  not  my  fucking  mommy.  ”    and  then  she’s  up  the  stairs,  because  she  actually  is  leaving,  and  she  knows  there’s  no  following  her.  at  least  there’s  that.

[haaaaaaaaaaaave-you-met-ted]

Scholar of Combustion by Nereida Marzena Piwowar

[travelersofchaos]

BANDIDOS | Te buscareeeeeee bandidooooo, te atrapareeeeee 🎵

@remains-rpg nomebloqueesporfavor

[someday-dreamlands]

𝑳𝒂𝒔 𝑵𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒊𝒅𝒂𝒔 (𝑮𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒏 𝑩𝒖𝒔𝒔𝒊è𝒓𝒆, 1902).