#revolve syphe

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syph likes to train with his weapons in the morning if he doesn’t need to hunt. the boy has a lot of extra energy he needs to release since his childhood greatly revolved around being active to stave off freezing and keeping up with migrating livestock. it also helps clear his mind. Staying active helps him stay out of his head.

Amadeus finds solace in the outdoors. If struck by a bout of unwanted rumination, it’s often the first place he will go to find peace of mind. Whether this be by way of hunting, with calculated steps and paced breathing, or simply by wandering from tree to tree, it’s one of Amadeus’s favorite things to do. He finds nature grounding: simple, complex and steadfast.Tell me a fact about your oc and I will respond with a semi-related fact about mine!

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heya, thanks for the ask!

🎻 VIOLIN — does your oc play any instruments? what is their skill level (beginner/intermediate/advanced/virtuoso/etc)?

no one in the Elegy to the Desperate Stars crew plays any instruments, so i'm moving on to the guys in Requiem of the Breathing Worlds

Syphe loves music and learned a variety of instruments under the Wiroski's tutelage. he's classically trained in violin, viola and cello, as well as the piano. however, as the dramatic bitch he secretly is, his favorite is the organ

Dajsper was also classically trained by xir parents in the same instruments as Syphe against xir will, but managed to convince them to add flute to the roster. that one xe's surprisingly fond of

similarly, xir spouse Irami is also classically trained (rich kids smh) and holds a deep love for doublebass. y'know, the cello's big brother. absolutely gigantic instrument

Ideli also learned the violin, but really she plays it more like a fiddle to her uncle's delight (this family needs to stop bonding over acts of rebellion)

neither Meiviza nor Tumaril play any instruments, but you know who does? fucking Kea, that's who. like that bard stereotype he is, he plays the lute, the guitar, the harp, the lyre and the fiddle

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Your mystery question is here! :)

Butterfly: What's the biggest change your OC has faced in their life?

heya, thanks for the ask (and the ask game)!

the biggest change? hmm, i reckon a coule of people have really big changes

Lukiat's biggest change is either going blind or leaving the idefexi circles (semi-criminal spaces) to claim his title and go lead the alliance. both of them were very sudden changes, though the first he had no control over and the second he actively chose

both Aira and Syphe got their magic locked away, and Syphe also lost a good chunk of his memories. and again, this happened very very quickly (45 minutes to 1 hour)

Onisdre lost everything very quickly. went from a top templar captain trusted a lot by nobility to fully kicked out of the temple, stripped of her titles and medals, her lover died, her friends renounced her, got disowned, the full package

and i would say Reyenn, but he doesn't really remember it and never got quite the full experience. he was the son of a lord in Izerko, a quite powerful one too with political influence and plenty of riches... and then his family died and he ended up non the streets. he was 5 or 6 so there wasn't much time for him to get spoiled, but it's still one hell of a jump

however, though he's not from Revolve, Ike might beat them all on count of a near-death experience giving him magical powers, magical sight and the ability to get possessed. that's a funky one

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💔: give a brief character bio of your 3-5 MCs

💞: which future scene are you looking forward to writing?

💝: who has your favorite character arch? give a brief summary

hi alina! thanks so much for the ask ^-^

💔: give a brief character bio of your 3-5 MCs

okay okay so. you are aware of the fact that the abstract resonances (stars, planets, sun, moon) are ill omens and cause panic, yeah? yeah, so, of course in a situation where massive catastrophe is incoming because some of the Realms are growing unstable is going to have them. thus i present to you the Astral Quartet lmao

Aira ✵ the star of the group, grew up entirely on Earth surrounded by her mother's attempts to gaslight her into thinking magic doesn't exist and keeping her away from it. obviously this only serves to make Aira volatile and angry, but now she has to catch up fast on what the fuck is happening and what the ✧•°:*✦ visions ✦*:°•✧ mean

Syphe ✵ stinky bastard crime boy with planet resonance. he's basically a vigilante with his friends and then works as an informant and thief on commission. loves terrifying people by reading them like an open book. however he is also dying, which makes him a reckless idiot with no patience and very little tact

Aleji ✵ the most mysterious of the group, fitting for the moon. they were childhood friends with Aira before disappearing, and once she finds them again they're a rather powerful mage. they move a lot between Earth and Izerko, working as a researcher and tattoo artist who knows a suspicious amount of people in high places

Meiviza ✵ of course the unholy combination of eldest daughter syndrome and gifted child syndrome has a sun resonance. add being saved from a cult as an infant and helicopter parents in the mix and you have a ticking time bomb of "i hate the world, fuck off and let me live my life", which is well deserved but violently explosive

💞: which future scene are you looking forward to writing?

in the near-future, i have a very interesting scene of Aira and Sonia alone that is terrifying to me and will send Aira spiraling. this is immediately followed by The Skate Park Scene™, which i've already written the start of in a flash fiction friday challenge. that one is going to entail a panic attack, a breakdown and a heart-to-heart between rivals about getting fucked over by their families' grief

however in the far future (like, early book 4) i have a scene that is just me destroying the love triangle allegations in favor of a polycule. love me a conversation between Lukiat "i'm glad he found you, he's been looking for you for a long time, he's brighter with you, not surprising since you're a really good guy, i'm happy for you" Akarai and Reyenn "dude that is such bullshit, don't think i don't notice how much you're in love with him, also he looks at you like you've hung the stars for him so check fucking mate, now let me fall asleep on you, you're soft" Tzazalqe immediately turning into an "oh fuck i love two people" moment

💝: who has your favorite character arc? give a brief summary

hmmm, aside from Reyenn? probably Ideli, the Imperial Princess of Reiki. as much as she does her best to be down to earth and concious of other people's struggles, she still comes from a highly privileged position and is very idealistic in how she faces the negative parts of the world. very "everything can be solved!" in vibe

and then over the course of the series she's going to grow more grounded, more aware of limits and more pragmatic and practical. she doesn't lose her idealism, but she does learn to weight it against the real world effects. it's a very necessary skill to have in a revolution, but it will serve her well also when she does ascend to the throne

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🩹, 💯, and 💙 for the ask game?????

thanks for the ask! i'm gonna get my best idiots for this round lmao. send an applause for Aira and Syphe

🩹 ADHESIVE BANDAGE — does your oc have any physical and/or mental disabilities?

it's not a disability for us, but it's very much one in their world. both of them have a barrier (or lock) around their mana core, which makes them completely incapable of using magic of any kind. in a world where magic (at least that of the elemental kind) is the default, this is very much not a good thing

also, since they are shirevi (custom species of magical humans) then their bodies need to consume some of the mana they produce. except they can't do that, because their cores are locked. so without an external source of mana, they get sick pretty often. both of them are susceptible to dizzy spells, fainting spells, fatigue, and migraines. Syphe more than Aira, since she's close to a holy altar and has been leeching mana off of it

💯 HUNDRED POINTS SYMBOL — share three random facts about your oc that others may not know.

Aira ✵ she writes poetry! there are verses scattered throughout all her notebooks, and she transfers them to dedicated poetry journals at the end of the day before blacking them out. and as much as she's known for having a sweet tooth, she really can't stand the taste of sugar. rather than marshmallows and candy, she much prefers chocolates, jams and honey also, she's a polyglot. aside from Italian (her native language) and English (duh), she also knows Spanish and German (from language school), Swedish, Russian and Arab (learned for shits and giggles), Japanese (to talk shit with Yume) and Onan (main language spoken by non-humans) and she's currently learning Esluxic and Xorian since as far as she can tell those are her mother's native languages

Syphe ✵ the biggest gossipmonger ever, actually. "oh he listens because he's because he's polite" "oh it's because he moonlights as a vigilante" sure, but he also literally enjoys knowing everyone's busines. he will listen to every random stranger talking in a bar, he will listen to you rant about how lady so and lord such are cheating on eachother, and he will start a rumor about what senator idontevenknow said about the imperial princess just because he doesn't like the man also, even though he fully knows his medical situation he will still go out parkouring at night without telling anyone. he's fainted on multiple fire escapes. it drives his friends mad. and he's known in the underground for making deals like the fae and like... yeah. yeah that's– that's what happens when your mentor and parental-figure-who-gave-you-abandonment-issues is a fae. that tends to be the result

💙 BLUE HEART — does your oc have any cool/special powers and/or abilities? how are they with magic, if it exists in their world?

well, they're very much a "yes but" situation. because of the lock, as one might suppose. so, the magic system in Revolve runs on elemental resonance, which Aira and Syphe of course have; it's just unknown because it's locked, but there are signs

Aira ✵ she starts with a very "spidey sense"-like ability, which is quite uncanny to look at since she could be blindfolded with soundcancelling headphones and still match another trained fighter blow-for-blow, but things will escalate along the series

Syphe ✵ also starts "small" and will escalate later, but he starts with postcognition. which doesn't sound like much, but when you're an informant for high-up crime syndicates then being able to walk into a room and immediately tell what happened and who did it is extremely helpful

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Character File R015: Syphe

"Everyone puts a price on life. What people don't agree on is whether it's worth money, time, or only another life"

Basics

Legal Name ✵ Syphe Eimidir

Age ✵ 19

Pronouns ✵ He/Him

Orientation ✵ Aromantic Omnisexual

Skin ✵ Light Tan, Light Freckles on Cheeks

Build ✵ Athletic

Height ✵ 1.77 m / 5' 9''

Eye Color ✵ Bottle Green

Hair ✵ Chestnut, Shoulder Length, Wavy

Occupation ✵ Administration Intern | Informant

Notable Features ✵ Red Wireframe Glasses, Scar near Right Ear

Work Specific

Species ✵ Shirevi

Elemental Resonance ✵ Unknown

Citzenship ✵ Reiki

Base Location ✵ Ziphia

Alias ✵ Prizak {Wraith}

Allegiance ✵ Unseen

Personality

Syphe is vastly regarded as quite intelligent and well mannered for a street kid, one who was extremely lucky to be taken in by the family that took him in or he may not have climbed as high as he has. He's friendly and kind, and the palace's staff is quite taken with his willingness to have an ear open for grievances and to put himself in direct contact with the higher ups on their behalf. As Wraith he's seen as a young monster in the making who holds many grudges and makes deals like the fae

Likes ✵ electronics, casual chatting, history, maths, parkour, the night, being organized

Dislikes ✵ excessive light, people who pull rank over others, useless formalities, disorder, unsubtlety

Speaking Style ✵lilting, engaged, leads conversations easily, often teasing and asking question without feeling intrusive. thrives off of implications and technical truths. only swears as Wraith, and even so it's fairly rare. doesnìt use nicknames

Clothing Style ✵ mostly officewear in dark colors, can be incited to wear some low-fashion clothes. mostly loose and soft clothes in simpler styles, paired with a longer coat. wears next to no jewelry. as Wraith, wears blacks and dark reds with the occasional pop of faded white, colors his hair black and wears red contacts, though his entire face is covered by a terrifying mask with glowing red lenses

[backstory and taglist under the cut] [TW: Memory Loss, Gang Violence]

Backstory

Syphe does not remember his younger years. They have been completely wiped out, and his memories begin rather starkly in Ziphia's First Terrace. From there he made his way to the Third Terrace while evading child services. He was found there by Atalan, an Underground gang leader who taught him to move around the capital without being caught and how to survive as a street rat. When a gang war broke out, Atalan sent him away with instructions on who to contact in an emergency. This was the start of Syphe's career as a criminal himself, however young. He'd wander the city, evesdropping on every conversation and selling information for a living, while crashing out at a Wiroski warehouse to steal broken parts, repair them and resell them in the Underground. This led to him meeting both Tumaril, a young engineer with a specialization on illegal weapons, and Dajsper, child of Wiroski Enterprises's CEO hacking into his father's things for the Underground. The three of them struck an alliance, and eventually Dajsper convinced his father to take on Syphe as a ward. Syphe was thrust from the criminal world into the celebrity spotlight. Keeping as friendly of a profile as possible, he began to gather information into the imperial and nobiliar families as well. He did not stop being Wraith, though it became more complicated as Tumaril's old employer was killed and a different gang took control of all their things. This led Syphe, Tumaril and Dajsper to strike an alliance with a vigilante duo, Shade and Eclipse, as well as Dajsper's wife. With their help they got rid of the invading gang and took control of the area under their own banner, the Unseen. More or less at the same time as Syphe caught the atttention of the Imperial Family, the Unseen got integrated into the Undernet with Syphe and Shade as its main representatives

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Downtime Tag

thanks for the tag @corinneglass! in an unexpected turn of events, this time we're with Requiem of the Breathing Worlds's main crew. that's Syphe, Mei, Dajsper, Reyenn and Niev

and i'm gonna tag for this @elkieselkiewrites and @aalinaaaaaa, plus an open tag for anyone who wants to hop in. the questions are:

Who's already asleep when the sun sets?

Who's making the dinner?

Who'll stay up all night doing one thing (reading, building stuff, training, etc.)?

Who needs to be healed? Everytime?

Who's going to be partying?

Who's gonna prank who?

Who just... can't catch a break?

Who's gonna make an almost certainly unfixable mistake?

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1. Who's already asleep when the sun sets?

no one, really. all of them are pretty much nocturnal. tho an argument could be made for Syphe and the lack of coffee in the Esluxian wilderness

2. Who's making the dinner?

Reyenn and Dajsper tag-team it. they're a mixed party, and the two sides don't really trust each other. so, as a compromise, one each. and Dajsper, incredibly enough, is the better cook out of the entire Unseen

3. Who'll stay up all night doing one thing (reading, building stuff, training, etc.)?

all of them, in turns. they're all quite nocturnal and used to running on little sleep, but all are aware enough that they can't travel on no sleep. thus, turns. Reyenn wittles, Syphe tinkers, Mei trains, Dajsper also tinkers but with a program and Niev does needlework, both sewing and embroidery

4. Who needs to be healed? Everytime?

Syphe. the whole reason he went "oh i'll go to Esluxia" is that he's quite actively dying to a magical illness. and Reyenn is an expert in ancient magics and curses. they can work something out

5. Who's going to be partying?

Dajsper. xe's literally a party animal. you don't want to know the reputation xe got xemself in the Underground. even now, xe's the one charming free drinks out of barmaids and barmen alike whenever they spend the night in town

6. Who's gonna prank who?

Syphe and Mei are constantly testing each other's patience in every way possible, pranks are just a minor part of it. and Niev needs a subtle way to let Reyenn know he's... displeased with the secrecy

7. Who just... can't catch a break?

very much Reyenn. constant nightmares and flashbacks, anxiety because he had to run and leave his family behind, paranoia about his glamour slipping, he's in foreign enemy territory plus a really bad mental state to begin with? he deserved a breakdown last month

8. Who's gonna make an almost certainly unfixable mistake?

...i almost want to say none of them, but honestly Syphe or Niev might. Syphe by underestimating his symptoms or overestimating his capabilities (which, big ouch) and Niev, for as much as he knows the area, is about as friendly as a hailstorm: not at all

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OC Kiss Week '25 - Day 7

Caught

WIP ✵ Revolve

Trigger Warnings ✵ Some Misgendering, mostly because the characters are in the closet

Rating ✵ Teen & Up

It should have been a quiet day. Classes in the morning, and then shadowing father at a board meeting in the afternoon. Normal. Perfectly ordinary. Ideal conditions to sneak out with Syphe that night to keep the cameras off of him.

Dajsper’s father has an assistant send xem away the second xe steps into the lobby. A situation to take care of at home. It could mean anything from xir mother trying to fire twenty people in the house staff for breaking a vase, to someone dying. Though the second option is far lezs likely. Dajsper still tells xir driver to speed, off to the family townhouse, out in the countryside, rather than the penthouse at the edge of First Terrace.

Xir mother doesn’t say a word when she pulls xem out of the car. Just sends xem to xir room, where a new pressed suit hangs by the mirror and a stylist hangs behind the door. Xe doesn’t sigh and lets xemself be pulled around, to clean off and to be dressed and touched up. Lets xemself be morphed into xir parents’ perfect marionette.

From the fuss everyone is making, xe would dare guess xir parents have found someone to show xem off to. Xe closes xir eyes as the stylist covers up any minor imperfection on xir face, breathing deeply so the heartbreak won’t show.

Seven months. Xe’d almost hoped they had forgotten. Xe can’t tell if it’s cruelty or kindness that they’d waited so long before striking their axe down on xir end of the deal.

The house staff disappears the moment xe gets to the entryway, save for Master Valdig. The old butler just stands at attention by the door, while xir mother leads them to the lounge room right beside. It’s not five minutes later, two hours after xe arrived, that xe spies another car pull up into their driveway through the window, a discreet and somewhat common model, but maintained to perfection.

Master Valdig opens their front door exactly at the same time as the first figure steps out, too covered by the curated trees to see who. Dajsper counts in xir mind as Master Valdig greets the guests and guides them to the lounge. Xir mother and xe both stand up right as a tall broad man with gelled brown hair steps into the room, a young woman right behind him. Dajsper resolutely does not stiffen as xe lets xir mother take point.

‘“Duke Zaintoff. It is an honor to welcome you to our house,”’ she says, her hands relaxed at her front as she nods. ‘“I’m afraid my husband cannot join us right now, but he will be here in a few minutes. I apologize if you were expecting to meet him.”’

‘“It is quite alright. This is just a social visit. I don’t bring business to your door,”’ the Duke says, his smile tight. He doesn’t offer xir mother a handshake.

She still smiles right back. Dajsper steps next to her just as her hand comes up. Perfectly timed to look natural. ‘“Please, allow me to introduce you to our son Erun.”’

‘“It’s an honor to meet you, your grace,”’ xe says, bowing xir head a perfect thirty degree angle.

The Duke smiles the slightest bit wider and offers xem a hand. Interesting. ‘“It’s a pleasure. Though I believe I’ve seen you before at some of the Galas your father has attended.”’

‘“It does not sound unlikely, your grace,”’ xe smiles, shaking the man’s hand — not too strong, but not light, don’t be intimidating and don’t be weak-willed — as xe does so.

The man laughs, a thing so fake it puts xir mother’s paintings to shame. ‘“He is too polite, Madame Wiroski. Ah, may I introduce you to my daughter Liralia, young man?”’

The young woman behind him takes a step forward, giving the slightest nod toward xem first and then xir mother. Dajsper nods back, just a bit lower, and offers her a hand. Palm up, not for a handshake. She doesn’t miss a beat in laying her hand over xirs, and allows xem to pull it higher. Xe doesn’t press a kiss to the back of it, but the gesture is clear. ‘“It’s an honor to meet you, my lady.”’

‘“A pleasure,”’ she returns, her voice flat and… somewhat familiar.

Dajsper glances at the Duke once xe lets go of Lady Zaintoff’s hand. He’s not as good at controlling his expression as the businessmen xe’s been hanging around since xe was eight. The glint in his eyes is clearly approving.

On the other hand, Lady Zaintoff remains silent and impassible. And though her expression is that of a statue, so are her lineaments. Remarkably beautiful, if made colder by her blue eyes and night black hair. If her name didn’t already hint at her being the blood sister of the Imperial Princess, her appearance certainly would do so.

A door opens on the upper floor, where xe knows that secondary entrance is. Xir father’s steps are confident as he comes into the room, pretending to have been in the house the whole time. ‘“Duke Zaintoff. I apologize for being unable to join you right away.”’

‘“It’s truly no problem. Your son is a remarkable young man,”’ the Duke says, offering a handshake to xir father. ‘“I was hoping I could talk to you and your wife in private.”’

‘“Of course. I’m sure our children can be trusted on their own,”’ xir father immediately offers. He sends xem a glance out of the corner of their eye, a clear instruction.

‘“May I suggest the gardens, your grace? The weather is wonderfully pleasant today,”’ xe says, xir head bowed.

The Duke smiles, all business. ‘“That sounds like a wonderful idea, yes. Do take care of my daughter for me, yes?”’

‘“Of course, your grace.”’ Xe turns to Lady Zantoff and gestures to the door leading out onto the patio in the distance. ‘“If you would like to follow me, my lady.”’ Xe waits for her to nod before leading her out, leaving their parents behind.

They walk in silence along the paved path. and Dajsper makes sure to pull out a chair for her so that when he sits they will both have their backs to the cameras. If there is one thing xir father’s arrogance is good for, it’s this: he would never think that Dajsper could outsmart him on purpose.

‘“I apologize for the lack of entertainment. I fear I learned of your visit quite late. Would you care for anything to eat or drink?”’ xe says.

She smiles at xem, just as cold as she’s been the whole time. Tough there’s a spark of interest in her eyes. Suspicion too, and maybe even curiosity. ‘“It’s quite alright, though I suppose I wouldn’t mind some water.’”

Dajsper calls for a staff member with a gesture, asking them to bring water and glasses, but xe pours it for her xemself. As she lifts the glass though, the sun catches on a ring at her right pinky and glints off of it.

It’s nothing more than a detail, almost unnoticeable. That is, if Dajsper hadn’t spent the past two years in close contact with Syphe. And close contact with Syphe trains you to look for details, no matter how unwillingly. Details are, after all, the key to truth. And this? This is a familiar detail, though Dajsper has only seen it in moonlight rather than sunlight.

Almost hesitantly, xe taps a rhythm on the table, blocking the camera’s view with xir shoulders. Lady Zaintoff doesn’t flinch or startle, but she does glance rather intensely at xir hand. No good. ‘“I must admit, I haven’t seen you before at the Galas.”’

‘“I don’t enjoy them much.’” She raises an eyebrow at xem, still as perfect as marble. Her eyes are fixed on xir own though, and she pointedly glances at her hand on the table. ‘“The music is dreadful,’” she says. Beneath it, she taps a rhythm of her own.

Dajsper laughs politely. Xe draws figures on the surface of the table, and speaks when xe catches her looking. ‘“Quite true. May I ask then what music–”’ xe starts, and doesn’t skip a beat when xe lifts his finger from the table mid-sentence. The camera sparks, its circuit fried. What a sudden technical failure– ‘“you enjoy? I’m partial to electronic one myself,’” xe grins.

Lady Zaintoff’s eyes are on the camera — smart, so much smarter than her father made her look like — before settling on xem with a smile. It’s not a kind one. ‘“The kind that covers up the sound of me punching you on a pub floor.”’

Dajsper grins. ‘“Ah, I do think I���ve had the imprint of your ring in my shoulder a couple of times.”’

‘“Fully deserved for being a condescending asshole, I’m sure.’”

There’s the Nova xe knows. ‘“That’s quite the language for a princess,’” xe smiles.

Nova glares at xem, not moving an inch. ‘“That’s a lot of judgment from a sir.”’

Dajsper, secure in the knowledge that no cameras can see xem, grimaces. ‘“Understood.”’

‘“Fortunately, or I would have had to question your so-proclaimed genius,”’ ey says. Ey looks xem up and down and taps eir fingers on the glass. ‘“Should I guess that the ward I’ve heard about lately is a certain volatile ghost?”’

Dajsper smiles sharply. ‘“Has anyone ever told you that you look beautiful when you show off your intelligence?”’

‘“Flattery won’t get you anywhere.”’ Ey looks to the side, where xir father’s study lays within the walls of the house. Xe can see all of their parents through the window.

Nova’s expression shuts down the slightest bit. ‘“How much longer do you think they’ll keep pretending to be giving us a choice?”’

‘“Thirty minutes,”’ xe says. ‘“Maybe forty if your father pulls up something unexpected. My father is extremely direct in his business dealings.”’

Nova snorts, a sound far sadder than anything xe’s heard from em in the year xe’s known em. ‘“That’s all we are to them, aren’t we? Business.’”

‘“The perks of polite society, I’m afraid.”’

Ey doesn’t slump on the table, but eir shoulders lower. The weight of a title. It’s something xe’s familiar with. ‘“Long list?”’ xe asks, if only to pass the time.

Ey meets xir eyes with a soul-tiredness that xe deeply resonates with. ‘“You’re the twenty-third.”’

Dajsper almost whistles. Xe doesn’t, but xir eyebrows shoot up. ‘“You’re the first.”’

‘“They started high.”’

‘“They started late,”’ xe corrects. ‘“I… traded my ability to choose months ago.”’

Nova’s eyebrow rises again. ‘“In exchange for taking in this ward?’”

‘“Someone really should have said something about your smarts.”’

‘“I’m taking that as a yes.”’ Ey’s brows furrow and Ey scowls at xem. ‘“Why would you ever trade your choice for that ghost? That’s just idiotic.”’

Dajsper clicks xir tongue, but holds xir words at bay. ‘“He wasn’t safe on the streets.”’

‘“You’re fucking with me.”’

Dajsper meets Nova’s eyes and slowly shakes their head. Ey huffs, low and bothered. ‘“Fuck me, Wraith is a street kid. How in Void did he survive in the Underground? Isn’t he, like, twelve?”’

‘“Thirteen as best as the doctors can guess.”’

Nova’s lips pull downward. ‘“And to get him off the streets, you’re getting married off at seventeen?”’

‘“Eighteen in two weeks. If they can push whatever they have planned off until then, no one can accuse them of pressuring me anymore,”’ xe says, grabbing the carafe to refill xir glass.

Nova barks out a sad laugh. ‘“Yeah, I’m familiar with the concept. Eighteen in a little more than a month.”’

‘“And dead if we get caught in the Underground?”’ Dajsper asks, only half joking.

‘“Disowned at the very least. And with that it’s anyone’s guess,”’ ey huffs, lifting eir glass in a mock-toast.

Dajsper turns again to look through the window. They’re still talking animatedly. Xe narrows xir eyes. ‘“Say. I may have a… proposition for you.”’

‘“Go on.”’

‘“It’s rather hard to be caught by a member of the Underground,”’ xe starts. ‘“I know I wouldn’t catch anyone. Would you?”’

Nova raises eir brow, but grins. ‘“I would not. Are you suggesting an alliance perhaps?”’

‘“I am. The problem is convincing our parents. Well, more your father,”’ xe amends.

Ey snorts. ‘“Relies entirely on your parents. He won’t listen to my requests.”’

‘“Ass,’” xe mutters, which gets xem a laugh from Nova.

‘“That’s him alright. I suppose I may have an additional proposition for you as well though,”’ ey grins. ‘“How do you feel about causing a scandal?”’

Dajsper tilts xir head and smiles sadly. ‘“I try to keep the scandalous ways in the Underground, I fear. I still need to be my parents’ perfect son.”’

‘“Erun Dessiv Wiroski, isn’t that right? Though you don’t seem a lot like him right now,”’ ey challenges with a raised eyebrow. ‘“Though to be fair you don’t seem like Voltage either. You don’t make me want to punch you as much.”’

‘“You’re not as much fun to irritate as Nova either, Lady Zaintoff,”’ xe says.

Ey huffs. ‘“That’s more like it.’”

Dajsper sighs and glances back at the window. Their parents’ discussion seems to be winding down. They’re running out of time. ‘“I suppose I’m not… opposed to the idea. But I can’t be as much of an active participant.”’

‘“I’m alright with taking the fall for it,”’ ey says. ‘“As long as I get to start a fight the next time I see Voltage. There’s a caged match that I was really looking forward to tonight.”’

‘“I could have Wraith place a bet for you, if you’d like.”’

‘“I still want my bar fight.”’

‘“Then I guess that shall be the price I pay,”’ xe says.

Nova grins. It’s a feral thing that makes xem think of bloodied fists and chipped teeth. ‘“Would you cause a scandal with me then, Erun?”’ ey says, offering xem eir hand with the palm down.

This time, when xe takes it, xe does press a kiss to its back. ‘“I would be honored to. Though I suppose if we are to be accomplices, you may as well call me Dajsper. It’s the name I favor.”’

‘“You may call me Irami then,”’ ey offers, a wry smile on eir lips.

Dajsper smiles. Xe stands up and offers a hand to Irami, the perfect picture of a gentleman. ‘“Well then, Irami, may I suggest the art room? It’s suitably excusable and out of the way without being ignored.”’

‘“How daring. That sounds like a truly wonderful idea,”’ ey returns, taking xir hand to stand and putting eir hand on xir elbow when xe offers it. ‘“I do hope your reputation holds true. If you’re not at the very least a good kisser, I will be severely disappointed.”’

‘“I suppose you will find out for yourself soon,”’ xe says. Ey laughs, a clear and ringing sound that makes xem smile. It might not end up the worst thing to happen to xem, whatever comes from this.

It might even, as Irami presses them into a wall and pushes eir lips against xirs, be fun. It certainly is when a housemaid finally finds them — breathless, Dajsper’s suit jacket somewhere on the floor and xir pressed shirt halfway off — and yells. And as someone pulls Irami off of xem, xe’s forced to admit ey might be the better kisser of the two. Xe’s never been quite this dizzy.

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Revolve

Revolve [verb]. To move around a focal point or axis. For a celestial body revolving around another, this makes for the movement of revolution

Magic, the force that sustains the eight Realms of the Universe, is real. But humans, who have never been good at making peace with what they do not understand, cannot wield it. And so, Magic is fading away from Earth. It falls to the other Realms to keep Earth alive without exposing their own existance. An objective that is getting harder and harder to reach as the colonies start to fall apart at the seams. Sabotage, claim the people of Navilee, pointing their fingers at Izerko and the deri emigrating in mass. Easy lays the blame at the feet of the renegades. They're not going to just accept it this time though. Even if the only possible way to fix things is to awaken the Sili from their slumber.

Overview

Type ✵ Series

Genre ✵ Lowered Fantasy

Subgenre ✵ Grimdark

Target Audience ✵ New Adult

Status ✵ Drafting (first draft)

Wordcount ✵ 113228 (08 Jan 2025)

Contains ✵ Romance, Found Family, Queer Characters

POV ✵ Third Person, Present Tense, Multiple Narrators

Trigger Warnings ✵ Death, Graphic Violence, Torture, Abuse, Sexual Themes, Suicidal Characters

In the Series

Elegy to the Desperate Stars

Requiem of the Breathing Worlds

Ode to the Scorched Sun

Lament of the Lost Moon

Sonnet to the Weeping Shadows

Finale of the Gathered Lights (working title)

[masterlists under cut]

Useful Links

Taglist

Magic System ✵ Basics | Resonances & Branches | Earthen Magic

The Gods

Esluxia 101

The Cursed Akarai Family ✵ Gen0

Characters

R001 ✵ Neikzi

R002 ✵ Onisdre

R003 ✵ Dajsper

R004 ✵ Sarie

R005 ✵ Niev

R006 ✵ Haimei

R007 ✵ Kea

R008 ✵ Reyenn

R009 ✵ Tumaril

R010 ✵ Beriel

R011 ✵ Ideli

R012 ✵ Lukiat

R013 ✵ Meiviza

R014 ✵ Aleji

R015 ✵ Syphe

R016 ✵ Aira

R017 ✵ Ele

R018 ✵ Dani

R019 ✵ Luz

Tags

#ark revolve

#revolve ettds

#revolve rotbw

#revolve character files

#revolve lore

all #revolve [character name] tags

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Character File R003: Dajsper

"Fighting every battle will kill you. You pick the important ones, and the others you run circle around them. You stop them at the start. Blackmail and threaten, I don't care, but don't kill yourself for a losing fight"

Basics

Legal Name ✵ Erun Dessiv Wiroski

Age ✵ 23

Pronouns ✵ Xe/Xem

Orientation ✵ Pansexual

Skin ✵ Pale

Build ✵ Lanky

Height ✵ 1.93 m / 6' 4''

Eye Color ✵ Pale Gold

Hair ✵ Blonde, Slightly Long, with a Lighter Strand at the Front

Occupation ✵ Government Employee (Head of IT Security) | Hacker

Notable Features ✵ N/A

Work Specific

Species ✵ Shirevi

Elemental Resonance ✵ Lightning

Citzenship ✵ Reiki

Base Location ✵ Ziphia

Alias ✵ Vaprizaniniye {Voltage}

Allegiance ✵ Unseen

Personality

Academically gifted and trained since a young age into business and economics, as Erun xe is regarded by xir father's associates as a good heir, and by the general public as a vain and ditzy socialite kid, the perfect center of gossip and rumors; especially so after xir marriage to Lady Zaintoff. The accusations of being ditzy don't leave xem in the Underground, though there xe turns far more energetic, vulgar and purposefully gets on other people's nerves

Likes ✵ partying, coding, hacking, technomagic, the nightlife, music, fashion

Dislikes ✵ galas, people who use others as chess pieces, his parents, paparazzi, stiff clothes

Speaking Style ✵ very formal and gracious, with a slow cadence and even tone, often full of frills. can and will talk circles around anyone until they either forget the original topic or agree with xem. much more excitable and loud as Voltage, often to the point of annoying. Does not swear at all as Erun, and a lot as Voltage. As Voltage also makes use of petnames and nicknames

Clothing Style ✵ very formal, pressed suits and ties that are fitted and tailored from high quality fabrics. the only difference between those suits and the ones xe wears at galas is the texturing, detailwork and decoration. as Voltage, wears bright colors and translucent fabrics, often overlayed haphazardly and yet somehow in a coherent fashion

[backstory and taglist under the cut] [TW: Neglectful Parenting, somewhat Forced Marriage]

Backstory

Xir father is the CEO of the biggest IT security and surveillance company in Reiki, and his mother has been an actress from a young age. Both of them have pushed the entirety of their expectations onto Dajsper, who grew up under the flashing lights and in the middle of business deals and exclusive events. Xe learned very fast that obeying and letting xemself be puppeted around was better for xem, and that xe should hide xemself At the age of fifteen, during an inspection he was conducting after noticing a small camera being triggered at one of the warehouses, xe met Syphe. Curiosity won over judgment, and Slthe two became fast friends. Dajsper got caught up in the Underground, fascinated by the freedom of the masks and the geniuses biding away resenting xir father, like Tumaril's dad. here he learned how to reconnect with xir elemental resonance and the art of technomagic, both illegal, and began to use them to help Syphe go unnoticed After an incident with Syphe when xe's seventeen, xe decides to propose a deal to xir parents: they take in Syphe and xe will not say a single but on who they choose for him to marry. a few months later when xe is introduced to the Emperor's eldest niece— Irami — xe recognizes em as another Undergrounder. The two plot together and create a scandal that forces their parents into marrying them to each other, which keeps their identities safe. They're a bit distant at first but grow closer together, and very much have each other's back both as civilians and in the Underground. Especially so as social and political pressures put a deeper wedge into their relationships with their respective parents, and as they work together in the Underground to climb its hierarchy

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