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maimeelai​:

“oh yeah, we get human customers for our charmed jewellery all the time,” affirmed paw with a proud grin. “just consider it like alternative medicine - or vitamins but fancier and no consumption required.” he also bowed his head a little when she took the bracelet, grateful for her acceptance. he can’t really blame her hesitations at first, but he could only provide assurance on ways he knew how. the decision still remained up to hye jin. 

tilting his head to one side, he couldn’t help but notice the slight change in her aura, and so he had to ask, “is it difficult? being unable to ignore the ghosts?” he had his fare share of experience with ghosts, which began ever since he restored his brother back from being strigoi, and occasionally plagued him over on spikes of spirit darkness whenever he overexerted his abilities. he was glad there are ways to ward them off now, especially with naro’s help. “no, they can’t. we’ve been using wards for centuries. it is how we kept ourselves safe from strigoi for as long as i can remember,” a pause, knowing the exact impact when the wards were lifted, which led to a tragic past for the jiratatprasot family. they still do not have an explanation as to how the wards were lifted up to this day - and he could only conspire it to be some foul play from the other royal families. “and i, for one, never stop learning more ways to strengthen the wards to keep my loved ones safe.” 

she shrugged lightly, hesitating for a brief moment before elaborating further. “you get used to it but sometimes it’s still challenging. there’s always those who’ve just passed, they’re confused and they won’t leave you alone as soon as you acknowledge them. sometimes it can be as small a thing as slightly moving out of the way to let them wander past,” hye jin explained. “i think the hardest part is that i can’t blame them, i know what it’s like. it’s disorienting and confusing..” she trailed off, mind wandering to her own experience. she’d been too dazed to fully grasp what was going on but even she had noticed in the moment something had been off. after a brief moment hye jin looked over to paw, faint smile on her features. “i’m sorry, i didn’t mean to dampen the mood like that.” 

his pause made her wonder if anything had happened, but given his determination to continue learning how to improve the wards and the reasoning behind it, she doubted it was something to ask about. still, she felt relief at his determination, perhaps she would be safe there as well after all. "it must be a lot, it sounds like you’re carrying a big responsibility,” hye jin sympathised. “is that the reason you were looking to hire someone? i’ll make sure to pick up things quickly so you can focus on the other obligations.” 

#maimeelai #;; interactions ( hye jin ) #v; maybe not all of them are bad #;; threads || hye jin vs paw

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starxlark​:

The question had been on her mind from their very first meeting. Detesting her should have been the easiest thing in the universe for him and yet he never treated her with anything less than kindness and respect. And now she knew him well enough to expect an honest answer to her inquiry. As he came close she moved to match him, eyes sparkling. Her voice too is lowered when she admits in turn, “I have grown rather fond of being here… and of my host.” 

Laerke held his gaze for a moment before stepping back to a more respectable distance from the king. “It is a relief to know our goals and feelings on the matter are so well aligned. In order to secure my position as Asgard’s ambassador I had to convince a lot of people that you were not going to simply keep me here and claim me as a wergild to spite my father.”

His expression dropped, smile faltering at the ambassador’s admission. “There is not much I can say to argue against that. Lest we forget, it was previously attempted.” Even as he spoke the words, they felt wrong. He had never intended anything other than trying to build a bond between realms, but how could it be possible to forget the past? Save his mother and baby sister, his entire family had been wiped out. The message had been clear, and with his realm still building trust in his rule, they were further away from matching the Æsir in strength than they had been during the wedding. Although, they would be more focused on the right things than his father had been during his forced wedding. 

“Regardless, it has never been my intention to keep you here against your will. It has only been my intention to share my realm with you, so it may start to relieve itself from the negative image.” If only his council would agree with that sentiment, perhaps one day he would be able to convince his council to cease plotting attacks. 

#starxlark #;; interactions ( bergfinnr ) #v; king of the jǫtnar #;; i came i saw i loved i queued #;; threads || berg v laerke #( not this being a million years late #feel free to drop if you don't feel like it anymore! )

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@nosestealer​ said: “ i’ll be okay. i promise. ” (@ aileen) 

the injury her sister was desperately trying to mask didn’t look good. aileen frowned at her sister, disbelief spread across her features. “it looks like you can barely walk, so forgive me if i don’t believe you’ll be okay,” the young hunter pointed out. “just let me heal you, at least a little,” aileen urged. she was fully aware that she had been digging too deep in the well that was her magic, but she didn’t see another option. either she healed lou ellen so they could get out of there, or it would come to a fight. a fight where one was already badly injured, and the other reaching her limits. they’d be sorely outnumbered. “don’t make promises you can’t keep, lou.”

#nosestealer #v; one of the hunters #;; threads || aileen v lou ellen #;; interactions ( aileen ) #;; i came i saw i loved i queued #;; i saw i loved i answered ( answered ask )

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maimeelai​:

IT’S OKAY TO BE SLOW-OW-OW // @mystiokinesis​ ft. hye jin

“you didn’t force me, i volunteered to be here, remember?” he started before hye jin started spiralling into GUILT for bringing him along. and now that they seem to be in a lot of trouble, naro thought it would have been best if she brought someone more CAPABLE than he was. “but we’re here now, so let’s work out what we’re gonna have to do to get home as soon and as safely as possible.” 

“sure to be here, but that didn’t include getting lost and being harassed by ghosts,” she mumbled despite naro’s attempt to prevent just that response. luckily the ghosts focused on her, aware that she could see them. “i should’ve known this would happen.” after all, she did often become a magnet to ghosts. after spending so much time hidden behind the charms, hye jin struggled initially to ignore them. “do you remember what direction we came from? as you may have noticed, i’m not good with directions. at all.”

#maimeelai #;; interactions ( hye jin ) #v; maybe not all of them are bad #;; threads || hyejin v naro #;; i came i saw i loved i queued

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dvarapala​:

“i don’t know. something space themed, maybe? i’d ask for a little green alien on my mask, but that’s maybe a bit too straight forward. i’m pretty sure that’s a bit on the nose. maybe it’s too much.” udyati runs a hand through her hair and then notices her new friend rubbing her hands together as they walk. “i’d hold your hand,” she says, “but mine are always cold, so that’d probably suck. a lot.”

the young ghoul lets out a laugh. “i mean, mine’s got silver stars, right? and that’s the meaning of my name. sometimes being very obvious is a good defence, no one would expect it. but like he will ask a few questions and then he’ll design a mask for you,” she explains, shoving her hands in her pockets, hiding them. “it’s fine, i wouldn’t wanna get it on you anyway,” she smiles softly. “i don’t really like it, you know.. but when i’m alone, i’ve not got another choice.”

#dvarapala #;; interactions ( eun byul ) #;; threads || eun byul v udyati #;; i came i saw i loved i queued

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@dvarapala​ said:  "Which I couldn't have done without you." @ Aileen

"i mean.. not that i don’t like compliments or anything, but that’s bullshit,” the young hunter stated. “you could’ve done this without me. perhaps you wouldn’t have come out without a scratch, but you would’ve come out. we can’t afford doubt, not in our abilities.”

#dvarapala #v; one of the hunters #;; threads || aileen v udyati #;; interactions ( aileen ) #;; i came i saw i loved i queued #;; i saw i loved i answered ( answered ask )

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kingoftheravens​:

“Bergfinnr. Afi has spoken of you. Highly, of course.” Although the idea of Loki having anything to say negatively about anyone–Æsir aside, of course–was asinine. But Hati trusted his grandfather’s judgement. 

“It was better with amma,” he replied, “My mum raised us inititally near faðir on Álfheimr. That was a lonely existence, just the four of us with faðir chained. The Ironwood, at least, is comprised of a whole tribe of which Angrboða is leader of. I would not expect you to know that. Amma takes great care to keep her people safe, even from her own kind. Trauma will do that to a person.” There was mistrust in the chieftain’s blood, who believed her own kind may have played a hand in her children’s mistreatment. It was based on nothing. Comprised of years of unanswered questions and a hoard of memories she preferred not to relive. For Hati, holding grudges was not in his nature, especially baseless ones. 

“We’re around the same age, aren’t we? I can’t say I’ve often had the opportunity to interact with anyone my age apart from Sköll. If he counts. He’s not much for company.“ If Berg was lucky, he’d never meet the younger twin.

He nodded, acknowledging what he would consider a compliment. Unfortunately, he was not able to return the gesture. Bergfinnr, although very interested in helping Loki reunite with his family, had never pried for specifics. He was aware of the twins, Loki had mentioned them, but it had never gone further than that. Partially because it was simply none of his business, but he did not wish to appear too eager to know more about his family. Bergfinnr was aware that he was threading a fine line, Loki’s trust was hard to earn. To lose Loki’s trust but one misstep was needed. 

“Even the Ironwood sounds more pleasant than Álfheimr. I assume it was not easy to stay undetected in Álfheimr?” Besides staying undetected by the Æsir, Bergfinnr could not imagine what it would have been like, seeing ones father chained growing up. 

“Rumours reached us about her tribe, but there was never reason to find the truth behind the rumours. Her tribe was never considered a threat, or it certainly is not considered a threat now.” Not because Angrboða‘s tribe was considered to be weak, he was well aware that it certainly wasn’t weak. The tribe may be outnumbered by his armies (as far as he was aware), Angrboða still had powerful allies to call upon if needed. No, her tribe had never posed a threat as there had never been an attempt at the throne. They had always remained seemingly content with their isolation. But again, these assumptions had been based solely on hearsay. “I believe we are,” he lets out a laugh. “Siblings usually don’t count. Although, even if you had more people of the same age, your parentage was bound to affect most interactions you would have.”

#kingoftheravens #;; threads || bergfinnr v hati #v; king of the jǫtnar #;; i came i saw i loved i queued

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truly fucked up (in a good way) how the call and a dance ‘round the memory tree perfectly evoke the feelings of nostalgia and loss inextricably linked to narnia

#;; out of cordial ( ooc ) #( these songs hit different )

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starxlark​:

“Perhaps it is the inevitability of denial that makes the desire feel silly,” she responded with a little grin as she parroted his words back oh so sweetly. Laerke doesn’t remark on the second half of his statement, instead keeping his hope for her tucked inside where it could warm her heart.

“My entourage was increased for this visit, I will admit, but its size was already elevated due to a previous, unrelated incident.” 

It’s an absolutely political answer that she knows without a doubt he will see right through. For a brief moment though she allows the unpleasant conversation to pause as her attention is stolen by a peculiarly shaped rock formation.  Reaching her arm high above her Laerke stretches to the tips of her toes until she is able to run her finger along the bottom edge of an overhanging piece. Satisfied, she sinks back down her her normal height and clasps her hands behind her back.

“At home I usually only have attendees that accompany me when I am on official business. My guards tend to stay well enough out of my sight that I can pretend they aren’t there at all. I’m still not used to being this surrounded by people…  I’ve always treasured being allowed to be an independent person.”

Laerke sighs, sending out a puff of air into the chilly wind before shaking her head and admitting, “You accidentally get held captive one time and everyone loses their minds.”

his smile faltered ever so slightly. of course, it ought not to be a surprise that her entourage was increased for the visit to his realm. it meant the lack of trust was ever present and simply underlined the importance of this visit bringing a positive outcome. those were the things which ought to run through his mind, when in truth, he found himself wishing to know whether she, at any moment, had felt in any sort of danger whilst she was there. 

hands still folded behind his back, fingers clenched together as he averted his gaze from her. how easy it would be to help her reach the rock formation by simply lifting her up, as he had with others. instead, he stared ahead of them, taking in the view before glancing at her once she spoke again. 

“sometimes it can count as a blessing to be able to forget our memories of independence. if it were up to the queen mother, neither of her children would go anywhere without guards.” it was on the line of saying too much. although she may very well be aware of the struggle he had faced reclaiming his throne after the death of his father, it had not been a topic of conversation, nor did he want to share information which could paint him king with a weak following. 

a laugh burst from him at her manner of describing having been taken captive. “i take it you have been taken captive on purpose before then? captivity is generally one of the few things that will make the protective become over protective.” he hesitated briefly before continuing their walk, eyeing her as he walked besides her. 

#starxlark #;; interactions ( bergfinnr ) #;; threads || bergfinnr v laerke #v; king of the jǫtnar #;; i came i saw i loved i queued

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@dvarapala​ said: ❛  tell  me  it’s  not  true .   please .  ❜ @ aileen

"i.. i can’t. lou ellen lives up to her nickname and she has, in fact, stolen your nose,” aileen hesitated, unsure if she were able to tell udyati without bursting out laughing. “but i’m sure she’ll return it soon!”  

#dvarapala #;; interactions ( aileen ) #v; one of the hunters

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starxlark​:

What a relief it was for her to be able to be her true self more often than not while so far away from home. Every interaction with the king made her feel at ease, especially when they were away from the stress and frustrations of dealing with court. She took his offered arm without hesitation and joked in return, “Well, perhaps we can merely postpone the wine drinking for a later occasion. Surely one day of my time here will gift us a reprieve from the bureaucracy of my stay.”

as he led her towards the conservatory, he briefly paused to signal the servant outside of the study to fetch them coffee and bring it to the conservatory. continuing his pace, he chuckled, “one day must be possible to arrange. at the very least.” the king and ambassador hadn’t spoken much, and yet working together for the last few hours had seemingly done more to relieve them from the diplomacy of their interactions than any previous ones had. albeit for a short period. perhaps dawn would bring with it new layers to manoeuvre when building a relationship of any kind. when they reached the conservatory, bergfinnr paused again, placing his cloak he had brought around her shoulders he explained, “the conservatory is exposed to the harsher temperatures of my realm, and although it is something to experience in itself, i would rather not see you freeze to death.”

#starxlark #;; interactions ( bergfinnr ) #v; king of the jǫtnar #;; i came i saw i loved i queued #;; threads || bergfinnr v laerke

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@starxlark​ said:  Just two royals accidentally stumbling on the other going for an incredibly late night walk.

as soon as he’d entered his bed chambers earlier in the night, he had felt the urge to leave. pacing up and down his chambers hardly did the trick of releasing the tension he’d been left with after the council meeting earlier that same evening. yet he knew, from knowing his councils’ schedule, that if he were to make his way through the castle at a somewhat decent time, they would find their way to him. the young king tried everything to keep his mind off of the matter at hand, pacing up and down, reading, simply lying in bed, and he’d even gone as far as to make moving ice sculptures as he had to entertain his younger siblings. still, nothing seemed to satisfy his restless mind and body. and so, hours after he had retired, he found himself still dressed and unable to fight the urge to remain for the night.

bergfinnr left his chambers, unsure of what time it was exactly, however, judging from the empty hallways he encountered most of the castles inhabitants were fast asleep. and yet, when he nearly reached the gardens, he realised he was no longer the only soul awake in his castle. “lady laerke,” he greeted with a nod as he stepped from the dimly lit corridor. “what brings you to the gardens at this time?” bergfinnr was no stranger to sleepless nights, he was, however, unfamiliar with guests wandering around the castle halls when most were asleep. 

#starxlark #;; interactions ( bergfinnr ) #v; king of the jǫtnar #;; i came i saw i loved i queued #( not me thinking i'll try to return w/ something small #and then this turning a lot longer than expected lol ) #;; threads || bergfinnr v laerke #;; i saw i loved i answered ( answered ask )

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Continued from here || @kingoftheravens​

Bergfinnr listened intently to Loki laying out his plan. Perhaps it was the overall lack of experience, given that Bergfinnr had never before been in a similar situation, but he felt honoured that Loki had enough faith in him to share his plan. Of course it was well known to Loki that there were no warm feelings between the jǫtnar and Æsir, but that to some could count as all the more reason to not trust the young king to keep from running to the Æsir to gain favour. The young king had enough reason to prevent an all out war with the Æsir, but he had no reason to want to prevent Loki from reuniting with his son. 

Throughout Loki's explanation, he remained mostly quiet, apart from the occasional hmm and nod to indicate he understood the plan. Rubbing his chin, Bergfinnr wondered how long this plan had been in the making. Likely from the moment Fenris had been taken. “If there were to be any suspicions that you are coming from him, surely, the number of guards will increase,” Bergfinnr mused, more thinking aloud to himself than telling Loki anything new. “It matters only that you leave no trace as to where you are taking him. The moment they learn Fenris is gone, they will know who is behind his escape.”

Dwarven-made bindings certainly complicated the plan. Bergfinnr remained silent for a while after the question was spoken. Loki’s heavy sigh and the exhaustion clearly visible now made Bergfinnr want to give Loki everything he needed. But the worst thing Bergfinnr could do now was get Loki’s hopes up, and besides, he still had to consider what it might bring his people. “I would not say our relations are good enough to make requests for a tool or a weapon at this stage. However, I have started mending the bonds my father had broken,” he confessed. “It is slow process, but it is there. It may be enough by the time you need the tool, but the dwarves are a selfish bunch. There needs to be something in it for them, something Odin cannot offer them.”

If he were to be involved in the plan through the dwarves, there was no reason to distance himself from it. “In terms of causing a distraction, I would say a delegation of jǫtnar could be sufficient distraction. If I were to make an official visit to Alfheimr, that would surely draw all eyes to me.”

#kingoftheravens #v; king of the jǫtnar #( this is a million years late sorry about that #feel free to drop it if you don't feel like continuing it ) #;; threads || berg v loki #;; interactions ( bergfinnr ) #[ berg just out here wanting to impress and help his adoptive dad ] #[ he be jumping through hoops to make it work ]

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continued from here || @starxlark​

“my fault? surely you realise those glasses do not disguise you much, lady laerke. anyhow, you ought to have told me this was a more serious affair and my disguise would’ve been more fit for the occasion.”

#starxlark #;; interactions ( bergfinnr ) #v; king of the jǫtnar #( idk what this is but i just loved this look from we'll take manhattan too much lol ) #;; i came i saw i loved i queued #;; threads || bergfinnr v laerke

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dvarapala​:

“All right,” Udyati dips her head. “Second question: how do I get a mask?” She figures there isn’t a ghoul mask designer around ala Edna Mode from the Incredibles. (Has Eun Byul ever seen that movie? When they have time, Udyati will introduce her to the best movie duology ever made.) “That’s smart,” she says quietly, “your parents, they sound like they were smart people.”

“oh, that’s easy. there’s a designer in town, he’s a ghoul and he makes masks for others. he’ll help with the design as well. if you don’t have anything in mind already, of course,” she smiles, already thinking of when to bring udyati to him. the sooner the better, probably. “mm yeah, they were. they never got to see me wear it, though. it was only finished after they were attacked. which is probably for the better since the doves didn’t associate me with them until a little while ago.” she’s looking down at her hands as they’re walking, rubbing them together as if she should be able to rub away the blood on them. 

#dvarapala #;; interactions ( eun byul ) #;; i came i saw i loved i queued #( 20 jaar later. soz ) #;; threads || eun byul v udyati

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@banishedwclf​​ said: [ for bergfinnr ! ] San noticed the taller stranger in front of him. The dire wolf blinked and he chuckled. He bowed at the other before speaking. "Have you heard of the name Loki? It's because he always talks about a placed called Jotunhiem.." He muttered. The younger Odinson shrugged.

arms cross in front of him as he looked down at the stranger. “we are very familiar with the trickster in my realm, more so than is our desire. what of him? and what is it that brings you here on jǫtunheimr?” it was a rare sight, an asgardian without a clear intent to harm on jǫtunheimr. 

#tribalhorse #;; interactions ( bergfinnr ) #v; king of the jǫtnar #;; threads || bergfinnr v san #banishedwclf #;; i came i saw i loved i queued

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continued from here || @alabngpuso​

"WOW, jeez thanks. i never knew you were that inspirational, aiden.” aileen shook her head as she side-eyed him. “what’ve we got to lose, we’ll be dead either way if this doesn’t work.” if the spell didn’t kill her but were to kill him, her oath on the river styx would catch up with her eventually so she’d be as good as dead. times like these she wished she had never sworn on the river styx to keep him safe. now she couldn’t even really kill him herself if he annoyed her too much. “please spare your inspirational wisdom for when we’re out of this.” 

#alabngpuso #v; daughter of hecate finds her roots #;; interactions ( aileen ) #;; i came i saw i loved i queued #;; threads || aileen v aiden #( is it the attitude she can't control? #do we know what else it is ? no #will it be really dangerous? probably ) #( let's pray for them )