#to e/o. but they are also family. and it's a sliding scale which side of the equation they fall to on any given day but it will persist

[futuretrain]

having kara zor-el thoughts today about her getting out of her ship, and she does not yet know what she is doing so years after she was supposed to. she is trying to focus not on what she's lost, but what she still has, and her first thought is "kal can't sleep without a lullaby, i need to find him and sing him to sleep, he must be so scared and alone" because she is scared, she is alone, she wants nothing more than for someone to sing her to sleep, but it will never happen again, and if she amounts to anything now that the future she was supposed to have is gone, she will do it for her little cousin, who will never even know krypton if not for her

but her cousin is not the little baby she used to babysit, he is a grown adult, older than kara is, and she wonders how the people who took care of him got him to sleep without knowing the kryptonian lullabies he was used to (how will she sleep now?), how quickly kal adapted to the lullabies of earth instead (did he forget the sound of his home entirely?), or who she would have to sing to sleep now that kal-el doesn't need her (who can she ever share with? will she forget, too?)

[galimatios]

       ＫＥＩＴＨ・ＪＯＳＥＰＨ・ＭＡＥＣＨＥＶＳＫＹ         sixteen - male - chaotic good - esfp - leo

 a/n: reposting for myself bc i need to keep this somewhere

Keith is just about as average as you can get when it comes to white boy standards. He's outgoing and friendly, never one to shy away from introducing himself or making new acquaintances. And it's true— his amiable nature is disarmingly genuine. Never a moment goes by without his heart on his sleeve; he seems to perpetually live for no moment other than the present, and his personality reflects this tenfold. On that same note, he's a prankster— he loves to laugh, and he's got a strong mischievous streak in him. Keith's never been one to follow rules, and his thirst for excitement and adventure often leads him to breaking many of them. As far as he's concerned, a little illegality doesn't hurt from time to time, especially if it means exploring abandoned buildings and restricted sites. His wanderlust is insatiable, and so is Keith's love of life.

His youthful energy may often imply childishness— which is a trait he does have in ways. He's a little naive; not necessarily innocent or clueless, but Keith believes in the intrinsic good at the heart of every person. He believes that there is a reason people do bad things, and it's never out of sheer malice. His ability to give people the benefit of the doubt even in the face of tragedy and betrayal may be his naivety in play, but it may also be a strength of his— his steadfast conviction is what carries him through hardship. Yet even in his youth, Keith exudes a kind of natural charisma— he is not particularly charming or well-spoken, but he is genuinely warm towards everyone he meets. It is this warmth that draws people to him, and this coupled with his confidence makes him an excellent leader. Keith hates inaction, and often slides into leadership roles by virtue of being goal-oriented and assertive. He shows a lot of maturity in tense situations, far beyond his years, and he is almost always well-adjusted. He's also extremely clever and a quick-thinker, able to get himself out of most prickly situations that may surprise him.

However, Keith has his weaknesses. His selflessness added to his rash, impulsive nature, along with his tendency to overestimate himself leads him into situations he cannot handle. He's too idealistic— so much so that he willingly risks his life for the sake of his ideals or for the sake of others, even when it's logically better not to. In addition, he has a habit of martyring himself— taking on too much alone on his own and suffering because of it while pushing others' help away. He has yet to realize he can't be everyone's hero like he wants to, and that it's okay to be vulnerable at times. 

On the rare occasions his world view is shattered, Keith is a downward spiral of destruction towards everyone around him— himself included. One particular point of weakness is his utter blindness in love; he does not understand his own emotions, often confusing crushes and infatuation with real, tangible love, and he is easy to manipulate using his feelings. He has very traditional ideas of what love is (barring orientation) and this can make him turn a blind eye to wrongs being done to him if he can somehow manage to maintain a facsimile of his ideal relationship.

O T H E R :

• he plays the viola, and has been since he was young. his family is a musical one. he's very good at what he does and loves classical music.

• he loves the outdoors.

• his favorite color is green. his favorite number is 4.

• he's 5'2" and tiny.

• he loves post-apoc stuff, survival, and horror.

• he's alex's cousin via mom's side. his mom and alex's mom are cousins.

• he is gay. it took him a long time to come to terms with this because he's an idiot and he thought he was straight. but no. he's a 6 on the kinsey scale.

• he's not terribly religious, but he identifies loosely as a catholic.

• he loves garage rock. and the strokes.

• in fantasy universes, keith is most often a thief type character. he has high speed, agility, and luck, decent strength, but poor endurance.

• associated imagery: abandoned warehouses, sunlight, gravel roads, forests.