#Away from the Roost (OOC)

[hyrule-kingdom-updates]

OOC; To Mod - hello! I’m doing a fun thing where I hop into the askboxes of different writers and ask them about their favorite works! This specific blog is like. A huge undertaking, so if you wanna geek out about it, go for it! This can include anything, from arc development shit to fun facts about the blog and how it operates. This is such a cool idea anyways, and I’m sure people would love to hear about it. :)

I am going to geek out about this so hard that you’ll regret ever talking to me.

Hmm...What to talk about that won’t spoil the future of HKU...Oh I know! How about I ramble about

HKU and the Long and Arduous Process of Making Characters and Themes

I will try to avoid details when I can, but I will be discussing the latest developments with Siv, Larc, and Astor, so consider yourself warned for spoilers and catch up if you haven't yet! :3

Waste not, want not: Why I find it important to not waste characters and time

In Hyrule Kingdom Updates, Asivus "Siv" Hartell is the protagonist. Zelda(Mallory) is the deuteragonist. Then finally, LinkLink is the tritagonist. They are the perspectives that I would find most important. However, all in all, I would consider there to be six really important characters in order for HKU to work, that being: Siv, Zelda, Link, Larc, Astor, and Zavis.

Now, I say "really" important for demonstrative purposes because really, all characters are important. Every single one of them. Characters are the lifeblood of HKU, and I spend a lot of time making sure that they don't give off the impression of being self-inserts or just there for fun. I mean they are, but I spend a lot of time making sure they don't seem like that *wink wink*

This is what I define as the essentials for any "good" character:

Someone who provides an interesting/new perspective on the themes of the story

Someone whose wants and needs enhance the plot

Someone that can be understood as an individual

Yet someone that wouldn't be important to the story, without their bonds and relationships to the other characters

I don't really care about how likable a character is, or relatable, or how funny or badass they are; that's all secondary. Third-endary, even. If a character doesn't do enough to serve my story, I cut them, and merge their ideas with an existing characters. Caricautures are for comic relief, and in order to maintain a reader's interest an immersion into my story, I want to consistently give them characters that are well thought out and important. Whenever there's a new face, or an unexpected appearance, I want it to be wordlessly understood that I'm not wasting their time, that there is something this character has to offer.

A reader finding value in something/someone is one of the most important things a writer can have, because it is that particular investment that drives the story, or at least, my story. I cannot stress enough how vital characters are to HKU because this quite literally wouldn't work if you removed even one person from the plot. If you don't find these people important and interesting then EVERYTHING'S ruined. Everything. Every post is a battle for your attention and time, every piece of dialogue is a line I cast into the sea just hoping that there's someone swimming in the ocean because at any MOMENT you could click away, and I know this because I AM a reader, and I WOULD click away if I found something boring. So every plot point is just a battle between the writer me, wanting to spew everything, and reader me, who knows what the essentials are, and what to do to keep a person's investment.

This cycle of writing the story and characters, and understand what is essential and interesting to a reader is what led to me cutting over 20 characters and arcs from HKU.

That's how much time I spend on these fictional fuckers, no one is wasted or expendable. I think the only character that I could write out if I wanted to would be Hestu, and that's mainly because I did actually forget they existed until the Lost Wood's arc rolled around.

So with those points in mind, let's look at some of the characters that I spent a lot of time writing for, that is Siv, Larc, and Astor.

Welcome to the shitpost blog: First Impressions and Establishing...Everything

Welcome to @hyrule-kingdom-updates, and thank you for following! This is just a little comedic blog featuring funny posts from characters who live within Breath of the Wild Hyrule.

Hook, line, and sinker.

There's a lot of reasons why I started HKU this way, (one of them mainly being that I knew no one would read it if I opened immediately with the plot) but the main reason being I believe it was the fastest way to get you interested in the world and the protagonist.

The theme of HKU centers around trauma, and asking the question of what's the right way to deal with the malice(not the goop but like, real-life malicious things) of the world.

So if you want to move a story into a direction that plunges a fictional fairytale kingdom into the realities of life, you first have to establish that fictional fairytale kingdom and it's characters,

Even from the very first post I am working to establish character.

Now, it might seem silly, but there's actually a lot of information that you automatically take in from these two posts alone.

The diction and lack of proper punctuation implies that the narrator is more casual and down to earth

The narrator is aware that people are reading these "updates"

The immediate contrast between the "professional" introduction and humerous shitpost provides insight as to the sense of humour present

The orator is new at their job, and perhaps wants to keep their position

The narrators updates are under the influence of the Royal Family, perhaps more specifically, King Rhoam.

The establishment of Rhoam being in power and Urbosa being alive tells as to when in the timeline of Hyrule we are

Addressments like "don't worry" and "wish me luck" imply that there is value in the reader's opinion and perspective

The goal of the shit post says was basically to establish the world, and what kind of person Siv is. On a meta level, I want you to laugh at the shit posts because that's what Siv is doing. I KNOW you're enjoying the shitposts, therefore it more believable for you to understand that this is something Siv does as well. There's an unspoken distance between you and the world, even if your asks impact it. For you, this is just another funny day in the life, and the same can be said for Siv, but the difference is that for him, it actually IS a reality.

That's why I really enjoyed these days because I was just schemeing behind the scenes, knowing how I was going to turn this all over your heads.

So, you know how he is at the start. Siv is an apathetic individual, he laughs off whatever shit comes his way, and cares only for himself. His view of the world of Hyrule is through the lens of someone who seems to have accept that he has no control over his life, his very job is dictated by royals.

And though he has no respect for authority, and has been deemed a lowly criminal by most people, he still seems like a pretty decent guy. Human. It seems pretty apparant that even though he pretends to not care about the world, he obviously has human morals and wants, and would more than anything like to have control over his life, but he seems to have accepted that's not going to happen.

Siv isn't just sarcastic, or just apathetic to everything, or just a rebellious person. There's a subtle layer to everything, but it's all wrapped in a clearly understandable line of logic. Therefore he is

Someone that can be understood as an individual

At this point in time, if you asked him how to deal with the woes of the world, he would probably shrug his shoulders and say, "laugh it off. Sometimes that's how it is." Whether this idea is something he will main remains to be seen. Therefore as our protagonist, he is

Someone who provides an interesting/new perspective on the themes of the story

Oh brother, it's time to go on a journey: Change and motivation

Now, another way that I break down characters is like this

Want - what they want on the surface

Lie - the belief that they have that prevents them from obtaining their need

Need - what they need to do in order to become better

So, let's break down Siv at this point.

Want: Siv wants to have control over his life, and to do what he wants in order to be happy

Lie: Siv tells himself that there's nothing he can do about his situation, and to just accept the world as it is

Need: Siv needs to learn to give a shit. About himself, and others. He needs to understand that while not everything in life can be controlled, the aspects that we do have power over, like our actions and relationships with others, are important.

Now, Siv doesn't actually go our searching or acting towards his want OR his need, as his lie tells him that he should just take what he can get, and dig in. So far in the story, there is still a distance between him and the reader and the world, because he can choose when to answer asks. He can choose when to confront questions.

So in order to really kick off the story, we have to take that choice away from him.

Enter: The Quill of Roost. Well, more like the quill enters Siv, as he eats it, and we soon discover that now, he can't really escape the questioning voices. Notice that Siv only did this in an effort to do something good, to be a hero. Maybe we'll come back to that later.

So now that we've forced Siv to leave his comfortable apathetic lifestyle, we can start to poke and probe him into a new person. He now has to listen to people more, both literally and metaphorically.

Siv's brother, Arcadius (also known as Larc, by Siv) is a foil, in that he's his opposite. He's not a criminal, he's the respected Captain of the Royal Guard. He's the golden boy, a hero in his own right. He generally respects authority and likes order. I mean, the first time you meet him, he talks like a "how do you do fellow kids" school teacher.

AHe's adored (and simped over) and has a loving family, and lives society's definition of a perfect life.

Yet, despite all of this, there is a deep saddness to Larc that is ever present. He seems to greatly sympathize with Asivus, and has a lot of (yet unseen) regret and guilt. Simiarlly to Siv, he constantly thinks about the unfairness/malice of life, but since Larc seems to have gotten the good end of the stick in life, Larc just convinces himself that any malice or negative emotions he might feel are unjustified, that they don't exist. That he's pathetic to think as such.

But of course, ignoring it doesn't make it go away, Larc still has these emotions, he's still not happy, but he's become to accustomed to them being there and not dealing with them, that's he's almost apathetic about it, similarlly to Siv.

He attempts to find happiness and satisfaction in authority, the the order the kingdom has to offer. He believes that the best thing he can do is be autonomous to whatever the world hands you, whether orders from a king or a father.

But despite this, he understands that deep down, this isn't making him happy. He still hasn't directly dealt with the regrets and guilts he has, even though he tries to hide it under "orders" and the like. He's too much of a coward to do so. Thus, he just concludes that he doesn't deserve to be happy.

Want: Larc wants someone to tell him what to do to be happy. He doesn't want conflict or confrontation, just peace.

Lie: When the life Larc lives doesn't clear his regrets, Larc tells himself that it's because he doesn't deserve to be happy. Thus the very least he could do is do as he's told, and someone like him doesn't deserve to talk back

Need: Larc needs to learn that he does deserve to be happy, but the road to doing so isn't smooth. He needs to learn to care about himself, and actually confront and deal with the problems in his life, instead of running away and being autonomous.

Therefore, Siv and Larc's outlooks on life have contridictions, theirfore their actions also oppose each other at times, and that conflict helps move the story, and make things more fun to watch.

Overtime, we can see their lies start to break down, based on their interactions with other characters, and in their attempt to even help themselves and each other. The autonomous nature and apathy they have starts to break down, whether despite, or because, of their wants and desires.

Now, Siv and Larc just on their own are cool, but with the way they're designed to highlight the theme, and affect the story based on their character driven actions, it makes them both interesting and perhaps even relatable characters, as they are

Someone whose wants and needs enhance the plot

And of course, this pattern isn't just present in the Hartell bros, but in pretty much every character (Except Hestu)

Hey what's that?/We have an older brother/You thought there were two but there is another: Character interaction is pretty cool

So. Siv has allowed himself to open up a little. He dares to be vulnerable for the sake of being happy. He's actually started to rekindle and create bonds, with characters like Larc, Zelda, Link, and Zavis.

But the thing about being open to change and love, can inevitably lead to pain. It's just a reality of life.

Enter: Didymos Astor. Just as the Champion gang comes together, Astor comes along to fuck things up.

On a meta level, Astor is an intriguing character simply because the expectation for him didn't amount to much to begin with. Age of Calamity Astor was just evil for....unstated evil reasons. Therefore writing him was practically just creating an entirely new oc.

So playing with the meta-ness of Astor, there's a lot of mystery to him that I maintained, but in such a way were I actually made sure to eventually answer those mysteries.

At first you don't know why he does what he does, but you do understand that his goal is to help Calamity Ganon rise. He also seemed absolutely confident in his decisions, he believes that his path is the best one.

Then slowly, information is revealed that allows you to understand Astor. And you can bet your bottom dollar that I purposefully did this in parallel with Siv slowly being hurt and betrayed by the people he once let himself be vulnerable with. The understanding of Astor comes with Siv's lack of understanding of the world around him.

Astor at this point in time, is basically a representation of listening to that little voice in your head. Both metaphorically, and quite literally. An "if you can't beat them, join them" attitude.

And of course, because this is HKU, he's not purely an evil villain, and he has an understandble line of logic in his actions, and even morals, as...different as they may be. I try to be very precise with my characters as I don't want to use backstory as an excuse for their actions, I fully intend to let their consequences play out, but at the same time I do want you to understand why someone does something besides just "he evil."

Astor used to have a close relationship with the old Queen of Hyrule, a literal symbol of hope for the kingdom given she possessed the power of Hylia. He himself wasn't a very important person, just some random orphan that probably only got a place at the castle because he was friends with the queen. But when she died, and the fate of Hyrule was apparantly sealed, so too did his hope. A much more depressing outcome of the "you can't control life so be apathetic" view that Astor shares with his brother.

He tried to apply logic to his situation, whether by trying to justify the end by saying that everyone in Hyrule is a fool, or a bad person, or by twisting the memories of his better days into something worse so that he doesn't have to feel as bad.

But of course, the TRUE and absolute reason he does all this, is to save Zelda, because as much as he would loathe to admit it, there's a part of him that still cares. If siding with the Calamity is the only way to save the last connection to the light of your life, then so be it. In a cruel world like Hyrule, why should he be able to enact just a sliver of justice in it.

And honestly he might be right. In the hundreds and thousands of timelines out there, I think there's only two were Zelda actually survives. Not very good chances *wink wink*

He couldn't care less if he looks like a villain as he does this. In fact, he would probably want to. He's been ignored his whole life, so some dramatic time in the spotlight to prove everyone wrong would be euphoric.

Want: Astor wants power over his life, even just a little bit. Just enough to rid the world's vermin, and save Zelda.

Lie: Hope is a lie and everything is doomed. We deserve to lose

Need: If Astor wants to be an actually good person, he needs to learn there are aspects and realities of life that you can't predict or control or assign logic to, yet despite that life is good anyways. Hope isn't always about winning, but about letting yourself live as best you can, and persevere.

Astor is a blast to write, because sometimes he's a stupid emo teen that you can bully for being called "Didymos," and then two minutes later he's a genuinely terrifying villain, and then two minutes after that you're feeling just even the slightest bit of sympathy for him. He's a cunning, cucking, emo bastard and if Larc didn't exist he might just be my favourtie character.

But another thing I love about writing Astor has to do with my fourth point on how I craft characters:

Someone that wouldn't be important to the story, without their bonds and relationships to the other characters

People being enjoyable on their own is great, but I think the best part about writing different characters is seeing how they fit together, like puzzle pieces. This again goes to my point about how no character is wasted, because a complete puzzle doesn't have extra pieces (except Hestu)

So let me just talk about my themes of trauma and how I use malice in HKU

I made this venn diagram awhile ago, but it's kinda....bad. Lmao. So let me summarize in a way that's coherant.

When you get traumatized by something, or something terrible happens to you, even if that experience gets solved, you will probably still have that memory for the rest of your life. That experience, and the consequences that it had, will be something you have with you for a long, long time, and the reality is that sometimes there's nothing you can do about it.

And so the question of HKU becomes...well what exactly do you do with it? Is it a strength, or a weakness, or do you pretend it doesn't exist?

Asivus is the protagonist of the story because it is from his perspective that we explore the most viewpoints and angles of the stories theme, not just through Siv himself, but from his perspective of those around him, and his relationships with them. Again, per the "no character wasted," because quite literally everyone has an opinion on the subject.

For now, let's just focus on Siv, Larc, and Astor.

Hartell Bros and using pictures to appeal to the neurodivergent asshat (AKA myself): The Journey to find your need

This is pretty much where these characters stand at the start of HKU.

Through the beginning arc, Siv becomes less apathetic and actually starts to care, about others, and himself. And eventually, he even follows the hope (ambition) to help Zelda save Hyrule. Now, at this point, Siv doesn't respect Astor, and he envies Larc, so he moves further away from their respective "places" and values. He allows himself to be vulnerable.

Meanwhile, circumstances threaten the most important thing in Larc's life, his family. These circimstances force Larc to go against his usually autonomous lifestyle, and actually act out of personal ambition, and try to take the helm on his life.

Finally, Astor has been in his spot for awhile, ever since he became set on helping to revive the Calamity. And over the first few arcs, nothing happens to him that forces him to change. He stays in his place, because his brother's relationships to him basically make him a moral compass of what they DON'T want to be. (Almost like...getting bad advice, and not taking it.) Astor at the moment is a stationary catalyst who tries to convince Siv to share his viewpoint. And this doesn't happen yet.

So its because of their interactions and relationships that their characters move to here:

HBut the thing about letting yourself be more autonomous, or vulnerable to other people, is that while it does have great benefits, you still might get hurt by other people, so you need to learn how to handle these situations properly.

Asivus does not handle this properly.

When Zavis betrays him, and makes him look like a fool, Siv books it out of the vulnerability department as fast as he can. When Link seemingly shows Siv that the future is broken, and that the world is unfair and out to get him, Siv detaches himself completely from being content (apathetic) and when Siv see he can't rely on anyone to save him, even Zelda, then he moves further into control.

So yeah, Siv's character quite literally wouldn't exist without his relationship to others, and they, him.

Meanwhile, Larc is forces even further into the control and ambition department by being turned into the literal emodiment of ambition and power: a Hollow. Thanks Astor! So for a brief amount of time, he lives at the extreme ends of purple and red, and once he recovers, he desperately wants to move back towards the blue and yellow areas because it wasn't exactly the best of experiences for him.

So now Larc is no longer autonomous to the world around him, and after he is truly revealed as a traitor thanks to being kidnapped and almost dying and the world finding out about everything the gang's been up to, Larc really cannot return to his "following orders" lifestyle. He's on the edge of being where he needs to be, but he still is of the mindset that he doesn't deserve to be happy. So while he allows himself to be in control of his choices, and to follow and protect his family, he rejects hope for himself, and dips into just not caring about himself.

Finally, Astor. His change starts small, but the fact they he shifted at all when he's spent so much of the story as immovable is significant. In a combination of not liking Siv's extremes, and actually expressing hesitation the more he interacts with Zelda, Astor moves out of the yellow and just barely dips into the side of ambition, and the desire to actually change a seemingly unchangeable situation. But it's just barely, and he still sides with Ganon.

So thus, after all those interactions, the Hartell Bros stand around here:

And where will they go from here? Who knows! I'll give you a hint thought...things are really looking Up for Siv (wink wink).

The beauty is that you don't even know if anyone will ever truly live in that perfect harmony that the middle offers, because let me assure you, the people that DO live in that perfect middle, are currently dead. The movement toward that center is a positive character arc, but will everyone achieve a positive character arc? People can enter there sure, but the hard part is staying, of keeping those ideals. And Hylia...don't even get me start on how Link, Zelda, Zavis, and everyone else fits into this, I'd be at here for another six hours.

And also, I think my little graph is a good example of my other themes on mortality and how it's not black and white. There's no extreme good end, and extreme bad end; being a good person is a harmony of the different difficulties every day has to offer.

And then ALL OF THIS, I hide under the guise of mystery, and plot, and humour, and shitposts; evil soup, hot sword people, disaster gays, giant robots, cucking, ninjas, knights, musicians and seers...Just a constantly battle between not being too preachy and not going too off the rails, I myself am constantly trying to find that center harmony as I write HKU.

But make no mistake, this is probably the most fun thing I've written...ever. It kicks my ass sometimes, but it's so....I don't even know how to describe it, it's just great. There just so many things that I have to think about to deal with the story and the characters and it's work but I'm really passionate about it so it's FUN and I love it and I will ramble about it again one day because, fuck man...

Writing is badass.

#consider this my gift of content in these Launo-less days #not that he's dead #well. not that he's NOT dead #but uhhh #yeah #out of character

[dragons-ire]

Coldwatch Point

Balmung. Goblet Ward 19. Sultana's Breath #82 (Main Division)

(As Referenced: Stripped  I, Stripped II, End of the World News )

In former years, the millennia-old stone ruin out in the Dravanian Forelands was known as the roosting place of a troublesome and dangerous colony of aevis - driven from Sohm Al after the death of their master, Tioman. to wreak havoc in the country below.

More recently, however, the colony has been cleared away and the stone reconstructed well enough to serve as a waystation for travelers venturing through the rough and wild country -  traders on their way to Idyllshire, wayward hunters from Tailfeather or otherwise. A hint of civilization out in the Dravanian backcountry.

 The site is stocked with provisions, first aid supplies and a comfortable enough place to rest one’s head out of the open sky. 

The location also seems to be well-poised for anyone interested in keeping an eye on any activity out of Loth ast Gnath, as well as a clear view of the mysterious Tower in the Sohm Al foothills.

(OOC Note: This is an apartment I built on an alt - if you’re interested in checking it out or using the space for RP, please do so!)

#rp stuff #5.5 spoilers under cut #endwalker ramp up

[alviragaleheart]

Alvira Galeheart

Basic Information

Alvira is a young Wildhammer dwarf from Aerie Peak. The majority of her time growing up was spent cultivating a deep relationship with nature and with the gryphons her father raised for the clan. Now that she’s come of age, her father is tasking her with more responsibilities to prepare her for her eventual inheritance of his work and breeding flock. While she doesn’t claim to place herself among the names of the famous Wildhammer riders, she has spent a good portion of her young life in the sky.

Full Name: Alvira Galeheart

Nicknames: Vira

Age, Height: Young Adult, 4’3”

General Physical Description: Tanned skin with freckles, rounded facial features, green eyes and blonde hair, athletic build

Facial Reference: Jennifer Nettles

Relationship Status: Single

Known Affiliations:  Wildhammer Clan

In-Depth Knowledge

Personality Strengths: Tenacious, Generous, Persuasive

Personality Weaknesses: Vindictive, Secretive, Prideful

Personality Synopsis: Alvira is personable, but also sheltered. She hasn’t spent much time away from the Aerie and has been instilled with a heavy dose of Wildhammer pride. Because of this, she tends to listen rather than speak, taking in all the new information for processing before making a comment. Unless, of course, someone is bold enough to question her clan or business.

Education: Vira is well educated with a focus in husbandry.

Upbringing: Surrounded by the wilderness of the Hinterlands, Vira has been brought up to respect nature. She had a rather quiet and peaceful childhood.

Emotional Disposition: The future is bright and Vira will make the most of it, regardless if others think she can do it or not.

Interesting Facts: She collects nature items from each location she visits. Because of this, she has a growing collection of rocks, feathers, and pressed herbarium specimens. Sometimes the feathers or rocks get fastened into charms that she attaches to her armor or hairbands. 

RP Interests & Hooks

Aerie Peak: She was frequently seen in the gryphon roosts, accompanying an older dwarf on sales and tours.

Wildhammer Clan: Vira bears visible Clan tattoos along her arms that mark her allegiance. Other Wildhammers might know her by name and other dwarfs may know of her father and his gryphons’ reputation.

OOC Notes:

What I’m Looking For: This is a relatively new character, so I’m interested in the whole gambit. I’d love for her to make new relationships, friend or foe.

Venues I Actively Roleplay In: Discord, Tumblr, and in game

Favorite Type of RP:  Slow burn plot, Casual/social, Adventure, Espionage

[whitherwanderer]

prompt #4; shifting blame

[ About FFXIV Write ] - [ Personal Entries ] - [ by @sea-wolf-coast-to-coast ] 

Stealth was useless in full suit; mail and plate giving her every step away with heavy footfalls and metal clinking, and the creak of the door, besides. Somehow, she always found herself trying to enter quietly despite it, as if to preserve the peace in this quiet space where she made her roost.

Carefully-laid brick and mortar, sturdy iron, and artisan woodwork was the landscape of this roost— all of it unexpected in such a world as this, where “the brink of destruction” and “yet another day” rode side by side, and to become a master of one’s craft in the face of all odds was simply one more defiance, one more reason to be. It filled her with pride to be part of such conviction.

The sky blue cloak—not that any here would know she privately referred to it as such—was lifted from her shoulders with a deep breath and set beside one of deep crimson, It had been days since she departed for duty, and she felt it in every muscle as she removed each piece of armor. More utilitarian than the trappings of her apartment, perhaps, but made with no less care. For each plate was a ward against the end, and each soul that was warded, a bulwark for a shadow of hope.

It was in this musing that she heard stirring from somewhere out of sight and flinched, her eyes drawn towards the far end of the small chamber where the half-aware mumblings of a milky-eyed resident called her.

“The hawk returns, weary and wanting for care. Ever will the oasis provide.”

Sawyer smiles, chuckling at the sight of her companion fumbling with a scaled hand against the wall, and returns to the task of removing her armor, piece by piece.

“From the look of you, I believe I’m not the only one between us that’s weary,” she chides softly, kicking off her boots.

Rid of her armor, she crosses to sweep the woman’s hand from the wall and lead it around her own middle, pressing the woman close. Her lips find the top of her companion’s head, a muted mutter comes from beneath. “I missed you too, Amesha.”

“These sands have shifted and blown, but are long settled and lay in wait to warm wayward wings,” she replies, pausing for a beat. “...And such as the case may be, bathe them of all toils that the hawk may rise anew.”

Blinking, Sawyer pulls away, apparently only now aware that her treks across the jagged land of violet beyond the city walls had left her in need of a bath. She clicks her tongue. “...Well, don’t make it sound so damning. I’ve not spent the past three days in drills and formations just to come home and be doused in perfume.”

Amesha pulls away this time, a giggle rising from her as she steps to find a drawer with her hands. In it, she feels about, testing the edges of small bottles that she might recognize their shape before lifting them to her nose.

“Foresight and consequence, always slipping from talons. The price of overworked wings should fain be paid with clove and amber. Or... mayhap lilac,” she thinks aloud with two bottles in her hands, indecisive.

This prompts a quiet groan from Sawyer. “I thought you were still tired,” she argues. “Go back to bed, heartlight. I’m fully capable of washing myself.”

“If the hawk would but ground herself, the branch will find rest in tending and care...” Amesha chides, smiling to herself. “Repose and respite is the nature of the river, and nothing is asked of the waters beyond their very purpose—”

She stops with a small jolt of pleasant shock as her lips are caught by Sawyer’s own. Now without her armor, she found it somewhat easier to step quietly and catch her distracted companion off guard. She pulls away from the flustered woman with a satisfied smirk.

“Well, don’t make it sound so enticing, or I’ll be forced to take you up on the offer.”

[ << #3; lost ] [ #5; vault >> ]

OOC Notes:

Hhhhhh, this is not my favorite piece ever, but I wanted to do something cute and lighthearted instead of being an edgy bitch again. It ended with a very different mood than it started with, could definitely do with some fat-trimming, and mostly missed the point of the prompt, buuuuut... half of this challenge is just getting things posted.

So here we are.

Sidenote, I have no idea how @shroudandsands can write Ameshaspeak so quickly because just those few lines took me a couple hours and it is not easy. Apparently I did p well, but I credit that to the mun having a strong, consistent speech pattern and really, really great characterization. I love Amesha to death.

#ffxivwrite2019 #[ the hawk and the cypress tree ] #[ drabbles; sawyer ]

[acuppellarp]

Welcome (again) to A Cup-pella, Aly! We’re excited to have you and Chloe Anderson in the game! Please go through the checklist to make sure you’re ready to go and send in your account within the next 24 hours. 

OOC INFO

Name + pronouns: Aly + She/Her. Age: 27. Timezone: GMT. Ships: Chloe/Chemsitry. Anti-Ships: Chloe/Blair, Chloe/Forced.

IC INFO

Full Name: Chloe Elise Anderson. Face Claim: Shay Mitchell. Age/Birthday: 28/November 12th, 1990. Occupation: Actress (TV shows and commercials). Personality: Charming, Clever, Guarded, Uppity, Secretive. Hometown: Greenwich, CT. Bio: When Richard Anderson met Reyna Bautista, he knew from the moment he’d laid eyes on her that it truly was love at first sight. He’d never imagined himself to be the kind of man to settle down, but that all changed with Reyna. Both were smitten, and when Richard got down on one knee and presented her with an engagement ring only one short year into their relationship, Reyna didn’t even have to think about her response. They were married in a lavish ceremony, paid for entirely by the Bautista family – they were an old money family, the type to flash their cash at any given opportunity – and enjoyed four years growing and learning together before discovering they were with child. Something else Richard had never expected was to actually want children, but he was overjoyed by the news, and just like it had been with his darling Reyna, it was love at first sight with baby Chloe.

With money coming in at all angles, Chloe was spoiled from the very moment she’d entered the world. In fact, even before that. Her nursery was filled with only the finest of toys, furnishings, clothing, etc. It was really no wonder she turned out to be such a damn princess, though Richard would never admit to the fact. His family deserved the very best, and he worked hard to provide them with lavish gifts and expensive things. That was kind of a thing for them; despite the fact that both the Anderson family and the Bautista family were bred from generations of wealth, it was important to both Richard and Reyna that they continued to work and contribute themselves. It was an ethic they wanted to pass onto their daughter, and in fact did so pretty early on in her life. She truly was a beautiful baby, and people would often make remarks on just how adorable she was. Both with performing backgrounds, they had no qualms with putting their baby out there for the world to see, and Chloe began starring in commercials before she was even out of diapers. Before the age of one she was working, too.

Disaster struck when Chloe was only three years old, however. A car accident, a relatively minor one at that, turned out to be fatal for Reyna. While it could’ve been much harder, the impact from the oncoming vehicle, as well as the way she was seated – turned around toward the backseat to hand Chloe the toy she’d just thrown onto the floor of the car – caught Reyna at just the wrong angle. Unknowingly, a clot had formed, and Reyna passed away the following morning with both Richard and Chloe by her side. Of course, the three-year-old didn’t understand the severity of the events; how did she know her mother was never coming back again? It hit Richard hard, though. That was the love of his life, he knew he would never find anybody to measure even closely to her again. Chloe was his last remaining part of her, and if Richard had been a doting, protective father before, that only increased tenfold from then on.

It was a year later that Richard met Pamela. She was easy on the eyes, she enjoyed performing, and she treated Chloe remarkably. It was the last of the three that had Richard deciding on something of a whim to propose to her – his daughter needed a mother figure, right? Didn’t all little girls need one? Of course, Richard loved his second wife, but nowhere near the extent he had his first. Reyna would always be his one true love, and Chloe his golden girl, so when his youngest daughter was born less than a year into the marriage, he clung impossibly tighter onto Chloe. Chloe, who was raised to know that while Pamela was a mother figure, she most certainly was not her mother, continued to rule the Anderson household. She continued to act because she wanted to, not through force, and developed a pretty strong bond with both her step-mother and baby sister. Chloe was loud and vibrant, a “real character”, many would remark. She was charming and poised, even from a young age, and knew exactly how to wrap everybody right around her pretty little finger.

In the private school she and her sister attended, she ruled the roost there, too. Performing was in her blood, and Chloe (and Richard, for that matter) would kick up a fuss if there was ever any doubt as to whether she’d be cast as the lead in any school production. Chloe could be very manipulative when she wanted to be, and knew how and when to turn on the waterworks for her own gain. The amount of times she has used her mother’s death, something she barely remembers given her young age, to get what she wants is truly disgusting, but Chloe isn’t above doing so. Having had her toes dipped into the pool of acting since infancy, she knows that sometimes it’s necessary to play dirty, and she’ll do it without question.

Something Chloe was not above, however, something completely out of her control, was her awkward teenage phase. You know the one where bodies are changing, zits are popping up everywhere? Chloe was not immune to the very human changes, and where she’d had a pretty steady commercial acting career (literally, acting in commercials, small, forgettable guest spots on the odd sitcom and nothing else), the roles began to dry up. Chloe pretended like she didn’t care, and would tell everybody that she was taking a break because she wanted to, but that wasn’t the truth. Still, she was smart, and knew that a backup plan wouldn’t go amiss. Chloe worked hard, despite the large amount of focus she’d put into her social life, and with the money to do so, she chose to go one further than all of her friends who were applying to schools out of state – Chloe chose to attend Cambridge University, all the way in England. It made her the talk of her high school, which is exactly what Chloe always liked to be.

It was in England, while studying Shakespeare and Modern Acting, that Chloe discovered a few new things about herself. Namely, she realized that her sexuality may not have been what she had once assumed. Like many people, she’d experimented with friends at parties in her senior year of high school, but it was in England that she fell somewhat easily into her first relationship with a female. Her girlfriend, Charlotte, challenged her. She didn’t fall for Chloe’s crap, and there was something almost admirable about that, something that kept Chloe hanging on. The relationship fizzled out naturally after about a year, but it showed Chloe that she could love the same sex, and while she was comfortable with doing so, she knew the same would not be said for her conservative family. A talented actress, though, and always able to keep a secret (when she wanted to, anyway) it wasn’t difficult for her to keep it to herself. Why did they need to know, right?

As much as she enjoyed England, mostly because she could brag about all of the fancy things she was doing out there – she totally had lunch with Prince Harry. Like, that totally, one hundred percent absolutely happened, okay? (Oh, Chloe is also a blatant liar, and an annoyingly good one at that.) – she decided that she felt more at home back in the US, though didn’t particularly want to go back to Connecticut. She didn’t plan to stray too far, and decided on New York, where she signed with a new agency and decided she’d like to get her foot back into acting. Her awkward teenage phase was long gone, and Chloe was the ugly duckling that’d truly blossomed once more. Her talent helped her to land roles, and the fact that she’d studied at such a prestigious school in a far off land made her seem interesting, but the roles were much like those she’d had before: Commercials. Chloe wanted more, movie roles to be precise, but perhaps her arrogance and overacting stunted any chances she had of landing those.

At present, Chloe is living in an apartment in the city with a roommate, and refuses to take any kind of “normal” job, since she really doesn’t have to. Her father is funding the lavish lifestyle she lives, and Chloe is continuously landing commercial roles, while working on trying to slide into something a little more. Recently, she had a guest role on Grey’s Anatomy, and she was actually pretty well received by the viewers. It’s a shame her character died, she thinks she really could’ve talked her way into something more from that. And probably married Jesse Williams, because obviously he thought she was the best thing since sliced bread. He told her that. It totally happened, just like her lunch with Prince Harry. Regardless, she’s hoping more will come her way soon, and she’s auditioning left and right in the meantime. While Chloe may seem like a monster, and she really is intolerable at times, she isn’t all bad. In actuality, she can be a good person, and when it comes to her friends, she’s incredibly loyal and fiercely protective. It just takes a while to peel back the layers, that’s all. It’s hard with Chloe, trying to decipher what’s real and what’s fake. But hey, that’s why she’s such a good little actress, right?

Pets: None. Relationships: Blair Anderson’s older half sister & Reagan Lane’s roommate.

EXTRA INFO

[ This is for the masterlist, but also a fun little way to get to know your character! ]

Chloe Anderson/@chloeforreal/description: Describe myself? I don’t do interviews for free.

Five latest tweets:

@chloeforreal: Why anyone would fly anything but first class is beyond me. London, did you miss me? @chloeforreal: [ pictweet ] old headshots… Ugh, so embarrassing. @chloeforreal: The #Coachella lineup this year is pitiful. But I’ll still be there, so you should all still go. @chloeforreal: Acting tip #1: Point. If you’re not pointing, you’re not acting. @chloeforreal: For @beeanders 18th birthday, I gave her a signed picture of me. It’s important to do right by your family. #reminiscing

#accepted