#orion threads

[gravesung-moving]

▲ lounging in the living room go ( to orion <3 )

send ▲ to pull my muse into your muse’s lap! ACCEPTING.

SHOUTA HAS NEVER BEEN EASY TO READ. couple that with orion being chemically terrible at reading people and you have a crush that never quite progresses beyond agonizing pining. in this case, it's a crush that has lasted for years, so many years that it's worn a groove in him. even now, lounging with shouta on the couch, orion's heartbeat flutters just the same as it did when they were in high school. he still loses the ability to speak when shou compliments him, and he still feels himself melt like a burning candle under the attention of those eyes.

something is different tonight. it starts with a conversation, a shared snack bowl, orion doodling in his sketchbook while they watch a show together. orion finds his eye wandering: the stubble, the knife-sharp line of his jaw, the wild hair, the corners of his mouth. all traits that have graced the pages of orion's sketchbooks and easels many, many more times than he'd be comfortable sharing.

it's when orion returns from the kitchen now, fresh off of chugging a glass of water (after, yes, forgetting for most of the day again.) that their called-from-another-room conversation falls into a lull of silence. a long look. in the silence, in the stare, shouta leans forward and takes orion's long and pallid hand in his.

even that small touch is enough to turn off every single thought in his brain. gone. a white screen, 404 error. is — ? is? at first he's not fully sure of the intent: there's a tug at his hand, down and toward. closer, it says, and he obeys wordlessly, every nerve in his body alight as he follows the other's gentle guiding until his long, spidery body is folded in shouta's lap. the hum, the sing of the blood in his veins.

❝ shou — ❞ just barely, the tremor in his hands flares. it's a side effect not of anxiety, but of adrenaline, a decade of yearning with no end in sight being acknowledged — accepted? — for the first time. worse in the left, the one shou's holding. despite it, he presses forward just a bit. those pale and uncalloused fingers, shaking fingers, brush over the stubble he'd been staring at earlier before coming to rest on his jaw. a smile, then. hopeful, a little afraid. there is still a chance he's reading all of this wrong. ❝ ... hi. ❞

[celestialmuses]

"Oh I'm sure. But I don't know, I feel like I haven't clicked with anyone. Like sure, I've had fun, but long term? Not yet." He said with a shrug, suddenly a little bashful. "What? WAG? That's wife and girlfriend. It's the little group that all the player's loved ones have. A puck bunny is basically a groupie, but for hockey. No judgement at all, they're part of a very delicate ecosystem." Yeah, ecosystem of getting laid. But6 he nodded his head in Nikita's direction. The intimacy stuff was hard. it was scary to be vulnerable. "To allow yourself to be seen as you truly are, to contend with all your most hated parts and know that they are loved unflinchingly." There was something there. Orion quicky wrote it down on a napkin.

"hey, you know, you're describing a dream man for some girls out there. good-looking, has plenty of money, a good ass and isn't all up in your grill? i'm telling you, some girl out there is manifesting exactly that. you might be looking in the wrong places!" nikita's eyes lit up as she explained her 'theory' to orion. his following words saw her frown a little. "...you've definitely said that before but i can't remember for the life of me what it means now. i'll blame the alcohol!" she chuckled at the absurdity of that statement. she wasn't ever known to not be able to handle her liquor. quite the contrary, actually. "i've seen a few games, c'mon! give me a break!" niki teased. "i'm staying hopeful. to be honest though, i'm also not looking that hard. not that i don't want to be tied down or anything but it's the intimacy for me. that's always a little challenging. letting my guard down, i mean."

[mountainshroom]

Playing around with human OP designs 👀 plus a bonus

[cybertron-after-dark]

Being constantly surrounded by the presence of a loving God sounds great until you realize you never know when his freaky fuckin eyes are gonna show up to check on you.

And man. They do it a LOT.

[aroaessidhe]

Aromantic adult books (part 2)

ARO WEEK 2023

WERECOCKROACH / contemporary sff novella / aroace agender MC

SAILING BY ORION’S STAR / historical fiction / multiple aroace MCs

THE WORLD WE MAKE / contemporary lovecraftian sci-fi/fantasy / one of the many MCs is aroace coded 

BAKER THIEF / urban/high fantasy / one of the two MCs is aro bi

BLOODY SPADE / urban/high fantasy / one of the major characters/MC’s brother is aro bi - edit, this duology is now promoted as YA? which tbh makes more sense

THE THREAD THAT BINDS / urban/high fantasy / one of the 3 MCs is aroace, other aro-spec side chars

*as a note, some of these only briefly explore aromanticism, and/or explore the ace part of the aroace character more. If you want more details on how much things are explored, see my database!

[celestialmuses]

"Nah, I wouldn't think so. But if she's anything like you, I'm sure she'll never be lonely for friends." He said, noticing her voice get softer when she spoke about her niece. It was sweet and Orion got it, he cared so much for his niece and nephew. "Yeah, I have been for the past few months, thank you for finally noticing." Maybe others would be too shy to admit something like that, but he never was. He gladly looped his arm with hers and watched her decorate the cookies. "I'm sure it's harder than it looks, but if it ends up bad, I can just eat it to save myself the embarrassment." Orion laughed, gently grabbing the piping bag. At first he didn't squeeze hard enough, afraid to break the bag, and a spurt of pink icing came out, but didn't continue in a line like Claudia's. Eventually, he figured out the amount of pressure and squeezed an outline, though he definitely would have to go over some little blank spots. "What do you think, teach?"

claudia couldn’t help but laugh at orion's laugh, the sound of it melting the feigned annoyance on her face, though it quickly crept back. "first of all, i never make anything nasty. thank you very much," she said, finally setting the spatula down. "second of all," her voice softened at his compliment, tone turning playful, "popularity runs in the bloodline. with or without these cookies, she was gonna get all the best valentine’s." when he finished his poem, she raised an eyebrow, a teasing grin spreading across her face. "your ebony goddess, huh?" she cooed, eyes narrowing in mock contemplation. "are you flirting with me?" she walked to the side of the table he’d moved to, looping their arms and tugging him back over to where the piping bags were. "watch and learn from the expert," she said with a wink, grabbing one of the bags. "just squeeze gently." she demonstrated, guiding the bag with practiced ease as the icing flowed neatly onto the heart-shaped cookies. "you’ve got to use a steady hand. think of it like writing... with icing," she explained, passing a bag with a smirk. "now you try."

[laertesthelocalstranger]

Orion waits patiently for Laertes to show. He figures if he wants long enough, she’ll pop up.

They don’t have to wait long.

Laertes stumbles through a portal the size of a thumbtack. Her hair looks different- like he’s gotten fairy hair, if the colors of fairy hair swirled in the light and hurt to look at for more than a few moments. It seems stronger where her braids meet their head, and the odd shape of the brighter presence implies that someone had grabbed it, and hard.

[h-ironosarchive]

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀𝐀𝐑𝐄  𝐓𝐇𝐄  𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐒  𝐎𝐔𝐓  𝐓𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓  ?  𝐈  𝐃𝐎𝐍’𝐓  𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐖  𝐈𝐅  𝐈𝐓’𝐒  𝐂𝐋𝐎𝐔𝐃𝐘  𝐎𝐑  𝐁𝐑𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓  …  𝐈  𝐎𝐍𝐋𝐘  𝐇𝐀𝐕𝐄  𝐄𝐘𝐄𝐒  𝐅𝐎𝐑  𝐘𝐎𝐔,  𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐑. 

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀𝐓𝐇𝐄  𝐌𝐎𝐎𝐍  𝐂𝐀𝐍  𝐁𝐄  𝐇𝐈𝐆𝐇,  𝐁𝐔𝐓  𝐈  𝐂𝐀𝐍’𝐓  𝐒𝐄𝐄  𝐀  𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆  𝐈𝐍  𝐓𝐇𝐄  𝐒𝐊𝐘.  𝐈  𝐎𝐍𝐋𝐘  𝐇𝐀𝐕𝐄  𝐄𝐘𝐄𝐒  𝐅𝐎𝐑  𝐘𝐎𝐔,  𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐑.

𝕾𝖎𝖗  𝐋𝐈𝐋𝐀  𝐌𝐎𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐍𝐄  of  𝐀𝐔𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐀,  a  physical  description.

ꫂ ၴႅၴ  𓂃  a  𝐆𝐋𝐈𝐌𝐌𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆  rose  .  .  .

♯┆  face  claim  :  for  all  intents  and  purposes  of  having  a  picture  in  mind,  lila’s  face  claim  is  argenti  of  honkai  star  rail.  there  is  no  affiliation  to  the  character  in-game  or  in-game  canon.

♯┆species  &&  attributes  :  lila  is  a  vinge,  which  is  the  native  species  of  aurevia.  because  of  this,  she  has  large  wings  on  her  back,  which  has  a  wingspan  of  42ft.  her  back  wings  are  larger  than  normal,  and  drag  on  the  floor  when  she  walks.  because  of  her  vinge  ancestry  and  her  family,  moonstone  vinges  are  born  with  2  extra  pairs  of  wings,  one  pair  right  under  her  ears  (  imagine  sunday  of  hsr  ),  and  one  pair  on  her  ankles.  both  pairs  are  useless  in  flight  and  are  much  smaller  than  her  back  wings.

♯┆gender  &&  pronouns  :  vinges  are  a  non-binary  species,  with  no  emphasis  on  gender  and  a  shared  biology.  because  of  this,  vinges  have  both  sexual  reproductive  parts  (  imagine  ryo  asuka’s  demon  form  in  devilman  crybaby  ).  vinges  typically  do  not  assign  themselves  to  any  set  pronouns,  however,  lila  associates  herself  with  she/her  or  they/them  pronouns.  she  does  not  like  he/him  pronouns.

♯┆build  :  due  to  the  fact  that  lila  is  a  knight,  she  is  rather  fit  with  a  bigger  build.  although  they  are  on  a  bit  on  the  leaner  side,  she  is  still  incredibly  toned  with  a  nice  amount  of  muscle.  their  back  is  probably  the  most  muscular  due  to  the  fact  that  their  wings  are  so  heavy.  she  has  a  rather  flat  chest,  which  she  is  thankful  for  due  to  not  having  to  modify  her  armour  too  much.

♯┆height  :  vinges  are  a  naturally  tall  species,  with  their  standard  height  being  7 ft,  5in  or  above.  lila  stands  at  a  typically  normal  height  of  7 ft,  8in.

♯┆hair  &&  eye  colour  :  lila’s  hair  is  a  bright,  almost  cherry  red.  it  is  long  and  wavy  and  rests  at  the  very  bottom  of  her  lower  back.  she  has  only  cut  it  once,  and  despite  how  long  it  is,  lila  has  mastered  doing  her  hair  in  under  10  minutes.  their  eye  colour  is  an  emerald  green.  however,  she  has  a  central  heterochromia  in  her  eyes  which  is  a  gold  colour  and  does  not  affect  her  vision.

♯┆notable  features  :  despite  her  fiery  long  hair  which  constantly  gets  her  unwanted  attention,  lila  also  has  very  long  and  thick  eyelashes,  as  well  as  multiple  moles  on  her  face.  she  has  one  under  their  left  eye,  one  above  her  lip,  one  on  her  nose,  and  one  on  her  jaw.  she  has  a  few  scars  along  her  arms  and  legs  due  to  knight  training  as  well.

♯┆outfits  :  in  the  majority  of  cases,  lila  is  wearing  her  standard  knight’s  uniform,  which  is  armoured  in  a  form  of  protection.  on  days  where  she  is  not  on  duty,  she  is  not  someone  who  enjoys  dresses  or  dressing  incredibly  formal.  she  enjoys  a  relaxed  style  of  clothing  (  imagine  prince  eric  from  the  little  mermaid  ).

[catherine-bisset]

Starter for @orioncarnell

Location: Scouting out the Daybreakers base

Daybreakers.

Reavers and Daybreakers always circled one another, never really engaging. You'd hear them shouting sometimes, but mostly it was the night screaming that echoed furthest. Catherine tried not to hew loyalty to Reavers; they'd been a means to an end, but compared to Daybreakers? The mad pack had been saints.

So, when she'd heard about the Redwood community setup at the ranch and what had happened after, Catherine approved. You couldn't hope for the best with a group like Daybreakers. Being unpredictable and proactive had kept the Reavers safe, and it worked for Redwood, too.

For now.

But the Daybreakers could still be at their base. Regrouping, planning. Someone had to take initiative and investigate.

Catherine and Orion - having been the two Raiders chosen - left the ranch behind two miles back. Cat was impressed by Orion so far; Isaac had chosen well.

Presently they'd come across what looked like a Daybreaker who'd died post-Ranch, lying face-up and half covered in snow. The freshest fall was sticking to unblinking eyes and the remains of a jaw that worked the air slowly in a familiar holding pattern. Cat's attention, however, was more on Orion and his reaction. His choice. Approach or avoid? Mercy or necessity?

[celestialmuses]

"Oh awesome dude, thanks!" Orion said, pumping his fist a little. Then he leaned on the counter, the warm air surrounding him. "Uh more revolutionary or biographic. I'm feeling like I could use a good fight against the machine. I like to find really inspiring lines and repeat them back when I'm at work. It gets me motivated." He admitted with a shrug. "But honestly, I'll listen to your recommendation. This is your domain after all."

Brandon’s smile widened, clearly pleased that his random fact had landed well. "Hey, nothing like a solid octopus fact to get people talking," he teased, tapping his fingers lightly against the counter. At the mention of poetry anthologies, his expression shifted to something more thoughtful. "Good choice. We actually just got a few new ones in—some contemporary collections, a couple of translated works. Let me see if any match your list." He turned toward the computer, already pulling up the inventory. "Anything specific you’re in the mood for? Something existential and brooding, or are we leaning more toward the ‘love will ruin you but in a beautiful way’ kind of poetry?"

[gravesung-moving]

— seph-twin spiderverse fuckery, go!

@harerazor — charon.

A LONG, LONG, LONG PAUSE. loooooooooooooooong pause. he blinks, squints a singular eye, checks his fingers to make sure he's awake.

❝ is this a prank? there sure as hell aren't three of us. ❞

[goldenthreadstories]

[ i got distracted and doodled Sora and Orion. Opps >< ]

[thisgusting]

"you know what ??" oh no. "we cannot keep seeing eachother like that !!" where was she going with that ?? to be completely honest, orion had no idea, either. did that stop her from saying what's on her mind ?? never. "i mean... — yeah, i will still need your help from time to time, but... you see... how about we just... go out somewhere ?? i'll try not to injure myself, you know." that part was still up in the air, though. even a pebble could be dangerous !! "an arcade place... some cotton candy ?? hmm...??"

@wcvensouls — closed starter !!

[celestialmuses]

It was absolutely miserable out and Orion had run into the little diner to escape the rain. Also his thoughts. He'd driven off in a huff and gotten himself - not lost obviously, but not near home. "Oh shit, I'm sorry. I was off in my own little world. I'll gladly take a coffee, I can pay though. Do not use your paycheck on me. I'll also get a cheeseburger, make it worth everyone's while." He said, nodding up at her.

"Listen, honey," Paisley began, softening her voice. "I wish I could let you stay here all night, but my boss is starting to notice you're not ordering anything. He's getting a little antsy. Look," she glanced towards the server window, a quick, almost apologetic movement. "How about I get you a coffee? It's on me. We're closing soon anyway. You look like you could use something warm."

[nemo-draco]

Orion and the Dark Plot

Thinking some thoughts about the plot of the movie and wanted to put them down in writing. Can read or not. Admittedly, this is also meant to help me incorporate the characters and plot into a larger xover, though not immediately so some of the concepts here can be used for other stories, AUs, what have you.

A good amount of the movie, pretty much everything plotwise up until we have the conflict between Dark and the other entities, is good from the word go. Dark and Orion's relationship as it develops is solid, the dynamics between Dark and the other entities a little less so though we definitely get something of a feel for how he thinks about each of them. He very much looks up to Dreams, which makes me wonder if Dark and Dreams co-opt the leadership role given that Dark would probably have been around first, with Sweet Dreams showing up later on. Dark doesn't always seem to understand the idiosyncrasies of Insomnia, Unexplained Noises, and Sleep, and in some cases he quite literally doesn't understand what Quiet is saying, though he clearly likes and supports them all as best he can.

Though one thing I do wonder is the notion of Dark's insecurities and how those play off. It doesn't seem like the others are unaware of Dark's struggles, but they might not understand the depth of what Dark's going through. Maybe he's tried to bring it up, but not made it to the level that he gets to with Orion in the tea shop, or he did actually divulge his worries about being seen as 'the bad guy' and was brushed off or basically told not to worry about it, which unfortunately can be like telling a trainee pilot not to crash the plane. I.E., if you tell someone not to look for a red car, all they're gonna see are red cars.

He also does seem to be weirdly apart from the rest of the group, especially if you remember the tea shop scene. Everybody else goes inside without Dark, he's just kind of allowed to sit at his own table and presumably no one notices. It could've been because Orion was there and the others figured that it was a private moment so they let it play out, but he's almost left behind right then and there. There's also the fact that he comes in late to the break where we meet the others and no one really comments. They're happy to see him, but from the looks of things, this is not the first time Dark's gone off on his own or showed up late to a break time. They seem pretty tight-knit, but Dark's kind of not totally integrated with the rest of them, and looking back on it, especially when considering what happens later on, it's really noticeable.

Light's role and character feels like it should be expanded. I still like the idea of he and Dark being, or seeing themselves as, twin brothers, as it gives some interesting issues for them and would make sense given that they were both likely 'created' around the same time if you're going for the spontaneous generation route. However, even if you're not going for that route, I'd still go further rather than making him just the 'nicer one that everyone likes'. In a way, I like the notion of making Light a shadow archetype to Dark, mostly because it's funny to think of and it makes them play off each other so much better in my mind. Where Dark is more insecure, Light is settled into who he is, where Dark is more open to outside influences, Light is more centered and less likely to let things get to him.

Them being brothers also makes their conflict interesting, because if anyone's had siblings, Lord knows they're gonna conflict over something. It probably doesn't help that Light and Dark can only spend so much time around each other due to their situation. So you have Light seeing how his brother is drawing away and getting more combative and, well, alright then, Dark, if you wanna be a jerk, you can be a jerk. Though I don't think Light's oblivious to what's going on, or maybe why. He, just like everyone else, kind of underestimates the problem.

The big part of the plot, apart from the time travel, that I would change is the scene where Sweet Dreams and Orion go into his dream to find Dark. Firstly, especially when looking back on it, I feel like they kind of skated over the fact that Dark, y'know, tried to wipe himself off the face of the earth on purpose. I know that it's kept tame for the kiddos, but maybe have a moment where Dark has to be drawn out of his own emotional muck, maybe in a quite literal sense. The lack of time travel also means that Dreams gets a bigger role, and if Orion is directly addressing the things that Dark told him, then that might also open up Dreams to a lot of what's been bothering Dark, character interaction and her getting to reconnect with him. The Black Hole scene is fantastic, though maybe a bit more lead-in with the earlier bits, and keep in mind Dark's character arc.

Ultimately, given where the plot goes, I like the fact that there is conflict between Dark and the other night entities, especially since we've been building up to that with Orion's intro, but maybe change it a little. Like, you can't tell me these guys have never seen what things look like in the day before. Maybe instead of them being just you're holding us back from experiencing a good thing because of what you are, Dark it turns into we're sick and tired of watching you continually get yourself into trouble because of what other people say about you, especially now that you're jumping down Orion's throat just because he expressed a contrary opinion. Because if we're going to talk about Dark being 'irresponsible', then we should also bring up the fact that he kind of implodes on Orion, a kid, as a result of the conversation with the other entities where he discusses daytime and why he likes it. Now, we the audience and Orion, know why he's doing that, but the other night entities might not fully grasp the scope of why this is happening. In their minds Dark might've just gone from okay, this insecurity is kind of annoying and interfering with our jobs to alright, now you're lashing out at people simply for saying they happen to prefer daytime, you're kind of just being a bully. Really gives you the chance to see how disconnected everyone's become, and feels like a better use of the Miscommunication Kills trope.

I also had a somewhat fun thought where the 'screw you Dark we're gonna go experience day without you holding us back' bit was a somewhat slapdash way of teaching Dark a lesson of sorts. A sort of alright, he wants to be a jerk, well, how about we show him what happens sort of thing. But this, again, coming out of issues where No One Is Saying The Things They Need To Say, so Dark's left stumbling and trying to explain. For extra oomph, maybe someone says something to the effect of your problems are not an excuse for bad behavior, maybe you should consider your actions have consequences? Bit of a thing that's harsher in hindsight, given what Dark decides to do as a result.

It definitely leads to some fun moments in retrospect. Not that the whole bit of the entities telling Dark that they appreciate him wasn't good, but, all things considered, and especially when harsh words are exchanged, maybe an apology is also needed. Admittedly though, this could go both ways, with the others apologizing to Dark for writing off his feelings and making him think they were abandoning him, and Dark apologizing for letting his not-so-great feelings take the fore, and also maybe not telling them about the scope of his worries depending on how the others take it. If he wasn't being fully honest, I can see some of the other entities, maybe Sweet Dreams, Quiet, and perhaps to a degree Unexplained Noises, Sleep, and Insomnia being like well, why didn't you SAY ANYTHING?! But, yeah, let's sit down and talk this mess out. It does also potentially bring them closer as friends (or more, if you wanna go that route).

Another fun thought, as a result of Dark getting BTFO'd by Light, does Light stop? Does he initially think no no no, he's just being dramatic, he's not actually and then...yep, turns out Dark did.

[teaganweatherford]

𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳 @orionxblakewood

Teagan sat on the bench outside the café, balancing a steaming cup of coffee in her hands. The cold January air bit at her cheeks, but she liked the stillness of the town this time of year. She noticed a man across the street, standing by the noticeboard and reading one of the flyers pinned there. Something about his posture—hands shoved in his coat pockets, shoulders hunched—reminded her of someone unsure of where they belonged. Without thinking, she called out, “Looking for something, or just killing time?”