#otp: Mi Amor Don Quixote

[dzvagabond]

[ vanille and gaufre for both anderson and luis~ ]

Ah, yes, Valentine, the friend who's a part of the Hellsing Organization. Tell me, how is that bastard Alucard? Itching for a fight I hope.

Let's just answer the question. Don't want to waste the time of our beloved's best friend, right?

Vanille : how was your life before meeting S/I ? Has it improved since then ?

Before meeting Francis, life was... Almost too boring. Same old missions from Maxwell, destroying monsters when needed, doing meaningless tasks for the Vatican. Then Francis, the Lord's Deacon blessed by an angel, shows up to Iscariot HQ and was an assigned a mission with me to take down a horde of the undead. Needless to say, my life improved for the better.

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Well, uh, I would say that my life was... Mediocre before meeting Ezio but I would be very, very mistaken. I lived a lie, thinking everything was perfect despite what I was asked to do-- what I was asked to create. Meeting them was almost as if fate was giving me a way out, a way to set things right. So I ran away with them. Things were rocky at first, but I would say having them as a companion both in work and in life made me feel better about living.

Gaufre : Do you have anything you wish to say to S/I right now ?

I want to apologize that I am not there for you emotionally at times, that I focus on our duties rather than spending time with you. I do appreciate everything that you do for me Francis, and I will continue to value our relationship despite the idiocracies I have committed.

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There are plenty of things I want to tell them. Many confessions I would like to make.

However, I will just say this:

Ezio, I am sorry for all the things I have put you through. But know that I would do it all over again if it meant I could keep you safe from the world, from Saddler. And I will keep trying to protect you as long as I am breathing. Te amo, mi querida.

[dzvagabond]

Self insert asks: 1, 2, 3, 4 & 7 for the self insert you’re currently thinking about/fixated on at the moment! :3

Thank you for the ask 💚💜

So I'm gonna talk about my main RE inserts right now so please forgive all the lore I am about to dump at you friendo.

1. What is your s/i's name & pronouns?

Ezio DiAngelo, they/them (RE4R)

Dr. Reneé Howell, but goes by Ren, she/her (Main RE insert)

2. How similar is your s/i to you? Are they a carbon copy, completely different, or a mix of the two?

Ezio isn't really similar to me, but they do carry ✨trauma✨ from my childhood. But that's pretty much it. They are their own person.

Ren, however, is very similar to me. Very caring and motherly, has my huge fascination for science and virology, and my intrusive thoughts about dissection of the human body.

3. Does your s/i have a full back story yet? Or is it still in the works? If it's done, can we see it?l

Ezio does have a back story and here's the gist of it: They were a human experiment at Umbrella Euro who received the prototype of the NE-α Type parasite that fully fused to their brain stem but never fully reached maturity to mutate them. Luis was brought on board to the project and seeing how they were treating subjects, specifically Ezio, he vanished with them in tow back to Valdelobos (RE4 Village). Then, Saddler employed him to discover the abilities of the Plagas under the guise of helping Ezio get back to normal, but ends up infecting them with it instead. Hence the reason on why Luis developed those lasers in the first place to destroy both parasites. But he couldn't since NE-α Type had already fused to their spine, and the Las Plagas was mutating with the already existing parasite.

Ren has a fully fledged back story (it's a lot) that you can read here!

4. How did your s/i feel when they first met your f/o(s)? How do they feel about them now?

Ezio was very skeptical about Luis at first considering they were an experiment he was assigned to monitor and he was an Umbrella scientist. Now, they are very much head over heels for him, and trust him completely. We're just gonna ignore Luis' fate for a sec haha

Meeting Wesker, Ren thought he had a complete stick up his ass but grew to respect him as a scientist. Now, Ren was/is disgusted on how he changed, on what he wanted to do. Very big divorced couple energy between them.

7. Give us 3 random facts about your s/i!

EZIO:

Born and raised in Italy, but moved across Europe quite often when they were younger. Resided in Spain when they were older.

They can speak 4 languages fluently: Italian, English, Spanish, and Dutch (the last one was for fun when they were in college).

Due to having both a prototype Nemesis Parasite and a Las Plagas parasite residing in their body, they can feel other Plagas around them and can almost "hear" the hive mind around.

REN:

Ren was an orphan, discarded by her parents to a Catholic run orphanage in her hometown. The nuns who ran the school were the ones to encourage and help fund her schooling, despite aging out of the system. Without them, she wouldn't have become a scientist at a young age.

She was killed and infected by her own project: The Nemesis before the events of the third game. Due to having been bonded with the progenitor virus as a fell safe thanks to William Birkin, after being infected the parasite bonded with her as well.

Ren always wanted a family, so before the events of the game (and spending a lot of time at the RPD), she eventually adopts the autopsy tech August (@valentinesparda 's insert).

[dzvagabond]

can I get numbers 66 and 80 milord.

Hi bestie! 👋

No. 66 is my mans The Sorrow (MGS3)

There's so much I haven't said about MGS Snake Eater and my insert's lore so here we go! The Sorrow and The Lonely (insert) are both a part of the Cobra Unit led by their other lover, The Joy. Now I haven't really put much thought into who is with who first, but I'd love to imagine that both Sorrow and Lonely were an item first, saw Joy, and were IMMEDIATELY infatuated. But ANYWAY! Sorrow and Lonely obviously are both a part of the Cobras together, one as a spirit medium, the other as a Code-Talker of sorts, a scout in the field to see if any enemies nearby (hence the feeling of being "alone" on the battlefield.) They bond over the fact they never really get in the midst of combat, preferring to be on the sidelines providing support while the rest take care of the action. The two (+Joy) are almost utterly codependent on one another to where when Lonely finds out about Sorrow's death from Joy herself, they isolate and do not join the rest of the Cobras in defecting to the Soviet Union. But instead join Naked Snake and FOX for Operation Snake Eater & The Virtuous Mission. I also love to believe that Sorrow still visits Lonely from time to time even in death, not wanting them to be truly alone.

No. 80 is another husband, Luis (RE4R)!

There's soooo much that I have put into thought for the lore between Luis and Ezio. For one, I love toying with the idea that they meet before Luis leaves Umbrella Euro entirely due to the fact that he doesn't want to hurt anyone, doesn't want to perform experiments on live human test subjects despite already having done so with Ezio & the nemesis alpha prototype parasite. They are both toxic for one another in the beginning of it all, especially when they kidnap Ezio, take them to Spain, and continue to experiment on them thinking that it's helping them (no fault on Luis really, he's just trying to make up for what he's done), and form a trauma bond.

Eventually, they both come to terms with the fact that they due care for one another despite the circumstances given, and are still trying to escape and help people while doing it ***cough cough, Leon and Ashley, cough cough***. There's so much more I wanna say, but I will continue rambling on if I do. So yea, that the gist of their lore XD

[dzvagabond]

Vagabond's Valentine's Day Art Challenge Day 9/14:

"Miss me much?"

"Always darling."