#theyre fae thats the tl;dr

[west-tokyo-incidents]

While Mount Blanc, The White Mountain, retains its name in the horror AU, saying it brings to mind the home of fae. Urban legend has it that a soldier in the first world war stumbled across the mother of all fae in his den, and that they fell in love. The soldier's death caused the mother so much grief that it affects the whole mountain and the forests below them.

All sorts of magical creatures, from the straight up tiny winged creatures to the grotesque and beautiful fair folk to such things as loups-garous and feu follet have, supposedly, been seen across the barrier of the man-made fence or slipping out from behind the fence.

But there are some creatures born straight from the mountain, and not born of other myths.

After the expansion, the soldiers who guard the mountain are called Chasseurs de la Forêt(hunters of the forest), or Les Chasseurs de Maman(mother's hunters), and while they do communicate with other military branches and cooperate, they do not defer to them nor the French government. They do as they please and after the expansion, both the French and Swiss governments leave well the fuck enough alone. If you go and visit the outpost, offerings aren't required... but gifts of alcohol, meats, and ammunition tend to bring you better luck during your stay there. It's highly discouraged to try and take home a souvenir, though. Everything from bad luck to your death by the very object you stole can be expected to happen. Media, recording devices, and other forms of information gathering are banned vehemently and even joking about taking pictures will get you thrown out of the outpost.

The masked people sometimes seen flitting in between the trees are called Les Honteux(the ashamed), and are said to be the souls of those who trespassed on Mother's land without permission nor respect. Their bodies are said to be twisted like gnarled limbs and their faces covered with bark and ivy. They're often used in local children's tales to keep kids from trespassing and to teach them to respect what belongs to someone else. To drive one away, it's said you must threaten to call Mother on them--in the same childish way one sibling would threaten to call Mom on another.

The third most well known sighting is the Fleurs Mortes(flowering dead) or Amants de la Mère(mother's lovers). These are people that Mère des Pins has called over personally, and the most famous of these is L'oeil(the eye), for whom Mère called for so passionately that he expanded his forest for her in a raging tantrum until she returned to his side. The flowering dead have many different forms, but are always cadavers brought alive by vines. That occasionally leave the perimeter set by the fence to peek on the living. They're said to be violent in the winter, but playful and even joyful and helpful in the summer. If you want to seek out one's help in the warm months or keep your family safe in the winter, offerings of honey, meat, and wine are gleefully taken.

L'oeil herself is said to be the smartest and most dangerous of the flowering dead, and is known for the bright blue blossom in her right eye. She can still talk fluently and her debates can drive any sane man backwards in their own skull. She is said to be lulled by gifts of bones, black silk, and sugary treats, and you must refer to her as Lieutenant if you ever find yourself entrapped by her. To survive an encounter you have to be entertaining enough that she doesn't kill you, but not so entertaining that she takes you home to Mother. The Chasseurs speak of her with fondness if brought up, and her name can spook the most insistent Honteux... but speaking her name frivolously is said to draw her attention, so don't say it lightly.

#theyre fae thats the tl;dr #theyre just fair folk #aka; fucking scary as shit #eldritch horror au #mère des pins au

[tulipscomeinallsortsofcolors]

Is Logan allergic to strawberries or is that a fae thing?

it is a fae thing (repelled by red berries) BUT Virgil and Logan are powerful enough that it looks much more like an allergy

the reason Polly specifically calls it an allergy is sort of. hmm.

okay, so, similar to how Kai, Sloane, and Corbin were friends with Logan but Logan didnt like, realize that, the Adamas kids all three have kind of look-at-these-little-bastards-theyre-great feelings about the laoft boyfriends, just from a slight distance.

Remy sort of started it, because he’s friends with Roman and picked up on how, like, unbearable frustrating Existing In Wickhills is for Logan from Roman talking. He’s the reason some of the moonshine equipmentin Moonshine are copper instead of steel.

Like. Please, if you will, picture fresh-to-the-family-business Remy, fourteen, MAYBE fifteen, coming to his big cousins/dad and uncle, and being like

Remy: okay i know this is gonna sound weird but have you considered... fae-friendly recipes

Polly:...

Nate:... baby bro what

Remy: okay just LISTEN-

which devolves into a sheepish and slightly mortified Remy talking around the fact that he’s 100% only bringing this up for the sake of his totally-not-my-best-friend-roman’s totally-not-his-boyfriend-logan

TL;DR: basically Polly and Nate’s first “introduction” to Logan was Remy bringing him up in the context of “food allergens,” and thats what stuck

#love and other fairytales ask #laoft logan #laoft remy #Anonymous #ask