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as much as ling zhou claims that he enjoys having some well appreciated peaceful time on his own, it doesn't always happen often enough much to his dissatisfaction, and many would argue the contributing factor is his inability to mind his own business sometimes. as demonstrated in the way he's peeking over the book in his hands, gaze blatantly following the movements of the girl sitting a few tables away. you see, he knows a demon possession if he sees one. and if this isn't it, at least he's saved from dozing off at the library. rising from his seat, ling zhou reaches her table quickly and silently, just in time for their gazes to clash. an eyebrow raises as he regards her, head tilting in a way that suggests he's both concerned and intrigued. more latter than the former, but still. "i agree whole-heartedly," he says, voice low as to not alert any other souls, "life's shit anyway, being melodramatic is the only way." the ghost of a smile appears, having been told the same himself on various occasions. "that stressed, huh?" he asks a beat later, gesturing vaguely at her; from the little signs he could pickup-- the bloodshot eyes on a face that's washed-out of color for a quick example, it's not hard for him to reckon she probably has had better days. "do you want some candy?"

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searing  hot  pain flares behind  vivian’s  eyes,  hand  buried  in  her  hair  tightening  around  the  roots,  tugging  at  her  scalp.  was  studying meant  to  be  a  full  body  experience?  by  now  she  should’ve  packed  her  textbook  and  given  up  —  the  material  had  decided  not  to  stick;  who  was  she  to  defy  the  fates?  eyes  squeeze  shut,  the  pain  dulling,  turning  to  memory. ten  more  minutes.  then,  and  only  then,  would  she  ready  her  belongings  to  depart.  straight  to  her  apartment  she’d  go  to  pack  her  bags  and  drive  back  home  —  mental  preparations  for  the  tongue  lashing  she’d  receive  take  precedent  over  the  words  still  swimming  behind  her  lids.  a  hushed drama  queen,  melodrama  is  such  a  bad  look  on  you hissed  at  her  from  the  recesses  of  her  mind  quickly  combatted  with  a  whispered  remark  of  her  own.  ❝shut  up. being  melodramatic  it's  the  only  time  i  have any fun.❞  finally  her  eyes  open,  lowered  guard  having  not  alerted  her  to  the  person  now  standing  directly  within  her  line  of  sight. 

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a bit busy with work these two days meaning replies on here and discord will be slower so memes are a good way to start if you want quicker replies from me !!

will be writing replies all day so here's a little inbox call hence send me some memes (specify muse tho) if you want new threads or just something new !!

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speaking of guard dog like characters, if i bring in my boy sheng fei (temporary name) who used to be this important person's guard and vows to protect them till death, but for dramatic plot purposes of course that person is gonna die, and sheng fei somehow has a time travel event where he ends up in modern times and in modern world, and he just ends up following this person who turns out to be the reincarnated version of the person who died that time ...

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✧   𓂅    only   i   know   where   all   the   bodies   are   buried   .   thought   by   now   i'd   find   them   just   a   little   less   scary   .   might   get   easier   but   you   don't   get   used   to   it   .

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hey   ,   what's   the   body   count   up   to   now   ,   captain   ?   ✧   𓂅

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hello who wants to hear me talk about zhan li 湛离 aka the 鬼王 aka the lord of underworld who was once an emperor who got overthrown and now feeds on resentment and fear to grow stronger and also wu yin 雾隐 aka the goddess who got trapped in the underworld and now her favorite past time is play on her guqin and whoever hears her will get trapped as well

the easter egg is just ling zhou tbh he prob has seen them before and do they like him? no. are they able to kill him? also no. does he summon them for help? yes.

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been reading and watching lots of di.ng y.uxi's past interviews and interactions with fans and staff members alike and i just wanna say that man has a heart of gold and also that is basically just how my girl lu mengran would be tbvh

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siah blinks, images and words flashing across rapidly her mind's vision trying to make sense of the girl's words. maybe this was a new form of greeting that was yet to store into her system. she supposes she could try to inquire more about it, but from the hints she could pick up, the other doesn't necessarily seem happy ... or pleased enough to see her. "my apologies, i wasn't familiar with this area. i promise i will never be back here again next time." another glance drops at the card, before she lowers her hand so it's out of sight. what a shame, but there's always another place to be, things to do, people to see.

another blank look is given to the girl who dresses like she's never seen any color of the day, and siah's head tilts, and another monotonous introduction makes its way out of her mouth just like all the other times she's been asked to introduce herself. "my name's siah, it's nice to meet you." a pause before she continues, "i'm here because of this postcard, and i'm not sure who you're referring to." there has been a stack of old postcards and photographs in the box of personal belongings that supposedly belonged to her, found in the attic of her new apartment. while her face is in every single one of the photos, it has looked both familiar yet strange. a face that's like hers, and a life that isn't hers. not to mentioned the other faces that were drawn over with black marker. "i've been told i have one of those faces." it was the answer fed to her by the doctor who comes to check on her health status bi-weekly. "where is this place anyway, if i may ask? it seems i've lost my way unfortunately."

the   addams   estate   was   hard   to   miss   but   harder   to   just   stumble   upon   .   she   assumed   pugsley   must   be   the   one   who   left   the   gate   open   .   her   visions   were   acting   up   again   ;   snapshots   of   things   she   didn't   understand   (   yet   )   and   there   was   nothing   wednesday   hated   most   than   not   understanding   .   well   ,   maybe   the   color   yellow   .   she   did   really   hate   the   color   yellow   .   as   she   wandered   the   grounds   ,   shovel   in   hand   as   she   dug   more   graves   for   the   addams   ever   growing   burial   garden   ,   that's   when   she   saw   the   glimpse   of   the   past   .   no   matter   how   many   times   wednesday   blinked   or   rubbed   her   eyes   the   image   of   siah   didn't   go   away   .   it   persisted   .   it   was   possible   she'd   fallen   into   a   vision   ,   it   had   happened   before   (   a   blast   to   the   past   with   her   good   friend   goodie   )   .   but   this   was   different   .   something   was   wrong   .

“   i   buried   you   once   .   ”   not   actually   .   it   was   more   of   a   figurative   burial   to   help   wednesday   move   on   from   siah's   disappearance   .   her   body   was   never   found   and   no   matter   where   wednesday   looked   ,   she   couldn't   find   any   answers   as   to   where   they   went   .    now   someone   (   or   something   )   who   looked   a   lot   like   siah   was   back   at   their   home   ,   acting   like   they   didn't   recognize   wednesday   or   the   place   they   were   in   .   wednesday   only   spared   a   glance   at   the   post   card   before   looking   back   to   siah   .   “   if   you   don't   answer   my   questions   i'll   have   to   do   it   again   .   if   you   don't   know   where   that   is   how   did   you   end   up   here   ?   who   are   you   ?   why   do   you   look   like   them   ?   ”

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nancy returns the grin good-naturedly, pausing her action of cutting her steak and waving the knife vaguely, "who says i'm going to fool you again?" she would have to tread carefully, she thinks, or they'll find if a gun or a knife is quicker. something she would be intrigued to find out one day, but not with fujin and certainly not right now. "i'm just here for a catch-up, that's it." she smiles again. a catch-up first, before anything else. "it's been a long time anyway, just wanted to see how you're doing after ... last time. honestly i was quite surprised we haven't run into each other again all this while." as if she hadn't spent a significant amount of time making sure they didn't, but that's not the point now.

With the weight of his gun comfortably rested on his thigh it did point into her direction under the table while Fujin casually enjoyed their dinner order. How hilarious was it to see her now, openly inviting him? The grin was evident yet his gun didn't move. "What is it they say? Fool me once shame on you fool me twice shame on me." An easy explanation as he made it a point to pull the safety lock of his gun. "This is the moment where you come clean on what this meeting is for, darling. Spare me from the theatrics of our past."

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sera stares at the back of dae's head, as if that could somehow allow her to read his mind. something—either her gut feeling or just the hint of something more behind his words—has her initial intention of just making a joke out of it dying quickly. her curiosity is piqued, and if, by any chance, he thinks he can keep giving her vague and weird advice without more context and expects her to simply take it, he's dead wrong. "have you thought about how, if they're as ... scary as you're making them out to be now, they'd just eat me alive if i didn't attend anyway?" she crosses her arms in front of her chest, pauses, and then, with a more intrigued tone, as if she's latched onto the chance for new gossip, continues, "you know something, don't you? have they been treating you badly? underpaying you? is that what this is?"

well, she's hit the nail right on the head, hasn't she? then what... it's a good question. dae's only ever seen one other fall victim to the sacrifice scheme, and that was early in his time with his employer. dae had driven them both to the family lodge, then been told to leave for the night. when he returned in the morning, the girl was nowhere to be seen, and it's embarrassing, in hindsight, how easily he'd swallowed the excuse that she had felt unwell and gone home early. because he'd never seen her since, not up till she purportedly broke up with his employer over text and refused to pick her things up from his apartment. dae misses her a little; she was nice. nicer than sera, whose reflection he can't look at now. as much as he doesn't like her, he can't let her meet that fate. "then leave. for good. because they'll get worse, and they'll get you alone eventually and eat you alive." that's as honest as he can be without telling her the truth.

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"sorry, i didn't mean to startle you." he says, a sheepish look sets on his face rather genuinely as he gives the girl a quick once-over. definitely a face he hasn't seen around this place before, at least from what he could tell, she looks like she's out of place here compared to the rest of the guests who more or less carry themselves as if they have been here longer than he does. in a way, he thinks he could understand her.

and her reply to her question confirms his assumptions. ju-an is quick to shake his head, "anyone's welcome here." he pauses; now that sounds like something out of the scripts that his parents had provided him with just so he knows when to say the right things to charm the guests and visitors, namely their friends and associates. "i mean, i'm happy this place is your first."

he could attempt at more pleasantries, but it's as if the painting they're standing in front of right now and the similarly gruesome image in his head have dominated all of his attention, he barely has the mind to focus on anything else but to direct the conversation back to it:

"i thought i saw you staring at this for a while. did you ... like it?"

maybe  coming  here  was  a  bad  idea.  she  had  overheard  a  customer  at  the  diner  talking  about  this  art  gallery  that  was  doing  a  showing  in  the  evening .  and  because  alice  didn't  have  anything  else  better  to  do  after  her  shift  ended,  thought  to  give  it  a  shot .  but  now  that  she's  here,  she  realizes  she's  critically  underdressed  and  may  have  accidentally  invited herself in .

the  art  was  nice  —  from  the  few  that  she  saw  before  self  consciousness  started  to  seep  in .  she  wished  she  could  stay  longer  to  admire  the  works,  but  she  felt  like  she  didn't  belong .  but when she  was  about  to  pull  her  hood  up  and  leave,  one  painting  catches  her  attention .

the  gruesomeness  of  the  scene  has  her  stomach  turning.  she  hasn't  seen  this  much  red  since...  the  massacre  at  her  summer  camp a few years ago,  where  a  masked  killer  came  and  sliced  up  her  friends  but, for some reason,  let  her  go .

she  doesn't  realize  someone  walks  up  next  to  her  until  they  speak,  causing  her  to  jump .  "geez,  man .  nearly  gave  me  a  heart  attack . give a girl some warning next time, yeah?"  she  lets  out  an  awkward  laugh  and  fixes  her  hair to calm her nerves .  "hah.  yeah,  it's  my  first  time  to  one  of  these things.  is  it  that  obvious?" she looks at his suit and tie and then to her jeans and sweatshirt .

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will be writing replies all day so here's a little inbox call hence send me some memes (specify muse tho) if you want new threads or just something new !!

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officially announcing that xiahou dan's fc is gonna be this guy now bc i am having brainrot

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If the blood of the Baize Goddess runs out...will there be another Baize Goddess?

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s s starter call for historical muses maybe ... ? including ling zhou's historical verse before he went crazy and killed a god ... specify muse or you will get surprise random (new) muses too ...

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i was typing up siyue's name for something earlier and the auto suggestion gave me 李思月 (also pronounced li siyue) instead and it got me thinking about how that was originally the characters of her name before she went ahead and changed it on her own to 李肆月. the previous one would mean 'li thinks/misses (about) yue' in this context and this is entirely because siyue's mother's thing is that she absolutely adores the moon (yue) and it's kinda the symbol (?) people associate with her, and also since li yao's real name 李旭尧 had a sun in it so when siyue was born, she named her 思月 as in she wants that man to think about their daughter instead of li yao. and the reason behind this is that li yao's mother was siyue's father's best friend and first love, both of them went waaay back before siyue's mother came into the picture and they literally only got married because she got pregnant with siyue that time. so in a way, for her the kids are and should just be competition to each other, like how she and li yao's mother would be even though that woman was dead, so the entire sun vs moon thing here. and then as siyue grew older, she just changed it to 肆 (si) because she just thought her name was pathetic considering how her father almost never spared her mother a glance, not unless he absolutely had to. and the character 肆 as in 肆意 (si yi) means willful, reckless here, which is how she aspires her life to be in general, and not under the influence or control of everyone.

she also has a pseudonym 林见月 (lin jianyue) and it isn't super deep, just that it sounds nice to her and also 见 means 'to see' and 月 means 'moon' obviously, and while 林 is a family surname, it also means 'forest, woods' and thus putting everything together it would literally mean: to see the moon in woods or how she would put it in this context: the moon as the only thing you see in the woods. this just fits in so nicely with her character as how she's nothing but absolutely obsessed with being the center of attention no matter where she goes. not to mention if you ask her, she would also insist that if you look up at the night sky, it's always the moon that you look for first.

as i've mentioned before, she also has a reincarnation verse right, and chu qing 楚清 is one of her past lives. and i think she also went by 林见月 at some point bc i gotta say that name is also kinda poetic sounding, and she is obviously always in some sort of trouble hence a new name is needed, and so here comes 林见月. but honestly this is just a little easter egg?? kinda thing that i put it to humor myself in a little reincarnation verse.

that said, if anyone calls her 清儿 (qing-er) tenderly she would cry bc that's how her mother used to call her. but she also refers to herself as 清儿 when she speaks to others, kinda green tea vibes but well ;/

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Ding Yuxi's photoshoot for Love Game In Eastern Fantasy

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it's almost the weekend so i would love it if these starters get more replies so i get more threads to work on ... !!