#of the muse

[mikiquette]

MIKI HANAE 花江実喜 — river of flowers; berries of joy

rp blog. muse/admin 21+. gmt+8. likes & follows from @kaianqelic. penned by @sunmerberrie. see also: prompts, thread tracker, tags under the cut. please read this before interacting!

「 you are the main character of your own fairytale. 」

— TAGS & VERSES ;

Please refer to the following for the tags that will be used on the blog, including current ships/verses. 

[ GENERAL ]

about miki — of the muse out of character — behind the cloud. ooc suggestive posts — cw. suggestive. explicit posts — cw. explicit. queued posts — queue'll be in my heart reblogs — true love's kiss (reblog) prompts — a whole new world (prompts) answered — wish upon a star (inbox) roleplay — once upon a time rp end — happily ever after (the end) thoughts — a dream is a wish your heart makes moments posts — lost in the woods  (moments) main verse — tale as old as time secondary verse — part of your world

[ MAIN VERSES ]

tale as old as time. miki's main storyline verse follows the tag “tale as old as time”. this is the storyline most in-tune with her character development in relation to canon in-game events, and closely follows her modified lore. in this verse, miki follows a developing relationship with caleb.

part of your world. this is a secondary verse where miki follows her non-mc characteristics. this verse focuses on her relationship with zayne. usually included under this verse are interactions with: (1) other mcs, or (2) others whose main verses/primary ships also involve caleb.

[ NOTES ]

— For new threads, tale as old as time is the default verse being roleplayed, unless something else was mutually potted beforehand.

— Any roleplay interaction under either verse tag (main/secondary) will automatically follow their respective specifications.

— Each roleplay interaction will be tagged with a personal character label (song lyrics). If none of the tags above are added to the interaction, the personal character label will serve as its own verse tag.

[ CHARACTER TAGS ]

CALEB — caleb; fall another moment into your gravity — main verse. developing relationship. — NOTE ; threads with different roleplayers to be marked by a tag of their url 🤍

JEREMIAH — jem; in the falling petals — main verse. platonic.

XAVIER — xavier; morning star there you are — main verse. platonic.

ZAYNE — zayne; our winter poem — secondary verse. developing relationship. — NOTE ; threads with different roleplayers to be marked by a tag of their url 🤍

[kaianqelic]

noun ; kai·ah me·i /ˈkaɪ.ə/ /'meɪ/ — kaia; pure; to rejoice; — mei; plum; beautiful; bright; bud, sprout; — of a joyful and beautiful life.

l&ds-based rp blog. admin/muse 21+. gmt+8. in the process of moving from @kaiarchived. please read through the carrd before interacting. see also: thread tracker / prompts. tags & verses under the cut.

admin: @sunmerberrie / other rps: @mikiquette (mc/self-insert), @thomasicism (canon)

— TAGS & VERSES ;

Please refer to the following for the tags that will be used on the blogs, including current ships/verses. Note that this section of the carrd explains Kaia's lore!

[ GENERAL ]

about kaia — of the muse out of character — behind the cloud. ooc suggestive posts — cw. suggestive. explicit posts — cw. explicit. queued posts — queue'lque chose reblogs — encore (reblog) prompts — la rêverie (prompts) answered — lire dans mon coeur… (inbox) roleplay — j’écris ton nom thoughts — s'endormir dans un rêve sans fin (musings) moments posts — mots doux (moments) main verse — la vie en rose secondary verse — le coeur a ses raisons royal au verse — emmenè-moi

[ MAIN VERSES ]

la vie en rose. kaia’s main storyline verse follows the tag “la vie en rose”. this is the storyline most in-tune with her character development in relation to canon in-game events, and closely follows her modified lore. in this verse, kaia follows a developing relationship with xavier.

le coeur a ses raisons. this is a secondary verse where kaia falls for neither of the main leads. specifically, this verse revolves around her relationship with jeremiah. usually included under this verse are interactions with other ocs whose main verses/primary ships also involve xavier.

NOTE : For new threads, la vie en rose is the default verse being roleplayed, unless something else was mutually potted beforehand. Any roleplay interaction under either of the tags above will automatically follow their respective specifications. Each roleplay interaction will be tagged with a personal character label (lines taken from French media, usually poetry). If none of the tags above are added to the interaction, the personal character label will serve as its own verse tag.

[ CHARACTER TAGS ]

CALEB — caleb ; sous un ciel d'azur au milieu de l'éte — under an azure sky in the middle of summer, 'Eden Sentimental (I)' by Stéphen Moysan — main verse; platonic

GREYSON — grey ; la courbe de tes yeux fait le tour de mon coeur — the curve of your eyes trace a path on my heart, 'La Courbe de tes Yeux' by Paul Éluard — greyson as her primary care physician; developing relationship

JEREMIAH — miah ; nous allons fleurir les beaux pissenlits d'or — we will make lovely golden dandelions blossom, 'Triste, Triste' by Jules Laforgue — secondary verse; dating.

LUKE & KIERAN — luke ; ton amour mon éveil—, kieran ; ta douceur en soirée—, l&k ; —et toi pour le reste de mes jours. — your love my awakening, your sweetness in the evening, and you for the rest of my days, 'L'autopsie du verbe (II)' by Stéphen Moysan — oblivious in love; developing relationship

RAFAYEL — rafa ; dis que c'est par amour que ton coeur l'a choisie — say that it is out of love that your heart has chosen it, 'Quand le fil de ma vie' by Marceline Desbordes-Valmore — exes to lovers trope

SYLUS — sy ; de ces pleurs je fais—un parfum d’ambre et de miel — from these tears I make—a fragrance of amber and of honey, 'La tombe dit à la rose' by Victor Hugo. —

XAVIER — xavi ; morte la nuit—la mémoire des étoiles brûle — when night has died—the stars’ memory keeps burning, 'Morte la Nuit' by Claire Malroux — main verse; dating

YVONNE — yv ; dans la foule je t’ai vue — in the crowd i saw you, 'Air Vif' by Paul Éluard — friends to lovers; developing relationship

ZAYNE — zayne ; car j'ai vécu de vous attendre — for i have lived for waiting for you — 'Les Pas' by Paul Valéry — friends to lovers; developing relationship

AZALEA — lea ; refroidi sous ce soleil joyeux — cooled under the merry sun, 'Soleils Couchants' by Victor Hugo — best friends to lovers; developing relationship.

CHESHIRE — chesh ; dit le chat—nous sommes tous fous ici —said the cat—we’re all mad here, 'Alice in Wonderland' by Lewis Carroll — main verse; platonic; cheshire as 'jess'

DOLASACH — dola ; où l’amour à longs flots nous verse le bonheur — when love pours forth huge floods of happiness, 'Le Lac' by Alphonse de Lamartine — main verse; platonic

EMAH — emah ; dans la nuit éternelle emportés sans retour — into the eternal night carried away without return, 'Le Lac' by Alphonse de Lamartine — black cat x golden retriever; developing relationship.

LILY — lily ; et le soleil plus brûlant qu’aujourd’hui — and the sun burned brighter than today, 'Les Feuilles Mortes' by Jacques Prévert — secondary verse; platonic; coworkers

MAEVE — mae ; n'emportez que l'espérance — take only hope, 'Bon Voyage' by Henri-Frédéric Amiel — main verse; exes to best friends; platonic

MORGAN — mora ; tout vous sourit — everything smiles at you, 'Les Rêveurs Amoureux d'une Étoile' by Clément Michaëls — developing relationship

STAR — star ; voyez valser les mondes — see the worlds waltz, 'Étoiles' by Théophil Gautier — main verse; platonic

[tsunflowers]

book from the sky (tianshu) xu bing, 1989-91

I was so excited to see a copy of this in real life bc it's something I studied in art history. this is a book that was typeset and printed by hand using wooden blocks but every one of the characters was invented for the sake of the piece and does not correspond to any word in the Chinese language

[cupcraft]

Also btw trump recognizing only "the two biological sexes" harms intersex people too. I am a researcher of sex and it's affects on disease, and sex is far more complicated than "two sexes" and it always will be. Sex is multifaceted and there are far more than two binary sexes. Keep that in mind too. Don't fall into bioessentialism as you fight for trans people and intersex people.

[knockknockwhosthereartistism]

I was inspired

[septemberkisses]

the fact that i'm no longer the same age as the protagonists of novels and films i once connected to is so heartbreaking. there was a time when I looked forward to turning their age. i did. and i also outgrew them. i continue to age, but they don't; never will. the immortality of fiction is beautiful, but cruel.

[shamebats]

If T makes you gain weight and E and antidepressants do it too, and so does enjoying good food and not being hungry all the time, then perhaps maybe sometimes joy & weight gain come hand in hand and that's good

[salvadorbonaparte]

"tiktok has massive problems that even if you don't agree with a complete ban have to be addressed for all social media platforms" and "the Chinese government is doing pretty awful things" and "there is a lot of sinophobic fearmongering and double standards in the conversation about tiktok" and "people should exercise basic caution signing up to foreign or domestic social media" and "most Chinese citizens like US citizens are just people living their life and cultural exchange between them can be beneficial for both sides" and "some people being on the same social media site isn't going to solve everything " and "I want to study the linguistics happening there under a microscope" are opinions that can coexist

[plaidos]

if you’re a trans ally you have to be ok with seeing topless dudes with their tits out & girls with bulges in their jeans or skirts etc. trans bodies are normal, get used to them, they’re not going anywhere.

[deadlypoetacademia]

[arylleth]

to love someone is firstly to confess: i'm prepared to be devastated by you. by A History of My Brief Body by Billy-Ray Belcourt

[mikiquette]

please take the time to go through this post before interacting with miki! included in this post will be rules and oc info (i.e. lore, appearance, personality) ❣

— &&. rules.

GENERAL

This blog prioritizes my (the admin's) comfort. This means that [1] I may answer slowly/sporadically according to life events; and, [2] I reserve the right to refuse to answer (and therefore delete) any asks that I do not feel comfortable with answering. Please respect my decision and don't take it personally, this is simply for my own personal comfort!

DO NOT...

----- a) Follow or interact if you are either a minor or a blog without any age indicator. If I catch you, you will automatically be blocked!

----- b) Use any writing or art visible on this blog (whether by me or by others) for AI training or other related purposes. Please please don't do this!

----- c) Godmod in roleplays, or otherwise dictate any actions/thoughts of my muse (Miki) during roleplays.

----- d) Spread negativity, drama, discourse, or disrespect. Please let's all be kind; avoid hate, shaming, the use of slurs or derogatory terms, etc!

FORMAT

You may interact with Miki through asks (whether through anon or not), mentions, replies, reblogs, etc. This blog is mirrored-lit. This means that you are free to interact using shorthand prose, semi-para, multi-para, lit, or semi-lit, or however else you see fit. Whichever way you interact, I will match you!

INTERACTIONS

Miki is primarily a Love & Deepspace OC for now, so anyone in the Love & Deepspace universe may interact with her, including other OCs or canon characters! Miki may branch into other fandoms someday, but for now she stays within the L&DS universe.

SHIPS

Miki is primarily shipped with Caleb, secondarily with Zayne. If you wish to establish romantic ships with her as either a canon character or an OC, please discuss with me beforehand, as I may be selective! Each ship will be considered in its own universe. You may refer to the tags and verses on the pinned post.

DMs

I am very much open to DMs for plotting! Please don't feel shy to reach out to me whenever! 🥰

NSFW

Admin is 21+ years old, and interactions that are NSFW (sexual) in nature will definitely be present. Such content will be tagged appropriately, and nsfw (explicit) roleplay replies will be hidden under either a mature filter or a read more button. PLEASE PLEASE BE CAREFUL OF THE MEDIA YOU CONSUME!

----- Suggestive content : cw. suggestive.

----- Explicit content : cw. explicit.

ART

If sharing art into my asks or tagging me in something, please be careful. CHECK FIRST if the artist allows reposts. If they do not, please only share the art via a link ONLY and do not share the image itself. If they do, please always credit back via a link and a username. Let's respect our lovely artists! (And again, please do not use any writing or art visible on this blog, whether by me or by others, for AI training or other related purposes.)

OPERATOR SPEAKS

This blog is operated by @sunmerberrie. Content will remain mostly in-character; however, if necessary, OOC-related content will be indicated by the following:

----- Posts beginning as: "☁️; text"

----- Posts tagged with: "behind the cloud. ooc"

----- Replies/tags formatted as: "(text)"

— &&. basic info.

full name. miki hanae; 花江実喜; r. hanae, miki nicknames. m, mi, mimi, kiki, kirin, milky birthday. june 12 age. early 20's gender. female pronouns. she/her

etymology. 花江 (hanae) — "flower" and "river"; "river of flowers" / 実喜 (miki) — "berry/fruit" and "joy"; "berries of joy"

— &&. personality.

of soft lullabies and the gentle breeze of the wind.

miki is on the shier, quieter side. she prefers peaceful things and comfort zones; is unconfrontational and rarely one to make a stand for herself in lieu of avoiding conflict.

she's a little awkward and a little unsure about most things, often very easily flustered—but she tries her best, really! she's especially always going out of her way to make sure the people she loves do feel loved, and do feel happy, and that's primarily how she shows her love.

she's also a wallflower, and due to her generally preferring the background as opposed to the limelight, she's developed a somewhat observant attitude—the unfortunate thing is that it also means that she's in her head a lot. she rationalizes constantly in her head, and sometimes it leads to overthinking, but it does mean that she knows herself very well.

she can be likened to a deer.

some trivia—

strengths. introspective, observant, kind, calm, soothing, gentle, loyal

weaknesses. shy, awkward, a little bit of a doormat sometimes, overthinker

hobbies. singing, playing instruments (guitar, piano, ukulele, ocarina), embroidery

likes. music, fairytales, strawberries (and berries in general), fruits, sunsets and sunrises, chocolate, tea, mint, cheesecake, cleaning, studying, small animals, Hanamaruobake, Hummingmint

dislikes. large gatherings, loud noises, arguments, long travels/trips, insects, rain, thunder, lightning, cooking, baking, broccoli, cauliflower, horror-related things, loneliness

common phrases. "umm..." "sure-io!" "no no no, not at all!" "maybe... mayhaps... maychance...?"

other notes. motion sickness (ironically), entomophobic (fear of insects), phonophobic (fear of loud noises), chalk and nickel allergy, tends to have chronic nightmares

— please never leave her in the kitchen unsupervised, and never put her near a stove, she's allergic to it... and something will burn.

— she has a love-hate relationship with the piano.

— her favorite instrument to play is the ukulele.

— her favorite designs to embroider involve puppies.

— she is quite fond of being called angel and doll.

— &&. appearance.

of hidden silhouettes and a shy little glance.

face claim. stacey sevilleja

voice claim. katherine li

pinterest. general aesthetic board

height. 165cm hair. long, wavy, copper-brown (likened to ginger) eyes. bright, almond-shaped, dark brown notable features. glasses! (astigmatic)

color themes. oranges, peaches, browns, reds, blues makeup. orange lipstick, light layer of brown eyeshadow, brown eyeliner

casual fashion. academia—long sleeves, knitted wear, sweater vests, turtlenecks, cardigans tucked into loose trousers, plaid patterns, combat boots, loafers, coats. rarely involves dresses or skirts. comfort over style; figure stays mostly covered.

formal fashion. girly—short, flowy dresses, usually of very light fabric, never skin-tight. usually longsleeved; if not, tends to be accompanied by some arm cover (i.e. jacket, cardigan, blazer, etc.)

— &&. love & deepspace.

(1) A career as a Deepspace Hunter (UNICORNS; subordinate to Jenna);

Generally, Miki still follows the template MC of the L&DS universe. This is how she is standardly played, unless interacting with other MCs [as part of her "part of your world" verse]. 

As MC, she therefore maintains bits of canon lore, such as:

(2) The Resonance EVOL;

(3) Possession of the Aether Core (and subsequent heart issues);

(4) Saved by “Lumiere” during the Catastrophe;

(5) A childhood with Josephine and Caleb as her adoptive family.

As of now, not much is known yet about her past prior to growing up with Josephine and Caleb—she does not remember much about her life before the Catastrophe.

When interacting with other MCs, to avoid overlap, the notes above change into the following NON-MC characteristics, which are part of the verse tagged as 'part of your world':

(1) A regular Deepspace Hunter; part of UNICORNS, but not in the Alpha sector and usually takes on less taxing/less dangerous missions.

(2) Her EVOL is "absolute charm" (lmao Kiro callback)—she's able to draw any creature's attention to her whenever needed, automatically allowing a calm, happy sensation to wash over them when she does. Effects usually last up to 15 minutes at a time. Due to the nature of her EVOL, it is necessary for her to be with a partner during missions, as her role is primarily support.

(3) No Aether Core

The following, subsequent information are unique to her as "Miki", in this iteration:

(4) Childhood and past are largely lost to memory due to the trauma of the Chronorift Catastrophe, where she also lost her biological family.

(5) No established relations to either of the LI's.

The aftermath of the Chronorift Catastrophe left scars on her left arm that she's relatively insecure about, and therefore tends to cover them with long sleeves.

She usually feeds and takes care of the stray cats outside her apartment, and has particularly bought a little collar for one that visits frequently, an orange tabby cat. She has named the cat Clementine, and basically treats her like her own pet.

Despite already working as a Hunter, she is still currently taking part-time units in psychology, because she claims it's "really good extra knowledge to have". Because of her studies, she tends to take on (and be given) a less amount of missions. It has been two years so far—she'll be able to graduate with a degree in psychology in three years.

On some nights, she performs live shows at bars and restaurants. Singing and performing are her safe havens—It's one of the only times that she gets to feel a little more confident in herself, without all the pretenses of what others may think of her.

Sometimes when she's at home, there's a certain sense of loneliness, because she's not a super social person—she thinks about the loss of her family often, and has never been fully able to move on from it. However; the more she thinks about it, the hazier her general memories of the past become.

regarding the main and secondary verses...

In her main verse, her story centers and develops around her relationship with Caleb. This is Miki's default verse, tagged under "tale as old as time". In this verse, she more closely follows Caleb's storyline and branch, and her romantic relationships with any of the other love interests (or anyone else) are null, meaning that she only remains as friends with the other LI's. Her feelings for him have been bubbling under the surface for as long as she's remembered, and reuniting with him has put her at odds with that fact, despite being less upset at him and more upset at the situation. As it stands, she's unsure of how to move forward with their relationship now when, despite desperately wanting him around and craving the comfort he offers, she doesn't know how to interact with him anymore. Despite their shared history, she has a tendency to act more shy and awkward around him, and is definitely more aware of the fact that her feelings for him have never left.

In her secondary verse, her story centers and develops around her relationship with Zayne. This is tagged under "part of your world", and usually includes interactions with: (1) other MCs, or (2) others whose main verses/primary ships also involve Caleb. Thus, this verse makes use of her NON-MC lore, and naturally, her relationships with the other LI's remain platonic and non-established. There is not much lore behind this verse, other than the fact that she really just has an unfounded crush on Zayne (lmao). She swings by Akso Hospital when she can just to leave him little gifts and notes, and she's always happy when she gets to strike up a conversation with him.

[sitronsangbody]

It will never not baffle me how hard society tries to insist that fatness is an abnormality. The average western woman wears plus size clothing. One of the smallest garments on the scale is called a medium. Most people with anorexia are in the overweight bmi category, yet somehow that's known as "atypical anorexia". Fatness is often labeled the cause of a number of diseases, but there are literally no diseases exclusive to fat bodies. Looking at movies and television, you'd think the world was 98% thin people. It's not.

My point isn't that if it was pretty rare to be fat, fatphobia would be okay. Of course not.

My point is that we're surrounded by all these artificial indicators that fatness is unnatural and uncommon and it's just not true?? Humans are not always thin and we've never all been thin and we're not all meant to be thin. Fat humans are a normal type of human. Fatness is a feature, not a bug.

[mascula-sappho]

Aren't plushies beautiful? They were created so a sick child had something to hold. They were created so an adult living alone might have a friend to keep them company. They were created for a teenager to clutch to her chest as she cries. They were created to accompany a college student to his geology classes. They were created not for any material benefit, they don't change tires, but to be loved.

They were created for the purpose of love.

[crabussy]

"dolphins are completely evil" I actually don't think we should assign human morality to animals with no concept of law or civilisation with an intelligence roughly equating to that of a toddler