#the legend of charro

[hypnotisedfireflies]

Would I be an absolute LOC slut if ask for asked for a little prompt about Tess having to give birth to Ellie on her own and how she had to deal with it all, thinking that Joel abandoned her and their baby?

I just keep thinking about that period, especially after the short story in CN&OS with the Bandit Era of Joel and Tess and them working out of the brothel. Tess, knowing the Madam, made me wonder if she might have helped Tess during that time-period.

Hello, lovely! Legend of Charro questions are always welcome, and thank you for yours!

I’m going to answer this as more of a ramble.  My brain is kind of out of Charro-mode in terms of being able to turn out decent prose (we can thank IO and it’s sticky plot for that) so I hope you don’t mind if I do it this way!  It might be something I can write properly if I go back to these guys in the future. 

The below story ramble refers to events from my western AU The Legend of Charro and the short story, Disreputable Means.

Tess was with Adelaide (the future madam) when she gave birth.  The bordello wasn’t under Adelaide’s rule then and she and the other girls were in a bad situation with some pretty unpleasant guys running things.  Adelaide met a heavily-pregnant Tess by chance outside the bordello, when Adelaide was being stalked by a patron who’d been kicked out for being drunk, disorderly and rough the previous night.  Tess was dangerously low on cash (the money wire hadn’t yet come through) and sleeping rough.  She intervened when things got dicey for Adelaide and they took care of the guy together.  It was very messy and very dirty.  He took a lot of killing.

They were both pretty terrified and in a lawless part of town.  Adelaide, seeing Tess’s condition, took her back with her to the bordello.  She and the other girls essentially hid Tess in the kitchen.  In exchange for laundering and helping Cook, she had somewhere safe to stay, as long as she stayed out of sight. 

Adelaide and Tess became fast friends while she was there.  To keep her safe, Tess told Adelaide her name was Amy and she made up a story about where she was from and how she came to be by herself.  The others probably bought it but Adelaide didn’t. She was used to keeping her own secrets and so never pried into Tess’s.

Tess gave birth in the bordello.  Fortunately for them all, the labour came in the early morning when the patrons were gone and the proprietors and pimps drunk and dead to the world.  But with Ellie in the house, the secret would get out sooner or later.  They took a chance and concealed mother and child in the woodshed for a few days, and then Tess had to leave.  The consequences would’ve been dire for everyone if they were found out. 

(And where was Charro during all of this?  Tess would never bring him into towns with her.  He was too exceptional-looking and he wouldn’t suffer town stables.  He would just be waiting for her in the wild.   All Tess would have to do was walk out a ways and he’d find her again).

Tess went to the post office on the off-chance there might be word from Joel, and found the money wire and … well, we know what she thought of that.

The two women wrote to one another sometimes over the years.  It was hard to keep track of Tess, but Adelaide knew where she could send letters and Tess would pick them up.  It wasn’t long after Tess had gone that men bearing wanted posters with Tess’s likeness on them came to town.  Adelaide now knew who she really was.

Tess had a pretty bad time of it during those early years.  Ellie wasn’t a happy baby and Tess almost gave her up to be sent back to Black Creek to be raised by Joel’s family (which she ultimately could not do as in the story).  Once the money ran out, Tess’s options were limited.  She couldn’t stay anywhere long or she risked being found out, she couldn’t bring Ellie with her because it made her disreputable, so her options for making money legitimately were severely reduced because of these factors.  She would stash Ellie with unknowing families, pay them to keep her while she “ran errands” – which essentially meant she was entering banditry to make money.   Eventually, she found Henry and Sam and they were far enough away for Ellie to stay with them, permanently hidden. 

Despite everything she and Ellie had a very, very close bond.  Tess put all the love she still had for Joel directly into Ellie.  The life of their daughter helped her to find a way to forgive Joel for what the thought he’d done (thanks, Isobel) and when she was into banditry, that was where she expelled her anger.  Ellie never saw Tess angry, and she never had a bad word to say about her daddy. Tess was determined that she get Ellie “right” and that “bringin’ her up proper” was all that could redeem her.  The only time Charro carried two people was when Ellie was small and he’d bear her and Tess together. 

Adelaide and Tess met once again when Tess was passing through town.  She did not have Ellie with her and was very vague with Adelaide about what had happened to the infant.  Adelaide intimated that she knew who Tess was and warned her to stay away.  Tess noticed that Adelaide had some pretty bad bruises, was too thin, looked like she hadn’t slept.  She told her another vague story, something about knowing what to do with men like that, and if she ever wanted to change things, she had only to let her know.

Eventually, things got very bad at the bordello and Adelaide reached out to Tess for help.  And did she ever repay the kindness shown to her.  There was a big shoot-out between the whores and the men, but by sundown, the bordello belonged to Adelaide.

[febsstar]

Que lindos!!! (Las leyendas but 2000’s style)

[chattonsdoodles-blog]

Puede que al final las cosas salgan bien...oh puede que no

AUN NO SE ME VA LA EMOCION POR HAVER VISTO LA NUEVA PELICULA DE LA LEYENDA DE LOS CHANEQUES♡♡♡♡♡

[realhiddenfer]

Teodora y Nando yendo por tacos

[only-my-unexistent-fiances]

So, calling the Las Leyendas/Legend Quest fandom.

I've been a die hard fan of the movies since 2011 when La Leyenda De La Llorona came out (I'm mexican, I was raised in Veracruz, yes, where the last movie is placed).

When the series aired on Netflix I was a little... Worried, it didn't look like the Anima Studios animation and overall I was afraid it might be a gringo bad adaptation, that it wouldn't have good representation and would just be to the liking of the chicanos living in the US and kids from abroad (generally for people leaving outside of Mexico or the gabacho).

So, I'm summoning the fandom (preferably the Mexicans who love the movies, but if you're gringo/american/from somewhere else also feel free to say what you think of it) to tell me what they would rate the series.

It's serious guys, I want to know if I should watch it.

[ghostgirl666artist]

Volví a ver las leyendas y Charro negro/Leo me tiene fascinada 🥰 (de nuevo)

[mysteryideasgroup]

Day 5: Legend Quest/La Leyenda

For @laurasanchez36

Black Charro Negro belongs to my MSA X LQ/LL (Legend Quest/La Leyenda)

Black Charro Negro belongs to Legend Quest/La Leyenda

[supermlplegend]

Como me gustaría que estos hermanos se volvieran a reencontrarse... 🥺🌼

How I wish these brothers could meet again... 🥺🌼

[laura-the-yellow-cat]

Spooky Halloween 5 Day 29: The Demonic Ghost of Black Charro

The Demonic Ghost of Black Charro (My NEW MSA X LQ/LL Enemy OC) Belongs to Me

@sfcabanasstarcgs and @mysteryideasgroup

[enayru]

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[hypnotisedfireflies]

Disreputable Means

TLOU Advent fic #14 for @seethesunny

Bellegarde slowly leaned forward. He followed the curve of Tess’s neck, mouth millimetres from her skin, and noisily inhaled.

“Well, don’t you smell good enough to eat? Where are my diamonds?”

“I’m wearin’ them.”

His eyes darted from her bare neck, to her earlobes, to her wrist. Then his blackened teeth showed themselves in an even bigger smile. He released her wrist and gently pushed her back.

“Then you’d better get busy. Do it here.”

Joel had gone a little wild when she first suggested the plan...

More on AO3.

[cobrastrikes421]

𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑

𝒞𝒽𝒾𝓂ℯ𝓇𝒶 －It brings to mind a monster with the head of a goat and a lion. Instead of a tail, it has a protruding snake. There is a genetic term that was created from this mixed beast.

ᶠᵘᵗᵃᵏᵘᶜʰⁱ ᵒⁿⁿᵃ ⁻ They are characterized by their two mouths – a normal one located on her face and a second one on the back of the head beneath the hair. Her mouth can spit fire, lasers, tornados, and much more.

𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧 - The story goes that the Headless Horseman is the ghost of a Hessian soldier who was decapitated by canon fire during the Revolutionary War. It was subsequently taken by the Sisterhood of the Radiant Heart to prevent the Horseman of Death from regaining it and summoning the other three horsemen.

𝖡𝗅𝖺𝖼𝗄 𝖽𝗈𝗀 － is a black dog and death omen of Northern England that haunts solitary ways and also takes the form of a horse, mule and cow. Black Dogs are often associated with crossroads, ancient trackways, and places of execution especially as a gallows or gibbet was often placed at a crossroads

𝒟𝓇𝒶ℊℴ𝓃 － Potent and prominent symbol of royalty and good luck. Nidhogg, from Norse mythology, was destined to survive even the end of the world. Dragons made appropriate emblems for the stars mapped by Arabic astronomers.

𝐁𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐳𝐞𝐛𝐮𝐛 - as one of the seven deadly demons or seven princes of Hell, Beelzebub representing gluttony and envy. Beelzebub uses this rare magic attribute to manipulate space.

𝒮𝒾𝓇ℯ𝓃 － in Greek mythology, a creature half bird and half woman who lured sailors to destruction by the sweetness of her song. Sometimes a Siren will fall in love with a human. However, the land and sea are two different worlds. Tales of mermaids who tried to overcome this great divide usually end in sadness and heartbreak.

ℰ𝓁 𝒸𝒽𝒶𝓇𝓇ℴ 𝓃ℯℊ𝓇ℴ －Robert Butler was born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, on October 14, 1937. Butler Was born into a poor Black family trying to make ends meet in the segregated South. According to the story, the man tried to escape from his debt on his horse and with a bag full of gold coins so that the Devil would not take it from him; however, he was caught and from then on he was condemned to wander in the bones and dressed as a charro collecting from the Devil's debtors.

Cerberus - Cerberus was a vicious beast that guarded the entrance to Hades and kept the living from entering the world of the dead. Cerberus is a hellhound that lives in the House of Lamentation's underground tomb and only obeys Lucifer.

𝐁𝐚𝐛𝐚 𝐲𝐚𝐠𝐚 - is a voracious and deformed crone who kidnaps her victims before cooking and eating them. Living in the forest in a hut that stands and moves on chicken legs, she travels in a mortar with a pestle and sweeps away her tracks with a broom.

ℋ𝒶𝓁𝓁ℴ𝓌ℯℯ𝓃 － the Halloween holiday has its roots in the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain. All Saints' Day, also called All Hallows' Day, Hallowmas, or Feast of All Saints, in the Christian church, a day commemorating all the saints of the church, both known and unknown, who have attained heaven.

[eliza-chan2912]

Sonic's soul is now mine ❤️‍🔥

(scene from the movie: "The Legend of the Black Charro")

[awii-lyn]

A quick idea that came to my mind after watching "La leyenda de los chanekes" 😋

Short context 👹:

For those who don't know the character here, his name is Leo San Juan, protagonist of "Las leyendas" movie saga. He has the ability to see ghosts and along his group they fight Mexican legends as La llorona, la Nahuala, el Charro Negro, etc.

I like these movies a lot. I recommend it 100%

[mysteryideasgroup]

Day 13: Escape

Josh is tried to escape from Red Eyes of Black Charro

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For @laurasanchez36

Josh Rivas belongs to my msa ocs sonas The Sector Mystery Teams/Groups/Gangs/Squads/Crews and Teams/Groups/Gangs

Black Charro belongs to her msa x lq enemy oc sona

[supermlplegend]

Es hermoso 🤩👻🌼😊💕

¡Reunión de fantasmas en la casona!

Ellas son mis favoritas 🧡🤍💙