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scaredpigeons · 3 months
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Aqua Regia II: putting down the roses, picking up the sword.
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Neuvillette x Fem!reader
Word count: 2.5k
You get settled into your new position, but are you really.. settled? You realize something a bit embarrassing about your new boss too, best keep that one to yourself.
Authors note: this is where we get the slightest bit suggestive. I just cant help myself. HES A DRAGON COME ONNNN
The first thing Neuvillette notices is that his office is startlingly tidy. 
Now, he is not a slob by any means, and he prides himself in that fact— but since taking over Lady Furinas responsibilities, he’s found that keeping things as organized as he used to had become increasingly more difficult as the days went on. 
He rounded his desk, sitting down with wide eyes as he looked around at the new organizational structure of his desk. 
There is an incoming and outgoing bin on either side of his desk, filing folders clearly indicating which documents each folder holds, there's even a fresh pot of ink, and brand new pens placed neatly in an elegant holder. Across the room, against the wall in his direct line of sight is a very large calendar, Large print outlining each day's primary tasks. 
As he’s gawking at the lack of clutter, you waltz in, just as lovely as before, and he finds himself staring at you a bit more openly, though your gaze is trained upon the tray holding his favorite tea set, and a few bottles of clear liquid that he knows is fresh water, straight from the cooler. 
“Bonjour, Monsieur Neuvillette, I hope you had a pleasant evening.”
He nods as you set the tray down on his desk, carefully placing his teacup and saucer down in front of him. 
“Honey lemon, for your tea this morning.” You set the bottles down to the left of him, removing the tray to a vacant table as you continue speaking. “You have two meetings this morning, firstly with Madame Petra Voleange, who wishes to discuss the accommodations you spoke of for her son who was sentenced to the fortress last week— the young man in the wheelchair who was picking pockets.” 
You handed him a folder, which was clearly labeled and neatly sorted. “I spoke with the Duke, and this is all the information on what can be provided. Your second meeting is with Kemia, a researcher from Sumeru who wishes to gain your permission to gather information on local flora to aid in her botanical medicine research. The information she provided when booking should be in the top left hand drawer of your desk.”
He slid open the drawer, nodding at the folder placed on the top of the pile. 
You handed him another folder, much thicker and darker in color. 
“This is for today’s trial, which starts at 2:30pm. I’ve given you a mandatory two hour block starting at noon to take your lunch, and go over the information we have.”
You put a delicate hand on the backs of the two large bottles of water you placed on his desk, and he found himself staring at the way the condensation clung to your skin. 
“These are from Mondstadt’s finest spring production. I puttered around last night and was able to sweet talk a distributor into sourcing bottles from all seven nations, and he’s willing to send a bi-weekly shipment for us. Sedene told me that you are fond of the different flavors from all over Teyvat, and I saw that you only get shipments from the different nations individually, so I thought that finding a sole distributor who could outsource them for us would be much more efficient.”
He blinked at you, processing your words carefully. 
You stared right back, and as the silence grew, so did the pink on your cheeks. In the back of his mind, he thought it rather endearing that you seemed so flustered, so eager to please him. 
“Please say something, If you don’t I'm going to continue to ramble to try and convince myself that I’m doing everything correctly.” 
A soft breath escaped him, and then it fluttered into a chuckle, as much as he tried to stop it. Your gaze went wide, and you stood shock still, waiting. 
“This is wonderful, much more than I ever would have asked for.” He said, softening his gaze. He saw you relax, and smile back at him— and something inside him twitched.
 Since retaining his full dragonhood, he’s been struggling with new and confusing emotions, instincts, and for some reason every time he was in your presence he felt things he’d never experienced before. 
But—He felt so incredibly grateful for your assistance, so he tampered these strange emotions down, not wanting to speak of them and scare you off when you had just begun to better his work life.
You let out a dramatic sigh. “Thank you. I was so worried I had overdone it and you would be upset.” 
“You seem to have a lot of anxieties when it comes to your work performance. Your heart rate spiked the moment you walked in, and only now has calmed to an adequate level.” 
You gaped at him, and of course your heart rate returned to its accelerated speed. 
“I mean no offense by this,” he floundered— albeit gracefully, softening his tone. “I just mean to say that I wish you would feel more at ease here. You’re doing exceptionally well.” 
A strange smell permeated the air around you, sickly sweet and very enticing. He’d smelt something similar before, though much fainter, but he couldn’t remember when, and he knew for sure that he had never smelled anything so mouthwateringly divine as this. 
Was it a new perfume? Why hadn’t he noticed it before? 
 You seemed to turn an even deeper shade of red, before you nodded, bowing slightly before scuttling out the door, stammering about paperwork and your other tasks— carrying that sweet aroma with you. 
Strange, he thought. I’ll have to do more research into what this could be. 
He’d been experiencing many new senses since regaining his full power, perhaps a heightened sense of smell? He was not sure. All he really knew for certain was that he was thoroughly enjoying your presence here at the Palais. 
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The rain poured heavily this evening, casting everything in a deep gray filter, the dark clouds rolling over the city sky in thick droves. 
The trial was terrible. A child murderer had been left unchecked for too long, killing two boys and a girl, leaving one victim alive yet traumatized beyond repair. 
The young girl's mother had attended the trial, interrupting during the defense's deposition to scream at the accused, demanding retribution and revenge for her poor daughter, and the lives of the children that were lost before her. 
In the end, the woman had to be escorted away, and the trial continued. Justice was indeed served. But the look of broken rage on that mothers face stuck with Neuvillette the entire time, though he pushed it to the back of his mind to remain impassive to anything but the facts. 
The rain fell in thick sheets, soaking the streets and making everyone either run for an umbrella or to find shelter. He sat at his desk, back to the window as he listened to the sound of the water beating against the glass. 
With his attention drawn toward his thoughts, he almost didn’t hear you enter. He glanced at you as you walked past his desk, placing one of your hands on the window as you looked outside at the mess. 
“Wow,” you said. “It’s really coming down out there, isn’t it?” 
Neuvillette felt guilty. 
“Ah, my apologies, the rain must put a damper on your mood.” He said before he could even think to filter himself. 
He wasn’t exactly trying to hide what he was, but he didn’t think you’d quite figured it out yet. 
“Why are you apologizing, silly?” You smiled. “I love the rain. It’s so peaceful and calming.” 
His interest was piqued, and he turned towards you in his chair. “Oh?” 
You nodded. “I’ve always loved the rain. Something about water being the lifeblood of the earth, you know? The cycle continuing, nourishing us— Washing away the old, bringing in the new.” You flushed a little then, looking down at your feet. “Ah, forgive me, I must sound a bit odd.” 
“No,” Neuvillette said, seeing some clouds part ever so slightly outside, a ray of the sun peaking through to shine upon the Palais, upon you. “I quite enjoy the rain too, on more pleasant occasions.” 
You grinned at him. “Perhaps we could take a walk then? It looks like it’s slowing down, so we shouldn’t get too many odd stares if we keep to the grounds of the Palais.” 
“You wish to walk in the rain? I do not have an umbrella with me, unfortunately.” 
You shook your head, walking quickly just outside the door, where you procured a navy blue raincoat with a large hood from some void outside his office where you kept your belongings. 
“I never use umbrellas, I love the feeling of the rain directly, don’t you?” 
Something in his chest pulled, and he cleared his throat. 
“Ah, I do. I didn’t think many others felt the same.” 
“It’s quite warm today, so I don’t think you’d run the risk of catching a cold— as long as you don’t mind getting your nice clothes wet, I think we should do it!” 
You beamed at him, not knowing that he had never had to worry about catching the common cold before, yet you worried all the same. 
You seemed to be unaware of just how you affected him, how brightly you shined to Neuvillette. 
He’d not known you for long, but he genuinely hoped that you continued to stay here, working with him, because he was actually starting to look forward to coming to his office, coming to work. 
The rain clouds cleared just a bit more.
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You’re going to lose your job. 
If you cannot get a hold of yourself, of these childish, ridiculous, fantastical ideas you’ve managed to curate in your head— your boss is going to realize you’re insane and fire you. 
At least, this is what goes through your head when you look in the mirror at the crack of dawn, preparing yourself for work. 
Just over a month at this wonderful, enjoyable and well paying job, and your wonderful brain decides to throw you into a myriad of dreams in which your boss, the chief justice and newly reigning figurehead of the nation of Fontaine, was the main focus. 
It started off innocent. Dreams about normal and mundane things that happen at work. This was perfectly normal and fine, it happened with nearly every job you had. 
You reminisce on days where your dreams consisted of you bagging produce at a local fruit stand as a teenager— oh, such simple times. 
But as the weeks carried on, your dreams tended to metastasise into something less than appropriate. 
It started with his eyes. 
One day at work you caught him observing you. Now— this was not unusual, Neuvillette was a very observant person, and when in a comfortable environment, such as his office, he was not very subtle. It did not bother you, especially when you were doing such mundane things as filling out reports. But this time, when you looked up to check on him, your eyes met— and for a moment you held his stare. 
His eyes held such a depth of colour, so striking and vibrant, yet so pale and mystical.  And the way he looked at you stirred some aching, foreign thing inside you. It was like he was looking into your very soul, at the blood running through your veins. You flushed, naturally, and hurried off to procure the fresh water for his lunch break. 
You tried to pray away the heat that was quickly rushing south, antagonizing yourself thinking that somehow, someway, he was going to find out that just a singular look had you nearly swooning like a hormonal teenager. 
This look then proceeded to haunt nearly every dream, and the most recent one was something straight out of one of those light novels from inazuma. 
In the dream, you’d been arguing about something, which hadn’t happened in the waking world yet, so your brain just conjured some petty and random cause. You’d gotten frustrated, turning to stomp off. He’d caught your wrist as you were walking away from him, and had pulled you close, staring into your eyes like he was going to devour you. 
You had awoken covered in sweat, desperately needing a cold shower. 
It wasn’t even all that scandalous. You dreamed of his eyes, of light touches, familiarity, closeness. And like a fool, this still sent your heart into overdrive, barely being able to look at him throughout the day. Ever since he’d mentioned being able to hear your heart beating out of control, you tried to get a handle on your nerves around him, but this new issue only seemed to make things worse. 
One day, around the two month mark, you thought you’d been caught. 
It was just another day, you didn’t even remember what you’d said to make him laugh, but it was a short, slight wheeze that pulled almost involuntarily from his chest. It made you grin, it made you feel light. 
“Oh,” he shook his head, chuckling out your name and smiling down at you from where he stood by the window. “Your sense of humor never fails to impress, you really are a joy to work with.” 
Your heart jumped into your throat at his words, at his light and familiar tone, at his genuine smile. You felt your face heat up, and your thighs twitched with the urge to squirm, feeling some rather inappropriate things for your current setting. 
You wanted to smack yourself. You were a professional person, someone who took their job extremely seriously. You were not some degenerate whose knees buckled whenever they received praise from a handsome man, a handsome man who just happened to be your boss.
Neuvillettes nose raised a bit, and he breathed deep, as if he was smelling the air. “See, there it is again.” He said, stepping closer to where you sat at his desk, working on the weekly reports. “That scent, I only ever smell it when you’re here. Are you wearing some kind of perfume?” 
Your eyes widened. What smell? You thought back to your morning routine, deodorant, a light moisturizer on your skin, you wore your bulle fruit perfume this morning, loving the bright and citrusy scent it gave you, lasting throughout the day. You told him this, and he shook his head, brows furrowing in contemplation. 
“No, it's not that,” he said. “It’s difficult to explain, it's sweet yet earthy, rich…and incredibly enticing.” He sort of mumbled that last part, though he seemed to be speaking more to himself than you anyways. 
“Rather puzzling, and it tends to happen in conjunction with your fluster, though I haven’t quite pieced together why you’re still so anxious around the workplace, I've been quite diligent with reminding you how wonderful of a job you’re doing.” 
You did squirm this time, feeling a visceral throb between your legs, and a sudden weight drop in your chest one after the other as a thought warmed its way into your head. 
Could he…. Could Neuvillette really be smelling your arousal? And on top of that, not understanding that was what it was?
For lack of a better phrase, you would say that you’re incredibly screwed.  
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Any headcanons for Anne The Herpetologist?
Here’s a few that I may use in future comics but to get my quick thoughts down here’s a few:
Anne had all her photos she took in Amphibia saved on the cloud so she was able to get them back when she got a new phone. This helped her with the Amphibia display at the aquarium which her mom helped make with her newfound arts n crafts skills.
The Sprig on earth is her own frog, she keeps him at work because it has a better terrarium than the one at home plus it just seems right to have him in the Plantar home display. She took him home sometimes when she wanted someone to talk to and co-workers have seen her carrying a conversation with it.
She still has a taste for bug cuisine, she doesn’t make everything with bugs but occasionally she’ll have snacks or a side dish made with bugs and this quickly made it so her lunch never went missing when she brought it to work.
She can name how many and what kind of amphibian is crying when she hears them outside in the wilds. This has both impressed and frightened Sasha and Marcy when she does this trick.
Always on the look out for lookalikes of her Amphibia friends, so far she has: Sprig, Grimes, Hop Pop, Polly, Wally, Olivia, Loggle, Stumpy, Maddie, Ivy and Tritonio. She sends a pic to Sasha and Marcy when she finds them and it’s always uncanny how much they do look like em.
Before the trio got back together, Anne’s longest relationship ended when she found one of Anne’s frogs in the chip bowl while they were cuddling.
Anne has an impressive home terrarium for her pet amphibians but has to keep them under lock and key when she leaves cause she fears Domino 4 might harm them.
Anne isn’t afraid of getting dirty and as such one of her proudest moments was when she was still a college student, she dove headfirst into a bog cause she was catching a toad that looked like Grime. The photo of her covered head to toe, half sunk in the mud with a big grin and an angry toad in her hands was in the yearbook and on her wall at home. Sasha demanded a copy when she saw it cause she was laughing so hard.
Anne would never actually do it but when Sasha or Marcy had a bad day, Anne would joke about certain poisons that frogs have she could use to get back at whomever was the cause of their foul mood. They know she’s joking but are also curious about the strangely labeled vials she has in her frog’s room yet know better than to ask (it’s antidote for any toxic frog slime)
She loves it when it rains and likes to go out to the park and listen to the frogs and toads cry. It reminds her of Wartwood. Sasha and Marcy however aren’t keen on walking in the rain but love how cute she looks while listening and finding the singing frogs.
She has a few friends at work from the other exhibits and when she first started they recognized her from the invasion. She explained the story behind it all and when the trio reconnected, Anne’s work friends started making bets on if or who she’ll date (none of them won cause she dated and married both).
Anne goes on a bi-annual trip with Dr. Jan to various locals looking for new ideas for exhibits. Anne has saved her group several times thanks to the Plantar Hunting Dance keeping dangerous animals at bay
She still has Tritonio’s family sword on display in her Frog Room and still practices her swordsmanship. Once the trio started living together, Sasha joined in and they’ll spar. Marcy often points out the clear romantic tension the two have while sword fighting (they know).
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That’s just a few I can think of.
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The more I’m reading the books, playing the games, and watching the series (both the old and the Netflix one), I’m becoming more and more sure that no one in the Witcher is actually straight nor monogamous.
To elaborate, as prime 4 examples, you have your:
Local slut™️: Geralt in his natural habitat; fucked legions of women (in each media) and OH MY GOD HIS IN-BOOK DIALOGUE WITH JASKIER??? AND OTHER MEN??? HELLO??? EVEN IN SERIES 2 GERALT IS EYEING JASKIER IN THE POND LIKE: 👀. Go ahead and pull out your weak "but it happened over several years, smh" excuse. I'm ready for a fight.
Theater queer™️: Jaskier is all over the fucking place, being the chaotic bi disaster I am in real life. It was also pointed out by Joey that he genuinely falls in love with whoever is in front of him; so it doesn’t really matter if it’s Yennefer, Geralt, a peasant, an innkeeper's daughter, or any of the witchers; he’ll go 😍. And, he also fucked legions of women (both married and single) in each media he made an appearance in. He even TELLS Geralt in The Sword of Destiny that he has multiple mistresses and fiances all over the Continent. Wagwan my dude, what's good my g? A manwhore.
Dark emo edgy witch™️: Aight listen, we saw Yen flirting and being actively attracted to/in love (call it what you will) with random people throughout the series itself - book counterpart is all over Istredd in the 'Shard of Ice' short story and openly tells Geralt she been fucking him the entire time they resided in Aedd Gynvael. AND SHE JUST FUCKING GOES HEHEHE 😈 WHEN THE YOUNG ARETHUSA STUDENT TELLS HER “Gods, you’re pretty”, major overall bi/queer vibes, 10/10.
Elven child that goes AAAAAaaA™️: MY GOLDEN BABY. Ciri is a designed queer mess wherever she is, let it be in games, books or series. GO, MY TOMBOY QUEEN, KICK ALL THEM WITCHER ASSES. Openly bisexual queen, we stan those.
To conclude this TedX talk... Andrzej, buddy, listen - I, as a Slav myself, know that we’re all about sex and homo (from a personal experience, more than 75% women I know had a homoerotic relationship, including my mom, her friends and my GRANDMA and more 30% men are likely to say that they have some kind of homoerotic experience - no fucking cap) but BUDDY: WE’RE NOT THAT DOWN BAD, YOU DID US DIRTY DAWG.
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futurecorps3 · 10 months
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Hi. I’d like to get 🩸, please. I wrote this beast of a description some time ago and don’t really have time rn to be so kind & shorten it, so I don’t mind the potential wait/your refusal to do it. Either way, congratulations on your follower count, I look forward to interacting (in a more digestible form)
Looks: I’m in my teens. I look close to Mia Goth, though I have gray eyes. My hair is blond and thick, an overgrown wolfcut I always take care of myself. I’m 5’7, somewhat athletic. I switch between dressing like Bella Swan, dark coquettes (most often) and this masc casual style. I have a diy tattoo I did a few years back. I also have a few noticeable scars, don’t like them but the stories can be interesting. One big on my chest (sword fight), between eyebrows, left chin (knife), big few on the right arm (ironically, a crow). I wear dark fem makeup or coquette. My dominant hand is a little messed up bc it was broken in a fight as a kid and I never did anything with it so it didn’t heal well
Personality: Im an entj, he/she (male/female bigender), bi. I’m social, hardworking, brave, optimistic, ambitious, motivated. People tend to get frustrated with how closed off I can be. I’m careful with my words and I don’t talk about my life if I don’t need to. Actually, I’m not very honest at all, though if I care about someone it can change. I see it as valuing my privacy and looking after myself. Romance is a nice concept, love the books, but I tend to dodge all attempts people make at forming relationships. And the amount of people who see friendship w me as a degrading means to an end made me a tad cynical about it. Doesn’t mean I don’t like the occasional flirt though. In the right company I like to make friends laugh, unwind, be the life of the party. Doctors said I don’t have empathy and show many sights of npd. It’s nothing to be ashamed of, but it’s a part of me. I still can be decent to friends (where empathy fails I still have common sense). Honestly,I’m softer than I’d like to admit. I get on with kids nicely and I’d like a few on my own when I grow up. I’m protective of my family, my older brothers mean the world to me. Another thing that’s important is my faith. I’m polytheistic and very religious (but I respect other beliefs). I like to befriend local animals too, in my free time. People call me stubborn, I’m the kind of person to push until I succeed, even if it hurts. Privately at least. In any kind of structure I know my place and I help the team/my boss/other superiors dutifully. I try not to be very emotional, but sometimes i fail. Usually I turn to anger, though I wouldn’t turn on my loved ones. I try to be fair in my actions. Many say I’m comforting, though I see myself more as a problem solver. And yeah, perhaps I am filled with (rightful) guilt about the loss of my close family member. But that’s mine to know and for others to never find out. I have shared more here than I did (or will) with anyone irl. In private I believe I can be a little funny and silly, nonchalant even. Also soft, as my friend calls it, ‘homely’. In the end, I did manage to fit myself into quite a list of friend groups so I’d like to believe I’m not too bad to hang around
My type: I’d like someone I could relate to. Someone who would understand my ambition and drive, my issues, inspire me to try harder, but also someone who would understand my anger (even if by enabling my worse parts). Maybe even harder than me. As bad as it sounds I don’t care for morals all that much, not in a “I like bad girls/boys” kind of way. It’s just that if they don’t hold harmful beliefs (racism, sexism etc) I don’t look much further into it. Someone who wouldn’t jump on the whole romance thing right away and smother me. They have to have their own thing they do, other than love. My love language’s acts of service. And when they notice details, learn about me. It’s a running joke among my friends that I’ll end up in a rivals to lovers kind of deal bc of how stubborn and averse to romance I am. I need someone who would understand that my family comes first (before me too) and I do anything for them. And I will call my s/o out if needed too
Likes: physical activity (I used to do a ton of sports from cheer and dancing to basketball); money - having it, making it; romance novels; dogs; birds; writing stories, poems, making music, painting, though I’m not so open about it; parties; family; social interactions; my job (legal or not, anything that involves bulshitting ppl and supporting myself is nice, sry); taking care of others; cooking and baking; acting/performing; giving gifts; fashion; snow and the cold (my hand be damned, I view winter as a gift from gods); shows like Bridgerton (I’m so fine after watching Kate/Anthony storyline I swear), books like soc, pjo, the cruel Prince, dps;
Dislikes: losing/failing; deep bodies of water; whole concept of death, even if I know what comes next I can’t stand it; feeling useless; people with no drive; quitters;
Facts: Im Slavic; had basic medical training; my family would call me something akin to ‘little merchant’ in our language, bc of my talent for bargaining and talking ppl into things; normally I don’t flex half as bad; dark eyes r soo attractive to me, but if I like your goals and motives, I’m into you either way; like Hannah Montana I have the best of both worlds - I was born in the capital & I’m well versed in the life there but I spent my formative years helping on a farm (which I miss), I still more so identity as a country guy; I think revenge driven ppl are attractive but that's less of a preference, simply a thought
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My guy you had me thinking for this one! It screams Kaz Brekker BUT that could also be problematic since reading your description gives a very similar vibe to his and he might not like it. ALSO YOURE THE OPPOSITE OF WYLAN AND INEJ SO THAT COULD WORK OR ABSOLUTELY NOT.
In the end, I decided… (cue drumroll)
WYLAN HENDRICKS! (Van Eck? Who?)
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Your type description gave me the gentle love Wy gives <3 he’s patient, understanding and is his own person before being a lover. I can see you both reading together all the time as well as you cooking for him! I think we all perceived him (in the beginning of the books) as a soft and fragile boy but he’s a badass, he’s mature, and he’s always there to support you if you need it. He’s a sweetheart, you know him, you love him<3
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MSPW Week: Fav Pitch Round-Up
Claws in the Canopy by @writeintrees
Bennett’s expedition is stationed in the dangerous forests of the planet Zora. Something is destroying their equipment high up in the mammoth atlas trees, and he knows that if he solves the problem, the council will finally be proud. What he doesn’t expect is to save the life of the mystery creature, breaking the tenets of their society, and being thrown into a mission to keep the untrained Ionan Guard alive as they cross the jungle. All the while, things are getting bad with import/export holds between two of the cities, and political tensions are rising.
Themes: found family, dumbest smart people you’ll ever meet, animal companion, queer love, and a diverse cast
finishing up revisions and looking for beta readers
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Magicians and Puppet Masters by @valentinerose529
After being exiled from his homeland of magic for his uncontrollable abilities, magic thief Elijah wants nothing more to do with fame and adventure. But Ixora, an expert Stormcaster and the proud wielder of bad puns, chases action and adventure like he can’t get enough of it. When an easy quest turns into a high-stakes race, this unlikely duo has to work together with a ragtag team of magicians and mischief-makers to take down the puppetmaster behind the scenes.
Themes: high fantasy, urban magic, swords and sorcery, queer romance, the power of friendship, found family, rejected chosen ones
Current stage: first draft (incomplete)
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Frozen Sands by @thecrookedwriterspath
Nashida, a young woman from the sands of the south, meets Halim, a clumsy young man with a knack for trouble, in the ice up north just in time for the Festival of Lights. However, Halim's family found problems with a pirate in the past, and he's about to cause some real trouble. Plus, Nashida is starting to find some unsettling clues about the origins of the lifelike statues in the area...
POC main characters, both bi, one trans with bipolar disorder and ADHD, the other with relationship trauma and anxiety.
Themes: Solidarity, Revenge, Pirates are gay, Family, Different is okay
Draft one complete, will likely need to be split into 2. Waiting to edit.
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Songs of Decay by @thecrookedwriterspath
Tom moves to a small town with his daughter to reconnect with his dad, a retired bodyguard, and find a better life. Unfortunately, the eldritch abound in this town and he's soon helping rhe local Eldritch Anomalies Department (EAD) investigate a murder. Local widow Esther is determined to find the culprit as well, as the body was on her land. She does NOT get on with the EAD though, which leads to some of its own problems...
1910 or so, with a few automatons. Elritch inspired audio drama. Cowriting with 1 author.
Themes: Paranoia, Curiosity, Mental health and illness, Dealing with and caring for those with illness
Midst of 3rd draft.
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bylightofdawn · 1 year
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Dungeons & Dragons was hilarious and excellent, turn your brain off and just enjoy the show movie. I went in with semi-low expectations so maybe that's why it exceeded them so much. Lots of fun easter eggs and nods to fans of the tabletop system. I'll discuss some stuff below the cut but I am just gonna put myself on blast here but holy hades....Michelle Rodriguez's barbarian character? I know she was going to be hot because it's Michelle Rodriguez so it's just a given.
But she beefed up for this role and not to call myself out for my subby tendencies but I need a hot barbarian girlfriend who will pin my ass to the wall make me her bottom b*tch and or potentially crush my head between her mountainous thighs. Fuck me running. Hi yes, I am very, very gay for Holga.
Like, she was distracting and making me feel all sorts of ways.
Also, now to be the utterly ridiculous bi that I am, Regé-Jean Page was ALSO unbearably hot in this movie, especially when he was being super competent and just mopping the floor with fools. I never thought a paladin could be that hot. I don't know which god he's sworn to but they obviously imbued him with that smoldering hot holy warrior spiciness. When he cast smite on his sword I was done. Sir, you are already unfairly attractive, how dare you level up in sexiness somehow?
I also kinda high key love he was kinda coded maybe overly serious maybe could be read as autistic? Like I totally read him as autistic which is awesome if that's what they were going for.
Honestly? Everyone in this movie is pretty. Of course they all are.
After the movie, I ended up going to ulta, sorta mentally checked out and bought way too much stuff. So much so I'm like....I need to return some of this. So I guess I'm going back on Sunday. Some of it I thought was on sale but I guess I misread the ads.
And I stopped by the local Vietnamese place and got some pho which was....very good and I have a bahn mi sitting next to me that I should really eat but I'm kinda full from the pho because I always underestimate the portions you get at pho places. It's quite literally pho for days.
EDIT: Somehow I managed to eat that bahn mi but I legit might need to pass out now. I've had a piss poor appetite the past few days thanks to being stressed out and just in bad head space. So I've had like one meal a day the past two days and today I didn't eat at all. Because I was mainly busy. But by the time I got done with eating to say I was famished is an understatement. I think I just made up for the past three days of not eating.
I really need to edit Seeds but I think I might just pass out and go into a food coma instead.
SO MY MAJOR COMPLAINT. We went to the Underdark and didn't SEE A SINGLE DROW??? So my major knowledge of D&D comes from Forgotten Realms. I know the system, have watched some Crit Role. But I just I loved those books and Drizzt to DEATH growing up. And then they introduced Artemis Entreri and Jarlaxle and I was sunk.
I STILL buy a Forgotten Realms book if I know those two are going to be in it. They're like my trashy comfort characters. You will see a predictable pattern in my trashy comfort characters.
I knew I wasn't going to get Drizzt or Jarlaxle because they are FR characters but the moment they mentioned the Underdark I was still screaming in my seat mentally because I thought they'd bring the Drow in somehow.
And they didn't. And I was very, very sad.
Also? If I ever get a black cat somehow, I am naming her Guenhwyvar, that's how much of a FR nerd I am. And literally no one but .5 % of the population will get that reference. Also it's hard enough to get my vet to spell Genji's name right, can you imagine trying to get them to spell Guenhwyvar? FORGET ABOUT IT.
But, eh it's a minor bitch in the grand scheme of things. I was still so stoked to see/hear things like Icewnd Dale and the Spine on the map and Neverwinter and Waterdeep etc.
Also THEY HAD A CAMEO OF THE OLD D&D CARTOON CHARACTERS. SCREAM. I used to that that with my mom as a kid, that was one of those few stark childhood memories I have of watching D&D and Voltron with her.
There was a Mimic which made me squee and a gelatinous cube. Not super deep easter egg shit but enough to make me feel in on the jokes, you know? And freaking displacer beasts.
And some Dragonborn and Aarakocra! Ugh my nerdy heart is full of joy.
Suffice it to say, I loved it. I might go see it again though I also want to go see the Super Mario Movie and maybe John Wick 4. There are way too movies out I want to see.
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Hi! I work in a bookshop that is not in America and the romance section in our stores tends to be pretty pitiful. Other than Julia Quinn, historical romance is non-existent. We have finally put in a romance bay and I’ve been asked to recommend some books. My colleague is handling contemporary romance but I was hoping to push for historical and possibly paranormal! I have several books in mind but as my favourite go to reviewer, I was wondering if you had any books that you think we should focus on, especially if we’re introducing a local area to historical romance? Thanks!
Oh, thanks so much for thinking of me! And thank you for repping romance in you bookshop; it's getting hard to get a selection in American stores too, and I can't imagine the book bannings will help.
So I'm thinking that because recency bias is a thing, you're sticking to recent releases? I would definitely, if possible, recommend including a bit of diversity. Some recent books I've enjoyed and seen a great reader reaction to:
A Caribbean Heiress in Paris, Adriana Herrera--Afro-Latina heroine and Scottish hero, jet sets from Paris to Scotland which is really fun, it's sexy, it's smart, there's fingering on the Eiffel Tower... Hot.
To Catch a Raven by Beverly Jenkins--Ms. Bev's most recent release, may be a challenge because it's very American (they're trying to catch someone who stole the Declaration of Independence, sorta lol) but it's a really fun heist/fake marrieds romance.
Something Fabulous by Alexis Hall--A m/m romcom, hilarious, and benefits from Alexis's cross-brand name recognition (his Boyfriend Material books are really popular contemporaries, and his ability to cross genres is amazing). Very modern and approachable for newbs to HR. The sequel, Something Spectacular, is out soon and is excellent.
The Queer Principles of Kit Webb by Cat Sebastian--A delicious m/m heist romance, very emotional and funny and sexy. There's sword fighting! (Not that kind, but also yes that kind.) The sequel, The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes, is a m/f book with bi leads that is also so good.
For more conventional historicals, I'd recommend:
Sarah MacLean--her new releases, I imagine, would sell well with people who are less familiar to the genre because she has name recognition and is known for writing great heroines with a feminist streak. I looooove Heartbreaker.
Julie Anne Long--her Palace of Rogues series has been a real joy, and she writes such a funny, romantic historical
Lorraine Heath--her next book, The Notorious Lord Knightly, is out this summer and it is SUCH A BANGER. Lorraine is one of those hidden gem authors where I feel like she's not super known outside of historical romance circles, but anyone who reads her books gets sucked in.
A Rogue's Rules for Seduction by Eva Leigh is out next month and it's so, so hot. I'm gonna post my review for it soon. It's also really lovely and Eva always has a very modern sensibility that I love.
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CANONICALLY QUEER ANIME CHARACTERS THAT I REMEMBERED BUT WEREN'T ON THIS ARTICLE'S LIST:
Date Masamune Daley Wong Motoko Kusanagi Jakotsu Toru Shiro & Saya Monou Toya Kinomoto & Yukito Tsukishiro Tomoyo Daidouji Subaru Sumeragi & Seishiro Sakurazuka Utena Tenjou & Anthy Himemiya Juri Arisugawa & Shiori Takatsuki Suletta Mercury & Miorine Rembran Kenjiro Hato Sailor Uranus & Sailor Neptune Fatora Venus & Alielle
Have these poor otaku not heard of Date Masamune? Famously bisexual historical figure with MANY anime and videogame portrayals? Half his dialogue with Sanada Yukimura in "Sengoku Basara" (2009-2011) is just flirting. Heck, last year, I saw a little kids' anime with a Date Masamune cat whose whole gimmick is having a crush on the male main character cat! I just watched episode 6 to refresh my memory, and Masamunya is daydreaming about marrying Nyanpire!
And what about Daley Wong? He is canonically gay. Do otaku these days not know about "Bubblegum Crisis"???? That was standard issue anime watching when I got into anime! A fundamental scifi series! It even got a remake, "Bubblegum Crisis 2040", which didn't change Daley's openly gay status.
Motoko Kusanagi from "Ghost in the Shell" is canonically gay. The movies may skip over that, but the longer format series usually show her girlfriends or have her coworkers mention what a womanizer she is. I'm a little confused about that episode where she talked about having a childhood crush on a boy---the one who was hesitant about getting a prosthetic body because they weren't dexterous enough to make origami cranes at the time---while the rest of the series seems to portray her as a lesbian. So I'm not 100% sure if she's gay or bi.
There's also Jakotsu from Inuyasha. Not a regular character, but part of the Shichinintai (Band of Seven) who were reoccurring antagonists for several episodes until they were defeated. Maybe a little stereotypey, but a canonically openly gay anime character.
CLAMP has several gay couples. Unfortunately they do like to use them for tragedy, unrequited love, and the "bury your gays" trope.
We've got "X" (series known as "X/1999" in English localization) with Toru and Saya. A lesbian couple so in love that when it was prophesied that Toru would die, giving birth to the Sacred Sword at the Togakushi Shrine, Saya found a loophole, married the Shinto priest at Togakushi Shrine to ensure she would constantly be at that location, and thus became the one who died instead of Toru, giving birth to the Sacred Sword. I think the anime changed things so that Saya said she fell in love with her husband Kyogo Monou instead, or downplayed her feelings for Toru, or something I'm misremembering, but I grew up with CLAMP's manga, and that's what I go by. Besides, the plot later explains that the whole reason Saya's spirt ended up in the Sea of Tears is because she married a man she didn't love, while fully knowing that she was in love with another woman instead.
"Cardcaptor Sakura" has several queer couples. We've got Toya and Yukito. The teacher Toya dated before Yukito, could see the future, and she specifically broke up with Toya because she foresaw he would fall in love more deeply with Yukito in the future. And when she and Toya met again, she asked Toya if he was happy (being with Yukito), and he said yes. Unless I'm misremembering, the manga also has a panel or 2 explaining that Tomoyo was coincidentally repeating her mother's unrequited sapphic crush on Sakura's mother, by she herself having an unrequited sapphic crush on Sakura. But I just checked the Wiki and there was apparently a lot of weird editing mistakes in the manga that made Tomoyo seem straight, and then CLAMP had to use several interviews and future manga issues to clear up that Tomoyo's crush was actually on Sakura. O.o
I've had "Tokyo Babylon" on my shelf for years, but haven't finished the manga or the anime disks that I bought. lol But from my understanding, that whole series is steeped in the crush between the male leads, Subaru and Seishiro. And then it culminates in "X", because that series was a crossover continuation of several CLAMP series. During "Tokyo Babylon", Seishiro has this hidden omen running in his family about being destined to be killed by the person he loves the most. Within "X", Seishiro is killed by Subaru.
And how can we forget "Revolutionary Girl Utena"? Even if the series doesn't outright state them as gay, the whole series is built around their romance and then the movie has them out-right kiss. And it's not an accident situation or an animation that happens for only 2 frames, or something. It's an actual, romantic kiss, center-frame, as the resolution of that movie. Also Juri and Shiori are doing some unrequited things that I can't remember. But I remember Shiori being kind of toxic in the movie, like she was trying to make Juri jealous?
Speaking of Utena, "Gundam: the Witch From Mercury" is often compared to following Utena's outline, right down to the sapphic couple at the center. The series is still going, and I haven't been able to watch all the episodes so far, but if they truly homage Utena, they will advance from all their romance tropes between Suletta and Miorine, into hopefully an outright declaration of queer love. Here's hoping. <3
Can we count Kenjiro Hato from "Genshiken: Second Generation"? Because I don't know if they're "canonically" queer or not. Do we count them as "canonically" queer if they don't state they're queer? So much of that series is Hato still trying to figure out how they feel about crossdressing, about Harunobu Madarame, and being a fudanshi. I can't remember if Hato ever came to terms with any conclusions about themself. I can't remember if Hato ever definitely stated being in love with Madarame, or just spent all that time not quite understanding their own feelings. Is Hato a trans egg? Or is Hato genderfluid? Or did they just never figure that out about themself? Does Hato still identify as "male" by the end of the series? I don't remember! (But I'm sorry the series framed how Yoshitake treated you as a joke, because that was really uncomfortable.)
And how did I forget Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune? So famously gay, that when the first English dub tried to censor their relationship for the localization, it just turned into awkward "cousin loving cousin" dubs.
Almost forgot Princess Fatora and Alielle from "El Hazard: The Magnificent World". One of the first isekai genre series I watched. Fatora doesn't appear for most of the series, since she is a prisoner of the antagonists. But her girlfriend, Alielle, is in most of the OAV series. I remember them being very clearly lesbians, and after Fatora is rescued, I think they spent a lot of the sequel series chasing around the other girls in the cast.
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deus-angst-machina · 1 year
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I posted 673 times in 2022
That's 29 more posts than 2021!
23 posts created (3%)
650 posts reblogged (97%)
Blogs I reblogged the most:
@maschotch
@ssahoodrathotchner
@ssahotchdad
@genevievedarcygranger
@spacecowboyhotch
I tagged 152 of my posts in 2022
#prev tags - 23 posts
#ramblings - 18 posts
#mood - 7 posts
#answers - 3 posts
#dialogue ref - 3 posts
#my parents have one (1) family photo on display from ages ago and that's it - 2 posts
#i mean - 2 posts
#and that's just how it is - 2 posts
#the ship ask meme - 2 posts
#sometimes it has nothing to do with resentment or whatever - 2 posts
Longest Tag: 131 characters
#i firmly believe that hotch has dealt in half-truths and obfuscation for years and got really good at managing people's assumptions
My Top Posts in 2022:
#5
sometimes you just gotta write that super cringe fic
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Tagged by: @ssahotchdad
thanks for the tag!! three ships (sticking to cm for this): Hotchniss (but like. in a 'I'm bi' way), Morcia ( the chemistry, and after "You're my god given solace" I can't not ship it), and Hotch/Haley (I like watching things fall apart, inevitably and avoidably all at once)
first ship: from before i even knew what shipping was: O'Neill and Carter from SG-1. I was in kindergarten and was Angry that these characters were not together. Didn't learn the word for that anger until high school. (Should I have been watching that show when I was five? Probably not. But it's a fun bit of sci-fi cheese so I still recommend it.)
last song: Villain by xUnreachablee
last movie: King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (I went in with no expectations and it's actually really fun. Just....disregard everything you know about Arthurian legend. Treat it as it's own thing.)
currently reading: Underground Empire by James Mills (or at least I'm trying. I read so much at work that even this old favourite from middle school is difficult right now :(...still reading fic tho!)
currently watching: Criminal Minds, Witcher, probably gonna re-watch Sandbaggers again (highly recommend if you like watching bastard characters do bastardy things)
currently consuming: The Dread of Existing
currently craving: Blue Cheese (which I don't have bc my fav brand has disappeared from store shelves locally and only re-surfaces maybe once every three months). i'll be tagging: @ssahoodrathotchner, @arsonhotchner, aaaand anyone else who wants to do this. It's fun
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who are your top 5 cm unsubs and why 👀
Tricky one. I had to think on this for a bit. Not in any particular ranked order:
Megan Kane. She's got a sense of style, and I don't know--the whole episode? Really? Who in this fandom DOESN'T have her on a list of fav unsubs?
Floyd Feylinn Ferell from "Lucky" because for fucks sake that's a fucky fucking episode. The chili
Tobias Hankel. I just think the character is interesting and the acting was solid.
Amber Canardo from "A Perfect Storm"--I love the "twist" that she was the driving force behind the murders.
Foyet. Sometimes I think he's overrated but also I like watching Hotch have a bad day (or year)
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My #1 post of 2022
next question: top 5 episodes of cm, whatever that means to you (storyline, unsub, etc.)
Natural Born Killer--mostly for the "And some people grow up to catch them " and all of that which the writers just. drop. and forget.
Profiler Profiled--More eloquent people in fandom have enumerated the qualities of this Morgan-centric episode
Pleasure is My Business--one of my fav unsubs
What Fresh Hell --honestly this is just here for Gideon being a Problem and kind of Unhinged, I could just as easily have The Fox or Extreme Aggressor in this slot
Demonology--I just love Prentiss complaining that Hotch won't let her do something when he has spent 90% of the ep letting her get away with whatever the fuck she wants. It's funny.
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Watched the newest Thor today
All Black was indeed in there and I got crazy about it, as expected. I love the visuals for their powers, the horror vibes, the dark fairytale vibes, it was all amazing
My only disappointment is that they were the weapon with the least personality in the whole movie. They got to speak at one point, but that was it. Also, I’m not familiar with them outside of the Venom and King In Black comics, so I don’t know what they looked like before that, but the design in the movie was incredibly boring
It’s not that I was expecting for them to be a full character, on the contrary, but other weapons showed personality and feelings, and All Black was said to be a cursed sword, clearly had a goal of their own, and there was the whole thing with them killing the user so that was kinda of a missed opportunity imo
(Then again, they were canonically a living being in KIB, of a species capable of free will and communication (despite how often authors try to erase that) and were never allowed any personality there either so why even bother)
Other than that, wow that was really gay for a mainstream movie. Unfortunately no Valkyrie/Jane (I wasn’t really hoping for it, but damn they look good together) or anything major but there were many mentions of queer couples and I’m really still not used to see it happening so casually
(On that note, unrelated to the movie, I have been reading some marvel comics other than Venom and I was pleasantly surprised with the amount of casual queer content. We unfortunately haven’t hit this point yet in mainstream local media, we have been getting more queer characters but they are always a Big Deal. The only exception is in content by openly queer creators)
It was a bi paradise in terms of eye candy, which is a very serious and important criteria. I would be interested in the gods’ orgy as long as Zeus wasn’t there
Good movie, do recommend, one of the best in the recent mcu
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🏵 Your Tea Is Ready 🏵
Warnings: pissesive obsessive behaviour , mentions of violence/injury , slight NSFW
Genre: Fluff
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| Possessive!Technoblade PT VIII |
The two of you stared at each other, your hands trembling as you tried to hold the tray still. He didn't remember? Slowly the look of recognition fell on Technoblade as his confused expression morphed into something more akin to horror. "..oh" the sound was barely above a whisper but you caught it. "So.. you do remember" you let out a nervous chuckle. "I do now.. I'm so sorry."
You couldn't tell if it was because of his raspy voice or the genuine apology that caught you way off guard but, the sentence alone broke your heart. Placing the tray down on the night stand you take a seat in front of the man, taking quick notice of how he couldn't even look at you. Taking his face in your hands you gently tilt his face towards you, his eyes finally landing on you and held the same look you'd expect when someone was looking at a gruesome wound. Disgust.
"Tech it wasn't your fault, the voices gained control.. you.. you weren't yourself, and no one got hurt" you reassured, gently running your thumbs across his cheeks. "It wasn't the voices.." Technoblade sighed, leaning his head into the palm of your hand. God he missed the way your skin felt against his, your scent was a mere foggy memory he desperately wanted to remember. "Wha..what do you mean?" You mumble, your brow furrowed. Surely it had to be the voices, there was no way that he would do those things without them to spur him on.. wouldn't he?
' Coward '
'this isn't how this was planned! '
' Dont tell them yet! It's not romantic '
' they smell like honey '
' Don't do it '
' E '
"The voices don't do it, it's always me who gives into them" Technoblade quickly aide stepped the conversation. He couldn't do it. He could slay thousands, he could and has killed a man with nothing but a quarter, he's taken on the whole server. But he can't tell you how he feels. He felt so small in your hands, despite quite literally towering over you, those eyes of yours.. he couldn't bare to see rejection in them. "Oh Tech.." wrapping your hands around the piglins neck you pull him close to you. "No one blames you, okay? Shit happens, especially to good people, and you're a good person Tech" you praise rocking him slightly as you feel strong arms encompassing you.
Your brief heart to heart with the piglin was soon interrupted by a quiet knocking at the door. "Hope I'm not interrupting anything" Philza chimed, for the second time he had walked in on the two of you, hopefully this time it wouldn't end in swords being drawn. Wiping the tears that began to well in your eyes you pulled away from Techno, instead turning your attention to Phil.
"Yes"
"No"
Glancing at the piglin you shake you're head, "no no it's fine, what's up?" You assure either a smile, the grip on your hands tightening a bit. "Good, I need to clean Technoblade's wounds, the withering effect can be a real bitch if left untreated" The winged man explain, pulling out the small basket of medical supplies. "I could do it phil" you offer standing up and gesturing to the basket. "Do you know how to treat gangrene?" He hummed twirling the basket in his hand as he walked past you to Technoblades side.
"Yeah maybe you should handle that"
"Thought so, this might take a while, you sure you want to stay?" Phil added, beginning to pull gauze and salves from the baskets confines. "Actually I should finish my chores, I'll be back in an hour or so" you shrug off the pleading look the piglin shot your way and waved the two good bye before slipping out of the room. As much as you'd like to spend more time with Technoblade you knew Phil wouldn't push you out of a room if it weren't for a reason. Swallowing thickly you make your way down to the basement. Might as well actually get your chores done.
"You two have grown rather close" Phil observes, helping Technoblade out of his sleeping shirt and onto his stomach. "We always have been" Technoblade snapped back, resting his head on the firm pillow beneath him. Your scent still lingering on his tongue. "I've been you're friend for a good time Techno, I don't believe I've ever seen you like this ." Phil dipped his fingers into the healing salve and began to work the solution into the blackened rotting skin. Not a hiss or groan left the man under him, instead he took to digging his claws into the already tattered pillows.
"What are you getting at Phil,"
"I'm trying to get you to admit it"
"Admit what"
"That you're in love with Y/N"
"I already have" the piglin snorted flinching as the salve began to eat at the wound he was happy he couldn't see. "I have for a while, you know that" He spoke between clenched teeth, feeling the wet of blood begin to role down his sides in streams. It was a shame, he liked these bedsheets.
"Believe me I know, but do they? You seem to be doing a lot but not saying much." Phil scolded, Technoblade didn't have to be facing him to know that he was shaking his head. The two sat in silence as Phil plastered another healing paste onto his wound and wrapped it up, smacking the back of his thighs to let him know he could sit up Phil's wrist was quickly caught by the piglin.
"How do I tell them"
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yk what? I like you *tells you my SK8 the Infinity headcanons*
Reki
he’s bi. like Rich Goranski bi. (yes this was a Be More Chill reference, who do you take me for?)
what made him find out, you might be asking: he had a crush on James from Team Rocket when he was like 10 (I do think he watched Pokemon as a kid)
he’s a HUGE disney nerd
he made Langa watch all the old-school disney movies with him (yk, Robin Hood, The Sword in the Stone, The Three Musketeers, all that good stuff)
he also adores Tim Burton’s animations and anything by Studio Laika (his favorites are Coraline and The Corpse Bride)
he has adhd
he knows how to braid hair, and braided Langa’s hair multiple times
has multiple makeover sessions and tea parties with his sisters
skateboards are not the only thing he draws, he’s actually really good at art in general
plays rpg with Miya
Langa
a demisexual homoromantic
he can cook, and helps his mom whenever he can
likes watching horror movies with Reki, cause he knows his friend (and “secret” crush) will get scared and cling onto him
but he does actually enjoy horror
his favorites are the ones based off Stephen King books (mainly The Shining and Misery)
had a Harry Potter phase
is a Griffindor
also had a Percy Jackson phase
child of Tyche (goddess of luck)
convinced Reki to read The Lightning Thief and actually got him hooked into the series
Kaoru/Cherry
is a gay man
went through a middle school emo phase
knows Kojiro and is friends with him since they were little kids
had a thing for Adam during high school, that obviously ended when he threw a guy off a cliff during a beef
bickering and insulting are his love languages
no, but seriously, he almost never means an insult
practically lives at Kojiro’s restaurant
programming became one of his main hobbies during freshman year high school, that’s when he started developing Carla
noticed his feelings for Kojiro a little bit after high school graduation, but only confessed after his beef against Adam that resulted in a skateboard to his face
Kojiro/Joe
Bi. no more comment needed
has pictures from Kaoru’s emo phase, which he jokingly calls “his blackmail pictures” (he’d never show them to anyone without Kaoru’s permission, and Kaoru knows it)
realized his feelings for Kaoru in sophomore year high school, but also realized Kaoru liked Adam, so he let them be, with the thought that Kaoru’s happiness was more than enough for him
was so surprised when Kaoru confessed that he almost fell off his chair and needed like 5 minutes to process what just happened
he only pretends to be annoyed every time Cherry shows up at Sia la Luce, on the inside his so fucking happy
knows how to cook since childhood, used to do it with his family
he also enjoyed baking for his friends
has sort of a dad-like feeling towards Reki, Langa and Miya
Miya
demiboy, aro/ace
he/they pronouns
his rpg characters are always warlocks, rogues or druids, change my mind
the type of person to stop on the street to pat a stray animal, causing everyone to stop and wait for him
called Joe “dad” by accident on multiple occasions, and it actually became a thing
now Joe’s number is saved as “Father” on his phone
on the subject of contact names, Reki is “Slimy Boy”
and Shadow is “Scary Old Guy”
helps Reki and Langa with math homework, jokingly makes fun of them for needing a 13 y/o’s help
Hiromi/Shadow
the local straight ally
knows a LOT of flower meanings/symbolism
has sent “fuck you” bouquets to multiple people
uses the “Shadow” persona to let out all his pent up anger
and tries his best to hide it from his manager (it doesn’t really work)
at this point he has accepted his role as the local babysitter
he’s kind of the kids’s “cool uncle”
does his job of hiding where he works so poorly that multiple people from S showed at his flower shop
he’s happy for getting new costumers, but annoyed that they are “blowing his cover” from asking for a guy named Shadow when they come in
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rosa’s team from sword as gijinka! info about them beneath the cut.
Ella - Cinderace - she/her - lesbian Black - cis woman - age 21
Ella is full of joy and life, she’s smiles and cheer, she’s happy to be here! A young soccer pro drafted into League battling for her fiery passion and clear leadership potential. She has a natural charisma about her that brings people together and execute plans correctly, as evidenced by her time on the field. She stayed briefly in the Champion’s guard, where she met Graves as a Sobble, and the two became friends, despite being from different walks of life. That’s Ella for you, making friends wherever she goes, and that is a pervasive fact through her journey for the league. Of course, she never expected to have to face down a God like Eternatus, but she didn’t let that stop her.
Besides soccer, she’s passionate about cooking and loves to fire up the stove with curry! She’s all about that curry! She’s also always down for some pre-dinner stretching, some pre-dinner fighting, just a little brawling here or there. She never thought she’d be so into competitive battle, but there’s something intoxicating about it she can’t resist. She feels like she can make friends through an exchange of fists!
Ella just loves making friends, exchanging numbers, becoming pen pals, it’s all so fun! She didn’t expect to find those she considers her family through her journey but here she is! Thomasin is her best pal, she might even consider her a sister! And where would she be without Connie, she’s been there the longest. Sometimes she steals Connie’s hand to hold, and other times, she steals her lips.
Connie - Sandaconda - they/she - queer Mexican-Japanese - nonbinary woman - age 30
Connie is a sleepy individual. They’re always in a bit of a haze, like they just didn’t get enough sleep, or maybe they got too much sleep and they can’t snap out of it. They just love naps! Is that such a problem? Their manager certainly seemed to think so. Connie is an accomplished model who would often sneak off to the wilderness to camp for a few days at a time to get away from the busy city. This is how they met Ella and were swept into a gym challenge. They didn’t expect to like it, but you know, if you have to be awake, they don't mind giving a deserving individual a good bop. Their striking gaze sent shivers down the enemies spine, assisting a great deal in a tough spot.
As stated, Connie is a model, and being a model means you have a lot of responsibilities that you can completely ignore and run off at the drop of a hat to do whatever you please. Their manager is not too fond of them, but they can’t find it in their heart to care. They do care about the fashion they have to wear, it’s been their dream job since they were little to wear the fanciest clothes you can. They’re good at their job, they’re good at looking pretty in nice clothes, and that’s how they keep it.
They love the friends they’ve made along the way, Thomasin is always stubbornly trying to knock them off balance and prove herself superior, but it’s all good fun. And they quite enjoys Sybil’s attempts at music. And Minerva and Ella’s combined efforts to produce excellent cooking! Oh, Ella, she’s a darling, isn’t she. Connie is smitten with her, that’s for sure.
Matilda - Hatterene - she/they - lesbian Japanese - nonbinary - age 27
Matilda is a witch from the swampy areas in the Glimmwood Tangle. She would happily live there for the rest of her life and not interact with other people if necessary, but she unfortunately happened to leave the safety of her bog for family reasons (if she had a choice she never would have, but ugh, relatives), and during that time, ran into Ella and the gang, who excitedly recruited her to their great quest across the land. At first, she only intended to be along for the ride back to the Glimmwood Tangle, but for reasons she’d never admit to, she stuck around.
She is a calm, collected individual, keeping her emotions in check constantly and disgusted by those who freely express themselves for the world to be known. Little known to others, her emotions bubble beneath the surface, and if pushed too far, they boil over and she gets extremely overwhelmed and unable to control herself. Not that she lets that happen ever (often). She mostly deals in potions of various uses, and magics that stir nature in a pot to boil much like her emotions.
Matilda isn’t looking for anyone to date, she isn’t looking for friends, she isn’t looking for anyone at all. Especially men. Stereotypical mean man-hating lesbian right here. She’d never admit she has feelings for Ella (the feeling is friendship) and wishes Sybil will just leave her alone (she gets flustered.)
Sybil - Toxicitry - she/her - bi White - trans woman - age 20
Look out, here’s team baby! And she’s loud, she’s proud, she’s here to rock and roll! And, oh, that didn’t rhyme, did it? She’s working on that, she swears. From a family of successful doctors and midwives, she had big dreams to get out of babysitting newborns, and get out there and get her voice heard! She wants to rock people’s faces off with her awesome guitar solos! Granted, she’s not that good at guitar, she’s better on base, and she’s not the best at singing, but she swears she has sick lyrics. When Ella’s group stopped at her family’s nursery, she could tell there was greatness on its way up, and she figured she could ride it to success!
Sybil can be very explosive about her interests, launching into long spirals of talking, one topic to the next, she can’t control herself. She’s autistic and she just wants you to know! Things she likes! That’s not bad, right? She never stops to ask if they want her to stop, she really can let it get away from her. It’s fine though, her new group of friends are so supportive! More than her family had been, she’d even venture to call this new group more family than she’d known.
She gets along real well with Ella, the two can be seen playing ball or sparring at any given time, gotta keep up with them gains! And when running into Graves’ group, she’s in talks with Thrasher to start a band together! And then there’s Matilda, she once witnessed her emotions boil over and it was so cute she just has to see it again. Sybil can be a little menace.
Minerva - Appletun - she/they - lesbian White - trans woman - age 45
Minerva certainly isn’t old enough to be considered a grandma, but she is, actually, a grandma. She’s got a few kids from back in the day before she transitioned, and those kids had a few more kids, and here she is, grandmother at a young age. What this means to say is she’s definitely team mom when it comes to Ella’s group. She’s surrounded by children nearly the age of her own, and someone’s got to mother them! She ran into the group when they were visiting the nursery with her newest grandchild, and what was a small agreement to help with the upcoming gym turned into an adventure she didn’t expect! She never traveled when she was younger and found she loved it.
She also loved the kids that came along with it. She loved feeding them especially. Ella was a little prodigy with food, and Minerva just wanted to feed that flame and love of food. Minerva loves food, she’s a cook by trade and she loves filling a meal with love. Other than that, she collects old books, out of print editions, and keeps them in her sturdy little home up by Circhester. She was content being alone for so long, long distant contact with her children, she didn’t expect to need company.
But that company she definitely had. She found an old soul resonating with her in Iosefka, the two oldest of the group, the old Frosmoth always seemed to have just the right ingredients for her stews. Something stewed between the two of them, there’s for sure. She also enjoyed running into Graves’ group and meeting Grevious, a fellow designated mom.
Iosefka - Frosmoth - she/her - lesbian Black - cis woman - age 48
Iosefka was but a simple traveling merchant. She’d seen all shades of Galar over the years, seeing it’s darkest underbelly, to its brightest sun shining peaks, and she loves her home region with all her heart despite knowing there’s some people that it would be better without. But she’s not one to comment on that, not unless asked, after all, she’s just an unassuming merchant here to stock you up for the road and not give her opinion, heavens no! So wasn’t it so surprising that she was absolutely swept up from her solitary traveling live into Ella’s little group, something about the little girl was just so charming, she wanted to see where her journey took her.
She loves collecting the rarest of the rare, the sweetest of delicacies, there’s nothing better than traveling to a little unknown spot to get the hardest to find ingredients growing where you might not expect them, and roll into town and being overwhelmed with the local restaurants vying for her samples. She’s not opposed to finding shiny things as well, but something about food, it entices her. She loves providing for a good meal. She’s a bit of a shit cook though.
Iosefka isn’t exactly guarded with her feelings, but she’s not open either; it comes with being a merchant, she gets her feelings across in a sly sort of way. But she’s found a family with Ella’s group, a place she doesn’t have to hide her blunt rudeness. And in traveling, found new love with Minerva. The two are quite a pair of old gays.
Thomasin - Dubwool - she/her - lesbian Black - cis woman - age 23
The first to be recruited to the great quest across Galar in hopes of taking the Championship title, Thomasin is exactly what you’d expect of the league battler. She trained for years hoping to get picked up by someone in the circuit and show off her skills. She’s always down to fight and dominate in the field, and prove her worth. Not that her worth needed to be proven to Ella, who was happy to accept someone so eager. Even happier to call her a friend! Thomasin felt kinship with her right away and the two set off with pure confidence. She didn’t shy away from a League fight, and she certainly didn’t show fear when facing down a god.
Outside of battling, she (secretly) is a dedicated poet and songstress. She can’t sing, but she loves writing music and ballads, about grand adventures of pirates, and heaty thrists between ever gallant knights and fair princesses in the midst of complicated politics. She’s been working on her magnum opus for quite some time, an epic combining all her favorite things to write about… in that it’s still a work in progress. She’s got the characters, the world, she just doesn’t know how they fit together!
Thomasin and Ella are nearly inseparable, they’re always running around, full of energy and love and they can tumble down in the grass covered in stains and laughing without a problem. She lets Sybil in on their love, the three youngest getting along swell. And she won’t lie, she is slightly interested in Maverick from Graves’ team. (She just might have a thing for knights.)
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Supersession 
@foxsimthings​ needed some Sims and by golly I had a blast making them for their challenge. Introducing Rae, Anaya, and Analise. Their stories are down below. (●'◡'●) I had a blast making them!!!
Rae: Before you ask no those are contacts Rae wishes they actually had purple eyes. Rae has been in love with rocks and stones ever since they were little, so they made it their career. By day Rae is a geologist, and by night they’re in bed with a book being a nerd, Rae has moved to study more of the local rock population, but along the way they noticed that they were getting quite lonely. Can someone get past Rae’s rocky heart? 
Anaya: Born amongst the elves, Anaya is a natural when it comes to hunting and various adventurous activities. Along with that she loves to perform, think barb in any RPG, with singing and dancing. She might even play a little tune for you. She is lighthearted and always full of love and energy and wants to help anyone she meets. Anaya has been around the...tree??...when it comes to love and lovers, but she has never been one to stay in one place. Eventually she might find that special someone. 
Analise: Born amongst nobility, Analise has had a rather “sad” past. Born the only daughter and only child, she was watched like a hawk. One of her favorite activities was sword fighting, and she took it up with one of her father’s guards. Along the way Analise fell for the dashing captain, but her father caught the two of them and sent him away and arranged for his daughter to be married off. Although she was used to her rich and comfy lifestyle, she had learned a lot from the captain, including how to fend for herself, so she took off on her own and is now roaming the countryside. Along the way she noticed a power in her growing. She does not know what it is just yet. 
Rae (they/them): Bi, young adult, human
Anaya (she/they, her clan doesn’t do gender): Pan, young adult, elf
Analise (she/her): Bi, young adult, human spell caster 
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SGE Analysis #3
This particular analysis refers to this post by @pumpkinpaperweight
Soman says that there a bunch of LGBTQ+ characters if you look closely, so
Challenge accepted.
(Spoilers for basically every book)
This list uses canon-ish proof and headcanons from myself and other people.
Agatha: She ends up with Tedros, but before the whole sister scam, she and Sophie were practically attached to the hip. They were undeniably close, and even kiss at the end of the first book. She's bi.
Sophie: She goes after quite a number of boys and Nicphie shippers always bring up some good points as to why their ship exists. So, Sophie is bi or a lesbian with compulsory heterosexuality
Tedros: Based on the events of Agatha, Sophie, and Filip, I think we all know our golden boy is bi.
Nicola: She is practically obsessed with Hort but again, Nicphie. She's bi and/or pan.
Beatrix and Reena: Lesbians with swords. Do I need to say more?
Millicent: Asexual and/or aromantic, referring to this post. It literally explains everything.
Kiko: Pansexual. No explanation needed.
Tristan/Yara: There's been a lot of back and forth with them. Some think that Tristan would be considered transgender and some think that he wouldn't as he was only Yara because he preferred the treatment in the School for Girls. Still torn between this one, so for now they are pansexual.
Hester: She hates boys with a passion. There is no way in this universe (or the next one) that she would date a boy. And besides, Hestadil.
Anadil: Most likely a lesbian and/or pansexual. Hestadil rights.
Dot: Pansexual. We love our local jolly chocolate girl :)
Hort: He's written to be so cishet, but I think we all know weasel boy is not.
Rafal: Has a lot of internalized homophobia, but he's probs bi and/or demiromantic
The next five characters use @professor-sader headcanons:
Lesso: Aromantic/Grayromantic lesbian. Lmao who the heck is "Aric's father"? Never heard of him.
Dovey: Biromantic asexual. Yes.
Callis: Strong asexual and/or aromantic vibes from this one. (Yes, I know she wanted true love. But true love doesn't have to be a romantic relationship-)
August: He gives off aroace with slight gay leaning vibes. " 'I thought August Sader didn’t like women,' Sophie volunteered." (ACOT) Even Sophie thinks so-
Evelyn: "i know she’s obsessed with men but i think she is a lesbian. (shush. i’m right.)" She's right though. From this post of his.
Aric and Japeth: The definiton of "be gay do crime" but like actual crime.
Kei and Rhian: Just two bisexual sunshine boys vibing together in Arbed House.
Willam and Bogden: Two pure bois reading tarot cards about their future together :) Dot ships them.
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rachelbethhines · 3 years
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Robin Hood and His Merry Band
list of characters for an original series I’m working on 
Alan-a-Dale - the gloomy and cynical bard, the grumpy voice of reason who doesn’t give a fuck, wonders why he hangs out with these crazies, knows it’s cause they’re family to him but won’t admit it out loud, besties with Friar Tuck even though they never agree on anything, is clearly a bi disaster 
The Archdeacon of Canterbury - The aging head cleric of the church of England. He supports King Richard but is becoming increasingly impotent because of his failing health. Still holds a lot of political power because of his title though.
The Azure Assassin - A deadly mercenary and rival to Robin Hood. Orphaned at a young age Azure had to steal to survive. She stowed away on a pirate ship at the age of ten and has spent the pass eight years studying fighting techniques the world over. They call her the Azure Assassin because her blue eyes are the last thing you’ll see before dying. She’s gained a modest fortune and fame as a spy and assassin, however she can never stay in one play too long due to her reputation getting out. Prince John has offered her a pardon and a place in high society if she brings in Robin Hood’s head. Shame she’s fallen in love with his brother Will Scarlet, as that complicates matters.  
The Bishop of Hereford - Conservative asshole who supports Prince John’s rule and shares his beliefs on ‘bringing order to the kingdom’. Wants to usurp the Archdeacon as the head of the church. Is Friar Tuck’s and Sister Clara’s arch nemesis.
Dame Brianna DuBois - Also known as the The Black Knight, DuBois is loyal to the throne of England and whoever sits upon it. She’s Prince John’s personal bodyguard and unbeknownst to all a double agent for King Richard who is in hiding. However she is conflicted when her duty places her lover Yua in jeopardy. Yes, she’s totally a butch lesbian.   
The Duke of Essex - Prince John’s adviser and right hand man. He only cares for power for power’s sake but is sneaky and conniving and willing to play the long game to get it. He prefers poison to swords, but is surprisingly good at hand to hand combat when cornered. Has a pet snake. It’s the only living thing that he loves.    
Elenore of England - Prince John and King Richard’s sister and Maid Marian’s mother. She died when negotiations during a worker dispute turned violent. Unable to quell the people’s rage, she was stuck down during a riot. Richard, blaming himself for losing his temper and causing things to escalate has since tried to follow in her footsteps and become peacemaker. Prince John went the opposite route and blamed the ungrateful peasants (criminals in his mind) and resented Richard for even bothering to negotiating in the first place.   
Friar Tuck - The jovial and optimistic heart of the team. He tries to keep everyone’s spirits up and believes that helping people is the ultimate expression of god’s love. Is a hopeless romantic and also very, very gay. He butts heads with more traditional leaders of the church often. He also has a not so secret crush on his best friend Alan. 
Guy of Gisbourne - From pauper to nobleman, Guy is Robin’s opposite in everyway. He crawled up from the bottom rung by using and stepping on others and he’s always looking for the opportunity to climb the ranks. Don’t let his foppish ways fool you though, he is both a cunning and ruthless foe and isn’t afraid to get his hands dirty. His latest scheme however is to marry Maid Maiden and become next in line for the throne as Prince John has no other heirs save his ward.  
King Richard - Good Richard the Lionhearted is no longer a bloodthirsty crusader in this alternate universe but a peacemaker. He wishes to end wars, not start them, however his more abrasive, uncouth, and impulsive nature can often clash with his loftier goals. Many feel the king would do better to stay at home and tend to domestic matters instead of concerning himself with the conflicts of other far off lands. At the start of the story he has disappeared on one of his diplomatic visits. In reality Prince John has stuck a deal with the king’s enemies and he is currently on the run. 
Lady Tiffany - Little John’s little wife and the daughter of the Sherriff of Nottingham. She acts as the gang’s ‘man on the inside’ helping Robin Hood sneak in and out of places and feeding the team needed information. She’s stubborn and spoiled but also very kind hearted. She usually can get her father to give into her demands with just a pout and when that doesn’t work a full on tantum will do. She a woman who knows what she wants and what she wants is her man. Unfortunately daddy dreariest would never approve of their union and so Friar Tuck marries them in secret.  
Little John - Robin’s best friend and right hand man. He’s a simple man who loves life’s simple pleasures, good food, good friends, and a good brawl from time to time. He adores his partner, Tiffany and would like nothing more than to marry her for real, in a real church, in front of the whole world. However their relationship must remained hidden from her father, the Sheriff, since the violent lawman would sooner see him hanged then have a thief for a son-in-law.  
Lord Locksley - Robin’s and Will’s father. He is arrested for ‘not paying taxes’ but in reality it’s for supporting King Richard and secretly helping the displaced monarch. His arrest leads to Robin and Will becoming outlaws and the series kicks off two years later.   
Maid Marian - Prince John’s ward and niece. Her mother died when she was young and her beloved uncle adopted her. Prince John is the only parent she’s ever known and she at first believes him to be a kind and just man. She’s completely oblivious of Prince’s John’s underhanded dealings and oppression of the poor and at first is skeptical of Robin Hood. However as the two grow closer, Marian learns how harsh the real world is and just how much her father figure has lied to her. 
Miss Yua - Maid Marian’s lady-in-waiting and best friend. She’s the daughter of Sir Ivanhoe and longs to be a knight as well. She’s a stickler for rules and doesn’t trust Robin Hood and his gang of thieves. At first anyways, over time she too learns of Prince John’s cruelty and even becomes a victim of the tyrant’s schemes. Which puts her in direct conflict with her love, Brianna DuBois.  
Much the Miller's Son - born as Midge the miller’s daughter, the young Much longs to be accepted as a boy. As such he’s ditched his dresses, cut his hair, and ran away to Sherwood Forrest in order to be free from society’s expectations. The rest of the merry band accepts Much for who he really is, but at only 13 won’t let him join their gang. He still winds up caught up in their misadventures anyways due to his refusal to listen to anybody, and his determination to get away from his overbearing mother. 
Nurse Agnes - Maid Marian’s wet nurse and the closest thing to a mother that she has. Agnes believes in the ‘old ways’ and is very superstitious. She’s also very critical of royalty in general, but is smart enough not to say so out loud. She’s tried to raise Marian into a better person than Prince John, but eventually was dismissed once Marian had come of age. Since leaving the court Agnes has become the witch of the woods and a healer for the poor. 
Prince John - The main antagonist. Prince John believes that he needs to bring order to the kingdom of England and feels like his brother King Richard has neglected his duties as ruler and placed the kingdom in danger. He'll do whatever it takes to protect the country including subjecting it’s undesirables.  
Robin Hood - Leader of the Merry Band and archer extraordinaire, Robin Hood had to go on the lam when his father was arrest for ‘treason’. While his first priority was to keep his baby brother, Will, safe, the two of them met other outcasts in need over the years have built up an underwound network of rebels who fight against Prince John’s rule. Seemingly suave and cool at first, Robin is actually a bundle of nerves as he tries desperately to keep his friends and family safe...even if it’s mostly from themselves. His world is turned upside down though when he meets the lovely Maid Marian. 
Sheriff of Nottingham - The spiteful and cruel sheriff tries to keep the small town of Nottingham under his thumb. He hates Robin Hood and his Merry Band with a passion and sees their continued exitance as a personal insult. The only thing that will deter him from his goal of putting those outlaws in their place is his devotion to his beloved daughters Tiffany. Who distracts him with her seemingly impulsive and shallow whims.   
Sir Ivanhoe - A respected knight who once served under King Richard has returned home only to find that his king has not made the journey back as planned. He suspects that Prince John is up to no good, but is afraid to make any risky moves so long as his daughter Yua lives among the court. Her safety is the most important thing in the world to him. 
Sister Clara - The resident nerd of Sherwood Forrest and the brains of the team. Clara had joined a convent in order to receive an education and to study science, however her experiments were frowned upon by more traditional leaders of the church, like the Bishop of Hereford. She’s since renounced her monastic vows and has joined Robin Hood’s Merry Band in the pursuit of science! She’s allowed free rein on the sole condition that she doesn’t blow up the camp.  She still manages to blow up the camp, at least once a month. Still her inventions are invaluable to the team and she’s absolutely feral with her chim-bombs.  
The Trapper - A mysterious hermit who sometimes visits the local pub. He’ll often corner patrons with crazy drunken ramblings and loves to give Robin cryptic prophecies and disjoined ‘clues’ whenever they run into each other. (turns out this is an act and he’s really a spy for King Richard)
Will Scarlett - Robin’s younger brother. Will was 15 when they lost their father and now at 17 wants revenge. He’s a hothead and is constantly picking fights with everyone and anyone. While he is dismissive of Robin’s overprotectiveness, he both loves and admires his brother. Even tries to emulate him in some ways. He also would like to think of himself as a smooth talking clever con artist and ladies man but more often then not his temper gets the better of him. Like most teens he’s obsessed with the latest fashion tends and loves to wear fancy clothes (that he’s usually stolen) He’s favorite article of clothing is his impractical red feathered hat. He��s in love with Azure and is best friends with Much. 
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