#no ok platonically one person in mind will be hecate

[verxsyon]

canon compliant ptn. chief!gn!reader

! contains major character death ! 

hey, what’s up? finally started playing ptn. does angst exist in the ptn writing community? if it doesn’t, lemme introduce myself— /shot. 

as i was saying! i finished chapter 3 so i don’t know much about the lore yet. but something came to my mind the last few days since i finished it. okay, sinners are unshackled if the sinner themselves die or if the chief dies. zoya wondered about the chief’s shackles, one of which being the side effects, and even the chief doesn’t know the content behind their own powers (amnesiac protagonist amirite).

so this is my idea: what happens if you, the chief, dies? the sinners you shackled finally gained freedom, but why does it feel so empty? and as time went on, their unconscious reactions of grief, sadness, and other negative things that are indescribable caused their mania levels to spike, losing control over their powers and themselves, to the point where they start to hallucinate you being alive.

they hallucinate an alternate reality, maybe a dream. in one life, you and them are strangers. in another, you’re friends. in another, you’re lovers. in another, your relationship with them could be something else. why do their hearts ache when they see you? shouldn’t they feel overjoyed that they have control of their own powers back? to kill you over and over again, the cause of their misery, without the shackles holding them back? but, why is it…regret? should’ve they done something to prevent your death?

when they call your name, depending on your relationship with them in that alternate universe, either you’ll give them a confused look but ask for their name, give them a hug, or kiss their face. and when the dream ends, when they soon succumb to madness of mania, the grief, sadness, and pain finally hit them. they want you to call their name so many times they won’t forget, to hold them a little bit longer to feel their warmth, and to take your breath away as if their lives depended on it. afterwards their mania peaks. their dreamworld starts to fall apart, and you’ve become transparent, slowly vanishing from their memory. 

as they inch closer to death, they can feel your presence enveloping them. it’s warm and safe, as if death never came knocking on their door at all. as their consciousness drift away into nothingness, all they can hear are muffled noises, except one: your voice. in that moment, they found you in a field of flowers (the scene in the beginning of the game), in another place of existence where their darkness can’t reach.

“see you in heaven, those who have sinned.”

[uppastthejelliclemoon]

#i absolutely will offer reasoning if you're curious!!

Please do?? :D

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i will admit that some of these are more thought out than others!

Munkustrap as an Athena kid:

Deuteronomy is insanely smart and that's been confirmed as to being the reason Athena has children with mortals, so I can definitely imagine them meeting, and the two of them not really falling in love, but becoming close platonically. When Munkustrap shows up on the doorstep, Deuteronomy just smiles and cradles his little boy.

Tugger as an Apollo kid:

When she's at the peak of her career, Grizabella would absolutely be everything to Apollo. He'd go see her every performance, visit her dressing room, they'd be head over heels. When she has Tugger, Apollo absolutely blesses his son, and he and Grizabella would definitely part as close friends.

I do have a scenario in my mind of Athena and Apollo both sort of nudging their respective partners/friends towards each other, so Deuteronomy and Grizabella meet with their little boys and realize what the two gods did, and they have their own happy family, and I absolutely believe both Deuteronomy and Grizabella can see through the Mist!!

Mistoffelees as a Hecate kid:

ok, I will absolutely admit that this is kind of an obvious one, but it just fits so well! Besides, I realized that Mistoffelees' personality really fits the featured Hecate kids, Alabaster and Lou Ellen! Like Alabaster, Mistoffelees is standoffish and secretive around people he doesn't know, but once he becomes comfortable, he's similar to Lou Ellen, mischievous and playful. Plus, his magic matches with Alabaster's!

Victoria as a Hypnos kid:

I see her as a daughter of Hypnos purely because of her opening dance. It's very mesmerizing, and the music during that scene sounds like a lullaby. She's a very calming presence, and wants to help in any way that she can.

Demeter and Bombalurina as Ares kids:

Ok, if we're getting specific, Bombalurina is a daughter of Ares, while Demeter is a daughter of Mars. Bombalurina just gives me Clarisse vibes, not afraid to stand up for herself and take on anyone who thinks otherwise, and having more of Ares' chaos and wildness.

Demeter, on the other hand, would take after Mars' more strategist and "calm" personality, I think. They're still sisters, Ares/Mars just visited their mother in both his forms!

Tumblebrutus as a Hephaestus kid:

ok, i will be honest that I leaned into the Hephaestus thing because of the Silena/Charlie parallels between Hestia and Tumblebrutus, but I just think Tumblebrutus' personality fits perfectly with the Hephaestus kids!! He's hardworking, and like Charlie Beckendorf, he's quiet and prefers working on his own.

Coricopat and Tantomile as Hecate kids:

again, a bit of an obvious choice, but the reasons are pretty similar to Mistoffelees!! If I had to choose a different, I'd probably go for either Hypnos or Nike!

Cassandra as an Apollo kid:

Cassandra fits within the prophecy part of Apollo's abilities! Really, because of how she and Tugger interact, that gave me the idea for making her an Apollo kid! She's got his foresight, and the other abilities that Apollo kids have in the books!

Alonzo as a Tyche kid:

Tyche is the goddess of chance, and I feel like Alonzo would be the type of person to fit within that cabin. I also really thought about Tyche because Alonzo is a harlequin cat, so the black and white fur are kind of like good and bad chances!

[scary-mostaccioli]

OKAY I HAVE A WHOLESOME REQUEST BC MY MIND IS REELING: After your “NPC that’s easiest to romance” post it hit me with a thought™️. Dating Simulator AU for the creeps? What are their characters types and how does romancing them go, etc. you can only write for one or two, and pick whoever you want! I just thought it might be cute — 🌊

»okokok fuck yes this is my SHIT. So this may be a little messy haha

Also i am so fucking sorry this is so long. I got excited but I did cut out some sO. -Honey

Dating sim AU

I'd imagine the dating sim would start off all fancy and routes start out with a branching path where you have the options of like: »Proxy« »Freelancer« »Mansion«

But you can't really tell which option is which.

Youll end up with one of the three branches and be kinda stuck with the characters and then you can pick the character off through there.

Proxies (Includes Hecate-)

So we got the types: Crackhead, Reserved, Standoffish/Ass, and Mildly Infuriating™

The branching story revolves around who the MC gets shoved off on when on a mission (which is dictated by previous dialogue options).

Toby/Hecate are likely the ones that most people go for because they have the most entertaining options. Toby'd be teasing masky and your three options would be like »"...Do you mind being less annoying?"« | »"Can you guys just...not."« | »"Oooooooh shit-"« | »*Snarky agreeing remark*«

Toby's the easiest to romance (of the proxies) if you choose all the obviously for him options.

Though he'll call you a useless dumbass with a laugh the best way to get to his heart is pure snarky comments back to him.

Toby's route revolves around laughing at his jokes and supporting his injuries along with making jokes with him and encouraging him to think about his past-- even if he cant remember it.

Bad ending is Toby stabbing the MC in the back after he wasn't able to kill his target and they got away (Due to MC in the first place)

Normal ending is default proxy ending. They return to the cabin with no discernible chance in relationship as the MC is still treated like a pet.

Good ending has them returning to the cabin and Toby begging to 'keep them' while pointing to MC. He'll insist hes joking and the end of the route as it ends with a cliche kiss scene.

So Hoodie right. Hoodie is the second easiest to romance.

He's the reserved type that scoffs at the antics from the corner, though he doesn't say much in protest of things.

If the MC gets shoved off on him it would be a lot of silent movements as the MC and him get stuck in a deadly situation. He ends up saving her and in the midst of her thanking him he'd say his first words she'd hear him say, "You're welcome...now stop thanking me."

The MC would likely have a lot of chances to encourage him to talk. The correct dialogue options are harder compared to Toby's as bugging him too far can actually fuck you over.

The route culminates in them both getting lost at night time abd being forced to talk and watch the stars.

Bad ending can only happen in the middle of the story. MC gets killed by threat.

Normal ending is default proxy ending.

Good ending results in Hoodie returning to the Cabin with MC, being clearly more possessive of them as he doesn't allow anyone to touch them. and make sure they're ok.

Masky is on the harder scale to romance.

His options aren't entirely clear... sometimes he needs humor other times he doesn't.

He seems like a normal tsundere™ but its more of a route where you actually have to pick options that end up earning his respect.

Getting on his route isn't hard, but the route itself is.

Badgering him about his past is not the way to go. It would fuck up any player...but not mentioning it at all fucks stuff up too.

Somehow, in his route he'd have an episode, that would be the climax.

Picking right options to get out of that situation and earning his respect before talking about his past and why this shit is happening as he takes off his mask to smoke under the cover of a ditch is where the crisp dialogue happens. Also tells you your gucci.

Bad ending actually results in masky's death.

Normal ending is default proxy ending.

Good ending is ~relationship~

Hecate's route is just as popular as Toby's but...it makes no fucking sense half the time. Most players would fail her route and sit in confusion.

She develops through both lost memories and humor. Finding the balance between when to be serious with her and when to continue joking is the key, though it is quite hard.

Her route would revolve around a murder. The MC is already spooked she's with a ghost, set aside the murder.

The hardest part of the route is sometimes the MC must actually be mean to Hecate to get a point across.

Hecate would remember something, which is when the route would take the bug turn and you know you're on the right track if you succeed.

The good ending is Hecate genuinely caring for the MC. This is shown through protecting them, making sure they’re okay, and caring for their wellbeing as well as how they feel.

Normal ending is Hecate acting somewhat nicer, but it’s more on the borderline of a neutral and platonic feeling toward the MC.

Bad ending is Hecate killing the MC in order to regain another memory of her past.

Freelancer

Achieving the freelancer route requires the MC to escape the mansion, so it's kind of the secret routes (Though Ill only put Janes here so this post doesn't kill everyone)

Upon meeting Jane the MC would beg her to help them yadda yadda.

The route would mostly be Jane attempting to get the MC to safety out of the woods as they run from all the creeps and proxies.

As Jane's route is a secret route, the responses are more difficult

You would learn about Jane's interests in finding Jeff (You'd def have the option as an MC to mention seeing Jeff in the mansion or not.)

The route would definitely end with a partnership in attempting to find the mansion and complete Jane's goal.

The bad end would just be Jane watching as the MC gets killed.

The normal ending is Jane getting the MC out of the woods and they never see each other again

This route would have loads and loads of fluff.

'Pure screeching about how cute the route' is kind of route. Though the tension and likely jumpscares often break that.

Mansion

The mansion is where you originally arrive, so its the easiest to want go stay. (Ill only do Jeff and BEN here)

Ben's route is medium difficulty, but is straightforward if you know what youre doing. Dont feed into his narcissism and play games with him (you have to beat him at a minigane to complete it, though).

His good ending is through doing those actions, and results in him protecting the MC.

His normal ending is the default ending for the mansion. The MC gets thrown out when whatever is keeping her in there leaves.

The bad ending happens by feeding into his narcissism. He traps the MC in a game to be his personal play toy. He develops an intense obsession with her.

Jeff's route is just pure pain.

The dialogue options are super specific. You cannot mess up with one answer or you're done.

He doesn't seem to have a set personality to go along with. He makes fun of the MC he fucks with the MC, he pretends to care about them-- and its really hard to know which is which.

The bad ending for him is just murder. The only thing the MC can hear as they bleed out is Jeff going, "Oh shit...I dont think I was supposed--"

Normal is default.

Good is Jeff insisting the MC doesn't leave. There's no real romance throughout his route, but he insists that the MC should stay in the mansion, for no sensical reason.

[truly-fantastic-me]

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+ Basics:

- Do you have a magical/Pagan name? The closest I have to a “magical/pagan” name is the surname Haddock.

- How did you find Paganism? Toothless.

- How long have you been practicing? 5 years this year.

- Are you out of the broom closet? me? out of the broom closet?? in this shitty Christian-dominated society?? don’t make me laugh...

- Solitary or group practitioner? Solitary

- What is your path? pop culture paganism, spirit work, death, draconic, alien energies, with a vast ol’ mix of dragonkin, merfolkkin, vampirekin and fictionkin.

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+ Deity:

- What’s your brand of deism? hard ass polytheism.

- Who is your patron God? I have three. but I’m not sure if I call them patrons?? just.. my gods??

- Who is your patron Goddess? n/a

- What Gods do you worship? Death (aka Arkay “from” the elder scrolls), Fathurmor (aka Toothless “from” the HTTYD soon-to-be trilogy) and Jel, a creator god  that once ruled over the planet Mars (along with others)

- Do you fear darkly aspected Gods/Goddesses, or rather respect them? Depends on which one?? I haven’t met each one, and if I did, I’m fairly certain that I wouldn’t fear them in a “omg they’re bad i wish they didn’t exist” but rather fear them in a “holy shit they’re intimidating do not piss them off”

Other than that, all the respect in the world goes to them in my eyes. They work their asses off the maintain the balance too and they should get the same respect “lightly-aspected” deities would get.

- Do you worship the Christian God? Nope, sorry.

- Do you worship animals? Or plants? no, but my respect goes to them.

+ Nature:

my spirituality isn’t really earth-bound...

- Do you regularly commune with nature? uh.. not really?

- Taken a camping trip just to talk to nature? well tbf, nature is a really nice place to be in and its very refreshing on the mind. So if I had the money, I would, but.. no. I haven’t. and it would more likely just to enjoy nature.

- Describe the moment you felt closest to Mother Earth? uh.. the closest to Mother Earth I have is Jel, who is very much respectful of nature.

- Do you have a familiar? i.. don’t?

- Have you ever called upon the powers of an animal in ritual? no

- Or a plant? no

- Do you hug trees? uhh.. i think i’ve hugged a tree spirit, does that count?

- Give them gifts? no

- What are your favourite plants to work with? N/A

- What are your favourite trees to work with? N/A

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+ Wheel of the Year:

- What is your favourite holiday? uhh Halloween

- What is your least favourite holiday? labor day??? i apologize that my answers are so Christian-centric, but labor day just sounds capitalist to me.

i say this as i know literally nothing about labor day

if i’m really honest though, my least favorite holiday would likely be easter. for very personal reasons and not because of religious abuse

- Have you ever held a ritual on a holiday? uhh.. not really.

- Ever taken a day off work to celebrate a Pagan holiday? I’d love to be able to do that.. if I could work hahaha..

- Do you celebrate Yule on the 21st rather than the 25th? uhh, I say happy solstice, but that’s about it.

- Have you ever felt the veil thinning? I feel more spiritual energy when the veil is supposedly thinning.

- Ever danced the Maypole? uhh.. what’s that?

- Know what the Maypole symbolizes? i’m assuming its a sacred thing, so i’m not gonna say anything else in order to avoid disrespecting anyone.

- How do you usually celebrate the Pagan holidays? I.. just answered that question in all of the questions above..

like all of the questions above were literally just different forms of that question.

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+ Divination:

- Do you use Tarot? I want to.

- Do you use runes? I want to

- Do you use a pendulum? yeah, but mainly for energy work

- Do you use dowsing rods? No.

- Do you use astrology? uhh. not really? its an interesting practice, but, i’m not really that much into it.

- Any other forms of divination? uhh..

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+ Spells:

- What was the first spell you did? a forgiveness spell to allow myself to forgive someone who had hurt me. but tbf, I was kind of a douche to them too. like, incredibly ableist. ew. - What was the latest? just a devotional spell to my gods. - Ever done a love spell? no - A job spell? No

- A healing spell? I do healing energy manipulation sometimes? - What was the most powerful spell you’ve ever performed? probably the devotional work

- What deities do you usually call on? my gods??? what? do you honestly think i would call on gods that aren’t mine??? wtf no!

ok i’ve done that before quite a few times with Bastet and Hecate i’m so sorry.

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+ Cryptozoology:

- Do you believe in vampires? yep

- Werewolves? yep - Shapeshifters? yep - Elves? yep - Fairies? yep - Dragons? yep - Nymphs? yep - Sprites? yep - Mermaids? yep, but merfolk - Satyrs? yep

basically, everything exists somewhere.

- Ever “seen” any of the above? i think by “seen” you mean encountered, but yes.

- Ever used any of the above in magic?  what do you mean by used?? I dont’ believe in using spirits for your own gain. the magick i use are usually from me, and if not, then they’re from my gods in the form of devotion.

- Do you have one of them as a personal guardian? yeah, my gods. One of them is a dragon, another one of them is literally Death Himself, and the other is a literal extraterrestrial creator god. there’s a few other gods that aren’t necessarily my “patrons” but i still think of them as family.

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+ Random:

- Do you see a rabbit, a man or a woman in the moon? i see a night fury’s head tbh...

- Own a cat? no, but i wish i did.

- Do you work with chakras? i’m not hindu, so chakras aren’t really mine to work with??

- Do you believe in past lives? its only half my spirituality lol

- If so, describe a few briefly. uhh, lets see, being crucified, being burried alive, falling to my death, to name a few. i have more, but i can’t describe them as briefly as my deaths.

- Do you believe in soul mates? i do kinda. but like? its not in the way you think. its less romantic and more.. any kind of consensual relationship that two or more people feel connected enough to call eachother soulmates and that relationship can be platonic, queerplatonic, romantic, or sexual.

- Do you have a spirit guide? edit: uhh no and i prefer not to be culturally appropriative thank you very much

i apologize for changing the comment to this question. the previous answer wasn’t mine, but from someone that posted this meme before me. i know i should’ve when i did this meme.

- Is it always love and light? love and light? why should i have my paganism centered around only two aspects on the multiverse??? that’s so limited, dude. 

also, light =/= good and dark =/= bad.  anybody who tells you otherwise is trying to sell you something.

tagging: whoever the fuck wants to do this