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rapturezoo · 10 months

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i would absolutely LOVE to learn about the hottest girl in dunwall: elizabeth THEE inchmouth

anything from her history to any scandals she may have been involved in (or caused heh heh)🔥💕🔥💕🔥👀

Oh boy oh boy 💕 ty for sending this, I'll try to stay as spoiler free as I can because I'm planning to post a new fic I'm working on involving some of the events described here after getting carried away with a prompt I received some weeks ago. I apologize for taking so long with this, it had been sitting for days on my drafts and I've been too short on time lately to get any writing done ToT.... ANYWAYS,,,

Elizabeth is very mindful of her reputation and that of her families', sees herself as a sort of guardian of their combined legacy, something that has made her life more akin to that of a horse, racing forward with blinkers than the one a more liberal spirit might have indulged in. This does not mean that Liz has been without scandal, quite the contrary, she's had to deal with her fair share but usually stays away from instigating them. She'd rather go on the defense than in the offensive.

A few notable examples are:

One of the earliest events in her life to be widely discussed in society occured during a dinner party hosted by her father, General Charles Augustus Inchmouth, to honour recent retirees of Gristolean High Command who were to be awarded with Fellowship of the Imperial War Academy.

Most of the guests arrived with their spouses, with the exception of the host himself, known to be a long time widower. In place of his late wife, a fifteen-year-old Elizabeth acted as hostess. This was not an uncommon arrangement, for the young lady had previously served as her father's companion in numerous occassions, given the latter's efforts to groom her into being his successor from an early age.

Things were bound to turn sour that night, for by the time the second course was being served, a visibly drunk General Wesley Brisby took notice of the father-daugther duo and loudly remarked to the rest of the table that "Inchmouth was lucky to be a widower, for it freed his hands to chase after any pretty young thing".

The joke went unappreciated, as Lord Inchmouth took no time in standing up and grabbing Brisby by his collar to the astonishment and shock of those present. Despite a crippling injury sustained during the last days of the Insurrection, Elizabeth's father pulled his fellow officer off his chair and threw him harshly to the ground, where he continued to punch him until the other noblemen rushed to separate the two.

Brisby was promptly thrown out of the Manor by the servants as an apologetic and very humilliated Lady Brisby made a hasty excuse to the partygoers, rushing after her husband

This event not only tensed relationships in the tightly knit military community, but meant that relations, even cordial, with the Brisby clan were effectively severed up until the death of General Charles Augustus Inchmouth, after which Elizabeth as new head of the family decided to let by-gones be by-gones.

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Her disastrous marriage in 1812 to Lord Zachary Nicholas Perth, 3rd Baron and son of famed Admiral Herbert Richard Perth, was the talk of the town. She was the first of her circle of friends to get married and to the brother of one of her closest friends no less, though those closer to the group knew that the years-long mutual dislike Liz and Zack had for one another was bound to cause them trouble. Her sister-in-law Sylvia and mutual childhood friend Alexandra Carmine went as far as to bet on the marriage to fail after a few years.

The ceremony itself was nothing out of the ordinary for the high nobility and while the union of a Landgrave's daughter to a Baron did raise some eyebrows in society, these concerns had been mostly forgotten by the time the lavish festivities were over.

The first hint that things were not going as smoothly as the couple made it seem to be was the notable fact that the bride chose to keep her maiden name instead of changing it to her husband's.

Their honeymoon did not fair any better. Serkonos was the obvious choice, since the Inchmouths' wartime record in Morley made it a no-go; rumours soon reached Dunwall from nobles on holiday that the newly-weds were rarely, if ever seen in the company of the other, with some claiming that the groom would rather spend his nights with the chambermaids at their hotel than with his wife.

Zachary's blatant disregard for discretion led Elizabeth to cut the trip short and drag him back to the capital, where she hoped that the constant presence of on-lookers would disuade him from being unfaithful, at least publicly. The strategy failed spectacularly and her husband is well known in polite society for his life of debauchery alongside the likes of Morgan and Custis Pendleton.

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Widely discussed was the birth of her son, Ezra Jasper, in 1813 during a complicated procedure that left her infertile. Not long after the newborn's delivery, Royal Physician Cornelius Ridley (@newbordeaux's oc hehe) had to be called to the Inchmouth residence after Elizabeth developed post-partum depression, or as they would call it in the DH universe "a type of neurosis that impaired her natural maternal instincts".

This led to her being institutionalized for a few months in a Sanatorium in Whitecliff; while her father took over the responsabilities of Ezra's upbringing, moving into the manor and sequestering an entire wing as he settled in with the couple, to the great chagrin of both.

Zachary became a mockery at the Shooting Club when news of his father-in-law taking the reins of the family away from him spread through Dunwall's polite society, which only contributed to fueling his hatred for the Inchmouth patriarcg. Elizabeth on the other hand, doesn't speak often of her time under the doctors' care and has managed a "full recovery from her condition".

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Elizabeth enrolled in the College of Histories a few years after her marriage, around the 1820s.

While her family had been well-regarded benefactors of the institution for decades, the presence of a woman in a traditionally male dominated environment such as the hallowed lecture rooms of the College was not exactly welcomed by all.

Joining the niche of military historians was not an easy task and it took many scathing reviews by her peers on her essays and academic papers for her to finally be accepted into their ranks. Most of her colleagues saw her as a valuable source of information who held close relations to subjects of great interest, while a few appreciated her penmanship and enthusiasm to collect historical artifacts.

The animosity of her College peers led her to follow in the footsteps of her great grandmother, a renowned authoress herself, and establish a salon dedicated to the promotion of literature and the arts. As the years passed, it became a fashionable weekly gathering for the nobility, counting amongst its patrons Lydia Boyle, Alexandra Carmine, Genevieve Cottington, Sylvia Perth and other personages of note.

In 1827, she publishes her first book, an overview of Gristol's military campaigns throughout the years. It's reception is mixed as it caused quite a stir amongst academic circles due to her subtle, yet deliberate downplay of her own father's "feats" during the latest war. This is clearly noticed by those in the know, leading to mixed reviews as her Gristolean colleagues accuse her of intelectual dishonesty, while her Morleyan counterparts argue that it paints the occupying Imperial forces in a favourable light without taking into account the plight of the opressed.

Her father takes personal offense toward her writings, resulting in their relationship reaching its boiling point with an argument that quickly becomes physically violent. Things would never be the same between them as each party agrees to avoid one another for the sake of peaceful coexistence.

This would come to an end with General Inchmouth's death in 1828 from complications caused by a stroke suffered during his grandson's 15th birthday. The veteran spent several months paralyzed and bedridden, under the care of the ancient family doctor, with Royal Physician Anton Sokolov making visits from time to time, albeit more interested in the clan's collection of artifacts both historical and heretical than in the ailing patient himself. Surprisingly Elizabeth volunteers to administer her father's medicine during the long months he spent in his deathbed. Eventually, Lord Inchmouth expires, ostensibly from complications derived from his condition. Unbeknownst to the doctors, his daughter had been slowly poisoning him with small doses of Hemlock Essence, making any treatment ineffective and leading to his untimely demise. Elizabeth becomes head of the family, succeeding her father in Parliament and as director of Inchmouth Iron & Steelworks. A disillusioned Ezra enrolls in the Imperial Naval College, while Zack feels relieved to return to his old stomping grounds in the Golden Cat without his father-in-law threatening to beat him into a pulp. A large funeral takes place to honour the late General and it sees Elizabeth reuniting with her estranged best friend Leonella Davenport, daughter of her father's aide-de-camp, for the first time in 17 years.

The two had drifted apart after Liz made unreciprocated affectionate advances toward Leo, the latter then seemingly disappeared after leaving Dunwall. Her return might rekindle some old flames, though Miss Davenport hides ulterior motives.

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Not long after the funeral, Miss Leonella Davenport manages to succesfully lobby Elizabeth to replace Lord Bunting's services with her own as personal art dealer and appraiser. Her perfectly-timed return to Dunwall for Lord Inchmouth's funeral coincided with the bankruptcy of Davenport's Fine Arts in Karnaca, allowing Leonella to use her silver tongue in pursuit of a more definitive solution to her financial hurdles.

Lord Bunting did not remain impassive at the snub, sending a strongly worded letter to Lady Inchmouth warning her against ill-advise and tempting her with a lowered price for the foreclosed collection of the Moray estate, skipping the public auction. Losing Elizabeth as a client would severely hurt the art dealer's finances, leading him to even offer her lower appraisal rates in future.

However, Leonella was quicker and provided an ever juicier offering thanks to her black market connections: A set of rare gems that once belonged to the Tyvian crown jewels. Their provenance was dubious, to say the least, as newspapers soon ran the news that the yacht of an exiled Tyvian royal had been raided by pirates off the coast of Bastillian.

Bunting, feeling humilliated and frankly furious for his position being taken over by a commoner, retaliated by offering the Moray collection, including an early Sokolov, to the Boyle family and hosting a lavish unveiling gala, to which Elizabeth was deliberately excluded from, opening the doors to endless gossip and a fierce, yet cordial competition between Dunwall's great families as they raced to bulk up their private collections, engaging either the services of Lord Bunting or those of Leonella Davenport's newly established gallery in the Estate District.

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In 1829, publishing heiress and amateur genealogist Lady Genevieve Cottington finishes her work on a book about the history of Gristol's great families. It's an exhaustive study on each noble clan's ancestors, starting from their very roots and following a timeline of anecdotes, feats and stories of their members up to the current heads of the respective families.

While Lady Cottington took great pride in her work, the gentry at large was not keen on someone taking their dirty laundry and hanging it in the townsquare for everyone to see. Swift action was taken by many Lords and Ladies as they sued Cottington Publishing for libel, demanding the book to be taken out of circulation.

The scandal that ensued led to Genevieve being kicked out of Elizabeth's salon for the grievances caused to her fellow members, Liz included. Her departure left a vacant seat ripe to be taken as many upwardly mobile gentlemen and women who sought to cement their position in polite society fought over membership. Alas, at the suggestion of Miss Leonella Davenport, the vacancy was filled by Lord Treavor Pendleton, whose love for poetry made a delightful addition to the weekly gatherings at Inchmouth Manor.

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Ever since her early days in Parliament, Elizabeth Inchmouth has been part of a faction of the Conservative Party under Lord Sigfrid Estermont, former party leader and Liz's mentor. However, years have not been kind to old Lord Estermont and his influence has been eroded by younger political forces within the Party, such as the Pendleton twins, and the continuous rise of the opposition during Empress Jessamine Kaldwin's reign.

The machinations and intrigues inside the legislature often mean getting your hands dirty in exchange for valuable information. Resorting to Royal Spymaster Hiram Burrows for such favours means one day he will come back to ask for one in return.

Seeing no harm in this and hoping to reinforce her faction, Elizabeth exposes a fellow Parliamentarian's affair with an attaché of the Tyvian Trade Commission and calls on the Speaker of the House, Lord Mersey, to investigate further into the matter under the pretenses of the MP engaging in "efforts to undermine the Gristolean government in favour of a foreign power".

The idea of summoning Lord Chief Justice Rhodesbrook and the Abbey liason for sanctions against the strictures is floated by her peers but is quickly shelved between the squabble that ensues.

In the end, she is succesful in getting the Parliamentarian from the Pendleton faction suspended but the whole debate damages her credibility, making her look unreliable and a tattletale to her peers in the Party.

Up to that point no one had exposed an affair publicly to further their political goals, it was sort of an unspoken rule of etiquette not bring up such gossip to the Chamber, which often left these games of tug of war between political enemies to be played under the table. Elizabeth overstepping this boundary would come back to haunt her later.

#elizabeth inchmouth #dishonored oc #my writing #my ocs #roberthouses #replies #i hate tumblr's formatting system this looks so messy im so sorry #also sorry for making it this long

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fashionablyfyrdraaca · 11 months

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👫💣 for archibald •̀.̫•́✧

Thank you so much Naomi!!

I got a little carried away with both of them, so I've posted them on AO3 for ease of access.

Here is what I wrote for Behaving Badly: Bright and Beautiful Childhood 888 words.

And here is what I wrote for Memories of Parents: To Serve or To Breathe 695 words.

I hope you enjoy them!!

#miss shania writes #roberthouses #archibald phim #sunless sea #fallen london #sunless sea captain #sunless sea oc #fanfiction #ao3 #oc stuff

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selkymaiden · 10 months

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❤️🐶😈À👙☂️💋👎 for sophie, galina, and neptune please heh 😏💖

after 500 billion years i'm like yeah... yeah okay let's get spicy in here and the ones you picked hellooooooooo nurse!!!!

First off the 🐍 herself, Sophie:

❤ : Where on their body is your muse most sensitive?

Her neck and belly! Like grab her primordial pouch and kiss up her neck! Phew!!! She'll crumble!!! But that's if you can get close enough to her to do that. 🐶-Favorite pet name they like to be called?

Little Queen, my love will work sometimes also. She's picky about pet names, instead, she likes to use them more on others, especially on [bird honking] since he blushes but is so pleased from the affection. 😈-Favorite sex position?

ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh HELLO. But anything facing each other, so to be honest? Vanilla missionary will do it just fine, she likes her face close to the other person also. She's not as adventurous as some of my other ladies but that's okay, she and her partner have fun. Á : Is your muse loud in bed?

LMAO. Whiney, whimpers, moans- The whole shebang. Her outside of bed is always controlled, down to earth, and calculated, but in bed? Gone. She wants to have fun and she wants to let the other person know she's having a very good time so she has no problem letting them know. 👙-Favorite outfit in the bedroom?

This depends more on her partner. (🐧 or 🎭) Because when it comes to clothes she's more interested in fashion she can wear around than an outfit that's going to not last very long... Instead ending up on the floor. So it's more what would the other person want to see her in. Like for 🎭 she's def wore a Playboy bunny suit but for 🐧 any lingerie he's gifted her or matching sets that reminisce very 30s or 40s.

☂ : How long does it take your muse to hit climax, usually?

Depends on the foreplay! She can come p fast when everything is hitting right.

💋-Do they use tongue when they kiss?

Yes but only with birb. She's never liked it with anyone else; the wet feeling actually makes her cringe but with him it's different. But that's because she feels desired by him and wanted so she's more open for tongue all the time babeeey.

👎🏻-What is an absolute deal breaker in the bedroom?

Anything with the a$$hole. No butt stuff and I will not elaborate lmaoooo.

Galina:

❤ : Where on their body is your muse most sensitive?

Her ass. Grab da peach custard and morgan le fay!

🐶-Favorite pet name they like to be called?

Dear one or my dear. She likes it plain and simple. (Oh my god "peasantry" play lfkajwlker)

😈-Favorite sex position?

:^) In another life she was probably a concubine and a good and successful one; honestly, this woman loves it standing up. Anything where she's upright and on her feet and doing work or both are doing work- just very dynamic. Wheelbarrow, upstanding citizen? Like just go for it! In the dining room before dinner that evening? Like go for it!

Á : Is your muse loud in bed?

Eh, kind of? She's commanding and likes to talk, but less sensual unless she really likes the other person then you'll get a moan.

👙-Favorite outfit in the bedroom?

Not so much as the whole outfit but it's more the shoes. Loves, loves, loves wearing heels or boots or anything pretty on her feet! And stockings! Needs the stockings. Especially the ones with the black line down the back of a good nylon stocking.

☂ : How long does it take your muse to hit climax, usually?

Not long at all, she knows what she wants and how she wants it LOL

💋-Do they use tongue when they kiss?

To be flirty, sure! If the other person starts it she'll respond, but mostly it's not her thing.

👎🏻-What is an absolute deal breaker in the bedroom?

Degradation. She's not okay with being smacked around also, like maybe a little bit of a playful and soft slap but anyone trying to do it to her she'll be like 'aight i'm out.' HOWEVER, she has no problem being the one to do the degradation or 'impact' play.😇

Neptune Eighteen:

❤ : Where on their body is your muse most sensitive?

Those biddies. Those tatas. She just wants cold robot hands (pincers) holding them!

🐶-Favorite pet name they like to be called?

Mamas even though she never wants to be a mother! But being called mamas or mami will quickly get her attention. But truly the only one for her, Yes Man, can almost call her anything silly and she'll come running to him like a puppy.

😈-Favorite sex position?

(damn ok fisto do be teaching her some stuff lfakwer) cowgirl, cowgirl, cowgirl and doggy. But okay like Yes Man's programming and robot body can only do so much flakjwer unless he had synth body then it's cowgirl, cowgirl, cowgirl, and doggy <3

Á : Is your muse loud in bed?

Yes. Just ask Benny. (He'll blush but be annoyed.)

👙-Favorite outfit in the bedroom?

Her stupid ass will wear a whole fucking cowboy outfit. But a real one, not a Hollywood movie one- like the kind a real cowhand would wear out in the wastes so it's practical. But that's not saying she wouldn't wear a fun cowboy outfit with rhinestones either. Thankfully she can wear the silliest things and Yes Man won't know the difference since to him she's already a silly human so it's normal or what does he truly know?

☂ : How long does it take your muse to hit climax, usually?

If it's Yes Man she could come for him in seconds. If it's anyone else (Benny) like... Never. It's fake. It's just acting, it's for fun, she'll just hold onto it and save it for later. Let herself stew. Petty.

💋-Do they use tongue when they kiss?

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh She'll be messy and use tongue for sure! She wants to trade spit with her robot husband so bad! Just lick him and his stupid screen face ): Then he has to use windex to clean his monitor.

👎🏻-What is an absolute deal breaker in the bedroom?

Anyone that's not Yes Man.

#your “heh” is taking me OUT #oc. galina #oc. sophie #oc. neptune eighteen #roberthouses

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jennystahl · 1 year

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*oliver twist/charles dickens orphan boy voice* please dany i want some more…. in depth lore posts about your call of cthulhu hotties 🥺🙏🥣 background, career, personal relationships, fears, etc 🦑

MIDGE, born Marjorie, is a librarian at Miskatonic who also now owns her family's antique store. She's 34 as of 1926 and her main goal in life is to discover why her parents were murdered in that very antique store fourteen years prior. She was a fencer in her youth, still keeping up with the practice; she's quite adept. She studied medieval history at Miskatonic and got lucky to be employed in the library there once she graduated. She employs people to run the antique store (Tales Retold, or just the Templeton Antique Store) while she works or is off researching. As of right now in our timeline, she's in Berlin, following a lead on her parents' deaths and getting into all sorts of culty trouble with Wilhelmina Engel (belonging to @newbordeaux). She speaks fluent German and owns a lot of scary artifacts, the vast majority of which she knows nothing about.

DOVE is a gun moll through and through. She's 25 as of 1926 and lives a life of fun and vice, and she loves it. She met her gangster boyfriend, Elias, three years ago and whether it's a lifetime sorta thing is yet to be seen...but as of now, she loves him and she loves his money (yes, separately), especially since she came from poor stock in Providence. She has an older sister called Birdie that she still talks to, and she sends letters to her parents on occasion, but for the most part she can be found in her fancy apartment or in the numerous speakeasies she frequents, with or without Elias. She got brought into the horrors when she was called to New York to help with a distant relative's legal case...turns out she's heir-bound to a centuries-old blood curse that requires her to wear a special ring at all times lest she release a dimensional being hellbent on killing her and all of her relatives. All of that, and she didn't even get the curse's benefits.

GERRY, born Geraldine, is a sweet waitress who moonlights as a singer, but she's no flapper. She's a farm girl, young at 21 in 1926, who comes from a huge family in Missouri, and she escaped as soon as she could. She came to Arkham because it was as far as she could afford. Her singing name is Billie Dove, and that coincidence is how she befriended Dove, who frequents the bar that Gerry sings at every couple weeks. She lives in a boarding house, scraping by with tips from the diner and what she earns singing. Safiya (@newbordeaux) is her best friend, and they met when she came into Gerry's diner; that is, the diner Gerry works at, which is luckily owned by a kind man called Charles. She found a weird bag of marbles there once, and she'll probably learn one day that they're cursed as she continues down the path of horror and terror that Safiya started by mistake, visiting a house that proved to be both haunted and cursed. She's seen a previous crush and neighbor flay himself alive then turn into a monstrous creature, so she's a little unlucky in love.

STEVIE, born Stephanie, is Gerry's great-granddaughter with Arthur (another of @newbordeaux). Her hobbies are photography (her mother is a professional), cooking, and her rifle. She's 26 in 2019, the year of The Horrors with her best friend, Selena (again, @newbordeaux). They know that their great-grandmothers (Gerry and Safiya) knew each other, but they don't know about The Prior Horrors quite yet. She and Selena met as middle schoolers and became fast friends. In high school they started an early-years YouTube channel, full of cringey stuff... After graduating college they decided to revisit their YouTube channel, becoming urban explorers. She's a park ranger at Muskana Reservoir (former site of Dunwich, among other towns, as well as many horrors) so she has access to a lot of creepy places. They're quite successful with their channel, and it's one of these expeditions that leads to their experiencing of the nightmare. Cults of the color out of space and sunken Dunwich buildings and old cursed texts are what await her and Selena. She shouldn't have done so much research on cryptids during her college years.

#THANK YOU AND SORRY FOR TAKING FOREVER LOL #i love them sm im gonna die . the horrors.#oc: midge #oc: dove #oc: gerry #oc: stevie #asks #roberthouses #i also uh. barely just made the dove and birdie connection. we'll say their parents did it on purpose #i mean birdie is def short for something but i never decided what lol

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halcyonmusings · 1 year

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i want you to know that eris remains queen of my heart and I wanted to know if you had any new info on her 💕👀

NAOMI!!!! you have no idea how much it means to me how much you love eris... my silly cinnamon apple of my eye!!!!

ACT CHILLY.... i was inspired by how you made wyndham and lulu and their relationship so i've been cooking up a dh oc whomst falls for eris....

other than that... she keeps a little black notebook where she jots down people who have weird kinks that she makes note of to remember (and to make fun with lulu 🫢) she knows that if it ever got in the wrong hands she'd probably be executed LMAO but she's extra careful with it

#c: eris #roberthouses #asks #god i miss her so much

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myrcella · 2 years

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aurora, you get it!!! team black? team green? no!!! 🚫🙅‍♂️team whoever came to slay and cause the most drama babyyy 👯‍♀️

LITCHERALLY 👆 like otto hightower got no damn RIGHT being so caked up—and aemond…. whoever’s messiest i’m stanning!!!! rn the blacks are just really pure and wholesome, i love daemon and rhaenyra’s lil famiwy but i need the D R A M A baby!! 💤😴 lemme see the green freaks acting diabolical!! 🤣👑

#roberthouses

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camelliagwerm · 1 year

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D E N Q for valerius 🙂

D - Dedication - To what extent are they willing to go to make the night perfect?

Trying to go to that sort of length takes some of the fun and a good deal of the pleasure out of it for Valerius. He is confident enough in his skill and experienced enough that he doesn't need to worry about that aspect of sex. It's unnecessary pressure to perform. If it's a full date night then of course he would want it to be a perfect night (and Camellia can be difficult to please in that regard), but if it is just sex? Then there's no planning involved on his end. That would make things boring for both him and Camellia.

E - Experiment - Are they eager to try new things in bed, or do they prefer more traditional love-making?

Absolutely eager to try new things with Camellia even if he's experienced them before. That's part of the joy of sex for him: being able to share those pleasures with someone he loves, who adores experimenting as much as he does. And while there is a significant amount of traditional lovemaking involved - by virtue of the two of them having a lot of sex - they keep things as varied as possible.

N - Nature - Have they ever thought about having sex outside, or doing other inappropriate things there?

Of course he's had sex outside or done other inappropriate things; this man has no shame. Valerius and Camellia don't have sex out in the Worldwound often for a variety of reasons (mostly because Camellia despises the clean-up aspect of sex, and it's very difficult to do that when you're in the middle of an Abyssal-corrupted wasteland) but they have done it a few times here and there.

Q - Quirk - Does their love-making have any unique elements?

The biting and tasting his partner's blood would probably be considered a unique element; like sure it is a kink thing but it was also instilled in him by his father that it's more about the intimacy of it all rather than a potential kink. Just dhampir things <3 There is also the uh. ritualsitic murder sex element as well that still plays a part in Valerius and Camellia's sex life.

NSFW ALPHABET | CHARACTER LIST

#roberthouses #answered #oc: valerius #pair: valerius x camellia #nsft.

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florbelles · 1 year

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omg what was lyra up to when joseph reunited with john and jacob? 🔍👁️

sort of answered here since lyra is, much to her own vexation, skulking around dutch's island and fall's end gathering intel in the immediate days following the reaping when the rest would have reunited and regrouped. she doesn't get back to the ranch for three days (the shock the horror the separation anxiety), and she doesn't see joseph until the following evening. post-reaping she's very rarely with the whole family in one place after that because of both region management and practicality (wouldn't want literally all of the seeds lyra included to be in the same place at once during a local war), and since she most easily slips over to the compound incognito, she's usually the runner for communication between regions when joseph himself can't make it to be all up in everyone's personal space. the night of the reaping prior to the arrest attempt is actually probably the last time she's in the same room with all of them aside from a possible emergency strategy meeting or two at the compound lmao

#TY NAOMI <333 #i say 'lyra is usually the runner' but it's actually 'lyra receives the message and sends shaggy'#(i'm joking she does get around quite a bit herself but. you get it.)#and she dies before joseph does so. guess she's finally there for the reunion beyond the urn.#oc: lyra fairbanks #roberthouses

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lavampira · 11 months

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5, 19, 26, 27, 29, 32 for lon? 💞🐥

[character solidifying questions]

ty naomi!!

5. were they overprotected as a child? sheltered?

lon had more of a spoiled and lax upbringing compared to his older half brother because he’s the youngest, and he used to be a bit of a troublemaker when he was little because of it, but it was still a little rigid in that early 1900s way, lots of expectations on him academically and as a son.

19. what were your character’s deepest disillusions? in life? what are they now?

falling in love during the war and losing him before the end of it left lon very jaded, not only the quintessential lost generation experience of it but the immense heartbreak as well, so he went from very naive about things working out in life to very, very lost for some years, ending up invested in the occult in a search for answers and closure.

26. what does your character’s home look like? personal taste? clothing? hair? appearance?

his place at the boarding house is fairly lived in but sparse; there isn’t much to his decor, but he does have small piles of books laying around, some occult items, a small radio, a tidy armoire, and a contraband bottle of whiskey hidden in his desk. the bedroom is always clean with his bed made.

as for clothing and appearance, he’s very typical 1920s masculine but obvious that he comes from money and academia, a handful of nice suits and ties, uses pomade in his hair, clean-shaven, the whole deal.

27. how do they relate to their appearance? how do they wear their clothing? style? quality?

lon typically dresses well and tries to keep a pristine appearance to seem more put together. for work, he wears nice quality suits and ties, but slightly undone button-up shirts and suspenders with rolled sleeves for casual wear. the stray loop of hair that curls over his forehead and never seems to stay put is usually the messiest thing about him.

29. what is your character’s weaknesses? hubris? pride? controlling?

stubborn, curious and inquisitive to a fault, abrupt, aloof and repressed, and a bit quick-tempered.

32. how does your character react to stress situations? defensively? aggressively? evasively?

it depends on the specific situation tbh. in most cases, he’s evasive, quick to leave and/or throw the walls up to compartmentalize. the latter is what got him through WWI and it’s pretty much stuck with him as habit ever since. when it comes to The Horrors, though, he’s a little more reactive about figuring things out to get out of the situation.

#sorry this took approximately an eternity but loved these ty <3 #asked and answered #roberthouses #oc: lon laurier

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minaharkers · 1 year

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your gifsets and edits are absolutely stunning 😭💖 your choice of font and color is 👨‍🍳💋💋💋

oh my god thank you so much!!! 💕💕💕💖💞

#this made my day tbh 😫#roberthouses #asks

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messmertheimpaler · 1 year

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✨HAPPY BIRTHDAY BELOVED!! ✨💖💐💖🥳🎉🎂 I hope you have an incredible birthday and that the remainder of this year showers you with happiness and all the blessings you deserve! 👼💖

ahhhh thank you so much naomi!! ily!! 🥹🥺💕💝

#roberthouses #asks #bday tag

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adelaidedrubman · 9 months

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wip wednesday....... LOSERS’ edition.

(that’s every day with my characters but) i decided to kick off wip wednesday, and use it as an excuse to belatedly post the sentences written for the losers of the wip poll from a while back. in part because i lost the post with who wanted to be tagged in the losers post yeah. so, decided to share as a wip day buffet to the usual suspects instead (on that note, this is always a no pressure tag with no expectation you have to read in order to tag me back, but an extra bonus no pressure disclaimer please nobody feel obligated to read every excerpt even if you want to read one.)

sending tags TO my beloveds @henbased @florbelles @unholymilf @belorage @socially-awkward-skeleton @corvosattano @inafieldofdaisies @direwombat @roofgeese @shallow-gravy @derelictheretic @strangefable @8bitpizzacoupons @stacispratt @orionlancasterr @v0idbuggy @jackiesarch @nuclearstorms @strafethesesinners @firstaidspray @clicheantagonist @simplegenius042 @miyabilicious @ladyofedens-blog @nightbloodbix @poetikat @voidika @ishwaris @confidentandgood @ri-a-rose @cassietrn @wrathfulrook @schoute @bluemojave @afarcryfrommymain @trench-rot @blissfulalchemist @shellibisshe @roberthouses @indorilnerevarine (+ open invitation + psa i am moving to an opt-in tag list soon so if you would like to keep/start being tagged please like or comment here.)

without further ado, the wips that just couldn’t rise to meet the #HANKSWEEP. these are in descending order of number of votes, so longer excerpts towards the top. credit to @derelictheretic for the text dividers i used here to break it up + make it visually easier to read your excerpt of choice.

HOOK, LINE, AND SINKER: 8 VOTES. the john/jestiny fake dating post getting dumped by their respective polycules au. here’s 8 sentences i wrote for chapter three following the poll, which i’m hoping to be able to post in full sometime this week.

“You crashed my boat.” “No shit!” she spat back, butting her forehead against his. “You shouldn’t have been fucking distracting me!” His brow twitched, his body tensing further. “You crashed. My. Boat!” “And did you get some kinda fuckin’ head injury during it or something?!” she barked. “The boat crashed —” “You crashed —” “— you have sufficiently fuckin’ established that.” She shoved her hand harder against his collarbone, digging her nails into the mass of his shoulder. “So how about instead of sitting around goin’ off like a broken record you get the fuck off me and help me shove this thing back into the water? I’ll even give you the honor of driving the piece of junk back to the marina, since you have such a minnow up your ass about me doing it.”

FIELD NOTES: 8 VOTES. working title for jenna’s canon, set pre-reaping. i’ve had trouble getting this one started beyond stray excerpts because i want to format it in a style that’s new for me, epistolary storytelling through research notes, emails, etc. mixed with traditional narration. on that note, i played fast and loose with tallying the sentences here due to the first part being in segmented shorthand, so it’s technically over count.

8:14 PM - Luggage Inventory, Convent Living Quarters. -Small but visible damage to zipper on inner pocket of main suitcase. Bending of teeth bent at approx. two inches from base. Zips with minimal effort, contents of pocket accounted for. -Approx. 10ml fluid missing from water bottle clipped to handle, visual estimate. Check for leaks/transfer remaining fluid for lab analysis to be added to agenda. -Slight tears to lining at A gentle series of knocks drew Jenna from her journal, eyes settling on the peeling eggshell white paint and warped wood of the exterior door opposite the foot of her bunk. She flicked her eyes to the open doorway at her left to confirm that none of the women in the adjoining cabin appeared to have intentions of crossing the invisible barrier of privacy given to her as a ‘special guest’ with a ‘room all to herself’ and answering the knock themselves before climbing down from her bed to cross the short length of the room. She left the journal open with cover flat atop the mattress and pen tucked into its gutter. It would just as easily read as an accounting of damage done by the airline on the flight over, were John to keep up the established pattern of indirect but relentless restless prying. Jenna admonished herself for the intellectual laziness of making assumptions as she peered through the crack in the door she opened, finding it wasn’t John who stood there at all. “I just wanted to see that you were settling in alright,” Faith greeted with a soft smile, dropping the hand that had knocked to fold into the one hovering at her waist, lacing the fingers together with palms pointed towards the ground. She seemed careful not to touch the frame of the door, to do anything to tangibly intrude into Jenna’s space, but rocked forward on the balls of her feet to lean just past the threshold, in subtle elicitation of an invitation to enter.

INFERNO: 3 VOTES. a simple lil role reversal au, baptist!jestiny/deputy!john.

He was sure if there were any onlookers watching as he stepped gently and deliberately along the slick mud of the riverbank to weave himself into the throngs of faithful, they would think he looked less like a Deputy County Attorney approaching a potential key witness, and more like a moth drawn to a flame. All the better, he thought. He knew how to carefully craft a misleading image, too.

AMERICA’S SWEETHEART: 3 VOTES. i never really planned to write anything in this verse or make it a cohesive story, but if i were going to i would want to do it exclusively through the pov of people just trying to do their job being forced to interact with johnjess. so here’s me playing with that, and with trying to use present tense for something besides the opossum fic. also i did lines instead of sentences because there were lots of short ones oops.

“They were national news. Were,” Penelope corrects with a hiss of derision. “When they were tried. I’m not driving four hours to Hope County every time the court has to deny the habeas corpus petition of the month! I mean, for the love of god, Stuart — I was a Peabody nominee.” He shrugs as he folds in the temples of his glasses, carefully placing them on the desk beside his tea. “Was,” he grants flatly. “A nominee. You didn’t win.” The stiff leather of his chair creaks in complaint beneath his shifting weight as he pauses a beat, tacking on, “The paper will be generous with reimbursing travel expenses, of course. There’s a new little resort that popped up at one of the marinas I’ve heard is actually quite nice. Has a spa and everything.”

MINE’S BIGGER: 2 VOTES. a verse vague john/jestiny silly little oneshot that is nsfw adjacent (excerpt fully sfw).

John swatted away the hand attempting to puncture the delicate silk lapel of his robe with the point of the badge, knocking the bronze star down to clatter against the hardwood. “It doesn’t exactly require high-caliber deductive reasoning to see how desperately you’re trying to deflect right now,” he huffed, pulling up the neck of his robe with a protective grip.

JOIN ME IN THE SKY: 1 VOTE. a silly little john/jestiny airline crew au, john is a pilot and jestiny is a flight attendant. (ft. suffering crew members nick rye and mary may fairgrave.)

“What I’m doing is my duty as the Captain of this crew to see that its members are in line and following orders,” he bit out, shoving past Nick to take his place in front of the door to the absent flight attendant’s room. “Kindly see to it that you’re not the next subordinate in need of attention.”

…seriously? who the fuck was the one person who voted for wildfire? turn on your location i just wanna talk. but here. ““chapter 19””” or whatever

It had never been her particular habit, but as she watched billowing black smoke rise from the short, torn and twisted metal remnants of the frame of the silo with the heat from its explosion flaring hot on her cheeks, Jestiny thought she could understand now why some people enjoyed smoking after sex.

#also if the sentence count is wrong places i didn’t mention blame the sentence counter site i used not me.#wip #fic: hook‚ line‚ and sinker #v: field notes #(new tag added. maybe that will shame me into writing it.)#v: inferno #v: america’s sweetheart #v: join me in the sky #fic: wildfire

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fashionablyfyrdraaca · 11 months

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A, H, A, U, T for archibald 😳😏

Thank you so much for sending one in Naomi!! I'm so glad people are taking interest in grandpappy boatman

A: Aphrodisiac (What encourages or entices them to make a move?)

I answered how Archibald decides to make a move, so instead I will talk about what things he finds specifically attractive hoohoo.

With Likely, he loves the deep brown of her eyes. They remind him of chocolate and of the healthy earth in the Surface. Many things in the Neath exist in one of the stages of decay. So she reminds him of life and health.

He also finds honesty very attractive. People who do not play games with others and who state what they think. There is an atmosphere of manipulation in the Neath and he tires of it especially after spending years in the Vatican.

H: Handsy (When they can’t keep their hands to themselves)

I answered for Archibald, so I'll respond with what happens when Likely can't behave. She's the type who would want to kiss him in public whether it be a chaste kiss or a passionate one. She also doesn't shy away from kissing him or holding his hand in front of their son (whereas he wouldn't show any physical affection toward her with their child around. He's very much a proper Victorian that believes in strict rules around interaction with one's offspring. He can't have his kid knowing that he -gasp!- holds his beloved's hand!)

At a soiree, Likely is also the type to get handsy under the table or want to pull him into a sideroom.

U: Undressing (Strip teasing a partner)

The problem with this one is that the Victorians had such complicated outfits LOL. Likely would find Archibald most attractive when he is in his breeches (possibly undone... showing a bit of treasure trail hoho!) and a simple shirt. It's a much different look from his full uniform he wears while at sea or in polite society. He values maintaining the social pecking order and appearance is very much a part of that. So when he wants to show Likely his desire for her, any deviation from his uniform is a way for him to show off.

As for what Likely could do for Archibald, he is highly titillated by being able to take her outfits apart himself. The slow pulling of a glove, the hands trailing the way to the top of a stocking, gently undoing a corset. These are all things he very much desires.

T: Teasing (Who’s the tease in the relationship? What do they do? How often?)

The Likely Lass is very much the tease in the relationship. She is the type to squeeze his leg under the table while at a dinner. She also loves to push boundaries of what she can divulge of their relationship with her friends and the PDA they share. This is definitely an occasional sore spot due to Archibald having grown up in a much more rigid society. Social expectations have loosened a bit since London Fell, but as he was born on the Surface, he doesn't necessarily share many of the same views as Likely who was born a Neathy.

Sincee I think that second A snuck itself in lmao, I decided to answer this one to be fair to you <3

J: Jealous (“Claiming” a partner)

I already answered how gifts are the way Archibald claims a partner. So for Likely, she is the type to give him a very sentimental gift to remember her by while at Zee. For example, she gives him a locket with her hair in it.

I also headcanon that the Zee has telegram lines placed by the Light Boats (I didn't research telegrams for an hour to not use it hehe). With this, I believe Likely would send Archibald messages occasionally when she can afford to pay operators to send her telegrams. Just messages to remind him of what is waiting for him.

She's also the type to give him a huge sending off when he heads back out. I'm talking coming to Wolfstack Docks in full mourning gear and refusing to let him go until the very last moment where she passionately kisses him in front of all the crew. This always frustrates Archibald as he has a reputation with the crew to maintain, but he doesn't have the heart or the true desire to stop her. It would disturb him if he had nobody to say goodbye to or that cared for him.

#roberthouses #archibald phim #oc stuff

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selkymaiden · 11 months

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mina and ❓🧩 ???!!?! MEIN GOTT i would love to learn more heh heh 🕵️‍♂️😈

OUGH. The noise I made. 🧍‍♂️

I will put a read more because I'm so sorry Naomi, I'm so sorry I'm about to go ham.

Also, love how you used a puzzle piece. Very good you are truly the detective here!!! 🔎🔎🔎

But Mina is my Private Investigator or Detective in the DC universe. Originally she was made as a side character for Sophie to have friends outside the Rogue gallery. But my friend had her own DC oc, India 💖, so I was like okay lemme expand on Mina so she has more of her own personality and storyline than just being a side character. So I started to tailor-make her more for the Arkham series of games instead of Gotham. But again I just mash up stuff like I did with Sophie since it's so easy with comic book lore. I mean... DC does it to themselves just like Marvel lakfjwelkrj But I say that because uhhhhh wait idk if you've played the Arkham series games? I'm so sorry if you have not and seen spoilers every single day on my blog. But like the last game in the series makes it left open-ended Batman died and I'm like 'nah son' he does not die. So basically I do what I want as we all should so we can enjoy our fucking uhhhhhh little blorbos.

BUT the pun on her name is A. Query. Full name: Aemilia Wilhelmina "Mina" Query. Cuz I wanted someone for the Riddler LMAO just for the fucking canon character again. And at first, I toyed with Oh uh Echo and Query are henchpeople The Riddler has used but I didn't want a henchperson oc. But I love henchpeople ocs though! Ngl I read a lot of spicy riddler x reader where the reader is a henchperson, but I didn't want that for my oc but that's because I'm a terrible person and just want all my gorls OP. Also, Arkham Riddler is so fucking insufferable but I can't not have Mina fuck him!!!

So yeah Mina and Eddie get it on!!! You don't understand Naomi I made a stupid ass moodboard for them when it was slow at work and I had nothing better to do.

They are the tag: xo. lovefool

If you don't read all this I understand but thank you so much for asking and being interested! It's a good exercise to just get my lore out about her instead of just thinking it lmaooooo

Uhhh but she's a Private Investigator, licensed, she actually does not work or care for the GCPD and has a chip on her shoulder with them. So she likes to take cases from their departments and solve them before their people. But she's not taking on murder stuff, even though she could, no she's more into solving, which she has solved, a lot of missing persons and then cheating cases. LMAO she's like that fucking cheaters show and will bust people's asses for money. But she's very good at what she does and would probably be an asset if she did work for GCPD but she only really respects Gordon and Barbara there. Instead, she's fine with what she has, she's not ambitious but does like to stick her nose into things just to be knowing. Tying with Sophie she gets away with things someone on the 'side of the law' should not be able to do cuz she'll run to Sophie for protection. And she's not a bribe person I guess also? She's neutral in Gotham or does her best. She picks and chooses her battles.

So with her and the Riddler though for the longest time they never actually met in person. Instead, she's come upon his radio frequency before. After that, they talk and eventually flirt over the radio, phone, text, email, internet whatever, just anything but in person. She's a novelty item to Edward when Batman isn't paying attention to him basically. It's cuz she's solved his puzzles and riddles before so she's not just some little idiot running around Gotham. Still not as smart as him or even worthwhile other than to pass the time! But his attitude of him thinking himself smarter than everyone and being so degrading to her wears on her but instead of being 'ok bye' her ass actually starts a grudge. So she starts to make it a point to be better than him! And like the last straw is when he sets up his little challenges for Batman but it's a total coincidence, it interrupts a case she's been on for months and ruins everything. So her ass goes through the whole trouble of solving a series of riddles and puzzles meant for Batman. She went out of her way to find them all and solve them so she can confront the Riddler finally. Him getting pinged thinking it's Batman gets all excited but when he goes to confront it's Mina. He flips out just "Wtf wtf wtf you cheated! you didn't solve these! Why are you here??" but jokes on him she did it. ANYWAYS IM SORRY ITS SO LONG BUT SHORT STORY INSTEAD OF FIGHTING HIM LIKE SHE INTENDED SHE TAKES ONE LOOK AT HIS FUCKING WET BITCH PATHETIC ASS AND THEY GET IT ON. like tension but not the kind of tension he's used to where he just gets his face smashed in with the Dark Knight instead she uses her mouth on him *wink wonk* it's about the sexual tension babeeyyyyy !!!

also here is a moodboard just for Mina. She's the oc. wilhelmina

#WOW okay this is so long i'm so sorry but also thank you so much #because its nice to actually get the info about an oc out instead of just keeping it in my head locked away lmaooooo #its like that iceberg lore photo you reblogged i gotta find it now #oc. wilhelmina #xo. lovefool #naomi i love you. you da the real MVP #roberthouses #oc. mina

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