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“ HM, ” KEITH HUMS THOUGHTFULLY, SCRATCHING one side of his jaw. his gaze slides away briefly, sweeping over the other pedestrians nearby with a calculating look before snapping back to tucker. “ okay, well. we’ve got plenty of time to figure it out, together. ” he wonders if tucker had been in a rush, before everything that had just happened, but… well, there’s no way to know. and there’s no point in voicing these thoughts aloud and worrying him even more than he already is. “ oh. oh! ” keith snaps out a hand for him to shake, arm rigid like he’s going to get yelled at for forgetting his manners. “ god, sorry. I’m keith. nice t’meet you, tuck. ”

clapping his hands together afterwards, he starts walking in the direction tucker pointed, although he does it backwards to keep his eyes on the other. “ okay, we’ll walk this way, keep an eye out, and if anything rings a familiar bell just say so. what’d the notebook look like? ” he lifts a hand, rubbing the back of his head a moment after. “ and I guess if this doesn’t work out, we’ll figure out something, I’m sure! ”

@cmaculatum for some reason it said it wasn't in beta but legacy even though I know right now legacy is off so I'll just for fuck myself thanks a lot tumblr.

Where he lost it? That was the million dollar question. "No? I... I came from that direction though." Pointing down a street he furrows his brows. "Yeah, that looks familiar." Though that still didn't answer the Keith. Without an actual location his notebook could be anywhere. Was this why Kane always told him to use his phone? In case something like this happened? Tucker always said he'd start, but never did. It felt like he'd lose something if he stopped handwriting his appointments and the people he met. As though it made him less human.

Fidgeting with his satchel Tucker bites down on his lip before taking a slow, deep breath. Panicking would only serve to make this all worse. Right now he had this guy helping him and that was the important thing. "B-by the way, I'm Tucker. Ya can call me Tuck though. What's your name, mister?"

#◜❝ 𝙺𝙴𝙸𝚃𝙷 𝙸𝙲. ⟩⟩ am i bloody enough? destructive enough? ❞◞ #ok its telling me in drafts that i can cut it no issue #and i KNOW i'm in beta #so if it does it again i'll fistfight tumblr for the both of us

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          because I’ve been thinking about it, here’s the stages of keith’s werewolf transformation. his is often more violent than others of his kind, but it’s safe to say that they all experience a portion of these symptoms, too. keith just kind of got… the bad part of the whole deal. it doesn’t help that he’s often fighting his changes.

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stage 0:

day-to-day life. normal human. the ‘default’ existence for him, basically.

he has a bit more strength than an average person, and an easier time building muscle. but otherwise, he has no heightened senses or abilities. 

(except for advanced healing.)

exceptions on this being a ‘day-to-day life’ is made for the full moon, in which he exists in stage 1 for the days leading up to it, and a few days after. 

stage 2-4, full transformation, can happen on the days leading up to it and the days after, too, without his say so. full transformation absolutely happens on the full moon, no exceptions.

stage 1:

during this stage, he can be days to hours from stage 2, or mere minutes. it depends on circumstance.

sense of smell and hearing are suddenly heightened. strength is suddenly heightened, too.

experiences an ache he can only describe as ‘subtle but bone-deep’

increased appetite. protein cravings in particular.

stage 2:

during this stage, he is very, very close to changing.

experiences extreme disorientation. he loses any ability to tell you basic things: what time it is, where he is, what his name is. he experiences vertigo, too.

his eyes lose focus. pulse increases. breathing pattern changes to rapid and shallow.

the ache changes to straight-up pain. everything twists and hurts and burns. he has no words to describe it, simply because he often does not remember. it is, at the time, blatantly clear that he is in pain.

if he did not bring on the change himself, then it is very, very obvious that he is fighting his transformation. he won’t stay down. will constantly stumble back onto his feet. he’s not unlikely to hurt himself during this stage on accident.

stage 3:

full transformation is achieved. keith loses all memory of events that occur past this point.

his werewolf form is reactive aggressive. it fights first and foremost and does not consider alternatives. if it’s truly scared, then it assumes it’s fighting for its life, which makes it incredibly dangerous.

if it’s fighting because keith brought on the change himself for fighting for $$ reasons, then it resolves into something more calculating. something with a little more finesse. 

stage 4:

the wind-down. his wolf loses energy until it finally stops and lets go. at this point he transforms back to human, and has to deal with the aftermath.

#tbd. #i think about him a lot lately IDK

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Lycan subscribe 

#◜❝ 𝙺𝙴𝙸𝚃𝙷. ⟩⟩ am i bloody enough? destructive enough? ❞◞

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idk i dont even have muse over here im just thinking about him. the guy. ultimate dude

#◜❝ 𝙾𝙾𝙲 𝚃𝙱𝙳. ⟩⟩ find resurrection in the flames. ❞◞ #ultimate dude follow up: keith #they're both holding onto first and second place simulatenously #actually jk they're both holding onto second and third place simultaneously bc we all know #who is in first for me. always. #<3333333 io

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I am thinking about some of my muses:

I think about azzy a lot, and the fact that he has so much potential, and how unlucky it was that col was the one who saw it first. it's unfortunate, too, that azzy is so loyal to him now.

keith really is my quintessential terrifying werewolf. he is the one who can't control it and never will. he's the monster, the beast, the wolf who is so, so angry and frightened and dangerous. he doesn't love the things other werewolves might love. he hates the night, he hates the cycles of the moon. his changes are painful and leave him sore and tired and hungry each and every time.

eden collects a lot of things that some might find odd: carnivorous plants, taxidermy (rogue and normal), bones and other vulture-culture related things. their house is filled with this collection. their fox familiar, quasar, enjoys pretending to be these pieces of taxidermy, sometimes, only to frighten an unsuspecting guest by moving or blinking (or winking if he wants to be really terrible).

latona comes off as rather calm and self-assured, in a way that makes her intimidating in some ways. she's perfectly aware of her own power and her own emotions, and can easily use one specifically, while shoving the other way. they never effect each other unless she wants them too.

#◜❝ 𝙰𝚉𝚉𝚈 𝙰𝙱𝙾𝚄𝚃. ⟩⟩ like shotgun in a fistfight. ❞◞ #◜❝ 𝙺𝙴𝙸𝚃𝙷 𝙰𝙱𝙾𝚄𝚃. ⟩⟩ am i bloody enough? destructive enough? ❞◞ #◜❝ 𝙴𝙳𝙴𝙽 𝙰𝙱𝙾𝚄𝚃. ⟩⟩ radio has changed our lives. (and practically saved our lives.) ❞◞ #◜❝ 𝙻𝙰𝚃𝙾𝙽𝙰 𝙰𝙱𝙾𝚄𝚃. ⟩⟩ the steel in our hearts will be monuments. ❞◞

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me, pointing at my characters: eden is nonbinary but feminine leaning in a way, and latona is also nonbinary but feminine leaning in a different way

#◜❝ 𝙾𝙾𝙲 𝚃𝙱𝙳. ⟩⟩ find resurrection in the flames. ❞◞ #makes vague gestures with my hands #gender idk

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         WQX 1440, operating in boston, massachusetts, u.s.a., is a fairly normal radio station during the day. it’s mostly music and a pair of masculine-sounding hosts who chit-chat about various current events in music. it winds down during the late evening and then seemingly turns off for the day at sundown, as a good portion of AM radio stations are oft to do.

         however, around 11 at night, it comes back on with a different host, named eden, this time one who is a little more feminine sounding. they are very in-tune with the going-on of supernaturals throughout the world, and even more in-tune with the movements of supernatural hunters. it’s unknown how eden gets their information, but it’s always solid.

         iovita has a big price on their head, but the mysterious host of WQXtoes the line of most wanted by the hounds and their affiliates every day. it’s frustrating to the hunters, to say the least, because eden often gives heads-up to specific individuals, allowing them precious time to get somewhere safe.

         beyond tipping off hunted individuals, they also discuss the aforementioned current events of supernaturals around the world: werewolf packs, covens, things that made human news, etc. eden also always ends the night with a cryptic message to someone they’ve been searching for for many years, and then provides even more cryptic directions to coordinates that change weekly. no one yet has been able to figure out what is waiting at those coordinates, not even col’s hounds.

         if you’re in inter mundos during the hours that WQX is broadcasting, io most likely has it playing. it’s invaluable information for them. being in-range doesn’t mean anything to them (although WQX is allowed to broadcast at night and has an impressive range because of it), because they have a radio that can pick up the channel no matter where they’re at. that specific radio, modified by other witches, is one in high demand, but that’s a post for another day.

#◜❝ 𝙴𝙳𝙴𝙽 𝙰𝙱𝙾𝚄𝚃. ⟩⟩ radio has changed our lives. (and practically saved our lives.) ❞◞ #tbd. #thinking 'bout Them(tm)

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#◜❝ 𝙴𝙳𝙴𝙽. ⟩⟩ radio has changed our lives. (and practically saved our lives.) ❞◞

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KEITH TILTS HIS HEAD IN response, sizing up the situation. memory issues, then? most likely, if tucker's few words on the matter are enough to assume. " ok, " he says, slowly, and clucks his tongue, looking over his shoulder and then the other one before blue-and-brown gaze lands on the other man once again. if he does, in fact, have problems with his memory, then keith is in the dark as to how extreme or non-extreme they might be. one question at a time, then. " do you know if you lost it recently, or a little while ago? we could try and retrace your steps, if it's not around here. "

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Tucker’s instincts do begin to blare warning alarms in his mind, but he pushes them aside. He knew at times his wolverine nature made him aggressive for no real reason, and given that right now he was in a completely jumbled state of mind it also was a method of protecting himself. “A-ah, yeah. P-please.” Golden eyes flutter beneath pale, brown lashes as he casts away the remaining tears in them. Surely he must have looked like shit, but right now the only thing he cared about was finding something to ground him back to the present. A thing to jog his memory so he wasn’t wandering endlessly in the foggy recesses of his mind. “I-I… my notebook… I had it? I-I don’t know what happened to it. M-my entire… schedule is in it a-and what to do w-when I can’t remember stuff.”

#◜❝ 𝙺𝙴𝙸𝚃𝙷 𝙸𝙲. ⟩⟩ am i bloody enough? destructive enough? ❞◞ #bedlamology #UGH the new editor clashing with the old editor is such a pain rn lmao

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keith gets sharp teeth rights but so does latona simply bc uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hot woman rights

#◜❝ 𝙾𝙾𝙲 𝚃𝙱𝙳. ⟩⟩ find resurrection in the flames. ❞◞ #latona also gets break ur fucking bones rights #as she deserves <333 #but only if she wants too ig #she's more mild-mannered than io #can u imagine if io had break ur fucking bones rights

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" HEY. " KEITH'S GRIP IS PURPOSEFULLY crushing, scarred knuckles turning white as he wraps a hand around a wrist and yanks the stranger away, ignoring the way they yell. " you're hurting my goddamn ears with that racket. get lost. " his sister has always called it a wolf stare, that unblinking, stalwart glare, and keith wields it without a hitch before shoving the stranger away with little regards to his own strength (he doesn't see them stumble, too busy instead placing himself between them and tucker). his voice softens for him, eyebrows furrowing upwards and palms facing carefully out. " hey, let's get away from here, alright? and then maybe we can both figure out where you can go? "

“N-no… I really… I didn’t know- I’m lost…” Panicking he tries to distance himself from the violent stranger, practically screaming at them how he had made a mistake. “I forgot wh-where I was going!” 

#◜❝ 𝙺𝙴𝙸𝚃𝙷 𝙸𝙲. ⟩⟩ am i bloody enough? destructive enough? ❞◞ #humbly offers u my werewoof boy #he just doesn't have icons :woozy: #bedlamology

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BETTER RUN

#◜❝ 𝙺𝙴𝙸𝚃𝙷. ⟩⟩ am i bloody enough? destructive enough? ❞◞ #*thinks about him*

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NAMELESS BODIES, IN UNREMEMBERED ROOMS

werewolf gimmick - the mountain goats // resist by erica williams

#◜❝ 𝙺𝙴𝙸𝚃𝙷 𝙸𝚂𝙼𝚂. ⟩⟩ am i bloody enough? destructive enough? ❞◞

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gotta still stand by the fact that my two favorite kinds of men are sad wet dog of a man (keith) and sad wet dog of a man 2 (azzy)

#◜❝ 𝙾𝙾𝙲 𝚃𝙱𝙳. ⟩⟩ find resurrection in the flames. ❞◞ #you really gotta roll azzy around to get the sad out of him but i promise its there #keith needs like. 2 drinks and thats it

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" do you know how hard it is to be tough when you're holding a pink cupcake holder in your hand? " ( m'sia @ keith )

          “ LISTEN, ” KEITH REPLIES, ATTENTION FULLY captured by said pink cupcake in his other hand, frosting lopsided from where he licked it. it’s a cream cheese frosting at that. not too sweet, but just sweet enough. there’s even little pearly-pink sprinkles to crunch between his teeth. “ if I have the choice to be tough or have strawberry-flavored cupcakes in a nice little pink cupcake holder, I would choose the cupcakes. ” he frowns a second later. “ and, anyway, most people don’t look at me, as is, and go ‘I should be scared of him.’ don’t know what it is. probably the height? ” his other form is an entirely different story.

          and if you’re actually tough then you probably don’t mind eating a pink treat here and there because you are capable of decking someone across the face if you need to. satisfied with that line of thought, keith takes another swipe of frosting off the top of his cupcake.

          lifting the cupcake holder, he offers it out towards the other, eyebrow raised. there’s still some left, alternating between pure pink frosting and pink-and-white swirled. “ I gotta bunch. do you want one or not? ”

@dcwnrisen , lines from 2021.

#◜❝ 𝙺𝙴𝙸𝚃𝙷 𝙸𝙲. ⟩⟩ am i bloody enough? destructive enough? ❞◞ #dcwnrisen #keith is a Simple Man #... most of the time? #lmao

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" i feel uncomfortable around tall people, what if they try to lick my head? " ( salem @ azzy )

          AS IF SALEM HAS JUST said the first and only thing to break the hunter’s brain, azzy stares at them in silence, head tilted every so slightly to the left and eyes mere brown slits. squeezing them shut, he lifts his hand and rubs his nose. “ ok. ok. last thing I expected to hear today. actually - no. ” he drops his hand and steeples his fingers, tipping his head to look at the sky. “ that would imply I still expected it. I just… genuinely did not expect any word that came out of your mouth. ” azzy himself isn’t fairly tall. he’s average height, he would say. and salem isn’t exactly out of place around him. so it’s not like they need to worry about azzy licking their head… right?

          “ has this happened to you before? ” azzy finally blurts out. “ like… was that a past experience or something? ”

@dcwnrisen , lines from 2021.

#◜❝ 𝙰𝚉𝚉𝚈 𝙸𝙲. ⟩⟩ like shotgun in a fistfight. ❞◞ #dcwnrisen #congratulations salem u boggled this mans mind #alskdjfhf #he went WHAT and WHY in that order

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Snared between the teeth of love, and therein torn apart.

#◜❝ 𝙰𝚉𝚉𝚈 𝙰𝙴𝚂. ⟩⟩ like shotgun in a fistfight. ❞◞ #snake tw