#and his subsequent death

[cassettemoon]

Burned bridges

#lmk #lego monkie kid #lmk sun wukong #lmk six eared macaque #lmk macaque #i think they've both profoundly hurt each other in different ways #i have a whole comic I'm working on about the way Mihou views Wukong after Heaven #and his subsequent death #one day I'll finish it #NOT TODAY THO LOL #for now just this #my art #lemmie know if i should tag the gore but it's pretty mild and fuzzy and all the blood is the same color as the lines so #hmm #weird gray area

[maverickmongrel]

the erins did longtail so dirty 😮‍💨

#wc #warrior cats #his setup in the first book as rusty's first antagonist #the subsequent knowledge that he isn't the BIG antagonist #but he's allied himself with the big baddie #the following books where fireheart tries to figure how just how much tigerclaw's goons actually know about his crimes #longtail showing that he is in fact a loyal warrior when he saves fireheart from the creek #the tension btwn them after tigerclaw is exiled #longtail blaming fireheart for swiftpaw being overlooked #and his subsequent death #fireheart not trusting longtail when he goes to him with info about tigerstar's whereabouts #and then it's dropped #it's just #gone #the conclusion to their relationship is firestar giving fernpaw to him after darkstripe takes off #i am so invested in this friendship that should've happened #because it is better written than any other attempt at an enemies to friends/lovers that the erins have ever tried to write purposefully #the evolution of their relationship is so natural and it's set up so well #and it honestly feels like the erins weren't even trying to write this complex and organic relationship #it feels like it happened on accident with the way longtail is completely snubbed in the darkest hour #in a more purposeful story... i feel there would written contrast btwn graystripe and longtail #btwn firestar's friend who abandoned two clans back to back #who was still very much in hot water by the end of the darkest hour and should NOT have been made deputy #and firestar's friend #(''friend'' here being if the longfire relationship was actually purposefully written to end in them being friends) #firestar's friend who chose his clan in the face of tigerclaw's exile #who chose his clan despite the subsequent backlash by his clanmates and leader and deputy for being a follower of tigerclaw #who despite their antagonistic beginnings and the suspicions and blame set btwn them still grew to accept and respect fireheart #like HOW did you write such a good relationship with no plans on giving it a satisfying conclusion? #HOW did u write such a good parallel btwn graystripe & longtail's respective commitments to thunderclan/fireheart specifically ON ACCIDENT

[specialagentartemis]

cannot believe this musical concept album gave me Real Feelings about a character from the Odyssey who appears, like, twice

#Polites is described in the Odyssey as Odysseus's bestest bestie and then like never features in any of the subsequent drama #to the point where there's no 'canonical' version of how he died #it's either by Scylla and Charybdis or when Odysseus's whole fleet gets got for eating Helios's cows #so I genuinely think it's a super interesting adaptation choice for Jorge Rivera-Herrans to pull him out to be a major character #and then make him the first to die on the trip home #Odysseus's first major miscalculation results in the death of his best friend #Which then immediately frames his taunting of Polyphemus not as hubristic smugness but grief and rage #It IS very funny though how much more heroic and moral JRH made Odysseus (by modern standards) than he was in his stories #Also a long-standing adaptation tradition when you are the writer director and star #Will always make fun of Kenneth Branagh for making Victor Frankenstein a mostly well-meaning guy Trying His Best. Not a selfish coward nooo #And y'know. famously. there's Lin-Manuel Miranda as Alexander Hamilton #Anyway. Jorge Rivera-Herrans and Steven Dookie gave me real feelings about Polites. I salute them #Epic the Musical #Polites

[aparticularbandit]

real talk, though.

if vision quest is about white vision regaining his memories. even if she's dead, wanda should be in that.

you can't give me wandavision and then pretend that vision's memories wouldn't largely involve wanda. or you can, but then that would carry a through line of wanda caring more about vision than he does about her (or, at least, that his priorities were/are different - which you can support with infinity war and his decision to go jump into battle and leave wanda once he noticed the avengers needed his help). and regardless, she would and should still be part of those memories.

that would be the best place to confirm or deny what the mcu official timeline is speculating re: wanda's death because a white vision who truly regained his memories would also probably seek her out, depending on how he relates to those memories, even if he doesn't accept them into who he is or decides to be.

#musings #mcu #vision mcu #mcu vision #vision #vision quest #wanda maximoff #scarlet witch #wandavision #still big on 'no body no death' here #but like - this was a thing that got brought up in some of my discussions post-dsmom #where. was. white. vision. #if he got all his memories back at the end of wandavision why did he just. completely. never show up not go be with wanda like. #wv ended with 'we will meet again' which SHOULD BE WHITE VISION because he had his memories back #but he just peaced out into nowheresville #and disappeared #and has subsequently been mia for however many projects at this point #at least agatha has the agnes excuse - and also that for the past ten years of marvel stuff prior she was good at staying out of the way #i mean i guess this plays into why kamala doesn't know who he is #if she was 16 in ms. marvel that means she would have been 11 when the snap happened it makes since that she doesn't know him #ANYWAY #THOUGHTS #I HAVE THEM SOMETIMES

[katrina-loves-birds]

I was just rereading the Paris pages, and like. I’m losing my mind at the way that these two characters view death. Andronicus’s absolute refusal to die, the way he STATES that he is not Done, his refusal to accept that death is beyond his control, is so indicative of his character and ruling style. You can see the shadow of what he was before whatever happened to him, his once-present charisma, the way he is used to being obeyed, and his absolute refusal to be anything less than In Charge in his declaration.

Directly contrasting that is Voltaire’s line “May I last until my work is done.” Voltaire accepts that he can’t control everything and he is willing to admit he isn’t all powerful. This admittance seems to be the main difference between Voltaire and Andronicus- Voltaire was successful as a ruler because he was willing to delegate and create secondary systems capable of running his city, while Andronicus was too obsessed with absolute control to the point that he destroyed himself.

#girl genius #Andronicus Valois #Simon Voltaire #more thoughts in tags because I can’t seem to make the rest of this coherent #but #also the way that their battle literally becomes a battle between acceptance and refusal of change #Voltaire has prepared his entire reign for his own death and for the subsequent transfer of power #he has systems upon systems and has been watching his children for any sign that they could take up the mantle #while Andronicus refuses to acknowledge the validity of Martellus’s claim to the lightning throne #and I can’t stop thinking about how crushing it must have been for Voltaire #to be forced to recognize that his friend was an objectively bad ruler who was still hurting people even after he had been ‘dealt with’ #and the fact that they both die in the end. #neither of them survive #despite all of their struggles #they do lie down. they are done. #no amount of planning can prevent the inevitable- they were probably both so alone but they die together; and with them dies an entire era

[dramarants]

don’t even look at me if you wouldn’t consider sealing yourself in an ice coffin with me to stay by my side should I suffer an untimely death 😩

#till the end of the moon #tteotm #ranting #luo yunxi you fucking GOD - the way he speaks to and holds her corpse in both scenes. denial. desperation. fear. disbelief. the trembling. #his face walking up to her coffin and subsequent rage and protectiveness with qingyu over both her and their relationship #no matter how many times she said her purpose was to kill him he still believes they loved each other and refuses anything else #the bracelet sequence the face nuzzle the mirthful laughter #he can’t bear to lose her and he has no idea where to direct his overwhelming pain and sadness despite their conflicts #after all what’s grief but all the love still left to give. he has lost ppl before but not like this #there’s prolly a fair amount of guilt and self hatred underlying everything too #all he's done these last eps is try to hold on to her in every way - with every shred of his being - but none of it worked #‘just say one word please’ ‘you’re really hateful’ AAHHHH #his injured hands shaking her as if things are normal. later tucking her hand in gently as if not to wake her despite the truth. #he's lost all sense of self and purpose. his grasp on reality is hanging by a thin fucking thread #he will gladly live in his delusion & try to stay by her side. even in death. even when she didn't want it. #he can't go on w/o her anymore - doesn't know how. she has fundamentally changed him. #(so much that he even fights the devil god voice in her defense 🙏) #it’s scenes like this that bludgeon you with humanity amidst all the unreal fantastical elements and bring you back to these shows #omg I’m remembering his fixation on her not looking at him with ttml before - boy was already going insane w/o her when she was still there #healthy attachment and coping? ttj doesn't know her 😌 #like idk if he fucks her corpse in the novel but props to lyx I’d fucking believe it #and once again nian baiyu is not paid nearly enough for any of this

[superfallingstars]

5am can’t sleep writing thinkpieces about snaaape but they’re too deranged to post

#how to tactfully say the way some ppl talk about snape’s childhood and his subsequent involvement with the death eaters #reminds me of those articles about school shooters that are like. but look he was bullied :( #without everyone thinking i’m actually fucking insane

[wonder-worker]

"Because Richard (III) usurped the throne, his retinue is inevitably seen as inimical to the crown and therefore in an important sense independent of royal authority. In the context of Edward IV's reign, in which the retinue was created, neither assumption is true. The development of the retinue would have been impossible without royal backing and reflected, rather than negated, the king's authority. Within the north itself, Gloucester's connection subsumed that of the crown. Elsewhere, in East Anglia and in Wales, that focus for royal servants was provided by others, but Gloucester was still part of that royal connection, not remote from it. In the rest of England, as constable and admiral, he had contributed to the enforcement of royal authority. When he seized power in 1483 he did not do it from outside the prevailing political structure but from its heart."

-Rosemary Horrox, "Richard III: A Study of Service"

#r*chard iii #english history #my post #Richard was certainly very powerful in the north but to claim that he 'practically ruled' or was king in all but name is very misleading #his power/success/popularity were not detached from Edward IV's rule but a fundamental part/reflection/extension of Edward IV's rule #even more so that anyone else because he was Edward's own brother #there's also the 1475 clause to consider: Richard & Anne would hold their titles jointly and in descent only as long as George Neville #also had heirs. Otherwise Richard's title would revert to life interest. His power was certainly exceptional but his position wasn't as #absolute or indefinite as is often assumed. It WAS fundamentally tied to his brother's favor just like everyone else #and Richard was evidently aware of that (you could even argue that his actions in 1483 reflected his insecurity in that regard) #once again: when discussing Edward IV's reign & Richard III's subsequent usurpation it's really important to not fall prey to hindsight #for example: A.J Pollard's assumption that Edward IV had no choice but to helplessly give into his overbearing brothers' demands #and had to use all his strength to make Richard to heed to his command which fell apart after he died and Richard was unleashed #(which subsequently forms the basis of Pollard's criticism of Edward IV's reign & character along with his misinterpretation of the actions #of Edward IV's council & its main players after his death who were nowhere near as divided or hostile as Pollard assumes) #is laughably inaccurate. Edward IV was certainly indulgent and was more passive/encouraging where Richard (solely Richard) was concerned #but he was by no means unaware or insert. His backing was necessary to build up Richard's power and he was clearly involved & invested #evidenced by how he systematically depowered George of Clarence (which Clarence explicitly recognized) and empowered Richard #and in any case: to use Richard as an example to generalize assumptions of the power other magnates held during Edward IV's reign #- and to judge Edward's reign with that specific assumption in mind - is extremely misleading and objectively inaccurate #Richard's power was singular and exceptional and undoubtedly tied to the fact that he was Edward's own brother. It wasn't commonplace. #as Horrox says: apart from Richard the power enjoyed by noble associates under Edward IV was fairly analogous to the power enjoyed by #noble associates under Henry VII. and absolutely nobody claims that HE over-powered or was ruled by his nobles or subjects #the idea that Richard's usurpation was 'inevitable' and the direct result of Edward empowering him is laughable #contemporaries unanimously expected Edward V's peaceful succession. Why on earth would anyone - least of all Edward - #expect Richard to usurp his own nephew in a way that went far beyond the political norms of the time? #that was the key reason why the usurpation was possible at all #as David Horspool says: RICHARD was the 'overriding factor' of his own usurpation There's no need to minimize or outright deny his agency #as Charles Ross evidently did

[aangopologist]

Jaehaera and Aegon III's short lived marriage is the equivalent of Elizabeth of York "killing herself" and Henry VII re marriying some rando

#history accurate #jaehaera targaryen #aegon iii targaryen #Hotd #Imagine Henry vii marrying some random lancastian loyalist lmao #That wouldn't have turned out well after years pf wars #Exactly why martin ending feel cheap and unrealistic #In the setting of a medieval society #It doesn't make sense that there weren't any lord's bitter about jaehaera death #And subsequent replacement with a black loyalist #If this was a story-as Martin likes to claim his work is- #Then jaehaera's mysterious death should have sparked a series of petty uprisings AT LEAST

[redrobin-detective]

I’m aware that in comic book land nothing really sticks and normal rules don’t apply but I’m still lowkey surprised that Gotham let Bruce adopt Tim, Cass, (sorta) Dami and Duke when like, he had a previous foster kid die under his care in mysterious, unexplained circumstances. Like, despite his money and fame I feel like Gotham social workers should be a little more suspicious of this aloof, billionaire playboy’s activities when he’s adopting more kids after what happened to Jason.

#and you know a lot of Gotham SWs are crime alley kids grown up trying to make a difference #they take Jason's death PERSONALLY and have sworn vengeance on Bruce Wayne #AU where they make it damn near impossible for B to adopt his subsequent kids #they're doing constant spot welfare checks and pulling the kids aside and begging them to go somewhere ANYWHERE else #the Jason is legally brought back and everyone is thrown #Bruce who has been fighting for years to claim his kids suddenly gets all 4 approved in one day

[my-thoughts-and-junk]

Anyway I don't think Zack angels of death has sex

#random thoughts #angels of death #sorry x reader crowd #he gives off like. jacking off at four in the morning to take the edge off before you crash energy #also he has canonically eaten fruit loops in soda okay i don't think he's into degregation you are NOT his sex kitten #not only do i think he will not have sex i think he has never had sex before in his life because like. when the fuck would he have had sex #he got burnt crispy at like eight and subsequently orphaned. he's like twenty two. when did he have the time #also he has body image issues out the wazoo he is NOT letting anyone see him naked #also where the fuck is he getting all those bandaids from. is he banned from every cvs in a fifty mile radius of his current location #if asked if he's had sex he would scoff and say yes (he is lying) #if asked how many times he would squint into the middle distance and say ' . . . a bunch of times.' #but it's more likely he'd get really pissy about it

[thesmokinpossum]

So I just reached Sonny's death scene in the novel

#i am way too emotionally destroyed considering that i knew damn well and right that it was coming lol #in all fairness i knew it was coming but i thought i still had a few chapters in front of me before it happened #i think i'll take another break from this book because I am *not* ready to deal with michael being fucking disgusting about his child bride #and apollonia subsequent death #me: I love the Godfather so much! #also me: *read 3 pages of the Godfather and then slap the book close screaming about how I can't do this*

[theinfinitedivides]

second My Dearest related post today but Only Skin from Ys and Divers from the eponymous album 🤝🏼 Ryang Eum longing for a man who will never love them in exactly the way they deserve

#tv: my dearest #my dearest #mbc my dearest #namgoong min #nam goong min #kim yoon woo #joanna newsom #kdrama #local gay watches My Dearest (and is subsequently f*cked up).txt #local gay watches k-dramas.txt #ok to be fair this is greatly condensing the absolute SCOPE of those two sings bc that sh*t is dissertation level #Only Skin is a seventeen minute long masterpiece that requires several dissertations #but truly i was thinking about the whole thing of Divers where she says 'and never will i wed / i'll hunt the pearl of death to the bottom #of my life / and ever hold my breath / till i may be the diver's wife' and Ryang Eum saying he'd die with Jang Hyun #if he had to. and he wouldn't mind #'the diver is my love and i am his / (if i am not deceived)' but he is!!!!! he is deceived!!!!! he is his love but not in the way he wants #Only Skin's 'and the cities we passed were a flickering wasteland / but his hand / in my hand / made them hale and harmless' #Jang Hyun with his hand in Ryang Eum's hand both at the enemy camp and when he saved him. are you seeing this #sick and twisted but anyway this is once again your daily PSA to get tf into Joanna Newsom if you haven't already #excuse me while i go back to writing that fic ffs i need to finish it

[roobylavender]

i missed that class what dont you like about starlins rendition of their relationship?

(and also like, DID you think he did something in particular well or was it all…meh

the crux of my issues in this regard stems from batman #416. in the post-crisis era you began to see this way more lopsided depiction of bruce and dick's relationship wherein the former was portrayed to be almost.. bitter that dick had moved on to establish his own life. and it stood in great, great contrast to the bruce of the pre-crisis era, who was certainly devastated at the realization that dick was growing up, but also very intent for him to find his own happiness and way in life. they would have their disagreements on occasion (e.g., bruce initially disapproving of dick dropping out of college, bruce immediately taking leadership of a situation where the titans were involved when dick was better equipped to handle it, etc.) but the outcome of those situations was never outright bad yknow. bruce was very much capable of recognizing where he might have overstepped and subsequently stepped back to let dick have his own space. and i think initially max allan collins expanded on that dynamic in the post-crisis era in interesting ways by juxtaposing bruce's desire to see dick flourish against his own constant fear for dick's life. so instead of mike w. barr's comedic and lighthearted backup stories in early 80s tec where bruce disguised himself to keep an eye on dick's shenanigans and assure himself everything was going alright, you got this more serious confrontation within bruce with regards to his position as a parent. i don't think a lot of people read it that deeply but i've always viewed batman #408 as one of the most sensible depictions of that dilemma. the general complaints tend to be that this issue robbed dick of his pre-crisis decision to retire robin on his own, and i'll concede that as a worthwhile concern. but i don't think it's esp damning what with the implication that bruce no longer wants to be the person indirectly making the decision for dick to continue to be in this line of work. their moment at dick's bedside is less about bruce robbing him of the decision and more about him saying, if i let you still be robin, that's a direct reflection on me, bc i'm the one who got you to do all of this originally. i'm the one who put you directly in harm's way. if you're going to do this from now on, you need to do it on your own terms. you need to decide for yourself that this is who you want to be, without your relationship with me even being a factor.

it's a moment contributive to that delicious dynamic between them wherein every decision bruce takes to service dick's agency is inevitably read the wrong way by the latter to imply that he's not valued or not worthy of being seen as bruce's equal (and before the hounds pounce on me this obv does not include the increasingly abusive depiction of their relationship as the 90s progressed). that is an unavoidable dilemma when you're simultaneously someone's ward/adopted son and also their partner-in-crime! dick wants to be bruce's son and to be entitled to all of the love and care and protection that that entails but he also wants to be bruce's brother, his equal, his confidante, the one person he trusts more than anyone else in the world, etc. it's a tough place to be! it is paradoxical! and i'm so, so open to seeing that explored and think the way collins attempted to approach it in #408 was marvelous. but the way starlin (and other writers as well) totally swerved right in #416 to create this sudden resentment in bruce that dick had grown out of needing him was.. so utterly bizarre. like completely out of left field in a way i don't understand why people don't question it anymore bc in light of everything in the immediate fifteen years prior to the crisis it makes so little sense. their relationship with each other was so valued, bruce was so anxious to see dick establish himself while nonetheless maintaining a protectiveness over him, but it was all very much in good will even if he could overstep on occasion. it had all of the potential to allow for a very nuanced, empathetic exploration into the dilemmas of parenthood and esp when you are someone like bruce who has to forever live and contend with the crime of taking kids with him out onto the streets. bc he has to feel guilty! there is no escaping it. this is history, done and dusted forever, can't go back in time, so on and so forth. whatever harm comes any robin's way he has to live with as in some part being traceable back to his own actions. and i frankly believe that would be far more likely to evoke grief and anxiousness and concern than it would be bitterness that his son is charting out his own life

#as to do i think starlin did anything well. hmm #i like that he was able to acknowledge that jason's parents were loving people despite their circumstances #it didn't matter that willis was a criminal. what mattered was that he loved his family and would've done anything for them #which was a rare concession from starlin bc his writing could be pretty classist elsewhere #but at the same time idk sometimes i read it back and it's like. i don't think he was actually as classist as winick was ultimately #like it's been a While since i reread the starlin issues #but you could tell he believed jason's demise was less about his social class and more about being unable to fully recover from #or process his trauma as a result of the life he'd lived and the things he'd experience. hence the garzonas saga #and even in a death in the family the question is never about whether jason is acting out bc he's criminally inclined #bruce explicitly says he doesn't think he's given jason enough time to mentally and emotionally recover and that's why #he suspends him. so even starlin knew it was about the trauma first and foremost #and i mean that somewhat goes in line with his reasons for wanting to kill robin to begin with #he thought robin was symbolically representative of child abuse #in that it wasn't the conduit through which a young boy should necessarily grow #and ideally? the way to explore that in a medium that Requires the existence of child vigilantes #would have been to make the distinction that while there is always going to be some danger to every robin at the end of the day #what made the danger to jason distinct was that robin didn't work to resolve His trauma specifically #what robin did for dick is never something it could have done for jason let alone tim. there were too many other factors at play #so if this dilemma had been approached that way rather than starlin pursuing a blanket robin is child abuse ideology #that was subsequently picked up by other writers. then i think we might have gotten somewhere quite interesting #but anyway yeah so he's not my most hated by any means. there are parts i love there are parts i hate #ultimately at the end of the day winick will always be a gazillion times worse #outbox

[aeirithgainsborough]

i am afeared that aerith and clouds play-up in the trailer was a psych-out and that her and zack will be together post her death, or whatever happens instead. do not want this to be true. but i am scared

There is no part of me that believes this will happen.

#clerith were written as a love story a decade before zerith were fleshed out #their love story is a huge part of ff7 which is why her death was so tragic and shocking in part #the love that could never be #every single piece of subsequent media has the theme of cloud wishing to find her again one day #the song lyrics to nptk suggest that will happen! so fated to they don’t need to promise to meet again #trust me when i say a side character isn’t getting a main theme song over the actual main character of the game #the song is about cloud and aerith and the fact they will be together again #aerith has moved on from Zack she says it mutiple times in the game #expresses her interest in cloud and getting to know the real him before anyone else can see through his persona #in the compilation books she says it’s cloud she loves now #do not fear #ask #anonymous

[dutybcrne]

Indarias random lil hcs:

Constantly chewed on EVERYTHING. Needed to chew on things or she’d get antsy and even start trying to gnaw on her fellow Yakshas. Bosacius once got bit so hard he couldn’t move one of his arms for a solid week

This was partially because her bite and jaw strength overall are ridiculously strong—she’d been known to crunch through bone and even Geovishap armor with a single bite

Prior to becoming one of the Yakshas, she admittedly hunted adepti, minor gods, and humans alike for sustenance. She was caught by Mountain Shaper in his amber while hunting him, but spared due to Moon Carver’s intervention. She fought alongside and under them for a brief time before joining the Yakshas

-She’s constantly hungry—she alone could eat a banquet’s worth of food and still find herself feeling hungry a mere hour after the fact. This continues on even in her present state. She is willing to eat anything and everything she can catch and then some, but, back then, usually stuck to whatever the others ate to be safe. She’s long since reverted to her old diet

It was due in part to her old ways that she fell first out of all the others to her karmic debt. Both habits prior to joining the yakshas and during her fights alongside them—she had a habit of devouring the remains of her enemies before doing away with what she could not with her flames, always saying it was her unique way of ‘purifying’ them when one of the other Yakshas questioned her. When really, she just needed to satiate her hunger

Used to very vulnerable to peer pressure prior to her fall, no matter how independent she boasted herself to be. Once the other Yakshas settled on smth, she would be sure to follow. It was actually due to Moon Carver and Mountain Shaper’s urging that she joined Morax’s cause in the first place

Then stayed because she’d been admittedly smitten by a certain Hydro Yaksha. Though she never made any conscious choice to bridge the gap beyond the relationship the yakshas had with one another, even with how close they were, prioritizing the mission and protecting them all over personal feelings

She had quite the temper and tendency to hold grudges over the smallest offenses, especially in her early days fighting alongside the Yakshas—only Bonanus was ever capable of talking her into at the very least apologizing, and then eventually start swaying Indarias into letting bygones by bygones at all the more they all got to know each other. Though in their later years, she would ease up on this fault of hers

While she still held her sane mind, Indarias learned to weaponize her karmic debt well, both in using the cursed energy to disorient enemies or to help herself get an extra—even if frenzied—boost in strength against an especially tough foe/task

Her fighting style heavily relied on her flames and teeth to deal damage, with twin swords being her secondary weapon

Her sense of smell is unparalleled amid the five Yakshas—she could identify any of the others by scent alone within moments of meeting them, and could follow traces of their respective scents for leagues. Specifically made sure to be able to, in fact, since Mountain Shaper and Moon Carver encouraged her to look after the others as she would them

Even having been consumed by her karmic debt, Indarias can still recognize the scents of her fellow Yakshas even to make her pause—she won’t readily remember THEM entirely, but the familiarity can stave off her urge to kill and devour in the moment

Is immune to fire—her skin is also impenetrable like armor, due to her kind’s nature

The clothes she wore were made from the fur of a qilin she slew in her years prior to the Yakshas and that of her own brethren—the interwoven fibers serve both to be soft and be just as impenetrable as her own skin was like armor, as an extra protection

She had offered to hunt and get her fellow Yakshas more of the same furs so they may all be able to enjoy the armor and comfort as she did…but she couldn’t comprehend Why they were horrified and vehemently rejected her offer until one had finally sat her down and Explained

Indarias had fallen in love with a human man at some point in her last few decades with the Yakshas. Even knowing they could never settle down and have a proper life together, as the Yaksha’s impossible fight would no doubt continue on past his lifespan, she agreed to let the man fight and travel alongside her so they could still be together, even against the warnings of the others

He would just as soon come to succumb to an early death from the miasma of her karmic debt however, much to her grief and rage

That had been her breaking point, where her hold on herself shattered and lead to Indarias succumbing to its influence herself in her anguish shortly after, even finding herself cursing Morax for having given her the mission before the madness took fully hold

She would become akin to a plague to every malevolent monster and fellow adeptus alike after that, fighting out her heartbreak and resentment alike before she'd vanish without a trace

For a time after her rampage and disappearance, she lay dormant until she was roused from slumber summoned by a desperate exorcist looking to bring back his wife

Oh, how his woes moved her. Oh what a pawn he would prove to be, in swaying him into offering her a meal of someone far stronger than himself

#hc; indarias #//So much of this is just *gives the Yaksha rat & fire-rat qualities* lmao #//And then just me delving right into horrors and shit; but not quite as much as I would have wanted lololol #//Her thing for Bonanus in my mind is akin to Pauleau’s for Aurelie #//In Furi’s SQ; that dude #//Except Indari was actually able to move right along and find someone new; rather than stay hung up on her #long post for ts #//Shit; fuck; tags. RIGHT #death mention tw #cannibalism mention tw #//She did devour her beloved after his death—that deffo contributed to her fall #//Bc she couldn’t fathom parting with him; thus did what she did to always stay close to him. To become ONE #//Except his affliction added to hers; plus her emotions in a disarray; and subsequently all went to Shit #//Is deffo not a muse to play with/romance for the faint of heart basically lmao #//Bc she can and WILL try to kill every chance she gets; unless you basically want a relationship with a Mantis; maaybe think twice dfjbgfj #//Would deffo be the sort of muse to be easily swayed to the Abyss Order’s side; esp if they promise her all the prey she could want #//You could try to fix her; but know the road to That will NOT be easy